came to know as tommie smith and john carlos and their prominent protest on october 16, 1968 in mexico city, mexico. >> tell me a little bit about the background. clyde: harry edwards thought it necessary to bring all of the prominent black college athletes, professional athletes together for the purpose of becoming a sports connected civil rights arm to go with what malcolm x was doing, to go with what martin luther king was doing, and in harry edwards' book, he explains that what he was trying to do was bring intelligent black males to the forefront and use the one platform or mechanism they had, which was sports. that is no different than what lebron is doing today. that is no different than what colin kaepernick and eric reed are doing today. these two recently one a case -- case, had their case is settled with the nfl. that is huge. that means they stood their ground. did win all the money they wanted? probably not, but they won and the evolution continues. >> and you have mentioned muhammad ali was a part of that movement. how long did that movement last as an athlete? clyde: well, fo

mexico city. they were a state of alabama has passed a bill outlawing almost all abortions including in cases of rape the measure which is the nation's most restrictive was approved by the state senate and they'll contains an exception for when the pregnancy creates a serious health risk for the mother the mother it will now go to the governor to be signed into law and she is expected to give her approval as part of a broader effort to have the supreme court reconsider a constitutional right to abortion. protesters in israel are calling on people to boycott the shares her vision song contest in tel aviv these were the scenes in the city earlier on tuesday the demonstrators say israel is using the event to mass rights abuses against palestinians in the occupied west bank and gaza partisan broadcasters have now come under pressure to withdraw from the competition kerry fossa has this report. this is the latest in a series of process that activists say going to be taking place throughout the week her

mexico city. now 2 very different types of comedy films are premiering at this year's cannes film festival in france famous directors will compete with promising newcomers for the big prize the palme d'or charlie rangel reports from county. film stars flashbulbs festival magic. can is a celebration of cinema like no other and in its 72nd year it is still surprising audiences. this year its opening with a zombie comedy. packed with stars directed by jim the dead don't die seems an unlikely choice for the prestigious festival but the american director has used to sneak in big ideas that they sometimes get buried under all the bodies the festivals directed. explained his choice. john or cinema is important for cinema for many artists especially in the era of big studios it was a way for them to express themselves within a defined framework and today john are cinema continues. a man of many genres is director quentin tarantino who rushed to finish his new film could screen at cannes . once upon a time

here's the kind of extra helping of crap you got to deal with if you run the hottest restaurant in mexico cityhter of the head of mexico's consumer protection agency walks in and demands a table when there's, unsurprisingly, no table available. when garcia says, "sorry, no can do," she pulls a, "you know who i am?" and then calls daddy and gets the health inspectors in to shut the place down. so, your other customers basically started taking pictures of them with their cell phones. >> eduardo: next thing you know, we have the media outside, and this is friday. >> anthony: right. >> eduardo: sunday morning, we're front page of one of the most important newspapers in mexico. >> anthony: well, it was very embarrassing to the government. >> eduardo: and they should be. >> anthony: because they got caught doing what they do all the time. but if you were not the hottest restaurant in town, if you were just running a cantina, you know, a few blocks away. >> eduardo: i would've been -- >> anthony: they would've closed you down and that's that. right now, a defiant, young, creative generation of mexica

mexico city. the survival of the ryanair was under threat world wildlife fund says more than 8000 have been poached for the horn since 2010 they killed to meet high demand in asia but in south africa started a war say they've adopted an innovative way to save the species germany has this report. south africa is home to the wilds largest population of brightness but they're under threat the horns are especially by asian guy is the u.s. at status symbols ornaments and in madison. ranges at this private in the northern province of limpopo are trying to lies in this one to inject a toxic mixture into its own to make it worthless to poaches what we years is a is a combination of toxins and a colorant die so that the die would would prevent people from using it for. a static purposes but the toxins with them dissuade them from using it as a medicinal product that people in the mix change acted as also grazier active which makes the homes detectable if smuggled across borders. the world wildlife fund say

