look at this. >> today fiona is happy, healthy and hefty. >> she's about 3,000 pounds the mom, and fionaot a bright future ahead. will have lots of fans and lots of lettuce maybe years down the road a young man in her future. we'll have to vet him strongly. >> for "nightline" in cincinnati. >>> next, first of its kind robot rescue. how a drone saved two teens from drowning. ( ♪ ) with 33 individual vertebrae and 640 muscles in the human body, no two of us are alike. life made more effortless through adaptability. the perfect position seat in the lincoln continental. ( ♪ ) in the lincoln continental. mom'#stuffynosecold #nosleep #mouthbreather just put on a breathe right strip it instantly opens your nose... up to 38% more than cold medicine alone go to breatheright.com today to request a free sample. wiback like it could used to? neutrogena hydro boost water gel. with hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. for supple, hydrated skin. hydro boost. from neutrogena searching for answers may feel overwhelming. so start your search with our teams of specia

zoo officials nicknaming it the fiona effect. what is the fiona effect?e has really represented hope and being safe on the brink and love, people love that animal. >> reporter: her spirit of resilience for the visitors who came to see her play. >> i was diagnosed with breast cancer. so we fought a battle together. >> reporter: today fiona is happy, healthy and hefty. about 3,000 pounds right now. fiona about 600. >> she's got a bright future ahead. she'll have lots of fans, laults of lettuce. maybe years down the road a young man in her future. >> we'll have to vet him strongly. >> reporter: in cincinnati. >> do they have tinder for hippos? >> i think ta do. >> very big screen. >> too soon to start thinking about that. >>> stick around. (male #1) it's a little something i've done every night since i was a kid, empty my pocket change into this old jar. it's never much, just what's left after i break a dollar. and i never thought i could get quality life insurance with my spare change. neither did i. until i saw a commercial for the colonial penn program. i

fiona merchandise flew off the shelves. wonder that this -- ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> reporter: -- now 600-pound baby hippo's first birthday could be an inspiration to so many. >> everybody was able to follow the story of her and fall in love with her. she became a part of everyone's family almost. >> reporter: a family that watched fiona put the hip in hippopotamus. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> that's adorable. >> millions of people watching that. >> happy birthday fiona. >>> just ahead, we are revealing the people that inspire us the most. we start with al's pick. who is his man crush monday? first this, is "today" on nbc. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st so do

fiona merchandise flew off the shelves.e of divisiveness in our world, it's no wonder that this -- ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: -- now 600-pound baby hippo's first birthday could be an inspiration to so many. >> everybody was able to follow the story of her and fall in love with her. she became a part of everyone's family almost. >> reporter: a family that watched fiona put the hip in hippopotamus. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> that's adorable. >> millions of people watching that. >> happy birthday, fiona. >>> just ahead, we are revealing the people that inspire us the most. we start with al's pick. who is his man crush monday? first this, is "today" on nbc. >>> we're back with the launch of a new series. we're excited about it. we're calling it "tag us today." we're going to ask you to follow some of our favorite folks. and, al, you sleep in today? >> i thought, what the heck? i didn't like the way you did the 7:40. >> or you liked it too much. >> by the way, i went into our dressing room. it looked like

that's our fiona! speaking of epic photobombs ... implosion in atlanta had its thunder stolen by one commuter bus' ill-timed arrival after 25 years of hosting events, atlanta's georgia dome was set for implosionbut when the moment arrived, a metro atlanta commuter bus rolled right in front of the money shot ...live on the weather channel (nats- bleeped profanity- "get out of the way, bus!")the blocking bus turned into a block-bus-ter online ...quickly becoming the go-to meme for spoiling climactic moments of.sporting events ...weather reports... election results ...it was even interrupting other famous interruptionseven facebook added a feature allowing users to marta-bomb their own profile picsall this for one little ol' bus that arrived right on time ... at the worst possible time.(nats- profanity bleep)one little girl showed the power of impeccable timing ...when she busted in on her father during a live interview with the bbcprofessor robert kelly was conducting a web interview on the impeachment of then-south korean president pa

