Professor ted curran from his home in the southwest of scotland to let us understand some of the real historical significance behind the 700 year old document take care and tell us what was going on when this declaration of a pro for this letter to the pope what was happening and 1320. 00 that the declaration. Well i think the major issue is that what was not happening because robert bruce had been around for a long time fighting for the kingship kid when i ask huge victory of the bottle abundant bottom than 1514 and that bottle with was still colossal that he should have brought him whatever he wanted because he defeated the english all heartedly however the king of england they were the 2nd at the time refused to really to recognize british east and right to be regarded as king of scots and any desperation bruce arranged for this letter to be sent to the pope and having the old saying put some heat on edward in england to get him to recognise my title so was an affair. An evil pieta
A modern ferguson educate the young thats the future and when the game garden says jesus commandments love your neighbor as i have loved you shes talking about the shows in Northern Ireland but that something could be generally applicable particularly in dreadful times like the present wendy and then fiona graham great sin about the show but Yvonne Ridley the lady who shocked International Prominence when she was captured by the taliban she says what a fascinating interview for von ridley. Says i thought so too shes an amazing lady i was impressed by how she caught the being arrested by the taliban and Robert Wadley in the simelane says enjoyed the interview immensely ridleys life story and what a truly remarkable youre absolutely right robert she is a very remarkable lady indeed. And then to the declaration of arbroath ive asked professor ted cullen from his home in the southwest of scotland to let us understand some of the real historical significance behind that 700 year old documen
Good morning. There are just six days to go until the General Election and we have bought the sofa to scotlands ancient capital, dunfermline. What does the politics mean for the money in our pockets and how does that affect how people vote in six days time . We have come to meet local voters and local businesses to find out what it means for them. Matt is also here with the weather. Good morning. Iam in the grounds of Dunfermline Abbey finding out what place it plays in the towns history. Brighter and fresher conditions on the way and that lasts into the weekend. I will tell you what that means for you in 15 minutes. We are in the historic surgery of dunfermline in the kingdom of fife. Let me set the scene will be here all morning with the sofa talking to voters and politicians about the issues that matter to them six days ahead of the General Election. You will see in the background, lars, a historian. Youll be teaching us about Robert The Bruce who is buried here. Also this was home
This is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. Well get to that severe flooding in northeast australia in a couple of minutes. More rescues there over the last 24 hours. Al will join us and tell us about a powerful storm system right here at home that could be spawning some tornados in the coming days. Also ahead, strong signals from the boy scouts that it will end its nationwide exclusion of gay scouts and leaders. At least one major group is saying that may force it to move its support to other boys organizations. New questions this morning about the death of Country Singer Mindy Mcreadys boyfriend as she opens up about what happened the night he died. Well hear from her. Its an emotional and candid interview. First to that deadly flooding in australia. Sarah james is in brisbane for us this morning. S sarah, good morning. Reporter good
But bewildereded drivers and tas resources to the breaking point. Rescue workers pushed patients on luggage carts to waiting squadrons of choppers, others plucked from rooftops by a team of civilian and military helicopters as the river rose and rose in massive flooding by cyclone oswald. A tiny avook wevacuee hoisted t safety. Around the clock, hundreds of men, will, and children rushed to safety. She slept throw the whole thing. Reporter this neighborhood, two miles outside the center of brisbane, flooded in 2011, a once in a century flood, but two years later, it happened again. Andrew brady just moved here. I feel how can it happen again . Reporter last flood, he volunteered to dig out others, now they are calling to return the favor. This is called flood proofing. Satellite phones in the desert this is our flood phone. Samsung flood phone. Reporter those friends, those volunteers worked so hard and got so dirty in the cleanup, they got nicknamed the mud army. You can bet blah toon