and this provided resources for high school students going to the city university of new york so that they could attend college and get the resources needed to stay in college and to graduate. that transformed the city university of new york, the various colleges, including her alma mater brooklyn college from being all white to resembling the diversity of new york city. a fantastic accomplishment. >> did she grow up in brooklyn? >> she spent seven formative years on the island of barbados. barbados was transformative to her even though she was a young girl. she was raised mainly by her aunt and her grandmother, two loving and capable women. she also was in barbados at a moment where the struggle for independence begins. the struggle for labor rights begins. one of her uncles wrote for the black newspaper. and i am absolutely convinced that she had her racial and gender consciousness raised those years in barbados. host: put in perspective the significance of her election, she took office 50 years ago in 1969. elected in 1968. the civil rights movement was at its peak. the voting righ

and that transformed the city university of new york, the various colleges, including her alma mater brooklyn college, from basically being all white, to resembling more of the diversity of new york city. a fantastic accomplishment. >> did she grow up in brooklyn? >> she spent p seven formative years on the island of barbados. and barbados, i think really was transformative for her in many ways even though she was a young girl. she was raised main bebe her aunt and, mainly by her aunt and grandmother, and two stern but very loving capable women. she was in barbados, at the moment where the struggle for barbados independence begins and labor rights begins and one of her uncles wrote for the black barbados newspaper and i am absolutely convinced that she had her racial and gender consciousness raised by those seven years in barbados. >> i wonder if you can put in perspective though, the significance of her election, she took office 50 years ago, in 1969, elected in 1968, the civil rights movement was at its peak, the voting rights act passed by president johnson signed into law. so what

the national arch. i took every college and university in the city, 18 of them, university of chicago, northwestern, depaul, u.i.c., loyola, columbia, roosevelt, i don't want to name all of them, just to prove i kind of know what i'm -- we -- if you keep the b average in community college, every one of those schools offer our students 25% to 40% off their tuition. no parent should take a second job or second mortgage to get their child a chance at the american dream. it is wrong. [applause] and we as mayors have to understand that i know we know this. there is tremendous stress at that kitchen table over college. the cost of college, of saving for it, is in my view one of the leading causes of divorce in america. it's wrong. no parent should have to pick which child goes to college and which one doesn't. 6,000 kids have availed themselves of the star scholarship. hundreds availed themselves of what we call chicago star plus. there's not a week that gos by that i do in the run into a student who is graduating college, debt-free. last week when we opened up the richard daley advanced manufacturing exnearing

here at the former university of benghazi this old nation far away from the city. the former university building is also the headquarters of fun and ideas unit. the two bomb disposal experts have already disarmed all kinds of moving traps around the throughout this is a type of mine that is quite typical for benghazi. we call it a dogma. or about this is the release mechanism. the mind is placed flat on the ground and the release is connected to an electrical detonator. of a pursuit which assumes that when you apply pressure to the release it closes a circuit lead which then detonates the mine with the well. over a whole lot of some of the mines go off when you lift the cover of the release mechanism you lift the cover and it explodes if. there are many cannibal and electrical releases and those that are attached to a wire. pulling on that wire will close the circuit and detonate the mine. that the community we're learning more and more each day we can recognize and which houses and streets they have laid the mines america to get a little they've mined mainly houses

the former university have been gazi the soldiers collect disarm to billy traps that i guess fighters made from bombs grenades or old missile warheads. be destroyed later in a controlled detonation far away from the city. the former university building is also the headquarters of five and t. as unit. the two bomb disposal experts have already disarmed all kinds of booby traps. this is a type of mine that is quite typical for benghazi. we call it a dogma. this is the release mechanism. the mind is placed flat on the ground and the release is connected to an electrical detonator. through which when you apply pressure to the release it closes a circuit. which then detonates the mine. over. some of the mines go off when you lift the cover of the release mechanism you lift the cover and it explodes. there are many cannibal and electrical releases and those that are attached to a wire. pulling on that wire will close the circuit and detonate the mines. we're learning more and more each day we can recognize and which houses and streets they have laid the mines. they've mined mainly houses and streets and the access roads for the armed forces of the present. was the little. show up so literally initial obviou

