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in the collective hearts of the royal family as the pandemic dictates a scaled-down farewell keir simmons starts us off tonight with the latest from london >> reporter: tonight, the queen in mourning. announcing with deep sorrow the death of her beloved husband. britain's prime minister paying tribute to prince philip's long service. >> not just as her consort, by her side every day of her reign, but as her husband, her strength and stay of more than 70 years >> reporter: there are flags at half staff and some flowers police keeping crowds back he wanted no fuss. and britain is in lockdown so no state funeral for a prince whose place in history is assured. >> they deserve to remember him how they wish to remember him, in their own way >> i think i'd want what he wanted so whatever he wanted, that's what we should have >> reporter: he was born a greek royal, but exiled with his family he became in his own words a refugee. he saw action on battleships in world war ii a brave and brilliant naval officer. an outsider whose wedding to princess elizabeth and then her coronation as queen elizabe

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, the royal love story, the queen and prince philip were married 73 years. the queen calling her husband her strength and stay. on "nbc nightly news," a deeper look at the very public and private love story. >>> it will be a few more days before the man accused of attacking an elderly asian woman in san francisco answers to those charges, but his attorney already trying to prove that he did not commit a hate crime. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joining us live with mark jenkins's first day in court. kris? >> reporter: hi there. that preliminary hearing was put off until next week so he won't have to answer to the charges until then, but already his attorney as put out video that he says tries to paint a bigger picture of what happened on that day. here it is, so we can look at it together. san francisco public defender eric mcburnny says it shows his client, steven jenkins, who's homeless, being assaulted by several different people in several different directions, suffering more than 40 blows to his head before h

more from the american rock legend gene simmons, the lead singer, of course, of kiss.derers, has reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that paula's only contest was with the clock. and as for her sporting legacy, paula radcliffe's competitors will be chasing her new world best time for years to come. shouting. quite quietly but quicker and quicker, she seemed tojust slide away under the surface and disappear. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president biden confirms all us military forces will withdraw from afghanistan by september 11. he says it's time to end the war. a policewoman is charged with the manslaughter of the young black man, daunte wright, in minneapolis. we know that the arts have been

a man called -- by frederick lachman narrated by jk simmons.r for us to male narrator is. it the autobiography of knock him x. as told to alex haley narrated via lawrence fishburne. >> hello everyone. lawrence fishburne here. thank you so much for this youthful award for best male narrator. it was truly an honor for me to be able to read these words until malcolm story. i'd like to thank the chabot family and my director nicole shelton whose -- are superlative. thank you everyone and enjoy the evening. god bless you all. >> all. >> now lookahead things off to the 2020s audie award winner for best male. >> thank you very much and yes it was anon or two when the audie for best male narrator but that was last year and this is this. i was last year and it's ancient history of everyday i keep the audience in my pocket or a titlist for this year's narration by an author or authors are. >> acid for the children written and narrated by -- hollywood park written and narrated by mchale joe way. poems britney narrated by amanda smith. in, dependent writte

keir simmons, nbc news london. >>> there was another volcanic eruption in the caribbean today, and it is quickly turning into a humanitarian crisis on the island of st. vincent. now american cruise ships are pulling in to help evacuate residents. kathy park has late details. >> reporter: tonight the island of st. vincent on the verge of disaster after another volcanic eruption the lush caribbean island now looks more like a battle zone with a thick layer of ash coating nearly every corner of this country, while the strong smell of sulfur hangs in the air the prime minister described the ongoing crisis >> how bad is the situation right now, and would you say the conditions are worsening? >> both on the east and on the west covered in ash a lot of homes have been destroyed by the weight of the ash. my home village outside of my mom's house, the ash covered up to my ankle. >> reporter: roughly 16,000 have now evacuated the surrounding area today's explosion shut off water and knocked out power to much of the island, but cruise ships are now on deck to help with evacuations. carnival twee

the first time since his and his wife meghan's explosive allegations against the royal family keir simmons leads us off from london. >> reporter: today royal gun salutes for prince philip, 41 rounds fired across the united kingdom and around the world and tonight new details of next saturday's funeral, small and in line with covid restrictions the queen who woke up this morning a widow will say good-bye to her husband of 73 years surrounded by 30 of her close family. daughter-in-law sophie esex telling crowds after a visit today the queen has been amazing. in an address to the nation prince charles saying the family misses his father enormously >> my dear papa was a very special person who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him it will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particularly sad time. >> reporter: prince harry will attend the ceremony his wife meghan, who is pregnant, will not on the advice of her physician. the chapel where they were married now the setting for a royal funeral. at 9:45 eastern

