well, sorry, you are here now, you are in sydney. it are here now, you are in sydney-— sydney. it is exciting, nervous- _ sydney. it is exciting, nervous. everything l sydney. it is exciting, | nervous. everything is sydney. it is exciting, - nervous. everything is new here, _ nervous. everything is new here, and _ nervous. everything is new here, and this is my first time to live — here, and this is my first time to live in _ here, and this is my first time to live in a _ here, and this is my first time to live in a foreign country. i feel— to live in a foreign country. i feel like _ to live in a foreign country. i feel like it _ to live in a foreign country. i feel like it is back to normal, at least — feel like it is back to normal, at least on _ feel like it is back to normal, at least on campus. education has been _ at least on campus. education has been one _ at least on campus. education has been one of— at least on campus. education has been one of australia's i has been one of australia's main exports because of international students. this sector acknowledges

staying with cricket, one englishman not struggling down under is sydney thunder's alex hales. he hit 63 as thunder beat the melbourne renegades by 129 runs in the big bash. ireland started well against the west indies in their one day international, taking four early wickets, andy mcbrine with two of them. but the hosts recovered and have set a big target of 270 if they are to win. they are currently 36—1 after ten overs. and nico de boinville rode constitution hill to a commanding victory in the unibet tolworth novices' hurdle at sandown, just five weeks after the horse's debut over the same course and distance. constitution hill is now favourite for the opening race at the cheltenham festival. in rugby union, fourth place gloucester beat second place saracens 25—24 in a thriller in the english premiership. and it went to the wire between harlequins and exeter chiefs a try from harlequins' andre esterhuizen with 2 minutes to go tied the game,and then it went down to the ice cool temperment of marcus smith to kick the conversion and hand harlequins the win, 14—12. elsewh

rudy giuliani, sydney powell and jenna ellis. the panel also sent a subpoena to former trump campaign advisor, bush epstein. the committee's letter to giuliani says that quote, between mid november 2020 and january six 2021, and thereafter, you actively promoted claims of election fraud on behalf of former president trump and sought to convince state legislators to take steps to overturn the election result. and quote. the panel says that sydney powell and jenna ellis also actively pushing claims of election fraud. as for boris epstein, the committee says that he reportedly spoke with trump on the morning of january 6th, about options to delay the certification of the 2020 election results. the panel says that he also reportedly attended meetings at the willard hotel, where trump allies reportedly led a war room. on efforts to overturn joe biden's win. now in case you have forgotten the baseless fraud allegations and conspiracy theories that the trump legal team put forward. as they try to keep biden from the presidency, here's a

among the guests is the russian consulate-general in sydney. simeon boikov: in about three minutes, would you come and please take your seats. sean: the host is 31-year-old sydneysider simeon boikov, the australian-born son of a russian orthodox priest. he's also the leader of the australian cossack society, which styles itself as a military unit. simeon: today's ceremony is very significant, for it's the hundred-year anniversary since the 1920 great russian exodus. sean: what are the cossacks in australia here to do and to achieve? simeon: the purpose of the cossacks in australia is to preserve cossack traditions, culture, values, and also to promote pro-russian sentiment, and i've been accused of that, but i'll say it on camera: we have no problems of admiing that we are pro-russian. [music in russian] sean: boikov leads a small group of dedicated australian cossacks. boikov's leadership has been controversial. at this meeting filmed by the cossacks and posted on youtube, he is reappointed for five years after fighting off an attempt to remov

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 test wicket already. england's sad procession trudged on, surrounded, surrendering. three wickets for no runs, 36—4 by lunch. afterwards, it got surreal. ben stokes was given out leg before wicket. it turned out there was no leg and plenty of wicket. bails still on, stokes still in. but he was facing the pace with pain. a side injury kept him from bowling but not batting, battling. jonny bairstow went with him, both swatted 50s. here was the fight england had spoken about. and here was the counterpunch. stokes, trapped by nathan lyon. jos buttler followed. but bairstow wasn't done. together with mark wood, he made sure england wouldn't be made to bat again. and then in the final over of the day, he passed 100. it's too late to save the series. it mi

in front of the cloud _ big day at sydney in front of the cloud and — big day at sydney in front of the cloud and it's what is it a lot to -et cloud and it's what is it a lot to get you away from that. and we cannot win _ get you away from that. and we cannot win the _ get you away from that. and we cannot win the series _ get you away from that. and we cannot win the series and - get you away from that. and we i cannot win the series and probably will not win this match come about with rain around, there no has given them a chance of a draw, a crime among the ashes. patrick gearey, bbc news. well, let's head to sydney, then, for more reaction and analysis from our team there. three—time ashes winner steven finn is alongside henry moeran in sydney. a very special day here at the sydney cricket ground, the 14th annualjane mcgraw day in memory of former australian fast bowler glenn mcgraw�*s late wife who died in 2008. the ground turned pink and on the field, it was all looking pretty rosy for australia as it took early wickets to put england under pressure and it looked like it w

