i've been speaking with the bbc‘s valley fontaine, who also blogs on afro hair. they changed her hair and the women of african descent, round the world, hair is a very important issue. over the years, the idea of beauty has been based on the european idea of beauty, so black women have straightened their hair with chemicals and worn straightened weaves and all manner of straight hair styles. but ten years ago there was a change and the natural hair movement began to grow and black women around the world started embracing and enjoying and wearing their hair natural. there is this whole movement, don't touch my hair, do not talk about my hair, do not change my hair. that is the statement she's making here. don't forget, you can get in contact with me and the rest of the team via twitter. we have rain to come over the night, but not everywhere. we will see this rain pushing its way further across england and wales, heavy bursts and strong winds running across the south, but further north, clearer skies and wintry showers, maybe a touch of frost, as well. this rain f

. >> my name laf fontaine. >> [indiscernible] >> today most of seniors not speak english. not even me, not speak fluent english, why we join the hearing, someone help me. >> can we have the overhead display. >> the picture and the tv? can you do that? >> he's putting it up. they called for it. can you put it back -- don't worry, we'll fix it. >> there it is. >> no, she's doing a good job. thank you, yeah. can you add a minute to her time, please? (speaking native language) >> thank you. >> my name is siuay. >> thank you. >> okay. there it is. we saw the picture. yeah, we saw it. >> you saw the picture already. okay. now san francisco has lots of social problems, like this picture, almost in the city. according to health san francisco health department update report, because people take marijuana and use the health services, it increase 138%. and also, people use marijuana need emergency, increases it 88%. these are san francisco report. we don't want san francisco social problem to increase user of marijuana. most the young generations, they need to go to work. (please sta

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called la fontaine petillante. the idea behind this is so french.ssful and encourage parisians and visitors to stay hydrated with this free treat and also to stay how you say magnifique. >> is it lacroix? >> the reporter said it ain't lacroix but it's pretty good. >> just checking. lara spencer, everybody. [ applause ] >> great "pop news." >> at least i made it in the building. >> gotta love our security. love that. >>> we'll turn to our "gma" cover story. new accusations in the hollywood harassment scandal targeting dustin hoffman and filmmaker brett ratner who is now filing a libel lawsuit. abc's linsey davis has those details. good morning. >> hello again. after more than half a dozen allegations of sexual harassment film maker brett rat inner is heading to court, but not as a defendant. he is suing one of his accusers after she called him a rapist on social media. his attorney claims his client suffered injuries to his reputation as a result and now they're suing for damages. this morning, hollywood heavyweight brett ratner is on the offense sui