as in prior years, i would like to recognize those in uniform only lost in the line of duty. lance corporal melton fox, chief william edward mcneil junior and lieutenant john stuart of the lake city police department. to the families and loved ones of these men with all of our hearts we offer our condolences. we are eternally grateful for their service. 33 south carolinians have received the medal of honor since it was created 150 years ago. that metal, as you know, medal requires proof before is being granted in those who are gallant at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. two south carolinians were recently awarded the medal of honor, sergeant major atomic patches pain serves in the army special operations command as an instructor who was awarded the medal of honor for his efforts in a hostage mission in iraq controlled by the islamic state. a veteran of 17 combat deployments, sergeant major payne has also received multiple other combat declarations inc
a historic launch from british soil of a plane with a rocket carrying satellites, but the spacecraft fails to reach orbit. and in his latest tv interviews, prince harry claims camilla the queen consort used the media to promote herself at the expense of family members. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in brazil, where there have been pro democracy demonstrations across the country after the invasion of the congress by far right supporters of the former president, jair bolsonaro. one of the biggest protests was in brazil s largest city, sao paulo where tens of thousands people came out. more than 1,500 people have been arrested, with suggestions they could be charged with terrorism. they ve been taken in buses to police headquarters to be questioned. it seems the investigation into who was behind the invasion will be a priority for the new government of president lula. police have already been dismantling the main protest camp which was set up by supporters of mr b
hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the political crisis in brazil where security forces have detained 1,500 people after supporters of the far right former president jair bolsonaro stormed government buildings in the capital brasilia. leaders around the world have condemned the riots as an attack on democracy. mr bolsonaro came to power in 2019 he s popular amongst his supporters someone they see as a champion of traditional values. but his administration was marked by controversy many saw his policies as harmful to the amazon rain forest, while others questioned his response to covid when he downplayed the effects of the pandemic. the new president left wing luiz inacio lula da silva was voted in last october. he has been president before and had served a prison sentence for corruption, a conviction that was later anulled. the close result in last october s election just 51% to 49% - highligted a divided country. from brasilia, our corresponden
4.2 inches and 3.55 inches at north myrtle beach. no significant river flooding is expected anywhere in the state. for those focused on recovery efforts, the weather should cooperate, and high temperatures in the 60 s and 70 s. thank you. just a few points. we have a number of people here to answer questions, but i would like to do some thank youss. we know we have much cleaning up and rebuilding to do. those of you who have seen the pictures, particularly on the strand, we had a lot of water in the northwest corner of the state that did not experience the storm much at all, but the rest of us did, but we had no storm related deaths. we had no hospitals damaged. all water systems were ok. most of the electricity has been restored. and i need to add, in record pace. i don t think we ve seen such organization and speedy service as we saw there. insurance adjusters are here. the requirement for permits has been lifted so those from out-of-state can help and speak to our p
over the water to ask you would call the wind and the waters of the approaching hurricane and spare those in the path from harm. open our hearts and love and generosity to all who need help in the coming days. in all things and at all times help us to remember that even when life seems dark and stormy you are in the boat with us guiding us to safety. in your most holy name we pray. amen. national weather service. john, national weather service. hurricane ian landfall is him and along the northern coast as of the hurricane center 11 a.m. advisory or ian was a category one hurricane with 85-mile an hour winds and we should be getting an update on its position here within the next hour or so. the impacts of hurricane ian already ongoing across the state. peak wind gust as of noon have reached 83 miles an hour at fort sumter. 73 miles an hour at folly beach. 68 miles an hour at myrtles inlet. 58 miles an hour at the charleston airport. 55 miles an hour at georgetown and 53 mi