skynewsus--2020-12-21--Robin Williams and the real story of the undiagnosed dementia that took his life

In the summer of 2012 , Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book , just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy .
`` I want to help people be less afraid . ''
Two years later , he died by suicide at the age of 63 ; a tragic , traumatic end to a brilliant life .
Williams , known for his quick wit , his genius , his ability to always raise a smile , was no doubt incredibly afraid in his final days , unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as he must have seen it , letting him down .
Despite outward appearances in his final on-screen role in Night Of The Museum : Secret Of The Tomb , on set he had been struggling to remember his lines .
In private , the final months of his life had been consumed by anxiety , paranoia , panic attacks and insomnia , with no concrete explanation as to why .
`` Goodnight , my love , '' he said to his wife , Susan Schneider Williams , on the evening of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his home in a suburb of Marin County , San Francisco , became a shrine of mourning as news of his death made headlines around the world .
`` To the funniest man who ever lived , '' summed up how he was viewed by the world in one of the many tributes left outside .
What Williams never found out was that he had been suffering from the neurological disease Lewy body dementia , a diagnosis that only came to his widow with a post-mortem following his death .
Medical professionals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases they had ever seen .
Filmmaker Tylor Norwood , who was contacted by Schneider Williams to raise awareness of what really happened to her husband in his final days and years , now hopes to provide clarity and honour the actor 's memory in a new documentary film , Robin 's Wish .
It is important that the millions of people who loved him know the truth , he tells Sky News .
`` Robin Williams was in my life from like eight years old and the movies that he made followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were important to me , '' he says .
`` I think millions and millions of people had that experience with him .
So when one of these [ celebrities ] pass in a way that 's jarring , that can be really disturbing .
`` The reason this film needed to get made was because Robin deserved better , as a human who gave so much to us all , the idea that when he passed the real tragedy of his life is that he did n't have an answer to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He never got to know what this thing was . ''
Many of the headlines , particularly in the US , that followed Williams ' death were filled with details of his depression , his previous struggles with addiction , speculation about financial problems , the documentary shows .
`` The things that people grasp were just that - they were just grasping at things that did n't have any weight to them or reality to them , '' Norwood says .
`` So when the autopsy showed that he had Lewy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really had n't seen before - and that 's to do with the fact that Robin was a genius and his brain was so good and so strong that it actually lasted much longer than theoretically you or I would have - that 's a very different story . ''
There was speculation that `` maybe he was back on drugs or maybe he 'd lost all of his money… all these kind of guesses '' , says Norwood .
When the results of the postmortem were made public , they were reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' death the director feels this important part of his story has been forgotten , that `` the truth kind of got silenced because there just was n't any more attention for it '' .
In Robin 's Wish , the star 's friends , family and colleagues speak about what he was like as a person , as well as the final years and days of his life .
Director Shawn Levy opens up about Williams ' difficulties filming his final Night Of The Museum , saying that while he and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and crew did not speak about it at the time , `` it no longer feels loyal to be silent about it but maybe more loyal to share , without shame , without secrecy , that yeah , this guy was hurting , and he was going through something that he did n't have a name for yet '' .
In the documentary , Schneider Williams recalls her husband calling her while having a panic attack , and being paranoid and unable to sleep properly in his final months .
`` If we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body dementia that alone would have given him some peace , '' she says .
She wanted the film to be made to raise awareness and maybe help others .
Norwood says he also wants to remind people of exactly who Robin Williams was .
`` Let 's remind people of all the light and beautiful things that he brought into the world .
And then let 's say , oh , and by the way , everything you thought you knew about the end of his life was wrong .
And that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clung to or got in those early days , the truth is who he was in the movies that you loved , the real guy was better than that . ''
In Robin 's Wish , his neighbours tell of the star 's kindness and normality , talking of a wealthy , A-list famous man who chose to live in a quiet suburb rather than a gated LA community .
It also shows the star visiting troops in Baghdad ; something he did several times throughout his life .
Despite his wildly different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spoke to them about fear , something he said no one would guess he experienced himself .
Williams always wanted to entertain and to help people , the documentary shows , whether that be children in his neighbourhood or soldiers in war zones .
`` Everybody thought he must have been kind of this sad clown [ after his death ] , '' says Norwood .
`` He must have been really great in a movie but in his personal life , deeply troubled and upset… '' In reality , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you loved him in the movies , he was better in real life . ''
According to NHS UK , Lewy body dementia can cause hallucinations , confusion , fatigue and problems with understanding , memory and judgement .
There is no cure , and the average survival time after diagnosis is similar to that of Alzheimer 's disease - around six to 12 years .
With Williams ' diagnosis coming after his death , the documentary does not give detail about how long he may have had the disease for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got progressively worse , were noticeable for about two years .
Dr Bruce Miller , director of the Memory and Aging Centre at the University of California San Francisco and a distinguished professor of neurology , is one of the medical experts interviewed in Robin 's Wish .
`` People who have great brains , who are incredibly brilliant , can tolerate degenerative disease better than someone who is average , '' he says .
`` Robin Williams was a genius . ''
Lewy body dementia is `` a killer '' , Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease which is fast and progressive .
`` I 'm looking at how Robin 's brain had been affected , I realised that this was about as devastating a form of Lewy body dementia that I had ever seen .
Almost no area was left unaffected .
It really amazed me that Robin could walk or move at all . ''
Norwood and Schneider Williams have spent several years researching the condition .
Norwood says it is impossible to say whether or not Williams would have taken his own life had he received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although there is no doubt the condition would have killed him eventually .
`` There is no treatment for it , they ca n't even slow it down , '' the filmmaker says .
`` The one thing that having a diagnosis gives you , which is more valuable than almost anything else , is that it gives you an understanding that what 's happening to you is not your fault .
That 's the real tragedy of Robin 's life , is he did n't get to know that this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lewy bodies is caused by clumps of protein ( the Lewy bodies ) forming inside brain cells , says NHS UK .
These abnormal deposits are also found in people with Parkinson 's disease , and build up in areas controlling functions such as thinking , visual perception and muscle movement , interfering with signals sent between brain cells .
Despite the fact it receives substantially less publicity than other similar disorders , UK charity The Lewy Body Society says it is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia in older people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15-20 % of all people living with dementia .
Although he did not know it , Williams was one of about 1.4 million people living with the condition in the US .
Before he died , the actor was seeing a therapist four or five times a week , Norwood says , trying yoga , hoping `` he could think his way out of this , not understanding that it was a physical thing that was happening and it was n't mental '' .
He continues : `` The one thing I learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film is that he was resilient , he was someone who , whether it was with tragedies that happened in his life , whether it was with addiction , he always found a way to rise to the occasion and be better and work harder and get through it so he could be present for all of us . ''
After the release of Robin 's Wish in the US in September , it topped the film chart and remained the number one documentary for a month , which `` speaks to Robin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What he hopes fans will take from the film is the desire to see Williams at his effervescent best once again .
`` My dream is that people will watch this movie and as the credits start rolling , they 'll go , I want to watch Good Will Hunting or I want to watch Dead Poets Society or I want to watch Aladdin . ''
Doing justice to the star 's story with the help of his closest friends and family came with a huge sense of responsibility `` to do right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
There were many lovely stories about the star that he did n't have time to include .
`` Most of the time was them talking about how lovely he was , like how on set he would just do like improv for 45 minutes or how he would donate his time or how his friends in the neighbourhood were like , he 'd be out in front of our house with chalk , drawing with the kids on the pavement , and those were things that could n't all make it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerful to me to see how much of a difference he made in these people 's lives across the board and how much he really touched them . ''
Because whether you knew Williams best as an alien , a genie , or Peter Pan ; as a desperate father turned nanny in drag , or an English teacher urging students to make their lives extraordinary ; as an Oscar winner , a stand-up comedian - or , for a lucky few , simply Robin Williams the man - he was someone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doubt helped us all be a little less afraid .
Robin 's Wish is out on digital and on demand in the UK from Monday , 4 January

