david willis, concerns surrounding lily. david willis. thank _ concerns surrounding lily.you _ concerns surrounding lily. david willis, thank you very _ concerns surrounding lily. david willis, thank you very much - concerns surrounding lily. david willis, thank you very much forl willis, thank you very much for that. the uk health secretary, matt hancock, says the new �*delta' variant of coronavirus, first recorded in india, is about 40% more infectious than the version detected in kent. he said the increased transmissibility is making �*more difficult', the decision on whether to lift all remaining restrictions in england onjune the 21st. he stated that, the government is "open" to a delay if needed. but mr hancock said the number of people needing hospital treatment was "broadly flat", which means the vaccines are working. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. everyjab in every arm is another brick in a wall of immunity against coronavirus. but will it hold back the delta variant, which has led to a sharp increase in cases? it is significantly more transmissible than

david willis in los angeles, thank you very much.by professor lawrence gostin, director of the world health organization centre on national and global health law. professor, thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. how significant an announcement is this? you know, ithink significant an announcement is this? you know, i think it is potentially transformational. i realise that 80 million _ transformational. i realise that 80 million doses is far from what we need, _ million doses is far from what we need. but — million doses is far from what we need. but i — million doses is far from what we need, but i think president biden really— need, but i think president biden really is — need, but i think president biden really is reestablishing the united states_ really is reestablishing the united states leadership in this, and so i expect— states leadership in this, and so i expect him — states leadership in this, and so i expect him to go to the g7 in london and urge _ expect him to go to the g7 in london and urge other countries

i asked our correspondent david willis whether the fight is overfor the moment. if there are changes to the rules in the senate. most cases, a 60 vote majority is required in the 100 member house for legislation to pass, and those ten republican votes were not there today. this was a very wide—ranging piece of legislation that would have basically ensured voting rights, it would have ensured as well the integrity of elections and as far as the democrats are concerned, they saw it as a means of offsetting. the sort of measures that the republicans have put in place in many individual states, which make voting actually more difficult. republicans argue that those measures are necessary in order to protect against the prospect of voter fraud which is something that they say, and still believe, cost donald trump the presidential election last year. even though, of course, no evidence has been found of substantial voter fraud. —— republicans argue that those measures are necessary in order to protect against the prospect of voter fraud which is something that they say

david willis.s announced he is gay, making him the first active nfl player to come out. in a video post he said he finally felt comfortable to get the issue off his chest. what's up, people? i am carl nassib and i'm in my house here in westchester, pennsylvania. i'm taking a moment to tell people i am gay. i've been open about it for a while now but i'm finally comfortable to get it off my chest. i really have the best life, the best family, friends and job a guy could ask for. i'm a pretty private person so i really hope you guys know i'm not doing this for attention, but ijust think representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that one day, videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. to football's european championships now, and there has been joy for denmark who have reached the last 16. the danes, still reeling from christian eriksen�*s cardiac arrest during their opening game, beat russia 4—1 to finish as runners up in their group. they go throu

# let's cross over to speak to our correspondent david willis who is at the court for ask. talk about shocking testimony, this was extremely wrought with what britney was talking about, a very rare appearance or her, hearing on her own words what has been going on for the past 13 years. has been going on for the past 13 ears. ~ , ,., , has been going on for the past 13 , has been going on for the past 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears _ 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed - 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed on i 13 years. absolutely, kasia ma. britney spears unleashed on a l britney spears unleashed on a stunned court room 13 years of pent—up frustration. a torrent of accusation and regret, delivered in such a breathless monologue that on a couple of occasions thejudge monologue that on a couple of occasions the judge actually had to ask her to slow down. she painted a picture of herself as lonely and isolated, someone manipulated and controlled by those who were closest to her. we knew that she wanted to speak direct

