mahatma gandhi had powerful critics, especially those. church said: churchill and mahatma gandhi are awkward neighbours. for some he's an unlikely addition next to the seat of the british government. the statue stands as a cautionary reminder that all power fades, and empires reez and fall. >>> the dubai crown prince set a world record, launching his eagle off the top of the tallest tower. a mini camera was attached so the journey could be broadcast. at 2,722, it set the record for highest flight from a man made structure, quite a structure. he has a history of flying high and off the isle tower eiffel tower. it was to spread the word about eagle conservation. that will do it for this hour. i'm thomas drayton in new york. stay tuned "freeway - crack in >> we achieved great success to the zionist union, and we achieved a great success for our people. i'm proud of the people of israel. who have the movement to separate, and to stand for the principle. to stand on those things that are important to all of us. tore security, on proper economy

mahatma gandhi had powerful critics, especially those.hurch said: churchill and mahatma gandhi are awkward neighbours. for some he's an unlikely addition next to the seat of the british government. the statue stands as a cautionary reminder that all power fades, and empires reez and fall. >>> the dubai crown prince set a world record launching his eagle off the top of the tallest tower. a mini camera was attached so the journey could be broadcast. at 2,722, it set the record for highest flight from a man made structure, quite a structure. he has a history of flying high and off the isle tower eiffel tower. it was to spread the word about eagle conservation. that will do it for this hour. i'm thomas drayton in new york. stay tuned "freeway - crack in the system" is next. >> you know how everybody say they have a purpose in life? well at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. i used to think i was born to be a drug dealer. i thought it was my job to keep everybody high. to get as many people high as i could. >> welcome to the

. >> a new statute marks 100 years since mahatma gandhi. >> memorialized in bronze mahatma mahatma gandhi joins only ten other other state's men . >> i hope as gandhi takes up residence in this great square at the heart of our politics and our democracy that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi, today, tomorrow, and generations to come. >> the statue is based on an image of gandhi during a visit to england in 1931 at the height of his fight for independence. >> even in this struggle he admired britain, valued many of the things that it stood for and cherished its friendship. >> britain dominateed india for 200 years, but now india owns iconic british bands. in recent years india has overlooked british trade favoring the likes of france and germany, and britain wants to change all that have. this, of course, is a statue of a great man. this is a british charm offensive. >> is this honoring a great man and securing lucrative indian trade agreements, isn't it. >> it's not at all. if you look around, you'll see statues of nelson mandela abraham lincoln, winston churchill. >> report

a statue of mahatma gandhi will be unveiled in london's parliament square this weekend. philip jackson has an exclusive look. >> mahatma gandhi is seen by many as one of the most of which it figures of modern times. he helped lead india -- one of the most important figures of modern times. he helped lead india to independence. although his story is not without controversy, his philosophy of nonviolent struggle inspired people like martin luther king and nelson mandela. and many in government today. >> i learned about gandhi at a very young age. as i grew older, my parents would mention him. family and relatives would mention him. i learned about his values, what he stood up for. i think those values are as relevant today as they were in his time. >> the statue in parliament square will mark the 100th anniversary of gandhi's return to india. it has all been paid for by private donations, many from around the world, including india, where he is considered the father of the nation. philip jackson hopes the nine foot ties culture -- nine foot high sculpture will capture the

in bronze, mahatma gandhi joins only ten other statesmen. together with gandhi as grandson and bolery bollywood legend. >> i hope as he takes up place in this square that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi today, tomorrow and generations to come. >> the statue is based on an image of gandhi during a visit in 1931, at the height of his fight for indians. >> even as he raised the struggle, he admireed britain values many of the things that it stood more. >> britain dominateed india's economy for 200 years but now the situation is very different indeed. indian's economy now owns iconic british brands. in recent years india has overlooked british trade favoring the likes of france and germany, but britain wants to change all of that, and this is a cause much more of a statue of a great man. this is a british charm offensive. >> it's not just about gandhi but lucrative trade deals. >> no, if you look around, it's honoring him in parliament square. >> a message of tolerance that eventually led to his assassination at the hands of a mil

