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, you know, before the academy decide, you know, before the academy decided to maybe expel him.ril 18. to anything further until their board meeting on april 18.— meeting on april 18. to think potentially — meeting on april 18. to think potentially they _ meeting on april 18. to think potentially they would - meeting on april 18. to think potentially they would have i meeting on april 18. to think - potentially they would have pushed him? to think that is why he resigned? i him? to think that is why he resigned?— him? to think that is why he resiuned? ~ ., him? to think that is why he resiuned? ~' ., , resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy _ resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is _ resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is at _ |resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is at right now| resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is at _ |resigned? i think the whole thing is l where the academy is at right now is resigned? i think the whole thing is i where the academy is at right now is they have to dec

academy.he academy.— and it took away from a great night for the academy. after the incident, will smith gave _ for the academy. after the incident, will smith gave an _ for the academy. after the incident, will smith gave an emotional - will smith gave an emotional acceptance speech after winning for best actor for playing richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams in king richard. he tried to explain his behaviour. to do what we do, you have to be able to take abuse, you have to be able to take abuse, you have to be able to have people talk crazy about you. in this business, you have to be able to have people best —— disrespecting you. you have got to smile and pretend that that is ok. there were those who thought that smith was just protecting his wife in the face of a tasteless joke, but official hollywood was not amused at the academy stated it had issued disciplinary proceedings and that from mid april it might take disciplinary action. the day after the oscars, a jason sm

the academy was quick to respond.es to reverberate around the world of entertainment. chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened. will smith will no longer be able to vote for the oscars. but it is not known yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood's biggest night. earlier, i spoke to jazz tangcay from variety magazine who said he did the right thing to resign. i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before the academy decide, you know, before the academy decided to maybe expel him. we do not know, we will not know anything further until their board meeting on april 18th. to think potentially they would have pushed him? to think that is why he resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is at right now is they have to decide and unpack this and whether it meets the criteria for him to be expelled and, you k

he's just no part of the academy, which means he can only vote. and nominees, i am probably can no longer be nominated. but beyond that, i don't think that will be taking his ball and leading on his career. ok, ross is like beto a journalist in washington d. c. thank you for that insight. thank you so much watching tito the news? here's a reminder, our main story. some 3000 residents of barrow paul have managed to flee the besieged city, but a red cross mission was forced to turn back to you to dangerous conditions. over 100000, people still remain track they're up. next to the show shift explores living in the digital age. remember, you can always get the latest headlines at d, w dot com. i'm next, spicer, thanks to watch. 3. d double used crime fighters are back to africa. most successful radio drama series continues them all episodes are available online. and of course you can share and discuss on d, w, africa's facebook page, and other social media platforms. crime fighters, tune in now is the end of the pandemic in site. we show what it could

in a statement, smith said he would accept any further punishment decided by the academy. smith is facing disciplinary action after slapping comedian chris rock during the ceremony on saturday night. and for more on this let's go to ron. say it's like beto who is an entertainment journalist in washington, d. c. thanks for joining us. runs a will. smith has resigned from the motion picture academy where the slap is this an attempt to head off more serious penalties? do you think? in many ways it does seem that way. i think he effectively blunted the impact of whatever might come in the future. so yes, i would, i would agree that that's what, that's what's happening right now. and you think he's sort of got the academy out of an awkward situation by resigning sort of preemptively and anticipating a possible, you know, dismissal possibly. possibly it's, it's unclear what it would look like for that. i mean, who knows what they can do to him? now he's no longer a member, but he says that he is open to whatever actions become. and so if they do take actions it's, it's interesti

