when we think of the pcb ‘s products? yes.b ‘5 story, these things were created with the best intention and released by mistake. when it was realised it was a mistake they were banned. 50 years later we have just done exactly the same thing. with the producer of these products with micro beads and send them down the plug coal, it turns out they don't magically disappear. they underpinned the sea and will perhaps end up in some of these extreme environments. thank you. researchers in the north—east of england finding there are ten times more pollutants in crustaceans like these and earthworms. that's why their next level of research will be the kind of impact this may have on the wider ecosystem. we have a full hour of news but first the weather. the weather is undergoing something of a transformation at the moment. if you cast your minds back to the weekend, it was so cold and bleak. three degrees was typical on sunday afternoon. fast forward to today and while some of us continue to shiver, for others it was gloriously sunny.

personal note i had the privilege of going on a tour of our two buildings outside of this in d.c., pcb and ucp, sorry about the acronyms, walking with the secretary around meeting with all of the employees in those buildings, and it was an incredible thing. i felt like i should be taking field trips like that all the time. i walked around with the biggest smile i possibly could. last time i had a smile like that, one of my daughters weddings when two families were coming together to merge as one. i am so proud of them. today i was so proud of the two families coming together to form a better family of ed because we are family. we work together well. and i know that with secretary devos it is going to be a great family together. , so we are one team and it gives me great pleasure and privilege to introduce the new secretary who will lead our team very, very well. secretary devos. thank you. [applause] >> well, good afternoon. thanks for gathering, or for taking a few minutes to tune in from your offices around the department, and thank you for your welcome. i have been eager to get here