bijan ebrahimi was beaten to death by a neighbour after he was falsely accused of being a paedophile.repeated complaints to police, but an official report has accused the authorities of repeatedly siding with his abusers. our correspondent jon kay has the story. he came to britain for safety, but bijan ebrahimi was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right?! this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. but this was not the first attack. today's report says time and time again — at different addresses, over several years — bijan alleged he'd been abused and attacked by a number of different people. but this report says he was treated as a nuisance by the authorities in bristol, with police and council staff often siding with his alleged abusers, rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now bijan‘s sisters have been told there was a collective failure by avon & somerset police and bristol city council, which amounted to ‘institutional racism' — a phrase used nearly 20 years ago, i

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bijan ebrahimi was beaten to death by a neighbour, after he was falsely accused of being a paedophilece, but an official report has accused the authorities of "repeatedly siding with his abusers". our correspondent, jon kay, has the story. he came to britain for safety, but bijan ebrahimi was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right?! this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. but this was not the first attack. today's report says time and time again — at different addresses, over several years — bijan alleged he'd been abused and attacked by a number of different people. but this report says he was treated as a nuisance by the authorities in bristol, with police and council staff often siding with his alleged abusers, rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now bijan‘s sisters have been told there was a collective failure by avon & somerset police and bristol city council, which amounted to ‘institutional racism‘ — a phrase used nearly 20 years ago, in the stephen lawrence

the lawyer representing the family of bijan ebrahimi gave his reaction.lem is identified it is impossible to find a solution. the family are committed to working with the mayor and others to find a solution and make the authorities accountable to those commitments. those words, institutional racism, are significant. under any analysis this is a landmark campaign by the family. it should not be underestimated, the told that it has exacted on them, coming at a time of deep personal tragedy. —— toll. a review into building regulations following the grenfell tower fire says there should be a ‘culture change‘ to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. dame judith hackitt — who is carrying out the review for the government — makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. in her interim report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. the interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which is evolved over a number of years, it is overly complex

bijan ebrahimi came to britain for safety. the refugee from iran was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right? this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. today's report says that although the fatal attack could not have been predicted, there were warning signs that the police and council should have spotted. again and again, bijan went to the authorities claiming he had been abused and attacked, sometimes he said, because of his race. he made reports about different people in different places over several years. but today's report said he was treated as a nuisance, with police and council staff often believing the people he was complaining about rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now, his sisters have been told that there was a collective failure by avon and somerset police and bristol city council which amounted to institutional racism and discrimination. we feel angry, disappointed, shocking. these are not the

bijan ebrahimi came to britain for safety.our years ago, the refugee from iran was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right? this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. today's report says that although the fatal attack could not have been predicted, there were warning signs that the police and council should have spotted. again and again, bijan went to the authorities claiming he had been abused and attacked, sometimes, he said, because of his race. he made reports about different people in different places over several years. but today's report said he was treated as a nuisance, with police and council staff often believing the people he was complaining about rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now, his sisters have been told that there was a collective failure by avon and somerset police and bristol city council which amounted to institutional racism and discrimination. we feel angry, disappointed, shocking. th

bijan ebrahimi came to britain for safety. refugee from iran was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right? this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. today's report says that although the fatal attack could not have been predicted, there were warning signs that the police and council should have spotted. again and again, bijan went to the authorities claiming he had been abused and attacked, sometimes he said, because of his race. he made reports about different people in different places over several years. but today's report said he was treated as a nuisance, with police and council staff often believing the people he was complaining about rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now, his sisters have been told that there was a collective failure by avon and somerset police and bristol city council which amounted to institutional racism and discrimination. we feel angry, disappointed, shocking. these are not the wor

bijan ebrahimi was beaten to death by a neighbour injuly 2013.ause of their views on brexit. two people have died after a fire broke out at a luxury hotel on the banks of loch lomond. several guests we re banks of loch lomond. several guests were treated at the scene. the south african deputy president cyril ramaphosa has been elected leader of the governing party, the anc. he's vowed to fight corruption and revive a struggling economy. two people have been killed in a fire at a luxury hotel on the banks of loch lomond. police scotland say the cameron house hotel has been extensively damaged. around 200 guests were evacuated from the hotel after the alarm was raised early this morning. james shaw reports. the fire started before dawn, and as the sun rose, a huge plume of smoke was visible rising from the central building of the hotel. one person died at the scene — another died later in hospital. three other people, including a child, were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. the fire and rescue service's condolences go out to the people

