host: we would like to thank sarah givens, forgiving -- for being with us today and talking about her article, how many natural disasters can one city endure? thank you for being with us. guest: thank you for having me. host: i would like to thank all of our guests, our viewers, and social media followers for being with us for another edition of washington journal. continue to wash her hands and stay safe. have a great saturday. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more, including buckeye broadband. ♪ buckeye broadband supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> up next, a house panel examines the affordability and access to higher education. education advocates testify about barriers, college affordability, and higher education alternatives. the ways and mea

and was the death of sarah harding given too much prominence on bbc news last weekend?hauling the funding of social care in england were widely reported across bbc news and reports like this. this is where the government reforms have to make a difference, they care front line when the pressure to support more people and to find enough staff were felt most acutely. between them marlon and nigel have a0 years experience as care workers, they have seen problems increase and need persuading things will change. but pictures such as those shown there provoked this response... that social care announcement from the government came on tuesday but had to occupy plenty of media attention before then. he has laura kuenssberg on monday. we have not yet seen the precise details of this despite westminster frothing with speculation about what will happen because this announcement has been so long in the making, and will be a few hours yet before we see the details in black—and—white. in a complaint familiar to regular newswatch viewers andy asked... events have continued to move quic

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the police officer who kidnapped and murdered sarah everard is given a whole life tariff. he will never be released from prison. sarah everard was abducted as she walked home in south london. thejudge said wayne couzens had shown no contrition. wayne couzens used his police id to carry out a bogus arrest and coerce sarah into his car. thejudge said wayne couzens�*s crime has eroded public confidence in policing. we will ask what this means for the metropolitan police with calls for the commissioner to resign. the fellow scheme which helped protect millions ofjobs ends today with uncertainty for those who still can't return to theirjobs. the number of people seeing a gp face to face in england has barely changed since the last knock—down. new figures show 50% of appointments are in person. pupils taking gcse and a—levels exams in england next year will receive fewer top grades than this year's group. britney spears�* father is suspended from the legal arrangement that gave him control over many aspects of her life. aus a usjudge suspends a us judge suspends a further�*s cons

and was the death of sarah harding given to much prominence on bbc news last weekend.ont line when the pressure to support more people and to find enough staff were felt most acutely. between them marlon and nigel have 40 years experience as care workers, they have seen problems increase and need persuading things will change. but pictures such as those shown there provoked this response. i am very concerned... that social care announcement from the government came on tuesday but had to occupy plenty of media attention before then. he has laura kuenssberg on monday.

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sarah , holzer. google actually late to the game here, given that the other tech companies have already announced this a surprise. i am sure this is giving managers and executives a lot of headaches about how to navigate this as the pandemic drives on. do we know what drove this decision in particular? >> it seems that a lot of companies are looking to peers in the space to determine their back to office decisions and timelines. google already pushed back the return to office plan to october, now it has pushed it back again and added vaccine mandates. google was always one of the office cultures that other tech companies look to, the massage tables, the napping parts, and now with this return to office pushback, others are looking to google again to say, we want to compete for staff, engineers. if people don't want to go back to the office again, they might be looking to a company like google. emily: of course, we have been talking throughout the show about how some venture capitalists are saying that they will not be able to mandate juniors coming back to the office at all because the competition for

helena, very, very distressing details being given of sarah everard's last few hours.solutely _ everard's last few hours. yes, absolutely harrowing - everard's last few hours. yes, absolutely harrowing and - everard's last few hours. yes, absolutely harrowing and veryi absolutely harrowing and very difficult to imagine how sarah everard's parents would have been feeling as they had to sit through the most horrific details about how their daughter, sarah everard, was kidnapped, raped and murdered by wayne couzens, who was a serving metropolitan police officer at the time that he carried out these offences. his duty in hisjob was time that he carried out these offences. his duty in his job was to protect the public from harm, but on that night in march, on the 3rd of march, he did the opposite. he betrayed the trust of sarah everard and he abused his position. the court heard more details, because of course wayne couzens had previously pleaded guilty to the three offences, and therefore we did not have a trial so we did not have all of the details as to what happened to

