00:00US President Donald Trump was welcomed by British Royal Spectacle Wednesday, greeted
00:05by military honour guards and mounted troops in a historic second state visit for the US
00:10leader. Prince William and his wife Catherine first met the President's Marine One helicopter
00:16as it landed in the private walled garden on the Windsor Castle estate. Trump was treated
00:22to a tour of the Royal Collection and a beating retreat ceremony as he visited the royals.
00:29The day of pageantry was on a scale designed to impress the President and involve some 120
00:34horses and 1,300 troops, including the largest guard of honour in living memory.
00:40It's a visit not without political impact, with the UK's leader Keir Starmer seeking to boost
00:47ties with Trump at a moment when his America First policies are putting pressure on global
00:53trade. Trump and Starmer are expected to hold talks on Thursday.
00:59In London, Trump's visit was met by thousands of protesters who carried banners against
01:05the US leader, although the number of demonstrators was smaller than Trump's last state visit six
01:12years ago.
01:16The number in the Eurozone is right on target, hitting 2% in August according to new figures
01:21from Eurostat.
01:22The number is in line with targets set out by the European Central Bank, and means more
01:28interest rate cuts are unlikely to come soon.
01:31Price growth has held steady since June, with the biggest increases in food, alcohol and tobacco
01:36all up 3.2%, and services up 3.1%.
01:43Non-energy industrial goods rose just 0.8%, while energy prices fell by 2%.
01:49The new data comes just a week after the European Central Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged.
01:56The bank's key deposit rate remains at 2%, its lowest level in more than two years.
02:02ECB head Christine Lagarde stressed the bank isn't locked into a fixed path, and that future
02:07decisions will depend on how the economy performs.
02:13Many Spaniards are enraged by the cancellation of the last lap of La Vuelta Ciclista a España,
02:25their iconic three-week cycling race across the country.
02:28Its final stage was abandoned this weekend after thousands of pro-Palestine protesters broke
02:33the finish line in Madrid.
02:35Two people were detained and 22 police officers injured.
02:38Prominent Spanish politicians were quick to argue that Pedro Sánchez, Spain's Prime Minister,
02:43was directly responsible for the disruption.
02:45But what did Sánchez actually say?
02:48Speaking at a PSOE event in Andalucía, Sánchez said he first and foremost respected the athletes
02:53competing in La Vuelta, but he also expressed admiration for Spaniards who mobilized for just
02:58causes like that of Palestine.
03:00You know that today the Vuelta to Spain ends.
03:03The Vuelta to Spain.
03:04And go ahead, our absolute recognition and respect for the athletes.
03:09He added that he felt proud to see a country that despite its diversity, comes together
03:22on a just cause like human rights, finishing with long live the Spanish people.
03:26He did not explicitly call for protest or mention stopping the race, and in fact hailed the athletes
03:31as much as the protesters.
03:33But many still found his words inflammatory and irresponsible.
03:36José Luis Martínez Almeida, mayor of Madrid, said,
03:39Today, Madrid has been overwhelmed by violence, for which I make the president of the government
03:44directly responsible, because of his irresponsible statements this morning inciting the demonstrators.
03:50And Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Madrid region, tweeted,
03:53When the president of the nation cheers on the boycott against the Vuelta Teclista,
03:57he becomes responsible for every clash that occurs.
04:00Meanwhile, accusations also rain from the left, blaming Sánchez for not doing enough to support the protesters.
04:06We are very proud of this project, because we are located in Europe, and nobody else so fast did this project.
04:25So we are very thankful for our partners, for the boat company who built the boats, and it was a big responsibility for the city,
04:35and for the citizens, to say that yes, we will meet a boat in six, seven months.
04:49If you live in the center, in this area, and you work here, I guess yes.
04:55Especially maybe women would like it, like a romantic way to go to work, or to clear your mind after work.
05:03I think it will be very cool.
05:10If we're saying that it's public transportation, but it's slower than walking, so we're not being honest.
05:20And if we're not being honest about every single part of this green transformation, then people will be confused, and in the end they will be disappointed.
05:33For now, I think it's a good experiment, and I like experiments, so I'm rooting for it to work, but I'm a bit skeptical.
06:56An incredible actor.
06:58We all know his work, but as a director to films like Kwe Sho, he was one of the first guys to do political thrillers, Three Days of the Condor, All the President's Men.
07:10He paved the way for films like this, but more so than anything, he was a staunch environmental leader and was a member of the NRDC like me and fought for indigenous rights.
07:25As the list goes on and on, we lost some legend.
07:27It's so sad. It's inevitable. It just happens. But he left behind so much. We're never going to see that guy again. That's a different era, a different kind of man, different mentality. That's why it needs to be revered.
07:42I mean, not just an incredible list of roles and films, both as director, as actor, as producer, but then also the whole Sundance institution. And I mean, that will live on and on.
07:55You know, Koda being bought there at Sundance, you know, I would always think of him and I hope that I would have a chance to meet him. And unfortunately, I didn't. But it's it's so touching.
08:05And I'm so grateful for all of his work and his accumulative, the accumulation of all of his hard work. And we still talk about him even after he passes away. His impact will live on and we'll really miss him.
08:35Just as someone that contributed something to the sustainability of our culture, I guess, whether it's my work as a film, I think probably whatever I do, what will probably last the longest are the films that I've made because they they have a long life.
09:03So just that I was somebody that that brought something to the culture that had some sustainability or some value, whatever that is.
09:33All right.
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