the river nile is the world's longest river.the world's first war over water could be fought. the first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in ethiopia, following the blue nile from lake tana as it sweeps through africa's grand canyon to where a dam is being built close to the sudan border. lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. it's the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. it's a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. this monastery dates back to the 14th century. some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. the nile appears in the old testament and legend has it that the ark of the covenant was briefly brought here. but all is not calm on these waters. the struggle for control of this great river is dividing the three countries that share it. the nile is the bringer of life, and from where it launches itself downstream it has the power to bring peace or bring war. this is where

local shows us around crystal river in florida looting with some manatees. chicken manure and john soon boy takes us on a hike is big this time. and will hop over to often on the north sea coast. the markets where lies in the very center of braitman. this is where stumble upon my next story this statue is called the roland and legend has it that as long as he's here the city will remain free and independent. the statue is a unesco world heritage site just like the historic city hall across the street. that's why i'm going to take a glimpse inside this remarkable building. i don't. think we have a date. just in we're now in the upper hall one of the most beautiful ceremonial venues in germany and the town hall itself is the oldest in europe that's still in its original state. by one why was this room built what is it used for just. as the old town hall is actually a medieval trading center with a wine cellar below it and a covered marketplace and up here an assembly room on the room also served as a court room and the mayor used to be the chief justice. is on

there and he's live in crystal river here around but during and t. season which starts in november and ends at the end of march more manatees come to seek refuge in our warm warm springs. our next destination is the homosassa springs wildlife park. this work is beautiful for so many reasons but one of the best things about it is these the animals are living here as a rehabilitation facility many of them could not survive on their own in the wild so it's great to see them in their natural habitats in a safe place. i'm a real flamingo lover they're florida's quintessential animal and it's great that we have them here at the home assassin springs wildlife park living openly with no fences and ok. well that was my trip there crystal river florida thank you so much for joining me i hope you enjoyed it as much as i did come back and see us soon. would you like to show us around your hometown. become our travel guide. find out on our website at www dot com slash travel. in the heart of bremen you'll find this two hundred year old male this is where many loc

i will wait by the river i will wait by the river i will wait by the river ♪ ♪ i will cry out to heaveni will beg for forgiveness get down on my knees ♪ ♪ if i can't change the weather maybe i can change your mind ♪ ♪ if we can't be together what's the point of life ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ baby i didn't mean the things i said i don't honestly wish you were dead ♪ ♪ i'm a fool i'm just a man if i only could hold you again ♪ ♪ and the stars fill the river as it flows into the sky ♪ ♪ and the mind leaves the body and floats higher and higher ♪ ♪ if we can't be together i will leave this world behind ♪ ♪ if i can't touch your body can i touch the sky ♪ ♪ i will wait by the river i will wait by the river i will wait by the river i will wait by the river ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> this is "nightline." >> tonight the president and the porn star, stormy daniels suing president trump claiming she should have the right to speak of an alleged affair. does she have a case. and the legal and political implications that the president knew about the payment to keep her quiet. >>> plus they risk their lives

the legendary mekong river old mother of waters is vietnam's main waterway. it nourishes the six countries through which it flows including laos which borders vietnam. after travelling five thousand kilometers from its source in the himalayas this is where the river vents its rate. over time it's carved out the cone fulls one of the widest waterfalls in the world. yet allow fishermen jump into the water without fear. for me before they're right one mile or. more and progress over there where i don't have a good view you are down as you are didn't call our number but god what if god. is fifty two. he says it's no coincidence he's never had an accident in forty years . oh i don't know if you need one but outside that about what would have. i have had that would be why. it would be at the by what the what. the full stretch over navy ten kilometers. allow call this region see found don't the full thousand on. land just south from the fulls and countless waterways of the mekong. this is a familiar hunting ground for. getting there takes good balance and steady ner

