sidney poitier has died at 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor. >> he was my generation's sort of icon. there wano one really before him who had the kind of stature. anchor: in england, staff at hospitals or covid essures are making caret them unsafe. >> nurses cannot stop hoping their patients, so they find themselves bread thinner, and they cannot do that indefinitely. >> given the pressures hospitals are facing around the country, especially with the workforce and other workforces, if they are infected, this is understandable, but it is all part of trying to work together, providinghe nhs every support it needs. anchor: novak djokovic has thanked fans for their support as he remainsn this hotel, the australian government rejects claims he is being held caive for failing to meet requirements for entering australia. forces in kazakhstan are ordered to shoot to kill protesters. ♪ hello, and if you have just joined us, welcome, whether you are watching in the u.k., pbs or the united state

the winner is sidney poitier. he won the academy award, the first black performer ever to receive the oscar for a leading role. in the years that followed he became hollywood's biggest star, redefining how audiences saw black characters, with films like to sir, with love. you will call me sir or mr thackeray. the young ladies will be addressed as miss, the boys by their surnames. some of what i am was reflected in those movies. and on top of that i brought to it some of my values. so it was in a way, i was saying to the audience, this is who i am. look at me. more controversial was his role as a highly gifted hugely successful doctor engaged to a white woman in guess who's coming to dinner. i love your daughter. there's nothing i wouldn't do to try and keep her as happy as she was the day i met her. some criticised it, saying the impression it gave was of an interracial relationship that was only acceptable because his character was so perfect and accomplished. it was still a huge box office hit. he also directed

sidney poitier — one of the greats. sidney poitier, who's died at the age of 94. in the us, three white men who were convicted of chasing and then murdering ahmaud arbery, a black man, in the state of georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison. travis mcmichael, his father gregory and their neighbour roddy bryan were convicted of felony murder. they had chased mr arbery while he was jogging before he was shot to death. their defence had claimed they feared he was planning to commit a crime. the mcmichaels will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole. roddy bryan will serve life, but does have the possibility of parole. here's georgia superior court judge, timothy walmsley, outlining some of the evidence from the trial. there's a frame where i believe ahmaud arbery, it looks to be if he's 20 yards out, that may be close — 30 yards out. it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery. and you watch that with context — don't want to say context — after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a youn

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sidney poitier, one of the greats. laura: remembering sidney poitier. before we go tonight, it is carnival time in colombia. [steel drum music] laura: the city of posto is celebrating the annual black and white carnival, symbolizi unity and equality. despite the name, it is very colorful. the event stems from the indigenous, spanish, and african traditions. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ judy: good evening. tonight, challenging the mandate, the supreme court hears arguments on whether the federal government can require vaccinations. then, chaos in kazakhstan. the country's leader valves to crush protests -- vows to crush protests. >> th

sidney poitier — one of the greats. sidney poitier, who has died. novak djokovic has thanked people around the world for their support as he awaits a decision on his deportation from australia. the world number one men's tennis player remains in immigration detention in melbourne ahead of the australian open after being denied entry to the country on wednesday. government officials say he isn't being held captive and is free to leave any time. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. this is the immigration detention hotel where novak djokovic is being kept. adnan chopani has been here forfive months now, after being moved from another facility. i live in level two and djokovic lives in level one. that is the food we've been served every day in containers. we found a maggot and mould on the bread and we've been reporting it but unfortunately, there has no action been taken. outside the hotel, there was dancing and music, but also anger and frustration among novak djokovic's supporters. it's unclear if the tennis star will remain here until monday, whe

sidney poitier, one of the greats. sidney poitier, who's died. sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. 3—0 down in the ashes, england's cricketers have had little to smile about in australia so far, but day three of the fourth test has changed the mood, even if it won't change the overall result. jonny bairstow�*s gutsy century rescuing england — when it looked like things were imploding. they dug in to reach 258—7 by the close of play in sydney, but still trailing australia by 158 runs. patrick gearey was watching. at a drizzly sydney, the weather soaked up more time in the test. for england, not nearly enough. australians have spent weeks mopping up, after all. haseeb hameed, beaten by michell starc for six. sydney was in pink to support the jane mcgrath cancer foundation. late wife of the great glenn who used to regularly do this to englishmen. the tormentor of zak crawley was scott boland, playing in his second test, having waited his whole career for these moments. joe root, england's captain, his ninth

