for more on this, i m joined now by our north america correspondent, peter bowes in washington, dc. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. so what did we learn today about her from her opening statement? i today about her from her opening statement? today about her from her opening statement? ~ ., ., , , ., statement? i think we got a sense of judue statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson s statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson s sense statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson s sense of statement? i think we got a sense of judge jackson s sense of history, - judgejackson s sense of history, and what she was saying. clearly what has gone before her, but her potential place in history, as well, as she was outlining, as we ve just seen, the position that she believes she will hold and how she will be independent in the courtroom, talking about that grand experiment of american democracy, and judging cases without fear of favour. or f
of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern s boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company s thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today s crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. my heart is really heavy , says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved ones are not coming home. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. you re watching newsday on the bbc.
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