one of the most turns in the river. this time the ghost was leaning. on the last trip the raft was ranked against the wall. and its bamboo cargoes scattered into the river. one song the song. a motor boat comes to help. the river bank marks the end of the trip. and give me a born again. and again. when i want to get oh i don't know. i. doubt it. back on land the bamboo must travel another thirty kilometers through rain and mud before reaching the processing plants in. the jungle roads are slippery and the driver than lead can only take a portion of the goods. being car. been mounted him in the night out then have been flooded accurately when mounted the hope and are in him enough i need a hand with you but you know that call buddy in them what can i share my body like you knew i wouldn't go in the car. seat i mean a bit of a beacon you do not go and the little that i knew what. you think you could get a deal is struck but for twice the bronze. one slip pull wrong turn and van lead could be crushed under his vehicle. and yet santa going to high level jo

rivers jr. post office building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alabama, mr. palmer, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama. mr. palmer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. palmer: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. palmer: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 4646. this bill names the post office at 1900 corporate drive in birmingham, alabama, after lance corporal thomas e. rivers jr. corporal rivers was a resident of hoover, alabama, and a graduate of briarwood christian school. both of rivers' grandfathers served in the military and he desired to follow in their footsteps. corporal rivers w

where the car went in to the river teifi.injuries in hospital. kiara moore, just two years old, had it not been for the tragic events of yesterday afternoon, she would have been celebrating her third birthday a week today. mid—afternoon on monday, dyfed—powys police were contacted about a missing silver mini in cardigan, west wales. it had been last seen in the centre of town near the river around 330. police issued an appeal for witnesses. later they found the car in the river teifi outside the offices of the family business. it later transpired kiara was in the back of the car as it went into the river, a 30 emergency service personnel were involved in the rescue operation, she was flown directly by air ambulance to cardiff university hospital of wales, but doctors were unable to revive the toddler. she was a very lively little girl, smiley, cheeky little smile all the time, herand smiley, cheeky little smile all the time, her and her mum were always together, fun days out, she had a happy little life. short life but a happ

in the middle of a residential area creating new problems step fasten al-jazeera a cheetah river. now a reminder of the headlines on al-jazeera at least sixty eight people have died in a fire in the overcrowded cells of a police station in venezuela relatives of prisoners a fourth with riot police outside the station after being given little information about what happened the disaster is one of the worst catastrophes in venezuela's prison system that we are on what i don't know if my son is dead or alive they won't give me any time updates or information my son has been imprisoned there for one year i know he's been be in there before. many of them and still alive but of those who did in there even the ones that are alive suffocating to death they have to do something to get them out because the dying inside they need oxygen someone please get them out. russia's foreign minister says moscow will expel the same number of diplomats from all the countries which have expelled russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former russian spy in the u.k. the u.s. consulate in st petersburg

as cold as the river.asn't sitting there crying, that's for sure. i don't know. she just went about her business. >> reporter: business like posting a light-hearted video, doing a cartwheel. >> woo! yay! >> reporter: and five days later, at a memorial gathering at a bar, breaking out in a karaoke version of "hotel california." ♪ in the hotel california >> reporter: but that was nothing compared to what police say angelika did ten days after vince disappeared in the river. she had taken flowers to bannerman's island for vince. detectives follow. one of them claims angelika takes him aside and blurts out a jaw-dropping confession. she wanted vince to drown. she pulled the drain plug on his kayak so it would fill with water and sink and removed a ring connecting the two halves of his paddle. but none of that alleged confession was recorded. so police bring angelika to the barracks. at 3:25 in the afternoon, they lead her to the interrogation room, and the unblinking gaze of the camera. >> got your water, righ

one of the world's dirtiest rivers is being cleaned up thousands of soldiers are being deployed in an ambitious project to make the water of the city. drinkable in the next seven years but is that fossil reports factories are still using it as a dump for chemical waste. a thick soup of rubbish clogging one of indonesia's main waterways after previous failed attempts to clean up the river in west java the government has called in the army to do the dirty work it's not an easy battle to win as the soldiers remove garbage from the three hundred kilometer long river more arrives ways from households markets and shops simply dumped into the water not only is it the easiest way to get rid of rubbish but for many living along the river it's the only way that they got. up for more than a month we've been talking to villagers about how to be more hygiene it turns out most of them don't want to dump their garbage in the river but they don't know what else to do with their household waste there is no garbage dump in their village there are no garbage collectors it's a huge problem in the lot but

