professor marandi... to question what happens in other countries, but in a format such as ours it's more useful, i think, if you respond to my direct questions about what's happening in your own country. when you see the level of repression in tehran today, do you, yourself, as an academic, as a man who knows the freedoms that come with academia and the need for freedom of expression, do you not worry about the curtailment of freedom of expression in iran today? come on, stephen, you just, a few minutes ago, were saying how the different political factions and the hardliners and the reformists and the moderates are all out at each other‘s throats, and what is that all about? because there is a freedom of speech in this country. there are arguments and debate. surrounding us, you have us troops in the persian gulf, you have us troops in iraq and afghanistan, you have the united states constantly threatening the country, you have western countries funding groups carrying out psychological warfare, if you ha

if i may say so, professor marandi, iam crimes.marandi, i am not trying to discuss the rights and wrongs of the yemen wall, and believe me we put on the spot saudi officials, us officials, uk officials, for their responsibilities when it comes to yemen, but my point was a very direct one. you tell me that the iranian government will not in any way change its foreign and external policies. i put it to you that iran is increasingly going to find those policies unsustainable economically. no, iwas policies unsustainable economically. no, i was trying to respond. first of all, the country surrounding yemen, iran cannot help yemen. it could it should. when it comes to syria and iraq, the international institute for strategic studies is by no means connected to iran. they say that iran's military expenditure is 19th in the world. iran spent less on its military than saudi arabia, than the israeli regime, than turkey, than iraq, than the united arab emirates, with eight passport holding population of1 million. either your numbers are inco

rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the marandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a year long state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding more survivors fading anger is growing over how such a disaster could have happened to debbie charlotte shell some tell reports. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure past the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge locals say the long been

little more worried but first i thought they would have closed this bridge temporarily after the marandi bridge collapsed and that they would have checked it properly this hasn't happened and i believe this was careless. the mayor and the bridge is just a short drive from here its collapse is made reassess just how safe this is you're insisting that. because i've been thinking for years that something could suddenly happen to this bridge because i believe that the pillars probably only have about sixty percent of the chemical in durham's compared to where. it's not just residents living underneath structures like this who are now concerned it's also the drivers who paul say that bridges like this every day everybody images of the bridge crumbling cannot help them when you're driving across bridges like this one and then not just across genoa throughout the whole of it there are many people now asking if that can happen to me like the ill fated brain chair many in italy were built in the fifty's and sixty's they would have designed to withstand the amount of traffic passing over them toda

from the air the scale of the devastation is clear a huge section of geno's marandi bridge simply government. the bridge collapsed on tuesday morning during a storm sending vehicles on his motorway plunging to the ground. oval office i heard a loud rumble and i went flying i flew about ten metres into the wall and that's it . hundreds of rescue workers sifted through the rubble in the hope of finding people alive. we think there were other people alive under the rubble and we've extracted people from the rubble and focusing on helping them. the bridge spanned a river a railway and industrial area it had been busy with holiday traffic it's unclear why the bridge collapsed but italian media have been reporting that two years ago when the bridge was being renovated several people including an m.p. an engineer had warned that the structure was unsafe that it was an accident waiting to happen italy's interior minister said an investigation has been and then momento that should intervene for them now is the time for the rescue operation for work for sweat and prayer but tonight will be the time to

i am a little more worried but first i thought they would have closed temporarily after the marandi bridge collapsed and that they would have checked it properly this hasn't happened and i believe this was careless. with. the mayor and the bridge is just a short drive from here its collapse has made giani reassess just how safe this season. because i've been thinking for years that something could suddenly happen to this bridge because i believe that the pillars probably only have about sixty percent of the family. compared to where. so. it's not just residents living underneath structures like this who are now concerned it's also the drivers who paul say that bridges like this every day everybody. cannot help but picture them when you're driving across bridges like this one and they're not just across genoa they are throughout the whole of italy there are many people now asking if that can happen to me like the ill fated brain chain many in italy were built in the fifty's and sixty's they would have designed to withstand the amount of traffic passing over them today and as one expert tell

