bryant: hundreds of events took place across the state. many including music, the arts, and educational opportunities. the grand finale of this once-in-a-lifetime celebration was the opening of the museum of mississippi history and the mississippi civil rights museum. i am thankful to the president of the united states of america who came to jackson, mississippi to honor the opening of our two great museums. [applause] gov. bryant: i am told -- i am told some 20 million people watched the president's tour and remarks that day at the civil rights museum. it seemed the entire world was watching as mississippi told our own story. to quote the iconic myrlie evers, "i was proud of the state of my birth." myrlie's kind and gentle soul was captured in the inspiring speech she delivered that cold and snowy day on lefleur's bluff. at that remarkable event, mississippians of every color and persuasion came together with an understanding of the tragedies and violence perpetrated on innocent people who simply wanted to exercise their right to vote. bu

bryant: thank you. want a great one. [applause] one thing i am willin of, that greatness not be possible without every classroom having the right teacher. our power tol in allow good teachers to become great ones. this should it clued -- include teach for america and nationally boards of fine -- certified teachers. teachers and almost every instance produced better results. we have so many great teachers across the state. like me, you are very proud of them all. [applause] this session, i will ask you to expand school choice for certain categories of children, offering special needs scholarships to even more students. i continue to believe that parents should have the freedom to use their tax dollars to send their child to the school of their choice, not one decided by the government. i want to thank you again for creating the department of child totection services to attend our foster children. nothing we do here will be more important than caring for them. i am forever grateful to former supreme court justice first see

they're sort of the carter bryant in the first trial in the carter bryant in the second trial. he doesn't want to sit through weeks and weeks of testimony and he is basically dragged into the court. he has again no interest anymore. is a witness and dragged into the court by a court order because he basically disappeared and he just-- you see him not responding. responding very very short answers and as you saw when i mentioned in red sort of at the beginning he had health issues with all of this and there's also again, you have to read the book for all of these interesting details, but there's also a lot of problematic decisions that were made about what he could testify about. in the first trial he's questioned about his sexuality, about finding pornography on his computer and the second judge actually says i cannot believe all of this was actually part of the first of testimony and so the second judge actually kind of took order in some of that. but, carter bryant is i think an extremist example of how much this has mattered personally to people, but actually you see all of

bryant. >> it was a sense of finality. i knew she was gone already, but that little glimmer, particle of hope was extinguished when they found had her body. >> irene bryant's remains were located 30 yards from where her son had come upon the car. she had been bludgeoned to death, but where was the husband? >> we began an even more extensive search for mr. bryant. that search really involved the entire area of the pisgh national forest. >> within hours of discovering irene bryant's body, detectives learned $300 had been withdrawn from the bryants' accounts using an atm card in duckstown, tennessee. they had a picture from the machine. >> the man that had concealed his head and face that was able to successfully use the brients' atm. >> whoever making the withdrawal, it it wasn't 79-year-old john bryant. but time and geography were working against the lawmen. >> we spent weeks everywhere in that it entire area. we did everything from vehicle patrol, atv patrolling, horseback, on foot, everywher

bryant can speak to.ars the corruption is coming to show with nuclear going to be e financing for sometime. so to answer your question in summary, effective? not so much, i think we've been political ter and machinery has risen. mulvaney is one example, but we could do better. i'm interested in doing better individuals like mr. bryant, who, i'm just a a struction worker, not politician, i don't know how to get my voice out there and nvolved and seems like i never et the opportunity to have nuanced conversation. host: lieutenant governor kevin bryant. sure, ant governor: michael, thank you for your call and your questions. i will tell you lieutenant does or of south carolina not have anything to do with the russian investigation, but i will tell you a little bit about our role. first thing that i do, i'm presiding officer of the senate, 'm president of the senate and for 12 years my goal was to create chaos in the chamber and now i maintain order. i know a lot of tricks because i've pulled them myself. to