i was able to be admitted into queens college, part of the city university of new york, based on my high school gpa, my sat scores, and at that time the system was absolutely free. one year in front of me was a young man named colin powell. i bring that out there to give you an example of the millions of people who were given an opportunity cap a higher education, contribute to our society. researchbill has been -- there is been research done that that was one of the most successful legislations in our history. why? it gave millions of people opportunity to get an education, become professional, and pay back to society not only with their service but through taxes. look at europe. how the germans do it. we have to do something. this is a disgrace what is going on now. burdening young people with tremendous debt. they cannot get into society, not by homes. have to do something about it. host: thanks for the call. jason? guest: the caller brings up europe. often we hear international comparisons saying everywhere else does it better. actually, when you take a hard look at what other countr

he studied history at the city university of new york graduate center. representing the opposition from the american conservative on my left, on your right, please welcome, i want to get this incorrect order. jan anchor, editor of the american conservative. previously he was politics editor for the washington examiner. managing editor of the daily caller and he was associate editor of the american theater. ansell is the author of devouring freedom through big government, can it ever be stopped and seated next to him as part of the american conservative team is helen andrews. helen is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in first things and spectator usa, claremont review and american affairs among many others. helen andrews was the 20 17th robert novak journalism fellow. so we welcome all four of them. as i say, it's going to be a lively discussion. just a few words before we begin. we want to get a sense of what you in the audience and any of you following beyond this room think about the subject of immigration, about whether america needs more im

say that they are one and the same, but after the lynching haveodriguez in texas, you widespread protests at universities in guadalajara and new york city, outpaced by the lynching of a mexican national on u.s. soil. sore anti-u.s. anger and new s stories coming in to the united states along with the news that the mexican revolution may disrupt relations in that region . the texas rangers play an interesting role. the ranger force was less than 20 rangers. over20, they had well 1000. the texas rangers became the police force of the border. weene was controversy bet

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the inheritance law. bochra is lecturing at the university of the city of sousse.s trying to allay fears that reforming the law is an attack on tradition. the other legal experts take a different view. emotions are running high. many students support sharia rules for inheritance and oppose bochra's views. others are more appreciative. in kairouan, hedia has filed a case against her brother as he has still not passed on her share of the family property. she's meeting her lawyer for an update. hedia has won the first round of her legal battle but it's left her over $500 in debt, and she'll need to find more money for the next stage. her lawyer explains just how difficult it can be for women to get what they're owed. it's a situation asmahan and her sisters know all too well. their niece believes things would be very different if they were men. supporters of sharia law say the problem isn't that males inherit twice as much as females, it's that some men don't follow the rules. at the great mosque in the holy city of kairouan, i meet an outspoken opponent of reform, im

so the city and the university have covered wit mesh to protect it. which is a pretty radical approach. but this is the last remaining parent navel orange tree which created the vast citrus industry of california. we are on mission m avenue now, originally 7th street. i want us to see this area because it's an historic district in two ways. it's a national registered district and it overlaps with the mission inn historic district that spreads out away from 7th. of course we are going now past the national historic landmark the mission inn, frank miller's own contribution to the city of riverside. it is the largest mission revival structure in california, maybe the united states. the mission inn has been visited by several presidents who stayed there. ronald and nancy reagan spent their honeymoon night there. theodore roosevelt spent the night in the so-called presidential suite when the mission wing first opened in 1903 then the next day presided other the -- over the replanting of one of the two navel orange trees in front of the new glenwood mission

