the police seized the real drugs and portsmouth. irate the real drugs and portsmouth.ver in the uk. we think about 2.3 metric tonnes. by the time that is divided down into deals, we could be talking about 5 million deals. it is deals, we could be talking about 5 million deals.— million deals. it is roughly half the average — million deals. it is roughly half the average cocaine _ million deals. it is roughly half the average cocaine seizure i million deals. it is roughly half| the average cocaine seizure for million deals. it is roughly half. the average cocaine seizure for a whole year in the uk. drugs which now won't be sold on streets across britain. much more coming up from two o'clock. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. there are two sides to our weekend weather story. 0n the one hand, it is going to be very mild, particularly where you get some brightness. but on the other hand, very wet and windy across western areas. this chart shows the rainfall we are expecting to accumulate over the next few days. that rain really tossing

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host: let's hear from sherry in portsmouth, virginia. caller: i have a two-part question. can i get a definition of what a quota is? why is that regarded with disdain? leaving from that, when you talk about socialism versus capitalism writers that create angst amongst capitalists? why is that a dirty word? host: sherry if she offers the definition, what do you want to learn? caller: how can we utilize it? we need to give people a voice who have been underemployed and unemployed, if we set a quota, then we can get them employed. host: thanks for the clara kate -- for the clarification. guest: i appreciate the additional remarks to help me understand what you are getting at. there are a couple of things. when people talk about quotas, with amy is that you have a hard number, you have a target you are trying to reach. no matter what other factors. the reason that there are legal problems without is the people do not desk with that -- with that is people do not want to hit a specific number, without consideration for whether the person is qualified. there is legal precedent yo

one of those is the portsmouth naval shipyard, which is between new hampshire and maine. senator wicker talks about the importance of the shipbuilding plan, but that shipbuilding plan is only good to work as well as long as we have the capacity to make sure our ships and subs are modernized and restored whenever something happens, and we can keep them sailing. i wonder if you can discuss the importance of the navy shipyard infrastructure optimization plan, which is so important. we are seeing dramatic increase in dry dock capacity because of that plan at portsmouth. dr. hicks: i do think sustainability is not just to the shipbuilding, it is the sustainability of our fleet. both aspects are incredibly important. we need modernized depot capacity in our shipyards. they agreed is greatly important. i would need to, if confirmed, understand better how well the optimization plan is working. but it appears from the outside that it is a step in the right direction to make sure that we have that sustainability capacity. senator shaheen: good. we would love you to see firsthand in

police seized the real drugs in portsmouth. deals. it is, in fact, roughly half of the average cocaine seizure for a whole year in the uk. drugs which now won't be sold on streets across britain. tom symonds, bbc news. around four million people in the uk sufferfrom diabetes — including around a million who have not been diagnosed, according to the charity diabetes uk. and while it's already known that diabetics are more at risk of suffering severe cases of covid — new evidence suggests the virus could actually be triggering the condition in some patients. olivia sopel reports. first step is taking my blood sugar... this isjordan's daily routine. after contracting covid—19 last year, he developed type 2 diabetes, which went undiagnosed for months and resulted in a 23—day hospital stay and being put in an induced coma. a normal blood sugar is between, kind of, five and seven. they will usually say you have diabetes if you have a blood sugar of between, like, 15 and 20. when i went into hospital, my blood sugar was 127. it was th

the beaches were segregated in portsmouth and in kittery, but you could go and you could stay for a week or two weeks at rock rest. you could enjoy your meals at rockrest hazel was apparently a really good cook and she catered meals for the white community as well as for the black community. there were other places to stay like mackenzie's court in hot springs and hot springs, arkansas, which was a motor hotel and perfect for the automobile you could park right outside your door. most of these places were owned by african-americans, but some were owned by white americans but catered only to black people. these are some advertisements from the green book. they offered the same values and products that were offered for whites in parallel establishments some of the folks that operated these places clearly placed themselves in the ads to show readers that they were black. and this grainy picture is of shenandoah national park. i know the national parks like to say that you were always welcome at the national parks and the national parks were always welcome. we're always open to african-ameri

we found this in portsmouth square. they're designed by local artists. those born in the year of the objection are said to be diligent, dependable, strong, and determined. the statues will eventually be auctioned off to benefit local nonprofits. >>> it's a big day at the oakland zoo. the popular attraction reopened today for the first time since the state's mandated stay-at-home order almost two months ago. guidelines under california's tier system allow the zoo to operate at 50% of capacity. visitors must reserve their tickets online and wear a mask. here is another bit of good news. the zoo's nighttime lantern festival called glow-fari has been extended through mid-march. >>> the snowpack improving but we're still lagging behind. a team from the state department of water resources measured the snow at philips station in el door rad decounty this morning. 63 inches with a water equivalent of 17 inches. that's 93% of average to date. much of that came from last week's storms. however, the statewide snowpack is just 70% of average. as we bring in spencer

joining me is nbc news correspondent eric vilquist in portsmouth, ohio.m sncc. >> reporter: state leaders and mental health experts are raising a red flag about this issue. they say the pandemic shouldn't let us b forget about the opioid crisis that's existed for several years now and help is available. ohio is a microcosm of the bigger issue we're seeing nationwide. what they're seeing here particularly in this county, this is where they've seen the highest rate of opioid deaths. when they looked at period of time right after the pandemic started. i had a chance to talk to one woman here, a widow, a mother of two young daughters, about the devastation that the overdose death of her husband has had on her family. >> when i look at my girls, that's a whole different type of loss. i had never experienced pain except for when i see my girls cry out for their dad or grab a picture and hold it close to their heart, because that's the only way that they're going to get to feel him. >> reporter: her husband died just a few weeks after the pandemic started here.