his family says this night was about honoring bijan's life... but they say they will never give up seeking justice. bijan's family says he was shot in the head three times despite being unarmed. park police never said why they shot him and the fbi is now leading the investigation the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations is ramping up on capitol hill. less than 24 hours ago, two lawmakers announced.. they'll step down. senator al franken of minnesota says he'll resign in the coming weeks. eight women have accused the minnesota democrat of misconduct. also, arizona g-o-p congressman trent franks announced, he'll step aside. he faced an ethics investigation. he says he never tried to have sexual contact with any member of his staff. congrssman franks with two previous female subordinates about surrogate pregnancy made them feel uncomfortable. still ahead - a community coming together overnight. the new details after a student opens fire at a new mexico high school. a mother lashing out in court - her message to the man accused of murdering he

we're even seeing people wearing shirts with the hashtag we are bijan. there is still so much we need to learn, including the identifitive the officer who fired the shots that night and any other details that will come out leading up to the shooting. for now reporting from the lincoln memorial. corey coffin, fox5 local news. >> the brand new i66 toll lanes are only four days old but plenty of commuters are fed up with the costly fares. in fact some of these descriefers out here have paid as much as $40 just to drive the ten-mile stretch. kristin leone in arlington about how lawmakers are trying to put a brake on these costly fares. that's right, they're trying to bump the brakes. they are calling the toll faifers highway robbery . peak phaser reaching about 40 bucks earlier this week . and then dropping to about half that amount yesterday and today. but according to northern virginia lawmakers that's still way too much for drivers to be paying for them they want to cap the cost or scrap it completely. tonight they met with the northern virginia transport

friend and family remember him at last night's vigil. >> my dearest bijan. for you always expressed that >> ghaisar's family says he was unarmed. the fbi is now investigating the case. >>> minnesota senator al franken called it quits but he's not leaving quietly. the democrat has been fighting for his job for weeks after multiple women accused him of inappropriate touching. his colleagues pulled their support after another woman came forward. franken insisted he did nothing wrong and even called out republicans. >> some of the allegations against me are simply not true. i am leaving while a man who bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who repeated preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate. >> at that point he's talking about roy moore in alabama. for his part, president trump has denied accusations in the past. and at one point threatened to sue his accusers. he never did. will choose franken's temporary successor until they can hold a professional election next year. >>> this all comes as president trump

. >>> it's been almost a month since bijan ghaisar was shot and killed by u.s. park police. his family said there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the young man's death. his family showed up at park police headquarters today hoping to get some answers, but no one responded to their knock on the police department's door. >> we need answers for who, what happened to our son. >> i want to know who shot my brother. i want the officers' names and i want justice. >> we don't know who did it. they're at home hanging out with their family, but we're here in pain. >> we miss you, bijan. we love you. >> we love you so much. the whole world loved him. >> two u.s. park police officers are on ad live leave pending the outcome -- administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. a fairfax county police officer who caur on his cruiser's dashcam has turned that video over to the fbi and they are now investigating. >>> so montgomery county is taking steps to allow people to pay property taxes early. that's in response to the tax bill president trump signed friday

bijan ghaisar was shot by u-s park police on november 17th... after police say -- he hit another vehicle... and led officers on a chase, that ended along g-w parkway. fairfax county police chief ed roessler said -- he wants the video released, once the f-b-i is finished investigating the shooting. while the shooting happened in fairfax county, the chief says he is deferring to the f-b-i on this. final exams canceled. coming up-- a ucla player makes a big decision weeks after getting arrested in china. plus, the oscars making a big change-- to help millions of viewers. coming up-- we will tell you why watching the final awards will be a lot easier next year... just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing a new line of café-quality espresso drinks from mccafé. ocha for just two dollars. lets try this again. for round two in the battle to demolish to silverdome. we'll show you how they did this time.. the three u-c-l-a basketball players arrested for alleged shopl

. >>> hundreds gathered at the lincoln memorial to remember bijan ghaisar him. the family is looking for answers and demanding transparency throughout the investigation into that shooting. police say they followed ghaisar's suv after a hit-and-run accident. officers say they tried to stop him but they led him on a chase into fairfax county. he was shot three times in the head after a short chase. friends and family honored him at a vigil last night. >> my dearest bijan. dance with the angels. full of love for you always expressed that happiness. >> ghaisar's family says unarmed. the fbi is now investigating this case. >>> some really good news for those of you who work for the federal government or maybe friends and family who do. shutdown has been averted. congress struck a deal to prevent the government from shutting down this weekend. the agreement helps to buy some time for pretty challenging talks on everything from immigration to aid to the hurricane ravaged states in puerto rico. lawmakers passed a two-week spending bill and it's headed to president trump