in sydney, in the classic final. — my chances again. in sydney, in the classic final, andy _ my chances again. in sydney, in the classic final, andy murray _ my chances again. in sydney, in the classic final, andy murray was - classic final, andy murray was beaten. i will have the rest of the sport in our�*s time. for now, that is all from sportsday. goodbye. now on bbc news, in exclusive, never—heard—before recordings of former tunisian president zine al—abidine ben ali, bbc news arabic reveals the anxious phone calls that helped seal the fate of his 23—year dictatorship and spark a wave of revolutions across the middle east. in final days of 2010, a series of anti—government protests begin in tunisia. after a young graduate sets himself on fire when stopped from selling fruit and vegetables without a licence. they soon gain an unstoppable momentum. injust under a month, demonstrations reach a scale rarely seen in the arab world. so far, more than 100 people have died in clashes with security forces, amid a wave of arrests.

they always do a great job at the sydney harbor bridge there. this was the scene in sydney, australia, which is 19 hours ahead of san francisco crowds river. of course, smaller this year, but many still came out to watch the fireworks again to against the backdrop of the sydney opera house and the sydney harbor bridge. >> this was pretty good to people in new zealand ringing in the new year. this was the scene early this morning. our time an awful and some fireworks shows were canceled because of covid concerns. this is a country that has not seen any community spread of the omicron variant and they want to keep it that way. join us on kron 4 as we ring in the new year tonight, grant lotus. i'm justine waldman will be counting astound. >> we will celebrate with a lot of fireworks show coming from las vegas. the party begins at 11:30pm tonight, only on kron. 4. >> and we want to see how you're celebrating the new year. post your pictures on social media and use the hashtag and whyy life and we'll share them on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> and

sydney cricket ground, a venue with a lot of history, not much of it that good for england. however, they are 3—0 down in this ashes series and something has to change. we anticipate a change, will things get better for anticipate a change, will things get betterfor england? it’s anticipate a change, will things get better for england?— anticipate a change, will things get better for england? it's going to be really difficult. _ better for england? it's going to be really difficult. problems _ better for england? it's going to be really difficult. problems on - better for england? it's going to be really difficult. problems on and . really difficult. problems on and off the field. australia are a good side, especially in their home conditions, and australia have a look to play for. you think it doesn't really matter if they wind 4-0 doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or 5—0, doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or5—0, but doesn't really matter if they wind 4—0 or 5—0, but it absolutely does, they almost watched new zealand take their place last summer

yet there was a strange calm about sydney, and about zak crawley. under pressure for his place but batting in a bubble, untroubled. he made 77 before it popped. that's out. three down, but look up, it was getting darker. the rain took seven overs out of the match. having been helped by the clouds, england needed their stars. the injured ben stokes, batting in such pain that every run stung... ..and joe root, their captain, but half an hour from tea—time... oh, it's found an edge. that was big. joe root knew it — england had to forget it. after all, they were soon in the final session with stokes still there, wounded side, willing heart, butjust at the wrong moment, he was betrayed by a touch. oh, there he goes. a different kind of hurt, because now the door was open and pat cummins was charging through it. mark wood fell just afterjos buttler. down to the sharp end, 13 balls left, two wickets left. oh, it's got him! whenjack leach became one of them. australia sensed blood, england perhaps deja vu — last ball to jimmy anderson to decide the te

in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the — soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease _ soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and _ soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and the - soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and the viewers time after giving some respectability to england's batting. he scored his first century of this ashes series and then go hurtling for defeat after day three when they slumped to 36—4 but a crucial partnership betweenjonny bairstow and ben stokes who made 66 steadied the ship and kept them alive for now and the sport test. still in pole position. i and the sport test. still in pole osition. ., and the sport test. still in pole osition. . ., , , ., position. i am absolutely over the moon to be _ position. i am absolutely over the moon to be honest _ position. i am absolutely over the moon to be honest with _ position. i am absolutely over the moon to be honest with you. - position. i am absolutely over the moon to be honest with

