JOHN LEGEND ON TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN: 'HE IS AN ENEMY OF DEMOCRACY'

Celebrities arrived to the Producer's Guild Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Saturday (28JAN2017) night as protests sparked around the country in response to President Donald Trump's travel ban.

The executive order bans legal U.S. residents and visaholders from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the U.S. for at least 90 days.

"We support the protests," said John Legend on the red carpet before the PGA ceremony. "We donated to ACLU today and we are grateful that they were in court in Brooklyn defending the rights of immigrants and refugees to come to this country. And we reject Donald Trump's message of fear and hate and we encourage everybody out there to speak out against it. Call your Congress people, support ACLU, support IRC and all those organizations that are speaking out for immigrants and refugees. And we're going to defeat him. He is an enemy of democracy. He's an enemy of freedom. He's an enemy of inclusion and he's going to lose."

Legend, who participated in the Women's March along with his wife Chrissy Teigen, said he will do whatever he can to help the protesters.

"Chrissy marched in D.C. I marched at Sundance and we're going to do whatever we can to resist his evil regime," he said.

Legend was on hand to support "La La Land," which he appeared in and served as an executive producer on. The retro musical reaped a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations and was also vying for top honors at the PGAs.

A protest at John F. Kennedy airport, where 12 refugees were detained Saturday, swelled to more than 2,000 people, including some celebrities. Protesters also converged in Newark, New Jersey, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego.

"Lion" star and Oscar nominee Dev Patel called the travel ban "heartbreaking."

"I mean it's completely heartbreaking to be honest. I just flew in from India yesterday and to arrive to such devastating news of such a divisive nature, it's terrible. It's heartbreaking," he said.

Trump's order immediately suspended a program that last year resettled to the U.S. roughly 85,000 people displaced by war, political oppression, hunger and religious prejudice.

He indefinitely blocked all those fleeing Syria, where a civil war has displaced millions of people, and imposed a 90-day ban on entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim majority nations.

Beverly Hills, Calif., 28 Jan. 2017

1. Wide exterior shot of the Beverly Hilton Hotel

2. Zoom out on Kerry Washington

3. Zoom out on Lily Collins

4. Fashion shot, Teresa Palmer

5. Medium shot of Colin Firth

6. Medium shot of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen

7. SOUNDBITE (English) John Legend, actor/recording artist – on the protests against President Trump's travel ban: "We support the protests. We donated to ACLU today and we are grateful that they were in court in Brooklyn defending the rights of immigrants and refugees to come to this country. And we reject Donald Trump's message of fear and hate and we encourage everybody out there to speak out against it. Call your Congress people, support ACLU, support IRC and all those organizations that are speaking out for immigrants and refugees. And we're going to defeat him. He is an enemy of democracy. He's an enemy of freedom. He's an enemy of inclusion and he's going to lose."

Reporter: "I know you both participated in the women's marches. Do you think you'll participate in these protests?"

John Legend: "Yeah, Chrissy marched in D.C. I marched at Sundance and we're going to do whatever we can to resist his evil regime. Thank you."

8. Medium of Dev Patel Speaking

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dev Patel, actor: "I mean it's completely heartbreaking to be honest. I just flew in from India yesterday and to arrive to such devastating news of such a divisive nature, it's terrible. It's heartbreaking."

10. Zoom out on Rami Malek

11. Zoom in on Thandie Newton

12. Medium of Common

13. Zoom in on Amanda Peet

14. Zoom in on Sarah Paulson

English/Nat

Mission Controllers at NASA may decide to lengthen the American Shuttle's stay in orbit for an extra day.

Earlier in the flight the crew of Atlantis had problems assembling an exercise treadmill to be used on the international space station being built later this year.

The shuttle is currently docked to the Russian space station "Mir" where it picked up one America astronaut and dropped off his replacement.

The crew of the American Space Shuttle and Russian Space Station "Mir" say their goodbyes as the Atlantis prepares to return to earth.

The U-S astronaut John Blaha who has been on board the Mir for four-months - and is being replaced by Dr. Jerry Linenger.

But NASA may force Blaha to stay in space for an extra day as experiments on exercise equipment haven't gone to plan.

The equipment will be needed on the planned international space station to help space travellers fight the typical loss of bone and muscle mass in weightlessness.

As astronauts on the Atlantis prepare to undock from the "Mir" on Sunday night they're planning to squeeze in time on the treadmill to gather the necessary data.

If all goes well the Atlantis could land on Wednesday.

Mir" Space Station, 19 January 1997

1. Russian & American Astronauts talking to NASA control

2. Astronauts talking to each other

3. Shaking hands and hugging

4. Leaving.

42248 IRAQ: 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1ST IRAQI MISSILE ATTACK ON TEL AVIV CELEBRATED 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:17:54 00:01:43 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

Thousands of Iraqis rallied in Baghdad on Saturday to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the first Iraqi missile attack on Tel Aviv in 1991.

It's called "Science Day" when people turn out to show their loyalty to President Saddam Hussein who ordered the strikes during the second Gulf War.

Thousands of people rallied in the centre of Baghdad, in the Al-Mosstansirya-seq quarter, to mark the anniversary of the 1991 missile attack on Israel.

Carrying portraits of Saddam and banners swearing their allegiance - Iraqis honoured their president for ordering the attacks on Tel Aviv.

It's an annual event - schools and government offices also carry out their own forms of celebration.

At the martyr monument people showed the "V" for victory sign and remembered the night of 18th January, 1991, when Iraq released 39 missiles over Tel Aviv, the Occupied Territories and the Allied Forces in the desert.

"Science Day" also pays tribute to the Iraqi scientists who made the long-range missiles.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"They call this science day because these Iraqi rocket hits on Tel Aviv in 1991

were with rockets made by Iraqi scientists, not supported by other scientists from all over the world".

SUPER-CAPTION: Ghassan Raddwan

Officially at least, Iraqis see the day as one of victory.

Much of the weaponry and scientific installations were destroyed during the Gulf War and its aftermath.

Baghdad, Iraq, January 18, 1997

1. Various of rally.

2. Various of people waving banners.

3. Cutaway young child on shoulders of parent at rally.

4. Wide shot rally - huge picture of President Saddam Hussein in background.

5. Close-up banner reading "victory will be achieved with the patronage of almighty God and President Saddam's leadership"

6. Mid shot Latif Nsayyif Jassem addressing crowds.

7. Close-up same.

8. Wide shot chanting and signing victory.

9. Portrait Saddam Hussein.

10. Wide shot rally.

11. Mid shot Iraqi protester chanting.

12. Wide shot victory sign with martyr monument.

13. SOUNDBITE: Ghassan Raddwan (English)

14. Wide shot pan martyr monument.

42251 BULGARIA: SOFIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE AGAINST SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:27:51 00:02:13 BNT No Access Bulgaria VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

A huge crowd of opposition supporters greeted the inauguration of Bulgaria's new president Sunday, as protests continue against the country's socialist government.

Petar Stoyanov became Bulgaria's second democratically elected head of state in a brief ceremony inside Parliament but then joined an opposition rally outside the cathedral.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia has been rocked by almost two weeks of protest rallies calling for new elections.

An estimated forty thousand people filled the square in front of Sofia's Saint Alexander Nevski cathedral to welcome the new president.

Petar Stoyanov overwhelmingly won last November's elections as the candidate of the anti-Socialist opposition front.

On Sunday he - and his deputy Todor Kavaldziev - were sworn in front of a Parliament driven by political conflict.

For the past 13 days - tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in Sofia and other cities across the country demanding a change of government.

But opposition deputies suspended their boycott of the legislature for the occasion and sat together with members of the Socialist Party, former Communists, whom they want to oust from power.

The Socialists have led five of seven governments in Bulgaria since 1989 and been widely blamed for Bulgaria's economic misery - annual inflation is running at over 300 percent.

Stoyanov will have a tough task ahead if he is to turn the country around - but he has something the government does not - popular support.

SOUNDBITE: (rough translation - for guidance only)

"I beg you don't ****** forever. Ladies and gentlemen and young friends of mine who were at the front line, I thank you. "

SUPER CAPTION: Petar Stoyanov, New Bulgarian President

He thanked everyone who had taken part in the recent rallies.

SOUNDBITE:

"We won together, this is our victory."

SUPER CAPTION: Petar Stoyanov, New Bulgarian President

Chanting "victory, victory, victory" and singing "no more communism" the crowd called for him to order new elections when he formally takes office on Wednesday.

Sofia, Bulgaria, January 19, 1997

1. Election banner with President's picture and pull out to wide of crowd singing

2. President and entourage walk onto platform

3. Crowd singing national anthem and waving flags

4. Close-up of President singing national anthem pull out to entourage singing

5. Crowd waving flags

6. President at microphone

7. SOUNDBITE: Petar Stoyanov, New Bulgarian President

8. Cutaway of crowd

9. SOUNDBITE: Petar Stoyanov, New Bulgarian President

10. Close-up of people in crowd chanting "victory, victory, victory" and tilt up to flags and banners

42252 USA: CHICAGO: STEVE FOSSETT EXPECTED TO LAND IN INDIA OR BANGLADESH 1/19/97 EF97/0057 19:42:59 - 20:08:18 00:01:12 CLTV No Access Chicago VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

An American millionaire's dream of being the first balloonist to circumnavigate the globe looks set to be thwarted.

Steve Fossett is expected to land either in India or Bangladesh around 0700 GMT Monday.

The trip that began in St. Louis six days ago was cut short due to fuel shortage.

The balloonist may not have achieved his ambition but he has made the record books by flying twice as far as anyone else in a balloon.

The daring balloon attempt by a 52-year-old securities trader looks set to finish in failure Monday despite having set new records for distance and duration.

Steve Fossett's dream of being the first balloonist to travel around the world non-stop was thwarted after six days due to short supplies of fuel.

Fossett - who lifted off in his silver-coloured Solo Spirit balloon from Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday night - was forced to use up fuel stocks after he was initially refused permission to cross Libyan airspace.

It is anticipated that Fossett will land along the east coast of India, south of Calcutta.

Floating at 20,000 feet above India on Sunday, Fossett and his

supporters back in the Midwest plotted a landing before he began

passing over the rugged mountains of Southeast Asia or the Pacific

Ocean.

SOUNDBITE:

" If he's thinking proper, he'll realise that he's gonna drift towards up into the Himalayas, and he'll want to try to land as soon as he can just before or just after sunrise before he gets any closer to the Himalayan mountains."

SUPERCAPTION: Bo Kemper Member of support team

Fossett already has far eclipsed his own distance ballooning record, 5,435 miles (8,746 kilometres) on a 1995 flight from Seoul, Korea, to

Canada.

SOUNDBITE:

"You have to remember this has never been done. Steve's just gone half way around the world. The other two teams that have ever tried this went at the most 4-hundred miles. Steve's gone over 7-thousand miles. He's been travelling up to five miles above the earth. I mean this is an unbelievable physical feat. Technologically it shows that we can do it. And I think the thing that people have to remember is that we've had tremendous competition from the Swiss and the English. An American has broken the record and will probably have his name on two of the three most prestigious titles in aviation."

SUPERCAPTION: Bo Kemper, Member of the support team

The American planned to stay aloft until early Monday so he'd

beat not only a world distance record for ballooning but

also the record for longest time spent in the air.

By noon Saturday, Fossett had travelled 9,600 miles (15,500

km) .

Inside the cabin, temperatures ranged from zero degrees to

10 degrees F (-18 C to -12 C); outside it was 30 to 50 F

below (-35 to -45 C).

Fossett's cabin heaters don't operate in the oxygen-starved altitudes above 24,000 feet (7,315 m), and he is expected to capitalise on the strong winds above that great height all day.

But at night, Fossett planned to drop to about 18,000 feet (5,500 m) in order to get the heaters working again.

The physical strain on Fossett was also cited as a reason

to abort the mission.

The millionaire failed his first round-the-world attempt one year

ago.

His current adventure was the third transglobal attempt this year.

British businessman Richard Branson's Global Challenger balloon was forced down by equipment problems in the North African desert January 8 after lifting off from Marrakech two days earlier.

Swiss psychiatrist Dr. Bertrand Piccard and his crew ditched in the Mediterranean four days later after kerosene fumes filled their cockpit.

The American stockbroker should take solace on his return to earth that although he did not fulfil his dream, the record breaking balloon flight has made him master of the sky.

APTV

Chicago, USA, January 19 1997

1. Set up Bo Kemper

2. SOUNDBITE: Bo Kemper

3. Wide shot Bo Kemper

4. SOUNDBITE: Bo Kemper

5. Wide shot Bo Kemper

42253 SERBIA: BELGRADE: 61ST DAY OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:25:05 00:02:37 POOL VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

Thousands of opposition supporters gathered on Sunday in Belgrade as their protests continued into their 61st successive day,

As police again blocked streets around the main city square, many brought their dogs along for the walk, mocking police containment of the demonstrations to pedestrian zones.

Opposition leader Vuk Draskovic expressed concern that as the pressure on Milosevic increases, his next move may be to provoke bloodshed.

It was the dogs day out in Serbia Sunday, as demonstrators brought canine pets to the 61st consecutive day of rallying.

10 thousand protesters gathered in the centre of Belgrade, some clutching stuffed animals, doing their best to comply with the protest organisers' request that the theme of the day's protest be dogs.

The protest mocked the police containment of the demonstrators in a pedestrian zone, the slogan for the day: 'If we can't walk, let's walk our dogs.'

As opposition leader Zoran Djindjic was securing the support of German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel in Bonn, at the rally his colleague Vuk Draskovic expressed concern over the next possible move by an increasingly desperate Milosevic.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"I am very afraid that Mr Milosevic has decided to solve the problem of annulling election results of the people of Serbia by producing a bigger and the biggest problem. By producing bloodshed in Kosovo."

SUPER CAPTION: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

This would push the fight for democracy into a critical stage.

SOUNDBITE:

"This is the biggest problem Serbia could face very soon, and all Balkans and Europe"

SUPER CAPTION: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

His concerns follow recent accusations by the Serbian government that the Opposition Party Zajedno (Together) Coalition triggered a recent car bomb attack in Pristina.

However the terrorist attack has widely been seen as an act of the ethnic Albanian separatist organisation.

Belgrade, Serbia - January 19th, 1997.

1. Wideshot of rally blocked by line of police

2. Wideshot of police filing along

3. Various shots of rally in square

4. Medium shot stuffed toys on frame

5. Close-up of dog

6. Various shots of crowd saluting with sign of peace

7. Wide shot of opposition leaders on podium

8. SOUNDBITE: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

9. Cutaway of hands held in peace signs

10. SOUNDBITE: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

11. Cutaway sign reading 'we want our victory'

12. Various shots of crowds

13. Various shots Vuk Draskovic addressing crowd from podium

14. Wide high shot of rally in square

42254 FRANCE: PARIS: 2ND DAY OF PREMIERE HAUTE COUTURE FASHION EVENT 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:22:23 00:02:34 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

At the second day of Paris's premiere haute couture fashion event Sunday - it was Olivier Lapidus and Torrente's turn to show off their wares.

The feature of Lapidus's show was his choice of "bio-fibres" - fabrics extracted from vegetables, fruits and flowers.

Over the next week some of the world's top designers will exhibit at the event organised by the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.

When Olivier Lapidus's designs took centre stage at the spring/summer haute couture fashion event in Paris Sunday - all talk was about his choice in fabrics.

The designer had chosen to work with "bio-fibres" - extracted from vegetables, fruits and flowers.

Early in the show a model appeared on the catwalk dressed in a shirt with real flowers.

