gertrude bell never really had hers, and this documentary is as epic as it gets.film out at the moment in which nicole kidman stars as gertrude bell, but this is the more fitting tribute. it's done entirely through this letters that she left through her correspondence from the desert. she was the most powerful women in the british empire. at the end of world war i, the borders of arabia, mesopotamia as it was known, are being drawn. the borders of iraq. she was very much involved in that with winston churchill, riding into the desert, a redoubtable british colonial figure, intrepid explorer, part spy, part stateswoman, part antiquarian. and very much a woman in two mens' worlds, the british empire and the desert. in the arab world, she learned farsi, she understood everything. brilliantly played by tilda swinton, who's just the sort of bony, eccentric figure that you expect to be playing her. what is well done in the documentary, directed by two women, they resurrected the letters, finding brilliant archive footage from baghdad and damascus — all of that stuff we

the sphinx is an apt figure as gertrude bell stares out.tage now from the region which is war—torn and ravaged. war was always something in that sand, but there is an elegance to it, a kind of colonial innocence in that footage which is beautiful. it really summons up a lost time. gertrude bell's voice rings out as a lost voice of the british empire. let's move on to their finest. a british film crew attempting to boost morale during the second world war. what's not to like? in this film, they have bill nighy and gemma arterton. they wanted to make authenticity and optimism shine out to boost morale through the war. happy news wasn't enough. stiff upper lip, chocks away for their finest, directed by denmark's lone scherfig. this goes back to the 1940s, gemma arterton making her way as a script girl, directing slop dialogue, the romantic dialogue in movies. here she is, elbowing her way and finding her voice on the set. even taking on bill nighy, who plays a washed—up actor, ambrose hillyard. an example, a mention of the clever code. i may s

the sphinx is an apt figure as gertrude bell stares out.ng in that sand, but there is an elegance to it, a kind of colonial innocence in that footage which is beautiful. it really summons up a lost time. gertrude bell's voice rings out as a lost voice of the british empire. let's move on to their finest. a british film crew attempting to boost morale during the second world war. what's not to like? in this film, they have bill nighy and gemma arterton. they wanted to make authenticity and optimism shine out to boost morale through the war. happy news wasn't enough. stiff upper lip, chocks away for their finest, directed by denmark's lone scherfig. this goes back to the 1940s, gemma arterton making her way as a script girl, directing slop dialogue, the romantic dialogue in movies. here she is, elbowing her way and finding her voice on the set. even taking on bill nighy, who plays a washed—up actor, ambrose hillyard. an example, a mention of the clever code. i may say that would be the first clever thing that she's done in her life! laughter.

the sphinx is an apt figure as gertrude bell stares out.nd of colonial innocence in that footage which is beautiful. it really summons up a lost time. gertrude bell's voice rings out as a lost voice of the british empire. let's move on to their finest. a british film crew attempting to boost morale during the second world war. what's not to like? in this film, they have bill nighy and gemma arterton. the mod wanted to make authenticity and optimism shine out to boost morale through the war. pathe news wasn't enough. stiff upper lip, chocks away for their finest, directed by denmark's lone scherfig. this goes back to the 19a0s, gemma arterton making her way as a script girl, directing "slop dialogue", the romantic dialogue in movies. here she is, elbowing her way and finding her voice on the set. even taking on bill nighy, who plays a washed—up actor, ambrose hillyard. an example, a mention of the clever code. i might say that would be the first clever thing that april's done in her life! laughter. just a dash of humour and further along...

. >> my name is gertrude. i'm married. four children. >> plan it forward,nprofit urban farming program provides refugees like gertrude access to land where they can make a living from the ground. >> it's my dream, i need to be boss and have my land. >> for sure we like the weather. it's good for planting and people are nice in houston. >> fellow transpants prepare an outdoor meal for a group of friends ask fellow farmers. >> what do you all think when you heard you were going to be resettled in texas. >> that is many. >> do you feel welcome? do you feel the community is happier here? >> the first wasn't easy. even now. >> but you already speak how many languages? >> we have three languages. we have french,. >> don't feel bad. most americans struggle with one. it's okay. >> how african will houston be in 20 years? a lot, right? >> i want all my family over there, my mom, my sister. >> you'd like them to come. >> i want them to come. >> a lot of first generation and second generation african babies going to be happening. hou

we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell's, letterswinton. and wartime london's rubble provides the setting for gemma arterton and bill nighy in their finest, as they struggle to produce wartime propaganda movies. we begin with rules don't apply. warren beatty, he hasn't had the best of years! with that oscars fiasco. it has been 16 years since he wrote and directed... this was meant to be his big return. as he gets older is he getting better? this is a vanity project that he wrote, directed, starred in... it's interesting, he began the end of old hollywood with his film bonnie and clyde. it brought indie cinema into the fore, destroying the old studios, a success in 1967. this is old hollywood where he started out in as an actor. you can imagine him coming into town like the star lily collins does here. it's good on the details of how a boss—like howard

