this comes as noted filipina journalist maria ressa accepted the nobel peace prize today. later in the broadcast, we will play part of her acceptance speech. police in daytona beach, florida, say they've thwarted a gunman's plans to carry out a mass shooting at thembry riddle aeronautical university. on thursday, police announced the arrest of 19-year-old john hagins, who was carrying a backpack containing a collapsible semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, and several magazines, including one loaded with 32 bullets. police chief jakari young says officers were alerted to the plot after two students reported snapchat group messages they received from hagins. >> he referenced columbine. he said once he was done at that firing range, he was going to campus to enact columbine. by the grace of god, those two students came forward and thwarted that plan. amy: in an historic worker victory, employees at a starbucks store in buffalo, new york, have voted to unionize. the elmwood starbucks is the first among the coffee chain's 9000 u.s. locations to form a union. [cheers] amy: workers

maria ressa and dmitry, muratov, i thank you both very much. and one more time, congratulations for winning the nobel prize for peace. thank you very much. thank you. thank you both. hello there. it was noticeably mild today right across the country, but particularly so for england and wales. now, we look to the north—west through this evening and overnight. this deep area of low pressure — small system but very vigorous, passing to the north—west of the uk — will bring a spell of gales to northern ireland and in towards scotland as well. stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery showers. it will turn a bit drier here by the end of the night but for england and wales, it'll stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain, certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here. a little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent

maria ressa and dmitry, muratov, i thank you both very much. and one more time, congratulations for winning the nobel prize for peace. thank you very much. thank you. thank you both. hello there. it was noticeably mild today right across the country, but particularly so for england and wales. now we look to the northwest through this evening and overnight, this deep area of low pressure — small system, but very vigorous — passing through the northwest of the uk, will bring a spell of gales to northern ireland and in towards scotland as well. stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery showers. it will turn drier here by the end of the night, but for england and wales, it'll stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here, little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold onto the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as we

i couldn't do anything else. >> woodruff: maria ressa, being awarded the nobel peace prize. we congratulate you. thank you so much. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: president biden and a large number of other political leaders from both parties paid tribute to the late senator bob dole at his funeral today in washington, d.c. amna nawaz was there, and has this report. >> nawaz: the late bob dole arrived at the washington national cathedral today, his casket draped in the flag he had honored as a soldier and statesman. the first tribute, delivered by his former senate colleague, president joe biden: >> he came into the arena with certain guiding principles, that began with devotion to country, to fair play, to decency, to dignity, to honor, to literally attempting to find the common good. >> nawaz: those principles, biden said, led dole to deep concern in his final days about threats to american democracy. >> this soldier reminded us, and i quote: "too many of us have sacrificed too much in defending freedom from foreign adversaries, to allow our democracy to crumble under a

group number 23233. 0, therefore i create a lot of will what a country. philippine journalist maria ressa is traveling to no way to personally accept ton nobel peace prize. she have to seek special permission to attend friday ceremony due to several pending court cases against. they include an appeal against a 6 year prison sentence for libel charges brought by president rodriguez jer. today's administration. russell was awarded the nobel peace prize for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. south korea says the number coven, 19 cases in the country has exceeded 7000 for the 1st time, a prime minister wound the threshold. the new omicron variance is becoming apparent . last week, the government announced strict to social distancing measures to contain the outbreak. ok, as your headline news continues, he on out to 0 off to witness stay with us. december on and just either guitar hose, the feedback arab cup, a momentous event for the region. and a glimpse of what's in store for the 2022 world cup people in power investigates the use and abuse of power across the globe. a world ex

i spoke to joint recipients maria ressa and dmitry muratov. it's existential. this is the moment. the last time a journalist won this, he — carl von 0ssietzky — languished in a concentration camp, a nazi concentration camp. it feels like the nobel committee, by spotlighting journalists, are recognising a similar historical moment thatjournalists are under attack in ways that we've never experienced before. in this world of massive, anxiety—inducing challenges, many of us find a refuge in sport. our love of sport has turned elite professional athletes into icons. we admire their physical prowess and their winning mentality. but this year we've seen that star sportspeople, just like the rest of us, are human, vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. we've seen it in team sports like football and cricket, and also in individual sports like gymnastics. are you saying that throughout your amazing success as one of america's greatest gymnast 0lympians, you were driven by fear, you were competing out of fear? yes, absolutely. because i felt like nothing besides a gold