In the summer of 2012, Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book, just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy. "I want to help people be less afraid."
Two years later, he died by suicide at the age of 63; a tragic, traumatic end to a brilliant life.
Williams, known for his quick wit, his genius, his ability to always raise a smile, was no doubt incredibly afraid in his final days, unable to work out why his brilliant mind was, as he must have seen it, letting him down.
Image: Robin's Wish tells the story of actor Robin Williams' final months. All photos courtesy of Vertical Entertainment
Image: The actor's wife Susan Schneider Williams learned he had been suffering from Lewy body dementia only after his death
Despite outward appearances in his final on-screen role in Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, on set he had been struggling to remember his lines. In private, the final months of his life had been consumed by anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks and insomnia, with no concrete explanation as to why.
"Goodnight, my love," he said to his wife, Susan Schneider Williams, on the evening of 10 August 2014. The next day, his home in a suburb of Marin County, San Francisco, became a shrine of mourning as news of his death made headlines around the world. "To the funniest man who ever lived," summed up how he was viewed by the world in one of the many tributes left outside.
What Williams never found out was that he had been suffering from the neurological disease Lewy body dementia, a diagnosis that only came to his widow with a post-mortem following his death. Medical professionals said it was one of the worst cases they had ever seen.
Filmmaker Tylor Norwood, who was contacted by Schneider Williams to raise awareness of what really happened to her husband in his final days and years, now hopes to provide clarity and honour the actor's memory in a new documentary film, Robin's Wish.
It is important that the millions of people who loved him know the truth, he tells Sky News.
"Robin Williams was in my life from like eight years old and the movies that he made followed me at points in my life that were important to me," he says. "I think millions and millions of people had that experience with him. So when one of these [celebrities] pass in a way that's jarring, that can be really disturbing.
"The reason this film needed to get made was because Robin deserved better, as a human who gave so much to us all, the idea that when he passed the real tragedy of his life is that he didn't have an answer to what happened to him up until the end. He never got to know what this thing was."
Image: Hundreds of fans left flowers outside his home in San Francisco following his death in August 2014
Many of the headlines, particularly in the US, that followed Williams' death were filled with details of his depression, his previous struggles with addiction, speculation about financial problems, the documentary shows.
"The things that people grasp were just that - they were just grasping at things that didn't have any weight to them or reality to them," Norwood says. "So when the autopsy showed that he had Lewy body dementia to an extent that doctors really hadn't seen before - and that's to do with the fact that Robin was a genius and his brain was so good and so strong that it actually lasted much longer than theoretically you or I would have - that's a very different story."
There was speculation that "maybe he was back on drugs or maybe he'd lost all of his money… all these kind of guesses", says Norwood. When the results of the postmortem were made public, they were reported, but coming several months after Williams' death the director feels this important part of his story has been forgotten, that "the truth kind of got silenced because there just wasn't any more attention for it".
In Robin's Wish, the star's friends, family and colleagues speak about what he was like as a person, as well as the final years and days of his life. Director Shawn Levy opens up about Williams' difficulties filming his final Night At The Museum, saying that while he and the rest of the 200 or so cast and crew did not speak about it at the time, "it no longer feels loyal to be silent about it but maybe more loyal to share, without shame, without secrecy, that yeah, this guy was hurting, and he was going through something that he didn't have a name for yet".
Image: Williams pictured with director Shawn Levy on the set of his final Night At The Museum film
In the documentary, Schneider Williams recalls her husband calling her while having a panic attack, and being paranoid and unable to sleep properly in his final months. "If we'd had the accurate diagnosis of Lewy body dementia that alone would have given him some peace," she says.
She wanted the film to be made to raise awareness and maybe help others. Norwood says he also wants to remind people of exactly who Robin Williams was.
"Let's remind people of all the light and beautiful things that he brought into the world. And then let's say, oh, and by the way, everything you thought you knew about the end of his life was wrong. And that actually, no matter what narrative you clung to or got in those early days, the truth is who he was in the movies that you loved, the real guy was better than that."
In Robin's Wish, his neighbours tell of the star's kindness and normality, talking of a wealthy, A-list famous man who chose to live in a quiet suburb rather than a gated LA community. It also shows the star visiting troops in Baghdad; something he did several times throughout his life. Despite his wildly different life, he identified with the soldiers and spoke to them about fear, something he said no one would guess he experienced himself. Williams always wanted to entertain and to help people, the documentary shows, whether that be children in his neighbourhood or soldiers in war zones.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:17 Robin's Wish is out in the UK on Monday 4 January
"Everybody thought he must have been kind of this sad clown [after his death]," says Norwood. "He must have been really great in a movie but in his personal life, deeply troubled and upset…
"In reality, he was better than we all thought he was. If you loved him in the movies, he was better in real life."
According to NHS UK, Lewy body dementia can cause hallucinations, confusion, fatigue and problems with understanding, memory and judgement. There is no cure, and the average survival time after diagnosis is similar to that of Alzheimer's disease - around six to 12 years.
With Williams' diagnosis coming after his death, the documentary does not give detail about how long he may have had the disease for. Schneider Williams says symptoms, which got progressively worse, were noticeable for about two years.
Dr Bruce Miller, director of the Memory and Aging Centre at the University of California San Francisco and a distinguished professor of neurology, is one of the medical experts interviewed in Robin's Wish. "People who have great brains, who are incredibly brilliant, can tolerate degenerative disease better than someone who is average," he says. "Robin Williams was a genius."
Image: Williams and Schneider Williams married in 2011
Lewy body dementia is "a killer", Dr Miller says in the film, a disease which is fast and progressive. "I'm looking at how Robin's brain had been affected, I realised that this was about as devastating a form of Lewy body dementia that I had ever seen. Almost no area was left unaffected. It really amazed me that Robin could walk or move at all."
Norwood and Schneider Williams have spent several years researching the condition. Norwood says it is impossible to say whether or not Williams would have taken his own life had he received a diagnosis while he was still alive, although he says there is no doubt the condition would have killed him eventually.
"There is no treatment for it, they can't even slow it down," the filmmaker says. "The one thing that having a diagnosis gives you, which is more valuable than almost anything else, is that it gives you an understanding that what's happening to you is not your fault. That's the real tragedy of Robin's life, is he didn't get to know that this wasn't his fault."
Dementia with Lewy bodies is caused by clumps of protein (the Lewy bodies) forming inside brain cells, says NHS UK. These abnormal deposits are also found in people with Parkinson's disease, and build up in areas controlling functions such as thinking, visual perception and muscle movement, interfering with signals sent between brain cells. Despite the fact it receives substantially less publicity than other similar disorders, UK charity The Lewy Body Society says it is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia in older people after Alzheimer's, accounting for approximately 15-20% of all people living with dementia.
Image: Robin's Wish shows the actor visiting troops
Although he did not know it, Williams was one of about 1.4 million people living with the condition in the US. Before he died, the actor was seeing a therapist four or five times a week, Norwood says, trying yoga, hoping "he could think his way out of this, not understanding that it was a physical thing that was happening and it wasn't mental".
He continues: "The one thing I learned about him through the making of this film is that he was resilient, he was someone who, whether it was with tragedies that happened in his life, whether it was with addiction, he always found a way to rise to the occasion and be better and work harder and get through it so he could be present for all of us."
After the release of Robin's Wish in the US in September, it topped the film chart and remained the number one documentary for a month, which "speaks to Robin's legacy", says Norwood.
What he hopes fans will take from the film is the desire to see Williams at his effervescent best once again.
"My dream is that people will watch this movie and as the credits start rolling, they'll go, I want to watch Good Will Hunting or I want to watch Dead Poets Society or I want to watch Aladdin."
Image: In the years before his death, Williams said he hoped this would be his legacy
Doing justice to the star's story with the help of his closest friends and family came with a huge sense of responsibility "to do right by all of them", Norwood says. There were many lovely stories about the star that he didn't have time to include.
"Most of the time was them talking about how lovely he was, like how on set he would just do like improv for 45 minutes or how he would donate his time or how his friends in the neighbourhood were like, he'd be out in front of our house with chalk, drawing with the kids on the pavement, and those were things that couldn't all make it into the movie.
"It was powerful to me to see how much of a difference he made in these people's lives across the board and how much he really touched them."
Because whether you knew Williams best as an alien, a genie, or Peter Pan; as a desperate father turned nanny in drag, or an English teacher urging students to make their lives extraordinary; as an Oscar winner, a stand-up comedian - or, for a lucky few, simply Robin Williams the man - he was someone who brought joy to millions. And no doubt helped us all be a little less afraid.
Robin's Wish is out on digital and on demand in the UK from Monday, 4 January
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK.
In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.