of the country suffering in the 1st part of this year very badly from drought quality levels in mexico city of reaching stream really unhealthy levels in recent days that's being blamed on wildfires in the south of mexico al-jazeera as mine you are apollo reports. a nightmarish haze has taken over the skies above mexico city already see the dense cloud of toxic air is the result of dozens of wildfires burning in southern. and central america is it's the season for high temperatures and this year has been especially hot on the other hand we've all seen periods of prolonged drought. the air quality in the city has gotten so bad the local government has urged people to stay indoors as the air outside is unsafe to breathe apart from breathing it really stings your eyes it's very annoying see isn't that a little later it's incredible you can see it in the air the air looks cloudy the amount of pollution you can see is amazing for. the mask because of the smart it's painful to inhale it i read days i have start levels of pollution. more than 20000000 people live in this metropolitan area making i

mexico city. i had. to go. it's current now in the french riviera where the calm film festival is underway 2 very different types of comedy films open event this year mr actors will compete with promising newcomers for the big prize the palme d'or charlie rangel reports from cannes. film stars flashbulbs festival magic. can is a celebration of cinema like no other and it is 72nd year it is still surprising audiences . this year its opening with a zombie comedy. packed with stars directed by jim the dead don't die seems an unlikely choice for the prestigious festival but the american director has used the genre to sneak in big ideas that they sometimes get buried under all the bodies the festivals directed explained his choice. john or cinema is important for cinema for many artists especially in the era of big studios it was a way for them to express themselves within a defined framework and today john or cinema continues. a man of many genres is director quentin tarantino who rushed to finish his new film coul

in the case of mexico city's metropolitan area it has to do with vehicles, with factories, and recentlygher temperatures and wildfires." >> reporter: according to mexico's department of the environment there were as many as 100 wildfires burning in a total of 20 out of 32 states in the country this week. the united nations declared mexico city the most polluted in the world in 1992. since then the megalopolis has reduced pollution by 50% according to one estimate by establishing regulations to protect the environment, including vehicle restrictions and expanded use of public transportation. but the improvement isn't enough for people who now feel they need to cover their noses just to get past their front door. rafael romo, cnn. >>> music fans worldwide are eagerly awaiting saturday's grand finale of eurovision. the often cheesy annual song contest -- let me correct that. the always cheesy annual song contest pits countries against one another. and this time performers from 26 nations have made it to the last round. nearly 200 million viewers are expected to tune in to this extravaganza

in the case of mexico city's metropolitan area, it has to do with vehicles, with factories and recentlyer temperatures and wildfires. >> reporter: according to mexico's department of the environment there were at much as 100 wildfires burning out of a total of 20 in 32 states this weekend. the united nations declared mexico city the most polluted in the world in 1992. since then the megalopolis has reduced pollution by 40%. including vehicle restrictions and expanded use of public transportation. but the improvement isn't enough for people who now feel they need to cover their noses just to get past their front door. rafael romo, cnn. >> thank you for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. the news continues here on ncnn right after the break. i don't keep track of regrets. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is boost® delicious boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals. boost® high protein. be up for life. another wireless ad. great. so many of them are full of this com

quality levels in mexico city have reached extraordinary unhealthy levels in recent days that's being blamed the wildfires in the south of mexico al-jazeera as manual reports. a nightmarish haze has taken over the skies above mexico city authorities say the dense cloud of toxic air is the result of dozens of wildfires burning in southern mexico and central america is it's the season for high temperatures and this year has been especially hot on the other hand we've all seen periods of prolonged drought. the air quality in the city has gotten so bad the local government has urged people to stay indoors as the air outside is unsafe to breathe apart from breathing it really stings your eyes it's very annoying see isn't that a little later it's incredible you can see it in the air the air looks cloudy the amount of pollution you can see is amazing for. the mask because of the smart it's painful to inhale it. has stark levels of pollution. more than 20000000 people live in this metropolitan area making it the most densely populated space in north america. exhaust from the nearly 6000000 ve

