he leaves behind a wife and three children. >> as always, our worcester firefighters will stand strong by their family. >> reporter: and just hours after that fire, the department on the scene of another blaze. and david, temperatures here will be in the teens again tonight. meanwhile, the firefighter's union says lieutenant menard's family planned to go on vacation this morning. instead, they're planning a hero's sendoff. david? >> we're thinking about that community tonight. gio, thank you. let's get right to ginger zee, because there is relief coming, not a moment too soon. ginger? >> reporter: david, you know it's cold when new orleans, gulf port, mississippi, baton rouge all among the cities that were wint. anit'soing toe urilly you , neyork ci but by friday, things really warm up. above freezing in chicago and detroit. new york city, 52. 55 for washington, d.c. warmer than average along the east coast going into next week, david. >> ginger zee with us again tonight. ginger, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next tonight to the american teacher killed in the dominican republic. s

there was a line of duty death in worcester, massachusetts, line of duty in the fire department. right before he rescued someone in his crew, he passed away. he was a 19-year veteran, so i'd like to dedicate this report to him. after saving the life of one of his crew members, he was supposed to go to disneyland with his family today, so i'd like to send our condolences from our fire department family to worcester fire department. i got a chance to go to the six firemen that died at the cold house some years ago, and they love their fire department. the parade that they gave for them, i've never seen so many grown men cry. it was very sad, but they, like i said, love their fire department, so heart goes out to them. any questions? >> president nakajo: thank you very much, chief wyrsch. at this time, i'll ask for public comment. seeing none from the public, public comment is closed. at this point, moving forward for the rest of the comment and questions, vice president covington will chair the meeting. i apologize to the fellow commissioners and the chief of department's command f

meg oliver reports worcester fire lieutenant jason menard died this morning saving two members of his crew from a four- alarm fire in freezing weather. >> reporter: as the early- morning fire devoured this worcester home, a distress call came from the top floor. >> reporter: lieutenant jason menard and his two-man crew were trapped as they searched for a possible baby. >> lieutenant menard heroically and selflessly saved his crew. >> reporter: the nine-year department vet helped one firefighter get to some stairs. the other he led to a window. but the 39-year-old couldn't save himself. the husband and father of three was supposed to leave for a family trip to disney world today. in an emotional tribute, his fellow firemen lined the streets as the hearse carrying his body passed. it's something they've now done nine times, the worst in 1999 when six firefighters died in a warehouse fire, leaving this small community in mourning once again. meg oliver, cbs news. >> o'donnell: tonight, much of the country is still stuck in a historic deep freeze. bone-chilling temperatures extend from th

and we will see peaks in worcester and tewkesbury at the weekend.yet and we will not see record levels like 2007, but nonetheless, after two months of rain people are getting a bit fed up of eight. phil mackie reporting from evesham, thank you. meanwhile, the flooding in venice has got worse with 70% of the city now under water after another exceptional high tide. the mayor of venice has ordered the historic st mark's square to be closed, with floodwaters peaking at around 1.5 metres. italy has declared a state of emergency. it's the worst flooding to hit the city in half a century. our top story this lunchtime: labour promises free full—fibre broadband for every home in the uk by 2030. and coming up: 0n the last day of the world para athletics championships in dubai, we take a look at britain's successes. coming up on bbc news: rafael nadal needs to beat stefanos tsitsipas to progress at the world tour finals in london. roger federer awaits the winner in the semi—finals. a non—stop flight from london to sydney has landed — 19 hours and 19 minutes a

he had been with the worcester fire department since 2010. >> he heroically and selfishly saved his crewlping a probationary firefighter to the stairs and assisting another out the window. fire conditions overtook the third floor at this time and lieutenant menard was unable to escape. >> reporter: the firefighter leaves behind a wife and three children. the family planned to be on a trip to disney world this morning. >>> attention tech workers in california, would you make $10,000 to move out. a start-up main street is offering apply kanlt applicantsy from the bay area, allowing people to work remotely. there's a catch, though. applicants must stay in the job for a year before they get the payout. the offer is good through november. main street says it's been flooded with applications. >>> back-to-back cy young awards for jacob degrom. allegely tom seaver, the only other met to win twice. tom verlander, getting his second. the 36-year-old the oldest cy young award winner since roger clemens won it in 2004. >>> pittsburgh hospital is dressing newborns in cardigans to celebrate mr. rogers

