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♪ christian: --is "the context." >> one death has been confirmed due to the turbulence it faced from glenda to heathrow airport on its way to singapore. >> we currently have seven cases of critical injuries, 23 cases of medium injuries including a flight attendant. the rest are minor injuries. we currently have seven cases of critical injuries, 23 cases of medium injuries -- christian: the turbulence we all dread,lmost worth hearing it

twice. one british man is dead and others injured after a singapore airlines flight drops 500,000 feet in seconds. we will talk to a former pilot about how it happened and what measures airlines take to avoid these air pockets. also, a special report on the treatment of palestinians arrested in gaza. whistleblowers detail how israeli soldiers shackle prisoners to hospital beds, sometimes naked, a practice one medic said amounted to torture. you will be live in new york. the prosecution set up a month for allegations against donald trump. the defense wrapped up their case in a day. what can we expect on tuesday? there good eninga. sad news that abridgment has died and 47 others injured after a flight from heathrow hit super turbulence on its way to singapore. passengers say within seconds of the seatbelt sign king on, the aircraft plummeted thousands of

feet, throwing passengers, crew, and bongings around the cabinet. someone threw the plastic ceiling of the plane where the oxygen masks are routinely fitted. the flight data shows the plane falling 5000 feet from cruising altitude to 30, -- 37,000 feet in minutes. a british man who had a previous heart condition died possibly from a heart attack. his wife has been taken to hospital. 46 passengers and seven crew members were injured. singapore airlines said it is sending five investigators to bangkok along with a second plane to collect those stranded. south asia correspondent jonathan head has the full story. jonathan: shaken by their terrifying ordeal, the passengers were met by several

ambulances as they met in bangkok. they had been eating their breakfast from the boeing airline plunged without warning. jerry was traveling with six of the family members to a wedding in australia. >> a bit of turbulence, and suddenly the plane plunged i don't know how far. they said 6000 feet. it doesn't feel like 6000 feet. so sudden, no warning at all. i ended up hitting my head on the ceiling, my wife did. some people walking around ended up doing some results -- somersaults. it was instantaneous. it really was. and horrible. jonathan: the aircraft was over thailand on the last stage of a 12-hour flight from london to singapore when it dropped a staggering 6000 feet, throwing any passengers not wearing seatbelts into the ceiling. the pilots then declared an

emergency and asked her to land in bangkok at the closest airport. >> we currently have seven cases of critical injuries. 23 cases of medium injuries including a flight attendant. the rest are minor injuries. jonathan: occasional air turbulence comes with modern-day flying, but the singapore airlines crude tall passengers this was the worst turbulence they had ever experienced. it will take an investigation to find out whether this was something that came out of the blue, or whether there were other factors involved. images from inside the aircraft show how powerful the forces were that the passengers were subjected to. a rare occurrence certainly, but a frightening one, too. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. christian: let's speak to monica miller in singapore. bring us up to speed with the

condition of those taken a hospital and how serious the injuries are. monica: actually it has been a long waiting game for the relatives and friends who came. they were expecting those passengers to get off the flight at 6:00 p.m. it has been nine hours. they are also waiting to hear about the condition of their loved ones. we heard that there had been a plane that was bringing the people who were healthy enough back to singapore, the final destination.b but now we understand the plane is not left bangkok just yet. it has been a very tense day here. singaporean lines officials have put them in a room with a lot of security and have given them all kinds of things to help them through this, including mental health officials. we did see one woman who was visibly shaken and was being aided by a mental health advocate who was here as she was

walking around the airport. again, we are still waiting for information on a flight that is expected to be carrying about 100 passengers here to singapore, where they had originally been expected around 6:00 p.m. yesterday. christian: and they have sent a team to bangkok, a team of investigators. what will they be looking at? monica: yes, we understand that singapore officials have sent a team to bangkok, and what they were saying was that that was to support thai officials as well as passengers and crew. they haven't given much information in terms of where an investigation will g but at this point i think they are just trying to address the passengers, their well-being, their health, as well as the passengers who are well enough that are trying to make their way to singapore. singapore is a place where a lot of people transferred to

