killed and others were injured in a drone strike near the border of syria. we ll go through the details of the attack and show you how the president is responding. plus, donald trump is now on the hook for a massive payout to e. jean carroll after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. we ll get expert legal analysis on that as well as the looming case that can further impact trump s bank account. and a stunning second half comeback sends the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl, setting up a rematch of the 2020 big game with the kansas city chiefs. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning with developing news out of the middle east and the deaths of three u.s. servicemembers in nort jordan. it happened yesterday at a logistics support base near jordan s border with syria. a drone packed with e
it just came up. 20 seconds later, it was gone. tornadoes and golf-ball sized hail pummelled the southern u.s. there s another rournd of severe weather on the way. plus to conviction, the prison sentence for alex murdaugh and what he had to say during his sentencing. and a man accused of plotting to murder, we ll look at the rise in semitism across the u.s. we start this hour with the extreme weather hitting huge parts of the country. at least ten people have died as the powerful storm system marches across the south and into the northeast. the next western storm will be you shalling inland saturday bringing another round of snow to the pacific northwest, northern and central california. in some places, new snow will be measured in feet. the system that brought tornadoes, damaging winds and flooding to the season central and eastern u.s. will be offshore by later this morning, but the cold part of the storm is going strong. winter weather alerts are in places across p
Code of conduct. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. More than a0 of Maternity Wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, according to data from the labour party. 42 out of 96 trusts in england that responded to a Freedom Of Information Request said theyd shut Maternity Wards temporarily on 382 occasions. The most common reasons given were too few staff and not enough beds. But the government says the numbers are misleading. Our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes has more. For some years, Maternity Units have been struggling to recruit enough midwives. The Royal College of midwives says theres a shortfall of around 3,500. Now, based on a Freedom Of Information Request, labour says a growing number of Maternity Units are closing doors to new mothers. In england, 136 nhs trusts offer Maternity Services. Last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. There were 382 separate locations where units were closed, up b
And from despair to delight three days after being barred from the heats of the World Athletics Championships, Isaac Makwala runs for gold tonight. Its five 0clock our top story north korea says its working on plans to fire four Ballistic Missiles towards the american Territory Of Guam. In an escalating war of words, the north koreans say donald trump is Bereft Of Reason while mr trump has already warned the regime in pyongyang that it risks the fire and fury of an American Military response. Meanwhile south korea has appealed for calm. 0ur Correspondent Yogita Limeye Reports from the south korean capital, seoul. One more fierce message on north koreas state tv. This time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. This us island in the Pacific Ocean is in pyongyangs crosshairs. North korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the waters around it. Its home to Tens Of Thousands of people. 0bviously for me, because im a father, its really concerning. I wish it didnt have to come to t
At seven well be speaking to aidan mcquade, whos director the of anti slavery international, about the growth of modern day slavery. Well also have more on the war of words between the United States and north korea with a report from the us Pacific Island territory of guam, threatened by pyongyang. And we find out more about the dark history of a tiny scottish island which has now been put up for sale. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Marriage toepfer sports day. Hello, and welcome to sportsday, im 0lly foster. Its day seven at these championships, three more gold to be one and it will be isaac friday in but one if he can take the 200 metres title. The highjump but one if he can take the 200 metres title. The high jump that Katerina Johnson thompson down in the highjump can she qualify in the individual final. And im Nick Marshall mccormack in salford with the rest of the days sport, including Rory Mcilroys bid for his third uspga title in North Carolina. Well have the latest from quail ho