in the middle of a residential area creating new problems step fasten al-jazeera a cheetah river. britain's prime minister has been touring the country selling the benefits of brigs it here before the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. the reason may says she is committed to making brags it a success but huge numbers of people remain unconvinced and many are campaigning for the country to change its mind and stay here u.k. correspondent bonnie phillips. she didn't vote for breck's it to put on a rapid tour of britain starting in a scottish textile factory the prime minister the country to embrace the idea of leaving the e.u. i believe that we can negotiate a good agreement which is terrorists free in this friction is trade is possible so we maintain those markets in the e.u. but also that we open up markets around the rest of the world breaks it provides us with opportunities. but who's this campaigning against sit outside downing street boris johnson or maybe not but his impersonator and these protesters believe bret's it can be stopped with a second referendum on the final deal from

in the middle of a residential area creating new problems step fasten al-jazeera a cheetah river. now the mayor of libya's capital tripoli has been released after being taken from his home and held for several hours there are conflicting reports about why he was held the tripoli city council said abdul ralph was kidnapped when the gunman stormed his home on wednesday night but an official from the city prosecutor's office reportedly said he'd been questioned by investigators as part of legal proceedings the last of a strain is three disgraced cricketers has returned home following the ball tampering scandal in south africa vice captain david warner has been banned for twelve months and been told he'll never again hold a leadership role in the team he returned to sydney the team mate steve smith and cameron bancroft the thirty one year old issued an apology on twitter while in the air before briefly speaking to media on arrival. you can understand tough emotional trauma for watching the kids. it is present on you here for many public days at the moment my priority is to get these k

we have bombing up the porcupine river towards alaska at fifty sixty kilometers per hour during the summer months boat it's not the only transport option there are no roads here the next chance for a big shop is dawson city almost one thousand four hundred kilometers away one way to. the left old crow a settlement a hundred and thirty kilometers north of the arctic circle in yukon province canada's wild west early in the morning we're traveling with harold frost and his family then members that the wooden to the chin first nation who've lived in this region of northern canada and alaska for more than ten thousand years they still do what they've done since time immemorial that hunters and trappers our julie everything all animals they got babies. so they stay when they are. only come out at night when everything is earth open even your roots on the side of that. are sort of the bank so good chance that that's a very grizzly bear workfare. but today words. seems to have got out that heralds in the area the any animal we see during our time on the porcupine river is an eagle. much has change

>> east river, engine failure. >> you're a little broken up. >> east river engine failure. >> a may-day call. laguardia. >> lima hotel operated the flight. the pilot was able to free h himself and was rescued. >> one of the difficult parts of the operation is the five people besides the pilot were all tightly harnessed. they had to be cut and removed to get the folks off the helicopter which was upside down at the time and submerged. >> that water below was 40 degrees. the chopper in the air for a private fphoto shoot. >>> a tight race between democr democrat conor lamb and rick saccone. the president campaigning in the district for saccone over the weekend with the freewheeling speech which was over his favorite candidate trump. >> i would love it. that would be a painful experience for her. the only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness. the death penalty. i think it is a discussion we have to start thinking about. can you imagine covering bernie or pocahontas? pocahontas. how about that? maxine waters. a very low iq individual. our new slogan. keep america great! keep am

that's the syrian river. moravian missionaries came up this river out anything bringing us churches and doctors when our ancestors escaped from the plantations they came here you have to cross the rapids so it was a difficult journey that hasn't changed how do you know no. the a. the moravian brethren arrived in suriname in the eighteenth century by then fugitive slaves from the sugar plantations were living in the rainforest the missionaries began baptizing converts building schools and setting up clinics. in seventeen twenty two a german count nicholas found since and off had given refuge to moravians fleeing religious persecution on his estate in saxony the evangelical christians founded the community of han haute. the pious count encourage them to become missionaries and to take the gospel to the four corners of the globe when he learnt of the plight of the slaves in south america he sent moravian brethren to the caribbean and to serena and works on the polish german border became the center of an interna

