Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We have several major stories that we are following tonight, including that massive blizzard out west, plus President Bidens big announcement before gaza as hundreds of thousands are under threat of starvation. But we begin tonight with new developments in that terrifying accident and dramatic rescue in louisville when a semitruck was left dangling off a bridge. Nearly 100 feet over the ohio river. The female driver miraculously escaped without suffering any serious injuries but was taken to a local hospital out of precaution, and we are hearing from the incredibly brave rescuers who say they train for this kind of thing all the time. Cbss Mark Strassmann starts us off tonight with a harrowing video as First Responders arrived on the scene. Reporter high drama above the ohio river, like a scene from a tom cruise thriller. A semi Over The Edge of a bridge, hanging over the water. Reporter a tractortrailer dangling from a
four years ago. a financial settlement gave boeing immunity from prosecution. now on bbc news, click. this week, it s all about cars and cardio. yeah, we have teslas looping the las vegas loop. spencer takes a swing for it. yes! got a seagull! and lara gets mean well, she tries to. i m a bit slow with this. i d be in terrible trouble if there was a person punching. and is that.? both: a flying elvis? as thousands of tech companies descended on las vegas this month for the consumer electronics show, we ve been bringing you some of the highlights. but this week, we re getting away from the show floor. i ve been made to work up a sweat and he s been sent to freeze. but first up, we re going below the bright lights of the strip with james clayton, as he checks out an unusual way to get from a to b. las vegas convention center is huge. it can take half an hour to walk across it. however, there s a new way to get around tunnels with teslas in them. this is what elon musk claims
north korea s military said it responded by firing ten artillery shots. now on bbc news, ros atkins on resignation of liz truss. ros atkins gives his analysis on some of main news stories of the week. this programme was recorded before the news broke about boris johnson s announcement that he would not stand in the conservative party leadership contest. when a prime minister takes office there is no time limit, no fixed number of terms. their leadership stretches out in front of us. margaret thatcher stood down after 11 years. tony blair served ten. recently, though, we ve had four prime ministers in six years all of them conservatives. david cameron left downing street after the brexit vote. theresa may had three years before tory mps intervened. it was the same for borisjohnson. and in early september, it was the turn of liz truss. i am honoured to take on this responsibility. weeks later, at its annual conference, the tory party chair said liz truss was its greatest as
and in early september, it was the turn of liz truss. i am honoured to take on this responsibility. weeks later, at its annual conference, the tory party chair said liz truss was its greatest asset to win the next election. she is the woman who will get britain moving. that, though, is not going to happen any more. wow, one of the shortest lived premierships ever. i liz truss s time is over, when it had onlyjust begun. hello, welcome. well, this is unexpected. not, of course, being here for a new series looking at the biggest stories of the week, ijust hadn t necessarily factored in doing our first episode on the day the prime minister resigns. but here we are, and across next 30 minutes this is the story of the fall of liz truss. because it has been quite a week. hello, hi guys. we are probably still a few minutes late. 0h, are you? 0k. we will reverse almost all the tax measures. gone, gone. a complete reversal. gone, gone, gone. clearly trussonomics has gone. he has locked
education is a necessity to flourish. reading and writing and the ability to do math and understand history and civics, not just important for the individuals but also for the country itself. the pandemic and our response and reaction to it are issues worth analyzing, there were challenges in education long before the covid virus struck. from safety at school to preparing students for work or college to social integration and learning to exist and thrive within the broader community, these are just some of the things we ask our educators and school systems to do. then the external factors there are a shortage of teachers, our schools have become targets for those who seek to prey to the must vulnerable. those who want schools to be more than places to learn, but political battle feels and social laboratories where the differences which exist in other areas of life manifest themselves, education, knowledge, pursuit of learning remain at the core not only of powerful force for