isjoining us from boston christa case bryant. she's a heartland correspondent at the christian science monitor. of ourere as part spotlight on magazine series to talk about her recent piece, at how st. louis, missouri is working to overcome racial discrimination, after the riots in ferguson three years ago. christa, thank you so much for joining us today. me.hanks for having >> so we saw, as the events in three --unholded unfolded three years ago, why take a look at this issue now pieceis magazine >> well, it's something i've been curious about for a long time. for americanity media is that we often pay attention when something really don'tppens and then we check in again. in theas curious, aftermath of this, what sort of initiatives have been taken, has any healing in the community. so when i started this new beat as our heartland correspondent, of my firstouis one stops and i was very interested by what i found. piece,arly on in this you compare the people in to those in selma. explain. what are the similarities there that you

tonight -- kobe bryant. khloe kardashian. and music from prophets of rage. and now, and furthermore, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice, thank you. very kind. hi, everyone. sit, sit, it's embarrassing. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming and standing. very nice, i appreciate -- you're just happy you're not on the east coast, is that what it is? [ laughter ] it's freezing in a lot of the country. it is colder than melania's side of the bed on the east coast right now. [ laughter ] there is a winter storm the likes of which have not been seen since the last episode of "game of thrones" happening right now. thousands of flights were canceled today. thousands of homes are without power. all because of a phenomenon called bombogenesis, which happens to be my favorite phil collins cover band. [ laughter ] they did a "must be some misunderstanding," they really kill it. yeah. i don't know how we've gone all this time without hearing bombogenesis, i think meteorologists are making words up to see if w

kobe bryant is here. the movie called "dear basketball."ght back. ♪ ♪ you are a city city wall, city wall ♪ ♪ ♪ she could be dancing down a hall, dancing down a hall ♪ ♪ we're turning heads, we're turning heads, ♪ w ♪ ♪ >>> from the moment i started rolling my dad's tube socks, shooting imaginary game-winning starts in the great western forum, i knew one thing was real. i fell in love with you. >> jimmy: that is kobe bryant's "dear basketball." it is on verizon go 90. now -- first of all, the artwork is phenomenal. who did the artwork? >> glen keane, one of the greatest animators of all-time. he's done "little mermaid" to "the lion king." >> jimmy: how did you hook up with glen? >> when i had the idea of turning this into an animated short, i called him. i was a big fan, i called him. >> jimmy: you liked his work from the movies he'd done. >> exactly. i knew i wanted it to be hand drawn. i wanted it to have that texture, that hand-drawn quality. >> jimmy: there's no substitute for that. it really does look hand-drawn. you can see that it is

this encompasses what john hope bryant latest bestseller book is about, "the memo."lavern took it upon herself to empower herself. she didn't allow naysayers to tell her that her dream was not possible. she did not allow obstacles and distractions and her life to keep her from staying focused on the goal and her dream. and so she is a great example of following through and making things happen for her life. i was able to attend her graduation ceremony this past week with ten other graduates, and it really just speaks to the spirit of "the memo." so we're very excited to have you here today, to hear directly from the author himself, john hope bryant, who i am proud to i've been a friend since going back to compton. over 30 years. and recently i just moved to atlanta sun even more excited to be your personal edition of this experience with you. so again without further ado let's give a round of applause to the founding chairman and ceo of operation hope, john hope bryant. [applause] >> wasn't she amazing? its was hard to speak publicly, and she did a great job. and did

is christa case bryant from the "the christian science monitor." she's here to talk about herpes looking how st. louis, missouri, is working to overcome racial determination after the right in ferguson three years ago. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: we saw the events unfold three years ago, why take a look at this issue now for this magazine piece? guest: it is something i have been curious about for a long time. one propensity of american media is we often pay attention when something really bad happens and then we do not check in again. ofas curious, what sort initiatives were being taken? have there been any progress? had there been any healing in the community? when i started this, i made st. louis one of my first stops. i was interested in what i found. host: early on in this piece, you compare the people in st. louis to those in selma. explain the similarities you saw. guest: that comparison came from reverend darrell gray, who i interviewed for the piece. he is a long time civil rights activist. he has come t

