news. israel says it will ease the land blockade of gaza, but there s little details so far. israel says there will still be inspections to prevent weapons getting in. the move follows growing international pressure in the aftermath of an israeli raid on an aid flotilla. from the frying pan into the fire, the boss of bp faces a grilling in congress after his tough meeting at the white house. and spain s dire economic crisis. hello and welcome to gmt. i am george alagiah. israel has agreed to ease its land blockade of gaza. it follows the country s violent raid on an aid flotilla. there are those who would ask why the killing of nine turkish activists on one of those vessels could prompt the kind of international outcry. more on that in a moment. first, what the easing on the blockade could mean. israel says there s no humanitarian crisis in gaza and points to the 500 trucks that pass through this crossing every week with basic foodstuffs and medical equipment. ever since
gmt is live from south africa. the waiting is over. this is the data wory world cups off. excitement and sadness. it is concerned nelson mandela will not attend the opening ceremony after the death of his great granddaughter in a road accident. i m tim wilcox in london. summoned to the white house, the bp chairman to answer to the president. a state of emergency in kyrgyzstan. 23 people are killed in gun battles. after a massive 5,000 mile air search, a 16-year-old american sailor is found alive and well in the indian ocean. they say good things come to those who wait. south africa feels it has waited long enough to host the world cup tournament for 2010. it is south africa which will kick off in the opening match against mexico. that is taking place at the soccer city. there will be another matched in cape town, france and uruguay. preparations have been long and hard. so many teams have been eliminated to get to the stage, and we re down to the last 32. there s been a
us. he told us to do right in school and to do good in life. reporter: trooper brown was recently engaged. tonight, his family is distraught. meanwhile, police continue to search for the suspect. they say many leads have come in. very many tips have come in. and they have interviewed at least 50 people so far. governor o malley says that this case is one of the most important ones to solve. back to you on tv hill. it is also a very sad one, gigi. thank you. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. a towson cardiologist could be one step closer to losing his license. denise is live in the newsroom with the story that denise has been following since it broke. the charges filed by the state board of physicians begins the process that could strip dr. mark medee of the right to practice medicine. medee ran the cardiac catheter lab. at st. joseph. he is also accused of faultifying medical records to make falsifying medical