story, harper lee was bon in monroeville but the temperature takes peninsulas in a town called alexander city and when i go there it's a mill town and people who live in and work there if they don't work for the mill, they're parents did or grandparents did and it was a mill town mechanized by hydroelectric power and port of the story is-the-way watershed changed and mills mechanized by hydroelectric power. you can not talk about the money and affluence of the community or ongoing exploitation of black work notices worked the nine in the mills unless you explain how the profit structure word and what changed live and why there are up toes of this size. love history and i do think it's the way we make sense of the world and i think to some extent harper leave agreed with that, part of what she is doing and marking birder is tellogy how people in make come relate to each other because of how their parents related to each other and who is allowed to change or evolve and who isn't, and who is in control of the way society works. so, that part i owe spirally to her, and the little bit we know abou

this story come harper lee was born in monroe phil but this story takes place in town called alexander city over near the georgia line. when i got to alex nca looked around it was a milltown and a lot of people live and work there, if they don't work for the mill and the parents did for the grandparents did and it was a milltown mechanized by hydroelectric power. it's obvious to me when you start thinking about who has power and what violence has not become part of that story is about the way watershed change and these mills became mechanized by hydroelectric power. you cannot talk about the money and affluence of some parts of the kennedy or the ongoing exploitation of black workers who worked the line in these mills unless you go back and explain how the profit structure work then and what changed life and wiser even towns of the sides are. i have appeased and really do think it's the way we make sense of the world and to some extent harper lee agreed with that. heart of what she is doing in mockingbird is telling you how people in may, related to the because of how repairs related to eac

cities and counties from requiring masks even if coronavirus cases surge to historic numbers. >> our hands should be totally and unequivocally working to fight this virus. >> reporter: nbc's blayne alexander is in georgia. >> here in atlanta the city's mayor who has tested positive for covid herself says despite the governor's order mask requirements will remain in place, adding her decision is driven by science and data. >> reporter: in florida where mask rules vary county by county the emergency operations center that's tracking the virus was shut down after 12 employees tested positive for covid. the mixed messaging over face coverings unfolding across the country. >> it doesn't make sense, why are we wearing masks to be outside? >> reporter: it's such a small inconvenience for the greater good. >> reporter: with 34 states seeing an increase in covid cases by at least 25%, more than 3.5 million americans have tested positive for the virus. 6 hurkds out of state nurses are headed to hard hit regions like arizona. >> i would recommend as strong as you possibly can to get people to wear masks. >> reporter: california, one of the first states to require face masks is now one of the hardest

2nd night over the government's handling of the pandemic protests spread to other cities many calling for president alexander to resign they blame him for a new surgeon infections after he lifted restrictions ahead of elections last month new measures will be announced on thursday. well the us has seen the biggest jump in corona virus cases recorded by any country in a single day more than half the states are seeing a rise in the number of infections despite that secretary of state mike pompei o says the world is looking to the u.s. for guidance as a global leader in the fight against the pandemic gable elizondo has more now from new york. in states like new york where i'm at in new jersey the neighboring states the numbers have come way down but overall in the united states it's a much much different story 35 states right now in the u.s. currently are seeing their numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases increasing and there's only 3 states that see the numbers decreasing of the numbers that the states that are hardest hit on this give you a few anecdotes from each california governor just said there that in

2nd night over the government's handling of the pandemic protests spread to other cities many calling for president alexander who cheats to resign they blame him for a new surgeon infections after he lifted restrictions ahead of elections last month new measures will be announced on thursday dusan hygiene is in belgrade he says police have managed to clear most of the protesters from the streets we could see the police was about their perth annoyed and they were lost last night yesterday so they had a bit of tactics tonight so they sort of dark the demonstrators there tried to disperse them or rather the national assembly because most of them were through through through thousands a few 1000 of them are gathered in front of the national assembly and they pulled them away into the surrounding streets so they made sort of a small portraits of all demonstrators around the national assembly those made. easier to remove the demonstrators from the streets so most of the demonstrators went home and there is nobody on the streets but there is also still a group of demonstrators some are in or 500 meters away from th

