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we are in a commonwealth -- i almost said state, but i said it was not a good idea -- we are in a commonwealthf my chest, because i will slip up and do it at one point tonight. i hope you will forgive me. [laughter] in this commonwealth, we have seen more of our share of people who serve in civilian and military capacities, people who serve one another. when i went into the aircraft that was going to take me to bagram airfield, the flak on my shoulder was not a republican flag. it was an american flag. [no audio] [applause] that flag, among other things, represented the idea of free speech and political dissent. you could criticize the president. the press could cover the president critically. and no one would ever question their loyalty to the republic for which it stands. [applause] let's not give an and shun the issue of security. we are the wants another is a lot more secure to them putting up a wall from sea to shining sea. security means protecting from 21st-century threats, cybersecurity, election security , and as virginia sadly knows all too well, you're not keeping this country safe

the fundraising event in the commonwealth. the congressional delegation also spoke. ♪ ♪ >> good evening, democrats. welcome to the 2019 blue commonwealth gala. this is important. . address theant we pain and sorrow suffered may 31 in virginia beach. here in virginia and across the country, we are all too familiar with this pain. we will take action to stop the scorch of gun violence. [cheers and applause] of gun vi. and we will take it immediately. we will honor the 12 members of our virginia beach community, who we love. -- who we love, with our actions. i agree with the governor, he said bots and prayers are not enough. we need action. room, i dot, in this ask for -- we have a lot of people from the virginia beach community with us tonight, please stand. i asked that you all please stand with them and follow the solidarity for a moment of silence in their memory. thank you. crowd. this there are 1800 democrats here tonight. [cheers and applause] one for every democrat running for president. [laughter] in all seriousness, hel

to juno, from the commonwealth, they all were there that day.ld and omaha, that's where the ranks we nt and omaha, that's where the ranks went down. the battle raged in normandy. many lives were lost. the war must end in victory and this must be the cost. when my life is over and must be the cost. when my life is overandl must be the cost. when my life is over and i reach the other side, i'll meet my friends from normandy and shake their hands with pride. we will now listen to an extract. translation: this began a little before midnight with some soft sounds, endlessly difficult to sleep in such conditions. thunder, thought my mum. fighting to kind of not get out of her deep sleep but the sound lasted until 8:30am. at first i heard nothing, having entered my 15th year for four months, i slept soundly and i didn't like to be disturbed. but after a while and able to get any shuteye, from one room to the other, with open doors, we started to talk, my parents and i. something is happening which is unusual, said my mum. what if they have landed, said

for the commonwealth of virginia. our hearts ache.e senseless highlands that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach communicate. today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families. of those who left home this morning. and will not return. tonight. they were all someone's child. and many were someone's. karen. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taking. in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful. loss and grief. in the neighborhood. in this community. and then our commonwealth. but sympathy doesn't feel the whole. we must take care of the families. these horrific tragedies cast our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it last far beyond. he's coming days and these families will need support. in the month. and years to come. i'm also praying. who were injured in this tragedy and hoping for their full. recovery. along with the pain of their own injuries. they face a loss of their co-workers and their friend. i want to come in. and state law enforcement officers. t

i want to thank the governor of the commonwealth for his help and mr. sablan. while the policy containt in this measure fair for long-term foreign workers in the mariana islands, i am deeply disappointed the majority didn't consider it this bill through regular order. neither the natural resources committee nor the judiciary which received an additional re federal have acted on this referral. no hearings, no markup. it is my hope the majority truly believes in following the rules that are supposed to provide for an open and transparent process because this bill did not meet that test. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma yields back the balance of his time of the the gentleman from hawaii is recognized. mr. case: mr. speaker, i commend my colleague from the northern mariana islands for so ably representing his people. as the representative, proudly representing hawaii, i recognize him and his constituents as members of our pacific islands owe hannah, and i commend him -- ohana, and i commend him also for work

