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[00:00:13] Live from London. This is BBC
[00:00:15] News. Anthropic co-founder says AI
[00:00:17] AI firms may need a compulsory kill
[00:00:20] kill switch to stop the technology
[00:00:23] technology spiralling out of control. control. The public inquiry into
[00:00:25] into how Lucy Letby was able to murder murder seven babies and attempt to
[00:00:29] to kill seven more is due to be published
[00:00:32] published today. Yemen's Houthi say
[00:00:35] say Saudi Arabia launches fresh strikes strikes after the Iran backed group
[00:00:39] group targeted military bases in
[00:00:41] in the kingdom. Prince Harry and
[00:00:44] and Meghan's police protection will will be reviewed after changing their
[00:00:47] their children's school over security
[00:00:49] security concerns. Also coming up,
[00:00:51] up, British success at the Emmys.
[00:00:54] Emmys. Matthew Rhys makes history
[00:00:56] history with two best lead Actor Actor awards as Kate O'Flynn and
[00:00:59] and Alan coming also take home trophies.
[00:01:11] trophies. Hello and a very warm welcome
[00:01:13] welcome to the programme. I'm Sally Sally Bundock, the co-founder of
[00:01:17] of one of the world's biggest artificial artificial intelligence companies
[00:01:19] companies has told the BBC that AI
[00:01:22] AI firms may need a compulsory kill
[00:01:24] kill switch to prevent the technology
[00:01:27] technology spiralling out of control. control. Anthropic Jack Clark says
[00:01:31] says AI is getting smarter and more more capable every few months, which
[00:01:34] which could become a major risk to
[00:01:36] to society. President Trump has angrily angrily rejected calls to slow down
[00:01:40] down the development of AI, calling
[00:01:42] calling fears it poses a threat to
[00:01:45] to humanity as a big hoax. Our economics
[00:01:49] economics editor, Faisal Islam reports. reports. We've made for complex. complex. One AI giant Anthropic called
[00:01:53] called to slow down the AI race. race. A whistleblower and safety
[00:01:57] safety experts at the company said said there was a 1 in 10 chance or
[00:02:01] or higher that the technology could could kill all humans. Their boss
[00:02:04] boss is this man Jack Clark, a Brit Brit and founder of the company.
[00:02:07] company. Speaking exclusively to to the BBC from Silicon Valley. How
[00:02:11] How have you and your industry let let this happen? What's happened
[00:02:14] happened is the technology has got got substantially more powerful.
[00:02:17] powerful. And those risks which were were once academic or theorised,
[00:02:21] theorised, we can now see the early early signs of them. What do you
[00:02:24] you specifically think? Here? Is
[00:02:25] Is the risk sort of swarms of AI
[00:02:29] AI taking over the internet, closing closing down power stations or wiping
[00:02:32] wiping out financial institutions? institutions? I think it's time to
[00:02:35] to sort of spell out what it practically practically means. For basic risk
[00:02:39] risk is how well do you fancy your your chances at being able to deal
[00:02:42] deal with the risks of a system that that is 100 times smarter than the
[00:02:46] the smartest person on the planet? planet? I think that your chance
[00:02:49] chance of dealing with that and getting getting out in a safe way is pretty
[00:02:53] pretty low. So high level you need
[00:02:56] need to control AI as a technology technology because you're making making things that might be smarter
[00:02:59] smarter than people, things that that are smarter than people could could be really, really, really dangerous.
[00:03:03] dangerous. It raises the question question of some sort of kill switch. switch. I mean, have you guys got
[00:03:07] got one? Can you pull the plug? I
[00:03:11] I think most most labs have different different ways of being able to pull pull the plug. And yes, of course
[00:03:15] course we have systems in place for for this, but this is the kind of
[00:03:17] of thing that you want to feed into into the larger policy conversation.