city. >> as she often does, correspondent blaine alexander with us from atlanta. >> brian, the state of coronavirus right now is that the numbers are going up. in fact we learned more grim numbers, an increase in hospitalizations over the past week, seven-day moving average of new cases we know that in the month of july that number has tripled from what we saw back in april, certainly the number's going in the wrong direction. as for the mask debate, you know it's certainly intensifying here in atlanta, for governor kemp it comes down to encouragement versus enforcement. i have spoken to you before about the fact that he's been encouraging people to wear masks, but when it comes to enforcement he stopped short of doing that. this morning, i pressed him on that. if you said masks are necessary why not take that extra step, mandating masks to underscore that encouragement you're saying, he responded in part by saying there are some mandates that are currently not being enforced. he talked about the fact that the government isn't going to be the answer to all people's problems, so that was the standpo

2nd night over the government's handling of the pandemic protests spread to other cities many calling for president alexander to resign they blame him for a new surgeon infections after he lifted restrictions ahead of elections last month new measures will be announced on thursday. now the u.k. government has announced a $37000000000.00 stimulus package it's aimed at saving jobs and pumping new life into the economy which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic al-jazeera has joined a whole reports now from west sussex. the seaside town of reaches a faded 19th century resort town with fun times feel like a thing of the past a place counting the cost of coronavirus more keenly than most but most of the story from busking. during the summer and so on computers will be of a cushion but this year we're not going to have anything like that. you see so very handsome a lockdown may have lifted in time for the summer holidays but growth and opportunity seem a long way off. people need to know that although hardship lies ahead no one will be left without hope. so today we with a plan for jobs our plan has a cle

minds over the government handling of the pandemic protests also spread to other cities many calling for the president alexander to resign they blame him for a surge in infections after he lifted restrictions ahead of elections last month new measures will be announced on thursday the u.s. president has welcomed his mexican counterpart to the white house sundress money lopez obrador has been criticized holding talks with donald trump who remains a divisive figure in mexico or is immigration policies and border wall leftist leaders defended the trip as trades related and the un security council has rejected a russian proposal to reduce cross border aide access to syria moscow wants to limit access to just one turkish border crossing western countries want the 2 crossings currently being used to be available for another year members have until friday to agree on future operations those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next it's al jazeera world shepherds of the jordan valley stay with us. plane and plane. place. to. place her. leg length. the great rift valley stretching from mozambique and south east af

lester >> blayne alexander tonight, thanks. >>> this is a tense time for families with school age children, many weeks from the start of a new school year, today more cities began to reveal their plans as they weigh the risks and face pressure from all sides. here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: just weeks ahead of the new school year -- tonight tough decisions are being made by school districts like chicago's, the nation's third largest, fighting fears over covid, unveiling hybrid learning instead of its average class size of 25, pods of 15 children will ween the classroom and online instruction when they are on campus students and staff without a medical exemption will need to wear masks as temperatures are checked daily and new cleaning protocols are implemented. >> i think the hybrid model was the best option for us because in person instruction is extremely important. nothing replaces having a highly qualified teacher in front of students. >> reporter: chicago joining new york city and hybrid learning while other big districts like los angeles go all online for now. today california's governor ordered public and private schools in hard hit counties to

winner of their state's popular vote lester >> peter alexander, thanks we're back in 60 seconds with the outbreak of shootings in several u.s. cities>> we're back now with the gun violence breaking out across the country over the holiday weekend. tonight georgia's governor is taking drastic action ron allen has more. >> reporter: a holiday weekend full of bloodshed and tears across the country dozens of victims, including innocent children in atlanta, 8-year-old secoriea turner shot and killed while riding in the car with her mother police say for still unknown reasons gunmen opened fire. >> they say black lives matter you killed your own. >> reporter: tonight, georgia's governor declaring a state of emergency, activating 1,000 national guard troops after weeks of vandalism and now gun violence >> it has to stop. you can't blame this on a police officer. you can't say that we -- this is about criminal justice reform this is about some people carrying some weapons who shot up a car with an 8-year-old baby in the car. >> reporter: violence erupting as the nation emerges from months of covid-19 stay-at-home orders, struggling with eco