hopefully the weather holds off and _ sydney. hopefully the weather holds off and i'm sydney. hopefully the weather holds offand i'm here in the sydney. hopefully the weather holds off and i'm here in the forecast is not great, — off and i'm here in the forecast is not great, so hopefully we can get some _ not great, so hopefully we can get some good cricket amp and have another— some good cricket amp and have another good week. the first world champion of the year in any sport will be crowned tonight. peter "snake bite" wright takes on "bully—boy" michael smith in the pdc world darts final at alexandra palace. wright, who lifted the trophy in 2020, beat two—time winner gary anderson, the flying scotsman, 6—4 in a thrilling semifinal. wright threw a tournament record 2a 180s, but revealed that he's been playing in pain with a knee injury. we will see how that goes tonight. we'll have more sport for you later, but coming up next on the bbc news channel, we look back at the year in science. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. h

the ship is currently here in sydney. i'm going to sell to brisbin to be loaded with supplies for talk. but it could take several days to get there. and so this will not be a quick and easy mission to complete. how much extra support will be provided by australia and new zealand will depend on the scale of the emergency, which as i say, is still largely unknown. but given the power of the russian and the plume of ash climbing hundreds of thousands of men into the air, according to some reports, a long term impact is likely to be considerable. what domain are there in sydney for us? thank you, roger. thank you. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. british counter terrorism, police have arrested 2 teenagers in connection with a hostage taking incident at a synagogue in the u. s. this weekend. if you identify the also to take a 44 year old british national, the captain was killed by police after a 10, i'll stand off president biden as described the incident as an act of

just google the word, sydney powell disbarment. we will see how hard that claim is going to be. >> neil, this seems to be legitimate fifth amendment claims of available to some possible all of these witnesses. especially rudy giuliani. >> shore. there is potential criminal activities here. the letter that you read lawrence. congress wrote to him today. i think that it starts to refer to that. and, you are going to have executive privilege being litigated. and probably something about the fifth amendment to. and ordinarily, i would worry lawrence. because that amount of delay in getting this information, allows for these four attorneys to get their story straight. but i do think that gives them too much credit. these four couldn't figure out how to have a press conference of the four seasons. i'm not sure they could get their story straight. >> yes. thank you very much for joining us. coming up kirsten sinema phoned it in. but joe manchin showed up. our next guest, amy polish i was in the room. when senate democrats discuss changing

australia untroubled by england again and in control at the fourth ashes test in sydney. manchester city covert outright work since as pep guardiola will miss tomorrow's match up with swindon town after testing positive for coronavirus. also coming up in the programme — we will look at the africa cup of nations which will finally kick off in cameroon on sunday and making history. jessica foy becomes the first paid female footballer at a club in northern ireland. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. over in australia, novak djokovic remains in his melbourne hotel room playing the waiting game after his visa was dramatically revoked following a huge backlash over his vaccine exemption. as things stand, he's facing deportation after an eventful few days. on tuesday, djokovic, who's previously said he's opposed to vaccination, announced that he had a medical exemption which would allow him to enter melbourne and defend his single�*s title at the australian open later this month. the tournament organisers, tennis austr

six tons of fireworks over sydney harbour in front of crowds. three, two, one! asia next to welcome the new year. hong kong's spectacular victoria harbour allowing crowds for the first time since 2018. the pandemic and social unrest cancelling previous years. china's capital signalled towards 2022 by showing off to the world their 0lympic tower ahead of the winter games in february. then came moscow's moment. its pristine red square deserted, closed off to the public amid 0micron concerns. athens' ancient parthenon stood three times, other pandemics. the city's restaurant and bars below allowed to open with no standing or music and a 2am cu rfew. large, lively crowds in madrid's porta del sol square, the spanish capital's version of times square, as they prepared to party. closely packed crowds in goa, western india, squeezed together on the beaches for fireworks and fun. the world ringing in the new year in different ways, but with a united hope for a better year. louise pilbeam, bbc news. in south africa, thousands of people have waited in line to pay their fi

sydney: i love you so much, vivian. i'm so excited to be with you, and i can't wait until you're here. and i don't know. she spends a lot of time with me, so i'm very thankful that, like, you choose to spend your time in that way because it means a lot to me. yeah. [laughs] julian: so literally, it's one thing to visit your significant other's parents' house. it's another to, like, half move in. izzyi did not know them very well before at all. i, like, visited, like, once, right, before. and so then i, like, walk in. i'm like, "hi." so, it's his mom, his dad, his sister, his brother, julian, anthen me and then the dog. and so it was just, like, i feltad for, like, adding another pson into this,ike, house that during just the most stresul time. if you are in a relationship and everything takes place within a home and you're, like, need to stay in the same bubble and do everything together, it's just like you are, like, living a different kind of life together. because everything's more together, i feel like it does make

