Of women and progress towards gender equality. Its ten years since a Malaysian Airliner carrying 239 people on a flight from kuala lumpur To Beijing Vanished we look back at one of the greatest aviation mysteries. Hello, im mark lobel. We start in the United States where in the past couple of hours President Biden has delivered his last state of the Union Address before the president ial election in november. In the speech he warned that the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than at any time since the presidency of abraham lincoln. He condemned donald trump and described his recent remarks about nato as unacceptable. Mr biden said he had inherited an economy on the brink after the turmoil of covid pandemic, but it was now the envy of the world. He said the American People were writing The Greatest Comeback Story never told. But it was his repeated attacks on mr trump which drew the biggest cheers on capitol hill. We go live now to speak to helena humphrey. How has this speech change the mood in the run up to an election . I speech change the mood in the runup to an election . Runup to an election . I think it has changed runup to an election . I think it has changed the runup to an election . I think it has changed the mood runup to an election . I think it has changed the mood with i it has changed the mood with regards to the president s mental acuity, regards to the president s mentalacuity, his regards to the president s mental acuity, his sharpness, questions about his age which werejust questions about his age which were just looming questions about his age which werejust looming so questions about his age which were just looming so large over this address. It was such a high stakes address and felt like there was no margin for error here for President Biden and at this speech was blistering. President biden has his voice raised almost throughout the entirety of this speech is speaking to democrats here in a reaction, they say it was a fiery speech was a fiery speech. Republican saying, some of them unhappy with it, saying it was a Campaign Speech. The truth of it is that it was always going to have to be a Campaign Speech particularly when we now know very likely he will be facing donald trump in his election. He took on topics ranging from freedom and democracy, the overarching theme, saying it was under attack like never before and that state of the union would never stop at jazz ukraine. Also calling on republicans to pass a bill for the border, knowing that is one of the top of mind issues for voters. On theissue of mind issues for voters. On the issue of Reproductive Rights, he said he would restore roe versus wade. On the economy, the pain of high inflation but saying taxes that there should be higher taxes for the wealthy and corporations to bring some of the economic pain down. He did mention his predecessor 13 times, of course that being donald trump and in doing so he has squarely laid down the gauntlet for a 2020 rerun in 2024. It gauntlet for a 2020 rerun in 2024. 4 gauntlet for a 2020 rerun in 2024. ~. , 2024. It felt like a campaign rall. 2024. It felt like a Campaign Rally how 2024. It felt like a Campaign Rally. How did 2024. It felt like a Campaign Rally. How did he 2024. It felt like a Campaign Rally. How did he deal 2024. It felt like a Campaign Rally. How did he deal with l rally. How did he deal with questions about his age, do you think . I questions about his age, do you think . ~ questions about his age, do you think . ~. , think . I think it did that by takin think . I think it did that by taking to think . I think it did that by taking to the think . I think it did that by taking to the stage think . I think it did that by taking to the stage very i taking to the stage very confidently. He spent time talking to lawmakers beforehand. He enjoys that kind of politics. And then, even in some moments we saw him go off the cuff in moments, that was a question, would we see that would he respond to hackers and he did. In a moment speak into congresswoman marjorie, he did Marjorie Taylor greene so. He also spoke to Inflation Making off the cuff comments about the size of Chocolate Bars and making a joke about his age as well. Saying this gives them the experience to run again for anotherfour the experience to run again for another four years. The experience to run again for anotherfour years. So he another four years. So he tackled anotherfour years. So he tackled it head on because he knew that so many people would be watching for any kind of slipup and it was the elephant in the room. He slipup and it was the elephant in the room. In the room. He is to convince the new in the room. He is to convince the new york in the room. He is to convince the new york congressman i in the room. He is to convince l the new york congressman who in the room. He is to convince i the new york congressman who i believe he said no one is going to be talking about Cognitive Impairment and it was picked up by the microphones. He mentioned gaza. Do you think it enough to show himself as someone Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in israel would be listening to . Netanyahu in israelwould be listening to . Listening to . Prime minister benjamin listening to . Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu listening to . Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu would | listening to . Prime minister l Benjamin Netanyahu would be watching that very closely and i think israel will see that as a strong tone from the United States, the strongest so far, not only announcing that seaport to get more aid into gaza but also saying the civilian death toll was very high, the highest from any wars on gaza and the civilian death toll was not acceptable and that civilians must be protected in gaza, so i think everyone was waiting to see with what he was going to see with what he was going to see with regards to israel, gaza, and it was a strong message. Whether it changes anything four Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, knowing he has a policy of continuing and running against what other allies are doing, that remains to be seen. We allies are doing, that remains to be seen to be seen. We will see what the reaction to be seen. We will see what the reaction is to be seen. We will see what the reaction is out to be seen. We will see what the reaction is out of to be seen. We will see what the reaction is out of the to be seen. We will see what| the reaction is out of the hole later. Lets speak to us democrat strategist, robin swanson, whos in california for us. Robin, in terms of style well come to substance will democrats be Breathing A Sigh of relief after that . I think notjust a sigh of relief, they are going to be excited. Ifelt like relief, they are going to be excited. I felt like there was excitement in the chamber. I think the president was funny, he wasnt relatable, at times his speech was soaring, as your correspondent pointed out, he did ad lib. Quite a bit, he was quick on his feet, energetic so all those are points you would expect of someone who was vibrant, he really nailed it and you heard folks in the chamber yelling for more years and you also had republicans trying to heckle him, not quite to the extent your parliament doesnt but they were trying to heckle him as well. I think there was excitement and were going to need that going into the 2024 election. The 2024 election. Hes also auoin to the 2024 election. Hes also going to need the 2024 election. Hes also going to need republican i the 2024 election. Hes also i going to need republican votes. We talked about the greatest story never never told, his narrative over the economy and the bill he is trying to push through to strengthen americas borders. Do you think it would have received some republican support after that . Importantly i think he talked support after that . Importantly i think he talked about i think he talked about processing Asylum Seekers and thatis processing Asylum Seekers and that is really important at our border to be able to process people in a timely manner so it does not take six years and it can be done in six months and that addresses part of the problem. I think more he talked about Reproductive Rights and use all of the women in the chamber, the democrats wearing white, representing the suffragettes and representing Reproductive Rights that the other candidate, donald trump, would take away, so i think there was a real contrast is their and joe biden leaned into what was important to democrats. What was important to democrats. �. ,. , democrats. But on The Point Of Reproductive democrats. But on the point of Reproductive Rights democrats. But on the point of Reproductive Rights about i Reproductive Rights about abortion and ivf, in terms of joe bidens position, the poles suggest he is quite behind so it wont republicans just find that offputting . I it wont republicans ust find that offputting . I that offputting . I think democrats that offputting . I think democrats and that offputting . I think i democrats and republicans that offputting . I think democrats and republicans and we have seen these in swing states, support Reproductive Rights for women. We have seen that in state even like kansas with suburban women have turned out to support Reproductive Rights so i think that is a bipartisan issue. {lin rights so i think that is a bipartisan issue. On gaza, do ou bipartisan issue. On gaza, do you think bipartisan issue. On gaza, do you think it bipartisan issue. On gaza, do you think it enough bipartisan issue. On gaza, do you think it enough to bipartisan issue. On gaza, do you think it enough to bridge| you think it enough to bridge the divide . I you think it enough to bridge the divide . The divide . I think he talked about humanitarian the divide . I think he talked about humanitarian aid i the divide . I think he talked about humanitarian aid and| the divide . I think he talked i about humanitarian aid and that is really important right now because there is a crisis that so i think you want the line pretty well. So i think you want the line pretty well pretty well. Robin, for analysis. Pretty well. Robin, for