skynewsus--2020-12-21--'Everything you thought you knew about the end of his life was wrong': Robin Williams' story told in

'Everything you thought you knew about the end of his life was wrong': Robin Williams' story told in new documentary

In the summer of 2012 , Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book , just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy .
`` I want to help people be less afraid . ''
Two years later , he died by suicide at the age of 63 ; a tragic , traumatic end to a brilliant life .
Williams , known for his quick wit , his genius , his ability to always raise a smile , was no doubt incredibly afraid in his final days , unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as he must have seen it , letting him down .
Despite outward appearances in his final on-screen role in Night At The Museum : Secret Of The Tomb , on set he had been struggling to remember his lines .
In private , the final months of his life had been consumed by anxiety , paranoia , panic attacks and insomnia , with no concrete explanation as to why .
`` Goodnight , my love , '' he said to his wife , Susan Schneider Williams , on the evening of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , his home in a suburb of Marin County , San Francisco , became a shrine of mourning as news of his death made headlines around the world .
`` To the funniest man who ever lived , '' summed up how he was viewed by the world in one of the many tributes left outside .
What Williams never found out was that he had been suffering from the neurological disease Lewy body dementia , a diagnosis that only came to his widow with a post-mortem following his death .
Medical professionals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases they had ever seen .
Filmmaker Tylor Norwood , who was contacted by Schneider Williams to raise awareness of what really happened to her husband in his final days and years , now hopes to provide clarity and honour the actor 's memory in a new documentary film , Robin 's Wish .
It is important that the millions of people who loved him know the truth , he tells Sky News .
`` Robin Williams was in my life from like eight years old and the movies that he made followed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were important to me , '' he says .
`` I think millions and millions of people had that experience with him .
So when one of these [ celebrities ] pass in a way that 's jarring , that can be really disturbing .
`` The reason this film needed to get made was because Robin deserved better , as a human who gave so much to us all , the idea that when he passed the real tragedy of his life is that he did n't have an answer to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He never got to know what this thing was . ''
Many of the headlines , particularly in the US , that followed Williams ' death were filled with details of his depression , his previous struggles with addiction , speculation about financial problems , the documentary shows .
`` The things that people grasp were just that - they were just grasping at things that did n't have any weight to them or reality to them , '' Norwood says .
`` So when the autopsy showed that he had Lewy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really had n't seen before - and that 's to do with the fact that Robin was a genius and his brain was so good and so strong that it actually lasted much longer than theoretically you or I would have - that 's a very different story . ''
There was speculation that `` maybe he was back on drugs or maybe he 'd lost all of his money… all these kind of guesses '' , says Norwood .
When the results of the postmortem were made public , they were reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' death the director feels this important part of his story has been forgotten , that `` the truth kind of got silenced because there just was n't any more attention for it '' .
In Robin 's Wish , the star 's friends , family and colleagues speak about what he was like as a person , as well as the final years and days of his life .
Director Shawn Levy opens up about Williams ' difficulties filming his final Night At The Museum , saying that while he and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and crew did not speak about it at the time , `` it no longer feels loyal to be silent about it but maybe more loyal to share , without shame , without secrecy , that yeah , this guy was hurting , and he was going through something that he did n't have a name for yet '' .
In the documentary , Schneider Williams recalls her husband calling her while having a panic attack , and being paranoid and unable to sleep properly in his final months .
`` If we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body dementia that alone would have given him some peace , '' she says .
She wanted the film to be made to raise awareness and maybe help others .
Norwood says he also wants to remind people of exactly who Robin Williams was .
`` Let 's remind people of all the light and beautiful things that he brought into the world .
And then let 's say , oh , and by the way , everything you thought you knew about the end of his life was wrong .
And that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clung to or got in those early days , the truth is who he was in the movies that you loved , the real guy was better than that . ''
In Robin 's Wish , his neighbours tell of the star 's kindness and normality , talking of a wealthy , A-list famous man who chose to live in a quiet suburb rather than a gated LA community .
It also shows the star visiting troops in Baghdad ; something he did several times throughout his life .
Despite his wildly different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spoke to them about fear , something he said no one would guess he experienced himself .
Williams always wanted to entertain and to help people , the documentary shows , whether that be children in his neighbourhood or soldiers in war zones .
`` Everybody thought he must have been kind of this sad clown [ after his death ] , '' says Norwood .
`` He must have been really great in a movie but in his personal life , deeply troubled and upset… '' In reality , he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you loved him in the movies , he was better in real life . ''
According to NHS UK , Lewy body dementia can cause hallucinations , confusion , fatigue and problems with understanding , memory and judgement .
There is no cure , and the average survival time after diagnosis is similar to that of Alzheimer 's disease - around six to 12 years .
With Williams ' diagnosis coming after his death , the documentary does not give detail about how long he may have had the disease for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got progressively worse , were noticeable for about two years .
Dr Bruce Miller , director of the Memory and Aging Centre at the University of California San Francisco and a distinguished professor of neurology , is one of the medical experts interviewed in Robin 's Wish .
`` People who have great brains , who are incredibly brilliant , can tolerate degenerative disease better than someone who is average , '' he says .
`` Robin Williams was a genius . ''
Lewy body dementia is `` a killer '' , Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease which is fast and progressive .
`` I 'm looking at how Robin 's brain had been affected , I realised that this was about as devastating a form of Lewy body dementia that I had ever seen .
Almost no area was left unaffected .
It really amazed me that Robin could walk or move at all . ''
Norwood and Schneider Williams have spent several years researching the condition .
Norwood says it is impossible to say whether or not Williams would have taken his own life had he received @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , although he says there is no doubt the condition would have killed him eventually .
`` There is no treatment for it , they ca n't even slow it down , '' the filmmaker says .
`` The one thing that having a diagnosis gives you , which is more valuable than almost anything else , is that it gives you an understanding that what 's happening to you is not your fault .
That 's the real tragedy of Robin 's life , is he did n't get to know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dementia with Lewy bodies is caused by clumps of protein ( the Lewy bodies ) forming inside brain cells , says NHS UK .
These abnormal deposits are also found in people with Parkinson 's disease , and build up in areas controlling functions such as thinking , visual perception and muscle movement , interfering with signals sent between brain cells .
Despite the fact it receives substantially less publicity than other similar disorders , UK charity The Lewy Body Society says it is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for approximately 15-20 % of all people living with dementia .
Although he did not know it , Williams was one of about 1.4 million people living with the condition in the US .
Before he died , the actor was seeing a therapist four or five times a week , Norwood says , trying yoga , hoping `` he could think his way out of this , not understanding that it was a physical thing that was happening and it was n't mental '' .
He continues : `` The one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this film is that he was resilient , he was someone who , whether it was with tragedies that happened in his life , whether it was with addiction , he always found a way to rise to the occasion and be better and work harder and get through it so he could be present for all of us . ''
After the release of Robin 's Wish in the US in September , it topped the film chart and remained the number one documentary for a month , which `` speaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norwood .
What he hopes fans will take from the film is the desire to see Williams at his effervescent best once again .
`` My dream is that people will watch this movie and as the credits start rolling , they 'll go , I want to watch Good Will Hunting or I want to watch Dead Poets Society or I want to watch Aladdin . ''
Doing justice to the star 's story with the help of his closest friends and family came with a huge sense of responsibility `` to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Norwood says .
There were many lovely stories about the star that he did n't have time to include .
`` Most of the time was them talking about how lovely he was , like how on set he would just do like improv for 45 minutes or how he would donate his time or how his friends in the neighbourhood were like , he 'd be out in front of our house with chalk , drawing with the kids on the pavement , and those were things that could n't all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was powerful to me to see how much of a difference he made in these people 's lives across the board and how much he really touched them . ''
Because whether you knew Williams best as an alien , a genie , or Peter Pan ; as a desperate father turned nanny in drag , or an English teacher urging students to make their lives extraordinary ; as an Oscar winner , a stand-up comedian - or , for a lucky few , simply Robin Williams the man - he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And no doubt helped us all be a little less afraid .
Robin 's Wish is out on digital and on demand in the UK from Monday , 4 January Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo @ samaritans.org in the UK .
In the US , call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 ( 800 ) 273-TALK .