farfrom idealfor the beleagured joe root ahead of tomorrow's fourth test in sydney. he will lead the side for a 60th time, an england test record. his captaincy has come under intense scrutiny, but speaking today, he is just focused on his team as they look to avoid a whitewash. it's obviously been challenging couple of weeks for us, and a challenging week in particular this last few days, we had a few things thrown at us and we've just got to manage it as best we can. obviously, it a pleated coaching group, challenges around the games as well as games themselves. we recommended it the best we can. it's very disappointing how the ashes are going, but whether it be putting pride back into the badge, making sure we get those test championship points, for individuals, making sure that they are pushing hard to cement their spots in the team, there's a huge amount to play for for this group of players. we've got to stay tight, we've got to stay together and we've got to put in a performance in one of the best test venues in test cricket. i of the best test venues in test

goodwill ambassador dionne warwick joins us to talk about sydney. stay with us. t sydney stay with us and pointing... ...so no one can tell i'm unsure about my business finances. inner voice (furniture maker): i'm constantly nodding... ...because i know everything about furniture... ...but with the business side... ...i'm feeling a little lost. quickbooks can help. an easy way to get paid, pay your staff and know where your business stands. new business? no problem. yeah. success starts with intuit quickbooks. ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they need. (gasps) ♪ did it work? only pay for what you need ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ spider-man no way home in theaters december 17th to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want. and need. and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali when taken with an aromatase inhibitor or f

haidi: paul allen in sydney. other stocks in focus, we will be watching rio tinto at the start of trading in sydney. we will be keeping an eye on the refiner. the electronics retailer reporting just under $288 million. we will reaction for that. consumer sentiment has a question given the spread of the virus. they have emerged as one of the prime contenders for the country's biggest pet and vet retailer. the company is owned by ppg capital. ♪ certainly there. the question will be, how quickly can all of us execute to build capacity to meet that demand? that is what we are very busy doing in the next 24 months. we expect to get to about 600,000 battery electric units globally. that is before our bigger investments we are making in kentucky and tennessee for batteries as well as assembly. they do not come online until about 2025. ♪ haidi: good morning. we are counting you down to asia's major market open. david: i'm david in hong kong. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: asia." our top stories this hour, china scra

yet there was a strange calm about sydney, and about zak crawley. under pressure for his place but batting in a bubble. untroubled. he made 77 before it popped. that's out. three down, but look up, it was getting darker, the rain took seven overs out of the match. having been helped by the clouds, england needed their stars. the injured ben stokes, batting in such pain that every run stung, and joe root, their captain, but half an hour from tea—time... oh, it's found an edge. that was big. joe root knew it, england had to forget it. after all, they were soon in the final session with stokes still there, wounded side, willing hard, butjust at the wrong moment he was betrayed by a touch. with stokes still there, wounded side, willing heart, butjust at the wrong moment he was betrayed by a touch. oh, there he goes. a different kind of hurt, because now the door was open and pat cummins was charging through it. mark wood fell just afterjos buttler. down to the sharp end, 13 balls left, two wickets left. oh, it's got him! whenjack leach became one of t

powell who was a lawyer to the then president which is interesting because axios reports that sydney powell urged trump to seize voting machines during a december 18th meeting that she attended with former trump national security adviser michael flynn, the former trump administration lawyer emily newman and the former overstock.com ceo patrick burn. remember that, by the way, the next time you need to buy cheap furniture on overstock.com. the former ceo of that company was funding the insurrection. along with that damning new evidence, the january 6th committee seems to be zeroing in on the closest allies. it hit rudy giuliani, jena ellis, and boris epstein, the four individuals we subpoenaed today pushed efforts to overturn the election results or were in direct contract with the former president about attempts to stop the counting of electoral votes, end quote. but dent take my word for it. here's just a short clip of some of the election lies that giuliani, powell and ellis, the veritable clown car of the 2020 election pushed. >> what we are really dealing with here and uncovering

england are in sydney without several coaches, who remain in melbourne in covid isolation. and giles urges us to consider the covid context for the players. they get pushed and pulled everywhere, they get things stuck up their nose all the time, and theyjust get on with it. but it's extremely difficult. and in terms of my position, look, that's not for me to decide, but you can clearly tell by the way i'm talking that i'm thinking very much about the future and how we take this team forward. from australia's perspective, at least they've had someone to beat. england have fulfilled that basic requirement. i think it's been really tough forthem, so, we'rejust really thankful that they're out here, couldn't be happier with how it's going for us. we've been on the other side of it before, so, it's not going to be like that forever so we'll enjoy it while we can. well, an old friend of australia, stuart broad, is back in the england team. he's been shockingly good in the ashes before, at least on home soil. a review of this tour may conclude that english cricket doesn't produce