analysis, thank pretty well. Robin, for analysis, thank you i pretty well. Robin, for i analysis, thank you very pretty well. Robin, for analysis, thank you very much. Thank you, have a great night. Lets get some of the days other news now. The head teacher of a school in Northwest Nigeria says more than 200 and 80 pupils were abducted from his school by gunmen. It was initially reported that a group had seized more than 100 pupils in kaduna state, taking them to a nearby forest. One teacher managed to escape. Its the Second Mass Kidnapping in the region in a week. Haitis main port is to suspend operations, following acts of sabotage and vandalism. Heavily armed criminal gangs are now in control of most of the capital, port au prince. A State Of Emergency has been extended for another month. The United Nations has warned that haitis Health System is nearing collapse, with many clinics closed and a shortage of medicines and staff. A Us Army Intelligence analyst has been charged with selling Military Secrets to china. The documents, which he allegedly sold for 42 million, include Classified Information on the us� s defence of taiwan. A Us Congressional Committee has unaminously approved a draft law giving the technology firm, byte dance, six months to sell the social media platform, tik tok, orface a ban. The vote by the energy and Commerce Committee steps up pressure on the company, which was founded in china. Byte dance has repeatedly denied allegations that its links to china pose a threat to us security. The media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is to get married, for the fifth time, at his estate in california injune. The 92 year old was introduced to Elena Zhukova whos 67 by his third wife, wendi deng. The billionaire media mogul� s last engagment lasted two weeks. Ten years ago today a Malaysian Airliner carrying 239 people on a flight from kuala lumpur To Beijing Vanished, in what has become one of the greatest aviation mysteries. The aircraft has never been found, despite the largest and most expensive Search Operation ever mounted. A few parts of the plane eventually washed up thousands of kilometres away. Lets speak to our correspondentjonathan head in kuala lumpur. One of the greatest mysteries never solved. Never solved. What is the latest . It never solved. What is the latest . It is never solved. What is the latest . It is a never solved. What is the latest . It is a still never solved. What is the i latest . It is a still unsolved. We know the plane left this airport in kuala lumpur exactly ten years ago on what was a completely routine flight to beijing stop less than an hour into the fly, after the pilot had sent a very routine good night to a control here in malaysia, he was going to go into the enemies space, the plane went dark, all communication went dark and it veered massively of course. According to the Satellite Data, it ended up in the indian ocean. Forthe data, it ended up in the indian ocean. For the families involved it has been an incredibly frustrating time. Last surge took place was six years ago, it was a massive surge. But nothing much has happened since then but i have been told by the malaysian government and other search will be held. Advances in technology might make a new search more successful. For ten years this couple have been waiting for news of their son. They have come back to malaysia from their small village in china to mark the 10th Anniversary of his disappearance on board flight mh370. Translation the emma lund said they mh370. Translation the emma lund said they had mh370. Translation the emma lund said they had the mh370. Translation the emma lund said they had the last lund said they had the last contact. All these years i keep asking, what does this mean . The airline. I have been searching for my child for the last ten years and i think if you lose contact with someone, surely you should be able to reconnect with them. The search for mh370 reconnect with them. The search for mh370 was reconnect with them. The search for mh370 was the reconnect with them. The search for mh370 was the largest i reconnect with them. The search for mh370 was the largest and i for mh370 was the largest and most expensive in aviation history. All communications on the plane had been cut but a rudimentary Satellite Data suggests it had turned back and flown to the Remote Southern Indian Ocean where it is presumed to have crashed. A few pieces from the plane were discovered on beaches in east africa, about six years ago the search was suspended. Now, a retired British Aerospace technician thinks he has pinpointed as much smaller surge area by analysing signals sent out by Shortwave Radio enthusiast. Sent out by Shortwave Radio enthusiast. , u,. ,. , enthusiast. You can imagine a hue enthusiast. You can imagine a huge fishermans enthusiast. You can imagine a huge fishermans net enthusiast. You can imagine a huge Fishermans Net Across. Enthusiast. You can imagine a i huge Fishermans Net Across the globe full of Radio Signals and every time an aircraft passes through this net it sort of breaks a whole