french polish director roman polanski got an oscar nomination for for best. film for his debut spins up many awards since including an oscar for best director. when the knife is in the water the conflict between the men escalates. the young man said he couldn't swim but has he drowned a tent sexual thriller about a fragile relationship in class conflict themes polanski would return to later in his korea. hero favorites seven remarkable directorial debut we've saved one of the very best for last terrence malick is often counted among the american new wave of socially conscious filmmakers directors bold enough to tell the stories that hollywood studios were not to touch ones in which the american dream turns to american nightmare. became polish and figured. he would have had a killer can years old. track. i can each other with. precious hours. away from all the cares of the world. when holly's father finds out about her he shoots her dog as punishment he has no idea that his daughter's lover is a brutal killer. when you go. holly in kit's hit the road in search

oscar—winning director polanski admitted statutory rape of a 13—year—old girl in 1977. days after its board gathered to vote on the issue. in a short statement, it said the academy encouraged ethical standards that required its members to uphold its values of respect for human dignity. the group adopted a new code of conduct in december for its more than 8,000 members. it says the academy is no place for people who abuse their status, power or influence in a manner that violates standards of decency. it includes a provision to suspend or expel those who compromise the integrity of the organisation. last week, bill cosby was found guilty of three counts of indecent assault and is currently waiting to be sentenced. roman polanski is a fugitive from justice in the united states, after fleeing the country in 1978, when he admitted unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl. he moved to europe and continued working in the film industry. in 2003, he won an oscar for directing the world war ii drama the pianist. last october, the academy expelled the film producer harvey weinstein w

cosby roman polanski, have been expelled from the organisation. bill cosby is better known for his television work, although he has had a relationship with the motion picture academy, appearing in a number of films over the years. he was convicted last week and is awaiting sentencing. roman polanski, now 40 years ago since he admitted unlawful sex with a teenage girl. he then fled the country and went to europe before he could be sentenced. he insisted to the state considered a fugitive from justice in the united states. best still to this day. he continued to make movies. in 2003, he won an oscar for directing the pianist, the world war ii film. his career in film continued. bolasie was a hugely controversial figure, call for him to be excel sooner but the standards of conduct have been very much changed, no doubt the me to movement behind this is an design. -- adding the sun. this all started when harvey weinstein in the that the producer at the centre of many of allegations last year and shortly after the first allegation against him that he to

awards and the ten the cosby was convicted of sexual assault last month and oscar winning director polanski admits to rape of a thirteen year old girl in one nine hundred seventy seven the us academy of motion picture arts and sciences says the decision reflects its standard of conduct thanks for watching up next is inside a story i'll see soon. thursday much world quest for.

polanski fled the u.s. for europe 20 years ago after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. the academy says those decisions were made in accordance with the organization's standards of conduct. >>> two people who supervised the cleanup of radioactive material at the hunters point naval shipyard have been sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to find records. stefan and jason were both employees of the company that was hard to remove radiation contaminated soil from the site. the radiation is from experiment conducted during the cold war era. both admitted to finding uncontaminated soil from areas outside of where they were supposed to be testing and then falsifying the reports. there are plan for a major redevelopment at the site including homes and offices. >>> tetra tech released this statement. tetra tech is supportive of the actions taken against the two individuals for falsifying reports at hunters point's -- point. we reject this activity and will pursue all lega

economy of motion picture arts and sciences expels actor bill cosby and director roman polanski from their ranks that was a lot of decision that was a long time coming cosby of course recently convicted for sexual assault and could face up to thirty years in prison and polanski as we know has been wanted for decades in the u.s. for statutory rape so. i think we're sure to see more of this kind of thing i think there's a definitely a new acceptance of women bringing their stories forward and obviously incredible public pressure when these things come out to not. to people as this kind of predatory behavior and abuse of power so certainly more heads are going to roll with it's a story that's going to continue no falling yes all right karen holmes there from d.w. culture thank you very much for your analysis. not some other stories making news around the world social media site twitter has urged its more than three hundred million users to change their passwords the company says it recently found a bug had caused some passwords to be stored in plain text rather than being encrypted it s

