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Service both past and present on those leaders on the hill is to our country. i see the united states of america on that plane and you see the contingent of people that are moving toward where they will off-load the casket of congressman john lewis. i mentioned the joint base andrews commander was there but also the wider team of military personnel i would imagine under his direction are assisting those to be here with john lewis on his final journey to washington, d.c. thats important at this p...

That today and this whole week, the celebration of john lewis his life is all about. on one hand it is a celebration of how far we can, as a country and, the basic rights that john lewis fought for in the early 60s, and setting up a lunch counter, we have come so far. on the other hand, that was the last person to say lets celebrate what weve accomplished. thats the plain that receives a casket of john the list. when i interviewed him back in 2016, he said we are on our way and that there will n...

Today. you see his family getting into that many of us taxi and they will follow the hearse. this will take a few minutes and then we are told he will be going to the u.s. capital and there will be a ceremony they are led by the speaker of the house. so there will be some events along the way for the rest of the day. but for now we are going to pull away and take a quick break and just let you know that it takes about 30 minutes if they stop the traffic and we are told to anticipate that authori...

1960s and 70s they gave their lives and livelihoods and change the arc of their journey if you will like my own father who served at a time when it was difficult and sometimes dangerous to be a black man in america. he so loved this country and still does to this day, what it is based upon. just visually seeing the connection between military today and the service of this particular civil rights icon stands out to me. its about promise and having a bigger vision about where we can get. >> chris:...

Ive been wearing my own mask much more. you guys are doing it out here, and i respect that. >> and the president said that he has not seen his national security advisor lately. he said he would be calling him soon, and he sand he said all te was leaving the white house for north carolina just about an hour ago. listen here. >> we are doing well on vaccines and on therapeutics, and now im heading to north carolina. >> so, in a few minutes, president trump is going to be touring the biotechnology ...

Here. we are perch for this moment in history and it is a significant one. you heard congressman green, the focus today being so much on what ties us together as american citizens. that was perforated by violence and certainly ushered in a sunnier day through those overcast skies. by love and ushering in more love. thats when the nation really needed to hear that. as congressman green was speaking it made me think. thats the opposite of what we are seeing in some american city streets. we can we...

Law enforcement officers, it was simply for the fact that they wanted to be able to eat at a lunch counter or ride in a bus, or vote as an american. >> harris: i want to point something out. i bring my own experience to this as a military dependent and having seen so many arrivals and ceremonies on tarmacs growing up, and i was also born before that bridge walk. it was told to me my whole life. that was this connection point between our leaders on capitol hill and those in the military and that ...

Those are the latest headlines. now it is time for talking movies. hello from new york! im tom brook, sitting on a bench in central park, not far from my home. welcome to our talking movies sport special! had they not been postponed because of the pandemic, then right now, we would be in the midst of olympics games madness. over the years, many celebrated film—makers have documented the games. this time around, the distinction has fallen to an acclaimed japanese film—maker. from tokyo, carme...

Welcome to our talking movies sport special! had they not been postponed because of the pandemic, then right now, we would be in the midst of olympics games madness. over the years, many celebrated film—makers have documented the games. this time around, the distinction has fallen to an acclaimed japanese film—maker. from tokyo, carmen roberts sent us this report. today, tokyo station is very quiet. it should be heaving with commuters and tourists eagerly awaiting the upcoming olympic games....

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. british holiday—makers returning from spain will have to quarantine for m days from today because of a spike in cases there. the short notice change came into force at midnight in the uk. now that we found out the information, some of the people in the hotel are travelling back this morning so it hasnt left very long for us to make the same arrangements for us to make the same arrangements for when we get ho...