on our media who think either barack 0bama on our angela merkel will solve the problem now it isot pay back their colleagues. if you're going to exclude financial services from any agreement, it was said that we will remove access to trade in london, and immediately michel barnier said we should be more robust for... we will still not get reciprocity that we were looking for. 85% of our gdp is based on services. this is a real problem. he backed off, we're still in a negotiation. most of these deals get donein negotiation. most of these deals get done in the last minute. let us take the long view. i think they will remind me of something that was said about south africa during the worst of the apartheid years when i was correspondent there, there will be a resolution of this, i remember —— the alternative is unacceptable, and in this case the absence of an agreement over brexit is unacceptable, not just to agreement over brexit is unacceptable, notjust to the united kingdom but to europe. it seems to me that this will be settled by the presidents of france and the chancellor of g

barack 0bama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral. aid: they were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and competed at the highest level of politics. but he insisted they shared for all their differences, a fidelity to something higher. but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the 0bamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he chose to stop receiving medical treatment for the aggressive form of brain cancer he had been suffering from. his family said he took that decision with his usual strength of will. butjohn mccain was a man who never gave up hope in politics or in his own personal battles. i hope to impress on you aga

that is where barack 0bama was in tears, but i think we canjoin misha 0bama was in tears, but i think does. that is why she is the queen of soul. a huge influence on you, clearly. actually, to be honest, the influence comes from the same thing, the gospel church, but my influence was mostly the hawkins family, who are very similar, an american gospel family. we have a very similar history in that our fathers were ministers, but i wasn't really allowed to listen to secular music when i was a kid. i got into aretha when i was about 16. better late than never. she is still the best advice of god knows how many years. she is the voice. you talk about a great gospel voice or a great voice. what is it? is it the passion? it is the gospel. it is the gospel vocals. it doesn't really matter, when you hear her voice, you are completely transported. it's a spiritual voice. it touches the soul. that's why it she's the queen of soul. that could come from being raised in the church. but she was able to sing the ballads with the same power as those real kick out performances. this is the power of th

she fought for barack 0bama. her sense of community service was as broad—based as her music.tha sang at the funeral of martin luther king after the civil rights leader's assassination, but she provided the soundtrack to african—american history and progress long after that. # my country, ‘tis of thee... being the most straightforward of choices for barack 0bama to sing at his inauguration, as she had done at two previous presidential inaugurations. he today paid tribute to the woman he says managed to convey in her voice all the power and the pain of the american experience. people in her home city feel they have lost a family member, one who was generous, and who helped give them a sense of worth. she released her final album just last year, and it was clear that, just as she had influenced countless musicians, she still allowed them to influence her, too. # we almost had it all... but the world has lost a musical giant, who made it to the top in the toughest of times. aretha franklin, the queen of soul. # you make me feel like... stars like paul mccartney, eltonjohn and dia

ultimately, he was to lose to history, in the form of barack 0bama.my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. his influence was still obvious in the twilight of his career. after brain surgery, he walked into the senate and stopped donald trump‘s attempts to get rid of the 0bamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he turned his thumb down. john mccain was a fighter to the end. he lived longer than expected after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. his family said it was with his usual strength of will that he chose to stop receiving medical treatment. but he was a man who never gave up hope, in politics or in his own personal battles. i hope to impress on you again that it is an honour to serve the american people in your company. senatorjohn mccain, who has died at the age of 81. he was in arizona senator. the daughter ofjohn and susan cooper — the couple who died at a hotel in egypt last week — has told the bbc she is convinced ‘something in their room killed th

that no real barack 0bama would not say in a million years.ely real. that's profoundly dangerous. that's going to be on an app soon. there are some very clunky versions now. there are some high—end versions that people can do. the way things are moving, that will get there very fast. let me shift this a little bit. you're getting into areas of trust. i mean we haven't used that cliched phrase about fake news very much. there's now so much talk of fake news and there is a whole question of trust these days, do you think that people, on the whole, according to your surveys of a0 or more countries, invest less trust today in so—called experts, whether they be scientists, academics, leading thinkers, is trust being eroded in that way? not straightforwardly. not in the way that you will see in these very simple narratives about a crisis of trust. i've been doing this type of work about people's opinions for 25 years. i've done more sessions on the new crisis of trust than anything else over that period. we always think trust is in crisis, partly be

