birmingham, forced to call a time-out. >> rodeo 28 now. rodeo 28 now. >> curt: what a start for the usfl. 24-21, birmingham. tenth play of the drive. going for the win. smith rolling right. dives and scores. >> curt: the hometown stallions take the lead with 23 seconds left. >> joel: it is a great read by j'mar smith on the outside. >> curt: first lead of the game for birmingham. and it is a four-point game. >> joel: they are trying to get the ball to victor bolden. on a speed play. 28 rodeo now. bolden is right here. he will take off to the flat. they are trying to pick for him. cuts, dives, puts the ball in the blue paint. excellent job by j'mar smith. he did not have his initial read. he did not panic. he did not just throw the ball away. scooby wright, flooded on the sideline. his quarterback just gave the hometown stallions a lead. >> curt: let's not lose sight of the kick by brandon aubrey. he never kicked in a football game before tonight. if he does not make it, it is a three-point game. now they need a touchdown. >> joel: i guess

it's such a symbol of birmingham, isn't it? it's strange, having, like, an actual full—on landmark that is so a part of our family. yeah. shall we go check it out? it's going to be so fun! so this is what would have been grandpa's office? ithink, yeah, this side of the building. wow. oh, wow. oh, my goodness. wow. to come here today and actually visit the building, go up and see the views, the same views that my mum saw when she was a kid, and share that with her is really special. this must be so weird. aw! to actually take him into a space that for 18 years of my life had always been a strong influence and somewhere where his grandpa had been, i hadn't expected to be affected emotionally like i was, it was quite a shock. when you stand up here, you really notice how central you are to birmingham. it's all spread around you. like a watchtower. yeah. as a landmark, it sort of creates and generates a sense of belonging, which i definitely feel being connected to its history, it makes me feel really proud. i feel really proud s

abby, why birmingham? it is interesting all the games will be in one city. >> yeah, you know, guys, i've been trying to figure out the answer. it seems everyone is saying a different thing but birmingham which is opening its arms and once they did the calculations come all right, this will be really great for the city. we will bring in a lot of money and a perfect place. in fact, the crew was annoyed with me because i keep saying i love birmingham, alabama. i said it 100 times. you know, they made the right choice in having it here. >> todd: you can watch usfl in all court game 7:30 eastern tomorrow night. it is birmingham versus new jersey generals and carley, i think that is our team. >> carley: didn't trump own eight usfl team? >> todd: but this is the same players. they would be very old. >> carley: abbey, we are so glad you got to experience this. we were so excited for the usfl. we will check back in with you next hour, right? turning to this now, a caravan is on its way to the border ready for the e

welcome to birmingham. the turnout here is amazes. >> the birmingham stallions, you are the home team. >> it's been awesome. >> we have got some fans here. how excited are you guys for the game. >> we are super pumped. we drove 12 hours from florida just for the inaugural game. >> go stallions. >> go stallions. >> you guys came all the way out here from denver. what are you looking for the most about the usfl. >> some great football. >> cheers, birmingham. is it abby: as the city and the fans countdown the kickoff so are the players and coaches. go inside and check in with some of them on the sidelines. >> city of birmingham has definitely welcomed everyone. >> i know this city they love football. abby: what do you expect from fans? >> i expect a lot they expect a lot. abby: exciting about the usfl. >> have you guys here. >> be part of the fox family. >> strap up and play football again. >> it's a great feeling to be able to know that i played against the best and with the best. >> very exciting time for su