mexico city. processors in israel are calling on people to boycott what's this year's your version song contest it's being hosted there these are the scenes in the city of tel aviv earlier on choosing the demonstrators say israel is using the events to mask rights abuses against palestinians in the west bank and gaza artists and broadcasters of come under pressure to withdraw from the competition. curtain not in the french riviera where the cannes film festival is underway met 2 very different types of comedy films of premiering at this year's events famous direct since war competes with promising new comers for the big prize and charley angela reports from cannes. film stars flashbulbs festival magic. can is a celebration of cinema like no other and in its 72nd year it is still surprising audiences. this year its opening with a zombie comedy. packed with stars directed by jim the dead don't die seems an unlikely choice for the prestigious festival but the american director has used the genre to sn

police say a 42-year-old man from japan was flying from columbia to tokyo by way of mexico city. the flight from mexico city to tokyo made an emergency landing in northern mexico when the man started having seizures. the doctors said he had 246 bags of cocaine in his stomach and intestines. mexico authorities want to know how he was able to get on that flight from bocata to mexico city. >>> cell phone charges stations are convenient and used by travelers at the airport, but as we look at it closer, there is no warning about the charging stations. >> reporter: there is a suggestion the power supply towers may be supplying hal hackers with your personal data. hackers are increasingly targeting travelers and downloading personal data from smartphones without you even knowing. >> all they need to no way to t technologically savvy to detect such an attack. >> reporter: the report doesn't say how many phones have been hacked but the ibm attackers are increasingly targeting the travel industry overall and estimates some 566 million travel records have been compromised since 2018. >> if

al-jazeera mexico city. protestors in israel are calling on people to boycott this year's your aversions song contest in tel aviv is where the scenes in the city earlier on choose day the demonstrators say israel is using the events to mask rights abuses against palestinians in the occupied west bank and gaza artists and broadcasters have no come under pressure to withdraw from the competition. now its cursor not in the french riviera where the cannes film festival is underway 2 very different types of comedy films are opening this year's events they mr actors will compete with promising new comers for the big prize the palme d'or challenge there are reports now from cannes. film stars flashbulbs festival magic. can is a celebration of cinema like no other and in its 72nd year it is still surprising audiences. this year its opening with a zombie comedy. packed with stars directed by jim the dead don't die seems an unlikely choice for the prestigious festival but the american director has used the genre to sne

mexico city. she is currently regarded as the world's number one ballerina. mexican ballet dancer at least was awarded the 2900 people want in advance for her performance in romeo and juliet financial wattle for the berlin opera feeling that was during a recent visit to mexico city you said she dedicates the prize to the mexican people don't know. i want this award to be meaningful for the country in the sense that it can serve to inspire young girls and boys to achieve anything. at 38 years old got to use the 1st mexican woman to receive the prestigious award. the director of mexico's national dance company. says this award will mean more young people will be taking a serious interest in ballet. influence ilesa is having on a new generations is strong i expect the impact this will have even in the short term will be to elevate ballet in mexico. as a cultural ambassador for mexico got to deal is acutely aware of the many challenges facing her home country from extreme poverty to widespread insecur

mexico city. for this. day stay with us here on out to see you he said over the next with more of the latest world news see this. june on al-jazeera people in power returns with an investigation into why india's capital delhi has some of the worst air pollution in the world. 2 years into the blockade we look at the future of the g.c.c. crisis and its impact on life and how top join us for special coverage the big picture examines the power potential unprejudiced of knowledge official intelligence says it used to shape. leave. is from the group of 20 nations will gather for the 14th g 20 summit to be held for the 1st time in japan and in brand new episodes we follow people from around the globe who are risking it all just to make a living june on al-jazeera. a career reporting to the wound growing that here one journalist documents life beyond the headlines. that certain stories can change us in the easiest cleaves use to it when you know you need history. to change anyone a unique journey into what it means

mexico city. she is currently regarded as the world's number one ballerina was. a mexican ballet dancer and lisa was awarded the 2900 people in want in advance for her performance in romeo and juliet financial the model for the berlin opera feeling that was during a recent visit to mexico city real said she dedicates the prize to the mexican people don't know but i want this award to be meaningful for the country in the sense that it can serve to inspire young girls and boys to achieve anything. at 38 years old get of you is the 1st mexican woman to receive the prestigious award. the director of mexico's national dance company. says this award will mean more young people will be taking a serious interest in ballet. influence is having on new generations is strong i expect the impact this will have even in the short term will be to elevate ballet in mexico. as a cultural ambassador for mexico got real is acutely aware of the many challenges facing her home country from extreme poverty to widespread

