front of us. initially, we all stopped and helped other cars then we realised that it wasn t going to work. we got stranded with about 40 or 50 other cars. on the isle third 265. fullabandon or 50 other cars. on the isle third 265. full abandon the car and went to the nearest pub and stay there forfour to the nearest pub and stay there for four or five to the nearest pub and stay there forfour orfive hours. lots of people coming in with small children. at about 9:30pm we had to leave, we weren t allowed to stay. the roads were treacherous, it wasn t safe to drive but we heard about another pub, where i am now. we heard that they were taking in stranded people and we didn t know whether to believe it. we came here, to milejourney whether to believe it. we came here, to mile journey from the other pub.
that s treaties almost always being violated. but now this congress is taking steps to make amends for one of those broken promises. in 1835, united states signed the treaty the cherokee nation that led to 16,000 members for stop their lands in the south. ultimately leading to a trail of tears, 1200 mile journey which is now oklahoma. 4000 cherokee s died on that truck. part of the treaty included the promise that the cherokee nation should be entitled to a delicate on the house of representatives whenever congress makes provision. and of course that never happened. but last week, the house rules committee held a hearing to a long time cherokee nation officials to be seated as a non voted delegate in the house. the first delicate of a tribal nation to celebrate their.
ahead. this isjust the beginning. the start of1 million milejourney that beginning. the start of1 million mile journey that is being described as apollo for a new generation. that is it from us, thank you for watching. hello there, the weather is looking pretty unsettled, quite a lot of rain in places and the risk of localised flooding. it is all because of an area of low pressure which is expected to hang around for thursday and friday, even into saturday morning before it eventually fizzles out. this is the low pressure system i m talking about, moving eastwards and then pulling back northwards and westwards across the country during thursday and friday where it will weaken, but it will bring a lot of rain and fairly strong winds at times. we stopped thursday on a chilly note for western scotland, northern ireland and there is frost and fog but elsewhere where we have the
on a 15.5 mile journey, to mark 175 years of swiss railways. the guinness world records validated the result for the longest passenger train ever to complete a journey. the train even generated energy that s being used in people people s homes. we had also to explore in a way this energy to the public electricity network, so that, yes, i don t know, somebody maybe was able to cook something while watching this wonderful train. and for the lucky 150 passengers on board, there were spectacular views on a route that spiralled through a part of the alps listed as a unesco world heritage site. the headlines on bbc news.
rolling through the swiss alps, the world s longest ever passenger train. the 100 coach train is 1.2 miles long and over the weekend, it set a new world record. seven drivers were needed to complete the attempt, all working in lockstep with one another. families and train enthusiasts alike lined the route, which passed over viaducts and through mountain tunnels on a 15.5 mile journey, to mark 175 years of swiss railways. the guinness world records validated the result for the longest passenger train ever to complete a journey. the train even generated energy that s being used in people s homes. we had also to export in a way this energy to the public electricity network, so that, yes, i don t know, somebody maybe was able to cook