Becoming a small person and feeling quite terrified about what my future is. In his latest film, breathe, Andrew Garfield plays robin cavendish, who became tethered to a breathing machine in order to stay alive after contracting polio in the 19505 aged just 28. With the love and support of his wife diana, played by claire foy, robin broke free and changed not only his life, but that of disabled people around the world forever. We will be speaking to diana, and her and robins sonjonathan, who is the producer of this moving true story. I dont want to go on living here. What are we waiting for . Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also, as hundreds of teachers, support staff and parents join a mass lobby of parliament today, in a bid to persuade the government to give schools more funding, we talk to parents who say they are feeling the pinch. And wed love to hear what youve got to say have you been asked to pay for something that used to be covered by your k
Anticipated today as High Pressure briefly builds in over the state. Rain and moderately south winds return to the north bay area late tonight as a frontal system approaches. Rain and winds will spread southward friday as the front moves across the region. A break in the rain is expected saturday with rain anticipated to return to the district as early as sunday afternoon and persist into monday as a low pressure system moves through the region. No major hot spots. Bay less then 30 maze to sf. San less then 30 to 101. Golden drive time less than 30 min toll plaza. Bridge drive min from the toll to 101 james our top story this morning. Racist instagram posts targeting African American and other minority students at an east bay school. Its happening at albany high school. And now we are hearing from the angry mother of one of the students referenced in the posts. Kron4s alecia reid has her reaction. The principal learned about this on monday and started an investigation right away. Polic
And the heat is intensifying. Yesterday high is 93 with a heat index of 100, today the air temperature up to 95 and the heat index soared up to 105 degrees, that is dangerously hot and trenton higher up to 106 and cape may 107 and allentown 104 and wilmington 102 and beach haven the heat index up to 104 degrees. Most of the thunderstorm activity this afternoon and this evening is missing us to the north but one cluster of storms over bucks and hunterdon and mercer and there say flood advisory in effect for central bucks county. We saw 3 inches of rain in parts of this area and vivid lightning can as we head through the week the heat is intensifying. The National Weather Service Extended the heat advisory until 9 00 sunday night. This heat will last through the weekend and im tracking heat next week ill let you know when in the full accuweather forecast. All right cecily well check back in later thank you. If you have concerns about you or your loved ones during the heat wave. The Phila
Market makers. Loo for the new speed, the top business stories from around the world. Pfizers ceo is making its case for hits takeover of astrazeneca. They are worried it will lead to job cuts. And cocacola is getting more into coffee. Coke is raising its stake in Green Mountain. 10 stake three months ago, and driving are trying to make a system for making singleserve beverages. Quickly may be on the verge of an yet another deal that would shape the Talk Communications industry. At t as poised to buy direct tv for about 50 billion. We broke the story, and alex is with us now. We have known that at t was hoping around and interested in direct tv. Indirec what changed . It seems as though at t is committed now to not only getting into the satellitetv business, but buying directv the mindset of dish, i think comes as a surprise to some people who assumed that if atg were to take the leap into the satellitetv business, they would go with dish because this has wireless. Wireless spectrum wa
Welcome to countdown. Im anna edwards. Just pass 6 00. Bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world, ready to deliver the stories. Hans nichols is covering pfizers bid for astor zeneca. David tweed is in berlin covering airbus and earnings are breaking now for that business. Big with countdown for interviews. First, an exclusive interview live from the Goldman Sachs india idea summit. Who would hear from the head of International Asset management division, coming up later. Ceo, we will speak with the peter long, right after those earnings break at the top of the next hour. We will also get numbers from easyjet as well as insight into those numbers from the ceo of the lowcost airline. Be releaseds will in about 58 minutes. Sweetens planning to its bid for astor zeneca as the ceos of both Companies Face their first joint trial and the u. K. , testimony. Hans nichols has the details from westminster. Hans . Anna, good morning to you. We will find out after this hearing potentially