so it is really complicated. >> fiona, i want to play sound.s is the senate minority leader chuck schumer on securing a good deal for d.r.e.a.m.ers in the conversation with majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> we said on the floor we'll get a vote on february 8th of a bipartisan bill on d.r.e.a.m.ers that has myokay. so now we have a chance to get 60 votes for d.r.e.a.m.ers in the senate. >> so you blasted members of congress on twitter for failing to take some action here. what would you need to see done to feel as though there is -- there is something that will produce a clean bill here? >> well i think first everybody needs to look at white house proposal that they -- that they are trying to introduce. in return for getting these daca recipients some type of legal status and citizenship in ten to 12 years in return for that, they are taking away almost all of the family based immigration visa categories. and just to give you an example, let's say when the daca recipients become u.s. citizens, they are not going to be able to sponsor their own

fiona...e from the police is that laura sugden and her unborn baby are in a stable condition in hospital this evening. we also know that a crossbow was found at the scene of that fatal attack. it's currently being examined by detectives. and humberside police at night confirmed the name of a suspect they want to speak to in connection with the killing. murdered in his own home — 30—year—old shane gilmer died in hospital yesterday. his pregnant partner, laura sugden, survived the attack. this evening, an appeal by the police: they want to question a man in connection with the murder. we don't believe that mr lawrence is a threats to the wider public. this is an isolated incident and he was known to both shane and laura. in fa ct, known to both shane and laura. in fact, they were neighbours. we don't know how he will react if challenged, however, so please don't approach. just call 999 and leave it to us. 56-year-old anthony lawrence is also known as tony howarth. he is described as white with s

fiona mickey is a solicitor for poppi worthington's mother. —— fiona mcghee.grateful to the coroner for the thoroughness throughout the inquest, and she's relieved that — despite the gaps in the evidence — she is now closer to the truth, however devastating that truth might be. during this inquest, paul worthington was asked whether he sexually abused his daughter, he broke down in tears and refuse to a nswer broke down in tears and refuse to answer the question. he refused to a nswer 252 answer the question. he refused to answer 252 questions in fact. he was quoting a rule that protects witnesses from incriminating themselves. the evidence amounts to little more than his previous accounts, it was said. back in 2016 you may remember a high courtjudge, mrjustice peterjackson, said on the balance of probabilities poppi worthington's for —— father sexually assaulted her before her death. he's a lwa ys assaulted her before her death. he's always denied any wrongdoing. his legal team have put out a statement saying "mr worthington is considering his options and the

fiona was born six months premature.gave her low chance of surviving, but she did and in a big way becoming a social media phenomenon along the way. >> look at that. >> fiona branded merchandise is selling wisely from t-shirts to ice cream to beer. fiona even stars in her own reality show airing on facebook, 37 million viewers tuned in. in case you're wondering now, fiona now weighs just a little small 630 pounds. >> wow. >> a big baby. >> those premies can grow, let me tell you. let me tell you. goodness. >> you have to get your kids named after -- >> they were wee ones, but they are not that big. >> so, yeah, the zoo may be around here would be a good place to head as we go into the weekend. today not so much because we will have some rain rolling through and if you're one of the early risers, lucky you, you don't have to deal with this rain for the morning commute. it's still well to the north of us, but we will be tracking this heavy rain as we go through the day and that's the reason why we are under a microclimate

. >>> fiona the hippo is turning 1 on wednesday. the celebration is already under way at the cincinnati zoo. the birthday girl made a special appearance this weekend and enjoyed a hippo-friendly cake by the zoo nutritionists. the zoo posted a fun few photos and video of its famous resident. fiona stole many hearts after she was born six weeks premature and struggled to survive. she proved to be a fighter. she has grown from a mere 29 pounds at birth to 600 pounds. the nutritionists are clearly doing a good job. >> very cute. she should have her own instagram. >> i think she does. >>> from all of the us here at abc7 news, thank you for joining us "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at

fiona loves it. >> i'd take it. >> we thank you for being with us. i'm fraes riveranc.commute.. from our radar-- the rain is widespread.. 4:30 right now and a wet morning for us with that commute. you can see right here from our radar, the rain widespread this morning. making for some wet roadways for us. hey, you will get up to speed before you know it right here on "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm brks. >> -- marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. >> let's check with kari for that forecast. >> it will be a wet start but we won't have the soggy conditions as we go through the day. we will see a soggy morning commute but the afternoon commute is looking good. you can see the rain across the radar all throughout the bay area. expect off and on showers. as we get a closer look as of now a little bit of a break in

