i am soran qurbani. 12 years ago, i smuggled my way into europe from iran. now, i working for the bbc and i am investigating what is happening to refugees like me on that route today. we met with refugees in turkey who managed to escape, but lost everything in the process. and those trying to tackle it. call to prayer van city, in turkey, on the border with iran and the gateway to europe for many hundreds of thousands of afghan refugees. for decades, people have been smuggled from afghanistan through iran, and into turkey. these undocumented migrants have been fleeing civil war, poverty and persecution. when the taliban retook power in august 2021, the numbers increased. an underground network of smugglers operate safe houses across van city for those who have just made it to turkey. houses, flats, stables, all repurposed to hide the thousands of refugees coming in each year. ahkmed is in his early 20s. the blood you can see is a broken nose. it happened while crossing the bo
good to be back with you on the second hour of chris jansing reports. israel s full cabinet meeting on their plans for a post war gaza. what the future could look like for more than 2 million people caught in the conflict. we re going to have a live report from tel aviv. plus, from japan, a commercial jet bursting into flames after a collision on the runway. what passengers are sharing about those frantic few seconds they had to escape. plus, breaking news. the president of harvard will resign less than one month after she was on congress. first, we head to the middle east where israel s full cabinet is expected to be meeting now to discuss the future of gaza after the war with hamas. this is according to an official who tells us the current plan would involve local palestinian plans not the palestinian authority administering areas of gaza. matt bradley is reporting on this from tel aviv. welcome. what more can you tell us about this critical meeting? reporter: it so
let s get started. according to the new nbc polls out this morning, and for the first-time, donald trump is now leading in a hypothetical general election matchup. now, this isn t just bad news for president biden. this is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks, we ve been warning you on this show about the dangers of the second trump term. the former president after all, has promised retribution. pledged to round up protesters with the military, and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us. tonight, i want to pull back the curtain take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. and answer the question, what would a second trump presidency without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office in the land, the vice president of the unite
And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreaking Havocin Rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. Trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. From maine to texas, more than i Million People are without electricity. People are very frustrated because we pay our bills. All day it has been going in and ou
let s get started according to new nbc poll out this morning, for the first time donald romp is now leading and a hypothetical led election matchup. now, this is not just bad news for president biden, it is terrible news for the very future of american democracy. for weeks we ve been warning you on the show about the dangers of a second trump term, the former president after all as promised retribution, pledged to round up protesters with military and suggested using the justice department to go after his political enemies. these are plans that should terrify each and every single one of us, but tonight i want to pull back the curtain and take a look at who could be tasked with carrying out trump s radical agenda come 2025. on the question, what would a second trump presidency, without any human guardrails, without any adult in the room, actually look like? let s start with the second highest office, the vice president of the united states. earlier this month, trump floated