what s going on tells me that there is a toxic, narcissistic leader in charge of russia, one that not only beats up his cabinet members and his military so that they become so afraid they don t give him facts, but also one that is ordering some of the war crimes that you just talked about with ed and with ben. you re talking about a red cross facility. if they can t get any lower than that, i don t know what would happen. there have been 60 hospitals that have been bombed just like the russians did in chechnya and syria. there have been bombs landing in schoolyards and on school buildings that have been targeted. all of these things tell me that mr. putin is just a power-hungry maniac, and unfortunately his forces are losing and he doesn t even know it. that s the thing that concerns me the most. the casualty rates of russian soldiers who didn t know what they were getting into continues
are being killed or seriously injured every year by this and perhaps it s time we looked at some novel ways of trying to tackle it. here at the rac, we asked drivers about their thoughts on reducing speed limits in wet weather on motorways, something that is commonplace in france at the moment. we have the infrastructure here in the uk increasingly to support a move like this and perhaps it is time we looked at these sorts of measures in order to bring those casualty rates, which as i say are stubbornly high, finally down our motorways. the singer kt tunstall has been speaking to the bbc about her decision to pull out of an upcoming us tour due to problems with her hearing. the brit award winner, went completely deaf in her left ear three years ago. earlier this month she noticed the early signs of deterioration starting in her right ear and decided to act. she s been speaking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson kt tunstall has been playing live for three decades, often d
increasingly to support a move like this and perhaps it is time we looked at these measures to bring those casualty rates which are stubbornly high finally down on our motorways. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi talks to two of today s biggest opera names italian mezzo soprano cecilia bartoli and tenor juan diego florez. i ve been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i m on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan diego florez is an icon but he wanted to become a pop star. big names today but are they prepared for the opera world of tomorrow? we had to start more with using technology
but with nearly 250 people killed on the country s roads during bad weather, many feel there should be greater efforts to force motorists to slow down. rod dennis is from the rac. around about 800 people every year are killed or seriously injured on the uk s motorways and, sadly, that is a number that hasn t been dropping in recent years. it s stayed stubbornly high. if you add in speed and you add in wet weather, as well, it s an extremely dangerous cocktail, and we know that a lot of people are being killed or seriously injured every year by this and perhaps it s time we looked at some novel ways of trying to tackle it. here at the rac, we asked drivers about their thoughts on reducing speed limits in wet weather on motorways, something that is commonplace in france at the moment. we have the infrastructure here in the uk increasingly to support a move like this, and perhaps it is time we looked at these sorts of measures in order to bring those casualty rates, which as i say are stu
i wouldn t be talking to you today had not my afghan interpreter been standing next to me when i needed him in a fire fight. he killed two people saving my life. my fear is that in future wars, future soldiers won t have their interpreter like i did standing next to them and that means that we ll have to accept higher casualty rates in future wars. that s the result of all of this. we save american lives tomorrow by saving afghan lives today. time is certainly running out. matt zeller, thanks for your time and putting that in context thank you. another one of former president trump s friends and advisers arrested. this time for not registering as a lobbyist for a foreign government. what will it mean for mr. trump and the people closest to him? that s up next. first, let s get a quick check on the markets. the dow jumped more than 200 points, rebounding for a second day after monday s big drop. the s&p and nasdaq are also in the green today. you re watching msnbc.