and we are joined now by professor federico fabry me director of the birds that institute at dublin city university in the republic of ireland welcome to the program thanks for joining us a lot of stake there as we've seen for the people living close to the border area how about the rest of ireland. well indeed brax it represents a major challenge for the republic of ireland among the twenty seven member states of the european union the republic of ireland is certainly the one who has more to lose as a result of the decision to eve. i do you could treat the european union with the exit date approaching in few weeks the irish government has been planning to prepare contingency measures to deal with that no deal scenario but of course the hope there probably of ireland certainly that at the deal will go through and that the border problem will be sold within the framework of an order the withdrawal of the u.k. from the european union what do you think happened though if the british parliament votes no today what happens next. well it's very hard to to make a prediction i think it's very likely that t

the part of this chinese researcher." authorities have been holding "huh" under guard at a guest house... at a university in the city shenzhen. today that school rescinded his contract... and canceled all of his teaching and research activities. ken: a woman who made surgical history in the 90's is about to undergo another major operation. this time...she's getting a kidney...from a stranger. reporter jeff nguyen has the story...from west hollywood. --nat-- 08 i finally get to meet youâ --track-- christine galan wanted to show beth halsey how one decision can telling christine she would never be able to move at full speed again.... she beat the odds...by keeping in shape..and even running the new peathered toelebra of or mn luth kiunr. these events.. held today in oakland, hayward and san francisco. many holding hands.. while singing together. in oakland tonight: activists are paying tribute in a unique way -- they're melting down guns.. with massive flames.. and transforming them into art. this view from chopper 5.. showing the event underway at oscar grant plaza. kpix 5s christin ayers is there tonight. ((pkg)) st

across the city trying to identify who might be at risk who needs help setting up emergency shelters possibly in churches and synagogues and mosques a lot of the major installations schools universities museums across the city have been shut down today so high priority to keep people safe out there miles we'll let you go and hop back into hopefully some place which is heated braving the cold for us on the streets of chicago. when i'm germany's parliament has held a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the nazi regime the event marked the seventy fourth anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp the nazis murdered an estimated six million jews as well as hundreds of thousands of sinti roma disabled people and homosexuals over a million people were killed at auschwitz alone historian and a holocaust survivor south friedland spoke of the atrocities in his keynote address . saul friedlander spent his whole life trying to understand the inhumanity of the holocaust. as a young jewish boy whose parents hid him from the nazis in a french boarding school. if. i ran away from boarding school and found my parents in the hospital but how to send me back was going on insi

the wind chill. reporter tahera rahman (pronounced: rah-mahn) from our sister station w-h-b-f is in iowa city for us tonight where the university is located. tahera... what are investigators saying about this tragedy? pam, ken, i am inside right now ábecauseá of the dangerously cold temperatures. wind chills here in iowa city are negative óóóó. and investigators here say that could be the cause of death for a student here. --take mug --a spokesperson for the university of iowa says they found gerald belz outside a university building around 2:45 this morning. at that tome, temperatures were at óóó with a windchill of óóóó. that could give you frostbite in óóó minutes. belz was a first-year pre-medicine student. --take live --police are still investigating his death but (pam) san mateo police arrested a suspect connecte surveillance video ... police say... maka tua began attacking a woman picking fruit outside of el toro meat market on monday, at eight- thirty in the morning. they say.. the 26-year-old grabbed her wallet and pushed her to the ground. the victim did get injured and needed to go to the hospital. police were able t

to the western side of the state and encompasses 24 counties including the capital city, the city of jackson. our major university, our major military installation. it is a very diverse district, and it has very urban areas and very rural areas. there are common problems that exist throughout the district and there are also problems that are specific to certain areas of the district. that is one of the things throughout the campaign we were able to visit each county in the district many times and meet with community leaders and elected officials to determine the needs of each area of the district. but we hope to do is to be able to serve the district in the entirety. not just the third district of , but the entire state of mississippi. we feel like well we are observing from the third district, what is good for one district of mississippi is good for the entire state. i look forward to being able to work with the entire congressional district, -- entire congressional delegation for the state of mississippi so that we get countless great things on behalf of the people of our state. >> you were prosecutor for 22 ye

