i'm tom brook and welcome to our oscars preview edition of talking movies.y's programme, we are going to tell you everything you need to know to make sense of this year's oscar ceremony which is taking place partly here, inside the biggest railway station in the western united states. it is the most diverse field of oscar contenders ever, a woman could win for best director and, for the first time, a muslim is up for best actor. it is a win for our culture when it feels like we are all moving forwards together. we will be hearing from several top contenders, we will also be looking at movies around the world, vying for oscars' consideration. but first, something a bit different — my take on the academy awards and the ceremony�*s move to an additional venue. everybody thinks that the king's speech, the british period drama is going to do very well indeed... i have been covering the oscars for almost a0 years, and this year's ceremony proves to be like no other. because of covid—19, the academy awards is being reinvented. for the last 20 years, the oscars has

i'm tom brook and welcome to our oscars preview edition of talking movies.n today's programme, we are going to tell you everything you need to know to make sense of this year's oscar ceremony which is taking place partly here, inside the biggest railway station in the western united states. it is the most diverse field of oscar contenders ever, a woman could win for best director and, for the first time, a muslim is up for best actor. it is a win for our culture when it feels like we are all moving forwards together. we will be hearing from several top contenders, we will also be looking at movies around the world, vying for oscars' consideration. but first, something a bit different — my take on the academy awards and the ceremony�*s move to an additional venue. everybody thinks that the king's speech, the british period drama is going to do very well indeed... i have been covering the oscars for almost a0 years, and this year's ceremony proves to be like no other. because of covid—i9, the academy awards is being reinvented. for the last 20 years, the oscar

i couldn't believe that tom brook was calling me to do an interview.s. this is my seventh film and my sixth film that deals with issues of wealth inequality. most of my films have been about unseen and unheard voices. characters we don't normally see in movies, so these are subjects that i am very interested in. ramin bahrani faces very stiff competition in the adapted screenplay category and is unlikely to win at the oscars, but the white tiger has already brought him much critical acclaim. it has been a resonant hit with audiences. it has really been helped by the powerful performances of his actors. i am just one who cannot go into the restaurant he has to sleep in. this year, many of the academy's top prizes will go to american films and american film talent. cinemas from beyond us shores have been nominated in the best international film category and there is one picture, another round from denmark, that appears to be the frontrunner. emma jones has been taking a look at what is on offer. in a year with little to celebrate in cinema, apart from th

it's get to peter and tom brook how is it going peter? it tom brook how is it going peter?? it is turning into a truly diverse oscars. - peter? it is turning into a truly diverse oscars. we | peter? it is turning into a - truly diverse oscars. we knew that going into the night that it was the most diverse in terms of the nominees and that is really bearing fruit, looking at the 2's supporting characters for actress and actor, both winners of colour. daniel kaluuya won fourjudice and the — daniel kaluuya won fourjudice and the black messiah giving a very powerful performance. people _ very powerful performance. people thought he would win. he is a british— people thought he would win. he is a british actor, black, obviously send a message in a way that— obviously send a message in a way that is very important. also— way that is very important. also from the film minari. best supporting actress went to youn yuh-junq — supporting actress went to youn yuh-junq i— supporting actress went to youn yuh—jung. i hope i got that right _ yuh-jung. i hope i got that riuht. ,, ~ ., , .,

we willjoin you | later along with tom brook dementia.to get some of the other awards. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the us state of idaho has approved a plan that will see up to 90% of the state's wolves killed. nothing, it seemed, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed the russians had at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels had begun to increase outside russia where they forced to admit the accident. the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a taken celebration. this is the end of taken the _ celebration. this is the end of taken the capital that they have — taken the capital that they have been fighting for so long. it was — have been fighting for so long. it was seven o'clock in the morning _ it was seven o'clock in the morning when _ it was seven o'cl