the reality, finding them alive now would take a miracle lester >> all right keir simmons monitoring that for us tonight. thank you. >>> well, there was never any real danger, but after today's launch of thments when mission control noticed something. ignition >> reporter: it was 5:49 a.m. when spacex once again lit up the florida sky. a perfect flight tracked all the way up the east coast but at 1:24 p.m. mission control warned the crew of dragon that their ship would come uncomfortably close to a piece of space junk one of tens of thousands of pieces nasa constantly tracks the crew ordered back into their spacesuits because of the unlikely chance of a collision. >> we do need you to immediately proceed with suit donning and securing yourselves in seats. >> okay. we're getting in the suit. and we copy. >> reporter: a few minutes later the space junk, possibly a piece of an old satellite, passed by 28 miles away. today's spacex mission the first to reuse both a rocket and the spaceship. pilot megan mcarthur sitting in the same seat her husband astronaut bob behnken sat in a year ago.

. ♪ ♪ >>> hours from now britain will say farewell to prince philip keir simmons is at windsor castleh final preparations >> reporter: tonight the queen pictured for the first time since the death of prince philip, driving herself ahead of tomorrow's difficult day. prince charles looking tearful this week. and in the past few hours the order of service published. remembering prince philip's unwavering loyalty to our queen he planned his own funeral, even designing the land rover that will carry his coffin the emphasis on family, military and history. his children and grandchildren will walk with the cortege. william and harry separated by a cousin after that explosive oprah interview. 30 close family will be surrounded by 730 members of the armed forces inside, all will wear masks. the queen expected to sit alone. tonight the queen releasing this personal picture from 2003, as tomorrow she says good-bye to her husband of 73 years for the last time. the service here at windsor castle will last less than an hour the end of an era. lester >> all right, keir simmons, thank you you can wat

lester >> all right, keir simmons, thank you you can watch prince philip's funeral tomorrow morning starting at 9:30 eastern here on nbc. >>> also tonight, the growing big business backlash to georgia's voting law let's get more on that from blayne alexander. >> reporter: they say their fight started as soon as georgia's voting law passed. >> was georgia kind of a wake-up call >> georgia was absolutely a wake-up call >> reporter: that's why ken chenault, former american express ceo, helped organize hundreds of business leaders including from target, bank of america, and starbucks, to sign a statement against what they call discriminatory legislation that impacts the right to vote >> how companies act, how they influence, i think is critical. >> reporter: among the names, linkedin co-founder reid hoffman. >> business leaders are leaders. they're part of the leaders in society and they're saying restricting voting is bad for business >> reporter: but similar moves are sparking backlash. republicans say the georgia law does not suppress voting, rather secures it, by requiring an i.d. to request

caroline simmons stays with us this morning. first a recap of your first word news with simone fox in doha. >> in the u.s., president joe biden is urging americans to get vaccinated. he is pointing to new guidance that people who have been inoculated can socialize outdoors without masks. the changes and rules might help convince people who have been hesitant about getting their shots. according to bloomberg vaccine tracker, 140 million americans had at least one dose of a vaccine. the european commission wants the power to levy fines on foreign state owned companies. the proposed rules seek to answer complaints from european businesses that chinese state backed firms get support they can't match. chinese business groups have complained about the draft which could change before it is set to be proposed next week. google seeing a surge in ad sales as businesses look to capitalize on the economy reopening. first quarter revenue for the parent company alphabet came in at over $45 billion. the firm unveiled a buyback, shares higher i

key simmons, nbc news, windsor. >> so true there. >>> all right. back here at home let's talk about that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that and how does it look for us today, kari? >> it's still pretty nice. we've enjoyed sunshine, a light breeze out there and our temperatures have been cool to start but warming up for the afternoon. we're taking a live look at mt. diablo from mal nut kreefnlgt i think it's going to be a perfect day for going out for a hike and probably better today compared to tomorrow because the winds will start to pick up. if you're going out to the park today in san jose expect it to be mid-60s in the next hour and then warming up into the mid-70s as we head towards 3:00 to 4:00. if you like the warmer temperatures, that's the time to go. for some of our inland areas we'll reach the upper 70s as we'll see in livermore and 80 degrees in concord and 80 in napa and san francisco will stay in the low 60s around palo alto will reach into the low 70s for a high today. so we're still getting the high pre

