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for sir salman rushdie, authors have been gathering in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was seriously injured in a knife attack. hundreds of writers gathered at the city s public library to read his works and pay tribute. and now on bbc news, it s the media show. hello. in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order after 23 years. injuly, channel 5 decided we no longer needed good neighbours and the sun went down on ramsay street after 37 years. but cast your mind back to christmas day, 1986. anyone remember this? this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor telling you that your husband has filed a petition for divorce. happy christmas, ange. that was dirty den handing angie watt s divorce papers after she d lied to him about having six months left to live. 30 million people tuned in to watch that episode of eastenders, more than half the population. today, the show averages between 4 and 6 mill ....
today, the show averages between 4 and 6 million per episode, much of it through iplayer. so do soaps matter any more? what s their place in the cultural landscape? are we going through a messy den and angie divorce with them? or is it still enduring love, like scott and charlene? i m joined by sir phil redmond, creator of three of the biggest british soaps of all time grange hill, brookside and hollyoa ks. daniel kilkenny is soaps editor for entertainment news website digital spy. tv critic and soap fan emma bullimore is here, and charles collingwood, who s been farming, flirting and digging into his wife s venison pie for a whopping 47 years as brian in the archers. welcome to you all and thanks for coming on the show. phil, if we start with you, all the big soaps eastenders, coronation street, emmerdale have seen huge drops in audience numbers in recent years. you ve criticised soaps for not tackling big social issues like they used to. do you think it s the en ....
people are dead and 14 injured outside a night club. in arizona, two people were killed and two others injured were outside a bar. in lexington, kentucky, people were shot at a funeral. in summerton, south carolina, one woman was killed when someone opened fire on a graduation party. these are just the shootings that cnn has details on to share with you. let s go to the terrifying shooting in philadelphia. polo sandoval is there. polo, a chaotic scene in a very busy area. what are police saying today? reporter: it s sunday afternoon, fred, and there s a sense of normalcy restored here in philadelphia s south street district. very popular entertainment district. there are many questions about what transpired on these streets last night. investigators saying one of those patrol officers was only about 10 to 15 yards away from the gunman. he returned fire on the gunman and that prompted the gunman to drop the weapon. investigators are looking to see whether the suspect w ....
if it gives ukraine long range missiles, you are in the cnn newsroom. well, as the u.s. grapples with big issues that affect earn, gas prices, the economy and the pandemic, gun violence continues unabated. it is a problem that is uniquely american. as one community buries 19 children after the hor risk massacre in uvalde, texas, in the last few hours and days, more killings. the numbers are staggering. at least eight mass shootings since friday and according to gun violence archive, more than 240 mass shootings this year. sunday morning in chattanooga, tennessee. i m tired standing in front of you talking about guns and violence. reporter: 17 others injured near a downtown nightclub. police say some victims hit by bullets, others by fleeing cars. there are families lives shattered forever, because people are dealing with violence. reporter: an overnight shooting at a bar. out west. two people dead and two more injured in mesa, arizona. saturday night at least ....
to election offices nationwide tonight. where federal investigators think the mail is coming from. right now, investigators are in a race to find out whoever is behind it. norah: four-hour daily pauses of air strikes in gaza. why israel agreed and what it means for the hostages still held by hamas and the civilians trying to escape the fighting. a massive air strike hit this house, which consists of three floors and full of civilian. norah: ambush in florida. two deputies in critical condition tonight after a driver rams into them, allegedly targeting the officers. the actor s strike is over. how fran drescher became the hero of hollywood, ending the historic strike. and when your favorite shows could come back. when do you think we re going to see cameras rolling again? today! norah: big news here in the nation s capital. west virginia senator joe manchin announces he won t run for another term. what it could mean for an already slim democratic majority. ....