’5 winners as well, blackpool beat birmingham 6-1.— birmingham 6-1. it's been a phenomenal— birmingham 6-1. it's been a phenomenal day. _ birmingham 6-1. it's been a phenomenal day. it - birmingham 6-1. it's been a phenomenal day. it doesn't| birmingham 6-1. it's been a - phenomenal day. it doesn't end there. forthe phenomenal day. it doesn't end there. for the moment, thank you so much. you mention primary glare. liverpool will be looking to move back to the top of the premier league when they host manchester united tomorrow night. forjurgen klopp and united boss ralf rangnick, this is the first time the two managers will face off against each other in the premier league. we asked them what this would mean for their friendship off the pitch. on hold. we didn't have contact, and i think that'sjust on hold. we didn't have contact, and i think that's just out of respect, i think that's just out of respect, i respect hisjob he respects my job, so i respect him for what he did during his career, to be honest. he did an incrediblejob did during his caree

what was your reaction when you found out usfl would be in birmingham? >> i signed during covid, stepped out on faith. football is something people love, that will bring people here from different places. >> are you excited that so many people might be coming to birmingham? >> we are, we were hoping it would bring in more business, we are trying to get fully stocked and staffed. >> right there, you now have usfl here every week. >> so big, i think it is bringing so much publicity to the city and the state. >> how are you preparing for the people coming in? >> this is our work out, get being ready for the drinkers coming to unto. >> what does it mean to you, that the usfl is coming to birmingham? >> we're excited to welcome a new fan base, we are looking forward to it. >> abby: pizza ander boo, that is what you need for a football game. >> absolutely. >> i would say beer is a staple of the sports world. >> absolutely. a staple in sports world and city of birmingham. >> what are you looking for? >> hopefully good introduction to people experiencing birming

let's hear from gwen in birmingham, alabama. birmingham -- republican -- democratic line. caller: i don't understand how the republicans can have such a large lead going into midterms. i am concerned about my rights as a voter. my rights as a lot of things. rights that they have against women. i am against all of that. i am against clarence thomas wife uniting with the january 6 people. i notice a lot of white people, i am sorry, saying january 6, that was an insurrection. the government was trying to be overthrown. that is democracy in america. we fought to be in this country. we fought for our rights and freedom in america. we hold america to be sacred and you are going to make a statement that it doesn't matter. yes it does. i am from alabama. we are the most racist state in the united states of america. i live in birmingham, the heart of alabama. even our governor ask these two men about what -- weapons. we are six and seven murders a day in alabama. what is wrong with people in america? this is mind-boggling to me. host: gwen, tell us a little bit about yourself. call

practicing in birmingham and playing in birmingham. >> rachel: i love the suggestion that christians with multi task. >> brian: by thanksgiving you can sit there and respect what the pilgrims were able to do at the same time watch football. the lions will lose and now easter will be about the usfl. >> pete: not a bad. >> rachel: and the resurrection. brian. >> pete: and by the way the resurrection. it is good friday everywhere out there. you are right, new camera angle on the usfl. >> rachel: what do you mean cameras? >> pete: microphones on the coaches. drones on the helmets. interesting new viewing experience. >> rachel: is abby hornacek all geared up. >> brian: eye plaque. where is the eye black, abby? >> guys, i left my camera, the hat with the camera on it unfortunately, but, you know, that's what our camera guy is actually wearing. that's how he is filming this it's going to be really exciting. like you mentioned all this new technology. i talked to some of the players about it they are really excited about it the viewers after the home are excited. the action i can canning off

we're very proud of you here in birmingham. 106 days to go and counting. now it's time for a look at the weather with today we have got a lot of cloud around and certainly the possibility of catching a brief heavy shower, maybe even a crack of thunder. the overall message over the next few daysis overall message over the next few days is that it is going to be warming up. yes, plenty of cloud around but temperatures will shoot up around but temperatures will shoot up particularly across southern and central areas. this is what we have got into the afternoon, high teens in the south, mid teens in the lowlands, still a possibility of showers particularly across england, more southern parts, through this evening. tonight it is mild with clear spells, around 8—9 in the south of the country and i think in the highlands we mightjust touch a frost. tomorrow starts off really cloudy and murky in some areas, perhaps some rain reaching north—western parts of the uk but i think generally it is a bright day with temperaturesjust think generally it is a bright day

