An estimated 620,000 people in the uk have a faulty gene that puts them at risk of sudden death, the British Heart Foundation has warned. Mps will vote tonight on legislation that would allow the Prime Minster to formally start the process of leaving the European Union. The government is expected to win the vote quite comfortably, despite opposition from some labour rebels. Well be looking to see exactly how many. Plus the Liberal Democrats and the snp. Yesterday saw impassioned speeches for and against the bill in the House Of Commons. The debate went on right up till midnight and will continue today with a vote around 7pm tonight. If the bill is passed, it will continue its passage through parliament and ultimately allow theresa may to trigger article 50 of the lisbon treaty. 0ur Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Heading home into the winters night after nearly 12 hours of debate. Midnight in westminster with another afternoon of discussion to follow today. This is a debat
Fighters without any civilian casualties but u. S. Forces are being secondguessed. Liberals now demanding answers. They want to know why the military went ahead with this bomb. Theyre asking the pentagon to explain it. Pentagon responding say its commander in afghanistan did not need President Trumps approval to use this bomb. The president said earlier today that he removed the militarys restraints. Trump what i do is i authorize my military. We have the greatest military in the world, and theyve done a good job as usual. So we have given them total authorization, and thats what theyre doing. And frankly, thats why theyve been so successful lately. If you look at what has happened over the last eight weeks and compare that to the last eight years, youll see theres a tremendous difference. Liz just to clarify, that sound byte was from yesterday, the president saying it because then today. Joining us right now ambassador john bolton. Ambassador, first on this bombing. Will it stop isis
30 second tease 15 seconds ahead today. Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Scattered light rain showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent. Tonight. Colder. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday night. Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Thursday. Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday night. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Veterans day. Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the upper 40s. 3 roads are in great shape this morningweather should not impact the morning drive. Drivers take note that the water st. Bridge leading into the Historic Third Ward is now closed until december 16th 2016. The bridge will undergo some upgrades to its locking system. Drivers should use alternates to get around this closure. Good news if you travel between the hale and zoo interchanges for the morning commute. T
8th. What a day it is shaping up to be. Im brian duffy. Tia im tia ewing. Make sure and vote. The weather should cooperate, too, for the voters for most of the day. Meteorologist sam roberts is tracking some rain thats going to come a little later this afternoon. Sam. Samantha my afternoon voters will have to deal with a little rain. This is like Late Afternoon closer to the evening commute time frame. Polls open at 6 30, and if youre headed out to vote early this morning, you can expect a little bit of a chill in the air. It in shaker heights. Its just a little bit warmer farther to the north. 52 in lakewood, good morning in strongsville. We are in the middle 40s right now. A decent warmup in place. We have a southwest wind and that means that temperatures will once again be above average today. Not quite as warm as yesterday but still warmer than what you expect for election day. 53 at 9 00 in the morning. Through about 3 00. Then once the rain starts this evening, we will begin to c
And that in turn is used to create 327 tons of pure heroin. A smokeable variety is also from the raw opium. Afghanistan is still the largest producer of these illegally grown plants. Smugglers use the northern to bring opium and heroin into russia. And every year, at least 60,000 people die there as a result of drugs. Nicolai has been an addict for ten years. Like many russians, the 28 year old began taking drugs at parties. First amphetamines then heroin, now the designer drug known as spice. Its easy to get hold of in russia. He orders it by text message. Ten minutes later hes told where he can collect it. His package has been left in a hole in the wall. Scoring drugs here isnt difffficult. Before, youd have to meet someone in person. The deal would happen face to face. That was dangerous. You could be caught by the police. Its much easier today. Dimimitri botov is all too familiar with stories like he was an addict for eleven years. Now hehe works at the city drdrugs foundadation in