and tonight here, sidney poitier in his own words. what his mother always told him. ♪ amen, amen ♪ >> reporter: sidney poitier, the gifted hollywood actor, the civil rights trailblazer. >> why, you black -- >> go ahead and say it. >> reporter: his roles did not ignore the times. >> i drive a man around in his limousine and i say, yes, sir, and no, sir, and shall i take the drive, sir? mama, that ain't no kind of a job. that ain't nothing at all. >> reporter: he was born in miami and raised in the bahamas on his father's tomato farm. he'd move to harlem as a teenager and worked as a dishwasher, trying out for roles, remembering being turned away by a director. >> i did decide then at that moment, on that street that i'm going to be an actor just to show him that he was wrong about me. >> reporter: he learned a place in a theater acting school after volunteering to work as a janitor without pay and later from new york to hollywood. in 1950, at the age of 22, playing a doctor in the ground-breaking film on racism, "no way out." >> th

sidney poitier — one of the greats. sidney poitier, who's died at the age of 94. let's talk to our los angeles correspondent sophie long, who's in hollywood. sophie, sidney poitier�*s influence on the movie industry immense, but his legacy transcends hollywood. yeah, clive, it is hard to overstate the strength and depth of prejudice that sidney poitier overcame to go from being a tomato farmer's son who moved to new york city with $3 in his pocket to be the highest—paid actor in the world while the civil rights movement was still making headway in the united states. he changed perceptions of race, first black male star to engage the american national consciousness at a time when the prevailing image of a movie star was very much of someone white. and he was acutely aware of the power and responsibility that came with his fame and fortune. he once said he felt like he was representing 18 million people with every move he made. there has, of course, been a huge outpouring of tributes to the man who is one film critic put it did notjust to make it in hollywood bu

sidney poitier, one of the greats. sidney poitier, who's died at the age of 94. in the last few minutes there have been numerous tributes. the oscar—winning actress violet davies has said... oprah winfrey wrote... our correspondent sophie long is in los angeles. it is an important point to make his work was trailblazing on the screen but his impact on american culture transcended cinema.— transcended cinema. that's right, clive. not only _ transcended cinema. that's right, clive. not only was _ transcended cinema. that's right, clive. not only was he _ transcended cinema. that's right, clive. not only was he a - clive. not only was he a trailblazing actor with a landmark career full of acting, directing and producing roles but he was well aware of the power and responsibility that came with his fame and fortune. he reportedly once said he felt as if he were representing 18 million people with every move he made. he may not have chosen to represent all black men but as a sole black leading man in hollywood of his time, that ultimately became one of his most im

sidney poitier — one of the greats. sidney poitier, who's died at the age of 94. a letter posted to a man in northern ireland, with no surname or address on the envelope, butjust his first name and a 57—word biography, has managed to find its way to the right place. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has the story. "feargal, lives across the road from the spar. "his ma and da used to own it." no house number, no street name, a few things much more personal than that. the first thing i noticed was the amount of detail on the envelope and basically, my biography. "moved to waterford after he got married." despite nothing more than a short story and half a postcode, yesterday this letter found its way straight to feargal lynn. i laughed so much. right through it all, to playing guitar, to, "friends with the fellow who owns the butchers in waterford." feargal had taken to writing letters to people over lockdown as a way to brighten the gloom, but never expected such a strange reply. the letter was from an old friend in belfast, who perhaps could have found out his

so, coming up, groundbreaking actor, sidney poitier, has died at the age of 1940. we'll take a look at the long life career and influence of the 1st black person to win an oscar for best actor. and jim and soccer kicks off after the winter break. and it's coded won by and munich mill is the pandemic removes 9 players from the late latest . ah, i'm anthony. how'd welcome cossacks! dance president has authorized security forces to open fire on protesters without warning. president cassim, you're mad, took a if is the state will fight to the end against what he calls bandits, terrorists and militants days. a violent protest in the central asian nation have seen dozens killed and many thousands more arrested. at the president's request, russia is leading a force of peacekeepers from former soviet states to help put down the unrest. has a government says that order has been restored in the biggest city, al maddie o. mattie ablaze the city scarred from the worst violence to hit cast extern in 30 years. president to chi if told catholic security forces they could shoot to

