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>> and now "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome to news day on the bbc. i am in singapore. >> and i am in london. the headlines, taking the double. mitt romney wins the republican primaries in michigan and arizona. despite the loss, rick santorum says he will keep campaigning in the race to challenge president obama in november. >> an injured british photographer is smuggled out of syria, but his rescuers pay a heavy price at the hands of government forces. we take a rare glimpse inside japan's fukudome fukushima facility. >> welcome to news day.

>> it has been a good night for the u.s. presidential hopeful mitt romney. he won primaries in michigan and arizona, beating rick santorum. michigan was seen as vital for romney, who was born in the state, and his father served as governor. >> our campaign is about restoring the promise of america. last week i unveiled a very bold economic plan that is going to jumpstart the economy and it is going to get michigan people back to work and americans back to work. i am going to deliver on more jobs, less debt and smaller government. we have to hear that day in and day out, more jobs, less debt and smaller government. [cheers and applause] you know, there are a lot of people who are saying that if

you are running for office, you can't speak honestly to the american people. well, we did, and i will. because this is a decisive moment, i believe this is a time that requires leadership in our country. the times are tough. we need leaders who will live with integrity, who have the courage to tell the truth, and have the experience to get our economy back on track. that is the kind of leader i aspire to be. that is the kind of leader i will be if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] our campaign is about more than just replacing a president. it's about restoring america's promise. from generation to generation, americans have always known that the future would be brighter and better. americans have always believed in a tomorrow full of possibility and prosperity. that is what it means to be the land of opportunity. in america you know that if you work hard, you can build a better life. if you teach your kids the right kind of values and help

them make the right choices in life, you know their future been prosperous and secure. that is a basic promise of america. today that promise is being threatened by a faltering economy and a failed presidency. four years ago we warned that the presidency was no place for on the job training. well, today we have the economy to prove it. this president, by the way, likes to remind us that he inherited an economy in crisis. but he doesn't like to remind us that he also inherited a diem congress. he had majorities in the house and senate. he was free to pursue any policy he pleased. did he fix the economy? no. did he tacking the housing crisis? no. did he get america back to work? >> no. >> instead he put us on a path toward deficits and deadline.

it is time to get off that path and back on the path of american prosperity. >> mitt romney there addressing his campaign group in michigan state. he did say at the start of that that he didn't win by a lot, but he did win nonetheless. >> yes. he didn't win by much, but he won by enough, and that is what counts. indeed that is what did count tonight in spite of a very tough fight put up by rick santorum. but mitt romney getting right down to business, talking about the economy. the economy is what this presidential race will be fought on. the exit polls show that for the voters of michigan, that was the single biggest topic that they voted on. so for all the ideological quibbling we have seen, it is the economy that clinch it had for mitt romney, and it is the economy he will have to go head-to-head with, with president obama, come this

autumn when the lexi is held. getting right down to business immediately. >> and we should have a word about his rival, rick santorum. he led a strong campaign here that had many worrying whether mitt romney would get these two. let's listen to what he says. >> it is getting harder for people to make ends meet because we have a government that is crushing us every day with more taxes, more regulations, and the idea that they know better than you how to run your life. that ultimately is what this race is about. it goes down to the very nature of who we are as americans. are we a country that believes in big government? do we believe in the smart and elite in this country to manage us? or do you believe in a free people, a free economy and building a great america from the bottom up? what do you say? [cheers and applause]

well, we put together a plan, and we announced it here in michigan, our first 100 days. our freedom agenda, as to how we get this country turned around. the first thing we talked about is the rising energy cost ns this country. we can put millions of americans back to work if we would unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of the energy sector of the economy. he we can drive down prices, decrease our dependency on foreign oil. we can do it all, but we have a president who says no. >> what do we think about rick santorum's campaign in these two primaries. >> he summed it up himself in his opening statement when he said a month ago they didn't no who we were. they do now. this has been for him a campaign about branding, a campaign where people in michigan and around the country

really got to know who he is. and he is a true conservative by his own definition and clearly in the eyes of most of the republican voters, who gave him this much leeway to really challenge mitt romney in his own backyard. he does appeal to conservative voters. he presses all the right buttons. he is anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage. he has seven children that he home schools. he is very popular with evangelical christians, who are a very important voting block. he does appeal to the very important base. but this isn't entirely what this nomination race is all about. conservatives are also trying to pick somebody who will appeal to independent voters and to moderates come the presidential lexi itself. and they are starting to look at mitt romney and think he is the man to beat president