the police officer who raped and murdered the british woman sarah everard is facing a full life sentence. a court in london was given of how wayne cousins kidnapped her in march using handcuffs and an id card to falsely arrest her. those are the headlines. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. the crisis over a lack of supplies in the uk triggered by a shortage of truck drivers has reignited the debate about the consequences of brexit. this comes on top of concerns about the impact on trade between great britain and northern ireland and what it means for the historic peace agreement there. my guest is michel barnier, who was the eu's chief brexit negotiator and has declared himself a centre—right candidate for the presidential elections in france next year. how does he see the fallout from brexit, and why does he think he is fit to be the next president of france? michel barnier, welcome to hardtalk. happy to be here. thank you for your invitation. so, as you know, the uk is experiencing issues that have led to a shortage of goods, such as fuel, because of panic buying and the lack of truck drivers. to w

the police officer who raped and murdered the british woman sarah everard is facing a full life sentence. a court in london was given and an id card to falsely arrest her. those are the headlines. now it is

sarah, you know, left us this gift. she's our other little angel that was given to us from sarah so her spirit can live on. >> give me aer kiss? swan,. >>> this sunday, a divided >>> this sunday, a divided america. >> people are enraged on both sides of the issue, and it's completely tearing this community apart. >> the country split in two on multiple fronts. one battlefield, covid and masks. >> masks do not stop the spread of this virus. it at least stops the spread of friendship and learning. >> this is all smoke and mirrors. this is tyranny. >> even as the pandemic is again killing 1,500 americans a day. >> i feel like i'm in a twilight zone. why we're still going over wearing masks and having safe schools for our kids. it's bananas. >>> this morning i'll speak to two governors trying to bridge the divide,

vaccinations for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth the urgency echoed by santa clara county public health's doctor sarah rodman couldn't is always a really tough time. it can be a time. a lot of worry and i think there are a lot of pregnant folks out there. >> who may have waited for more information before figuring out how best to protect themselves and families. the cdc says just 31% of all pregnant women have been vaccinated. people of color are disproportionately impacted with 45% of asian people who are pregnant vaccinated. >> 25% for latino people in 15%. among black people amid stepped up outreach efforts. >> we do have pregnant folks across all communities within the county. and we really want every community b is vaccinated as they can be to each other. the growing rotect evidence suggests the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any negative consequences. >> experts say the vaccine is safe and benefits the baby as well. unvaccinated women risk adverse effects. and so do their babies says doctor rodman anything from loss of a pregnancy to severe outcomes from the eye can see. >> and those are o

a former metropolitan police officer has been given a whole life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of sarahmarch. wayne couzens will never be released. he pretended to arrest her in london and lured her into his car as she walked home from a friend's house. hours later he raped and strangled her. sarah's family said the sentence brought some relief though nothing could ever bring her back. the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, said she was horrified that couzens had used his position of trust to deceive and coerce sarah. but tonight there are questions over whether he could have been identified as a threat sooner. our special correspondent lucy manning was in court. sarah everard was, thejudge said, simply walking home. for herfamily, nothing can make things better, nothing can bring sarah back, they said, but the rapist, murderer, policeman will never be released — and herfamily said that brings some relief. this moment, using his position of trust and privilege as a police officer to falsely arrest the 33—year—old, his arm out holding his warrant card, his use of handcu

vaccinations for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth the urgency echoed by santa clara county public health's doctor sarahman couldn't is always a really tough time. it can be a time. a lot of worry and i think there are a lot of pregnant folks out there. >> who may have waited for more information before figuring out how best to protect themselves and families. the cdc says just 31% of all pregnant women have been vaccinated. people of color are disproportionately impacted with 45% of asian people who are pregnant vaccinated. >> 25% for latino people in 15%. among black people amid stepped up outreach efforts. >> but we do have pregnant folks across all communities within the county. and we really want every community b is vaccinated as they can be to protect themselves and protect each other. the growing evidence suggests the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any negative consequences. >> experts say the vaccine is safe and benefits the baby as well. unvaccinated women risk adverse effects. and so do their babies says doctor rodman anything from loss of a pregnancy to severe outcomes from the eye can

sarah everard's parents have given a statement saying they are pleased that wayne couzens has been sentencedrah to be back. helena, for the moment, thank— sarah to be back. helena, for the moment, thank you _ sarah to be back. helena, for the moment, thank you very - sarah to be back. helena, for the moment, thank you very much, i sarah to be back. helena, for the i moment, thank you very much, helena wilkinson at the old bailey. as we had, dame cressida dick has been speaking outside the old bailey in the last few minutes. let's listen to what she said. there are no words that _ listen to what she said. there are no words that can _ listen to what she said. there are no words that can fully _ listen to what she said. there are no words that can fully express i listen to what she said. there are i no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry.— we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. dame cressida dick, the commissioner _ sarah. i am so sorry. dame cressida dick, the commissioner of _ sarah. i a