but what can make a major structure like the marandi bridge in general suddenly break up and succumb to the forces of gravity was it fall design faulty engineering disrepair or a freak accident will consider these examples from the past in one nine hundred forty the tacoma narrows bridge which crossed puget sound in the u.s. state of washington while it lasted only four months on a windy november day the bridge began to move up and down and then a never before seen phenomenon the bridges road span began twisting back and forth the bridges collapse gave engine ears a valuable insight into how to build better and safer suspension bridges then fast forward to the year two thousand when london's millenium foot bridge had to close just two days after being opened after unexpected swaying occurred now another phenomenon here pedestrians crossing a bridge have a tendency to match their footsteps to the bridges swaying motion which makes the swaying more severe. and just last week another motorway bridge tragedy in italy this in the city of bologna you see it right there after a massive powe

of rubble well this is zoom in that would give you a better idea of where this bridge known as the marandi bridge is and how it's constructed on the bridges part of the eighteen motorway it's a major artery that crosses through the center of the city in mid august traffic numbers usually surge with vacationers using it to reach beaches in southeast france to the west or the beaches of the italian riviera to the east of here you can see the fifty one year olds to maine towers it has three the one here in red that one is the one which collapsed our first report tonight on a tragedy that some described as apocalyptic. that this man witnessed what many have described as a polka tick and just side against a huge section of a motorway bridge crumbled into pieces. a truck managed to stop right on the edge but many were less fortunate and plunged forty five meters off onto warehouses and bro road tracks below. the incident happened on the eve of a major holiday with traffic busier than usual and i witness described the tragic moment a little moderate a i heard a noise i looked out i saw the cars f

well just behind me you can probably see the scene that's going on you've got the remains of that marandi bridge and really eerily some of the vehicles sort of stopped in time for reasons i'm if you like actually on the bridge as dry as would have just abandoned their vehicles that bridge collapsed on tuesday beneath hundreds of meters you can see the river bed and also the emergency workers hundreds of them have been working right through the night ever since tuesday morning eleven thirty local time trying to find survivors now what the fire brigade is saying is they using the same techniques as they would use if this was an earthquake because what they're facing a huge bits of concrete a lot of rubble so they're having to use machines having to take with you sniffer dogs anything they can to try and search for survivors and in fact we spoke to one of the commanders of that you know fire brigade a bit earlier. major challenges our view to the fact that we have pile of rubble that is quite special you know it's kind of these we have b p c's of the of the bridge to collapse it and now we'r

twenty two bridges and have a very careful analysis now the company that was responsible for the marandi bridge say that they are happy with the reports so far they believe this is the bridges in the spans are safe but that's not the opinion of many people who are using the their own eyes as witnesses can see what's happening to these bridges and they feel that a lot more investment must go into it a much more careful engineering analysis of these dangerous bridges. israel has closed one of the key crossings into an already severely deprived gaza strip defense minister avigdor lieberman said the areas crossing was being shot in response to recent violence along the border fence on friday israeli forces killed another two palestinians and wounded sixty others during the week of return protests talks aimed at easing tension between hamas and israel are continuing in cairo. the trans administration is facing growing criticism at home over its role in the war in yemen u.s. media reports say an american made bomb was used in an airstrike that hit a school bus earlier this month fifty one peop

below what is left of geno's marandi bridge hundreds of properties stand empty more than six hundred people were moved from this neighborhood after the bridge collapsed on tuesday some are returning to collect their possessions many all still visibly shaken you know this reported a lot of i saw the bridge collapsing because my apartment looked over it so i saw it fall i heard a big noise like thunder and i thought it was a storm and then there was dust everywhere and i saw a building in terms of rubble. it's unclear if people will be allowed to live here again as experts say the structure could be unsafe this firefight to show me what's now known as the red zone a high risk area if you look up you can see just how close from randy quaid there is to the top of some of these apartments it almost seems to me it's and you can really understand why it's on authorities decided to find you wait this whole neighborhood because of course if any part of that bridge was to collapse anyone underneath would mean grave danger. carrying their belongings residents leave to stay with family and frien

very very strong in italy is growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts of genoa giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there's so much maintenance means it's not really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building a new bridge. experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases they maintenance work will only delay the inevitable the emergence of more bridges not fit for purpose. to barcelona which is marking the first anniversary of terrorist attacks that left sixteen people dead and more than one hundred injured families survivors and officials took part in a memorial service in the county capital where years ago an attack a plowed a van into crowds on the popular street. survivors and families of the victims of last year's terror attack on the bus alone or remember those who lost their lives. it's still difficult. and f