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in la tonight — our la correspondent peter bowes and the presenter of the bbc�*s talking movies, tom brook backing nomadland is a big success and you might be breathing a little easier now?— easier now? absolutely. nomadland, _ easier now? absolutely. nomadland, as - easier now? absolutely. nomadland, as i - easier now? absolutely. nomadland, as i was . easier now? absolutely. - nomadland, as i was talking about it earlier, has been the perceived frontrunner all along but we have had chloe zhao wedding for best director. she is the director of nomadland. i think that puts nomadland in a very good position to win best picture. don't you? i think so. and it has certainly gone - and it has certainly gone according to the way that the pundits — according to the way that the pundits thought it would go, especially in regard to the category itself. the show itself _ category itself. the show itself is _ category itself. the show itself is clearly very different in very different circumstances. they are mixing it up— circumstances. they are mixing it up in— circumstances. they are mixing it up in

i'm tom brook and welcome to our talking movies 0scars look ahead special.he oscars are on course to take place at an in—person physical event in los angeles on april 25. the organisers have mandated that it will be no zoom event. presenters, nominees and guests will be required to be in attendance at the ceremony. so here's what we know about hollywood's biggest night of the year so far. the first big change is that it will take place at two locations — at the 0scars�* traditional home at the dolby theatre on hollywood boulevard and, for the first time, at la's spacious union station, which can meet social distancing requirements. obviously, we need people who are socially distant but you also have to do it in a way that is visually exciting, that feels like a big event. union station in los angeles, which opened in 1939, is an architectural wonder to many. it has a long connection with cinema. it has served as the backdrop to numerous pictures. sequences were shot there for the 2012 picture the dark knight rises and the station's custodians view it in the

tom brook, bbc news, los angeles.t have you heard of the latest football sensation nane. in bosnia herzegovina when he was a born, the children realised he loved all. in particular, he was good at headers. all. in particular, he was good at headers— at headers. you can get a lot of fancy footwork _ at headers. you can get a lot of fancy footwork with - at headers. you can get a lot of fancy footwork with four . of fancy footwork with four legs instead of two. much more actual news view on the bbc website anytime and occasionally on our twitter feeds. in 04 watching. hello there. most of us had a fine and dry day yesterday with some welcome sunshine. now, across quite widely across the north and west of the country, temperatures are actually a little bit above average for the time of year. about 3 degrees above around the glasgow area. across eastern england, there were some areas a little bit on the cool side, for example, london. mainly because we had the wins come again from the relatively cool north sea around this

he's been speaking with bbc�*s tom brook.iven him his most high—profile rule to date. this london born actorfrom high—profile rule to date. this london born actor from a pakistani family into the forefront of the oscars rick, breaking new ground as the first mustn't ever get nominated in the best actor category. it nominated in the best actor category-— category. it is a way of celebrating _ category. it is a way of celebrating work, - category. it is a way of celebrating work, we | category. it is a way of. celebrating work, we can category. it is a way of- celebrating work, we can all find ourselves in. and so, if some people are overjoyed of me being the first muslim actor nominated in this category, thatis nominated in this category, that is great.— nominated in this category, that is treat. , that is great. this campaigning for greater— that is great. this campaigning for greater inclusion _ that is great. this campaigning for greater inclusion for - for greater inclusion for muslims in media fuelled the oscar nomination

our own double act — la correspondent peter bowes and the presenter of the bbc�*s talking movies, tom brookaking the news. peter, lost report.— they are breaking the news. peter, lost report. a busy five minutes on — peter, lost report. a busy five minutes on the _ peter, lost report. a busy five minutes on the surprise - peter, lost report. a busy five minutes on the surprise of. peter, lost report. a busy five i minutes on the surprise of best picture being announced before best actor and actress. frances mcdormand, the star of nomadland was named best actress and sir anthony hopkins, best actorfor actress and sir anthony hopkins, best actor for the father in which he plays an elderly man with dementia and he has won an oscar before, quite a few years ago for silence of the lambs. a surprise he should win in this particular category, the oldest nominated. am i right to be surprised but also pleased because it's a phenomenal performance. fix, because it's a phenomenal performance.— because it's a phenomenal performance. a very powerful oor -- performance. a very powerful poor -- performance

in la tonight — our la correspondent peter bowes and the presenter of the bbc�*s talking movies, tom brookstic, over to you. you look fantastic, over to ou. . ~' you look fantastic, over to ou. . ~ , ., y you look fantastic, over to ou. . ~' , ., , . you. thank you very much indeed and we heard _ you. thank you very much indeed and we heard from _ you. thank you very much indeed and we heard from sophie - you. thank you very much indeed and we heard from sophie she i and we heard from sophie she was downtown los angeles which is a few miles in that direction. we are now in the centre of hollywood a few blocks in that direction is the dolby theatre which is the traditional venue for the oscars but as we have been hearing this has been an extraordinary year with split menus and hubs around the world in london and paris for those nominees who are on able to during this pandemic unable to get to los angeles. in oscar's ear like no other and also a very eclectic mix of movies in contention i think it is a common theme that a lot of the stories are either inspired by or based on true events. no