illinois, and that may not sound like such a big deal until you consider that sarah weighed barely a pound at birth and was givenow to walk with a walker, but her bones and tendons didn't grow together, so then she needed surgery to reposition her muscles and tendons and kneecap and to reshape her femurs. >> my legs continue to get worse, and i thought that at some point i wasn't going to be able to walk. my goal throughout that whole time when i was learning how to walk was to be a cheerleader. >> well, goal accomplished, sarah got the news last week that she had earned a spot on the cheerleading team, and her coach says her spirit is so special that it was an easy decision. >> look, if the goal is to inspire, she has done that. >> sure has. >>> cnn's coverage continues right now with poppy harlow. >>> good monday morning, everyone. so glad you're with us. this is a special holiday edition of "cnn newsroom" jim has day off. the back and forth ove

sarah campbell reporting. let's get some of the day's other news. ajudge in zimbabwe has givenr questioning in july. the prosecutor said the prime minister needs to explain why he spoke by phone to one of the main suspects just hours after the president was shot dead. ajudge in zimbabwe has given the go—ahead for the exhumation and reburial of robert mugabe's remains. the former president died two years ago and was buried in a courtyard at his estate. his family say he remained bitter after being ousted in 2017 and did not want to be buried at the national war heroes' shrine in harare. they're likely to appeal the high court ruling. the construction of the controversial gas pipeline linking russia and germany has been completed. the russian energy company gazprom says nord stream 2 will double exports to germany, and the kremlin has called for deliveries to start soon. critics have warned the pipeline will threaten security by giving russia greater control over europe's energy supplies. budding young musicians in brazil who don't normally have access to instruments have now got

and was the death of sarah harding given too much prominence on bbc news last weekend?ite. in a complaint familiar to regular newswatch viewers, andy gilding asked... events have continued to move quickly in afghanistan with the taliban announcing a new interim government on tuesday and clothing at an islamic emirate. meanwhile protesters have been taking to the streets and kabul objecting to the support they feel pakistan is giving to the taliban. this is the biggest challenge to the taliban authority have seen so far and it is not coming from a militia force, it is coming from peaceful protesters, from both women and men. the situation across the country remains highly volatile which has led to several viewers contacting us with concerns like this articulated recently by lindsay ramsbottom... one of the senior staff overseeing the bbc presence in afghanistan is jamie angus, senior controller of news output. nice to have you in the studio. i am sure the viewers appreciated. how safe are bbc in afghanistan? it is a very dangerous place and it's nice to hear the concerns

vaccinations for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth the urgency echoed by santa clara county public health's doctor sarah rodman couldn't is always a really. >> tough time. it can be a time. a lot of worry and i think there are a lot of pregnant folks out there who may have waited for more information before figuring out how best to protect themselves and families. the cdc says just 31% of all pregnant women have been vaccinated. people of color are disproportionately impacted with 45% of asian people who are pregnant vaccinated. >> 25% for latino people in 15%. among black people amid stepped up outreach efforts. >> we do have pregnant folks across all communities within the county. and we really want every community b is vaccinated as they can be to protect themselves and protect each other. the growing evidence suggests the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any negative consequences. >> experts say the vaccine is safe and benefits the baby as well. unvaccinated women risk adverse effects. and so do their babies says doctor rodman anything from loss of a pregnancy to severe outcomes from the eye can

vaccinations for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth the urgency echoed by santa clara county public health's doctor sarah rodman couldn't is always a really tough time. it can be a time. a lot of worry and i think there are a lot of pregnant folks out there. >> who may have waited for more information before figuring out how best to protect themselves and families. the cdc says just 31% of all pregnant women have been vaccinated. people of color are disproportionately impacted with 45% of asian people who are pregnant vaccinated. >> 25% for latino people in 15%. among black people amid stepped up outreach efforts. >> we have pregnant folks across all communities within the county. and we really want every community b is vaccinated as they can be to protect themselves and protect each other. the growing evidence suggests the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any negative consequences. >> experts say the vaccine is safe and benefits the baby as well. unvaccinated women risk adverse effects. and so do their babies says doctor rodman anything from loss of a pregnancy to severe outcomes from the eye can se

