second cousins, knew something about sharswood because years ago, he had been co-workers with bill thompson family then owned it. bill joined us for a conversation on what used to be his childhood porch. >> you grew up in this house. >> i did. this was my home. >> reporter: he inherited much of the farmland and still lives up the road. his sister inherited the house and sold it to fred. >> when fred was buying the house, he did not think that the house would be sold to a black person. >> why would you think that, fred? >> because, you know, we're in rural virginia. >> this is true. >> reporter: for years, dexter and another second cousin, sonia womack miranda, had been trying to piece together the miller family's origins. a notoriously difficult task for african americans, because records are hard to come by, especially before 1865. >> it really was a hobby. >> it was addictive. it really was. >> you were like private eyes. >> yes. >> reporter: they had been able to trace the whole miller clan back to one woman. >> it's dexter's great grandmother, my great, great grandmother, sarah. >> sara

civil rights >>> finally, nba legend bill russell who died this weekend at age 88 is being remembered as well tonight as a champion of civil rights. here's anne thompson >> bill russell, the backbone of the world champion boston celtics. >> reporter: bill russell never backed down on the court or off it while winning an unmatched 11 nba titles in 13 years with the boston celtics, he used his fame and stature to fight for civil rights >> i did what i thought i could do to help change it >> it is very easy to hide your head in the sand you know, when you make money and things are going well for you, you don't want to risk it. but he was willing to put everything on the line to use his position to move our society forward. >> reporter: he led a walkout of black celtics players when they were refused service at a kentucky restaurant in 1961 joined dr. martin luther king jr. in the march on washington and sported mohammed ali, then called cassius clay >> nine top negro athletes meet with cashious clay to discuss his activist stand. >> reporter: russell was asked to be a paul bearer at jackie robinson's funeral he was described as a flea market of racism, t

launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa's administrator, billn, was on hand to explain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. they came so close, the countdown stopping at t —40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule, called orion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splash down. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet, so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop

thompson: bill barr, on election day 2020, he was the attorney general of the united states. the top law-enforcement official in the country telling the president exactly what he thought about claims of a stolen election. donald trump had his days in court to challenge the results. he was within his rights to seek those judgment. in the united states, law-abiding citizens have those tools for pursuing justice. he lost in the courts, just as he did at the ballot box. and in this country, that's the end of the line. but for donald trump, that was only the beginning of what became a spalling multistep conspiracy aimed at overturning the presidential election. aimed at throwing out the votes of millions of americans, your vote, your voice in our democracy, and replacing the will of the american people with his will to remain in power after his term ended. donald trump was at the center of this conspiracy, and ultimately, donald trump, the president of the united states, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the constitution to march down the capitol and subvert american democracy.

nbc's anne thompson has a lot more. >> bill russell was simply a winner.rew up cheering for russell as the celtics' center and then player coach. but it wasn't until i was an adult that i could appreciate what a force russell was in sports and society and all he endured that made him an american legend. >> the only really important thing was to try to win every game. >> heralded as the ultimate team player, bill russell dominated basketball. >> what a play by russell! >> russell won two national college championships and olympic gold before leading the boston celtics to eight straight nba titles and a total of 11 in 13 years, later becoming pro basketball's first black head coach. but this morning he's also being remembered as a trail blazing activist fighting for equality on and off the court. president biden calling russell a great american. and president obama, who awarded russell the presidential medal of freedom in 2011, tweeting we lost a giant. as tall as bill russell stood, his legacy raises far higher both as a player and a person. russell was one

launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub. nasa's administrator, billmplicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. they came so close, the countdown stopping at t minus a0 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hasn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule, called orion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet, so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. we're doing the test. we won't go ti

launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub for today. nasa's administrator, billexplain. this is a very complicated machine, a very complicated system, and all those things have to work. and you don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go. t —40 minutes. there were too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket, and it hadn't really been put through its paces, so it's no surprise the engineers were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule, called orion, into deep space, to go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splash down. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time, astronauts will come along for the ride. but they are not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet, so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. we are doing the test. we won't go ti