out and celebrate the west midlands this summer and birmingham 2022.1hmd this summer and birmingham 2022. and of course the return of full crowds will be quite something given what we have gone through over the last few years. how important do you think it will be for the commonwealth games as an event in itself to have crowds back?— itself to have crowds back? hugely im ortant itself to have crowds back? hugely important and _ itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i — itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i think _ itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i think it _ itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i think it is - itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i think it is a - itself to have crowds back? hugely important and i think it is a great l important and i think it is a great opportunity, as you say, one of the first multisport events back with full crowds so the world will be watching. it is great people get the chance to view these events lives but also hugely important for the athletes. i think they have really strug

hakeem hussein was found dead in a garden in birmingham in november 2017. he was severely asthmatic and coventry crown court was told he was left alone without his inhaler. our midlands correspondent phil mackie reports. hakeem hussein was a frail young boy who died because his mother cared more about getting her next fix than looking after him. laura heath smoked heroin and crack cocaine. her addiction had spiralled out of control in the months before he died. she even used her son's inhaler as a makeshift crack pipe. they lived in squalor. their lives were chaotic. on the night he lost his life, hakeem had a severe asthma attack, went outside for some air, but collapsed and died. his mother couldn't help because she'd passed out after taking drugs, but later, she wrote her dead son a letter in which she appeared to blame him for not waking her up. evidence showed that he was simply neglected. his mum prioritised her drug use over him. hakeem wasn'tjust failed by his mother, but also by the agencies who were responsible for him. they'd had plenty of warnin

drones are not welcome in the skies of birmingham and we have got assets that will ensure that drones will not fly during the games. in 2018, west midlands chief constable dave thompson went to the commonwealth games in australia on a fact—finding mission about security. everybody's come here to have a great time, haven't they? but we also live in a world where we know there are global threats that we face so it's really important when we host the games in birmingham people want to come, want to enjoy it, have a fantastic time, feel secure but not feel security is too intrusive. 100 police and staff and dogs have been planning for the games in birmingham since 2017. today, dogs are on a practice round. minnie is amongst 55 police dogs being deployed to the games, sweeping venues like this are ahead of events. the arena here will be home to rhythmic and artistic gymnastics. a0 of the dogs will be from elsewhere in the country and officers say this four—legged squad play a crucial role in security searches. spectators will largely be unaware of the major security operation behind—

birmingham's first african-american male to anchor in primetime. during his career of almost four decades, art has worked as a radio announcer, radio news direct york production manager, a talk show host of both radio and television, a television news producer, host of a television public affairs show, and the producer of the national association of black journalists award show that was aired on bet. in addition to his time as a journalist, art was c.e.o. of atlanta based independent record company, 285 records. the author of a book "give it all you got," art launched in 2021 the art franklin collection a clothing line of men's tierks beau ties, shirts and custom suits. art sits on numerous boards in the state of alabama. he's an avid cook and tennis player and he's a proud member of omega psi phi fraternity. i ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing art franklin in his extraordinary career and contributions to broadcast journalism. congratulations, art. we in birmingham are so proud of all you have done and wish you much luck in your endeavors

and boycotts in the city of birmingham, alabama. the goal was to put pressure on the business community to end discrimination in their hiring for local jobs. some white ministers from alabama had taken issue with his boycotts. they said slow down, dr. king, don't move too fast. we're for voting rights, too. we're for ending discrimination, but don't demand too much all at once. dr. king rejected that premise. that's what this letter is about. it's about demanding justice now for people in alabama whose skin was black and simply could not vote because of the color of their skin. we can't wait around and hope the problems and families' lives solve themselves. it's up to us as citizens and church members. dr. king made this point more eloquently and persuasive than i can. we will begin the letter of the reading of the letter with senator rounds from south dakota. mr. -- the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. rounds: thank you, madam president. ladies and gentlemen of the senate, first, to my friend and colleague, sen