kobe bryant is here. the movie called "dear basketball."ght back. ♪ ♪ you are a city city wall, city wall ♪ ♪ ♪ she could be dancing down a hall, dancing down a hall ♪ ♪ we're turning heads, we're turning heads, ♪ ♪ we're turning heads, oh yeah and nothing can stop us now ♪ it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides. now only $1199, save $400. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. ♪ >>> from the moment i started rolling my dad's tube socks, shooting imaginary game-winning starts in the great western forum, i knew one thing was real. i fell in love with you. >> jimmy: that is kobe bryant's "dear basketball." it is on verizon go 90. now -- first of all, the artwork is phenomenal. who did the artwork? >> glen keane, one of the greatest animators of all-time. he's done from "aladdin" to

the short is the adaptation of a poem bryant penned in november of 2015...hen his ailing bodywas making it obvious his basketball career would soon be over... the 18-time all-stars short follows the arc of bryant's basketball journey... from being a kid all the way through his nba career glen keane illustrated the short... illustrated glen keane nba careerthrough his nba career glen keane illustrated the short... while john williams composed the music... "dear basketball" is one of five nominees in the animated short category for the ball brothers... lithuania doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.. 16-year-old lemelo went off for 43 points and hit five straight shots from behind the arc in a 147-142 win last night older brother liangelo ball scores 37 points anfd added 10 rebounds the lithuanian team they play for dumped it's league schedule to play a number of exhibition games with the two broters is what is being called the "big baller brand challenge"... the big baller logo can be seen at center court as well as both basket areas in the keys for fa

host: i want to give christa case bryant a chance to respond. guest: did you have a specific question? host: just onto the moon this is not just an issue for st. louis and the surrounding area. sensese -- did you get a of the national impact? s point,o the caller' there is a frustration. st. louis has great civil rights activists going way back, even before those that may national -- made national news. there is a frustration -- we have been dealing with this for more than 100 or 200 years, how come we are still here? many people around the country, including some white folks would resonate with what you are saying. you have to start somewhere and you have to keep pressing forward. that is what was inspiring to me to the example of st. louis. even though it could feel like, have we not been here before? how come we cannot see any systemic change? there is still a feeling of persistence and determination we need to press forward. there is help and there is an awakening in people who do not live in the home, who do not whorience -- in the hood, do

the great laker kobe bryant is here with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: like most of theakers, kobe isn't playing this season. [ laughter ] but both his jersey numbers retired. 8 and 24. which is also the lakers' record right now. [ laughter ] also tonight, khloe kardashian is here. [ cheers and applause ] she is the third installment in the kardashian trilogy. music from prophets of rage. whose rage cannot match that of donald trump right now. thanks to -- i don't know if you know about this new book. it's called "fire and fury." it is highlighted by serious accusations made by his former senior adviser steve bannon. in the book bannon says trump's son don jr. was treasonous and unpatriotic, he implies trump's son-in-law jared is a money launderer, and says his daughter ivanka is dumb as a brick. which of course displeased the president. so yesterday he fired back and then his lawyers sent bannon a cease and desist letter. bannon tried to do some damage control on his radio show. he called the president a great man. here's how that went over this morning. >> thank you al

kobe bryant is congratulating himself this morning.. just kidding.. in order because he is an oscar nominee! ( darya )kobe's "dear basketball" is nominated for best animated short.it's a journey through bryant's career, taking viewers from his beginnings as a child with a dream to the end of a storied 20-year nba career. <"dear basketball. from the moment i started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots in the great western forum i knew one thing was real: i fell in love with you.">( darya ) the short movie is based on a poem kobe wrote in the midst of his final season with the los angeles lakers.bryant was named an all-star 18 times and won five championships, two finals mvps and one regular- season mvp. he is third on the nba's all-time scoring list. ( darya ) lavar ball should win a coaching award, just ask him. he won his first game as assistant coach for the lithuanian team his kids are on.. that's right.. he wasn't just a screaming dad on the sidelines this time... the head coach actually gave lavar the reigns... h