the national average. and then i took every college and university in the city, 18 of them, university of chicago, northwestern, depaul, uic, loyola, columbia, roosevelt, i don't want to name all of them but just to prove to you i kind of know the schools, and we had this, if you keep the b average in community college, every one of those schools offer our students 25 to 40% off of tuition. no parent should take a second job or a second mortgage to give their child a chance at the american dream. it is wrong. and we as mayors have to understand that i know we know this. there is tremendous stress at that kitchen table over college. the cost of college and saving for it is in my view one of the leading causes of divorce in america. it's wrong. no parent should have to pick which child goes to college and which one doesn't. 6,000 kids have availed themselves of the star scholarship. hundreds have availed themselves of what we call the chicago star plus. there's not a week that goes by that i do not run into a student who is graduating college debt-free. last week, when we opened up the richard j.daly advanced ma

debates is the kind of impact that social media especially over engaging on social media is having on mental health particularly among young people and on this note a university in the english city of leicester the month fart university they decided to launch a detox a week from it and decided to go offline for the time leading up to a blue monday and they also encouraged their students to take a break from tweeting from posting on social media and this is how the principal of the university explains the reasons behind the experiment take a listen. because somebody who's obsessive about social media i'm a quitter and through it every five minutes i got seven thousand followers. and they said we would want to sort of we calibrate our relationship with social media because it talks about you know the great pressure of facebook sharing your instagram large not having enough of them or twitter trolls but it will become a social media per se but there's a lot to sort of as a sort of recalibrated relationship. so there is a serious message there how is this experiment being received well we seen that some students at the university as well as some members of staff decided to take part

say that they are one and the same, but after the lynching haveodriguez in texas, you widespread protests at universities in guadalajara and new york city, outpaced by the lynching of a mexican national on u.s. soil. sore anti-u.s. anger and new s stories coming in to the united states along with the news that the mexican revolution may disrupt relations in that region . the texas rangers play an interesting role. the ranger force was less than 20 rangers. over20, they had well 1000. the texas rangers became the police force of the border. weene was controversy bet the border and who should police the border. armsanglo texans took up with the rangers. >> this was vigilante justice? >> yes. for a long part of the history that i have read, this was a race war. the rangers took up arms to battle mexican revolutionaries who were possibly rating border farms and towns,. s. when i investigate each case individually, i separated from this idea of a race war. these are the 20 groups lynching mexicans in the region. not just on texas soil. >> can you point to any documents, buildings, or records that helped you research this topic? >> yes. one o

truck the city senator says medicare for all universal pre- k,.college are among the key issues she will address.>> i'm running to fight for an america where our democracy and institutions were protected against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> reporter: in attendance san francisco mayor london breed sharing her support for the campaign. >> it was amazing the energy come a the message was on point. we need a new leader for the united eighth of america. someone who cares about all people and about bringing people together. truck even though harrison has oakland to kick off her presidential campaign the headquarters will actually be in baltimore at a secondary office here in oakland. i am andre senior, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> senator harris joins a field of democrats running for secretary castro. cabo someone tulsi gabbard. ireland congressman john delaney and the new business and and yang. as those of announced exploratory committees include. senator kiersten jibril around. elizabeth warren and mayor of south bend indiana, peter budaj. we have posted a transcript of senator harris speec

i got to watch both the kansas university basketball team win and watch my kansas city chiefs win, andi got to watch those games with my two boys a trifecta for kansas. a great day. the next morning i woke up early for church and went to early service. and basically had to hop in my truck to come back to washington, d.c., that same afternoon. on that way home, on the way back to the airport, i got a little bit of time to reflect. one of the things that had come to mind was something that my good friend, my mentor, the former majority leader, the longest serving majority leader in the senate, senator bob dole told me. one thing senator dole says every time i see him is to always remember where i'm from. i think i get that. i think most of us get it. that where we're from is so, so very important to us. i have always done a good job with that. the other thing that he talked about, i approached him one time when we were having a tough issue here in congress, one of the first issues i had to vote on, what i told me rather than giving me an answer, giving me his opinion was, to go back to k