alexander at the white house tonight, thanks. and even as the cdc guidelines are changing, many states and cities, including new york city are trying to prepare their own plans to return to the classroom. let's get more on that from stephanie gosk. >> reporter: it is the announcement the largest school district in the country has been waiting for. >> parents want this for their children and for their families, but everyone understands whatever we do has to be first and foremost seen through the prism of health and safety. >> reporter: mayor bill de blasio announced children will go back to school two to three days a week. the rest of the time learning from home. there will be fewer kids in classrooms and face masks are required but almost as soon as the mayor spoke, governor andrew cuomo said, hang on. the final decision won't be made until august. >> we want to make that decision with the best available data. >> reporter: a snapshot of some of the confusion surrounding the opening of schools, competing plans and conflicting messages with parents and students caught in the middle. in texas the education agency mandated that schools

city. nbc blayne alexander got a firsthand look at how they're doing it blayne, good morning. >> reporter:, this is day two of school for the new batch of students coming in, this is their first day back in the classroom. that's because staggered attendance means they only come to school one day a week the rest is done online. all the parents we spoke to said they're comfortable with the plans the district has put into place, but administrators say they're watching the number of covid cases and are ready, if necessary, to reverse course immediately. this morning, as students roll back to school, before entering the building, there is a new test to pass >> 97.2. >> reporter: once inside -- >> we've had such a fun morning so far >> reporter: small classes, staggered attendance, and masks mark the first day of school for students did they follow the guidelines today? >> they did. all of them did, and it was easier when you have the smaller classes. >> reporter: with students only coming one day a week, that means smaller groups, no more than ten together at one time. it's a welcomed change >>

said serbian president alexander had announced that a weekend curfew could be imposed in belgrade but after tuesday's protests he has now backtracked on those plants in the city. of in recent weeks to corona virus has been spreading quickly in serbia the there are long lines of people outside testing centers hospitals are overcrowded but the new wave of corona virus infections has put an additional strain on the already stretched healthcare system . you have noted this is some of this is not just about belgrade and belgrade's patients it is also about patients being sent here from all over serbia. in april serbia imposed one of the world's strictest lockdowns despite this the government pushed ahead with plans for june's parliamentary election. during the campaign officials declared victory over the coronavirus and normal life resumed without any restrictions. the opposition boycotted the poll and turnout was low. but his party won by a landslide. since the election frustration with the government has been growing as it became clear the coronavirus crisis is far from over deflected blame onto the public is too true. medical to true it was our decision to rela

alexander is there. >> reporter: one final trip home for congressman john lewis. his procession weaving its way through atlanta, the city he served for 33 years, leaving his undeniable footprint. pausing at the walls bearing his image, the street bearing his name, and the final resting place of dr. martin luther king jr. who helped inspire lewis's lifelong fight for civil rights. >> from 18 to 80, that's a good soldier. >> reporter: former atlanta mayor and civil rights icon andrew young was right there with them. >> john's eloquence was in being present at the scene of injustice. and standing tall -- >> reporter: that's why under the gold dome of georgia's state capitol for congressman lewis a hero's farewell. >> america and the more just because of congressman john lewis. >> although the fight for liberty and equality continues, congressman lewis reminded us to be hopeful. >> reporter: outside hundreds wait their turn to say simply, thank you. >> the obligation is to keep his legacy going and to not let it die with him. >> reporter: what do you think his legacy will be? >> his legacy is really a stubborn determination

movie make over berlin alexander plot has been adapted for the scream several times but the latest award winning version centers the plot around an african migrants a man in a new city and soon finds himself in tangled in a world of craw. there was if you go over. it with a 2nd chance francis comes from western africa he wants to build a new life in berlin after a traumatic church. if. he wants to be a good leader decent life but how can he with no job and no papers and how much for this if you flee your homeland then you don't just lose this place but you lose your language your self-confidence your family the feeling of security for me these are human values and the protagonists struggle difficult. princes struggles but he gets onto the wrong trash he gets tangled up with brian wood who makes him a part of his criminal gang. francis becomes a drug dealer in a brilliant park director boone qubani knows this part and it's the enters the lunatic certain appliances his attempt to give him a human face as i have the feeling that if i finished one of these drug dealers out of the park house that would be a story that most people don't take seriously will cease to be int