this is a horrific day for the commonwealth of virginia.ache over the senseless violence that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach community today. my deepest condolens and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. they were all common's child and many were someone's parent. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taken in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful loss and grief. they each leave a hole in a family in their neighborhood, in this community and in our commonwealth. we mourn with their loved ones, but sympathy doesn't fill that hole. we must take care of these families. these horrific tragedies test our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it lasts far beyond these coming days and these families will need support in the months and years to come. i am also praying for those who were injured in this tragedy and hoping for their full recovery. along with the pain of their own injuries, they face the loss of their co-worke

the commonwealth is dominated by countries that have restrictive if not damning laws against gay peoplepressure on his own child if they we re pressure on his own child if they were to be gay and what that would mean isa were to be gay and what that would mean is a royal. that was interesting as well. in some ways they've come along way but there is still a long way to go i think that was the message. finally, the guardian with an interesting story about flatshare ads and how extreme they are becoming because this is generation rent, young people who just cannot afford to get on the property ladder in the uk and the ads that are being put out to find people to share is hilarious. ads that are being put out to find people to share is hilariousm ads that are being put out to find people to share is hilarious. it is a captive market for landlords and because of that landlords can stipulation —— stipulate really random things. such as x lucidly wanting scorpios. they even stipulate how many visitors you are allowed a month in some cases it and that you have to give two weeks notice. it feel

i offer the foster the full support of the commonwealth of virginia.we are all about virginia beach. i would now like to turn the podium over to our mayor. >> today is virginia beach's darkest hour. a senseless crime happened in imposed tremendous grief upon the people of virginia beach, the commonwealth and this country. when we get through the shock of it all and we get through the details we must go through over the next day or 2, i believe our community, virginia beach along with our neighbors and our other cities in our commonwealth and country will be there for not only the families because that is when they will need us going forward but we are going to show that virginia beach is a city of resolve and dedication. we are going to be there for all the families, friends and our community. for that, i think you and i would like to turn this over for an update. >> as i said earlier this evening we as we are able to gather the information we will give that out. again it will probably change a little and may increase as we move forward as we investiga

this is a horrific day for the commonwealth of virginia.s ache over the senseless violence that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach community today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. they were all someone's child and many were someone's parent. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taken in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful loss and grief. they each leave a hole in a family, in their neighborhood, in this community and in our commonwealth. we mourn with their loved ones, but sympathy doesn't fill that hole. we must take care of these families. these horrific tragedies test our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it lasts far beyond these coming days and these families will need support in the months and years to come. i'm also praying for those who were injured in this tragedy and hoping for their full recovery. along with the pain of their own injuries, they face a loss of their co-wo

takes us through our third commonwealth of our long journey. our journey man, steve cornacki, is back with us in the studio tonight. >>> we are now nine days away from the first democratic presidential debate on this network. we are continuing our series, the one where steve cornacki tells us what we need to know of the key states, from maine clear south to miami. you may recall on friday night steve was in maryland. tonight he's crossing into the commonwealth of virginia and if you have done the drive, then you know, i-95 gets complicated where washington, d.c. is concerned.concerned. like so many things where washington, d.c. is concerned. but in both cases, we turn to steve kornacki for an explanation in the midst of his journey south. >> that's right. i guess let me start by this. let me count to three. one, two, three. in basketball that's a three-second violation. on our trip to miami that's a trip through washington, d.c. on interstate 95. you're looking at theed by row wilson bridge and there are 300 feet of this bridge that connects ma

leaders, of course our president, and commonwealth leaders, of course oui’ coui’t president, and commonwealthonwealth leaders, of course our court —— reporters will be there with the coverage. but from him portsmouth, handing you back to shawn in the studio. thank you very much, kristen he's been our guide throughout the night and i should say between 99 o'clock we will hear from should say between 99 o'clock we will hearfrom one should say between 99 o'clock we will hear from one of the veterans relating to us his own personal story. the headlines on bbc news. the queen was joined by other heads of state and government for the 75th anniversary of d day, to pay tribute to to those who changed the course of the second world war in june 1944. president trump's three day state visit to the uk ends and he arrives in ireland for a meeting with the irish prime minister. social workers are severely criticised over the murders of two toddlers northamptonshire. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. let's start with the cricket world cup in england, one of had teens this year as