australia. there were many australians on the plane to indonesia and other countries. it has been a very long journey for them. it's unclear if they will be staying in bangkok and getting on a plane later today, or they will get here and then transferred to other planes. ristian: monica, thank you very much indeed for that. with me as a former airline captain joining us in scotland. lovely to have you with us. thank you for your time. let's start by trying to understand the science. what is in your pocket, and can they be i can-- an air pocket, and can they be identified? >> it's lovely to be here, and thank you for asking me. i want to clear up this myth -- there is no such thing as aair pocket anymore than there could be a hole in the body of water, for example. what people are referring to when they talk about their pockets are areas of severe turbulence -- severely disruptive airflow where the wind speed of one airflow meets

the high wind speed of another airflow and it is very turbulent air. what that does -- the way a wing works is air over the wing creates lift. in the airspeed changes, -- when the airspeed changes, air over the wind changes, the lift created by the wing changes as well. that is what causes an aircraft to drop because of the decrease left over the wing surface. people describe it as an air pocket, but actually it is not like the air suddenly disappears beneath the aircraft come if that makes sense. christian: no, it does, perfectly. i heard one pilot compare a 6000-foot fall to what it might feel like in a stall. does it literally feel like you are dropping out of the air? emma: well, yes, it would. it would feel like that for a number of reasons conversely because you are descending very, very quickly.

the exact statistics will come out in the full investigation, and rightly so. but actually, yes, it would feel like that partly because of the fact that you are sitting an the aircraft you are in is moving and you are not keeping up with it. if you are not familiar with the sensations of light, it will feel a lot worse than it is in the light turbulence. people feel like it is much more severe than it is because of not being used to the sensations. yes, it would feel like you were falling out of the air. that is another addition to the idea of air pockets. christian: and so sudden, looking at these pictures, that although the pilot had put on the seatbelt sign, it didn't give people a chance to get back to their seats or engage their seatbelts. emma: well, absolutely. the safety demonstration at the beginning of every flight will sato you that if you are sitting in your seat and not

moving around the cabin, you should keep your seatbelt loosely fastened at all times. even when the seatbelt sign is put on, it takes time for people to death they might be asleep especially -- they might asleep on a long flight like that -- it takes time for them to put their seatbelts on. the consequences can be severe injuries, as we have seen in the flight today. christian: can i ask about the pilot? it seems that the pilot did very well in the circumstances. what would the experience be like in the cockpit? emma: well, the initial experience would obviously be quite focusing, mind-focusing, shall we say. christian: [laughter] i imagine it would. emma: that is probably the polite way of saying it. pilots don't go to work planning for things like this to happen, as in expecting these things do

happen to people. to b safely.o get people from a there may have been an expert occasion of some turbulence, and in fact there had been some light turbulence earlier on just prior to this, which of the seatbelt signs were switched on, that is exact what i would expect to happen if turbulence was expected. but actually, once that situation has recovered itself, the first priority is fly the aircraft, keep the aircraft in the air, make sure it is doing what you would expect it to be doing. that could well have meant a recovery process,, making sure that is the only priority, first off, fly the aircraft, and then make sure you're navigating in the right direction and speaking to people. very quickly information would have come into the flight there just to confirm that there were injuries and the next action -- i really take my hat off because ultimately they diverted to

bangkok and the aircraft landed safely. that is what i want to emphasize as well, that despite the tragedy on board, the aircraft still landed safely. the aircraft itself are very, very strong, and they can withstand these unusual events. christian: yeah, that is the important reassurance to those who might flight in the coming days, that they are built to withstand these cancer pressures. emma henderson, thank you for coming on the program. emma: my pleasure. christian: medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are being routinely shackled to hospital beds and forced where blindfolds and nappies. one medic at the military hospital in his will said the practice of chaining prisoners to their beds and monitor torture. the israeli army said restaurants are only used when there are security risks to staff and nappies were only worn by those who have undergone medical procedures.