[00:03:21] conversation. Should you mandate mandate that companies definitely definitely have a kill switch? And
[00:03:24] And is that kill switch verifiable verifiable by a third party? I think think that's the kind of thing that
[00:03:28] that society is going to want to to know and might want to eventually
[00:03:31] eventually pass rules around. But But it may already be too late. It's
[00:03:35] It's not too late and I don't believe
[00:03:37] believe that we're yet at this maximal
[00:03:40] maximal kind of danger zone. But But we are close enough that we need
[00:03:43] need to be taking this seriously seriously and having national level
[00:03:46] level public conversations about about it. The bosses of the rest
[00:03:49] rest of the industry have joined joined Anthropic from Elon Musk and
[00:03:53] and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, agreeing
[00:03:54] agreeing on some sort of slowdown. slowdown. President Trump, on the
[00:03:58] the other hand, did not criticising criticising the company, saying fears
[00:04:01] fears were a hoax and that the only only control needed was him. We're
[00:04:05] We're seeing increasing calls for
[00:04:08] for nations to get together and establish establish some base rules around
[00:04:12] around this, and this has happened happened in the past with technologies
[00:04:15] technologies which we call dual use use that can be used for good and
[00:04:17] and ill. And let's not forget AI AI is going to deliver extraordinary
[00:04:21] extraordinary benefits to us, but but we need to be very alert to the
[00:04:24] the harms to. Right now, AI investment investment seems to be boosting the
[00:04:28] the UK economy and there are some some promises of AI cures for cancer.
[00:04:32] cancer. Jack Clark team, though,
[00:04:34] though, said unchecked the economic economic impact could be unprecedented.
[00:04:37] unprecedented. White collar unemployment. unemployment. When you put it all
[00:04:41] all together, is it really worth worth it? Does it cause you sleepless
[00:04:44] sleepless nights? What might happen?
[00:04:47] happen? I mean, of course we have have to get this right. I think if
[00:04:50] if we get this technology right,
[00:04:53] right, we are going to change the the world in so many positive ways.
[00:04:57] ways. We are going to genuinely change change the face of science, change
[00:05:00] change the face of healthcare. We're We're going to expand the frontiers
[00:05:03] frontiers of what you or I or any any of our children could ever do.
[00:05:06] do. And if we get it wrong, we are
[00:05:10] are going to massively disrupt the the economy immiserated people and
[00:05:14] and potentially cause harm. The message message that the world still has
[00:05:17] has choices over the pace of artificial artificial intelligence. But time
[00:05:20] time is running out. Faisal Islam,
[00:05:22] Islam, BBC News. And the stark warnings
[00:05:25] warnings about AI comes amid a race race between America and China to
[00:05:29] to become the dominant player in in the market. President Xi is due
[00:05:32] due to visit Washington later this this month. Our China correspondent
[00:05:36] correspondent in Beijing, Laura Bicker, Bicker, is following the developments.
[00:05:39] developments. When it comes to a a slowdown in China hasn't explicitly
[00:05:43] explicitly reacted to that. What What they have said is they've pushed
[00:05:47] pushed back against any claims that
[00:05:49] that China's development in artificial
[00:05:51] artificial intelligence poses any
[00:05:54] any international security risks. risks. However, it is worth pointing
[00:05:57] pointing out that this debate has
[00:06:00] has erupted at a time when the two two superpowers are scheduled to
[00:06:03] to meet. There was that meeting here
[00:06:05] here in China earlier this year,
[00:06:07] year, and now Donald Trump will welcome welcome Xi Jinping is scheduled to
[00:06:10] to welcome Xi Jinping next week. week. So there is a lot of pressure pressure on both leaders to come
[00:06:14] come up with some kind of plan. China
[00:06:18] China has long advocated for more more global governance of artificial
[00:06:22] artificial intelligence. President President Xi Jinping did it again
[00:06:24] again at a summit in India at the
[00:06:28] the weekend, calling for an international international framework and for more
[00:06:31] more sharing of technology. And I I think that is where there is going
[00:06:35] going to be many sticking points points because when it comes to both
[00:06:38] both countries approach to AI, it
[00:06:40] it is very, very different. China China advocates a more open source
[00:06:43] source approach sharing of technology technology where it will help innovation.
[00:06:47] innovation. But China may also see see any calls for a slowdown as a
[00:06:51] a way to curb its development. Laura
[00:06:54] Laura Bicker there in Beijing. Well, Well, the tech expert Lisa Martin
[00:06:57] Martin gave us her reaction to the the kill switch statement. What we
[00:07:01] we need globally when we think about
[00:07:03] about AI, I really leaned into what
[00:07:05] what Jack Clark said because I think
[00:07:09] think regardless, every company needs
[00:07:11] needs an ability to stop AI. I do
[00:07:13] do think the kill switch term, I
[00:07:16] I think it makes it sound simpler
[00:07:18] simpler than it is. But if you like
[00:07:20] like distil this issue, the biggest biggest issue here is human control.