the commonwealth expense of civil war soldiers.n a panel discussion on the artifacts of the civil war, moderated by a professor from west virginia university. on sunday our live coverage continues with a discussion on preserving gettysburg national military parks, with jennifer murray of oklahoma state university. violence in the civil war. than a look at the civil war and emancipation in the heart of america. followed by a discussion on seeing the conflict through the eyes

. >> that is the hoffistic day for the commonwealth of virginia.s ache over the senseless violence that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach community today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. they were all someone's child. and many were someone's parent. they were heading into the summer weekend. that they should be taken in this manner is the worst kind of tragedy. their families are facing painful loss and grief. they each leave a hole in a family, in their neighborhood, in in community and in our commonwealth. we mourn with their loved ones. but sympathy doesn't fill that hole. we must take care of these families. these horrific tragedies test our souls. grief doesn't pass quickly. it lasts far beyond these coming days. and these families will need support in the months and years to come. i'm also praying for those who were injured in the tragedy appear hoping for their full recovery. along with the pain of their own injuries, they face a loss of their cow

and i will tell you that contains the graves of more than 4000 commonwealth servicemen, along with 500 the commission and he joins us from london. the images of these war graves are so etched on our consciousness and the way we remember notjust consciousness and the way we remember not just world consciousness and the way we remember notjust world war ii but world war i as well, it's hard to realise that they were quite controversial. why was that? absolutely. in the first world war there was huge controversy, you had an organisation like the imperial war graves commission, which is now the commonwealth war graves commission, telling relatives of those who died that they could not repatriate their loved ones' bodies, they could not pick their own headstone for the grave and it was almost like a state—controlled way of managing the burials. there was lots of opposition, it was never in majority, but some people were really opposed to the commission saying they could not have their loved ones back. by the time the second world war comes along i think, and after people have seen the cemet

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they will go to the foreign commonwealth office.side of your screen with those grand flags for the uk and the u.s., foreign commonwealth office rough equivalent of the state department here in the u.s. it's going to be quite a moment here. a special relationship between the two countries and i think what you can describe as a

hi everybody, we begin tonight with some big upsets in virginia primary and two commonwealth attorneys losing the challengers who ran to the left. >> winners had support from big names. one of them is delgani celebrated after a win. phil stamos, and state senator saslaw of fairfax survived the o challenge f taeb. julie, somes surprise tonight. >> reporter: yes, what a night it has been. the other big race,he fairfax county board chairman primary, they are the democratic dom kno for a long time. jeff mckay iselrated here tonight. he left a short while ag voters clearly embracing experience. those races, voters were looking for change. as you imagine both of the incumbents were defeated there. in arlington, democrats turn to challenger parisa, defeating amos. e was helped by her campaign by hundreds of thousands of dollars by george sorrells and she was endorsed fie tara mccall ge. >> the mesesonated with people and a moment in history where we are ready to re-examine what we have been doing in our justice system in large and all ways. >> reporter: now in fairfax county, the man who has

lots of dramatic logy commonwealth games.d cornish man right of the scent of crushed grass on a summer 's day, the tense, patient play for a fall. so, has scott mann taken part himself? i would have loved to do. i have been and witnessed it once but i didn't have enough agility to take part, maybe next time it is on i will be straight in there. maybe it is the best way to solve the current leadership problems we've got. maybe the best way of doing it is to put all the contenders into the ring, and have a massive royal rumble and see who comes out on and have a massive royal rumble and see who comes out on top. that was scott mann, on the ancient art of cornish wrestling. and that's it from me for now. we will be back on bbc parliament on monday night at 11 o'clock. but for now, from me, melissa mccarthy, goodbye. —— alysia mccarty. hello. the weekend isn't looking as wet as it's been, particularly in those areas which have had a soaking in the past week but there will still be some rain or showers around and the reason why lo