skynewsus--2020-01-31--Weinstein 'hired ex-spies to target his accusers'

Harvey Weinstein defended his use of private investigators outside the court in New York Harvey Weinstein hired private investigators to meet with journalists and track down his accusers to thwart media reports of his alleged sex offences , his rape trial has heard .
The 67-year-old Hollywood producer hired Black Cube - a firm founded by former intelligence analysts from the Israel Defence Forces - in 2017 , as reporters from The New Yorker and The New York Times were looking into his behaviour with women , the court heard .
The articles , published in October 2017 , ushered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more women came forward with allegations against Weinstein and other prominent figures in industries from Hollywood to Wall Street .
Details of the Black Cube deal were given in court by Dev Sen , a corporate lawyer at Boies Schiller Flexner , who said the firm signed a contract with the private investigators on behalf of Weinstein .
The jury of seven men and five women were shown an email from the movie mogul to someone at Black Cube which read : `` Red flags are the ones of interest . ''
Prosecutors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of names marked in red to identify his accusers .
Those names included The Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra , who gave evidence last week and claimed Weinstein overpowered and raped her after barging into her apartment in the mid-1990s .
Asked about Black Cube as he left Thursday 's proceedings , Weinstein defended his use of the private investigators , telling reporters outside he did it `` for days like this '' .
Since 2017 , more than 80 women , including several famous actresses , have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct dating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial involves only two allegations .
Sciorra 's claim is too old to be charged as a separate crime .
However , prosecutors hope her testimony will help show jurors he is a serial sexual predator as they consider the two charges - that he forcibly performed oral sex on a production assistant in his apartment in 2006 , and raped an aspiring actress in a Manhattan hotel in 2013 .
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty , and has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex .
Once the New York trial is over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assault charges in Los Angeles which were filed earlier this month .

Harvey Weinstein hired private investigators to meet with journalists and track down his accusers to thwart media reports of his alleged sex offences, his rape trial has heard.
The 67-year-old Hollywood producer hired Black Cube - a firm founded by former intelligence analysts from the Israel Defence Forces - in 2017, as reporters from The New Yorker and The New York Times were looking into his behaviour with women, the court heard.
The articles, published in October 2017, ushered in the #MeToo movement as scores more women came forward with allegations against Weinstein and other prominent figures in industries from Hollywood to Wall Street.
Image: Corporate lawyer Dev Sen said his firm signed a contract with Black Cube on behalf of Weinstein
Details of the Black Cube deal were given in court by Dev Sen, a corporate lawyer at Boies Schiller Flexner, who said the firm signed a contract with the private investigators on behalf of Weinstein.
The jury of seven men and five women were shown an email from the movie mogul to someone at Black Cube which read: "Red flags are the ones of interest."
Prosecutors said he was referring to a list of names marked in red to identify his accusers.
Those names included The Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, who gave evidence last week and claimed Weinstein overpowered and raped her after barging into her apartment in the mid-1990s.
Asked about Black Cube as he left Thursday's proceedings, Weinstein defended his use of the private investigators, telling reporters outside he did it "for days like this".
Image: Actress Annabella Sciorra gave evidence to the trial last week
Since 2017, more than 80 women, including several famous actresses, have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct dating back decades - although his New York trial involves only two allegations.
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Sciorra's claim is too old to be charged as a separate crime.
However, prosecutors hope her testimony will help show jurors he is a serial sexual predator as they consider the two charges - that he forcibly performed oral sex on a production assistant in his apartment in 2006, and raped an aspiring actress in a Manhattan hotel in 2013.
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty, and has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
Once the New York trial is over, Weinstein faces additional rape and sexual assault charges in Los Angeles which were filed earlier this month.


skynewsus--2020-01-31--Journalist who claims Trump raped her wants his DNA

Journalist who claims Donald Trump raped her calls on US president to provide DNA sample Journalist who claims Donald Trump raped her calls on US president to provide DNA sample E Jean Carroll has claimed Donald Trump raped her in the mid-1990s Lawyers for a magazine columnist who has accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s have asked the US president to provide a DNA sample .
E Jean Carroll 's legal team want to determine whether Mr Trump 's genetic material is on a dress the journalist says she was wearing during the alleged encounter .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Mr Trump to submit a sample from his cheek , blood or skin cells in Washington on 2 March .
The sample would be used for `` analysis and comparison against unidentified male DNA present on the dress '' .
While the notice is a demand , such demands often spur court fights requiring a judge to weigh in on whether they will be enforced .
Ms Carroll filed a defamation suit against Mr Trump in November after the president denied her rape allegation .
She said the US president had smeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-time Elle magazine advice columnist by calling her a liar .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Roberta Kaplan , her lawyer , has had Ms Carroll 's black wool coat-style dress tested .
A lab report with the legal notice says DNA found on the sleeves was a mix of at least four contributors , at least one of them male .
Several other people were tested and eliminated as possible contributors to the mix , according to the lab report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday : `` Unidentified male DNA on the dress could prove that Donald Trump not only knows who I am but also that he violently assaulted me in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman and then defamed me by lying about it and impugning my character . ''
Ms Kaplan said it was `` standard operating procedure '' to request a DNA sample from the accused in a sexual assault allegation .
She added : `` As a result , we 've requested a simple saliva sample from Mr Trump to test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no valid basis for him to object . ''
Mr Trump 's lawyers could ask the New York state judge overseeing the defamation case not to require a sample .
A lawyer for the US president also tried to get the defamation case thrown out .
A Manhattan judge declined to do so earlier this month , saying the lawyer had not properly backed up his arguments that the case did not belong in a New York court .
Ms Carroll has accused Mr Trump of raping her in the dressing room of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goodman , in the mid-1990s .
The journalist wrote in a New York magazine piece in June that she and Mr Trump met by chance .
She added that they chatted and went to a lingerie department for Mr Trump to pick out a gift for an unidentified woman .
Ms Carroll said banter about trying on a bodysuit ended in a dressing room , where she said Mr Trump reached under her black wool dress , pulled down her tights and raped her as she tried to fight him off .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carroll wrote : `` The Donna Karan coat dress still hangs on the back of my closet door , unworn and unlaundered since that evening . ''
She wore it for a photo accompanying the magazine piece .
Mr Trump said in June that Ms Carroll was `` totally lying '' and he had `` never met this person in my life '' .
While a 1987 photo shows them and their then-spouses at a social event , Mr Trump dismissed it as a moment when he was `` standing with my coat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement on the matter : `` She is trying to sell a new book - that should indicate her motivation . ''
Mr Trump added that the book `` should be sold in the fiction section '' .