>> east river, engine failure. >> engine failure over the east river. lima hotel. >> requiring assistance? >> mayday call, laguardia. >> that is code for liberty helicopt helicopter. the pilot was able to free himself from the wreckage and was rescued. >> one of the difficult parts of the operation was the five people were tightly harnessed. the harnesses had to be cut and removed to get these folks off the helicopter which was upside down at the time and completely submerged. >> in the water below 40 degrees. the chopper was in the air for a private photo shoot. the ntsb will arrive this morning to investigate. >>> o.j. simpson in his own hypothetical words. >> we go over. >> let's go back to the details. where did you park? >> in the hypothetical, in the alley. >> the interview unearthed after 12 years. does that sound like a confession? you decide next. ♪ only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® tame frizz-prone hair with whole blends smoothing haircare. paraben free formula

periods of moderate to locally heavy rainfall will continue through this afternoon as an atmospheric river takes aim at the california coast. breezy to locally gusty southerly winds will also be possible ahead of a cold front that will sweep through the region this morning. after a brief break in rainfall later today, additional showers and cooler temperatures will be possible from friday into the weekend before dry conditions return next week. rebecca:periods of moderate to locally heavy rainfall will continue through this afternoon as an atmospheric river takes aim at the california coast. breezy to locally gusty southerly winds will also be possible ahead of a cold front that will sweep through the region this morning. after a brief break in rainfall later today, additional showers and cooler temperatures will be possible from friday into the weekend before dry conditions return next week. major hot spot in oakland nb 13 at park blvd downed tree blocks the right lane, slow through the scene. traffic alert issued ( james ) and tracking the wet commute in the north bay... this is a live l

this is a jar of sediment from the bed of this river, a typical suburban stretch of the river mersey.ual pieces of microplastic. aquatic insects, birds and fish can ingest these microscopic pieces of plastic. and this is where the problem becomes visible. this is all plastic? yes, indeed. how many fragments would you have in this? so in this sample just from a few grams, about 100 microplastic pieces. over here, we've got a couple of microbeads, hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: david silva scores a double as manchester city beat stoke city to move 16 points clear at the top of the premier league. defending champion and world number one roger federer eases through to the last 16 of the indian wells masters. and kagiso rabada, the hero of south africa's second test win over australia, has been suspended for the last two matches of the series. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that manchester city have restored their 16 point advantage at the top of the premier league

i will wait by the river i will wait by the river i will wait by the river ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applausethey risk their lives to escape north korea dictatorship. with love d ones still in jeopardy they are telling their story to juju chang. >> and organizing paramilitary groups and sending forbid eninformation across the border they say could bring down the regime.

from putney to mortlake, around 250,000 river from putney to mortlake, around 250 , 000 spectators river to watch the boat race this afternoon. john, thanks very much. six england football fans are still being held by police in amsterdam. they'd travelled to watch the national side play a friendly against the netherlands. in total, a hundred england supporters were detained, but most have been released. online shopping is causing roads to be clogged up and worn out by delivery vans, councils have claimed. the distance travelled by light goods vehicles in britain has risen by almost 20% since 2011, according to the local government association, whilst average speeds on a—roads have fallen by 4% since 2014. the amount spent on online retail has increased by 23% in a year, according to the most recent data. a rescue operation to try to save a large group of wales stranded on a beachin large group of wales stranded on a beach in western australia has come to an end. sadly, all but five of the 150 whales have died despite the effo rts the 150 whales have died despite the efforts of conservati

i will wait by the river i will wait by the river i will wait by the river ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applausepecial. you remind me of my daughter. >> but would it matter to voters? reaction from the first lady's team and what daniels' lawyer is now threatening to reveal. >>> plus, following in their footsteps. hundreds of thousands march on washington to protest gun violence. >> i'm here because i want things to change. >> we're with survivors from the parkland school shooting, how they gathered the strength to honor lost