the academy was trying to decide how to respond to it. and by the time, you know, you know, the kind of figure out their options, he won the award so they were kind of left out with no options. so taking his ball even i think would be to retire and which i don't, i don't think that's what this is. he's just no part of the academy, which means he can only vote. and nominees, i am probably can no longer be nominated. but beyond that, i don't think that will be taking his ball and leading on his career. ok, run to think better journalists in washington, d. c. thank you for that insight. thank you so much tougher sports and some football. now the group stage draw for this year's world cup and cutter took place on friday, and some big european teams were luckier than others. england, for example, got off relatively easy with a group be that consists of a ran usa and either whale scotland or ukraine. germany, on the other hand, will have to contend with a group e that includes spain, japan, and either costa rica or new zealand. in friday night

as you mentioned. _ the academy awards. as you mentioned, there _ the academy awards.e was criticism of the way everyone stuff handled it at the time and afterwards for not dealing with this swiftly enough. was this a anatomy —— a unanimous decision by the academy board members? it was not a unanimous decision, from what i am hearing. in fact, there was debate, and it was quite vigorous. many proponents of taking away will smith's 0scar, however, they ended up on this decision instead. 50. however, they ended up on this decision instead.— decision instead. so, will smith keeps _ decision instead. so, will smith keeps his - decision instead. so, will smith keeps his oscar. i decision instead. so, will. smith keeps his oscar. what decision instead. so, will- smith keeps his oscar. what is smith keeps his 0scar. what is the future for him when it comes to the academy, being nominated for future award and, indeed, his wider career? i indeed, his widercareer? i mean, will smith has been acting for 30 plus years and only now won his first 0scar. that is telling. i also think

admitting, i betrayed the trust of the academy. and the oscars producer, and his immediate reaction. >>> overseas, for the first time since the invasion, video circulating online shows ukraine allegedly launching an air strike with helicopters on the russian side of the border. the attack happening as peace talks between the two countries resume today. and inside ukraine, the grueling effort to evacuate an estimated 100,000 citizens from the ruins of mariupol. dozens of buses turned away again. ukraine's president zelenskyy revealing he fired two top generals, calling them traitors. james longman in kyiv tonight. >>> food prices soaring. inflation at its highest in 40 years. a family of four now paying more than $200 extra for groceries every month. an increase of more than 30%. >>> outspoken republican congressman madison cawthorn under fire from his own party. the wild claims that have some republicans ready to support his challenger. rachel scott on the hill tonight. >>> and a historic first for some amazon employees. something

once he resigned from the academy there was little recourse the academy could take, they can't impose anymore. i think the ten years was forced on them because he is not a member anymore. if he was still a member he would have been one of the five people who have been expelled in history, and he would not have wanted that on his record, he already has a pretty gross one now. latest polling suggests the french president emmanuel macron is just two percentage points ahead of his main rival, the far—right candidate marine le pen, as france prepares to vote in the first round of its presidential election on sunday. there are nine candidates, with mr macron and ms le pen the favourites to win the most votes, and go through to a deciding run—off vote in two weeks' time. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson reports from the campaign trail. he won the presidency last time by standing out from the crowd. five years on, emmanuel macron, seen by many as arrogant and out of touch, is keen to show he is close to the people. a classic defence, when your far—right rival is right behind you in the polls

decide, - before the academy decided to maybe expel him.he motion picture academy will hurt will smith. in its statement, the academy said... but what could that mean? questions remain about what is going to happen to his oscar. in the past, the academy has chosen not to remove oscars, even from disgraced figures like roman polanski and harvey weinstein. no, never! you all will never do that again! with a typical hollywood twist on events, one of his films due for release is a follow—up to bad boys. the sequel to will smith's own life may depend on how the academy reacts when it meets later this month. duncan kennedy, bbc news. i'm nowjoined by anousha sakoui, who is an entertainment reporter at the la times. thanks for being with us. can you give a sense for those of us who don't know enough about will smith's background and career and image how big a deal this slap has become. huge. it's dominated almost every conversation across every topic. he's an icon. he's been in the industry for decades and since he was young, when he was on the fr

