it's an uninhabited remote british territory in the south pacific and has been found to have the highest and the study authors say the island illustrates the scale of sea pollution. here's victoria gill. 3,000 miles from the mainland, a remote paradise that's become a rubbish dump. its beaches are now more densely polluted with plastic than anywhere else on earth. henderson island is home only to south pacific seabirds and marine wildlife and, with no human inhabitants, this should be a pristine haven. but an international team of researchers, who visited and studied the island, calculated that 17 tonnes of our litter, washed or dumped into rivers and oceans, have floated here over decades. dr alex bond saw the devastation up close. we looked across the beaches in a variety of different plots and counted the pieces of plastic on the surface and down to about ten centimetres and from that we were able to extrapolate the area of the beaches, that's how we came up with our estimate of about 38 million pieces on the island. it's really shocking because, as you step along the beach, the plast

ruined by rubbish — the british island in the south pacific which has more plastic waste than anywherelse in the world. and coming up in sport on bbc news, no trophies for pep guardiola but the race to secure a champions league spot hots up tonight as city take on west brom and arsenal host sunderland. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. it includes plans to renationalise

henderson island is home only to south pacific sea birds and marine wildlife.en. but an international team of researchers who visited and studied the island calculated that 17 tons of our litter washed or dumped into rivers and oceans have floated here over decades. dr alex bond saw the devastation up close. we looked across the beaches in a variety of different plots, and counted the pieces of plastic on the surface, and down to about ten centimetres. and from that we could extrapolate the area of beaches, and that's how we came up with our estimate of about 38 million pieces on the island. it's shocking because as you step along the beach, plastic is absolutely everywhere, no places without it. researchers say that most of the plastic waste they could identify appeared to come from china, japan and chile. most plastic floats, and it can take centuries to degrade, so when it reaches the ocean, it stays at the surface and is carried on the currents. henderson island sits next to a vast circular system of ocean currents called the southern gyre, and that is depo

henderson island is home only to south pacific sea birds and marine wildlife, and with no human inhabitantsinternational team of researchers who visited and studied the island calculated that 17 tons of our litter, washed or dumped into rivers and oceans, have floated here over decades. dr alex bond saw the devastation up close. we looked across the beaches in a variety of different plots, and counted the pieces of plastic on the surface, and down to about ten centimetres. and from that we could extrapolate the area of beaches, and that's how we came up with our estimate of about 38 million pieces on the island. it's shocking because as you step along the beach, plastic is absolutely everywhere, no places without it. researchers say that most of the plastic waste they could identify appeared to come from china, japan and chile. most plastic floats, and it can take centuries to degrade, so when it reaches the ocean, it stays at the surface and is carried on the currents. henderson island sits next to a vast circular system of ocean currents called the southern gyre, and that is depositing pl

and ruined by rubbish, the south pacific island with more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world. the new york times and several other us media outlets are reporting that president trump asked the former director of the fbi james comey to close down an investigation into links between mr trump's national security adviser michael flynn and russia. the times reports mr comey was so appalled at this suggestion that he noted it down in a memo, and a powerful committee of congress is now demanding to see that memo. white house officials insist the story is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of what was said. james comey was sacked last week. general flynn was forced to resign in february after giving a misleading account of his contacts with the russian ambassador. reaction from politicians in congress has been swift. the republicanjason chaffetz, chairman of a house of representatives oversight committee, said in a tweet his committee is going to get the comey memo, if it exists. i need to see it sooner rather than later. i have my subpoena pen ready. in the letter to the acting di

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: ruined by rubbish — the south pacific island with more plasticthe pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc news. the latest headlines: reports from the