. >> this is the schwammenauel dam and reservoir where it controlled the level of the river which wouldate when the americans could get across the river and enter the plain toward the ride. >> the americans initially did not realize the significance of these dams and what would happen if they were to be destroyed. >> the germans through this dam could conceivably flood the ruhr behind the americans as they crossed. >> to take the dams the americans had to capture castle hill the commanding terrain that allowed the germans to unleash the deadly artillery barrage on ray flag and the 28th i.d. >> we have behind us the observation bunker on castle hill. whenever you see movement down there and you order your fire down there. they are precisely on the point. >> only when those observers were gone and the artillery threat was eliminated could the americans safely and successfully control the ridges that overlooked the dams. >> unfortunately the 8th infantry division had practically spent itself in the attacks in the other areas during the first week of december so that by the 6th of december

people in the village of my july used the river for washing and cleaning but many villages including yes watty and her son are suffering from a skin disease doctors blame on the contaminated water. more must see him or see him more similarly and there are the water used to be clean but since the factories have been operating it has become like this it used to be totally clear. thousands of factories dumped tons of chemical waste in the river every day and via mental groups took legal action against one of the main taxed our producers can had tax but this by a supreme court order in november betting the dumping of waste this is what we found a black colored slick coming from god tex after repeated requests for an explanation the company eventually said the color does not prove the water is contaminated so. as long as there is no law enforcement and as long as they don't have regular inspections in these factories the river will never be clean this clean up has been happening for nearly two months and there have been inspections but this is the evidence we find the samples have shown d

in the middle of a residential area creating new problems step fasten al-jazeera a cheetah river. well small farms are disappearing from the u.s. landscape because they can't compete with bigger operations in the two thousand and sixteen presidential campaign many voters in agricultural regions turn to donald trump who picked a farm state governor mike pence as his running mate but as john hendren reports from pence as home state of indiana many now regret their choice. in a word great gun for says american foreign policy is found when i was young there are family farms all around one hundred sixty four hundred acres and they've largely all disappeared. fifty to ninety percent of them are gone here in the indiana plains home of vice president mike pence farmers and their rural neighbors voted heavily for donald trump. there's a late comer. now many farmers especially smaller scale producers are suffering buyer's remorse chump administration had an awful lot of support from rural america and my expectations was that trump was going to support all classes of farmers there some rules

he would've known as thomas cole and would've seen the hudson river portfolio. eastman would have met many of the professional artists who called upon weir at west point. elected to the national academy of design in 1838, eastman must have made a favorable impression on new york city cultural elites. to merit this honor he must have really impressed everybody because as one imagines at that , time, artists were very competitive and not always generous in their praise towards each other. his newfound status would have accorded him the only place you could see art would be in private collections or in prints. he must have known the works of , whose studio had been entrusted to eastman's old boss good he must have seen compositions from others, if only in the form of prints. to digress about my own work, a recent project inspired by practice received a generous grant which was very gratifying and a copy of the hudson river highlands, a suite of archival digital prints published in a limited edition which was recently purchased this week by west point museum. i have

in honor of saint patrick )s day-- the city dyes its river emerald g >>> welcome back a green river intradition in honor of st. patrick's day, the city dies the river emerald green every year and that tradition dates back to the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of people go to see it. they dump the green powder in the river and the color lasts for 5 hours. the question for us, how long is the rainy weather going to last? >> i'm glad you asked, it looked like it's exited. it made it's way out. we will have dry conditions in to tomorrow and in to the work week. but tuesday and wednesday, expect a system to come in that will bring wind and rain to the bay area again. >> okay, thank you and let's take one final look out at san francisco, where a massive fire burned earlier this evening. we will have more information for you about this on today in the bay tomorrow morning. have a good night, "saturday night live" is next. ♪ ♪ get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. visit att.com/internet. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> good

