good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre payment energy meters. the tactic which results in someone s heating being cut off if they don t have the cash to top up their meter is only supposed to be used in homes where there are no young children, pensioners or other vulnerable people. but an undercover reporter from the times newspaper found the meters were being fitted in homes which should be protected. aru na iyengar reports. hello? british gas, your gas supplier. we re here with a court warrant. can you please open the door? otherwise we will have to open it for you. this is the exciting bit. i love t
this object has been described as roughly the size of a small car, much smaller than the suspected chinese spy balloon which the air force shot down last saturday. to say it was shut down to say nothing from the facts that comments from the podium at the white house today is raising questions tonight. it was downed off the alaska coast, again, about the size of a small car. it had been seen flying at approximately 40,000 feet and was deemed to pose a reasonable threat to aircraft and other civilian operations. still, there are few answers about the object, even as the white house attempts to draw distinctions between this episode and the episode i previously mentioned last saturday. now, we are told that the president based on the advice of the pentagon believed it posed enough of a concern that it needed to be shot down. he ordered it, and it was. asked about the intradiction, the president said simply it was a success. we re going to remain vigilant about the skies
it s probably the most important cultural event in the history of america. and a whole new generation of freaks. what guys seem to get off on. they like these high-energy sort of events. sight and sound and soul are your pleasure, you can bet your bottom dollar we got them, baby. unless you ve been living in a sealed cave, you probably noticed that america s latest craze is disco dancing. this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex and destruction in that order. rock and roll is pure stamina! rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london from an overdose of drugs. janice joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. the early years of the 70s in music was sad because you lose people and you lose the beatles. this small gathering is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one
little relief from the rain in california as the chaos caused by deadly downpours becomes clear. there s warnings of worse weather to come. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. first, an investigation into the failure of the safety messaging system, which led to all departing flights in the united states being grounded early on wednesday, was caused by a damaged file in a database and not by a cyberattack. that s according to an investigation by the federal aviation authority. flights have been getting back to normal, but the us transport secretary said the faa must find out why back up systems did not prevent the failure. our north america correspondent gary o donahew reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes until further notice, caus
little relief from the rain in california, as the chaos caused by deadly downpours becomes clear. there s warnings of worse weather to come. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. an investigation into the failure of the safety messaging system, which led to all departing flights in the united states being grounded early on wednesday was caused by a damaged file in a database, and not by a cyber attack. that s according to an investigation by the federal aviation authority. flights have been getting back to normal, but the us transport secretary said the faa must find out why backup systems did not prevent the failure. our north america correspondent, gary o donahew reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes until further notice, causing