the rescue teams in the mountains of guangxi are - the mountains of guangxi are describing the completehis very difficult. this has really unsettled the people of china, who have frankly taken air safety for granted. xijinping called on investigators to try as quickly as possible to discover what caused this incident, hoping there isn't another crash just around the corner and just to make sure, china eastern entire fleet of 737—8005 had been grounded. people at the airport waiting for news of their loved ones on board but i think they know they are not coming home.— are not coming home. many thanks aaain for are not coming home. many thanks again for the _ are not coming home. many thanks again for the update. _ at the old bailey, a court has heard that a man accused of murdering the conservative mp sir david amess had also carried out reconnaissance on other potential targets, including cabinet minister michael gove. sir david, the mp for southend west, was stabbed to death in his essex constituency last october. the jury heard that ali harbi ali, described by the prosecution as a "ra

it took place in the guangxi province of china.d by chinese -- chinese lines. -- china eastern airlines. to talk about this joining us. what do we know about it? >> we do not have a lot of information at the moment. we all know that there was a crash and it was a crash in the mountainous area. civil aviation has sent a group of people over to the site to get more information. we know there were about 132 people on board and that's pretty much all the information we have at the moment. francine: we've tried to reach china eastern and boeing. is there any thing else -- anything else you're watching out for the next couple of hours. we've heard from the chinese authority confirming something has happened. who do we go to next? kyunghee: we will have to wait to see the rescue occurs and sets the -- assess the situation if there any survivors in the next thing would probably be we will have to get information on what happened that caused this plane to crash. a 737 800 is a very good operating plane, it's a reliable aircraft for many air

video shows smoke and wreckage in a mountainous area of the southwestern province of guangxi.lane that crashed was not a boeing 737 -- was a boeing 737-800, according to a media report. russia's attacks on ukraine have forced 10 million people to flee their homes, almost 1/4 of the population, according to the unit -- to the united nations. about 4.3 million people have fled to other countries. 2.3 million of them are in poland. president biden's administration will brief business executives today on the impact of ukraine and the sanctions that followed. exxonmobil, conocophillips, jp morgan, and bank of america. in the u.k., prime minister boris johnson turning to the nuclear and wind sectors to try to boost the country's industry -- the country's energy lisa: -- energy. there has been a board checkup at credit suisse. the vice-chairman is stepping down from his role, along with other members of the board. credit suisse is reeling from a series of scandals earlier this year. the chairman was ousted after just nine months on the job. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on b

800 airlines are desperately eastern, suspended alexander balitsky and gleb for a couple news from guangxiina in several regions of russia, entrepreneurs, volunteers, schoolchildren and just ordinary citizens are collecting humanitarian aid in support of our military personnel and refugees, tens of tons of food and essentials from caring people have already been delivered to the kiev region, where a difficult situation has developed, the ukrainian authorities have thrown hundreds thousands of people, leaving them without light, water and food, and the help of the russians. for them, this is a chance to survive, reportage. boris maksudov. the situation is quite tense, that is, therefore, no one doesn't go anywhere. now we are unloading the board, listening to the commands of the military. this is the first humanitarian cargo that was brought to the kiev region by volunteers aboard the cargo il-76 . it is important that we do not throw our parcels from shkolnik caring people several regions took part in the action at once, everyone can find themselves in a difficult situation. and help at th

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the china eastern airlines plane went down in guangxi province.this morning we are getting our first look at video from the crash scene. that plane had 123 passengers and nine crew members onboard. it is not clear if anyone survived. the "today" show is following these developments. they will have more coverage after "today in the bay" coming up at 7:00. >>> and a historic week kicks off today. senate confirmation hearings begin for supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson. she is the first black woman to be nominated to the supreme court. president biden picked her to replace retiring justice stephen breyer. we have a live look in washington, d.c. reporters already staked out outside jackson's home waiting for her to leave for the court to attend the hearings. democrats hope to steer her confirmation through the senate by easter. "today in the bay's" brie jackson joins us live in washington, d.c. with a preview of what to expect over the next few days. and, brie, this is so historic in every sense of the word. >> reporter: absolutely, laura. t