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> all right. now to the pandemic and news of a breakthrough treatment for covid patients in the form of a pill. pfizer says this new drug could be available this year. it's an experimental oral drug to treat the symptoms at the first sign of illness, and it's now being tested on healthy people. this would be the second antiviral therapy for covid-19 joining remdesivir which is given to those with extreme symptoms. here's what the experts are saying. >> if someone comes in, they have covid, they haven't gotten vaccinated and they don't feel well, this would be given as an oral agent to keep them out of the hospital, and it would prevent hopefully getting sick with covid. >> reporter: the new treatment your best bet still is to get a vaccine. >>> child immunization campaigns are being interrupted. the united nations children's fund said that the pandemic is interrupting vaccination campaigns for males and yellors fevers, and communities around the world are seeing the disparities. the u.n. says you

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> we have new video.ds almost entirely empty in front of manila's iconic city hall as fill bonos mark good friday. the largest catholic nation. roads are eerily quiet and churches empty. after religious gatherings were manila and four outlying provinces. the government placed more than 25 million people back under lockdown this week. the country is dealing with more than 756,000 confirmed covid-19 cases and 13,000 deaths. those are the second highest totals in southeast asia. only indonesia has more cases. here at home "the mercury news" says stanford is investigating claims that hackers sold personal data from the school of medicine. not yet clear what information was stolen or how many people were affected. the hack is believed to be part of a larger national cyber attack on universities and organizations all of which used a palo alto-based file-sharing service. we reached out to stanford for comment but we've not received a response. >>> you probably heard of the activist group moms for housing. the gr

family, friends and fellow artists came together to say goodbye to earl simmons known as rapper dmx on saturday. his casket was delivered to the barclays center in brooklyn. a top of a monster truck for the public service. about 200 people were allowed in kanye west's sunday service choir and other big names in hip-hop provided music fans are outside of the service revving motorcycles and playing the rapper's music simmons died april night from a heart attack following an alleged drug overdose. he was 50 years old. it was a somber afternoon at the mount davidson in san francisco. the armenian community gathered saturday to remember the lives lost in mass killings, over 100 years ago. kron forcefully reports. what made this year's event even more special. >> so so the base of the on mount davidson in san francisco, descendants of survivors honor. and remember and a half million armenians killed by the ottoman 106 years ago. everyone has a personal connection. many of the people here. >> have grandparents or great-grandparents who are orphaned this year, san francisco, san mateo and sant

scenes like this could return soon and for now it seems there's no solution andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast thousands of people have joined protests against pollution in serbia's capital demonstrators blocked traffic in front of parliament to belgrade they want stricter laws to prevent more to land an air pollution by industries such as mining. turkey's president is very in to support ukraine over its increasing border tensions with russia restive typer one says he hopes the dispute can be solved through dialogue so because your earlier reports now from istanbul this is the 2nd meeting in 7 months between ukraine's leader volodymyr selenski and turkish president regift i pad don so lansky is visiting a stumble comes at a crucial time for both nations but the focus on saturday was largely on trade tourism and defense ties between on current kiev. ukraine has a soviet legacy of producing helicopters aircraft and cruise missile engines turkey's next generation of combat aerial vehicles equipped with ukrainian engines are expected to be introduced later this year c r c the sole consider

and simmons is in belfast joins me now live from there andrew it's a significant day and you're in a significant spot right probably very different from how perhaps many people for an hour verse 3 might have been marked a few years ago before graves the. world depending on who you were talking to on such an issue many had warned about the fragile peace in northern ireland big threatened arrangements over bricks it but 1st of all yes this is a symbol of the so-called troubles which was effectively. war which lasted 3 decades and the peace wall was built about halfway through that in order to separate interface point separates the nationalist republicans and the loyalists to a community is continually fighting with each other this has been the point the main point of some of the rioting over the past week and in fact wednesday thursday saw water cannons being used all over petrol bombs all over this district petrol bombs being thrown at police and again even as you said in the introduction the situation over north belfast again another interface we were amongst it and last night that's