[00:07:24] control. We know that AI is moving
[00:07:26] moving so fast right from answering answering our questions to now taking
[00:07:29] taking actions for us with AI. So
[00:07:32] So we're not just giving these systems systems more intelligence any more,
[00:07:35] more, we're giving them more authority
[00:07:38] authority and authority is is access
[00:07:40] access to data, to software, to networks.
[00:07:43] networks. So what I want to know
[00:07:44] know from every tech company is what
[00:07:47] what can your AI access? What is is it authorised to do and not to
[00:07:51] to do? Who can revoke that authority?
[00:07:55] authority? And can you contain it it or stop it if something goes wrong?
[00:07:58] wrong? I think Jack Clark makes a a very important point. Like don't
[00:08:01] don't just take the AI company's company's word for it. And I believe
[00:08:04] believe this firmly. Test it right, right, audit it independently verify
[00:08:07] verify it. I say yes because if we
[00:08:10] we give the AI the authority to act, act, which we are doing more and
[00:08:14] and more humans have got to remain remain the authority to stop it.
[00:08:18] it. OK. Now we've mentioned that
[00:08:20] that President Xi is coming to the the United States at the end of the
[00:08:24] the month. He's going to have a meeting meeting with President Trump. They They have an awful lot on their agenda,
[00:08:28] agenda, but this is bound to be discussed.
[00:08:30] discussed. I just wonder to what
[00:08:32] what extent we could hope for the
[00:08:35] the two seeing eye to eye on this
[00:08:37] this matter. Interestingly, over over the weekend we had the first
[00:08:41] first public statement in China from
[00:08:43] from the Ministry of State Security, Security, which detailed threats
[00:08:47] threats the technology presents to
[00:08:49] to China, including China's cyber cyber defences, sensitive data and
[00:08:53] and military apparatus. So there
[00:08:55] there are some warnings in China
[00:08:58] China as well. There's also warnings warnings here in America like what
[00:09:02] what when President Trump said on
[00:09:04] on Sunday, he said whoever wins AI
[00:09:06] AI wins. And I that concerned me
[00:09:10] me because, well, we know that I'm. I'm. And I'm here in Silicon Valley,
[00:09:13] Valley, America can't slow down while while we let China keep racing ahead.
[00:09:17] ahead. But I do think President Trump Trump has a point about the stakes,
[00:09:21] stakes, right? He talks about AI AI leadership, but what it means
[00:09:25] means more and more is beyond geopolitical geopolitical power. It's economic
[00:09:28] economic power. It's also military
[00:09:31] military power and geopolitical. geopolitical. Lucy Martin there.
[00:09:34] there. Well, there's a lot to discuss discuss on this subject in business. business. Of course, we'll unpack
[00:09:38] unpack it. There's been tech stocks stocks sell off on markets, etc it's
[00:09:41] it's all there. So that's coming coming a little later. Now here in
[00:09:45] in the UK, the findings from a public public inquiry into how Lucy Letby
[00:09:49] Letby was able to repeatedly murder
[00:09:51] murder and harm babies will be published
[00:09:53] published today. The Thirlwall Inquiry
[00:09:55] Inquiry was set up to look into what
[00:09:58] what happened at the Countess of
[00:10:02] of Chester Hospital between 2015 2015 and 2016, while Letby was working
[00:10:05] working as a nurse in the neonatal
[00:10:07] neonatal unit. Now aged 36 years
[00:10:10] years old, she's serving 15 whole
[00:10:11] whole life prison terms. The inquiry
[00:10:14] inquiry was not tasked with examining
[00:10:16] examining Letby guilt. Lauren Moss Moss has this report. The offences
[00:10:20] offences of murder and attempted attempted murder have been identified
[00:10:23] identified and you have been identified identified as a suspect of these
[00:10:26] these offences. Lucy Letby, seen seen here on police body camera footage
[00:10:30] footage arrested at her home on suspicion suspicion of murdering vulnerable
[00:10:33] vulnerable babies on a neonatal hospital hospital ward. You're going to have have to go to the police station
[00:10:37] station to be questioned about these these allegations. Being a nurse
[00:10:41] nurse was her dream job. And is it
[00:10:43] it a job that you enjoyed? I love
[00:10:48] love my job. She would go on to be
[00:10:51] be convicted of murdering seven babies, babies, making her the UK's most
[00:10:55] most prolific child serial killer
[00:10:57] killer of modern times. Now the findings findings of an inquiry looking into
[00:11:01] into how Letby was able to harm those those in her care but not reviewing
[00:11:05] reviewing her convictions will be be published later. This whole process
[00:11:09] process has been very, very difficult difficult and at times very, very
[00:11:12] very traumatic for them. Lawyer Richard Richard Scorer represents some of
[00:11:15] of the babies families. It's very
[00:11:19] very clear that there were serious
[00:11:22] serious failings and the responsibility responsibility for ensuring that that the police were brought in and
[00:11:25] and brought in at an early stage stage when it was clear that there
[00:11:28] there was potential criminal activity, activity, that responsibility ultimately
[00:11:31] ultimately rested with the senior senior managers and they failed.