conflicting reports about the number of deaths a number of people have also been critically injured the marandi bridge built in the one nine hundred sixty s. has been subject to a series of repairs over the years critics say possible structural weaknesses might have been to blame a landslide near one of the bridges supports caused by heavy rains might have been the trigger the civil protection agency says a structural analysis of the remainder of the bridge is now being carried out residents living near the bridge have been evacuated the rescue operations are expected to continue through the night. than jealousy has non-issue in the situation from the italian capital of the dead still is expected to rise even further what our party is they're saying. well that we do know officially is that at least twenty people have been killed however a number of people have been reported missing and those that have been injured some of them have been see riskily injured and so unfortunately there is concern that that figure of twenty could actually rise and so the other reason why this has happened on this p

italian city of genoa still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed marandi highway bridge local authorities say as many as twenty people could still be buried beneath the debris at least thirty eight people were killed when a stretch of the road gave way on tuesday during busy midday traffic in this first big domestic test of its ability this is the least new government is juggling rescues with recrimination. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure that's the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge locals say they had long been concerned about its upkeep. when we drive on this motorway and it's full of traffic automatically trying to go over it fast. because touchwood crossed fingers we go i've heard fast hoping it doesn't come and crashing down. about a insists its maintenance checks were up to date bought that hasn't stopped ministers threatening fines calling for resignations and promising to re

are still working around the clock support survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed marandi highway bridge local authorities say as many as twenty people could still be buried beneath the debris thirty eight have been confirmed dead for those who survived the experience and near misses the bridge collapse three days ago the experience has yet to sink in. this man still finds it hard to believe what happens to him he survived the bridge collapse of his truck is completely wrecked by the concrete rain he says he's feeling relatively well he was right under the more rounded bridge when it suddenly came down on top of him. and a full blown this up as soon as i was under the bridge i opened the door to get out and i heard an explosion i turned around and was thrown through the air i hit a wall and lost my breath but there. are so few of us a little bit of the blast where the threw me back yards saved my life. i was there in that truck so they got the welcome in the collapse of the decades old bridge now carved into was an incident many find hard to accept it was even more incredi

when the fifty meter section of the marandi bridge came down the tons of concrete buried two warehouses train tracks and a riverbed but most significantly in regards to infrastructure a vital motorway was lost which used to connect the airport and the port of genoa to the region the government will have to come up with alternative routes for traffic on a local and international scale. concerns are the collapse could have major repercussions on tourism and trade with the motorway linking the port city to milan and other cities in the north as well as to france. in general itself many houses were destroyed and hundreds living in the vicinity of the remaining parts of the bridge will not be able to return to their homes you know some technical you know stymied that she the house is this under the bridge to are at risk because we certainly do know want to put people's lives in danger. as again some of these people will be given new houses and we will do everything we can see that this happens as soon as possible usually to proceed with the moroni bridge collapse will continue to affect the

is growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts of genoa giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there's so much maintenance means it's not really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building a new bridge. experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases they maintenance work will only delay the inevitable the emergence of more bridges not fit for purpose. now just as they did at the winter olympics north and south korea are combining sports teams at the asian games to help bridge the political divide a combined women's basketball team is shaping up as one of the favorites for a medal. a single flag for a divided nation this young korean fan is watching history in the making. neither north nor south only korea that's who's playing and that's who these supporters are here to back. nine south koreans and three north koreans make up

very very strong in italy he's growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts agenda much giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there's so much maintenance means it's not really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building new bridge. experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases they maintenance work will only delay the inevitable the emergence of more bridges not fit for purpose. the fans are paying tribute to soul legend the reason franklin who died thursday at age seventy six from pancreatic cancer her distinctive voice captured the heartbreak and determination of millions of people around the world she also herself broke through barriers including with her powerful anthems here's a look at how fans are remembering the queen of soul. you. mean. this is a theory says so many of her fans remember setting things right when

bill could all lot in the collapse of the marandi bridge slash the heart of genoa. the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain for those who lost their lives and for the missing. he spit. out a started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of genoa many of pointing the finger at altus that are dead but they stop short of taking responsibility. for the finance and we strongly feel our compassion our closeness our torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local communities. afford it but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in depth look at the i mean the situation but bringing hands won't quell locals anger. from moves by you get into your mind these are mistakes that keep on being repeated and now for the umpteenth time angels flew in the sky and paid for mistakes of other human be

