The night skies across the globe to welcome in the new decade. But is this, in fact, a new decade, as was repeated several times across the bbc this week . A viewer called amy said not, begging. And Alan Mcintyre reiterated that. That same new years eve programme contained another error, though this time it was corrected in time for the late bulletin. New year a new decade and new zealand kicked it off, with auckland the first major capital to welcome 2020. Sue barnard pointed out. On wednesday, when the new year arrived in the uk, there were more fireworks on our screens, this time with Helena Wilkinson reporting on the crowds by the thames in london. Tens of thousands watched from the banks of the river as the capitals skyline burst into colour. In his new years message, the prime minister, who is on holiday in the caribbean, said, we can start a new chapter in the history of our country, in which we come together and move forward, united, unleashing the enormous potential of the bri
To put an exact dollar figure to that. I mention the damage caused by Tropical Storm isabel. That was well over 100 million that was more than just repairing the cost. It gave us more protections. We used that money to build berms, build some of these flood doors and internal pumps. We were able to get that money to make the Naval Academy better and safer. As you see here on the academy grounds, the majority of the structures here are over 100 years of old. From the chapel to where the midshipmen live to many of the buildings here, they were built at the turnofthecentury. There is a cost to maintaining them and making sure they can handle rising waters and major events. We do, within the budget we work with in the navy, have announced money to handle some of these upgrades we are handling over the long term. The cooper road project at some of the others. As we do some of these other projects, whether it be setting up a new Advisory Committee, we are able to do those in the conscience o