a historic moment. the first time anyone has tried to drill down through this glacier beneath the 600 meters of ice. below me is the most important point of all. the point at which the ice meets the ocean. # i can rub and scrub this house # till it s shining just like a dime.# and the hollywood film star and model raquel welsh has died at the age of 82. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. thousands of refugees who fled the war in syria to cross into turkey have arrived at the border hoping to go back to their home country after last week s earthquakes. turkey has said it will allow them to leave for up to six months. the combined death toll in turkey and syria has climbed to more than 41,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid. the bbc s laura bicker has been to antakya, close to the turkish border, where desparate syrian families continue to arrive. the last time these syrian families crossed this border, it was with dreams of a
and us actress raquel welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in hollywood films, has died at the age of 82. hello and welcome to the programme. it s seven am in singapore, and 6 pm in south carolina where nikki haley has officially launched her campaign. some things to know about her she s a republican, was the us ambassador to the united nations under donald trump and while she once said she would never run against him she s now doing exactly that. the launch came in a packed hall in charleston where she told a thrilled audience of supporters, it was time for a new generation of politicians she talked about the need to help ordinary people at home and be stronger abroad citing china as a huge threat to the us. have a listen. i stand before you as the daughter of immigrants, as the proud wife of a combat veteran, and as mum of two amazing children. i stand before you as the daughter of immigrants, as the proud wife i have se
good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, march 15th. thank you for waking up with us. here are five things to know this morning there are new tensions between the u.s. and russia over the downing of a u.s. surveillance drone. they clipped the drone over the black sea forcing it to crash. russia denies the accusation claiming the drone fell on us own. yeah. and another day of jitters over the fate of america s banking system seem to be easing slightly. stocks of some regional banks bouncing back after suffering declines. fallout is far from over. doj and scc investigating the collapse of silicon valley bank. also this morning high stakes case over abortion pills set to get its day in court. a federal judge in amarillo, texas, will hear arguments over a lawsuit that could disrupt access to the pills nationwide. protests are planned outside the courthouse. also the faa is convening a rare safety summit after seven close calls at airports. the faa says the flight cros
election, she came forward with a bunch of unusual and unconventional comments that have been tricky bits of information. like the fact that the special grand jury empaneled by the fulton county da, fani willis, the recommended over a dozen indictments. the person named emily corps made a splash, and she sparked a debate within the legal community about her potential impropriety. but today, we heard from the georgia judge who oversaw that special grand jury, judge robert bernie. here s what he had to say on the. matter those grand jurors, including the fort woman, can share some details about their experience. and interview today with the atlanta constitution, judge mike bernie says they cannot discuss their deliberations, but if then assistant da or witness in the grand jury room, they can talk about what happened. that s not deliberations, that s presentation, and they re not prohibited from talking about that nor are they prohibited from talking about the fruit their delib
resolute to see this to the end. our friend, ali velshi, takes us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow good evening, thank you for joining us tonight. on tuesday, the 4% of the fulton county special jury investigating donald trump and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, she came forward with a bunch of unusual and unconventional comments that have been tricky bits of information. like the fact that the special grand jury empaneled by the fulton county da, fani willis, the recommended over a dozen indictments. the person named emily corps made a splash, and she sparked a debate within the legal community about her potential impropriety. but today, we heard from the georgia judge who oversaw that special grand jury, judge robert bernie. here s what he had to say on the. matter those grand jurors