Architecture, and heritage. In a world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside of the stadium 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the River Seine past some of the french capitals most famous landmarks with bridges and River Banks used as catwalks. There was heavy rain but it didnt dampen the crowds enthusiasm. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian singer, Aya Nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the can can or perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global Sports Superstars including rafael nadal, Serena Williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot Air Balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon Celine Dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated Eiffel Tower for the first ti
That the Skateboarding Event that was scheduled for today has had to be postponed until monday due to the rain which you can see is coming down there in the french capital. The badminton began about half an hour ago with the handball, rowing, Shooting And Volleyball all due to get under way around now. Diving, fencing, and Rugby Sevens are among the events in which athletes are competing for Gold Medals today. The games opened in spectacular style with a stunning display of french culture, architecture, and heritage. In a world first, the olympic Opening Ceremony was held outside of the stadium. 6,800 athletes from 205 delegations travelled on 85 boats and barges down the River Seine past some of the french capitals most famous landmarks with bridges and riverbanks used as catwalks. There was heavy rain but it didnt dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian singer, Aya Nakamura performed alongside te
Including East Kent and shrewsbury, where a series of Maternity Scandals have unfolded over several years. Jack and sarah hawkins s daughter harriet was stillborn after mistakes were made by Maternity Staff in nottingham. I the things that i would like to havel changed, the things that would have helped us in our lives would have been for the cqc to take over the work that we had to do that was in fact theirs, to investigate properly. The regulator is meant to give hospitals, Care Homes and other services one of four levels of ratings from outstanding through to inadequate to help the public decide what form of care they need. The Health Secretary has said those ratings should now be taken with a pinch of salt. Care home managers say the current situation is hugely worrying. The inconsistencies, the fact that inspections were taking too long, and if they were being done, that they were actually not reporting in good time we have raised so many of these issues. The cqc says it will acce
Martin savidge has been monitoring the situation. Martin, what do we know . Reporter well, we have some positive news coming directly to us now in the form of information from the county Sheriffs Department. They coresponded to this event taking place at mt. Tabor High School on the northwest side of the city. They report that one student has been wounded and that police and the sheriffs deputies are now actively searching for a suspect. They say that all the other students are safe. Now, that school continues to be in lockdown and authorities both from the city and from the county Sheriffs Department are methodically going through the buildings of this campus. Its about 1,600 students, grades 9 through 12. The initial report came in around noon according to local news reports. They say there was a Resource Officer who called in the shooting. But again, Forsyth County Sheriffs Department twieeting out that one student has been injured, the suspect is being sought but all other students
Himself in the middle of an international crisis. Critics on both the left on the right. He has us And they no win situation. Either we stay And continue to take casualties or we go And we lead thousAnds of americans to when i think will be one of the largest Hostage Situations mass Hostage Crisis we face since 1979. Shannon former President Trump blasting the actions of the biden administration in the exclusive entry to do a Sean Hannity tonight. Its so sad, its probably from the stAndpoint of Military Tactics And embarrassment, the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to our country. We look like fools all over the world. We are weak, we are pathetic, we are being led by people that have no idea what they are doing. Shannon coverage tonight, meeting in miami taking a look at the implications for HomelAnd Security here in the u. S. Kevin corkes And washington casting a critical eye over the president s remarks today. Friday morning donning in kabul, a City On Edge in the aft