a nightmarish haze has taken over the skies above mexico city authorities say the dense cloud of toxic air is the result of dozens of wildfires burning in southern mexico and central america is it's the season for high temperatures and this year has been especially hot on the other hand we've all seen periods of prolonged drought. the air quality in the city has gotten so bad the local government has urged people to stay indoors as the air outside is unsafe to breathe apart from breathing it really stings your eyes it's very annoying. it's incredible you can see it in the air the air looks cloudy the amount of pollution you can see is amazing. in the mask because of the smart it's painful to inhale it i re days i have storage levels of pollution. more than 20000000 people live in this metropolitan area making it the most densely populated space in north america. exhaust from the nearly 6000000 vehicles that regularly transit the city isn't making things better. but some people are taking matters into their own hands been out of the world recently won a lawsuit against the city after pr

mexico city declaring a partial driving ban. they hope seasonal rains could clean out the air and dampen the fires. more news after the break. 4:53. dozens of consumer complai every week. consumer investigator chris chmura is here to share us what his team )s been up to lately. >>> welcome back, everyone. >> consumer investigator chris chmura and his team are here to share with us what they have been up to lately. >> good morning. we're not even halfway through 2019 and already nbc bay area responds has helped recover or helped consumers save $1.43 million. let's talk about kang in san leigh-ann tkrandro leandro. they came waiting for a furniture delivery four months after he got it. we got a $622.71 reimbursement. bienvenido in san francisco needed help with an airline baggage dispute. we landed him a refund $23.99. cynthia ine said a car dealer didn't follow through on taking care of her new car's license plates and extra keyfob. we drove in a solution and that. 1-888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. have a great weekend.

>>> take a look at mexico city.y is the fourth full day the city has been clouded, literally under a thick haze of air pollution. it's being caused by at least 23 massive forest fires on the outskirts of mexico city. residents are being urged to stay inside, and most after school activities are suspended. the national weather service says the smoke could make its way to the u.s. fires are causing the pollution in mexico city. scientists believe what is causing the fires is global warming. this year in mexico city alone, there have been 73 days of above average temperatures. this comes as nbc news reports that carbon dioxide levels in the earth's atmosphere have hilt levels not seen for 3 million years. before the human race ever appeared on this rocky ball we call home. the high carbon dioxide lexs cause sea levels to rise. we don't want levels to return to what they were 5 million years ago earth was a very different place, would you hardly recognize the land surface, and my gosh, we don't want to go there. he'll t

were mexico's foreign minister as had 1st been all rob lowe joins us live from mexico city metro what is the reaction been there in mexico in official dialogue has yet to take place between officials in mexico and in the united states until now all of the dialogue that we've heard has taken place mainly on social media fully those statements on on thursday evening by president trump those threats to impose tariffs on mexico there was a letter sent via twitter by mexican president lopez obrador calling for a renewed dialogue we once again heard from president obama there during a morning press conference on friday take a listen. sit on the side of i believe this measure will be further analyzed by the united states government i believe that president trump will understand that this is not the way to solve things i think that there will be a correction if not right away at some point because these measures are neither in the interest of mexicans nor united states citizens us and at the moment the mexican foreign minister marcello dodd is on his way to washington d.c. to continue that di

mexico city. felicity thank you very much chelsea have been crowned europa league champions after beating london rivals arsenal for one in the final in baku it's the 2nd time in 6 years that chelsea have lifted this trophy at and as are scoring twice in what's likely to be the last game at chelsea for the belgian the result is some of the pressure on him bottled manjit weren't so sorry and also means arsenal will miss out on playing in next year's champions league for a 3rd year in a row well this won't be a great site for arsenal fans either the north london rivals tottenham have arrived in madrid for the champions league final they'll play liverpool for the biggest prize in european club football on saturday spurs have never been in the final before while liverpool have lifted the trophy 5 times. the head of european football's governing body has called for changes to the rules around head injuries alexander set for and has asked 3 for to consider amending the substitution rules so doctors can h

