Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. Praise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible Grenfell Tower block fire in london. And was the General Election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour . There have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday nights fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. The following morning Victoria Derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. There is a man who threw two of his children. Two of his children. Come on, man. Wow. We saw a lot. We saw a lot, man. We saw a lot with our own eyes. We saw friends, families. Honestly, its all right, you dont have to say any more. Sandra martin e mailed us with this message about Victoria Derbyshire some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. And others, including this one from Home Affairs Editor mark easton. My sister, an
Bbc reporters to chase down the traumatised, the bereaved, the despairing, and, basically, ring out every last drop of despair from that person in the of ratings . I watched one particular person being interviewed with a Microphone Thrust into their face. They were crying, they were distraught, they had lost somebody, they had no idea what had happened to a member of their family. And. There just seemed to be no benefit in this interview. You are not ambulance chasers. But thats the impression you are starting to give. Later, on wednesday, News Bulletins were presented from the site of the still burning tower, with Sophie Raworth fronting the news at six location, and hugh edwards doing the same at ten oclock. Scores of viewers said they found it inappropriate to have that background while presenting news about the tower and other topics. Heresjohn sutton. Sophie raworth, chatting about the dup and tim farron while standing in front of a burning tower block, presumably containing the c
This morning the act is being investigated as an act of terror. And heartbreaking video in back of a police car after Philando Castillo was shot and killed by an officer. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Drenching the southeast with heavy rains and lifethreatening flooding. A young boy was killed in the stormrelated incident. Cindy will likely hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. A Tropical Storm warning is in effect from st. Louis pass, texas, to grand isle. Some could see 15 inches of rain by tonight. Hena daniels has the latest. Reporter heavy rains and strong winds battled galveston saturday night as Tropical Storm cindy hit closer to the gulf coast. Toppling tries in bow loxy, mississippi. We had to take off because i think the road is going to be flo flooded. Reporter with up to 15 inches of rain in some spots the National Hurricane center has released a warning of potential flash floods. The water that wer
Encounters. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Ive never seen this kind of water from a tropical depression. Mother nature is not kind to us when shes here. Tropical storm cindy hammers the gulf coast. Its a big, big water maker. A lot of rain. Watch the system slowly turn northward. Also moving into the mid south and into ohio. It was everywhere. It was crazy. Federal prosecutors have charged a canadian man in the stabbing of a Police Officer in flinl flint, michigan. Were looking into this as an act of terrorism. Republicans plan to unveil a Health Care Bill to replace the Affordable Care act this morning. The process has been a shameful combination of secrecy and speed. If we came to you and said youre going to have the greatest plan in history and youre going to pay nothing, theyd vote against it, folks. A pilot was forced to from an f16 fighter jet after it caught fire. The capitol hill police. They want to force it. If youre going to blow
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