i spoke to joint recipients maria ressa and dmitry muratov. it's existential. this is the moment. the last time a journalist won this, he — carl von 0ssietzky — languished in a concentration camp, a nazi concentration camp. it feels like the nobel committee, by spotlighting journalists, are recognising a similar historical moment thatjournalists are under attack in ways that we've never experienced before. in this world of massive, anxiety inducing challenges, many of us find a refuge in sport. our love of sport has turned elite professional athletes into icons. we admire their physical prowess and their winning mentality. but this year we've seen that star sports people, just like the rest of us, are human, vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. we've seen it in team sports like football and cricket, and also in individual sports like gymnastics. are you saying that throughout your amazing success as one of america's greatest gymnast 0lympians, you were driven by fear, you were competing out of fear? yes, absolutely. because i felt like nothing besides a gold m

maria ressa is founder of the rappler news website in the philippines. dmitry muratov, the long time editor in chief

i spoke to joint recipients maria ressa and dmitry muratov. it's existential. this is the moment. the last time a journalist won this, he — carl von 0ssietzky — languished in a concentration camp, a nazi concentration camp. and it feels like the nobel committee, by spotlighting journalists, are recognising a similar historical moment thatjournalists are under attack in ways that we've never experienced before. in this world of massive, anxiety—inducing challenges, many of us find a refuge in sport. our love of sport has turned elite professional athletes into icons. we admire their physical prowess and their winning mentality. but this year, we've seen that star sportspeople, just like the rest of us, are human, vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. we've seen it in team sports like football and cricket, and also in individual sports like gymnastics. are you saying that throughout your amazing success as one of america's greatest gymnast 0lympians, you were driven by fear, you were competing out of fear? yes, absolutely. because i felt like nothing besides a

the philippine journalist maria ressa is on her way to no way to personally accept her nobel peace prize. she had to seek special permission to travel to our slow friday ceremony due to several pending court cases again, sir, this includes an appeal against a 6 year prison sentence for live or charges brought by president rodrigo to today's administration. there's a part of me that is happening. yes, but also angry and hoping for better or better in bellows plays flores, the plane of a journalist to land. right? look, what's happened in hong kong? i think this is just an indication of how hard it is to be a journalist sitting, but how important it is to be a journalist chile has improved a landmark law allowing same sex marriage and gay couples to adopt children. large crowds celebrate and onto the legislation was approved. i parliament, a country house permit and civil union since 2015, but the legalization of same sex marriage stored after former president michelle bachelorette fast suggested at more than a decade ago. i conservative success as sebastian pierre also supported it after

maria ressa from the philippines on the russian. john is the new motor told, with joint you're receiving the prize for that fight to safe god. freedom of expression and do say with us now for a special live interview with those nobel peace prize winners in oslo. ah, ah ah, taking on powerful figures in the face of intimidation, arrest, and of death safeguarding freedom of expression is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. more than 60 journalists were killed worldwide. last, a too many, $300.00 just currently detained in connection with it's against the sobering statistics that we didn't nobel committee awarded this year's price will be forwarded to journalists for that courageous fight to speak with maria reza bravely exposed, abuse of power, use violence, and growing authoritarianism in the philippines, raisa focus critical attention on president or trigo to today and the regimes controversial and deadly anti drugs counseling. dmitri laura to pass for decades, defended freedom of speech in russia under increasingly chal

ressa, can collect her prize in norway. but ms ressa, who was awarded the prize for efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression, still needs permission to travel from two other courts. scientists in britain have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. they say their technique could eventually be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs, so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogramme animals to produce only females. some six to 7 billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they have a nervous system and are capable of suffering. we would like to be able to move to a system where those same eggs are laid, but instead never hatch. scientists at the francis crick institute in london have foun

journalists maria ressa and dmitry muratov have received theirjoint nobel peace prize for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression." they are the first journalists to receive the award in more than eight decades. mike nesmith, the guitarist in the �*60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the group was formed as an american version of the beatles, with a string of hits and a successful tv series. at 10pm, we'll be here with a full round up of the days news.

