but, some of their neighbors in north atlanta disagree. this northern suburb known as buckhead was annexed by atlanta in the 1950s, and here, too, they've seen an increase in crime recently. which is why some residents in this wealthy and mostly white neighborhood now say the solution is to break away. >> we feel we're living in a war zone in buckhead. >> nawaz: bill white is leading the effort to create a separat“" city of buckhead,” allowing them to use their own tax base to fund their own budget. white says their city would lobby to tighten bail and sentencing rules, and deploy its own independent police force. >> a massive police presence will be something that the new buckhead city police department will absolutely provide. >> nawaz: buckhead's departure would take away significant resources from atlanta-- by some estimates, this area comprises 40% of atlanta's property wealth, a large part of its tax base. critics say that would hurt the city's ability to stem rising crime and inequality. >> i think what buckhead city will do wil

still little is known about the 8 victims killed in the atlanta asian spa shootings only that 6 were asian women police would not say wednesday whether they had worked at the spas but did say that the suspect 21 year old robert aaron long had targeted the businesses but he does claim that it was not racially motivated he apparently has an issue what he considers a sex addiction and sees these locations as something that allows him to to. to go to these places and into temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate police a long has confessed to the shootings and is scheduled to appear in court on thursday atlanta's mayor says there is no evidence the spas were cover for sex work we certainly will not begin to blame victims and as far as we know in atlanta these are illegally operating businesses. experts say the stereotype of asian spas doubling as brothels is another facet of the anti asian racism growing in the united states the group stop a.p.i. hate formed in response to the rise in xena phobia since coded has collected nearly 3800 reports of hate incidents toward asian americans

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz in atlanta. judy: one of the more significant stories of these olympic games so far is not only who's winning medals, but why one of the biggest names in sports decided to step back. simone biles said it was concern for her own mental well being that led her to do so. this news has quickly sparked larger conversations around mental health, athletics and race. yamiche alcindor is here with our own. >> judy, shortly after simone biles made her decision, she talked openly about the need to protect her own mental health under intense pressure and a global spotlight. she has also talked about some of her struggles, her conflicting feelings about the games, and signs of depression. here she is yesterday at a press conference discussing the power of prioritizing her wellbeing. >> you are not going to enjoy your sport and succeed as much as you want to. it is ok to sit out the competitions to focus on yourself. it shows how strong a competitor and a person you really are. rather than just battle through

and joining us live from atlanta let's talk about that when for rafael one where does that leave the run elf. well as many of our viewers probably already know the democrats needed to to flip both of those republican senate seats to gain control of the senate we're just hearing that the democratic senate candidate john awesome is declaring victory in a news conference he's holding now but that has not been confirmed the percentage point i'm going to shift right now to the race between john ossa and senator david purdue is very close it's less than half a percentage point right now about 16000 votes that would take us into recount territory and already senator produced campaign released a statement early this morning saying that he believes he will be victorious but that he's going to exhaust every resource available to ensure that every vote is counted again i just want to give you some up to date news that we're hearing which is that the democratic senator senate candidate john awesome is claiming that he has one if in fact he was elected he would become the youngest senator in the

alan fischer al jazeera atlanta georgia so all eyes are on this the u.s. state of georgia west question elections for 2 senate seats will decide the balance of power in congress it's the last to have campaigning before tuesday's for outgoing president tunnel trump and president elect joe biden a both set to hold rallies that in a final push for victory let's go live now to atlanta just as the tash can name is that sasha will the florey over these tapes that have been released of the president have any impact on voters that tomorrow. there is a real concern among republicans that trump's repeated and baseless attacks on the electoral integrity in georgia will depress voter turnout in the state of georgia and in fact during that now infamous call trub reference the election saying that he people were angry at georgia people were angry at the governor and that this could have big consequences for the senate runoff this is a high stakes senate runoff and a short time ago one of the people involved in this leaked audiotape the georgia secretary of state spoke h

that is stephanie cho in atlanta. thank you very much. ♪ stephanie: i am stephanie sy with newshour west. we will return to judy woodruff and the rest of the program after these headlines. tornado warnings in effect across the deep south this evening as a wave of storms affect some 16 million people. this video shows damage after a tornado touched down in wayne county, mississippi. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power from texas to alabama. president biden new york governor andrew cuomo should step down if an investigation confirms allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. the president spoke during an interview with "abc news" that aired this morning. he was asked if cuomo should resign. pres. biden: yes, i think he will be prosecuted, too. a woman should be presumed to telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming forward, number one. but there should be an investigation to determine whether what she says is true. that is what is going on. stephan

