i've been writing a lot about birmingham so i don't know that i've learned that much about birmingham, but i've learned about the institutions that how deeply it was ingrained in that opposition to desegregation was more deeply ingrained in the people of birmingham than i would have imagined. >> that dovetails to the question to close on you're not sure if you learn anything about birmingham but let's talk about the people of birmingham. did you ever understand why your father was braver than in speech? >> i have serious about it, and i think that first and foremost, my dad was a company man. his father what they say methodist preacher and his father was a methodist preacher and he loved the methodist church as much as he loved anything and i think that there's a book of discipline that helps what you're supposed to do and believe and it's ridiculously in my mind ridiculously legalistic set of rules from somebody that said love your neighbor which seems in this book of legal stuff, but he loved his church and was loyal to it and they basically said this isn't something we are going to

king's letter from the birmingham jail.i thank senator warnock and thank senators murkowski, the republican from alaska; toomey, republican from pennsylvania, padilla, our new colleague from california democrat; senator cortez masto and her fifth year in the senate; and senator cassidy from louisiana, republican. they will be joining me today for this annual tradition. our former colleague, doug jones from alabama, began this reading three years ago. i joined him on the floor, and he asked me last year after his election, he asked me to carry on this tradition the years ahead. i'm honored to take that responsibility because dr. king's words are as powerful, as beautiful and as relevant as ever. dr. king said one of the many, many, many things, incisive things dr. king said was that we live in a ten-day world where people forget about public events ten days later. not so for him. not so for his words. and certainly not so for the letter from the birmingham jail. 12 years after dr. king's assassination when cesar chavez was t

who is in birmingham, and leadership of that organization, and, of course, rest is like i say history. >> this leads to a couple of different questions that we have from the audience here. the difference in tactics in different cities, the freedom ride or bus pulled into albany, georgia. a couple of years later where we meet charles roar dell those are two of the freedom riders you introduced us to in the book two of hundreds of students who were jailed there for lunch counters sit-ins and this is where the tactic of jail no bond came into play and what was so first of all whaftion behind that and what else came out of albany, georgia? that movement there -- the question is if you have here is how did civil rights movement differ in specific parts of the city, so maybe you can help us sort of tease that out. how it played out in albany as compared to other places. >> yeah. the movement evolved over time and different tactics came to the floor and lunch counters. mass demonstrations in the streets, and eventually legislation campaign toward the end. the voter registration always been p

at the university of birmingham _ astrazeneca. at the university of birmingham trial— astrazeneca.zeneca. at the university of birmingham trialjust out. - astrazeneca. at the university of birmingham trialjust out. 165 - birmingham trialjust out. 165 people aged 18 plus. normally as we get older our immune systems decline and become less effective —— 80 plus. the news that a single dose at either pfizer or the astrazeneca vaccine prompted a very strong immune response after five weeks. then it looked at another part of the immune system, the cellular response, that the levels were higher within a single dose of astrazeneca, but we know from a previous study after two doses of pfizer you also get a very strong cellular response. selby message format is definitely having a second dose and also they found that people who have had a previous infection with covid have a dramatically higher, stronger immune response. really, i think the take—home message is that we now have three very good effective covid vaccines, so whichever one you are offered, take the jab. so whichever one you are

errin haines, did you see a minute ago i played something i saw when i was in birmingham, alabama.ison cell that martin luther king had been in. april 3rd, 53 years ago, when he delivered his mount top speech and was assassinated the in ex-day. next day. for all the stuff happening today seems very, very relevant to martin luther king. voting, wage issues and southern states a little out of control when it comes to voting? >> yeah. you're absolutely right, and an excellent segment you had there in -- in montgomery, or in birmingham there with that, your wonderful tour guide. that just really kind of brought -- >> yes. >> -- stark relief. seeing that jail cell, that that was just -- to imagine dr. king in those circumstances, but also for the folks working there with the fortitude to recognize that that place is historic and should be preserved and that people should see it. it should remain for posterity, it's very important and i appreciate you sharing that. i was actually in memphis for the 50th anniversary of dr. king's assassination. as a native atlantan, my first time going to