and you know exactly where the aircraft was because you now have a hole in the net at a particular point. The family badly need a breakthrough. They hold events like this every year to remind us that loss is still unexplained. Mr lees message was to his son. Your mum and i have come to take you home, he wrote. These battered fragments are some of the few pieces recovered from mh370. The lack of answers after all this time is a source of enduring pain for the families of those on board and there is a lot of frustration as well over the lack of progress in the search for the missing plane. This years event was attended by the malaysia Transport Minister after complaints its government has been dragging his feet. He promised to be negotiating a new search. Ihla promised to be negotiating a new search. Promised to be negotiating a new search. ,. ,. ~ , new search. No reluctance . As far as malaysias new search. No reluctance . As far as malaysias government l new search. No reluctance . As| far as malaysias government is concerned we are committed and The Search Must Go On. Concerned we are committed and The Search Must Go On. Mh370 is an unfinished The Search Must Go On. Mh370 is an unfinished story The Search Must Go On. Mh370 is an unfinished story with an unfinished story with Aviation Safety lessons yet to be learned and for all the families, it is an unending tragedy. Well, the company the degree government is negotiating with carried out a search before, six years ago, they search more than 100,000 Gwer Kilometres of some of the deepest oceans on the planet, and a lot of it deeply rutted with canyons and mountains, very difficult terrain. What they hope is this time it is possible that using all these amateurs who are analysing this data in a very intense way they may be able to get a narrower search area in such more concentrated way. I think there is an understanding now, even among the malaysian government, which has been a bit slow in the past, that you have to find this plane. That you cant have a modern airliner like this with 239 people on board, disappear and not find the answers and you cannot find the answers until you find the blame. I think the families are hoping renewed negotiations will lead to a succession of searches. As well as their concerned, The Search Must Go On until the plane has found. The search goes on. Jonathan, thank you very much. Around the world and across the uk you are watching bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 16 year old boy at a Birthday Party in bath. Two others were also convicted of the manslaughter of mikey roynon, who was fatally stabbed with a zombie style knife lastjune. The three will be sentenced in may. The woman who accused the principal of the Red Bull Racing formula 1 team, christian horner, of inappropriate behaviour has been suspended on full pay. Mr horner had previously denied the allegations, which were rejected during an internal investigation. He says its time now to focus on racing. A Headteachers Union says broken relationships between schools and parents are causing high levels about a fifth of pupils in england are persistently absent missing at least 10 of their lessons. The issue will be discussed in liverpool, at the conference of the association of school and college leaders. This is bbc news. A new report released by unicef says that there are than 230 million survivors of Female Genital Mutilation worldwide. In somalia 99 of women have undergone fgm. Unicef says that since 2016 the number of women undergoing the practice has risen by 15 . But in a number countries including kenya and ethiopia figures have dropped significantly. Fgm can have serious long lasting effects for many women. We are expected to conform to expectations about purity and expectations about purity and expectations around sexuality, for example, so women know very well that when they do not conform to these expectations there are repercussions, there are punishments. Today is march 8, International Womens day. Its a time to reflect on the Progress Women have made in terms of economic opportunity, education, health and political leadership. The event is celebrated around the world, with women taking to the streets and demanding action on issues such as equal pay, Reproductive Rights, education, and justice. This years theme is inspired inclusion to encourage people to speak out against discrimination, challenge stereotypes, overcome prejudice, and seek inclusion. Violence against women also remains a major topic every year and questions about how to reduce it continue to be asked. To talk about it, lets go live to leslee wain. She is the director of the bafta Award Winning documentary indias daughter. She is also the founder of think equal, an innovative Early Childhood Education Program that aims to prevent harmful behaviour later in life by supporting childrens emotional and social development and well being. Leslee, thank you very much for joining us from zimbabwe. We will get onto why you are there in a moment. Your work to reduce violence against was inspired by the Phyl