in one sense, jane campion was dancing on her own at the academy awards.ther oscars, although it was nominated for 12, but it was still sweet victory. for only the second time in history, a japanese film won for best international feature in the category that used to be called best foreign language film. the prize went to drive my car, a three—hour epic which has mesmerised film critics, cineastes here in los angeles, movie fans and, quite obviously, academy voters. drive my car isn'tjust any japanese film, it's a three—hour drama about the staging of a play by anton chekhov in hiroshima. its characters confront painful subjects like grief and adultery and it features long scenes of its two central characters sitting in a car and just talking. it's based on a short story by renowned japanese writer haruki murakami. not your typical oscar fare, but its universal themes were able to bridge the cultural divide. translation: i think that what people resonate - with is the diverse history of having some pain or grief but still needing to move on and keep on liv

smith will resign from the academy. apologiing again and calling his actions inexcusable. >>> the women's championship game is set. this is a blockbuster after uconn beat stanford. tonight, attention turns to the men's. >>> and we want to begin with the top story and war in ukraine. as a risky humanitarian mission is under way this morning. nbc's molly hunter is in lviv with all of this. molly, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. we are hearing this morning that ukrainian troops are advancing in the north around the capital as russian troops pull back in the east. they have retain several villages. russia suffered defeat in the capital, but this war is far from over. this morning, new propaganda video released by russian state tv, mariupol, the city they have destroyed. 100,000 people estimated trapped and trying to escape. according to local officials, ten buses and red cross are trying to make it into the area this morning. on friday, that effort failed. it is critical the icrc says they respect t

why will smith says he's resigning from the academy.nd the new details from the man in charge of the broadcast. >> my heart at that point was just in my stomach. because of everything about it and what it represented. >> what happened backstage in the minutes after? >> the lapd came and needed to talk to chris. >> so many seeing it so differently. >> this is on tv in a million places. >> the decades-long relationship between the three stars. jada appearing on chris' show. >> jada, jada, jada, jada! got the big hat for me. >> what a friend close to the comedian says about whether he knew about her alopecia. this special edition of "nightline," "the slap," will be right back. hi, i'm mike holmes. i'm here with ivan from agm renovations america's kitchen and bathroom renovators i'm excited to introduce agm's 3d creator. it allows you to create your new kitchen or bathroom online, and get an exact quote in minutes. [ivan] that's right mike! design your kitchen or bathroom in 3d, choose your fixtures and finishes, without leaving your home o

in one sense, jane campion was dancing on her own at the academy awards.er oscars, although it was nominated for 12, but it was still sweet victory. for only the second time in history, a japanese film won for best international feature in the category that used to be called best foreign language film. the prize went to drive my car, a three—hour epic which has mesmerised film critics, cineastes here in los angeles, movie fans and, quite obviously, academy voters. drive my car isn'tjust any japanese film, it's a three—hour drama about the staging of a play by anton chekhov in hiroshima. its characters confront painful subjects like grief and adultery and it features long scenes of its two central characters sitting in a car and just talking. it's based on a short story by renowned japanese writer haruki murakami. not your typical oscar fare, but its universal themes were able to bridge the cultural divide. translation: i think that what people resonate - with is the diverse history of having some pain or grief but still needing to move on and keep on livin

decide, - before the academy decided to maybe expel him. circle of the american film industry, losing his membership of the motion picture academy will hurt will smith. in its statement, the academy said... but what could that mean? questions remain about what is going to happen to his 0scar. in the past, the academy has chosen not to remove 0scars, even from disgraced figures like roman polanski and harvey weinstein. no, never! you all will never do that again! with a typical hollywood twist on events, one of his films due for release is a follow—up to bad boys. the sequel to will smith's own life may depend on how the academy reacts when it meets later this month. duncan kennedy, bbc news. david warburton, the mp for somerton and frome, has had the tory whip withdrawn pending an investigation into allegations about his conduct. the claims about mr warburton, who sits on the backbenches, are being examined by parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme. mr warburton has been mp for somerton and frome since 2015. a spokesperson