couple months president biden and vice president harris planned a political rally on friday night in atlanta but decided to cancel it and instead met with members of the asian american community in the wake of the tragic shootings gabriels andro al-jazeera washington the mass has been held for president john mica fairly who died at the age of 61 of the things a lot of pictures from dar es salaam where people are paying their respects like a fairly will be buried in his hometown next week voice president some in a saloon who was sworn in as his successor becoming the country's 1st female president. turkey's president has pulled the country out of a global treaty on preventing and combating violence against women recipe the one issued a presidential decree ordering the country to withdraw from the 2011 istanbul convention and the agreement was signed by more than $45.00 countries is a promise by governments to take tougher action on domestic violence marital rape and female genital mutilation critics of the treaty in turkey say it damages family unity encourages divorce and supports the l.g.b.

on the newshour tonight, georgia shootings-- a series of deadly attacks at atlanta-area businesses raise new fears for asian-americans. then, covid relief-- the partisan divide over the new law is on full display. we speak to a leading republican as the white house aims to highlight the law's efforts to re-open schools. and, a deadly misunderstanding-- despite being debunked, claims of bat-to-human transmission of covid-19 continues to have a devastating effect on the animals. >> scapegoating bats is unjustified. and it also shifts the focus away from the real responsible party, which is ourselves and the way that we treat the planet. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> the lemelson foundation. committed to improving lives through invention, in the u.s. and developing countries. on the web at lemelson.org. >> s

the comments came in a previously planned stop by president biden and vice president camila harris in atlanta where on tuesday 8 people were killed 7 of them women 6 being up asian descent the alleged gunman a 21 year old white man was arrested and charged with the murders investigators have so far resisted calling the murders a hate crime but on friday vice president harris herself of asian descent as her mother was born in india said racism is alive and well in america ultimately this is about who we are as a nation this is about how we treat people with dignity and respect everyone has the right to go to work to go to school to walk down the street and be safe and also the right to be recognized as an american. in new york where there have been more than 10 documented hate crimes against asians in recent months a peace vigil was held calling for an end to the violence that really holds i really hope this is the culmination of the hate and bigotry the asian americans have he said clearly that they will not have to be another vigil in this seemingly never ending speech of hate against asian

. >> woodruff: fear and fallout from the deadly shootings in atlanta are still echoing tonight. investigators have not identified a motive, but the issue of hate crimes against asians headlined a hearing in washington today. lisa desjardins reports. (gavel pounds) >> desjardins: for the first time in more than 30 years, congressional hearing on discrimination against asians. an issue both public and personal for asian-american lawmakers in both parties. >> the asian american community has reached a crisis point that cannot be ignored. since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, asian americans have been terrified by the alarming surge in anti-asian bigotry and violence we have witnessed across our nation. >> 68% of these incidents and crimes were targeted towards asian american women. this has to stop. >> desjardins: the topic is especially poignant in the wake of deadly shootings at spas in the atlanta area this week. eight people were killed, six were women of asian descent. the full motive of the accused gunman, 21-year-old robert aaron long, is still being investigated, bu

state of georgia has criticized major league baseball for moving its all star game out of atlanta but decision comes a week after the state pass new legislation tightening voting laws critics say the changes designed to suppress democratic votes especially among black versus well let's now speak to mike hanna he's following this for us from washington d.c. mike it really does seem that this is turning into a bit of a showdown very much so and now the corporations are joining in as well they were quiet while this was law was being discussed they didn't come out with any major objection but since that law was passed major corporations such as coca-cola and delta who have their homes in atlanta georgia have issued statements condemning this move now this has a ripple effect in terms of corporations in particular and this is something that could have an impact not only in georgia but further afield and that is what the governor of georgia brian kemp had to say the news conference on the state we can let the earliest. you know out flankers out political. you know. or we can get in the 5 in

>> brown: atlanta, fulton county stadium, april 8, 1974. henry “hank” aaron steps into the batter's box, one home run away from passing babe ruth for the all-time record. >> there's a long drive, ball's hideep, deep... it is gone! he did it! >> brown: the moment, a capstone to a career that had already cemented hank aaron as one of baseball's best ever. >> you're watching one of the great moments in baseball history. >> i felt great. i felt i had the world was lifted off my shoulders. >> brown: a great moment in all of sports history... but also one tinged with the bitterness of american history, as racism chased aaron as he chased the record that would hold up for 33 years. >> i got threatening letters about kidnapping and things like this. vicious, the racist letters. i had to slip out the back of the ballpark with escorts and things like this. it was terrible, terrible. it was bad times for me. >> brown: his perseverance and grace throughout would gain him widespread admiration, and he became a trailblazer and inspiration for black a