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fiona, i thought it would take quite something to eclipse donald trump's tweet about kim jong—un, itt and steve bannon are engaged in a battle for who has the biggest button and the most powerful one. let me read you a bit more of what the president has said about his former chief strategist, steve had very little to do with our historic victory, he doesn't represent my base, he is only in it for himself, steve was rarely in a one—to—one meeting with me, and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people. this is an unprecedented statement from a president, so why the ben an? 0ne, steve bannon has gone afterfamily, and it makes it much more difficult for donald trump to deny collisions with the russians when you have got someone with the russians when you have got someone who was with the russians when you have got someone who was on with the russians when you have got someone who was on the inside talking about treasonous and unpatriotic behaviour. there is one source of comfort for the white house — steve bannon continued to be an influence after he was fired. not only mo

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fiona, it's currently —17 degrees with the wind chill.nhattan, has been turned into a stunning ice sculpture. temperatures tonight are due to drop as low as —29 degrees in the city but —40 degrees elsewhere in new england. these are prolonged, historic low temperatures in new york. all of this is happening in the aftermath of that blizzard that caused chaos up and down the eastern seaboard... the impact of the bomb cyclone in portland in maine where the storm swallowed up the very foundations of ferry beach as wind and waves lashed the coastline. in massachusetts, the storm brought notjust heavy snowfall but flooding too, due to the high winds. in boston, there was a three foot storm surge. the mayor is blaming the changing climate. we're keeping an eye on all of those different floodings and if anyone wants to question global warming, just see where the flood zones are. those zones didn't flood 30 years ago. this is the scene in coastal new england today. in the wake of the blizzard, the subzero conditions are making life very difficult.

fiona, thank very much.l tanker which has been on fire in the east china sea for more than a week has sunk. the iranian ship had been adrift and ablaze off the shanghai coast for eight days, following a collision with another vessel. china central television has said the ship "suddenly ignited" and sank. iranian officials say all 32 crew members have died. more than 160 passengers and crew had a lucky escape when their plane skidded off a runway in turkey and plunged down a steep slope. the nose of the boeing 737 came to restjust a few metres from the black sea. andy moore reports. the accident happened in the darkness last night. it was only in the daylight this morning that it became apparent how close to disaster the plane had come. the pegasus flight from ankara skidded off the runway in wet conditions and down a steep slope, with its nose coming to restjust metres from the sea. one of the engine is detached from the wing and ended up in the water. these pictures from on board the plane shows the underst

that's our fiona! speaking of epic photobombs ...building implosion in atlanta had its thunder stolen by one commuter bus' ill-timed arrival after 25 years of hosting events, atlanta's georgia dome was set for implosionbut when the moment arrived, a metro atlanta commuter bus rolled right in front of the money shot ...live on the weather channel (nats- bleeped profanity- "get out of the way, bus!")the blocking bus turned into a block-bus-ter online ...quickly becoming the go-to meme for spoiling climactic moments of.sporting events ...weather reports... election results ...it was even interrupting other famous interruptionseven facebook added a feature allowing users to marta-bomb their own profile picsall this for one little ol' bus that arrived right on time ... at the worst possible time.(nats- profanity bleep)one little girl showed the power of impeccable timing ...when she busted in on her father during a live interview with the bbcprofessor robert kelly was conducting a web interview on the impeachment of then-south korean pres

the retired teacher fiona cardinal said the discovery was amazing, 5he teacher fiona cardinal said theng, she thinks the letter was written by one of her cla55e5 the letter was written by one of her classes at some point more than 30 years ago. do we know who wrote the letter? they haven't discovered who it was. i remember doing things like that! unions and politicians have welcomed bombardier‘s 5urpri5e victory in the di5pute bombardier‘s 5urpri5e victory in the dispute with american rival boeing. boeing claimed bombardier, a canadian company employing 4000 in belfast, wa5 canadian company employing 4000 in belfast, was selling its planes to cheaply because of financial support from the uk government. paul elliott represents the adf trade body —— adf. thanks forjoining u5. represents the adf trade body —— adf. thanks forjoining us. is this a spat? is this an example of one company trying to thwart another company trying to thwart another company as a rival? the news from yesterday evening is fantastic certainly for the workforce and the extended supply chain in northern ireland and ot