film. >> "dear basketball," kobe bryant is an athlete. is i think that has so much to do with it. >> he gets a rape pass? >> i think he does. >> you guys are missing one thing about kobe bryant. >> what? >> he scored 81 points in one game. mark wahlberg out in l.a. we asked him about the allegations he uses steroids. >> that's hard work, baby. that's hard work. >> you can't show your muscles at 40 and say i don't take steroids. >> you can be jacked without steroids. to prove it, you show your butt. or you should show your balls. if he has normal-size testicles, i will buy what he has to say. >> tom brady's super bowl jersey is safe this year. he got federal, state, local

so, the segment from bryants to townsend is not scheduled to begin until after the giant's season ends this october 2018. so we hope to begin the process of creating the new joint trench for underground utilities in october of 2018. >> so, what is the completion date for all of it? >> the entire project should be done approximately november 2019. >> ok. thank you. colleagues, any questions on this item? no? questions? >> i have a couple of questions. just from looking at your presentation, it -- this work is happening no matter what. so, the work is already happening. you are doing the improvements. is there any additional cost to the taxpayers for undergrounding or is it the adjacent property owners paying for this? >> there's no additional cost to taxpayers based on the undergrounding. again, the funding for the undergrounding and creating that joint trench is funded by those impact fees from eastern neighbourhoods. so, all costs outside of that would be provided by property owners for that connection. as i said, there's only seven properties. >> i get it. but my point is that if you

touchdown and then the very next drive for clemson, it all falls apart here as the pass from kelly bryant is deflected. mack wilson takes it in 18 yards.

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a suspect is under arrest, they are not saying how. 78-year-old bryant was a decorated veteran awardedwo purple heart after being wounded in vietnam. >> a true american hero, american patriot. >> bryant served 21 years in the army. secretary of state rex tillerson meeting with senior french officials in paris today discussing global issues like tension in north korea. also helped launch the international partnership against impunity or use of chemical weapons. that will put pressure on russia while protecting the assad regime after rex tillerson visited london and toward the new us embassy emphasizing the importance of british american relations. a lot of work getting done. donald trump continuing to make good on his promise to help american manufacturers. >> we are going to bring your jobs back to our country and create millions of new jobs. heather: the imported solar panels, and the tariff would create 45,000 jobs, washing machines will be taxed up to 50%. he dazzled millions on new year's eve, it may be one of neil diamond's last times on stage. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never

upon his retirment bryant wrote a poem about his love for basketball...it got in the hands of the rightand before you know it kobe bryant was one of 5 nominees for the best animated short at the marcjh 4th academy awards. lebrons in the middle of termoil...kobes getting ready for merl streep.. back next hour with tonights warriors story. coming up they did everything absolutely correct which was contact recology, recology gave them the ok to put items outside.oh really? so if everything was done absolutely correct with this pile of debris, why am i here? i'll sort fact from fiction in the next edition of people behaving badly legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes, sailing the seas day and night. they knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked. that's how the waves and stars would speak to them. guide them. sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. let your legend begin at aulani, a one-of-a-kind disney resort in hawaii (vicki) you might be following most of the rules, but if you're not follow

host: joining us is christa case bryant from the "the christian science monitor."he's here to talk about herpes looking how st. louis, missouri, is working to overcome racial determination after the right in ferguson three years ago. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: we saw the events unfold three years ago, why take a look at this issue now for this magazine piece? guest:

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.dent trump has warned that he'll re—impose sanctions on iran in less than four months, a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed its nuclear programme. he now wants the us and its european allies to impose new restrictions on the iranians. iran has said the deal isn't negotiable. bill hayton reports. is it goodbye to the iran nuclear deal? as president trump departed for another weekend at his florida estate, he left the fate of the 2.5—year—old agreement hanging in the air. in a statement he announced this is the last time he will hold off on reimposing major sanctions on iran, but one former american diplomat says this is just a negotiating tactic. he wants to do something to improve the environment of the agreement but he does not necessarily want to pull out of it because he will not get support in the international community. so what he said is, i will do it this time, the next time this comes up — which is four months from now — i want an agreement with