Lawyers for a magazine columnist who has accused Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s have asked the US president to provide a DNA sample.
E Jean Carroll's legal team want to determine whether Mr Trump's genetic material is on a dress the journalist says she was wearing during the alleged encounter.
The legal team served notice to a lawyer for Mr Trump to submit a sample from his cheek, blood or skin cells in Washington on 2 March.
The sample would be used for "analysis and comparison against unidentified male DNA present on the dress".
While the notice is a demand, such demands often spur court fights requiring a judge to weigh in on whether they will be enforced.
Ms Carroll filed a defamation suit against Mr Trump in November after the president denied her rape allegation.
She said the US president had smeared her and damaged her career as a long-time Elle magazine advice columnist by calling her a liar.
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Roberta Kaplan, her lawyer, has had Ms Carroll's black wool coat-style dress tested.
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A lab report with the legal notice says DNA found on the sleeves was a mix of at least four contributors, at least one of them male.
Several other people were tested and eliminated as possible contributors to the mix, according to the lab report.
Their names are redacted.
Ms Carroll said in a statement on Thursday: "Unidentified male DNA on the dress could prove that Donald Trump not only knows who I am but also that he violently assaulted me in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman and then defamed me by lying about it and impugning my character."
Ms Kaplan said it was "standard operating procedure" to request a DNA sample from the accused in a sexual assault allegation.
She added: "As a result, we've requested a simple saliva sample from Mr Trump to test his DNA, and there really is no valid basis for him to object."
Mr Trump's lawyers could ask the New York state judge overseeing the defamation case not to require a sample.
A lawyer for the US president also tried to get the defamation case thrown out.
A Manhattan judge declined to do so earlier this month, saying the lawyer had not properly backed up his arguments that the case did not belong in a New York court.
Ms Carroll has accused Mr Trump of raping her in the dressing room of a Manhattan luxury department store, Bergdorf Goodman, in the mid-1990s.
The journalist wrote in a New York magazine piece in June that she and Mr Trump met by chance.
She added that they chatted and went to a lingerie department for Mr Trump to pick out a gift for an unidentified woman.
Image: Donald Trump has said Ms Carroll was 'totally lying' when she accused him of rape
Ms Carroll said banter about trying on a bodysuit ended in a dressing room, where she said Mr Trump reached under her black wool dress, pulled down her tights and raped her as she tried to fight him off.
She added that she eventually escaped.
Ms Carroll wrote: "The Donna Karan coat dress still hangs on the back of my closet door, unworn and unlaundered since that evening."
She wore it for a photo accompanying the magazine piece.
Mr Trump said in June that Ms Carroll was "totally lying" and he had "never met this person in my life".
While a 1987 photo shows them and their then-spouses at a social event, Mr Trump dismissed it as a moment when he was "standing with my coat on in a line".
He said in a statement on the matter: "She is trying to sell a new book - that should indicate her motivation."
Mr Trump added that the book "should be sold in the fiction section".


skynewsus--2020-01-31--Coronavirus may boost US jobs - Trump's commerce secretary

US jobs could benefit from coronavirus , says Trump 's commerce secretary Wilbur Ross US jobs could benefit from coronavirus , says Trump 's commerce secretary Wilbur Ross US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has been criticised for saying the coronavirus could result in more jobs for Americans .
Mr Ross was speaking after the virus - which has killed 170 people and infected 7,700 - was declared a global public health emergency .
He said he thought the situation could encourage American manufacturers in China to return to the US .
He told Fox Business Network : `` I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of jobs to North America - some to US , probably some to Mexico as well . ''
He said that he did n't `` want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate , very malignant disease '' but `` the fact is , it does give businesses yet another thing to consider when they go through their review of their supply chain '' .
The coronavirus has paralysed many parts of China , with travel severely restricted and businesses suffering from the resulting lack of shoppers during what was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public holiday .
Airlines have cancelled flights and governments around the world have had to put plans in place to evacuate their citizens from the affected areas .
Congressman Don Beyer wrote on Twitter : `` Wilbur Ross ' reaction to a disease killing hundreds is to talk about ways to make money off it .
Somehow they always find a way to be worse . ''
Representative Ted Lieu added : `` Why is Wilbur Ross still secretary of commerce ? ''
Others described him as `` cruel '' , `` craven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan , the Chinese region where the virus was first detected , is one of China 's steel industry heartlands and has attracted foreign manufacturing businesses such as General Motors .
Even before the virus , some foreign companies had been re-thinking their Chinese presence , partly due to US president Donald Trump 's tariffs on imports and partly because Chinese labour costs have risen .
: : Listen to the Daily podcast on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , Spreaker But Rosemary Coates , whose Blue Silk Consulting firm helps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ross 's claims were `` ridiculous '' .
Ms Coates added : `` You ca n't snap your fingers .
`` It can take 18 months or two years to find another supplier .
It is n't easy .
It 's complicated .
`` Companies that are leaving China are not coming to the US .
`` They 're going to other Asian countries .
If low cost is the only goal , then the US is not the answer . ''
After the criticism of Ross 's comments , the Commerce Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary Ross made clear , the first step is to bring the virus under control and help the victims of this disease .
`` It is also important to consider the ramifications of doing business with a country that has a long history of covering up real risks to its own people and the rest of the world . ''
Larry Kudlow , Mr Trump 's top economic adviser , refused to back Mr Ross 's comments , saying : `` This is not about trade , jobs or any of that '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of compassion for the Chinese situation .
The threat of large numbers of people dying is a terrible thing .
We just want to help . ''

US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has been criticised for saying the coronavirus could result in more jobs for Americans.
Mr Ross was speaking after the virus - which has killed 170 people and infected 7,700 - was declared a global public health emergency.
He said he thought the situation could encourage American manufacturers in China to return to the US.
He told Fox Business Network: "I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America - some to US, probably some to Mexico as well."
He said that he didn't "want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate, very malignant disease" but "the fact is, it does give businesses yet another thing to consider when they go through their review of their supply chain".
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The coronavirus has paralysed many parts of China, with travel severely restricted and businesses suffering from the resulting lack of shoppers during what was meant to be the country's busiest public holiday.
Airlines have cancelled flights and governments around the world have had to put plans in place to evacuate their citizens from the affected areas.
Congressman Don Beyer wrote on Twitter: "Wilbur Ross' reaction to a disease killing hundreds is to talk about ways to make money off it. Somehow they always find a way to be worse."
Representative Ted Lieu added: "Why is Wilbur Ross still secretary of commerce?"
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Image: US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has been criticised for his comments
Others described him as "cruel", "craven", and "vile".
Wuhan, the Chinese region where the virus was first detected, is one of China's steel industry heartlands and has attracted foreign manufacturing businesses such as General Motors.
Even before the virus, some foreign companies had been re-thinking their Chinese presence, partly due to US president Donald Trump's tariffs on imports and partly because Chinese labour costs have risen.
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But Rosemary Coates, whose Blue Silk Consulting firm helps companies make such decisions, said Mr Ross's claims were "ridiculous".
Ms Coates added: "You can't snap your fingers.
"It can take 18 months or two years to find another supplier. It isn't easy. It's complicated.
"Companies that are leaving China are not coming to the US.
"They're going to other Asian countries. If low cost is the only goal, then the US is not the answer.''
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After the criticism of Ross's comments, the Commerce Department said in a statement: "As Secretary Ross made clear, the first step is to bring the virus under control and help the victims of this disease.
"It is also important to consider the ramifications of doing business with a country that has a long history of covering up real risks to its own people and the rest of the world.''
Larry Kudlow, Mr Trump's top economic adviser, refused to back Mr Ross's comments, saying: "This is not about trade, jobs or any of that".
"The president has a lot of compassion for the Chinese situation. The threat of large numbers of people dying is a terrible thing. We just want to help.''