david willis, bbc news.t of a legal battle over who should control her personal and financial life. they've been in the hands of legal guardians — in an arrangement known as a conservatorship — since 2008, when she was suffering from mental ill—health. the conservatorship was originally controlled by her fatherjamie, but the singer has indicated that she no longer wants him to be involved. a warning — this report from rachel stanton has flashing images in it. the conservatorship has got to go. that's just one of the things being chanted here, by fans of britney spears on the streets of la. the court ordered agreement her father, jamie spears, control over her estates and other aspects of her life, but the singer later sought to dismiss her father from the role. the conservatorship is placed over an adult who is unable to care for themselves or make decisions for themselves. it is an extreme measure. here i would have thought that the conservatorship would have been brief, maybe one or two years, in orderfor

good to see you, david willis in los angeles.h is ridden with disease, is insanitary and is lacking medical resources. an investigation by the bbc has revealed the facility at fort bliss in el paso as grossly overcrowded. children are sleeping several hundred to a tent, with shortages of clean clothes. staff working there say that illnesses such as covid and flu have affected hundreds of children in recent months. our correspondent hilary andersson sent this special report. deep in the chihuahuan desert of west texas is a tented camp holding thousands of migrant children in conditions that are alarming. these are the camp�*s white tents. it�*s set in a military base. we weren�*t allowed near it but you can glimpse it from the road. there it is. it�*s just down there, behind these white buildings. these pictures are the world�*s first look inside. they were taken secretly by employees who are banned from filming or speaking about conditions. the tents are massive. hundreds of children are crammed in. i�*m texting staff inside. the

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. against new zealand at lords taking four wickets. at lunch the visitors were 314—7. olly foster has been watching the action. back out in the middle this morning after the best day of his career turned into possibly the worst. rather than celebrate a test debut at the age of 27 and his first wickets at the close last night, ollie robinson faced the media apologising for a series of offensive teenage tweets that had surfaced during the course of play. i was at a pretty low point in my life and obviously i regret that massively. i didn't know they were still there and i just want to apologise to everyone, really. i regret it hugely. until that point, england's biggest problem had been another debutant, new zealand's opening batsmen, devon conway. he accelerated towards 150. he was born in south africa but has made new zealand his home and has anyone looked more comfortable at the home of cricket? henry nicholls had reached his half—century at the other end, but the fresh pace of mark wo

let's cross live to los angeles to speak to our correspondent david willis. he us has this massive surplus. how did it end up with that? well, the situation here is very encouraging and there are millions of doses of the vaccine that were ordered. situation so encouraging is the situation that nearly two thirds of americans have had at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and the country seems to be well on course to meeting joe biden�*s goal by the 4th ofjuly, independence day, for 70% of the country to have received at least one jab. but of course the situation is much more dire in other parts of the world. there has been a surge in coronavirus cases in india. today, the world health organization spoke of concern over the situation in africa, where in some countries less than i% of the population has had a jab of the vaccine. that's because there is a shortage of it, and in response, the biden administration is now shipping an initial batch of 25 million doses all around the world. it has been said all along that nowhere in the world is safe until the

play in journalists' quest for truth. to play in journalists' i'm nowjoined by our correspondent david willispeople of these pictures went global. they had it impact notjust on the wider political campaign but even on the actual trial of derek chauvin, the man convicted of murdering george floyd. man convicted of murdering george flo d. ., ., , �* floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation — floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by _ floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by the _ floyd. you are absolutely right. and this citation by the pulitzer - this citation by the pulitzer committee and acknowledged when i think for citing what you just said by the extraordinary impact that those harrowing images had, notjust on people here in the united states, but around the world, without them, there might not have been the site of a white police officer being found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd, northe manslaughter in the death of george floyd, nor the global protest movement against police brutality in the favour of a racial equality.

