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america." >> welcome to newsday on the bbc. >> the headlines -- mitt romney takes another step toward the republican presidential nomination with projected wins in three more primaries. >> we won a great victory tonight in our campaign to restore the promise of america. >> of emergency declared in parts of texas as a series of tornadoes caused widespread damage. >> after violence in libya leaves 14 dead in the last 24 hours. the opposition enjoys success, but is the military still calling the shots? it is 11:00 in the morning in singapore. >> it is 4:00 in the morning in

london. welcome to "news de." -- "news day." mitt romney has taken another step forward in his bid to challenge barack obama for the white house. networks are projecting victories for him in primaries and wisconsin, md., and washington d.c.. they give him a stronger lead over his main opponent rex santorum. speaking to supporters, he encouraged people to look ahead to a new future of america. >> and join me in the next step for that destination when across america, we can give a sigh of relief and other the promise of america has been capped. dreamers can dream a little bigger. help wanted signs can be put in the front yard and we can start

again. this time, we will get it right. we will stop apologizing for success at home and never apologized for america again brought. -- abroad. >> rick santorum insisted he will fight on. >> this is and have time, no marching bands. we are hitting the field at the clock starts tonight. we have three weeks to go out here in pennsylvania and win mistake, and after winning mistake, in the field looks a little different in may. i remind everybody the one time that we did win in the last 120 years, the republican party have the courage to go out and nominate someone who all the experts and all the pundits and all of the republican establishments said that they

couldn't win, it was too conservative. >> kid looks like three steps toward the white house. the u.s. tv networks are all projecting that ms. romney will read -- mtt romney will win. he is speaking now to a crowd of his supporters, and what is interesting about what we have been hearing is that he hasn't mentioned any of his republican rivals. he is looking beyond the internal contest toward the general election with barack obama, and he is just finishing up now. he set out a kind of philosophical division, a dividing line between himself and president obama. he says it is essentially the difference between free enterprise as advocated by him and big government as advocated by barack obama.

>> we have been watching this for a number of months, and mitt romney doesn't really talk about his fellow candidates. >> he is acting like the nominee even though he hasn't quite cross the winning line of 1100 delegates which is the toehold somebody needs to break through in order to be confirmed as the nominee. he is pretty certain that he will be the nominee at this point. romney, one expects will reach the total around june. the way that it looks tonight, it will be very difficult if not impossible for one of his opponents who actually cross that winning line. we have heard from rick santorum that is in second place at the moment who is pretty defined. we are only just halftime, only half of america has spoken. hall will allow other

republicans to have their say, and the key for three weeks from tonight is pennsylvania where he served for many years as a senator. if rick santorum doesn't win there, it is all but over. >> an emergency has been declared in parts of texas after a series of tornadoes caused widespread damage. they are described as a large and extremely dangerous in the dallas/fort worth area moving north. >> emergency warnings crackle on the airwaves as a huge tornado shares through one of the largest metropolitan areas. it is the middle of the day, but the sky is black. the storm picks up trucks and spins them around a parking lot. in the aftermath, graphic evidence of the tornado's power.

no detailed account of the damage yet, but this area is home to 6 million people and countless businesses. with emergency calls flooding in, the crews arrived in the worst affected areas. trees and power lines down. a amid the chaos, reports of survivors trapped in buildings and vehicles. texas is used to extreme weather, sitting at one end of tornado alley. after a lengthy drought, mayors were going to announce partial bans. the tornado brings different concerns. the last two years has seen a succession of devastating storms. the tornadoes not affect more of the country than ever. paul adams, a bbc news, washington.

>> a resident of arlington, texas saw a tornado of clothes and managed to film that just a few hundred meters away. >> we had heard the tornado warnings on the radio, didn't really think much of its. we were watching the weather and all of a sudden, it started hailing badly outside. us and neighbors noticed a large cloud forming. we thought it might turn into a tornado and a few minutes, it did. if it was about an eighth of a mile from the store where we were. it turned into a funnel a touchdown in different parts of arlington. they did pretty extensive damage. >> it might sound like a silly question, but how were you feeling at that time?