it was still 0—0 going into the 88th minute but then birmingham captain harlee dean popped up to score from bottom — four points behind derbyjust above them, although they do have two games in hand. coventry beat barnsley 2—0 to also move nine points clear of the drop zone. and today's emilia romagna grand prix in italy which was full of drama, with a huge crash involving valterri bottas and george russell.... whilst lewis hamilton had to fight back to finish second and keep hold of his place at the top of the standings. it was his rival max verstappen who took the chequered flag, as lando norris finished a well deserved third. adam wild reports: arriving in the sunshine, heading out in the rain. imola in the springtime — who knows what to expect? it's lights out and away we go... well, reigning champion lewis hamilton at the front felt familiar enough, but behind him, the looming threat of red bull. that wouldn't stay behind him for long. hamilton against max verstappen — it may be the story of the season, playing out here behind the spray. keep an eye on that weather, though. the rai

in the day�*s early game birmingham beat coventry 5—1... from bottom fulham, fighting for survival, have maja penalty — four points from safety with win. kicking off in about 45 minutes, manchester united take on burnley at old trafford. birmingham city have moved nine points clear of the championship drop zone, after scoring a late winner away to fellow strugglers rotherham. it was still 0—0 going into the 88th minute but then birmingham captain harlee dean popped up to score the only goal of the game. they�*re up to 18th, while rotherham stay third from bottom — four points behind derbyjust above them, although they do have two games in hand. the british number one dan evans may have missed out on the singles final at the monte carlo masters, but he has been playing in the doubles final today with his partner neal skupski, they�*re at the top of your screen, they were taking on nikola mektic and mate pavic. and having squared the match at one set all it wasn�*t to be for the british pair, who lost the champions tie break to the very happy

joe wilson, bbc news, in birmingham. women's interim boss hege riise says she can turn the lionness's poor run of form around. they've lost eight of their last 13 matches. they were beaten 3—1 by france last friday and face canada in another friendly tomorrow night in stoke. that's the last game before riise names her team gb squad for the delayed tokyo olympics. having those games is for us as a team important. now we get to see players in the best way way we can to see where we as a team need to improve. and what we are good at. you take parts of the game that are excellent. wejust you take parts of the game that are excellent. we just need to finish our chances. a quick round—up of some of the day's other football news, and tottenham have reported what they've described as the abhorrent racial abuse of son heung—min online following their defeat to manchester united yesterday. they are conducting a full review alongside the premier league to determine the most effective action moving forward. wolves' premier league ma

this week a unique cricket league has begun in birmingham.ight until midnight. as many members of the muslim community observe ramadan the passion for cricket still burns strongly. now, for the first time, birmingham s famous edgbaston ground is opening late to accommodate these young players, while also keeping to covid rules. joe wilson reports. ten o'clock at edgbaston, the cricket is just beginning, indoors. four birmingham teams immersed in a new league organised by warwickshire and the chance to shine territory. players are aged between 16 and 18 and observing ramadan. the daylight hours are for fasting and reflection, but there's still time for cricket. it is better because during the day we hardly have any energy so it is better to play at night. this is better, i want to spread the word. everyone can experience this. i am proud of what is going on and proud to be part of it. it is great, keeps us active - because in ramadan we are tired. it keeps us active in all— departments and it is fun as well. religious observance is especially

the steel industry was once so important to birmingham, alabama, that the suburb now at the heart of the amazon union fight is named after henry bessemer. the man who invented the way steel was made. the city of bessemer, alabama, thrived until steel jobs until, well, it didn't. until the plant closed and all those jobs moved out or were shipped overseas mostly to china. today the biggest employer in town is a small mom and pop retailer called amazon. what is essentially a warehouse to, quote, fulfill orders for the internet giant. and where any day now, history could be made if the bessemer location votes in favor of negotiating to form a union, which would be the first american branch of amazon to possibly unionize. maybe many americans don't realize, but amazon workers in continental europe have long been unionized. strong labor unions haven't pushed their global push into that market, only here in the u.s. for some reason. if bessemer's employees vote in favor of unionizing, it will mark the biggest increase of u.s. workers gaining union membership in 30 years. this is perhaps th

. >> this is maryann birmingham, on a video call that frequently froze. she's senior director of compliance and quality management. >> are kids safe at your facilities? >> i understand your concern with what you've seen with these allegations. and i can assure you we take every step we can to ensure the safety of the clients and staff in our care. >> we repeatedly asked for an on-camera interview. finally, in december 2020, birmingham agreed to speak with me. >> why does sequel believe that housing and caring for and giving therapy to children should be a for-profit business? >> i think when we look at the care we're providing kids we're not looking at whether it should be for-profit or not-for-profit, but that it should be done. >> to be clear, you're profiting. >> we do end up as a for-profit company having a profit line. i don't pretend to be really in tune with how the business model works. i'm fortunate that i get to work mostly with the children and staff. >> we did ask the company to provide someone who is in tune with the business model, but it de

