india's iron man sardar patel was the country's first deputy prime minister after india gained independence in one thousand nine hundred seventy patel played a key role in bringing the country states together. rather only because of his efforts his knowledge and bringing them together. into one united india this so-called symbol of unification was nearly four years in the making now its unveiling is being overshadowed by protests and accusations of political point scoring the statue is part of the hindu nationalist parties effort to rebrand what it calls forgotten leaders but their critics see this as an effort to to appropriate a national hero figure ahead of next year's national election. the four hundred million dollars project has uprooted many residents one hundred eighty five families most of them belonging to local tribes were forced to leave their homes. ahead of the inauguration local chiefs called for modi to stay away and there are reports of activist leaders who have been detained. and despite protests authorities hope the site will be a popular tourist attraction in this remote

one hundred eighty two metre told bronze clad tribute to a politician dubbed india's iron man sardar patel the country's first deputy prime minister who played a key rule in unification after independence. the world's tallest staci was nearly four years in the making now its unveiling is being overshadowed by protests and accusations of political point scoring prime minister moody's critics see this project as his not so subtle bid to appropriate an independence era hero ficker associated with the opposition congress party ahead of a national election ere the next year many people living nearby are angry at its four hundred million dollar price tag and by the damage done to the environment some say the communities have been left alone resources including access to drinking water. local authorities hope the site will be a popular tourist attraction in this remote corner of india you're up to date on the news thanks for watching i'm sara kelly and her lead. her first day at school. her first climbing lesson. or as grandma was arrives. joining a regular on her journey back to freedom. in our

the 790 foot bronze statue depicts one of its leaders, sardar patel. he is known as the iron man.tue is twice the size of the statue of liberty. it cost $420 million to build. there's also a museum and a research center dedicated to patel's life. >>> and with less than a week to go before the midterm elections, there's an intense effort under way to get people to vote. one organization is playing a key role to make sure voters are ready. mola lenghi has more. >> reporter: when all of the votes were counted following the 2016 presidential election, one number stood out. >> about 11% of the american population which is about 21 million voters, did not have the organization called srth vote decided about it. >> we work in states that have voter i.d. laws that are stricter so we're in virginia, texas, florida, georgia, and tennessee. >> reporter: the group is nonpartisan, meaning they don't care who you vote for, just get out and vote. marcus white hurst hasn't had an i.d. in a couple of years. >> i lost my wallet and that's how simple it was. >> reporter: he says voting is important

in india the one hundred eighty two metre tall bronze figure is a tribute to independence hero sardar patel prime minister narendra modi inaugurated the statue calling patel of beacon of hope but critics are angry at the destruction of natural resources and the four hundred million dollars cost nato has begun holding its largest military exercises since the end of the cold war it's mainly taking place in norway and all twenty nine nato member states plus finland and sweden are involved in the vast security operation is called trident juncture it will stretch into parts of the north atlantic in the baltic sea it's taken months to get everything in position fifty thousand troops and support personnel two hundred fifty aircraft sixty five naval vessels and up to ten thousand military vehicles are now in the region moscow has called the maneuvers quote an anti russian exercise. company the troops and tanks. why. i know. blowing up obstacles. and building bridges in just a few minutes two capabilities that the german army is bringing to try to juncture . but i've these old school skills still ne

india the one hundred eighty two metre tall bronze figure is the tribute to independence hero sardar patel prime minister narendra modi inaugurated the statue calling patel a beacon of hope but critics are angry at the destruction of natural resources and the four hundred million dollar cost. u.s. president donald trump was greeted by heavy protests in pittsburgh as the first funerals of victims killed in last week's synagogue shooting got underway donald trump had traveled to the city to offer his condolences despite being told to stay away local jewish leaders had written an open letter to the president saying that he is not welcome in the city until he fully denounces white nationalism a letter was signed by more than sixty thousand people stirred further controversy yesterday by stating his intention to scrap the right to citizenship for u.s. born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants. we're joined now in the studio by irwin called their expert on u.s. politics at bard college and berlin and i want to talk a little bit more about trump's visit to pittsburgh we've seen you kno

go out to sardar patel stadium in houston's richmond neighborhood and ask league president of the houstonldeep patel: let's go. let's go! >> anthony: who's winning? >> kuldeep patel: the first team scored 120 runs. they're chasing right now. >> anthony: i see, so you can't really say cause they haven't had an opportunity yet. >> kuldeep patel: exactly right. >> anthony: see, this is why it didn't happen in america. we need, we like winners in america. we like to know whose winning at all times. >> kuldeep patel: but this is a very high energetic game. baseball, when we watch baseball, it's kind of slow to us when we -- >> anthony: well, even to us it is. >> kuldeep patel: right? it's a slower game. >> anthony: it's really all about the snacks. >> kuldeep patel: yes, hot dogs. >> anthony: but, they're [ bleep ] hot dogs here. and the beer is even worse. now for a hot dog. oh no, right. now for some tandoori chicken cooked to perfection, some spicy, tender, and totally delicious curried goat, and made to order potato masala dosas. >> anthony: are there fewer rules here? the caste system, yo

bigad shaban, our next nowa unveiling the world's largest statue, nearly 600 feet tall depicting sardar patel, he turned hundreds of indian states into a single union. for reference, the statue is more than twice the size of our statue of liberty. more news right after this break. it was time to update the bathroom but we wanted to work with a company we could trust. rebath gave us the bathroom we always wanted. call 925-233-6471 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel recently, more than $20 million has been spent in the race ion to attack my friend tony thurmond's record. well, i've worked with tony, and no one is more qualified to lead our state's schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers and the california democratic party. because tony will stand up to the donald trump-betsy devos agenda and has always protected our local public schools. join me in voting for tony thurmond. let's put our kids first. celebrating on twitter. check out this photo of her dog in a costume... she writes..happy halloween from my little devil to yours.. >>>

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the statue of unity depicts sardar vallabhbhai patel, a hero in india's independence struggle.sk, is it really worth it? six months ago, wayne rooney moved to the us and joined the football team dc united. since then the club, which was at the bottom of the league, has experienced a remarkable turnaround, and is now in the major league soccer play—offs. wayne rooney spoke to our sports correspondent natalie pirks about life in washington. as england's all—time record goalscorer, wayne rooney has always played at the highest level. but, at 33 years old, he has just taken on his toughest career challenge. all right, dc. let's get to work. he told me he is notjust in america for a vacation, though. of course you have people who maybe can pay you have people who maybe can pay you to all the players who have come over here and not done so well. you know, people who make their opinion on you have to be... to see you play. i couldn't really play and ta ke play. i couldn't really play and take my foot off the pedal. rooney's arrival has been big news here. when rooney arrived in dc bac