nick bryant. let's take a look at some more stories. history by watching a football match from the stands for the first time ata stadium. from the stands for the first time at a stadium. the new measure comes after the deeply conservative kingdom announced it was lifting a ban prohibiting women from driving. a number of catholic churches have been vandalised in chile ahead of a visit by the pope francis. police said home—made bombs were used to damage two churches in the capital, santiago. the attack has left m essa 9 es santiago. the attack has left messages threatening the pope, saying the money for the visit could be better spent on poor people. in remaining oil tanker which burst into fla m es remaining oil tanker which burst into flames in the east china sea on saturday after colliding with a freighter is drifting towards japanese waters from sea is controlled by china. chinese firefighters are still battling to put out the blaze. pakistan has deployed paramilitary forces to suppress riots in the eastern town of... following the ra

right now on jimmy kimmel, kobe bryant and khloe kardashian. night. >> dicky: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- kobe bryant. khloe kardashian. and music from prophets of rage. and now, and furthermore, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice, thank you. very kind. hi, everyone. sit, sit, it's embarrassing. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thank you for watching. thank you for coming and standing. very nice, i appreciate -- you're just happy you're not on the east coast, is that what it is?

jane: and laura joined me a from a bitter bryant park just a short time ago. laura, most people living in the northeast are pretty used to harsh winters, but how are they coping with this? laura: well, jane, as i am speaking to you now, with the windchill -17 degrees celsius, these are prolonged, historic lows, and as you say, they are used to low temperatures, but it is the fact that they are going on and on and on. some people are enjoying the weather out here in bryant park where there are ice skaters. but lots of people are just trudging through the snow and doing their very best to get through, digging out their cars, shoveling four feet of snow in a snow drift yesterday. i can tell you it was a lot of exercise. i saw people doing their best and hoping that it warms up by monday where it is, believe it or not, warm enough to snow. jane: unbelievable. laura trevelyan there for us. the united states has been criticized by security council members calling an emergency meeting on iran. russia's envoy accused washington of abusing its platform at the security

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.poke earlier with music expert at syracuse university. he has been touring since his teens, an awful long time. are you surprised he has been going strong this long? >> yeah, i think that is the right take on it. this is a guy who is in his 70's. i don't think most people at home have a real appreciation of how incredibly grueling a tour is, even if you are touring in high style like elton john. jane: my best memory of him is playing at princess diana's funeral, and it gave a sense of how he was able to break the mold. exactly how has he changed the culture, not just in the u.k., but globally? >> in one way certainly he was responsible or a big contributor of why the 1970's was this great era of flamboyance. more recently he was a huge advocate, powerful and effective advocate, for fundraising and awareness around hiv. these are two substantial legacies for him. i should also say, obviously, this is a guy with more top 10 hits than could fit on a single album. obviously, the musical le

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we are at the organ expressway at bryant in palo alto. you may be able to see the traffic lights that are usually functioning at this intersection. they are now dark. there is a stop sign. a city crew presumably put this out here to try to control the traffic at this intersection. there is no word on how long power has been out and no word on how many customers are affected. you can see the neighborhood to the east of the intersection of bryant and or any can expressway -- in organ expressway is completely dark. the only light you can see coming from the east direction comes from our live truck which has a generator. we are trying to find out from pg&e how many customers may be affected and how long the outage has been in effect. we are also trying to find out whether there is a crew in the neighborhood. a lot of outstanding questions. meanwhile, this is close to the scene of a flooded roadway. if you are familiar with the area, the organ expressway, once it goes past bryant at the alma crossan. that was flooded for hours overnight. we ju

bryant: thank you, good evening.