you speak of our activity in birmingham as extreme. at first i was rather disappointed that fellow clergymen would see my nonviolent efforts as those of an extremist. i began thinking about the fact that i stand in the middle of two opposing forces in the negro community. one is a force of complacency, made up in part of negroes who, as a result of long years of oppression, are so drained of self-respect in the sense of "somebodiness" that they have adjusted to segregation; and in part of a few middle-class negroes who, because of a degree of academic and economic security and because in some ways they profit by segregation, have become insensitive to the problems of the masses. the other force is one of bitterness and hatred, and it comes perilously close to advocating violence. it is expressed in the various black nationalist groups that are springing up across the nation, the largest and best known being elijah muhammad's muslim movement. nourished by the negro's frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination, thi

joe wilson, bbc news, in birmingham.sential shops, along with some high—street services such as beauticians, can reopen. here's tomos morgan. as foreign holidays are up in the air, staycation is are in the spotlight and here, yurts are almost fully booked until the end of the year. they could have opened two weeks ago when self—contained accommodation was allowed to reopen for holiday—makers from wales. brute for holiday-makers from wales. we usuall for holiday— makers from wales. - usually work at about 80% of our guests, they come from england, the remaining coming from wales. a view foreign guests come over. llp remaining coming from wales. a view foreign guests come over.— foreign guests come over. up and down hiuh foreign guests come over. up and down high streets _ foreign guests come over. up and down high streets across - foreign guests come over. up and down high streets across wales, i down high streets across wales, there is a sigh of relief from both shop owners and shoppers as all nonessential businesses can

but there are signs initiatives like this in birmingham are having an impact. irate like this in birminghamnuary and march - having an impact. we know that. between january and march there has been an increase in the uptake of the vaccine from ethnic minority groups and that is positive news. a lot of that is positive news. a lot of that is due to the grassroots organisations and faith —based organisations and faith —based organisations going into the community to dispel myths and readdress concerns communities are having. but there is much work to be done and we need to continue living with this momentum.— continue living with this momentum. , , momentum. some vaccine sites will be staying _ momentum. some vaccine sites will be staying open _ momentum. some vaccine sites will be staying open later - will be staying open later during ramadan so muslims can come after they have eaten, but the message from and —— and hs and public health england is to get the jab, even if you are fasting. harry farley, bbc news. as the world begins to move away from petrol and diesel—powered cars, there are q

dci's tony birmingham was lead agent.e was no doubt in my mind that chris was the person that needed to do that interview. >> we only get one shot at it. and we have to be prepared that this could just be information collecting or we have to be prepared that this could be our suspect. >> reporter: so, only eight hours after his pregnant wife was murdered, seth's formal interview with dci agent thomas got under way. >> you can just call me chris, i guess. you're free to go out of here at anytime. >> reporter: in the interview room, agent thomas was in the white shirt, back to the camera. to put seth more at ease, a deputy familiar to him sat in. it started out routinely. >> you have a job? >> currently, i work at job corps as security, but i'm actually next month coming to work here in the jail. >> reporter: seth had already given his account twice to deputies at the scene, but this would be his first time on videotape. his story begins somewhere around 5:00 a.m. >> exactly. >> i turned the shower on. i wasn't in there for

>> reporter: june 17th, 2004, police raided a suspected drug house near birmingham, alabama.rendering when his cousin, carrie spencer opened fire on police, killing three officers. woods was arrested along with spencer and charged as an accomplice. prosecutors argued that woods lured the officers in to be gunned down. spencer claims woods played no role in the shooting. >> your brother did not pull the trigger? >> he didn't have any gun on him, he didn't shoot anybody. what did you arrest him for? he ran like anybody else would. he ran for his life. and they charged him with the actual murders. >> did he have a sense the system would work for him? >> he thought the system would work because he didn't do anything wrong. he had no reason to believe he could be convicted of it, that he could be executed. >> the judge, do you remember what he said? >> yeah. and they sentenced him to death. >> reporter: in america, death seems to be on display. the killings of black americans pierce the country's consciousness. questions of race, policing, and criminal justice again taking center