and sydney thunder beat adelaide strikers by 28 runs. matthew gilkes innings of 93 off just 57 balls formed the backbone of sydney's 172—7, and adelaide were never really in the hunt. thunder move up to third in the table. great britain have got their atp cup campaign off to a winning start after beating germany in sydney. dan evans had beaten jan—lennard struff in straight sets in the first match, but norrie missed the chance to hand gb the win outright after losing to alexander zverev. the world number three took the first set in a tie break, before easing through the second, winning 6—1. and that meant that the tie went to a decider and a doubles team of dan evans and jamie murray sent it in gb�*s favour, beating kevin krawietz and alexander zverev in straight sets. great britain are next in action against canada on tuesday. and if you head to the bbc sport website and app, you can find more about mica mcneill and adele nicoll who have won their first ever bobsleigh world cup medals — with silver in latvia this morning. good

counterparts in sydney later. the august partnership is a deal allowing australia to build and operate nuclear powered submarines for the first time. australian media reports say a plan to delivered british nuclear submarines to australia may be announced after friday's talks. airports across the u.s.'s east coast are under an advisory warning from possible flight delays, poor weather combined with new 5g airwaves could lead to disruptions. the faa is allowing more aircraft to fly within 5g zones near oak port. the weather systems are the first major test of how the air traffic system will perform after 5g went live on wednesday. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm su keenan. this is bloomberg. shery: as we continue to watch the latest virus headlines, there is a lot of debate as to whether china's covid zero strategy and latest omicron outbreak poses a risk to global supply chains. sources say the is monit

and around the world, president biden is mourning the death of sydney portier. calling him a once-in-a-generation actor and advocate. cnn sara said side never looks back at portier's remarkable life and amazing career. >> reporter: sydney portier was so much more than a film legend. he is revered not just because of what he did on screen but also because of his tremendous impact off screen as a champion of civil rights. >> we believe in the central dignity of every human being. >> reporter: the son of a bahamian tomato farmer, he lived a life of firsts. the first black man to win an oscar for best actor and one of the first black people to become a true hollywood star among the greatest of all time. >> we have lots and lots and lots of -- of african-american actors. now, when we didn't have any, i appeared not because i brought so much because -- but because the time was right. >> reporter: but his career almost ended before it ever began. as a teenager, portier auditioned for the american negro theater but he was quickly thrown out because he couldn't read. he

their stomachs have settled a little after that last test in sydney. scoring the first century of the series and they batted through the final day for a draw. all that while many of their coaches at covid and many of their coaches at covid and many of their players had injuries. after such in an emotionally tiring weekend physically in front of the guys, difficult week. having a couple of days to just decompress and just have a bit of time away is important. and just have a bit of time away is im ortant. , and just have a bit of time away is important-— important. there will be decisions to make. important. there will be decisions to make- how _ important. there will be decisions to make. how serious _ important. there will be decisions to make. how serious is _ important. there will be decisions to make. how serious is ben - important. there will be decisions l to make. how serious is ben stokes side strain? how injured isjohnny�*s finger? in side strain? how in'ured is johnny's fin . er? ., ., side strain? how in'ured is johnny's finer? ,, , , fi

once again, did not disappoint in sydney fireworks. weaved through the air and revellers flocked to massive beach parties in india's coastal region of go on. moscow's red square got a little redder, as fireworks exploded overhead. ah, to london's traditional celebrations with canceled people did not want to go without a party. ah, bin berlin, the bunt book gate and other landmarks were luminated. despite restrictions and fireworks and gatherings, thousands came to celebrate my 20 spin of ireland. i'm a cheerful person. that's why i want my life back. i believe we still have a right to live on highest despite everything that's happened. it's wonderful to be here today and be able to party a bit person. i shouldn't even put them on the rest of libby. in the united arab emirates, hundreds of multicolored light, drones and thousands of fireworks sit to guineas, world wreck horse creating stunning images and celebrating the end of what for most of the world was another difficult year. they doubly correspondence around the world, looking ahead to the issues that will shape this new year. they w,

