in the uae, some of the worst flaring is hidden away from the public on rigs out at sea. across the gulf from iran and iraq to kuwait we will reveal how the health of millions is being put at risk by the toxic flares. coughing samira is one of the 20 million people walking as part of the annual shia pilgrimage of arba in, which starts in basra, southern iraq. this part of the 700km route is highly polluted, as it crosses through areas just metres from gas flares, including the town where samira lives. in 2022, our bbc arabic investigation exposed how oil giants toxic air pollution puts children living next to the flares at risk of cancer. now we re investigating how this almost entirely avoidable pollution spreads across the region, and how it impacts people s health hundreds of kilometres away. volunteer nurses on the arba in route say that many pilgrims are reporting health issues. the biggest source of flaring here is from a giant oil field called rumaila, managed b
And we do say good morning, everybody, on this friday. Were going to start with the president facing growing backlash for that twitter attack thats sparking allegations of sexism. It comes after the president tweeted about morning joe host Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. Among other things he said mika has a low i. Q. And added when he saw her at maralago she was bleeding badly from a facelift. It was apparently in response to their repeated criticism of the president on their show. Overnight mika and joe responded telling the Washington Post the president has an unhealthy obsession with the show. They also said the president lied about mika claiming her face was not bleeding from a facelift. Abcs janai norman joins us from washington. Good morning, janai. Reporter good morning and happy friday. As usual there is so much going on in washington but instead of talking about policy or national security, were talking about twitter and the tweets some are calling the latest example of
Killed a 78yearold man. What shes saying about that crash this morning. All that, plus the Holiday Travel rush under way. Nevada goes to pot. And a titanic exclusive. A first look at relics so valuable, we cant tell you where they are today. Friday, june 30th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Getting set for a long, Holiday Weekend. Good morning to you. Good to have you here, by the way. Can we take a look at the crowd outside this morning. They are outside, packed. Everybody is ready for our cancer with charlie puth. Sheinelle here, while savannah is on vacation. Well talk charlie puth in a second. Lets start with the news coming out of the white house, including the wideranging condemnation of the twitter attack on mika and Joe Scarborough. We have coverage, starting with Kristen Welker. As a candidate, donald trump was known for making shocking s
Chair of its review panel. And we follow one woman as she meets the half siblings she never knew she had. Thats in my extended family in half an hour. Hello. A very good morning to you. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites which will be hit very hard and very fast if there is retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Irans most senior military commander was assassinated on thursday in baghdad in an american air strike. Mr trump said the targets were high level, and important to iranian culture. The British Government has announced two Royal Navy Warships will escort uk shipping in the persian gulf, and the foreign secretary dominic raab will travel to washington for talks later this week. Greg mckenzie has this report. As britain ramps up its security in the middle east, donald trump has threatened to hit 52 iranian targets should iran strike any american or us assets in retaliation for the killing of its revered general Qasem Soleimani, whose dea
And both the situation in iran and the australian bushfires are among the topics i discuss with a panel of foreign and british journalists thats in dateline london in half an hour. President trump says the United States has a list of 52 iranian sites which will be hit very hard and very fast if there is retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of iran to mourn the countrys most senior military commander who was assassinated on thursday in baghdad in an american air strike. Mr trump said the targets were high level, with some important to iranian culture. The British Government has announced two Royal Navy Warships will escort uk shipping in the persian gulf, and the foreign secretary dominic raab will travel to washington for talks later this week. Greg mckenzie has this report. As britain ramps up its security in the middle east, donald trump has threatened to hit 52 iranian targets should iran strike any american or us assets in re