we are a strong commonwealth. we are faithful people. we believe in working together and, together, we will get through this. >> governor ralph northam, thank you. our condolences going out to everyone impacted and affected. >>> still ahead, more on this horrific workplace shooting. virginia beach is just beginning to mourn this tragedy. we are back with more after this. ♪ s... s...u... s...u...v... these letters used to mean something. letters earned in backwoods, high hills, and steep dunes. but somewhere along the way, suvs became pretenders, not pioneers. but you never forgot the difference, and neither did we. there are many suvs, but there's only one legend. hurry in now to the jeep celebration event and get $500 additional bonus cash on select models. there was no hesitation, i went straight to ctca. after my mastectomy, it was maddening because i felt part of my identity was being taken away. when you're able to restore what cancer's taken away, you see that transformation firsthand knowing that she had options that she could cho

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it's the commonwealth's attorney race getting the most attention. stamos is facing a in fairfax county, a n similar story. th the commonwealth attorney being challenged. in both challengers benefitingealthy out of state d. both claim the incumbents ast e justice reform. this arlingtonmi voterl agrees, casting a ballot for tafty. >> a more fair process for the adjudication of arlington commu. i think he's been too tough and i'd like to see a change. >> reporter: police in both jurisdictions have me out strongly for the incumbent prosecutors. their opinion weighs heavily with this retired arlington teacher who is sticking with the hcumbent. >> i didn't li the challenger was saying things that weren'tnecessarily true. they were twisting her thoughts and beliefs. and the their f policeofficers support him. i think that's important. >> reporter: in fairfax county, fewer voters willing to reveal who they are backing, but some of them, too, looking for change in the commonwealth attorney's office. >> i was looking at how could somebody think differently ab

steve: that is live inside the foreign commonwealth office.of the prime minister, theresa may. what is going to happen is, we will see the president and first lady and the prime minister leave 10 downing street shortly. then they will, it is very short walk, just undo the street a little bit. then we will take that live. you will hear what the president has to say. ainsley: first lady is there at the garden party which we're being told has ended which was in the courtyard of 10 downing. they will leave the official residence of the prime minister and walk together over to this area, the courtyard, where they will have the press conference. brian: interesting to see, whoever the press, who they call, one for uk, one for the u.s., are they going to say, hey, mr. president what is going on with impeachment? hey, mr. president, what is going on with the tariffs? will they talk about these relationships? potential bilateral, boris johnson, theresa may's last day. news that comes out will be guided by types of questions asked. steve: i think benjami

the royal family was the resolute phase of the commonwealth's unwavering solidarity. 1945, newspapersure of the queen mother visiting the women's branch of the army, watching a young woman repair a military truck engine. that young mechanic was the , a great, great woman. her majesty inspired her compatriots in that fight to support the troops, defend her homeland, and defeat the enemy at all costs. prince pay tribute to philip's distinguished and valued service in the royal navy during the second world war. on d-day, the queen's beloved father king george the sixth delivered a stirring national address. ", after nearlyid five years of toil and suffering, we must renew that crusading impulse of which we entered the war and met its darkest hour. andfight is against evil, for a world in which goodness and honor may be the foundation of the life of men in every land." this evening, we thank god for the brave sons of the united kingdom and united states who nazited the nazis and the regime and liberated millions from tyranny. the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great c

the fundraising event in the commonwealth. the congressional delegation also spoke. ♪ ♪ >> good evening, democrats. welcome to the 2019 blue commonwealth gala.