bill russell. sometimes it seems like klay thompson is almost unconscious on the court.? take a look. >> over. you can feel the strings tugging on your hips. there we go. ♪ >> some crazy thing is already happening. [laughter] >> good, perfect. [laughter] >> open your eyes. 123. now? did you feel any touches, any strings? >> yup. i never touched you once. did i touch him? >> no. >> i never touched you once. i won't like this. >> i got to check the video. [laughter] larry: check the video! that is hypnotist johnny wu. app question is, is it real? i don't know, but it is entertaining. i was doing some research on hypnotism and it turns out, if you were relieved or under the age of six, you cannot be hypnotized. [laughter] go ahead, ama, i know what you want to say. ama: i am not saying anything. [laughter] larry: well, i am safe. ♪ you will not see me like this. [laughter] ama: thanks, larry. coming up tonight on abc7, at 8:00, press your luck, followed by generation gap, and stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. that is it for this edition of abc7news, thanks for joining us.

bill russell grew up in oakland, and later led the usf dons to two straight championships. he was 88 years old. here is nbc's anne thompson with his incredible life and legacy. >> the only really important thing to was to try to win every game. >> reporter: bill russell dominated basketball. >> look at russell come down. what a play by russell. >> russell 12 national college championships and olympic gold before leaving the boston celtics to eight straight nba titles and a total of 11 in 13 years. later becoming pro basketball's first black head coach. this morning, he is also being remembered as a trailblazing activist, fighting for equality on and off the court. president biden called russell, a great american, and president obama, who awarded russell the presidential medal of freedom in 2011, tweeting, we have lost a giant. as tall as bill russell stood, his legacy rises far higher both as a player and as a person. russell was one of the first high-profile athletes to take a stand for civil rights. he marched with dr. king in the 60s, went to the south after civil rights leader evers was assassinated and supported moha

bill asks your recent nation piece referenced hunter s thompson comment to angus cameron facts are lies when they're added up. can you elaborate on what you think he meant by this? i think he meant that there are certain kinds of truths that fiction can get at that nonfiction can't get out certainly journalism, you know traditional journalism. objective journalism you know, they're gonna miss some plain truths and great example is nixon, you know. nixon knew how to play the game. he knew the rules of ejected journalism. and so he knew how to manipulate the press corps so did his his campaign staffers? and thompson saw that and realized that that you would you would better get out him and his essence. by fictionalizing it not worrying about the facts. and go for the truth of him in a way that you know fiction lends itself to in a way that traditional journalism didn't and another way to put it i mean you can get more theoretical about it. i don't think that was hunters interest in it, but you know later historiographers would say just getting the facts tray is not always going to get you

>> a bill asks, your recent nation piece reference hunter thompson to angus cameron lies at up.an you elaborate on what you think he meant by this? >> site think he meant there certain kindst of truths that fiction can get at, but nonfiction can't get out. certainly traditional journalism. objective journalism. they are going to miss some plain truths. the greatest example is nixon. nixon knew how to play the game. he knew the rules of objective journalism. he knew had a manipulative press corps. so his campaign stoppers. thompson saw the goes to a truth. fiction lends itself to a traditional didn't. another way to put you gett more theoretical about it, i don't think that was hunter's interest, but later historiographers would say just getting the facts straight is not always going to get you to the truth. every list of facts is a theory in a weak sense. that is a theoretical concern. i think hunter came out of from the point of view that fiction is better at getting at this stuff than traditional journalism. and i think that's what he meant. and certainly his critique in tim k

100 meters title of the commonwealth games in the women's final jamaica. elaine thompson, the hearer lives up for her billing as favorite to take home gold, the olympic champion, crossing the line with a time of 10.95 seconds. the triumphal sort of consolation for her bronze medal with championships. that's all. believe it, mary. back to you in london. peter, thanks very much. i'm just enough time to bring you. these images of volcano erupted in iceland, southwest and the capital reykjavik. the 1st time the volcano erupted since last september. since then, pressure has been building up under ground, causing the molten magma to burst through again. plains have been prohibited from flying over the site. that wraps up and use up last year, a couple of minutes with them more. the daisies. ah ah. and a little bit in southern england where 2 farmers turn safari park pioneers, a bit attractive and put nature in the driving seat. i was just absolutely astonishing the life that poured back even that very 1st summer. and i'm again, sophia santiago taylor when one by you mirroring company is revolutionizing to put thes

bill this is 25. -- 25 minutes. of our colleague jackie bluesky of indian and two members of of her staff sally, zach repotting emma thompson who tragically died last week. the congresswoman was a lifelong proud hoosier who lived a life of service. she was admitted by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her commitment to our constituents and her personal kindness. this bill on the floor right now is being chaired by jim mcgovern. she and jim mcgovern shared the hunger caucus, and as i said was great admiration for her. comfort to her family, loved ones and staff and the loved ones of zachary and emma that the full house community mourns with them. it's so sad. it's so tragic. okay. so some of you didn't come the other day wednesday when we had our presentation of our visit to asia following the president synthesis in making a prior initiative as a go forward, indo-pacific economic frame and the rest. and following up on that we made a trip to singapore, malaysia, to taiwan, to korea and to japan. so since you weren't there let me just say this. maybe some of you were.

thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. households owe energy suppliers more money than ever before as bills are set to sky rocket in octoberw minutes we will learn how much profit eon is making and ask how that can happen as households struggle. hosepipe bans and extreme weather warnings as much of england and wales brace for a heatwave. it will turn hotter, especially from thursday to sunday where the met office has an

there's a new senate bill that could extend last call to 4:00 . 4:00 a.m. our lauren thompson spoke to bar owners hoping this will give them an economic boost. >> reporter: closing his bars at at 2:00 a.m. has proven to be problematic for owner keith wilson. we're we would dumb people on the streets, and everyone was on top of each other drunk. we always had prob, had problems, and people do not want to leave, people getting in in fights outside, vandalism, tagging. that's when the funky stuff happens, at 2:00 >> reporter: wilson on several bars and nightclubs and maintains them throughout the pc the pandemic . >> we went negative for a long time. it just -- people need to get out and do something, so we maintained some business where it would at least get to a break break even point. >> reporter: he is still reeling from the hit his business it took during the strictest lockdown times. >> now, people are starting to realize it is slowly starting to to pick up. we are not anywhere anywhere closer to where we used used to be. we have a lot of catch up to do. >> reporter: he sai

thompson. 0ur headlines today. more energy price increases. predictions seen by this programme suggest typical billshy those soaring bills mean big profits for the energy companies. killed in a us drone strike, ayman al—zawahiri, one of the masterminds of the 9—11 attacks and leader of al-qaeda. so, i've had filler in my lips, i've had filler in my nose. the impact of body image worries on mental and physical health.

congressman mike thompson visited lake county to talk about the investments in that bill and how peoplete. we spoke with him about the bill's provisions. this bill leverages the tax code to influence investments in clean energy, so consumers regular people can get a tax cut of for investing in energy efficient ovens, stoves dryers, whether arising their homes for rooftop solar solar. for electric vehicles. and this this will lower the cost for homeowners for businesses and create great manufacturing jobs and a better future for our kids and our grandkids. congressman thompson also said this legislation is an important response to climate change at a time when a third of the country is on fire. a third of the country is in the drought, and a third of the country is under water. a new study suggests the u. s government will spend more than $514 billion on climate technology and clean energy under three recently enacted laws. the analysis from the nonprofit r m. i is based on last year's infrastructure investment and jobs act, as well as the inflation reduction act and the chips act. the f

must of yell to bill upgrade to the ship and you come to us is shirley springer. sabrina zachary, people from zachary, there is a shimaya bella listening to the guardia, michelle thompson. she is the one that he missed to porcelain venture and you're wearing the rotor success to part where not he fornia. mm. roosevelt had a strong interest in the u. s. hassan, moving against japan and stuff and needed to secure the usa sauce, eastern borders. get back south jacqueline, under korea, islands, the territories lost during the rousseau, japanese war, poland his fate was also being decided. churchill wanted the exile, the london pro western government to return to warsaw style and needed friendly poland. and he insisted on a free election. roosevelt, bank, stalin, and churchill had to concede, but bar girlish door shut. i looked up sure. measured victoria. good morning, petro more restrictive promotional buffering, you should the ball. but underscore am tusky potter glare, and you're able to ship us leeway in the porter. my boyfriend laughed as de la with some mcculla dog scuttle annette shamal. wish? oh hello. no. why not? roosevelt proposed the new international coalition.

