Ofa we dont see this as the beginning of a new campaign. Well be live throughout the day in beirut, moscow and washington with the latest reaction to the unfolding events. The other news. A Romanian Tourist who fell into the river thames during the Westminster Bridge terror attack has died. A sharp rise in the number of accident and Emergency Departments turning away ambulances in england. Good morning, its friday the 7th of april. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Russia has strongly condemned us Missile Strikes on a syrian airbase, describing them as an act of aggression against a sovereign state. It has provoked anger from russia. 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles were fired from two American Navy warships in the mediterranean. Their target the shayrat Airbase Which donald trump said was the airfield used to launch what he described as a horrible Chemical Attack on innocent civilians earlier this week. Six people are said to have died in the air strikes and the base is described as almost com
Its thursday, the 13th april. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has said that she wants a new model of Grammar Schools in england which are open for everyone. She says she particularly wants to ensure that there are much stronger educational outcomes for ordinary Working Families, and notjust the privileged few. But new analysis from the government shows a majority of Selective School places go to more affluent families. Lets here little of whatJustine Greening has been saying in the past few minutes. The final part of the plan for britain is a Fairer Society. A society based on merit. Delivering a Fairer Society should start with education and our schools, making sure that our children and young people can do their very best, and reach their potential wherever they are growing up. That is the means by which we build a better country, its how we deliver the plan for britain. In short, we are the means, our countrys people, each
Flooding this section of coleman avenue in san jose. And rain pummelled the roadways, stranding this motorist on highway 87, pooling water and slick surfaces prompted many to have a cautious commute. You can crash in a second. Your brakes are not going to work with water. So i think its pretty crazy driving like this. So i prefer to stay home. Reporter parking lots became ponds. Here on alpine road at highway 280 near palo alto, a sloping power pole caused high voltage lines to sag, forcing the road to close. Throughout the south bay, pg e says more than 200 customers lost power. The heavy rains and winds transformed the landscaping in the front yard of this los altos home when a large ash tree came crash do you think. But for some, the storm offered a chance to enjoy solitude in a bike path on los gatos, and take photos of birds nudged out of hiding, hike this great blue heron, a Welcome Break from the storm preps ahead. So were doing a doublecheck of the generator and making sure tha
Service until monday morning. Again, were going to track this next strong storm coming up a little later on in the show. Eyeopening numbers, jeff. Thank you. Rain, saturation and flooding. Its a problem for several parts of the bay area. Thats why theres concern going into this weekend. Here now is nbc bay areas Marianne Favro from san jose. Reporter chain saws were needed to remove a large ash tray from the walk way of this los altos home. It came crashing down this morning thanks to heavy winds. High winds also caused this power pole to slope, causing highvoltage lines to sag here on alpine road near palo alto. Not motorists had to defor more than an hour. If you werent sitting and waiting if your car today, then you were likely getting splashed. This section of coleman road in san jose was covered with several inches of rain. Just one of many flooded areas in the south bay. And here on highway 87 a motorist was stranded as rain came down in sheets. I see pretty much accidents on the
The renowned science-based university in London is now ranked number two in the world, while Cambridge slipped from second to fifth place and Oxford remained in third.