(pam) 'fiona the hippo' is celebrating her first birthday.ke for the birthday girl. the baby hippo captivated the community last year, with her struggle to survive after being born premature. she is not on display to the public yet. but already, there are books about her, greeting cards with her picture on them and even a flavor of ice cream named after her. the zoo had a special weekend celebration for fiona's birthday, which is actually on wednesday. zoo officials say, she is doing well and weighs 6- hundred pounds. they think fiona will be ready to make her public debut soon. (steve) let's take a look outside right now...(pam) chief meteorologist chief (pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the day started with some rain and ended with some sunshine. storm clouds moved in overnight to bring the rain. some of the norht bay locations had over an inch of rain with lesser amounts futher south. the rain has ended now and we are looking at partly cloudy skies. you can see on the doppl

fiona sent these in from kent. she is varnished them which i think is what you need to do.n hiding these ones around fleet in surrey. i like those. here's thejoy of finding one in nottingham. we had a bit ofa of finding one in nottingham. we had a bit of a joint effort. i only had black paint so i painted a silhouette of a hare. then decided to turn it orange. i think you need special paint because my fingers are covered in orange and if it rains it might wash off. i'll hide it somewhere later today. you could put it in the blue peter garden. that's a good idea! this is where we say goodbye to ben who's off to read the news on the andrew marr programme. at the end of last year, unesco honoured the artistry of neopolitan pizza with a place on its cultural treasures list, but now another familiar european food item is looking to be recognised, the baguette. music translation: there are a lot of limitations but here the bag gets a high mate. we wake up at 3am to make bread. if we lose this tradition in 50 yea rs if we lose this tradition in 50 years there will be no real baker

headlines after appearing on a radio show and confessing her support for communism twenty four year old fiona lolly told the b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and so didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are you ring students to the left one repeatedly quoted professor says law is downplaying the crimes of stalin when r.t. spoke to her about the media storm. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the deaths under the soviet union but i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by a certain group of people in the media is owned by a billionaire class that have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion or the british book. and it seems r

appearing on a radio show and confessing her sympathy sympathies towards communism twenty four year old fiona law and told the b.b.c. programme the she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are leering students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying she's downplaying the crimes of stalin we spoke to her ourselves about the story. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately talk about the death under the savior but i think this is very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by so angry people in the media is owned by a billionaire class that have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion of the british but. it's not surprising the story was s

this, cutie, the penguin, hatched on december 18th at milwaukee county zoo, to grab parents oscar and fiona. zoo keepers says it ties soon to tell whether it is a boy or girl and too early to release the baby in the exhibit so they are caring for it behind the scenes. >>> our 5:00 o'clock producers , loves penguins vin 's watching right now. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" for get cereals, we will tell you why pizza is a perfectly acceptable option for breakfast. >> in the just for college students. >>> and humans may be vulnerable find out how it spread and meisha's in minneapolis. >>> i sure am, good morning, everyone we are back being super bowl lii, talking about the players, football but we are also talking about merchandise, which by the way is flying off the shelves, we will have more coming up in a bit. we will be right hi. camy energy bill?ave on old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expe

historian came in response to a statement by the head of a monk system society one london university fiona lolly told the b.b.c. programme that communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore it did not fail well we spoke to her selves and she believes academics are talking communism must simply missing the point. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the death under the savior but i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by some group of people in the major is owned by a billionaire class have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion of the british population it's not just a story but the british media to developing something of a red mentality as of late much was made of the prime minister wear

the point of fiona's law becomes obvious on the big fascist holidays in mosul in his hometown pride events include a fascist mass held by a catholic priest. most of these people are united on two fronts ideologically in their rejection of democracy liberalism and italy's current politics and also in their desire to stop the new anti fascism law. the law that they're planning is garbage. it's wrong to ban history. really for me the most illini era was italy's greatest since the roman empire. this flaw is really past all hell will break loose that's why i hope it will pass. the twenty seventeen anniversary of muscling is march on rome runs its usual course neo-fascist celebrate their ideology and themselves with zero intervention on the part of the police but this celebration in honor of ill do chair may be the last of its kind if italy's parliament indeed passes the law something the mayor of pretty dark here would welcome it. because a key is to be watched because in italy there is next to no critical examination of history so a lot lives on in secret critical for an every once in a while

headlines after appearing on a radio show and confessing his support for communism twenty four year old fiona lolly told the b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union was so didn't actually fail the story what up a storm of debate over how universities are new ring students to the left one repeatedly quote a professor says law is downplaying the crimes of stalin well r.t. spoke to her about the media storm. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the deaths under the soviet union but i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by a certain group of people in the media is owned by a billionaire class that have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines the general opinion of the british would. and it seem