and wesley lowery, correspondent for simmons simmons plus and my cbs -- "60 minutes" plus and my cbs news colleague. welcome to all of you. anne, let's start with you. big picture, what did the foreign policy moves made by this president this week on afghanistan, on russia, on china, tell us about the biden doctrine and how he plans to handle foreign affairs as present? anne: nancy, i think all of those things have in common that they are an attempt by the president to redirect american foreign policy resources toward asia and toward china in particular. in afghanistan, his argument is specifically tied to china. he said on wednesday that it doesn't make sense for the united states to continue to spend the amount of money and diplomatic effort and all kinds of oer effort that goes with supporting the 20-year mission and 20-year war in afghanistan for what essentially is an outdated and now increasingly irrelevant conflict. he said that everything we went to afghanistan can do -- either already done or can accomplish in otherays, the terrorist threat, we went there to vanquish has cha

nbc's correspondent keir simmons has a look at the event what, it will include and why it's been scaled back a bit. >> reporter: in just over 24 hours, prince philip will be laid to rest in st. george's chapel, a day of family good-byes, military honors and history. the funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. eastern when the coffin will be brought from the private chapel at windsor castle to the state entrance. at 2:40 here, 9:40 eastern, it will be place in a modified land rover that prince philip himself created. he had a passion for design. at 2:45, 9:45 eastern, the hearse will proceed through a route lined by military person toll arrive eight minutes later at the west steps of st. george's chapel where the royal marines will lift a coffin and carry it inside. the funeral will take place at 3:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. eastern following a national minute of silence. buckingham pail as has revealed 309-person guest list and the formation of those walking behind the hears. his children princess anne and prince charles will be followed by prince edward and prince andrew. coming after wil

last december and they won't be allowed to return until shortly before the academic year ends under simmons has been psystar for sure university let's talk on time. they're doing all the right things to stay covert secure but while shops has cylons of big gardens may have reopened university students can't get back to face to face lectures they could return within a month but it will be 3 weeks before the academic year ends for most of them as we've got students out there who might be working in the working in leisure centers but they can't come on campus to study and we know that they do want to come on just to finish off the air. and really meet meet their peers colleagues and get back into their education and the sort of more traditional way you know their 1st year at university or their graduation in those years you can get back. here again staffordshire university is doing better than most 2 thirds of its 12000 students have been allowed to return for practical reasons. health and social services are among a host of courses here able to use immersive technology for instance we will bri

nbc's keir simmons has a look at his long life of duty and devotion. >> reporter: this is how the world knew him, standing by his beloved wife, the queen, her loyal and lifelong companion. but from the beginning life conspired to make prince philip his own man. he was born in greece into that country's royal exiled with them when he was a small child. an education molded an achiever. he saw action during world war ii, a brilliant and brave officer. his 1947 wedding to elizabeth lifted the spirits of post-war britain. the next year prince charles was born. three more children would follow. but philip's world changed forever in 1952 when king george vi died and his daughter, elizabeth, became queen. from then on, his main role was as the monarch's consort and counsel. his relationship with the queen featured in the popular tv series "the crown". >> are you my wife or my queen. >> reporter: numerous guests made abroad. killing a tiger an endangered species on a trip to india. his defense, some of his actions and comments were taken out of context. more recently the duke finally turned in h

current virus pandemic began charities are warning the situation is getting out of control under simmons visited rotheram an english town that's been classed as one of the poorest in northern europe still manufacturing made rather of the devise of it now would go near to destroying hope in this town on the skyline looms the threat one company one decision without government money hundreds of jobs could go covert has already ripped into work week local economy and you never have to look far to find a food bank susan bradley is dependent on food aid she's a volunteer here because she's so grateful for their help she has a job but she's laid off with the government providing 80 percent of her pay that's not enough though to support her family. and softball just you just for perform again. as a parent off off off off off struggled many a times before the law in a in a situation lot will swear off of not even in the kitchen cupboard the fridge just to mock. me denise leslie is in charge she's a counsellor with the local authority devoting most of his spare time to running this service i never

bill $998.00 andrew simmons how does it. mean mars ruling generals are targeting more of their critics at home and abroad more than $600.00 civilians are said to have been killed by the security forces since the jointer seized power on the 1st of february at least another 11 died in the northwest and tarzi truckloads of soldiers arrive to crush and coup protests a popular actor and model playing tuck home has been arrested over his starring role in the protest movement and the police are looking for other entertainers and musicians elsewhere the u.k. has condemned what it calls bullying by the jointer after the country's ambassador to london was locked out of the embassy his journey home. protesters at the embassy on wednesday night ambassador men was locked out allegedly by his deputy and the military attash say last month the ambassador a former army colonel himself had broken ranks criticizing the coup on february 1st and calling for the release of the country's democratic leaders in the morning he returned and spoke to r