bijan ghaisar was shot by on november 17th.. after police say -- he hit another vehicle...ed officers on a chase, that ended along g-w parkway. just this week we learned that shooting was caught on dashcam yet been released. the f-b-i is now leading the investigation. tonight's vigil is set for nine o'clock at the lincoln memorial. in just a few hours -- we should find out if al franken will be staying in the senate. the minnesota democrat expected to make an announcement about his future today. that after more than half-a-dozen women accused him of sexual assault or harassment -- and about three-dozen of his democratic colleagues called for him to step down. those calls for franken to resign come as harvey weinstein faces a lawsuit from six women. they say they represent "dozens, if not hundreds" of victims of the movie mogul. the lawsuit claims weinstein and his companies colluded to conceal sexual assaults -- which amounts to racketeering. weinstein denied all the accusations. as the clock ticks down - a government shut down averted... for now. the house is set to vote t

bijan ghaisar was shot by u-s park police on november 17th... police say -- he hit another vehicle... and led officers on a chase, that ended along g-w parkway. fairfax county police chief ed roessler said -- he wants the video released, once the f-b-i is finished investigating the shooting. he wouldn't elaborate on what he saw on the video. while the shooting happened in fairfax county, the chief says he is deferring to the f-b-i on this. coming up - winter has arrived! waking up white house conditions in the midwest. the storms hitting the dakots right now. vj live tease mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. but after an electrical fire from faulty wiring, mary's vintage clothing and designer shoe collection were ruined. luckily, the geico insurance agency had recently helped mary with renters insurance, and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdale's. mary was inspired to start her own fashion line,

nearly five years after he was killed here, bijan's family see his voice has now finally been heard.. she had been strangled and sexually assaulted. our middle east correspondent reports. she fell in love with leather nun. she had onlyjust moved your full—time but she was deeply committed to her work. helping the country cope with the influence of refugees from syria. there was a final night out before she returned home for christmas, a leading do it at this by here. at around midnight, she called a taxi, and labour, to ta ke she called a taxi, and labour, to take her home. she was never seen alive. she was driven out of beirut, her body was found by a highway the next day. she had been strangled and sexually assaulted. is 35 good old lebanese man is in custody. the suspect is believed to be an uber driver. here in beirut, uber‘s leasing is a safe way of getting about, particularly by women on their own. the company responded by saying it was horrified by this senseless act of violence and it is fully cooperating with the police investigation. lebanon's directive lies in its past. in

bijan ebrahimi was beaten to death by a neighbour injuly 2013.he south african deputy president cyril ramaphosa has been elected leader of the governing party, the anc. he's vowed to fight corruption and revive a struggling economy. theresa may says "there can never be a place for threats and intimidation" in politics after a number of mps receive abusive messages because of their views on brexit. at seven o'clock, we'll hear from donald trump, who's due to make a new announcement on us security strategy. that's in beyond 100 days, with katty kay and christian fraser. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes. 0n tonight's programme... australia blow england away as they regain the ashes in perth with an innings victory. we look back at a night of sporting celebrations and surprises as mo farah is crowned bbc sports personality of the year. and we talk to the volunteer denise larrad, who took home the bbc get inspired unsung hero award. yes, we'll look back at a remarkable spoty a little later

candles lit up the night on the national mall -- as hundreds gathered to remember bijan ghaisar.the man shot and killed by u-s park police three weeks ago. but this morning we still don't know why those officers opened fire. tom roussey -- with the renewed calls for justice. it's xx and we're just getting started. started. right now -- another wildfire popping up in california! another wildfire popping up in california! parts of the state now facing some of the most critical fire conditions on record. what's next for crews battling the blaze.. plus, our first blast of winter.. temperatures are dropping... and we could see some snow as early as tonight. let's get right over to eileen whelan with the details -- eileen? - unseasonably cold today through the weekend - rain & snow chances increasing tonight/tomorrow - highest impacts to southern md (around 2" of snow possible) - cold & blustery sunday today: clou &

. >> bijan. i like to think that you went on a very long vacation. somewhere happy. rest in eternal peace, my dear friend. >> reporter: at the lincoln memorial, marcella robinson, wusa9. >> there are a lot of gaps in this story. we know it started with a car chase after he left the scene of an accident but that's about it. we don't know why the police officer fired his weapon. we don't know if you threatened him. the park police aren't saying much and neither is the fbi. agents there are leading the investigation into what happened. we will keep working on this and will bring you updates here at 11:00. >>> now to a story you will see only on wusa9. virginia senator tim kaine is making moves on sexual harassment on capitol hill. he plans to release details about sexual harassment claims fired against -- filed against all senators in the last 10 years. that came out during an interview with us. >> reporter: just hours after senator al franken resigned, virginia senator tim kaine told us the number of all sexual harassment complaints against all senators will be release