exeter chiefs overcame 3111 point deficit to beat worcester warriors by 2a points to 20.s a brilliant performance from kenya's joyciline jepkosgei at the new york marathon. she won the women's event, in what was her first ever competitive race at that distance. she almost broke the course record as well. one to watch for sure. it's been a great day for british hoickey. both the men's and the women's teams have qualified for next year's olympic games in tokyo. they did it by winning the second legs of their qualifying matches today, and katie shanahan was watching at lee valley in london. confidence was high amongst these home fans as great britain started to be day with a three—goal lead and a fit on the plane to tokyo. gb may be the reigning olympic champions, but there are few familiar faces from the side that won in rio. a bright start was needed and they got it through tessa howard. the 20—year—old's neat finish settling any early nerves. these players need to make their own legacy is only seven golden girls remain. one of them is laura unsworth, whose touch of magic

>>firefighters fr around massachusetts will lead procession through worcester in his honor.m david daniel reporting >>still ahead, the loved ones gathering during a tearful tribu for a teenager autism this life was cut short by a teacher accused of ossing the line. rising tides causing a flood of rouble in venice. we're checking in with a reporter there did s best to stay dry. and a 9 year-old boy is fighting for his life after long his 3 broths. next we'll have more on this investigati out of san diego police say a man shot and killed his wife and 3 sons yesterday before turning e gun on mself. >>a force and 9 year-old boy waslso shot in this fightg for his life. laura has the story. >>their nas and faces are not being released but neighbors on this quiet paradise hills street se the kids thalived in this house were playful happy children you n't ride the bikall the time uand down the street. a source close to the famy says the 4 boys attended paradise hills elementary school. tectives e calling this a case of domestic violence saying police had been to e home on november 1

here is anom >> repor cadence of grief in worcester, massachusetts today. thousands of firefighters, sorrow and strength helping to lay to rest lieutenant jason minard killed last week as he looked for a baby firefighters didn't know had already been taken out of the burning house the 39-year-old helping two firefighters to safety before he died including danny pace's brother chris. >> his actions are the reason my only brother is still here today. >> reporter: actions that left tina minard a widow and josh, hailey and morgan >> thank you will never just be enough. >> reporter: for laying down his life for friends and strangers. ann thompson, nbc news. >> and our hearts go out to the family. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching ♪ ♪ this hit, that ice cold ♪ michelle pfeiffer, that white gold ♪ ♪ this one for them hood girls ♪ them good girls straight masterpieces ♪ ♪ stylin', wilin', livin' it up in the city ♪ ♪ got chucks on with saint laurent ♪ ♪ gotta kiss myself, i'm so pretty ♪ ♪ i'm too hot ♪ called a police and a ♪ i'm too h

his dedication to the residents of worcester was unwavering. >> reporter: the three firefighters and a resident were taken to the hospital. officials have not determined a cause for the fire tonight, nine people have lost their homes and one firefighter's family, their husband and father ann thompson, nbc news. >> a terribly sad story. >>> there is a state of emergency in venice tonight as the historic italian city deals with the worst flooding in more than 50 years. much of venice was submerged because of an exceptionally high tide, one man seen swimming in historic st. mark's square at least one person has died the mayor is blaming it on climate change. >>> the nbc news investigation what is making so many people sick from vaping the cdc singled out a synthetic form of vitamin e in some patients' lungs while it hasn't tested the actual thc vapor, a lab in california has. cynthia mcfadden has the first ever results showing an alarming mix of toxins. >> reporter: tonight at the labs in los angeles, considered one of the top marijuana testing facilities in the world, executives aaron

. >> reporter: the cadence of grief in worcester, massachusetts today. thousands of firefighters, sorrow and strength helping to lay to rest lieutenant jason minard killed last week to look for a baby firefighters didn't know had already been taken out of the burning house the 39-year-old helping two firefighters to safety before he died including danny pace's brother. >> his actions are the reason my only brother is still here today. >> reporter: actions that left tina minard a widow and josh, without their father. >> thank you will never just be enough. >> reporter: for laying down his life for friends and strangers. ann thompson, nbc news. >> and our hearts go out to the family. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching and good night >>> right now at 6:00, we are following some breaking news. this is regards to the orinda halloween party investigation. we've just learned no criminal charges will be filed against the people arrested so far in this case. the contra costa county d.a.'s office released the statement less than 30 minu

