florence: hi, marcus. i'm florence. lemonis: nice to meet you. florence: nice to meet you, too.ulu: she's produced for us from day one, from 2013. she did my very first sample. lemonis: are you also a patternmaker? florence: yes. lemonis: you and i are going to be really good friends. florence: oh, you think so? let's see that. lemonis: why did you get in this business? lulu: i was trained in haute couture from a designer in paris, actually, a danish designer. my whole life, i've always, like, sewn my own clothes and sketching and done art. lemonis: are these all yours? lulu: yeah, they are. this is... we've been working with goop for about 3 years and have done custom collections for them. this is one of theirs. lemonis: my first impression of the actual product is that it seems to be of good quality, and it doesn't look like lulu is skimping on the quality of the leather or the quality of the hardware. so where is your core collection? lulu: we have a core collection. lemonis: a shopper? lulu: yep. lemonis: the large pouch, clutch. lulu: mm-hmm. lemonis: the small clutch, the

please welcome nurse florence jer-oh-gay and her 15 year-old son, jason. hey, florence, hey, jason.t's a pleasure. so florence, what kind of nursing do you do? >> um, i am a geriatric nurse, and i love my job, because the patients become my family. i just feel the joy of making a difference in someone's life. >> ah, that as a beautiful thing. jason, first of all, you have a great name. and you wrote a letter to the show to nominate your mom as a health care hero. florence, either your son really loves you, or he's trying to get out of doing some chores. but jason, if you'll be so kind, can you read us a few lines from the letter? >> of course. my name is jason, i'm sophomore at st. john's high school. i consider myself and many who know me to be an awesome kid. >> i agree with that, by the way. >> but forget about me, let me introduce you to my most wonderful person in the world, my mother. my mom is an amazing nurse and a full-time caretaker for my father who continues to gallantly fight lou gehrig's disease or als. she has so many responsibilities, but she never does fail to smile

entire population something that hadn't been done before and they did that to florence in 1981 by the way you know we we have the same sort of moment of mind control which was we went on to the all forgot system we went on to the dollar and that was a form of mind control and it worked so they could end the program because then m.k. ultra. right well all of the out history all attempts to control the population in any way either through propaganda through weaponized means through symbolic representations it all was through out history comes down to a battle between fear and love yes and as was the case of the sixty's in the summer of love and the embrace of love this ultimately triumphed over the fear of america in losing their empire and the need for them to go out and start a war that was a war of convenience that had no political merit but it was based on fear the same thing about most wars are all based on fear and the only solution is love so renaissance could also mean love it's a synonym for love you could say in all the artists of the renaissance were chastised because they ke

led which is basically the head of the dark ages and then you had the failure of 2 big banks in florence that led to the rise of middy t. so we haven't had our bank failures yet they haven't been allowed to fail but once those failed then the mideast she's in the and and artisanship could rise but also importantly what happened in in florence of course was half the population disappeared through the black death so before the plague there were like 45000 people that live there and then after it was like 25000 people that live there so in into that mix you had this workers started earning more money they had more value in society and the economy then you had devinsky michael. angelo raphael to she and all these amazing artists in the age of discovery and so we're also on the verge of an age of discovery if you think about where it's going it's not in our geographical earth obviously because we've discovered all of that but outer space we have space x. for example in la musk is one of these age of discover is right he said that space x. neural link our consciousness is the next. you know ag

that's what she did with florence thompson. there are a series of pictures showing the teenage girl sitting on it to -- sitting on her chair , the mother and her children behind her, and gradually she gets closer and closer and makes the famous photograph. as shed she knew as soon had made it that is what she needed to accomplish and went back home. . that roy stryker had began as part of the resettlement administration. those words did not sit well with the american public. americans have wanted to have their own property in their own houses, their own piece of ground, they want you to decide what you're going to do for themselves. this resettlement administration was intended to help people in dire straits. unpopular.tically they were accused of being socialists, communists. that wasn't part of the american dream. they had to change directions. they had to stop moving people around. they needed to change the name of the organization, and they went from resettlement which implies certain things to farm security administration

can be had been in every corner of this 3 bedroom family house it's not much space but founders florence care and yvonne when she flew have managed to squeeze in 29 people. to be. one of them survivors of sexual violence. it was just like it's just in the house you have 4 children all 5 children that's what we need me in the shop so you. and i think it's it's even a limited space because we are denying gus interest here which also hotspots even wolf. kenya has only one government run safe house which makes such privately run shelters essential for survivors of. survivors like 16 year old maria not her real name she came here after she was raped at gunpoint by a soldier who had hired her as a maid. after he raped me when i got off the bed and found a metal thing to loosen the t. shirt he had used to tie me. i removed a mouthguard and then continued going to work because my mom asked for the line and . he also threatened to kill my wife and i only have one part and. maria's daughter was born after the rape and she has spent her entire 10 month life here she is one of 7 in france at the she