how much of a surprise was this in mexico city? se while the trump administration has been quite critical of mexico for some time, it had seems like things were getting a little better. this stand—off over the us possibly closing down the border had ended and trump had begun saying some nice things about mexico's enforcement on immigration, so mexico's enforcement on immigration, so this came a little bit out of the blue. what options does the president have in terms of curbing immigration? is it in his gift to help donald trump in the way that donald trump wants to be helped? so, the mexicans are very sensitive to the mexicans are very sensitive to the importance of the economic relationship with the united states. you know, 80% of mexico's exports go to the united states. they really need a good relationship and they are need a good relationship and they a re really need a good relationship and they are really keen that the new nafta agreement, the free trade agreement, be passed. so they are quite eager to keep a good relationshi

mexico city to tokyo made an emergency landing in northern mexico yesterday when the man started havingzures. doctors said, the man had 246 bags of cocaine in his stomachs and intestines. mexican authorities are investigating how he got on that flight to mexico city. >>> 11 people have died on mount everest this year, that is the same number of deaths in 2018 and 2017 combined. there is a surge of people trying to get to the summit and it is becoming more and more unsafe.>> it has become a death race because of a massive traffic jam, people are pushing themselves. we are not even capable of doing it. >> on monday, christopher died on the way down the mountain. bringing the number of fatalities this year up to more than 10, mostly stemming from exhaustion. the colorado man passed away while trying to navigate an area known for dangerously low levels of oxygen.>> we only have a limited supply of oxygen, he might have made it to the top, but he still has to make it down, that is the problem. >> the weather is one factor. the month of may is typically when the wind will slow down, making it

you let's get the reaction from the mexican side over the border mundo republic joins us now from mexico city in the money what was the reaction been from mexican officials. the reaction in mexico to these renewed threats from president from has been quite measured one of the 1st responses that we heard was from mexico's deputy foreign minister for north america has he was one of the 1st response saying that such a measure would be quote disastrous he went on to say that the appropriate response from mexico would be all hope means eye for an eye this is of course as heidi mentioned not the 1st time that we've heard these sort of veiled threats from the american president toward mexico it was only last april when president from to close the us mexico border if if mexico didn't do more to stem the flow of migrants this may be one of the reasons why we're not hearing more of a response maybe one of the reasons why so many other officials haven't seemed to take the threat these were new threats very seriously and president trump is saying that mexico could be doing more to stem the flow of migran

mexico city. undermined at the top stories on al jazeera israel's heading into a 2nd snap election of the prime minister binyamin netanyahu ran out of time to form a coalition government that meal his right wing likud party has missed a deadline to secure the support of other don't leave him as nationalist israel bettany faction without him netanyahu could not form a parliamentary majority piece of now those had to dissolve parliament how a force that has more from westerners. it's never happened that there's been lection and a failure to form a government there after and has not had before there been 2 elections in the space of the same year and i think you can see on the face of benjamin netanyahu just what an extraordinary situation he had found himself in he really was the embodiment of weary cold fear is he came into the knesset all these very parliament building to sit through and cast his own vote u.s. special counsel robert miller has made his 1st public comments since releasing his report

veracruz dozens were also injured most of the victims were catholic pilgrims on their way home to mexico city the bus burst into flames after colliding with another vehicle on a steep highway. a man charged with the bombing in france has reportedly confessed to the crime the explosion last week injured 13 people the suspected bomber a 24 year old algerian citizen was arrested along with other family members in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. in the united states former special counsel robert muller has broken his silence over his 2 year investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election monitor has contradicted white house claims and says his report does not exonerate the president of committing crimes he added that it is the job of u.s. congress to hold the president accountable reason the prospect that house democrats could begin impeachment proceedings. the justice department gave washington's media less than 2 hours to prepare for the special counsel statement in the 2 years since his appointment robert miller had never publicly commented on the investigation but on

the mayor of mexico city has declared an emergency over its air quality cities among the 10 most populated in the world and people there blame wildfires for the toxic mix of smoke and car fumes. reports. a nightmarish haze has taken over the skies above mexico city but the already see the dense cloud of toxic air is the result of dozens of wildfires burning in southern mexico and central america is it's the season for high temperatures and this year has been especially hot on the other hand we've all seen periods of prolong.