obama. >> ron paul and dwritch gingrich weren't there. they chose to concentrate their efforts on next tuesday's super tuesday. >> that's right. there is one of the real pivotal races of the nomination process. 10 states are up for grabs, and newt gingrich decided to go straight to georgia and start campaigning from there. it is a state where he may well do well. ron paul, not really expected to do very well at all. he is trailing considerably. he is number four, way down the pack out of four contenders. but nevertheless, all the candidates say that they will stay in the race until the national convention in august, when the real decision looks now that it will be made. this race still has a long way to go. >> thank you so much for taking us through what has been an interesting few hours. more details have emerged of the operation to evacuate a wounded british photographer

from syria. what more can you tell us? >> well, several act vistas are reported to have been killed in the operation to get paul conroy out of homs. earlier, syria's ambassador to the u.n. human rights council left a debate on his country after condemning sanctions. >> the shelling of homes, as unrelenting today as the past weeks. the regime is killing hundreds of civilians a day according to many in the u.n., many in homes. heavy artery is being used inzrim naturely. this boy's home was destroyed by a shell. incredibly, he is still alive. rescue workers freed him. he is now recovering in a makesmith field hospital. the british photographer, paul

conroy, escaped all this and is now in lebanon. the paper said he is in good shape and good spirits. his family said they are overjoyed and relieved. we heard he is out. we don't know where he is. when he turns up, we will be very happy. >> edith bouvier was with him in the hospital. there is confusion over her current whereabouts and of two other journalists with them. they are under siege in homs. after leaving, they still had to get out of syria. this activist helped them to flee. >> they were coming under a lot of fire. they had to travel on foot and move from house to house. there were rockets fired at them and tank shells. the evacuation across the border took three or four horse. >> the cost has been high.

>> most were forced to turn acko back. paul was able to go ahead. there was tremendous loss of life. the group with paul lost three, and the group with the turning journalists lost six. >> this began with marie in homs. her body remains there along with a photographer. his girlfriend pleaded for his remains to be allowed to go home. >> the loss of your boyfriend is terrible, but the waiting is inthan sufferable. i think all religions recognize that to say good, you need a 0 body. we are not able to grieve. i have promised everybody, his friends and family, that i will not leave him there. >> many others died today, as every day. efforts by the red crescent and the red cross to get a temporary cease-fire have so far failed.

many opposition activists risk their lives. some gave their lives to help the journalists trapped in homs. some did it in the hypo that the outside world we'll take action to help the many thousands of civilians who remain behind and under bombardment. "bbc news," beirut. >> now to japan. nearly a year after an earthquake and tsunami, news is coming to line. the danger posed was so serious that they considered evacuating tokyo. journalists have been allowed on the site for the first time. among them was our correspondent. >> getting ready to face the radiation at fukushima. boiler suits and mavericks,

protection against the contamination. we were being taken to the power station. the first group of foreign journalists allowed in. through the exclusion zone. 12 miles of overgrown field, abandoned homes. at the heart of the nuclear disaster, the source of fear for the japanese people for almost a year now. there is where the fight-back is being coordinated. the control room at the power station. minute by minute they are monitoring the reactors, now stabilized. >> what we have in mind to prevent is the release of radioactive gases, the leak abbling of gases which happened before. >> march last year, and the power station was rocked by explosions. the tsunami had triggered melt-downs in three of the reactors, and japan's leaders

feared they would have to order the evacuation of tokyo. >> only when you are standing here can you appreciate the force of the explosions that destroyed those reactor buildings. you can see men in the skeleton there working on it. these reactors are now in a state of cold shut-down. that means they are cooled below boiling point. the next challenge is to dismantle the station, made more difficult by the fact that it is highly radioactive here. >> then we were driven by the reactor, scarred by the power of the sea. in places it is too radioactive for humans to venture. but elsewhere the workers were busy, maintaining the cooling system vital to maintaining the reactor under control. >> i worked here before the disaster. since my plant is in this

condition, i think it is my mission to stay here. >> what they fear, though, is another earthquake, a second tsunami. it could tip the nuclear disaster into crisis once again. no one needs reminding now that sitting on the edge of the pacific, the crippled reactors are painfully vulnerable. we are inside the power station. >> you are watching news day on bbc. still to come, the politics of corruption, a special report from independent why where some lexi candidates face serious allegations. >> receipts take a look at what is making the headlines around the world for you. the guardian leads with an account of what it calls the dramatic and dangerous rescue of paul conroy from the syrian city of homs.

the paper says several syrian activists were killed during the rescue. the international herald tribune shows where the decision is made for american voters on the polling booths, on the paper in michigan, where mitt romney wade the primary in its contest to become its candidate for the upcoming presidential elections. more uncertainty for the euro zone. we detail decisions by the island's leaders decisions on the fiscal pact. >> this is tuesday on the bbc. i am in sync sore. >> and i am in london. let's bring you a reminder of the main news this hour.