and fiona trott has been in penrith. a66 closed eastbound. caused disruption. thousands of homes without power at suffolk, east anglia and cambridgeshire. gusts of over 80mph anglia and cambridgeshire. gusts of over80mph in anglia and cambridgeshire. gusts of over 80mph in norfolk. 3000 properties without power in lincolnshire. fallen trees. norfolk, cambridgeshire, lincolnshire. also damage at derbyshire, norfolk, surrey and gloucestershire. because of the strong winds, all but one railway line has been blocked. delays from manchester piccadilly, and from birmingham new street. at the north of england, the warming is about ice. motorists have been told to ta ke about ice. motorists have been told to take extra care. that was the latest from penrith. police scotland have advised that travel conditions across much of the country are extremely dangerous after heavy snowfall. a yellow weather warnings for strong winds up to 75mph has been issued for much of england and wales. when we spoke earlier, the traffic was moving better than it is now! y

after appearing on a radio show and confessing her sympathies towards communism twenty four year old fiona laurie told a b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are luring students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying she's downplaying the crimes of stalin we spoke to her ourselves about the story. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately talk about the deaths under the soviet union but i think this is very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by so angry people in the media is owned by a billionaire class that have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion of the british. perhaps it's not surprising the story wa

fiona lamdin has been to a woodland in worcestershire to find out more. look at my one!snake in like a multicoloured pattern, with some stars. hide it in a public space. we went on holiday. it is exciting to find one. wait to see who finds it. when someone else finds it, how does that make you feel? happy and excited. and then share its journey online. lawrence found a special one at the hospital. it was beautifully painted and it said you are loved on it. it gave a really positive message and cheered him up no end. not known for my artistic talents, i thought i should have a go. i might hide one if i find a hole in a tree and hide it in there. has it made you look up to the sky? it has now. a few months ago, leanne set up this group for a few friends, but already there is nearly 1,000 members. somebody contacted me to say their boss had lost a friend and they were down. but she found a rock with a smile and it made her feel better so she treasured it. there are three really simple rules to follow. please do not take the pebbles from the beach. when you are painting them

after she appeared on a radio show and confessed their support for communism twenty four year old fiona laurie told a b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities alluring students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying that she's downplaying the crimes of stalin we spoke to ourselves about the storm i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the death under the save even by i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by same group of people in the media is owned by a billionaire class they have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines the general opinion of the british population perha

radio program then confessing how sympathies towards communism forty excuse me twenty four year old fiona lolly told a b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore it didn't actually fail well the whole story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are luring students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying she's downplaying the crimes of stalin well we spoke to her ourselves about this storm. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the deaths under the save even but i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by some group of people in the major is owned by a billionaire class and have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines since the general opinion of

headlines after appearing on a radio show and confessing her support to communism twenty four year old fiona lolly told the b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are luring students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying she's downplaying the crimes of starlit we spoke to her ourselves about the storm. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately talk about the deaths under the soviet union but i think this is very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by so angry people in the media is owned by a billionaire class that have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion of the british population or perhaps it's not surprisi

crackdown on people trafficking and sexual offences joining me now is our north of england reporter fiona the police said they were given information a year ago which led them to believe that young women from the quayside area were being trafficked to addresses in the north—east of england and south yorkshire —— teesside. north—east of england and south yorkshire -- teesside. they were raped by several men. this morning they carried out several raids on eight properties across the teesside and south yorkshire area. we went to one of those ways this morning, the police rammed to the front door of the terraced house in stockton on tees and a man had been sleeping on the sofa, he was taken away for questioning and the update we have from cleveland police now is nine men have been arrested and both of these areas. this is the biggest operation cleveland police have carried out into exploitation, sexual abuse and trafficking which could potentially involve young women. as you say, around 150 officers involved. nine men arrested, we are hearing from the police they are being questioned on consp

while you watch the band i‘m going to have a chat with colin and fiona.hy you're here today? happy new year to everybody. we're here to play with the ufo silver band. we're here to celebrate. you have been working with schoolchildren in and around grenfell tower, is that right? our truck, we're playing on a as—foot articulated lorry and our truck is decorated in artwork that's created by children from around g re nfell created by children from around grenfell and it is about the positives of community. that artwork has helped them, do you think? well, they're giving with such generosity a really positive message to the public, to the world. colin, you've done this many times. what‘s the day like? well, this is a real celebration, but it starts, but get lined up by green park at 10.30am. we play, we play, we play and we carry on to 2pm. and it is a fantastic way to start the new year. i‘m going to have a chat with the conductor, justin. good morning, justin. tell me about your band. we are from southern california. have you been to britain or europe before