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and why does this tiny island in the south pacific have more plastic rubbish washing up on its shore than anywhere else in the world? good evening. there is some breaking news from the metropolitan police. they say that they're urgently trying to trace a six—year—old girl, who was in a car when it was taken without the owner's consent. now it happened around 6. 30pm. the girl's father met with an unknown man in leyton high road with a view to selling his car. the manjumped into the vehicle and drove away. the seller's daughter was on the back seat, in the back seat when it was taken. shoos been named. she is six yea rs taken. shoos been named. she is six years old. she is a romanian girl. this is a picture of her now. she's romanian with long plaited her and blue eyes. the car she was in is a brown vw pass passat, registration number ng brown vw pass passat, registration number mg 11 bmz. it was last seen heading towards the chad well heath area. the police say the man who took the vehicle is described as asian, aged in his 30s with short, dark hairand a asian, aged in his 30s with s

ruined by rubbish — the british island in the south pacific which has more plastic waste than anywherehe world. and coming up in sport on bbc news, no trophies for pep guardiola but the race to secure a champions league spot hots up tonight as city take on west brom and arsenal host sunderland. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. it includes plans to renationalise the water companies, as well as the railways and the royal mail. there would be more free childcare for 2—year—olds and some 1—year—olds. and university tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000, and 50p from £123,000, and a levy on companies which pay staff over £330,000. mr corbyn called the manifesto a "radical and responsible" plan for government. from bradford, where the manifesto was launched, here's our political correspondent iain watson. jeremy, the country is behind you! they say it's oft

this is south america, that is henderson island, an uninhabited island in the south pacific, it has beene. 3,000 miles from the mainland, a remote paradise that's become a rubbish dump. its beaches are now more densely polluted with plastic than anywhere else on earth. henderson island is home only to south pacific seabirds and marine wildlife, and, with no human inhabitants, this should be a pristine haven. but an international team of researchers who visited and studied the island calculated that 17 tonnes of our litter, washed or dumped into rivers and oceans, have floated here over decades. dr alex bond saw the devastation up close. we looked across the beaches in a variety of different plots and counted the pieces of plastic on the surface and down to about ten centimetres, and from that we were able to extrapolate the area of the beaches, that's how we came up with our estimate of about 38 million pieces on the island. it's really shocking, because, as you step along the beach, the plastic is absolutely everywhere, no place is without it. that report ends this edition of outside so

. >>> welcome to the royal kingdom of tonga, a far away tropical paradise in the south pacific. here the coconut trees sway in a warm ocean breeze. the pace of life is slower and the people are laid back and friendly. even the name of this capital means a boat of love. until recently, tonga was best known for its rugby player. and the care his matic queen, an international celebrity in the 1950s for her ever present smile. but there's big trouble in this poll tunisian paradise and the trouble is an explosion of diabetes and other known communicable diseases. today this nation of just over 100,000 people also known as the friendly island has a new moniker. tonga tops the scales as the most obese country on earth. 90% of the adult population is either overweight or obese. now the government is fighting back. that the hospital, scores of pash ent patients have come to the specialize the diabetes clinic. they have they have deadly type 2 diabetes, a disease triggered by their obesity. among the patients is this 72-year-old eight tated. the mother of 12 lives two hours boat ride away

they're said to be headed to the south pacific to the private luxury island once owned by marlon brandothe airport scene was quite normal compared to their fairytale wedding day. on saturday, pippa and her father arrived at the church in a 1951 convertible gray jaguar. her "something old" were these gorgeous diamond drop earrings that she actually wore to her sister kate's wedding to william six years ago. >> pippa's cap-sleeved dress by british designer giles deacon has been getting rave reviews from the entire fashion press. her earrings also created this tiara, made with stones to make it look like an intricate fern. but much of the attention was on pippa's royal niece and nephew. prince george was a pageboy, while little princess charlotte had the title of "bridesmaid." duchess kate, wearing a gorgeous blush dress by alexander mcqueen, ushered the little ones into the church, even giving them a little shushing when they got a little riled up. the 3-year-old boy who will be seen crying out and his mom was spotted giving him a word to quiet him down. but where was meghan markle? princ

. >>> welcome to the royal kingdom of tonga, a far away tropical paradise in the south pacific.coconut trees sway in a warm ocean breeze. the pace of life is slower and the people are laid back and

satellite to zoom in on places like the time islands in the south pacific. ultrahigh resolution images can focus down to 30 centimeters. that means each albatross appears as a white dot and researchers can count them. this is the bird that lives there. the northern royal albatross. the satellite count has come in -- 3600 nests, half of the number expected. albatrosses face a number of problems. we can see one of them if we zoom out. ocean currents are circulating toxic waste that can be deadly for the birds. along with plastics, fishing lines are also a major danger. and so are rats prey on young chicks. 15 species of albatross are under threat. >> there are ways to restore their breeding, what i am hoping in the future, these satellite images will be able to show us if we are moving in the right direction for saving the albatross as a whole. reporter: this is not the first time satellites have helped conservationists. they are now tracking wildebeests from space. the technology is helping to establish the size of penguin qualities. for the albatross, resear