rubble of the collapsed highway bridge at least thirty nine people were killed when a stretch of the marandi bridge collapsed on tuesday the government has declared a year long state of emergency for the region but with hopes of finding more survivors fading anger is growing over how such a disaster could have happened to debbie charlotte shell some tell reports. as hopes of finding survivors fades the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure past the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge locals say the long been concerns about its upkeep. when we drive on this motorway and it's full of traffic automatically trying to go out for a fast. because touchwood crossed fingers we go i've heard fast hoping it doesn't come and crashing down. about a insists its maintenance checks were up to date parts that hasn't stopped ministers threatening fines calling for resignations and promising to revoke its operating license i think it's a new populist interior minister. entire chunks

and blame that the tragedy on the company responsible for the bridges upkeep of the fifty year old marandi bridge was scheduled for extensive maintenance later this year but it collapsed during heavy rain yesterday a section of concrete the signs of a soccer pitch and dozens of vehicles crashed on to buildings and railway lines below thirty nine deaths have been confirmed so far firefighters are now spending a second night searching for survivors. the scene in genoa is one of utter devastation. firefighters and doctors have been working around the clock to pull survivors out of the rubble and they hope folk that they can still find more people life but the families of those who died that facing a grim reality of them said jim i started to call him forty times fifty times and then i started also to call his friend who was together with his wife and then i came to the hospital there and they said that he was no more. some relatives are waiting at the hospital for news of loved ones who progress his name is not among the missing not among the hospitals patients we don't know anything i hope h

the operator insists the marandi bridge was checked every three months but according to multiple reports it was in need of constant repairs the company could now face fines worth millions of year race. she joins us tonight from genoa good evening to you charlotte live let's start with this rescue effort it's been almost thirty six hours since the bridge to weigh out is there any hope of finding more survivors. well rescuers we spoke to this morning brant still very optimistic that they would find survivors among the rubble as the day goes on there that hope really has started to fade people that we've spoken to said that only bodies have been recovered from the wreckage so far no survivors yet today so it really isn't looking very optimistic that people had nevertheless search teams will continue that work for another night there will be sniffing dogs once again here in the wreckage behind me floodlights knighting up the area trying to find anybody that may still be that is the interior minister in fact not so long ago said miracles do happen as the hours go on it's getting more and more

minister says it's inevitable that the death toll will go up as crews dig through the wreckage of the marandi highway bridge that collapsed in genoa two days ago thirty eight people have been confirmed dead so far but official now meanwhile authorities have allowed residents two. of apartment blocks under the bridge to collect items from their homes and a state funeral for the victims will be held on saturday as part of a national day of mourning. we're going to get the latest now from genoa on the child from bill standing by for us there charlotte the authorities talking about these ten to twenty people who are unaccounted for is there any hope left of finding those people alive under the rubble. good evening christopher rescues that we've spoken to say that they are desperately trying to keep faith that survivors will be found among the wreckage this is the night now the floodlights lighting up the wreckage behind me they are working at rescues working around the clock trying to scour the rubble they say that they will not give up until they are convinced that they are no survivors buried u

from the air the scale of the devastation is clear a huge section of geno's marandi breach simply governed. the bridge collapsed on tuesday morning during the storm sending vehicles on its motorway plunging to the ground. level of i heard a loud rumble and i went flying i flew about ten metres into the wall and that's it . hundreds of rescue workers sifted through the rubble in the hope of finding people alive. yaml pointing on local a bit silly piece of course we think there are other people alive under the rubble and we've extracted people from the rubble and focusing on helping them it's the bridge spanned a river a railway and industrial area it had been busy with holiday traffic. it's unclear why the bridge collapsed but italian media have been reporting that two years ago when the bridge was being renovated several people including and then pin engineer had warned that the structure was unsafe that it was an accident waiting to happen italy's interior minister said an investigation has been and the moment though that should intervene for them now is the time for the rescue operation

on what remains of genoa as marandi bridge vehicle seemed to be frozen in time left where they were abandoned moments off to the bridge collapsed on tuesday the driver of this truck managed to stop just meters from the edge others would not so lucky. in difficult conditions emergency workers continue to search for survivors we have the pieces of the of the breach of collapse of the now we are using b. cranes to move those. to try to enter the rubble so again search for the beatings police are letting anyone who is not involved in this rescue operation to go down this road to play warfare frak you waited hundreds of people who were living in the area because they're all still concerns over the safety of the bridge and whether some parts of it may still collapse when they'll be still when i realized the bridge had fallen down like everyone and you know i felt as if the part of me had vanished but it's unclear why the fifty year old bridge collapsed but some people in the city had questioned its safety this former independent senator warned of the risks as recently as two years ago support all k