thompson. i know you were a big bill russell fan. >> huge. like many children in boston, craig, i grew up cheering for bill russell as the celtics center, then player coach transistor radio hidden under my pillow it wasn't until i was an adult that i could appreciate what a force russell was in sports and society and all he endured that made him an american legend. >> the only really important thing was trying to win every game. >> reporter: heralded as the ultimate team player, bill russell dominated basketball >> look at russell come down what a play by russell >> reporter: russell won two national college championships and olympic gold before leading the boston celtics to eight straight nba titles, and a total of 11 in 13 years. later becoming pro basketball's first black head coach but this morning he's also being remembered as a trail blazing activist, fighting for equality on and off the court president biden calling russell a great american and president obama, who awarded russell the presidential medal of freedom in 2011, tweeting we

developing in california, and and new senate bill could keep ours in nightclubs open in san francisco and oakland until about 4:00 a.m. our lauren thompson talked to bar owners, hoping this will give them an economic boost after covid made the last few years pretty tough. tough. >> the leader here, the more fun fun it is . >> reporter: closing his bars at at 2:00 a.m. has proven to be problematic for owner, keith wilson. >> reporter: we would dumb people on the streets, and everyone would be on top of each each other drunk , nowhere to go. we always had problems like people not wanting to leave, people in fights outside. >> vandalism, tagging. that's where the funky stuff is going to happen, at 2:00. stephanie hinds wilson on several popular bars and nightclubs in san francisco and maintained them throughout the pandemic and he is still reeling from the hit his business has took during the the strictest lockdown times. >> >> now, people are starting to realize that is slowly picking up, slowly coming back, and we are now closer to where we used to be. we have a lot of catch up up to do. >> reporter: he said the bill considered by state l

bill harvey, cbs news. i want to follow up on the last ones. we have all been told 29, second and fifth. charlie blackwell thompson said last week or earlier this week if you roll out on the 18th she said get two attempts. [inaudible] >> i don't understand -- [inaudible] when does a 20 day clock starts ticking? [inaudible] >> if i'm standing in my driveway looking -- [inaudible] look at the orientation. [inaudible] what is paul ryan doing? -- what is orion doing? >> we didn't capture the effort tv such as a quick reiteration and then answer. >> the first question bill had was what is the actual constraint on a flight termination system and what is a 20 days charlie blackwell thompson talked about come from? and where does o'clock start. the clock starts during the processing in the vab that that window starts when they install the batteries. they charge them up. that's when the certification period or starts at 20 days, i believe and are not exactly sure the day they're planning to do that but that will be around like the 16th or 17th come something like that. 20 days later the range has told them that the batteri

bills. and joining me is ian thompson, director of operations for energy support and advice uk.es? -ii the situation is that they are actually buying from the wholesale market and the wholesale markets together drives the energy prices, particularly regardless where the provider says it buys its territory from comet has to pay the wholesale price, so regardless of whether it is getting it from wind farm or nuclear power station or any other provider, it is going to have to pay the wholesale prices and unfortunately, that is why the bills are increasing for everybody. jackie wants to know _ are increasing for everybody. jackie wants to know why _ are increasing for everybody. jackie wants to know why companies - are increasing for everybody. jackie wants to know why companies don't assist with high bills while reducing the cost of the night rate units, which would encourage more people to use their appliances at nonpeak times, see doing the washing in the middle of the night for example. in the middle of the night for examle. ., v ., in the middle of the night for example-— in th

thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. households owe energy suppliers more money than ever before as bills are set to sky rocket in october. £1.3 billion, that's how much we collectively owe suppliers — that's an all—time high. in the next few minutes we will learn how much profit eon is making and ask how that can happen as households struggle. hosepipe bans and extreme weather warnings as much of england and wales brace for a heatwave. it will turn hotter, especially from thursday to sunday where the met office has an amber extreme heat warning in floors and temperatures could reach 37 in some of the south. —— in force. in sport, the beginning of the end for serena williams as the 23—time grand slam champion says the us open this month could be her last tournamnet. "a force of nature strong and kind" — olivia newton—john remembered. we'll speak to close friend and singer delta goodrem. it's wednesday, the 10th of august. our main story. households owe more money to their energy supplier than ever before, with bills set to rise even further in october. a survey by the comparison site uswitch has found the overall debt is