37 year old Olivier Lapidus, son of Ted, has proven to be experimental in the past.

The youngest of the French high fashion designers - last July Lapidus unveiled a solar energy garment.

The Lapidus motto - research enables industry to advance and industry helps fashion to progress.

Lapidus would like to turn the European agricultural surplus into a range of textiles.

One of the most beautiful of the Lapidus creations was the red evening dress modelled later in the show.

This gown was made with silk, grape vine and blackcurrant.

And then came the wedding gown - traditionally a designer's show stopper.

The gown was modelled by Olivier Lapidus's fiancee.

The designer joined her on the catwalk to receive his applause - she will wear the bridal gown at their March wedding.

Backstage there was congratulations for the innovative Lapidus collection.

The young designer explained his philosophy on haute couture.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"Haute Couture for me is a laboratory. It is not only the past, it is not only the history, the museum if you want, it is not only naked women with you know many embroideries. Haute couture has to be alive. Haute couture has to bring something to people and this is why I try to make new things in haute couture. And this time those fibres from roses from you know flowers, fruit, vegetable, whatever - they are going to give maybe 300 new fibres in the normal textile field."

SUPER-CAPTION: Olivier Lapidus, French designer.

The theme of the Torrente spring summer haute couture collection was "distant travels, to the southern seas, to Polynesia."

The philosophy behind these designs - fashion which is simple, pure and rhythmic.

The models showed off body hugging cocktail dresses and suits with slim fitted coats and straight cut double breasted jackets.

Madame Rose Torrente-Mett also showed off her taste for extreme sophistication through her range of evening gowns.

As tradition requires - she also joined the models on the catwalk after revealing her bridal gown.

Paris, France, 19th January 1997

1. Wide shot catwalk for Lapidus show

2. Close-up of model wearing shirt with real flowers

3. Pan up on blue and white dress

4. Various shots of gowns

5. Mid shot of model in trousers and cropped top

6. Close-up of red flower dress

7. Wide shot of same

8. Mid shot of gold dress

9. Wide shot of Lapidus on catwalk with model/fiancee in wedding gown

10. Mid shot of same

11. Mid shot of Lapidus being congratulated backstage

12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Olivier Lapidus

13. Wide shot of Torrente show

14. Pan down blue gown

15. Pan up suit

16. Mid shot evening gowns

17. Mid shot with bridal gown and Madame Rose Torrente-Mett

18. Wide shot of same

KEYWORDS: FASHION

42255 WEST BANK: HEBRON: YASSER ARAFAT 1ST VISIT SINCE ISRAELI REDEPLOYMENT 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:00:53 0:02:57 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Arabic/Nat

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has arrived in Hebron to the cheers of more than 60- thousand jubilant Palestinians.

They are celebrating the Palestinian take-over of most of the city after three decades of Israeli occupation.

Arafat said he hoped the agreement on Hebron would be a step towards bringing a lasting peace to the rest of the Middle East - including Syria and Lebanon.

Before leaving for Hebron - in a triumphant return to the city he last saw more than 30 years ago - Yasser Arafat inspected a guard of honour in Ramallah.

His helicopter then whisked him off to the city whose future he's spent so many months negotiating.

He landed just outside the former Israeli military headquarters where Palestinian activists were jailed during Israeli rule. The building will now serve as the Palestinian police H.Q..

As he was driven from the landing pad to the building, Arafat threw kisses to the crowd which was chanting "Long live Palestine" and "Long live Arafat."

He told the crowd of more than 60-thousand people that Hebron is a "liberated city" but he said Palestinians don't want confrontation with the Jewish settlers - they want peace.

He also said peace must now spread to the rest of the Middle East.

SOUNDBITE:

"But (I call for) a just and comprehensive peace not only in Egypt, and Jordan and Palestine but also in Syria and Lebanon so that peace is just and comprehensive and lasting in the whole of the Middle East."

SUPER CAPTION: Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Leader

And to tumultuous cheers - he promised that some jailed Palestinians would now be released.

SOUNDBITE:

"Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, ( jailed head of Hamas) soon, very soon, will come out from prison".

SUPER CAPTION: Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Leader

Hebron is the last West Bank city to come under Palestinian rule under the agreement signed by Arafat and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Wednesday.

Ramallah and Hebron, West Bank. January 19th 1997

Ramallah:

1. Various Arafat inspects guard of honour in Ramallah

2. Arafat gets into helicopter and flies to Hebron

Hebron:

3. Helicopter lands

4. Arafat gets out

5. Arafat surrounded by people, gets onto truck and drives through cheering, flag-waving crowds

6. Palestinian soldier on horseback in crowd

7. Wide shot new police headquarters

8. Wide shot Arafat speaking

9. SOUNDBITE: Arafat

10. Wide shot Arafat speech

11. SOUNDBITE: Arafat

12. Arafat waves to crowd and leaves

42256 WEST BANK: HEBRON: REACTIONS TO REDEPLOYMENT OF ISRAELI TROOPS 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:03:58 00:01:43 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

As the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived in Hebron for the first time in nearly three decades, Jewish settlers are still angry that the city has been handed back to the Palestinians.

Arafat's government took control of 80 percent of Hebron on Friday after months of negotiations with the hard-line government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

As thousands of Palestinians gave their leader Yasser Arafat a hero's welcome into Hebron, the mood in the Jewish sector was much more sombre.

The people of H2 - as the 20 percent of Hebron remaining under Israeli control will be known - were not celebrating.

This area in the heart of the city is home to about 500 Jewish settlers and about 15-thousand Palestinians and is heavily guarded by Israeli police.

The settlers say they will not give up their fight for Hebron which is considered holy to both Jews and Muslims.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"The Jewish community now has to survive, but after the survival you'll see the revival, it will not be only survival"

SUPER CAPTION: Benny Elon, Member of Knesset for right-wing Moledet party

Despite Arafat saying he did not want confrontation with the Jewish settlers - attitudes remained unchanged and Arafat's visit was not welcomed.

A settlers' spokesman said it was a desecration to allow their "arch enemy" Arafat into the city.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"The Israeli government that we elected, allowed our arch enemy to come into Hebron. The man who's hands are soaked with the blood of so many Jewish men, women and children is despicable. We feel that this is a desecration of the sanctity of the second holiest city of the Jewish people in the land of Israel."

SUPER CAPTION: David Wilder, Hebron Settlers' spokesperson

The potential difficulties of life under the new regime are still yet to be fully realised.

The dividing line between H1 - the Palestinian controlled part of Hebron and H2 - the Israeli controlled sector - has been kept deliberately vague.

Israeli army commanders said the vagueness was intentional - to

avoid cutting the town in two and to permit free movement.

But new checkpoints have sprung up on either side and there are fears a new "Berlin" may have been created - a city divided by imaginary lines and centuries old hatreds.

Hebron, West Bank, January 19th 1997

1. Tilt down settlers building

2. Pull out Israeli police around market

3. Wide shot group gathered on street

4. Various shots Jewish settlers

5. SOUNDBITE: Benny Elon, Member of Knesset for right-wing Moledet party

6. Wide shot street scene in Hebron

7. SOUNDBITE: David Wilder, Hebron Settlers' spokesperson

8. Wide shot of Israeli police

9. Various shots market place in Hebron

10. Wide shot Israeli police patrolling area

11. Pan of street near market in Hebron

42258 SOUTH AFRICA: ONE OF WORLD'S HIGHEST RATES OF RAPE 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:08:47 00:03:09 ALL APTV EXCEPT SHOT 1 = SABC Please Note: legal restrictions may apply to footage of rape victims who are minors. VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape in the world. It is estimated that a woman is raped every 34 seconds.

And police believe many more cases go unreported.

Many believe crime and violence are getting out of control. They are calling for the government to crack down on violent crimes and bring back the death penalty for rapists.

It's a crime that happens every day in South Africa.

Only a few rare cases, like the recent plight of four Johannesburg teenagers raped in their homes during two separate attacks in two weeks, hit the headlines nation-wide.

Groups of armed men broke into the victims' homes and tied up family members before robbing the houses and raping four girls aged from thirteen to twenty-four.

Eight suspects allegedly involved in the attacks appeared in court last week and were denied bail.

SOUNDBITE:

"He tied us all in the bedroom. Like he told us to shut up. He doesn't want our lives, he just wants money. And then he said that I must get up so I got up. He took me to the bathroom and he raped me. And he just left me there."

SUPERCAPTION: Fourteen-year-old rape victim

South Africa's Human Rights Commission last week revealed that over 31-thousand rapes were reported to police during the first half of last year.

But the figure gives only a partial idea of the tragedy - police believe only one in thirty- five cases of rape are reported.

For those who have suffered this crime, or who have to deal with family members victims of rape, pain and anger become a daily reality. But many have decided to fight back.

SOUNDBITE:

''I would like to send a message to all rapists that your days are numbered. That you have messed with the wrong people. And that we can fight back. This is it. This is it."

SUPERCAPTION: Jane, Mother of teenage rape victim

The families of the recent Johannesburg rape victims organised a public meeting calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty, abolished in 1995 after the A-N-C won the country's first democratic elections.

They launched a campaign named "Camelot" - Campaign Against Murderous Empowered Laws of Treason - calling on citizens to press for changes in legislation to crack down on rapists and child abusers.

They want to see men accused of rape being denied bail, and those convicted, being surgically castrated within 24-hours of sentencing.

Their pleas are addressed to South Africa's Justice Minister, who is spearheading the move towards the creation of special "rape courts".

These courts will help magistrates and prosecutors deal more efficiently with the rape cases when they are separated from the general case roll.

Magistrates will be required to ensure unfair cross-examination of rape victims is not carried out and that they are handled with compassion.

New legislation to get tough on rapists is to be presented to South Africa's parliament in the first half of this year.

SOUNDBITE:

"And our courts must send a signal to society that we are not prepared to tolerate this kind of crime. And therefore heavy sentences will have to be imposed."

SUPERCAPTION: Dullah Omar, Justice Minister

Being security conscious has become a way of life for women in South Africa. Those who can afford weapons learn how to use them. Shooting ranges around the country have many women members, and most offer shooting instructions for women.

Self-defence seminars and classes are also popular. During these sessions women are taught how to react when being attacked.

And how not to think like a victim, but to adopt a calm attitude during a violent attack.

Women feel threatened by the ever increasing violent crimes.

Locking doors, checking where and when you walk or whether you're being followed is an everyday reality for women living in South Africa.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

''It is not the way I want to live. I want to be free and have freedom of movement, go wherever I want to go at any time of the day. Not thinking of someone who is following me or thinking of my safety."

SUPERCAPTION: Salome Masondo

Groups like People Opposing Woman Abuse believe the reasons for the country's rampant rape crimes cannot be attributed to a single factor.

They're pushing the government to set up an intensive education campaign to teach girls from an early age what their rights as women are.

SOUNDBITE:

"South Africa has a very high general rate of violence and crime. And I think that contributes towards the situation. I think it also stems from the patriarchal society we live in."

SUPERCAPTION: Sally Shackleton, People Opposing Woman Abuse POWA)

The "Camelot" activists have declared February 14, Valentine's Day, a national day of mourning for all rape victims. They're urging people to embark on passive strikes by marching to a local court house and laying wreathes.

South Africa, Johannesburg , 13, 16, 17, 18 January 1997; Pretoria, 17 January 1997; Soweto, 17 January 1997 & Vanderbijlpark, 17 January 1997

1. Wide shot interior home of rape victim (Johannesburg, 13 January 1997, SABC)

2. Mid shot bedroom

3. Close-up mask on wall of girl's bedroom

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fifteen-year-old rape victim

5. Wide shot exterior home of second rape victim

6. Mid shot interior on staircase

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jane, Mother of Teenage rape victim

8. Wide shot exterior hall for public meeting (Johannesburg, 17 January 1997, APTV)

9. Wide shot volunteers handing out petitions

10. Mid people signing petitions

11. Close-up "Camelot" petition

12. Mid shot Charmaine Young (mother of teenage rape victims) addressing crowd

13. Wide crowd cheering

14. Mid shot Justice Minister Dullah Omar set up (Pretoria, 17 January 1997, APTV)

15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dullah Omar, Justice Minister

16. Wide shot two women practising at shooting range (Johannesburg, 18 January 1997, APTV)

17. Mid shot woman checking targets

18. Wide shot woman shooting

19. Close-up woman shooting

20. Wide shot self defence lecture (Vanderbijlpark, 17 January 1997, APTV)

21. Mid shot women watching

22. Mid shot instructor Janette Schoultz demonstrating self defence moves.

23. Women watching

24. Wide shot street Soweto (16 January 1997, APTV)

25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Salome Masondo

26. Anti-rape video (ex POWA - People Opposing Woman Abuse)

27. Wide interior POWA offices (Johannesburg, 16.1.97, APTV

28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sally Shackleton, POWA

29. Mid shot book on abuse, tilt to woman writing

42259 SERBIA: BELGRADE: SENIOR UN ENVOY ELIZABETH REHN CRITICISES MILOSEVIC 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:07:50 00:00:49 POOL VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

A senior U-N Envoy has added her voice to the chorus of criticism facing the Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

Elizabeth Rehn, the organisations Human Rights Envoy in the former Yugoslavia urged the President to acknowledge the election triumphs of opposition parties.

She announced that her delegation fully supported the OSCE report on the November 17 election result, which recognised the opposition's victory.

Elizabeth Rehn's comments underline the growing international pressure on President Milosevic to accept the result of November's poll.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"The whole system of elections must be renewed."

SUPER CAPTION: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

The basis of the international disquiet is a report from a delegation of OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) members, led by the former Spanish Premier Felipe Gonzalez.

They ruled that the Serbian opposition had won local elections in 14 big cities and towns throughout the country.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"I made of course my points clear - that the Gonzalez Report must be followed"

SUPER CAPTION: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

The OSCE delegation had originally been invited to look at the results by the Serbian President himself, but Milosevic has shown little sign of accepting the report's findings.

The government's refusal to act triggered mass protests across the republic which have been going on for nine weeks.

Rehn's comments came as she held talks with the Yugoslav Foreign minister Milan Milutinovic and Serbia's opposition leaders, but she did not meet the Serbian president.

She later denied reports that Milutinovic had claimed student protesters were being paid to demonstrate

Belgrade, Serbia - January 19th 1997.

1. Wide shot press conference

2. SOUNDBITE: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

3. Cutaway of press

4. Cutaway of cameraman

5. SOUNDBITE: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

6. Wide shot press conference

7. Pan of Press conference.

42260 PAKISTAN: LAHORE: PROTESTERS SET LIGHT TO IRANIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:05:49 00:01:52 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Natural Sound

About five hundred Sunni Muslim demonstrators set fire to an Iranian Cultural Centre in the Pakistani city of Lahore, Sunday, following the death of an Islamic leader in the city the day before.

The leader of a prominent Sunni group was among 25 people killed when a bomb in a motorcycle exploded outside a courthouse.

Militant Sunnis have blamed Iran - which is predominantly Shi'ite - for the bomb attack and demanded the government sever its links with Tehran.

There was still anger on the streets of Lahore as fire fighters put out the blaze which had destroyed the Iranian Cultural Centre.

A few demonstrators - a fraction of the number which had earlier attacked the building - threw pieces of debris at the authorities tackling the fire.

Also gutted in the blaze was the office of Pakistan's Senate Leader - Wasim Sajjad - which was next door.

The mob was acting in revenge for the killing of 25 people - including Zia-ur Rehman, a leader of a Sunni Muslim group called the Guardians of the Friends of the Prophet.

They died when a motorcycle bomb exploded outside a court in the city.

