On to power a support for the far right a. S. D. And peace them to go to school with the gypsy king is crown behave the way champion tyson fury stops the on so wild it when the w. B. C. Belt in the last leg just read. Iran is being isolated by its neighbors this sunday and all because of the growing fears over its corona Virus Outbreak pakistan afghanistan and turkey they will close their borders with iran it has the largest number of fatalities outside of china the death toll is standing at 8 in china president xi jinping is admitted there were shortcomings in the countrys response hes described coronavirus as the largest Public Health emergency since the founding of communist china back in 1989 we are also looking. Italy where 50000 people in the north have been told to stay at home the been quarantined because 132 people have been infected and 3 have died while in south korea the president s called for unprecedented powerful measures to control the outbreak thats where were going to
And the welsh opera singer, bryn terfel. Thick fog is causing delays at airports for a second day. Heathrow says 45 flights have been cancelled, because planes were in the wrong place following yesterdays disruption. And its new year down under, sydney welcomes in 2017 in style with a spectacular firework display. Now on bbc news, witness. Hello, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. Im here at the British Library in london for the last time this year to bring you five of our favourite stories from 2016. Well meet a former member of chairman maos infamous red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger Space Shuttle crew, and an art restorer who brought a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece back to life. But first, witness has travelled to the Bamiyan Valley in afghanistan. For over 1,000 years two huge statues of Buddha Towered over the valley, but in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. Said musa hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around t
And the welsh opera singer, bryn terfel. Thick fog is causing delays at airports for a second day. Heathrow says 45 flights have been cancelled, because planes were in the wrong place following yesterdays disruption. And its new year down under, sydney welcomes in 2017 in style with a spectacular firework display. Now on bbc news, witness. Hello, and welcome to witness with me, tanya beckett. Im here at the British Library in london for the last time this year to bring you five of our favourite stories from 2016. Well meet a former member of chairman maos infamous red guards, a woman astronaut who trained with the challenger Space Shuttle crew, and an art restorer who brought a Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece back to life. But first, witness has travelled to the Bamiyan Valley in afghanistan. For over 1,000 years two huge statues of Buddha Towered over the valley, but in 2001 they were destroyed by the taliban. Said musa hussein was one of the local people forced to lay dynamite around t
The woman who smelled propane and got out. 2 23 later, this. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin tonight with the allout battle, the white house looking to save the president s temporary immigration ban. Legal arguments under way at this hour. The president signing that executive order, halting all visitors from seven predominantly muslim countries. In the meantime, america has seen the reunions. Families racing to get loved ones into the country. The president has said if something happens, blame that judge. Tonight, the arguments now under way over whether that halt should be lifted. Lets go right to our chief white house correspondent, Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter tonight lawyers are making the case that the president s travel ban should be put back in place immediately. Save the president s temporary travel ban. A battle that could go all the way to the Supreme Court. Well see. Hopefully it doesnt have to. Its common sense
The woman who smelled propane and got out. 2 23 later, this. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin tonight with the allout battle, the white house looking to save the president s temporary immigration ban. Legal arguments under way at this hour. The president signing that executive order, halting all visitors from seven predominantly muslim countries. In the meantime, america has seen the reunions. Families racing to get loved ones into the country. The president has said if something happens, blame that judge. Tonight, the arguments now under way over whether that halt should be lifted. Lets go right to our chief white house correspondent, Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter tonight lawyers are making the case that the president s travel ban should be put back in place immediately. Reporter the white house is waging a legal battle tonight to save the president s temporary travel ban. A battle that could go all the way to the Supreme C