florence: hi, marcus. i'm florence. lemonis: nice to meet you. florence: nice to meet you, too.u: 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 sa

florence, really goes after him. he is five years younger than her, but they really form a great business partnership. she becomes the business manager of the newspaper. she ends up turning into one of the most successful daily papers in the states. and it was not only required a great deal of business acumen, but also great in personal skill's. as well as a sense of, what made a great story. she was working with journalists. he is elected, lieutenant governor, and then makes a run for the u.s. senate. and florence was really behind him in this, and he formed friendships basically a friendship with a lobbyist named -- . and he and florence, became co-managers of harding's career. and she comes to washington as a senate wife, and even though she was a big fish in a small pond back in ohio she is now just a senate wife but she doesn't really know anybody, but harding as a u.s. senator from ohio, you know nicholas long worth, he was a congressman, who was married to -- roosevelt. he was established as washington's premi

and florence was really behind him in this. now, he formed friendships with -- a friendship with a powerful lobbyist by the name of harry dokerty, and he and florence became sort of co-managers of harding's career. and she comes to washington as a senate wife, and even though she was sort of a big fish in a small pond back in ohio, she's now just a senate wife. doesn't really know anybody, but harding, as the u.s. senator from ohio, becomes friends with and knew ahead of time nicolas longworth, he married to alice roosevelt, the daughter of president theodor roosevelt and already established as washington's sort of premier hostess, and it is through -- and there, the famous poker games began between the longworths and the hardings, but they also included a man by the name of ned maclaine. and ned maclaine's father owned the cincinnati enquirer and "the washington post", and his wife who was a great friend of alice longworth, evelyn walsh maclaine, owned the hope diamond. she and mrs. harding, despite their 30-year age differenc

outside florence is unrecognizably empty. temp you know tamale we pm in normal times this would be full you couldn't even take a picture there were so many people there was a queue here with aponte vacua behind it's a bit sad that florence needs people. for those who live here despite the hard economic times at the pendennis caused something should change the rebels said only lunch i mean there should be a balance a bit less people i don't know how but there's a need to rethink it also for the future because it isn't beautiful for anyone not even for the tourists feel to come to find the city's center chaotic said phyl you can't even take a walk. if you're the director of the feeds he tells us that this is one of the most sought after museums in the world with around 4 and a half 1000000 visitors each year florence together with. our other 3 top cases of really bad over tourism. and it's not just bad for the city for the inhabitants of the city but it's actually bad for the tourists and selves i think it's really important to

florence k.s. set up the my he said girl safe house to address the problem the original location was this apartment building but it wasn't safe when we brought in a gal yes from their community and then the family of the but the church i knew about it's just so they came at night to destroy their windows of their house and that's what actually what that what made me to to move. now money should go safe house is the safer part of nairobi 26 girls and young women live here 7 of them with children of their own they receive medical care counseling and legal help and most importantly they are in a supportive community mary is 15 she used to live with her grandmother and then her aunt who eventually told mary to leave one evening she met a man on the street. he took me home with him. his wife was very nice to me so i stayed then he started to do bad things to me and i thought he was a good man but he wasn't. mary is now pregnant at the statehouse she's found friends who understand what she's been through

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we're doing well we're safe here florence is like a mother to us on the way florence kaos devoted to helping the girls create new lives for themselves grace is 13 she was raped several times now she's getting help and educational opportunities at the safe house she wants to become an engineer. then i can help people especially poor people who don't have access to electricity so. they rely on donations for rained school fees and food florence k.-a says society as a whole needs to address the underlying issues. things have been normalized so even if it's sexual violence people don't think it's something that can affect someone in future so and so because the law also is a bit reluctant when it comes to. to true to sexual cry. during pandemic lock downs and with schools closed cases of gender based violence have soared so florence taylor has rented a 2nd building to shelter girls forced into sex work she is dismayed at the sheer scale of the problems. my gym going to my home but there are times that i feel that i'm not secure our anymore when i when i walk because i have confronted so m