, you stave off what could be catastrophic for low-lying countries, such as the islands in the south pacificties -- most of the world's great cities are on water's edge, because that enables transportation and commerce and navigation. -- irrigation. if you live in a free society, you have the right to choose what kind of future you want for it. but you can only do that if you are informed as accurately as you can about the causes and effects of things. tim: very briefly, how long have humans got? neil: [laughter] you want to know if you can get off the planet now? it is hard to tell, but you are correct to ask how long humans have, because the earth will be here long after we are gone. the average mammal species gets tenure onion years of the earth and we are early on that range. if we are wise shepherds of our actualcognizing what are role and relationship is in the biosphere, we could go indefinitely into the future, because we are pretty smart. but if we do not exploit the fact that we have understandings of how nature works, brought to you by the methods and tools of science, then we wil

i spoke with clayton curl who served in the south pacific isn't uss salt lake city and flew all the way to be here at the world war ii memorial. he talked about the need for better health care for veterans. >> those that need it should have it and it's the government's responsibility. >> several world war ii veterans in attendance were over 100 years old including one of our speakers lieutenant jim downing. and we appreciate the fact you are sharing your reflections on this memorial day on social media. here's some of what you posted on our wusa9 site. among them ryan put up a photo of private first class brandon goodine look how young he looked. honoring my uncle ernest bowers. he fought in three wars for our country. >> and maxwell swain he was killed in the battle of the bulge at 19 years old. check out our fallen heroes section on the wusa9 facebook page. it is very easy to put your photos there. download the wusa9 app for more memorial day events. plus you can check on the road and beach conditions too. >>> with a heavy heart, thousands head to arlington national cemetery each year

and why does this tiny island in the south pacific have more plastic rubbish washing up on its shore,anywhere else in the world? it's 5 o'clock. our main story: the labour leader jeremy corbyn has officially launched the party's general election manifesto, describing it as a "blueprint for what britain could be". he chose bradford for the event saying it was a radical and "radical and responsible" plan for government. ben brown has been at the launch event — and is in bradford for us now. i'm ben brown live in bradford where the labour leader jeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. we now know that it includes proposals to renationalise the water companies as well as the railways and the royal mail. there would be more free childcare for two—year—olds and some one—year—olds. and university tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000. and a 50p rate for those earning more than £123,000. there will also be a levy on companies which

scientistftzasi in on places like satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacificimply top them up. that means we finally have a number for this species, royal northern albatrosses. scientists were unsure how many birds there were but the satellite tally comes in at about 4000 nests. it's less than conservationists hoped but many albatross species are doing badly. they are facing serious threats from the plastics polluting our ocean to invasive species. researchers say these counts from space are essential, knowing how many albatross is there are now will help us albatross is there are now will help us to track how they fare in the future. this thursday isn't just any old thursday. it is may 4th — which is — unofficially — star wars day. back in 1977 the first chapter in the space saga was released in cinemas across the united states and every year fans celebrate the battle between the rebels and the empire. in los angeles — you can go to a pop—up bar that may look awfully familiar — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. i have walked in the wrong place! in sci—fi term

the southern lights streaked through the heavens over the south pacific. the colorful display is created by particles colliding in the upper atmosphere. the time-lapsed recorded over 3 1/2 hours similar to the northern lights, just in the southern hemisphere. >>> roads wet in most of the south. here at home with flooded road as long the texas gulf coast watch out for puddles in the northeast, new england and rockies and northwest. >>> flying on this busy holiday airport delays those likely in houston, atlanta, new york and boston. >>> still no sign of a missing newlywed that vanished during a sailing trip with her new husband over mother's day weekend. >> they were found drifting in the caribbean but the search has been called off for that new mom and the fbi has been called in to help. abc's linzie janis has more. >> reporter: the fbi investigating the mysterious disappearance of florida mother isabella helmand who vanished while on a sailing trip with her husband louis bennett setting off from cuba the evening of may 14th. but at 1:30 a.m. the coast guar