the bbc‘s nick bryant has more.ances to announce that he doesn't want to do the real thing any more. after almost 50 years of performing around the world, he has finally decided where his future lies. and it's away from departure lounges, immigration halls and 180 flights a year. # i'd buy a house where we both could live... he wants to spend more time with his family. i've never had that before, i've never had children. it's changed my life, ijust love them so much and ijust love being with them and i don't like leaving them behind and wherever i go they say "please daddy, don't go." i facetime them now, i say ijust announced my last tour, they said "good, you will be here." i will be here. this ultimate piano man still loves performing and will continue to release records, but he is 70 years old and has clocked up more than 4000 concerts in 75 countries. enough. i just don't want to travel any more. i have been travelling since i was 17 in the back of a van up and down the m1. although i travel in the most fantast

nick bryant is at the whitehouse.bout those comments james was referring to you at the end of his piece. what is the president alleged to have said. at a meeting in the oval office yesterday with republican and democratic lawmakers about immigration, he is alleged to have used a slur directed against haiti and other african nations. mr trump denies using the slur, i will not use it on air, although he used strong language. a democrat present in the room said not only did he use that language, he used it repeatedly. in my mind, this is unprecedented. a sitting president in the west wing of the white house being asked if he is racist in that unfortunate and contradictory setting where he was signing in honour of martin luther king. and there has been quite a reaction to this, not least from the un? that has been a barrage of criticism. we have had african countries like botswana condemning it and even contacting the trump administration saying, does that apply to us? but the white house, in the aftermath of the first re

once again, nick bryant with the latest for us there at the white house.the past ten days in a besieged suburb of damascus, which is under rebel control. the united nations has condemned the recent upsurge in attacks on eastern ghouta by government forces, calling the situation "a human catastrophe. " the area's been under siege for more than four—and—a—half years. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from syria. this report contains some distressing images. the bombs fall every day now in eastern ghouta. rescue teams rush in to bring survivors out. frightened children, trapped inside, not knowing where to run or hide. this footage, filmed by the western backed white helmets, in the neighbourhood of hamoria. they are digging in the rubble with whatever tools they find, often it's just bare hands. the attacks by syrian and russian warplanes, on this last rebel—held enclave of damascus, intensified weeks ago, scarring entire streets. the attacks don't go only one way. rebel groups controlling this area, including ha rdline islamists gr

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.dent trump has said he won't pull out of the deal aimed at curbing iran's nuclear programme for now, but it has to change. he said he would waive sanctions against tehran, lifted as part of the 2015 agreement, but would not do so again. and he warned european allies and congress that they had to work with him to fix what he called the "worst—ever" deal‘s "terrible flaws" or face us withdrawal. iran's foreign ministerjavad zarif responded on twitter, saying mr trump's policy and announcement amounted to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement. he added that the deal is not renegotiable. a little earlier i spoke to beh—nam tale—blu, senior iran analyst at the foundation for defense of democracies, and asked him what he made of mr trump's announcement. the president is looking to put a deadline for the europeans and the us congress to amend the deal at home and make sure that the european community, and in particular the transatlantic alliance, develops a similar in

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.ique to clone two monkeys. the identical macaques were born several weeks ago at a laboratory in shanghai. scientists say genetically identical monkeys will benefit research into human diseases. but for many, animal research, especially using monkeys, raises ethical concerns. more on that and all of the news on the bbc website. thank you very much for watching. hello there. after the downpours and gales of wednesday, the weather prospects for thursday look a little bit quieter. this curl of cloud here, that was storm georgina now pushing off to the north—east. what we now have feeding in is this speckled cloud, some showers pushing in from the atlantic, in fact, some heavy showers coming thick and fast into northern ireland through the first part of the morning. also some showers pushing in across the west country into devon and cornwall, some of these could be on the heavy side. seven degrees there in plymouth. there will be some sunny breaks between those showers, and that mixture of

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.ticipate in next month's winter olympics in south korea. pyongyang will send 22 athletes, accompanied by officials and journalists. but the most eye—catching part of the agreement is for the teams from the north and south to march at the opening ceremony under onejoint flag. imogen foulkes reports from ioc headquarters in switzerland. two koreas face—to—face. such is the tension on the korean peninsula that this meeting, ostensibly about the olympics, became something much more. here in lausanne, the two sides spoke together for hours. they emerged with an agreement and the blessing of the international olympic committee. the ioc has approved their request to have their delegations marching together as one under the name korea. for the first time, the two koreas, divided since the 1950s, will field a unified team — women's ice hockey — and the olympic committee has relaxed its strict qualification deadlines to allow 22 north korean athletes to compete. handshakes, smiles and public sig