skynewsus--2020-02-03--Iowa: The road to 2020 starts here for Democratic presidential hopefuls

The Iowa Caucus is one of the most anticipated events of an election cycle .
In the snowy straights of Iowa , full of silos and big skies , voters are about to show us the very best in their nation 's political system .
The Hawkeye State takes its 'first in the nation ' status very seriously .
Voters often attend multiple events - listening to the options ( and this year they 've got a lot ) , before caucusing with their neighbours .
This race is all about the Democrats , but we started our journey at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was yet another reminder of how loyal his supporters are and how clear his messaging is .
`` Build that wall , impeachment is a sham , jobs , jobs , jobs '' - ready made applause lines .
Everyone feels they know what Trump 's about , whether they love or loathe him .
But with Democrats it 's different .
The party has been going through an identity crisis that has created a very long line of candidates .
On one hand , they are fighting for the soul and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be progressive or centrist , diverse or resist change ?
On the other , they know they need to find and back whoever has the best chance of beating Donald Trump .
It wo n't be easy and after three days , more than 500 miles and six rallies , they are a long way from answering those questions .
We started our journey in Clinton , Iowa - fitting for a Joe Biden event , a man closely allied with the establishment end of the Democratic Party .
The former vice president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it 's not a result of dynamic campaigning .
His crowds have been relatively small .
And when we walk inside , it 's clear they 're a little sleepy and greying too .
His performances have been uneven and at this event , he spends more than 15 minutes on a fairly meandering speech about foreign policy - that may land nationally but it did n't ignite this room on a Friday afternoon .
: : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about an hour doing what he does best - meeting voters , listening to their stories , asking for their contact details to see how he could help .
He sparkled , he held their hands and they seemed to love Uncle Joe 's touch .
I asked him if he thinks , at 77 years old , he has the energy to match Trump .
`` I have more energy than all of them .
It comes from the heart , '' he declared as he touched his chest .
He may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet , but he has a charisma one-on-one and he 's the name America knows the best .
He 's also refused to take a hard turn to the left .
That could all play in his favour .
Or massively backfire .
There is another man in the middle , former mayor Pete Buttigieg .
He 's a veteran and he 's openly gay .
But he 's also just 38-years old - that could be his biggest challenge .
His crowd is enthusiastic and he has a baritone voice and conciliatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I asked him just how critical winning over independents and Republicans was to Democrats ' success this election .
`` I think it is important for us not only to defeat Donald Trump but to do it by a big enough margin that Trumpism itself goes into the history books , '' he said .
`` For that to happen , we need to unite , not just the left , not just progressives and dyed-in-the-wool Democrats but independents and Republicans . ''
Senator Elizabeth Warren is running , often literally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's a progressive , serious about inequality and corporate power .
Her rallies have a folksy charm too - she 's travelling with her dog Bailey who even stops for selfies .
But the former teacher has become most famous for being heavy on policy .
I asked her if she thought she could win the battle on ideas alone .
`` Our country is always about the head and the heart , simultaneously .
The structural change I talk about is let 's ask the billionaires to pitch in two cents so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby in this country . ''
But she 's fighting for the same votes as an independent with a cult-like appeal : Senator Bernie Sanders .
His rally is the largest we see , teeming with people shouting his name .
And tonight , he is supported by popular band Vampire Weekend .
His supporters have stuck with him since his 2016 defeat and new ones have joined .
There 's a real alacrity about the room - the closest we 've seen to a Trump rally .
He a self-confessed Democratic socialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he wants to represent .
He 's banking on young voters though .
It 's a gamble and he knows it .
He says they desperately need a high turnout to win here .
But if he does , Democrats must start facing an uncomfortable truth : he could well be the nominee .
There 's a lot of road to run yet .
But there 's an energy around him that we did n't see elsewhere .
Having said that , if 2016 has taught us anything , it 's about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's guys might shout loudest .
But those quiet Biden loyalists may end up being louder than they look at the ballot box in November .

The Democratic Party has been going through an identity crisis and this leaves them with a long list of candidates.
The Iowa Caucus is one of the most anticipated events of an election cycle.
In the snowy straights of Iowa, full of silos and big skies, voters are about to show us the very best in their nation's political system.
The Hawkeye State takes its 'first in the nation' status very seriously. Voters often attend multiple events - listening to the options (and this year they've got a lot), before caucusing with their neighbours.
This race is all about the Democrats, but we started our journey at a Trump rally in Des Moines. It was yet another reminder of how loyal his supporters are and how clear his messaging is. "Build that wall, impeachment is a sham, jobs, jobs, jobs" - ready made applause lines. Everyone feels they know what Trump's about, whether they love or loathe him.
But with Democrats it's different. The party has been going through an identity crisis that has created a very long line of candidates. On one hand, they are fighting for the soul and future of the party: will it be progressive or centrist, diverse or resist change? On the other, they know they need to find and back whoever has the best chance of beating Donald Trump. It won't be easy and after three days, more than 500 miles and six rallies, they are a long way from answering those questions.
Image: Does Joe Biden, 77, have the energy to match Donald Trump?
We started our journey in Clinton, Iowa - fitting for a Joe Biden event, a man closely allied with the establishment end of the Democratic Party. The former vice president is still leading the polls narrowly, but it's not a result of dynamic campaigning. His crowds have been relatively small. And when we walk inside, it's clear they're a little sleepy and greying too.
His performances have been uneven and at this event, he spends more than 15 minutes on a fairly meandering speech about foreign policy - that may land nationally but it didn't ignite this room on a Friday afternoon.
:: Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Spreaker
But after he spoke, he spent about an hour doing what he does best - meeting voters, listening to their stories, asking for their contact details to see how he could help. He sparkled, he held their hands and they seemed to love Uncle Joe's touch.
I asked him if he thinks, at 77 years old, he has the energy to match Trump. "I have more energy than all of them. It comes from the heart," he declared as he touched his chest. He may not be fizzing on the campaign trail yet, but he has a charisma one-on-one and he's the name America knows the best. He's also refused to take a hard turn to the left. That could all play in his favour. Or massively backfire.
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Image: Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is another man in the middle
There is another man in the middle, former mayor Pete Buttigieg. He's a veteran and he's openly gay. But he's also just 38-years old - that could be his biggest challenge. His crowd is enthusiastic and he has a baritone voice and conciliatory tone that seems to reassure the audience.
I asked him just how critical winning over independents and Republicans was to Democrats' success this election. "I think it is important for us not only to defeat Donald Trump but to do it by a big enough margin that Trumpism itself goes into the history books," he said. "For that to happen, we need to unite, not just the left, not just progressives and dyed-in-the-wool Democrats but independents and Republicans."
Image: Elizabeth Warren is a progressive, serious about inequality and corporate power
Senator Elizabeth Warren is running, often literally, on a radically different ticket. She's a progressive, serious about inequality and corporate power. Her rallies have a folksy charm too - she's travelling with her dog Bailey who even stops for selfies. But the former teacher has become most famous for being heavy on policy.
I asked her if she thought she could win the battle on ideas alone. "Our country is always about the head and the heart, simultaneously. The structural change I talk about is let's ask the billionaires to pitch in two cents so we can have universal childcare for every baby in this country."
Image: Presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren's rallies have a folksy charm
But she's fighting for the same votes as an independent with a cult-like appeal: Senator Bernie Sanders. His rally is the largest we see, teeming with people shouting his name. And tonight, he is supported by popular band Vampire Weekend. His supporters have stuck with him since his 2016 defeat and new ones have joined. There's a real alacrity about the room - the closest we've seen to a Trump rally.
Image: Bernie Sanders is a self-confessed Democratic socialist
He a self-confessed Democratic socialist, who has never joined the party he wants to represent. He's banking on young voters though. It's a gamble and he knows it. He says they desperately need a high turnout to win here.
But if he does, Democrats must start facing an uncomfortable truth: he could well be the nominee. There's a lot of road to run yet. But there's an energy around him that we didn't see elsewhere.
Image: Bernie Sanders is banking on young voters in Iowa
Having said that, if 2016 has taught us anything, it's about the power of the silent voters. Bernie's guys might shout loudest. But those quiet Biden loyalists may end up being louder than they look at the ballot box in November.


