After lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover is calling for a new approach. This is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. What we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. Charities supporting refugees say
Hoping for a trip to the podium. Youve got a lot to get there. And believe in yourself that i can do it. And youre going to do it. And then potential olympians of the future. Young kids and extreme sports. To the parents who say youre too young to be doing this, what would you say . Plus you the olympic ideal from winning the gold one way to the british runner who wouldnt give up even after tearing a hamstring. Terry smiths looks at the games. And weve got another great group assembled around our table. Well talk politics in a moment. Lets start with roundup of olympic action. Team usa got its first gold right out of the gate, 19yearold Ginny Thrasher making it look easy in the air rifle. This is the first u. S. Gold in that competition since 2000. The american Mens Basketball Team trumps china blowing them out by a score of 11962. Kevin durant leading the way with 25 points. The womens soccer team is moving on to the quarterfinals after beating france 1nil. Carli lloyd had the america
A trip to the podium. What you have to do is be competent and believe in yourself that i can do it and youre going to do it. Then some potential olympians of the future, young kids and extreme sports. To the parents who say youre too young to be doing this, what would you say . Ill beat you to the top. Plus the olympic idea from kerry strug winning on one leg and the british runner that wouldnt give up after tearing a ham stranstring hamstring. Enduring cultural moments. We got another great group assembled around the table. Well talk politics but lets start with the roundup of the olympic action from the first full day in rio. Team usa got it. 19yearold Jenny Thrasher making it look easy. This is the first u. S. Gold in that competition since the year 2000. The american Mens Basketball Team trumped china 11962 kevin durant leading the way. The womens soccer team won 1nil. Tennis super star Venus Williams out. The australians too much for the pool. Australia taking home the gold medal
Making money and christmas cheer. One of the poorest countries is crafting economic success. We begin in syria where government jets struck schools and mosques in a battle against fighters from Islamic State of iraq and levant. Activists say air strikes targeted the cities of raqqa, duma and idlib. A warning some viewers may find the images in the report did you agree. Reporter this injured girl is afraid of needles as her mother tries to reassure her. Another syrian child caught up in a war fought by grownups. This is the aftermath of a Syrian Government strike in duma that hit a school. Activists uploaded these videos, showing staff at a makeshift hospital, instructing to cope with wounded children. Many pieces of shrapnel were extracted from this boy. This boy showed signs of life before he had to be resuss tated. In the corridors, more children waited to be seen. Their school was not the only one hit. Reports from idlib say children decide there. There has been warnings about the r
The Amnesty International report are absolutely true and there are many more that we havent even heard yet. There are thousands of women affected by the situation. But how many women are still in during this and girls are still in during this Inhumane Treatment . The vast majority of women that were kidnapped in the first place are still in captivity. Only a small fraction of that number of women have actually escaped. A few hundred have escaped, but there are thousands that are still in captivity. They were located at several areas in the group of volunteers i work with have pushed for months to have a case for action to free those women. That window of opportunity closed prior to this military operation that is happening right now. Most of those women were moved into syria and iraq into areas where it is very difficult to rescue them. It appears that the system of abduction and rape of these women has become a central part of the socalled Islamic State groups policy. This is not some