how are people remembering sidney poitier? >> reporter: well, fred, the industry here completely agrees that sidney poitier really laid the groundwork here for so many successful black artists in future generations. i spoke with the naacp hollywood bureau who gives out the awards and sidney poitier was a recipient a number of times and he said it's like a relay race, that poitier handed the baton to future generations and now it's a question of whom they will hand that baton to. here's bowser talking about the intersection of poitier's work as an actor and activist. >> our purpose sometimes is not always visible to us, and sometimes it's not revealed to us until we are well along the path of pursuing our calling, and i think sidney poitier realized at some point that his purpose was much larger than his career as an actor. so his commitment to the civil rights movement was a manifestation of him using his calling for his purpose. it was a perfect alignment. >> reporter: and i want to call up some of the reactions from hollywoo

never really been a black man on screen like sidney poitier before. so a generation of african americans really gravitated to him and to his roles. >> yeah. talk, though, about the pretty incredible story i want to get to, shared by harry belafonte when he talks about how he and sidney poitier flew under cover to mississippi $70,000 snuffed a black doctor's bag, they were funding the civil rights movement into the fall. they were chased by armeded clans man, leaving greenwood airport when that happened, almost did not make it out of the south alive. was his activism widely known at a time that america was falling in love with his on-screen persona or deliberate about playing that down? >> it's really a fascinating story. for harry belafonte, he was consistently an activist. he was in civil rights circles. sidney poitier was an actor first, who was an activist in the sense he appeared at fund-raisers, he put his name on the line for civil rights. whenever interviewed he was asked by civil rights and support of the civil rights movement. the story harry

remembering sidney poitier: reactions pouring in tonight after the death of the first black man to win the oscar for best actor. >> you think of yourself as a colored man. i think of myself as a man. >> o'donnell: the world's top tennis player stuck down under. tonight, what his rival rafael nadal is saying about the consequences of djokovic's vaccination status. and "on the road." the heartwarming acts of kindness helpitlight >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are following several big stories on this friday night and we want to begin with the sentencing of three men convicted in the murder of the ahmaud arbery case. it garnered national attention after video surfaced of the men chasing and shooting the 25- year-old black man in a georgia residential neighborhood nearly two years ago. the father and son, greg and travis mcmichael, were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. their neighbor, william bryan, who filmed the pursuit,

. >>> and celebrating sidney poitier. the life and legacy of a legend. a look back at the actor's oscar winning career. >> they call me mr. tibbs. >> the tributes to a trail blazer pouring in from around the world. >>> good morning, america. so great to have you with us this weekend, and we're extra excited this morning because not only do we have james longman visiting us from our london bureau, but our great friend eva pilgrim back from maternity leave. it's so great to see you. welcome back. >> i missed you guys. i just saw james like a couple of weeks ago. >> we hung out. >> but haven't seen you in a while. >> i was going to say i'm a little bit jealous he got to meet baby ella before i did. >> it was a socially distanced outdoors walk. >> she's a brash baby. >> of course. >> so i got to meet her. >> you were in the uk. i couldn't exactly take an uber. so excited to have you back and, james, great to have you. >>> we do have a busy morning. a lot to get to this morning. we begin with that surge in covid cases across the country. >> about one in every

one thing i know that they all share is a belief in the ideals expressed by sidney poitier in august of 1963 in an interview in a studio in washington, d.c., where on that day sidney poitier joined martin luther king jr. jr. in the march on washington. >> i became interested in civil rights struggle out of a necessity to survive. i found having lived in new york and in other parts of america over the last 20 years since i came from the caribbean, i found it necessary for self-protection and for -- to perpetuate my survival that i involve myself in any activity that would ease my burden momentarily. the stamina, the texture of our endeavor to solve the negro question will exemplify for me the kind of interest the country as a whole has in doing the things that are necessary for us to be entitled to a future. >> sidney poitier gets tonight's last word. "11th hour" starts now. >>> good evening. i'm stephanie ruhle. day 365 of the barack obama and tonight there is a new sign that the january 6th committee may be having trouble convincing former vice president mike pence to cooperate. the

. >> i first remember seeing sidney poitier in "guess who's coming to dinner?" in all of this movies, substantive. dion: his legacy goes beyond just the movies. >> i don't think you can measure how important he was. he didn't just pave the way for denzel washington, but i believe th he paved the way for obama. he was the first black person to win the oscar for not playing a slave. dion: his movies tackle many of the same issues of race and social justice america is grappling with today. >> he was transformative in people's thinking. he was the biggest box office star in the 60's, and white people were going to his movies. poitier former mayor willie ralph not to know him through politics. he hopes the next generation will understand the gravity of his work. >> people in their 20's do not understand the necessity of the history of black people in america. they are going to be doomed to repeat some things gone through like sidney poitier. dion: through childhood poverty to his status as an icon, poitier is seen by many as a beacon of hope. >> to see those movies i

