he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines, and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain their over simplistic explanation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says a chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over the northern us. officials at the pentagon say the balloon had flown over the state of montana but haven t revealed its current location. these are the first pictures we have received, which are believed to be of the balloon. the department of defence says the balloon was most certainly launched by china, but there s been no word yet from beijing. the pentagon press secretary brigadier general pat ryder posted a statement on the department of defense website, saying, our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been following the story and gives us some more detail. this is
on the rescue effort. also on the programme three people are arrested after a protest turned violent outside a hotel providing refuge for asylum seekers in merseyside, north west england. us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy. the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern commanders beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the author s views on transgender issues? hello and welcome to the programme. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known
the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern command is beginning recovery operations now. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the authors views on transgender issues? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville has been to antakya, a city which has seen some of the worst devastation in all of the country. he s been with rescue teams who have been working round the clock but who now fear that time is running out to find people alive under the rubble. in
us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified object over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. us northern command is beginning recovery operations now. and could the party be over for visitors to amsterdam? we ll explain why the city is clamping down on its reputation for sex, drink and drugs. and harry potter comes to the world of video games. but will the hogwarts legacy be tarnished by protests against the author s views on transgender issues? welcome to the programme. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions, and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville s
over alaska. the pentagon says president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . the object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and a reasonable rate to the safety of civilian float. recovery operations are beginning now. reasonable threat. and harry potter comes to the world of video games but will the hogworts legacy be tarnished by protests against the authors views on transgender issues? hello and welcome to bbc news. fears are growing for the hundreds of thousands of people in turkey and syria in need after monday s devastating earthquakes. some are living in makeshift shelters and cars in freezing conditions and there are warnings that aid is not reaching areas fast enough. more than 23,000 people are now known to have died. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville has been to antakya a city which has seen some of the worst devastation in all of the country. he s been with rescue teams who have been working round the clock but who now fear that time is run