vaccinations for pregnant women and those who have recently given birth the urgency echoed by santa clara county public health's doctor sarah rodman couldn't is always a really tough time. it can be a time. a lot of worry and i think there are a lot of pregnant folks out there. >> who may have waited for more information before figuring out how best to protect themselves and families. the cdc says just 31% of all pregnant women have been vaccinated. people of color are disproportionately impacted with 45% of asian people who are pregnant vaccinated. >> 25% for latino people in 15%. among black people amid stepped up outreach efforts. >> we pregnant folks across all communities within the county. and we really want every community b is vaccinated as they can be to protect themselves and protect each other. the growing evidence suggests the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any negative consequences. >> experts say the vaccine is safe and benefits the baby as well. unvaccinated women risk adverse effects. and so do their babies says doctor rodman anything from loss of a pregnancy to severe outcomes from the eye can see. >>

sarah's sister, katie, told couzens in court... couzens, who could be givene will be sentenced later today. aruna iyengar, bbc news. to discuss this further, i'm joined by harriet wistrich, director of the centre for women's justice thank you forjoining us, i am sure like most of us who have watched and listened to the details of yesterday, the agony in those statements from syrup was my family it is impossible to stop thinking about what we had —— sarah's family. what do you think needs to happen to bring justice for women like sarah? we know telling women to modify their behaviour is not the problem. the problem is we have a criminal justice system that is failing to arrest, prosecute, investigate crimes of violence against women insufficiently robust and effective way. we have a police service which still does not tackle sufficiently and independently and robustly the perpetrator of abuse by certain police officers. we know over the last ten years, wayne couzens was not the only police officer to have murdered a woman, that have been 16 recorded deaths of

what's your take on that, given that there can be positive results, but the pendulum can also swing in the wrong direction? sarahomething you have to take incredibly serious. i always say nextdoor was founded on trust. it begins with real people at a real address. a lot of the trolling you might see on other platforms is much harder to do when you are that real person and you might show up in a local coffee shop right next to them. people are on better behavior. we are a guideline-driven platform. one of the things we instigated over the last year was the good neighbor pledge. you are reminded to be helpful, be respectful, not to discriminate. of course, there's lots of places we can use technology to slow people down. we did this with kindness reminders that i've talked to you about before, but, more recently, we have launched antiracism reminders. we've used it for covid-19 misinformation reminders. we've also wanted to make sure if someone does report, that it's going not just to the neighbors in the neighborhood that might review, but it can come into our nextdoor reviewer as well. that neighborhood is incre

applause he was given a standing ovation and also faced down hecklers during his speech. a court hears how a police officer pretended to arrest sarahverard before kidnapping and murdering her in march. her parents say they are tormented by what he did to their daughter. long queues continue but there are more signs that the fuel situation is continuing to ease. the first black headteacher in wales — a statue is unveiled in cardiff in honour of betty campbell who championed equality and diversity. and coming up on the bbc news channel, european football comes to old trafford, as under pressure of ole gunnar solskjaer and manchester united host villarreal in the champions league. good evening. labour leader keir starmer has promised that labour will never again go into an election without a serious plan for government. he said the country faced a "big moment" that "demands leadership" and that as prime minister he would provide it. his speech, considered a make or break by some of the party, was at times interrupted by hecklers. a blast of fresh air? that is how sir keir starmer wants you to see him. labour's week has been bumpy. he

sarah everard in march in south london. as we have been saying, wayne couzens will never leave prison. he has been given minister, harriet harman has told the bbc this lunchtime that cressida dick should resign as commissioner of the metropolitan police. saying that she has not understood the scale of the problem of violence against women. let's get more reaction to all the day's events. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the old bailey. those comments from harriet harman, again, that sense of pressure building on the met here. take us through again some of those very, very strong judge's comments, particularly reference made to confidence in the police. the metropolitan _ confidence in the police. tue: metropolitan police confidence in the police. tte: metropolitan police commissioner was in fact in the courtroom as wayne couzens was sentenced a little earlier on. just to give you a better reaction from the court, as he was sentenced, he was shaking as the judge sentenced him to a whole life order. what that means says he will never be released. you will not be considered for release. sarah evera