the impact that social media is having on mental health especially over engaging on social media especially among younger people and on this note the university of des moines for a university in the city of leicester they decided to launch this experiment and go offline for one week leading up to blue monday and they've also in card their students to do the same and take a break from tweeting from posting on social media and we can hear from the vice chancellor of the university. what are the reasons behind these projects taken because somebody who's obsessive about surgery to remove a cursor on christmas heard every five minutes about seven thousand followers. and they said we would want to sort of we kind of brace our relationship with social media because it talks about you know the great pressure of facebook sharing your instagram large not having enough of them or twitter trolls but it will become a social media per se but i'd like to serve as a sort of recalibrated relationship so how has this experiment been received well some of the students and some of the members of staff of the university decided to participate and this is what some of them have been sharing online before t

the team was taken to the university of washington campus on a city bus. stay with us as we gather more details on this incident. (ken) senate minority leader chuck schumer... (ken) speaking today after president trump announced a deal to reopen the government. it's a temporary deal... but will reopen government departments and provide back pay to federal employees. (pam) the house and senate have approved the deal... it now awaits the president's signature. washington correspondent alexandra limon has the details. the president made this surprise announcment in a hastily arranged rose garden speech.president trumpwe have reached a deal to fund end the shutdown and reopen the federal government.president trump giving in to what democrats have been asking for all along/sen. charles schumer / majority leader. the request to opee border security this deal funds the government for the next three weeks and provides back pay for furloughed federal employees president trump this is an opportunity for all parties

. >> reporter: after 2 1/2 hours, the team was transported to the university of washington campus in a cityus. >> we got some of our kids on there nervous about the meet. then this happens and you realize that there's much bigger things in life and that perspective is really valuable for them. >> reporter: some students back on the stanford campus were worried for their friends. >> i was really scared. i texted her, i was like, are you okay? she was like, our bus caught on fire, but we're fine. >> we're safe, doing great, ready to make the school proud. and the meet must go on. >> reporter: and the track meet will go on as planned on saturday. students spent the night washing their clothes and uniforms to get rid of that stench, the stench of smoke. ly back tomorrow once theyteam are done with that meet. reporting at stanford university, >>> a police chase came to a dramatic end in oakland this afternoon. sky 7 was there, and you can see several police cars surrounding a black sedan in the middle that appears to have collided with a pickup truck. police say the vehicle was connected to a ho

i was able to be admitted into queens college, part of the city university of new york, based on my highl gpa, my sat scores, and at that time the system was absolutely free. one year in front of me was a young man named colin powell. i bring that out there to give you an example of the millions of people who were given an opportunity cap a higher education, contribute to our society. researchbill has been -- there is been research done that that was one of the most successful legislations in our history. why? it gave millions of people opportunity to get an education, become professional, and pay back to society not only with their service but through taxes. look at europe. how the germans do it. we have to do something. this is a disgrace what is going on now. burdening young people with tremendous debt. they cannot get into society, not by homes. have to do something about it. host: thanks for the call. jason? guest: the caller brings up europe. often we hear international comparisons saying everywhere else does it better. actually, when you take a hard look at what other countries ar

this study looks at how the bus and train ridership has suffered in 22 cities, in particular san francisco. the study was done by the university of kentucky showing the problem especially bad in san francisco. the ridesharing apps launched in 2010 bus ridership dropping nearly 13% and that is happening in every major city with the exception of seattle. on average it will decline 1.7% per year with well ridership 1.3% decline each year and that is cumulative. that means they add up year after year. one thing agencies like muni can do to reverse the trend is to add more buses and lines, and on average they would have to add 20% more service which is not feasible for many of these agencies. the conversation is beginning across the country on pricing went uber and lyft could be hit with a toll or tax when they enter a particular area in the city. the bill like that died in sacramento after the fierce opposition in california. we tried to reach out uber lyft to get the reaction but no response at this early hour yet. kiet do, this is a kpix 5 morning update. >>> the east bay family was in sheer terror after getting a fake warning t

