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and urge people to do what they can to help. palestinian authories welcome a vote by the un general assembly to ask the international court ofjustice to give a legal opinion on the israeli occupation of palestinian territories. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s start with some breaking news. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. a statement read by matteo bruni, here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany ....
it s five weeks since nurses first went on strike this winter. yet there s no resolution in sight. in fact, the dispute is only intensifying. nurses are taking industrial action at even more nhs trusts today than they did before christmas. we want to make nursing a safe and sustainable profession for all. we want our colleagues and the patients we care for to receive the care they deserve. nurses at 55 trusts in england are on strike today and tomorrow. next month, the industrial action will be more widespread, covering 73 trusts. 12 health boards and organisations in wales will also go on strike. a decision on further strikes in northern ireland will be taken in the coming weeks, while in scotland industrial action remains paused as negotiations continue. the advice for people who have medical appointments on strike days is to assume they re going ahead if the hospital hasn t been in touch. nhs leaders are warning that the strikes couldn t come at a more difficult time ....
hello, thank you so much for joining us. i m ana cabrera in new york. it s almost half time for the biden presidency. after tomorrow, it could be a whole different game on capitol hill. the strategy, the players, about to be put to the test. so far more than 41 million votes have already been cast in this midterm election. we are on top of all the critical matchups. let s start in nevada. gary tuchman is in clark county for us. a county that s poised to decide a key senate race that could decide which party controls the senate. and gary, snort cortez masto is considered one of the most vulnerable democratic senators up for re-election. can dems afford to lose her seat? reporter: well, that s right. you know, in this dynamic state with a population double over the last 25 years and tripled over the last 35 years, there are three high-profile races. but as you said, there s one that s above them all, the u.s. senate race. the democratic incumbent, catherine cortez masto ....
greg: speaking of banks, did you hear what s going down at goldman sachs. the perks that you used to enjoy your job is disappearing faster than whoopi goldberg s jewish fan base. according to the new york post, they re taking away the free coffee perks for the goldman sachs employees, i know, stop the presses, or, at least, the french presses. i know. that s why i sit down here and you re in the audience. so, now those bankers will have to pay for it like the rest of us, just like i do for those massages. bill hemmer has such strong hands. sadly, as the new york post reports, goldman sachs employees return to work on tuesday to find out that they would have to pay for the crappy coffee. that s the post s words, not mine. i m guessing it s starbuck which i happen to like. you know what i say? i like my coffee the tway i like my joy reid black and really bitter. to quote one worker, they were greeted by a sign and a woman yelling at them the coffee was no longer c ....
aw! greg: you know it s illegal to write poodles dressed up as a cowgirl? ha-ha. greg: just checking. we re breaking new ground. it s time for scratch-n-sniff monologue. this has never been done and probably for good reason, but it s true. at any moment, you, dear viewer, will be asked to scratch the tv screen when an image appears, and then you have to guess what that image smells like. i know! there s something wrong with me. there s something wrong with me, but isn t this fun? it s a special treat for all of you at home and for our fans watching for free at best buy. so let s go to the 1st one. yeah. yeah. yeah. yeah. yeah. all right. huh? huh? oh yeah, there you go. the scratch-n-sniff. get up there. get up to your screen. smell it. smell it. smell your fingers. get up there. all right, what s that smell like? what s that smell like? now if you guessed parmesan cheese, you win. but we will accept crisco, because we know he does. hunter claims his dad viewe ....