josephine baker was more french than| honour it this way. ople said and she embodied the best of what france has to offer stop she was an eccentric cultural genius was also a fierce patriot and she really, really embraced the french and they embraced the french and they embraced her in return. absolutely. but an american born in st louis were very poor family had a completely different experience in the us. absolutely. she was born incredibly poor, she said she would scrounge around often in saint lewis looking for headless dolls people had thrown out to play with and then she comes to paris in 1925 and takes the entire city by storm with her amazing dancing, her comedic school —— skills, her comedic school —— skills, herjoie de vivre and she captured the hearts of this nation and transformed herself into this amazing icon. figs nation and transformed herself into this amazing icon. $5 a into this amazing icon. as a black woman, _ into this amazing icon. as a black woman, she - into this amazing icon. as a black woman, she was - into this amaz

josephine baker was born in st. louis, missouri, in 1906. rose to international stardom in the 1930's after moving to france, where she became a singer and dancer. baker went on to fight with the french resistance in world war ii and was involved in the civil rights movement here in the u.s. she died in 1975 and received french military honors at her funeral. her remains are currently buried in monaco. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in afghanistan as the uted states flies out nearly 60,000 people and counting from the kabul airport. the united nations is warning afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe as the nation faces political upheaval, a worsening economic crisis, and a devastating drought. the world health organization says about one-half of afghanistan's population, including nearly 10 million children, already need humanitarian assistance and the numbers are expected to soar. more than half of all childre

france will soon make history as it honors one of its heroes the remains of singer and dancer josephine bakere reinterred at the pantheon monument in paris, making her the first black woman to get the country's highest honor. baker was born in the u.s. but moved to france in 1925. during world war ii she was part of the french resistance, secretly carrying messages to other countries. >>> lgbtq athletes are making history on the world's biggest sports stage at least 182 lgbtq athletes from about 30 countries competed in the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo. at least 55 of those athletes won medals according to out sports, there will be at least 27 openly lgbtq athletes from eight countries competing in the 2020 paralympics, which starts on tuesday. only 12 queer athletes competed in the 2016 paralympic games in rio. >>> we've got a lot more news. still to come, 007 figures how daniel craig became hollywood's highest-paid actor >>> and she's off. a race horse bolts from a racetrack and makes hay on the highway. coming up. boban bag? boban bag! you get tobi bag. tobi bag? go for the handful! is ol

france is awarding one of its highest honours to the black french—american singer and dancer josephine bakerwas also a world war ii resistance fighter and a civil rights activist. finally, tributes have been paid to don everly, of the everly brothers, who's died aged 84. the duo, with don here on the right, had six no1 singles in the uk in the 1950s and 60s — including cathy's clown, walk right back and all i have to do is dream. they were awarded a lifetime achievement award at the grammys in 1997. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello there the rather cloudy weather we had to contend with last week this week does promise something a little bit brighter. certainly it will be largely dry with some spells of warm sunshine.— warm sunshine. having said that, no _ warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave - warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave on i warm sunshine. having said that, no heatwave on the i warm sunshine. having said i that, no heatwave on the way and temperatures will be nothing exceptional for the time of year but the high pressure is building in and taking

. >>> the remains of josephine baker will be returned to paris.the 1930s is hailed as a world war ii hero for her undercover missions. she'll be the fifth woman honored with pantheon bur annual. congratulations posthumously to her. >>> a racehorse was spotted on a totally different track in indiana. 2-year-old bucked her jockey and bolted, later being spotted on highway 41 in another evansville, indiana. police were able to capture the hours and give her medical treatment as she was overheating and suffering from an injured back leg. officials were able to return her to her owner. wow. what do the drivers think. >>> a 5-year-old is now one of the youngest to complete the appalachian trail. he trekked more than 2,100 miles with his parents. they began back? january from georgia hiking to maine in 209 days, fueled by skittles and peanut butter. he told the a.p. the rock skambles were fun and he was never bored. his parents said harvey distracted them from any pain and it brought their little family closer together. my kids would have never done that

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. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "dans mon village" by josephine baker. u.s.performer who will be given a memorial in paris pantheon mausoleum, making baker the first woman to receive that honor. her induction into the pantheon will take place in november. she left the united states for france protesting racism. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show in haiti, where the death toll from the massive august 14 earthquake has passed 2200, with thousands of survivors growing increasingly desperate. over 12,000 were injured and an estimated 53,000 homes were destroyed by the 7.2-magnitude quake. people left homeless have been living in squalid camps in the mountains north of the hard-hit city of les cayes, where they say children are suffering from hunger, fevers, and infections. >> we are here with our children. i don't know how many, but we need to feed them. we need food, water, dress. they are crying because they are hungry and thirsty. we need medications. and now we use this place as a shelter.

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