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young crowd, just the fate of the world basically." BBC world News

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Reporting from Washington, I'm Katty Kay.

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As polls tightening, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton tell their

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supporters not to take anything for granted.

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Two police officers are ambushed and killed in Iowa.

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The suspect has a history of confrontations with authorities

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and is now in custody. And using dance to draw attention

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A famous choreographer is hoping her latest production

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The candidates are now crisscrossing the country in a critical stage of

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the campaign which will lead them to the White House, and for Donald

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Trump it is all about Florida, and that is where he was today.

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If Hillary Clinton were to be elected it would create

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an unprecedented and protracted constitutional crisis.

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Haven't we been through a lot with the Clintons?

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Hillary Clinton will hit the Key western states of Arizona and

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Nevada, but the current president was campaigning on her behalf in

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North Carolina. He left little doubt about how important it was for

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people to get to the polls. I hate to put pressure on you, but the fate

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of the republic rests on your shoulders. The fate of the world is

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teetering and you, North Carolina, I don't have to make sure that we push

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it in the right direction. That is quite a burden to the Asian people.

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-- that is quite a burden for those young people.

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For more on the state of the race and those crucial swingstates both

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nominees are vying to win, I spoke a brief time

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ago with Alex Altman, Washington Correspondent

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The president is the anyone having fun in this campaign. He has had a

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good time, needling Donald Trump, telling people they can do better

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than this. -- the only one having fun. He also said it was a question

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of voting for Hillary Clinton to protect the Obama legacy. That is

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the centrepiece of the Clinton campaign, they are trying to

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reassemble the coalition which Obama has built by turning out his panic

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and African-American voters -- Hispanic. I was in North Carolina

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yesterday. Everyone was talking about the fact there is early voting

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and the number of African Americans voting early is down on 2012 and

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2008. Will they turn out in the numbers that she needs? The same

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case in Florida. It remains to be seen, difficult to pass early voting

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numbers, because you know people are going to the polls but you don't

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know the percentage of people who will be given to the polls on

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election day and you don't know who they are voting for. -- driven. What

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about the map at the moment? Over the last week we have spoken about

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e-mails and WikiLeaks, and she had bad news with Obama care price

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spikes. It has been a bad week for the Clintons, but it is not ready

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changed. Donald Trump still has a task on his hands. In some of the

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key battle ground state, we are seeing the race tightening and

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Donald Trump is catching up. Could he turn enough voters to get to 270?

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Still unlikely? The race is tightening, but at the same time

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there are very few polls that have shown Donald Trump making inroads in

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some of the firewalls that Clinton has built. Wisconsin. Yes, states

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which have never shown Donald Trump in the lead, Colorado, Virginia, the

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Clinton campaign feels very good about them. Donald Trump is doing

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better in the Midwestern battle grounds, but he needs to make

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inroads and there are states he needs to win, Florida, North

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Carolina, North Carolina is a state that the Clinton team feels very

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good about. She has an advantage when it comes to the electoral map.

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You can't say this map >> STUDIO: -- you can't say this race is boring,

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right? That is right. Well, among the few issues which has

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broken through in this election is the loss of American jobs

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and what to do about it. The concerns are pronounced

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in the state of West Virginia where for decades

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coal has been king. Now the industry is suffering

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and Hillary Clinton's call to move away from fossil fuels is causing

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concern and driving support The BBC's Michelle Fleury has

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been to Boone County, The Appalachian mountains

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of West Virginia, with its thick canopy of trees, it's hard

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to believe this is the heart In just seven years,

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coal production in the David Green lost his coal

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job in April. The mines is for the money

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and the guaranteed money. I mean, you get good

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wages, a little risky, I would not support Hillary because

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she is dead against the coal. And Donald is the best

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of the two evils. Many here feel left

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behind, forgotten. Coal jobs have been crushed

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by technology, cheaper natural gas With each mine closure

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and each bankruptcy, there have been more jobs lost,

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and that's meant more pain Pro-coal West Virginia used to be

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out-and-out unionised But Bill Clinton was the last

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Democratic presidential Nowadays folk here are

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turning to Donald Trump. There's a lot of talk in these parts

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of President Obama's war on coal. Many, like out of work miner

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Bo Copley, blame him Well, when you have a president

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who says we're not going to make it illegal to mine coal,

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but we're going to bankrupt people if they want to use coal-fired power

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plants, it's pretty personal here. And when you have a candidate

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who says things like, we're going to put a lot of coal

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businesses and coal miners out of business,

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that's very personal here. Many people in the region feel

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abandoned by politicians, even those fighting against the coal

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industry like activist Maria Gunnoe. We built this country,

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we built this country from the coal that's been mined out of the ground

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that has made the steel and powered this country,

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throughout this country. And we are owed something more

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than the pollution and the poverty. Few here expect the coal industry

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to return to its glory days. But Donald Trump is offering hope

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to a group who don't feel politicians in

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Washington speak for them. Michelle Fleury, BBC

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News, West Virginia. That is a complaint from a lot of

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Americans who have suffered a loss of Manor factoring jobs. --

