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hello, im ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story — hamas says its deputy head saleh al—arouri has been killed in a blast in beirut, in lebanon. local media have described the explosion as an israeli drone attack on the hamas office in the south of the city. reports say five other people were killed in the blast. video footage shows a car in flames and damage to buildings in a busy residential area known as a hezbollah stronghold. the israeli milita...

it doesnt happen to your family , to your brother, but it does. >> no one thought it could happen to him. he was a tough guy, prepared for anything. >> he always would say if anyone tries to break in here, ç i will kill them. >> instead he was killed. stabbed in his own home. his son and daughter-in-law stumbled into a terrifying scene. >> thats when i saw the gun. >> they said we have to kill you now. >> a strange story that only got stranger. >> something isnt right here. >> could h...

Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public fin...

Some takers say they dont have resources. and last year was the provisionally the second warmest yearin provisionally the second warmest year in the uk since records began in 1884, thats according to the met office. the national weather service said the provisional mean temperature of 9.97 celsius was just upon behind the figure recorded in 2022, that was the warmest year on record, scientists say climate change is to blame. those suffering from the storm will perhaps disagree with those finding...

Afghans should not be going out of the country unless it is necessary. that will certainly strike a chill in the tens of thousands of siv applicants still in kabul or surrounding cities at this time because they now know if the u.s. leaves, it is quite likely the taliban will stick to that policy and they wont be able to start taking civilian flights out. state department officials had been suggesting they would like to see the siv program continue after their military departure. that was a long...

Thousand years these have been hidden, lost to history. weve found them again. >> the exact placement of the stones remains a mystery. they may have been used for religious rights and rituals. that does it for me on "way too early." we have a big line up for "morning joe" including chris christie, film maker m. night shyamalan. he tells us about the movie he shot in secret. that and much, much more coming up on "morning joe." how much protein does your dog food have?

Combat this oil spill? they have deployed 4.5 thousand feet of boom. there is a 1 foot curtain that drags just under the surface of the water to help contain that sheen of oil. which by the way at this stage is about as thick as a layer of paint on a wall. there is three skimmers. those are basically oil sucking machines that deposit it back on to the boat and help contain that oil as well. 15 more are on their way to help contain this oil spill. originally, 2.5 thousand barrels spilled. thats a...

That putrid smell that the oil can give off. this oil has really spread out in many directions. in fact, on wednesday when it originally occurred, george, it was about 9 1/2 square miles in diameter. or in circumference. and basically, this took place just about a few miles west of santa barbara. so just putting this in perspective here for you. but by thursday, thats when things change. ocean currents, winds across this region and also waves moving the oil sheen, which is that thin surface laye...

Also theres serious discussion about the orion, towed side scan sonar device which does everything in realtime. gives greater flexibility and can go to a much greatest depth, too. one of the issues is the area they are searching at the moment is like a plateau, 4.5 thousand meters deep and then it drops to 6,000 miles deep. they need to get more or better assets if the search is to be widened considerably. >> lets talk about the big picture or the long haul so to speak, mary. we know malaysian a...

Sonar device which does everything in realtime. gives greater flexibility and can go to a much greatest depth, too. one of the issues is the area they are searching at the moment is like a plateau, 4.5 thousand meters deep and then it drops to 6,000 miles deep. they need to get more or better assets if the search is to be widened considerably. >> lets talk about the big picture or the long haul so to speak, mary. we know malaysian and australian authorities are mapping out a long term search foc...