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hourscluding trevor, who had become trapped inside his own home. i couldn't get out on my own, you know, i tried that earlier on and it was too deep for me to wade through, even with waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident. but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on stand by. all this water is working its way through, it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. this evening the work continued, as fire officers is pumped water from the cellar of a restaurant to keep the business open on what would be one of its busiest nights. water levels are dropping in this town, but emergency services are preparing for a busy couple of days in communities where rivers are continuing to rise. sian lloyd, bbc news, evesham. no—one bbc news, it's time for the travel show. —— now, no—one bbc news, it's time for the travelshow. —— now, on no—one bbc news, it's time for

. >> reporter: as the early morning fire devoured this worcester home, a distress call came from theop floor. >> there's a lot of debris. we're trying to find our way up. >> can you get to a window, jay? >> reporter: lieutenant jason minard and his two-man crew were trapped as they searched for a possible baby. >> lieutenant minard heroically and selflessly saved his crew. >> reporter: the nine-year department vet helped one firefighter get to some stairs. the other he led to a window. the 39-year-old couldn't save himself. in an emotional tribute, his fellow firemen lined the streets as the hearse carrying his body passed. it's something they've now done nine times. the worst in 1999 when six firefighters died in a warehouse fire, leaving this small community in mourning once again. meg oliver, cbs news. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news," a parent in the college admissions scandal gets the longest prison sentence so far. >>> and two tales. why an abandoned dog is being called a unicorn puppy. this is the "cbs morning news." called a unicorn puppy. this is the "cbs morning ne

a jury at worcester crown court also found coin sellers simon wicks and paul wells guilty of conspiringr social media alerted people to the activities of two metal detectorists and the presence of a treasure buried by a viking over a thousand years ago. the detectorists, leighton davies and george powell, maintained they had been searching the land with permission when they stumbled across the horde. they deleted the photos they took at the time but police recovered them. davies and powell knew what that had found was certainly a treasure trove and under the law, they had just 1a days to declare it. but as the court heard, their priority was to establish how much the items were worth. those enquiries suggested that the treasure could be valued at millions of pounds. the british museum showed us items the detectorists did declare, exquisite gold jewelry from the time of alfred and perfectly preserved coin showing an alliance between the kingdoms of wessex and murcia. this is certainly one of the most important hoards to turn up from the anglo—saxon or viking period. in terms of the infor

robert hall, bbc news, worcester.chris martin, here we are. hello. at the amman citadel here injordan. why have you taken us here? we wanted to basically pick somewhere in what we consider the middle of the world, and in the middle of the biggest area where we normally don‘t get to play, and bands like us don‘t come here very often. and also, it‘s just so beautiful and makes me fizzle with excitement. how difficult is it for bands who believe in environmental issues to go on world tours at the moment? well, that is a great question. we‘re not touring this album. we‘re taking time over the next year or two to work out how can...not only our tour be sustainable, but how can it be actively beneficial? how can we harness the resources that our tour creates and make it have a positive impact? the hardest thing is the flying side of things. but, for example, our dream is to have a show with no single use plastic, to have it be largely solar powered. glastonbury. you are so part of that festival now. you cropped up a couple

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hoursincluding trevor, who had become trapped inside his own home. i couldn't get out on my own, you know, i tried that earlier on and it was too deep for me to wade through, even with waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident. but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on stand by. all this water is working its way through, it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. this evening the work continued, as fire officers is pumped water from the cellar of a restaurant to keep the business open on what would be one of its busiest nights. water levels are dropping in this town, but emergency services are preparing for a busy couple of days in communities where rivers are continuing to rise. sian lloyd, bbc news, evesham. now on bbc news, our world. as australia struggles with climate change, nick lazaredes meets those blamed for the decline of the great barrier

