ryan boswell reporting.ton, at which the civil rights leader dr martin luther king made his famous ‘i have a dream' speech. sweeping civil rights legislation was passed in america soon afterwards — but a key provision of the law which banned racial discrimination in voting is no longer in effect, struck down by the supreme court. now there are accusations by voting rights advocates that states have reintroduced laws which have the effect of supressing black voters. here's laura trevelyan. a court order on voter registration. . .. alabama in the early 1960s. black americans trying to register to vote are beaten by police. in selma, in march 1965, the marchers for civil rights are brutally attacked by state troopers. the images shocked the nation, mobilising congress to pass the voting rights act. presidentjohnson signed the landmark law, the achievement of doctor martin luther king jr and his followers. the 1965 voting rights act is considered one of the most successful civil rights acts. so, before 1965, you

ryan boswell reporting. from cuba through the gulf of mexico, hitting both states within the next 20 fours hours. within the next 2a hours. tanya dendrinos reports. lengthy queues on the coast, residents hitting evacuation orders and getting out while there is still time. from a historical perspective, laura is shaping up to look a lot like rita did, 15 years ago, in terms of its forecasted intensity and the forecasted spot where it will make landfall in south—western louisiana. and we do not say that to scare anybody but that point of reference sometimes helps in order to make sure people understand the seriousness of the situation and that they take the necessary precautions. this storm is expected to move through the gulf of mexico and make landfall as a category three hurricane. laura and storm marco, which struck louisiana on monday have already lashed the caribbean, destroying homes and killing at least 20 people. bringing strong winds and lashing rain, more than 500,000 residents have been told to lea

here's tvnz correspondent ryan boswell in christchurch. well, they're very pleased.he election to be delayed and evenjacinda ardern's coalition partner, new zealand first, wanted it pushed out too, saying that there simply wasn't enough time in midst of this pandemic to debate some of the issues that kiwis really need to get stuck into. remember, new zealand not only has an election, it's also holding referendum on euthanasia and cannabis and of course every kiwi is interested to see what direction the next government does take when it comes to tackling this pandemic. it's interesting to think that the other parties are supportive because of course jacinda ardern is broadly viewed as having handled this crisis quite well. she's on tv every day. she's got the attention of the media, notjust in new zealand. i wonder if the other parties are struggling to make any impact during this crisis. well, it does work for the prime minister at the moment, having this covid crisis take place in the midst of an election. like you say, she does dominate the headlines, and people ar

for more i'm joined by tvnz correspondent, ryan boswell who's in christchurch.land reacted to this delay? they are very pleased. they were pushing for the election to be delayed and even jacinda ardern‘s coalition pata —— partner new zealand first we re —— partner new zealand first were pushing for its aim it simply wasn't enough time in mid of this pandemic to debate theissues mid of this pandemic to debate the issues that kiwis need to get stuck into. remember, new zealand not only has an election but it also is holding a referendum on euthanasia and cannabis and every kiwi is interested to see what direction the next government ta kes direction the next government takes when it comes to tackling this pandemic. 's takes when it comes to tackling this pandemic. '5 it is interesting to think that the other parties are supportive because of course jacinda ardern is broadly viewed as having handled this crisis quite well. she is on tv every day. she has got the attention of the media, notjust in new zealand. i wonder if the other parties are struggling to make any

ryan boswell reporting.eaking to about events in kenosha over the last three nights says two people have been killed in the latest protests. we spoke to her a little earlier and she said there were reports that one person had died but she couldn't confirm it. she is now confirming two people have been killed after violent confirming two people have been killed after viole nt protests confirming two people have been killed after violent protests in kenosha which were prompted on sunday after the shooting of a black man called jacob blake by police officers. they shot him several times in the back and his parents say he is paralysed from the waist down. brazil remains the worst—hit country after the us for covid 19 — more than 3.6 million people have been infected, and over 115,000 people have died. the largest nation in south america was struggling economically before the pandemic hit, and from the very beginning president bolsonaro has said that the country cannot cope with a shutdown. critics accuse him of

tvnz reporter ryan boswell is outside the christchurch high court and joins us now. e with us. you have been following it all week. —— good to have you. this is the first time we have seen a sentence like this in new zealand. yes, that is right. for the first time, life means life in new zealand. brenton tarrant sentenced to a life behind bars with no parole. he will never walk free again for killing 51 innocent people and the judge came down hard on him, saying he was fuelled by hatred and he was entirely self and offered no remorse stuck brenton tarrant was able to speak to the court but he declined the request built he did offer up we re the request built he did offer up were simply that he had no... he did not in fact oppose the sentence. that is all he had to say. many of the families i wanting him to speak about wanting to hear from the families i wanting him to speak about wanting to hearfrom him but that never happened. as the sentence was handed down, many victims and families in the courtroom were quietly sobbing. there were tears of jov- quietly sobbing. th

joining us now live from the high court in christchurch is tv nz‘s ryan boswell.een an extraordinary case here today at the high court in christchurch, as the murderer brenton tarrant was branded the devil, a coward and the biggest loser by some of the victims and theirfamilies loser by some of the victims and their families caught up loser by some of the victims and theirfamilies caught up in loser by some of the victims and their families caught up in the march 15 shooting. they talked about the loss of loved ones and how their lives had forever been changed. 0ne or two talked about how they had forgiven him for his actions and that they could not fill themselves with hate. it was a very sombre hearing. at one point it became very strange when tarra nt hearing. at one point it became very strange when tarrant started laughing at one of the victims as he read his statement. at that point the man actually put down his statement and addressed tarrant directly, saying off the cuff that he had moved to new zealand as a young boy and that he had moved here from afghan

joining us now live from the high court in christchurch is tv—nz‘s ryan boswell.ine. thank you forjoining us. give us a rundown of another emotional third day in court. these victims have been so brave, confronting the gunman who took their loved ones and changed their lives forever. we were expecting to hear from around 60 victims to front up to court and tell their stories and that number keeps growing as they feel empowered to tell their stories and come face—to—face with brenton tarrant. one man said he could not forgive him for his actions and that tarrant deserved to go to hell. it has been an intense day at the high court in christchurch. another man also fronting up, in a wheelchair, because he was injured during the shooting, saying his greatest fear was for his ten—year—old son, who witnessed the shootings taking place, saying he had nightmares and continued to have nightmares about his father being shot and people dying around him. it had been truly traumatic. watching some of those statements, obviously brenton tarrant is in court listening to those st

life in prison without parole. joining us now live from the high court in christchurch is tv nz‘s ryan boswellthey lay on the ground. the court heard that tarrant had amassed a number of weapons and then modified them to make them as deadly as possible. he also planned to blow up the two mosques in christchurch involved in the shootings. i know this is something which has taken the attention of people, not only in new zealand, but around the world, i wonder what the feeling is now remembering the worst terror attack in new zealand's history? it has been traumatic, no doubt for the victims and their families and that will continue to be the case. today we did hear from some of the victims and their families. one woman said she had forgiven tarrant. another man said he was thankful to tarrant for bringing the community closer together. there are 66 a victim impact statements that will be presented to the court over the next few days. thejudge presented to the court over the next few days. the judge ultimately deciding whether brenton tarrant should serve life behind bars with no parole. thank yo