in the middle of a residential area creating new problems step fasten al-jazeera a cheetah river. two u.s. astronauts have completed a six hour space walk out the international space station drew feustel and ricky arnold installed a new wireless antenna i am to move leaky hoses from a radiator as they floated outside the station two hundred fifty miles above us the space walk was thirty minutes shorter than planned though because of a problem with one of the astronauts a six point still and arrived at the space station on friday to stay until august rick is they will say on the news hour still hasn't a minister tourism a ters a u.k. to mark one year to go till breakfast which is turning out to be far from child's play class. under one hundred in the american midwest where many small farmers who voted for donald trump are suffering buyer's remorse more on that coming up. after viewing state cameron's. saying it's only a three year make this decision. and australia's kerry steps down on a day of tearful regrets over the cricket ball tampering scandal peter we'll have the details com

thousands of factories dumped tons of chemical waste in the river every day and via mental groups took legal action against one of the main textile producers kohath tax but this by the supreme court order in november betting the dumping of waste this is what we found a black colored slick coming from god tax after repeated requests for an explanation the company eventually said the color does not prove the water is contaminated so. as long as there is no law enforcement and as long as they don't have regular inspections in these factories the river will never be clean this clean up has been happening for nearly two months and they have been inspections but this is the evidence we find. samples have shown dangerous levels of lead and other matters in the water which is also used by thousands of farmers for irrigation turning this into drinking water within the next seven years sounds like a promise impossible to keep despite another attempt to clean up what's known as one of the world's dirtiest river us she thought it was still being used as a dump for all kinds of waste and fire manti

and into these journalists the help we all need to help clean up one of the world's filthiest rivers. will be here to tell us about a shock to fade for venus williams at the miami open tennis. gyptian state media is expecting president abdul fattah el-sisi to win reelection by a landslide after three days of voting preliminary results show c c one twenty three million out of the twenty five million votes cast as only rival muso most often do so one three percent of the vote turnout was thirty nine percent bid for a second term is seen as a foregone conclusion after all other credible candidates with drew. professor of security studies institute joins us now here in the studio good to have you with us what do you think cecil make of this forty percent turnout is quite down isn't it from the forty nine percent that he had last time this quiet down but i think the. cutoff line is twenty five point five million because this is where the twenty twelve presidential elections which was really the actions of thirteen candidates about twenty five point five million people turned out and we can

native river one an epic duel to clea n native river one an epic duel to clean the cheltenham gold cup this afternoon. the 5—1 shot beat the favourite might bite nicki anderson's best choice of winning the historic triple of champion hurdle, champion chase and gold cup into second. c greenwood hughes reports. what a wonderful cheltenham gold cup that was. i thrilling finish and native river leading from start to finish in one of the most wonderfuljumping start to finish in one of the most wonderful jumping displays i've start to finish in one of the most wonderfuljumping displays i've seen for many years in the gold cup. he made those huge cheltenham fences look released small as he flew over them to win that race. he beat off might bite who nicky henderson was training and he was hoping to become the first trainer in history to win the first trainer in history to win the big three here at the cheltenham and he only won the champion hurdle, the champion chase and he was hoping to make it a hat trick but not to be. not very ended up finishing second. a brave third—place quite a long way

and into these i guess the army to help clean up one of the world's filthiest rivers. loss and support another page in the history books for the bron james is here it's not just one of michael jordan's wreck holds. from dusky sunset so if you're a sprawling superman. to summarize the top invasion metropolis. well the weather is looking a little nasty across a good part of the middle east over the next few days lots of clouds showing up on the satellite picture so that is the sort of the mediterranean this area clouds pushing a ride across syria out of turkey black sea all the way across into the caspian sea some lively storms around blowing away hair rain sleet snow you have this all in the hole in the forecast here that will continue to make its way further east which as we go on through the next couple of days look at that same area cloud it pushes all the way across into tech many stan it extends down across iran into northern parts of the arabian peninsula and here over the next few days we could even see some some rather lively weather then so we follow that area