Meyerjust mentioned, indias daughter, that was about the brutal Sexual Assault on a medical student in delhi in 2012 and the kind of public reaction to that. He ran into problems from the Indian Government by featuring testimony from one of the attackers, they also dont like to name the victims in india. Overa like to name the victims in india. Over a decade on, how did you feel than that a spanish brazilian tourist had been attacked in a similar way and the Spanish Embassy in india felt the need to call for an end to violence against and everywhere in the world, here in 2024 . ~ �. , in 2024 . Well, im heartbroken, to tell you in 2024 . Well, im heartbroken, to tell you that in 2024 . Well, im heartbroken, to tell you that its in 2024 . Well, im heartbroken, to tell you that its didnt to tell you that its didnt even remotely surprised me. I did not batted an eyelid. These are not isolated incidents, this is a ubiquitous, relentless problem and we have failed to deal with it. And the solution is so simple. Indeed, think equal, the organisation i have established and found it is carrying the solution and i think were being highly irresponsible looking down the end of the telescope and ignoring the Brain Building is of our children. It is up to us to rear children who are respectful and valuable human beings, we are neglecting to do that. So nothing surprises me anymore. And if you think about the news items on bbc news that i havejust the news items on bbc news that i have just been listening to this morning, look how many of them reflect what i have just said. We are capable of inventing ai, but we cant somehow find a way to teach our children respect . children respect . leslee, you are a survivor children respect . leslee, you are a survivor of children respect . leslee, you are a survivor of rape children respect . leslee, you are a survivor of rape yourself| are a survivor of rape yourself are a survivor of rape yourself a new set out very bravely to hear the testimony of one of the attackers in your film. The lady interviewed now, he was attacked in india, said not many things were taken from, because they wanted to rape her. That was their aim. What is it about the mindset that you are learning that you think is useful to know about people who carry out these attacks . They sat in prison cell ash mcgrath that imprisons us for 31 hours over several weeks, it wasntjust 31 hours over several weeks, it wasnt just one 31 hours over several weeks, it wasntjust one rapist, featured more strongly one rapist in my documentary, but a interviewed several rapists, gang rapists, and murderers. As far as murdering women was concerned. And the one thing that was absolutely clear is that was absolutely clear is that these men were programmed to do what they did. It was as if Sociocultural Thinking had put algorithms into their brains, when they saw a woman hours at night after dark, with a woman who wasnt with her husband, brother, or her father, they believed, this is what we have to understand, they do not believe they are doing wrong, they see the women they rape as their game or is being theirfaults and they rape as their game or is being their faults and these rapists literally said to me, and so did the lawyers, by the way, that that girl not only deserve what she got, this is a quote, word for word they had a duty to teach her a lesson. Now, what is that . That is programming, these are robots. How do we expect robots to change unless we reprogram them . How do we expect them to feel remorse or regret . They dont. Ive sat in those cells, i wasnt even angry, you know, i wasnt even angry, you know, i wasnt even angry, you know, i was so fearful that i would do something, you know, that i regretted sitting in front of rapists, when i was raped at 18. And they tell you is that there understanding where this comes from and the only way to stop this is to change that mindset and there is no other way to change mindset except through education. Way to change mindset except through education. Right. And, leslee, through education. Right. And, leslee. You through education. Right. And, leslee, you have through education. Right. And, leslee, you have gone through education. Right. And, leslee, you have gone from i leslee, you have gone from being an Award Winning producer to try to change the narrative on that. You have these male influences on social media really saying the opposite of what you are saying, programming, to use your words, these types of people. £37 these types of people. Of course they are. And where are we stopping them . We have lost our moral compass. We have lost our moral compass. We have lost our way. We report on these appalling violations of the human rights of women and girls and we do nothing about it. Honestly, we have to come in at the earliest stage, before the age of six, while our children . Brains are built and we have to inculcate a primary Belief System that is respectful. How was it that we make numeracy and literacy compulsory, but we live as optional devaluing of another human being . Leslee, ou are another human being . Leslee, you are rolling another human being . Leslee, you are rolling out another human being . Leslee, you are rolling out your you are rolling out your Programme Across the world, it is in greater manchester, glasgow, america, mexico, there is a tv series in ukraine, you are in zimbabwe. What kind of reception are you getting from governments and schools around the world . The governments and schools around the world . The world . The enlightened leaders and the world . The enlightened leaders and governments. The world . The enlightened l leaders and governments and Education Ministers grab this with both hands, the only thing we ever short, of course, is funding, although a have to tell you this programme is so utterly inexpensive that we can teach think equal to 4800 children in one year in england for exactly the same cost as the Incarceration Costs of one Violent Offender for one year. How stupid are we being, honestly . Were shooting ourselves in the foot. We are racking up social costs. This is a no brainer and this programme is evidence based, it is neuroscience lead, it is proven to work. Straighten u. Proven to work. Straighten up 0k. Proven to work. Straighten up. Ok, leslee, proven to work. Straighten up. Ok, leslee, thank. Proven to work. Straighten | up. Ok, leslee, thank you proven to work. Straighten i up. Ok, leslee, thank you for telling us that. I understand you are in zimbabwe spreading the message. Running out of time, we have got your message. Thank you forjoining us on International Womens day. Hello there. Generally speaking, therell be little change to the weather as we head into friday. However, what you will notice will be the strength of the wind itll be a cold, strong easterly wind blowing across all areas, but we should see more sunshine around than what weve had over the last few days. Now, theres some cold air wrapped around that area of High Pressure moving out of scandinavia, and that will be blown in. And that strong easterly wind across all areas, pushing some cloud again into eastern, particularly northeastern england and eastern scotland. The best of the sunshine, western scotland, parts of northern ireland, and a good deal of sunshine, i think, for england and wales, so that will compensate. However, the winds really will take the edge off the temperatures strong and gusty at times, 30 40mph in exposure, particularly strong along north sea and channel coasts. Temperatures 6 7 celsius you factor in the wind, it wont feel like that, itll feel colder than these temperatures suggest, despite the sunshine. As we head through friday night, it stays windy. Well see plenty of cloud again, eastern scotland, northeast england, and we could see this Weather Front bring some rain to parts of england and wales as we head through the night. Thatll also lift temperatures up a little bit in the south, but another chilly night to come further north. Now, for the weekend for saturday, looks like this area of low pressure will start to push its way eastwards into the near continent, but i think saturdays not looking too bad at this stage. We should see a little bit of cloud here and there, 1 2 showers, but actually quite a bit of sunshine for parts of england and wales, and also western scotland. Elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud, especially eastern scotland, northeast england. Here, it will be quite chilly, but well tap in some milder air across the south, from france could be up to 13 celsius there, given some sunshine. But its change, i think, as we head into sunday, this Weather Front pushes northwards it could bring a rather damp, dull, wet day for england and wales in particular, with some persistent and, at times, heavy rainfall. A lot of cloud around generally, probably the best of the sunshine again for western scotland, but grey and drizzly across eastern scotland, northeast england. And itll feel cooler for all, including the south thats because well have more cloud and rain there. Eventually, well see the back of that area of low pressure as we move into the new week, itll push off into the near continent. The winds will become lighter but i think it will leave quite a legacy of cloud. So, even as we head into next week, i think therell be further cloud and some spots of drizzle, particularly northern and eastern areas. The best of any brightness towards the south and the west. Take care. Live from london, this is bbc news. The greatest comeback story never told President Biden says he has revitalized the us economy. But too Many Americans feel worse off. So can his state of the union speech move the dial . I inherited an economy on the brink and now our economy is the envy of the world. 50 million newjobs injust two years. A record. A record. Cheering and applause. Also coming up tiktok crackdown. The us approves a draft law that would force the apps chinese owner to sell it orface a ban plus, its International Womens day but with most top firms still run by men, a persistent Gender Pay Gap and � sexism in the city� as bad as ever,
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