. >> peter alexander, phil rucker, thank you for joining us. >>> next, new york city enters phase three of reopening today, but it won't include indoor dining. plus, why is the world health organization resisting an alarm being raised by over 200 scientists. we're digging into research about the airborne spread of covid-19. >>> first, more than 150 people were shot across the country over this weekend, including several children. in new york city, more than 40 people were hit. nine were killed. philadelphia, six people were killed. 20 were hurt in 16 separate shootings. two people also died in a nightclub shooting in greenville, south carolina. in atlanta, an 8-year-old girl died near the site where rayshard brooks was killed by police last month. in washington, d.c., an 11-year-old boy was killed on the fourth of july. and two kids died in chicago where nearly 80 people have been shot since friday. when you shop with wayfair, you spend less and get way more. so you can bring your vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams. spend less, get

expenses despite the payout oakland city leaders do not agree that the city is liable for the tragic loss that she marry alexander represents the families of some victims and instead said that more could have been done to prevent that deadly fire. >>i'm sorry usually see warm summer months, not the defendant does not liability. but we feel that we proved our case against the city that they knew what they were police know that we're in there and saw the people living there. and one policeman said that when they saw party going on so we don't have a way to put it in one batch. as police report nothing was done. the firemen went to a party there. and so the. turned a blind eye to what was going on and then ship and did not make it safe. and did not protect. well the people who came there for listening to music that mine. >>after the fire there was a push to create a safer environment for artists and people who cannot afford to live in the bay area so that suggests that the city should provide them with fire extinguishers sprinklers and clear exit signs which this warehouse did not have. but it doesn't end here for t

cities across serbia. the protests initially started on tuesday, when president alexander vucic announced a curfew to try toat a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases in the country. but after two nights of rioting, and a lot of tear gas, the government was forced to scrap that plan. however, the protests continued, really evolving into a wider disconsent with the leadership of president vucic. the many allege the reason why the virus is surging now is because he lifted restrictions too soon in early may in order to facilitate a parliamentary election, the first vote in europe during the pandemic and the party of president vucic won while most boycotted the vote. serbia went overnight from a strict lockdown to full capacity, thousands of spectators at soccer matches and political rallies. the president denies he did anything wrong, he denies these allegations and he's saying the reason why he lifted lockdown was because at the time the virus situation in serbia was favorable. he's blamed his political opponents and as well something that he called foreign agencies for staging these protests, however, the situa

cities and counties in georgia from implementing such a mandate. he has banned georgia localities from mandating masks for public health. blaine alexander is with us in atlanta where the mayor who has the coronavirus ordered people to wear masks in public. blaine, i wish you luck explaining this disconnect. >> reporter: well, that is exactly what it is, a disconnect. this intensifies this kind of ongoing battle we've seen between governor kemp and local leaders here in georgia that we've seen for the better party of the pandemic. we heard from atlanta mayor, i spoke with her office today, they made it clear the local order enforcing masks is remaining in place. she said she's not at all concerned about the state possibly suing the city over this. she said i will put our policies up against any other policies any day of the week. what you're seeing here, brian, from those who have put this in place is defiance. it bears mentioning this stands in line with what governor kemp has said all along. he said local leaders can't put in place restrictions that are tougher than his. he's put this in writing for the first time. here's what the mayo

could afford it fled from the city weeks ago the lucky ones have 2nd homes those who stayed have other worries than going to our. life also changed overnight for colorist alexander gray the most challenging. of the front end was just not knowing and here we are 6 months later and it feels like we've moved from fear to function. but functioning with a completely unknown side of what's right. but he says that the pandemic has also come with some positives being on the plane every week jumping from arthur to arthur not knowing what continent i was on what are we showing up for. the art world with the art market had just reached this but lost city that was not sustainable so with the with the coated crisis and everything stopping the silver lining has been i've had time to reflect. this have also had time to reflect time to reflect upon how they're going to get by in the next few months maybe even years how they're going to pay the rent since there isn't much help from the state a group of nonprofits which often support artistic projects have joined together to set up an artistic relief initiative they're giving out grants of $5000.00 to those who need it most. crea

