1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: From the news Room. A news still come to day, 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 1: the Democratic National Convention kicks off in America, a shock 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: development in Linda Reynolds's defamation trial against Britney Higgins, and 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: an nral legend weighs in on Latrell Mitchell's future. All 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: of that and more is coming up in this episode 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: of From the Newsroom. It's Tuesday, the twentieth of August. 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: Hi There, I'm Natalie Brown. A huge air and c 8 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: search is underway for a Sydney father and son who 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: failed to return from a coastal fishing trip. The forty 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: seven year old man and his son, who is seventeen, 11 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: left their home in the Liverpool area on Monday for 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: a day trip to Storm Bay south of Kayama Harbor. 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: Concerned relatives contacted police in the early hours of this 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: morning when the pair still hadn't come home, and then 15 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: mobile phones went unanswered. Anyone with information in relation to 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: the incident has been urged to contact crime stoppers. Moving on, 17 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Brittney Higgins will not be called to give evidence in 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: her own deface in the defamation trial brought against her 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: by Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds. Miss Higgins had been due 20 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: to give evidence for a full week beginning from next week, 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: but her lawyer Rachel Young told the Western Australian Supreme 22 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: Court they did not think they needed to call on 23 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: miss Higgins to win the case, citing her medical state 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: as one of the key reasons for the decision. To 25 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: America now, where the Democratic National Convention has kicked off 26 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: in Chicago. On day one. We've heard from President Joe Biden, 27 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: First Lady Jill Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: in Congress, from at Alexandra Acazio Cortez, who didn't mince 29 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: her words about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. 30 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 2: And I for one, am tired about of hearing about 31 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: Howard two bit union buster thinks of himself as more 32 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: of a patriot than the woman who fights every single 33 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: day to work in people out from the books agreed trembling. 34 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: On our way of life. Kamala Harris, who made a 35 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: surprise appearance today, and her chosen vice presidential candidate Tim 36 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: Walls will formally accept their respective nominations later in the week. 37 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: And Kyle Sandalanz has called out Eric Andre after the 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: American actor and comedian alleged he was racially profiled at 39 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: Melbourne Airport. The Emmy nominated star said he was detained 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: on Monday and put in a special line during an 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: airport security check, insisting staff zeroed in on him because 42 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: of the color of his skin. But on the Kyle 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: and Jackie Oh Show, Sandalanz took a swipe at Andre's claims. 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: You were pulled out of the line with many others, 45 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: which is quite common for all airports for the random 46 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 3: sniff search. No one gives a shit you're black. We 47 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 3: don't roll over here like that. We don't care what 48 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: color you are. You're a human and being human, you 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 3: get no special privilege in an. 50 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: Airport to sport Now and our role legend Phil Gould 51 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: has weighed on the ongoing drama surrounding South Sydney Rabbido's 52 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: star Latrell Mitchell. The twenty seven year old player found 53 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: himself in the spotlight of another scandal when a photo 54 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: of him inside a Dubbo hotel room leaning over a 55 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: table with what appears to be an unknown white substance 56 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: was leaked. He was hit with a breach noticed by 57 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: the NRL, and will front the club's board on Thursday, 58 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: where it's reported strict behavioral clauses will be added into 59 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: his contract, but on nine one hundred Percent Footy Program, 60 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: Gould said it could be too late for Mitchell to 61 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: change his ways. 62 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 4: You know, this has been going on for a long 63 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 4: long time, right throughout Latrell's career, and there are a 64 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 4: lot of people responsible for it, most of all Latrell. 65 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 4: I can't blame everybody else. Latrell. He's the one that's 66 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 4: got to be accountable. So now the excuse his Wane's 67 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 4: come and O'll be accountable. It won't, It'll happen again. 68 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: You're now up to date with the latest from the newsroom. 69 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: Follow or subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 70 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: your podcasts. 71 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 3: Yeah,