we're live in sydney with ne

as great britain have gotten their atp cup campaign off to a winning start after beating germany in sydney. they won 2—1. it came down to the doubles match as each had won a singles match. they won in straight sets and are next in action on tuesday against canada. we are right behind each player who ever goes out there on the court. we give it our all in the court or on the bench, and, yeah, it's always a lot of fun for us. like the guys say, it is once or twice a year we get to play for team events, and for us, a lot of this is what we will remember when we finished playing, i think. rugby union now and premiership champions harlequins fought back to beat gloucester by 20 points to 17 at kingsholm. they trailed by 10 points midway through the second quarter, but came away with the win to stay 3rd on the table. patrick gearey was watching. visitors to gloucester must make their own welcome. harlequins knew they were entering a cauldron, one thing harlequins knew they were entering a cauldron, one of english rugby's most passionate places, especially when their team are making such progre

the death of sydney port ya. he broke barriers for black actors. joining me is al sharpton. founder and msnbc host of "politics nation". he knew him very well. rev, what do you remember about him the most? what was he like? >> well, i would say that he is probably one of the most regal, serious people you'd meet in life. i did not know him well, but i have been around him a lot. and he was very committed to causes if they were serious. he was a serious actor. i used to tell him, he was our hero. the roles he played, i grew up in the 60s and 70s. you must remember, he was playing roles that blacks were not playing at that time. detective and standing up against sub ro grags. "guess who's coming to dinner", the first, if not the first movie about interracial marriage. "mr. tibbs". he was to hollywood what jackie robinson was to baseball. the first black to win an oscar for acting. i think that this country, this world, and certainly the world of cinema could never pay the debt that is owed to sydney poitier. those who grew up in his shadow aspired to be more because he set an

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 test wicket already. england's sad procession trudged on, surrounded, surrendering. three wickets for no runs, 36—4 by lunch. afterwards, it got surreal. ben stokes was given out leg before wicket. it turned out there was no leg and plenty of wicket. bails still on, stokes still in. but he was facing the pace with pain. a side injury kept him from bowling but not batting, battling. jonny bairstow went with him, both swatted 50s. here was the fight england had spoken about. and here was the counterpunch. stokes, trapped by nathan lyon. jos buttler followed. but bairstow wasn't done. together with mark wood, he made sure england wouldn't be made to bat again. and then in the final over of the day, he passed 100. it's too late to save the series. it mi

have been _ victoria and sydney would have been very— victoria and sydney would have been very different with out the support but i have a great community of people that brought us together. for many foreian brought us together. for many foreign nationals _ brought us together. for many foreign nationals in _ brought us together. for many foreign nationals in the - foreign nationals in the history, the situation has been especially challenging, like this melbourne chef who was originally from mexico and was not eligible for government support. not eligible for government su ort. ., not eligible for government su ort. . .,, ., not eligible for government su ort. ., .,, ., ., ,, support. that was a massive issue during _ support. that was a massive issue during lockdown - support. that was a massive i issue during lockdown because the government chose not to give them support payments so you would think that would be an awful story and it was because there were a whole heap of people that had lived here for years working full—time for businesses and very talented people in the industry,

but, instead of a 90—minute flight from brisbane to sydney, covid—i9 meant billings had to drive more than 500 miles down the east coast of australia to join up with his team—mates. absolute dedication! that's all from sportsday. next on bbc news, ros atkins looks at the capitol hill riot one year on. you all know what happened in washington onjanuary the 6th last year. we all watched. the storming of the capitol shocked america — it shocked the world. this is the story of what happened that day, and what has happened since. at the heart of the violence, in the home of america's democracy, was a belief that that democracy wasn't working. i believe this election was stolen... ..byjoe biden and, and, erm... ..his, eh... ..democratic friends. the belief the election was stolen was widespread among republican supporters. it still is. and the idea has been relentlessly pushed by donald trump. before the election he predicted it would be rigged, and once he'd lost, he carried on. this is a case where they're trying to steal an election. _ they're trying to rig an election. and we can't

the conspiracy theorist and lawyer sydney powell visited the white house multiple times in mid to late december 2020, on one of those visits, just two days after the executive order is dated, powell is joined by former national security adviser flynn, ceo of overstock.com patrick byrne and little known trump official emily newman for the trump presidency, of course, which is saying something. how they spent hours in the oval office with the president trying to convince then president trump the voting machines were rigged, flip votes from trump to biden were part of a plot, proposed declaring a national security emergency granting her and her cabal top secret security clearance and ability to seize voting machines. team already looked into the claims and found all the allegations fell apart under basic scrutiny, people were yelling and cursing as agents tried to shoot down powell and her allies. multiple reported that sydney went back to the white house on december 20th, where according to new york times, was once again pitching an executive order on seizing voting machines. those white