she fought for doctor king, for nelson mandela, for barack 0bama.ic. aretha sang at the funeral of martin luther king after the civil rights leader's assassination, and provided the soundtrack to african—american history and progress long after that. being the most straightforward of choices for barack 0bama to sing at his inauguration. as she had done a two previous presidential inauguration. he today paid tribute to the woman he says managed to convey in her voice all the power and pain of the american experience. # i wake up... #. amongst the tributes today, carole king, what life, she said, annie lennox, sir elton saying rejoice in her remarkable legacy and from sir paul mccartney, let's give thanks for rebic for life. —— for her beautiful life. people in her home city feel they've lost a family member, one who was generous and who helped give them a sense of worth. she released her final album she released herfinal album last year and she still allowed new musicians to influence her too. # rolling in the... #. but the world has lost a musical g

being the most straightforward of choices for barack 0bama to sing at his inauguration.had done a two previous presidential inauguration. he today paid tribute to the woman he says managed to convey in her voice all the power and pain of the american experience. people in her home city feel they have lost a family member, one who was generous and who helped give them a sense of worth. she released her final album just last year, and it was clear thatjust as she had influenced countless musicians, she still allowed them to influence her, too. but the world has lost a musical giant, who made it to the top in the toughest of times. aretha franklin, the queen of soul. # you make me feel like..." stars like paul mccartney, eltonjohn and diana ross have been paying tribute to the soul singer. denise thimes is a jazz vocalist in chicago. she met aretha franklin numerous times as a child, and went on to sing at one of her birthday parties. she told me what it was like performing in front of the queen of soul. with a lot of nerves in your stomach, and just a lot of confidence tha

she has been lauded by bill clinton, barack 0bama, president trump.time those three people agreed on anything apart from the fact that aretha franklin was an absolute legend who will be truly missed. that is what made her a notch up on so that is what made her a notch up on so many other people in all areas of life. people had such utter respect for her, notjust as a musician, but asa for her, notjust as a musician, but as a singer and as a person. she had been very well but she kept performing untilfairly been very well but she kept performing until fairly recently despite some cancellations. she clearly wa nted despite some cancellations. she clearly wanted to keep singing and keep getting out there. last november was her last performance andi november was her last performance and i am sure that she felt alive when she was on stage. she felt that special bond with the audience and even though she may not physically have been absolutely there, the voice was still... that was aretha and you could say, and barrett, was wiping away a tear, that was a ty

former us president barack 0bama said he was an "american hero".s been sworn in as president of zimbabwe. the main opposition party boycotted the ceremony. a search and rescue operation is under way off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk for two fishermen after their boat sank. three other men were rescued 25 miles out at sea by a passing cruise ship. beauceron headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. mauritius is marking the 50th year of independence from british colonial rule, but the intriguing, rich and sometimes dark story of this island nation goes back way before then. 0n myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius... ..see and taste how multiculturalism works here. mmmm, that is nice. go on a day to the races. 0h, did he win? did we win? and visit a unique conservation project saving endangered species. this island is so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, but the reality is so much more fascinating than that. mauritius, gorgeous b

they were lifted by barack 0bama in 2015 in return for tehran agreeing it wouldn't develop nuclear weaponshe move as psychological warfare. the sanctions will target iran's purchase of us dollars, the trade in precious metals, and its car industry. john sopel has this report. the demonstrations may be sporadic and they may be geographically widespread, but discontent across iran with the state of the country's economy is high and could be about to get a whole lot higher still. the sanctions are a direct result of america pulling out the iran nuclear deal, negotiated by the 0bama administration, along with britain and other european nations. in return for halting its nuclear programme for a decade, the country was promised sanctions relief. president trump always maintained it gave iran far too much, for too little in return. he signed a new packet of measures, warmly welcomed by allies in the region. the sanctions will hit iran's car industry, trade in gold and precious metals and the ability to purchase us currency in foreign exchange markets. from november, 2018, sanctions will be extend

the arizona senator asked the former presidents george w bush and barack 0bama to speak for him thisthe senator for years that is unmistakable. today, they are holding a memorial service in arizona, celebrating his life. then mr mccain's body will be moved to washington, where it will lie in state tomorrow in the capitol rotunda. a short while ago, former vice presidentjoe biden, a democrat, took the stage to remember his long time adversary, and dear friend. a great friendship that transcended whatever political differences we had or later developed. because above all, we understood the same thing, that all politics is personal. it's all about trust. i trustjohn my life. joe biden who ran againstjohn mccain in 2008. joining us now from austin is mica mosbacher, a personalfriend of senator mccain. when you look at what's happening in arizona and you democrats standing up arizona and you democrats standing up there arizona and you democrats standing 'ng arizona and you democrats standing up there paying tributejohn mccain, doesn't it make you hanker for those days when perhaps america