for sexual assault and could face up to thirty years in prison and polanski as we know has been wanted for decades in the us for statutory rape so. i think what we're sure to see more of this kind of thing i think there's a definitely a new acceptance of women bringing their stories forward and obviously incredible public pressure when these things come out to not. to people as this kind of predatory behavior and abuse of power certainly more heads are going to roll. it's a story that's just going to continue yes you know all right karen holmes there from d.w. culture thank you very much for your analysis. not some other stories making news around the world an erupting volcano in the u.s. state of hawaii has prompted authorities to order over a thousand residents to leave their homes officials say lava from the killer whale volcano poured out of a crack in a road and began moving towards president in a statement today he condemned anti-semitism and called the holocaust quote the most wretched crime in history he faced widespread condemnation after suggesting in a speech that the persec

and bill cosby everyman polanski has been expelled from an organization that manages the oscars movie awards and santa cosby was convicted of sexual assault last month and oscar winning director polanski has admitted to rape of a thirteen year old girl in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven the u.s. academy of motion picture arts and sciences sciences say the decision reflects its standards of conduct on the nobel prize for the check could be postponed this year as a result of sexual harassment accusations for them this have left the swedish academy responsible for the award after allegations of the husband of an academy member up next is with us. just kind of the new temporary foreign workers. drop in the labor market i think the quality migrant people that have been brought over is something that is you who are these people. they go on and see how no one's going to work for this. foreign worker ten dollars an hour. week here where they're from we care what they look like we care because they're not us if they were coming from england if they were coming from australia if they we

film director roman polanski has ubeen expelled from.s. academy of motion picture arts and sciences. the organization says the w decisias in accordance withrd its sts of conduct. mr. polanski previously admitte to having with a 13-year-old. the academy has also expelled the disgraced comedian bill cosby, who was convied of sexual aault last month. powerful dust storms across northern india have killed more than 100 people and injured many others. high-speed winds and lightning have brought down houses. a senior official said it was the most intense storm in decades. our correspondent has more. reporter: first came the choking dust. huge clouds of it whipped up by winds of up to 80 miles an hour. then came the rain, torrentialdo pour. the storm swept across north india, bringing devastation. leectricity pylons were torn down, the arcing cs sparked this ferocious fire. storms are common in it this time of year, but this one was much bigger and more damaging than had beast. as always, it was the poorest who suffered most. many were killed or

oscar—winning director polanski admitted statutory rape of a 13—year—old girl in 1977.. ending. football has no room for and six. -- for romantics. it is a hard industry. especially when it is ruined by someone especially when it is ruined by someone who used to haunt you when they were at chelsea. it was ruined by former chelsea striker, diego costa who once again made wenger suffer with the only goal of the night. so 2—1 on aggregate, watched by our sports correspondent joe wilson in madrid. 0n the edge of madrid lies a football stadium where the fans wait for their team to concede a goal. it rarely happens. atletico madrid have players to score too. diego costa left his mark on english football with moments like this. arsenal had not been helped by the early departure of laurent koscielny to injury, but at 1—0 down, they now had to score to stay alive. the fact that they didn‘t can be explained by missed opportunities and resolute opponents. diego simeone, atletico madrid‘s manager, banished to the stands, was wild in joy. arsene wenger subdued, in the knowledge that