president joe biden who see that riding on stage is about to speak in atlanta georgia. oh whoa whoa whoa whoa. this is good to be back it's good to be back. let's hear it for allie. direction and a great lineup of entertainers you've had. your probably disappointed you're not a speaker look at the entertainers background here. and let's hear 1st a shared rooms. body nobody in america 'd has done more for the right to vote thing stacey stacey here change in georgia you've changed america i want to personally thank you again so let's hear it for the next public service commissioner daniel blackman. i don't know where daniel is run over here look. and one of the best mares america has a good friend kesha lands bottom ah. if i add 3 of her i could rule the world *. i love her. and let's share for the next united states senator john r. soft and their reverend word ah i was talking to the back to him they're talented they're principled we're qualified they're decent there are a bull they mean what they say and they believe what i believe the definition of america is it's abou

authorities around atlanta publicly identified the remaining shooting victims today. in all, there were eight, including hyuhn grant, who was 51. paul michels, age 54. delaina yaun, 33 years old. and sheow-jeh tahn, age 49. the others were dow-yoh fung, who was 44. soon-chah kim, 69 years old. soon park, age 74. and young yoo, age 63. a judge in minneapolis refused today to delay or move the trial of a former police officer charged with george floyd's death. lawyers for derek chauvin argued that the city's $27 million settlement with floyd's family could unfairly influence jury selection. we will get an update, later in the program. the taliban is warning the u.s. against ignoring a may 1 deadline for leaving afghanistan as agreed to last year. the warning came a day after international talks in moscow. the militants insisted the u.s. abide by the agreement. >> after that, it will be a kind of a violation of the agreement. so, in that case, if there is action, of course there will be reaction. >> woodruff: taliban officials said they do support accelerating the pea ta

stephanie: what that means in atlanta public schools is a full day 9:00 to 4:00 summer school, which hones in on the basics. >> the big difference for this summer's academic recovery is it is focused on math and english, 90 minutes each. this is a total of three hours. >> 13.16 plus 5.90. stephanie: watching her son lose ground is what worries monisha white, a single parent who works the night shift as a lab technician. >> with the pandemic, i see a lot of stigmas put on low income kids, that they are not learning. stephanie: you don't want him to become a statistic. >> no. stephanie: in atlanta and across the country, students of color were hit harder by the pandemic than their white counterparts. all students might be nine months behind in math, but black and hispanic students could be as far behind as a year. >> this is a high poverty area. our school is a title i school. single parent households. home life for some of our students can be very challenging. stephae: summer program provides food, breakfast, lunch, weekend meals to take home fridays, and snacks. hands-on afternoon se

from london much more still to bring you on the program major league baseball gets political stripping atlanta of its all-star game over a new voting lore in the state of georgia families grieve for the victims of friday's train crash in taiwan as prosecutors seek an arrest warrant for the owner of the truck that rolled onto the tracks. and ace in the line for further behind in the italian title race that's coming out in sport with. now soaring infection rates here in europe are forcing governments in france and italy to reimpose lockdowns restrictions of also been extended in germany's chancellor angela merkel abandon plans for a nationwide lockdown after facing a public backlash as millions of people in the region get ready to mount isa sunday there are concerns that the slow vaccine rollout and new contagious variant of the virus will make a 3rd wave of the pandemic difficult to contain in much of europe people are being told not to travel to see family and some countries including france are still seeing warring numbers of new covered cases while all of italy is now considered a high risk

lakers went on to lose against the atlanta hawks visibly frustrated le bron tweeted after the game he said nothing angers and saddens me more than not being available to be there for my teammates i'm hurt inside and out right now the road back from recovery begins now back soon like i never left we do feel that he's innocent to see him as the. notable like that actually been a lot of pain as just you know set his back to remind us that he still has to. you know go to the sample because as we all do if it's big enough and by the same time enough he's still different or earlier we spoke to n.b.a. insider brandon scoop be robinson he says the lakers will struggle to retain their championship if le bron isn't fit for the postseason. he spends a lot of money on making sure the upkeep of his body over a $1000000.00 a year to make sure to keep his body the tip top shape and i think we look at our heroes as just super human over look at what raj am and that they say this is larger than what i know look at god this is a great couple and anthony davis is also out there for the lakers to be the