Eight thousand people attended Rehman's funeral which was held in his hometown of Jhang, about 200 kilometres (125 mile) southwest of Lahore.

Rehman and another leader - Azim Tariq - were at the Lahore Sessions Court for their trial on murder charges - Tariq was seriously wounded.

Both the men Tariq and Rehman were candidates in next month's general elections, but after the bombing the authorities decided to postpone elections in Rehman's central Punjab constituency.

No-one has claimed responsibility for the bombing but the Guardians are blaming Pakistan's Shi'ite minority - saying they are backed by Iran.

Sunni radicals have vowed to seek revenge for the bombing, a threat that has police worried about retaliatory attacks against Pakistan's minority Shiite Muslims

Lahore, Pakistan, 19 January 1997

1. Demonstrators throwing debris at firemen

2. Close-up of steaming rubble

3. Close-up of flame, pull out to building

4. Burnt out building, pan to onlookers

5. Pull out from burnt air conditioning unit to firemen

6. Walking shot of firemen examining burnt out building

7. Pull out from window to burnt out building

8. Pan from fire engine to building

9. Pull out from flames in window to wide shot of building

10. Fire engine reversing and pan to riot police

42261 USA: ATLANTIS ASTRONAUTS PREPARE TO UNDOCK FROM SPACE STATION MIR 1/19/97 EF97/0056 16:12:04 02:34 NASA VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Natural Sound

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis and space station Mir have sealed the hatches connecting the two vessels Sunday in preparation for undocking.

NASA still has to decide if the US shuttle will stay in space for an extra day to complete tests on exercise equipment for the new international space station.

The Shuttle crew had earlier experienced difficulty assembling a treadmill and lost data when a computer failed.

The crews of the Atlantis space shuttle and the Mir space stations said their good-byes Sunday.

They held a farewell party for John Blaha who's being replaced after four months in space.

Astronaut Jerry Linenger will now be staying with the Russian crew aboard Mir for 4 and a half months.

He thanked his Mission Control team-mates for getting him to the space station.

UPSOUND:

I just want to say thanks for getting me up here. You all did a great job, I appreciate it and I'll see you all in the summer."

SUPERCAPTION: Jerry Linenger. US Astronaut

UPSOUND:

"Jerry, from all the folks down here it was a great pleasure and god speed."

SUPERCAPTION: US NASA Mission Controller.

Linenger replaces Blaha, who has been in space aboard the orbiting outpost since September.

After waving goodbye, the Russian team closed the hatch leading to

Mir in preparation for the crafts separation later Sunday.

The Atlantis astronauts then tested lights illuminating the so-called docking vestibule that bridges the two spacecraft.

After that, U-S astronaut Mike Baker slipped the Atlantis hatch into place and the Atlantis crew depressurised the vestibule.

Elsewhere in the shuttle, the crew continued tasks to prepare for Sunday night's separation and return to Earth later next week.

Inside the Spacehab module, astronaut Marsha Ivins stowed gear received from the Mir station, including food for Blaha.

US Shuttle, Houston, 19 January 1997

1. Shuttle crew saying good-byes to Mir crew.

2. Mir crew through docking vestibule

3. UPSOUND: Jerry Linenger, Astronaut (over shot of Mission Control, Houston)

4 UPSOUND: Reply from Mission Control controller.

5. Mir crew waves

6. Mir crew closes hatch

7. Mir station exterior

8. US astronaut Mike Baker closes Atlantis hatch

9. Atlantis crew on flight deck

10. Atlantis crew in Spacehab module

11. Stowing gear

42263 ALBANIA: TIRANA: PROTESTS OVER MONEY LOST IN PYRAMID SCHEMES 1/19/97 EF97/0057 19:35:50 00:03:01 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Albanian/Nat

About 25-thousand demonstrators took to the streets of central Tirana Sunday, demanding that the government take responsibility for the money they lost in pyramid schemes.

Clashes broke out when police tried to push back protesters using batons and water canons.

Over half a million Albanians have invested in these phoney investment schemes promising sky-high interest rates. Many have forfeited all their savings.

Demonstrators, backed by the opposition parties, blame the government for their losses.

Violence broke out in Albania Sunday as twenty-five thousand demonstrators rallied in the capital Tirana and several other cities.

They are calling for the government to take responsibility for their losses following mass investments in fictitious companies.

Chants of ''down with dictatorship'' mingled with those demanding ''We want our money,'' as protesters in several cities battled police and lobbed stones at government buildings.

In Tirana riot police blocked the streets leading into Skanderbeg Square.

Attempting to push back the protesters, they beat their batons against their shields, but then charged the demonstrators - several were injured.

Plainclothes officers stopped opposition party leaders trying to address the crowd - smashing their megaphones and beating them. Several people were thrown into police vans.

Rexhep Nejdani, the deputy chief of the Socialists, suffered arm injuries.

Supporters trying to shield the opposition leaders were also clubbed by police.

A wave of unrest has swept across Albania over the past week after two pyramid schemes began to collapse.

An estimated 5-hundred-thousand of Albania's three-point-two million citizens have invested money in scams involving fictitious investment companies and charities offering double-digit interest rates.

As elsewhere in post-Communist eastern Europe, pyramid schemes have popped up in poverty-ridden Albania, offering sky-high interest rates to citizens with average monthly wages of sixty to eighty dollars.

Early investors made fortunes in the funds. But because the schemes pay the first investors with the money from later ones, they require a steady stream of new contributors.

Without that, they crumble - as in the case of two of Albania's 10 funds that failed to pay out over the past week, sparking violent demonstrations

The demonstrations against the funds have quickly turned against the government, which investors blame for allowing the get-rich-quick schemes to operate in Albania.

Myfit Muro, from the southern port of Vlaro, sold his house and has invested over 10- thousand dollars (10- million leks) in a pyramid scheme. He's lost everything and now plans to emigrate to Italy.

SOUNDBITE:

The president must say if we will get the money or not. Why did the government allow three or four people to collect all the money of the Albanians and cheat them? Where was the government and the president then? How could they operate without a licence? If I open a shop I need a licence. How could they operate without it?

The people have given the president their vote and he cheated them.

SUPERCAPTION: Myfit Muro, victim of a pyramid scheme,

Astrit Dalip is another typical case.

SOUNDBITE:

I used to work as a butcher in Italy. I have just come back to Albania with 36 (m) million Italian liras (24-thousand dollars), which I deposited at Gjallica (one of the two funds that went bust). I do not expect to get the money back. All the companies are collapsing.

Q: What will you do?

I will emigrate again together with my six brothers.

Q: Whom do you blame for this?

I do not know. We have remained like fish without water. All our money is now at Gjallica.

SUPERCAPTION: Astrit Dalip, victim of pyramid schemes

On Saturday, President Sali Berisha said the government would offer jobs and bank credits to the people most affected by the investment fund failures.

The government last week froze 255 (m) million dollars in assets of some of the funds.

Opposition leaders have accused some of the pyramid-scheme companies of having financed the Democrats' campaign for the May elections.

Albania, Tirana - January 19, 1997 & Vlora, January 17, 1997

1. Wide shot of demonstrators

2. Top shot of protesters shouting slogans

3. Police beating a demonstrator

4. Police pushing back demonstrators.

5. Wide shot demonstration

6. Riot police getting out of van

7. Cutaway man pushed around by police

6. Top shot of demo

7. Southern port of Vlora, ship (January 17, 1997)

8. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Myfit Muro, victim of a pyramid scheme (Vlora, January 17,1997)

9. Cutaway port of Vlora. (January 17, 1997)

10. SOUNDBITE: (Albanian) Astrit Dalip, victim of a pyramid scheme (Vlora, January 17, 1997)

11. Top shot of demonstrations

42276 PERU: ARCHBISHOP OF LIMA CARDINAL LANDAZURI'S FUNERAL 1/19/97 EF97/0057 19:51:01 - 20:37:17 - 21:00:53 00:02:35 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Spanish/Nat

President Fujimori and other Peruvian government officials took a break from the month- old hostage crisis to spend part of Sunday saying farewell to Cardinal Landazuri - the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lima.

The cardinal died last Thursday aged 83 after a long battle with cancer.

Mr Fujimori is still refusing to back down over the key demand made by Marxist rebels holding 73 hostages at the Japanese Embassy.

The rebels are insisting the Government release more than 300 Tupac Amaru guerrillas before beginning mediation talks.

Another hostage ventured outside the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima Sunday.

He was identified as the Japanese embassy second secretary Akihisa Ouyigama.

His task - to take batteries out of cars parked in the compound.

One police officer outside the compound speculated that the rebels needed the batteries to power their radios.

On Saturday afternoon - two other hostages made an appearance outside the residence.

Rebels had sent them onto the roof to arrange rebel banners on the side of the building.

The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement has accepted a government proposal for mediation by Canada's top envoy.

But there's no sign either side is ready to back down over the key issue of the status of 300 jailed guerrillas.

The rebels say it is the government's refusal to negotiate on this issue that is keeping them from the negotiating table.

President Alberto Fujimori says he'll talk about them - but won't release them.

Meanwhile, President Fujimori joined thousands of mourners at Lima's Roman Catholic Cathedral to say farewell to the city's Archbishop - Cardinal Juan Landazuri Ricketts Sunday.

The 83 year old Archbishop died three days ago after a long battle with cancer.

The funeral gave the President and other government officials an opportunity to show it is business as usual despite the month-long stand-off.

Meanwhile, police have ordered journalists from three international news agencies to abandon a rooftop next to the Japanese ambassador's house.

The reporters had been paying the owners of the private home which is within police lines.

Police say it's for security reasons, but there is talk that the order was given by the government to limit coverage of the crisis.

Since the crisis broke out on December 17 the rebels have enjoyed international publicity for their cause.

Lima, Peru, 19 January 1997

1. Wide shot Japanese Ambassador's residence

2. Hostage outside residence with car batteries

3. Security surrounding residence

4. Wide shot Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori and government officials walking on Lima streets for Cardinal's funeral

5. Church officials and crowds at Lima cathedral

6. Various of crowds and church officials in funeral procession from cathedral to government palace

7. Various of President Fujimori and government officials watching procession from government palace

8. Wide shot Japanese Ambassador's residence; tilt down to press on roof

9. Various of press dismantling area

10. Security checking journalist

11. Wide shot press area outside residence

42278 MEXICO: TOP CELEBRITIES LUCERO AND MANUEL MIJARES GET MARRIED 1/19/97 EF97/0057 21:25:56 00:02:31 TELEVISA TELEVISA = NO ACCESS MEXICO, TV AZTECA, CNN, NBC, TELENOTICIAS VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Spanish/Nat

Two of Mexico's top celebrities, Lucero and Manuel Mijares, wed late Saturday in a lavish ceremony broadcast live on national television.

At least 300 guests crowded the centuries-old San Ignacio Loyola chapel for the ceremony.

Thousands of fans gathered outside for a glimpse of the happy couple, holding up traffic for hours in downtown Mexico.

Soap opera or reality?

For millions of fans across the Spanish-speaking world it was hard to tell the difference as two of Mexico's biggest artists - who have sold millions of pop records - tied the knot.

Lucero entered the chapel on the arm of her father, Antonio Hogaza.

She wore an off the shoulder organza dress, embroidered in pearls.

He wedding to Manuel Mijares married Saturday in a ceremony was estimated to have cost 14 (m) million dollars.

But they won't have to pay for all of it.

According to local press reports, television rights were sold to broadcasters for about eight (m)illion dollars.

There was traffic mayhem as thousands of people gathered at the chapel to get a closer look of the happy couple.

The ceremony was performed by Mexico's archbishop and even the Pope sent a greeting.

Guests included members of the elite of Mexican society and celebrities.

The musical portion of the event included 'Pomp and Circumstance No. 1,' as well as pieces by Verdi, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and Chopin, played by an orchestra directed by Carlos Esteva.

The newlyweds will take a 45-day sea cruise for their honeymoon to Japan and the Far East.

Mexico City, Mexico, 18 January 1997

1. Procession of Lucero Mijares and father down the aisle to the altar

2. Zoom in bride and groom at altar

3. Close-up outside of church

4. Pan of fans behind fence to security guards

42279 SERBIA: BELGRADE: PROTESTERS BRING PETS ALONG TO DEMONSTRATION 1/19/97 EF97/0057 19:38:59 00:03:04 AGENCY COMMON VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat

The ever-imaginative protest movement in Serbia has brought out its latest weapon onto the streets of Belgrade - thousands of family pets.

On the 61st successive day of demonstrations, the protesters decided to mock the way the riot police are preventing them marching anywhere but pedestrian zones.

They were boosted by comments from a senior U-N envoy who urged President Slobodan Milosevic to acknowledge the results of the disputed November 17 poll.

It was a dog day afternoon in Belgrade Sunday, as pro-democracy supporters brought animals of all shapes and sizes along to the latest protest rally.

Barks punctuated the music and whistles as German shepherds rubbed rumps with poodles as about 10,000 protesters gathered in the centre of Belgrade.

SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)

"He came to protest and to show that even the four legged citizens of Serbia are against this regime."

SUPER CAPTION: Pro-democracy demonstrator

The protest mocked the police containment of the demonstrators in a pedestrian zone.

The slogan for the day: 'If we can't walk, let's walk our dogs.'

Some demonstrators clutched stuffed animals, birds, cats and wind up toys doing their best to comply with the organisers' request that the theme of Sunday's protest be dogs.

After nearly two months of continuous protests, organisers have tried to keep up interest by introducing daily themes.

In the main city square, the emphasis of the rally was on peace.

Opposition leader Vuk Draskovic expressed concern an increasingly desperate Milosevic may attempt to provoke bloodshed in an effort to win the battle for power..

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"I am very afraid that Mr Milosevic has decided to solve the problem of annulling election results of the people of Serbia by producing a bigger and the biggest problem. By producing bloodshed in Kosovo."

SUPER CAPTION: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

This would push the fight for democracy into a critical stage.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"This is the biggest problem Serbia could face very soon, and all Balkans and Europe."

SUPER CAPTION: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Opposition Coalition Leader

His concerns follow recent accusations by the Serbian government that the opposition coalition Zajedno (Together) triggered a recent car bomb attack in Pristina.

That attack that has been blamed by others upon an ethnic Albanian separatist organisation.

Elsewhere in Belgrade - a senior U-N envoy added her voice to the chorus of criticism facing the Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

The U-N Human Rights Envoy in the former Yugoslavia, - Elizabeth Rehn - urged the President to acknowledge the election triumphs of opposition parties.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"The whole system of elections must be renewed."

SUPER CAPTION: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

The basis of the international disquiet is a report written by international delegate from the O-S-C-E (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe) led by the former Spanish Premier Felipe Gonzalez.

They ruled that the Serbian opposition had won local elections in 14 big cities and towns throughout the country.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

'I made of course my points clear - that the Gonzalez Report must be followed'.

SUPER CAPTION: Elizabeth Rehn, U-N Human Rights Envoy

The O-S-C-E delegation had originally been invited to look at the results by the Serbian President himself, but Milosevic has shown little sign of fully accepting the report's findings.