barack 0bama talked about her making you forget about everything and just dancing and we spoke to peoplemovements, she was the kind of voice that could make you do that and make you forget about that and she was heavily linked with the civil rights movement, herfather was a good friend of martin luther king. so, it is clearfrom one of the people we have spoken to that this was a woman who not only changed the music industry, but in doing what she did and becoming a successful black woman in the 1960s, she also changed the face of this country as a whole. aretha franklin's death has led to an avalanche of tributes from across the showbiz world from singers, west end stars and dj's. let's get a flavour of some them throughout the day. she sang songs with meanings, that's why i said she was such a great writer, like you said, she sang songs that were relevant and relevant to her, relevant to life and they relevant to life and they spoke to our lives. like, you make me worry and whine, what is that, try a little tenderness, wearing the same old party dress. try a little tenderness. when she

deal, barack 0bama made us do the deal, but now it's here. sanctions, their lawyers are telling them so. there no blocking statute from brussels that can save the bank cut off by the us financial system. but what about what john bolton was saying? you talk about the idea that iranians might be persuaded to come back to the negotiating table as a result of this. if you are iranian, why would you go back to the table when the people you're negotiating with have just imposed sanctions on your?“ you are an iranian dictator and a terrorist dictator at that, you probably just care about terrorist dictator at that, you probablyjust care about being in power and surviving. so right now you might still be sceptical that the united states can impose its will without europe for others stepping in to block the sanctions. but as the pressure rises to a degree where you have to choose between continued existence or not, thatis between continued existence or not, that is what we will see decisions taken into tehran. we do not know if they will step down wit

fought campaign and yet the two men, after barack 0bama's election, becamese and worked on a number of things and barack obama tonight is full of praise forjohn mccain. what sort of legacy do you think you is behind in terms of foreign policy? that was another arena where he was very well—known there. policy? that was another arena where he was very well-known there. he was a hawk consistently on foreign policy, he wanted america to intervene and believed the possibility of america influencing foreign policy over the world. he was a hawk on russia, on syria and was a hawk on russia, on syria and was a hawk on russia, on syria and was a critic of barack obama for not intervening more directly in the syrian civil war. although intervening more directly in the syrian civil war. althouthohn mccain was a self—styled maverick, who called himself a maverick and a straight talker, the one thing you could rely onjohn mccain being throughout his political career was a hawk on american foreign policy. he wanted america to intervene around conflict around the world, ver

former us president barack 0bama said he was an "american hero". british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. her family hoped she would be granted an extension now on bbc news, weather world. the team examine extreme temperatures and their impact on the whisky and wine industries. this time on weather world, we are in north east scotland and we will be finding out how the weather affects one of this country's favourite exports. from field to bottle, whisky. nick and ifind out what is being done now to safeguard its future whatever the weather. and i'm at a vineyard in west sussex finding out how climate change and technology are shaping the glass of wine you drink at home. also, feeling the heat. temperatures hit new highs with a sweltering multi—continent heatwave. deadly wildfires and the race to escape as they spread at terrifying speed. and flash floods so ferocious they are hard to believe, we will bring you images from the world's biggest weather stories and storms. plus

george w bush and barack 0bama are expected to speak at his memorial service.d president trump will not be invited. dutch police hunting for the person who killed a schoolboy 20 years ago have said their prime suspect has been arrested in spain. 55—year—old jos brech was detained following a public appeal last week. he was identified as a suspect after the netherlands' biggest ever dna harvesting operation. although he did not provide a sample, some of his relatives did, and their dna was linked to evidence found on the victim's clothing. the authorities in peru say the number of venezuelans coming to the country has dropped considerably since they imposed new passport requirements two days ago. on sunday, more than 1,600 venezuela ns entered peru, less than half the previous daily average. thousands of people in moldova have been protesting against a court decision that annulled the results of the capital's mayoral election. they rallied in the capital, chisinau, in support of the pro—transparency candidate andrei nastase, who is a vocal critic of the ruling p

