users from online abuse or exploitation. 0ne senior designer has told the bbc that her entire team, who worked to keep people safe, had been sacked. twitter hasn t responded to the claims. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. daniel 0rtega as a new tactic, mass citizenship for those who dared to criticise him and his family. my guess today is felix married iago who was recently ta ken felix married iago who was recently taken from him his nicaraguan prison cell and driven to america. the good news is he has been reunited with his family after years apart. the bad news is, 0rtega is trying to eliminate all opposition, so has resistance become impossible? felix maradiaga in miami, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, steven. it s a pleasure to be back here. well, it is great to have you back on hardtalk, not least because you have just emerged from more than 600 days in a nicaraguan prison. was it a surprise when you were told that you were to be re
health and safety after that fiery train derailment triggered a major chemical spill. officials now telling some people there not to drink the water. we begin this hour with the latest on the deadly shooting at michigan state university. we re learning new details about the three students murdered in this tragedy. three bright futures cut short. arielle anderson was a sophomore at msu, her family described her to local media as kind hearted, driven, straight-a student. they say she was always helpful to others and aspired to become a pediatrician. alexandria verner was a junior at msu. her hometown superintendent says she was a tremendous leader and athlete and that if you knew her, you loved her. alexandria s father described her as a beautiful soul. brian fraser was an msu sophomore, his family described him as a good kid, loved by everyone. he served as his fraternity s president, which called him a great friend. his high school swim team said brian had an infectious smi
the ohio town still reeling from that toxic train derailleur derailment. a major city in the west bank, the rain killed at least ten palestinians and wounded more than 100. it went after three wanted men. norah: and michigan state men s basketball returns. first home gain since that national shooting. empty seats at the arena tonight. walker, left hand, yes. bigger than just us, we are playing for the whole community. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. i am margaret brennan, norah is on assignment pair tonight our in-depth look at what earthquake crone california is looking to do to prevent a large scale destruction when the big one hits. plus 18 a pageant queen who is also a state champion wrestler. but we begin with a coast-to-coast outbreak of severe weather threatening more than 76 million people across 26 states. the dakotas, minnesota, and wisconsin are bearing the brunt of the blizzard threat with some areas bracin
coast to coast, 65 million people now under alert for ice, wind, snow with blizzard conditions in some places. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden is just a few hours away from a key meeting with eastern flank after vladimir putin suspended a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s. and biden plenledged unwavering support for ukraine. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. and i can report kyiv stands strong. kyiv stands prude. a proud and it stands free. and kevin liptak is live for us this morning. the meeting with bucharest 9. what are you expecting. reporter: he says that the u.s. remains committed to the nato alliance and he called it the most consequential in american history. and many of these countries are watching the invasion of ukraine, very an issues about where vladimir putin may have his sights on next. so president biden will want to reinforce his support for nato. but i think
taken from his nicaraguan prison cell and flown to america. the good news is he s been reunited with his family after years apart. the bad news is ortega is trying to eliminate all opposition. so has resistance become impossible in nicaragua? felix maradiaga in miami. welcome to hardtalk. thank you, steve. and it s a pleasure to be back here. well, it is great to have you back on hardtalk, not least because you have just emerged from more than 600 days in a nicaraguan prison. was it a surprise when you were told that you were to be released? the release was a surprise given we were under terrible, inhumane prison conditions. and one of the most complicated parts was the complete isolation. we were not allowed phone calls for 611 days. i had no access to lawyers. even our trial took place inside the prison. so we were not able to really know what s going on outside. is it true that you lost? i think nearly £60. that is, what, 20 or more kilos in the course of your imprisonmen