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nose—dived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxied the declaration by the us on monday that violence committed by the burmese armed forces against the rohingya minority amounted to genocide. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed and hundreds of thousands driven into bangladesh following the 2017 offensive. us—based scientists say they�*ve found a way of using plants to remove harmful microplastics from the world�*s water supplies. the non—toxic solution involves okra and other slimy plants often used in cooking. extracts from the plants help remove microplastics from both fresh and sea water, often outperforming the chemicals now used in treatment plants. china is facing its worst set of covid—19 outbreaks since the original lockdown in wuhan more than two years ago. the city of shenyang, an industrial city of nine million people, was placed under lockdown on monday night. more than 4,000 coronavirus cases have been reported. professor dale fisher is chair of who�*s global 0utbreak alert and response network. i asked him why chi

rescue teams raced into the remote mountains of guangxi, hoping to find survivors.flight mu5375 after the passenger jet completely disintegrated when it hit the ground, causing a fire in a bamboo forest. this unverified cctv footage is said to have captured the plane's vertical descent. tv news delivered a message from the country's leader. xi jinping said he was shocked and called on investigators to quickly discover the cause of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern's boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company's thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today's crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. "my heart is really heavy", says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them h

airlines are desperately eastern, suspended alexander balitsky and gleb for a couple of news from guangximore than 350 tons of humanitarian aid for residents of donbass ukraine delivered today 37 vehicles of the noginsk and donskoy rescue centers were involved in the delivery of motorcades of the ministry of emergency situations of russia. the cargo includes food, medicines and basic necessities. well, in order to support our military and residents of ukraine , campaigns were held to collect gum aid in several regions of russia. thousands of caring people, entrepreneurs, volunteers, schoolchildren and just ordinary citizens took part in them. the first such cargo has already arrived in the kiev region, where a difficult situation has developed, the ukrainian authorities have thrown hundreds of thousands people, leaving them without light, water and food , the help of the russians is a chance for them to survive boris maksadov's report. the situation is quite tense, that is, therefore, no one goes anywhere. now we are unloading the board, listening to the commands of the military. this is

the china eastern airlines plane went down in the guangxi province. 123 passengers and crew members were on board and it is not clear if anyone survived. this is new video of emergency crews responding to the scene. china eastern is one of china's top three airlines. >>> turning to the war in ukraine, and a weekend of unrelenting assaults by russian forces. the kremlin says there is no significant progress in peace talks. this is new video out of mariupol showing the catastrophic damage there. ukraine is refusing an ultramatum from russia to give up control of that port city. now about 300,000 people are reportedly trapped there. we are also getting a new drone look from the destruction of kyiv. a new curfew just went into effect at the top of the hour and it is expected to last until wednesday morning. >>> meanwhile, a chemical plant in ukraine is leaking ammonia after being targeted by russian missiles. emergency crews on the ground have since contained that leak but they say a wide area is now contaminated. the plant sits on the outskirts of the city being regularly targeted by russia

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nose—dived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxied by difficult terrain. myanmar�*s military government has rejected the declaration by the us on monday that violence committed by the burmese armed forces against the rohingya minority amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed and hundreds of thousands driven into bangladesh following the 2017 offensive. a foreign ministry statement said the us declaration was far from reality. us—based scientists say they've found a way of using plants to remove harmful microplastics from the world's water supplies. the nontoxic solution involves okra and other slimy plants often used in cooking. extracts from the plants help remove microplastics from both fresh and sea water, often outperforming the chemicals now used in treatment plants. in the uk, more than 150,000 people have said they want to provide a temporary home for ukrainian refugees. a scheme was launched last week which requires people to identify who they want to sponsor. but the scheme

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nosedived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxi by difficult terrain as andrew plant reports. rescue workers walking through the night. pieces of the wreckage spread across this remote hillside area, but there is little hope of survivors. the boeing 737—800 thought to have nosedived from 30,000 feet, killing all 132 people on board. investigations hampered by difficult terrain. translation: the road _ to the accident site is very narrow. cars can't get through, and we have to transfer supplies, send and pick up people there. motorcycles are more convenient, but small cars would block the road. rescuers have found pieces of the aircraft spread across these hills, and personal belongings too. china said hundreds of flights have been cancelled and some planes grounded while they look into why the aircraft came down. families of the 123 passengers and nine crew on board are still waiting for news, many gathering together at the airport where the plane took off before suffering what officials have described as a loss—of—control event. f