month of protests there against the president a student sit in has been held at the university in the capital khartoum the city of has also seen demonstrations calling for the end of ramadan but she's thirty year rule human rights groups say at least fifty protesters have been killed since the protests began over the rising price of bread though the government says the number is much lower smom involve reporting now from touch him. more protests broke out today in khartoum and also in the city of on demand protesters have been planning to converge on the parliament and once again demand the government to step down and the president omar al bashir but soon they were dispersed by security personnel using heavy tear gas or other passive in demand in the forty third street where i was there heavy to gas how has been used and a cameraman working for has been as a freelancer has been apprehended and that's a part of a systematic cracking down on journalists particularly if they used t.v. cameras and t.v. cameras are not allowed in these protests since the beginning and today or so president omar bashir once again re

study is different and it looks how the bus and train riders are suffering in 22 cities around the country and in particular san francisco. the study is done by the universitykentucky showing that ever since ridesharing apps launched in 2010 that bus ridership has dropped nearly 13% and happening in every major city other than seattle. on average the bus ridership declines 1.7% per year and rail ridership declar and that is cu meaning it will add up year after year. what transportation services like muni are trying is to bump up the number of buses and lines. on average they would have to do that 20% across the board and many agencies don't have the resources. that would make it unfeasible at this time. there is talk on other creative solutions about congestive pricing meaning uber and lyft would be hit with a toll or tax when they enter a particular area of the city. the bill failed miserably in sacramento and it was fierce opposition in california. on the new study, we tried to reach out to uber and lyft, but no word yet. live from san francisco, kiet do, kpix 5 . >>> tax refunds could be late due to the government shutdown and the trump administration or

the knowledge that is produced in our universities. leadership from the corporate sector. to help bring that. help support mayors of cities in the job they are trying to get the job done. >> we look back at our history and remember in the late 1980's there was an issue. ronald reagan and marching greet thatcher went to a meeting in toronto. and we talk to scientists and said if that agreement had not taken place, we would question whether we would be here. the ultraviolate light that was an issue was so severe, could have easily have cancer and life on earth could have been very different. with that as an example of both parties coming together and countries from all over the worldcoming together and successfully meeting the environmental challenge. so we need to use that as an example of nonpartisanship, to encourage our members of congress to come together with this issue as well. we can do a lot as mayors but we need the federal government on board showing leadership and participating in international discussions about how all the people that live on this earth can make sure the quality of life that we enjoy today is m

break up the latest in a month of protests there against the president a student sit in has been held at the university in the capital khartoum the city of has also seen demonstrations calling for the end of ramadan but she's thirty year rule human human rights groups say at least fifty protesters have been killed since the protests began over the rising price of bread though the government says the number is much lower smom involve reporting now from. more protests broke out today in khartoum and also in the city of man protesters have been planning to converge on the parliament and once again demand the government to step down and the president omar bashir but soon they were dispersed by security personnel using heavy tear gas or other passive man in the forty third street where i was there heavy to gas how has been used and a cameraman working for has been as a freelancer has been apprehended and that's a part of a systematic cracking down on journalists particularly if they used t.v. cameras t.v. cameras are not allowed in these protests since the beginning and today or so president omar bashir once again reiterate.

university history professor janet golden talks about the impacts infants had on 20th century developments in medicine, social welfare, and consumer culture. her book is titled "infants made us modern." the kansas city public library and the university of kansas medical center co-hosted this one-hour event. >> it's really a delight to be back again to be able to introduce our historian speaker for tonight, janet golden. i've known janet for many years. we see each other at least annually and we have a short conversation at the american association for medicine which is the national organization we both belong to for history of medicine. but even, you know, a short ten-minute conversation on an annual basis with janet usually i have about a year's worth of interesting insights that i can digest over that time. i just had to give a ceremonial address for our organization as i was writing out my talk, i realized it was on a theme that i had talked with janet about, about five years earlier, i was still thinking about it. so i hope you'll have that same experience too with bringing new ideas and insights to you. janet's a professor of history at rutgers university where she works on the social history o