former president barack 0bama said he was an american hero., as he meets victims during his historic visit to ireland. i got the strong impression that no one will be exempted from just penalties. in sport, liverpool make it three wins from three

barack 0bama had his fair share of goldman sachs ex—employees, but i take your point.g half his time recently on this, because this is a directive that is coming from the white house. yes, but he's also trying to hold back trump's worst instincts on trade. that is a difficult task. he may not last through it all, because trump is quite determined and trump has brought in people like pete navarro, who is a china hawk and has been strident about china for years. they must have clashes all the time in the white house. do you think that in terms of the prospects for this, some might argue that this policy, whatever you think of it, is starting to show signs of being successful? if countries as powerful as china are anxious to find a way out of the conflict, maybe he is on to something. it depends what you mean by success. when you possess the largest economy in the world, when the dollar remains the transaction currency internationally, when you are a net importer, so you have the leverage to use tariffs, when he announced tariff hikes, they will have an effect. the proble

former us president barack 0bama said he was an "american hero".overnment plans to make it harder for businesses to break commitments to workers and suppliers if they go into insolvency — or risk being hit with fines. now on bbc news it's time for dateline london with jane hill. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. today we are assessing significance — of the first pa pal visit to ireland for nearly a0 years — and of some seismic shocks in us politics, as two key former allies of president trump face prison. with me around the table today — the columnist for the guardian newspaper polly toynbee. catherine pepinster, former editor of the catholic newspaper the tablet. suzanne lynch, the washington correspondent for the irish times. and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. a warm welcome to all of you. as we go to air, pope francis, the leader of the world's 1.3 billion catholics, has landed in ireland, on the first papal visit to the country for nearly a0 years. more thani million people gathered in dublin in 197

barack 0bama is, alongside president george w bush, expected to give a eulogy at his funeral.a said: they were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds and competed at the highest level of politics. but he insisted they shared for all their differences, a fidelity to something higher. but the current president didn't always show his fellow republican such respect. he's a war hero because he was captured. after surgery to remove a blood clot, john mccain made a point of walking into the senate and blocking mr trump's attempts to repeal the 0bamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he simply turned his thumb down. at the white house, whichjohn mccain was never given the opportunity to serve, the flag has been lowered to half—mast. on friday, he chose to stop receiving medical treatment for the aggressive form of brain cancer he had been suffering from. his family said he took that decision with his usual strength of will. butjohn mccain was a man who never gave up hope in politics or in his own personal battles. i hope to impress on you

barack 0bama talked about her making you forget about everything and just dancing.ople who lived in these very streets who say, during the civil rights movement, she was the kind of voice that could make you forget about that. and she was heavily linked with the civil rights movement, her father was was heavily linked with the civil rights movement, herfather was a good friend of martin luther king. and so, it's clear from all of the people that we've spoken to that this was a woman who not only changed the music industry, but in doing what she did, in becoming a successful black woman in the 1960s, she also changed the face of this country as a whole. a—level students across england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their results today. they've received the highest proportion of as and a stars since 2012 despite major changes to the system. this year students in england were assessed mainly on their final exams rather than coursework. 26.4% of a—level entries got an a or a star. but with thousands of university places still available through clearing, m

in his tribute, barack 0bama said that she helped define the american experience.gala in new york for elton john performance last november a gala in new york for eltonjohn aids foundation. higher loss was a blow for everyone who loves real music. sir paul mccartney says the memory of her greatness as a musician and define fine human being would live with us for ever. the queen of soul, respected by so many and missed by all. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news, but first it's time for a look at the weather. it was a pretty cool start this morning, certainly for the time of year, but we saw quite a bit of sunshine for central and southern eastern areas of the country before rain moved into much of the north and the west. tonight, it looks like the rain will peter out. it will be largely dry and it won't be quite as chilly as it was last night. that's because we are starting to import some south—westerly winds and warmer and more humid air from the mid—atlantic as we head through friday night and into the weekend. much of the rain across central areas will