and harlequins were beaten at home by worcester 19—14.s to 7. george horne scored two of his sides tries as warriors comprehensively won in italy. they had already scored four times before zebre had a man sent off for a high challenge. the italian side remain bottom of the table, with only two points from their first six fixtures. elsewhere ospreys lost at home to southern kings. two games are under way — cardiff blues cheetahs is currently 30—17 and ulster munster is 22—16scarletts play bennetton treviso at 7:35. england's women began their autumn internationals with an impressive win over france, their first victory on french soil for seven years. they had to come from behind, but eventually found their form. sarah hunter crashing over for the second time to give the roses the lead going into the second half. world player of the year emily scarratt confirmed the victory with a penalty kick now, he only started competing in golf tournaments just over a year ago but simthandile tshabalala has already won over 20 trophies. oh and he's just

we have one road closed and we are watching worcester very closely.ments there later tonight? last year we made changes tonight? last year we made changes to new growth so we could run into a two—way operation and we are keeping a close eye on it this weekend. river levels, are they peaking? we are getting close to peaking here. all this water is working its way downstream and meeting the river severn further down. we are going to see some very high levels down as faras see some very high levels down as far as tewkesbury and worcester itself. that will last for two or three days because all that water is bottling up. there is more rain, not immediately, but next week there is another storm coming in. is there a pattern developing here. every thursday at bar or less it rains and every friday... you are right, there isa every friday... you are right, there is a pattern developing and the ground is absolutely saturated and the rivers are not having enough time to recover so when we get those big rainfall events it keeps topping it up. we are going to hav

the warmest reading in worcester, 31. that's a record, as well. but stage two happens and it's a bigger, stronger stage. by the time you get to say monday, a strong high pressure comes in from canada, filled with arctic air. 150 cold record weekend temperatures could be set from the weekend into next week, as well. the numbers will look like this: by monday morning, 7:00 a.m., fargo feels like 1 below zero when you factor in the wind. dallas feels like 50 and 24 hours later it feels like 16. boston feels like 50 degrees. tuesday at 7:00 a.m. by 8:00 a.m. on wednesday, it feels like, right there, 7 degrees. the takeaway, norah, two-thirds of americans should break out the winter coats tomorrow and keep them close by. >> o'donnell: i was just thinking about that. time to gets the coats out. thanks, lonnie. now to this story. under tight security, people gathered today for the nine -- the funeral of nine women ad children massacred this week in mexico. a mother and two sons were laid to rest. more will be buried in the coming days. manuel bojorquez i

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hourshis own home. i couldn't get out on my own, you know, i tried that earlier on and it was too deep for me to wade through, even with waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident. but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on stand by. all this water is working its way through, it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. this evening the work continued, as fire officers is pumped water from the cellar of a restaurant to keep the business open on what would be one of its busiest nights. water levels are dropping in this town, but emergency services are preparing for a busy couple of days in communities where rivers are continuing to rise. sian lloyd, bbc news, evesham. the former us ambassador to ukraine, who was fired by donald trump, has told an impeachment hearing in washington that she felt threatened and intimidated by the president. marie yovanovich

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hours i couldn't get out on my own, you know, i tried that earlier on and it was too deep for me to wade through, even with waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident. but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on stand by. all this water is working its way through, it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. this evening the work continued, as fire officers pumped water from the cellar of a restaurant to keep the business open on what would be one of its busiest nights. water levels are dropping in this town, but emergency services are preparing for a busy couple of days in communities where rivers are continuing to rise. sian lloyd, bbc news, evesham. the families of some of the 157 people killed in a boeing 737 max crash in ethiopian last month have accused ethiopian airlines of denying them the chance to attend a service for their loved ones at the sig

three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester could be closed.mics correspondent, andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this area. it's one after another. my fear is what about nissan — that could be next, and if that happened this city would be dead. for people, you know, especially if they've got children and mortgages and t

another in worcester, with 600 jobs, is under threat.severe blow for npower workers and comes at a very bad time for them. if you look at the economics of the market, it is not altogether surprising. joining me now is the uk chief executive of npower‘s parent company, e.0n, michael lewis. thank you for coming in. you are talking up to a500 job cuts. can you be more specific? at this stage we have outlined the proposals for restructuring npower. as theo said, the economics of the market in the uk dictate this is what we have to do if we want to create a sustainable business for our employees and customers for the future. at this stage it is an extremely sad day for our employees andi extremely sad day for our employees and i want to reassure them all we are going to make sure we mitigate the negative impacts of this announcement. we will look to ensure that enhanced redundancy payments are maintained and we will look at reskilling. all pensions will be secured. is the business sustainable? you continue to lose profits, you had tojob susta