and after morgan freedman said that sydney was my inspiration. my guiding line, my friend sending love to joanna and his family. all right, for more now on party is remarkable life and career. we are joined by joe shuman silver, who's the producer of beach blanket babylon in san francisco. great to have you on today. i understand you met party a few years back as you look back. at his legendary career. what stands out the most to you? and what do you believe his legacy is? i met him a few times and had dinner with him a few times. and then i was honored that he came to beach blanket babylon and he saw the show and he loved the show, and he came backstage. and spoke to everyone in the cast and was so lovely and warm and dignified and elegant and every other adjectives that you hear about him. so that's what i think again. he was everything. there's a picture of him with the cast backstage. which had to be one of the best nights of beach blanket. everybody was so excited to meet him, and he had a word single word to say to everybody in the cast and

washington, if there were no sydney or da. and he understood that importance of what he did and the people who came behind him certainly continually, you know, honored him as they were making their own incense into, into this world of hollywood too. he also was an activist and we really shouldn't lose sight of that too. i think that his presence was activism most certainly in a lot of the choices that he made. oh, as an actor, but also as a director, was activism as well as more rebates hayes rule in the the civil rights struggle because for many of our viewers watching this, they'll just remember or know the name sidney party a is a, in his most famous films that they give guests he's coming to dinner and such like, but doesn't work that goes on behind the scenes that, that, that doesn't tend to get remembered afterwards. so in terms of his activism, what would you highlight 2 years? well, i mean let's, let's talk about guess who's coming to dinner. for example, $967.00 was when that come came out and that was such a marquis

so what will sydney a fortune in his long and distinguished career? what do you think he's going to be most remembered for? well, here with hollywood 1st black superstar, really and when you look at that, that oscar that he won, that really was groundbreaking. that really did a paved the way for many other black performers to play parts in hollywood for the budget. of course, one of the oscar for his career and his acting ability though he could do serious and touching. he could also have the audience cracking up with laughter. like he did in that oscar winning role in lilies of the field were saying, seeing there, he played a jack of all trades to helps a group of german nuns out in the arizona desert. and he doesn't actually want to work. he wants to drink, but eventually he build the church for them for free because they can't pay him. and this is a really typical role versus the party. he always played the good guy kind of the st and films like in the heat of the night. he's a detective from philadelphia who works together with a racist sheriff in

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 his second test, having waited his whole career for these moments. joe root, england's captain, his ninth test wicket already. england's sad procession trudged on, surrounded, surrendering. three wickets for no runs, 36—4 by lunch. afterwards, it got surreal. ben stokes was given out leg before wicket. it turned out that there was no leg and plenty of wicket. bails still on, stokes still in. but he was facing the pace with pain. a side injury kept him from bowling but not batting, battling. jonny bairstow went with him, both swatted 50s. here was the fight england had spoken about. and here was the counterpunch. stokes, trapped by nathan lyon. jos buttler followed. but bairstow wasn't done. together with mark wood, he made sure england wouldn't be made to bat again. and then in the final over of the day, he passed 100. it's too late to save the series. it

sydney poitier was all of these and so much more. next how what he did off camera made such a difference in peoples lives. our money right. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ move to a sofi personal loan. earn $10 just for viewing your rate — and get your money right. ♪ >>> legend is a word that gets tossed around pretty freely in hollywood, really in all walks of life but tonight fans are remembering a man who truly earned that distinction. sydney poitier was born in miami in 1927, grew up in the bahamas until the theater called his name. one of his early films and he won best actor. among his stand out roles was walter. >> sometimes i think they're going to drive me crazy. see i'm 35 years old and i ain't got nothing, i ain't going to be nothing, mama. just look at me. >> i'm looking at you, and you're a good-looking boy. you've got a job, a wife -- >> i drive a man around in his limousine and say yes, sir and no, sir. that ain't nothing. if i could make you understand. >> understand what, baby? >> well, sometimes it's like i can see my future ju

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. let's speak to our correspondent phil mercer, who's following events from sydney. there isn't going to be a ruling until monday and a lot of things are very unclear in this situation. this has been an _ very unclear in this situation.t'13 has been an extraordinary few very unclear in this situation. ti 3 has been an extraordinary few days for the world of tennis. recently novak djokovic was trumpeting this medical exemption he thought he had, wanting to come to australia to begin defending his title but now effectively he is an australian custody, certainly he will spend the night in immigration detention at a hotel in melbourne, quite possibly over the weekend, until the fed federal court case resumes on monday. tennis organisers of the australian open say they need an answer as to whether novak djokovic plays or doesn't by tuesday for scheduling purposes. this is an extraordinary build—up to the first grand slam of the year. extraordinary build-up to the first grand slam of the ye