sarah harding would be best remembered. i think, as a woman who loved being a pop star, she was given a huge opportunity in 2002 to be part ofnd she kind of... i saw girls aloud live a couple of times and she kind of got the crowd going, she was kind of the hype girl of the five. she loved the fame aspect of it. she loved being in her 20s. girls aloud formed when she was 21, and she kind of lived her 20s and her early 30s in the spotlight. and i think that the legacy that girls aloud leave behind is really ringing true. this year at the brit awards, little mix won a brit award, and they thanked girls aloud, amongst other girl bands, for their contribution to music. and i think when fans of girls aloud will be listening to the radio and a girls aloud song will come on, they will be thinking of sarah harding for many years to come. there is a long history of kind of created bands, going back to the monkees in the 60s, but this one was created by the audience. controversial at the time when she actually got selected, as you will recall, but nonetheless, in a sense she is perhaps one of the big standout personalities from that l

>> reporter: it's a familiar story that's been given a powerfully emotional charge and it's another tour de force for sarah >>> coming up, tamron hall joins us live. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> drives over or get pulled over -- drive sober or get pulled over is the message from oakland police. we will -- they will be on the lookout for people suspected of driving under the influence per the department is dedicating officers to keep and i out for illegal sideshows. the greater highway of san francisco is closed for the labor day holiday. it will -- it reopened two cars last month despite opposition for cash from neighbors. the highway was closed for almost 1.5 years to give people a space to walk. the mayor says a long-term plan will be announced soon. man, look at that internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my internet streams to my ride. ok chill, cause mine's so fast no one can catch me. sweet, but my internet gives me unlimited wireless with 5g. that's because you all have xfinity. whoa! internet and wireless so good, it keeps one

professor dame sarah gilbert and her team were given the heroes of the year prize at the ceremony lastreak—up across southern england, west wales, north—west england and much of scotland as we go through the day. northern ireland should see some sunny, bright spells as well. temperatures are generally 13 to 21 degrees, although some in the highlands, in the sunshine could reach 23 or 24. this evening and overnight, we see a return to a fair bit of cloud, and where the cloud remains broken, temperatures will fall to single figures, with the cloud still thicken a for some drizzle and by the end of the night, we will see some patchy rain arrive in shetland. high pressure is still very much in charge of our weather, but it is drifting a little bit further east which will change the distribution of the cloud, but essentially, it is still going to be fairly cloudy for many areas, away from the north and the west, where we'll hang onto some sunshine. it brightens up in southern areas later on in the day as well. as we head into the weekend, this is where we start to see the change. high—press

the consumer able to do given the rolloff of some of the stimulus checks and the fact people are not necessarily getting back into a labor market still hobbled in part by covid? sarah will see a pretty weak number when it comes to retail sales. part of that has to do with the fact of what we are seeing in terms of autos. how much we saw sales plummet. if you look at the position of it consumers, we are seeing it weaken. we still of excess savings. given the run rate of inflation, even with today's number, it is whittling away. when you factor in the unemployment benefits rolling off, the buying power of consumers is weakening, so that does suggest you are getting somewhat closer to the supply demand balance coming better aligned. it will take some time. tom: let me talk the unspeakable. what if this is a fed, i am looking at the wonderful fomc function on the bloomberg, what if this is a fed that is not september, not december, but has to stagger to the decision in january of next year? what is the signal if they have to wait? sarah: it suggests to some extent the virus is still very much in control. i do not think it is completely out of the realm of possibility t

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professor dame sarah gilbert and her team were given the heroes of the year prize at the ceremony last message from prince harry. england manager gareth southgate was named inspiration of the year for leading the team to the euro 2020 final. the time now is 18 minutes past six on thursday morning. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mirror leads on the decision to offer a third coronavirus vaccine dose to people with seriously weakened immune systems. the paper says there's confusion over who else may be offered an additional jab. a decision on a booster programme for the wider population could be announced next week according to the telegraph. the paper also leads on that dramatic image of taliban celebrations in afghanistan. militants held a victory rally yesterday where they paraded equipment taken from defeated afg ha n forces. the guardian reports that the foreign secretary was warned that the taliban could rapidly return to power a month before they seized control of the capital kabul. and online, one of the most—read articles on the bbc news website is the announcemen