confirmed dead i'm german ash with sports that major league baseball's all star game will be moved from atlanta in response to voting restrictions in georgia and it's being reported that a major test event for the tokyo it impacts the diving world cup has been canceled because of $1000.00 safety concerns. hello welcome to the news hour we begin of course in the u.s. where the capital the hearts of american democracy was once again thrown into lockdown on friday after a man rammed his car into a barricade killing at least one person the car drove into 2 police officers who were near the barricade one of them has died and the alva is still being treated in hospital offices on the scene shot at the suspect when he left the car he has since died of his injuries and that suspect exit the vehicle with a knife in hand. our officers then engage that suspect he did not respond to verbal commands the suspect did start lunging toward us capitol police officers at which time u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect at this time the suspect has been pronounced deceased 2 so u.s. capitol police of

fisher is in atlanta georgia live for us to update us on what's going on there and i understand the big guns are going to georgia you're right tell us what's ahead for them there. well it's all about driving time no no on tuesday early voting is done here at record number of early votes cast 3000000 that's more than has ever been cast in a senate election here before so no it's all about tonight on tuesday night the republicans think they're behind in the alley or take most of the l.a. votes were cast in areas that would be democratically favored organized by groups that are democratically inclined so they really have to get a big turnout and they'll have done will trump on monday at a get out the vote in northeast georgia some of the rural areas is where they think there is some potential to try and get more votes there but of course they've got donald trump who's already tweeted out over the weekend that he thinks the election in georgia is illegal standing up saying that he wants to make sure that people get out and vote so that the senate does not become republican eyes for the demo

they will police have now arrested a 21 year old suspect in atlanta so they're investigating whether or not it was a hate crime the charlotte ballasts reports. the 1st call came on tuesday evening local time they'd been a shooting north of atlanta at young's asian massage parlor then and now later another this time in atlanta at gold's spa as police responded a 3rd cool came in reporting gunfire from across the road at aroma therapy spa the crime scenes were all message parlors and majority of the victims were women of asian descent yesterday with a tragic day. across our state and as many of you all know there were several victims who were tragically killed on yesterday. and our thoughts and prayers remain with phil's families police have arrested a 21 year old and charged him with killing 8 people they are investigating to see if the shooter was specifically targeting asian americans which would make it a hate crime and increase the charges south korea's foreign ministry confirms that 4 of the victims were of kareem to seemed i know that many we've received a number of calls about

a surge in hate crimes targeting their community joe biden and vice president calderón horace visit atlanta where 8 people were killed and i'm not shooting the reports from washington d.c. . trying to console a nation president joe biden said on friday evening that hate crimes against asian americans needs to stop too many asian americans have been walking up and down the streets and worried waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety in the safety of their loved ones are at stake they've been attacked blame scapegoated harassed they've been virtually assaulted physically assaulted killed the comments came in a previously planned stop by president biden and vice president camila harris in atlanta where on tuesday 8 people were killed 7 of them women 6 being up asian descent the alleged gunman a 21 year old white man was arrested and charged with the murders investigators have so far resisted calling the murders a hate crime but on friday vice president harris herself of asian descent as her mother was born in india said racism is alive and well in america ultimately this is ab

stephanie sy visited two atlanta-area school districts to see their approach toward helping for middle schoolers. >> all right, have a good day, love you. >> sy: it's 8:00 on a mid-june morning, and instead of enjoying summer break, 12-year old christopher jones is headed to school. >> christopher was an a/ student, honor roll student, before the pandemic. and when the pandemic came his grades dropped b, c, d. >> sy: like other schools, john lewis invictus academy, where christopher goes, shut its doors in march of 2020. when it reopened in earlier this year, 80% of its 950 students chose to stay virtual, but not christopher. home was not exactly conducive to learning. >> my gosh, it was hard. while i'm on zoom, my mom cussing out my brother, my dog is barking, so you know, my teacher is always telling me to mute myself. >> i am who i am, not who you think i am. >> sy: to address these challenges, educators are now pouring millions of dollars of federal stimulus funds into rigorous summer programs to try and catch kids up, says atlanta superintendent lisa herring. >> the core business

joins me now live from atlanta natasha what's going to fall out of all of this of these tapes of donald trump. during that call president trump said i don't want to shake up the whole world but i think it's safe to say that he has shaken up georgia ahead of this high stakes senate race on tuesday trump is filing state and federal lawsuits against the georgia secretary of state who is also a republican it's worth mentioning that trump has repeatedly verbal e attacked the secretary of state here in georgia and called on him to resign but trump is saying that the secretary of state secretly recorded a quote confidential settlement discussion of pending litigation there's been no official acknowledgement regarding exactly who recorded that call and leaked it but media outlets are reporting that it was the secretary of state and he did so because he wanted it as a kind of insurance in case trump attacked him and during that call trump did attack him when he said that the secretary of state had not been reporting on election fraud there's been no evidence of that by the way he said that's a c