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nose—dived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxin. new zealand is to significantly loosen its covid—19 rules as prime ministerjacinda ardern announced �*a new beginning'. the country has had some of the toughest restrictions in the world, but it's seen a huge surge in infections since the 0micron variant took hold — with almost 21,000 new daily cases recorded. president biden's nominee for the supreme court has been questioned by senators on the second day of her confirmation hearing. kentaji brown jackson rejected republican allegations she had been too lenient in her sentencing in child sex cases. she also defended her work representing terrorism suspects. the 51—year—old judge is expected to gain enough votes to secure the confirmation. america and its allies have, so far, refused to respond militarily to moscow's invasion of ukraine. but they have mounted a concerted campaign against the russian economy. sanctions have been imposed and assets seized. the latest potential target is a multi—million dollar yacht that might have a v

rescue teams raced into the remote mountains of guangxi, hoping to find survivors.after the passenger jet completely disintegrated when it hit the ground, causing a fire in a bamboo forest. this unverified cctv footage is said to have captured the plane's vertical descent. tv news delivered a message from the country's leader. xi jinping said he was shocked and called on investigators to quickly discover the cause of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern's boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company's thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today's crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for granted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. "my heart is really heavy", says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the fl

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nose—dived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxiovery work has been hampered by difficult terrain. myanmar�*s military government has rejected the declaration by the us on monday that violence committed by the burmese armed forces against the rohingya minority amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. thousands of rohingya muslims were killed and hundreds of thousands driven into bangladesh following the 2017 offensive. a foreign ministry statement said the us declaration was far from reality. at least four people have been killed and several wounded in an attack in southern israel. police in the city of beersheba say a man first stabbed a woman at a petrol station, then drove off and rammed his car into several people. the israeli security services have identified the man as an arab israeli citizen from a nearby town, who'd spent time in jail. us—based scientists say they've found a way of using plants to remove harmful microplastics from the world's water supplies. the nontoxic solution involves okra and other slimy plants

peope were on board the china eastern airlines jet, which went down in a mountainous area of southern guangxi of the crash. police in sweden are investigating the deaths of two teachers in an attack at a secondary school in the city of malmo on monday. local media reports say the two women, both in their 50s, died in hospitalfrom stab wounds — although police haven't confirmed what weapon was used. officers say an 18—year—old student was arrested at the scene, and police are looking into reports that the attacker himself called an emergency number to raise the alarm. here — and a journalist who investigated the 1974 birmingham pub bombings will not have to hand over his notes to police after they launched a legal bid to force him to reveal his sources. chris mullin challenged an application by west midlands police to require him to disclose source material dating back to his investigation in 1985 and 1986. at the old bailey, a judge ruled he would not have to hand over the material. a 17—month—old girl — named as bella—rae birch — has died after being attacked by a dog in her home in st helen

rescue teams raced into the remote mountains of guangxi, hoping to find survivors.hen it hit the ground, causing a fire in a bamboo forest. this unverified cctv footage is said to have captured the plane's vertical descent. tv news delivered a message from the country's leader. xi jinping said he was shocked and called on investigators to quickly discover the cause of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern's boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company's thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today's crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. "my heart is really heavy", says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved

nearly seven year old jet crashed in the guangxi region. it was big enough to be seen on the satellite. it was flying at 29,000 feet and entered a steep and fast dive. the plane plunged to 7,400 feet before regaining altitude before diving again it stopped transmitting 96 seconds after beginning to dive. boeing shares ended the day down 3.5% >>> now to the fighting in ukraine in the 27th day. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he is prepared to discuss a commitment that ukraine will not seek nato membership that in exchange for a russia cease-fire and total withdrawal of russian troops and guarantee from moscow and guaranteed security zelenskyy repeated his call for direct talks with russian president vladimir putin adding he is ready to discuss the status of crimea and the eastern donbas region held by russian-backed separatists we will have a live report coming up in 30 minutes on "worldwide exchange. >>> let's get to the top corporate storistories. silvana is here with that. >> good morning, brian tesla will hand over the keys

