africa's gentle giant is at risk.es of poaching has put the elephant at risk. ♪ >> we have some weather coming into eastern part of australia, and you can see this massive cloud just around tasmania. record rainfall coming in here in the presence of moving away, all courtesy of this area of low pressure and that is the one that brought the flooding into the eastern parts of new south wales. 275 million meters in just one day, and that has led to some flooding. there is more rain in the forecast, and the weather rolling through the night, and that will make its way into victoria as we go across saturday eating into tasmania, and weather coming into new zealand as well. let's push back into wards, we got some showers just around the cape, and western parts around 28 celsius. fun and drive for the most part, across the good part of eastern china, but the change is on the way. that cloud and rain will continue to make its way further east, but rolling through the east china sea, and seeing some wet weather, but tokyo with

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gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are racing the alarm too little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and saw the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. the solution is not in catching the branches but the lines in this. there's so many get criminal words that are responsible or. ivory out of africa. even. while. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the west african species the forest elephant. and the savannah elephant that lives elsewhere on the continent the 2 species have previously been group as one and classified as vulnerable but by categorizing them as 2 they have found a disturbing picture the population of the savannah elephant drop by at least 60 percent in the past 50 years but the numbers for the forest

gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are racing the alarm too little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. the solution is not in catching the branches but the lines in this. there's so many criminal words that are responsible. and i bring out of africa. even. the. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the west african species the forest elephant. and the savannah elephant that lives elsewhere on the continent the 2 species had previously been group as one and classified as vulnerable but by categorizing them as 2 they have found a disturbing picture the population of the savannah elephant drop but at least 60 percent in the past 50 years but the numbers for the forest

he was known as a gentle giant.ership in that community and he was a gatekeeper. what do you mean by that, when you see a gatekeeper what does that mean and why does that matter? for different organisations like churches and relief organisations when you are trying to connect with people in the community, they need to see that there is somebody that's building a bridge from you to them. because there is a lack of trust. so he is a trusted member of the community. he decided hey, these guys are good, they are cool. and he would let people know look, they are ok. he was a gatekeeper. 0k. just looking ahead to again what mr crump was talking about, some of the policy changes that had been made within the city of minneapolis within the police, changes that they were making. from your position and having known george floyd and seen the impact this has had on the community, what changes would you like to see happen within the community so that trust starts to rebuild once again? between authorities and the black community

gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are raising the alarm to little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. this emotion is not encouraging the bludgers. mines in this in. this criminal words that are responsible. but i bring out a pig. into. the wall. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the west african species the forest elephant. and the savannah elephant that lives elsewhere on the continent the 2 species had previously been group as one and classified as vulnerable but by categorizing them as 2 they have found a disturbing picture the population of the savannah elephant drop but at least 60 percent in the past 50 years but the numbers for the forest elephants drop

and africa's gentle giant now endangered now decades of pitching and habitat loss but the continent elephants at risk. how in places say we got some cause weather now coming into eastern parts of australia we can see this massive cloud just around tasmania we had record rainfall coming in out west where the snow in the process of moving away or courtesy of this area of low pressure that's the one that brought the flooding into those eastern parts of new south wales for the east side of tassie well 275 millimeters of rain in just one day and that has never we. led to some flooding i'm afraid there is more right in the full cost of this and what's the weather we're rolling through the bite that will make its way into victoria as we go on through saturday evening across tasmania generous east west weather coming into was new zealand as well but ahead of that is flooded trough new zealand should around 27 celsius let's push back into walls we got some showers there just around the cape york peninsula out across the top and thought to drive over to west impossible that around 20 celsius fun to try

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he's one of those gentle giants, very quiet, and sometimes he goes around with his friends around thepened... and that's where we are. what do you think has happened? we... we don't know. i mean, richard is a very, very civilised boy. he's very focused, intelligent, and loved by everyone. i feel, and we feel, that richard has been taken away. he went to a friend and something happened there. i know that he's been studying at home for most of the last year. is that right, evidence? because he has sickle cell, and he wasn't able to go to oxford brookes, where he is doing business and it? exactly. he was told to shield, since we had covid, so most of his studying and, in fact, all of his studying, he was doing it online, because they had no class. how hard was it for him to shield for all that time? it was difficult, because although he could bike ride a lot, it was difficult because he is used to going out to the park — he is a very tall boy — to go to the park with his friend playing basketball, you know, with friends, then come back home. so definitely it was hard. he couldn't do anyt