Serbia, Belgrade - January 19th, 1997

1. Various shots of protesters with their dogs

2. SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat) Pro-democracy demonstrator

3. Two shots of toy pets

4. Two shots of doves of peace

5. Toy gorilla waving

6. High wide shot of police blockade of marchers

7. High wide shot of police walking in single file along

8. Various shots of people giving peace sign at rally in city square

9. Opposition leaders on podium

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vuk Draskovic, Opposition Coalition Leader

11. Cutaway crowd

12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vuk Draskovic, Opposition Coalition Leader

13. Cutaway placard saying 'we want our victory'

14. Wide shot rally

15. Wide shot press conference

16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Elizabeth Rehn, UN special Envoy for Human Rights

17. Cutaways press

18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Elizabeth Rehn, UN special Envoy for Human Rights

19. Cutaway press

20. Wideshot press conference

42280 RUSSIA: MOSCOW: NATO SECRETARY GENERAL JAVIER SOLANA VISIT 1/19/97 EF97/0057 20:34:26 00:00:42 RTR No access Russia VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Natural Sound

The secretary-general NATO arrived in Moscow Sunday on a mission to ease Russian fears over the alliance's expansion plans.

Javier Solana is expected to hold five hours of talks on Monday with Russia's Foreign Minister about moves to extend NATO membership to former members of the Warsaw Pact.

Solana wants to establish a new relationship between Russia and NATO before it designates its new members at a July summit.

NATO Secretary General Javier Solana arrived in Moscow Sunday night for talks with Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov.

The 16-nation alliance is eager to establish a new relationship with its old adversary before its summit this summer.

That gathering will decide which countries NATO will allow to join.

The meeting with Primakov, closed to the press, will take place Monday at a government residence outside Moscow.

It is expected to last at least five hours.

Moscow opposes NATO's plans to take in as many as a dozen new members, including many of Russia's former allies in the defunct Warsaw Pact.

However, Primakov said last week that Moscow might be satisfied if NATO provided guarantees that it would not move its military infrastructure, above all nuclear weapons, onto the territory of new members.

Moscow, Russia, 19 January 1997

1. Exterior Bolshoi theatre

2. Government cars wait outside the Bolshoi theatre

3. Close-up government car driving past

4. Muscovites standing outside the Bolshoi theatre

5. Cutaway of television camera

6. Javier Solana's limousine arrives at the Bolshoi theatre

7. Javier Solana flanked by aides enters the Bolshoi theatre

42191 BOSNIA: CANADIAN SOLDIERS STAND ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT UPDATE 1/18/97 EF97/0053 16:09:36 00:01:54 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Serbo-Croat/Nat

Forty-seven Canadian soldiers stand accused of sexual misconduct, drunkenness and other abuses in Bosnia.

The abuses allegedly took place on a U-N Peacekeeping mission to protect a mental hospital in central Bosnia in 1993 and '94.

Physical abuse of patients, excessive drinking and sex with interpreters and nurses -- are some of the charges being levied against the Canadian 12th Armored regiment.

Their army commander says the soldiers face disciplinary hearings that could end their military careers.

The Canadian 12th Armoured regiment was assigned to protect a mental hospital in Bakovici, Bosnia located in the war zone.

The regiment was part of the UN peacekeeping forces in Bosnia.

Until the accusation surfaced the mission had been depicted as heroic and successful.

A report on the alleged abuses says the soldiers engaged in consensual sex with nurses at a mental hospital, bought black-market alcohol and abused patients.

Staff at the mental home in Bakovici have confirmed that the incidents took place.

But they claim they were in no position to do anything about it at the time because the country was in the middle of a civil war.

SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)

"We tried to prevent this what happen but it was difficult and soldiers were drinking every night".

SUPER CAPTION: Ivo Markija, Hospital Director

Originally 57 members of the Canadian 12th Armored regiment were named and accused of committing various offences.

Ten of the soldiers left the army, leaving 47 soldiers still subject to military discipline.

The soldiers were on a tour in 1993 and 1994 in Bosnia.

During the conflict the hospital was for some time in the hands of the Croats and subsequently controlled by the Bosnian Serbs.

The report blames much of the wrongdoing on inexperienced leadership.

Bakovici, Bosnia, January 18, 1997

1. Mental Institution at Bakovici

2. Patients though door

2. Sign on the building

3. Various of patients inside

4. Board on the wall with pictures of Canadian soldiers on it

5. Various still photos of Canadian soldiers

6. Pan of photos

7. Sign over photos saying "When it was most difficult for us the UNPROFOR soldiers helped"

8. Still photo of soldier and patient

9. Various of patients in the hospital

10. Canadian flag on the wall inside hospital

11. SOUNDBITE: Ivo Markija, Hospital Director

12. Various shots of hospital

41972 CHILE: SANTIAGO: UNDERGROUND TRAIN NETWORK TO GET FACE-LIFT 1/20/97 EF97/0060 21:13:14 00:02:27 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Spanish/Nat

Santiago's underground train network is getting a facelift.

Leading artists from Chile and beyond have been given the task of smartening up the modern and efficient but otherwise drab metro .

Riding the metro in the Chilean capital has become something of a cultural experience.

Several stations have been transformed into temples of contemporary art.

This mural by Mario Toral - Visual Memory of the Nation - is one of several that are delighting Santiago's commuters.

Measuring more than 100 feet (30 metres) long and 60 feet (20 metres) wide, it's being billed as Latin America's largest mural.

Completed last May, the enterprise took the internationally renowned painter and a team of assistants two years to execute.

The painter also hopes to complete a second segment of the same size which will narrate Chile's history after the Spanish conquest.

Most recent of the works is "Tiles for Santiago" by Portuguese artist Rogerio Ribeiro which graces the walls of Santa Lucia station and was inaugurated by the president of Portugal last November.

The work is composed of 44-thousand tiles depicting historical episodes common to both Portugal and Spain.

Santiago's travelling public has contemplated the changes with a mixture of bemusement and enthusiasm.

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)

"I've been looking at them for a while and I think they're beautiful. I think they ought to put them everywhere so young people like us can learn about this. Very nice."

SUPER CAPTION: Maria Urrutia, Metro passenger

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)

"Fantastic. We're seeing it in other stations and it's good for people's culture. But it's nothing new -- here in Chile it's new but abroad there are always exhibitions and things like that. All culture is good."

SUPER CAPTION: Saturnino Brasa, Metro passenger

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)

"I think it's wonderful, really lovely. The best thing around."

SUPER CAPTION: Raquel Poblete, Metro passenger

So far four stations have been transformed into works of art.

But metro directors say 13 more projects are underway.

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)

"We've been developing from hanging oil paintings in the stations to more important works where the whole station is used: tiles, stonework, for example, which are more durable and represent a more global use of the stations."

SUPER CAPTION: Daniel Fernandez, Metro director

The scheme has breathed new life into a modern and efficient but otherwise drab metro.

And it's all been achieved at no cost to the public.

Each station has been sponsored by a private company, with the sole incentive that they can afterwards use the artwork for publicity.

Santiago, Chile, recent video

1. Various of Mario Toral's Memoria Visual de una Nacion (Visual Memory of a Nation) at Universidad de Chile metro station

2. Various of "Tiles for Santiago" by Portuguese artist Rogerio Ribeiro at Santa Lucia station

3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria Urrutia, Metro passenger

4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Saturnino Brasa, Metro passenger

5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Raquel Poblete, Metro passenger

6. Metro passengers coming up escalator in front of mural

7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Daniel Fernandez, Metro director

8. Various of "Constelacion II" by Pablo Mac-Clure at Metro de los Heroes

42120 SOUTH AFRICA: SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS HELP ARSON INSPECTORS 1/20/97 EF97/0058 07:35:22 00:02:33 SABC No Access South Africa VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) Natural Sound

Specially trained dogs have become an invaluable tool to emergency and rescue workers around the world.

Their acute sense of smell has saved countless lives after avalanches or earthquakes.

For one dog in South Africa, sniffing out the cause of a fire is all in a day's work.

Tilly has an uncanny ability to help arson investigators.

She's been highly successful and both Tilly and her trainer are now off to the United States to share their knowledge at an international police investigations' conference.

Eighteen months ago Tilly was trained by Inspector Kim Yates to become an arson investigator.

The idea of using dogs to sniff out flammable liquids at fire scenes first started in the United States, but Tilly has been such a success that she and her owner are off to teach American dogs new tricks.

After a fire has been put out, she sniffs through the debris, and lies down when she finds the cause.

Last year Tilly investigated two hundred and forty-two fires.

And of all the samples she identified, ninety percent tested positive for arson.

According to her trainer, she can sniff out a fraction of a millilitre of petrol in a building after a blaze.

She has been trained to distinguish between the petroleum released from burnt plastics and other petroleum based liquids used to start a fire.

Tilly's reputation for having one of the best noses in the fire investigation business has won her widespread acclaim.

Now, she along with her owner have been invited to the U-S to help train other dogs in her specialised skills.

Cape Town, South Africa, January 16, 1997

1. Dog with owner walking

2. Close-up dog walking next to owner

3. Man pouring liquid over wood

4. Wood burning

5. Close-up dog watching fire

6. Dog runs to fire, sniffs through wood

7. Dog lies down in wood, identifies flammable liquid

8. Flammable liquids put out by policeman, dog identifies

9. Dog being led into cage

10. Close-up dog in cage

KEYWORDS: NATURAL HISTORY

42277 EGYPT: CAIRO: WORLD'S 2ND LARGEST INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR OPENS 1/20/97 EF97/0058 04:28:21 - 07:38:03 00:02:10 APTV VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) English/Nat

Publishing houses from around 80 countries are taking part in the Cairo International Book Fair - the second largest in the world.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the two week event which is expected to attract more than three (m) million visitors of all nationalities.

It's one of the Egyptian capital's biggest cultural events - The Cairo International Book Fair.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated the 29th fair - the largest in the Middle East and the second largest in the world.

Mubarak and Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzoury toured one of the seven exhibition halls where state and private-run publishing houses from 80 countries are exhibiting.

They also met a number of foreign publishers.

The book fair continues for 13 days and is run by the Egyptian General Book Organisation.

Some four (m) million books are on display but there's also CD-roms and artistic and cultural activities such as literary seminars and poetry readings.

The fair is being held in the slower weeks of Ramadan.

The Nasser City Fair grounds are open all day except during sunset when Muslims go home to break their fast.

One exhibition that has already proved popular with visitors is the Greek stand.

Although it's a small display, the murals and paintings shown in books and on CD-rom depicting the Greek influence on Egyptian history are particularly eye-catching.

SOUNDBITE: (English)

"Try to promote the Greek civilisations abroad and in other countries. One of our activities are to promote the Greek books."

SUPER-CAPTION: Asterios I. Topis, Director of the Foundation For Hellenic Culture, Annex of Alexandria

The booth was organised by the Foundation for Hellenic Culture located in Alexandria, which was one of the most important cities of the Greek empire until the third century AD

Stephan Barthelmess is the project manager of the largest book fair in the world - the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Universal Newsreel 1963

02:30 Congress Opens: "Ted" Kennedy Joins 88th Session

The 88th Congress convenes in Washington and faces a busy session. There are some new faces on Capitol Hill. Along them are twelve new Senators. They are sworn in by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson before taking up their new duties. Among them is Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the third Kennedy brother in the national political arena. House Speaker John McCormick calls the session to order.

03:21 Priceless Smile: President Leads Mona Lisa Tribute

President Kennedy and Andre Malraux, French Cultural Affairs Minister, lead a VIP reception at the first United States exhibition of the Mona Lisa. Next day the lady with the enigmatic smile draws a first day crowd of 10.000 poeple who file by - four abreast.

04:41 Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz

It's "open house" at Alcatraz prison as the last of its 1,500 prisoners are removed to other Federal penitentiaries. Camera men are allowed to roam at will through the corridors and cell blocks of "The Rock" in San Francisco Bay that once confined the nation's most desperate criminals.

05:38 President Dedicates O'Hare Airport

President Kennedy makes the formal dedication of Chicago's o'Hare Airport, already known as the world's busiest terminal. Later he arrives downtown at a Civic luncheon at which he urges public support of his 10.3 billion dollar tax cut.

06:22 Submarine Disaster: Nation Mourns 129 Lost On Thresher

"I conclude with great regret and sadness that the submarine Thresher is lost" - with those words Admiral George Anderson, chief of naval operations, mounted an epitaph for 129 men aborad the nucleara craft. Afer an overhaul, the Thresher, fastest and deepest diving of all submarines, was on a test dive in 8.400 feet of water, 200 miles east of Boston, accompanied by the tender Skylark. Presumably the Thresher rests on the ocean's bottom. Her fate recalls a happier one - that of the Squalus in 1939. With a diving bell the navy was able to rescue the 33 men who were still alive.

08:30 The 35th Annual "Oscar" Awards

The most glamorous night in glamorous Hollywood draws a glittering crowd. There's an air of electrified anticipation among the stars, including Angie Dickinson. The awards go to Ed Begley, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft and Gregory Peck.

11:23 Focus On Royalty: Princess Grace and Rainer Visit US

Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrives in New York with his daughter Caroline for a six-week visit. His princess, the former Grace Kelly, arrives four hours later with th heir to the throne, Prince Albert. They leave immediately for Philadelphia, Grace's home town, and while there will celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary.

12:10 Alabama Story: Blacks Enrolled As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. Wallace stands firm and President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two blacks to be registered at the University. That night the President appeals to the nation, saying the United States is facing a "moral crisis" and that it is the duty of all to uphold the law.

13:43 World Hails New Pontiff

Throngs in St. Peter's Square wait patiently and prayerfully for the puff of whites smoke that announces a new Pope has been elected. On the fifth ballot Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini becomes the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of half a billion Roman Catholics. He takes the name Pope John Paul VI and pledges to carry on the work of Pope John XXIII who pledged the Church to taking an active role in world affairs.

15:08 President Kennedy In Europe

They roll out the red carpet for President Kennedy on his arrival in West Germany and he receives a roaring welcome from an estimated 2.000.000 in Cologne and Bonn. He attends Mass in famed Cologne Cathedral and again pledges the United States will remain in Europe "as long as desired or required".

16:59 Moscow "Hot Line" Readied

The teletype that will connect Washington with Moscow is set up in the Pentagon - a weapon of peace. Later the Russian Ambassador visits President Kennedy to set up a meeting between the President and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

17:40 The March On Washington

Just one hundred years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves, 200.000 march in Washington to rally for civil rights. In an orderly gathering at the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. makes his most stirring address - "I have a dream..." and other black leaders urge Congress to pass the Civil Rights Bill to end racial inequity. They call for "Action Now" - the theme of the monstrous rally. None of the disorder that authorities feared develops. It is a serious gathering that is tinged with good-humor as if the demonstrators have finally found strength in each other.

23:23 Senate Investigations Sub-Committee Looks Into Mafia

The Senate Investigations Sub-Committee gets a gloomy report from attorney General Robert Kennedy on the rising rate of national crime. Its star witness, however, is convicted murder-hoodlum, Joseph Valachi, who has been hidden away since confessing to the F.B.I.

24:19 Fashion Parade

Winter fashions from West Berlin feature lots of light wool and furs, and show that veils floating form evening gowns are very much back in fashion. The collection emphasizes a long, extended silhouette.

25:55 Sports Highlights Of 1963

Nineteen Sixty-Three is a golden year in sports.

Baseball enjoys a gala season from opening day when President Kennedy throws out the first ball (26:01)

In the 1963 World Series, Sandy Koufax stars as he fans 15 batters in the first game. The Dogers win in four straight games and it is Koufax again, in the last game, who reduces the mighty Yankee bat to tooth-picks (26:14)

In golf, Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters Crown to fulfill the promise he made the previous year when winning the Open (27:30)

The 1963 U.S. Open is won by Julius Boros who first won the crown 11 years earlier (28:04)

Don Schollander, 17, makes a bis splash in the swimming world by setting a record in the 200-meter free-style (28:31)

John Pennell becomes the first man to break 17 feet in the pole vault (29:00)

C.K. Yang smashes the ten-event Decathlon record by scoring an unbelievable 9,121 points (29:20)

Chateaugay wins the 1963 Kentucky Derby by outrunning the favorites and then continues his winning ways by copping the Belmont (29:54)

Mighty Kelso is named "Horse of the Year" for the 4th time (30:42)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroid Red Wing to take hockey's Stanley Cup once more (30:50)

Loyola and the University of Cincinnati battle into overtime before Loyola comes up with the winning basket (31:12)

31:40 President Kennedy Assassinated

In the midst of a cheering crowd as he rides through downtown Dallas, President John F. Kennedy falls before an assassin's bullets fired form a warehouse along the route of the motorcade. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States.