they will go to the foreign commonwealth office. that's the picture on the right-hand side of your screen with those grand flags for the uk and the u.s., foreign commonwealth office rough equivalent of the state department here in the u.s. it's going to be quite a moment here. a special relationship between the two countries and i think what you can describe as a special relationship between the british prime minister and american president. theresa may was the first foreign leader to come visit washington after trump's victory. this is actually his second visit toit uk, but first official state visit with all the pomp and circumstance sense he was president and only the third u.s. president to get such a greeting in the uk. our nic robertson is outside number 10 downing street. nick, we expected this joint news conference to start several minutes ago. are there still discussions under way or just the normal delay that often happens with official events on a trip like this? >> reporter: it seems to be, jim, just a delay that you nor

when they landed in normandy, they were incredibly well trained particularly the commonwealth and britishll the three services that took part. we have got vetera ns services that took part. we have got veterans here today that serve not just with the army, but also with the royal navy, the air force played an important part, and the merchant navy. the control of the land, the airand the sea, navy. the control of the land, the air and the sea, that combined operation is what made operation overlord one of the most famous operations in the entire history of war. now, we will post and take a quick look at the weather. ben rich has got the latest forecast for us. good afternoon. a lot going on with oui’ good afternoon. a lot going on with our weather over the next few days. sunshine and showers will take us through the rest of the day. as we move into tomorrow, this area of low pressure spends its way into the picture, some pretty heavy rain with this, and some unseasonably strong winds. it is a pretty unsettled outlook across the uk. so back to the here and now, we have some very heavy and p

ren: my gosh, chatter] >> on saturday, the virginia democratic party holds its blue commonwealth gala. senator amy klobuchar of minnesota and indiana mayor pete buttigieg. watch live at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. oh do i look forward to running against. >> to say, president donald trump owns a rally in orlando day, presidents donald trump holds a rally in orlando, florida. listen live on the free c-span radio app. host: leo shane is deputy editor for the military times. he joins us for a look at the difference spending and policy bills in congress. as the senate plans to take up its defense policy bill next week, what are some of the key priorities included either defense chair? leo: this is an expensive bill. the authorization bill is hundreds of different policy priorities. the big one for troops is the pay raise of 3%. there are quite a few issues dealing with military housing. a lot of folks have been following that issue. a lot of problems have surfaced because of reuters reporting as of substandard issues at the

all of those folks have come across the commonwealth of commonwealth to richmond to share their passion and dedication to getting things right. and our friend gary gallagher was also part of this team, with his clear eyed vision and vast knowledge. for some people, this deployment of scholarship in a museum's realm might see misplaced. museums, as we have seen in the pictures paul showed us, are filled with evocative artifacts. we shea -- we say shamelessly that we are trying to evoke emotions. we are trying to make you feel this war, this awe-inspiring struggle, that too often has become domesticated. so what do we do with people who live among footnotes and monographs? are we going to slow the thing down, and drag it into our concerns? museums exist for the emotional capacity, for the presentation of objects that speak beyond the literal words of monographs. someone wrote me an amusing email last week about this. last week in fact about this. " i once heard you say as a historian you are in the confusion business. you are a successful historian as i am confused. sayve heard you and ot

senate and the commonwealth. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell provides a history of kentucky lawmakers and their leadership in the u.s. senate. sunday morning at 10:30 eastern, talks about kim jong-un in her book the great successor. >> he was 27 years old when he took over. he had been able to hold on the the leadership. i wanted to try to figure out why. i tried to re-create childhood and bring together as much information i could about how he grew up. how he became this leader that s he is today. how he justified the brutal things he does to remain the leader. >> at 9:00 p.m. on afterwards, george discussing his time in the trump administration. >> isn't it pretty smart for him to have good relationships with those leaders. isn't that a smart thing? i take comfort in the fact that these people are all talking to each other. >> this weekend on book tv on c-span2. >>> i'm a white male and i am prejudice and the reason it is is something that wasn't taught but it's kind of something i learned. i don't like