obviously, what happened in atlanta is a hate crime. he was targeting asian women because of the way they made him feel. and also? the way that it was all framed by the atlanta authorities was very disappointing, in that it was this huge effort to somehow humanize this murderer, who ad a bad day," who was trying to get some kind of relief for his sex addiction. so there's so much that we have to unpack when we're even looking at this incident from the perspective of the news that we're, like, allowing them to frame it as a bad day. it's way more than a bad day. >> sreenivasan: you know, you've got a podcast that starts to look at some of the kind of crimes in history that most of us have maybe forgotten about. >> well, our history as asian americans has really been erased from american history. we had a huge influence on the way this country was built, starting with the railroad th connected the east and the west to the north and the south. there have been numerous lynchings, numerous hate crimes against asians and asian americans, that

star le bron james involved to end a heated exchange with an atlanta fan who pulled down her mask to confront the player the referee's hole to d.x. and the woman was ejected from the arena you know back and forth between 2 grown men. you know we said ok she said this piece i said my piece and there was someone else jumped into. this. but i don't think they were. kicked out but they might have drinks maybe and it could. have been about a game or so if the referees give. and if a star tom brady is paying for his 10th super bowl this sunday it with his team taking on the kansas city chiefs the 43 year old to has won 6 titles but he says the losses are what stick with him last it's a great game to play in because everyone's watching and. it's a real it's a tough game to lose let me say that i've had some really tough losses in this game will stick with you bro a long time it's me credible wins and. i'd much rather be in the game or not be in the game that's for sure because the only way to win it is the end but it's a pretty tough if you lose it. because david the has been voted as the g

both houses making it easier to confirm his nominees and pass new laws that's also been a reports from atlanta. the seismic shift for the democrats in georgia reverberated and was celebrated across the united states but the historic victory of reverend raphael warnock was perhaps best savored in the neighborhood where he preaches at the famed ebenezer baptist church well being on the welcome that that. had no shortage of representation in washington for the 1st time in 20 years georgians are sending not one but 2 democrats to the senate warnock made history by becoming georgia's 1st african-american senator and only the 11th black senator in u.s. history. after thanking voters for putting their faith in him warnock wasted no time addressing the nation's codein health and economic crises we are dealing with folks who are facing eviction. people have been waiting for months for relief and they saw politicians play the same old games last week we should have already passed its $2000.00 stimulus check and i can't wait to get to work well to put the boots on and represent people's concerns in the u

enough players to field a team because of coven 1000 contact tracing elsewhere the lakers beat the atlanta hawks but the game was overshadowed with lakers star le bron james involved in a heated exchange with an atlanta fun you know a back and forth between 2 grown men. you know we said ok he said his piece i said my piece and then we jumped into. their business. but i don't think there are usually. but they matter how the truth maybe in the. game is going to buy the game more so if the referees do. so useful for me now more later sorry thanks very much when we come back we'll take a live update from out of magic editor at the u.n. security council having a big meeting there about me in mobile keep across all the developments in a couple of moments we've seen that. since its inception in 1961 the kuwait fund has been supporting people's livelihoods in over 100 countries by funding projects in an array of sectors. ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives ultimately help to eradicate poverty. and promote sustainable development. revealing eco friendly solutions

let's get an update on the situation in georgia and bring in a touch of a name she's joining us from atlanta so that's a show we have a run we have a win for raphael warnock where does this leave the runoff in georgia. well according to the john asa campaign they have declared victory it's a very tight race and that has been expected all along with 90 percent of the vote there's about a less than half a percentage point between john aasif and his republican challenger david purdue as you said that's more than $16000.00 votes it's worth mentioning that he's already outperformed biden's showing in the state biden carried georgia in the presidential elect in election by less than 12000 votes os of released a statement earlier this morning a video statement he humbly think georgians but quickly got to the point he said during this moment of crisis we need to roll out economic relief to americans and help pass an effective pandemic response so where things stand right now is this is a historic day for certain with the wind of reverend raphael warnock he is a senior pastor here at the famed ebenez

all right, only challenge from london and l. russian opposition leaders, atlanta, 100 sky, or has renewed her calls for european nations to take even stronger action against president alexander lucas shanker. the hon. sky is in the netherlands where she's met the dutch prime minister, mark wrote, she's calling on nations to isolate the yellow roost using sanctions look younger is cracked down on protest against his rule. sebastian reports from the hague. well, the woman, many invalid with regard as their elective precedence, atlanta taken off, gaia has walked into this building behind me, issues meeting the prime minister of the netherlands market and also foreign minister to keep god. and of course high on the agenda is what you will be and lead us very angrily have called the hijacking of the ryan air play. and also the arrest of i'm on the same page and so yes, up they go. his girlfriend, they are both detained and also seen as being badly beaten and very ill treated. so there was a lot of concern here in the european union. they immediately called for sanctions closing the space, not