we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell's letters

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. >>> finally tonight, students at the gertrude c. fullwell elementary school in mt.pent this beautiful day outdoors and all for a great cause. the students took part in a walk around their campus to raise awareness and raise money for juvenile diabetes research. last year this event raised more than $2,000. and they certainly want to match that or surpass this today. >>> abc's "world news tonight with david muir" next on channel 6. "action news" continues at 10:0, sharrie williams, adam joseph, and ducis rodgers. then please join us for "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. for cecily tynan, melissa magee, jeff skversky, ducis rodgers, and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. hi hey i'll take one of those new fast play games. oh, you ready for a rush? uh, sure! ♪ i'm pretty excited for you right now. ♪ fast play is the new way to play fast and win instantly from the pennsylvania lottery. pick a game, get your ticket and see if you've won. i won! fast play, please! fast play. play fast. win instantly. >

>> gertrude smidler was the harvard psychologist, experimental psychologist that created these two termshat question. >> the sheep and goat? >> the sheep and the goat. >> i read about this, yeah. >> the goats are the firm skeptics, the people who think it is utter nonsense. the sheep on the other hand are open to the idea of anomalous powers. i would say i lean sheep. >> because of research. >> because of research and i think life experiences. >> what did you see in the research that pushed you deeper into the sheep category? >> you know, i have a lot of respect for the cia. i think that they are a national security asset to all of us, and it was the cia's research that i found the most pro found, that i found really pushing the boundaries of what is known. and the cia documents that were declassified as part of this book indicate that the cia believes that -- they use this term, it is inescapeable. they believe that the phenomena is real and that you cannot escape the reality that phenomena does exist, albeit in a fickle manner. >> what have they seen? what have they witnessed that make

the two men were walking on gertrude avenue around 4:00 yesterday morning when they were shot by at leastone person. the victims are 19 and 28 years old. there is no description of the attacker. (darya) the man accused of killing four people in fresno is admitting to the murders.... and he says he did it because he hates white people. ( darya ) anny hong has more details on the killings. ( anny @ land ) muhammad spoke on the phone from the downtown fresno jail. police say his killing spree began at a motel-six. muhammed says he murdered a security guard for disrespecting him and his friend. a few days later...he says he shot four white men, killing three of them. he says he also shot a woman un-intentionally. muhammad argues he is not a terrorist. ( anny @ la

the two men were walking on gertrude avenue around 4:00 yesterday morning when they were shot by at least one person. the victims are 19 and 28 years old. there is no description of the attacker. ( james ) north korea is threatening to sink an american aircraft carrier that is in the western pacific ocean. this threat comes as another u-s citizen is being detained in north korea. jeremy roth has the details. senator marco rubio, (r) florida: "we have a potential crisis brewing with north korea."policy makers in the us sounding the alarm... following the release of an editorial in a pyongyang newspaper sunday.the paper claims north korea is prepared to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier group conducting drills near the philippines -- and that it has weapons which can reach the continental u.s. --claims that cannot be confirmed.john kelly, secretary of homeland security: "the minute north korea gets a missile that can reach the united states and put a weapon on that missile, a nuclear weapon, the instant that happens, this country is at grave risk."pentagon spokesman gary ross released a statemen

the two men were walking on gertrude avenue at 4 this morning..y were confronted and shot by one or more suspects. police say the victims are 19-years-old and 28-years-old. both men underwent surgery this afternoonand are currently in the hospital. the suspect or suspectshave not been caught. a somber memorial today for the victims of the deadly fire on san pablo avenue in west oakland. the fire last month at the transition housing building killed 4 people in the middle of the night. kron 4's hermela aregawi spent some time today at the church service where those who perished were remebered. three of the victims were a part this 14th street church in oakland.in an hours long service, a flower was laid down for all four killed in the fire.our very own deacon edwarn anderson . could we have a family representative that could stand.a sendoff. what archbishop aria lewis, the sister of one of those killed in the fire calls closure.her brother air force vet - 64 year old deacon edwarn anderson died in the four alarm blaze.archbishop aurea lewis/ victim'

. ♪ avocados from mexico [ somber music plays, people crying ] [ indistinct conversations ] aunt gertrudeould have loved this. [ up-tempo music plays ] ♪ avocados from mexico >>> here are the seven things you need to know here. here's a live look at martinez. police say there's an armed murder suspect inside that vehicle, and he went to martinez after shooting and killing a woman in walnut creek yesterday morning and police believe the man knew the victim. >>> and then significant delay, a major delay in downtown oakland due to a disabled train at lake merritt station, and trains are having to single track around that and we don't have an estimate on when we will get it revolved here, and it's significant so make other plans. >>> breezy conditions in our hills that will push down to the coast and the bay shoreline. look at the beautiful sky that is out there and the temperatures that are going to follow. we will be average in livermore and redwood city, 2 to 5 degrees elsewhere. warmer this weekend and into next week. >>> protests in berkeley over ann coulter's cancelled appearance were r