[00:11:35] failed. Between June 2015 and 2016, 2016, a number of babies collapsed
[00:11:38] collapsed and died at the Countess Countess of Chester Hospital. In
[00:11:42] In August 2023, Lucy Letby was found found guilty of murdering seven babies
[00:11:45] babies and the attempted murder of of six others. A year later, she
[00:11:48] she was convicted of the attempted attempted murder of a seventh baby
[00:11:52] baby and is serving 15 whole life
[00:11:54] life sentences in prison. The government government launched the Thirwall
[00:11:57] Thirwall inquiry into what happened happened and hearings began in September
[00:12:01] September 2024. They concluded in
[00:12:03] in March last year and the report report will be published later. It
[00:12:06] It is not the actions of Lucy Letby
[00:12:10] Letby that I am scrutinising. It
[00:12:11] It is the actions of all those who
[00:12:14] who were in the hospital. What they they did at the time, in the light
[00:12:18] light of what they knew at the time time and in the light of what they
[00:12:21] they should have known at the time. time. The inquiry is taking place
[00:12:25] place while a campaign by some to
[00:12:27] to prove Lucy Libby's innocence has has grown in the background, her
[00:12:30] her legal team wants her convictions convictions reviewed and a group
[00:12:34] group of medical experts have questioned questioned the evidence. In summary,
[00:12:37] summary, ladies and gentlemen, we we did not find any murders. The
[00:12:41] The families of Libby's victims who who suffered at the Countess of Chester
[00:12:44] Chester Hospital. They say they hope hope the inquiry leads to lasting
[00:12:48] lasting change. The legal reality reality is that Lucy Letby has been
[00:12:51] been convicted. We have these long,
[00:12:53] long, often long running and often
[00:12:56] often expensive inquiries, and they're they're very important for learning
[00:12:59] learning lessons. But often the recommendations recommendations are never implemented
[00:13:02] implemented and it's a betrayal not
[00:13:04] not just of the people who've suffered suffered in these cases. Families
[00:13:08] Families like those I represent. represent. It's actually betrayal
[00:13:11] betrayal of the public. The inquiry's inquiry's conclusions will be published
[00:13:14] published this afternoon. Lauren
[00:13:16] Lauren Moss, BBC News. Now the latest
[00:13:19] latest on what's going on in the the Gulf. Yemen's Houthi movement
[00:13:23] movement says Saudi Arabia has launched launched renewed air strikes across
[00:13:26] across the west of the country after after the Iran backed group announced
[00:13:30] announced it targeted military bases bases in the kingdom. The Houthis
[00:13:34] Houthis said the Saudi attacks hit
[00:13:36] hit areas including Taiz, al-Jawf al-Jawf and Hodeida. The group had
[00:13:40] had earlier targeted the King Khalid Khalid air base in southern Saudi
[00:13:44] Saudi Arabia. The extent of the damage damage in both attacks has not been
[00:13:47] been verified, and there's been no no reaction from Riyadh. Last week,
[00:13:51] week, the Houthis seized control
[00:13:53] control of Yemen's Red Sea coast
[00:13:55] coast and Bab al-Mandab Strait from from Jerusalem. Here's our Middle
[00:13:59] Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega.