lucy williamson has more, and as a warning, you may find the details distressing. lucy: he survived months of war unscathed. he left military detention in israel permanently disabled. a taxi driver from khan yunis, released without charge after weeks of interrogation. his return soured by sadness. >> my leg got infected and turned blue and soft as a sponge . after seven days, they took me to the military hospital, they operated twice to clean the wound, but it didn't work. afterwards, they took me to a public hospital, where the doctor gave me two options, my leg or my life. lucy: neither israel's army nor the health ministry responded to these allegations. there's growing concern over the

medical care of gazan detainees in israel. classed as unlawful combatants even before interrogation, doctors say they are kept shackled and blindfolded, including during hospital treatment. allegations have centered on a new field hospital at a military base. one senior medic there says patients are kept blindfolded and in and nappies, with all four limbs handcuffed to the bed. >> they create the patients to be dependent 100% on you like a baby. you are cuffed, you're with deibert, you need the water -- you are with diaper, you need water, you need everything. lucy: the army told us that the need to handcuffed detainees in the medical facility was examined individually and daily, and that cuffing was done when the security risk required it.

diapers or nappies were only for those patients with limited movement. the doctor told us these measures were applied to all patients without assessment, even those who couldn't walk. if they can stand on the legs, why are they shackled -- can't stand on the legs, why are they shackled? >> i can't answer this. this is stupid. lucy: the hamas attacks on the seventh of october left israel's hospital staff treating captured fighters alongside israeli victims. many current detainees are released without charge, but the complex feelings of some medics remain. two medics told us painkillers had been withheld, causing what one described as an on acceptable amount of pain. this man described a case that took place in a public civilian hospital. his words have been voiced by an actor. >> i heard knowledge of one case

where the painkillers were used selectively during a procedure. if you put together that someone is undergoing a basic procedure which involved incisions in the patient doesn't know about that and is blindfolded, the line between treatment and assault dissolves. lucy:: treating gazan captives on military sets was designed to resolve doctors' ethical dilemmas, those dilemmas remain. "the day the hospital closes, one told me, "we will celebrate." christian: around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. a look at some stories here have today. water companies in england and wales increased by 21% and 91% the next five years, according to figures compiled by the consumer watchdog.

the increases will fund 100 billion pounds of investment over the period. the money will be spent on replacing aging, leaking pipes, and reducing the sewage that discharges into rivers and seas. the high court has ruled that prince harry cannot broaden his legal action against news group newspapers to include new allegations against rupert murdoch. harry and several others are suing the publisher of "the sun" and the defunct "news of the world" over allegations of phone hacking. in an attempt by the government to give police more powers to control protest has been ruled unlawful by the high court. legislation introduced last year gave officers more leeway to stop disruption. the home office said he would consider all options to keep this important power. the defense rests. donald trump's team produces just two witnesses at the hush money trial in manhattan.

they were done by lunchtime today, despite rumors by legal experts that the former president would take the stand in his own defense. all that is left is for both sides to present their closing arguments in a week's time. mr. trump is facing 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide his company's payments to adult film star stormy daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. while he never took the stand inside the court, the former presidents continue to be vocal outside, and as usual those closest to him were more than happy to plead innocence on his behalf. nada tawfik spoke to don, jr., outside the court house. nada: have you spoke to your father about how he would feel? donald: i think everybody understands it is a forcefu the guy who was a star witness admitted to a crime that is far worse than anything going on. the district attorney puts the person understand knowingly. he also said something to the effect of "i get it, my own personal interest."