skynewsus--2020-02-02--Boy, 15, and man shot dead at funeral during 13 rounds of gunfire

Boy , 15 , and man shot dead at funeral in Florida during 13 rounds of gunfire Boy , 15 , and man shot dead at funeral in Florida during 13 rounds of gunfire No arrests have been made after the shooting in Florida A teenager and a man were shot dead and two other people were wounded at a funeral in Florida on Saturday .
Riviera Beach police said in a statement that the shooting happened near the Victory City Church shortly after 2.30pm local time ( 7.30pm UK time ) .
A 15-year-old boy and the man died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a teenager were taken to hospital .
Their conditions were not released and the victims have not yet been named .
No arrests have been made .
Police said listening devices in the area that detect the sound of gunshots counted 13 rounds fired .
Pastor Tywuante D Lupoe said in a video statement posted on Facebook that the church was `` very aware '' that violence was a possibility at the funeral because of a family dispute and that it had provided armed security .
Mr Lupoe said security guards and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when there were only a few stragglers remaining in the area .
He added that a fight broke out across the street from the church and the shooting started .
Mr Lupoe said that none of the victims are church members and no one was injured on its property .
He added : `` This is an isolated incident and it had nothing to do with Victory City Church . ''

A teenager and a man were shot dead and two other people were wounded at a funeral in Florida on Saturday.
Riviera Beach police said in a statement that the shooting happened near the Victory City Church shortly after 2.30pm local time (7.30pm UK time).
A 15-year-old boy and the man died at the scene.
A woman and a teenager were taken to hospital.
Their conditions were not released and the victims have not yet been named.
No arrests have been made.
Police said listening devices in the area that detect the sound of gunshots counted 13 rounds fired.
Pastor Tywuante D Lupoe said in a video statement posted on Facebook that the church was "very aware" that violence was a possibility at the funeral because of a family dispute and that it had provided armed security.
A Riviera Beach police officer also was present.
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Mr Lupoe said security guards and the police officer had left after the service when there were only a few stragglers remaining in the area.
He added that a fight broke out across the street from the church and the shooting started.
Mr Lupoe said that none of the victims are church members and no one was injured on its property.
He added: "This is an isolated incident and it had nothing to do with Victory City Church."
Riviera Beach is a suburb of West Palm Beach.


skynewsus--2020-02-03--Chiefs win Super Bowl - but Trump congratulates wrong state

Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to the title while Shakira and Jennifer Lopez rocked half-time Jennifer Lopez and Shakira rocked the half-time show as the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years .
The Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the game to beat the fancied San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Miami .
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes - at 23 the youngest to be named Super Bowl most valuable player - led the underdogs who were last NFL champions in 1970 , to an unexpected victory .
They trailed 20-10 but scored 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuing their habit of coming from behind in post-season games .
They had already rallied from deficits of 24-0 to beat Houston and 10-0 to get past Tennessee .
The 49ers , chasing a sixth Super Bowl , were left to rue their failure to close the game out .
Hits , fireworks , a small army of backing dancers and a cameo from Jennifer Lopez 's 11-year-old daughter were the highlights of her and Shakira 's colourful half-time show .
It was the first time the much-discussed interlude has been headlined by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Estefan sang at the showpiece event in 1992 and 1999. : : Listen to Divided States on Apple podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Spreaker Wearing a sparkling red two-piece , Shakira , 43 , belted out a medley of some of her biggest songs , including Empire , She Wolf and Whenever , Wherever , singing in both Spanish and English .
As fireworks lit up the sky , she was joined on stage at the Hard Rock Stadium by Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny and even went crowd surfing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lopez , 50 , arrived on a pole - a nod to her acclaimed turn in stripper drama Hustlers .
After changing from black leather to a skin-tight silver bodysuit , she wrapped herself in the Puerto Rico flag to cover Bruce Springsteen 's Born In The USA .
As the show climaxed , the singer , whose parents are Puerto Rican , was joined for a duet of Let 's Get Loud by her 11-year-old daughter , Emme , and Shakira returned for Waka Waka , her anthem for the 2010 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the show was a proud moment for Latinos .
She wrote on Instagram : `` We Latinos climbed Kilimanjaro and made history tonight and we could n't have done it without all of you ! ''
The Super Bowl half-time performance , one of the biggest gigs in music , was well-received online .
Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were among those tweeting praise .
But Donald Trump hit a bum note , congratulating `` the great state of Kansas '' , forgetting Kansas City is in Missouri .
The tweet was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US president , but not before his error was noticed by a wide audience .

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira rocked the half-time show as the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years.
The Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter of the game to beat the fancied San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Miami.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes - at 23 the youngest to be named Super Bowl most valuable player - led the underdogs who were last NFL champions in 1970, to an unexpected victory.
Image: The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate their first Super Bowl victory in 50 years
Image: J-Lo came onto the stage on a pole
They trailed 20-10 but scored 21 unanswered points to take the title, continuing their habit of coming from behind in post-season games.
They had already rallied from deficits of 24-0 to beat Houston and 10-0 to get past Tennessee.
The 49ers, chasing a sixth Super Bowl, were left to rue their failure to close the game out.
Hits, fireworks, a small army of backing dancers and a cameo from Jennifer Lopez's 11-year-old daughter were the highlights of her and Shakira's colourful half-time show.
It was the first time the much-discussed interlude has been headlined by Latina women for decades - after Gloria Estefan sang at the showpiece event in 1992 and 1999.
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Wearing a sparkling red two-piece, Shakira, 43, belted out a medley of some of her biggest songs, including Empire, She Wolf and Whenever, Wherever, singing in both Spanish and English.
Image: Shakira opened in a sparkling red outfit
Image: Fireworks lit up the sky at half-time
As fireworks lit up the sky, she was joined on stage at the Hard Rock Stadium by Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny and even went crowd surfing during her track Hips Don't Lie.
Lopez, 50, arrived on a pole - a nod to her acclaimed turn in stripper drama Hustlers.
Image: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (R) led his team to a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers
After changing from black leather to a skin-tight silver bodysuit, she wrapped herself in the Puerto Rico flag to cover Bruce Springsteen's Born In The USA.
As the show climaxed, the singer, whose parents are Puerto Rican, was joined for a duet of Let's Get Loud by her 11-year-old daughter, Emme, and Shakira returned for Waka Waka, her anthem for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Shakira said the show was a proud moment for Latinos.
She wrote on Instagram: "We Latinos climbed Kilimanjaro and made history tonight and we couldn't have done it without all of you!"
The Super Bowl half-time performance, one of the biggest gigs in music, was well-received online.
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Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were among those tweeting praise.
But Donald Trump hit a bum note, congratulating "the great state of Kansas", forgetting Kansas City is in Missouri.
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The tweet was later taken down and corrected by the US president, but not before his error was noticed by a wide audience.


skynewsus--2020-02-03--Pamela Anderson splits from husband 12 days after wedding

Pamela Anderson has confirmed she and Jon Peters have split up - 12 days after their wedding .
The former Baywatch star married 74-year-old film producer Peters in a private ceremony in Malibu last month .
Following reports the couple had broken up over the weekend , Anderson issued a statement to Sky News in which she said the couple had decided to `` take some time apart '' and `` put off the formalisation of our marriage certificate '' .
`` I have been moved by the warm reception to Jon 's and my union , '' she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for your support as we take some time apart to re-evaluate what we want from life and from one another .
`` Life is a journey and love is a process .
With that universal truth in mind , we have mutually decided to put off the formalisation of our marriage certificate and put our faith in the process .
`` Thank you for respecting our privacy . ''
Anderson began dating Peters after her split from footballer Adil Rami last year .
She once described the film producer - who is behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is Born - as the `` original bad boy of Hollywood '' in a poem .
In one line she wrote : `` We understand and respect each other / We love each other without conditions .
I 'm a lucky woman/ proof God has a plan . ''
Anderson was previously married to rocker Tommy Lee between 1995 and 1998 and the pair share two adult sons .
She was also married to musician Kid Rock from 2006 until 2007 , and married poker player Rick Salomon twice .