meanwhile third placed brentford were held to a 0—0 draw by birmingham city.ve fourgames in hand. scotland have lined up two friendlies injune ahead of the european championship, they'll play the netherlands in portugal and luxembourg away before they face the czech republic at hampden park in their group opener. that's one of four matches that will be played in glasgow in the tournament. uefa's asked all 12 participating cities to let them know by tomorrow how many fans will be able to safely attend games. scotland's first minster — nicola sturgeon — says she's hopeful some spectators will be able to return: we're still in a global pandemic. i can't stand here in early april and give absolute 100% guarantees forjune on anything, really. that's not the nature of what we're dealing with, but i'm very, very hopeful — i'm hopeful that i might be at hampden to cheer on scotland in the european championships — and we will be working hard to make that happen. the defending champion dustinjohnson has been paired with england's lee westwood for the opening two rounds

birmingham city declined to comment when contacted by the bbc.day. castleford head coach daryl powell — super league's longest—serving head coach — will succeed steve price at warrington wolves at the end of the year. price will return to australia with his family. harriet dart lost in the opening round of the charleston open in south carolina to the 11th seed yulia putintseva in straight sets. the british number three made it into the main draw as a lucky loser from the qualifiers. and dart will be in the british team for the billiejean king cup play—off against mexico later this month. johanna konta won't be, though. she's still struggling with a knee problem. heather watson, katie swan, katie boulter and jodie burrage complete the line—up. now, on sunday, valencia became the first top—level team in spain to walk off in protest at racist abuse. it's afterjuan cala — the cadiz defender — was accused of racially insulting mouktar diakhaby, something he denied today. we've actually heard from both players today. and we can hear from ben croucher n

the beating of the freedom writers in birmingham, the violent deaths around mississippi, georgia, alabama and other cases. the killing committed by what people suspected were klan members but very few of them were actually apprehended. i thought to myself, if i ever get an opportunity to get on the other side of the fight, i'd do it in a minute. i decided i'd go down to mobile and watch michael donald's criminal trial. i wanted to know everything i could. >> so following the criminal trial, that's when my father and morris dees teamed up to bring a $10 million civil suit against the klan. >> morris dees came and he talked to my mother. he says, i'm going to get everything that you want for you, mrs. donald, because you have been good through this. i don't think i could go through this. he told her that. >> he said, we will go after the organization, rather than the individuals. and a lot of people questioned whether he was going to be successful. >> the michael donald civil case was the first time that a jury had a chance to rule on the acts of a hate group organization and its members fo

he is a professor of us politics at birmingham university. he joins us now. good morning.about big government and idea logically he is a politician who is much more about intervention than his predecessor was. but do you think his fellow americans will agree that this big government is what is needed for the times we are in? i what is needed for the times we are in? ., what is needed for the times we are in? . ., , . what is needed for the times we are in? ., ., , . "£1, in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big government - in? i have grown since the 1960s in| america where big government was like a bogey word. but there is also a president in america where government intervention in times of crisis has changed the course of the country. i think what you are seeing with the biden administration, not just in the speech last night, but with the proposals, to deal with child poverty, to deal with climate change, housing and education, it is the most ambitio

and birmingham's win was also huge against swansea.ird round of the scottish cup. they beat ross county 3—1 after coming form a goal down to reach the next stage with danny mckay shrugging off defenders to score the second goal. the manager of the premier league leaders manchester city pep guardiola has said they're unlikely to buy a replacement striker this summer because they're all too expensive. sergio aguero will leave the club at the end of the season and guardiola has been looking at options for a new forward, but says they can't afford the asking price. a lot, lot, a lot of big chances we are not going to sign a striker for the next season, we cannot afford it. it is impossible. all the clubs are struggling financially, we are not an exception. they have played incredible in this position, young players in the academy who play. i don't what is going to happen. maybe it is going to be him, maybe, but maybe we are not going to buy any striker for the next season. now with covid restrictions still affecting super league, st helen'

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it has to be comfortable when monica klein is at home in birmingham preparing her design management classes for the university she likes to wear sweatpants and a hoodie or actually she might put on a casual dress for a video conference. to sit on the desk in the dress or in the suit you know it's not so comfortable so. it's more comfortable and maybe a better look i look at a bit lazy to pull to know the proper the proper clothes the proper office clothes . and also you know like i'm trying to go out and do some exercise on site she's not the only one who prefers to dress comfortably these days the trend is also caught on with brylin designer leila pierre de guiche she sells her collection from her shop in the heart of birmingham. but the thing i bet sweat is a popular the stunning while of course if you're at home all the time you want to slip on something comfortable. i've been noticing a lot of people dressing much more casually because they're working from home or just at home in general they hardly ever go out hardly ever meet up with people they have less of a desire or need to make t