The youngest man ever elected President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a best-selling author at 23, a war hero at 26, a U.S. Representative at 29, a Senator at 35. Scion of one of the nation's wealthiest families, he avoided the life of ease to dedicate himself to public service.

A feeling of shocked disbelief sweeps over the nation as the news spreads that the 46-year-old President has been murdered. Men and women weep unashamedly in the streets. Bells toll and flags are lowered to half-mast in sorrowful tribute to the fourth President of the United States to lose his life to an assasin.

38:17 President's Slayer Shot In Dallas Jail

Madness and hate erupt anew in Dallas as President Kennedy's accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot down during a jail transfer. Two cameras record the moment as the murderer moves in. Forty-eight hours and seven minutes after the President's death, his accused slayer is dead.

39:19 The World Mourns John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The final act in the tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States is one of the most memorable in history. Kings, Queens, Presidents, Premiers, Princes and Princesses, Emperors and Dictators - they come from the far corners of the earth to pay tribute to the man who had served the world while he served the nation.

From the moment his casket is borne from the White House to lie in state at the Capitol it is a drama filled with high emotion. All trough the night, people file past the bier, some standing in a 10-mile-long line as much as 12 hours.

Then the cortege winds from the Capitol to Saint Matthew's Cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass while Mrs. Kennedy walks behind the caisson drawn by six white horses.

After the religious rites the cortege proceeds to Arlington National Cemetery where the martyred President will rest. At the end of the solemn graveside honors, Mrs. Kennedy lights the flame that will burn in his memory.

47:09 Ransom Frees Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, Californa, returns safely to his mother's home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240.000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.

48:46 Captain Newman M.D - Celebrities Attend Preview

The Director's Guilt Theatre is in the Hollywood spotlight as Tony Curtis and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck and other notables attend the preview of Captain Newman, M.D. Mr. Curtis and Mr. Peck are starred in this new Universal picture that will open before the year's end so that it will be eligible for the Academy Awards.

49:35 Staubach Wins Football Honours

Roger Staubach, one of the football greats of modern times, receives the Heisman Trophy as the nation's outstanding college football player. He earned the award for his performance quarterbacking the Navy in one of its best seasons.

50:11 Christmas Story: A Bright Picture Around The World

The Christmas season is a bright one around the Free World. Shopping is a task for the brave as stores are crowded with Santa's helpers. In Germany, for example, the streets are bright with Christmas lights. A tree is decorated on the free side of the Wall of Shame.

Jordan's King Abdullah II is preparing to leave for a visit to Washington DC on Monday in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump's recent temporary ban of entry to the US for people from seven Muslim-majority countries and a suspension of US the refugee resettlement programme.

State media have said the King would meet with administration officials and members of Congress, but did not mention a White House visit.

Independent journalist Daoud Kuttab, publisher of the news site Ammannet, says Trump's announcements on Jerusalem, safe zones in Syria, and banning Muslim visitors to the US as well as the country's refugee resettlement programme will test the "special relationship" between Jordan and America while putting the king at the center of the Arab world's efforts to grapple with the new American administration.

Pro-Western Jordan isn't among the countries slapped with the 90-day travel ban, imposed over security concerns, but views refugee resettlement to the US and other countries as a way of easing its own burden. Jordan hosts more than 650,000 displaced Syrians.

Amman - 29 January 2017

1. Tracking mid of Daoud Kuttab, publisher of news website Ammannet, walking through office it shares with Radio Balad

2. Various of Kuttab talking to staff journalists

3. Close of sign reading (Arabic) "Radio Balad 92.4"

4. Wide of Kuttab

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Daoud Kuttab, publisher of news website Ammannet:

"Well, the US was not taking too many refugees anyway, but there is a need for a resolution to the Syrian problem and until that is resolved I think the US, Europe and the rest of the world must understand the needs of countries like Jordan and Lebanon and Turkey in absorbing the refugees and trying to settle them. There has to be a strategic plan, a holistic plan, that looks at the refugee crisis not from one side, which is the 'America first' side, but from a holistic approach."

6. Wide of Kuttab

7. Close of Kuttab

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Daoud Kuttab, publisher of news website Ammannet:

"Jordan is hosting the Arab Summit in March and I think Jordan is going to be in a leadership role in the Arab world and because of its special relationship with the US, I think Jordan feels it has to try to explain the US to the Arab world and the Arab world to the Trump administration and in this case the issue of Palestine, the issue of Syria, the issue of the visas, are very high on the list and I think the King (Abdullah II of Jordan) is going to try and explain the Arab position in his meetings with President Trump."

9. Wide of Kuttab

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Daoud Kuttab, publisher of news website Ammannet:

"Well the move of the embassy is a big deal for many because Jerusalem is very important for Palestinians, for Arabs, for Muslims, for Christians, and so I think the King and (Palestinian Authority President) Mahmoud Abbas are on the same wavelength as totally opposing to any kind of a move until there is a peace agreement. Once there is a peace agreement, Israel can have its capital in West Jerusalem and Palestine can have its capital in East Jerusalem. But until then, any move is going to affect the results of the negotiations."

11. Various of Kuttab at the radio mixer console with journalists during production of a show live

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Universal Newsreel 1963

02:30 Congress Opens: "Ted" Kennedy Joins 88th Session

The 88th Congress convenes in Washington and faces a busy session. There are some new faces on Capitol Hill. Along them are twelve new Senators. They are sworn in by Vice-President Lyndon Johnson before taking up their new duties. Among them is Edward "Ted" Kennedy, the third Kennedy brother in the national political arena. House Speaker John McCormick calls the session to order.

03:21 Priceless Smile: President Leads Mona Lisa Tribute

President Kennedy and Andre Malraux, French Cultural Affairs Minister, lead a VIP reception at the first United States exhibition of the Mona Lisa. Next day the lady with the enigmatic smile draws a first day crowd of 10.000 poeple who file by - four abreast.

04:41 Last Prisoners Leave Alcatraz

It's "open house" at Alcatraz prison as the last of its 1,500 prisoners are removed to other Federal penitentiaries. Camera men are allowed to roam at will through the corridors and cell blocks of "The Rock" in San Francisco Bay that once confined the nation's most desperate criminals.

05:38 President Dedicates O'Hare Airport

President Kennedy makes the formal dedication of Chicago's o'Hare Airport, already known as the world's busiest terminal. Later he arrives downtown at a Civic luncheon at which he urges public support of his 10.3 billion dollar tax cut.

06:22 Submarine Disaster: Nation Mourns 129 Lost On Thresher

"I conclude with great regret and sadness that the submarine Thresher is lost" - with those words Admiral George Anderson, chief of naval operations, mounted an epitaph for 129 men aborad the nucleara craft. Afer an overhaul, the Thresher, fastest and deepest diving of all submarines, was on a test dive in 8.400 feet of water, 200 miles east of Boston, accompanied by the tender Skylark. Presumably the Thresher rests on the ocean's bottom. Her fate recalls a happier one - that of the Squalus in 1939. With a diving bell the navy was able to rescue the 33 men who were still alive.

08:30 The 35th Annual "Oscar" Awards

The most glamorous night in glamorous Hollywood draws a glittering crowd. There's an air of electrified anticipation among the stars, including Angie Dickinson. The awards go to Ed Begley, Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft and Gregory Peck.

11:23 Focus On Royalty: Princess Grace and Rainer Visit US

Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrives in New York with his daughter Caroline for a six-week visit. His princess, the former Grace Kelly, arrives four hours later with th heir to the throne, Prince Albert. They leave immediately for Philadelphia, Grace's home town, and while there will celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary.

12:10 Alabama Story: Blacks Enrolled As Governor Yields

The University of Alabama campus is under tight security as Governor George Wallace confronts a deputy U.S. attorney. The Federal officers are armed with a proclamation urging the Governor to end his efforts to prevent two black students from registering. Wallace stands firm and President Kennedy federalizes the National Guard. When they move in, the Governor bows to Presidential authority and James Hood and Vivian Malone become the first two blacks to be registered at the University. That night the President appeals to the nation, saying the United States is facing a "moral crisis" and that it is the duty of all to uphold the law.

13:43 World Hails New Pontiff

Throngs in St. Peter's Square wait patiently and prayerfully for the puff of whites smoke that announces a new Pope has been elected. On the fifth ballot Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini becomes the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of half a billion Roman Catholics. He takes the name Pope John Paul VI and pledges to carry on the work of Pope John XXIII who pledged the Church to taking an active role in world affairs.

15:08 President Kennedy In Europe

They roll out the red carpet for President Kennedy on his arrival in West Germany and he receives a roaring welcome from an estimated 2.000.000 in Cologne and Bonn. He attends Mass in famed Cologne Cathedral and again pledges the United States will remain in Europe "as long as desired or required".

16:59 Moscow "Hot Line" Readied

The teletype that will connect Washington with Moscow is set up in the Pentagon - a weapon of peace. Later the Russian Ambassador visits President Kennedy to set up a meeting between the President and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.

17:40 The March On Washington

Just one hundred years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves, 200.000 march in Washington to rally for civil rights. In an orderly gathering at the Lincoln Memorial, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. makes his most stirring address - "I have a dream..." and other black leaders urge Congress to pass the Civil Rights Bill to end racial inequity. They call for "Action Now" - the theme of the monstrous rally. None of the disorder that authorities feared develops. It is a serious gathering that is tinged with good-humor as if the demonstrators have finally found strength in each other.

23:23 Senate Investigations Sub-Committee Looks Into Mafia

The Senate Investigations Sub-Committee gets a gloomy report from attorney General Robert Kennedy on the rising rate of national crime. Its star witness, however, is convicted murder-hoodlum, Joseph Valachi, who has been hidden away since confessing to the F.B.I.

24:19 Fashion Parade

Winter fashions from West Berlin feature lots of light wool and furs, and show that veils floating form evening gowns are very much back in fashion. The collection emphasizes a long, extended silhouette.

25:55 Sports Highlights Of 1963

Nineteen Sixty-Three is a golden year in sports.

Baseball enjoys a gala season from opening day when President Kennedy throws out the first ball (26:01)

In the 1963 World Series, Sandy Koufax stars as he fans 15 batters in the first game. The Dogers win in four straight games and it is Koufax again, in the last game, who reduces the mighty Yankee bat to tooth-picks (26:14)

In golf, Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters Crown to fulfill the promise he made the previous year when winning the Open (27:30)

The 1963 U.S. Open is won by Julius Boros who first won the crown 11 years earlier (28:04)

Don Schollander, 17, makes a bis splash in the swimming world by setting a record in the 200-meter free-style (28:31)

John Pennell becomes the first man to break 17 feet in the pole vault (29:00)

C.K. Yang smashes the ten-event Decathlon record by scoring an unbelievable 9,121 points (29:20)

Chateaugay wins the 1963 Kentucky Derby by outrunning the favorites and then continues his winning ways by copping the Belmont (29:54)

Mighty Kelso is named "Horse of the Year" for the 4th time (30:42)

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Detroid Red Wing to take hockey's Stanley Cup once more (30:50)

Loyola and the University of Cincinnati battle into overtime before Loyola comes up with the winning basket (31:12)

31:40 President Kennedy Assassinated

In the midst of a cheering crowd as he rides through downtown Dallas, President John F. Kennedy falls before an assassin's bullets fired form a warehouse along the route of the motorcade. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 36th President of the United States.

The youngest man ever elected President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a best-selling author at 23, a war hero at 26, a U.S. Representative at 29, a Senator at 35. Scion of one of the nation's wealthiest families, he avoided the life of ease to dedicate himself to public service.

A feeling of shocked disbelief sweeps over the nation as the news spreads that the 46-year-old President has been murdered. Men and women weep unashamedly in the streets. Bells toll and flags are lowered to half-mast in sorrowful tribute to the fourth President of the United States to lose his life to an assasin.

38:17 President's Slayer Shot In Dallas Jail

Madness and hate erupt anew in Dallas as President Kennedy's accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot down during a jail transfer. Two cameras record the moment as the murderer moves in. Forty-eight hours and seven minutes after the President's death, his accused slayer is dead.

39:19 The World Mourns John Fitzgerald Kennedy

The final act in the tragedy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States is one of the most memorable in history. Kings, Queens, Presidents, Premiers, Princes and Princesses, Emperors and Dictators - they come from the far corners of the earth to pay tribute to the man who had served the world while he served the nation.

From the moment his casket is borne from the White House to lie in state at the Capitol it is a drama filled with high emotion. All trough the night, people file past the bier, some standing in a 10-mile-long line as much as 12 hours.

Then the cortege winds from the Capitol to Saint Matthew's Cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass while Mrs. Kennedy walks behind the caisson drawn by six white horses.

After the religious rites the cortege proceeds to Arlington National Cemetery where the martyred President will rest. At the end of the solemn graveside honors, Mrs. Kennedy lights the flame that will burn in his memory.

47:09 Ransom Frees Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, Californa, returns safely to his mother's home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240.000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.

48:46 Captain Newman M.D - Celebrities Attend Preview

The Director's Guilt Theatre is in the Hollywood spotlight as Tony Curtis and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Peck and other notables attend the preview of Captain Newman, M.D. Mr. Curtis and Mr. Peck are starred in this new Universal picture that will open before the year's end so that it will be eligible for the Academy Awards.

49:35 Staubach Wins Football Honours

Roger Staubach, one of the football greats of modern times, receives the Heisman Trophy as the nation's outstanding college football player. He earned the award for his performance quarterbacking the Navy in one of its best seasons.

50:11 Christmas Story: A Bright Picture Around The World

The Christmas season is a bright one around the Free World. Shopping is a task for the brave as stores are crowded with Santa's helpers. In Germany, for example, the streets are bright with Christmas lights. A tree is decorated on the free side of the Wall of Shame.

US Secretary of State John Kerry took centre stage at an interfaith event in Virginia on Monday to rebuke Donald Trump over a threat to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

Without mentioning the presumptive Republican candidate for president by name, Kerry said the "bigoted and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims plays right into the hands of terrorist recruiters."

He told a mixed faith audience at an interfaith iftar gathering that it played into the hands of "people who propagate the lie that America is at war with Islam."

The gathering coincided with World Refugee Day and Kerry was joined by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, who said there was "nothing strong about denigrating anyone on the basis of their religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender or on the basis of any characteristic or difference, real or imagined."

Strength, she said, lay in identifying how to address a very particular challenge from "a small minority of people who choose the path of violent extremism, or who abuse a religion without stigmatising, isolating, millions of people who share in that beautiful religion".

US Secretary of State John Kerry took centre stage at an interfaith event in Virginia on Monday to rebuke Donald Trump over a threat to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

Without mentioning the presumptive Republican candidate for president by name, Kerry said the "bigoted and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims plays right into the hands of terrorist recruiters."

He told a mixed faith audience at an interfaith iftar gathering that it played into the hands of "people who propagate the lie that America is at war with Islam."

