It is 1 00am in london, 8 00am in singapore, and 2 00am in berlin, where the german election has redrawn the countrys Political Landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. Chancellor Angela Merkel will serve a fourth term in office. Her christian democrats are the biggest party. But her authority has been weakened, and the right wing afd, strongly anti immigrant, have won seats for the first time. There were some elements of this election result that were widely predicted. Angela merkel continuing as chancellor, the social democrats getting a tough time at the ballot box, and the alternative for germany, the right wing nationalists, getting a place in the bundestag. The bit that people didnt pick was that Angela Merkel and her cdu party would get such a difficult time from voters, a significant drop from the last election. Lets have a look at the latest projections that weve got, kasia. These are not official results, but they are projections, and we expect
Im hugh ferris. The premier League Record breaker, west broms gareth barry, is set for a record 633rd appearance this evening. The fa says the right procedures are in place to prevent a repeat of the circumstances leading to Mark Sampsons sacking. And president s war of words with the nfl over players who kneel during the National Anthem stretches into a fourth day. Welcome to sportsday. Great to have your company. It started more than 19 years ago for number 18, but the number that matters for gareth barry is 633. Tonight, if selected, hell set a new record for premier league appearances, beating ryan giggs mark for his fourth Club West Brom in their match at arsenal. Joe lynskey reports. He is the premier leagues history boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success boy, the midfield metronome whowhose success than three decades. Gareth barry may not be the midfielder to defined a generation, but his su ccesses defined a generation, but his successes in consistency. Tonight he brea ks
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and one in the morning in catalonia in spain, where regional leaders say 90 of those who voted in a referendum were in favour of independence from spain. It was a day of voting that descended into chaos and violence. More than 800 people are reported to have been injured. The catalan president says the region has won the right to independence after its leaders defied Central Government and went ahead with the vote. Tom burridge reports from barcelona. This is how a vote turned ugly. Spanish National Police moving in to disrupt an independence referendum in catalonia which spains government considers illegal. People kicked and thrown. Women literally pulled by their hair out of polling stations. Across barcelona Violent Police raids to grab ballot boxes. Hundreds injured when they went to vote. One of the policemen took him by the head, took off his glasses and then he started to kick my dad here. The first one was here. He kicked here. They are
1am in london and 2am in the morning in catalonia in spain, where regional leaders say 90 of those who voted in a referendum were in favour of independence from spain. It was a day of voting that descended into chaos and violence. More than 800 people are reported to have been injured. Tom burridge reports from barcelona. This is how a vote turned ugly. Spanish National Police moving in to disrupt an independence referendum in catalonia which spains government considers illegal. People kicked and thrown. Women literally pulled by their hair out of polling stations. Across barcelona Violent Police raids to grab ballot boxes. Hundreds injured when they went to vote. One of the policemen took him by the head, took off his glasses and then he started to kick my dad here. The first one was here. He kicked here. They are mad, they are crazy. I am 79, maria teresa told me, i just wanted to vote in peace. But it wasntjust in barcelona. This was the scene to the north in gerona. Watch the blond
Details in the murder. Toxic poison used to kill him as Police Identify two new suspects. One of them a north careen official. And close call. A new video emerges of the moment Harrison Ford flew over a passenger jet in a botched landing that could have been disastrous. The film the legendary actor would rather not be starring in. Today wednesday, february 22nd, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Im matt lauer alongside willie geist whos here while savannah continues on maternity leave. Savannahs on maternity leave. Dylans on maternity leave. Now hodas on maternity leave. Were going to have an open casting call for anchors. Were going to show you that news later on by the way. Willie said do i have to use the pink scripts though . When in rome, pal. We have a lot to get to this morning. Lets start with the top story. The mood of v