ok let's bring in francis wallace she is a worker at amazon then joins us via skype from birmingham alabama thank you so much for your time so so far it looks like there's a strong lead for the no camp against unionizing what do you make of that. and i don't see why. the union because of the way that there are pressures from the actual company. told me through the pressure that you think you feel that amazon workers like yourself are being put on from the company. they are receiving pins that sell them to vote no the website to without dues that explains to you how to vote through amazon also pushes you to vote no they have the tools that so you know there's no chance that they actually want the union to happen and they're doing everything they can to stop them or you for voted for it ok tell me why you feel that it is so important that the amazon workers do unionize i should listen for because without a union that they can't get the proper care that they actually meet they don't have long enough for a they're being or extremely hard partner than they should be or and there's unfair wages o

monday morning in birmingham, jeremy sharp is finally back where he belongs — a gym session after the got quite emotional about it first thing this morning, which i didn't expect to do. moving my muscles at the moment is like trying to move a brick wall. so, without having crucial facilities like the swimming pool and the gym, it can make things really, really difficult. the charity that campaigns for sporting inclusion worries about new psychological barriers after lockdown. over two thirds of disabled people are fearful of returning to places like gyms, and therefore i think it's beholden on all of us to think about how we make a particular effort to facilitate that. swimming is crucial to sporting participation for all ages and all abilities. reopening day in north london — lost time to make up. ayo akinwolere is a tv presenter who set world records for deepwater swimming. he's a passionate advocate. look, i want to - see britain swimming, i'm never going to lie about that! it's something that's key for me. everyone from every different background, different colour, | different gen

it's in the path of the controversial new high—speed line from london to birmingham.wood. in its heart, we found an aerial standoff. a young protester. she's getting in the way of the tree cutters, doing what she can to delay the work. a bailiff — part of the national eviction team — climbs up to meet her. there are police present, and paramedics on standby. hs2 say that the train line is going to help make the uk carbon—neutral. in essence, you're fighting against something that would be good for the environment. it's not encouraging rail travel. if it were, they'd be making it cheaper and more accessible than car travel, say. so, yeah, that whole thing is completely inaccessible. it's quite a big hint that sustainability isn't their main focus. hs2 say they're planting up to seven million trees — including 22,000 around jones' hill wood. what we are doing through the compensation is to look at the native species that are already within the landscape and design a mitigation scheme that is sympathetic to what is around it. it creates a green corridor along the route.

sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham.ets of cairo in an historic procession to be transferred to a new museum in the south of the city. crowds are witnessing the lavish pharaohs' golden parade of 18 kings and four queens being transported in gold coffins amid great fanfare in chronological order of their reigns. security will be tight, befitting their royal blood and statues as national treasures. i've been speaking to dr salima ikram, who is professor of egyptology at the american university in cairo about why this is such an important moment. two reasons, one of course it emphasises national pride, we are seeing the last kings of egypt travelling through their capital city and it gives everyone a chance to pay their respects, but also it's important in terms of the economic future of egypt because this is related to tourism and hopefully once coronavirus is over the faroes will be a draw for more tourists to come and visit egypt and also raise awareness for the egyptians that they too can learn more about the history in

some spots underneath this clear zone will see a touch of frost and even in the centre of birmingham, for instance, will be down around freezing. there could be some mist and fog patches around as well. a chilly start to easter sunday morning, but a dry start for many. england and wales should see a decent amount of sunshine. more cloud spilling into northern ireland and into scotland and for northern scotland, we will see a band of rain pushing in. and behind that rain band up to the far north, you can see some wintry showers starting to show their hand. temperatures for most, 11 to 15 degrees on sunday, but by monday, it is going to turn much, much colder and any showers that do turn up are likely to be wintry. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... new rules for care home visits in england. two people as well as babies and young children will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. west midlands police say an 85—year—old woman who died after being attacked by two dogs in her garden suffered multiple injuries. italy goes into an easter lockdown as the country struggles with

that's the day tt members of the kkk bombed the 16th street baptist church in birmingham, alabama, for young black girls were killed in that explosion. it's considered to be a turning point in the civil rights movement. it's also forever shaped the lives of lisa mcnair and san francisco police chief bill scott. they're good friends and new attend ktvu is greatly talk to them about how that tragedy greg affected their fight for change. frank and evening. lisa mcnair in chief. scott took this vicious crime in their hometown and turned it to a driving force in their respective careers as the nation grapples with issues of police brutality and systemic racism. they recently came together to work towards change. to understand the intertwining of the lives of bill scott and lisa mcnair. you have to go back to birmingham, alabama in the 19 sixties, mcnair in the san francisco police chief both grew up in what was considered ground zero for the civil rights movement in my mind, callous war the following years sweeping civil rights legislation, the voting rights act all had it not been for thos