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there was a gentle giant sort of a fellow who fell off his roof as a kid. his job at the saloon was to come in and empty the spittoons . he pick them up and flush them away. and then my uncle would give him a beer for his trouble and then that his job life. at least as far as we were concerned. and bobby synergy was a classmate of one of my or a, one of my classmates fell on the sidewalk one day in front of his house, hit his head and was taken to the doctor, came back and everything seemed fine andthat night he just died . there was a famous fellow in town called derby. he ran the blind stand, he was blind in the post office. before that city hall. everyone knew him because you had to buy stamps then, you couldn't email but he had fallen on railroad tracks when he was a kid and gone blind so you think about these things and the incidence of what people suffered with went before us. in the war, in the depression , literally hundreds of amsterdam yens going into the war but dozens and dozens not coming back. not coming back at all. >> a little bit more about

antoine hodge's friends and colleagues described him as a gentle giant with a nurturing spirit. ♪ ♪ ♪ches and opera houses alike, and he would sing whenever and wherever he had the chance. he was a prolific performer, from king balthazar in “amahl and the night visitors” in fort collins, colorado, to his recent chorus role in “porgy and bess” at new york's metropolitan opera. friends said hgave the best hugs and encouraged them to dream big. antoine was 38. music and laughter echoed through every home constance gaylord rial matthews ever lived in, her daughter told us. she spent her early years in western new york, and studied music, theater and sociology. she married just after world war ii and had four children. she loved traveling the rld and visited every continent except antarctica. but chicago became her home, where volunteering, opera, and art were her passions. constance remarried late in life, and before her passing at 97, loved nothing more than to be surrounded by her new, extended family. for sharing these stories with us. our hearts go out to you as they do to everyone wh

. >> he was my gentle giant. he was a caring and loving man.ity and everyone gravitated to him. he was funny, sarcastic. he had a large, beautiful smile and he always made sure to tell everyone how much he loved them at all times. he was just excited to be a father. he had 11 beautiful months with his daughter. he just loved singing to her and making funny noises. and just was so eager to teach her so many beautiful things. >> how's she doing? >> she's a ball of joy. she is so much like him. loving, caring, everyone gravitates towards her. she is just a happy baby right now. >> how are you doing, mama? >> i'm hanging in there. i'm trying every day. >> you both have talked about you, laura, watching through a window. you, pamela, mouthed i love you before your husband got in an ambulance. can i ask you both just to talk about being unable to say good-bye? laura? >> that moment was probably the hardest experience of my life. watching from a window outside of his room. thankfully i had that opportunity to go to the hospital. but watching him, ulte

it's a book housing a gentle giant, namely cornell west himself, who in my judgment, and i do not exaggerate a public philosopher in the country, his philosophy is a blend of the pragmatic, revolutionary teachings interpreted the remarkable interventions by way of helping human beings in the forsaken world which is further blended with great appreciation. a public philosophy to talk about a blend of sweet traditions in this philosophy. professor cornell did not simply block him, he's a philosopher of philosophers. what i loved about him in which i happen to be a professor also, which i greatly cherish, the brilliance of the committee, cornell west was in his 20s, he just written and prophesy deliverance, which is his foundation of work as i say in this and the great harvard recognized intellect, the integrity and this man. he came the highest ranking university has to offer. i can't help appeals to the brilliant president and the university. cornell of harvard. and i hope harvard also extends this love to him. for the sake of the students, the community that's always brilliant in public lect

gentle giants under threat yet again leading experts are raising the alarm to little is done to save the african elephant one reason is the environment where the elephants live its strength king the african population is growing fast and so are the cities across the continent this leaves less space for the animals to roam but experts point to one single factor for its decline poaching. this emotion is not in catching the buggers but mines in. this in. this criminal woods that are responsible. i bring out a pig. into. the wall. new and more detailed research into the african elephant also shows that not all african elephants are the same as previously thought scientists say there's a difference between the west african species the forest elephant. and the savannah elephant that lives elsewhere on the continent the 2 species had previously been group as one and classified as vulnerable but by categorizing them as 2 they have found a disturbing picture the population of the savannah elephant drop but at least 60 percent in the past 50 years but the numbers for the forest elephants drop

floyd during the trial, such as describing floyd as a peaceful person or referring to him as a gentle giant -- as he was known to friends and family. in california, a new report is denouncing the los angeles police department's violent mishandling of racial justice protests last summer sparked by the police killing of george floyd. the report commissioned by the city council cites lapd's illegal detention of peaceful protesters and the officers' excessive use of force, including assaulting protesters with rubber bullets, bean bags and batons. meanwhile, kentucky state senate passed a bill thursday that would make it a crime to taunt a police officer. the legislation follows huge protests for black lives in the wake of the police killing of breonna taylor, the 26-year-old african american emt shot in her louisville home by police. saturday marks the one-year anniversary of her killing. the trump administration's former acting pentagon chief is blaming donald trump's january 6 speech for inciting the mob that attacked congress. chris miller made the remark in an interview with vice on showtim