and ruined by rubbish, the south pacific island with more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world

scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacificmeans each albatross appears as a white dot. and researchers simply tot them up. and this is the bird that lives there. the northern royal albatross. the satellite count has come in at about 3600 nests. it's half the number scientists expected. albatrosses face a number of problems and if we zoom out from the chatham islands, we can see one of them. ocean currents are circulating plastic waste, which can prove deadly for the birds. along with plastics, fishing lines are also a major danger and so are pests like rats, that prey on young chicks. out of 22 species of albatross, 15 are under threat. the simple solution is to reduce the number being killed at sea and there are ways to restore their breeding sites as well, so what i am hoping in the future is that these satellite images will actually be able to show us that we are moving in the right direction for saving the albatross as a whole. this isn't the first time that satellites have helped conservationists. we can now track the wil

scientists are using a powerful us satellite to zoom in on places like the chatham islands in the south pacificwhich mean each albatross appears as a white dot, and researchers simply tot them up. it means we finally have a number for this species — the northern royal albatross. the birds have an impressive wing span of about three metres. when not breeding, they are found widely throughout the southern ocean, but they are classed as endangered because of the tiny area in which they can nest. now, the satellite tally has come in at about 3,600 nests. it is less than researchers hoped. many albatrosses are doing badly. of the 22 species, 19 are under threat. -- 19 __ 19 __ -- 19 -- 15 —— 19 —— 15 are under threat. and they are facing many dangers — from the plastics polluting our ocean, to getting caught up in fishing lines and invasive species. it's really important for us to know, conservationists and scientists, to know how these birds are doing, because they're a threatened group of birds. overall, the story for albatrosses is quite hopeful. there are quite simple solutions to reducing the n

and it travelled 4000 miles in 30 minute and hit its target in the south pacific and the u.s. in the area capable of striking north korea. the submarine. and the navy confirmed they have 154 tomahawk missiles and park torpedoand not disclosing how many and there are just 18 of the submarines serving the u.s. navy. >> and joining me to discuss north korea. senior fellow lieutenant tony shafer. >> thank you for having me on. >> lou: starting with the ice test. if north korea's entire elite ruling order is not impressed by an icbm that travels 400 in 30 minute and hit the target dead on, i don't know what it would take, do you? >> our missiles do work and don't blow up on launchpad ps. i think it is a signal sent to the north koreans and remember, lou, one of the issue is that we are making clear to the chinese we are serious. and notably and if military action happens in north korea and we confront north korea we can turn punning punning in a big bowl of glass and it would not take much. and they could do it in short order on call and guess who would be left holding the bag, the

let's call up this map which places in the south pacific that hold about 1200 refugees, people trying australia, but have been sent to the united states. we know that infamous phone call with donald trump in late january with mr. turnbull ended up with something akin to a them deal -- dumb deal. mr. trump said he got a little when mr. trump was with mr. turnbull and front of the cameras, this is what they said. take a listen. >> we had a great call. guys exaggerated that call, a big exaggeration. we had a great call. right?a great call, we had a very, very good call. that was fake news. >> exactly right. best call was the ever come a good call, all those smiles. spin room potentially, but in this case, it was the smile room. rishaad: i will take it from here. didn't lookbull particular you comfortable there. how is this being seen? can it be considered a win for the austrian prime minister? ramy: i have been wondering that myself. or so, the hour optics are pretty good. everyone seems to be having a good time, talk of this refugee deal between the u.s. and australia. looking back at t

wrong time this gy rob murray educated physician and expert in biology -- but he had been in the south pacific with u.s. medical core as a physician in 1942 when there was a terrible accident with yellow fever vaccine. itittens of thousands of militay men were infected with hepatitis b that had mistakenly infected the yellow fever vaccine up to 150 eve them died. murray witnessed this at close quarters probably put the fear of god in him. 13 years later when the salt vaccine rolled out mirror rei by then second in command in the vaccine safety division. and he saw what was called the cutter unfold where a company called cutter laboratory of california produced salt vaccine that have live polio virus in it. 192 paralyzed and ten died a recall of vaccine, this was a terrible situation. everyone after secretary of health an human services was fired. he was moved into his bosses position and he became the chief vaccine regulator for the entire united states. he was in the nih because at the time that's where vaccine regulation resided in the u.s. government it was only later moved to fda. murray k

