Plastic in the antarctic. Cleaning up the Water Treatment for the future. And the bizarre plant life of New Caledonia. But first we head to the antarctic the fascinating eco zone around the south pole. One of the last bastions of pristine nature untouched by our Industrial Society or so you might think all the more worrisome to see what researchers have now discovered in antarctic waters. The Russian Research ship they make. On board the antarctic expedition is ecologist peter ryan. God of all schools science there due to technical problems ryan has had to revert to working with a bucket and a rope. That gives the specialist in conservation biology and Marine Ecology a chance to move around a bit. Of. Good exercise. His aim is to test the Water Quality here in the Southern Ocean theres very little Data Available for the antarctic it looks so clean. The sample is taken directly into the Research Vessels lab there to improvise ation is the order of the day ryans operators is made of larg
Weather that happened over the past year. I am bill spadea. This is chasing news. Bill a big question in new jersey as governor elect bill murphy gets set and whether he will be able to make good on the Campaign Promise to make Recreational Use of marijuana legal across the board. He is already fighting some resistance from the democrats and the republicans some members of the state senate say hold on governor elect, not so fast. Now some Council Members in the city of linden pushing back saying we got a lot of questions first. Ashley johnson has the full story. Ashley, a do you got for us. Reporter new jersey governor elect bill murphy has n not said much since the election about the Campaign Promise to helloize Recreational Marijuana in the first 100 days in office they are seaing out and number of concerns. I spoke to longtime state senator ron rice in newark who said, there needs to be more research on the effects recreational mr mr has had in place writs is legal. Linden councilma
Technology that will make your drive easier than ever, well get a first look at the road to the future at this weekends premier auto show in detroit. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Mr. President , are you a racist. Outrage grows over the president S Immigration remarks. His comments have become a major distraction for this administration which is in the midst of delicate negotiations on immigration. First thing that came to my mind is very unfortunate and not helpful. He may be the president , but hes mott the moral compass of the United States. Keeping a Nuclear Deal Alive for at least another several months. The president received his First Physical while in office and the white house doctor said the president is in excellent health. Oh, my god. Treacherous weather sweeping across the country. Snow, ice and rain expect friday the Mississippi Valley england. The death toll now up to 18 people from the devastating mudslides in southern
Technology that will make your drive easier than ever, well get a first look at the road to the future at this weekends premier auto show in detroit. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Mr. President , are you a racist. Outrage grows over the president S Immigration remarks. His comments have become a major distraction for this administration which is in the midst of delicate negotiations on immigration. First thing that came to my mind is very unfortunate and not helpful. He may be the president , but hes mott the moral compass of the United States. Keeping a Nuclear Deal Alive for at least another several months. The president received his First Physical while in office and the white house doctor said the president is in excellent health. Oh, my god. Treacherous weather sweeping across the country. Snow, ice and rain expect friday the Mississippi Valley to new england. The death toll now up to 18 people from the devastating mudslides in s
Three brain tumours. Also, on the programme. Well talk live to the deaf mum who is suing the promoter of a gig by little mix for failing to provide a sign Language Interpreter for the two support acts. Hello and welcome to the programme were live until 11 this morning. Were going to bring you that exclusive film on knife crime at quarter past nine incredible progress made in reducing knife crime in scotland. If your family has been affected by knife crime, then we want to hear from you today. What happened, what impact did it have on your family and whats your solution to trying to tackle it . Use the hashtag victorialive, send me an email or facebok message and you dont have to leave your name, thats absolutely fine. Our top story today. More than 900 criminal cases were dropped last year in england and wales due to a failure by police or prosecutors to follow the rules relating to the disclosure of evidence. Figures obtained by bbc news show a 70 increase in the number of collapsed c