plus for sandwell and birmingham. you have to be selected but it looks like you will do and it is interesting because unlike some of the other big multisport events we note the to run alongside the able—bodied events, has significant is that? able-bodied events, has significant is that? ., , able-bodied events, has significant is that? . , , ., is that? really significant, i am lookin: is that? really significant, i am looking forward _ is that? really significant, i am looking forward to _ is that? really significant, i am looking forward to hopefully i looking forward to hopefully competing alongside mike para to mix and also _ competing alongside mike para to mix and also the able—bodied ones because — and also the able—bodied ones because we don't normally get the chance _ because we don't normally get the chance to — because we don't normally get the chance to do that, whether at the world, _ chance to do that, whether at the world, paralympics, limits. this is the only— world, paralympics, limits. th

rebecca wood, bbc news birmingham dog's home. now for a look at the weather — with stav danaos. hello, there. for much easter sunday was a fine, dry, and sunny day, quite warm again across the south—east, but we had seen some changes at west with a weather front pushing in, bringing outbreaks of rain and cloud and also increasing breeze. and that is how it is going to be for easter monday, a coolerfresher feel two things with a few showers dotted around. here is the frontal system continuing to work its way towards the east of the country during this evening and overnight. barely anything on it by the time it reaches the eastern side of the country, but it will leave a legacy of cloud, a few showers dotted around, particularly across the northern half of the country where it will be quite blustery as the winds feature. further south, we should see some lengthy clear spells. so, low pressure and to the north—west of the country for easter monday, more isobars on the chart, it will be breezy, and we are also dragging in some cooler air of the atlantic around the area of low pr

rebecca wood, bbc news birmingham dog's home. it isa it is a dog's life they say. i wonder what weather is going to be like for dogs and their owners. i wonder what weather is going to be like for dogs and their owners. hello there. it has been another glorious day for many places. we have a fine, dry, sunny day for easter sunday. a bit more of a breeze from the southeast, but we are seeing changes taking place out west. this low pressure seems to be pushing in through the day, bringing outbreaks of rain to western scotland, northern ireland. that is travelling across the irish sea into western parts of england and wales and moving across the rest of scotland as we move through this evening and overnight. but it will be a dying feature as it pushes towards the east, barely anything on it by the time it reaches the east coast. behind it, there is clear skies, but also a scattering of showers particularly across the northwest. it will remain quite breezy as well. temperatures falling to lows of around 4—6 . 0ur easter monday, a little bit of a change to the weather

rebecca wood, bbc news birmingham dog's home. time for a look at the weathers for all dog owners, dog all of us and those who don't have dogs. for many of us, easter sunday has been another fine and dry and pretty warm day. we see changes coming. we seen outbreaks of cloud and rain. that will travel towards the east and it will travel towards the east and it will leave clear spells and a few blustery showers across the northwest. temperatures will be a little bit lower than what we have had over the last few nights. so for easter monday, we've got low pressure parked in the northwest of the country. there are a few isobars it will be breezy. we will feel cooler for easter monday and there will be a few showers around mainly in the north and the west with sunshine in between. there is the weather front. sunshine in between. there is the weatherfront. it sunshine in between. there is the weather front. it will clear away. we will see some sunshine, variable cloud building into the afternoon, one or two showers, mostly in the northw

east when he was in the birmingham jail and then when the birmingham movement turned to using children in the mass movements there was retaliation by the school superintendent. he suspended or expelled all of those children and motley went to court and have that reversed. and so there's a way in which she she's a savior of the movement in birmingham little known chapter. becker evans medgar evans malcolm x dr. king, obviously those three notable assassinations. so many who lost their lives. do you give the the reader some insight into how all that might have affected her emotionally or mentally you mentioned that she was very guarded and very private, but do we know how those deaths might have affected her because the people that she know that she worked with that's right. yeah, right. so, um, you know in the excerpt that i read from i know that she was really broken up by the death of medgar evers and he was her constant companion when she was in mississippi. he drove her back and forth to the courthouse federal courthouse where she was litigating the that case and she tells stories a