joining us now with the latest, nbc news peter alexander at the white house and aaron gilchrist in portsmouth us through these new rules for the pp program, peter. what's really important, biden isn't asking for more money, he's saying let's get it to the hands that need it. >> reporter: steph, you're exactly right, the ppp program was designed to incentivize those employers, instead of firing or furloughing employees. these changes in the biden administration, the president is now implementing, focusing on the smallest of small businesses. next two weeks, they're focusing on businesses with less than 20 employees. any businesses bigger than that need not apply for this period of time. they'll be allowed back in. this extends through march 31st. self-employed individuals like hairdressers or independent contractors, they can apply. owners who have defaulted on student loans would qualify as well and they're setting up a hotline as well as advocates available for these smallest of businesses. one of the real concerns that president biden has communicated in his criticism of the ppp to this poi

we are seeing an increase in dry dock capacityw because the planets portsmouth. >> thank you senator, i do think that the sustainability not just the shipbuilding but the state sustainabilitysu of our fleet. both of those aspects are incredibly important. we need to have modernized people and capacity to included our naval shipyard. i agree that it is greatly important i would need to if confirmed understand better how well the optimization plan is working. it but i do think from the outside it's a step in the right direction to make sure that we have a sustainable capacity. >> will good, we'd love to have you come up and see it firsthand in portsmouth. we do think it's working very well. we also talk about the 157th day refueling at the international guard base, what you pointed out that your husband and spend some time in at peace whenas it was the former sack commands. we are very proud that we are the first guard base to get kc 46 takers now. as you know, because of a variety of challenges including the most recent related to that remote vision system, we're still waiting on those

the police seized the real drugs in portsmouth.pet dog to receive a very special award. tim muffett has the story. max lives with his owner in the lake district, but has fans across the world. the 13—year—old springer spaniel belongs to kerry irving who�*s been live streaming their walks during lockdown. all right, maxie? we started doing live feeds on our daily walks because we�*ve got the lake district here, this is our home, this is where we can walk and exercise, but some people are trapped in cities, tower blocks. max�*s walks with fellow springer spaniels paddy and harry have brought comfort to hundreds of thousands of people and max�*s companionship to kerry has been life changing. following a road traffic accident 15 years ago, he was suffering from severe depression. the anxiety it caused me to walk out of the door on my own and not have somebody with me was for me a terrifying experience. every step i took max was with me and every time i stopped and faulted he stopped with me too. the pdsa order of merit rewards animals

could you first tell us a little bit what happened in portsmouth with respect to music programs over>> well it has not just been the last several months. we actually since last march things have pretty much shut down for the kids at school. being able to participate in a musical activities, any plays, public speaking like fsa. and it also includes the adults in our community too as our portsmouth wind symphony has not been able to practice or have their concerts right since last march. jedediah: you know your bio is really interesting as well because you're a school nurse right now. prior to you were a pediatric nurse. you and your husband are both musicians. talk about the importance of music, what that can do for kids, particularly post-quarantine when they have been isolated so much? >> absolutely. music is so important. it is belonging to a group. being able to express yourself. it's, it's a therapy. it's a window to your soul. it's, i can't explain it. jedediah: yeah. it's clear -- >> been in music since i was very, very young, perhaps in utero because my mother was also a music

host: sherry from portsmouth, virginia, go ahead. caller: i have a two-part question. get a definition of a quota and what is that regarded with such disdain? when you talk about socialism versus capitalism, why does that create such angst amongst capitalist moving forward? why is that a dirty word? host: why the question? what do you want to learn? caller: how can we utilize it? we need to get people employed that are underemployed were not employed, if we set a quota, we get them employed. host: thanks for the clarification. jocelyn frye? guest: thanks for the question and i appreciate the remarks that helps me understand what you are getting out. when people talk about quotas in eight legal contact -- in a legal context, you have a hard target you're trying to reach no matter what. the reason there are legal problems is that people do not want to just try to get at a number that they are ignoring other factors that are relevant whether they are qualified, they are the right fit for the position. we have legal precedent that says we cannot try to reach quotas, simply

by the time we get to saturday in portsmouth, we are looking at fives and sixes instead of the iis earlierl. we should all change our names to _ carol. we should all change our names to carol. _ it's time for the latest in our lockdown life series — where familiar faces give us hints and tips on how to get through staying at home. today it's the turn of england netball star, ama agbeze. she was captain when england won gold against australia at the 2018 commonwealth games. let's remind ourselves of that moment. 15 seconds. hunt for the ball. don't give it up. put it in, go for the money shot. jo harten. take the ball. jo harten. helen housby! ohhhh! there's an obstruction! she'll have it again! helen housby! to take the gold! yessss! they've done it! england have done it! they have broken history, they have made history. they have snatched the gold medal from australia. they have taken it, they have taken it. thejoy! the joy! the thejoy! thejoy! ama joins us now from auckland, new zealand. we will come to wylie weather the minimum bid. watching that now brings all of usjoy, minimum bid. wa