the two men were walking on gertrude avenue at 4 this morning..ey were confronted and shot by one or more suspects. police say the victims are 19-years-old and 28-years-old. both men underwent surgery this afternoonand are currently in the hospital. the suspect or suspectshave caught. a somber memorial today for the victims of the deadly fire on san pablo avenue in west oakland. the fire last month at the transition housing building killed 4 people in the middle of the night. kron 4's hermela aregawi spent some time today at the church service where those who perished were remebered. three of the victims were a part this 14th street church in oakland.in an hours long service, a flower was laid down for all four killed in the fire.our very own deacon edwarn anderson . could we have a family representative that could stand.a sendoff. what archbishop aria lewis, the sister of one of those killed in the fire calls closure.her brother air force vet - 64 year old deacon edwarn anderson died in the four alarm blaze.archbishop aurea lewis/ victim's sister

we have the sands of time, which reveal voices from a hidden mirror in the form of gertrude bell‘s letterspply. warren beatty, he hasn‘t had the best of years! with that oscars fiasco. it has been 16 years since he wrote and directed...

the victims confronted around gertrude avenue and york street. it's unknown why they were targeted. both victims were rushed into surgery. one is in critical condition and the sorry in serious condition. >>> a toddler right now recovering in the office after falling into a hot tub in concord on clay court avenue. a 20-month-old was inside of a tub. when overs arrived in the house they found family members giving the toddler cpr. we're told that the hospital toddler is at the hospital, i should say in, stable condition. >>> four kayakers are back on solid ground and had to be rescued near pier 54 yesterday afternoon. fire officials say a distress call came in at 4:23. the kayakers were more than 1,500 feet at the pier that time. they were held out of the water and took the kayakers to pier 52 for a medical evaluation and what we don't know is why they needed to be rescued. >> new details and tensions between north korea growing as north korea is threatening to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier and also at the same time as detain another american citizen. nbc's kelly cobiella reports from

the victims were confronted about 4:00 this morning near gertrude avenue and york street. it is not clear why they were targeted. both victims rushed to the hospital, underwent surgery. one critical the other in serious condition. >> a wedding reception in san jose turned into a bloody brawl last night, not what you'd expect at your typical wedding. when they got to the event hall there were so many people fighting each other it spilled out into the the street. took police more than an hour to get control of the wedding gifts. several people were bleeding and injured, at one point gifts were throwing glass bottles at each other. ee spi despite all that, you see the bride and groom there. only one person was taken to the hospital. the event planner was surprised to learn what had happened. >> never heard of anything like that. we do have several venues. yes, people get crazy, people come outside, with beer, never had any issues especially being protected by the police department. >> now, he added that the hall requires clients hire off duty police officers to provide securi

involved in the relationship, truda to me is a surprise, and somebody needs to write a back about gertrude lash who was a member of the german underground and she and the german american friends for german freedom are responsible for a rescue operation. before she died, she never wanted anybody to know this and never wanted joe to write about it and he didn't, but before she died i said to her on her desk, we were good friends, what's up with nobody giving you credit for the rescue of the jews, for the bavarian rescue operation, that tiny little moment of haven, only a thousand people let in to the united states, and she banged her fist on her table in martha's vineyard and said don't write that. and i said i'm going to write it. before she died she wrote me a letter, she said yes, it's true, i should write it and her children gave me a lot of papers they're going to the fdr library, but the hero of this story, somebody who really encouraged eleanor roosevelt and eleanor rez roosevelt made it possible toment help save the jews that were saved was truda lash and that was a big surprise. i w

had i been more resourceful, or less isolated, my december the form and works of james baldwin, gertrude stein but the first dozen or so nonfiction books already published. instead, i went to the card catalog in the school library to look up homosexuality. my heart pounded with fear of being caught. there, just past homogeneous, and homo sapiens was the card that said homosexuality.see sexuality deviant. moving through the literature i learned that oral regression and paraphilia had caused my personality disturbance, the american psychiatric association. i was fairly ill. counterfeit sex, one third sex, and intermediate sex with precluded any expectation for happiness. doctor stanley -- the director of the national institute of mental health, part of the united states public health risk was broadened parental understanding -- will eventually decrease. i was discouraged. i was something to be eradicated. i entered counseling at 19 and let a psychiatrist for me. discredited regimen called reparative therapy.alleged to making straight. i do not know how, but i eventually dismissed the entir

those victims were confronted around 4:00 sunday morning near gertrude avenue and york street. it's unknown why they were targeted. both victims were rushed to surgery. it appears one is in critical condition, the other in serious condition. >> 6:34. supposed to be the happiest night of your life. a night of bliss that turned violent in san jose this weekend. this morning, police are investigating a bloody brawl that broke out at a wedding reception saturday night. officers say when they arrived at the event hall at 27th street, so many people were involved in the fight that it spilled out into the streets. it took police officers more than an hour to gain control of the situation. even though several people were bleeding and at one point guests were throwing bottles at each other, only one person was taken to the hospital for care. you see the bride and groom walking away. an event planner who regularly books the event hall said he was surprised to learn what happened. >> never heard of anything like that. we do have several venues on site. yes, people get crazy, but never ha

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