good morning. there has been some heavy overnight rain across parts of the north and west of the uk. more to come through the course of the day. the wince, using a little. drier and brighter in the south east, and here, we could see temperatures are possibly up to 17 celsius. i ll have more later in the programme. it s wednesday february 24th. our top story. tiger woods has been undergoing surgery after suffering multiple leg injuries in a car crash in los angeles. he had to be freed from the wreckage by firefighters and paramedics but he was said to be alive and conscious at the scene. our west coast correspondent sophie long has this report from los angeles. has anyone checked the vehicle to see if anyone s there? no. the emergency call came just after seven on tuesday morning. the golf legend s suv had been travelling at speed before it flipped and rolled multiple times, sustaining extensive damage. no skid marks, no breaking, so apparently, the first contact was with
and we ll look at the media reaction in china after a divorce court rules a man must pay his ex wife more than $7,000 for housework during their marriage. ghana has received the first covid 19 vaccines through covax a who scheme designed to help distribute doses fairly between rich and poor nations. this was the arrival 600,000 doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab landed on this plane in the capital accra. a government delegation led by the health minsiter was there to receive them. ghana has a population of 31 million and was chosen as the first recipient after promising quick distribution. its vaccination drive starts march the 2nd and front line health workers and the vulnerable are first in queue. here s thomas naadi in accra. 0ur target is to vaccinate 20 million people out of the country s 30 million population. a number of new variants has been identified in the country, among them, the more infectious british variant. 0n infectious british variant. on friday, gh
good evening, i am erin burnett. outfront, breaking news, tiger woods taken to the hospital in serious condition. the golf champion suffering multiple fractures to his legs in a one car crash. we know he has undergone surgery, officials are not revealing how many surgeries he had in the past hours or whether he is still undergoing surgery as we speak. officials say woods was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his car. it rolled multiple times, the air bags tdeployed. extensive damage to the front end of the car. emergency crews had to arrive within moments. we used a tool used for prying, and used an axe to pry him from the vehicle. he was conscious and that s the extent of that. what about evidence of impairment? there was no evidence of impairment. officials telling reporters that woods was not able to stand on his own when emergency crews arrived. from what you re hearing, it is pretty clear tiger woods is really lucky to be alive. report
hit the curb, flipped, and ended up behind that bush. the sheriff points out that between the point where he crossed the median and where he landed is a few hundred feet. which suggests he was going at a greater speed than normal. but the sheriff points out, this is a downhill, windy road, and accidents around here are not unc uncommon. early morning, a winding, downhill stretch of road. tiger woods was alone in the suv, trapped. the first contact was with the center median, went across a lane of traffic, hit the curb, hit a tree, and there were several rollovers. he was alive and conscious. it was my understanding that he had serious injuries to both legs. reporter: the first call came in just past 7:00 a.m., pacific time. emergency personnel on the scene within minutes. we used an ax to pry him from the vehicle. he was taken from the vehicle with a collar and backboard. he was transported in serious but stable condition. reporter: less than ten miles to the hospit