. >>> the "los angeles times" reports that the film academy expelled bill cosby and roman polanski.t follows the expelling of disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein in october. cosby was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. polanski pleaded in 1977 to unlawful sex with a minor and then fled the country. >>> and the "washington post" reports hackers spewing racism trying to prevent three black teenagers from winning a nasa science competition. the washington, d.c., high school students are among eight teams of finalists in the competition. the next stage of the competition was supposed to include public voting but users on an anonymous internet forum were issuing racial insults, urging voting against the girls. judges will assess the projects. >>> still to come, an important message from twitter why the popular social media site wants you to change your password now. as a face to be reckoned with. only botox® cosmetic is fda approved to temporarily make moderate to severe frown lines, crow's feet and forehead lines look better. it's a quick 10 minute cosmetic treatment given by

cosby was convicted of sexual assault last week and polanski fled the u.s.uilty to unlawful sex with a minor in the '70s. >> answered prayers for congressional house chaplain pat conroy who will now get to keep his job on capitol hill. speaker paul ryan reversed his decision thursday just hours after father conroy released a scathing letter rescinding his resignation. ryan ignited a fire storm last month when he asked the jesuit priest to step down from his post. conroy had stated he believes his ousting was politically motivated. ryan maintains the original decision was based on job performance. >> the cincinnati zoo is welcoming a colony of bees with an unusual history. home renovations uncovered this bee colony. they have been living in the walls of an ohio home for an estimated 20 years just two miles away from the zoo. the bees were tucked away behind a solid wall. they will be removed using a gentle vacuum and placed in a box and taken to the zoo. they will be placed with flowers that after two long decades, the colony will pollinate. no wonder there i

awards and the ten the cosby was convicted of sexual assault last month and oscar winning director polanski admits to rape of a thirteen year old girl in one nine hundred seventy seven the us academy of motion picture arts and sciences says the decision reflects its standard of conduct thanks for watching up next is inside a story i'll see soon. thursday march twelfth quest freedom day just days ago two suicide bombers in advanced on killed at least twenty nine people including several journalists. the attacks ever on the press worldwide so why are journalists and becoming a target this is inside story. and welcome to the program on elizabeth piron m it is becoming ever more risky to be a journalist and today's world to attacks in afghanistan earlier this week killed at least mine journalists the u.n. has documented the killing of fourteen journalists last year alone but the issue is not unique to that country reporters from north korea to syria turkey and eritrea face threats every day according to the world press freedom index north korea ranks of the bottom while norway sweden and the ne

polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager.each of its own procedures and california law. another passenger bus has caught fire and exploded in the heart of rome, sending a plume of black smoke over the city centre. the bus stopped near the trevi fountain, and driver and passengers all managed to escape before the flames took hold. it's just the latest in a number of incidents, raising more questions about the state of public transport in the italian capital. lebo diseko has the story. the number 63 bus in the centre of rome engulfed in a ball claims that there is no play suspected here. instead, the finger is being pointed at the local transport company, atac. at least nine of its buses have caught by this year. last year, there were 22. drivers unions say its vehicles are properly maintained. they have warned of issues before. atac blames an ageing fleet, saying it has put safety measures in place which have cut the number of incidents. many in rome say the mayor is at fault for not fulfilling a promise to tackle the city's t

polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager.ctions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. scientists in indonesia have become the biggest study so far into the impact of tiny plastic particles on human health. they're investigating the presence of microplastics in seafood and tracking the diets of 2,000 people. our science editor, david shukman, has been to semarang on the north coast ofjava in indonesia, one of the countries worst hit by plastic pollution. a journey through the mangrove swamps on the coast of indonesia. indonesia sends huge volumes of plastic into the ocean. only china releases more. there is so much, it jams our boat's propeller. the problem is that, when plastic flows down the rivers and reaches the ocean, it doesn't just disappear. what happens is that the plastic breaks down into ever smaller fragments, what are called microplastics. so, even though there is an effort to clear up, the legacy of plastic continues. so we head to the local fish farms, because research in britain shows that mic