now the america mexico city has declared an emergency over its air quality and city is among the 10 most populated in the world and people there blame wildfires for the toxic mix of smoke and coffee and watches or as many as report. a nightmarish haze has taken over the skies above mexico city authorities say the dense cloud of toxic air is the result of dozens of wildfires burning in southern mexico and central america is it's the season for high temperatures and this year has been especially hot on the other hand we've all seen periods of prolonged drought. the air quality in the city has gotten so bad the local government has urged people to stay indoors as the air outside is unsafe to.

warrant has also been issued for the former chief of mexico's state owned oil company panix life to mexico city and john home and said john how is this being seen in mexico. was being seen as a pretty big deal here there's a couple of reasons for that this president and those men who are lopez obrador has basically said that corruptions at the root of all evil in terms of mexico he says that for the country to advance they need to be this has been saying that for many years this is the 1st real scientists to become president that he's really looking to hit hard so that's one reason and another reason is the case itself this is linked up in a roundabout way with all the breaks and the order break scandal for audience might not know what this is this is a brazilian construction company that basically admitted to sewing bribes all across the region to get things done with officials and it's led to presidents being dismissed it's led to ministers being canned in mexico hasn't really led to that much at all under the previous government so president lopez obrador now taking this on is quite an emble

i said i am a writer and working in mexico city. he said, munching on his salmon, in mexico we don't have journalists who look like you. only mexico would say such a thing to one of her children, but it is true there is this vocabulary that is not sufficient to the reality you are describing here. i think the african sections in this book were dazzling. that is what i will remember most. the indian -- there are these legends. you don't repeat it and i am not sure it is true now. in 1492, seeing columbus on the horizon, these ships, they come to the edge of the water to wait for columbus. i always thought in the indian there is this absorbency of -- it meets the question of the european activist with this capacity to take the european in their the most interesting character in literature is is caliban, wants to devour and he will eat it. there is that sense of i come to los angeles and look around and everyone says this is the greatest hispanic city of america. i think to myself, is it true or are we a great indian city and do not ha

directorial debut with the intensely emotional a modest perilous about the cruel world of dog fighting in mexico city. was that it is these have got a little bit if you give us a little cousin to give us a scene in it's the c.e.o. who came. in as a let's hope as mr going to bite us in a bad ass come see we're going to be won the critics week grand prize it can and was nominated for an academy award for best foreign language film going to tell a bunch of. inyati to 2nd feature film 21 grams is about the convergence of 3 lives with sean penn as a terminally ill mathematician. this is beneath you don't. as an ex convict and naomi watts as a grieving mother. sean penn won best actor for his role at the venice film festival but you will. see if there is. much of a newbie to his work focuses on the human condition and his 2015 dark comedy birdman is no different it's a film about love and acceptance michael keaton plays a former super hero trying to breathe new life into his stagnant career the film won 4 oscars including best director. talking about. her play. in the revenant we united a caprio gets attac

mexico city. the streets are empty across much of the nicaraguan capital many businesses have closed their doors for the day in an act of civil disobedience this is now the 5th national strike to take place since a political crisis group the country more than a year ago. the strike was organized in part as a response to the killing of anymore u.s. citizen held by the nicaraguan government as a political prisoner his shooting by a prison guard was the subject of a recent meeting at the organization of american states that the u.s. . has in paris of the violations of human rights people to an end and nicaraguan citizens regain all of their political rights and privileges also that all political prisoners be released which is of maximum priority that's a clear and forthcoming investigation be launched into the death of the month has. in the nicaraguan capital small protests have taken place in recent days calling on the government to release political prisoners. but it remains illegal to demonstrate