birmingham dogs home as a charity, and caring for up to 200 animals all year round is expensive. this year they took the decision to bring veterinary treatment in house, in a bid to keep costs down and welfare standards up. we are seeing an increasing number of dogs with multiple needs, and they main be behavioural but they are also veterinary, that you do wonder, we're seeing them because owners could not afford their veterinary treatment, or didn't want to afford the treatment, and their only option is to leave them as strays or relinquish them to us. the team are doing what they can to help, sending food to local food banks and offering support where they can. now, they are urging owners struggling, to get in touch to prevent more strays being left on the region's streets. rebecca wood, bbc news. now on bbc news, a prominent designer who has been at the forefront of fashion since the 1970s, vera wang has expanded the business under her name from bridalwear to fragrance and more. vera wang is one of the fashion industry's true visionaries. she reinvented wedding dresses. celebr

you were drafted by the birmingham stallion's yeah, i was. i was walking i was getting ready to walk out of my jiu jitsu class and got his phone call from my mom. so that was pretty cool here. and then i got drafted by my mother. you must be really safe to start playing some football this weekend. um it's on fox. what what can people expect? it's a little bit different than the nfl. you said a little more in your face or what? yeah so you're gonna be just from the point of view from the production is pretty cool. and then i think they said there's gonna be some around 16 players miked up on the field and there's gonna be cameras. there's gonna be two sky cams, and there's gonna be a drone flying around. and then, uh, yeah, just like maybe inside the locker room, so it's gonna be it's gonna be really in your face and you're gonna be seeing what it's like for real. we're excited for it here. the united states football league usfl kicks off saturday, right here on ktvu. you can tune in saturday at 4 30 to check it out. steph curry inches closer

commonwealth games, and for sandwell and birmingham. the games get under way in 100 days and a bit sooner than that is the big game in the premier league tonight. liverpool against manchester united. the game will go a long way towards determining how both sides' seasons will pan out. liverpool are chasing the premier league title, looking to overhaul manchester city on the table, who they trailed by a single point and manchester united are currently scrambling to finish in the top four and also looking to avenge the 5—0 humiliation at old trafford in october when mo salah scored a hat—trick. will he have his scoring boots on when they meet later? the significance of the clash is not lost on either manager, of course. it's a big game. it's a massive game. the two biggest clubs in the world, i would say. maybe in spain, two will say differently but two of the biggest clubs in the world, for sure. massive history. big fights in the past. big fights since i am here. and this time, it is an incredibly important game again for both teams

phil mackey, bbc news, birmingham. retail sales in the uk have fallen for the second consecutive month, as the rising cost of living hits consumer spending. sales were down 1.a% in march, a much larger drop than expected. online sales also fell by 7.9%, as consumers cut spending on non—essential items. and there was a big fall in demand for petrol and diesel. the cost of filling up an average family car with petrol now stands at almost £90, 32% higher than a year ago. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it suggests around one in 17 people were infected last week — that's nearly 3.8 million people. in just under two weeks' time, voters in the english local elections will head to the polls with thousands of seats upforgrabs. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to bury, in greater manchester, to find out what issues are at the forefront of voters' minds. phone rings good afternoon, melissa janes. busi

she helped get him released when he was in the birmingham jail. then when the birmingham movement turned to using children in the mass movement, there was retaliation by the school superintendent. he suspended or expelled all of those children. motley went to court and had that reversed. there's a way in which -- she's a savior of the movement in birmingham. little known chapter. >> so many who lost their lives. do you give the reader insight into all that affected her emotionally or mentally? she was very guard and very private. do we know how those might have affected her? these are people she knew and she worked with. >> that's right. in the excerpt i read from, i note that she was really broken up by the death of evers. he was her constant companion when she was in mississippi. he drove her back and forth to the courthouse -- photograph -- federal courthouse where she was litigating the case. she tells stories about how frightening it was being in mississippi. there are instances where the state police was tailing them. evers, who was accustom

phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. retail sales in the uk have fallen for the second consecutive month, as the rising cost of living hits consumer spending. sales were down 1.4% in march, a much larger drop than expected. online sales also fell by almost 8%, as consumers cut spending on non—essential items. and there was a big fall in demand for petrol and diesel. the cost of filling up an average family car with petrol now stands at almost £90, 32% higher than a year ago. in just under two weeks' time, voters in the english local elections will head to the polls with thousands of seats up for grabs. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to bury, in greater manchester to find out what issues are at the forefront of voters' minds. phone rings good afternoon, melissa janes. business is getting back to usual at this hair and beauty salon in bury, but it's been a tough few years. and with the economy still feeling far from smooth, it's clear what's on many minds here ahead of next month's local elections.