[00:14:01] Bachega. The Houthis say they fired fired dozens of missiles and drones
[00:14:05] drones at a military base in southern southern Saudi Arabia, targeting
[00:14:09] targeting radar systems, runways runways and ammunition depots, and
[00:14:12] and there were emergency alerts issued issued by the Saudi authorities for
[00:14:16] for several locations around this
[00:14:18] this base. And in Yemen, government
[00:14:20] government forces supported by Saudi Saudi Arabia are trying to fight
[00:14:23] fight back. The Houthis have accused
[00:14:26] accused Saudi Arabia of carrying
[00:14:28] carrying out more than 300 air strikes
[00:14:31] strikes in the past five days. This This has been a rapid advance by
[00:14:34] by the Houthis, capturing a key territory
[00:14:38] territory along the Red Sea. And And the fear here is that this could
[00:14:41] could reignite the civil war in Yemen.
[00:14:44] Yemen. The United Nations says that
[00:14:47] that more than 80,000 people have have already been displaced because
[00:14:51] because of the fighting, and we still still don't know if the Houthis will
[00:14:54] will try to seize even more territory
[00:14:56] territory or if there will be a larger
[00:15:00] larger offensive by the government government and its allies. But the
[00:15:03] the violence in Yemen is also putting
[00:15:06] putting pressure on energy supplies supplies because the Red Sea has
[00:15:09] has become a key alternative for
[00:15:11] for Saudi oil exports. Given that that the Strait of Hormuz has been
[00:15:15] been effectively closed because of
[00:15:18] of the US war against Iran, and it
[00:15:21] it isn't clear if the Houthis have have the ability or are planning
[00:15:25] planning to disrupt a shipment in
[00:15:28] in this vital waterway. And finally,
[00:15:30] finally, reports say that a crucial
[00:15:33] crucial Saudi pipeline that was struck struck in a drone attack a few days
[00:15:36] days ago is likely to remain closed
[00:15:40] closed for a few weeks for the damage
[00:15:43] damage to be repaired, and this could
[00:15:45] could squeeze oil prices even further.
[00:15:49] further. Hugo Bachega there in Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Well, several Gulf states
[00:15:52] states are struggling amid the stalemate
[00:15:54] stalemate between the US and Iran.
[00:15:56] Iran. Alia Al-Khaled is a former former member of Kuwait's National
[00:15:59] National Assembly and explained how
[00:16:01] how her country is being
[00:16:05] affected. Kuwait air Defence has has repeatedly intercepted Iranian Iranian ballistic missiles and drones,
[00:16:09] drones, and some of those strikes strikes affected energy facilities
[00:16:12] facilities and have caused some infrastructure infrastructure damage and electricity,
[00:16:15] electricity, electricity plants and and some oil fields and multiple
[00:16:19] multiple injuries among personnel
[00:16:21] personnel and workers at those areas.
[00:16:24] areas. The blockage of the Strait
[00:16:26] Strait of Hormuz by Iran has severely
[00:16:30] severely restricted Kuwait primary primary shipping lanes, causing a
[00:16:33] a backlog in oil exports and increasing
[00:16:37] increasing state revenues. So therefore,
[00:16:40] therefore, to combat mounting budget
[00:16:43] budget deficit that Kuwait is suffering
[00:16:46] suffering from and massive reconstruction reconstruction costs, the Kuwaiti
[00:16:50] Kuwaiti government issued emergency
[00:16:53] emergency decrees allowing it to
[00:16:56] to borrow up to 10% from its future
[00:16:59] future Generation Fund. We'll have
[00:17:03] have more on oil prices and the impact impact on the economy and business
[00:17:05] business also still to come. British
[00:17:08] British success at the Emmys. Matthew Matthew Rhys makes history with two
[00:17:12] two best lead Actor awards as Cato
[00:17:15] Cato Flynn and Alan coming also take take home trophies
[00:18:20] with hyper. Join me Martin Sharkey
[00:18:21] Sharkey I'll take now on BBC News.
[00:18:30] News. You're
[00:18:35] You're with BBC News. Prince Harry has complained repeatedly about about the removal of the security
[00:18:37] security he had as an active royal. royal. He said it has left him and
[00:18:40] and his family at risk, even unsuccessfully
[00:18:44] unsuccessfully challenging it in in the courts. It's now emerged his
[00:18:47] his security and for him in the family family is going to be reviewed. The
[00:18:50] The committee, which oversees royal
[00:18:52] royal and VIP security known as Ravec,
[00:18:54] Ravec, is to reconsider the level level of police protection in the
[00:18:58] the UK. Ellie Price has more. It
[00:19:01] It was the first glimpse into the the new life of the Sussex family.