lakers game against the atlanta hawks le bron james involved in a heated exchange with an atlanta fan reference her referee rather halted the action and the woman was ejected from the arena who walks say they will investigate the incident. maybe. you know a back and forth between 2 roll me in. which. you know we said ok this is it is peace i said not this and then we jumped into. this. but to be. kicked out but the drinks maybe and it could. have been about a game or so it really was. a lot so you sport for now will be more laid back tomorrow thank you very much now if today seems a bit familiar it may be because it's groundhog day in the united states made famous by the 9093 film of the same name this is ceremonies starring the ground home of the tony phil was a bit different from the usual owing to the pandemic with people lost to follow the event online and find those jobs to predict the weather for the next 6 weeks his handlers say he emerged from history's top at dawn so as shadow and decided to work it out for another 6 weeks meaning the country is in for a long winter. that's i

alan fischer al-jazeera atlanta georgia. brennan is a research associate had been to the city of sydney's united states studies center and joins us now by skype thank you for your time mr brennan what was your 1st reaction when you listened to that recorded call. it is it is quite shocking you know this is again one of those instances where we have had something that's been reported on about the president trump president trump has reportedly said x. reportedly said why but then when you hear on type it's just really quite shocking to have a sitting president asking. officials to fire and votes to push him over the line in an election it is really just demonstrating the voices that are in the ear of the president at the moment and it is really clear that those voices are only people who are willing to tell him the things he wants to hear. and unfortunately for i think democracy that involve involves the voices of really a very odd conspiracy conspiracy theorists who are just pumping the president full of these conspiracies ha

massage parlor then an hour later another this time in atlanta at gold's spa as police responded a 3rd cocaine men reporting gunfire from across the road at aroma therapy spa the crime scenes were all message parlors and majority of the victims were women of asian to st pierre really nice girls and they just do great massages they do great massages out here so it's just unfortunate they had shot 3 ladies at them in front of them i thought were 9 in front of them 5 back in the fight you know and then you had a body. but he was there he hadn't passed away and then you got in our federal police of a race to 21 year old and charged him with killing 8 people they're investigating to see if the shooter was specifically targeting asian americans which would make it a hate crime and increase the charges south korea's foreign minister confirmed that 4 of the victims were of korean to seemed nothing's going to be ruled out will conducting a homicide a multiple homicide investigation so where the evidence leads us that's where they investigated the train driver that's where i'm here you've got a

still ahead on all just 0 of the deadly shootings in atlanta have exposed fear in the asian american community as police struggle to establish their lives killers motives. and it's turning out to be a week to the member for the south african qualifier at the divide tennis championships gemma's going to be here with all the action sports. it's time for the sports here's gemma. thank you rob hold as a bind munich have been drawn against paris and the champions league quarter finals it's a repeat of last year's final which by and 11 will p.s.g. have a new coach now in. and he can have a much tougher task than facing byan he won 6 trophies last season. it's true that we're now facing the strongest sorry to buy into the most recent european champions but we have to approach it with other some ism and hope that we can compete we beat barcelona so why would it not be realistic come bishan to beat on munich. the winner of that time gone to face either man justices' tait dortmund in the semifinals the other standout clash in the last $813.00 time when is around would it take on 6 time champio

lakers beat the atlanta hawks 11799 the game was overshadowed by an incident 2 or lakers star le bron james was involved in a heated exchange with an atlanta fan because you know a back and forth between 2 grown men. you know we said ok serious peace i said not this and then we're sort of jumped into. this. but i don't think they were. kicked out but they might have the truth maybe in the. game in about a game or so it really would do and that's a sport for me back to sammy. that said for this news hour but i'm back in a couple of minutes with another full bulletin so stay with us. ok calm and may show you're not hyping the situation be part of the debate my main characters are women and when no topic is off the table there was in the last allow child marriage to happen legally these are basically archaic walls that often legitimize them legalized pedophile on air online jumped into the conversation and meeting to be part of the discussion this stream on out is there on. the philippine this botching to restore faith in doc saying. i got the glory can you deny any wrongdoing. why when