let's get more from our north america correspondent david willis, who is in los angeles. pular. they attract large audiences and they rake in billions of dollars as you mentioned in not only for the colleges themselves, but for coaches and for officials of the national collegiate association. the governing body. its president takes home $7 million a year. it's not unusualfor a home $7 million a year. it's not unusual for a football coach year to earn around $11 million a year. but the athletes themselves are deemed temperatures and they receive scholarships and exchange. this ruling, this unanimous ruling of the highest court in the land doesn't open the door directly for the athletes to be paid, but it does pave the way for potentially, than to receive additional benefits. additional things to lure them to certain colleges, for example. internships, computers, that sort of thing. united states supreme court ruled that the ncaa is a virtual monopoly as it puts itself in so we can expect further challenges to its powers. can expect further challenges to its owers. . ., , ca

david willis has the story.m more than 140 countries, the top bid stood atjust under $5 million, but once an online auction got under way, that figure rose dramatically. and that is sold — $28 million! the winner's identity has yet to be revealed, but their $28 million donation buys them a seat alongside the world's richest man on his blue 0rigin spacecraft for its maiden voyage beyond the earth's atmosphere. blue 0rigin is hailing the sightseeing trip, due to take place onjuly 20th, as a landmark moment in commercial space travel. to see the earth from space changes you and changes your relationship with this planet, with humanity — it's one earth. but a rival space pioneer could steal a march on mr bezos. it's thought richard branson might join a test flight of his virgin vss unity space plane onjuly 4th. funds raised from the blue 0rigin auction are being donated to charity. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt. possibly sunny and hot for quite a few of you through today. cloud across england and

# let's crossover live to david willis outside the court. is extremely frank, honest testimony. britney spears describing this conservatorship as being abusive. she said that she wants her life back. absolutely. we knew that britney spears wanted to address the court directly, what we didn't know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent up frustration, a 25 minute torrent of anger, accusation and regret, aimed chiefly at those who were supposed to have been looking after her interests. the chief among them, herfather, jamie. who, them, her father, jamie. who, for them, herfather, jamie. who, for many years now has been in control of her personal life and herfinances control of her personal life and her finances among them, control of her personal life and herfinances among them, of course that 60 million dollars estate. of him, she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad and she accused her father, amongst other things, of forcing birth control on her, of refusing to allow her to marry her boyfr

we can now speak to our correspondent david willis in los angeles.rganisation. talking to you purely as a bbc correspondent in the heart of los angeles. i mean, first of all, who are these people and how damaging potential is there criticism?— damaging potential is there criticism? , ., , criticism? this has been a terrible ear for criticism? this has been a terrible year for the _ criticism? this has been a terrible year for the hollywood _ criticism? this has been a terrible year for the hollywood foreign - criticism? this has been a terrible i year for the hollywood foreign press association. no question about that. it has long been the but ofjokes and pretrade as a group, about 85 star structure list, many of whom worked for obscure overseas publications and even then, part time rather than full—time in many cases. thosejokes became a lot more serious this year following the publication of an expose in the los angeles times which talked about corruption in the organisation and basically made it seem more like a sort of country club at best or a c

political and cultural divisions within the american church. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis was inaugurated, joe biden is arguably the most religiously observant commander—in—chief in half a century. but even as he was being sworn in, a senior church leader was condemning the new president for his advancement of so—called "moral evils", among them his views on abortion. in the name of the father and of the son... it is a divisive issue for the church hierarchy here in the us and, in their spring assembly, it was argued that those whose views were at odds with church teaching shouldn't be allowed to receive communion. the eyes of the whole country are on us right now. if we fail now and do not act courageously in presenting church teaching — again, this is a teaching document, comprehensive — of presenting this clearly and convincingly on this core catholic value, how can we expect to be taken seriously when speaking on any other topic? the vatican is wary, fearing such a move could politicise the sacrament of holy communion. 0thers fear the issue could deepen divisions among

i'm nowjoined by our correspondent david willis in los angeles.darnella frazier was just 17 when she filmed that tragic event. just how much of an impact hair video has also. you're absolutely right. it is extraordinary. that citation being seen as an acknowledgement as the extraordinary impact that nearly ten minutes of cell phone footage had on people not only here in the us but also around the world. the pulitzer board paid tribute to darnella frazier�*s courage as they put it. as well as sparking a global protest movement to get rid of police racism, it also was crucial in the trial of derek chauvin, the white minneapolis police officer who was found guilty of the murder and manslaughter of george floyd. he incidentally is due to be sentenced later this month. ~ _, , ., to be sentenced later this month. ~ , ., ., month. when it comes to what this means _ month. when it comes to what this means for _ month. when it comes to what this means for citizens - this means for citizens journalism come up with context. a pulitzer prize board awaiting th