rockies 91 had the commonwealth games. elaine thompson here was left, jumping the joy of victory in the 100 meters final. the jamaican lived up to her billing as favorite to win gold. the far terminal be gold medalist crossing the line with a time of 10.95 seconds. the triumph a slight consolation for her bronze medal at the recent will championships that competition eugene was memorable for all the wrong reasons for kenya's ferdinand amanela a visa delay meant he arrived just hours before his 1st heat and was eliminated in the semi's. at africa's fastest man is now the 100 meters commonwealth champion. coming home in 10.02 seconds for his 1st global title. will 11 am, i'll be here again in a few hours with more sports news. gary, peter, thank you very much. now onlookers have been making their way to volcano that's erupting in iceland, just south west of the capital reykjavik. alton. magma is gushing up from the ground, reaching temperatures of $1200.00 degrees celsius is the 1st time the volcano has erupted since september. or since then, the pressure has been building up under the earth. that's what's causing the bobbing lava to burst th

bills ride past the broncos 4215. let's kick it earthquakes hosting l-a-fc 14th minute quakes on the attack check out the passing christian espinoza. tommy thompsonose la ties it up in the second half and this looks like the same play. espinoza to thompson and a great pasta cade cow fires and scores quick swimming 2-1. that's their first victory. since july 13, it's been quite a s top pspects langoliers friday nighthe made e colise in hist. no not a home run but a deep sac flight is centered driving in fellow catcher sean murphy and just four games shay has made an impact on both sides of the plate and as he told our casey pratt, he's living a lifelong dream of plane in the big leagues. obviously. it's it's amazing. you know, it's it's a big league ballpark and you know, it's just you get to come out here. look at this beautiful view and play baseball. what's it like having teammates like stephen vogt shawn murphy guys like that that as a catcher can really help guide you along the way. yeah, i mean absolutely anytime those guys talk. it's like i'm a sponge anything. they say i'm listening. i'm trying to learn and be the best player i can be and

that $91.00 at the commonwealth games. elaine thompson hara was left, jumping for joy after victory in the 100 meters final. the jamaican lived up to her billing as favorites to win gold the 5 time and and pick champion, crossing the line with a time of 10.95 seconds. the triumph was slight consolation for her bronze medal at the recent world championships. that competition in eugene was memorable for the wrong reasons for kenya's of ferdinand amandola. of these a delay meant the arrived just hours before his 1st heat and was eliminated in the semi's. but africa's fastest man is now the 100 meters, a commonwealth champion coming home and 10.02 seconds for his 1st global title. that is all your sports from even our pizza. we'll have another update later. incredible time. thank you very much for the update gemma that's it from may emily anguish for this musician. but don't go anywhere. we'll have more news in just a moment. stay with us. ah, august on al jazeera, a year after the taliban took over special coverage of the current situation in afghanistan. the listening post examines and dissects the wealth media, how they operate, the stories the

thompson. welcome. millions of people face an 80% rise in energy bills because there has been a new price cap. being unprecedented, but the scale of the increase that people are going to see down the line, is very scary? it is frightening and unprecedented. in terms of why, the gas prices have ridden astronomically on the wholesale markets. they were starting to rise before the russian invasion of ukraine because after that covid lock down ease, there was this pent—up demand starting and there was more demand than supply. then we have the invasion of ukraine by russia and recently, sincejune, gas prom, the russian state owned gas prom, the russian state owned gas producer has been shutting down the pipeline that feeds europe. in the pipeline that feeds europe. in the uk, we don't rely so much on russia, countries that do rely on russia, countries that do rely on russia are now buying their gas elsewhere and the supply is buy are competing with them. that is the chain that means we are seeing these, as you say, frightening, unprecedented figures that will take effect from october the 1st with t

bills. hopefully to try and help answer your questions, ian thompson, director of operations for energy support on energy and how you can reduce your bills and manage your account and get the best possible deal you can.- your account and get the best possible deal you can. when i posted esterda possible deal you can. when i posted yesterday that _ possible deal you can. when i posted yesterday that bills, _ possible deal you can. when i posted yesterday that bills, one _ possible deal you can. when i posted yesterday that bills, one forecast i yesterday that bills, one forecast said they would go up byjanuary next year to £4266, the main message from hundreds of people was, how are we supposed to pay? and i'm not sure there is an answer to that, is there? , �* ., . ., ., , there? there isn't a clear answer, no. it's there? there isn't a clear answer, no- it's not _ there? there isn't a clear answer, no. it's not simply _ there? there isn't a clear answer, no. it's not simply making - there? there isn't a clear answer, no. it's not simply making a i there? there isn't a clear answer, | no. it's