i grew up in segregated birmingham. at one point, people were making values arguments to defend segregation. we also want to recognize that there can be different takes on a political or social issue and to respect that. i think you are a good example of somebody who was bridging the divide just by your presence there in was to love -- in mis soula. frm. amb. mcfaul: that keyword is respect. i do not have to agree with you if you have different values. as long as we agreed to the basic rules of democracy, then we should resolve our differences through the democratic process. we cannot undermine democratic institutions to do that. that is the base line. in my own historical experience, i was born in glasgow montana. the difference between glasgow and bozeman is like the difference between places in california. i would say respect. you do not have to agree, but you have to appreciate that somebody might have a different point of view. and it has to go both ways. you do not get to break the system if you do not like the ou

i am from birmingham and the current mayor of birmingham is 38 years old. he is a black man and he knocked on 50,000 doors to get himself elected. 50,000 doors. i would say you have to work hard and you have to get the circumstances and the plight known and just abandoning the playing field will not get it down -- done. i come from a particular minority that win -- did win that struggle. i will tell you i cannot go to a movie theater or a restaurant when abby -- i was a little kid. i became secretary of state. i think america wants to be a place where all voices are heard and was to be a place where minorities are not discriminated against and where they have their due. it is incumbent on us to as minorities to reach across and make it happen. we cannot just sit back and say, we expect you to take it happen for us. that is why i am so glad you mentioned that nonprofits you are working for and with several -- civil society is the bedrock of democracy. mike and i went across the world talking to countries that wanted to make an democratic transition, about th

exciting times here in birmingham. i got to say, neil, look at this, if you can, look down here, tremendous amount of rain in the night and into the morning, clear skies right now, but tonight could get a little dicey and make the game even more interesting with these storms that are coming in. certainly people here in birmingham and fox sports and the usfl are hoping that it goes off without a hitch. i think it will. here's the thing, neil, this season for the usfl, they will go till july 3rd, a 10-week season, play 40 games, all of them being here in birmingham. the teams that are spread out around the country. tonight the birmingham stallions versus the new jersey generals, looks to be a very exciting evening, and neil, i have been trying to get a tryout. i'm still hoping -- i'm hoping to get out here and give me a shot and let me release the cannon, so to speak, neil. [laughter] >> neil: robert, so you said 32 players that have -- in their helmets are microphones? so -- >> exactly, yeah. >> neil: the quarterback as

and: get ready for the gaming event of the year as 40,000 fans gather in birmingham for the insomnia festival. elon musk has launched a hostile bid to take over his hobby — twitter. the billionaire behind tesla uses the platform to connect with his 81 million followers. he thinks the company is essential to the functioning of democracy and that he's the right person to "unlock" what he describes as its "extraordinary potential". yes — he's recently emerged as its biggest shareholder — but the announcement still took the corporate world by surprise. he's offered to pay $54.70 cents a share — more than what the shares are currently trading for. at that figure, the business would be worth $15 billion. joining me now is debra aho williamson, principal analyst at insider intelligence. he's not short of a few bob — but is he good for that kind of money? certainly, he's the richest man in the world, he certainly has the money, or can probably obtain the money if he is smart and he really wants to do this. i think the big question for me is, does he really want to do this or is thi