Pamela Anderson has confirmed she and Jon Peters have split up - 12 days after their wedding.
The former Baywatch star married 74-year-old film producer Peters in a private ceremony in Malibu last month.
Following reports the couple had broken up over the weekend, Anderson issued a statement to Sky News in which she said the couple had decided to "take some time apart" and "put off the formalisation of our marriage certificate".
Image: Anderson was married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in the 1990s
"I have been moved by the warm reception to Jon's and my union," she said.
"We would be very grateful for your support as we take some time apart to re-evaluate what we want from life and from one another.
"Life is a journey and love is a process. With that universal truth in mind, we have mutually decided to put off the formalisation of our marriage certificate and put our faith in the process.
"Thank you for respecting our privacy."
Anderson began dating Peters after her split from footballer Adil Rami last year.
Image: Anderson with former husband Kid Rock
She once described the film producer - who is behind movies such as Flashdance and A Star Is Born - as the "original bad boy of Hollywood" in a poem.
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In one line she wrote: "We understand and respect each other / We love each other without conditions. I'm a lucky woman/ proof God has a plan."
Image: Anderson married the poker player Rick Salomon twice
Anderson was previously married to rocker Tommy Lee between 1995 and 1998 and the pair share two adult sons.
She was also married to musician Kid Rock from 2006 until 2007, and married poker player Rick Salomon twice.


skynewsus--2020-02-02--Longer winter or early spring? Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction

He 's an animal that gained worldwide fame by featuring in the 1993 Hollywood film Groundhog Day .
Now it that 's time again when Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania makes his prediction - the 134th - about whether it will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter .
The planet 's most famous groundhog has declared it will be the former - which is rare as records dating back to 1887 show the cuddly oracle has forecast a longer winter more than 100 times .
In more recent years , from 2015-2019 , Phil has predicted six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an early spring twice .
The superstition says that if the groundhog emerges from its burrow after hibernation on 2 February - Groundhog Day - and sees its shadow due to clear weather , it will retreat to its den and it will be a longer winter .
But if it does not see its shadow because of cloudy conditions , spring will come early .
This time around in Punxsutawney , the groundhog was hoisted in the air for those gathered around him to hail before making his decision .
He then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of his inner circle announced spring would come early .
In reality , Phil 's prediction is decided ahead of time by his top hat-wearing inner circle on Gobbler 's Knob , a small hill outside Punxsutawney , about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh .
In the wild , groundhogs can live up to six years .
In captivity , groundhogs are thought to live up to 14 years .

He's an animal that gained worldwide fame by featuring in the 1993 Hollywood film Groundhog Day.
Now it that's time again when Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania makes his prediction - the 134th - about whether it will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter.
The planet's most famous groundhog has declared it will be the former - which is rare as records dating back to 1887 show the cuddly oracle has forecast a longer winter more than 100 times.
Image: The groundhog declared it would be an early spring
In more recent years, from 2015-2019, Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter three times and an early spring twice.
The superstition says that if the groundhog emerges from its burrow after hibernation on 2 February - Groundhog Day - and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and it will be a longer winter.
But if it does not see its shadow because of cloudy conditions, spring will come early.
This time around in Punxsutawney, the groundhog was hoisted in the air for those gathered around him to hail before making his decision.
Image: A large crowd gathered for the annual event
He then grasped the glove of a handler as a member of his inner circle announced spring would come early.
In reality, Phil's prediction is decided ahead of time by his top hat-wearing inner circle on Gobbler's Knob, a small hill outside Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
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In the wild, groundhogs can live up to six years. In captivity, groundhogs are thought to live up to 14 years.


skynewsus--2020-02-02--First drug to treat peanut allergies in children approved in US

First drug to treat peanut allergies in children approved in US First drug to treat peanut allergies in children approved in US The US has approved a drug which has been designed to gradually reduce sensitivity to peanuts The US has approved a drug which aims to eliminate peanut allergies in children aged four to 17 .
The treatment , called AR101 , will be sold under the brand name Palforzia .
The drug has been designed to gradually reduce sensitivity to peanuts by exposing patients to a highly-refined version of peanut flour over the course of several months .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to offer relief from peanut allergy symptoms for those who previously had to avoid all contact with the nuts in any form , or risk a reaction requiring emergency treatment with an EpiPen or another epinephrine shot .
The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approved the treatment on Friday .
The drug has not yet been approved in the UK .
Aimmune Therapeutics Inc , which makes the drug , has said the aim is to get allergic children and teens to the point where accidental exposure to small amounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life-threatening immune response .
Peanut allergies are the leading cause of death from food-induced allergic reactions in the US , with symptoms ranging from red , swollen skin to potentially deadly airway constriction .
The FDA-approved label for Palforzia includes a warning of its potential to trigger a possibly dangerous allergic response .
Aimmune said each dose increase will be done under the supervision of an allergist who is prepared to treat an allergic reaction that arises .
The company has priced the treatment at $ 890 ( £674 ) a month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not necessarily what patients actually pay .
Aimmune has said some 1.6 million US children aged four to 17 live with peanut allergies , creating for an opportunity for peak annual sales in excess of $ 1bn ( £757m ) .
The FDA approval comes months after an independent panel of experts backed the allergy therapy but raised concerns about the risk of severe allergic reactions it poses to young patients .
The drug may soon face competition from French drugmaker DBV Technologies SA , which has filed for US approval of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to peanut exposure .
The FDA is expected to make its approval decision for DBV 's Viaskin Peanut patch by August 2020 .

The US has approved a drug which aims to eliminate peanut allergies in children aged four to 17.
The treatment, called AR101, will be sold under the brand name Palforzia.
The drug has been designed to gradually reduce sensitivity to peanuts by exposing patients to a highly-refined version of peanut flour over the course of several months.
The oral treatment will be the first to offer relief from peanut allergy symptoms for those who previously had to avoid all contact with the nuts in any form, or risk a reaction requiring emergency treatment with an EpiPen or another epinephrine shot.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the treatment on Friday.
The drug has not yet been approved in the UK.
Aimmune Therapeutics Inc, which makes the drug, has said the aim is to get allergic children and teens to the point where accidental exposure to small amounts of peanuts do not trigger a potentially life-threatening immune response.
Peanut allergies are the leading cause of death from food-induced allergic reactions in the US, with symptoms ranging from red, swollen skin to potentially deadly airway constriction.
The FDA-approved label for Palforzia includes a warning of its potential to trigger a possibly dangerous allergic response.
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Aimmune said each dose increase will be done under the supervision of an allergist who is prepared to treat an allergic reaction that arises.
The company has priced the treatment at $890 (£674) a month, but the list price of a drug is not necessarily what patients actually pay.
Aimmune has said some 1.6 million US children aged four to 17 live with peanut allergies, creating for an opportunity for peak annual sales in excess of $1bn (£757m).
The FDA approval comes months after an independent panel of experts backed the allergy therapy but raised concerns about the risk of severe allergic reactions it poses to young patients.
The drug may soon face competition from French drugmaker DBV Technologies SA, which has filed for US approval of a once-daily skin patch to reduce sensitivity to peanut exposure.
The FDA is expected to make its approval decision for DBV's Viaskin Peanut patch by August 2020.