the coronavirus pandemic began charities are warning the situation is getting out of control and or simmons visited rather and that's an english town that's been classed as one of the poorest and northern europe still manufacturing made rather of the devise of it now would go near to destroying hope in this town on the skyline looms the threat one company one decision without government money hundreds of jobs could go kovi it has already ripped into a weak local economy and you never have to look far to find a food bank susan bradley is dependent on food aid she's a volunteer here because she's so grateful for the help she has a job but she's laid off with the government providing 80 percent of her pay that's not enough though to support her family. is based on the stance of just you just for the family. as a parent off off off off struggled many a times before in a situation like this where all of not even in the kitchen cupboard the fridge just to mock. me denise leslie is in charge she's a counselor with the local authority devoting most of her spare time to running this service i never

nbc's keir simmons is outside windsor castle with how the prince is being remembered today.ing to you. prince philip was a royal naval officer, on land across the uk, there's been a gun salute, including with guns used to mark the wedding of the queen and prince philip. and a 41 round fired salute to the prince. and we have been watching members of the royal family come to visit the queen in the past few days. her daughter-in-law saying she left. the queen has been amazing. the queen has never been queen without prince philip. this morning, she woke up a widow, making plans for his funeral at windsor castle. with flags across the uk at half staff, outside buckingham palace the traditional announcement of her beloved husband's passing. and many, many tributes to the duke of edinburgh's long service. >> not just as consort, by her side, every day of her reign, but as her husband, strength and stay of more than 70 years. >> reporter: condolences from australia prime minister, new zealand, and canada justin trudeau, calling him a man of conviction. on british television overnigh

was made available to the twins last week but simmons declined to get it.d past experience i will not be taking it or advocating for it. i hope i don't have to explain myself. the twins say simmons has mild symptoms and is recovering at home. >>> the minnesota wild holding a moment of silence in their return to the ice in honor of daunte wright. they decided not to play monday night after wright was shot and killed by police on sunday. >> the community and the city is going through some tough times and we as a group, like i said, we all agreed upon that and our wishes are with daunte and his family. >> it's tough to digest, i think, you know, taking a bit of a pause there to, you know, genu flekt and look at it and try to figure out how best to digest it and what action to take. you know, i think that's -- i think that was a good move at the time. >> yesterday's game was moved up to the afternoon in anticipation of the potential curfews. the wild beat arizona 5-2. >>> to the nba mavs down two to the grizzlies in the closing seconds, they get the ball to luk

all that long ago a couple of years ago i was standing outside of a motel not far away from where simmonsling a similar scare. this morning those in the hip-hop community and his family at large are hoping he can stand up once again. janai? >> you mention that song "slippin'." he says i'm slippin'. i'm fallin'. i can't get up. so many fans hope he gets back on his feet to tear it up again. thank you so much. >>> now to our weather man, rob marciano who's always tearing it up. as the easter bunny this morning. >> we got some cherry blossoms. i'm wearing the pink tie this morning. they're popping in d.c. there's washington monument. it is gorgeous, and they are definitely in peak if not last week was the peak. this always helps. warmer temperatures, and we're bouncing after the record lows yesterday. a good 10 to 20 degrees warmer this morning across the northeastern third of the country. look at the record lows. 13 in morrisville, vermont. allentown, 20, pittsburgh, 21. 24 in raleigh, charlotte, 26. record highs out west. phoenix, 97. 97 in yuma, arizona, and there's the beloved bouncing b

it's what prince philip would have wanted jose >> keir simmons in windsor. you. >>> today, service unlike any other the family closely following the country's strict covid protocols. it was a dramatic turn from a royal remembrance that would typically draw massive crowds kelly cobiella reports. >> reporter: a royal funeral like no other. the queen wearing a mask her lady in waiting, lady susan husie, part of her windsor household and by her side for decades, the only one allowed to get close. inside the enormous st. george's chapel, a downsized choir of just four. all socially distanced. instead of 800 mourners on the pre-pandemic list, there were just 30 the queen, her four children, her eight grandchildren, all separated by the covid-required six feet only royals who live together could sit together they couldn't sing only pray, in silence. even the pomp and ceremony stayed behind palace walls so it wouldn't draw a crowd. the entire funeral happened just on the other side of that gate for people who did come here, there was nothing to see a dedicated few f