the general strike would face sanctions by the national government but little upolu disease or mexico city. chinese president xi jinping visit to a rare earth minerals processing plant is being seen as a possible new fronts in the trade war with the united states rare earth minerals and natural elements used in the manufacture of a variety of products including smartphones and trick car engines and even a fighter jets china processed as much as 70 percent of the world's supply last year any tariff or changes to the supply chain could impact many u.s. companies particularly apple and that gives beijing leverage during trade negotiations adrian brown has more from beijing. it is not what president xi jinping is saying right now that's interesting it's what he's been doing for the past few days he's been touring central china and earlier this week he visited junk c. province to go to a rare earths mine now china at the moment controls about 90 percent of the world's supply of rare earths one of the country's exports to the united states but so far the trumpet ministration has not been slappin

where mexico's foreign minister is headed for a spot or apple and joins us live from mexico city cement what is the but it's a reaction been there through reaction in mexico since the president made those statements those threats toward mexico of those tariffs if mexico is unable to stem the flow of migrants has been quite measured we've heard most of the dialogue take place via social media but i do want to play you a clip from president lopez of others presser early on friday morning take a listen. on the side of i believe this measure will be further analyzed by the united states government i believe that president trump will understand that this is not the way to solve things i think that there will be a correction if not right away at some point because these measures are neither in the interest of mexicans nor united states citizens us mexico's foreign minister marcello abroad is on his way to mexico now as we speak for a continuation of a dialogue both on trade as well as immigration one thing that does seem counterintuitive amidst this talk of a of a trade war brewing between th

mexico city. she is currently regarded as the world's number one ballerina. mexican ballet dancer at least real was awarded the 2900 people in want in advance for her performance in romeo and juliet financial twaddle for the berlin opera pleading. during a recent visit to mexico city real said she dedicates the prize to the mexican people don't know they'll come to new york i want this award to be meaningful for the country in the sense that it can serve to inspire young girls and boys to achieve anything. at 38 years old get you is the 1st mexican woman to receive the prestigious award the director of mexico's national dance company called de mcknight it says this award will mean more young people will be. taking a serious interest in ballet. influence is having on new generations is strong i expect the impact this will have even in the short term it will be to date in mexico. as a cultural ambassador for mexico is acutely aware of the many challenges facing her home country from extreme poverty

mexico city. of the headlines here in al-jazeera u.s. special counsel robert muller has made his 1st public statement on his investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election said charging president trump with a crime was not an option because of the department of justice guidelines. it explains that under longstanding department policy a president president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office that is unconstitutional even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view that too is prohibited. this special counsel's office is part of the department of justice and by regulation it was bound by that department policy charging the president with a crime was therefore not an option we could consider well after spoke to the media trumped tweeted nothing changes from the mother report there was insufficient evidence and therefore in our country a person is innocent the case is closed thank you. prime minister shake of the lebanon. he's expected to attend the security summit in s

directorial debut with the intensely emotional a modest perils of them cruel world of dog fighting in mexico city. is that we have got a little bit if you give us a little cuss to give us a scene in which the c.e.o. . is they're also. going to buy that bad ask super good movie when the critics week grand prize it can and was not. aman aged for an academy award for best foreign language felt that it was its. inyati 2 2nd feature film 21 grams is about the convergence of 3 lives with sean penn as a terminally ill mathematician. this is now beneath the odo toto as an ex convict and naomi watts as a grieving mother. sean penn won best actor for his role at the venice film festival but you want. to see if this is to do with crap. much of a nutty to his work focuses on the human condition and his 2015 dark comedy birdman is no different it's a film about love and acceptance michael keaton plays a former super hero trying to breathe new life into his stagnant career the film won for oscars including best director. talking about. her place. in the revenant leonardo dicaprio gets attacked by a bear in add

been from mexico city. the reactions been mostly measured and also mostly on social media we heard those remarks but we saw those remarks of your twitter from president trump making threats toward mexico over tariffs if mexico is unable to stem the flow of migrants making their way into the united states later a letter published also via twitter by the mexican president calling for a renewed dialogue with the united states and then this earlier on friday morning the mexican president spoke at a morning press conference talking about the dispute let's take a listen sit by and then. i believe this measure will be further analyzed by the united states government i believe that president trump will understand that this is not the way to solve things i think that there will be a correction if not right away at some point because these measures are neither in the interest of mexicans nor united states citizen lists. now marcello abroad who is the foreign minister for mexico is on his way to washington to have ren