and plus two in birmingham. widespread frost, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and tomorrow again we start off on a sunny note with dry weather but more wintry showers coming in from the north, some of these getting well inland through the course of tomorrow, in between there will be sunshine, but it's another cold day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: an expansion of the coronavirus testing programme. everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week, from this friday. borisjohnson will give more details about his plans to further ease the lockdown in england today, including a traffic light system for foreign travel. hairdressers, homeware shops and garden centres are reopening in scotland, as covid restrictions are eased. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in court on trialfor corruption — as his party seeks to form the next government. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good morning. manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskj

four members of the kkk used dynamite to bomb the 16th street baptist church in birmingham.illed four young black girls, including 11 year old denise mcnair, lisa's older sister. i think because people might have thought that this part about history was over and gone, um, but it reared its ugly head in the last few years, and so now this these stories need to be shared and told. all that history will not repeat itself. scott mcnair grew up watching videos and hearing firsthand accounts from family and friends who protest id segregation. peaceful demonstrations met with high power fire hoses and police dogs, despite what she witnessed and what was taken from her family. mcnair's parents made it clear. there was no room for hate in their home. mom and dad just said, you know, when i was little, and i asked them, um should i hate white people, and they were like, no, you shouldn't hate anyone. he should take each person as individual and love them like christ. love us shaped by their collective history. chief scott entered a career in law enforcement and lisa devoted her life t

offish officials did take him to a quarantine hotel in birmingham when he returned to britain threatening him with a 10000 pound fine if he refused but he did refuse and headed back up home to liverpool which was then stormed by police and he was taken back to the hotel in birmingham and from there he joins us tonight matthew good evening. thanks for joining us this evening look firstly i understand you have a few what days left in that hotel how you coping in the quarantine. i mean i'll be honest with you it's an outsider looking in if you've never seen what the conditions of life in these town the places you'd think it would be the highest cleanse place you'd think of the maximum precautions would be placed in to keep everyone safe or it's it is absolutely dire the conditions in here. since i came here the fish day i had tossed all over me room t.v. off even got reveals a misspelling my name out on the t.v. which is obviously over people's skin particles around but even in you treated like a kilo like anonyma almost you get your meals the limit of the day when the knock on the door and

. >> anderson was accused of killing a white police officer in birmingham.is trial was moved to mobile because of the publicity the case received in birmingham. >> the composition of the jury is 11 black people and one white person. so it was a topic of educated speculation, shall we say, that mr. anderson would either be acquitted or the case would result in a mistrial. >> the joseph anderson trial started the week before michael was, you know, killed. and i watched the trial the whole week. >> the fifth day of the trial, the case went to the jury. that evening, all of these people congregated on herndon avenue and waited to see what the 10:00 news was going to report. >> the 12 jurors couldn't reach agreement according to the foreman. judge joseph hoglaunder said he was forced a mistrial in the case. >> i got up from the tv and got dressed and went to my sister house. we talked about it for a little while. we talked about it and then it was over. never thought we would be affected by that. >> on wednesday night, the local klavern met on the property of ben

bob had investigated the klan successfully bob eddy saw the 16th street church bombing in birmingham.> the klan felt that they were either protected or purely invincible. their influence in sympathizers were embedded throughout government, throughout law enforcement in both the city and the state level. >> in spite of the fact that four innocent negro girls were brutally murdered in a church in birmingham, alabama, not a single arrest has been made. >> six years after the bombing, i was elected attorney general of alabama. that meant i had the real position where i could do something about it. so i got a terrific investigator named bob eddy. one great witness bob eddy found was sham bliss' niece. she testified two or three days before the bomb went off, robert was ranting and raving about the blacks and the demonstrations. and he said, you just wait till sunday. they'll beg us to segregate. somebody said, what do you mean? he said, you'll find out. you'll find out. and so that was pretty powerful. that made an impact on the jury. >> so backly and bob eddy in a new light put the pieces