with the resignation he'll no longer be able to vote on academy awards or attend academy screenings, but for now he could still be nominated for and win another oscar. smith says he will accept any further consequences from the academy who last night issued its own statement saying it would, quote, continue to move forward with disciplinary proceedings against mr. smith. do you have any idea what sort of actions the academy may take now that smith has resigned >> it is possible the academy could ban him from being nomfritted for future awards. >> reporter: and with more than a dozen projects as both actor and producer in the works and now with apple and a drama with netflix is rumored to be on ice after the infamous moment. hollywood insiders wonder who would still want to work with smith. >> everything is at risk when you do something so extreme in the public eye especially in today's media climate. at the same time you can't just flip a switch and destroy 30 years of reputation overnight. >>> denzel washington now speaking out saying he prayed with smith at the oscars following the

once he resigned from the academy there was little recourse the academy could take, they can impose a a member anymore. i think the ten years was imposed —— forced on them because he is not a member anymore. if he was still a member he would have been one of the five people who have been expelled in history, and he would not have wanted that on his record, he already has a pretty gross one now. we on his record, he already has a pretty gross one now.- pretty gross one now. we will leave it there, _ pretty gross one now. we will leave it there, thank - pretty gross one now. we will leave it there, thank you - pretty gross one now. we will| leave it there, thank you davis —— thank you clayton davis for being with us. latest polling suggests the french president emmanuel macron is just two percentage points ahead of his main rival, the far—right candidate marine le pen, as france prepares to vote in the first round of its presidential election on sunday. there are nine candidates, with mr macron and ms le pen the favourites to win the most votes, and go through to a deciding run—off vote

to attend any academy events or programs, including the academy awards. >> what people need to realizes this doesn't preclude him from winning awards. >> reporter: almost immediately afterwards, smith putting out a statement saying, i accept and respect the academy's decision. last week ahead of the board's meeting, smith resigned from the academy. the academy saluting chris rock with that now-famous recovery. >> that was the greatest night in the history of television. okay. >> reporter: the board saying it was deeply grateful to rock for maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances. but the academy also taking itself to task for failing to adequately address the situation in the room. just minutes after that slap, smith returned to the stage, this time to receive his oscar and address the crowd at the theater and the many millions watching from home. for this, we are sorry, the academy said in a statement. this was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers, and our academy family around the world, and we fell short -- unprepared for the unpreceden

the academy stopped short of revoking his best actor award.

that teacher is no longer employed by making waves academy. we have reached out to parents, students and faculty to provide support where it might be needed. our kron four's gayle ong is following up on the story for us. she will have more tonight at 9. all right, taking a live outside right now. let's go ahead and a pull up that shot. can we do that? >> what is it going to help? yeah, quite tower. chief talk about weekend weather loan with the wind. and that's going to be the big story this weekend. those temperatures really dropping today. nice day, but >> but not as hot as it was. his numbers coming down 15 to 20 degrees from yesterday size but still a nice day around the bay area. couple high clouds up above remnants of a cold front. it's been shredded apart by that big dome of high pressure. but now the winds, yeah, the start to kick up and they're going to be a factor temperatures outside right now. you're still looking at a warm 85 degrees and live more look at brad was still at 91. 78, though, in san jose where yesterday they were in t

the academy of motion picture arts and sciences banning will smith from any academy events including oscars for 10 years david rubin president of the academy writing the 94th oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year. however those moments overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior. we saw mr. smith exhibit on stage today's action comes after t actor hisshow to the academys acceptance speech for best actor smith cheerfully pleading with the academy not to hold it against him, but made no mention of rock. his next statement a direct apology to chris rock the same quote. i was out of line and i was wrong will smith resigning from the academy hollywood's most prestigious organization last friday saying the list of those i have hurt is long and includes chris his family many of my dear friends and loved ones all those in attendance and global audiences at home. the academy has faced mounting. sure to act admitting today. we did not adequately address the situation in the room for this. we are sorry the