The gathering coincided with World Refugee Day and Kerry was joined by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, who said there was "nothing strong about denigrating anyone on the basis of their religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender or on the basis of any characteristic or difference, real or imagined."

Strength, she said, lay in identifying how to address a very particular challenge from "a small minority of people who choose the path of violent extremism, or who abuse a religion without stigmatising, isolating, millions of people who share in that beautiful religion".

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Sterling, Virginia - 20 June 2016

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1. John Kerry and Angelina Jolie walking to banquet

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie Pitt, UNHCR Special Envoy:

"It is such a pleasure to be with all of you, with people of different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs, all pulling in the same direction and sharing a common outlook of respect and tolerance. It reminds me how lucky we are to be living in a country that enables civil society to flourish, that provides for a rich tapestry of viewpoints and efforts. Civil society is one of the guardrails of democracy and so I thank you for all of the work that so many of you do on behalf of refugees in this country and around the world. The principles we live by in a democracy are not new. They are not open to being reinterpreted or watered down. Or even set aside because of new circumstances. As citizens, we do not only want freedom and human rights for every single person in our society, we want that for every person in the world"

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie Pitt, UNHCR Special Envoy:

"There is not a country in the world that we are not connected to as a result of our unique history. We represent a global world and when we are at our strongest is when we draw on our diversity as a people to find unity based on our common values and our larger identity. We are not strong despite our diversity. We're strong because of it."

4. Jolie walking off stage

5. Kerry walking to podium

6. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:

In the United States no one has done more than non-governmental organizations including religious groups to raise money, to advocate for and assist in the settlement of refugees and I know that many of you here tonight have been very active in that effort and we thank you for that."

7. SOUNDBITE (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:

"We here in the United States because of our sense of our responsibility have pledged to increase the number of refugees that we resettle annually from 70,000 last year to 85,000 this year in fiscal 2016 and aiming for 100,00 a year from now down the road. This is what we are trying to do."

8. Kerry leaving podium

Hollywood's Museum of Death is promising a horror fest this Halloween.

It features some of the world's most famous serial killers and their exploits in the hope of attracting more visitors to tinsel town.

Grisly skulls, cremated remains and killer exhibits. This is the Museum of Death.

Located in the heart of LA's famed film district, it houses the world's largest collection of serial murder artefacts.

Founders J. D. Healy and Cathee Schultz started the museum to share their own collections.

They say they wanted people to be able to revel in all things deathly.

"The Museum of Death is a museum dedicated to death that incorporates everything from serial killer artwork and letters, execution videos, mortician devices, famous crime scene photographs, skulls, body bags, suicide - anything that you can think of about death, we have it here," says Healy.

The museum's 45-minute walk through begins with the "Serial Killer Archives" section.

Here, newspaper articles, letters and artwork are displayed, belonging to killers such as John Gacy - the so-called Killer Clown who was convicted of the sexual assault and murder of some 33 teenage boys and men; Richard Ramirez , dubbed the ' Night Stalker' ; and David Berkowitz, the notorious Son of Sam who claimed a demon dog ordered him to kill.

Next is the "Execution Room".

An electric chair sits next to a real severed head.

It's that of Henri Desire Landru who was beheaded by guillotine in 1922.

Landru was a serial killer in France, who put ads in the 'lonely hearts' sections of Paris newspapers to attract unknowing victims.

Also in the "Execution Room" are articles on Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh and photos of executed killer Ted Bundy.

"When you come to the Museum of Death you definitely can't be squeamish because we like to call them "falling down ovations" when the boys - and it's usually boys or men - fall over and actually pass out," says Shultz.

Elsewhere in the museum is the "Mortician & Funeral Room."

Here, there's items used in funeral homes over the years including caskets and embalming tools.

The so-called "Carnage Corridor" includes real human skulls on display next to several animal skulls and skeletons.

In "Suicide" hall, the museum has recreated the suicide of a cult member, the mannequin is even dressed in victim's real clothes.

Next to that sit displays of articles, pictures and artefacts relating to well-known names throughout history including Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

In the "California Death Room", Charles Manson takes up an entire alcove.

In 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four other people were found brutally slain at Tate's Los Angeles home; cult leader Charles Manson and a group of his followers were later convicted of the crime.

Well-known as the leader of the Manson Family, the museum features pictures, articles and newspapers on the famed criminal - not to mention this haunting cardboard cut-out.

As visitors turn a corner, there's a showcase of newspaper articles on O.J, Simpson, he's currently incarcerated in Nevada Prison in the US.

In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Also in the room is the story of the so-called 'Black Dahlia' murder.

The nickname was given to Elizabeth Short, who died in a gruesome murder in 1947 Los Angeles.

The "Cannibal Niche" room has items related to Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the 'Milwaukee Cannibal'.

The Museum of Death is just one part of Hollywood's countless tourist destinations.

According to President and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Leron Gubler, they've been working hard to show tourists the district isn't all glitter and glamour.

"Twenty-two years ago, Hollywood was not what people envisioned," he says.

"They saw the movies and thought that Hollywood would be glitz and glamour and it wasn't. So, we've been working very hard to turn Hollywood around. And over that time more than four billion dollars has been poured into Hollywood and another four billion dollars is in the pipeline, so a lot's happening to restore that glitz and glamour and the sheen to Hollywood."

According to Gubler, more than 12 million tourists visit Hollywood every year.

There's no age limit to gain entry to the Museum of Death, but management say it's definitely for mature audiences.

And if anyone falls victim to the museum's "falling down ovations", there are smelling salts close by.

AP Television

Hollywood, California, US - 22 September 2014

1. Pull out from skull to wide of Museum of Death entrance

2. Close of cremated remains and California license belonging to remains

3. Mid of neon sign reading (English): "Death Is Everywhere"

4. Pull out from Museum of Death clock to wide of lobby area

5. Mid of Theatre of Death door opening pull in to room

6. Pull out of Museum of Death exterior in Hollywood, California

7. Setup shot of J.D. Healy, Owner and Curator of the Museum of Death and Cathee Shultz, Owner of the Museum of Death

8. SOUNDBITE (English) J.D. Healy, Owner and Curator of the Museum of Death:

"The Museum of Death is a museum dedicated to death that incorporates everything from serial killer artwork and letters, execution videos, mortician devices, famous crime scene photographs, skulls, body bags, suicide - anything that you can think of about death, we have it here."

9. Wide of "Serial Killer Archives" room

10. Close of newspaper article

11. Pull out from John Gacy shoes

12. Mid of photo of John Gacy

13. Close of Richard Ramirez "Nightstalker" doll

14. Wide of doll and Ramirez drawings on wall

15. Close of David Berkowitz "Son of Sam" mug shot on wall

16. Pull out from "Execution Area" entrance sign

17. Wide of "Execution Area" room

18. Pull out from sign to electric chair

19. Wide of execution room with real mummified beheaded head

20. Close of beheaded head

21. Close of photo showing criminal who was beheaded

22. Wide of newspaper articles on wall

23. Close of Timothy McVeigh article

24. Close of Ted Bundy newspaper article showing his dead body

25. Pull out from mock skeleton to wide of display case

26. Close of knife in display case

27. Close of several Death Row magazines

28. SOUNDBITE (English) Cathee Shultz, Owner of the Museum of Death:

"When you come to the Museum of Death you definitely can't be squeamish because we like to call them "falling down ovations" when the boys - and it's usually boys or men - fall over and actually pass out."

29. Close of "Mortician & Funeral Room" entrance sign

30. Wide of mortician's room with guests looking at casket display

31. Tilt down of wooden casket

32. Close of embalming book

33. Pan right of morticians tools and supplies in showcase

34. Pull out from human skull to room with assorted human and animal skulls

35. Close of human skull on shelf

36. Pull out from "Suicide Hall" entrance sign

37. Mid looking through key hole into room with mannequins displayed as dead bodies

38. Pull out from Heaven's Gate books and magazines to TV screen playing video of cult leader Marshall Applewhite

39. Close of Guyana massacre books

40. Pull out from cult leader Jim Jones items to wide of display case

41. Mid of magazines and books on David Koresh

42. Close of newspaper article reading (English): "Hitler was killed."

43. Pull out from Hitler books and items to wide of display case

44. Close of Charles Manson cardboard cut-out

45. Wide of Charles Manson cut-out with photos and articles on walls

46. Pull out from "California Death Room" entrance sign

47. Mid pan right of Charles Manson books and memorabilia in display case

48. Wide of people looking at display case

49. Mid of O.J. Simpson newspaper articles

50. Close of newspaper reading (English): "Nicole & Ron murder photos"

51. Close of newspaper article on 'Black Dahlia' murders

52. Pull out from "Cannibalism Niche" entrance sign

53. Wide of cannibalism room

54. Close of Newsweek cover showing Jeffrey Dahmer

55. Setup shot of Leron Gubler, President and CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

56. SOUNDBITE (English) Leron Gubler, President and CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce:

"Twenty-two years ago, Hollywood was not what people envisioned. They saw the movies and thought that Hollywood would be glitz and glamour and it wasn't. So, we've been working very hard to turn Hollywood around. And over that time more than four billion dollars has been poured into Hollywood and another four billion dollars is in the pipeline, so a lot's happening to restore that glitz and glamour and the sheen to Hollywood."

57. Pull out of "Specimen Room" entrance sign

58. Mid of taxidermy display

59. Mid of Museum of Death banner

Jordan's King Abdullah II said on Sunday "terrorism is the greatest threat to our region" and that Muslims must lead the fight against it.

In a speech to Parliament on Sunday, he said confronting extremism is "both a regional and international responsibility, but it is mainly our battle, us Muslims, against those who seek to hijack our societies and generations with intolerance and 'takfiri' ideology."

"Takfiri" refers to the radical Islamic practice of declaring one's enemies to be infidels worthy of death.

The speech did not specifically refer to the attacks in Paris that killed 129 people, but Abdullah has previously condemned them as a "cowardly terrorist act."

Jordan is taking part in the US-led airstrikes against the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.

Jordan's King Abdullah II said on Sunday "terrorism is the greatest threat to our region" and that Muslims must lead the fight against it.

In a speech to Parliament on Sunday, he said confronting extremism is "both a regional and international responsibility, but it is mainly our battle, us Muslims, against those who seek to hijack our societies and generations with intolerance and 'takfiri' ideology."

"Takfiri" refers to the radical Islamic practice of declaring one's enemies to be infidels worthy of death.

The speech did not specifically refer to the attacks in Paris that killed 129 people, but Abdullah has previously condemned them as a "cowardly terrorist act."

Jordan is taking part in the US-led airstrikes against the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.

AP TELEVISION

Amman - 15 November 2015

1. Red carpets laid out for the Jordan's King Abdullah II at parade ground at the Jordanian Parliament

2. King Abdullah II exiting his car in full military regalia

3. Various of King Abdullah II of Jordan shaking hands with Jordan's leading politicians

4. King Abdullah II walking

5. Drill officer shouting orders to troops

6. Jordanian military band's bagpipe section marching while playing

7. Two soldiers walking in front of rifle-carrying group of other soldiers

8. Armed soldiers and band marching past each other

9. Various of bagpipe section

10. King Abdullah II saluting troops

11. Various of King Abdullah II inspecting and saluting troops

12. King walking down red carpet into Parliament

JORDAN TELEVISION - NO ACCESS JORDAN

Amman - 15 November 2015

13. King Abdullah II walking to podium

14. Clapping delegates as king ascends stage

15. Various of interior of Parliament

16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) King Abdullah II of Jordan:

"Terrorism is the greatest threat to our region, really terrorist gangs, especially the 'Kharijites' among them, threatening many countries of the region and the world."

17. Delegates listening

18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) King Abdullah II of Jordan: ++ includes cutaway of delegates listening ++

"This makes confronting this extremism both a regional and international responsibility, but it is mainly our battle, us Muslims, against those who seek to hijack our societies and generations with intolerance and 'takfiri' ideology."

19. Various of delegates clapping

AP TELEVISION

Amman - 15 November 2015

20. Queen Rania of Jordan exiting her car to the red carpet of the parade ground

21. Queen Rania shaking hands with politicians

22. Queen Rania walking towards Parliament

23. Jordan's national coat of arms

24. King Abdullah I mosque, adjacent to Parliament

25. Minaret of the mosque with plane flying behind it

SHOCK OVER MUSLIM BAN EXPRESSED ON SAG RED CARPET

Actors expressed shock over the travel ban President Trump signed over the weekend that restricts entry from seven Muslim countries.

The actors were walking the red carpet Sunday (29 JAN. 2017) before the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles.

Lifetime Achievement award winner Lily Tomlin was perplexed by how quickly President Trump has signed executive orders.

"I don't know what we can expect! I mean in 10 days this has been like mind-boggling. We just got to hold fast. We've got so much to stand up to, stand up against. We've got to express ourselves and be forceful and vigilant and we have to be strong, we have to. In this nine or 10 days, however long it's been and the doomsday clock has moved up to 2 1/2 minutes. The last time I did a television special 'Lily for President,' Edith Ann was the secretary of the future and the clock was like about 10 minutes to midnight. But now it's closer than it's been in 65 years," Tomlin said.

Nominated actor Dev Patel feels for the victims of the ban.

"I just flew in from India like two days ago and to receive bad news, I mean it's truly heartbreaking. I mean the first image that went through my head was just these women and children turning up to these shores with hope in their hearts and dreams in their minds and just being turned away. It's just horrible. You know it's really sad that the voice of divisiveness you know can prevail over the one of unity. So I hope, I'm glad that there's people on the streets with courage to be out there expressing love, you know," Patel said.

Six-time Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald seemed a little more optimistic.

"You know, well I mean, it feels odd to be here and to be on the red carpet when you've got such things going on. But there's a part of me that keeps thinking, you know, art keeps us connected to our humanity. So in a way it's necessary to continue to make sure that art is out there because it will hopefully keep us you know more connected in a way that we need to be so we can empathize and sympathize' s and do it we can to help," McDonald said.

Actor Matthew Modine expressed how the controversy has brought Americans together.

"You know what? I don't think he knew that he would inadvertently show how great American democracy is. That those people in all those airports across the United States and all those wonderful women that came out to March are demonstrating their First Amendment rights and showing how great this country is and how wonderful democracy is. We got to tip our hat to Donald Trump for making America great again. He said he bring us together," Modine said.

"Orange is the New Black" star Lea DeLaria spoke of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. Since he comes from a banned country, he may not be able to attend the Oscars.

"Well, of course he would boycott the Academy (Awards)! He can't get in the country anyways so of course he's going to! Yeah, anyway, of course he's going to boycott the Academy Awards. That's all. I'm just gonna say everyone knows where I stand about this. It's almost redundant for me to talk about it. We have an idiot that is the president of the United States and I do not stand behind this idiot. In fact, in fact, I just want to say Melania, honest, as a feminist I'm worried about you and just give me a sign if you need me to rescue you," DeLaria said.

"Transparent" actor Jeffrey Tambor feels that actors have a duty to speak up.

"It's terrible. I can't think of a better time, any more auspicious time for us to be actors and get the message out. It's a hard time. You keep looking at me. It's a very interesting time. On the other hand, last week we had the march on Washington, the Women's March. It was one of the most beautiful times. So we're gonna live on both sides of the aisle a little bit right now," Tambor said.

Los Angeles, 29 Jan. 2017

1. Medium of Lily Tomlin

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lily Tomlin, Actress:

"The week ... I don't know what we can expect! I mean in 10 days this has been like mind-boggling. We just got to hold fast. We've got so much to stand up to, stand up against. We've got to express ourselves and be forceful and vigilant and we have to be strong, we have to. In this nine or 10 days, however long it's been and the doomsday clock has moved up to 2 1/2 minutes. The last time I did a television special 'Lily for President,' Edith Ann was the secretary of the future and the clock was like about 10 minutes to midnight. But now it's closer than it's been in 65 years. Thank you. Was that what I was supposed to talk about?"