. >>> trail blazing acting legend sidney poitier dies. >> mobile sports betting expands to a new market. >> and inside america's most expensive home >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening the fate of president biden's vaccine policies now rest in the supreme court. today, justices debated whether the white house has the legal power to enforce covid measures in workplaces. the rules would affect nearly 100 million americans. the court heard nearly four hours of arguments in two cases that challenged the president's policies one of them involves a vaccine or testing requirement for large private businesses the other, a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in arguments today, the court's conservative justices seemed skeptical of sweeping rules for businesses chief justice john roberts said the white house appears to be trying to push covid requirements on much of the nation he says that decision should be left to congress, not federal agencies >> it seems to me that it's the government is trying to work across the waterfront, and it's

how are you going to remember sidney poitier? >> i'm going to remember sidney poitier as a symbol of dig that tiff who broke down barriers in hollywood but also means different things for different people for me, poitier's career was powerfully motivating when i first learned about him in the early 2000s. my mother and my grandmother in her 80s loves poitier and respected poitier. what i discovered in his films in the early 2000s there was something timeless about his performance about his brand, endurance, excellence and competence, right? that really spoke to me. and it told me, it taught me, that i wanted to study film. that i wants to study media, that i wanted to think about the enigma that is sidney poitier that represents his characters for, you know, the span of decades. 38 films he starred in from 1950 throughout the '70s. so, for me, poitier will always be his legacy will also always be personal. that it inspired me even though i'm in the audience in a generation that probably wasn't supposed to be inspired by someone c

a lot of that started with sidney poitier. mike, my friend, good to see you as always, but the news again today, sidney poitier, the icon, the civil rights activist, the academy award winner for best actor, and just an absolute talent and presence has passed. we have lost sidney poitier at the age of 94. that word coming to us from the bohemian ministers today. we will have more on "world news tonight." of course, with david muir. we will return you now to regular programming. for some of you, that's "gma" on the west coast. i'm t.j. holmes. have a good day. >> announcer: this has been ann special report from abc news. ou, keep moving forward. make an appointment to talk to your doctor about adding rexulti to your antidepressant. make an appointment to talk to your doctor today, you have to deal with a lot of moving parts. you want everything to be on autopilot. and to be prepared if anything changes. with ibm, you can do both. your business can bring data together across your clouds, from suppliers to shippers, to the factory

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ama: groundbreaking actor sidney poitier has died at age 94. he was the first black man to win the oscar for best actor, paving the way for a future generation of stars. he started one of hollywood's first interracial love stories, guess who's coming to dinner. >> i fell in love with your daughter. ama: he would eventually get into directing weight or in life and received the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. as dion lim tells us, he's being remembered as more than just a nectar. dion: too many, sidney poitier was known as one of the most popular actors in his generation. in his two decades as hollywood's only black leading man in movies such as "defiant ones," "lillies of the field." and one movie that had a tremendous impact on a friend and fellow actor danny glover. >> i remember seeing sidney poitier in "guess who's coming to dinner." all the movies which brought different character and substance to us as descendants. dion: nicholas cell believes his legacy goes beyond just movies. >> i don't think you can measure how important he was.

ama: groundbreaking actor sidney poitier has died at age 94. he was the first black man to win the oscar for best actor, paving the way for a future generation of stars. he started one of hollywood's first interracial love stories, guess who's coming to dinner. >> i fell in love with your daughter. ama: he would eventually get into directing weight or in life and received the presidential medal of freedom in 2009. as dion lim tells us, he's being remembered as more than just a nectar. dion: too many, sidney poitier was known as one of the most popular actors in his generation. in his two decades as hollywood's only black leading man in movies such as "defiant ones," "lillies of the field." and one movie that had a tremendous impact on a friend and fellow actor danny glover. >> i remember seeing sidney poitier in "guess who's coming to dinner." all the movies which brought different character and substance to us as descendants. dion: nicholas cell believes his legacy goes beyond just movies. >> i don't think you can measure how important he was.