mitt romney has won the republican primary elections in arizona and michigan. >> the injured british photographer, paul conroy, has been struggled out of syria, but there is still concern over the safety of a french journalist. in india, lexis to regional assemblies are taking place across five states in the country. many indian voters say corruption is the number one issue. more than 200 candidates are facing serious criminal charges. from there is our report. >> a huge election rally here, but without this candidate. he is in jail facing criminal charges, including murder. and his supporters don't seem

to care. >> even though he is in you will -- in jail, his workers do everything. they arrange money for medical treatment and marriages. he is the messiah of the poor. >> he is from our community, and we believe he will take care of our interests when the need arises. >> in his absence, be his brother and sons are managing the campaign trail. he has been the local representative for the past 15 years, and this effort is looking to repeat that success. but away from the rally the tone and tenor change. at this shop, a popular joint for local intellectuals, he points the finger at corruption. an estimated $2 billion have gone missing in the state's health department alone. he has had a long career in the

state sector and says politicians are just not delivering. >> if the people responsible for good governance are corrupt, how did we do anything? we need health benefits and tools to fight inflation. >> newspapers have been splashing headlines about corruption scandals involving state and central government officials. with allegations against most of the political parties, these voters want to take stock. >> all religious political parties are corrupt. the challenge is to choose the one that is less corrupt among them. >> crime and corruption is a hot talking point. citizens are angry with the government for not doing enough. the options are limited.

200 candidates looking for election have charges against them. so this year for the first time, anti-corruption campaigners are staging rallies across all the states holding lexis. they haven't fielded in candidates themselves but are asking the voters to make a different choice. this time to break with traditional things like caste and religion and vote for the candidates. >> the victims from the 9/11 attack there 2010, portions of them ended up in landfills. remains were handled by the mort ware at dover air force base in delaware could not be

identified. hospital officials say a third student has died following a shooting at charred high school. the shooter was 17-year-old t.j. lane. he did not know his victims and chose them randomly. thousands of illegal immigrants who volunteered to be deported from britain have found themselves unable to return home. many destroyed their identification documents when they arrived. in the second of his special reports, cris rogers reports on the squalid conditions suffered by many of those. >> is this where you sleep? >> my bedroom. >> his family paid 10,000 pounds to traffickers to smuggle him into britain. he came here from india for a better life. this is what he got.

4,000 miles from home, out of work and pennyless, he has found refuge in a derelict as garage. >> when i left, i was told life was good here. you can see what state we are in. there is no work, no government help. >> jack has cut himself off from his family. he would rather they think he is dead than living like this. >> they sold land and took out loans to get met out of india to improve our lives and make life better. but when you get here there, is nothing. >> he is desperate to be deported back to india. here's the problem. like most illegal immigrants, he zroibd his papers to make deportation difficult. now he is pleading to go home. but he must prove his identity, and that can take years. and there are thousands of

others stuck in the same bureaucratic no-moon's land. we found dessens bedding down under bridges in west london. every day they spend in this misery, they slip further into a destructive cycle. it is now midnight and nearly all of the men that live under this bridge have gone to bed, wrapping themselves in dovets and jumpers to try and keep warm. the temperature at the moment is freezing. the atmosphere here is very sbeens as you can here. there are a lot of people that have been drinking all day. some of them are clearly taking drugs as well. it is a very intimidating place to be. >> in india my life is better. >> this 21-year-old was jailed for shoplifting. now he is back on the streets on heroine. >> they arrested me, and i told

them to take me back, but they don't take me back because i have no passport or papers. >> where did you get the money to buy drugs? >> shoplifting. outside is very cold. i can't sleep if i don't smoke drugs. >> the only form of help available, hand outs from charities, who claim the repatriation system is overwhelmed. >> the problem is they have paperwork pending with the indian high commission. the high commissioner dragging their heels in cooperating with the border agencies who are trying to send these people back. it is a bit of a massachusetts, to be honest. >> the indian high commission and the u.k. border agency say establishing the true i'd if i of these men can be complex, and the documentation veras days by case. efforts are being made to speed up the process. in 2007 nearly 7,000 were

deported voluntarily. and he has this warning to those who still believe britain is a land of opportunity. >> they are mad. they should look at this and see what it is like here. what kind of a life is this? >> but for now it's a life in limbo that he and others like him cannot escape. >> "bbc news," west london. >> you have been watching news day from the bbc. >> a reminder of our main news this hour. u.s. presidential hopeful mitt romney has won the two latest primary elections in the battle to be the republican candidate to take on barack obama in november. he easily won arizona. in his home state of michigan, he took around 42% of the vote with his main challenger, rick santorum, around 37%. you have been watching news day.

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