here's our la correspondent david willis.stion about that. it has long be the butt ofjokes, as a group of about 85 starstruck journalists, many of whom work for obscure overseas publications. even then, part time rather than full—time in many cases. but those jokes became a lot more serious this year, following the publication of an expose in the los angeles times, which talked about corruption in the organisation, and basically made it seem more like a sort of country club at best, or a sort of cabal at worst. that was followed by the news that some of the big powerful companies in hollywood like amazon and warner brothers were boycotting the hollywood foreign press association until reforms had taken place, and nbc, which as the annual golden globe ceremony also announced it was stepping back. now we have this very damning criticism from insiders who are basically saying that any motion towards reform that the organisation says it is taking is really no more than window dressing. thanks to david there. football now and one

i've been speaking to our north america correspondent david willis. him if this plan is contentious in the united states. well, this is the first batch, as you mentioned, of the 80 million doses of the united states has pledged to distribute worldwide within the space of this month. 25 million doses in this first tranche, and 75% of them, as you mentioned, going through the covax programme that is run by the world health organization — the priorities being south and central america — of course, brazil has been very badly affected by covid—19 — also south and southeast asia, which includes india — where they have seen a surge of the virus in recent weeks — and africa, as well, with some being kept back for partner nations, including south korea, where, of course, the us has a big military presence. now, president biden was at pains to point out that this is not aimed at gaining some sort of leverage over the countries in question or seeking some sort of political advantage. he said it was being done in order to save lives and to bring an end to the pan

justice brett kavanaugh has warned that the "ncaa's 0ur north america correspondent david willis tolde sports here are extremely popular. they attract large audiences and they rake in billions of dollars as you mentioned. not only for the colleges themselves, but for coaches and for officials of the national collegiate athletic association which is the governing body. for example, its president takes home $7 million a year. it's not unusual for takes home $7 million a year. it's not unusualfor a takes home $7 million a year. it's not unusual for a football coach year to earn around $11 million a year. but the athletes themselves are deemed temperatures and they receive scholarships and exchange. this ruling, as you mentioned, a unanimous ruling by the highest court in the land doesn't open the door directly for the athletes to be paid, but it does pave the way potentially for them to receive additional benefits. additional things to lure them to certain colleges, for example. things like internships, computers, that sort of thing. the united states supreme court ruled that the ncaa is

earlier, i spoke to the bbc�*s david willis in los angeles and asked him how people over there are welcoming baby. well, it is still fairly early in the morning here, about 11 o'clock on a sunday morning, and the news broke in the last couple of hours courtesy of harry and meghan�*s website. and that said that this little baby girl was born on friday at 11:1i0am in the morning local time at the santa barbara cottage hospital, which is very close to their home in the plush resort of montecito. mother and child are doing well, they are now back at home we're told, and the couple issued a statement saying, "onjune the 4th we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter lili. she is more than we could ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers that we've felt from across the globe." a word about the name, she's to be known as lili, with an i rather than a y at the end. lilibet was apparently the nickname for the queen. herfather, king george v, gave her that the nickname as she was struggling as a toddler to pronounce her own name elizabeth, and it was later adopted somewhat

i'm joined now by our north america correspondent david willis this vote, not entirely, there have not been much signs of enthusiasm from any republican senator, has there?— senator, has there? there hasn't. and _ senator, has there? there hasn't. and indeed, - senator, has there? there hasn't. and indeed, the i hasn't. and indeed, the democrats are wondering whether or not they'd be able to walk in lockstep if they have all 50 democratic senators on board with this. the battle over voting rights in this country is being seen as the civil rights campaign of the era, if you like and this bill, the for the people act would basically have ensured a number of things, it would've protected voting rights in this country and insured the integrity of elections. it also would've reduce the numbers that can be spent on certain political campaigns in this country. but they needed ten votes from republicans to the democrats in order to advance this legislation and that was not forthcoming and the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was pretty plain, even before this vote in saying that he thoug