he is being remembered as more than just an actor. >> too many, sidney poitier was known as one of the most popular actors of his denigration -- of his generation. tremendous impact on friend, fellow actor, and the bay area's own danny glover. >> i personally have never seen sidney poitier in "guess who's coming to dinner." all of those characters lent character and substance to us as men, african descendants. >> "san francisco chronicle" film critic nick casale believes the memory goes beyond just film. >> i believe he did not just pave the way for denzel washington but in a way, he paved the way for obama. he was the first black person to win the oscar for not playing a slave. >> his movies, according to lasalle, tackle many of the same issues of race and social justice america is grappling with today. >> he was transformative in people's thinking. he was the biggest box office star for a few years and in the 1960's, white people were going to his movies, too. >> former mayor brown got to know sidney poitier, and it affected his politics. >> if people do not understand or review the

. >> actor and activist si sidney poitier done. >> his legacy and hollywood and beyond. >>> i'm phil mattingly in for pamela brown tonight in washington, you're in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with a sobering reality on the covid pandemic. that viral blizzard the u.s. was warned about, it's here. the swift spread of the highly contagious omicron variant has pushed hospitalizations close to the record set almost a year ago, and the number of american children hospitalized with covid has soared to the highest level of the entire pandemic. helping drive that number, children under 5 who are too young to be vaccinated. many hospitals are facing a staffing crisis because covid is infecting their personnel. some states have deployed national guard troops seen here in the protective gear to help fill that void. new york is now the latest state to mandate booster shots for health care workers. a former member of president biden's covid-19 advisory board says the nation needs better long-term planning. >> unfortunately, if you vaccinate today the people who are unvaccinated who accoun

sidney poitier was there when he was able to be. again, always there when it was about opening doors and trying to help. i cannot say enough about those men and women who were working so tirelessly to make sure that our nation would move forward. we are not where we need to be, but what i'm excited about is this younger generation that is coming along including our daughter. host: i'm getting there. mr. king: i am so excited about the young activist, the young women engaged in the women's movement. the young men and women engaged in gun rights and the environment and so many issues. my point is while elector -- elected officials may think we will get through this point, these young people are not going to let us stay where we are. we are going to move forward as a nation someway somehow. host: i do have a question about your daughter in a moment. what would your father make of this time we are in? all of these activities that activated him have been eroded or eliminated. mr. king: dad would be most disappointed in our political lead

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. >>> celebrating sidney poitier. the hollywood legend passing away at age 94 and overnight tributes pouring in and from oprah to the oscars, the icon's impact on the silver screen and beyond. >>> also this morning, the show must go on. as covid cancellations rip through broadway, understudies, swings and standby actors take center stage. "gma" sitting down with the now leading lady behind this viral hugh jackman lovefest stepping in to a starring role just hours before the overture. >> it was incredibly stressful. it's actually what i love to do. \m i'm walking on sunshine \m >>> new year, new style. give yourself a work from home refresh from head to toe with trendy tips that are sure to put the pep in your step. and keep you out of those quarantine comfies. plus, how to take that home office from bleak to chic. >>> the much anticipated return of one eva pilgrim, back at the desk after welcoming baby ella, catching us up on her time away from the weekends and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. >>> it's saturd

. >>> and we will remember the incomparable sidney poitier. >>> back now with a deadly crackdown after an-gertinment protests erupted in violence in kazakhstan richard engel on what's driving the anger in the streets. >> reporter: facing mass protests sweeping the country, tonight kazakhstan's government escalated a deadly crackdown against protesters giving security forces orders to shoot to kill clashes began this weekend after the government lifted fuel subsidies and gas prices nearly doubled. the protests quickly spread with government buildings occupied and some burned. the interior ministry reports at least 26 what it calls armed terrorists and 18 security officers have been killed. 3,000 arrested it is the biggest challenge to the president kassym-jomart tokayev's autocratic rule in a televised address, the president called those protesting his rule terrorists those who don't surrender will be eliminated, he said. he is not working alone. russia sent in several thousand troops to back up the government with many more possibly on their way. they come at the request of the kazakhs

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. >> pauley: as you know, the actor sidney poitier died on thursday at age 94. less staal helps us lookleleles. >> reporter: he became the first black man to win an oscar in 1964, and throughout his 60-year career, he did it his way. >> this is done. >> i did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me. >> reporter: remembering the legendary sidney poitier later on "sunday morning." >> pauley: you might know the name sonny curtis from the world of rock and roll. and you certainly know the name of his signature song, it's the theme of one of our most beloved tv shows. mo rocca clears up any lingering mystery. >> reporter: by the time sonny curtis wrote and sang the theme song to the "mary tyler moore show" -- ♪ love is all around ♪ >> reporter: he had come a long way from playing with the legendary buddy holly. >> buddy, he exuded confidence. he had it running out the ears, man. >> reporter: the remarkable journey of son cursonny curtis, ahead on sunday. >> pauley: david pogue turns to tik tok to sample some of comedy's risin

