Good morning, everyone. Im sandra smith. Hello, trace. Trace good morning. A busy schedule on tap. Ronna mcdaniel will gavel in the convention at the bottom of the hour as we gear up for the roll call of the states when the president is officially nominated. Tonights speakers include South Carolina senator tim scott, former u. N. Ambassador nikki haley and donald trump junior and mark a patricia mccloskey. The st. Louis couple who held guns as protestors marred outside their home this summer. President trump is hitting democrats on their Convention Last week. A lot of the commentary on the Democratic Convention was it was very negative. Very much attacking trump. President trump it was dark, i agree. What do we see from your Party Next Week . President trump i think well see something uplifting and positive. Thats what i would like it to be. I think you have to defend yourself by talking about some of the lies. It is what he didnt say. Didnt talk about Law Enforcement, didnt talk about
Brexit negotiators from the eu and uk meet today in london for the latest round of trade talks. Two australian journalists fly home from china after being questioned by Chinas Ministry of state security. Very disappointing to have to leave under those circumstances and it is a relief to be back in a country with genuine rule of law. And is italian fashion racist . We meet the designer urging brands to hire more black people. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Two of the uk governments scientific advisers have given warnings over the increase in coronavirus cases, saying that weve relaxed too much over the summer and must now re engage with social distancing rules. Englands depty chief medical officer, professor Jonathan Van Tam said the country faces a bumpy ride unless the virus is taken seriously again. And proffesorjohn edmunds, a member of the Scientific Advisory group f
Are responsible for, you know, getting tough on crime and throwing the book at people and implementing the policies that we enshrine into law. But i will ask you both, youre both members of the bar. Youre both attorneys. Youre licensed to practice law. And you know that when a person suffers a a felony conviction even misdemeanor convictions in many states, they are barred from being able to be licensed to practice law. Do you believe that those types of barriers which are collateral consequences, you believe that those should be removed from persons ability to practice law, to get a law license . Mr. Heck . Well, i think like in any other collateral sanction, i think they have to be looked at, the offense and the offender. And i think there are cases. Weve seen it in ohio, where those impediments have been removed. And someone who is convicted, say, for example of Involuntary Manslaughter or murder have become lawyers. Weve seen it with a lot lesser offenses. And yet at the same time
Was not given the license to practice law in ohio. So there has to be some type of parody, some type of fairness, if there are sanctions at all. So you would be against blanket bans on all who have been convicted being ineligible to receive a license to practice law . I dont think blanket bans do any justice. All right. Mr. Jones . I think unless there is some Public Safety that outweighs a persons right to get a law law sense, to pass the bar, unless there is some Public Benefit that outweighs that person practicing law, then i would say, he should not have that restriction or any automatic mandatory bans. Do you know of any initiatives by the aba or state Bar Association to address that particular issue . Either one of you . No. I know the project of the collateral consequence of the project did not entail that. It had to do with cataloging and assembling the collateral consequence. Which was a monumental task. But the particular issue you are asking about, i dont know of any state o
Changed the world. And this morning, the world wakes to news of a giant of human and civil rights gone. Nelson mandela, a Guiding Force for millions, revered for forever changing history. She spent nearly three decades in prison, becoming the first black president in south africa. Father figure to millions around the globe. People around the world are remembering Nelson Mandela, a symbol of forbearance, peace and dignity. We have pictures from south africa, where people have been celebrating the former leaders life, by chancing through the streets overnight. Alex marquardt is there, where theyre trying to come to grips with the death of an icon. Reporter theres a profound sense of loss and mourning thats swept the entire country. Celebrations like this one, right outside mandelas home, weve seen spring up around the country. South africans marking the passing of this great man by celebrating his life. It was just before midnight that South African president jacob zuma announced to the