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here's our north america correspondent, david willis.raordinary impact that nearly ten minutes of cellphone footage had on people not only here in the united states, but also around the world. the pulitzer board paid tribute to darnella frazier�*s courage, as they put it. and as well as sparking a global protest movement to get rid of police racism, it also was crucial in the trial of derek chauvin, the white minneapolis police officer who was found guilty of the murder and manslaughter of george floyd — he, incidentally, is due to be sentenced later this month. darnella frazier was walking with her nine—year—old cousin to the grocery store on that fateful morning in may of 2020 when she came across the arrest of a black man by a white police officer. she sent her cousin into the grocery store and she pressed record on her cellphone, and kept recording for more than ten minutes. and that really is a tribute to the growing role that citizenjournalism — so—called citizenjournalism — is paying now, as far as journalism and putting stories o

economy has fully opened for the the first time in 15 months. 0ur north america correspondent, david willisat point of view, david, a long time coming but these are two states that have been extremely badly affected. bier? extremely badly affected. very much so. they _ extremely badly affected. very much so. they were _ extremely badly affected. very much so. they were both - much so. they were both epicentres at different times of the coronavirus pandemic here in the united states but, despite passing that rather grim milestone of 600,000 deaths, polling here suggests that many americans actually believe the pandemic is, if not over, then nearing its end. a poll conducted a week ago showed that two—thirds of those question had either gone out to eat or met with family and friends in the previous seven days. as i mentioned, many states have already been open for some time and joe biden has been seeking to get about 70% of the population here at least partly vaccinated by the fourth ofjuly, this country's big, annual holiday. he may be struggling to do that. currently about 52% of the popula

our thanks to david willis. this is bbc news.he first day of a summit in britain. she held a reception at the eden project biosphere in cornwall, underlining one of the summit�*s main themes — climate change. much of the summit�*s focus was on the pandemic, as borisjohnson said errors over the past 18 months mustn�*t be repeated. let�*s stay with that top story. charles kupchan is a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations, which is a non—partisan think tank, and also the former senior director for european affairs in the national security council under president obama. thank you for coming on the programme. we have a little problem with sound there. i will ask our first question and we will hopefully fix those glitches on the way. we will come to the issue of climate change and perhaps the pandemic which have dominated the first day, but what i am interested in is what you think president biden will be pushing on this trip. what will he be talking about with the other world leaders, perhaps behind the curtain, behind th

the couple now live in the us — let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles david willis.nother much anticipated baby has arrived. . , another much anticipated baby has arrived. ., , ., , arrived. it has indeed. that news breakin: arrived. it has indeed. that news breaking of— arrived. it has indeed. that news breaking of the _ arrived. it has indeed. that news breaking of the couple's - arrived. it has indeed. that news breaking of the couple's website | breaking of the couple's website just over an hour ago. early in the morning here in california. the news that she gave birth on friday at the santa barbara college hospital near the couple's home, their adopted home in montecito, california, friday morning, 11:40am, 7pm, 7:40pm and in time on friday. both mother and in time on friday. both mother and baby are said to be doing well. prince harry we are told was in attendance and the first nine lilibet as you mentioned is a nod to her majesty the queen's nickname and the middle name is of course that of harry's mother. the baby is eighth in line to the british throne and t

our north america correspondent, david willis, joins us from los angeles.is is here to stay now? it does it mean this is here to stay now?— does it mean this is here to sta now? , , . .,, stay now? it pretty much does, es. stay now? it pretty much does, yes- this _ stay now? it pretty much does, yes- this is. — stay now? it pretty much does, yes. this is, as _ stay now? it pretty much does, yes. this is, as he _ stay now? it pretty much does, yes. this is, as he said, - stay now? it pretty much does, yes. this is, as he said, the - yes. this is, as he said, the third time the highest court in the land here in the united states has been called on to consider a challenge to the so—called affordable care act in the third time it has rejected that challenge and what makes this all the more remarkable this time around is that the margin seems to be going down as far as the supreme court is concerned. this was thrown out by of 7—2 of the 9— paneljudges there. that is a sign, i think that even though the court is getting more conservative, care of the three justic