yes, fiona. significant variations around the nhs but this hospital, the royal free, there around the nhs but this hospital, the royalfree, there were no around the nhs but this hospital, the royal free, there were no delays of 30 minutes or more from the arrival of an ambulance and the discharge of a patient in the weeks we have had so far in winter. at other hospitals it was nearer 50% of patients and ambulances which had to wait that long. a real variation. it isa sign wait that long. a real variation. it is a sign of real stress in the health system when you have ambulances queueing up outside a&e. it's just the emergency department is under real stress, staff are struggling to find beds for new patients because they cannot discharge medically fit patients back home because of social care problems. today we had the first official confirmation of one of the factors behind all of this, a significant increase in the last week also influenced his admissions to hospital. gps are put out their own

his pregnant girlfriend was seriously injured. 0ur correspondent, fiona trott reports murdered in hisrday, his partner survived the attack. an appeal by the police, they want to question a man in connection with the murder. we do not believe that mr lawrence isa we do not believe that mr lawrence is a threat to the wider public, this is an isolated incident, and he was known to both shane and laura, in fact, they were neighbours. we do not know how he will react if challenged, so please don't approach him, call 999 and leave it to us. 56—year—old anthony lawrence is also known as tony howarth. white, short dark hair, five feet ten, large build. every police force across the uk is looking out for him. two days after this attack, the village is still cordoned off, tech tips are down at the scene, another cordon at the other end, people being asked for their identities, as they come out of the village. 0vernight, police dog teams and the force helicopter were out, searching for whoever was responsible for this attack. villagers in this quiet corner of east yorkshire cannot believe what h

his pregnant girlfriend was seriously injured. 0ur correspondent, fiona trott reports murdered in hised in hospital yesterday. his pregnant pa rt hospital yesterday. his pregnant part nerks died the deneed the attack. —— murdered in his own home. this is we don't believe mr lawrence isa this is we don't believe mr lawrence is a wider threat to the public. this is a isolated incident. he was known to both shane and laura. they we re known to both shane and laura. they were neighbours. we don't know how he will react ifchallenge, however, so he will react ifchallenge, however, so please don't approach him. call 999 and leave it to us. 56-year-old anthony lawrence is also known as tony how howarth. he is described as being white with short brown hair, 5'10" being white with short brown hair, 910" inches tall and a large build. every police force are looking for him two day afrs this attack, it is cordoned off. detectives are at the scene and there is a cordon at the other end here. people are being asked for their identities as they come in and out of the village. 0vernight police dog te

headlines off to appearing on a radio show and confessing her support of communism twenty four year old fiona lolly told a b.b.c. programme she felt communism was never given a chance to develop in the soviet union and therefore didn't actually fail the story whipped up a storm of debate over how universities are leering students to the left with one professor repeatedly quoted saying she's downplaying the crimes of stalin we spoke to her also about the story. i think it's completely hypocritical and very typical of academics like him to kind of passionately you know talk about the deaths under the savior but i think this is you know very much selective outrage the media in general obviously don't paint marxism or socialism or really any kind of left wing politics in a positive light and that's because obviously in you know the media is owned by a certain group of people in the media is owned by a billionaire class have certain interests they want to protect i think people can think for themselves and i wouldn't take their headlines general opinion of the british population. or perhaps it's n

fiona, tell us about the area where you are.ween hartlepool and durham. 18 miles of tailbacks this morning because of snow. it's not just snow, winds this morning because of snow. it's notjust snow, winds are causing problems down the south—east this morning. costs of over 80 mph in norfolk. we are hearing thousands of homes without power in suffolk, east anglia and cambridgeshire, three —— 3000 without power. fallen trees in norfolk and cambridgeshire and lincolnshire causing some of those power cuts we heard about. in double show, norfolk, surrey and gloucestershire. because of the strong winds, the trains, problems in suffolk, or one railway line is blocked and delays to and from manchester, piccadilly and birmingham new street. the latest on the weather warnings, yellow winter warning for england and wales. in northern england, yellow snow and ice warning until 11am. thank you. it's not often you get a do not travel warning, but that is what happened for drivers across parts in scotla nd happened for drivers across parts in