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it s tuesday the 27th of december. also this morning: some voters in england will have to show photographic id before casting their vote as part of efforts to reduce electoral fraud. his private life was very much public knowledge, but details of george michael s quiet generosity begin to surface after his death on christmas day. good morning. in sport: chelsea extend their winning run to 12 games as they go seven points clear at the top of the premier league. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is a cold and frosty start to the day, but for most of us, it will be dry with hazy sunshine, except in the north and west, where they will be a bit more clout at times and spots of rain. more details in 15 minutes cloud. good morning. first, our main story. the children s commissioner for england says the vast majority of young carers receive no support from local authority social services. anne longfield says four out of five are going under the radar . the local g ....
in this special edition of the programme, we are looking back at some of the best report from our network of correspondents around the world. i am a heroin addict. i have overdosed four times. my sister saved me. america s addiction. the epidemic of heroin and painkillers creating a new generation of users and killing tens of thousands of people. the drug they called the devil has hit hardest in smalltown america, taking hold in areas like this that have already been ravaged by years of economic decline. we are hearing outgoing fire. the troops are trying to gauge how much resistance is in these villages. we join the kurdish forces on the frontline of the battle for mosul as the iraqi city waits for deliverance from so called islamic state. also, before and after. fergus walsh reports on the pioneering surgery without couples that has queue with this man s tremors. i am in antarctica following a team of scientists setting up remote cameras in penguin colonies. and a yea ....
we are getting breaking news, a little bit of data out of germany. one point 9% move in 2016, a touch above analysts and economists expectations. we were expecting a 1.8%, and we have a 1.9%. it is pretty much in line with estimates, rising 0.7% month on month. we had estimated 0.2%, so it is coming and above expectations. we have a little bit of china december new yuan loans. it goes back to an economy in china that may be boiling up a little bit, and you china loans increased almost doubled from the period last year. let s quickly check on the markets to see what all of this piece of news means. we had the first news conference, press conference by donald trump yesterday, the first one sense july of last year, certainly the first one since he got elected. maybe because of the lack of policy details, the dollar weakened a little better there was a little disappointment and markets about the press conference, and that caused investors to unwind trade positions. gold, ....
close. we have live team coverage tonight. michael finney is working with a team of experts to provide help to flood victims. wayne freedman is showing us just how much people have lost. let s begin with david louie and the story of this week s heroes. reporter: this is a story about heroes. firefighters are known to save lives every day of the week, but water rescues are unique. san jose fire didn t have the equipment what it had to do here on tuesday. and because of the success of that event, san jose might need more rescue boats. it was a sight on a scale no one ever expected to see in san jose. 17-foot white boats picking up stranded residents taking them to dry land in rock springs. it was nobody there wasn t a whole lot. it was kind of surprising. reporter: the challenge was keeping people taking things with them. you have to take people that s worth more than anything right now. reporter: the boats carried a lot of pets and resident was special need ....
markers just outside the door. police tell us the dog was the family s own dog. police said the baby boy is doing well, and was crying and alert when transported to the hospital. this happened just after 4:00 this average on fremont street. we have a crew on their way and will provide you with a live update as soon as they arrive. good evening. in san jose, tonight marks the end of really indescribable week for people s homes flooded. parts of rock springs, the south bend mobile parks opened back up to evacuated residents this afternoon. north bound center road is also back open tonight. the evacuation area includes 3,000 people, and 765 homes, down from 1100 yesterday. the process we re going through to get them back in, a lot has to do with ensuring the building is safe, and ensuring we can have power and water service. he says city workers have not come across any homes considered uninhabitable yet. a new shelter will open tonight as both high school shel ....