so, let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles, david willis.t how is this news been received for ou are? , , ., , how is this news been received for ouare? ,, ., , ._ you are? it is still fairly early in the morning — you are? it is still fairly early in the morning here, _ you are? it is still fairly early in the morning here, about- you are? it is still fairly early in the morning here, about 11 - you are? it is still fairly early in i the morning here, about 11 o'clock on a sunday morning, and the news broke in the last couple of hours courtesy of harry and meghan�*s website. that said the baby girl was born on friday at11:40am in the morning local time at the santa barbara cottage hospital which is very close to their home in the plush resort of montecito. mother and child are doing well, they are now back at home we are told, and the couple issued a statement saying, onjune the 11th we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter lili, she is more than we could ever imagine and we remain gratefulfor could ever imagine and we remain gratef

here's the the bbc�*s north america correspondent david willis.aid, the third time that the highest court in the land here in the united states has been called on to consider a challenge to the so—called affordable care act, and the third time that it has rejected that challenge. and what makes this all the more remarkable, i think, this time around is that the margins seem to be going down as far as the supreme court is concerned. this was thrown out by a majority of 7—2 of the nine paneljudges there. and that is a sign, i think, that even though the court is getting more conservative, care of the three justices that donald trump was able to appoint during his four years in office, it appears to be hardening its opinion as far as the affordable care act is concerned and, to put it in your words, lewis, seeming to affirm that it is, indeed, here to stay. let's get some of the day's other news: the israeli military has launched airstrikes on the gaza strip for the second time in three nights. the israeli defense forces said they'd struck military c

earlier i spoke with our north america correspondent, david willis.ourt in the land here in the united states has been called on to consider a challenge to the so—called affordable care act and the third time it has rejected that challenge and what makes this all the more remarkable this time around is that the margin seems to be going down as far as the supreme court is concerned. this was thrown out by of 7—2 of the 9— paneljudges there. that is a sign, i think that even though the court is getting more conservative, care of the three justices that donald trump was able to appoint during his four years in office, it appears to be hardening its opinion as far as the affordable care act is concerned and to put in your words, seems to have found that it is indeed here to stay. given that it is here to stay, not greeted with a huge surprise, this decision, by the supreme court, which leads to the question, why take this action? why were the republicans so determined to pursue this? you know what, it has been something that has preoccupied republicans fo

the couple now live in california, from where our correspondent david willis has been giving us reactionws. they announced they have a second child now, and announced that this little girl, baby girl lilibet diana mountbatten—windsor was born at the santa barbara cottage hospital on friday at 11:1i0am local time. that's 7:40pm in the evening in the uk. and prince harry was present at the time. both mother and baby are apparently doing well. we are told that lili as she is to be known weighed in at seven pounds and 11 ounces. and that name is the nickname that was given to the queen when she was growing up because apparently she could not pronounce her own name, elizabeth, and so she... they have given the statement that we have the arrival of our daughter and she is what we could ever have hoped for. thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time the family. so mother and baby now back at home and archie has baby sister. the uk health secretary, matt hancock, says the new delta variant of coronavirus, first recorded in india, is about 40% more infectious

our north america correspondent, david willis, has more.in billions of dollars in sport for colleges, countries, and the ncaa, the national collegiate athletic association, the sports governing body, but the stars themselves, the sportspeople themselves are deemed amateurs and so they are entitled to scholarships but not to pay. well, this decision by the united states supreme court, the highest court in the land, doesn't directly pave the way for these amateur athletes to be paid, but it does open the door to them receiving additional educational benefits, so colleges, in an attempt to woo these athletes, kind of offer them under this ruling such things as education equipment, internships, computers, study abroad programmes and so on but the feeling is, that the dam has been broken here, as far as the process of recompense in amateur athletes in this country is concerned. the feeling is that this will lead to further legal challenges to come in the months ahead. i was wondering what the ncaa actually makes of this ruling. how are they inte