happened in the valley meant more to them than just we won at third winchester and fishers hill and toms brook and cedar creek. it's more than just we won in a place that was synonymous as a place of humiliation and disaster for union forces. mean the shenandoah valley as so many of you know was so strategically vital to both sides during the conflict. so so what those victories did was it eliminated the shenandoah valley as an avenue of invasion for confederate forces? it eliminated. shenandoah valley's use as a point from which confederate forces could threaten, washington dc and it meant that instanto valley would no longer serve as a source of provender for confederate armies operating in virginia. and then you add on the fact that everything that happened in the shenandoah valley those union successes significantly aided abraham lincoln's bid for re-election in november. so all that had been achieved by those union troops by sheridan's men. during the autumn of 1864 it indeed marked. as pulitzer prize-winning historian bruce canton so poetically muse in the mid part of the 20th century it

let's find out more now from tom brook in talking movies.r the first time, a muslim is up for best actor. it is a win for us as a culture when it feels like we are all moving forwards together. we will be hearing from several top contenders. we will also be looking at movies around the world vying for oscars' consideration. but first, something a bit different — my take on the academy awards and the ceremony�*s move to an additional venue. everybody thinks that the king's speech, the british period drama, is going to do very well indeed... i have been covering the oscars for almost 40 years, and this year's ceremony proves to be like no other. because of covid—19, the academy awards is being reinvented. for the last 20 years, the oscars has been taking place at the dolby theatre on hollywood boulevard. this year, because of the need to meet social distancing requirements, an additional venue was sought, which i went to check out. tannoy announcement. union station. la's spacious union station was chosen and it could be reached in a myriad of

talking movies' presenter tom brook has been to inspect it. granted for an 0scars ceremony? in many ways, it might sound quite odd to have _ many ways, it might sound quite odd to have the _ many ways, it might sound quite odd to have the oscars in a railway station, — to have the oscars in a railway station, but union station in los angeles — station, but union station in los angeles is — station, but union station in los angeles is a beautiful building. it was built— angeles is a beautiful building. it was built in 1939, and it is very grand — was built in 1939, and it is very grand it's _ was built in 1939, and it is very grand. it's like a work of art in certain— grand. it's like a work of art in certain places. it's also un—appropriate venue because many of my many— un—appropriate venue because many of my many movies have been shot there, more _ my many movies have been shot there, more than _ my many movies have been shot there, more than 150 films, some quite well known _ more than 150 films, some quite well known ones~ — more than 150

yeah, excellent point by both you and cat brooks tom vacar. live force tonight, tom. thank you. okay checking in on the weather. it hasn't rained in a while. it has not rained a since march. 18th that's 19 days. we've got without rain in march. as you know, can be a pretty wet month for us in a year. the last couple years any this year, especially that we need rain march is sort of a dud, which is super unfortunate as we go forward. we've got low pressure's off shore. we've been talking about him this week so far, and really, they're just enough to bring some clouds, some cooling and maybe a little bit of drizzle on parts of the coast, maybe down around a big down around big sur, but for the most part, we're just looking at mild conditions to continue again tomorrow because of those lows where they're placed. and now general gradual warmup out for that. so today's temperatures did warm and they're going to know that tomorrow they're going to drop a good five degrees or so and then they're gonna warm up a zoo. we go into thursday and friday and saturday, so that's the life camera

tom: first of all, thank you for having me back, peter. since i left the administration, i've been a visiting fellow at the brookings institution and senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school. peter: and what have you been thinking about? tom: well, i've been trying to think about, hopefully, the kind of things we'll be talking about today. where this policy need to be going in the 21st century digital environment? peter: and where do you think it should be going in one aspect? tom: well, the challenge that we face, peter, is that the rules that govern us today were written in the industrial era. built around industrial practices and industrial management that don't apply anymore in the internet era. how do we update our expectations to reflect the reality? peter: helping us is leah. leah: why do you think the u.s. needs a new agency and white don't the current one for site -- so if -- and why doesn't the current one suffice? tom: multiple reasons, starting with what peter and i were just talking about, that we've got rules that were built around industrial concepts that don't apply anymore. for instance, we created federal agencies, suc