ressa, can collect her prize in norway. but ms ressa, who was awarded the prize for efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression", still needs permission to travel from two other courts. scientists in britain have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. they say their technique could eventually be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs, so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogramme animals to produce only females. some 6 to 7 billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they have a nervous system and are capable of suffering. we would like to be able to move to a system where those same eggs are laid, but instead, never hatch. scientists at the francis crick institute in london have found

ressa, can collect her prize in norway. but ms ressa, who was awarded the prize for efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, still needs permission to travel from two other courts. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the royal shakespeare company leads the tributes to sir antony sher, who's died of cancer at the age of 72. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: in

ressa is different, unusual special, and about these 2 particular laureates. let's take a look at maria and missus for all of us. oh, my god. you know, don't why i am in shock, but a actually, i mean, i am sorry. um, i think it's a recognition of how tough credits see i don't cry and says, oh wait, wait 2 seconds. so this is a recognition of how hard it is to be a journalist today, how hard it is to keep doing what we do right. so the thank you to the nobel prize committee. i share it the russian journalist and it's a recognition of a difficult piece, but also hopefully we're going to of how we're going to win about the battle for folks we hold the line. oh melanie amazing. yeah. no recognition of how hard it is to speak. oh boy, oh sure, exactly. and you know what? i kind of wasn't surprised by maria races when i mean she was name time person of the year a couple of years ago. she's been out there promoting freedom of speech, freedom of expression in the philippines. she's known worldwide. i knew somehow this year that the nobel would go to journalism, a jour

ressa is different, unusual special, and about these 2 particular laureates. let's take a look at maria and missus for all of us. oh, my god. you know, don't why i am in shock, but i actually see what i mean. i am. sorry, i'm, i think it's a recognition of how tough it is. see, i don't cry. this is, oh, wait, wait 2 seconds. so this is a recognition of how hard it is to be a journalist today, how hard it is to keep doing what we do right. so then thank you to the nobel prize committee. i share it the russian journalist and it's a recognition of the difficulties but also hopefully i'm how we're going to of how we're going to win about ultra truth. the battle of fox, we go all i oh, mel is amazing. but in the recognition of how hard it is to speak, overcome by emotion. exactly. and you know what i kind of wasn't surprised by maria races when i mean she was name time person of the year a couple of years ago. she's been out there promoting freedom of speech, freedom of expression in the philippines. she's known worldwide. i knew somehow this year that the nobel wo

ressa is different, unusual special, and about these 2 particular laureates. let's take a look at maria. and mrs. for all of us. oh, my god. you know, don't why i am in shock, but i actually see what i mean. i am sorry. i think it's a recognition of how tough it is. see i don't cry and says, oh wait, wait 2 seconds. so this is a recognition of how hard it is to be a journalist today, how hard it is to keep doing what we do. right. so the thank you to the nobel prize committee. i share it the russian journalist and it's a recognition of the difficulties, but also hopefully we're going to of how we're going to win about ultra truth the battle for folks we hold the line. oh melanie amazing. yeah. brain recognition of how hard it is to speak. oh boy. oh sure. exactly. and you know what? i kind of wasn't surprised by maria races when i mean she was name time person of the year a couple of years ago. she's been out there promoting freedom of speech, freedom of expression in the philippines. she's known worldwide. i knew somehow this year that the nobel would go to j

journalists maria ressa and dmitry muratov have received theirjoint nobel peace prize for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression." they are the first journalists to receive the award in more than eight decades. mike nesmith, the guitarist in the �*60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the group was formed as an american version of the beatles, with a string of hits and a successful tv series. at 10pm, we'll be here with a full round up of the days news. first, it's newscast. so today, basically something massive happened, kind of like every hour politically, so what's the metaphors that you've been using to capture such chaos? mine on the radio earlier was "smorgasbord". oh, i've wondered when someone would say smorgasbord! smorgasbord of news. not sure what smorgasbord actually is, let's hope it is what we think it is. laura? fiasco. 0h, we've upgraded to fiasco now. i said fiasco about the party. ok, that's a significant moment in any news story when... do you think? when the f—word's deployed. let's not have fiascogate about the fiasco. but it was two weeks a