that is what she did with florence thompson. there is a series of pictures showing the teenage girl out in front of their tent sitting on a chair. the mother on the younger children behind her. then gradually, she gets closer and closer and makes the famous photograph. she knew the sooner she made it, that that is what she needed to accomplish and went back home. this program that roy striker headed began as part of the resettlement administration, but those words resettlement administration did not sit well with the public. americans have always wanted to have their own property, their own houses, their own piece of ground. and they do not want to be moved. they want to decide what to do for themselves. so, this resettlement administration was intended to help people who were in dire straits, but it was politically unpopular. they were accused of being socialist, communist, moving people around. that was not part of the american dream. so, they had to change direction. they had to stop moving people around. they needed to chang

mark lowen, bbc news, florence. we have much more on our website.nant —— in the colours of lebanon's flag in support of what happened on to say, the huge explosion in which beirut was absolutely devastated. 137 people lost their lives, at least 5000 people have been injured, and around 300,000 people have had damage to their homes, absolutely devastating situation. there've been protests near parliament in the lebanese capital beirut, where a small crowd vented their anger at the authorities after that devastating explosion. but we can see countries showing their support. this is christ the redeemer in rio de janeiro. and before we go a colombian farmer thought carried out a good deed when he rescued a kitten on the side of the road. but elber guzman was shocked to learn he's taken in a female baby cougar. incredibly cute but just imagine that in a few months' time. he said he began to suspect his guest was more than just an ordinary housecat after observing some unusual behavior. the cougar will be examined, and released into the wild. hello. frida

mark lowen, bbc news, florence.unk of a mountain glacier could break away because of sudden high temperatures. people are being evacuated and experts fear the massive section of ice could slide down the mountain threatening homes near the ski resort of courmayeur. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. the glazier is quite a sight, huge, rugged chunks of ice clinging to the side of the mont blanc mountain range. at rising temperatures are taking their toll. rising temperatures of the glacier, in 1 their toll. rising temperatures of the glacier, in1 million cubic metres of eyes are breaking free. in its way, and alpine ski resort, much of which has had to be evacuated. translation: it was a surprise this morning. hopefully, nothing serious, especially for people who work in hotels. another beating after coronavirus, that's not good. translation: we were camping and we decided to leave. we're not scared, but we are afraid of the roads closing. translation: we have two little girls and we don't want to take any risks. this time

mark lowen, bbc news, florence. now, irritant returns.land over 400 years and have been gradually reintroduced over the last decade. 15 families have now been given the permanent rate to stay in their new home in devon. it's a trial to see what impact they will have on the wildlife and people around them. our correspondent claire marshall has more. it's dust on the river otter. they were born here in the wild, the first 400 or 500 since they —— 400 or 500 yea rs or 500 since they —— 400 or 500 years since they were hunted to extinction. it's unknown how the survivors escaped captivity. they don't seem to be bothered by us. they are shaping the river, but it goes much wider than that.|j shaping the river, but it goes much wider than that. i think people are starting to see natural solutions to some of the big problems we face, and beavers are not going to solve everything, but they can be pa rt everything, but they can be part of a natural solution to a lot of the issues we face. that is the government's conclusion, too. the environment mi

florence kahn of california, who represented a large portion of san francisco. and she is another widow who followed her husband to congress. her husband julius was the chairman of the military affairs committee. like edith nours rogers, she was another woman very involved in her husband's political career. when he passed away, she was asked to run for the seat, she decided she was going to stay on. she stayed on for more of a decade. she is the first jewish woman elected to congress and she is also the first woman to be appointed to the prestigious appropriations committee. and she is responsible for steering a lot of funds into the bay area to develop things like the bay bridge connecting san francisco and oakland. then also the alameda naval air station. she sat on the military affairs committee panel. we have a portrait of her. >> we have a wonderful portrait of her. she is standing in her district. and right near where she lives in what is now parkland. behind her, the view that you would see if you are standing there today, is of the golden gate bridge. an