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he buys a small local paper and florence goes after him. he is five years older than her, but there -- they really form a great business partnership, and these becomes the manager of the newspaper, and she turns it into one of the best daily paper, and she delivered business ackcueac. he is elected lieutenant government and he makes a run for the u.s. senate. a friendship with a powerful lobbiest. and they became comanagers of hardings career. and she comes to washington as a senate wife and even though she was a big fish in a small pond back in ohio, and they don't know anyone, but harding as the u.s. senator from iowa becomes friended with nicholas long worth, of course nicholas long worth is married to alice roosevelt. and it is through there some of the famous ones baegan. and his wife, who was a great friend of alice, owned the hope dimon. they became instant friends on confidants. evelyn and she were excited to discover that they not only shared a common bond in their love and respect for animals, for all living beings, but also for a

they're free to galleries in florence have reopened their doors to the public italy's lockdown rules kept the world famous museum closed for almost half of last year but the ongoing pandemic means the usual crowds of tourists have yet to return so the city's residents can now enjoy its art and culture in a more personal way stephanie decker reports from cars. intimacy with a masterpiece getting back to chile spring all to yourself would usually be unheard of the crew in a pandemic has stopped the mass tourism that would usually fill these corridors rooms and that means florentines are coming back to visit something many had long stopped doing she saw starke a few not sure if i lived here until i was 25 years old i would come on sunday mornings as you would go have a coffee in the p.f. of the then you'd come for a walk around the your feet see we would walk in and out with this of course was a long time ago. but it's a big. if we consider it part of our culture as a florentine it's our home museum you'd have to book a month in advance then you'd have to stand in long queues you don't

they rely on donations for rent school fees and food florence k.a says society as a whole needs to address the underlying issues. things have been normalized so even if it's sexual violence people don't think it's something that comes affect someone in future so and so because the law also is a bit reluctant when it comes to. to to to sexual cry. during pandemic lock downs and with schools closed cases of gender based violence have soared so florence taylor has rented a 2nd building to shelter girls forced into sex work she is dismayed at the sheer scale of the problems. my just going to my home but there are times that i feel that i'm not secure our anymore when i when i walk because i have confronted so many people on issues of sexual violence among us to girls and women. but florence kayo will not be deterred she continues to offer love and support to girls a need and to fight for an end to gender based violence. oh my god. now it's time for global ideas this week we had to the forest covered and in mountains tempering the forests are home to a

outside florence is unrecognizably empty. temp you know that miley. in normal times this would be full you couldn't even take a picture there were so many people there was a queue here with the party that you're behind it's a bit sad that florence needs people. for those who live here despite the hard economic times of the pen demick is caused something should change the very best that only lunch i mean there should be a balance a bit less people i don't know how but there's a need to rethink it also for the future because it isn't beautiful for anyone not here and for the tourists i feel to come to find the city sir chaotic said for you can't even take a walk. to the director of the feats he tells us that this is one of the. off to museums in the world with around 4 and a half 1000000 visitors each year florence together with venice and bustle on our other 3 top cases of really bad over tourism. and it's not just bad for the city for the inhabitants of the city but it's actually bad for the tourists themselves i think it's it's really important to ta

much greater power to make laws without checks and balances that parliament provides to florence to live in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur florence thank you for that let's bring in the son who is a senior fellow with the singapore institute of international affairs he is also a former political secretary the former malaysian prime minister najib razak so what's your reaction to the king declaring this state of emergency given that as florence was saying there malays are by and large have the pandemic under control was it necessary and what impact will it have do you think. well the prime minister has declared yes a muslim control order yes that day and people i thing at large would perceive the need for that to start or stay home and not try to you know we come into. physical contact with each other but to impose or to get clear at emergency at this period would perhaps not at addition know sort of endemic fighting venue to date so a lot of people are number one in disbelief or what a decrease in of the emergency number one would look forward to learning more details as to hardness

will come into force time from saturday so this is because 900 cases still set in roy's inc here florence was so 18000 cases on average every day being registered to various government had hoped that they be able to get control on it hasn't sent for now it means that shops will have to close to the public 6 pm in the evening that people will be able to stay in a little longer than that now there are fines if you are caught outside and don't have the right form to say that you can be outside after 6 pm in the evening you will be fined $135.00 euros that's one 1st offense but if you do that several times during the month period say 3 times that will rise to 3750 euros and a possible 6 month jail sentence but the prime minister did for the moment to rule out a further lockdown suffer the xix it apart from situations linked to public services or premises businesses all services open to the general public will be closed at 6 pm if we see in the coming days a strong deterioration in the epidemic we will consider without delay implementing a new lockdown that is likely to cause massive concerns

for the next 5 years the southeast asian nation is one of the few remaining single policy states florence though it has more. minister party congress is arguably the country's biggest political event held over 9 days and mostly behind closed doors delegates will elect 200 candidates into a central committee that committee will then vote in politburo members who intend nominate for top jobs including party chief the main candidates for the new positions are said to be widely known but in december the government imposed an official ban on such discussions to discourage potentially critical debate they're extraordinarily sensitive because this is a one party state where is the payback where is the soap confirming a blow to the people public opinion polls editorials in the newspapers even opposition they have and so extreme party feels extremely sensitive rights groups say the government has intensified a crackdown on critics prior to the congress vietnam consistently ranks in the bottom 10 in the world press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders political watchers say they don'

trials the government says the charges on the judgment and that the trial will proceed like any other florence 3 al-jazeera. following on the headlines on al-jazeera donald trump's become the 1st us president to be impeached twice the house of representatives has charged him with inciting an insurrection over.