sarah's sister, katie, told couzens in court... couzens, who could be givenhole life term, has admitted kidnap, murder and rape. he will be sentenced later today. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the furlough scheme that's helped to keep millions of people in employment during the pandemic, ends today. the number of workers on furlough has fallen steadily as lockdown restrictions eased, but the latest available figures from july, showed around 1.6 million workers were still being financially supported. ben is in birmingham with more details. it is an important moment, symbolic to a degree but there will be lots of people affected.— to a degree but there will be lots of people affected. yes, symbolic. it feels like _ of people affected. yes, symbolic. it feels like the _ of people affected. yes, symbolic. it feels like the economy - of people affected. yes, symbolic. it feels like the economy is - of people affected. yes, symbolic. | it feels like the economy is coming off life support. the government has decided now is the time to end the additional support offered t

wayne couzens stopped sarah everard on the streets of london in march this year and pretended to arrest her. he handcuffed her before raping and killing her. wayne couzens has been givenn. i recognise that for some people a precious bond of trust has been damaged. our dedication to you, our public, remains undiminished. as commissioner, i will do everything in my power to ensure we learn any lessons. i know that what happened to sarah, and indeed what has happened to other women in london and beyond in recent times, has raised important questions about women's safety. here in the met, i commit to keep working with others to improve women's safety and reduce the fear of violence. there are no words that can fully express the fury and overwhelming sadness that we all feel about what happened to sarah. i am so sorry. the commissioner of the metropolitan police. this afternoon, the home secretary, priti patel, was asked for her reaction to the case. what we have heard today is sickening to everyone, and there are simply— sickening to everyone, and there are simply no _ sickening to everyone, and there are simply no words, no worries at all that can _ simply no words, no w

context to this, as i say, none of this evidence has been given in open court, so we are learning a lot about the circumstances in which sarahfigures on coronavirus which have just been issued to us. the latest figures in the 24 hours to today are 36,722 cases. yesterday's figure was just over 34,500. the number of deaths recorded in the 24 hours to today, that would be deaths of people who have tested positive for covid within the last 28 days, 150 people reported in the last 22 hours. yesterday, 167 deaths had been reported. now to brighton and the labour party conference which has concluded after the speech by the party leader sir keir starmer. it was the first speech he has delivered in person to the labour conference because last year's was a virtual conference because of covid. the labour leader sir keir starmer praised the nhs and attacked the government over lorry driver shortages in his first face to face speech to the party's conference in brighton. sir keir said the country faced major issues, such as the climate crisis, emerging from the pandemic, and britain's relationship with the eu, issues which he said neede

sarah keith—lucas. that heatwave we started the week with has given way to something cooler.ular. fewer showers here, not completely dry but still quite cloudy. more sunshine breaking through further east but scattered showers and thunderstorms, slow—moving with light wind. temperatures are still 23, 24 in the warmest spots but most at 19. the fifth test at old trafford, if you heavy downpours in productive play for a time but looking drive for saturday and sunday. —— interrupting play. mostly dry overnight, away from the north of scotland, that is, where we have lingering rain lasting through tonight and through the day tomorrow as well. towards the south of that, mostly dry and mild and humid to start saturday. through the day as low—pressure drifts to the east that will allow more of a north—westerly breeze blowing across the uk. still a lingering weather front bringing outbreaks of heavy rain for the north of scotland and there could be localised flooding issues. elsewhere, a predominantly dry story on saturday. not as warm as recent days but pleasant spells of sunshine,

people who have given us technical support, the human rights commission staff, including our commission secretary kathy mulkey meyer. amelia martinez bankhead and taquan harrison, sarah sang, and jessica compo. so thank you, all, very, very much. for all of your hard work in putting this sum in it together. because we do have some newcomer, i want to reiterate a few things and that is that we live in a nation founded on violence. and while we are all here well intentioned, resident citizens, community leader, young, or we have our youth here who will be talking to us this afternoon. we have our leaders here and we also are learning from our elders. because we live in a nation founded on violence, this summit this, day will not be the end of the violence because we are inundated with it on a daily basis through our media n our education, and in every aspect of our lives. our mayor has had us to focus on reconciliation, healing and love. the leadership of valuing everyone, and how do we do that, right? how do we heal from centuries of trauma? how do we heal? we acknowledge our origins. we confess that we whip our children because our ancestors were whipped. we admit th