from the scale of the devastation is clear a huge section of geno's marandi breaks simply gone. the bridge collapsed on tuesday morning during the storm sending vehicles on his motorway plunging to the ground. the oval office i heard a loud rumble and i went flying i flew about ten meters into the wall and that's it . hundreds of rescue workers sifted through the rubble in the hope of finding people alive. we think there are other people alive under the rubble and we've extracted people from the rubble and focusing on helping them it's the bridge spanned a river or railway and industrial area it had been busy with holiday traffic. italy's interior minister said an investigation has been opened and then moment other than that in that vein for them now is the time for the rescue operation for work for sweat and prayer but tonight will be the time to find out who is responsible the names and names of those who are guilty of an acceptable deaths. italian authorities say more casualties a likely they've declared two days of mourning but as the rescue operation continues through the n

crosstalk in the tragedy known as yemen i'm joined by my guess and marandi into and he's a professorat the university of program in london we have charles. as a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter terrorism intelligence officer and in brighton we cross to catherine shocked and she is a senior analyst with the center all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciated let me go to charles first. this war has been going on for three years i gave some of the stats encourage our viewers to go to doctors without frontiers and look at their side on yemen the much more detailed much more gruesome i would even say what is the u.k. u.s. interest in this war against the country this is the poorest country in the middle east what is the thinking behind british foreign policy supporting saudi arabia and the emirates against yemen. i suspect on the one hand you've got u.k. and the u.s. saying that some degree and we can come on to that later on their national interests are aligned with saudi arabia particularly against iran of cours

is growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts of genoa giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there's so much maintenance means it's not really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building a new bridge. experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases they maintenance work will only delay the inevitable emergence of more bridges not fit for purpose because they're. starting this month germany has resumed its family reunification program for some of the tens of thousands of asylum seekers living here that's after the government suspended reunifications in two thousand and sixteen bowing to pressure from conservatives under the new rules the number of immediate family members allowed into the country is kept at a thousand per month and preference is given to asylum seekers facing extreme hardship w. met with one young woman who

on what remains of genoa is marandi bridge vehicles seem to be frozen in time left where they were abandoned moments after the bridge collapsed on tuesday the driver of this truck managed to stop just meters from the edge others were not so lucky in difficult conditions emergency workers continue to search for survivors we have the pieces of the of the bridge to collapse in the now we are using big cranes to move as pieces and to try to enter the rebels again search for the buildings police are letting anyone who's not involved in this rescue operation to go down this road to play warfare fact he waited hundreds of people who were living in the area because there are still concerns over the safety of the bridge and whether some parts of it may still collapse when they'll be still when i realized the bridge had fallen down like everyone and i felt as if a part of me had vanished it's unclear why the fifty year old bridge collapsed but some people in the city had questioned its safety this former independent senator warned of the risks as recently as two years ago. we learned there were destru

it was very dark you probably can see behind me but at the end of this street is the marandi bridge and you can see the bit that is standing in the police not actually letting people through this street because they keeping people away from the area at the foot of the bridge because there are fears that another part of a coat could collapse in fact around four hundred people have been evacuated people who lived in apartments very close to that bridge and we know that the rescue operation is continuing and will continue through the night say local authorities the search for survivors continues there are about three hundred firefighters and emergency workers they have an incredibly daunting task because when that bridge collapsed on tuesday morning local time a huge section of it fell to the ground it is now rubble we're talking about concrete blocks so what those rescue workers i'm to do is use machinery to lift some of the heavy deborah and then use their hands pickaxes sniffer dogs to try and sift through some of the other day and see if there are any signs of life the italian prime mi

known as the marandi bridge. in the which would give you.five million euros have been allocated as an emergency fund. this is. the first. week. this is our response to this tragedy which has struck us. what we are doing now. is trying to identify the missing people. we have also visited the site. this morning i was there. on the side. i had the opportunity of speaking to. major officials me. to all the injured and those who are in. serious state of health in hospitals we send our best which is. unfortunately the casualty toll is increasing. use and all we can do is to express our compassion and. sympathy empathy with all those people. and that of course includes all the staff concerned the medics the rescuers and so on. these are tragedies which are unacceptable in a modern society like italy. and we will do our utmost to avoid these kind of things in the future we have already anticipated that. by withdrawing the concessions on the motorway from the motorway company who was responsible for this tract. obviously we will leave it up to the. a