happened knew the city of guangxi. boeing shared dropped on the news.at, it's horrible. this mining company, right? that actually happened to capture it. just happened to be pointed in that direction. the plane diving head-first into the ground. no obvious indicator as of now what possibly caused think terrifying end. what are you learning? >> reporter: it's really, you know, chilling t ining to watch erin and imagine what it was like for those 132 passengers and crew members two minutes or longer with the plane going down like that vertically into the ground. that video, haven't verified authenticity matches up with what was seen. no smoke from the plane. estimated 400 miles an hour straight down into that mountain followed by a deafening explosion and flames visible and then pieces of plane scattered throughouted woods there. that crash site is so remote, surrounded on three sides by mountains. one narrow pathway in. one way out. even getting there is proving to be a challenge now. bad weather overnight. that's hampering the rescue efforts ordered by

a china eastern airlines plane carrying 132 people has crashed in guangxi province.hou. it came down in a mountainous region in wuzhou. emergency services have arrived at the crash site and say there is no sign of any survivors. the reason for the crash is not yet know. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. what further details are emerging? what further details are emerging? what has really shocked people in this country, which normally has a very good air safety record, has been this image of a passengerjet plummeting vertically towards the ground. there is a little clip of this which has been shared on social media and the information on these flights tracking apps would appear to corroborate this footage to show that that is indeed what happened to the plane. rescue teams that battled to get to this remote mountain area say the plane when it hit the ground was completely obliterated. it started a fire in an abandoned forest and they have not been able to find any indication of any survivors. on the flagship evening television news china's leader was q

in china, a passenger jet with 132 people aboard has crashed near the southern city of wuzhou in guangxi province. state media reports rescue crews were dispatched after thplane crashed in a remote mountainous region, producing a massive fireball. harrowing footage posted to social media aears to show the jet plummeting vertically towards the ground just moments before impact. a flight-tracking website identified the plane as a boeing 737-800, which has an excellent safety record. china reported two covid deaths in the northeastern city of jilin saturday, the country's first coronavirus fatalities since january of last year. jilin, home to some 4.5 million people, went into lockdown today. tens of thousands of people across china have been ordered to stay home as the country continues to battle its largest surges of the pandemic. as cases in many asian and european nations are on the rise, health experts say the ba.2 omicron variant now accounts for 25% to 30% of new cases in the u.s. this is top white house advisor dr. anthony fauci. >> we likely will see an uptick in cases as we have s

officials say all 132 people on the plane died when it crashed into the mountains of southern china's guangxiuse hasn't been determined. >>> older adults in the united states may soon have the option of getting a second covid-19 booster shot. the food and drug administration is expected to authorize a fourth dose of the pfizer and moderna vaccines for those older than 50. that decision is expected as early as this week. then soon after that, the centers for disease control and prevention is expected to follow suit with a similar recommendation. >>> state health officials in china reported more than 5,500 locally transmitted covid cases on saturday. it was the second consecutive day with more than 5,000 cases. nearly half of them were in shanghai. current daily infections in the city are at the highest reported levels since the pandemic began, but shanghai refuses to implement a citywide lockdown citing the economic damage it could cause. >>> the u.s. is limiting the use of a particular covid treatment due to a more contagious subvariant. the food and drug administration says the monoclonal an

signs of survivors in the wreage of a passenger jet that crashed monday in the southern region of guangxi president xi jinping has ordered an investigation into how the plane fell more than 25,000 feet in just two minutes. the u.s. national transportation safety board has assigned an investigator for the crash since it involved a u.s.-made boeing 737-800. the aircraft has an excellent safety record, unlike boeing's 737 max, which had software flaws that led to crashes in indonesia and ethiopia that killed all 346 people aboard. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. juan: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. on monday, the senate judiciary committee began historic confirmation hearings for president biden's supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson to replace retiring justice stephen breyer. once a clerk for breyer, judge jackson now sits on d.c.'s fede