you were drafted by the birmingham stallion's yeah, i was. i was walking i was getting ready to walk out of my jiu jitsu class and got his phone call from my mom. so that was pretty cool here. and then i got drafted by my mother. you must be really say to start playing some football this weekend. it's on fox. what can people expect? it's a little bit different than the nfl. you said a little more in your face or what? yeah so you're gonna be just from the point of view from the production is pretty cool. and then i think they said there's gonna be somewhere around. 16 players miked up on the field and there's gonna be cameras. there's gonna be two sky cams, and there's gonna be a drone flying around. and then, uh, he had just like the inside the locker room, so it's going to be really in your face and you're gonna be seeing what it's like for real. the united states football league kicks off this weekend, right here in ktvu, the first game of the usfl season will feature the new jersey generals and birmingham stallion's tune in saturday 4 30

the hometown birmingham stallions win. reporter: as thrilling as the game was, though, i like to share my favorite moment of the night t happened before the game in the stallions locker room. all of sudden, hey guys, we have to pray, we have to pray. they went to a private space they gave a word to god. i wanted to share that with in the spirit of easter, jesus is present not only today, but especially today, but looks like he was there last night for the stallions for the win. rachel: that's a nice story. thanks, abby. great job by the way. great job. will: got a text last night i would say 7:30, are you watching from one pete hegseth? we did. i did watch. rachel: i will be honest i watched "ben hur." they watched football. will: i called you. rachel: i know you did. pete: twice i called rachel are you watching the usfl? i didn't expect a answer. rachel: i didn't get the call. pete: it was well-produced. you could hear the audio on the field. two opening drives, back-to-back touchdowns. rachel: like the new technology? pe

let's go to nina in birmingham. what let's go to nina in birmingham. what can we exoect? _ let's go to nina in birmingham. what can we expect? good _ let's go to nina in birmingham. what can we expect? good morning from birmingham wholesale market. it is an 18 acre site, hundreds of traders here this morning, keeping a close eye on how prices are fluctuating. frankly, aren't we all, we learned last month about inflation for february so how much prices had gone up february so how much prices had gone up compared to the same period before. at that point inflation was at 6.2%, representing a hugejump from the month before a from 5.5%. predictions today it could go as high as 6.7%. that would represent a 30 year high. it is driven fundamentally by energy prices, the global economy stopped and started very solidly and —— suddenly and we are still feeling the fallout because of oil and gas prices. increases in wages are about 4% which means that when you take inflation into account, we are all about 1% worse off, even less money going around in the bank account if you work

for that birmingham game, birmingham's number 33 the north bay, scooby, right, you see him right here. the linebacker graduated from santa rosa's cardinal newman high, then landed at the university of arizona before making some rounds in the nfl. the xfl. and now the usf usfl. he spoke to ktvu is frank mallicoat about getting another shot at a pro football career. let's college my junior year when i was drafted by the browns have played there and then put for the cardinals two years played in this area league played in the patrick patriots for a little bit xfl. phenomena giving it one more run at the usfl. it's still in your heart, isn't it? yeah i mean, i was got a chance to step away from the game last two years and do something different things with martial arts and going through the fire academy. so kind of have a whole new perspective point of view on football, so there's a lot more fun and i'm enjoying it way more. how did you find out you were drafted by the birmingham stallion's yeah, i was. i was walking. i was getting ready to walk out of my jujitsu class and got his phone c

and the countdown to the commonwealth games, which begin in birmingham in 100 days. it looks like we can fit a lot of people on here so i am sure the atmosphere is going to be amazing and i think we are just looking forward to a good summer of sport. coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester united confirm cristiano ronaldo will not feature in tonight's premier league clash at anfield, following the death of his baby son. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. moscow claims to have struck more than 1,000 targets overnight in what ukraine says is the launch of a large—scale offensive in its eastern donbas region. the move marks a new phase in the conflict. ukraine says russia is continuing to move military equipment into the area from russian territory. in his nightly televised address, president volodymyr zelensky pledged to defend the whole of his country. 0ur correspondent danjohnson has more from the western city of lviv. russian firepower on display. in these pictures released by the defence ministry and in the skies over ukraine. it says missil