has the academy admitted any fault of their own in how they decided to handle the incident?the tenor of the statement released, in fact an open letter to the academy's members, is that this is a learning experience for the academy, that it needs to regain and work on its reputation. and they say, bigger picture, their moves today are all part of looking forward and protecting those guests that appear on the oscars, people involved in the show, protecting them in the future. so yes, i think there is a significant amount of — in terms of saying, "look, we could have handled this better," the academy is acknowledging this and i think acknowledging that they have work to do, as well, as they move forward. any response from will smith? yes, a very short statement — he says that he accepts and respects the decision of the academy. we know that he, previous to today, has issued a couple of statements, he's apologised several times. but it's clear that will smith, at a very personal level, still has a lot to do to redeem himself and perhaps rebuild his own reputation. the three—time

what did the academy decide today?my, the board of governors convening today, moving up their april 18th date after will smith resigned banning will from ever attending the academy awards for the next decade. so for ten years he cannot attend any academy events in person, virtually. and why is this important? well, because when you win an the next year for the big category, you get to present next year's winner. so the fact he won't be there, it just sort of drags and carries this out. i am not saying it's wrong they decided this. quite frankly, i actually thought they were just going to expel him forever. that he was not going to be able to ever come back but there was a lot of public pressure, a lot of celebrities came out, you know, telling the academy that you did the wrong thing, you should have pulled him out of the oscars, out of the dolby theater and he shouldn't have been able to accept the oscar that night. so they had to do something strong. >> i wonder if they would have handled it differently in the moment

what are the options on the table for the academy?e easiest option is simply to say, "yes, you're not a member anymore. but in addition, you won't be allowed on the stage or to attend the oscars." >> reporter: when the academy's board of directors votes on disciplinary action on april 18, it could also make the 53-year- old ineligible for future nominations or it could take the actor's oscar back. >> the minute you do that, you open up questions about all of the other oscars that have been won by people over the years who have committed crimes. they don't want that. it's not going to happen. >> reporter: and smith says he will accept any further consequences the board deems appropriate. so far, chris rock has only said he's still processing what happened and will comment eventually. adriana. >> diaz: thank you. the n.c.a.a. women's championship is set. >> the south carolina game cocks are one win away from title number two. >> diaz: south carolina ousted louisville last night, and yukon defeated stanford to clinch spots in the final g

in a statement, the academy president david rubin said...e and the big question is, will they impose the ultimate punishment available to them, namely taking back the oscar will smith was awarded for best actor? such a punishment would be unprecedented. despite being expelled from the academy, both roman polanski and harvey weinstein managed to hold onto their trophies. will smith has said he will never again allow violence to overtake reason, but even in this land of second chances, the sequel to his own life could see his star—studded reputation irredeemably tarnished. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. argentinian forces landed on the falkland islands forty years ago after a long running dispute about sovereignty. it sparked an unexpected war with britain which lasted 74 days. like many families there, the davidsons woke to the reality of life in a warzone. they�*ve now made their home in the scottish highlands but as elizabeth quigley reports their memories of a conflict 8—thousand miles away, are still vivid. here in the peace of the

schmiege announcing ton he is resigning from the academy.nt a few hours ago. saying this. let me read part of it. my actions at the 94th academy awards presentation were shocking painful and inexcusable. the list of those i hurt are long. including chris rock. his family and my friends and loved ones. i betrade the trust of the academy and dprivd nominees and winners of the opportunity to celebrate. i'm resigning from membership in the academy of motion picture arts and sciences and will accept any further consequences the board deems appropriate, end quote. our chloe milas has been following this for us. she joins you no pup how is the kaem responding to this statement. >> moments after will smith released that statement, this is what we received at cnn. they said, quote, we will continue to move forward with our disciplinary pirogues against mr. smith for violations of the academy's standards of conduct in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on april 18th. remember, wolf, the academy revealed earlier in week in another statement an