fire and now more than 4 years later, the city is agreeing to pay families of 32 of 32 of the victims. joining us now to talk about the development is mary alexander mary represents the families of some of the victims. let me just get your reaction mary to the settlement isn't enough. >>we know there will never be enough to compensate these families for having lost a lot once there. their children. and there were 2 girls who are for the time lost father to twin girls. well, this is never enough. it is a sense of some just as for the family and a sense of accountability on the part of the city where there were hundreds of contacts with them shep but police and firemen and they did nothing on that turned a blind eye and and as a result. they're 32 people. that are now starting line. people who lost their lives. >>have you had a chance to talk to any of the victims families said any of their reaction available. >>well there are. >>yes and so on. sadness there is a sense of some justice and accountability. but it's not something that is just celebrate it does. it is raw she won, but they still have these years later what a horrible night and the way t

alexander to church to resign in part due to his handling of the coronavirus demick. parts of colombia's capital bogota to be current team does coronavirus cases rise in the city some neighborhoods with a strict rolling 2 week lockdown starting from monday intensive care units in the city are reaching capacity. the largest broadcast in the philippines is hours away from shutting down for good that's after m.p.'s refused to renew a.b.s. license the channel has until late on saturday to appeal the government's decision singapore's ruling party has come from the held on to power despite its worst election result in the near decade the prime minister lee hsien looms people's action party won $83.00 out of $93.00 seats in parliament but only got 61 percent of the vote those were the headlights the news continues on al-jazeera after one of many states and that's watching. as a protest rage over police brutality and corona virus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the us elections on and. it was meant to be the cruise o

alexander. it does boggle the mind, doesn't it? despite the targeted lawsuit against atlanta's mayor and city council, other georgia cities have been enforcing similar mask mandates. joining me now is one of them, savannah mayor van johnson who signed an order on june 30 requiring his residents to wear face coverings in public spaces and indoor establishments. mr. mayor, thanks so much for being with us, good to see you again. >> always a pleasure. >> i guess the question is how come you get away with ordering a mandate and atlanta's mayor doesn't, or have you been threatened with a lawsuit also? >> i have not. and that's been the interesting thing. savannah was the first city in georgia to authorize an emergency declaration for masks. other cities around the state of georgia, augusta, athens, cities big and small, have also done the same thing. however already when atlanta did it, it's caused some ire from the governor. in my mind it's personal. in my mind it's political. and for us, we're trying to do the best we can to keep our folks safe in our cities in the state of georgia. we're fighting coronavirus on one hand, on the other

cities across the country. as you mentioned, these protests started over the plans of president alexander vukkic to put in a weekend curfew because of coronavirus cases in the country. after two nights of rioting, the government was forced to scrap that plan. and but the protests continued. they have now moved into wider discontent with the leadership of the president. what the protesters allege he is lifted lockdown too soon in early may and that's why the virus is surging now. they say he did that so he could allow large gatherings, so he could hold a parliamentary election in june with political campaigning and other events. now, serbia was first country in europe to hold a national vote during this pandemic. the party of the president overwhelmingly won, but opposition parties largely boycotted this election. president vucic says that's not true, he lifted lockdown, he says, because the situation with the virus was favorable at the time and he's blamed his political opponents and also what he called foreign agencies for staging these protests. now, the protests have at times turned quite violent at times, both

alexander robert chisholm, born in 1834, died in 1810. he was a stockbroker, a merchant, railroad investor. he died during the gilded age in new york city, where he had also grown up. theis equally glamorous on confederate side of the civil war, he has a very curious background. carolina born in south . was also young and was raised by an aunt and uncle. he then inherited a plantation in south carolina, with 250 enslaved people. whatever sense of new york he had, he quickly abandoned it, went back to the plantation, and began running it. out,the civil war broke his allegiance was to work to savehis state and to slavery. he became engaged in the effort to oust the federal army in fort sumter in charleston. people of his enslaved were assigned to build it up. >> slave labor. thats one of the myths there were african-american confederate soldiers. there were no african-american soldiers that willingly fought for the confederate states of america. service. ordered into they were building the batteries that would attacked the fort in april 1 1861. >> let's talk about the cipher key. chisholm had a role to send and receive coded messages. our