keith vaz: last saturday, the prime minister spoke at the unveiling of the magnificent mahatma gandhin parliament square. i observed him in deep conversation with arun jaitley the indian finance minister, and amitabh bachchan, the country's greatest actor. which man offered him the best advice for the next election? was it the person who presented a budget that will affect a sixth of humanity, or an actor whose acting tips might well help the prime minister in the tv debates? prime minister cameron: i am very grateful he was able to attend that beautiful ceremony around the superb statute. there was a great turnout of members of parliament, schoolchildren and others to see the extraordinary statue. i think it is quite right that mahatma gandhi stands there alongside churchill and mandela in such an important square for our nation. as for the advice i was given, those were private conversations, so i shall not delve too far into them. all i will say is that the new indian government and the reforms they are making, opening up the indian economy, will make sure that the relationship bet

a statue of mahatma gandhi has been unveiled in parliament scare. the heart of british stasht. he's the first indian to be honoured. it's a bronze statue located a few meters away from a sculpture of the former british prime minister winston churchill who call her a half-naked bachir. it's the 100th anniversary since his return. don't forget you can keep up to date with the stories, get a lot of backhand and analysis on the al jazeera website - aljazeera.com. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, you would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public school were from low income

. >> mahatma gandhi joins only ten other statesman here on parliament square. heading the unveiling leading politicians together with gandhi's grandson and bollywood legend. >> i hope as gandhi takes up residence in this great square at the heart of our politics and our democracy that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi today tomorrow, and generations to come. >> the statue is based on an image of gandhi during a visit to england in 1931 at the height of his fight for indians. >> even as he raised the struggle, he admired britain valued many of the things that it stood for and cherished its friendship. >> britain dominateed india's economy for 200 years but now india companies own iconic british brands like jag uar land rover. this is a more than a statue of a great man. this is a british charm offensive. >> this is not just about honoring a great man. it's about lucrative trade agreements. >> not at all. if you look around, you see the statue of nelson mandela abraham lincoln winston churchill. >> he was a thorn in the side of britain and started li

. >> i came here in 1965 with the intent to stay two weeks train students the philosophy of mahatma gandhi and two weeks turned into two years and then a lifetime. >> and you were at the march. >> all three marchs. >> describe the experience out there. were you expecting it to get as violent as it did? >> no, as a matter of fact we were some what surprised. when we marched that first day there were not a lot of cops harassing us. when we came down across the bridge we found out why there were no cops harassing us. they were all at the bottom of the bridge. there was a sea of blue and gray and behind them were the sheriff's posse on horses. >> a lot of hate, it seems that day, from the police. >> yes, as a matter of fact, al lingo, the colonel with the alabama state troopers told us we had five minutes to disperse, and then three minutes they started popping tear gas and driving people back across the bridge. >> if you--from your memory, they just hated african-americans? what was the bottom of it? >> well, it was the system. what was crazy about the system under which we lived is that i sa

. >> a statue of mahatma gandhi has been honored with a statute in london square. just a few meters away from winston churchill. [applause] >> reporter: immortalized in bronze. mahatma gandy's statue. >> i hope as gandi takes up residence in this great scare at the heart of our politics and democracy, that we can all be blessed with the wisdom of gandhi today tomorrow, and generations to come. >> the statute is based on a visit to england in 1931 at the height of his fight for indians. >> even as he reached the struggle he admired britain valued many of the things that it stood for and cherished this friendship. >> britain dominated india's economy for 200 years but now the situation is very different indeed. indian companies own iconic british brands. in recent years india has overlook british trade favoring the likes of france and germany but britain wants to change all that have, and this, of course, is much more than a statue of a great man. this is a british charm offensive. >> this is not just about honoring a great man. it's about lucrative trade agreements.

