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reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. president trump sets his sights on google, facebook, and itter. he claims they are censoring conservative voices. big tech says not so fast. u.n. goodwill ambassador cate blanchett speaks excsively to the bbc about the urgency of addressing the rohingya crisis. cate: when the tuation is impossible, you have to push harder. despair is something we cannot give into. >> ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t laura: plus, fitting farewell to the een of soul. thousands line up to pay tribute to aretha franin. laura: welcome to our viewers on publicio televin america and around the globe. president trump has long had a s contentilationship with the press, and today it was cial media companies he unleashed on. in an early-morning tweet he took aim at the likes of google, censorg they purposely conservative voices. it is a charge they deny. stuck with the theme. pres. trump: i think google has taken advantage of a lot of people and it is a very serious thing and very serious charge. google and twitter and facebook,

our north america correspondent, laura trevelyan reports.treets were lined in phoenix, arizona as people turned out to bid farewell to the man who served his adopted state with such distinction. # amazing grace...# as his grieving family watched, an honour guard carried john mccain into the baptist church where his funeral began with a much—loved traditional hymn. # that saved a wretch like me...# members of the public, arizona dignitaries and nationalfigures from both political parties were there. the speakers were eclectic, showing john mccain's extraordinary life. i'm glad he was white. a star arizona football player reflected on the bond he had with his senator. he didn'tjudge individuals based on the colour of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their political affiliations or their bank accounts. he valued them on the merits of their character and the contents of their hearts. navajo musicians performed, underscoring john mccain's close relationship with arizona's native tribes. my name's joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i lovej

from washington, laura trevelyan.he streets were lined in phoenix, arizona as people turned out to bid farewell to the man who served his adopted state with such distinction. # amazing grace...# as his grieving family watched, an honour guard carried john mccain into the baptist church where his funeral began with a much—loved traditional hymn. # that saved a wretch like me...# members of the public, arizona dignitaries and nationalfigures from both political parties were there. the speakers were eclectic, showing john mccain's extraordinary life. i'm black, he was white. a star arizona football player reflected on the bond he had with his senator. he didn'tjudge individuals based on the colour of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their political affiliations or their bank accounts. he valued them on the merits of their character and the contents of their hearts. navajo musicians performed, underscoring john mccain's close relationship with arizona's native tribes. my name's joe biden. i'm a democrat. and i

laura trevelyan reports. the administration, it is broken.in healing both tissues and our nation. the us government, they are not making sound policy because they are not using science to make policy. i feel very much lonely and overloaded, as many scientists do nowadays. as the only scientist in congress. very few of our elected leaders are scientists, but this year, more scientists are running for office than ever before. truth is lacking in the national politics and at the state level, but also i think there is a concern about the support for science in our nation. i believe in climate change. that's like asking me if i believe in gravity. it is something that is observable, it is there. pretending it is not happening is not solving the problem. do scientists find it hard to get elected? scientists are not natural politicians, i would say. there are things that scientists are trained to do, solve problems. reaching out to people in general, scientists are not good at that. i often say there is a long list of things that have to be done to

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reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. with the stroke of a pen, president trump slaps sa back on iran, a move tehran says he will regret. two men accused of torturing prisoners in the name of the bbc.islamic state speak to they still deny being members of i.s.ti these crs have captivated beachgoers. the work of one dutch a tist is grabbi attention of nasa. we will tell you where they could be heading next. laura: welcome to our viewers on pundic television in america around the globe. just after midnight, the u.s. will be reimposing sanctions on iran, the first majortrtep since thp administration withdrew from the nuclearag ement, which the president called the worst deal ever earlier this year. iran'sr. president accuses trump of psychological warfare. our north america editor jon sopel reports. jon: the demonstraons may be and they may be geographically widespread, but discontent across iran is high. d could be about to get whole lot higher still. the nss. will reimpose sanctio from tomorrow, making life even tougher. w

reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. russia remains a threat to american democracy -- that was the message from president trump's naonal security team. >> we continue to see pervasive messaging campaign by russia to try to weaken and divide thenited states. inra: calls for calm zimbabwe, where people are eagerly awaiting the final result of the presidential vote. plus, they are celebrating now, but one couple fromtl scoand saw their winning lotto ticket ripped up right before claiming the jackpot. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. it was a united front of the white house today as the nation security team lined up to say they have evidence that erssia is trying to interfe in our election process. despite criticism of his performance in helsinki, mr. trump's top officials said he had taken decisive action to defend our election system from interference. this was the dector of national intelligence on how pressing the threat remains. mr. coats: in regards to russian involvem

laura trevelyan reports. >>is the administration roken. just like when we woundedsk the , we have an interest in healing tissue and our nation. >> the united states greernment, theyot making sound policy because they are not using science toake policy. >> i feel very much lonely and overloaded as the only scientist in congress. laura: very few of our elected leaders are scientists, but this year more scientists are running for office than ever before. >> truth is lacking in the national politics and at the state level. but also i think there is a concern about the support urr science ination. >> i believe in climate change. that is like asking if i believe in gravity. it is something that is servable. pretending it is not happening, pretending it is a chinese hoax, is not solving the problem. laura: do scientiers find it hao get elected? >> scientists are not natural politicians, i would say. there are things politicians use that scientists are trained to do -- solve problems, defend our principl. but reaching out to people in geodral, sci

reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the u.s. hits russia with new sanctions for using a nerveen on a former spy and his daughter in the u.k. pu reicans claim victory in the special ohio election, but democrats say the close results bode well for them in the november's midterms. >> g plu the racial politics of spike lee's new film. how the true story of a black police officer infiltrating the kkstill resonates today. welcome to our view public television in the u.s. and also around the globe. the trump ministration has posed new sanctions on russia in response to the poisoning of py sergeissian skripal and his daughter in britain last march. the btish government said the soviet-era nerve agent was used and imposed sanctions on moscow soon after. prit comes as thident continues to rail against the special investigation into whether his campaign cooperated with russia. for more i spoke earlier with our north america editor jon sopel. what is the state department saying about why it is imposing these sanctions now? months after the