some stops underneath this clear zone will see a touch of frost and even then the centre of birmingham for instance will be down around freezing. some mist and fog patches around as well. a chilly start to easter sunday morning but a dry stop for many. and wales should see a decent amount of sunshine. cloud spilling into scotland. for northern scotland we will see a band of rain pushing in and behind that rain band up to the far north we should see some wintry showers starting to shower their hand. temperatures for most ii—is starting to shower their hand. temperatures for most 11—15 on sunday but by monday it is going to turn much, much colder and any showers that do turn up are likely to be wintry. the headlines: new rules for care home visits in england. two people — as well as babies and young children — will be allowed indoor visits from 12th april. a woman who died after being attacked by 2 dogs who got into her garden through a hole in the fence, has been named as lucille downer, a great—grandmother from the west midlands. thousands of people are in central london, protesting ag

it makes me think of, i heard you mention your mother was from birmingham. did you travel south or were you able to -- >> know its closure to the south save stories from the family. parents had migrated to minnesota in 1919. the first branch of the family to migrate in minnesota in 1898. there was a large family of them and they were called the vassars. they were biracial people. by the time they got to minnesota, they married white and passed for white. i was raised in a family where education was paramount. my mother and sisters, nearly all of them went to college and finished. as children we were all admonished to be in college. >> let's transition to your early days of service. if you will share with us which branch of the military you served. >> i received my papers and i had to report back to minnesota on february 27, 1969. it was an interesting time in the country's history, with the assassination. bobby kennedy. i went in not totally convinced this is where i wanted to be but this was what i would do. i was more mature than most because i had been in

sian lloyd, bbc news, birmingham.sed through the waterway, the canal authorities say. more than 400 vessels were left waiting at either end of the canal when the 400m—long ever given became wedged across it on 23 march. there was big surprise in the premier league as west brom, who are second from bottom, beat chelsea 5—2. nesta mcgregor watched the match. going into this game, chelsea were unbeaten under thomas tuchel, a run stretching back 12 matches. that looked set to continue with a little help from the post. christian pulisic opening the scoring. and chelsea have the lead! a minute later, a key moment in the match. thiago silva sent off. a second yellow for a late tackle. with half—time approaching, sam allardyce probably had the team talk mapped out. he would need a new one, thanks to his striker, matias parreira. and west bromwich albion are level! the brazilian scoring twice in first—half injury time. an astonishing turnaround here! an hour gone, it was 3—1, thanks to this volley from callum robinson. rocking

birmingham are now nine points above the relegation zone, after three wins in five, beating stoke cityraw at huddersfield. ahead of their old firm scottish cup tie against rangers next weekend, celtic have got their biggest premiership win of the season as they thrashed livingston 6—0 at home. two goals from mohamed elyounoussi. bottom side hamilton were beaten 1—0 by dundee united — marc mcnulty with the goal there. kilmarnock against ross county finished 2—2. motherwell beat st mirren 1—0. rugby union next, and england have thrashed italy 67—3 in the women's six nations. the defending champions scored nine tries as they reached the final of the tournament, which has a different format for this year, asjo currie reports. stepping out, knowing that a win against italy would send england through to the six nations grand final. a moment of reflection, and then it was down to business. against their resolute hosts, england knew they would have to take their chances. they did just that. first showing her power and then her pace to put the visitors ahead. a moment later, an almost an identi

chelsea thrashed birmingham 6—0 to remain at the top of the table, leading scorer sam kerr scoring a side. chelsea are two points clear of second—placed manchester city, who won 3—0 at tottenham. that's now 12 successive league wins for city. meanwhile, manchester united's hopes of qualifying for next season's champions league have suffered a blow after they lost 1—0 at brighton, inessa kaagman�*s penalty the difference between the two sides. everton and arsenal also won. the league cup final later this month at wembley has been approved as an official crowd test event. it's been confirmed that the clash between tottenham hotspur and manchester city will be played in front of 8,000 spectators. a number of tickets will be allocated to fans from both clubs for the tie in three weeks�* time. there will also be tickets made available to local residents and nhs staff as a thank you for their service during the covid—i9 pandemic. this year's french open tennis could be postponed in light of the spike in coronavirus cases in the country, according to france's sport minister. the tournament

when monica klein is at home in birmingham preparing her design management classes for the university she likes to wear sweatpants and a hoodie or actually she might put on a casual dress for a video conference. to see if the does the dress or the suit you know it's not so comfortable so. it's more comfortable and maybe the better look i look at a bit lazy to pull you know the proper the proper clothes the proper office clothes she's not the only one who prefers to dress comfortably these days the trend is also caught on with brylin designer label of pierre de ish she sells her collection from her shop in the heart of burma. to my festered is that i've been noticing a lot of people dressing much more casually because they're working from home so just at home in general they hardly ever go out hardly ever meet up with people they have less of a desire or need to make themselves look beautiful but i still think you should also make yourself look nice at home and not waste away on such as he often has to hold on to and check on the germans have apparently not lost their appetite for shop