they were lifted by barack 0bama in 2015 in return for tehran agreeing it wouldn't develop nuclear weaponshas condemned the move as psychological warfare. the sanctions will target iran's purchase of us dollars, the trade in precious metals, and its car industry. the labour party has dropped an investigation into mp dame margaret hodge over an anti—semitism row with the party's leader, jeremy corbyn. labour said dame margaret had expressed regret for her conduct prompting her lawyers to issue a denial and accuse the party of entirely misrepresenting her in a cynical attempt to save face. teenagers in scotland are getting their results from their national and higher exams. more than 135,000 pupils will learn how well they performed in their national 4 and 5s, highers and advanced highers. all students will learn of their grades by post, but about 59,000 have also opted to receive them by text or email. 0ur correspodnent catriona renton is at a school in cumbernauld. good morning. we are at a high school and everybody in this room has done themselves proud this morning with their exam result

the vietnam war hero, defeated by barack 0bama in the 2008 presidential election, had been sufferingeatment two days ago. the former us secretary of state madeleine albright has given us her memories of senator mccain. i will remember him as one of the most valiant, patriotic and dedicated public servants i've ever met, somebody who understood the honour of serving his country, and served his country with honour. i think that, from what i understand, he always was kind of independent minded. he came from a military family, and was at annapolis and any number of different aspects when he was kind of a rebel in some ways as a young man. and when he served, i think that... and obviously was captured, that his dedication, his understanding of being able to know what he thought and to be brave and firm, so some things that might have seemed kind of renegade each as a young man is something that marked him and make it possible for him to survive five years as a prisoner of war —— renegade—ish. i think that he did rake with his party a number of times, andi did rake with his party a number

and we have also heard from other presidents, former president barack 0bama and george w bush sent inmerican history. but throughout the ceremony there has been moments where you could hear a pin drop. people have been sharing their reflections and memories, particularly the franklin family who spoke about her and said she was the major arc of the family, everyone else knew her as an influential, globalstar, but for us she was just oui’ globalstar, but for us she was just our mum, globalstar, but for us she was just oui’ mum, oui’ globalstar, but for us she was just our mum, ourodds, globalstar, but for us she was just our mum, our odds, her grandmother. and then there were also moments in the ceremony that were loud and boisterous. chaka khan gave a very thunderous performance and musical tribute to aretha franklin. we also heard from the country star faith hilland heard from the country star faith hill and the pop star ariana grande. you can get a sense there of the influence that aretha franklin has had across genres. so this really has been a moving ceremony. 0ne had across genres

her performance in front of barack 0bama in tears, when she falls down or court and says, that is thetory about the grammys a few yea rs great story about the grammys a few years ago when aretha franklin step in. she has influenced so many people. she was asked about which mrs dent, what did she think about heart? she is the head of each dynasty —— head of eight dynasty. her upbringing was so difficult. 0ur mother died when she was very young, she was pregnant at the age of 12. and yet she became an extraordinary singer. i saw court that said though one more of a sing like a reefer... when you're born in america, before civil rights. the experience of being an superstar home. smokey robinson at the age of eight was a family friend who went around to play with our aretha. herfather her father was herfather was a her father was a superstar, people bought his sermons as records and listen to them around the world. the very heart of these was has the daughter. she was the great gospel star. name one of the producers at columbia said that she had a shadow that he can put his finger on. ——

travelling baptist preacher, aretha franklin ended up performing publicly for world leaders like barack 0bamapowerhouse voice, and her songs like ‘respect‘ and ‘i say a little prayer‘ are all—time classics. david sillito looks back at her extraordinary life. here is the queen of the rhythm and blues, aretha franklin! here she is. # looking out on the morning rain # i used to feel so uninspired...# aretha franklin. back in the ‘60s, a chicago dj declared her the queen of soul. a title which stuck for good reason. # and when i had to face another day # whenever i wake up # before i put on my make up # i say a little prayer for you # oh yes i do...# # r—e—s—p—e—c—t # find out what it means to me # r-e-s-p-e-c-t. ..# there were many hits, but this was the song that that defined her place in history. aretha franklin didn't ask for respect — she commanded it. are many men intimidated by you? it depends on the man, i think. i have always maintained that a real man is not going to be intimidated by me. some men can rise to the occasion and others cannot. her legacy — moments such as these at the fune

theresa may described him as a great leader and reformer, and barack 0bama said he never stopped in hisand was awarded a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. a british paraglider has been killed in a mid—air collision during a competition in macedonia. 54—year—old innes powell, who had decades of experience as an instructor and competitor, collided with a ukrainian competitor, who also died. the uk's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail for the united states. the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening. a pair of f—35 fighters will practise take—off and landings from the £3 billion carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. it was all about ben stokes yesterday, and we will get to the cricket in just a moment, yesterday, and we will get to the cricket injust a moment, but yesterday, and we will get to the cricket in just a moment, but there is another man who is making the headlines. let's just is another man who is making the headlines. let'sjust say a bit of added spice between managers, if we needed it. this all comes because manchester city have this week rele