members vote for him that's a different question >> reporter: with the academy thanking chris rock for maintaining his composure tonight it's the oscar winning actor who is now feeling the impact of the blow he delivered. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> in michigan tonight no convictions for the four men charged with plotting to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer. it's a big setback for the fbi which used undercover operatives defense lawyers called that intrepid >>> prosecutors called it a plot borne of rage to kidnap governor gretchen whitmer but after 4 1/2 days of deliberating a federal court jury came back with not a single conviction adam fox, barry croft jr., bradden caserta and daniel harris were charged with targeting her because of her covid restrictions but they were found not guilty of all charges jurors were deadlocked unable to reach a verdict in the charges against fox and croft. the government can seek to try them again the four were charged with planning to kidnap the governor from her summer home and blow up a bridge leading to it prosecutors say they practi

it also includes the loss of academy privileges. or have the removal of the awards or his honors. and he could see other sanctions. but of course he did resign willingly, so when you do so willingly, it just means that he's also losing some of these privileges because of his resignation, and it means no access to film screenings in consideration for an oscar. it means that he cannot vote on potential nominees. and there's still this question of whether or not he'll be invited to attend future academy awards. the one thing, though, that appears to still be on the table is the possibility of a nomination, which means that he could still win an oscar in the future if he's nominated despite not being a member of the academy. so what we're doing here is waiting to see what happens on april 18th when the academy gets together and when they decide what those consequences will be. we're also waiting for chris rock to speak out, because, of course, we've heard some things and he did speak out but briefly, and he said that in the future he is

the academy asked will smith to leave, in which he refused.ce. a speech will packer was hoping would have included an apology. >> i think we were hoping that he would make it better. that he would stand on that stage and say what just happened minutes ago was completely wrong. chris rock, i am so sorry, please forgive me. reporter: will smith later apologizing on instagram, i would like to publicly apologize to you, chris, i was out of line and i was wrong, i am embarrassed in my actions were not get it man i want to be. >> will smith reached out to me the next morning and said -- he apologized and he said, this should have been a gigantic moment for you, and he expressed his embarrassment and that was the extent of it. reporter: will packer praising chris rock for maintaining his composure during the show. dion: the saga continues. larry: we will see what the academy decides to do now that we have a more formal apology. dion: a head, a data dump today, this one decades in the making. the 1950 census release, what we learned and what it means

was this a a unanimous decision by the academy board members? i am hearing. in fact, there was debate, and it was quite vigorous, many proponents of taking away will smith's 0scar. however, they ended up on this decision instead. so, will smith keeps his 0scar. let's get some of the day's other news. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has warned that if he is ousted from power, he will not recognise an opposition government. he was speaking ahead of a no—confidence vote in parliament on saturday, which he is expected to lose. saudi arabia will allow up to one million people tojoin this year's week—long haj pilgrimage injuly, greatly expanding the numbers allowed into the kingdom after two years of covid restrictions. state media reported pilgrims to mecca must be under the age of 65 and fully vaccinated against coronavirus. last year, just 60,000 saudi residents were allowed to take part. the wife of the british chancellor rishi sunak says she has volunteered to pay uk tax on her multi—million pound income. akshata murty, who is exempt from pa

i betrayed the trust of the academy. i deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. i am heartbroken. i am resigning from membership in the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. smith can still be nominated for future work, but he loses many perks. >> he can't vote for the oscars. he doesn't get any of the perks of being part of that club. >> reporter: the academy stating overnight they received and accepted smith's immediate resignation, and they will move forward with disciplinary proceedings. smith stating he will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. its conduct that was initially very confusing for everyone watching. even the show's producer. in an exclusive interview, will packer telling t.j. holmes he thought the slap was staged. >> i figured, okay, you know, he's going to say something or come at him. something funny is going to happen, because that's the nature of chris, and that's the nature of will. >> reporter: pac