>> honestly, i was in shock. i have lived in texas all my life and i have never witnessed anything like that. we have some pretty bad thunderstorms, pretty severe thunderstorms with a cold front coming through as well. but i have never seen anything like that in my life. it was amazing and kind of eyrie at the same time. >> i am always fascinated when we see cities like this. you were filming, were you worried about your safety? >> yes and no, we were standing right outside the doors of the retail store. we knew that we could run in and be safe. our next-door neighbors, we were standing there filming it on the cell phones and kind of freaky cowhide -- freaking out. it looked like it was pretty

slow, but it was 25 miles an hour. in less like it was all in slow- motion, it was kind of crazy. >> there has been bad weather in japan, too. four people have been killed and 400 injured after japan's main island was hit by a severe storm. meteorologist sale low pressure system caused wins of over 108 miles an hour. 10,000 homes lost electricity. winter weather returned to scotland following the mildest march ever. they followed across the scottish border. they also air lifted nine people. they were basking in sunshine with warmer temperatures in barcelona. can you tell us more?

>> the violences believed to kill 14 people and wounding eight in the past 24 hours alone. now the transitional council says it is sending a delegation. the clashes are taking place in the northwest which has seen sporadic unrest since gaddafi was killed in october. >> the latest point of friction between libya's rival militias. it is not clear how or why it started. but it is believed to involve a group of ethnic observers against arabs from neighboring towns. local hospitals were busy. this man accused gangs still loyal to gaddafi as provoking the violence.

>> we came under fire from all directions and with all kinds of weapons. if they are not loyalists, where do they get this power from? >> security forces sent by the libyan government to try to restore call more warmly welcome. but those government forces were more than likely just another militia. this vast country has no real central authority. how army to dispatch. since the revolution that toppled the 42-year-long ruler, libya has been policed by dozens of separate heavily armed militias, often with longstanding rivalries. last week, the government said around 150 people were killed in fighting with rival groups in the southwest of the country. not conducive environment for a elections which are doing just

two months. >> india is about to join a very exclusive club, one of the few countries to have the nuclear submarine. it is leasing the vessel from russia. it will take place in the southeastern in the import city. our correspondent is there and joins me on the line. india will be getting its first nuclear submarine after 20 years? >> that is right. it was routed in secrecy, the first time anyone will see the submarine. it is russian built and will be christened. it set sail from the -- years ago, before making its way down the east coast. indian personnel have been training in secrecy and in saint

petersburg. it is a program that hasn't been given much publicity. >> where will this nuclear submarine be deployed? [no audio] >> i think we have lost the line. newsday on bbc, still to come on the program. >> the chinese takeaway that has led to 100 people being arrested. >> bond. james bond. >> still shaken but not stirred, the secret agent makes

a comeback in his fiftieth year. let's look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. there are u.s. suspicions over iran's goal as they want to be on the global stage, including accusations that they secretly ordered the agency and unrest there. moving on to the independence which said that the government -- after they were condemned by politicians from all sides. a big story here in the u.k. that we have been covering, toes murdoch's decision quit. he says it has become a lightning rod for the business. the guardian has a plan for breaking up the eurozone. joined by tha boy from the

netherlands, he's won an economic prize. >> this is "tuesday -- newsday on the bbc. >> mitt romney wins three presidential primaries in his bid for the gop nomination for the white house. >> at tornadoes in dallas cause widespread damage. chinese police have arrested more than 100 people suspected of producing and selling old cooking oil illegally collected from restaurant others -- gutters. they seized more than 3,000 tons of this recycled oil and a national crackdown. i am joined by the managing director of the china market

research group, and author of "the end of cheap china." first of all, how much of the concern is food safety in china? >> food safety is a big issue. my firm interviewed 5000 chinese consumers in 15 cities, and their biggest concern in life ahead of being able to pay for medical and education cost was food and product safety. when we interviewed consumers, they tell us that they liked the at kentucky fried chicken because they consider it a healthy. they know it is not healthy in terms of fat and fried food, but they trust that they are not going to serve them cooking's will oil from the stores and daughters of shanghai and the rest of the country. >> what is being done by the government to resolve this issue and return this confidence to the consumer that what they eat is safe? >> it's really very difficult.