in_ in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder in the — in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder inome sunshine but some showers _ weather, some sunshine but some showers. some will be snow showers. we could _ showers. some will be snow showers. we could even see a bit of that at lower— we could even see a bit of that at lower levels. 0ver we could even see a bit of that at lower levels. overnight, saturday into sunday, we could see some wintriness — into sunday, we could see some wintriness across parts of southern england _ wintriness across parts of southern england. the jury is still out. it will pull— england. the jury is still out. it will pull away on sunday. sunday and monday— will pull away on sunday. sunday and monday the temperatures back down. this is bbc news. the headlines: reassuring the public that the astrazeneca vaccine is safe, government ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs after a potential link to extremely rare blood clots, leading to the offer of an alternative vaccine for the under—30s. we have more than enough of the pfizer and moderna vac

i said, i'm from birmingham. here in england. somebody has to be from birmingham. now, you know, journalists overheard that remark, and it got reported in the media as a gaffe and how insulting but i didn't take it as insulting. it was just his way of breaking the ice and sometimes he fell through the ice but he wasn't malicious. he meant well. and, you know, he shot from the lip, as it were. that's the way it was and people actually liked him for that. >> shannon: well, i want to play something that ingrid, editor and chief of a magazine, had to say about him today. >> i think he practically totally remodernized the monarchy when the queen came to the throne. it was archaic and things were done in such a slow old fashion way because the queen came to the throne very young and she was a woman in a man's world and didn't have time to address those issues, so she let philip do it. >> shannon: so what about, this idea, of course, she's the queen, she's the ruling monarch but they were so young and the circumstances of her coming to that place, they were newlyweds, it

come -- go from being a bruin, to a graduated bruin and our older daughter, molly, who is off in birmingham, alabama, making her way, we know you're watching. we miss you and we are looking forward to seeing you on more than just face time. my brother, richard, happily retired city employee, he has known me longer than anyone. and next time you check the database, it is a work course application on the city website, i would gander to guess that city employees check this website more often than any other to find out how much they get paid and how much they are going to get paid. richard designed that over 20 years ago and it works to this day. ron, the union is family. you and i spread our wings together in labor at local 21. you have contributed greatly to the city as a career long inspector by preserving save residential housing stock. richard and ron, like so me city employees, have made great contributions without a lot of fanfare. this is also true of our department of human resources. the employees have contributed greatly to the city's response to the pandemic. and along with all the

around 70 babies a year die unnecessarily in birmingham. michali paduano reports. in inner—city birmingham among the pakistani community, marriage amongst cousins is cultural. the issue is called consanguinity. this woman gave evidence on the issue for a new report on baby deaths. genetic defects can cause excess mortality, but it is now possible for genetic testing to avoid these problems. it has to be addressed and dealt with, with sensitivity, with kindness, with empathy. and those things are really important because you are dealing with very sensitive issues, and it's not really there to stereotype or label people, it's about saving lives of babies. the council has set up a task force to tackle the issues because around 70 babies a year are dying unnecessary deaths. there's a complex picture, that a fifth of the deaths are due to consanguinity. but we have had black african and eastern european populations moving in, and the deaths have been increasing. so it's hard to escape the fact that problems are due to deprivation and lack of acc

in the day's early game birmingham beat coventry 5—1...he club scoring twice. it was only 3—1 after 90 minutes but sarah maylett scored twice in injury time to wrap up a convincing victory for carla ward's side. all the days other results are on the bbc sport website... next, to a big blow for fulham's already slim chances of surviving in the premier league this season. they looked like they were going to leave arsenal with all three points this afternoon, only for the win to cruelly slip away in the dying seconds. lydia campbell was watching: with film leaving a minor miracle to stay up, the emirates would have been the last place they wanted to visit. they have never beaten arsenal away from home, and if martinelli hadn't got this right 30 seconds and, you wouldn't expect that to change. when you are scrapping at the bottom, you need all the luck you can get. danny thought he had taken the lead, only for it to be just offside in the build—up. and from a toenail offside to a toenailfoul, build—up. and from a toenail offside to a toenail f