the safety of our performers and guests and ensuring trust in the academy.also hope this can begin a time of healing and restoration for all involved and impacted. smith says he accepts and respects the 10-year ban. the academy declined to elaborate on whether smith remains eligible to be nominated for an award going forward. "the new york times" claims the actor can still win in oscar. that comes amid growing calls from for chris rock to sue will smith but sources say he's not even thinking about suing. what he think about that, katie, ten years? >> i assume they are trying to establish deterrence of this doesn't happen again. he can still win so it's kind of like the best thing he can get. you don't have to go to the event. the only thing you will miss is the gift bags with $50,000 worth of goodies. but if you look at the history of the academy and the people they have banned permanently, it took them until 2019 to ban roman clancy. this the guy that fled the country in the 70s after pleading guilty to child rape and he was still winning oscars into the 20

smith resigned from the academy last friday, calling his own actions inexcusable as the academy's ruless no longer a voting member of the organization since he resigned, but he can still be nominated for consideration and he gets to keep his oscar smith hit chris rock at the oscars after rock joked about smith's wife's shaved head. she suffers from hair loss condition alopecia tmz reports that rock did not know she had this medical condition, and smith laughed at the joke at first, but he's still stormed the stage and slapped rock. chris rock declined to file charges and smith was allowed to stand the oscars and accept his award for best actor. the academy apologized for how it handled the incident, saying, quote during our telecast. we do not adequately address the situation in the room for this. we are sorry this was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests. viewers in our academy family around the world and we fell short unprepared for the m precedented and a brief statement will smith said he accepts and respects the academy's decision. reporting in los angeles, christ

be happening, with the academy banning will smith from the oscars and all other academy events for a decade. media critic eric deggans. pwhat do you think about this decision? >> it was a tougher punishment than i expected. >> reporter: the ban comes after smith slapped comedian chris rock. >> oh, wow! >> reporter: in a statement, the academy says, "the 94th oscars were meant to be a celebration of the many individuals in our community who did incredible work this past year. however, those moments were overshadowed by the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw mr. smith exhibit on stage. during our telecast, we did not adequately address the situation in the room. for this, we are sorry." smith says he's sorry, too. after taking heat from hollywood, as well as fans. he resigned from the academy one week ago. >> i wonder if that didn't backfire a little bit. they couldn't suspend him. he already resigned. so they had to do something that was more impactful, short of taking away his oscar. >> reporer: he still faces the judgment of- goers. his films have grossed more than $4 billion

in a statement, the academy president david rubin said...big question is, will they impose the ultimate punishment available to them, namely taking back the oscar will smith was awarded for best actor? such a punishment would be unprecedented. despite being expelled from the academy, both roman polanski and harvey weinstein managed to hold onto their trophies. will smith has said he will never again allow violence to overtake reason, but even in this land of second chances, the sequel to his own life could see his star—studded reputation irredeemably tarnished. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a turkish millionaire has claimed that payments she made to prince andrew were falsely described as a wedding gift for his daughter princess beatrice. nehebat eeshbilen is claiming at the high court in london that her business adviser selman turk "dishonestly misappropriated" £38 million of her assets. the business adviser denies the claim. there is no suggestion of wrongdoing by princess beatrice or prince andrew. there�*s been protests here in br

the academy was quick to respond.tinues to reverberate around the world of entertainment. chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened. will smith will no longer be able to vote for the oscars. but it is not known yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood's biggest night. a0 years ago today — argentinian forces landed on the falkland islands also known as the malvinas, after a long running dispute about sovereignty. it sparked an unexpected war with britain which lasted 7a days. 225 british servicemen lost their lives — as well as three falkland civilians and 649 argentinian troops. steve humphrey has been speaking to those who served in the british navy at the time. argentina has seized the british falkland islands, whose ownership she's been disputing with britain for two centuries. it was the news that stunned the world after weeks of rising tension. argen