last year, the government shot 50% of the dairy companies, and they're trying to consolidate around the law under -- the larger players. they also and shut down companies and arrested 2000 people. the problem is enormous, there is a lot of corruption at local level. it will be very difficult for the government to fix the problem. i just released a book this week, i have a whole chapter on food safety. i discuss how chinese people are willing to spend a premium on food that they feel is safe and healthy. the change is not going to come from the government, it will come from businesses that cater to their rising income of the chinese. >> how long will it take before these changes are put in place?

dr. it will be a 10-year thing. chinese wealthy and expatriate'' travel abroad to buy baby food. it is very hard for local citizens to buy be formula cans. there is a smuggling ring wear the traditional hong kong late formula and to mainland china. -- they try to ship honk kong baby formula to mainland china. >> does this improve the quality of food on the mainland? >> i have to give a lot of credit to food companies like mcdonald's and kfc, they are really craving better quality control supply chains.

mcdonald's is investing in their own potato fields. it is a good opportunity for foreign brands to take advantage of the trust of foreign brands. they trust foreign brands because they're less likely to cut corners in the quality control process. the government can support huge investment by foreign brands. >> we will have to leave it there, he is the managing director of the china market research group. president has endorsed the elections on sunday. the national league for democracy won 43 of the 44 seats contested. they called for economic sanctions against burma to be lifted. power remains firmly in the hands of the military-backed government. >> saturday, a messenger arrived

at the miramar times. it is published in english and burmese. s on whatstruction and w can and can not be included in the paper. what is the matter with that article there? >> it is about the unions that is sensitive to them. [inaudible] sometimes, it can mostly be cut. >> in another office, they are equally confused about the new laws. he is trying to help workers from a shoe factory that work 8 hour days six days a week for less than a dollar a day. they want to strike and former trade union.

-- form a trade union . they designed a logo showing the boots of oppression. they can only former workers' organization. what is the difference? >> they say we can form worker'' organizations, but we can't be real trade unions. workers can't link up with the international trade union. >> i introduced people by name and the number of years they were sentenced to jail. >> the revolt that started the campaign for democracy. >> 55 years, and this lady here? and you too, for 55 years. >> most were released only weeks

ago. and what do they expect of the international community? jimmy spent 15 years in jail. >> i don't agree with lifting sanctions. partial lifting will be ok only after the remaining prisoners have been released. only when the true national reconciliation in the country at the constitution has been amended to allow full parliamentary democracy. only then should all sanctions be lifted. >> now there are rejoicing that there has been a genuine political breakthrough. the country's opposition party and their leader have a voice in parliament. people hope the momentum will keep going and will bring about real change. >> a pakistani militant accused of putting a bounty of

$10 million on his head. he founded the militant group and says he was being targeted for organizing demonstrations for the oil supply lines in pakistan. police authorities in oakland or california say the gunman accused of killing seven people at a school in oakland on monday was targeting one particular administrator that wasn't there. a former nursing student at the college told police he was seeking revenge for being teased and disrespected. he was asked to leave the college months ago. >> allies of aiding certain death -- always evading ceratitn death, it is time for the film franchise to make a spectacular comeback. the special agent is back with a new film to be released later

this year. our entertainment correspondent takes up the story. >> bond is undoubtedly a british eikon, and it seems appropriate that for this movie, much of the film takes place above and below the streets of the capital. daniel craig says -- >> the deal for me is to make a bigger and better ones. if i am still making them, i want to leave my mark. i feel very much with this one that this will be different from the last two, but it will still be a great bond movie. >> it is the longest running film franchise in history. 007 has been played by six different actors. over 23 official movies with the series in total taking over 3 billion pounds of the worldwide

box office. one factor in the continuing success is the ability to constantly reinvent itself over the years through changing times. that is being continued with this movie. guns, fewer gadgets, making bond less ueprher -- superhero and more superspy. >> i am under no illusions, there will be somewhat after me and someone after them again. he has been part of that process. i will keep going until they tell me to stop. >> his first two has gone down critics. crowds and >> you have "and whynew changesda -- been watching "news day" on bbc. >> headlines on the way next.

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