and that's due to the james river and all the tributaries that feed the river. so the perfect location to set up mills for corn, flour, plaster, things like that. and farmers took their crops to the mill, it was milled, and then it got shipped down the river and down the canal to richmond where things then came back to lynchburg like fancy food, wine, lace, goods they ouldn't make here in town. but in the early 1800's, one of the things richmond -- lynchburg was known for is we had one of the first municipal water systems. this is one of the early water pipes in town, this wooden pipe here. some of those are still underneath the city streets. when they start to replace them the water resource folks are very kind and give us samples so we can have them here in the museum. it is very unique to lynchburg. because of the building of the canal which hoped -- which opened in lynchburg in 1836, there was a large irish immigrant population in lynchburg and there was a significant slave potchlation. not only did slaves work in the tobacco fields but they also helped dig

that's the syrian river. moravian missionaries came up this river out anything bringing us churches schools and doctors when our ancestors escaped from the plantations they came here they have to cross the rapids so it was a difficult journey that hasn't changed how do you know no. to. the moravian brethren arrived in surinam in the eighteenth century by then fugitive slaves from the sugar plantations were living in the rainforest the missionaries began baptizing converts building schools and setting up clinics. in seventeen twenty two a german count nicholas found since and off had given refuge to moravians fleeing religious persecution on his estate in saxony the evangelical christians founded the community of han haute. the pious count encourage them to become missionaries and to take the gospel to the four corners of the globe when he learnt of the plight of the slaves in south america he sent moravian brethren to the caribbean and to serena. and who worked on the polish german border became the center of

this is a jar of sediment from the bed of this river, a typical suburban stretch of the river mersey.ces of plastic. and this is where the problem becomes visible. this is all plastic? yes, indeed. how many fragments would you have in this? so in this sample just from a few grams, about 100 microplastic pieces. over here, we‘ve got a couple of microbeads, a bright pink one and a yellow one. finding the source of this problem will be scientists‘ next step to stop our riverbeds becoming an invisible dumping ground for billions of pieces of plastic. victoria gill, bbc news. before we go, some news from the world of high fashion. one of the great names in french fashion, the designer hubert de givenchy, has died. he was 91. he styled audrey hebburn for her famous scene in breakfast at tiffa ny‘s famous scene in breakfast at tiffany‘s and other style icons, such as jackie kennedy. his dresses we re such as jackie kennedy. his dresses were also popular with the british royalfamily were also popular with the british royal family and american socialites. his partners said he died in his sleep

stretching right through toms river, all the way back through atlantic city. that's where we have this purple band that you can see. that's the very heavy snow. but look. this is a six-hour loop. within six hours of time we had that super intense burst of snow that brought some snow totals of 6 and 8 inches in that short time period. we had some overnight. and some of that was 2, 3 inches. a lot of that melting on the road waist. but this is what really piled on today. so let's take a look at what's going on. the intense band right here, this is off to the north of atlantic city, stretching up towards trenton. this is where we will see the possibility of more thundersnow. maybe a lightning bolt coming down here. we had lightning across south jersey earlier today. but you can see the very intense snowfall from atlantic city, all the way through ship bottom, up to toms river, and curling back toward trenton. that's going to continue off to the north. so let's see who is clear. chestnut hill, cleared. lehigh, eastland, northampton, clear. hilltown, abington, king

this is a jar of sediment from the bed of this river, a typical suburban stretch of the river mersey.oplastic. aquatic insects, birds and fish can ingest these microscopic pieces of plastic. and this is where the problem becomes visible. this is all plastic? yes, indeed. how many fragments would you have in this? so in this sample just from a few grams, about 100 microplastic pieces. over here, we've got a couple of microbeads, a bright pink one and a yellow one. finding the source of this problem will be scientists' next step to stop our riverbeds becoming an invisible dumping ground for billions of pieces of plastic. victoria gill, bbc news. the bbc has accused iran of collectively punishing its persian service journalists for reporting on the country's affairs. in an unprecedented move, the bbc has launched an appeal to the un human rights council, demanding that its employees' rights be protected. more than 20 persian service staff and theirfamilies have had death threats and some of their relatives have been harassed. james robbins is at the un in geneva. james, what's the bbc ho