sam is a sports reporter for the sydney morning herald. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is such an intriguing story because it's unprecedented. the world's number one tennis player stuck in a detention center having to go to court to avoid deportation. we have seen support from serbian fans and several players. i'm wondering how much support he has from people in australia who have lived through some of the toughest longest covid restrictions in the world. >> yeah, i think initially there was 99% of the reaction to novack company but it seems to have changed and softened a touch. several other players have taken that same stance. that may have contributed. i think there is a bit of a softening from some portions of of the australian public on novack being allowed into the country. that also may be because there is a point where it's become a bit strange with those 50,000 cases in victoria yesterday. what is novack's presence going to do in terms of the infection rates in the community. it really can't move the ne

sydney poitier, leaves us at the age of 94. that is our broadcast for this friday night, our thanks to you for being with us. on behalf of all my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, goodnight. es at the networks of nbc news, goodnight. the calls kept coming. >> by 2:00, it was too late. somebody had killed or >> we had her body at the scene. and that was all. >> she had a fiancÉe, i argued a lot, we had our ups and downs no question >> a coworker with a crush. he was an odd cha

sydney powell will no doubt seek the protection of the fifth amendment to refuse to answer questions about those possible crimes. in the committee's letter to attorney general, the committee said in part quote you prepared and circulated two memos purporting to analyze the constitutional authority for the vice president to reject ordeal lay counting electoral votes from states that had submitted alternate slates of electors. the committee's letter to boris epstein fired from the white house staff of donald trump in the first year of that administration says in part quote, you participated in a press conference on november 19th, 2020 during which attorneys for the trump campaign promoted claims of election fraud. publish reports placed you at meetings at the willard hotel in days leading up to january 6th and you are reported to have participated in a call with former president trump on the morning of january 6 th during which options were discussed to delay the certification of election results in light of vice president pence's unwillingness to deny or delay certification. rudolph g

rain lingered of sydney. frustrating england. normal service. on 38, edison on 39. a timely wicked for england and a reminder that they can compete. you can smoke wood, and edged, caught. and hundred six for three and a chance to show england enjoying the ashes for once. why not? so, a positive day for england's bowlers then amid all the weather interruptions, we'll hear what david warner made of facing that attack, but first, here's mark wood on england's performance. it felt like a stop start sort of game and to get it in the end, the perspective of the game was a big deal. we try to mix and match and keep people fresh and we've tried to carry on and if they really got us going. tojust see carry on and if they really got us going. to just see them back out there, see a world—class baller and it's great. to be disappointed to not see the test matches. that's obviously the _ not see the test matches. that's obviously the selection _ not see the test matches. that's obviously the selection panel- not see the test matches. that's obviously the selection panel but it

also undergone another round of routine pcr tests after a local bowler tested postive for covid in sydney where the fourth test is being played. england are 3—0 down and have already lost the series. obviously, every positive case is not a good thing, but we are just dealing with the fact at the moment and getting tested every day, and the doctors say we are in a good place to carry on, and so i am concentrating on what we are trying to do and so are all the lads. i know we're pretty focused on the game. and so, while england insist they're ready to fight for pride, australia insist they're motivated to complete a 5—0 whitewash. bowler nathan lyon has called on his team to show no mercy. they went home last time in 17—18 with a _ they went home last time in 17—18 with a zero— they went home last time in 17—18 with a zero as well, having lost 4-0 _ with a zero as well, having lost 4-0 i'm — with a zero as well, having lost 4—0. i'm pretty keen to win 5—0, no douht— 4—0. i'm pretty keen to win 5—0, no douhtahout— 4—0. i'm pretty keen to win 5—0, no doubt about

the life and legacy of sydney pointier. >>> grateful to have you. >> good to be with you, boris. i was home with covid for a few weeks. all is well. i'm hoping all is well with everybody out there. i know this thing is surging. on that note, there is some new drama within the biden administration over the response. the cdc director is facing backlash over the guidelines. the omicron variant causes a surge in hospitalizations. >> saying the next month could be brutal. predicting 84,000 americans could die from covid over the next four weeks. hospitals on the brink as icus are on the run. in chicago negotiations are still going on. >> back to school hangs in the balance. negotiations remain dead locked over returning to in-person learning. >> i'm not happy we are not at work. we want to be at work. this idea was to go remote, not to stop working. >> a high school teacher and un yorn member. the teacher's union argued the city of chicago hasn't provided adequate resources. >> did you feel like you had what you needed in the class to run safely. >> i did because i bought it. >> with