polanski fled the us in 1978 after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a teenager.each of its own procedures and california law. it's emerged in the past few hours that america's top diplomat is making his second visit to north korea in less than six weeks. secretary of state mike pompeo has arrived in pyongyang for talks on the release of three american prisoners and to prepare for the proposed summit with president trump. north korea's leader has just been in china for talks with president xi. china is keen to maintain its influence — as john sudworth reports from dandong, on the chinese border with north korea. as the two men took their amiable stroll by the sea, it was hard to believe that one was, just a few months ago, an international pariah with whom even china was said to be losing patience. now, he is the man of the moment. the chinese president signalled his approval. dialogue with america, he said, can bring peace. in the city of dandong, up the coast from where the leaders are meeting, investors clutching property portfolios are hoping that with peace c

bill cosby in roman polanski have been expelled from the organization that manages a prestigious oscars movie awards entertain a cause we was convicted of sexual assault last week oscar winning director polanski has admitted to having unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven the u.s. academy of motion pictures arts and sciences says the decision reflects its standards of conduct. al jazeera journalist mahmoud will say and has now been in an egyptian jail for almost five hundred days he was detained without charge by authorities in two thousand and sixteen during a holiday to cairo the egyptian national is one of many journalists harassed or threatened with arrest in a government crackdown to stifle dissent osama bin job that has our report. five hundred days locked up and counting hussein and al jazeera deny brutal king's addition incitement against egypt and spreading false news. the un condemned his arbitrary detention saying was stopped questioned and detained in december twenty sixth seen after travelling to cairo for a holiday since then

an element of trust in what they can take how they can take this project for bill cosby and roman polanski have been expelled from the organization that manages the prestigious oscar movie awards and attain a cost he was convicted of sexual assault last week oscar winning director polanski has admitted having unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl in one nine hundred seventy seven years academy of motion pictures arts and sciences a decision reflects its standards of conduct. the prestigious nobel prize for literature could be postponed this year as a result of sexual harassment accusations board members have left the swedish academy responsible for the award following the allegations involving the husband of an academy member an announcement on the prize will be made on friday. now the world's largest victorian glass house has reopened for the first time in five years in the u.k. it's home to fifteen hundred species of plants many of which are extremely rare and require specialist care charlie angelo went to take a look an architectural wonder and heaven for horticulturalists kew gard

polanski fled the u-s in 19-78 after being charged with statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.has continued making films in europe, winning an oscar in 20-03 for "the pianist." (vicki) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog lingered this morning before clearing in the afternoon. after that it was mostly sunny and nice with a few patches of fog near the coast. after a few active days across the state the doppler radar has gone quiet. on the satellite you can see high pressure building over the state now. it will be a fast moving ridge of high pressure but it should bring us the warmest day of the week tomorrow. highs friday will be in the 70s to low 80s in the warmest valleys with 60s and 70s around the bay. there will still be a few patches of fog along the coast. highs there will be cooler there and in the 50s and low 60s. more clouds will move in for the weekend which should cool temperatures slightly. mild spring weather will

up on some of the other stories that are making news around the world today film director roman polanski has been expelled from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for decades after he admitted to unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl the organization that awards the oscars also voted to oust comedian bill cosby convicted a week ago on three counts of aggravated indecent assault an erupting volcano in the u.s. state of hawaii has prompted authorities to order over a thousand residents to leave their homes fishel say from the killer whale volcano poured out a crack in the road and began moving towards residential areas eruption follows series of earthquakes in recent days. and the new u.s. ambassador to germany richard grenell has been sworn into office posts had been vacant for more than a year reynolds is one of trump's most prominent gay appointees is confirmation there had been delayed by democrats opposed to his conservative positions and alleged derogatory comments about women want to look at the preliminary results from local elections in the u.k. suggest that brit

finally from the academy of motion picture sciences to to expel members like bill cosby and roman polanski. the cannes film festival is opening next week and i mean we can put our hand in the fire that me too will definitely be a part of that event as well it'll be something that we'll probably have to follow every time we have a big cultural event and we thank you very much for following it for us karen we appreciate it. let's get a quick check now of some other stories that have been making news around the world at least ten palestinian protesters have been shot and wounded by israeli troops and fresh violence close to the border between gaza and israel some twenty others were treated for tear gas and whole nation about three hundred palestinians had gathered for a six week for a six week excuse me of protests they are demanding the right to return to their homes seized by israel back in one thousand forty eight and palestinian president mahmoud abbas has apologized for remarks that he made about the holocaust earlier this week he said that or rather suggested that the persecution of eur