river. if you're not familiar with the l.a. river, well, just look at it. right? it's a ditch. the group said they wanted to bring smiles to people's faces. they were concerned about the quality of the water, concerned about needles and diseases. a smile to whose face? who is there to see this other than the news helicopter? >> are you sure they weren't streaming it live, facebook live? >> yikes. >> hopefully they got their tetanus shots. >> we have much to look forward to today, mike. >> that river could be a real river if it does slide further south. we're going to miss out on it which may be a good thing. a look at what's setting up a river event, a soaking to the central coast. 3 to 6 inches of rain, locally 10 inches possible around big sur and southward to santa barbara. we're going to be on the top side of that. that's why we'll have less amounts there. here is a look at our roof camera and you can see cooling and periods of rain. drizzle and light rain. showers and possible thunderstorms with some small hail. today, here we go, we're going to have rain. it's going to ev

it is still unclear how they came to be in the river teifi. young kiara moore, the investigation about what happened continues. there's been a bigger than expected fall in the rate of inflation — the latest figures show that prices rose by 2.7% last month, compared with 3% injanuary. a small drop in petrol prices and a slower rise in the cost of food were some of the factors cited, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed, explains. mixing in a new ingredient, after over a year of rising inflation, today better news — the rate is falling, as food costs ease and fuel costs drop. inflation can often start here, firms that make the stuff we buy. if their costs are cut, then prices for us often go the same way. there's not many costs that are coming down, but the two things we have identified are distribution costs for us. we've definitely seen those ease off, but also in digital and technology. for millions of people, today's fall in inflation brings into sharp focus one of the most important issues facing the uk economy — that income squeeze. prices

native river at an epic duel this afternoon, beating favourite might bite, who was nicky henderson'sing the historic triple of champion hurdle, champion chase and gold cup. well, what a wonderful cheltenham gold cup that was. a really, really thrilling finish, and native river leading, with one of the most wonderful jumping displays i've seen for many years here in a gold cup. he made those cheltenham fences look really small as he flew over them to win that race. he flew past might bite, who nicky henderson was training, and he was hoping to become the first trainer in history to win the big three at the cheltenham festival. he had already won the champion hurdle, he had already won the champion chase, and he was hoping to make it a hat—trick. the favourite, might bite, ended up finishing second. anibale fly a brave third place, quite a long way behind in that finalfinishing post for the gold cup. but it has all gone to native river, colin tizzard, the trainer, making up for some disappointments for him last year, richard johnson winning his second gold cup here at cheltenham, and n

is generally accepted as the seed from the river sioux -- river school group. , becamed been laid out an magnet for landscape painters and a bucket list destination for steamboat tourists. contact andbrief under the mentorship of robert weir, eastman developed a broad understanding of the history of art. in 1836 he published a treaty on topographical drawing that was adapted as a textbook for the academy. in it he describes a method for projecting that data into vectorial form. -- pictorial form. he would have seen the hudson river portfolio. met many ofd have the professional artists who would call upon him at west point elected to the national academy of design in 1838, eastman must've made a favorable impression on new york city cultural elites. he must have really impressed everybody because as one imagines at that time, artists were very competitive and not always generous in their praise towards each other. his newfound status would have afforded him access when a time when there were no museums. the only time you could see art was in private collections or imprints -- in prints

jackie rivers. [applause] dr. rivers: good evening. i'm truly honored to be here with you and i am absolutely wowed by the museum. my congratulation goes to the people who put it together and it is wonderful to have something like this right here in the heart of washington, d.c., the nation's capital. and fred wilkinson talks about having walked up the street eight miles. i flew from jamaica. [laughter] so i am very glad to be here with you tonight. i do want to take a little bit of a different tack in talking about religious freedom and the connection, its biblical roots. in the two excellent presentations we have heard, there has been a focus on something which is fundamental and which i agree with wholeheartedly, which is that it is an inalienable right, inches intrinsic to being human, that we have the right to. to follow our path. but from the perspective of the black church, it is really about what has happened over the course of history. and in fact, if you think about it, god doesn't just declare that we have religious freedom.