3. Wide of Dev Patel speaking to reporter

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dev Patel, Actor:

"I mean, I just flew in from India like two days ago and to receive bad news, I mean it's truly heartbreaking. I mean the first image that went through my head was just these women and children turning up to these shores with hope in their hearts and dreams in their minds and just being turned away. It's just horrible. You know it's really sad that the voice of divisiveness you know can prevail over the one of unity. So I hope, I'm glad that there's people on the streets with courage to be out there expressing love, you know?"

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Audra McDonald, Actress: "You know, well I mean, it feels odd to be here and to be on the red carpet when you've got such things going on. But there's a part of me that keeps thinking, you know, art keeps us connected to our humanity. So in a way it's necessary to continue to make sure that art is out there because it will hopefully keep us you know more connected in a way that we need to be so we can empathize and sympathize' s and do it we can to help."

6. Wide of Matthew Modine

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Modine, Actor: "You know what? I don't think he knew that he would inadvertently show how great American democracy is. That those people in all those airports across the United States and all those wonderful women that came out to March are demonstrating their First Amendment rights and showing how great this country is and how wonderful democracy is. We got to tip our hat to Donald Trump for making America great again. He said he bring us together."

8. Wide of Lea DeLaria and her "Orange is the New Black" co-stars

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Lea DeLaria, Actress - on reports that director Asghar Farhadi may not be able to attend the Oscars: "Well of course he would boycott the Academy (Awards)! He can't get in the country anyways so of course he's going to! Yeah, anyway, of course he's going to boycott the Academy Awards. That's all. I'm just gonna say everyone knows where I stand about this. It's almost redundant for me to talk about it. We have an idiot that is the president of the United States and I do not stand behind this idiot. In fact, in fact, I just want to say Melania, honest, as a feminist I'm worried about you and just give me a sign if you need me to rescue you."

10. Wide of actor Allen Leech

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Allen Leech, Actor: "Well I think it's extreme in the uppermost level. The fact is that these people are being banned. There are people who aren't even allowed to attend the Oscars who are nominated. And that's just the people, the high profile people. Imagine the people who are being turned away. It's disgraceful."

SOUNDBITE (English) Lesley Nicol, Actress: "It's horrific."

12. Zoom out on Jeffrey Tambor

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Tambor, Actor: "Oh terrible. Terrible. No I haven't. It's terrible. I can't think of a better time, any more auspicious time for us to be actors and get the message out. It's a hard time. You keep looking at me. It's a very interesting time. On the other hand, last week we had the march on Washington, the Women's March. It was one of the most beautiful times. So we're gonna live on both sides of the aisle a little bit right now."

14. Wide of Jeffrey Tambor arriving to the SAG Awards 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Tambor, actor: "I think everyone is awake right now. That's what's going on and everyone is going 'yeah.' And I love what Obama says: You've got a problem? Get yourself a ballot and get yourself elected and go to the community meeting and get active."

16. Wide of carpet

SHOCK OVER MUSLIM BAN EXPRESSED ON SAG RED CARPET

Actors expressed shock over the travel ban President Trump signed over the weekend that restricts entry from seven Muslim countries.

The actors were walking the red carpet Sunday (29 JAN. 2017) before the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles.

Lifetime Achievement award winner Lily Tomlin was perplexed by how quickly President Trump has signed executive orders.

"I don't know what we can expect! I mean in 10 days this has been like mind-boggling. We just got to hold fast. We've got so much to stand up to, stand up against. We've got to express ourselves and be forceful and vigilant and we have to be strong, we have to. In this nine or 10 days, however long it's been and the doomsday clock has moved up to 2 1/2 minutes. The last time I did a television special 'Lily for President,' Edith Ann was the secretary of the future and the clock was like about 10 minutes to midnight. But now it's closer than it's been in 65 years," Tomlin said.

Nominated actor Dev Patel feels for the victims of the ban.

"I just flew in from India like two days ago and to receive bad news, I mean it's truly heartbreaking. I mean the first image that went through my head was just these women and children turning up to these shores with hope in their hearts and dreams in their minds and just being turned away. It's just horrible. You know it's really sad that the voice of divisiveness you know can prevail over the one of unity. So I hope, I'm glad that there's people on the streets with courage to be out there expressing love, you know," Patel said.

Six-time Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald seemed a little more optimistic.

"You know, well I mean, it feels odd to be here and to be on the red carpet when you've got such things going on. But there's a part of me that keeps thinking, you know, art keeps us connected to our humanity. So in a way it's necessary to continue to make sure that art is out there because it will hopefully keep us you know more connected in a way that we need to be so we can empathize and sympathize' s and do it we can to help," McDonald said.

Actor Matthew Modine expressed how the controversy has brought Americans together.

"You know what? I don't think he knew that he would inadvertently show how great American democracy is. That those people in all those airports across the United States and all those wonderful women that came out to March are demonstrating their First Amendment rights and showing how great this country is and how wonderful democracy is. We got to tip our hat to Donald Trump for making America great again. He said he bring us together," Modine said.

"Orange is the New Black" star Lea DeLaria spoke of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. Since he comes from a banned country, he may not be able to attend the Oscars.

"Well, of course he would boycott the Academy (Awards)! He can't get in the country anyways so of course he's going to! Yeah, anyway, of course he's going to boycott the Academy Awards. That's all. I'm just gonna say everyone knows where I stand about this. It's almost redundant for me to talk about it. We have an idiot that is the president of the United States and I do not stand behind this idiot. In fact, in fact, I just want to say Melania, honest, as a feminist I'm worried about you and just give me a sign if you need me to rescue you," DeLaria said.

"Transparent" actor Jeffrey Tambor feels that actors have a duty to speak up.

"It's terrible. I can't think of a better time, any more auspicious time for us to be actors and get the message out. It's a hard time. You keep looking at me. It's a very interesting time. On the other hand, last week we had the march on Washington, the Women's March. It was one of the most beautiful times. So we're gonna live on both sides of the aisle a little bit right now," Tambor said.

AP Entertainment

Los Angeles, 29 Jan. 2017

1. Medium of Lily Tomlin

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Lily Tomlin, Actress:

"The week ... I don't know what we can expect! I mean in 10 days this has been like mind-boggling. We just got to hold fast. We've got so much to stand up to, stand up against. We've got to express ourselves and be forceful and vigilant and we have to be strong, we have to. In this nine or 10 days, however long it's been and the doomsday clock has moved up to 2 1/2 minutes. The last time I did a television special 'Lily for President,' Edith Ann was the secretary of the future and the clock was like about 10 minutes to midnight. But now it's closer than it's been in 65 years. Thank you. Was that what I was supposed to talk about?"

3. Wide of Dev Patel speaking to reporter

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dev Patel, Actor:

"I mean, I just flew in from India like two days ago and to receive bad news, I mean it's truly heartbreaking. I mean the first image that went through my head was just these women and children turning up to these shores with hope in their hearts and dreams in their minds and just being turned away. It's just horrible. You know it's really sad that the voice of divisiveness you know can prevail over the one of unity. So I hope, I'm glad that there's people on the streets with courage to be out there expressing love, you know?"

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Audra McDonald, Actress: "You know, well I mean, it feels odd to be here and to be on the red carpet when you've got such things going on. But there's a part of me that keeps thinking, you know, art keeps us connected to our humanity. So in a way it's necessary to continue to make sure that art is out there because it will hopefully keep us you know more connected in a way that we need to be so we can empathize and sympathize' s and do it we can to help."

6. Wide of Matthew Modine

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Modine, Actor: "You know what? I don't think he knew that he would inadvertently show how great American democracy is. That those people in all those airports across the United States and all those wonderful women that came out to March are demonstrating their First Amendment rights and showing how great this country is and how wonderful democracy is. We got to tip our hat to Donald Trump for making America great again. He said he bring us together."

8. Wide of Lea DeLaria and her "Orange is the New Black" co-stars

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Lea DeLaria, Actress - on reports that director Asghar Farhadi may not be able to attend the Oscars: "Well of course he would boycott the Academy (Awards)! He can't get in the country anyways so of course he's going to! Yeah, anyway, of course he's going to boycott the Academy Awards. That's all. I'm just gonna say everyone knows where I stand about this. It's almost redundant for me to talk about it. We have an idiot that is the president of the United States and I do not stand behind this idiot. In fact, in fact, I just want to say Melania, honest, as a feminist I'm worried about you and just give me a sign if you need me to rescue you."

10. Wide of actor Allen Leech

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Allen Leech, Actor: "Well I think it's extreme in the uppermost level. The fact is that these people are being banned. There are people who aren't even allowed to attend the Oscars who are nominated. And that's just the people, the high profile people. Imagine the people who are being turned away. It's disgraceful."

SOUNDBITE (English) Lesley Nicol, Actress: "It's horrific."

12. Zoom out on Jeffrey Tambor

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Tambor, Actor: "Oh terrible. Terrible. No I haven't. It's terrible. I can't think of a better time, any more auspicious time for us to be actors and get the message out. It's a hard time. You keep looking at me. It's a very interesting time. On the other hand, last week we had the march on Washington, the Women's March. It was one of the most beautiful times. So we're gonna live on both sides of the aisle a little bit right now."

14. Wide of Jeffrey Tambor arriving to the SAG Awards

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Tambor, actor: "I think everyone is awake right now. That's what's going on and everyone is going 'yeah.' And I love what Obama says: You've got a problem? Get yourself a ballot and get yourself elected and go to the community meeting and get active."

16. Wide of carpet

SHOTLIST:

1. Various exteriors of Belfast City Hall, no flag flying

2. Close of sign reading (English) "Belfast City Hall"

3. Set up of Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) City Councillor Lee Reynolds walking into room

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lee Reynolds, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) City Councillor:

"Belfast City Hall has flown the union (British) flag off this building since it was built 103 years ago. Six weeks ago there was a decision by the council that it should reduce that to only 20 days a year."

5. Wide interior of City Hall building showing grand hallway

6. Mid of British flag hanging in hall

7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lee Reynolds, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) City Councillor:

"By no means, we do not support the violence by any means or form. At the beginning when there was peaceful protests we were happy to endorse, to say that yes, that if people want to express themselves that way that was fine. But unfortunately a number of people have started to piggyback on the peaceful ones and turn them into violence protests. So the position of the DUP now is our advice is for the protests to cease."

8. Mid interior of City Hall building

9. Mid, low angle looking up at ceiling and British flag

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lee Reynolds, Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) City Councillor:

"We have a number of initiatives to try and move past this. First the garden of remembrance, the national cenotaph for Northern Ireland, is based beside Belfast City Hall, we've put forward a proposal that the national flag should be flown there 365 days a year. There are also a number of administrative and legal options open to us."

11. Wide interior of City Hall building showing marble columns

12. Close of British flag in a frame on the wall

13. Set up shot of Sinn Fein City Councillor Jim McVeigh walking up stairs

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim McVeigh, Sinn Fein City Councillor:

"We would like to see, and we have tried encourage or create a public space here in the Belfast City Hall which is open to every tradition. And remember this is a very divided city. We have very different loyalties, and the Union Jack (British flag) is associated with one tradition, one culture, one history and we want this City Hall, because it is emerging from conflict, from decades of conflict, to be open to every tradition, to be warm and welcome to every tradition."

15. Close of window looking into council chamber at City Hall

16. Close of sign reading (English) "Council Chamber"

17. Wide, tilt down from decoration on ceiling, to council chamber of Belfast City Hall

18. Mid of pews where council members sit

19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim McVeigh, Sinn Fein City Councillor:

"It is only a relatively small minority of people who have been involved in these protests. In some cases it's less than a dozen people blocking roads, or it's been a couple of hundred people. So you're not talking about tens of thousands of protesters here. And it's been happening in a relatively small number of locations and flashpoint areas. So, it's a problem. We need to get on top of it. And the way to do that is to give leadership."

20. Close of stained glass window inside City Hall

21. Close pull focus on two marble busts

22. Close of plaque commemorating visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1921

23. Wide exterior of Belfast City Hall

STORYLINE:

A dispute over flying the British flag in the Northern Irish city of Belfast has highlighted continuing deep divisions between some Catholics and Protestants in the community.

At Belfast City Hall on Thursday, the flagpole was bare.

Last month, Catholics - who narrowly outnumber Protestants on the council - voted to reduce the flying of the British flag to just a handful of official days each year.

The move ended a century when the British national symbol favoured by Protestants flew uninterrupted year-round.

Catholics billed the move as a compromise, since they wanted the flag removed completely.

Lee Reynolds, a city councillor with the protestant Democratic Unionist Party, said the vote meant the flag would now be flown on only 20 days a year.

On Wednesday, the flag fluttered for the first time since the vote to mark the 31st birthday of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, but was taken down again at sunset.

Northern Ireland is supposed to be at peace after decades of unrest thanks to its hard-won cease-fires and a shared Catholic-Protestant government.

Inside the ornate City Hall, the marbled hallways are not short of memorabilia reflecting British history - the British flag is prominently displayed in several public areas.

But the lowering of a single Union Jack outside has exposed a society still split between two competing identities.

In response to the perceived attack on their British culture, Protestant hard-liners have responded with nightly illegal street blockades that often have degenerated into street battles between riot police and masked protesters armed with everything from sledgehammers to snooker balls.

Police say 66 officers have been wounded, including six this week, and more than 100 rioters arrested.

Councillor Reynolds of the DUP said his party did not support the violence.

They had been happy to endorse "peaceful protests," he said, but "unfortunately a number of people have started to piggyback on the peaceful ones and turn them into violence protests."

Nobody seems to know how, or when, the violence will end.

While Northern Ireland suffers intercommunal conflict each summer because of traditional Protestant marches, this is the first time that Northern Ireland has suffered a month straight of angry civil disturbances in the winter.

Now the DUP has suggested another compromise which they hope will meet with the approval of the wider City Council and the aggrieved communities - complying with the vote to limit the British flag at the City Hall to 20 days each year, but flying it all year round on the nearby war memorial.

They're also exploring legal options to challenge the council's flag decision on equality grounds.

On the other side of the city council's political and religious divide, Jim McVeigh of the Catholic Sinn Fein party said he is trying to promote equality in the City Hall by not favouring one cultural symbol over another.

"We have very different loyalties, and the Union Jack (British flag) is associated with one tradition, one culture, one history and we want this City Hall to be warm and welcome to every tradition," he said.

At the heart of this conflict is the rapid change in Northern Ireland's population balance and political system.

Northern Ireland was created as a Protestant-majority state in the UK shortly before the overwhelmingly Catholic rest of Ireland won independence in 1922.

But the days of Protestant domination of politics and the police are distant memories.

The latest census published in December 2012 shows Catholics in the majority in Belfast and gaining throughout Northern Ireland.

McVeigh said it was "only a relatively small minority" of people who were taking part in the protests.

"You're not talking about tens of thousands of protesters here," he said.

The peace process has produced a new system in which a former Irish Republican Army commander now jointly leads the government, and a decade of preferential Catholic recruitment has produced a more Irish-oriented police force that Protestant militants increasingly view as the enemy.

For many Protestants, stripping "their" flag from City Hall has brought their central fear into focus - that they could become the minority in a land that eventually could fly the green, white and orange flag of the neighbouring Republic of Ireland.

KEATON, MCADAMS, SHREIBER ATTEND TIFF PREMIERE FOR 'SPOTLIGHT'

Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, and Liev Schreiber walked the red carpet Monday (14 SEP 2015) for the Toronto Film Festival premiere of "Spotlight."