thompson. our headlines today. more energy price increases. predictions seen by this programme suggest typical bills will go up to more than £3000 in the autumn, and rise even further next year. with the latest results from oil and gas giant bp in an hour, we'll look at why those soaring bills mean big profits for the energy companies. killed in a us drone strike, ayman al—zawahiri, one of the masterminds of the 9—11 attacks and leader of al-qaeda. so, i've had filler in my lips, i've had filler in my nose. the impact of body image worries on mental and physical health. mps call for the issue to be taken more seriously. you are worth more than what you look, you are worth so much more. it's yet another golden moment for dame laura kenny here in birmingham. after overcoming what she called a confidence crisis she wins gold on the final day of track cycling. right, thank you very much for all these. shall we have a look what's in the bags? seven—year—old jessica's mission to use teddy bears to reduce the stigma of stomas. and good morning, a wet start to the day for many of us, but as we head into the

table in terms of helping with energy bill, but believes tax cuts are the way to do it, she wants to s to abandon a planned rise in corporation tax. paul thompsonigh energy costs will be problems for people on modest incomes. he said if liz truss becomes prime minister, she will realise there are tough decisions to be made. that includes raising taxes. she believes the best way to avoid recession is to cut taxes. we have heard from alistair darling, the labour chancellor in 2008 when there was the financial crash, he is saying in his view what the candidates are proposing is pedalling around the edges. he said you need to act quickly and go further than people expect you to 90, further than people expect you to go, to put money in people's pockets to get them to spend. i'm not sure how much attention the conservative candidates will way to a former labour chancellor. we will have a new prime minister a week today. police believe a teenage boy who died after collapsing at the leeds festival had taken ecstasy. the 16—year—old fell ill on saturday night and died yesterday in hospital. west yorkshire police is investigating whether he had taken a p

bill time. mr. president, i rise today to honor the lives of four hoosiers who were lost tragically in a car accident this week. edith smucker, zachary potts, emma thompson and representative jackie walorski. we grieve them all and we pray for their family and friends. this is, of course, a profoundly difficult time for those of us who knew one or more of these hoosiers. it's such a difficult time for their families and their friends, and all of us, i know, we commit to do whatever it is in our power to comfort their loved ones in the difficult days ahead. like everyone here and back home in indiana, i'm absolutely heartbroken. i think one thing that hit everyone, particularly hard, was the loss of two young congressional staff members. whether you knew zack or emma personally or not, you certainly know their type if you're watching these proceedings from capitol hill. you know the type of hardworking, smart, committed young person that comes to work on a congressional staff. they dedicate so much of their time, their talents, other opportunities are given up in order to serve their country to work towards the betterment of their nation. we should celebr

ian thompson is the director of the facebook group energy support and advice uk. it has over 80,000 members and aims to support and advise on the energy billsou about their concerns? their concerns are significant. _ their concerns? their concerns are significant, people _ their concerns? their concerns are significant, people are _ their concerns? their concerns are significant, people are incredibly l significant, people are incredibly worried about how they are going to meet these payments. they're not just the case of shuffling some funds around, some finances around, their energy bills have become their biggest expense and they are just unaffordable. simply unaffordable. what are your members of your facebook group saying they intend to do or can do? we facebook group saying they intend to do or can do?— do or can do? we are encouraging --eole to do or can do? we are encouraging people to keep — do or can do? we are encouraging people to keep communications i do or can do? we are encouraging i people to keep communications lines open with their suppliers to try and come to compromises with their payments, we are trying to get people to

thompson, thanks so much forjoining us. you are quite - forjoining us. you are quite welcome- — british gas is to donate 10% of its profits to help customers cope with soaring billsholds would get grants of between £250 and £750. this is a fraction of the support needed to tackle the crisis nationally. earlier this week, one energy company boss put that closer to £100 billion. the police chief who was widely criticized for his handling of a school shooting in the us state of texas has been dismissed from hisjob. the school board in the town of uvalde, where 19 children and two teachers were murdered, voted unanimously to sack pete arredondo, who had been on administrative leave since the shooting, three months ago. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. it was the deadliest school shooting in the united states in almost a decade. tragically familiar scenes. a rampage in the small town of uvalde, where there's been growing pressure for the police to be held accountable. at approximately 11:32 this morning, there was a mass casualty incident at robb elemetary school in uvalde, texas... pete arrendondo was in charge of the six—member police force assig