the team was taken to the university of washington campus on a city bus. the team announced on twitter.. that it would compete as scheduled at a track event at the university of washington. (pam) a hawaiian airlines flight was diverted to san francisco international airport ... after a flight attendant died onboard of an apparent heart attack... the airline identified the man as emile griffith. hawaiian airlines flight- 50 was heading to new york from honolulu. officials say, the plane wapa 12- crewmembers, when it left honolulu on thursday afternoon medical personnel attempted c-p-r during the flight -- but stopped the efforts before landing. griffith had been with the company for 31- years. (ken) on the peninsula .. a man is wanted for groping two women and shoplifting from a store in mountain view. here is a surveillance image of the man police are looking for. police say the first groping incident happened monday morning. they say a 34-year-old woman was walking on the stevens creek trail near central avenue when she was grabbed by the man. then tuesday

about backstop so we're going to talk about that now with danica back on who is the associate professor at dublin city university also wrote a book on briggs it called from partition to brag that the irish government and northern ireland now don't have first of all thank you for your time and bearing in mind we've obviously got an. international audience who doesn't live and breathe brags that as people in the u.k. and ireland the backstop is it's the single biggest stumbling block as far as trying to get a deal goes if basically if that can be solved can something get over the line. well that's why they're just parliamentarians who are you might see on the briggs's here wing of the conservative party today who said that for example johnson said you know we move the box office and we can but that is deal so yes it is to answer your question did the basic division right now between those replicating trees masefield and the british house of parliament under oath so if we do get into this scenario and obviously it's the one which people are trying to avoid and this is the no deal breaker that the u.k. crashing out

a horn is director of research at the school of law and government in dublin city university now he's also author of the from partition to bricks the irish government and northern ireland now joins us from chisinau in moldova via skype good to have you with us live on al-jazeera i mean there are many factors that are being suggested as to the causes of the current uncertainty an upsurge of violence that we're witnessing in london darian across the province let's just begin with direct rule from london because the northern ireland assembly as needs that has not been in session for some time and isn't in control of the province politically. that's true that's in large part the result of the political arithmetic in westminster the g.d.p. which is about a third of the vote in northern ireland are propping up the british government and therefore have the immense just proportion leverage and influence at this critical juncture in the brics a process essentially you have two hundred thousand people are the voters that voted for the two thousand for the g. dictating the pace and indeed charac

where on the route from libya to europe a combination of smugglers and traffickers attempting ever more dangerous journey right just go there so it's a jumpy road so externally university if the city if the number of people arriving in europe are going down but you've got the same number of deaths does that mean more people as a percentage are dying or does that just mean that we don't know how many more people are making the journey were only looking at how many people actually arrive in europe because a lot of countries have cut down on their s.n.r. operations or their arrival figures where we're sure about because the passengers there they're disembarked and upon arrival in europe they're immediately registered their asylum claims documented for those seeking protection and for the others as well for the deaths figure that is likely a conservative estimate this figure of more than two thousand dead could in fact be quite far higher these are only the ones we know about. and there remains a lack of n.g.o.s operating search and rescue operations because of restrictions that have been imposed on them by states and we're seeing that deadly consequences of that now. we've seen autho

break up the latest in the months of protests against the president's student sit ins under way at a university in the capital khartoum and the city of a man also seen demands for the end of the shias thirty year rule human rights groups say at least fifty protesters have been killed since protests began of the rising price of bread government total is much lower mohammed valid joins us now live from khartoum so any sign of the president might be listening to those demands for him to leave. doesn't look like president obama bashir is listening to those demands just a while ago he spoke in the white snow the state south of khartoum and he once again denied that the government has killed any protest and his accused infiltrators among protesters of shooting on protesters to put the blame on the government and the mission that particular case of dr bao because i meet who was shot down on thursday the during a protest when he was trying to help some of the wounded and he said but the bullet that has been used to kill dr. doesn't even belong to any state apparatus and this has been a long going discussion claims and counterclaims accusa