It's the true story of how the Boston Globe newspaper uncovered the Massachusetts Catholic sexual abuse scandal.

The Oscar-nominated, and Golden Globe winning Keaton plays the team editor of the investigative reporting team. It's a role that he was honored to play.

"Proud. Very proud. Obviously (this is) a worthy exposition of something that actually occurred and is occurring probably right now. So I'm really proud and proud to be a part of a really good group of actors and creative people and a great director, but you know probably more proud of doing a film that's about what it's about," he said.

Keaton addressed the problem of newspapers slowly going out of business as news delivery has shifted to television and the Internet.

"I'm a newspaper junkie. I like newspapers and it's sad, they just don't have the resources anymore to keep up and I think we're saying goodbye to them, which is really really unfortunate. Maybe not but it looks like it," Keaton said.

The film tells the story of The Boston Globe's investigative team and how they broke the Massachusetts Catholic sex abuse scandal story. They won the Pulitzer Prize for the coverage in 2003.

McAdams shared Keaton's passion for her role as a reporter and the importance of newspaper journalism.

"I mean extraordinary. It's an important story to be told. I don't think it can really be told enough. I think that (director) Tom (McCarthy) has found a really unique way of telling this story and bringing out even more kind of facts and enlightening the world to what happens even more so I just feel very privileged to be a part of it and to get to have played this amazing reporter, Sacha Pfeiffer, who just works so hard, you know, this kind of old-fashioned investigative reporting that is dying out. It's good to remind ourselves how integral it is and how needed it is," McAdams said.

Ruffalo agrees to some extent, but also sees it another way.

"It's a really difficult time for news right now. In one sense, the sort of centralized, big publications are shrinking or dying, in another sense online journalism is growing, more independent journalism's growing. So I'd like to see our press become truly free. Part of why this story took so long to break, I think, is because of pressures from institutions to hide or to cover for other institutions. So, yeah, it's a tough time for press but also think it's an exciting time for media," Ruffalo said.

Schreiber said he learned much from making the film, but it wasn't only about the story. He was equally disturbed about the decline of investigative reporting through newspapers

"You know, I'll tell you, having researched so much of it for 'Ray Donovan,' it wasn't the Catholic church aspect that really captured my imagination because I was kind of familiar with that but what really captured my imagination was how we're losing newspapers and how quickly we're losing newspapers and how important, how vital they are, particularly these types of journalists, how vital they are in our society and in our culture as watchdogs, and we have to make sure that they continue to get the resources they need to run these kinds of investigations," he said.

The film was shown out of competition at the Venice Film Festival and is screening in Toronto as a special presentation.

It opens 6 November in the US. The movie travels next to the Adeleide Film Festival on 17 October 2015.

AP ENTERTAINMENT

Toronto, 14 Sept. 2015

1. Wide then zoom in premiere of "Spotlight"

2. Wide of Michael Keaton talking to reporter

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Keaton/Actor, on how he feels being part of this true story:

"Proud. Very proud. Obviously (this is) a worthy exposition of something that actually occurred and is occurring probably right now. So I'm really proud and proud to be a part of a really good group of actors and creative people and a great director, but you know probably more proud of doing a film that's about what it's about."

4. Medium of Michael Keaton talking to reporter

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Keaton/Actor, on newspapers going out of business:

"Oh man, which is, you know, runs parallel to an abuse story. I'm a newspaper junkie. I like newspapers and it's sad, they just don't have the resources anymore to keep up and I think we're saying goodbye to them, which is really really unfortunate. Maybe not but it looks like it."

6. Wide of Rachel McAdams

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rachel McAdams/Actress, on being part of a film with social significance:

"I mean extraordinary. It's an important story to be told. I don't think it can really be told enough. I think that (director) Tom (McCarthy) has found a really unique way of telling this story and bringing out even more kind of facts and enlightening the world to what happens even more so I just feel very privileged to be a part of it and to get to have played this amazing reporter, Sacha Pfeiffer, who just works so hard, you know, this kind of old-fashioned investigative reporting that is dying out. It's good to remind ourselves how integral it is and how needed it is."

8. Wide of Mark Ruffalo talking to reporter

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Ruffalo/Actor, on the newspaper industry:

"It's a really difficult time for news right now. In one sense, the sort of centralized, big publications are shrinking or dying, in another sense online journalism is growing, more independent journalism's growing. So I'd like to see our press become truly free. Part of why this story took so long to break, I think, is because of pressures from institutions to hide or to cover for other institutions. So, yeah, it's a tough time for press but also think it's an exciting time for media."

10. Wide of Liev Schreiber talking to reporter

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Liev Schreiber/Actor, on what he learned from making the film:

"You know, I'll tell you, having researched so much of it for 'Ray Donovan,' it wasn't the Catholic church aspect that really captured my imagination because I was kind of familiar with that but what really captured my imagination was how we're losing newspapers and how quickly we're losing newspapers and how important, how vital they are, particularly these types of journalists, how vital they are in our society and in our culture as watchdogs, and we have to make sure that they continue to get the resources they need to run these kinds of investigations."

12. Wide of red carpet

SHOTLIST:

CANNES, FRANCE

1. Various cast of Da Vinci Code on red carpet

2. Photographers

3. Various of Da Vinci Code presser

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Hanks, Actor

"I'm sure they (Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic movement depicted as a murderous cult in "The Da Vinci Code") will take a look at it and they may hate the movie or they might not have any problems with it and rightly so. It's not up to me to decide if I'm having a good hair day. I trust the press to communicate that opinion around the world at lightning speed."

PARIS, FRANCE

5. Pan from cinema to protest surrounded by police

6. Close up of a sign reading "Proud to be Christian - Stop persecutions" on one side and "Hate and lies - Da Vinci Code flop"

7. Zoom out from sign to protest

8. SOUNDBITE: (French) Xavier Beauvais, priest, St Nicolas du Chardonnet

"We are, in fact, being attacked by a non-innocent fiction that will provide one more dreadful occasion to unleash hatred against Jesus Christ and his disciples."

9. Woman showing her rosary (prayer beads)

10. SOUNDBITE: (French) Lorber Bernard, priest, St Nicolas du Chardonnet

"We are here to demonstrate clearly that not only do we not agree (with the film) but we can't allow the Catholic religion to be continually ridiculed with impunity."

11. Wide of protest

12. Various of faithful singing

13. Movie-goers coming out of the cinema having just seen Da Vinci Code

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Gene Kalita, Canadian tourist

"Well it's interesting and the controversy is certainly adding to all the hype about the movie and everything. And I know some people are very insulted but I'm a Catholic and I'm a Christian and that kind of thing, and the fact is that it's fiction, it's just a movie and so some things might be offensive to some of the particular groups but overall it's just a wonderful movie and lots of fun you know."

15. Various of women praying

16. Zoom out of the scene

STORYLINE

Hollywood's adaptation of the bestseller "the Da Vinci Code" - a controversial tale that challenges a basic premise of Christianity - opened the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, amid protests from around the world.

The stars of the big screen version - Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Paul Bettany - attended the premiere in France.

The screen adaptation, like Dan Brown's novel on which it was based, suggests that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalene and fathered a child.

Religious organisations the world over have spoken out against the book and its central argument.

But double Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks told reporters he had come under no pressure from religious groups, such as Opus Dei, the conservative Catholic movement depicted as a murderous cult in "The Da Vinci Code".

"I'm sure they will take a look at it and they may hate the movie or they might not have any problems with it and rightly so," he said.

"The Da Vinci Code" - kept under wraps until the first press screenings on Tuesday - has so far received lukewarm reviews and it is not competing for prizes at Cannes.

As the Cannes festival rolled out the red carpet for the film's stars, some 200 Roman Catholics, including priests, protested against the movie outside the Odeon cinema in Paris where it opened on Wednesday.

Priests from St Nicolas du Chardonnet Church, known for its traditionalist reading of the scriptures, said the film was one more opportunity to "unleash hatred for Jesus Christ and his disciples".

"We are here to demonstrate clearly that not only do we not agree, but that we can't allow the Catholic religion to be continually ridiculed with impunity," priest Lorber Bernard told AP Television.

However, a Canadian tourist said the film's critics should put things in perspective.

"It's just a movie and so something might be offensive to some of the particular groups, but overall it's just a wonderful movie and lots of fun, you know," Gene Kalita said.

Riot police ensured cinema-goers were not prevented from seeing the movie and that the protest remained peaceful.

Similar protests by Christian groups and attempts to block screenings of the film have taken place around the world, including South Korea, Thailand and India, where the government delayed the premiere.

The Vatican has also spoken out against the work.

HEADLINE: Ex-pastor sentenced to 10 years for stealing $1M

CAPTION: A former New Orleans pastor was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $1 million in disaster loan payments meant to rebuild his church after Hurricane Katrina. (July 12)

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[SOT/:AP Reporter Michael Kunzelman]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A former New Orleans pastor was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $1 million in disaster loan payments meant to rebuild his church after Hurricane Katrina.

Toris Young, 41, apologized for his "mistakes" and "bad choices" before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier handed down a sentence that was roughly twice that recommended under federal sentencing guidelines.

"Today I come sorrowful. I come regretful. I come with my heart poured out, asking this court to please have mercy," said Young, who made headlines in recent years for leading a failed effort to recall a Louisiana congressman and for planning an anti-crime campaign with a rapper awaiting a murder trial.

His plea didn't sway Barbier, who said he had considered imposing an even longer sentence. Young had faced a maximum of 30 years in prison.

"You really stole from your own church, from your own parishioners," the judge said. "There's no church now, so they're really your victims, too, along with the federal government."

Barbier also ordered Young to pay $963,900 in restitution to the Small Business Administration.

Young, who pleaded guilty in January to theft of government funds and mail fraud, submitted fraudulent invoices and receipts to the SBA after the 2005 storm to obtain the loan for the Bible Way Baptist Church. Instead of using the money to repair damage from the 2005 hurricane, Young spent the money on jewelry, vehicles, real estate, designer clothes and other personal expenses.

The church property was vacant with overgrown weeds when the SBA checked in 2009 to see how he spent the money. The lot is still vacant to this day, with nothing to indicate a church once stood there.

Bishop Joseph Walker, a Harvey pastor who has known Young since he was a child, told Barbier that Young helped organize relief efforts in the community after Katrina. Walker said he was surprised when he learned Young had "tripped and fell."

"We know that God will forgive him, but we are here today to ask for grace and mercy and leniency," Walker said. "He has done so much good in our community."

Young won't start serving the 10-year prison sentence until after he completes two other federal prison sentences stemming from unrelated fraud convictions in New Orleans and Mississippi. He was scheduled to be released from prison in September 2013 before Barbier imposed the 10-year term.

Young said prison has helped him turn his life around after "hitting rock bottom."

"Today I can say that I am a new man and a new preacher. And I will never look back," he said.

Barbier said Young has at least nine sets of previous convictions dating back to 1990 on charges that include forgery, identity theft and issuing worthless checks.

"That's quite an amazing past history of almost a lifetime as an adult of engaging in fraudulent and criminal conduct," the judge said. "I just can't accept that if you are released from prison anytime soon that you are not going to soon revert back to your lifetime of criminal conduct."

In 2009, Young led an unsuccessful effort to recall U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-La., for voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus package. That same year, he joined rapper Corey Miller, known as "C-Murder," in announcing a plan to curb violence in the New Orleans area. Miller was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for a teenager's 2002 shooting death.

PRINCE WILLIAM SPEAKS AT CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE

Britain's Prince William on Friday visited the two mosques where a gunman last month killed 50 people and said the white supremacist accused of the massacre had failed in his mission to spread hate.

The Duke of Cambridge spoke to about 100 people at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, including survivors of the shootings, Muslim leaders and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

"Tragedy unfolded in this room. A terrorist attempted to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness," the prince said. "He thought he could redefine what this place was. I'm here to help you show the world that he failed."

The prince said he'd been visiting New Zealand since before he could walk and he'd always been impressed by the way New Zealanders looked out to the world with optimism.

William did not name the accused gunman, a practice Ardern and others have followed in an attempt to deny him notoriety.

Ardern told reporters it was significant that such an important member of the royal family had cancelled other engagements and come to New Zealand personally to pay his respects.

William also visited the Linwood mosque and met some of those recovering from gunshot wounds at Christchurch Hospital.

As well as the 50 who died in the attacks, another 50 were wounded.

The prince also laid a wreath at a memorial wall built to commemorate the 185 people in Christchurch who died in a 2011 earthquake.

The prince was on a two-day trip to New Zealand.

++QUALITY AS INCOMING++

UK POOL

Christchurch - 26 April 2019

1. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge arriving and sitting down, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern taking seat next to him

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prince William:

"Today we gather in a place of worship, faith, and friendship. We gather here in Al Noor mosque, a home for community and for family. On the 15th of March, tragedy unfolded in this room. A terrorist attempted to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness. He thought he could redefine what this space was. I am here to help you show the world that he failed."

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prince William:

"I could not believe the news I was hearing on the 15th of March. A country that seemed to be bucking global trends of division and anger, looked like maybe it too would fall victim to those intent on promoting fear and distrust. I have no doubt that this is what the terrorist had hoped for. But New Zealanders had other plans. The people of Al Noor and Linwood mosques had other plans. In a moment of acute pain, you stood up and you stood together. And in reaction to tragedy, you achieved something remarkable. I have had reasons myself to reflect on grief and sudden pain and loss in my own life. And in my role, I have often seen up close the sorrow of others in moments of tragedy, as I have today. What I have realised is that of course grief can change your outlook. You don't ever forget the shock, the sadness, and the pain. But I do not believe that grief changes who you are. Grief - if you let it - will reveal who you are."

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prince William:

"An act of violence was designed to change New Zealand. But instead, the grief of a nation revealed just how deep your wells of empathy, compassion, warmth and love truly run. You started showing what New Zealand really was almost immediately. On the road outside these walls people pulled their cars over and started caring for the victims even when they did not know if it was safe to do so. Your neighbours opened their doors to those who were fleeing the violence. Your first responders apprehended the killer and immediately worked to save lives in the most challenging of circumstances. In the days that followed, thousands of bouquets of flowers filled public spaces in this city, brightening the darkest of moments."

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prince William:

"Your prime minister showed extraordinary leadership of compassion and resolve, providing an example to us all. Imam Gamal Fouda - you displayed wisdom and grace that is almost unthinkable given what you witnessed with your own eyes. Your words in the days after the attack moved the world. Your reminder that the victims needed to be remembered both as Muslims and as New Zealanders, showed that grief revealed you to be a man of great wisdom. You could not have been more right when you declared that this country is unbreakable. On the map, New Zealand may look like an isolated land, but in the weeks that followed the 15th of March, the moral compass of the world was centred here in Christchurch. You showed the way we must respond to hate - with love."

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Prince William:

"What happened here was fuelled by a warped ideology that knows no boundaries. The world has rightly united to fight the extremism that has made sorrowful brethren out of cities like New York, Paris, London, and Manchester and that has taken so many lives in Sri Lanka in recent days.

And so too we must unite to fight the violent brand of extremism that has led to fatal shootings in a church in Charleston, South Carolina; and a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a van attack on the streets of Finsbury Park in London; the murder of an MP in West Yorkshire; and now so many deaths in two mosques here in Christchurch. Extremism in all its forms must be defeated. The message from Christchurch and the message from Al Noor and Linwood mosques could not be more clear - the global ideology of hate will fail to divide us."

7. William at end of speech

8. Various of William meeting people