police say they were chasing bijan gaither down the george washington memorial parkway and fairfax county police were called to assist. he crashed in a residential neighborhood in the mount vernon area. police shot him, and he died ten days later. his family says he was not armed. >>> a pregnant mom headed to the hospital, but the baby didn't want to wait. coming up next at 11:00, the paramedic who delivered t extraordinary thing that the two of them have in common. >>> plus "house of cards" will go on without kevin spacey. what producers have in mind for the upcoming season after he was forced off the show. >> i give you credit. you called that one. and it sounds too good to be true. why the list of foods that don't cost you any points on weight tchers justwa g because everyone likes easy. sure do. because we all like to save energy, but sometimes we slip up. reaching up. shhh. because sometimes we want it cool at night then toasty in the mornings. introducing the easy to use, energy saving, adjustable from everywhere,

park police say one of the officers shot 25-year-old bijan ghaisar after pursuit along the gw parkwayy say he fled the scene of a car accident and his family says he did not have a gun. >>> a trial is also set to begin for a suspended prince george's county police officer today. jury selection is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. in upper marlboro. a grand jury indicted crew cup in may. he's charged with intimidating a witness, misconduct in office and accessory after the fact. investigators say back in 2015, he tried to learn the identity of a confidential informant whose information led to the arrest of one of his friends. >>> now the latest in the russian investigation this morning. paul manafort's house arrest isn't going too well. a judge told him not to talk to anyone but according to prosecutors, manafort broke that promise. they say that he was working with someone who has ties russia to ghost write an op-ed article that would put a favorable spin on his work in ukraine. and that's a quick look at what's going on. the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> all right, tuesday, we're gettin

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. >> the department of defense expects this to be completed bijan. let's talk more about it.er here with us and his sister. they both join us now. ladies, thank you so much for being here. we're so sorry for your loss and the ordeal you have been through. what do you think now that they say sergeant johnson was never in enemy hands. he died in the initial firefight? >> it hurts me because la david honored his job. and to be told seven different stories, it really hurts me. >> let me stop you there. in other words, you have already gotten lots of stories from the military, from the commanders. tell us some of the evolution of what they have said to you. >> i'm going to just tell you the first story that we were told as a family. that la david johnson was possibly captured. please do not post anything on the media because it will interfere with his investigation. they said he did activate his gps. they said he did activate his gps and they said he was on the move. >> so the very first thing that you heard was he was possibly captured and they could see he was on the move from h

. >> ( translated ): i'm bijan felij. coming from the nation of iran. >> raise your hands if you're iranian! >> iran! iran! supporters of imam hussein! >> reporter: when the swarms of worshippers finally reach the shrine of imam hussein, many pray for healing and forgiveness. others give thanks. the crowds are huge here, and some of the estimates are staggering. officials say as many as 20 million gather here every year for arbaeen. to put that in perspective, that's equal to the population of new york cramming into a city of less than one million. and literally, every few steps i take, i hear an iranian speaking farsi. see? >> ( translated ): everyone here is iranian. look around, all you see are iranians. >> reporter: for the 24 years saddam hussein ruled iraq, few iranians dared to make this journey. the two countries were mortal enemies, at war for eight years, and the secular dictator had banned the pilgrimage. in 2003, the u.s.-led coalition toppled saddam. in came a shia-majority government, and back came iranian w

. >> last night hundreds of people came to the lincoln memorial to remember the life of bijan ghaisar. park police shot and killed him after he allegedly led them on a car chase that began in arlington and ended in fairfax county. his family claims the 25-year-old was unarmed. the fbi is now investigating the case. last night ghaisar's sister spoke about her brother to the gathered crowd. >> he was everything to so many people. he was so full of life. we used to joke that he actually swallowed a microphone when he was younger. he was passionate about everything. he was he was kind. he was so fun and he loved to debate. >> the shooting incident was captured on a dash camera. however, that video is not being released during the investigation and the identity of the officer who fired the shots has not been released. >> five past the hour on this friday morning. time to do our weather and traffic. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> all right i want to start with you because everyone is all ears about the first snowflakes of the season. >> it's a big deal. >>

wherev you are. >> with a photo that said we are bijan. they are saddened and want to him.kes person said they office tried to stop him, but two police officers joined the shots. he crashed his suv and his eric sanchez. >> i have a statement to deliver the family has been overwhelmed >> i have a feeling they are >> a virginia common wealth descri him as a bright >> the fbi is leading the the fairfax county police chief the transparency is imported. news4. >> authorities will temporarily mornin they begin to search the d.c. woman disappeared in 2005. the clues led investigators to a spot to look for her body. the were close to garris road access point. 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. resign uncomf talking about his wife struggled with infert paul ryan said he confronted him about it last week. ryan's office said he should >> another lawmaker called it quietl al franken was accused of touchi when a seventh woman came republ >> i am leaving while a man who has bragge on tape about his has repeated he preyed on young >> that last reference was alabam minnes democratic governor >> congress