[00:19:05] family. An Instagram video posted
[00:19:06] posted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Sussex showing five-year-old Lilibet
[00:19:10] Lilibet and seven-year-old Archie Archie their faces hidden enjoying
[00:19:14] enjoying a trip out. But now a spokesperson spokesperson for the family has confirmed
[00:19:17] confirmed the children have had to to change schools. Just days into
[00:19:20] into the new school term. The locations locations of the schools were of
[00:19:23] of course kept private, but even even so, it's understood that there
[00:19:27] there were concerns from the family's family's security team about the
[00:19:31] the practicalities of their first first choice. Prince Harry and his
[00:19:34] his wife Meghan lost their publicly publicly funded security when they
[00:19:37] they stepped back from royal duties
[00:19:38] duties and moved to the US in January
[00:19:41] January 2020. The Duke of Sussex Sussex appealed that decision, made
[00:19:44] made by Ravec, an independent body body overseen by the Home Office.
[00:19:48] Office. In the court last May and and lost. For the time being. It's
[00:19:52] It's impossible for me to take my my family back to the UK. I can't
[00:19:55] can't see a world in which I would would be bringing my wife and children
[00:19:59] children back to the UK at this point. point. Is it totally normal? But
[00:20:01] But this summer the family did come come back first on holiday where
[00:20:05] where Harry appeared at various charity charity events. And now for what's
[00:20:08] what's been described as an extended extended period of time. As a result,
[00:20:11] result, it's understood the Sussexes Sussexes will be given a review of
[00:20:14] of their publicly funded security security now that they are full-time
[00:20:18] full-time residents rather than visitors. visitors. The King has made clear
[00:20:21] clear the pair will not be working working royals and will not carry
[00:20:25] carry out official engagements. But But their security may yet be stepped
[00:20:28] stepped up as if they were Ellie
[00:20:30] Ellie Price. BBC News. Let's bring bring you some other stories making
[00:20:34] making headlines. The US military military has confirmed it has weapons
[00:20:37] weapons deployed in space. It's believed
[00:20:38] believed to be the first public acknowledgement
[00:20:41] acknowledgement of such capabilities. capabilities. Officials say weapons weapons were already in operation
[00:20:45] operation and capable of defending
[00:20:47] defending American assets. Rapper
[00:20:50] Rapper Macklemore has been dropped dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour
[00:20:54] tour after making pro-Palestinian pro-Palestinian comments on stage stage earlier this month. The artist
[00:20:58] artist was criticised by Jewish groups
[00:21:00] groups after saying Free Palestine
[00:21:03] Palestine at two concerts. One of
[00:21:05] of Italy's busiest airports. Catania
[00:21:08] Catania in Sicily, has been forced forced to suspend all flights for
[00:21:11] for a second time in recent months
[00:21:13] months due to volcanic activity from
[00:21:15] from nearby Mount Etna. The airport airport usually serves around 12
[00:21:19] 12 million passengers a year. It It was also closed in August for
[00:21:22] for almost a week. TV's biggest night
[00:21:25] night the Primetime Emmy Awards, Awards, have been taking place in
[00:21:29] in Los Angeles. Winners include talk
[00:21:31] talk show host Stephen Colbert. The
[00:21:34] The total number of trophies awarded
[00:21:36] awarded this year has been reduced, reduced, with some categories merged.
[00:21:40] merged. Allison Janney. You might might remember her from The West
[00:21:43] West Wing, made history with her her eighth award. She won Outstanding
[00:21:46] Outstanding Supporting Actress in
[00:21:48] in the drama The. Meanwhile, it was
[00:21:51] was the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys
[00:21:53] Rhys who has made all the headlines
[00:21:55] headlines because he has made history
[00:21:58] history winning two lead actor categories categories in the same night for
[00:22:01] for the very first time. And this
[00:22:02] this is for his work in Widow's Bay
[00:22:06] Bay and The Beast In Me. The pop pop star Taylor Swift missed the
[00:22:09] the Emmy Awards in favour of an NFL
[00:22:12] NFL game as she cheered on her husband,
[00:22:15] husband, Travis Kelce. However, she she did appear in a video like a
[00:22:19] a cameo appearance which was very very entertaining indeed. Our North
[00:22:21] North America correspondent David David Willis is in LA and has the
[00:22:25] the latest. Very big night for Widow's
[00:22:27] Widow's Bay and as you mentioned mentioned that is a hit TV series
[00:22:31] series that four months ago nobody
[00:22:34] nobody here had even heard of. But
[00:22:36] But it has become a smash hit both
[00:22:39] both with the critics and with viewers.