the organization also expelled harvey weinstein polansky remains a fugitive after fleeing the united states after pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. cosby was convicted of sexual assault in pennsylvania. >>> another possible diplomatic breakthrough with north korea. it comes ahead of a much- anticipated summit. we will have more on the possible release of three american detainees. >>> meteorologist mark is tracking a warming trend. >>> guaranteeing all our romain is from california. >>> what you need to know about the deadly e. coli outbreak affecting eco-light lettuce -- romaine lettuce and what you need to know. dog: seresto, seresto, seresto. jake... seresto, seresto, seresto. whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. seresto, seresto, seresto. ohh no, jake. seresto. 8 month - seresto, seresto, seresto. >>> there's been another diplomatic breakthrough in north korea. three obtained -- attained america's have been moved to a hotel. >>

director roman polanski was also voted out. >>> 70-year-old martin winterkorn is indicted for conspiring but it is largely to be symbolic. as a german citizen, he's expected to seek protection under german extradition laws. >>> students are expected to return to class after teachers in arizona ended their strike. teachers were awarded a 19% raise over the next three years and reverses some recession-era cuts. >>> we are following a line of storms this morning centered around the upper midwest and stretching into the northeast. but as abc's rob marciano explains, the worst of the severe weather is heading out. >> you see it stretching across the hudson and into connecticut. luckily, this is a weakening phase. we will have storms but not as severe as they have been the past couple days. and another day of peak temperatures near 90. that would be the first official heat wave. rob marciano, new york. >>> and anybody debating whether dogs are clever is going to want to take a look at this next video. >> this dog is very good at hide-and-seek, shall we say? >> tasha, where are you? tasha? [ la

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polanski fled the u.s.ter pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. the academy says its decision was made quote in accordance with the organization's standards of conduct. >>> president trump joined with faith leaders at the rose garden today on this national day of prayer. members of a church in texas where 26 people were shot to death last november were among those who attended. the president said faith is more powerful than government when it comes to solving problems and dealing with challenges. >> our country was founded on prayer. our communities are sustained by prayer. and our nation will be renewed by hard work, a lot of intelligence and prayer. >> mr. trump signed an executive order to create a faith initiative at the white house. >>> the city of oakland tackling trash. >> who want to keep on walking out and, um, seeing trash? >> coming up next tonight, the new plan to track down people illegally dumping garbage across the city. >> and we have the weekend forecast ready to go. we'l

polanski fled to europe 40 years ago after pleading guilty to sex with a 13-year- old girl. decision was made in accordance with the organization's standards of conduct. >>> the allegation of sexual misconduct are now widening against long-time news personality charlie rose. the "washington post" is reporting 27 more women have now come forward. last november, pbs canceled his interview show and cbs fired him as anchor after allegations from eight women who accused him of groping them making lewd remarks and walking around them naked. the post is also reporting that managers at cbs were alerted about rose's questionable behavior on at least three occasions before firing him. cbs had no comment. >>> over the last two weeks we have interviewed all eight candidates for mayor of san francisco. in june, voters will decide on a permanent replacement for the late ed lee. we have invited each of the candidates into our studio to talk to them one-on-one and tonight, we introduce you to jane kim. >> we have a lot of working to do. >> reporter: san francisco district 6 supervisor jane