face of america but done nothing to heal the deep divisions in the country alan fischer al-jazeera atlanta georgia. underclass because an associate professor of the department of political science at emory university she says even if democrats control both chambers of congress there's no guarantee that joe biden will be able to get his agenda passed. what's at stake here is the potential to have a unified party control you know between the legislative and executive branches for the next 2 years and any president would want to have members of their own party in charge of the legislative branch it does not guarantee smooth sailing for a president's legislative agenda but it does make it easier the other thing that's actually really important for president elect biden is the senate has the advice and consent power so they are the ones who get to approve judicial nominations and cabinet nominations and so we'd expect that under a republican controlled senate that president elect biden would have a harder time getting some of his high level political appointees approved and getting some of his

the atlanta hawks have decided enough is enough and they fired coach lloyd pierce atlanta lost 20 of $34.00 games so far this season and why 11th in the eastern conference pierce's last game in charge was the 10999 loss to miami on sunday the hawks president says he hopes a change in coach can help the team fit better in the 2nd half of the season. over in the western conference the top team they were beaten on monday in new orleans the utah jazz have been flying high but were brought down to earth on this occasion by the pelicans designed williamson and brandon ingram scored 26 points each as new orleans came out on top in this high scoring affair 129124 the final score. the coronavirus has affected the pakistan super league cricket tournament with 2 players and a staff member testing positive this year's event has thus far managed to go ahead without any delays and they have even been fans in the stadiums pakistan cricket board says the 2 players that have tested positive for covert 19 are both foreign cricketers but they names have not been revealed. or. all the sports which are g

the home run king both broke babe ruth's record for the atlanta braves was an executive to the at the braves and detail going in with very moving way in his biography of the some of the prejudice he faced when he was a young player in the minor leagues in jacksonville florida when he was an executive with the braves or turner turner broadcasting so this will take that focus on henry aaron out of the city where he lived and played and i think that's quite a big thing for major league baseball to do. well into the miami open tennis weather was not set in the semifinals polish player who bowed to catch the favorite from russia andre rieu bless her coach who actually lives in florida won him straight sets 6364 he won a lower ranks event earlier this year but is now through to his 1st ever masters final now next up heard how much will face as he major yannick sin in the final on sunday the 19 year old italian be the 7th seed roberto a guzzi his semifinal center is only the 4th teenager to reach the final in miami following andre agassi rafael nadal and even novak djokovic which. and so the

the asian american leaders in atlanta meet the u.s. president joe biden after a deadly shooting spree i'm german ash with the sports including an exciting match up in the champions league as title holders are by munich drawn against paris and the court is in a repeat of last season's final. talks between the world's 2 superpowers have now wrapped up and the negotiations have been anything but easy the summit between the u.s. and china has already got off to a fiery start with both sides accusing the other of human rights violations and bending countries to their will the chinese delegation says the talks in alaska work candid constructive and helpful although differences remain that's according to state media but u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken says the 2 sides were fundamentally at odds over a number of topics lincoln says he raised several foreign policy issues including taiwan hong kong and china's crackdown on weaker muslims. we certainly know and knew going in that there are a number of areas where we are fundamentally at

on china concern in the asian community increased after 6 women of asian descent will show that in atlanta georgia this month's. castro was one of event in washington d.c. . it was a pretty good turnout a few 100 people fewer than there were here last weekend but the activists here said that they were in a keep up the pressure because even as the victims of those georgia shootings 6 of whom were asian american women even as they are being laid to rest this weekend the number of attacks on asian americans across the country continue to grow these are attacks have been captured on surveillance cameras in various cities older people being pushed to the ground unprovoked stabbings people being slashed in the face and of course the racial slurs and comments that many in the asian american community have grown accustomed to and they said that this is simply cast to stop that it's been enough the group stop a.p.i. hate has accumulated reports of more than 3800 incidents of hate against asian americans just in this past year and its founders say that very much to blame is former president donald t

the atlanta hawks i have the and the l.a. clippers a 7 game winning streak the clippers that were playing with other top scorer choli leonard trey young had 38 points and leading atlanta 208 to 99 when young dedicated his 3 pointer to n.b.a. legend kobe bryant on the one year anniversary of his death the one thing i think about duke over these big shots. you know to close our games and hit big shots big moments with me. and again i was a big shot for our team and 1st i thought it. and that's as well for me and about to fita santa thanks very much for talking later i'm sure my lane is here with the top stories on the other side of the break we have another news hour for you 30 n.-g. we will see you know very soon for the moment. criminal drug dealing cliff to take place is beyond the reach of the line there are many people in afghan government winfall and drug trade guerilla wars in colombia. and mexico where the cartels have been responsible for a muscle a spiral of violence. the final episode of drug trafficking politics in