. >> a china eastern airlines jetliner carrying 132 people has crashed in the mountainous guangxi region in china. the boeing was lost contact. the plane fell from the sky but was not smoking. jenny's fire department and rescue crews are searching for survivors. china eastern airlines has grounded all boeing 737 jets while the investigation is completed. confirmation hearings began today for president joe biden's first supreme court nominee. she is the first black woman considered by the senate judiciary committee to serve on the nation's highest court. the latest from capitol hill. >> a historic historic historicc ketanji brown jackson, the first black woman nominated to the u.s. supreme court. the confirmation hearings opening with democrats calling this a defining moment. living witnesses of an america that is unafraid of challenge, willing to risk change. >> the 51-year-old mother of two is considered the most heavily vetted supreme court nominee in 30 years having been confirmed three times before by the full senate. >> if i'm confirmed, i commit to you i will work productively to s

saying he was shocked, sending a small army of investigators to the crash site in southern china's guangxithe fact that the president made such a pronounced and quick response to this tells me they're taking it very, very seriously. >> reporter: this is china's first deadly commercial air crash in more than a decade, since 2010. china made sweeping safety improvements after a series of crashes in the 1990s and 2000s. monday's crash involving a boeing 737-800 now grounded by china eastern airlines. the dual engine jet a workhorse, thousands flying around the world, not the embattled 737 max that shook boeing to its core. >> any accident hurts the entire industry, but a boeing accident particularly at this time. >> reporter: boeing is in contact with the u.s. national transportation safety board, and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by china's civil aviation administration. experts say information sharing could be extremely difficult. for the already troubled u.s./china relationship, this crash could not come at a worse time. for the families of 123 pas

the china eastern airlines went down in the guangxi province.s morning we're getting our first look from the crash scene. that plane had 123 passengers on board, along with nine crew members. it is not clear at this point if anyone survived. the "today" show is following these developments.

this is in the guangxi region.rescue crews to get to the location of the crash. the videos very troubling when you see pieces of the plane on the ground. president xi jinping saying he was shocked by this. this would be china's first aircraft fatality since 2010. so you can tell that they are taking it very seriously and trying to get to the bottom of what caused this. >> absolutely. will, thank you for that. >>> coming up still for us, ukraine's president talked to cnn in a new interview. what he warns could happen if negotiations with putin fail. we discuss, next. i may have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. or psoriatic arthritis. but we are so much more. we're team players and artists. designers and do-it-yourselfers. pares and friends. ifoint pain is getting in the way of who you are, it's time to talk to your doctor about enbrel. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop permanent joint damage. plus enbrel helps skin get clearer in psoriatic arthritis. ask your doctor about enbrel, so you can get

a passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in guangxi province in southern china.e china eastern airlines boeing 737 was flying from kunming to guangzhou when it rapidly lost height and broke apart, crashing into a mountain forest. rescue workers are at the scene. the chinese president, xijinping, has ordered an immediate investigation to determine the cause. china eastern airlines has reportedly grounded all its 737 planes. stephen mcdonnel has more from beijing. what has really shocked people in this country which normally has a very good safety record has been this image of a passenger jet plummeting vertically towards the ground. now there's been a clip of this that has been shared on social media and the information on the flight tracking that would appear to corroborate this footage to show that is indeed what happened to the plane. rescue teams that battled to get to this remote mountain area say that the plane, when it hit the ground, was completely obliterated, starting a fire in a bamboo forest and they've not found any indication of any survivors. 0n the

first reports suggest it came down near the city of wuzhou in guangxi province, on a mountainside, andur correspondent, stephen mcdonell, joins me from beijing. what can you tell us? pretty terrible news _ what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming - what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming out i what can you tell us? pretty terrible news coming out of| what can you tell us? pretty i terrible news coming out of china today. a large passengerjet took off from kunming and was due to arrive in guangzhou a couple of hours ago, but has not arrived. we are being told by state media hear that the plane has crashed. the fear is that there have been no survivors. it is a china eastern flight, taking off from kunming to guangzhou the. the crash site is nearly southern eastern chinese province of glenshee. people in both guangzhou and kunming, families will be frantically trying to get what information they can, but it doesn't look good. this plane has come down in a mountainous region. rescue teams are on the way, but it is pretty grim news i'm afraid. china has a pretty good saf