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well, roman polanski remains a controversial figure.e past week or two have decided to chuck him out. they have rewritten their standards for conduct in the wake of the harvey weinstein affair and the downfall of the powerful producer which sparked the movement. many people are asking the question what has changed for the academy? for decades this man was faded by hollywood and by his peers within the industry including some famous directors who were delighted with his work and thought it was amazing and some famous actors that work with them. what is different now? i think the short answer is that shame has crept up on the academy. his conviction for having sex with a routine road girl in 1977 stands. thank you very much for bringing us up—to—date on that. james cook in la for us. let's turn to gina, she is the woman that president trump has picked to run the cia. quite interesting point. before today we have never heard her voice and it's because she had spent most of her life undercover and had not spoken in public. today, however, s

polanski pled guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977 before leaving the country.ou so long? >>> and arizona lawmakers have ended their walkout. this is some good news. after reaching a compromise with the state legislature. the new law provides a conditional 20% raise for teachers by 2020 and more support in those classrooms. >>> and twitter has found a bug which could potentially make user's passwords visible to twitter employees. it says the investigation did not show signs of a data breach but it is urging users to change their password anyway. >>> the first friday of the month, that means jobs day. the united states added 164,000 jobs last month. so they did fall short of expectations. but the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%. president trump wasted no time touting the economy on twitter. earlier today, writing, quote, because jobs in the u.s. are doing so well, americans receiving unemployment aid is the lowest since 1973. great. with me now, cnbc's dom chu and brendan greely, editor of the economic research note. dominic, as we're watching -- there we go, wome

this is an extraordinary situation for these people a pretty miserable one bill cosby and roman polanski have been expelled from the organization the manages the academy awards he was convicted of sex the last week the rector polanski has affinity to having unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl in one nine hundred seventy seven the economy of motion picture arts and sciences says the decision to flex. standards of conduct. six critically endangered black rhinos are on their way to chad from south africa black rhinos were wiped out from chad nearly fifty years ago because of wide scale poaching the rhinos will be released into small enclosures before they can roam freely through the country's cooma national park wild animals rescued from the syrian city of aleppo have found a new home in northern jordan the lions tigers and bears are now living in a nature reserve dedicated to rescuing creatures from conflict and as brandy's alexander now reports it's the only century of its kind in the middle east. so does a two year old lion and has been through a great deal he's one of many animal

the film director roman polanski has been expelled from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences more than 40 years after he admitted to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. the organization that towards the oscars also voted on posted to oust comedian bill cosby, convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault a week ago. a porn star, president him and his lawyer. there have been more twists in the stormy daniels scandal surrounding the u.s. president today. before we bring you the latest, let's take a look at what we know so far. the porn actress stephanie clifford -- her stage name is stormy daniels -- alleges she had sex with donald trump in 2006 a year after he married his wife, melania. in 2016 she was paid by trump's lawyer michael cohen. she says it was fresh money to keep her quiet about the alleged sexual encounter. the payment was made days before the 2016 election, raising questions about campaign financing violations. trump has denied having sex with daniels and previously denied knowledge of the payment made to her. but trump's new lawyer, rudy giul

the film director, roman polanski, is threatening to sue the oscars academy over its decision to expelnager. his lawyer says the academy‘s actions are in breach of its own procedures and california law. much more to come on bbc news, including this... champions of conservation: we meet the women protecting zimba bwe's wildlife. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory, as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump pulls the united states out of the iran nuclea

motion picture arts responsible for motion picture arts responsible for the oscars has expelled roman polanski sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl. the oscar winning director admitted plying her with champagne and sedatives. it has also expelled the comedian bill cosby after he was convicted last week of sedating and sexually assaulting an actress. it's a powerful tranquiliser designed to combat stress and anxiety but an investigation by the bbc has found that xanax is becoming increasingly popular among young teenagers, with some dealing it at school and others getting it from social media. 0ne teacher told us that some teenagers are using xanax to cope with stress ahead of exam season. chi chi izundu has this report this is the drug that can cost less than £1 per pill. it's 20 times stronger than its nhs equivalent diazepam, and in the last year it's become the latest trend amongst teenagers. in medical terms, xanax is a benzodiazepine — a powerful tranquilliser used to treat stress, anxiety and panic attacks. it's "zan", "xaney" or "bar" to its users and we're being told it'