sending a third aircraft carrier strike force and one of the world's largest warships to the pacific region. south korea also urging national security council a day after north korea had seen antiweapon

battle of the coral sea and helped ensure the japanese and axis power would never overtake the south pacific. mr. speaker, i'd also like to recognize the incredible career of the winningest texas football coach in history, calallen coach. he was born in missouri but his family quickly moved to south texas. he played football at harlington high school before playing at angelo state university. after graduating in 1971, the coach became an assistant coach in san antonio. in 1974, he landed his first head coaching job in dilley, texas, and four years later he became the head coach at hampshire high school. in 1984, he took on the challenge of turning around the football program at calallen high school which had not reached the playoffs in 23 years. he led the wildcats to 32 straight playoff appearances, 19 district championships, 11 trips to state semifinals and two state championship appearances. in his 43 seasons of coaching, his overall record stands at 432 wins, 108 losses and four ties. the coach's record breaking success is a testament to his hard work and the thousands of lives he touche

they were both in the navy in the south pacific at the same time. they talked it over and thought they may have met. a friendship grew. jfk respected nixon for beating jerry who was a new deal. the nixon's were invited to jack and jacky's weddings. they were close friends and in 1958 one of nixons former staffer went to run for secretary shulkin of state or another office and nixon said i can't go into the massachusetts because jack is running for re-election and people will ask you if i support his rival, the republican. and i will have to answer candiddly on behalf of the republican. with when the kennedy's turned their charm on them and he believes they stole the election in illinois and texas, it sears not just as a bad loss but as a betrayal. this was somebody -- love is maybe too strong a word but maybe it isn't. he really admired and had great afection for jfk. nixon was determine to never be outtricked again. there is a great scene from the '68 campaign where a secret service member is walking down the plane and there is nixon in his seat in

and japanese navies have come together for wargames in the south pacific. laura: we have a lot to talk about. let's bring in kevin rudd who joins us by phone. he is the former prime minister of australia and president of the asia policy institute. thank you for being with us. >> do you think the response from the trump administration is going to be effective enough to calm the situation down? how do you think our allies will help handle this with diplomacy? >> remember the key objective is to bring about a change in north korean behavior. everything else is a sound and light show. the bottom line is what can you do to bring about a change in behavior. the outcome of the mar-a-lago meeting was for the two sides to work on a common diplomatic strategy to bring about that change in north korea. so far, without result as you've just discussed with the most recent missile test, but from china's perspective, this missile test by the north korean is the least welcomed development. it sends a direct signal to the newly elected president of south korea less than a w

and japanese navies have come together for wargames in the south pacific. laura: we have a lot to talk about. let's bring in kevin rudd who joins us by phone. he is the former prime minister of australia and president of the asia policy institute. thank you for being with us. >> do you think the response from the trump administration is going to be effective enough to calm the situation down? how do you think our allies will help handle this with diplomacy? >> remember the key objective is to bring about a change in north korean behavior. everything else is a sound and light show. the bottom line is what can you do to bring about a change in behavior. the outcome of the mar-a-lago meeting was for the two sides to work on a common diplomatic strategy to bring about that change in north korea. so far, without result as you've just discussed with the most recent missile test, but from china's perspective, this missile test by the north korean is the least welcomed development. it sends a direct signal to the newly elected president of south korea less than a w

until he got to the south pacific. >> my last campaign was iwojima. that was a square scary one.me i was there until the day i got off. i didn't know a western scared so long. i wasn't alone. and especially at night. they tried to come right through your area. they could catch you off guard and kill you. we were getting all kinds of shell fire and everything. i was talking with a guy next to me on the beach. all of a sudden he didn't answer. i looked over and he was dead. didn't even grunt when the shell hit him. it came that close to getting me too. it took its toll. when i got back, my mother said you looked like you aged 10 years. i probably did. i felt like i aged maybe 40 years. i went from a kid to an adult practically overnight. that's what the marines does for you. >> i think i was very emotionally unhinged. maybe five years after the war. i would burst into tears. has he been drinking too much? it would be a conjecture. i didn't know what it was like. in any way. >> he has written about what it was like. a college professor at the university of pennsylvania and wrote boo