. >>> also tonight, will smith resigns from the academy. what this means for the oscar winning actor's career. the academy's response, and denzel washington seen speaking with smith backstage breaking his silence about that stunning moment. >>> sarah palin is running for congress. tonight, more on the special election that the former vice presidential candidate is shaking up. >>> the disturbing auto theft trend on the rise nationwide. in texas, an off-duty deputy killed in the attempted theft of a catalytic converter. tonight, the latest on the investigation and how much thieves can make on this critical car part. >>> the urgent manhunt under way tonight for a new york mobster who escaped federal custody. >>> and the extraordinary story of two holocaust survivors and their chance reunion nearly 80 years in the making. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm whit johnson. as we come on the air, a senior ukrainian defense official says the region around the capital of kyiv has been liberated from russian forces. but new

quote, i accept and respect the academy's decision that's it. matt belloni is with us.very much. because honestly, will smith doesn't typically go to the oscars anyway. so banning him from attending for ten years doesn't take that much away from him the bigger punishment would have been to say, you cannot be nominated or win for ten years the academy did not go that far. >> they didn't go that far some said they should take ai was his oscar. why do you think they restrained himself? >> taking away someone's physical oscar is a big step, because people like harvey weinstein, roman polanski, they have oscars and their oscars were not rescinded doing this would have gone over that threshold i'm not surprised they didn't do that i would have thought that they would have stepped in and said, you're not going to be able to be honored by this organization for ten years. >> does that mean this will continue to haunt them, or have they put the matter to rest? >> well, judging by the industry reaction that i've read today, people are buzzing about this and saying they needed to g

here the russian academy of sciences is needed and an enterprise of the real sector of the economy isg. this is, uh, a very significant event, and secondly, well, it warms. well , they say that we should be told by the idea that from the point of view of scientific support for food security. we are fine. it is so, uh, different directions, if we are talking about cereals, then uh, to a large extent we are certainly provided. and this is due to the fact that uh we really here uh supported and uh our new developments in agriculture, our foreign partners, who come to us with various proposals for cooperation in this area. in general, they laid eyes on our successes. but there are other very serious directions. let's say, if we take it, here is the situation, on the contrary, we are imports to a large extent, these are dependent, except for cucumbers. e cucumbers, we ourselves there are 85-90 percent, and without it is provided. ok then. if we talk about tomatoes, it's more of a pain, but uh, anyway one can be less ironic here, but really everything that has a dependence. ah, when we talk

how many -- and then what's the current plan for the next academy or new academies this year? >> so we have an academy class that's supposed to start in june. so we will put as many people into it, supervisor, as we can get, qualified candidates. our hiring process is always ongoing, so hopefully we will get up to similar levels of where we've been for the past few which is around 25. obviously, that's not ideal for us. an ideal academy is 50-plus, but that's just reality at this moment. there will be one then and whatever academies are to come as a result of the budget. i will tell you right now, realistically in a fiscal year, we can hire 100 to 120 people. and this gap is not going to be closed in this year. this is going to be a multi-year hiring plan, investment beyond five years to make sure that we have enough people. >> great. you mentioned -- so the department has the capacity to hire 100 to 120 people -- new recruits per year. what is the constraint on that? >> we have the capacity to hire more, supervisor. like meaning to train more. so it's really the interested ap

the academy >> has been meeting to talk about how it should handle the fallout after that's doug kolke now on the academy's response and also new reaction from chris rock. >> well, the big news coming out of the meeting will smith was asked to leave the academy awards but refused. >> in the meantime, chris rock addressed the slot for the first time before a sold-out crowd during his comedy routine. it was moments after the infamous lap after the yelling the academy says will smith was asked to leave the ceremony but refused academy of motion picture arts and sciences board members met to determine a punishment if any, for well. that will be addressed at the next board meeting will has also been presented with a 15 days notice of a vote as well as an opportunity to be heard. he may face suspension or expulsion. lovell make you do crazy things how gross is this? this is just the wrong message. you know, i you assault somebody. you get a scorcher out the building. >> and that's it, you but but for them to let him >> continue, i thought i thought it was was growth. the academy issuing a s