and commonwealth attorney ray morrow lost to steve desnd cano. a jeff mckay won the democraticrimary for board of supervisors chairman. >> we are going to do in the next four years is we're going to build on our success in fairfax county and in a collaborate way we'll have a board of supervisors that is going to defend the most vulnerable people in t county and we'll continue to be the strongest county in not only the commonwealth of virginia but in the united states of america. >> state senateinority leader dick saslaw ofairf faxon w with 500 ves. in other surprise joe morriseyr. pretty much around the d.c. metro and then off to the south and east, farther back to the west moreunshine. and we'll get in on some of the sunshine here in the mess r-- metroa before this coastal system will move up and this will bring us rain overnight tonig and then we'll see this system move in tomorrow later in the day and that is where we get our stormhances from. so here is midnight. notice showers out there. getting ready to leave early for wor tomorrow, friday

this is a horrific day for the commonwealth of virginia. 0ur this is a horrific day for the commonwealthinia. our hearts ache over the senseless violence that has been inflicted upon the virginia beach community today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. this is thought to be the 150th mass shooting in the united states this year. president trump has been briefed on the situation and the white house says it is monitoring events in virginia beach closely. a delegation from mexico led by the country's foreign minister is heading to washington, after president trump announced tariffs on all goods coming across the southern border. mr trump said he'll impose a 5% tariff in ten days' time — which will rise if he doesn't feel mexico is doing enough to stop illegal border crossings. mexico's foreign minister marcelo ebrard says he's spoken to senior white house adviser jared kushner and secretary of state mike pompeo by phone. there'll be face—to—face talks on wednesday. sophie long reports from the us border wit

this is a horrific day for the commonwealth of virginia. 0ur this is a horrific day for the commonwealthch community today. my deepest condolences and prayers go to the families of those who left home this morning and will not return tonight. behind accordance, police teams, the fbi and forensic officers are examining the scene and try to piece together the background to this country‘s later shooting. it is believed the gunmen was a discount on public employee, based here at the offices at virginia beach. there will be a full investigation to try to determine what led him to commit these murders. but the wider debate once again bobby about how easy it is to get guns in america. this is a 150th mast shooting in the united states this year. —— the 150th mast shooting. a ban on "unfair" fees charged by lettings agents in england has come into force today, two—and—a—half years after the plan was first announced. it means tenants will no longer be billed for things like viewings, credit checks or setting up a tenancy — but there are warnings rents could be pushed up as a result, as landlords

. >>> swalwell a democrat in the crowded presidential race spoke tonight at the commonwealth club. he says debt and gun reform are also key issues. >> reporter: and he expressed belief that he qualified for this month. it's a chance to introduce himself to the nation. >> i'm really excited. we're in the top-20. >> reporter: eric swalwell, congressman from dublin. >> we believe that every child has a right to learn without fear. >> reporter: trying to expand his image well beyond the bay area. he visited 26 states in two years, held town halls, walked main streets. now his strategy for a nationally televised debate? >> be myself. be myself and share my vision for the country. >> reporter: that vision he told commonwealth club members is shaped by his own life inform congress seven year, he still has student debt, rents his home, and worries about finding childcare for his two kids. on healthcare, he touts coverage for all but leaves room for private insurance. >> people just want to know that you recognize how expensive it is and you don't think the status quo is working. >> there's

maybe not in birmingham, but if we can showcase it in birmingham, maybe for future commonwealth gamesshmen write of the scent of crushed grass on a summer's day, the tense, patient play for a fall. so, has scott mann taken part himself? i would have loved to do. i have been and witnessed it once but i didn't have enough opportunity to take part, maybe next time it is on i will be straight in there. maybe it is the best way to solve the current leadership problems we've got. maybe the best way of doing it is to put all the contenders into the ring, let them have a massive royal rumble and see who comes out on top. scott mann, on the ancient art of cornish wrestling. and that's it from me for now. we will be back on bbc parliament on monday night at 11 o'clock. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. this is the scene, having said that, i'm not quite sure, i think this is in staffordshire! we have had a number of people writing in and saying, that's how it's looking at the moment and i'm not surprised. a big area of low pressure in the western side of the british isles, and keep