considered child abuse also stephen and others like him have an uphill battle on their hands andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast at least 4 migrants have been found on board a boat off morocco the vessel was spotted by a fishing boat near the canary islands on sunday 19 others have been airlifted to safety more than a dozen are in a serious condition. a weakened tropical cyclers is moving inland through western australia after tearing through coastal towns it made landfall as a category 3 storm bringing winds of up to 170 kilometers an hour roots have been ripped from homes and buildings flattened residents across an 800 kilometer stretch of western australia have been told to shelter at home and rescue efforts on the caribbean island of st vincent have been hampered after another volcanic eruption cause power outages and water outages the last is here a volcano 1st erupted on friday and is expected to continue for weeks the government says most crops and livestock will be destroyed and 20000 people could be displaced for 4 months. if there. is one goal of u.s. masters tournament the 29 year

considered child abuse also stephen and others like him have an uphill battle on their hands andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. rescue efforts on the caribbean island isn't vincent after another volcanic eruption called power and water outages the volcano 1st erupted on friday and is expected to continue for weeks the government says most crops and livestock will be destroyed and 20000 people could be displaced for months colvin harry is a program manager for n.b.c. radio who spoke to us from st vincent he says an increasing number of people need shelter. they continued to have individuals who decided to stay a 2nd deciding to move because there is now a case where it is getting even more serious the scientists are comparing this to the 1000 to 2 eruption it is now it's a pass in terms of the the way it has been erupting the $179.00 eruption which was the last time that we had such an activity. increased numbers in the shelters the last time the last figure we had yesterday was a 3000 across 78 charges i suspect that that number has since increased it was an episode a really in the early ho

of the so-called peace wall that still standing despite the good friday peace deal of 998 andrew simmons. the spanish coast guard has rescued $59.00 people from a dinghy in the atlantic the refugees and migrants were found about 80 kilometers off the coast of crown canaria is passive the spanish canary islands the largest 90 kilometers off the coast of morocco almost $19000.00 unaccompanied children were among the 171000 refugees and migrants stopped on the u.s. mexican border in march it's added extra urgency to regional talks about what's driving the search reports now from mexico city. this meeting between u.s. and guatemalan officials is being seen as the official start of a new strategy by the u.s. government aimed at reducing the number of migrants fleeing central america the biden administration's special envoy to the region the capital sunita says the white house wants to create legal ways for migrants to reach the u.s. at the set i want to emphasize that the u.s. border is closed we are here to also talk about the need and the efforts of the white house to create legal means for

cool so heated scenes like this could return soon and for now it seems there's no solution andrew simmons i'll just about fast. the coast of indonesia has killed at least 7 people the magnitude 6 quake hit the main island of java hundreds of buildings have been damaged tremors were felt in the neighboring island of bali it's the 2nd disaster to strike and uneasy in a week up to a tropical cyclone so raja killed at least 165 people. a volcanic eruption on the caribbean island of st vincent has forced thousands of residents to flee your thoughts you say it could keep exploding for days or even weeks his robe reynolds. a towering plume of smoke and ash filled the sky over st vincent as lawsuit free a volcano continued to shape the caribbean island with violent explosions the cloud rose 15 kilometers into the sky and was visible from space the situation is that we currently experience in a very intense ashfall throughout most of the main ones that been sent and we've been experiencing this since late yesterday the explosive portion of the eruption began yesterday morning and as we went into t

scenes like this could return soon and for now it seems there's no solution andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. people in kyrgyzstan have just started voting on proposed changes to the constitution critics say the overall will give more power to the president and threaten democracy presidents as out of japan are off cold for the referendum after months of political turmoil charles stratford reports now from bishkek. curious families have been enjoying the spring sunshine along with momentous political events in the central asian country one often described as the most democratic in the region but that may be changing. since the new president's plan to change the constitution could be a step backwards on the path towards full democracy. people have a strong will towards freedom we don't tolerate backward steps away from democracy there are more serious issues to be solved in the country than the constitutional referendum such as an implement but it's better not to destroy what we have already achieved so far. this is the day that the new president saw the. during protests after parliame