tom: william gale, a noted expert at brooks seeing -- brookings institution, if the 2000 17 -- institution2017 tax didn't pay for itself. do you raise -- if you raise the capital gains tax to bring in more money? ben: there is a study that our colleagues broke the story yesterday that reported on that talked about the way this would increase revenue for the government over a certain period of time. publicans are pushing back hard as are some of the business leaders. they say this will hurt investment and ultimately slow down the economy. these are the same arguments we always have in washington when it comes to taxation. we will have them in a pointed way, particularly because we are talking about a capital gains tax. this is a massive change. for the longest time, income has been taxed at a higher level than investments. we are changing tax code that would change a potentially and flip that around or put it on par. jon: we have to leave it there but a thoughtful response. that is the issue, isn't it? an issue of supporting labor over capital and making a huge change in washington, d.c. on

let's bring in tom jensen who joins us in contra costa county this evening and talks about police reform. >> that's right, raj, we're talking about cat brooksfounded the police terror project and cephus johnson, uncle of oscar grant and a police reform activist himself. both watched the chauvin trial very closely and the reading of the verdict. both said they were optimistic chauvin would be found guilty but also stress anyone involved or interested in true police reform must keep the pressure on lawmakers and law enforcement agencies. >> we need to move forward to really bring about some changes starting policing use of force. the knee on the neck should be outlawed. every agency should not be able to do that. >> let's see what happens. what it means in terms of how the judicial system treats us we have to wait and see. what i hope it means for the people when we organize we win. that's what happens. that guilty verdict, the people got it. >> cephus johnson and cat brooks both became very active in the reform movements following the shooting death of his nephew, oscar grant, in 2009. in that case, one police officer was found guilty of inv

brook trout thrive. it's a bit of a problem, because they have been extricated almost everywhere else. what is it worth to a recreational guide, it's priceless. >> tucker: tom. he is a longtime state senator in maine. he is retired. now he is leading the fight to save the north maine woods, and we're happy to have them right now. tom, thanks for coming on. >> thanks, tucker, for having us on. >> tucker: at such an important story and you never hear anything about it. the irony, the center of it. >> where this line is going to go through is going to be a clear cut that will never grow back. they talk about it being operating forest, it is true, but when you clear cut in a forest, the trees go back, where the light is put in, in this case, they can't go back. >> tucker: not to get too technical about it, this is our birthright as americans, an amazing place, this forest. there is a highway that runs the length of the state of maine, part of the interstate highway system. why would you not put the power lines along that? >> it's coming from canada. the 201 corridor, the reason they did not go down the 201 corridor according to central maine power, the company,

brook trout thrive. it's a bit of a problem, because they have been extricated almost everywhere else. what is it worth to a recreational guide, it's priceless. >> tucker: tomthe clip. he is a longtime state senator in maine. he is retired. now he is leading the fight to save the north maine woods, and we're happy to have them right now. tom, thanks for coming on. >> thanks, tucker, for having us on. >> tucker: at such an important story and you never hear anything about it. the irony, the center of it. >> where this line is going to go through is going to be a clear cut that will never grow back. they talk about it being operating forest, it is true, but when you clear cut in a forest, the trees go back, where the light is put in, in this case, they can't go back. >> tucker: not to get too technical about it, this is our birthright as americans, an amazing place, this forest. there is a highway that runs the length of the state of maine, part of the interstate highway system. why would you not put the power lines along that? >> it's coming from canada. the 201 corridor, the reason they did not go down the 201 corridor according to central maine power, the

tom costello for that report. and, indeed, back with us tonight is dr. covita covell. she is for good reason among our public health experts. she is a fellow at brookingss. a stat we may have left out of that reporting, and correct me if i'm wrong, is these vaccines bring a 100% chance or thereabouts that you're not going to die of covid-19, and that is critical. let's not get bogged down in the 86%, 94, 95. number two, we're learning this new term "breakthrough infections." it's depressing, it's unsettling, it's troubling that it can still break through in a vaccinated person. how concerned are you? >> i'm not concerned, brian, and you're absolutely right. these vaccines across the board, the three that we had authorized in the united states, as well as the ones that are being used globally, have all been shown to be pretty much almost 100% in preventing death. and that's really what the trials were set up to do. i am not worried and fully expected these breakthrough infections. we actually saw them in the trial data. we knew that it was possible, and i think that the doctor who got it kind of said it in tom's piece, that it's probable that the infect