there is that sense that the window is closing because of the oxygen levels on that craft and the gear finally getting go into shape. they do have remote-operated vehicles now able to get to that depth at the bottom and get eyes on things so hopefully we ll have information very soon. the coast guard typically does their press conferences around 1:00 p.m. eastern. they pushed that back a little later today so that may indicate that they have, they are trying to gather information and trying to understand exactly what is happening down there and what they have found. and by that time, hopefully, maybe they will have laid eyes on something and we will have a much clearer picture, two, two and a half miles beneath the surface of the ocean. and i want to read to our viewers what the coast guard put out. they said a debris field was discovered within the search area by an rov near the titanic. experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. so just so we are
this news came to us in the very last hour or so we are waiting for that press conference to begin in about 30 minutes or so. give us a sense of the mood where you are not that this latest information has come through. that this latest information has come through. this is going to be hiuhl come through. this is going to be highly anticipated come through. this is going to be highly anticipated press come through. this is going to be i highly anticipated press conference, we are used to getting them about once a day around one o clock in the afternoon and coming at three p:m., the world media is here and that will be a highly attended press conference. everyone wanting to know more details about the debris field that was found. this was confirmed in a tweet earlier today by the us coast guard which has been coordinating its operations from right here in boston. this has been an international search and rescue effort. you have gotten very few details. we have had to be pa
more on all of those stories coming up more on all of those stories coming up in a moment or two but let s headfirst to the bbc sport centre. thank you, matthew. we start this hour with the second round of the us open. rory mcilroy has just teed off, he is a three shots off the lead. world number one is five off the lead on three under. masters winnerjohn rama is a further two strokes behind. the lead currently shared between two players who shot the lowest score in us open history in round one stop it was a great day. in round one stop it was a great da . ,., in round one stop it was a great da . , ., ., ., in round one stop it was a great da. ., ., . in round one stop it was a great da. . ,., in round one stop it was a great da. . ., day. got off to a nice start and then just. day. got off to a nice start and then just. i day. got off to a nice start and thenjust, i mean, day. got off to a nice start and thenjust, i mean, never- day. got off to a nice start and| the
we ll hear from an expert about the remarkable discovery. first, though, a bbc investigation suggests at least 25,000 russian soldiers have been killed in ukraine, four times higher than the figure acknowledged by moscow. the research also suggests many of the casualties are now older fighters, with little or no training. significant numbers have been recruited from prisons. 0ur correspondent 0lga ivshina has this special report. these are the war graves russia doesn t want to talk about. since december, the bbc has located seven new cemeteries dotted across russia and occupied ukraine. they re filled with the graves of poorly trained fighters. many were prisoners recruited by the notorious wagner mercenary group. and the cemeteries are growing rapidly. this one is about 20 times bigger than it was six months ago. since the start of the war, we have been verifying photos of graves and social media posts with the independent russian website mediazona and volunteers inside the
colleague from 3:00 in the afternoon. she rises to say hello. how are you doing? martha: great to be with you. love coming in to work with you, bill. good morning, at home as we continue to watch this story unfold from deep in the ocean. the french deep sea robot and another canadian vessel have now joined the search. it is getting crowded out there. the mission is daunting. crews are searching for an area that is double the size of the state of connecticut. it is 2 1/2 miles deep. that s a look at some of what is on the surface and in the air right now. experts say it is impossible to know just how much, if any, oxygen remains on board. also some say that there is breathing room after that 96-hour period. the search is likely to continue beyond that period. we ll bring you the very latest as we get breaking news on that story. bill: a lot of floating and flying hardware. let s hope for the best. still waiting right now on what could be several high-profile opinions from