Games. Hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week we look at the continuing carnage in syria, and discuss the latest twists in the brexit debate. My guests this week the conservative political commentator alex deane, marc roche of le point, the American Writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and the columnist for the gulf based newspaper the national, and arab weekly rashmee roshann lall. Barrel bombs, air strikes and shelling by Syrian Government forces have killed nearly 500 people this week, many of them children. Eastern ghouta the beseiged area on the edge of the syrian capital damascus, has been described as hell on earth. The un has called for a cease fire. Rashmee, youve been following this nightmare, do you see an end to the suffering of people in syria . I think the response to that question should certainly not be along the lines of what the United Nations Childrens Fund issued. Its institutional heart was so heavy that it could not descri
It will take some time for it to break through the clouds. At 10 00 itll still be cloudy with northwesterly winds developing. Thats a drying direction for us, and thatll help boost the clouds out of here this afternoon. So were on track seeing all of our neighborhoods warm into the 50s this afternoon. But first Jessica Boyington is watching for some fog on the roads this morning. Hey, bill. And were watching the schuylkill expressway right now our cameras around Spring Garden street. Not seeing any fog actually on these cameras. Its kind of difficult to see any of it right here even though we do see it in some spots. East and westbound on the schuylkill expressway looking good. So far so good on the schuylkill. Watching a disabled vehicle out in conshohocken on moorehead avenue. We havent seen an increase yet. Usually we dont for another hour or so for wood haven to the vine. And speeds there into the 60s. Jessica, thank you. Today school buses will again take students to and from scho
Ducis rodgers outside u. S. Bank stadium where the big game goes down tomorrow night but first we will begin with brian taff and sharrie williams, brian and sharrie, take it away at mall of america. All right, hi there, walter and a leash a live from the mall of america, we have been here for super bowl headquarters all week. It is super bowl eve. The teams are fine tuning their game plan but fans, they are finding a way to pass the time hanging out here at mall eagles nation, of course, making their presence felt in minute so the. It continues to be bitterly cold outside but i for one could careless it is as hot as it gets here in the heart of the football america today. We were right there in the thick of the action, as fans jammed into super bowl live in Downtown Minneapolis, not too far from where we stan just to the south. The eagles nation, co mingled with patriots faithful and absolutely jam for the big show tomorrow night. But for now all of these fans are happy to be here soak
Will explore this city is literary life and we will hear from area writers including author and historian brooks lavished ensure the history of the ozarks and talk about stereotypes people face living in the region. Those stereotypes have been developing for a couple hundred years and they are strong in a kind of stick with us no matter what we do. As you seem come you got that in the cnn you travel around northwest at the fortune 500 companies, Major Research university is is all kinds of business and industry and hightech stuff going on out there, but those images and stereotypes, you know, theyll stick with us. They are part of our story. We begin our tour with a university of Arkansas Library. To learn more about the life and accomplishments of jay William Fulbright. James William Fulbright was a long time serving in arkansas from 1944 to 1974, 30 years. Before that he was a u. S. Representative from or fall, arkansas area produced president of the university of arkansas, and the y
These cities, stuttgart and is sold off, they are the most polluted in the country, Environmental Groups sued them to force them to take action against Dangerous Levels of nitrogen oxide. Angela merkel has opposed a ban and wants to protect thejobs in the industry. She gave this reassurance today. Translation what most definitely happen is that clear air plans have to be put into action with the help of the government. We will discuss further matters but the parties concerned. What is important to mention is that the ruling is specific to individual cities, were more needs to be done, but it does not target the whole country or all drivers in germany. The concern is germanys mass of car Manufacturing Industry and how it would cope if the ban was ruled out. It will no doubt heard. Germany has 15 million ca is doubt heard. Germany has 15 million cars on german roads and 50 million of them are diesel and of them, only a fraction, 2. 7 million made those eu standards. Hours after the rulin