There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
Good afternoon. Israeli troops have launched another Military Operation on the biggest hospital in gaza, al shifa. Its full of patients and people who have been displaced by recent fighting, but israel claims hamas fighters were using the hospital here in gaza city as a command centre, and that 80 suspects have been arrested. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says israel has committed a war crime. Heres anna foster. Gunfire rings out in a street near gazas biggest hospital. Inside it, medics are still working and patients are still being treated. For months, hundreds of displaced palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Palestinians have used the compound forshelter. Israel palestinians have used the compound for shelter. Israel called its operation targeted mission, saying it used caution and care. Hamas accused israel of acting against all international laws. The accused israel of acting against all international laws. International laws. The idf is conducting High Intern
Duped by dishonest recruitment agents into going to oman. Georgina was promised a lucrativejob in dubai, but instead she found herself in the omani capital, muscat. Translation i was not allowed to rest. I was waking up at 3am and going to bed at 1am. The most difficult thing that made me desperate to escape was the boss forcing me to have sex with him. It was so painful because i had no way to say no. He threatened me and said if i shouted he would shoot me. I got badly injured because it wasnt only him. He would bring friends and they would pay him after. In oman alone, there are an estimated 300,000 Domestic Workers, most of them from africa or asia. Ekaterina runs an ngo which supports Migrant Workers in the gulf. We identify them as victims of trafficking or forced labour or other forms of exploitation. So we negotiate with their employer for them to be released. The laws that are in place prohibit a Domestic Worker to leave the employer. She cannot change jobs and she cannot leav
Leighs got the forecast. Its looking good yeah. Yeah, step out the door this morning theres a slight chill in the area chilly up in inverness 45, plant city 57, 60 in tampa. 59 in sarasota. Heres that perspective for yous warmer in plant city than it was at 6 00 yesterday morning. By the afternoon 81 degrees which is above the average of 78. And 62 tonight but you want to stay tuned to course ill have whats happening with the colder air coming this weekend. Pretty good drive right now. Its been really nice. Kicking off to a nice friday. Maybe everyone is nice and relaxed because a nice holiday next week. In ybor a great drive and the veterans expressway no delays right now. Lets move over to the sun coast parkway also looks good and further to little bit closer to hillsborough avenue right at 56th street we have an accident there. Its off to shoulder but a little bit of a slowdown. Thats a look at weather and traffic. All right. An 8 on your side alert this morning a new twist on an ol
Of todays Older Americans seem to just say yes . A question for Barry Petersen to examine in our sunday morning cover story. Some of the very people who grew up opposed to pot you store it in the fridge. Finding it handy to have around as they age. I have gummy care. It has the consistency of a gummy. I use it for sleep and pain when i need to. Pots newest enthusiasts could be your grandparents. Pauley we think of borderline as something which divides one country from another. Then there is the borderline that lee cowan has been to visit. Follow the u. S. Border from the pacific out to the east until it reaches minnesota, where theres an odd little bump. Do you sometimes feel more canadian than u. S. Citizen . Aye . We are a little bit canadian. The remote minnesota answer surrounded on almost all sides by our maple leave friends later on sunday morning. Pauley for the record marc anthony is a singer with hit songs in two languages. He talks about a that and lot more with tracy smith.