pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. the former pontiff will be lying in state from today until his funeral on thursday. now on bbc news: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which act as a kind of super food for the algae. and as algae gets into the
acknowledging a very different trails. they are the most powerful forces fighting for our attention. the approach of work without political violence it s technology that say is fueling misinformation and polarizing content for clicks and profit. a safer, free speech sprekting more enjoyable social media is possible. this morning, we re going look at how the technology companies built platforms connecting the world that are now challenging the very foundations of democracy. conditioning congress is concerned about what big content we see. you used this power to run amok. you have used it to silence conservatives. we do have national security concerns from the fbi s end about tiktok. democratic senator of minnesota and republican congressman mike gallagher of wisconsin will discuss what congress can do to regulate social media. joining me for insight and analysis are new york times technology reporter cecilia kang, carlos carbello, former homeland securi
after the pump at the treatment facility failed. some residents have little or no water in their homes. mississippi s governor declaring a water emergency. until it is fixed, it means we do not have reliable running water at scale. it means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets and to meet other critical needs. the city of jackson has battled water issues for years. let s begin with isabel gonzales with our top story. good morning. good morning to you, erica. this is an emergency. the governor there telling the people of jackson not to drink the water, saying that the water and sewer is on the brink of collapse for 250,000 people. now, the governor was alerted last week that pumps at one of the city s two water treatment plants was damage. then came all of the rainfall and the flooding of the pearl river. that was the straw that broke the camel s back. the water is not safe to drink and little to no water pressure for people in j
ian. state and federal agencies are still in search and rescue mode now five days after the storm made land fall. we ll have the very latest on the hardest hit areas. also ahead, ukrainian forces respond to putin s illegitimate annexation of four territories in a significant way. as the army continues to build on weeks of momentum. plus, new developments connected to the fbi search of mar-a-lago. it appears there are more missing documents that the department of justice needs to track down. good morning. welcome to way too early. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in florida. historic rescue and relief efforts are underway five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. first responders are scouring the hardest hit areas looking for survivors as the death toll continues to rise. according to an nbc news talley, that number now stands at 87. four of the fatalities were reported in north carolina where the storm struck
wall street journal editorial page talking about how even by donald trump standards this was dangerous, violent rhetoric. we ll have the latest on that in light of everything that s going on. cpac tweets out russian propaganda, and then backtracks claiming the post was not authorized. we ll tell you what the conservative group is saying now and a lot of news in the sports world but we re going to begin this morning in florida where historic rescue and relief efforts are underway, five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. the u.s. death toll is now at 87 people according to an nbc news tally. first responders are searching the hardest hit areas for survivors. florida governor ron desantis says more than 1,000 rescues have been made across the state since the storm hit. fema officials say this is the largest search and rescue effort they have ever launched in florida and that u.s. federal response is likely to be unprecedente