this is an extra covid measure that florence cathedral has brought in. speci device that's given to you already disinfected. you hang it around yr neck d then if you get closer than 1.8 meters to the person next i to you vibrates. ingenious. this is the first place in the world to introduce it. britain have already been in touch, saying they want the same. there is suffering in beauty and art. and this city of both is now feeling it. laura: i went there on my honeymoon. i'd love to be there now. but instead i'm going to the american west on vacation. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, 400 years after nature's engineershe vanis they're building dams in england. laura: nearly 1.2 million workers here in the u.s. filed for unemsoyment benef last week. that's the 20th straight week of more than one milon claims. the bbc has more on the timing of those figures for us. reporter: broader picture is when we keep hearing again and again from economists and that is that it is going to be a very long time before this job m

reporter: in nearby florence, it's usually hard to move for gust tourups. no longer.he first western country crushed by coronavirus is emerging scarred, with tourism 13rks% of its economy, expected to drop by half thisear. the lucky ones see an uncrowded >> we were meant t on honeymoon and it got cancel. when we sawtaly was available to travel to, we always said we wanted to come to italy and we thout, with the travel industry at the moment, it's so quiet here at the moment. we felt really reassured. reporter: at this gallery, thermal scanners are the new installation. just half the preovid capacity can now visit the renaissance gems, meaning you're often alone with leonardo. an opportunity for change, says the director. we also have the chance to really rethink our model of tourism. i don't think that we really urn to nt to re-- r the point of last year, to have overtourism. people in the museums that just come to take some snaphots and selfies and then rush out. reporter: next door, they're trying out new methods. this is an extra covid measure that florence cathedr

the letter stolen from the riccardiana library in florence turned up in-- get this-- the u.s.rary of congress, alongside national treasures like the declaration of independence and the constitution. >> mccall: they were shocked. they were stunned. as you can imagine. the letter had been donated to the library of congress in 2004 by one of their major donors. >> wertheim: as for the vatican's stolen columbus letter, it was traced to a wealthy atlanta collector, who had bought it in 2004 for almost one million dollars. last year, ambrogio piazonni, vice prefect of the vatican library, was on hand when it was returned to its rightful home. when the columbus letter was returned to the vatican, was the pope informed about that? >> piazonni ( translated ): yes, he was informed. he was very pleased with this return. >> wertheim: when you're seeing the successful return of this stolen vatican library document, is that a miracle? >> piazonni ( translated ): i use the word miracle for other things, but let's say that this was a very beautiful thing and we're happy that it happened. >> w

and limited use to you for the 1st time your next vice president i and states comma heris problema florence you are coming to harris had built a reputation as one of the most formidable voices in the senate and she went straight on the attack against a president who she says has failed the country during this time a pandemic and whom she accuses of responsibility for the fact that an american dies off cope at 19 every 80 seconds this virus has impacted almost every country but there's a reason it has hit america worse than any other advanced nation it's because of trump's failure to take it seriously from the start earlier there were harsh words from joe biden about president trump's response to his nominee as vice president donald trump has already started his attacks calling commack wrote nasty whiny about how she's quote mean to his appointees it's no surprise because whining is where donald trump does best better than any president american history is anyone surprised entreprise a problem with a strong woman or strong women across the board. president trump says he did not watch the bri

giancarlo carniani, florence hotel general manager. with firstika gupta word news.a: another sign the residential real estate market in the u.s. is growing strong. sales of homes soared by the most on record last month, sales -- prices rose .5% from a year earlier, again the most on record. drawn in theing market by record low mortgage rates. joe biden accused president trump of failing is most basic duty to protect americans. joe biden accepted the democratic nomination for president and made it clear what a biden administration would tackle first. the firstdent biden: step i would take is to get control of the virus that has ruined so many lives and understand something this president has not from the beginning. we will never get our economy back on track, we will never get our kids safely back in school, we will never have our lives back until we deal with the virus. the u.s.iden also said does not need a tax code that rewards wealth more than work. he says it is time for the biggest corporations to pay their fair share. nancy pelosi is getting pressure from mode

there were hundreds of flights a day still coming in from rome and florence in bologna. you just kind of, i think eve ryo ne and you just kind of, i think everyone in the country thought that seemed very strange, the lodges didn't quite seem to be matching up, the guidance didn't seem to match up with the law, you know, private aviation countries —— companies weren't sure whether to follow the guidance or the law or what, it was all very confusing. it basically came down and comes down now to government medication. john, quickly. olivia i think you're being generous and benign the government. if not in the start of march, then certainly by the middle of march, a couple of weeks earlier, it was abundantly clear, and those countries that did just slam shut their borders, they we re just slam shut their borders, they were the ones that did not see their horrific spikes and horrific death tolls. our prime minister and our government was chronically and culpably asleep on the job. not necessarily the case though with the us, john. let's put that to one side, because they put