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manufacturing. Well, whoever wins the White House -

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one of the most urgent challenges awaiting them will be working out

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to deal with Russia. Relations between Washington

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and Moscow haven't been this tense Our Moscow correspondent

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Steve Rosenberg reports. Three American presidents

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with one thing in common. They've all had to deal

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with this man. Vladimir Putin, the face of Russian

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politics for more than 16 years. He started out, or so it had seemed,

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America's friend. But smiles turned to suspicion

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when the Kremlin launched a crackdown on political

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opponents, like this tycoon. The US grew disillusioned

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with the Russian leader and he Over the invasion of Iraq,

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and Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the

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antiballistic Missile Treaty. At one point, the US

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and Russia did try to When anti-government street

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protests erupted in Russia, Vladimir Putin claimed that

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Washington was behind them. He said the same about

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Ukraine's revolution. The US condemned Moscow

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for annex in Crimea, While, over Syria, US -

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Russia tensions have reached Today, the image read Amir Putin

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projects to the world a strong leader who believes he is right

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and America's wrong, a Russian president who wants

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to change the balance of power So, how will the new man or woman

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in the White House deal with that? By cooperating with the Kremlin,

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says Donald Trump. If we get along well,

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that would be good. He'd rather have a puppet

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as president of the United States. Hillary Clinton is more

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hard line on Russia. The Russians have engaged in cyber

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attacks against America that you encouraged espionage

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against our people, that you are willing

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to spout the Putin live. But history shows that once

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an election is over, rhetoric gives And the reality is there needs to be

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a dialogue between a US President And there is no sign

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of Vladimir Putin vacating that Iraqi forces are closing in on the

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Islamic State stronghold of Mosul and they are now moving street to

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street, clearing areas of Islamic State militants who have been

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putting up a fierce resistance. Aid agencies have warned that civilians

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are in danger and it is not clear how they are going to escape.

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We are on the outskirts of the city, and the city centre is that way.

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As you can see, the road is now full of dozens and dozens,

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possibly hundreds of families who have been living under the yoke

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Many of them have been asked to leave for their own safety,

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many of them want to leave, because for them it's

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For many of these women that you're seeing here,

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this is the first time they've been out of their homes

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Some of the women we've spoken to said they couldn't even go up

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onto the roof tops to hang out washing for fear of being punished

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These people have been trapped between two warring parties

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Immediate peace isn't an immediate prospect.

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But at least life for many of them will be a little better soon.

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The big question is, where do they go now?

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A quick look at other news from around the world.

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There have been more chaotic scenes in Hong Kong's legislative assembly,

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as two newly-elected members who were banned from the chamber

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They evaded security guards and attempted to read

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Last month, their attempt to take the oath was discounted

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because they displayed a banner stating "Hong Kong is not China".

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A report into corruption allegations against South African President

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Jacob Zuma has recommended a commission of inquiry be

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The report has been made public amid mounting pressure

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Protestors marched towards the presidential office

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in the capital Pretoria earlier, demonstrating

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against what they call government corruption.

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Members of staff at Amnesty International's Moscow office say

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it has been sealed off by city officials.

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They claim that the locks have been changed and power shut off.

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The human rights group says it was given no warning

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but hoped there was "a simple administrative explanation".

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Amnesty has in the past complained of harassment

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Police in the US say they have captured a suspect

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following the fatal shootings of two police officers.

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Both men were killed in the city of Des Moines

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while sitting alone in patrol cars during the night -

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officials describe it as ambush-style attacks.

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Here's Aleem Maqbool with the details.

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In the early hours of the morning responding

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to reports of gunshots, police officers found one

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of their own colleagues dead in their patrol car.

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Shortly afterwards another discovery, just two miles away,

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a second officer shot while sitting in his car.

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The suspect who was caught several hours after the killings has been

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named as 46-year-old, Scott Michael Green.

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After several hours he turned himself in.

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He was walking down the road, flagged down a DNR employee

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presented his driver's license to him, told him to call 911.

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From there the reponding officers took him into custody.

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This is where the first police officer was found shot dead and you

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can see the tributes. Across the road is a high school football field

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and we believe just two weeks ago Scott Green was ejected from their

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fall waving a Confederate flag in front of black spectators. -- from

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their for waving. You're on private property

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you're on school property and we're asking you to leave

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at this time. Green posted a video online just two

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weeks ago showing him arguing He had been thrown out of a football

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stadium for waving Confederate flag The attacks illustrate the dangers

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to police in America. 51 officers have been killed

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across the good judiciary alone. What the attack is unlikely to do,

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is change the debate on the wide A subject that has barely registered

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this election season. A completely senseless killing.

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Coming up, we look ahead at the move to legalise marijuana.

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There have been violent clashes between Orthodox Jews and protestors

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A group called Women of the Wall is campaigning for the right

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of women to perform the same rituals as men at the holy site.

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From Jerusalem, here's Yolande Knell.

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Marching into the old city of Jerusalem, to reach the holiest

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But this wasn't just the usual monthly protest

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They were joined by a large group of international supporters and top

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rabbis from the reform and Conservative

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With many women holding up the scrolls of the Torah.