brewing disobedience alexander can overload cafes stayed open during lockdown in st petersburg despite government directives to close. so did his beauty salons the largest network in the city once loyal to president putin the businessman has lost his faith he says coronavirus measures were inconsistent a logical and unfair and this vote to change the constitution is the last straw for me and i was not just loyal to him like so many russians for me he was almost an idol my attitude to the president began to change even before the coronavirus when they began to introduce this amendment to be the reset of his terms my friends and i have one question why did he lie that he would do this for many years he said that he would not change the constitution in order to remain in power and this is exactly what he's doing russians have spent the last week voting on a package of constitutional amendments the headlines a new benefits but there even the text is permission for president putin to rule until 2036 if you continue to win the vote you're still nervous there are many things that i like about this amendment to protect our territory to support and restore our culture children educ

seems like it's over the city center is totally demolished this is the traffic sign i found it on the street so what happened today is that earlier today the president alexander will teach announced some new measures because of the coronavirus he said that during the weekend belgrade will be locked down and maybe not only belgrade but the entire serbia because the situation with good on a virus is a very bad and the worst is here in belgrade that we have more than 4000 people in the hospitals just to day 13 people died over the coronavirus this is the highest number in one day so what happened today is that people were very angry of this situation and with this kind of measures to why because serbia was already has already been in the state of emergency before and then out already said it took a now things are going better let's have an election so we had the parliamentary elections and the day after numbers started to increase and today the situation is even worse than before so people are angry. they think that the money should be invested in hospitals and not in the election and this is what happened tonight. where a. very. police is on the streets already

measures serbia's president alexander is accusing some protesters of looking to do quote serious damage regularly. i'm urging all our people in belgrade and novi sad and all other cities not to confront the hooligans themselves we will do that as a state we will work and we will win we will preserve peace for our country surrender was never an option. green police have used tear gas to disperse people protesting over a new bill regulating street demonstrations they gathered outside the parliament enough and the law was introduced by the greek government to regulate protests it says they cause frequent disruptions to the public and they affect commerce they've been banned if you're thorough he said they threatened public safety it would also hold organizers accountable for harm or damage caused by protesters. more elephants are being funded in botswana and it's still not clear what's killing them the national park rescue charity says more than $400.00 animals have died as one us government has only confirmed $281.00 deaths it's now been 2 months since the 1st carcass was spotted at the government's been criticized for acting too slowly to solve the mystery the country

city leaders were unmoved. they are still intent on removing the populations protection, defunding the police department had watch what alexanderrtez told constituents at a virtual town hall meeting just this weekend. >> maybe it has to do with the fact that people aren't paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent on so they go out and they need to feed their child and they don't have money. so you may be have to -- they are put in a position where they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry that night. >> tucker: yeah. that's the view from vu, where she went, one of the most expensive private schools in america. talk about privilege. talk about disconnection from reality. the people murdering babies at cookouts, knifing old men on subways, assaulting cops. they are all doing it because they are going hungry. it's idiotic. it's worse than that. it's decadent. one group who knows exactly what happening is the police of new york city. record numbers of them are filing for retirement. that number soared 411% just last month. of course, would you be a cop in new york city? no, he wouldn't. carol mark

he evacuated from the british army and lived in new york city for the duration of the war where he worked for a loyalist printer named alexander robinson. he moved to nova scotia after the war and may have received some land as many black loyalists did. he worked for robinson, publishing the royal american gazette, until 1786 when robinson decided he was going to leave and move to prince edward island. pompey once again disappears from the records, then appears again in 1791. he is departing for sierra leone, which is a colony the british founded for black loyalists to resettle in west africa. and circumstantial evidence -- i am comfortable saying this but i will preface this, circumstantial evidence suggests he was the first printer in british sierra leone. it is a really neat story. you can see the way in which the forces of the revolution moved enslaved new englanders around the atlantic. because of story like his and the stories of the heads of household in connecticut, that chapter ends on a cautiously optimistic note. by the mid-1780's, slavery had no legal standing in any of the new england states in theory. enslaved pe