no one believes this is real. christian: nada is outside the cothouse in new york. i suppose that will be the question for the jury, whether a man who lied to the irs, to congress, to his wife, to stealing from the trump organization, whether he is a man to be believed. nada: yeah, that's absolutely right, christian, and it is also mething that reporters have put to the republican politicians who have come out here in great numbers over severa days to decry this case as a witch hunt, to put down the nation' criminal justice systems . reporters asking, isn't that up to the jury, shouldn't you be leaving that to the jury rather than coming here and casting doubt on the process. christian, i asked don, jr., a number of times before i got him to answer that question about whether his father had told him how he would feel if he is in fact convicted in this case, any kind of sidestepped that, as you

heard. he also answered questions about why his father didn't testify in this case. he said, "why would he subject himself to that, there is no reason, no justification" for him to take the stand. certainly donald trump is not obligated to take the stand. the burden of proof is on the prosecution, and many legal analysts have said he would be opening himself up to very potentially damaging questions by prosecutors. no surprise that he didn't take the stand, but christian, he said he had wanted to testify for so long. nevertheless, outside the courtroom, donald trump said he thought the defense put on a great case. christian: yeah, a very short case. summing up will begin tuesday. nada, thank you very much for that. it is highly unlikely donald trump will face jail time if he is found guilty in new york, but those who st served by him have spent time behind bars. paul manafort, his former

campaign manager. michael cohen, his former lawyer. waiting to go to jail, allen weisselberg. an steve bannon. one of those in prison is peter navarro, serving a sentence for failing to cooperate into a congressional investigation into the january 6 riots at the capitol. he is not wasting time in prison. is writing a new book on trump's economic successes. mr. navarro predicts his former boss is already planning the first 100 days in office. you think he will s -- he thinks he will sack the federal reserve chair jerome powell over his handling of interest rates and pick up where he left off with china, rapidly increasing tariffs on chinese goods. the person who did that interview is a senior editor at semafor and has been speaking to mr. navarro. were you in prison with him, or was it a phone call out?

>> this was done through the prison email system. navarro works at the law library there, so he has access to the system. it is air-cditioned. that is where he works. he was able to send his responses through that method. christian: yes, he is doing slightly softer time than some. but he does not seem to have dulled his disda for china. and there is unfinished business there. gina:es, he wants to continue where he left off in terms of tariffs and grow bigger and bolder. he is doing these competitions with the biden administration about who can outdo each other on the tariffs front, where you in the former president talk about 200% tariffs, which would be astronomically high compared to where they are now. he also talked about the

personnel that could be brought in or pushed out. christian: you write in the article that he is hoping to get out in time for the republican convention, so his release date is around july 17, which is right in the middle of the convention. when you say he is hoping to, are you expecting him to be part of the next administration we re trump to be elected? gina: well, he has maintained very close ties to trump's inner circle, including with his son donald trump, jr., who often visits him in prison. he busily remains loyal, even going to prison for the president for refusing to cooperate with the congressional probe into the january 6 riots at the capitol. so i suspect if trump wins, he willave a pretty prominent role and have a big say in terms of his policies and leading key agencies. christian: given the challenges

that the fed has been facing in tamping down inflation, did you put to him that maybe more tariffs on china and those companies that offshore their production might push inflation back up for consumers? gina: yes, i put that very point to him. he, not surpassingly, pushed back very strongly on tariffs having anything to do with inflation, and said this is white go-- wnhy god and demented tariffs. i also raise the point of lowering interest rates, which is something that trump pushed for in office and will undoubtedly push for if he wins, and that is something else that could cause inflation to flareup, given how hot the economy has been running. but he obviously has his own thoughts about how the economy works and how that coincides with inflation, and he is a big

believer that the current fed has done a bad job in managing the economy. christian: very quickly, only a minute left, but did you come away with the impression that the economic policy is still being formulated? you ta about the new maga deal. it's been pretty light on policy and the campaign so far. is he at the heart of what might be coming later in the summer? gina: well, that is a big question with the people around trump, who has influence and on what day. th can often change. but because of peter's time spent in prison, again, for the benefit of trump, i think he will have a consistent place by the former president's side if he does when his second term. christian: it's a fascinating read. well done on getting the interview. thank you for coming on the program, gina chon of semafor. on the other side of the break,

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