well i am but ambassador atlanta is you was doing exactly what he's supposed to do get out of conscious out of going being in that kind of green zone of kinshasa and go to the field to evaluate and gauge is jewish and firsthand the challenges is death is killing hopefully who settles only puffery we need to redouble our security engagement but also start asking continue asking the tough questions that we've not asked for a long time is the right solution to cooley's problem it is not we know that it's been there over 20 years and this lapses continue to happen added congolese doing what it's supposed to do i.e. to call the state the government they have not done were disposed to do 20 years of un should have bought them some time to build a military that is worth the security challenges they've not done so so. i have i give all my sympathy to ambassador as your family peace be with them the rest in peace but hopefully if anything if anything at all good can come out of this that to read do well the international community in partnership with the congolese redouble the effort to bring in

it also comes a week after the attacks in atlanta that left 8 people dead. and it has prompted renewed calls for gun reform. in washington, the white house paid tribute by lowering flags to half staff. and president biden addressed the shooting. president biden: jill and i are devastated and feeling -- i just can't imagine how the families are feeling. the victims whose futures were stolen from them, from their families, from their loved ones. we can ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines in this country, once again. this is not and should not ba partisan issue. this is an american issue. it will save lives, american lives. and we have to act. >> thoughts and prayers are not enough. yamiche: on capitol hill, the gun control debate played out in a senate judiciary hearing on gun violence. >> there maybe some question about what the motives were for the killer in boulder, but there's no mystery about what needs to be done. >> every time there is a shooting, we play this ridiculous theater. where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of law

the atlanta hawks have decided enough is enough and they fired coach lloyd pierce atlanta have lost 20 of $34.00 games for the season and lie 11th in the eastern conference his last game in charge was the 10999 loss to miami on sunday the hawks president says he hopes a change in coach can help the team fay better in the 2nd half of the season. over in the western conference the top team there will be said on monday in new orleans the utah jazz have been flying high brought down to earth on this occasion by the pelicans so on williamson and brandon ingram's full 26 points each as new orleans came out on top in this high school in a fair 129124 the final score. at all the sports news no more on the way again later thank you very much and that's it for this hour but do stay with us more news coming out very shortly including the latest u.s. sanctions on russia live from washington thanks so much. the latest news the decision here means that donald trump will not be excluded for running for political office in the future he could run again for the presidency in 2024 with details coverage

all the latest from atlanta. with the news hour live from london well still ahead for you on the program our affairs of asia's 4th wave growing with a surge in krajina virus infections in thailand thousands of children are without basic necessities as they await a future in the united states and then in support disastrous day for red bull ahead of the 2nd formula one race of the season son i will have that story a bit later in the program. u.s. president joe biden has described gun violence as a stain on the country which passes the soul of the nation a statement came in the wake of the latest mass shooting in which a fed ex workers died in the city of indianapolis the gunman who also died was later identified as a 19 year old former employee christian salumi reports. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killing workers outside in the car park before going inside to kill others and then himself

lakers game against the atlanta hawks le bron james is involved in a heated exchange with an atlanta fan referee halted the action of the woman was ejected from the arena you know a back and forth between 2 roles. you know we said ok she said if i said my piece and there was no jump into. this. i don't think. you should be kicked out but the matter how complex may be and it could if i look at it all again the bit about the game or so it really gives you lots of sport for now but i'll be back later sara thanks very much that's it that was the news we'll have more news on this channel in a couple of minutes with season. even recent history can become ops cured 3 intrepid photojournalists returned to the epicenter of peru civil war and tracked down the brave characters that they had captured through their lenses 30 years earlier. imagine a rising challenge to the official history that denies indigenous peoples contribution to the peace process witness seen again on a jersey. february on al-jazeera on our streets and access to iran's nuclear program is about to end will u.s. president jo

having made it this year, they've been having anything but an easy time against atlanta in the 1st run. so malick reports for public and it's been years since nick fans had something to shout about him by having finally made the play of that 1st in 2013 their campaign looked to be falling apart against a lantern game to already down one. nothing in the series hawks tre, young was piling on the hood. he had a 30 point game and he was learned to take 13 point lead into half time stretched by the all fence for but the next run lead off to the break deployed by a rule. cuz madison square garden crowd, they managed to get ahead, have the lead. derek rosas, particularly impressive, with 26 point shots, rose stars his goring taking the game away from atlanta. and setting up a wind that you would have predicted that the halfway point next winning the 111 to 90, to the level things up one game or 2. by the way that we played to come back and get the lead. and not only that, but when, so the lie, so i and people stuff may be place without shoot. nick sounds waited a while to celebrate like this,