one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was ninety four. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964. the security forces in kazakhstan are patrolling the streets of the biggest city, almaty, after nightfall, having apparently reasserted control following violent scenes there on wednesday and thursday. the authorities are conducting what they're calling �*anti— terrorist�* operations. three white men convicted of the murder of a black man in the us state of georgia have been sentenced to life in prison. ahmaud arbery was outjogging in 2020 when the men chased him in pick—up trucks and shot him dead. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster daisy mcandrew and rosamund urwin, media editor for the sunday times. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in, starting with... the independent which leads tributes to the hollywood actor, sidney poitier, the first black man to win a best

one that made sidney poitier among hollywood's most revered actors. born in miami, but raised in the bahamas, he moved back to the u.s. as a teenager. >> i was right. i know i was right. i have to prove it. >> reporter: his big screen debut came in 1950. it launched roles noted for their cultural impact during a time when america started confronting racial divisions. ♪ 20 long years on a chain gang ♪ >> reporter: starring opposite tony curtis, he was nominated for his first academy award in 1958. >> he didn't say anything to me. >> reporter: six years later he made history becoming the first black academy award winner for best actor in "lilies of the field." more iconic rolls followed. a big city detective investigating a murder in the rural south. >> we had black detectives in pretty much every city in the country. we had not had that kind of representation on the screen. i was very proud to be there doing it. >> reporter: other roles shined a light on racial inequality. >> i want to make a future for this family. >> reporter: including, "guess w

after decades in the public, i sidney poitier received the presidential medal of freedom from barack obama in 2009. i was, oh wow. you all up to day coming up next, our tech show shift looks at how we can live forever, at least digitally. there's more now website d, w dot com a michael. okay, in berlin, we'll see at the top of the next hour. ah sh ah, where i come from. we have to fire for every breath i was born and raised in the me .

we can take that and then the other movie is another sidney poitier movie. in the heat of the night i think that was so beautiful. it was a 19. 67 movie and it showed. a black man using his wits to help solve a crime. in the south there was terror going on in the american south in 1967. and it took norman jewison who was a director and rod steiger and sidney poitier all had a team together to make that movie which was very brave. especially if you look at those two movies 1963 and 1967 course sidney poitier one is best actor oscar in 1964 for his role in 1963 lilies of the field. he was the first black man to win a best actor oscar. and so those are just two seminal yeah movies going back. and oscar michel unsung heroic figure of cinema in this nation's history. was in the midwest he moved to the plains. in south dakota. he got money from the homestead act. he got lonely at night started writing novels. it was always. in the back of his mind that this racist movie was still playing around the country in the movie i refer to is. the birth of a nation asking m

one that made sidney poitier among hollywood's most revered actors. born in miami, but raised in the bahamas, poitier moved back to the u.s. as a teenager. >> i was right. i know i was right. i've got to prove it. >> reporter: his big-screen debut came in "no way out" in 1950. it launched a series of roles known for their cultural impact during a time when america started confronting racial divisions. ♪♪ >> reporter: starring opposite tony curtis in "the defiant ones" poitier was nominated for his first academy award in 1958. >> he didn't say anything to me. i was just passing by. >> reporter: six years later he made history becoming the first black academy award winner for best actor in "lilies of the field." more iconic roles followed. playing virgin tibbs in "the heat of the night" in a sophisticated big-city detective investigating a murder in the rural south. >> though we have black detectives in pretty much every city in the country, we have not had that kind of representation on the screen. and i was very proud to be there doing it. >> repo

and actor activist, groundbreaking star stage and screen tribute flow for sidney poitier. he has died at the age of 90 full. ah, hello, welcome to the program. or kazakhstan president has told his forces they can fire without warning, as he tries to and violent protests against his government caused them jermarta chi of address the nation, declaring that there will be no negotiations with those he referred to as armed bandits. dozens of protest isn't security personnel have been killed and more than 3000 people detained robin for sale. walker reports now from tbilisi in georgia. com has returned to the center of al matty boat. the signs of violence are everywhere on republic square seen of the worst of the clashes security forces have re taken control of guts iep government buildings. but they've been food shortages and cues at cash machines and petrol stations with residents venturing out only for essentials. them a solution has got a girl at night when we hear explosions, i'm scared it pains me to know the young people a dying assertion. you go cuz as you go through so w

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