at the same time over in florence military pilot do any kind of chiro was raising his concerns.he'd say no high incidence of cancers among fellow soldiers returning from kosovo where they had been exposed to depleted uranium. stomach around the good of. the it's an internet so that it's not going to know if we're going to be perfect or intervene you're because you better like 2030 minutes and i mean to explore so again we don't see. this to remain. on. me no not. yet immune to the minute is basically like you. have look at if you will be jammed. the italian military felt the pressure. depleted uranium is mildly radioactive and long suspected of causing cancer and birth defects. it's used to help missiles penetrate. at queerer scientist francesco recombine i was flown in by the ministry of defense to do some soil tests in front of a swarm of local media. are going to convince you to have the event of the photograph of. the debugger the movie in all of the running for the for the monitor yeah there's a little francesco riccobono i didn't find any depleted uranium keeping quiet abo

out the first two years ago to front gas money for florida residents to evacuate during hurricane florence. >> people are thankful for the assistance in the time of need and when they're in a position to pay back people are usually happy and thankful for what happened. >> the rent has to be at or below the median income. cupertino's council decided this no-fee, low-interest concept was a grant that it and other cities used to prevent evictions. >> what can we do to encourage people to be fiscally responsible and give them a sense of that agency where they can say, okay, i'm part of this community mere and this is what i can pay back. >> it was for moderate income workers to get paychecks. borrowers are in with rents for others. the city can help others in the future. $50,000 is available for 25 renters and applications will be accepted a week from now. in cupertino, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> the economy is one thing we're focused on on abc 7 as we work to build a better bay area. ago key topic, education. stanford is walking back its plans for on-campus classes and housing this fall. th

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there was an exhibition in florence in 1972 which was a remarkable exhibition and it was a first in manyys. moore assembled in the fort and the ramparts, nearly 200 sculptures and 100 drawings. the big sculptures in the open air, each one sited by moore himself, was what made the exhibition unique. one would have to travel the world to see so much at any othertime. my father was very worried. he thought that people wouldn't go, tourism back in the 1970s was not quite such a big deal and getting to places was much harder. in the end it was a fantastic success. something like 400,000 visitors. i think they need to be set outside. i want to go up and touch them. but you can go up to them and run your hand around them. he wanted sculpture to be part of everybody‘s life and experience and enrich their lives. and we should go on fighting that fight. henry moore's daughter mary. certainly the power of sculpture lives on in our next story. sokari douglas camp is an acclaimed artist based in london but the inspiration for her work comes from her homeland of the niger delta in nigeria, a world of

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the mix is key to florence menu he combines local fruits and veggies with foods from far away lands. do this open to this can every for investable has its own nutritional composition that's why it's so nice to combine the local with the exotic because many diverse nutrients vitamins and minerals come together and they form a very complex meal. and that's great for the body but in couples who cuts. but healthy doesn't necessarily mean sustainable the super food served up in germany come from countries thousands of kilometers away. king why is a good example among the major produces is bolivia the actually that sells best in germany came out right out of its harvested on salt flats. the indigenous peoples of the south american and his highlands were already farming came last 6000 years ago a new tree and which grain has always been a staple food here. you are you know this is sustainable farming consultant for years he's been watching how kamal cultivation has developed in the region. after using it or to convert on these relatively sailing in poor soils with little rainfall we find a

supervisor safai for the late florence nagara. may their memories be a blessing. >> that brings us to the the end of the agenda. any further business before us. >> that concludes the business for today. >> the meeting is adjourned. >> is there any public comment on the meeting minutes? >> this moderator can open the phone line.

united democrats political party and former minister of commerce industry and tourism of cyprus from florence is yelena junk is director of the global citizenship of the retore of the european university and says your thank you all for joining us more i would like to ask you about the reaction of. the of the government in cyprus has basically said that there were isolated cases there were blown out of proportion in the. investigative program what do you make of that reaction. well it's not the 1st time that cyprus is actually. that cases are exposed showing that there's been abuses of this of this program so we documented that in the past actually cyprus itself reviewed some cases and identify about 26 individuals that were cases that were problematic and now the cyprus papers so what we see here is not just a few bad apples it's much more systemic the holes even if they've been reforms are not adequate and plus they are not they don't seem to be well implemented so it's i don't think we've been exaggerating and i don't think i'll just have been a exaggerating when saying those that a systemi