on what remains of genoa is marandi bridge vehicle seem to be frozen in time left where they were abandoned moments after the bridge collapsed on tuesday the driver of this truck managed to stop just metres from the edge others were not saved lucky in difficult conditions emergency workers continue to search for survivors we have the pieces of the of the breach of collapse of the now we are using the cranes to move as big pieces and to try to enter the rebels again the buildings police are letting anyone who's not involved in this rescue operation to go down this road to play warfare evacuated hundreds of people who were living in the area because there are still concerns over the safety of the bridge and whether some parts of it may still collapse when they'll be still when i realized the bridge had fallen down like everyone and you know i felt as if the part of me had vanished it's unclear why the fifty year old bridge collapsed but some people in the city had questioned its safety this former independent senator warned of the risks as recently as two years ago. learned there were destruc

on what remains of gennaro as marandi bridge vehicles seem to be frozen in time left where they were abandoned moments off to the bridge collapsed on tuesday the driver of this truck managed to stop just meters from the edge others were not so lucky. in difficult conditions emergency workers continue to search for survivors we have the pieces of the of the breach of collapse of the now we are using b. cranes to move as b.b.c. zone to try to enter the rubble so again search for to be victims police are letting anyone who is not involved in this rescue operation to go down this road at a warfare frak you waited hundreds of people who were living in the area because they're all still concerns over the safety of the bridge and whether some parts of it may still collapse when they'll be still when i realize the bridge had fallen down like everyone and you know i felt as if the part of me had vanished and it's unclear why the fifty year old bridge collapsed but some people in the city had questioned its safety this former independent senator warned of the risks as recently as two years ago

genoa are still working round the clock in the search for survivors from the rubble of the collapsed marandi highway bridge local authorities say as many as twenty people could still be buried beneath the debris at least thirty eight were killed when a stretch of the highway gave way on tuesday during busy day traffic now the disaster has left an indelible mark on those who survived it or experienced a near misses the bridge came down for some the experience has yet to sink in two days after the collapse. this man still finds it hard to believe what happens to him he survived the bridge collapse. though his truck is completely wrecked by the concrete rain he says he's feeling relatively well he was right under the morandi bridge when it suddenly came down on top of him. it was a full blown to stop as soon as i was under the bridge i opened the door to get out and i heard an explosion i turned around and was thrown through the air i hit a wall and lost my breath but. the birth of a little bit of the blast of air the threw me backwards saved my life i thought the goodness of all of you thought

very very strong in italy is growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts of genoa giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there's so much maintenance means it's really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building in new bridge. and such experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases day maintenance while cool any delay the inevitable imagines of more bridges not fit for purpose that's the welfare state is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter i have news so i asked phil don't forget to use a hash tag that have a good to. his favorite thing is to sing dance with magic tricks. on our packages are anxious to is astonishing. how. long schumann's while for his youtube videos. the next. european stars deliver rousing performances. every concert unforgettable event. british band conc

from the air the scale of the devastation is clear a huge section of geno's marandi bridge simply government. the bridge collapsed on tuesday morning during a storm sending vehicles on its motorway plunging to the ground. level of i heard a loud rumble and i went flying i flew about ten meters into the wall and that's it . hundreds of rescue workers sifted through the rubble in the hope of finding people alive. dumb appointing or look a look at chile so we think there are other people alive under the rubble and we've extracted people from the rubble and focusing on helping them it's the bridge spanned a river a railway and industrial area it had been busy with holiday traffic. it's unclear why the bridge collapsed but italian media have been reporting that two years ago when the bridge was being renovated several people including an m.p. an engineer had warned that the structure was unsafe that it was an accident waiting to happen italy's interior minister said an investigation has been and the moment of the intervene for them now is the time for the rescue operation for work for sweat and p

explain how to side mohammad marandi whose politics professor at the university of tehran welcome to the program does the fact that the e.u. isn't joining in with these sanctions that washington a proposed does that suggest that there's a big rift between the allies. yes there is a rift but as. your colleague pointed out earlier it's unclear how effective it will be i think that major companies will pull out of iran major european companies because they will be. afraid of being punished by the united states trump is behaving like a godfather and he is intimidating europeans and basically telling telling them that you have no authority i dictate terms and you abide by those terms by do you think that smaller companies that don't have interests in the united states that they will continue to do business with iran the big question now is whether the you will have the capability to protect their oil imports from iran and to be able to send the money that iran earns through those exports back to iran in europe that's a key question for iranians at this stage seems to me like donald trump'