are an awaiting details in terms of more clarity about what happened to the 737 as it was flying to guangxi all of the normal questions come to mind, phil terrain there. whether it is a problematic place to land. what was the weather at the time of the landing >> reporter: correct >> it is so early in the situation that things will trickle in as they often do. you will update us >> reporter: joe, so you know, we typically see boeing shares sell off hard after a crash like this as details come in and people digest more about what happened, then the shares tend to, not rally, but stabilize and come back a little bit. the knee-jerk reaction is not uncommon with a plane crash. >> phil, keep us updated >> reporter: we will >> see you later in the show thanks phil lebeau with the latest there. >>> coming up, we dig into the crude prices we have the pressure with the tune of 4% later, bill cassidy on the latest from washington to achieve energy independence. you can watch "sqwkua box" live anytime on the cnbc app. we're back in a minute each day t than the last. but whatever work becomes, the worl

a passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in guangxi province in southern china. from beijing. what has really shocked people in this country which normal hazard very good sat record has been this image of a passengerjet plummeting vertically towards the ground. now there�*s been a clip at this that has been shared on social media and the information on the flight tracking at would appear to corroborate this footage to show that is indeed what happened to the plane. rescue teams that battled to get to this remote mountain area say that the plane, when it hit the ground, was completely obliterated, starting a fire in a bamboo forest and they�*ve not found any indication of any survivors. 0n the flagship evening television news, china�*s leader said he was investigating with leaders what happened with this catastrophic incident. the whole industry... but as an precaution, the entire fleet of boeing 737 is being offered by china airlines are being grounded and the families of those on that flight are gathering at the airport, hoping for some sort of good news but the

first reports suggest it came down near the city of wuzhou, in guangxi province, on a mountainside ande's not yet any confirmation of any casualties. the flight was tracked by the flightradar24 website. this is their image showing the path the plane took. you can see how the tracking ends abruptlyjust over an hour after the aircraft took off. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonelljoins me from beijing. what can you tell us? at the moment that our images _ what can you tell us? at the moment that our images on _ what can you tell us? at the moment that our images on chinese _ that our images on chinese television of rescue crews racing to this mountain area, hoping that they can find survivors. i'm afraid it appears that everybody on board this flight has died. in terms of where the fight was from. if people can't imagine china, it is kind of across the bottom of the country. from kunming heading east across the country, over these mountains in guanng country, over these mountains in guangxi, on the way to guangzhou. but it didn't make it all the way, it sort of crashed in the mountains hal

china eastern flight mu—5735 was carrying 132 people when it nosedived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxi walking through the night. pieces of the wreckage spread across this remote hillside area, but there is little hope of survivors. the boeing 737—800 thought to have nosedived from 30,000 feet, killing all 132 people on board. investigations hampered by difficult terrain. translation: the road _ to the accident site is very narrow. cars can't get through, and we have to transfer supplies, send and pick up people there. motorcycles are more convenient, but small cars would block the road. rescuers have found pieces of the aircraft spread across these hills, and personal belongings, too. china said hundreds of flights have been cancelled and some planes grounded while they look into why the aircraft came down. families of the 123 passengers and nine crew on board are still waiting for news, many gathering together at the airport where the plane took off before suffering what officials have described as a loss—of—control event. flight tracker data shows the jet dropped 20,000 feet injust

peope were on board the china eastern airlines jet, which went down in a mountainous area of southern guangxih is the acute strain on people's finances, which is only going to get worse in the months to come, that the chancellor is under pressure, not least from many conservative mps themselves to step in to ease that pressure. asked last weekend if he would step in, he said he would, as he has done throughout the pandemic, he would make things easier for people where the government was able to. but the question is, what is he prepared to do, what is he able to do, and what is he going to do? there's relatively limited option of menus realistically speaking that are at his disposal. most likely seems to be a possible cut in real tax, —— most likely seems to be a possible cut in fuel tax, the duty that people pay when they are filling up their cars with petrol or diesel at the station forecourt. that seems to be something which is probably one of the more likely measures. the opposition labour party have said they would welcome that. but question how much of a difference it would make, saying