opened next week and they really trying to ramp up this vaccination campaign ad campaign here in florence forward to being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow to talk it now is to vaccinate over a 1000000 people by the end of january and it we've been told that from january 18th to anyone who is like each develops serious illness as a result contracting could be going teen will never be able to jump the queue and get a jab a good go at least at that age. difference here of course may just come up to half past 6 here in moscow good to have a company tonight don't forget always plenty of stories at our website to you you can find that at r.t. don't. one else seems wrong why don't we all just don't call. me old yet to say proud these days as a kid and in the gay trade equals betrayal. went on many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. i can't show you my face but i'm going to teach you must store in 9093 this man was sentenced to death. they could charged with capital murder even though he didn't have the gun didn't pull the trigger didn't inten

opened next week and they really trying to run but this vaccination campaign ad campaign here in florence will lead to being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow the talk now is to vaccinate over a 1000000 people by the end of january and that we've been told that through january 18th anyone who is likely to develop serious illness as a result contracting could be going teen will now be able to jump the queue and get a jab at good god let's hope that age child can see that with the latest situation in france so that brings you up to date this hour is just coming up to half past 5 in the evening in moscow i will be back again at the top of the. on this edition of crossfire we have a look at trump's legacy as president of the united states as our politics are so divided we shouldn't be surprised if there are multiple legacies depending on how you view trump there also can be no doubt he changed america and the press. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe from. the isolation community. are you going the right way or are

years but is on track to recover and the party's new leaders will need to make sure that happens florence italy al-jazeera. thousands of indigenous people in southeast bangladesh have been forced out of their villages because of global warming water resources in the chittagong hill tracks are drying up from the tundra chowdhry reports managing lives in bunder barnhill district in bangladesh she says few years ago villagers here grew an abundance of rice and vegetables and the streams provided fish and drinking water but not anymore she says global warming has changed that yet not dilute literally he. now it's much more difficult to get water since streams and wells dry up especially in the winter now we have to walk so far to get water and vironment tillis tracks regions are in danger of losing their prehistoric kill streams dream like this all across chittagong hill tracks are gradually drying up villagers have to struggle to get their fresh water needs they're getting increasingly concerned for their future need for fresh water woman here collect water and it's getting harder it's becom

infections every day but critics say it's an attempt by an unstable government to cling to power florence slowly reports. the emergency declaration comes just a day after the prime minister announced tighter restrictions for 5 states and the federal territories including the capital kuala lumpur a 3rd wave of corona virus infections have shown no signs of slowing down the government says the health care system is near breaking point in a televised speech on tuesday prime minister meeting yassin sought to reassure the public. let me assure you that the civilian government will continue to function. the emergency proclaim by the young people is not a military call and curfew will not be in force kings salt and up to last all down ahmed shah had in october project at wieden spring quest to declare an emergency deeming existing laws sufficient to curb the spread of the corona virus since then the number of cases has increased 5 fold but not everyone views the emergency as a necessary tool for slowing the virus that declared emergency at this period would perhaps not an addition old and damage

louis who's on the phone forests in kuala lumpur florence serve you reported widely from being a bar there has been a great deal of tension what's your general understanding of the situation so far. well the fact of the rest has been confirmed by the policy of the ruling party the national league for democracy and there have been tensions between the military and sons who cheat but if actually lost in the past weeks in the past few months in fact and there's already started off to she won the election with a landslide victory and even bigger of a trade than the previous election in 2050 so the the military they've been making comments which really said fears of a cool last week and unfortunately i guess what people have feared has come to pot now we're not sure how the international community is going to react i think but it will be a lot of condemnation 9. the minute trade they've been in power for many many years before they willingly handed over power in 2010 and allowed a and offensively civilian government to come in to take charge in 2011 but perhaps it is because they feel tha