[00:22:41] viewers. Very much a word-of-mouth
[00:22:44] word-of-mouth hit if you like, but
[00:22:46] but it picked up 14 Emmy Awards tonight,
[00:22:50] tonight, including, as you mentioned, mentioned, one for Matthew Rhys.
[00:22:53] Rhys. He got two Emmys in total.
[00:22:56] total. And that sets a record. He
[00:22:58] He also is the first actor to win
[00:23:02] win awards in all three Emmy genre
[00:23:07] genre categories for the for acting,
[00:23:09] acting, for comedy, for drama and
[00:23:11] and for limited series. So a very,
[00:23:13] very, very big night for him and
[00:23:17] and also for his co-star Kate O'Flynn,
[00:23:20] O'Flynn, who plays alongside him
[00:23:22] him in Widow's Bay. She was nominated
[00:23:25] nominated for her first Emmy and
[00:23:26] and she won it and she said it was
[00:23:29] was a dream come true. Yeah, fantastic
[00:23:32] fantastic win. The Brits did really
[00:23:35] really well. Talk us through some
[00:23:37] some of the other winners and highlights.
[00:23:40] highlights. Well, I tell you what,
[00:23:43] what, there was a record at risk
[00:23:46] risk tonight that involved. Gene
[00:23:47] Gene sharp, who of course has played
[00:23:50] played in Hacks since the series
[00:23:52] series began. And Hacks started out
[00:23:55] out the night with a slew of nominations,
[00:23:59] nominations, but it was up against against Widow's Bay in that comedy
[00:24:02] comedy category. And basically the
[00:24:04] the fifth and final season went largely
[00:24:07] largely unmarked, although she did
[00:24:08] did get as the star of the show a
[00:24:11] a fifth consecutive award, a Gary
[00:24:13] Gary Oldman. You mentioned Brits
[00:24:15] Brits there was up for a best actor
[00:24:18] actor for the third year in succession
[00:24:21] succession for his portrayal of the
[00:24:24] the spymaster in Slow Horses, but but he was beaten to the post for
[00:24:28] for a third time by the star of The
[00:24:30] The Pitt. Noah Wyle. It's worth mentioning
[00:24:33] mentioning The Pitt Sally because
[00:24:35] because that went into these nominations
[00:24:39] nominations with 25 nominees and and in actual fact it picked up as
[00:24:42] as well. The best actor and the best
[00:24:45] best drama, which is the biggest biggest award, of course, of the
[00:24:48] the night at the Emmys. And I know know it was a very, very moving moment
[00:24:52] moment when Michael J. Fox appeared
[00:24:54] appeared on stage in his wheelchair. wheelchair. He was given a standing
[00:24:58] standing ovation as he received the the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award for
[00:25:02] for his tireless campaigning for
[00:25:04] for Parkinson's disease. A very moving
[00:25:08] moving moment. One of a number Michael
[00:25:10] Michael J. Fox making a very humble
[00:25:14] humble speech and having a standing
[00:25:16] standing ovation as he took to the
[00:25:18] the stage. The Peacock Theater in in downtown Los Angeles tonight.
[00:25:22] tonight. A tribute was also paid. paid. As you'd expect, to Dolly Parton,
[00:25:26] Parton, who passed away three weeks
[00:25:29] weeks ago and president on stage
[00:25:31] stage as well. Tonight were three
[00:25:34] three of the original members of
[00:25:37] of Charlie's Angels. Remember that
[00:25:38] that they were marking the 50th anniversary
[00:25:42] anniversary of that hit TV show.
[00:25:45] show. 50 Years of Charlie's Angels. Angels. That's fantastic. David Willis Willis there. Well, let's just show
[00:25:49] show you the image of Michael J. J. Fox. It's on our website with
[00:25:52] with all the lowdown on the Emmys. Emmys. You can see all the detail detail and the photographs and the
[00:25:56] the pictures and all the glamour glamour and the glitz. He's now 65
[00:26:00] 65 years old, Michael J. Fox, who who got a standing ovation at the
[00:26:03] the event. The Bob Hope Humanitarian
[00:27:37] it looks like being dry and sunny.
[00:29:42] people coping? For more coverage
[00:29:43] coverage join me James Landale here
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