there you see parliament square and that is a bronze statue of mahatma gandhi which has been unveiled. about an hour ago or so. this is the latest edition to parliament square. so this statute joins figures of nelson mandela, as well as churchill. churchill describing this leader of the fight for independence and described him in withering terms. described him as an fachir half naked fachir is the word that churchill used against him. that's the scene an hour ago in the heart of london. this was a statue funded by private donations. an indian tycoon donating the largest portion >>> more to come here at al jazeera, including we ask what u.s. president obama could have done to prevent the rise of i.s.i.l. and there's good news for patients going to public hospitals in zimbabwe >>> in sport we see a bird hitting an eagle in florida. andy joins us in just a little while. >>> hello again, you are with al jazeera. these are the top stories. the army has been battling for two weeks to take back control of the city which has seen as vital in the ongoing battle. at least eight people have been

. >>> a 1776 document announcing freedom from british rule >>> saturday - a memorial from mahatma gandhil be unveiled. the first indian without holding a public fogs be honoured in the scrar. >> details about capture of suspects accused of murdering a russian opposition leader. plus... >> his photography documented an entire event we call bloody sunday >>> 50 years an selma, a look at the man whose photos are as iconic as the march itself. >>> five suspects have appeared before a judge in connection with the murder of russian opposition leader boris nemtsov. one man was seen in a cage in a moscow kourm hiding his -- kourm hiding his face. another claimed he was guilty. three others had a hearing behind closed doors, and prosecutors have 10 days to charge them. he was gunned down on a bridge outside the kremlin. he was an outspoken critic of vladimir putin. >> a sixth suspect in the murder took his own life. it happened in gross ni the capital in chechnya. the suspect blew himself up with a grenade after a standoff. >> it's been a year since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared. today

change for the better or the worst. [ clapping ] >>> british leaders unveiled a bronze statue of mahatma gandhi in parliament scare, it's a reminder of how much changed in the 70 years since fighting for independence. the statue stands near one of churchill, who was a critic and tried to stop india's independence >>> some in london look ahead to the future of how their lives will change in coming decades. phil lavelle reports. >> welcome to the future. >> well it's noisy, you can say that. will we be strapped into chairs like this in coming years, virtual reality maflentss on the face of it. who knows, at the moment it's fun. >> riders are limited by what their bodies can withstand. in the future i'm speculating that we'll go inside people's brains to take them to the next level. >> safely down back in the year 2015, here is the verdict on this one. >> the whole world is around you. >> this is the future fest in london, a look at how lives will be in decades to come. >> hello. >> a world where robots take on their owner's faces. >> the ultimate selfie. >> a world of colour. >> this is not a loo

. >> the prime minister spoke at the unveiling of the magnificent mahatma gandhi statue. i observed him in deep conversation with the indian finance minister. which meant offer you the best advice for the next election? was it the person who presented the budget that would affect a fix for humanity or an actor who's acting tips might well help the prime minister in the tv debate? >> very grateful. grateful. the honorable gentleman was able to attend this beautiful ceremony a superb statue a superb statue and great turnout. members of parliament, schoolchildren, and others. quite right that he stand alongside churchill, manella in such an important square for our nation. in terms of the advice i was given these are private conversations. all i we will say is the knew indian government and the reformers that they are making opening up the economy will only make sure the relationship between our countries becomes stronger still. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, mr. speaker. the secretary of state reached theretary of state reached the conclusion that the station is in

mahatma patton. she says, it's usually gandhi, but once in a while it's general george. >> jimmy: oh, really?ls. >> in real life? >> in real life. >> jimmy: sometimes it's required. sometimes you have to take charge. >> sometimes. they're misbehaving. >> lead the family over the hill. >> i'm saying. >> jimmy: you play this character that is -- how do you even -- do you have to do anything to get there? or can you just do that? >> kerry washington has a very funny imitation of me. i'll do her doing me. if there's a particularly emotional scene, you know, it's [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. come on, come on, come on, come on. [ bleep ]. come on! [ bleep ], [ bleep ]! oh, you [ bleep ], [ bleep ] son of a -- okay, we're good, can we go? ready. >> jimmy: that's what you do? >> yes. >> jimmy: wow, like a baseball player. [ cheers and applause ] that was a little bit scary for me. this is a photo of you as a very young man, or woman, i'm not sure exactly, what's going on here? >> this is franny the transvestite. from lanford wilson's balk and gill yad. we did it when we were kids, laurie metcalf, gary sinis