she said they ve set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme. us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. hello and welcome to the programme. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90 thousand people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. eight euphoric moment for english
china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines who s now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where england have won a major football title for the first time in more than fifty years with victory in the final of the women s european championship. they beat germany at wembley stadium in london by two goals to one. the match, which took place before 87,000 fans saw england substitute ella toone score the opening goal for the lionesses in the 62nd minute. germany s lina magull was on the recieving end of a low cross from teamate tabea wassmuth before she guided the ball to the roof of the net bringing the germans back on level terms. chloe kelly then scored england
and egotistically speaking, i think i had the best command of basketball skills of anyone that ever played. reporter: the champion of champions bill russell won more titles than any player in history. one thing i loved to do would be back on defense by myself and have a three on one fast break coming to me. i absolutely loved that. because over half the time i could stop it. i brought defense to a level where it was as important or more important than offense. but my defense was part of our offense. the 12-time all-star for the boston celtics revolutionized the game. if i m really going to be a good team player, i have to be willing to disappear sometimes. be out there without you knowing i m out there. he wasn t always such a force on the court. he took the only scholarship offered to the university of san francisco. in one year he won a championship, olympic gold medal and credits much of the success to his parents. first thing is i remember my mother and father
equality. one example in 1961, russell and the celtics boycotted an exhibition game after a kentucky restaurant would not allow black players, and they returned 50 years later. a few years ago before the march, i met dr. king, and one of the great experiences of my life, and he invited me to be up h here. i respectfully declined, because the organizers had worked for year to get this together. i hadn t done anything. so, i wanted to continue my life as an interested bystander. now, lately, i have heard a lot about how far we have come in the 50 years. but from my point of view, tyou only register progress by how far you have come, and we have only begun. and also, initialnichelle ni was the first woman who was cast in a television series on her strength and power. but you are so busy at your command. and it is this moment in 1968, this kiss that made history as one of the first interracial kisses shown on television, and she recalled that kiss years later. it change
washington. republicans are not opposed to any substance. i think it s a political move, and i think it s disgusting. it really is an ongoing crisis here at a scale that is almost unimaginable. you can see some of the garbage that is still over here. and you can actually see how high the water has come. this is what we do not want to see a flood watch. with more rain coming, we expect the water to rise even higher. you re live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the passing of two legends who were both game-changers in their respective fields. basketball great bill russell led the boston celtics to 11 nba championships. his final two titles as the first black head coach in a major american sports league. and he was also a tireless champion for racial justice and civil rights, working alongside dr. martin luther king jr. and muhammed ali. in 2011, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. and we re also remembering nichelle nichols, who playe