but he had been in the south pacific with u.s. medical court in 1942 when there is a terrible accident with yellow feverit vaccine. tens of thousands of military men were in fact it with hepatitis e. they had mistakenlv infected this yellow fever vaccine, up to 150 died. marie witnessed this at close quarters and probably put the fear of god in him. about 13 years later when the salk vaccine was first rolled out, the safety division he saw what was called the cutter incident unfold for a company laboratories of california produce elks vaccine that had five polio virus in it.ed a 192 people are paralyzed in 10 died. o there had to be a recall of thes vaccine. a terrible situation. i went to the secretary of health and human services was fired. he was moved into his office position and he became the chief vaccine regulator for the entire united states. he was in the nih because at the time that is where vaccine regulation resided. it was only later moved to fda. marie was terribly slow to make decisions, was very conservative and di

until he got to the south pacific. >> my last campaign was iwo jima, and that was a scary one.e whole time i was on there. i was scared from the time i went in until the time i got off. and i didn't know i could be scared continuously for so long and make it. i was. i wasn't alone. a lot of other guys were in the same shape. especially at night. you had to watch because they would, camouflage, right to come right through your area. and if they catch you off guard, they can kill you. we landed, we were getting all kinds of shell fire and everything. and i was talking to the guy right next to me on the beach. and all of a sudden he didn't answer me. i looked over and he was dead. he the hadn't even gruntled when the shell hit him. it xam close to getting me too. it took its toll. i mean, when i got back, my mother, she said you look like you've aged ten years. and i probably did. and i felt like i had aged maybe 40 years. because i went from a kid to an adult practically overnight. that's what the marines does for you. >> i think i said, very emotionally unhinged maybe five years

writing his memoirs at a south pacific resort.lle with passengers bruce sprin steen, tom hanks and oprah. even out of office president obama ended up at the center of a hot bennied issue. he went from a buttoned up president to a guy showing flesh. tweeted witness reporter, obama undo undoes an additional button out of office. michelle can't keep her lips buttoned. >> president's good running out there in the world with his shirt unbuttoned. >> cnn new york. >>> you're in the cnn newsroom. thank for being with he i'm anna cabrera in new york. 5:00 eastern right now. it's midnight in riyadh saudi arabia, the president likely sleeping at this hour after a long day of celebration, diplomacy and even dancing. ♪ >>> the president not the only one, look at this, secretary of state rex tillerson and comme

anniversary of the battle of the coral sea, a joint operation that halted the japanese advance in the south pacific. >> chris: john roberts in new york city where the president will be shortly. thank you. house financial services committee has approved a bill that would undo much of the dodd-frank law. republicans say that law is slowing economic growth. democrats say it's reversal will lead to another financial meltdown. the bill now goes to the full house for a vote. stocks were mixed. dow lost 6, s&p 500 gained one . nasdaq small businesses and health insurance companies, trish regan joins us. how are small business owners reacting to the new plan passed by the house? to go i've talked to a number of them and i've got to say they are overwhelmingly positive for they will tell you it's not perfect, not necessarily what we are finally going to see about the big key is that it would re. that's important because a lot of them felt like they couldn't grow, they shouldn't grow because if they did, and add employees, that meant they were going to get stuck with the health care expenses and additional r

that is a long way away there in the south pacific.rammed that missile coming off of martial islands to act like an inter continental ballistic missile and there's very good reason for it much it's to practice intercepting missiles launched by north korea which has been saying it wants to blow up the us. this us test came one day after north korea conducted another test of its own firing off a missile which landed in japanese waters. >>> former panama dictator manuel noriega is dead after decades in prison the war on drugs he shifted from ally and informant for american intelligence agencies to a tipster for the drug cartel served 17 year prison sentence in the us before being taxi dieted to panama his death is believed to be connected to brain surgery complications. he was 83 years old. >>> the saying goes, everything is bigger in texas. apparently that includes frogs as well. check this out. hunter says he caught this 13-pound bull frog. i don't know if they get to be 13 pounds. any way lost people wondering if this is real or photo