three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed.ve called it a "cruel blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the run—up to christmas. our economics correspondent andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this area. it's one after another. my fear is what about nissan — that could be next, and if that happened this city

in certain areas like worcester and sunderland, where this employer is one of the biggest employers inyers in the area , even one of the biggest employers in the area, even though it is not going to happen immediately, it will probably happen immediately, it will probably happen in the next 12 months. it is a huge body blow for people. three and a half weeks before christmas. they have already made their plans. people are genuinely devastated. thank you so much for coming in to talk to us on bbc news. we are grateful. thanks. reports are coming in of an incident at london bridge. john mcmanus is at the scene and he joins us now. mcmanus is at the scene and he joins us now. what are you seeing and hearing, john? you can probably hear gunshots behind me. i don't know if you can. there have been several now on london bridge. i will tell you what i saw. just a few minutes ago i was walking across london bridge from the south bank to the north bank of the bridge, there appeared to bea bank of the bridge, there appeared to be a fight going on on the other side of the bridge with several men

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hoursut on my own. you know, i tried that earlier on, and it's too deep for me to wade through, even with the waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident, but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on standby. all this water's working its way through. it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely that it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. with the rescuers preparing themselves for what could become a busy couple of days. the mother of a 10—year—old girl who died, while being treated at glasgow's children's hospital — is claiming there was a cover—up, over her death. kimberley darroch, says she believes she was lied to, after millie contracted an infection at the hospital — that the family think was linked to a contaminated water supply. the scottish government's health secretary, jeanne freeman said, she understands why the family feel let down — and is committed to finding out what happened. tha

three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed.l blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the run—up to christmas. our economics correspondent andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this area. it's one after another. my fear is what about nissan — that could be next, and if that happened this city would be dead. for p

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hours, i tried that earlier on, and it's too deep for me to wade through, even with the waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident, but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on standby. all this water's working its way through. it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely that it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. with the rescuers preparing themselves for what could become a busy couple of days. well, there‘s been continued disruption for people right across the midlands today, particularly for those travelling by road or rail with more than a0 schools closed in worcestershire alone stop the water levels have begun to recede in this town, this evening, but there has just been a bronze command meeting held for emergency services to discuss how they‘re going to deal with things the weekend. sian, thank you. the mother of a 10—year—old girl who died while being treated at glasgow‘s children‘s ho

three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed.l blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the run—up to christmas. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this area. it's one after another. my fear is what about nissan — that could be next, and if that happened this city would be dead. for p

the hereford and worcester fire and rescue service have helped more than 100 people in the past 2a hoursincluding trevor, who had become trapped inside his own home. i couldn't get out on my own, you know, i tried that earlier on and it was too deep for me to wade through, even with waders on. no such problem for this evesham resident. but with water levels still rising in some places, a number of communities are on stand by. all this water is working its way through, it's taking a long time on the big rivers. it's likely it's not going to peak at tewkesbury and upton until saturday, possibly sunday. this evening the work continued, as fire officers is pumped water from the cellar of a restaurant to keep the business open on what would be one of its busiest nights. water levels are dropping in this town, but emergency services are preparing for a busy couple of days in communities where rivers are continuing to rise. sian lloyd, bbc news, evesham. now on bbc news, there are hopes in washington and beijing that an agreement to help resolve the us—china trade war could soon be in sight but

employs 600 people, is also looking vulnerable, and a similar number are based at another site in worcesterrkers, three quarters of npower‘s staff, could lose theirjobs. it's a terrible blow for families and for the communities that depend on thisjob. we and for the communities that depend on this job. we are three and a half weeks out just before on this job. we are three and a half weeks outjust before christmas and this news will have just dropped on them today, although for many of them today, although for many of them they've been expecting it. we knew things were difficult for npower but it's probably the worst possible news that the worst possible news that the worst possible time. but while the announcement is clearly deeply worrying news for npower‘s staff, it should make little immediate difference for its customers. e.0n says their accounts will be taken over with a minimum of fuss. what is not so clear is what the impact on people's bills will be in the longer term as the big six players in the energy market become to all intents and purposes a big five. and theo is here now. th