and now we have the commonwealth war games vice commission president,... we now sing to lord's my shepard and please come after the hem, do feel free to set. —— the normandy that are in is. # the lord's my shepherd # i'll not want # he makes me down to lie # in pastures green # he leadeth me # the quiet waters by # my soul he doth restore again # and me to walk doth make # within the paths of righteousness # e'en for his own name's sake # yea though i walk # through death's dark vale # yet will i fear no ill # for thou art with me, # thy rod and staff me comfort still # my table thou hast furnished # in presence of my foes # my head thou dost with oil anoint, # and my cup overflows # goodness and mercy all my life # shall surely follow me # and in god's house for ever more # they shall grow not old # as we that are left grow old # age shall not weary them, # nor the years condemn. # at the going down of the sun # and in the morning # we will remember them # # we will remember them the words of for the fallen. looking for freedom, you only found regrets. on

brian al jazeera let's bring in martin ploughs he's a senior research fellow at the institute of commonwealth studies he's joining us from london thanks very much for being with us once again on al-jazeera as we were reporting the head of sudan's ruling military council says now the generals are ready to resume negotiations and there will be no restrictions in talks so what do you make of this apparent reversal because previously here council negotiations. well i think they're just playing cat and mouse with the demonstrators yes they may open talks again but at the end of the day there's one clear question will the military and the security forces be prepared to be either much a minority in the regime or step down altogether and i think there's absolutely no indication that they prepared to do this at this stage what about the international community and what we saw happen just under 24 hours ago the security council unable to come together and find a common position on sudan and they seem to be now turning towards the a you for a firm position are you optimistic that the african union will

the commonwealth games in birmingham will cost 778 million pounds the government's announced.al estimate but below the figure of nearly a billion for the 2018 games on australia's gold coast. the football agent involved in the deal that brought emiliano sala to cardiff has been charged with fraud. willie mackay is due to appear before magistrates in manchester onjuly 31st but it's unrelated to the sala case. breakdancing has taken another step towards inclusion in the olympic games. the ioc voted in favour of adding it to the list of events at the paris games in 2024 along with surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing. andy murray suffered a first defeat since starting his comeback in doubles in the first round of the nature valley international at eastbourne. murray and his brazilian partner marcelo melo lost 6—2 6—4 to colombian top seeds robert farah and juan sebastian cabal. murray struggled on serve, being broken three times out of four. better news in the women's singles forjohanna konta though. she's into the last 16 after a straight sets win over maria sakkari of gree

-day of which 83000 were from britain and the commonwealth. over a quarter 1000000 more supported operations from air and sea while the french resistance carried out extraordinary acts of bravery behind enemy lines many were terribly wounded and many made the ultimate sacrifice that day and in the fierce fighting that followed as together our allied nations sought to release europe from the grip of fascism men like left tenant then brother richard the oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry 28 years old husband father to be. thought to be the 1st allied soldier killed in action after leading the charge over pegasus bridge marine robert cason of $46.00 royal marine commandos who was killed on the approach to juneau beach 3 weeks before his brother private joseph carson was also killed in normandy and twins robert and charles guy $21.00 who both served in the r.a.f. and were shot down and barrett separately that names will now be reunited here. these young men belonged to a very special generation the greatest generation a generation whos

frankie dettori won his seventh race at this year's royal ascot winning the group 1 commonwealth cuprtise. dettori won four races in a row yesterday with the bookmakers set for a munster pay—out before losing his final two races of the day. he once rode seven winners in a day at a september meeting at ascot in 1996. onto tennis... and it was another busy day for the 18—year—old canadian felix auger alia seem at the queen's club championships. after beating nick kyrigos and grigor dimitrov in the singles yesterday, he caused another upset today, knocking out the top seed stefanos tsitsipas. aliiasime, who is currently the youngest player in the atp top 100, beat tsitsipas in straights sets. he then also played and lost a doubles match. the second match of andy murray's comeback was suspended due to fading light. murray and feliciano lopez won the first set against dan evans and ken skupski, but the players had to leave the court at ten to nine with evans and skupski five four ahead in the second set. the match will continue tomorrow after the singles‘ semi finals. there were wins for