thank you very much but your home and joins us live now from mexico city what's the reaction been to the u.s. president's plan in mexico. we didn't reach out to the foreign ministry here and they said that they're not going to react to this that they're not going to release any statements but i think tacitly from the mexican government their reaction and their aunts to this sort of rhetoric from president trump which we've heard mostly before when it comes to asylum seekers when it comes to. another security mechanisms really has as already been heard president lopez obrador is really very keen to not get involved in any sort of confrontation with president trump with the united states and possibly to do that piece of ministration has actually detained 80 percent more people heading through many of them from central american countries like honduras el salvador guatemala 80 percent more in april the with detained in the same month from the year. passed now that 6 clear signal here president trump wasn't happy about the caravans of people heading through and president lopez obrador and

we'll tell you why people are mexico city of being warned to stay indoors. sudan's leaders have agreed with opposition groups to a 3 year transitional period as the country slowly moves towards civilian rule the military council and coalition for freedom and change held a press conference to announce the agreement comes after weeks of deadlock ever morgan reports from khartoum. after 2 days of talks that started on monday and violence that resulted in the deaths of protesters and injury of at least $200.00 the 2 sides into dance quest to form a transitional government an ounce more progress. was agreed on all the powers given to the servant council the council of ministers and the legislative council and we have agreed that a transitional period will last for 3 years. the transitional military council which has been governing sudan since the overthrow of the country's 30 year president and the opposition coalition which has been demanding the council hand power to a civilian rule and say a final agreement will be signed before the end of wednesday make this

veracruz dozens were also injured most of the victims were catholic big grins on their way home to mexico city the bus burst into flames after colliding with another vehicle on a very steep highway. a man charged with a bombing in leon france is reportedly confessed to the crime the explosion last week injured 30 the suspected bomber a 24 year old algerian citizen was arrested along with other family members in what is being treated as a terrorist attack. turning to israel now where lawmakers have voted to dissolve parliament after prime minister binyamin netanyahu free to form a coalition government talks stalled because of infighting among netanyahu is right wing allies he was unable to broker a compromise between the secular nationalist party of former defense minister avigdor lieberman and ultra orthodox jewish parties on the issue of military conscription netanyahu missed a deadline for forming a government building the way for an unprecedented 2nd stop election in september the last vote was held just 7 weeks ago. correspond in jerusalem and joins me now from outside the israeli parliame

ebrand: we are going to a meeting the next day in mexico city with my partners, the foreign minister d economy minister, in order to accelerate the works around the pacific alliance. that is very important for mexico. it is a top priority right now to accelerate the work on the atmosphere,ance which is i should say also very productive. be of the tables you want to in order to work with others. >> you have been incredibly with your, along president, on development in the south of mexico and the importance of investment and development in the northern triangle to stem this awful .mmigration challenge so, maybe you could expand on that. by the way, i personally believe we should open our borders. sec. ebrand: we think in the mexico is growing in terms of population slowly. 1.1% maybe next year. honduras is one of the poorest countries. think that we should pay more attention to the development of those countries, and included them as far as we can in our design for the south of the country. the south of the country so important for the mexican government? you have there the poorest part

after brief career in hollywood film, modotti moved to mexico city. she became into her own as a celebrated photographer and become part of team of political artists. modotti used her camera to paint of mexico and common people. modotti gave up photography after only seven years. tina modotti always considered san francisco to be her adopted city. much of her ideology and extraordinary creative ideas were shaped. we hope this plaque will help top remind everyone the legacy of san francisco as a gathering place as an artist and honoring modotti. seek to memorialize women artist who shaped the city's cultural life. i like to thaek it the opportunity to thank supervisor peskin as well as calvin from the supervisor's office. thank you. >> supervisor peskin: thank you ms. skully. thank you again for your work and generosity. actually was in mexico city over in deregulation and saw signs of ms. modotti. iare there any questions from committee member? are there any members of the public like to speak on item number 1? you have no speaker cards. public commen