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.an union after brexit, but again warned it could not expect full access to the single market unless it accepted its rules. in an interview to be broadcast in full on the andrew marr show tomorrow, emmanuel macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote. this special way should be consistent with the preservation of a single market and our collective interest. and you should understand that you cannot, by definition, have access to the single market if you don't tick the box. and to get full access to the single market, you need contribution to the budget and you have to accept... the freedoms. the freedoms and the jurisdiction. as soon as you decide not to join this preconditions, it's not a full access. so it's something perhaps between this full access and a trade agreement. and you can see the full interview with the french president on the andrew marr show tomorrow morning from 9am on bbc one. there are changes afoot at facebook. the vast all powerful social networking si

from washington, nick bryant reports. this is a great and important day to martin luther king... the forces of american history seemed to collide at the white house today. donald trump signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, martin luther king, at the moment he stands accused of using a slur directed at african nations. here though he stuck to his script. today we celebrate doctor king for standing up for that self—evident truth americans hold so dear that, no matter the colour of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god. reporter: mr president, will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? after the ceremony came a very unceremonious commotion. mr president, are you a racist? a sitting president being asked by a reporter if he is racist. ...answer serious questions about your statement, sir? i'm talking to you. mr president, are you a racist? it was behind closed doors in the oval office that donald trump allegedly claimed that immigrants from haiti, el salvador and african nations came from "shithole" countries. donald tru

nick bryant is in washington.g that his nuclear button was bigger than kim jong—un‘s nuclear button, and only a few months ago he was trashing his secretary of state rex tillerson, saying he was wasting his time pursuing diplomacy with pyongyang. so this new openness to talks really is a meaningful shift. it is the most conciliatory language we've seen from donald trump on north korea since he took the oval office almost 12 months ago. as you say, it follows the meeting of the korean peninsular yesterday between north and south korea. donald trump describing that as a great meeting. there was a lot of good energy, he said, at the white house just about an hour ago. and he is claiming credit for that, for his hardline stance on north korea, the tough economic sanctions, the pressure he has put on china, the fire and fury rhetoric, the digitised sabre rattling on twitter. now i suspect we will see a continuation of much of that. don't be surprised if donald trump continues to mock kim jong—un as "little rocket man",

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.held a 3—star michelin rating for more than half a century, earning him the nickname ‘the pope of gastronomy‘. rhodri davies has more. paul bocuse was lauded for most of his life as a great of french cuisine. he was twice named chef of the century, he was a moderniser of french food, and he revolutionised the idea of the chef. and those in power and in kitchens are feeling his loss. the country's president tweeted that chefs throughout france are crying in their kitchens. spanish—american chefjose andres said the angels will have a feast today, while celebrity chef anthony bourdain said bocuse was a hero. he reportedly died in his restaurant, l'auberge du pont de collonges, near lyon, where the insignia reads "at the bottom of the pot lies the truth". truths learned at home. bocuse inherited the restaurant from his father — part of a family whose cooking was known since the 17th century. this long lineage led to his restaurant having three michelin stars by 1965. ten years later, he re

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.pondent david willis reflected on the shutdown which has paralysed the us government exactly a year after trump's election. the president was due to be guest of honour at a fundraising dinner to mark the one—year anniversary of his inauguration at his posh florida resort. instead he is here in washington, feuding with opposition democrats and, if anything, his sta nce democrats and, if anything, his stance seems to have hardened over the last 2a hours. the white house has point—blank that there will be no negotiation on immigration, the so—called dreamers issue until democrats help to solve this shutdown. the democrats can't debate with this man, he keeps changing his mind. meanwhile, the iconic statue of liberty has been closed and training for military recruits is being put on hold. many are wondering whatever happened to the president who gave the world the art of the deal. dr larry sabato is director at the centre for politics at the university of virginia. speaking to me earlier t