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menard was honored yesterday with a procession through the city of worcester. >> the details of thatre hard to hear. >>> millions of americans will soon get some relief from those bitter cold temperatures gripping much of the country. the arctic front has made its way through florida and off the east coast. but there is still some lingering cold with record lows possible this morning in the northeast. some parts of new england could even see temperatures in the single digits. this week's arctic blast shattered hundreds of mid-november cold records across the central and eastern u.s. >>> a new report says drug-resistant infections are a bigger threat than ever. ahead, how one family lost a teenage son and why drug companies find it hard to develop new antibiotics. >>> we have much more ahead. why there's a push to ban the popular lasik surgery to improve people's eyesight after more than 20 years and millions of procedures. >>> and holly williams is in venice, italy, which is partly under water after catastrophic flooding. >> reporter: here in venice, the worst flood in 50 years has c

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exeter chiefs overcame a 14 point deficit to beat worcester warriors by 24 points to 20.e new york marathon. she won the women's event, in what was her first ever competitive race at that distance. she almost broke the course record as well. one to watch for sure. it's been a great day for british hoickey. both the men's and the women's teams have qualified for next year's olympic games in tokyo. they did it by winning the second legs of their qualifying matches today, and katie shanahan was watching at lee valley in london. confidence was high amongst these home fans as great britain started to be day with a three—goal lead and a fit on the plane to tokyo. gb may be the reigning 0lympic champions, but there are few familiar faces from the side that won in rio. a bright start was needed and they got it through tessa howard. the 20—year—old's need an edge settling any 20—year—old's need an edge settling a ny early 20—year—old's need an edge settling any early nerves. —— need finish settling any early nerves. these players need to make their own legacy is only seven golden

then just winning st since march 26th seed streets in this mountain lost their last ranged from worcester. donges she's only 20 years old but joins is a prestigious list of players to hit at least 30 points and 10 assists 4 games in a row they are russell westbrook james harden who's actually done it 3 times and the n.b.a. legend michael jordan. and he is a great moment to show you from the denver nuggets when only the phoenix suns mclay your kitchen with a note in the toss to set up gary harris for the dunk if you look like yet impressive stuff and marreese racked up 20 points you cannot get one this one by 12 is that plane getting by. rafael nadal is called spain's victory at the revamps davis cup unforgettable the team beat canada in the final on sunday an emotional reversibility stag playing just days after the death was part of the. long opening scene is much the highs in straight sets well number one adele then sealed the victory. in straight sets win over 20 year old denis shapovalov giving spain their 1st davis cup trophy she's 2011. a lot of things that we went through a. fight o

his game, right from when he was in the school, all the way through the saracens academy and then worcesterare are you of them as contemporary players at the school? we are all really aware. those photos they're all up in the pe department, we always talked about how well they are and how hard they train. everyone looks up to them. they are an inspiration to all of us and push us on to go further and real inspirations to all of us. what will happen to my? i think it will be tight ben glynn with the win. did you go with south africa on the tour a few years ago? no, we're just back from australia. they are tough teams, incredibly tough, they have an amazing rugby coach in their schools. they will really fancy their chances tomorrow but i think england will have enough to come through. we will see. we have a couple of guys who are going to do a scrum for us in a few seconds. a quick chat to jacob and ronan. tell me, why do you enjoy playing rugby? i enjoy it because it's really fun. i like all the running on everything and all the catching and everyone has a part to play. opposition do play? f

robert hall, bbc news, worcester. that's it from afternoon live for today.n to come through parts of the south—west and south wales later this evening and overnight the rain pushes north, some heavy outbreaks of showery rain on the south coast of showery rain on the south coast of england in particular with the odd thunderstorm but most of us are frost free but we could see a touch of frost and there are clear conditions across scotland. through the day on friday showery rain pushing north and southern scotland could see rain at times and then heavy, persistent rain pushing into the south—west of england once again where the ground is pretty saturated and across south wales as well stop further east you're more likely to stay dry and temperatures are back in double figures. the weekend is looking fairly unsettled with temperatures around ten or 11 and with further showers. goodbye. today at five: labour launches its manifesto, and promises to tranform britain. jeremy corbyn says his party's plans for the country are the most ambitious in decades. vote for th