let's get more from our north america correspondent david willis who is in los angeles. mind the college system has had it far too good for far too long, it would seem? it ruled this was an effective monopoly as far as the ncaa. they rake in billions of dollars a yearfor they rake in billions of dollars a year for colleges, coaches and the national collegiate athletic association, the sport's governing body. but the stars themselves, they are deemed amateurs say they are entitled to scholarships but not to be paid. this decision by the united states supreme court, at the highest court in the land doesn't directly pave the way for these amateur athletes to be paid, but it does open the door to them receiving additional educational benefits. so colleges attempt to woo these athletes can offer them under this ruling such things as education equipment, internships, computers, study abroad programmes and so on. but the feeling is, the dam has been broken here as far as the process of recompense and amateur athlete in this country is concerned. the feeling is this will lead to

sophis long reporting there. 0ur correspondent david willis is at the court in los angeles for us.e was saying in that courtroom appearance, some of it was quite shocking in terms of the control she said she was under. absolutely, we knew that — said she was under. absolutely, we knew that brittney _ said she was under. absolutely, we knew that brittney spears i we knew that brittney spears wanted to speak directly to the judge in this case but what we did not know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent—up frustration, if you like a. a torrent, 25 minute torrent of anger and frustration directed at those who she felt had let her down, who had been appointed by the court to care for her and had failed to do so, chief among them herfather jamie, who for the last 13 years has had control not only of her personal life but also her 60 million dollars estate. she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad, and she accused her father of forcing birth control on her, refusing to allow her to marry her boyfriend, and as far as the conservatorshi

david willis reports.ting, i do not believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. the issue here is their actual access to the voting process or is that being impeded? and the bottom line is that the president and i are very clear with support 51, we support thejohn lewis voters rights act and the fight is not over. republicans argued that such measures are necessary and they see the for the people act as an infringement on state's right and one that would tilt elections in the democrats to boss paper. the rotten inner workings of this paragraph are fully exposed to the lie. we know it would shatter a decade old understanding that it should have a bipartisan referee and turn federal election into a party majority with the democrats at the wheel to get their political opponent. following the vote, the senator majority vote chuck schumer said it was evident that voter suppression had been part of the official platform of the republican party. to their enduring disgrace. and he said their right to an

this week to our correspondent david willis was with us. let's get back to the beginning. the second trial. the retrial. ., ., ., , , the retrial. you are absolutely riuht. the retrial. you are absolutely right- that _ the retrial. you are absolutely right. that is _ the retrial. you are absolutely right. that is right. _ the retrial. you are absolutely right. that is right. at - the retrial. you are absolutely right. that is right. at the - the retrial. you are absolutely right. that is right. at the first trial, just one witness, one additional witness was allowed to give evidence come and then in the subsequent summer that resulted in a mistrial. there was another trial in that one the judge allowed my mother accuses to testify at bill cosby�*s retrial. the philadelphia supreme court, pennsylvania supreme court, has decided that bill cosby for that reason was denied a fair trial back in 2018, so he is due to be released from prison sometime today. it is an extremely weighty ruling. this is it. the size of a telephone directory. but basically, it is a reference to the ca

so, let's cross to the bbc�*s david willis, who's outside the court. lovely to see you, david.how this is going to work today. how is she going to deliver her evidence? how will we hear what she has to say?— she has to say? christian, i have to sa , ou she has to say? christian, i have to say. you can _ she has to say? christian, i have to say. you can see — she has to say? christian, i have to say, you can see there's _ she has to say? christian, i have to say, you can see there's a - she has to say? christian, i have to say, you can see there's a sort - she has to say? christian, i have to say, you can see there's a sort of l say, you can see there's a sort of attention— say, you can see there's a sort of attention in— say, you can see there's a sort of attention in this case. it's garnering by the people around me at the moment, and she's not even hear herself _ the moment, and she's not even hear herself. britney spears is due to -ive herself. britney spears is due to give evidence either by audio or video_ give evidence either by audio or video link. _ give evidence either