former presidents george w bush and barack 0bama, each of whom defeated mccain in their races for the side by side, and the speakers showed john mccain was a man who earned wide respect. he didn'tjudge individuals are based on the colour of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their political affiliations or their bank accounts. he evaluated them on the merits of their character and the contents of their character and the contents of their hearts. now the whole musicians paid their own tribute in a servicejohn musicians paid their own tribute in a service john mccain musicians paid their own tribute in a servicejohn mccain himself had planned. my name's joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i love john mccain. and for this former vice president and political opponent, his character mattered more than the differences. john's story is an american story. that's not hyperbole. it sounds like it. it's the american story, grounded in respect, indecency, basic fairness. the intolerance and the abuse of power. but this was not the end of the tributes. from arizona, john mccain's body was flo

yes, but the whole point of it was to, i don't think this would have been allowed for barack 0bama, forknife crime and getting rid of the mayor from a protester who doesn't live in london. i don't think you have to vote in london to recognise the knife crime in london. whatever happens in london, it transfers the rest of the uk so it does need to be stopped. he's drawn approval on social media from figures like katie hopkins but denies his motivation is primarily political and that he is on the hard right. would you accept your politics are right wing, you reach out from support from the hard right on social media, you're pro—trump, this is nakedly political, isn't it a political attack? it's not a political attack, no. it's a make london safe again attack. he should be focusing on that, in terms of right wing, i got no affiliations of anyone in the right wing and this is gathering support from the left and the right and the mainstream. so far, at least the mayor himself is choosing to make light of this, if you want to spend their saturday looking at me in a yellow bikini, then they're

she also fought for dr king, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for barack 0bama.ist and a soul singer but a contribution to music is universal. it's not just about soul. it's about pop. it's about dance. # i'm singing a song for you #. rolling stone magazine named aretha franklin the greatest singer of all time, but her fame went beyond music. in 1985, the us writer mark bego met and interviewed the queen of soul before going on to write the very first published autobiography of the 76—year—old. i was just amazed. she was very gracious, very lovely. she was very real, which is something that comes through in her music, she is very real and genuine. and very gracious. i met her in her home in suburban detroit. i was there to do a radio interview. i brought in professional radio equipment. and i spent over 2.5 hours with her on her sofa, in her living room, so it was kind of like a visitation with the queen of soul. the word that you used there, gracious, is a word that has been used again and again by people who met her to describe her, she seemed to project, there

ability to really touch people, don't they, and we've seen some of the audiences, i think it was barack 0bama you might like rock or pop, but aretha franklin, everybody loved aretha, she does have the ability to catch everybody, it was just unique. and she was a feminist icon but she was also an icon for the civil rights movement, close to martin luther king, her father was rights movement, close to martin luther king, herfather was involved in that as well in her early days, how important was she as a figure, particularly in the 19605 and 19705? very, very important. you know, we had certain artist excelled in the music industry and they also came back and gave back to the civil rights movement, james brown, aretha franklin, endless amount of others i could rename, and that was something for the young people to hold onto, because coming out of the south there is a lot of stigmas you have to get over, especially about intelligence, you know? and so, you know, i was saying, there is nothing slick than country slick. did you have a favourite song? 0h, definitely, i mean, so many favourite songs

expert who has worked on iran sanctions policy for the national security council under president barack 0bamaso long for this to happen. i think it is part of a fairly robust response by the us to the sergei skripal and yulia poisoning. the us expelled about 60 diplomats and joined a strong statement of condemnation against russia for orchestrating the attack in salisbury and this is really part of that response, the continuation of that response, the continuation of it. obviously, it takes time to make the assessment, a legal determination, the terms of the statute, the chemical and biological weapons statue, that it has been met. but the administration has followed through on it and imposed additional sanctions that will restrict exports of some items to russia. but really what matters is what happens next and now the statute has been triggered, in 90 days, if russia does not agree the commitments on chemical and biological weapons, if it does not agree to inspections by international inspectors, un or other, additional sanctions could go into effect, but it is true the administration has b