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York city saw the worst air quality on record yesterday. the air quality index reading we maxed out at 436 breaking the old record in 1981 of 279. not only did we break the record we smashed it. not a record we want to be breaking. today where were dealing with the worst air quality. much of state of the pennsylvania, new jersey. were taking into account the smoke from the wildfires as well as that ground level ozone. a lot of pollutants are in the atmosphere and why it will be dangerous for spe...

Something within me. it made me want to express myself, to articulate how i felt about the experiences of my generation growing up in a hostile environment. right. one really striking event, the kind of issues that were talking about that inspired you to write was the new cross fire in london in 1981, when 13 young black britons tragically died. and you were part of the new cross massacre action committee and you organised a march of 20,000 with placards saying, "13 dead, nothing said." and you ...

His new documentary, called occupied city. it is four and a half hours long. for reasons i will explain, i was totally overwhelmed emotionally by it. were starting a hunger strike on the first of march. hunger, a film set in northern ireland in 1981, telling the story of hunger striker bobby sands really put steve mcqueen on the map. it was launched in 2008, and brought him many accolades. how do you feel being back on that time, being here on the french riviera, the centre of attention? it was ...

In this picture? some great british filmmakers were in cannes this year, among them steve mcqueen. i have to admit im a big fan. hes a compassionate storyteller and extremely gifted. at the festival, he launched his new documentary, called occupied city. it is four and a half hours long. for reasons i will explain, i was totally overwhelmed emotionally by it. were starting a hunger strike on the first of march. hunger, a film set in northern ireland in 1981, telling the story of hunger striker b...

Success as a solo artist in the 80s. the former us president, barack 0bama, said tina turner was raw, powerful and unstoppable. mariah carey and oprah winfrey praised tina turner as a "survivor" who overcame years of domestic abuse, making heran inspiration to many women. earlier in the year the tina turner musical in london partnered with the domestic violence charity: womens aid. the chief executive farah nazeerjoins me now. thanks forjoining us. tina turner said in 1981 to people magazine, i ...

♪ i dont care whos wrong or right, i dont really want to fight ♪ >> reporter: tina turner was a survivor. >> when i walk out, i walk. and i didnt look back. >> reporter: in 1981, she fought back fear and decided d to speak out publicly t to "people" magazine about the abuse she said shehe endured i in her r 16-year mamarriage to ike turner. the audio featured in a 2021 hbo documentary. >> i felt that i had to stay there. you have to believe me now when i tell you something. my ex-husband was...

Ruth glenn was one of them. what was it about speaking out in that moment? >> because kate, in 1981, we werent having conversations about domestic violence. >> reporter: she now leads the national coalition against domestic violence. >> having her speak out about it with such dignity and power and courage was rereally, really important for all of society to recognize that it can happen to anyone. ♪♪ >> people dwell and feel sorry for themselves on whats been done for them or whats been done....

Similar to brixton, 1981, at that event, there was a pattern similar to brixton,1981, los angeles riots in 64 when there was a death caused by police. and that was widely seen in the community but the rioting did not happen immediately afterwards, it wasntjust rioting did not happen immediately afterwards, it wasnt just a spark that set people off, there were several days that occurred between the death and the rioting. and in that period, it was the police handling of the death that actually le...

Right. one really striking event, the kind of issues that were talking about that inspired you to write was the new cross fire in london in 1981, when 13 young black britons tragically died. and you were part of the new cross massacre action committee and you organised a march of 20,000 with placards saying, "13 dead, nothing said." and you wrote some poetry about that called di great insohreckshan. could you read it for us, please? yeah, well, the di great insohreckshan came after the black peo...

In response to the new cross fire in london, which in 1981 was followed by the riots, the protests in brixton in south london. and i should say to you that one conservative newspaper, the spectator, at the time, said of your poems, written obviously in patois english, that "they wreaked havoc in schools and helped to create a generation of rioters and illiterates". he chuckles. im sure youre familiar with that kind of criticism, but nevertheless, how do you respond to it? i felt rather flattered...