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africa's now endangered gentle giant had decades of pitching and habitat loss at the continents and if it is at risk. and in sport then in fact torch relay begins with 4 months to go until the teenage take a few games. hello there we've got something of a mixed bag and i wear the still across europe it's slushy settled and dry across central pasta we have got that wintry mix down towards the southeast that key northerly wind blowing in here with some snow and it will turn colder up tools and all west got a cold front that blue line that'll make its way in for the weekend in the showers say will turn wintry at the moment those showers are generally of rain we've got temperatures of around 12 celsius in london starting to cool down in glasgow would be getting up to double figures here over the last couple of days 7 celsius for friday night is something of a wintry mix coming on as we go on through the course of friday some rain there into positive fronts of course northern areas of spain fought in trying to central parts for the most part and there's that so wintry mix and snow there on

in the words of former sfers president jim kappel, ann is a gentle giant, an individual so committed to social and environmental justice, a hero to so many, young women especially. ann was a very gracious person, and the many of us who had the privilege to know her remembered her welcoming yet firm style. the port expresses its deep condolences to ann's husband and her family, and we'd like to close the meeting in her memory. this concludes my director's report. thank you. >> thank you, elaine. [inaudible]. >> anything about the meeting with the [inaudible]? >> i did not, commissioner brandon. that is a good one to cover. would you like me to say a few words? >> please. >> we were able to host the army corps of engineers here at port of san francisco. we had leadership from washington, d.c. present, along with district office leadership with our team to discuss the three by three waiver request that is going to washington, d.c. a little bit later this year. president brandon joined us. we had an excellent conversation about our study and our partnership to date, and it was followed b

in the words of former sfers president jim kappel, ann is a gentle giant, an individual so committed to social and environmental justice, a hero to so many, young women especially. ann was a very gracious person, and the many of us who had the privilege to know her remembered her welcoming yet firm style. the port expresses its deep condolences to ann's husband and her family, and we'd like to close the meeting in her memory. this concludes my director's report. thank you. >> thank you, elaine. [inaudible]. >> anything about the meeting with the [inaudible]? >> i did not, commissioner brandon. that is a good one to cover. would you like me to say a few words? >> please. >> we were able to host the army corps of engineers here at port of san francisco. we had leadership from washington, d.c. present, along with district office leadership with our team to discuss the three by three waiver request that is going to washington, d.c. a little bit later this year. president brandon joined us. we had an excellent conversation about our study and our partnership to date, and it was followed b

gentle. >>> president biden's covid relief bill passed the senate today. he called his first legislative achievement one giantp is on the way. this week, mr. biden also announced that america will have enough vaccines for everyone by the end of may. but how is the vaccine rollout going in other parts of the world, like europe? here's nbc foreign correspondent claudio lavanga. >> reporter: europeans literally rolled up their sleeves and kick-started the biggest vaccination campaign in the continent's history. they called it v-day and it was hailed as cooperation and solidarity. instead of buying them individually, member states allowed the european union to approve, buy and distribute covid-19 vaccines for them. >> our european vaccination days are a touching moment of unity and a european success story. >> reporter: but that success is turning into fail yaur. the vaccination campaign got off to a slow start. strict drug approval standard, by the european medicine agency and the need for it to consult with all 27 european nations before they are rolled out meant that the pfizer vaccines were approved weeks aft

giant is increasingly brutal crackdown the demonstrations came as e.u. foreign ministers in process announced sanctions on 11 military officials in myanmar linked to the coup and ongoing violence in the country among them gentle leader men on crime all direct financial support from our development assistance to the government reform programs is great held some rights campaigners said the impact of the sanctions would be limited it cannot make a difference for simple reasons that the you know 11 or so general of the individuals that have been single out for a targeted sanctions they keep their assets in places like china or singapore banks in you know in southeast asia and you know so therefore if we really want to have any impact on the military and its behavior the e.u. should seriously look at you know de recognizing military attash age across as european union countries. the sanctions against the military officials in myanmar clearly won't be enough to end the violence but after weeks of only condemning the coup and calling for democracy the ease decision to finally act since a powerful message it's national popular al-jazeera paris so let's bring in damien pings where he is a professor of international re

giant is increasingly brutal crackdown the demonstrations came as e.u. foreign ministers in proselyte announced sanctions on 11 military officials in myanmar linked to the coup and ongoing violence in the country among them gentle leader mendon crying all direct financial support from our development system through the government reform programs is great held some rights campaigners said the impact of the sanctions would be limited it cannot make a difference and therefore a simple reason is that the you know 11 or so generals and individuals that have been to single out for a targeted sanctions they keep their assets in places like china or singable banks and you know in southeast asia and you know so therefore if we really want to have any impact on the military and its behavior the e.u. should seriously look at you know the recognize the military attash age across as european union countries. the sanctions against the military officials in myanmar clearly won't be enough to end the violence but after weeks of only condemning the coup and calling for democracy the e.'s decision to finally act since a powerful message. al-jazeera paris. a massive fire has swept through a rohingya refugee camp in bangladesh des