that he won the nobel peace prize and maria ressa, who i know a little, is a testament to the journalism needed in these times that is so connected to this future possibilities of a democracy that is under siege everywhere, including in our country. amy: katrina vanden heuvel, thank you for being with us, editorial director and publisher of "the nation" magazine she is also a columnist for "the washington post." has reported on russia for the last 30 years. next up, the largest strike in the united states is here in new york city at columbia university. they have called on unions to help them shut down the school today. we will speak with a striking student worker and a professor who supports them. stay with us. ♪♪ [musibreak] amy: "solidarity forever." students on strike for a fair contract. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. the largest strike in united states is happening right now here in new york city at columbia university. 3000 student workers, graduate and undergraduate, are facing down the private university. they are in their fifth week of the strike

that he won the nobel peace prize and maria ressa, who i know a little, is a testament to the journalism needed in these times that is so connected to this future possibilities of a democracy that is under siege everywhere, including in our country. amy: katrina vanden heuvel, thank you for being with us, editorial director and publisher of "the nation" magazine she is also a columnist for "the washington post." has reported on russia for the last 30 years. next up, the largest strike in the united states is here in new york city at columbia university. they have called on unions to help them shut down the school today. we will speak with a striking student worker and a professor who supports them. stay with us. ♪♪ [music eak] amy: "solidarity forever." students on strike for a fair contract. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. the largest strike in united states is happening right now here in new york city at columbia university. 3000 student workers, graduate and undergraduate, are facing down the private university. they are in their fifth week of the strike

maria ressa is a veteran correspondent, she used to work for cnn. but the authoritarian leader of this company accused it of being american owned. many people saw that as a backlash to their hard—hitting reporting on his war on drugs in which thousands of drug addicts and suspected drug dealers were being killed here in manila, and that led to a lot of trolling on social media, she was threatened with rape and death threats, and then later a slew of court cases. seven charges against her at the moment. i was one of three journalists to win a third being convicted in 2020, that is why she is out on bail. she had to appeal to forecourts to travel to oslo to receive the award today, and her international legal team have called for the philippine government to drop all charges against her, saying they are clearly politically motivated. she is well known but not well known universally here. it will help in a tricky election period. we have elections here in may of next year. currently, the sun of the dictator deposed in 1986, is currently running at po

a court in the philippines has allowed the country�*s first nobel laureate, maria ressa, to travel to norway next week to receive her peace prize in person. ms ressa, who�*s the co—founder of news website rappler, was awarded the nobel prize along with the russian journalist dmitry muratov for their efforts to "safeguard freedom of expression". the reviews are out, and the new film adaptation of the american musical west side story has been judged an "artistic triumph". the man responsible for bringing it to the screen is director steven spielberg. it�*s his first attempt at a movie musical. tom brook reports. west side story was given a big launch just a short distance from where the film is set on new york�*s upper west side in the 1950s. inspired by shakespeare�*s romeo and juliet, it is a love story that takes place amid warring teenage gangs. it�*s a landmark work, first made into a film in 1961. it�*s always interested steven spielberg, who has never directed a musical before. i think i wanted to direct a musicalfilm because i knew i couldn�*t sing and dance. itï

ressa is holding the line along with so many others. the committee to protect journalists is always keeping track of press to threats of freedom. there's quite a disturbing finding from some of the most dangerous countries from the media. the report shows the number of journalists behind bars hit an awful new record high nearing 300 from china to belarus. all around the world, the state of press freedom is perilous. one person who's been at the helm of this mission since 2006, executive director joel signham, he's stepping down at the end of the week but first he's joining me here for a report card, of sorts. >> thank you for having me on. >> i hate to be the bearer of bad news but what is changing? why is the landscape getting darker? >> the bad news is unavoidable. there's a argument over who controls the battle and wages this all around the world. we see record numbers of journalists be around the world and set records year after year and every year we see a new record. every year we see violence against journalists with impunity. th