you were drafted by the birmingham stallion's yeah, i was. i was walking i was getting ready to walk out of my jiu jitsu class and got his phone call from my mom. so that was pretty cool here. and then i got drafted by my mother. you must be really say to start playing some football this weekend. um it's on fox. what what can people expect? it's a little bit different than the nfl. you said a little more in your face or what? yeah so you're gonna be just from the point of view from the production is pretty cool. and then i think they said there's gonna be some around 16 players miked up on the field and there's gonna be cameras. there's gonna be two sky cams, and there's gonna be a drone flying around. and then, uh, yeah, just like maybe inside the locker room, so it's gonna be it's gonna be really in your face and your baby. seeing what it's like for real. it's the united states football league. the usfl kicks off saturday, right here on ktvu. the first game of the new season will feature the new jersey generals and the birmingham stallion's

phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. campaigning in the french presidential election is on its final stretch before sunday's vote. 0pinion polls suggest emmanuel macron still has the upper hand, but his challenger, far—right leader marine le pen, millions are thought to be undecided. it's a bit late for tips on how to learn to punch on his opponent. after five divisive years in power, what emmanuel macron needs is to persuade voters who'd quite like to punch him to give him their vote instead. florentine and chloe are both teachers here in the suburbs of paris. they voted for mr macron last time. now, they've come to give him a hard time. le pen isjust...huge disaster, but macron is still a disaster, i think, for school and for public services in france. he's killing that, step—by—step. florentine says she'll abstain on sunday rather than vote for macron again. i'm still hesitating. i think if i do it, i might really get sickjust after. he's a good talker, he knows how to try to seduce people but we're not stupid.

madison alworth live at the field in birmingham, alabama. madison, i am actually looking forward to this because i love football all year round. if. >> reporter: yes, liz, i know you love football, and i know you love tech, so i want to tell you about the tech you're going to see with this game. it's bringing us access you've never seen before. the first thing i want to show you is the helmet cam. you're going to see that first player perspective, incredibly unique. this has not been done in the nfl before. it's just one of the cameras out of the 57 that are going to be on the field. you're also going to have drones, side cams, all of that a part of the technology. and it's not just the cameras, liz, there's also going to be technology shove involved itself. so the ball has a chip inside. that chip is going to track the speed of the ball, the location, what players is have it, all of those things. it's going to be making calls a lot faster and smoother. gone are the days of finding that paris if down with the chains, all you need is the ball

well, i think the images of birmingham. and water hoses and attack dogs being turned on the children of birmingham. and george wallace and his you know, iconic standing in the schoolhouse store and his rhetoric segregation today segregation mark. those are the things. that got the most attention. most people don't know what they can read. the agitator's daughter that huntsville, alabama desegregated its public accommodations two full years before the civil rights. act was passed a year before. the water hoses were turned on the children of birmingham in you know, i bloodless transition in part and i i have a chapter about this. my my dad and mom and other civil rights leaders in huntsville came up with. amazing strategy, right they they knew that what the city fathers and they were fathers in huntsville most cared about was huntsville's image as it was trying to help get man on the moon. and they cared about that and so they they would stage incredible protests. like my mother taking me as a four month old baby to a lunch c

hakeem hussain was found lifeless at the home in birmingham in november 2017. a court heard laura heath had prioritised her drug addiction over caring for him. the attorney general for england and wales, suella braverman, has said that a small number of mps "behave like animals" after one of her conservative colleagues allegedly watched porn on the commons backbenches. mrs braverman told woman's hour that if the claim was proven the person should have the conservative whip removed and no longer be an mp. let's get the latest from our political correspondent helen catt. explain more about everything that is being said here and various allegations.— is being said here and various alleuations. . . . ~ , , allegations. once again westminster and the culture _ allegations. once again westminster and the culture here _ allegations. once again westminster and the culture here is _ allegations. once again westminster and the culture here is under - and the culture here is under scrutiny. earlierthe and the culture here is under scrutiny. earlier the defence secretary