Courage and faith. He passed away in july. In 1936 competing in the Olympic Games, in 1941 enlisting in the air force and in 1943 in a search and rescue mission he crashes into the ocean leaving his family convince head was killed in action. But zamperini zamperini stuck on a life raft in the open ocean and captured by the japanese and held by a prisoner of war. Still suffering with depression and posttraumatic stress until he meets the reverend billy graham. And now to talk about this story of survival and revival, the president and ceo of the billy graham eadvantage listic association. Why what was his relationship with your father . He was a war hero and the whole country knew him. Torrance named their airport after him thinking he was dead because he was so well known as an olympian and his heroism in the second world war. My father was just a young preacher. But he was holding a meeting in 1949. He was asked by a group of christian businessmen and some pastors to come and hold a s
The queen has carried out a Public Engagement outside a royal residence. She was joined by Prince William for the visit to the porton down laboratory near salisbury. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell has more. Out and about again on official duty, for the first time for seven months. The queen, accompanied by Prince William, was at porton down. Socially distanced, of course, but without facemasks. Everyone they met had tested negative for coronavirus. They were shown the latest in bomb detection technology. Machines that can detect one billionth of a gram of explosives. And sniffer dogs, which do it the Old Fashioned way with a keen nose and a waggly tail. So to the subject which is dominating all of our lives, the pandemic. No one knows whats going to come next. And the scientists whose lives are spent dealing with deadly viruses. The queen listened and expressed a universal concern. Now it is doubling. Its off again, isnt it . It is unfortunately on the rise. In ordinary time
Wont face lockdown as well. If the data is clear, then we will again have to impose restrictions on other areas. But at this point in time, i think it is appropriate that bangor is the right place to have some restrictions so that the high incidence rate there is controlled. Bangor had seen a significant cluster of cases, with the Welsh Government saying that they appeared to be closely associated with young people and the student population. If you go to the pubs, you see a range of ages socialising where they really probably shouldnt be. So i dont think it is fair theyre pointing the fingers at students. Were not allowed to form a bubble with any of our other friends any more, which we made a lot of friends in first year, so knowing were living in the same building and we cant go and see them just to have a coffee or something, is quite sad. Discussions on the situation in other parts of gwynedd will continue over the next few days. But for now, the first minister has confirmed that
A potential other vaccine could be helpful in the fight against covid 19. As efforts continue to develop proven treatments for covid 19, british scientists are beginning a study into whether the bcg vaccine which protects against tuberculosis could be helpful. The uk study is part of an International Research project. The hope is that bcg might provide some protection against covid until a specific vaccine against the virus is in use. James gallagher reports. In the fight against covid, scientists are turning to one of our oldest vaccines. Archive a new preventive weapon has nowjoined the battle. Bcg vaccine. The bcg jab was designed to fight tuberculosis, and was first trialled in 1921. It has since been given to hundreds of millions of people. But now doctors think its effect on the immune system may lessen the impact of coronavirus, too. Sam hilton is a gp. His job dealing with patients puts him at higher risk of getting covid. Hes one of 1,000 people in the uk, including care home
Would be no better time than right now at Billy Grahams funeral. To settle this once and for eternity. Its simply by faith, simply by believing. And if you were to just pray a simple prayer like, this just say in your heart, just say this in your heart. God, im a sinner. Im sorry for my sins. Forgive me. I believe that jesus christ is your son. And i want to trust him as my savior. And i want to follow him as my lord. If you just pray a simple prayer like that, god will forgive your sins and you can have that hope of eternal life. I last visited with my father sunday, february the 18th. And on the 21st Of February he was escorted by gods angels to the throne of god. And i could only imagine what it was like for my father to step in to heaven. And there was the Lord Jesus Christ to say well done, good and faithful servant. There was the throne of god. Can you just imagine that . My mother, his mother, father, friends, clapping, cheering, bells ringing, trumpets blowing. Not because it w