be considered child abuse also stephen and others like him have an uphill battle on that is andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. a caribbean island of st vincent is covered in ash with power and more water supplies down after 2 days of volcanic eruptions around $16000.00 people have now been evacuated from areas close to. the ash cloud is spreading across the region and authorities are warning the eruptions could last for several weeks yet and brian reports. the large caribbean island in sindh then sent transformed into a gray gloomy moonscape. streets and buildings blanketed by ash spewed from a nearby volcano. ended decades of inactivity on friday when it erupted in speak tech. fashion there were several earthquakes and a column of ash was pumped up to 15 kilometers into the air we didn't want to work on the river. and you know and it's hampering the escape of thousands of people who are now in shelters across the island i am fairly obvious been brought up best set up every family or. syphon. means sulfur outlet it's the only potentially active volcano sent which is home to about $100000.0

stephen and others like him have an uphill battle on their hands andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. a black u.s. army left hand into suing 2 police officers for pointing their guns and pepper spraying him at a traffic stop late last year. here out now i did oh. it's pretty camera video shows me tend to count on being forced out of his car repeatedly pepper sprayed police say he was stopped for failing to display license plates it's a temporary one is visible in the footage and then later then arrested but later released without charge. they knew they were in the wrong and then they threatened to destroy a man's career if he called. after seeing what i've seen on the body count. it's kind of hard to justify having them serving it protect anything. they learn house of france's parliament has approved a controversial ban on short haul domestic flights in an effort to reduce carbon emissions if passed the law would force airlines to cut all routes that can be covered by train in under 2 and a half hours it's part of a broader climate bill that aims to cut emissions in france by 40 perce

scenes like this could return soon and for now it seems there's no solution andrew simmons al-jazeera belfast. well the funeral for prince philip will take place in a week it will be a low key affair in line with the wishes of the husband of queen elizabeth who died on friday at the age of 99 he was on it today with a $41.00 gun salute in the u.k. in and on board naval ships around the world is worried chalons. across the u.k. including london edinburgh cardiff northern ireland on the royal naval ships at sea and gibraltar to a special gun salutes for prince philip once a minute 41 times a tribute to from his son prince charles. my dip of pearl was was a very special person who i think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him and from that point of who we are my family deeply grateful for all that it will sustain us in this particular loss and at this particular time. outside the queen's london residence a growing row of flowers from the public for the man who stood beside her for 73 years of marriage it's a reminder f

investigators are trying to figure out how it got stuck there in the first place he's nbc's keir simmons. >> there was joy when the ever given was finally refloated, but now there's a steep price to pay for the chaos it caused blocking the canal for days according to the chairman of the suez canal authority, the ship's operators may have to pay egypt more than a billion dollars in compensation this morning insurers estimate they could be facing payouts running into the hundreds of millions of dollars. some vessels are still waiting to cross the vital waterway. >> the impact from a scheduling perspective will take weeks to correct in the suez canal its. >> reporter: even america may feel the impact. in stores and on deliveries. >> for the american consumer, we may see lower inventories or stockouts at our stores. >> reporter: the ever given's operator telling nbc news that the crew are well and in good spirits and they remain on board assisting the investigation while the ship continues to be inspected. investigates are checking equipment and machinery, and will access the vessel's black

miss simmons, i know it is a dark 30 where you are. thank you so much for being here in the middle of the night. i really appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. >> what do you make of the claims by supporters and family members, lawyers for mr. navalny that he is dying? that he is in the process of losing his life and this penal connally knee. obviously, the russian government says that he's been lingering and this is just fearmongering and some sort of stunt. is there any way to independently assess that claims they are making? >> actually, there isn't, rachel. his allies are extremely worried about him. they said that here is on the brink of death. there are several medical doctors who went to try to see mr. navalny and they were denied access. they have managed to get a hold of some medical tests from prison through mr. navalny's lawyer and basically they said it shows that he is at risk of real failure, which may lead to cardiac arrest. as you've mentioned, he's experienced debilitating back pain, a numbness in his legs and ha

earl simmons, the artist affectionately known as dmx, passed away friday at the age of 50.the late entertainer. >> you see to live and to suffer and to survive. >> reporter: he was born in mt. vernon, new york. his abusive and unstable childhood were difficult to overcome. after being featured in "the source" magazine, he signed with def jam and entered the game poised for success. ♪ hey, yo ♪ >> reporter: not only did he embody the frequency of the streets, he authored part of the culture, put a stamp on it. ♪ stop, drop, shut 'em down ♪ >> dmx's music represented a paradigm shift in music in tone and texture. in 1998, when he dropped his first single, "get at me dog," on def jam, it just changed the energy of hip-hop. >> reporter: simmons was rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack april 2nd at his home in white plains, new york. friday his family announced his death writing, he loved his family with all of his heart and we cherished the times we spent with him. earl's music inspired countless fans across the world, and his iconic legacy will live on forever