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When orthodox Jews tried to stop them reaching the Western Wall,

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there was pushing and shoving, and tempers flared.

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"It's undignified", says this orthodox worshipper.

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"It is divisive and creates a national feud and I think

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that is what some of these people want".

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According to orthodox beliefs women should pray in a separate area

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from men at the wall, and they shouldn't sing,

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read out from holy texts or wear religious garments.

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It is a long-standing row but many thought it was over at the start

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of this year when the Israeli cabinet approved a new space

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It is about time the Prime Minister implemented the deal.

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That this is one wall for the entire Jewish people and we all

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Campaigners believe new arrangements haven't yet been enforced

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because of pressure from ultraorthodox parties.

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But they say the issue of equal prayer rights won't go away

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and is causing a rift amongst Jews around the world.

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As the US counts down to Election Day - it's not

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just the new president who will be picked.

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Voters in five states, including California will decide

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on whether or not to legalise the recreational use of marijuana.

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Four other states will consider joining the growing number

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For more on the potential impact, the BBC's James Cook has gone

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to Colorado which led the way in this growing movement.

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This is a tour bus with a twist.

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No gazing at the Rocky Mountains for these visitors.

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They have come to the Mile High City to get stoned.

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Recreational marijuana use has been legal here for two years.

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It is a new way of life. Welcome to a different Colorado.

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Puff by puff, Americans are rehabilitating a drug

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ARCHIVE: The police narcotics detail raids New York City Fields

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of the insidious weed known as marijuana.

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Within a period of ten years the narcotic weed has become

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Today that "insidious weed" is a legal medicine in 25 states

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and four others allow smoking for fun.

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That is something that cannabis consumers have dealt

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We have been looked down upon and treated as lesser,

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We raise more money than alcohol taxes do and we don't

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This is marijuana manufacturing on a massive scale.

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And it is a business which has huge potential

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to create not just profits, but taxes, as well.

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But the chief prosecutor here in Denver says

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He has a message for voters elsewhere, "Don't end up

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Because you've got a guinea pig out there and it's called

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And why don't you see what happens? Why rush into this?

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You're making a public policy decision which can have

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an impact on an entire generation of Americans.

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But in the California sun it's another story.

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The town of Desert Hot Springs fancies itself as a marijuana maker.

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Big plantations are in the works, and the price of this

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This back portion of my property right here is going...

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Jason is one of those hoping to cash in.

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There's 180,000 square feet approved just a couple of hundred

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And that is simply for medical use to begin with.

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If it becomes procreational. Yes.

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This will be a multi-million dollar business?

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But marijuana is not quite out of the shadows.

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Federal law still brands it as dangerous and prohibitive.

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That may have to change as state after state just says no

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something which is moving very fast in America, as many states see how

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much they are making in terms of money in Colorado.

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Now, anyone who loves loves dance will be no

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stranger to Debbie Allen - an award winning actress

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and choreographer who made her name in the 1980s hit, Fame.

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She's also helped many young people escape gang life in LA

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Some of them are now staring in her latest show, Freeze Fame,

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which takes on gun violence in the US.

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Jane O'Brien went behind the scenes at the Kennedy Center for a look.

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Los Angeles is the setting for Freeze Frame.

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A call for action to tackle one of America's most intractable

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During rehearsals at the Kennedy Center, the show's creator

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Debbie Allen instils the cast with a sense of mission.

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We have an opportunity now to really change some minds.

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An award-winning choreographer, director and actor,

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Debbie Allen wrote Freeze Frame in 2013, initially to draw attention

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to the lives of children blighted by LA gang violence.

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But the production has since evolved to reflect mass

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shootings across the country, and more recently the

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tension between black communities and police.

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A complex problem that Debbie Allen says needs trust

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It's interesting, we were doing the show in Los Angeles.

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I got so many letters from young people that thanked me,

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they said they never thought about the police that way.

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Because there is a scene, which I call a cop rap,

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where the policeman says, what am I supposed to do?

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Allen is no stranger to using art is a tool

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She has already influenced many young lives

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32-year-old Dion Watson was a teenager when he joined.

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Having people in my family associated with gangs,

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it was kind of harder for me to stay away from it,

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but luckily my guardian angel, Miss Debbie Allen, she took me at 16

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when I was just about to make that decision on which way to go.

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Especially this show, Freeze Frame, it is so big to my life,

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It is the story of so many kids that grew up where I grew up.

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This production will make you think and make you smile and I think it

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will cause you to act and do something.

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There are 30,000 gun related deaths every year in the United States,

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but the gulf between those who want to exercise their right

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to bear arms and those who want to limit it seems

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Freeze Frame makes the case for finding a compromise.

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Debbie Allen, changing lives in Los Angeles and bringing a great show to

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the United States. It looks fantastic.

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Well, that brings today's show to a close but you can find much

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more on all the day's news at our website.

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The poll of polls, and our analysis from around the country.

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And to reach me and most of the BBC team simply go to Twitter -

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From all of us here at World News America, thank

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you for watching and please tune in tomorrow.

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