i did because it was very romantic a very beautiful way pointy and like people like polanski and in my bad mind went to see it so and i saw it i was so intrigued it was so beautiful and i went to the director and i said can i start working in your circus and he was like oh you look like a circus guy you can start tomorrow. so that i was there for like four miles but you know it was very influential of course the whole circus life that does carry everything because i've been in this country photographers usually came from the upper classes we've got a royal wedding coming up here obviously the sixty's changed all of that you. you didn't come from you put up a club german sitting on these photographs and yet of course today european society loves it so work what about the rule of clawson refer to obviously kate most american bill a famous working class women yeah well you know i think you have the hard life they have a tough life it kind of makes you strong and you know a lot of artists come from a very poor background but you know they become so powerful because they have to struggle on

or the film director roman polanski has been expelled from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences more than forty years after he admitted having unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl the organization that awards the oscars also voted on thursday to oust comedian bill cosby convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault a week ago. a porn star a president and his lawyer there have been more twists in the stormy daniels scandal surrounding the u.s. president today now before we bring you the latest let's take a look at what we know so far now the porn actress stephanie clifford her stage name a story danno she alleges that she had sex with donald trump in two thousand and six a year after he married his wife milan yet in twenty sixteen dangles was paid one hundred thirty thousand dollars by trump's lawyer michael cohen you see him there she says that it was hush money to keep her quiet about the alleged sexual encounter the payment was made just days before the twenty sixteen presidential election raising questions of campaign financing violations trump has denied eve

finally from the academy of motion picture sciences to to expel members like bill cosby and roman polanski. the cannes film festival is opening next week and i mean we can put our hand in the fire that me too will definitely be a part of that event as well it'll be something that we'll probably have to follow every time we have a big cultural event and we thank you very much for following it for us karen we appreciate it. and other news residents on hawaii's big island have a vacuum waited their homes over the killer whale volcano after it erupted it started spewing ash and lava into residential areas on thursday after a series of earthquakes kill away is one of the world's most active volcanoes and has been erupting continuously for the past thirty five years. it started with multiple earthquakes then a plume of pink smoke that shocked the local residents. ok we just had a huge earthquake and now in the direction of there's a massive dose of a cloud of smoke coming up. after days of warning signs to kill away a volcano on hawaii's big island has erupted lava flowed into residential areas

vote was the first test of public opinion since last year's general election film director roman polanski has been expelled from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for decades after he admitted to unlawful sex with a thirteen year old girl the organization that awards the oscars also voted to oust comedian bill cosby convicted a week ago on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. and the social media site twitter has urged its more than three hundred million users to change their passwords the company says it recently found a bug had caused some passwords to be stored in plain text rather than being encrypted it says there was no indication that the passwords have been misused and that its advice was purely for cautionary. and we have some breaking news just coming in to us now the swedish academy has just announced that this year's nobel prize for literature will not be awarded the institution is in crisis over his handling of sexual assault allegations against the husband of one of its members the scandal has seen a string of board members leave in recent weeks and we'

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has happened recently, for example, the academy awards body, they have removed bill cosby, roman polanski for me to say, you know. i think because of those failings of the criminaljustice system, and as we have seen with cosby, it can take years and years for the truth to come out and forjustice to be served. 0bviously my sister's case is one where, you know, she is still very much angry and trying to be heard. it is a story in a different place. you might have written a book about the me too movement, but in fact you went to look at diplomacy, a whole other string to your bow, and earlier career where you worked in the state department under the 0bama administration with hillary clinton. you write about your concern for america's influence. do you think its power is diminishing permanently irrevocably? this book is not a eulogy for diplomacy. if it were, i don't know i if i would have written it. it lays out, hopefully in acute detail, and credibly, the depth of the problem. that america is more and more a nation that shoots first and asks questions later, that we don't have our peacemak