the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
into the movies. how much has triathlon got you ready for hollywood? yeah, oh, very much so. it s the practice and resilience and overcoming failure which is what hollywood is, really. in 2006, lesley bought the film rights to a book she d loved at school, all quiet on the western front. we then embarked on adapting the novel into a screenplay which took us about two years and tried to get it off the ground. and it was impossible. almost a decade later, and things were serious. to keep hold of the film rights, she needed $10,000 by the end of the week and didn t have it. she came up with a plan enter a triathlon in costa rica and if she won, the prize money would be enough. this was your last shot. it was, it was my last shot and i turned up at the race, fighting fit, ready to really go for it, and i thought, i m going to win this race all right, and the day before the race
we then embarked on adapting the novel into a screenplay which took us about two years and tried to get it off the ground. and it was impossible. almost a decade later, and things were serious. to keep hold of the film rights, she needed $10,000 by the end of the week and didn t have it. she came up with a plan enter a triathlon in costa rica and if she won, the prize money would be enough. this was your last shot. it was, it was my last shot and i turned up at the race, fighting fit, ready to really go for it, and i thought, i m going to win this race all right, and the day before the race i actually fell off my bike and broke my shoulder. with no alternative, she still entered, swimming a mile on one arm. it was brutal. i was exhausted. it s hilarious, because my husband was watching from the shore and all he could see was my leg kick, and all of the people beside him were, like,