people at least 3 people have died thousands of homes are inundated across 6 states in malaysia florence lu reports now from the state of johor. a bird's eye view of this palm oil plantation would normally reveal a vast field of green instead it looks like a muddy river. swathes of malaysia including johor state are covered in floodwaters after the heavy rains that began last weekend. some of the legislators who children age are still cutoff reachable only by boat people here say they barely had time to get away from the rising waters. how are you doing when you have an hour important documents and some clothes not much else. so quickly we had to get out fast they've also lost their only supply of clean water after floodwaters contaminated the well across the country tens of thousands of people have been evacuated living in schools and community centers. and i thank god we're all a life me my family my grandkids it doesn't matter if we lose our stuff there are just things what's important is that we're all alive with floodwaters receding so slowly and rain forecast to continue many will

that will be opened next week and they really trying to run this tax nation can't campaign here in florence all that being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow to talk it now is to vaccinate and 1000000 people by the end of january and we've been told from january 18th anyone who is likely to develop serious illness as a result contracting could be going teen be able to jump the queue and get a chance of a godless ok. germany has suffered a record number of covert related deaths in a single day with the virus claiming more than 1200 lives on wednesday 25000 people were also newly diagnosed with the disease and one german city a funeral provider had to install 7 refrigerated containers because of the growing need to store the deceased during the 2nd wave of the crown of virus the crematorium says it has the capacity to deal with 50 services a day but demand is currently double that germany insists it has geared up for mass vaccination but ministers are being forced to defend themselves against criticism that the rollout is too slow movement restrictions are also being tight

the government says the charges on the gentleman and that the trial will proceed like any other florence li al jazeera. sam rainsy is the acting president of the banned opposition party and his living in exile in paris his says his party's popularity in cambodia is one of the reasons behind the crackdown on dissent. at the last election. when we were allowed to. recollect a nearly ha the popular vote and a nice in spite of a massive 1 fraud or had shown being our oneness that we would have a wonderful already and since then the popular support has been growing for us and this explains why the government is so our friend of. our of the floor following the election they knew that we were going to we need a new reason why the man us just before the election and now they prevent the leaders of europe and sent him back why prosecuting them. shows that the government used a very abstract of that when you actually account now my colleague vice president who are trying to back in 2 days a but. fear. not be allowed to do so so it's a very strange or under one. use of process. he is accusing us of

be opened next week and they were really trying to ramp up is that nation camp campaign here in florence when the being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow the target now is to vaccinate over a 1000000 people by the end of january and we've been told that from january 18th anyone who is likely to develop serious illness as a result of contract in could be 19 will now be able to jump the queue get a job or godless from their age so just to sum up the curfew now in florence coming in from saturday will start at 6 pm in the evening until 6 am every morning and it doesn't look like france is certain its border controls in forcing people to have that 900. to come here if it's from outside the e.u. and then even if they have to sell ice later 7 days after charlotte thank you both 2000 r.t. there shall i do in paris. hundreds of riot as of smash the windows of a brussels police station and then set it on fire over the death of a young demographic while in custody. god for such as are taken to the streets demanding further investigation of the death of an african michael and a

opened next week and they really trying to run but this vaccination campaign ad campaign here in florence will lead to being severely criticized at the beginning for being so slow the talk now is to vaccinate over and 1000000 people by the end of january and it we've been told that from january 18th to anyone who is likely to develop serious illness as a result contracting qubit going teen will now be able to jump the queue and get a jab a good girl at least at that age. i had view this as being just 2 weeks of bricks it finally took place however there are empty shelves already appearing at stores in northern ireland we'll look at what's causing the problem just after the break. join me every 1st day on the alex i'm unsure and i'll be speaking together for the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you there. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is fake. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us on the death

years but is on track to recover and the party's new leaders will need to make sure that happens florence louis al-jazeera. this is al jazeera let's update your top stories so far today leaders from around the world are attending a virtual summit address climate change the meeting is hosted by the netherlands and is the 1st of its kind it aims to close a major funding gap to protect the most vulnerable in poorer nations if we fail to act climate change could push more than a 100000000 people in this.

we are striving to florence or union with purpose to compose a country committed to all cultures colors characters in conditions of man and so we lift our gaze it's not what stands between us but what stands before us we close the divide because we know to put our 1st we must 1st put our differences aside we lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another we seek harmed quite a performance and what really struck me is how she stressed that america is this unfinished project yes and also democracy is an unfinished project another line was democracy can be periodically delayed it can never be permanently defeated so this idea this philosophers idea of a democracy that has to be constantly reforged. also have echoes of langston hughes his poem that america be america again goldman said she also studied martin luther king before writing a poem i think that shines through absolutely and she was wearing a cape. ring in order of the poet maya angelou and she obviously has been blowing up the internet but she is not the only one adrian there was some idle chatter about a few other