simmons and dr. hammer. please >> thank you very much dr. colfax. marleau, i'm going to ask you if we were in person, i would ask you to join me at the podium. but, instead, i'm going to ask you to turn your video on while we present to you the public health hero award. but first, i do want to say a couple words. marleau, you exemplify the best of public health improving the health and lives of san franciscans. you have an incredible and unparalleled ability to prioritize the health needs of the people we serve and balance those needs with the work experience of the people who do this really hard work. system needs and really the needs of the city as a whole. so, personally, i will say to you marlo, if you're one of my 2020 silver linings, having the opportunity to work closely with you and support your good work was really a highlight of the last year for me. i appreciate all you've done for san franciscans, for our clients, for our behavioral health staff, and really for the city as a whole. so now i'll read the public health hero award. so marlo

andrew simmons, al jazeera. >> it has one of the strongest economies in west africa, but has not beenmmune to the effects of covid-19. the eastern border has been closed for 18 months. >> he said his never lost so much income as he did in the past year. >> we are totally paralyzed. ships that are supposed to bring in goods are not coming as they used to. those that buy from us are gone. most of our clients are nigerians. we don't see much of them these days. their currency has lost its value and it is no longer profitable for them to buy. >> 80% of the vehicles and up in nigeria. but despite the impact of covid-19 and the 18 month long border closure by nigeria, 19 reported a -- benin reported growth. a substantial part of its revenue comes from cargoes of cars like this. but in the last year revenues have slowed due to covid-19 and nigeria shedding its borders. these cars have been sitting here for months waiting for buyers. prospects for recovery are bright. >> with so many vaccines now in play, there is hope that the pandemic can be

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ann simmons joins us, thank you so much for being here in the middle of the night.e your time. >> thank you so much. >> what do you make of the claims by supporters and family members and lawyers for mr. navalny that he is dying, that he's in the process of losing his life in this penal colony? is there any way to independently assess those claims they're making? >> actually, there isn't, rachel. his allies are extremely worried about him. they've said he's on the brink of death. there were several medical doctors who went to try to see mr. navalny, and they were denied access. they were able to get some medical tests and they say it shows he's at risk of renal failure, and it could lead to cardiac arrest. he's experienced debilitaing back pain, and numbness, and some say that could be a result of the poisoning he suffered last year when he was poisoned by nerve agents, and spent 24 days in an intensive care unit in germany. >> we have seen a certain level of confrontation from the new administration in the u.s. to the russian government about navalny's arrest, abou

ann simmons joins us, thank you so much for being here in the middle of the night. i really appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. >> what do you make of the claims by supporters and family members and lawyers for mr. navalny that he is dying, that he's in the process of losing his life in this penal colony? is there any way to independently assess those claims they're making? >> actually, there isn't, rachel. his allies are extremely worried about him. they've said he's on the brink of death. there were several medical doctors who went to try to see mr. navalny, and they were denied access. they were able to get some medical tests and they say it shows he's at risk of renal failure, and it could lead to cardiac arrest. he's experienced debilitating back pain, and numbness, and some say that could be a result of the poisoning he suffered last year when he was poisoned by nerve agents, and spent 24 days in an intensive care unit in germany. >> we have seen a certain level of confrontation from the new administration in the u.s. to the russian government about na

she's not alone, withjk simmons, who was similarly dragged into nyles' private hell, seeking revenge or to go, "hang on, isn't thatjust groundhog day but with more people dragged into the time loop?" the answer is yes and no. yes, palm springs owes a debt to the �*90s classic in which bill murray woke up on the same day over and over again while gradually falling in love with co—star andie macdowell... wait, stop, there is a bomb in the cake. ..but rather than simply replicating or ripping off groundhog day, which itself owed a debt to such diverse sources as it's a wonderful life and anne rice's novel the vampire lestat, palm springs takes that premise and runs with it, acknowledging and even joking about some of its predecessors' philisophical conundrums. i'm going to get out of this. suit yourself. see you tomorrow. it helps that samberg and milioti make likeable leads, and that the script by max barbakow and andy siara maintains a nice balance between screwball wit and sassy crudity. it's also significant, although completely coincidental, that in the wake of the anniversary of t

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