:00:13. > :00:17.Welcome to Wales Today. Following a momentous weekend for Welsh rugby,
:00:17. > :00:23.we're live from the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay - with the
:00:23. > :00:26.Grand Slam winning team! Tonight - a moment to cherish. The
:00:26. > :00:32.team led by Sam Warburton are all here to celebrate their winning
:00:32. > :00:39.weekend. They've been gathering all afternoon - there's a red army here
:00:39. > :00:42.tonight - thousands have come to show their support. A third Grand
:00:42. > :00:52.Slam in eight years - young and old celebrated as a nation came
:00:52. > :00:57.
:00:57. > :01:07.together. The fireworks, music, all the boys screaming their heads off.
:01:07. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:19.One of the best feelings I have had Good evening - welcome to Wales
:01:19. > :01:22.Today - your timing is perfect - you're just in time to revel in
:01:22. > :01:31.celebrating the Grand Slam all over again. We're live here tonight on
:01:31. > :01:33.the steps of the Senedd. The Welsh rugby team have just left a
:01:33. > :01:37.reception held by the first minister Carwyn Jones and they are
:01:37. > :01:40.here on the steps in front of the Assembly building in front of
:01:40. > :01:50.thousands of fans - many of whom have been waiting for hours to see
:01:50. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:08.What we have here is a great team, a great captain, a great coach and
:02:08. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:15.a great credit to Wales. It gives me a very great pleasure to present
:02:15. > :02:24.the Six Nations trophy 2012 took the Triple Crown and champions, at
:02:24. > :02:34.to the Grand Slam champions, to the 201216 nations champions, our boys,
:02:34. > :03:11.
:03:12. > :03:17.I did not think they could quite believe this saying. There are all
:03:17. > :03:21.covered in confetti, but it is worth it. Some of these bands have
:03:21. > :03:26.been camping out since lunchtime, desperate to get the best seats and
:03:26. > :03:32.now what a treat. The team back in Das, it has been a great weekend
:03:32. > :03:42.and many of them have not wanted to stop partying. You might just enjoy
:03:42. > :03:45.this. It is our thousands of people across the country had been feeling
:03:45. > :03:52.all weekend. The Grand Slam celebrations shown no sign of
:03:52. > :04:01.fizzling out just yet. It is amazing. We loved it. Mother and
:04:01. > :04:05.daughter. This is my grandson, it is his first of many. Wales
:04:05. > :04:11.produced a performance of which the nation can be proud. It was not
:04:12. > :04:21.always pretty, but the men were ruthless Inst seizing the day. Alex
:04:21. > :04:24.Cuthbert's try will be replayed for years to come. Captain Sam
:04:24. > :04:29.Warburton will also be feeling the effects for weeks. He could only
:04:29. > :04:33.lift the trophy with one arm as his other shoulder was injured. He is
:04:33. > :04:40.now more optimistic he will be available for this summer's Test
:04:40. > :04:43.matches insist area. He will have another scan tomorrow. No one will
:04:44. > :04:51.begrudge can and the players a few days to relax and enjoy their
:04:51. > :04:55.success. They can went badly, they can win by creating, they can win
:04:55. > :05:05.by a paying docket suffer up front, dominating the opposition. All of
:05:05. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:15.these youngsters, 75 % of there team, are probably some way off the
:05:16. > :05:23.best. The with assistant coach expected to stand in for the Wales
:05:23. > :05:26.coach, as they take defend their title. The Welsh Rugby Union are
:05:26. > :05:32.hoping the Grand Slam will have an impact that lasts for years. Some
:05:32. > :05:41.of these pupils were at the game. The rest watch it on television and
:05:41. > :05:49.their role I'm mad about the sport. There are all developing very
:05:49. > :05:53.nicely. Boys and girls. I like passing. I like tackling. Support
:05:53. > :06:02.play. It is no surprise that Cardiff's pubs and hotels are
:06:02. > :06:07.having to restock today. Jubilant fans drank the bars tried.
:06:07. > :06:12.Saturday, the Welsh came out in full force and it was a sea of raid.
:06:12. > :06:18.It was pretty mad. Saturday morning, they were roll-up at the crack of
:06:18. > :06:23.dawn. Breakfast, really good atmosphere, a lot of singing. They
:06:23. > :06:28.went to the match and came back again very busy. The bar was born
:06:28. > :06:34.Dijk. Fantastic, very busy weekend for us. It seems the players have
:06:34. > :06:44.not stop party event did gave at the Senedd, they will receive the
:06:44. > :06:50.
:06:50. > :06:53.acclaim of the nation after the historic Grand Slam victory.
:06:53. > :06:58.The mind to people who have turned up tonight, we cannot think them
:06:58. > :07:04.enough. Were you expecting a welcome like this? I did not know
:07:04. > :07:11.what to expect. In 48 hours from lifting the Grand Slam, how do you
:07:11. > :07:20.look back on it? It is unbelievable, to be honest. A lot of hard work
:07:20. > :07:24.has gone in over the last two months. It is an amazing feeling.
:07:24. > :07:34.What have you been doing for the past 48 hours, besides coming down
:07:34. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:43.to earth? We have had a few beers. I think they were allowed. How are
:07:43. > :07:50.your stitches? I can see we're hearing well. It is worth it.
:07:50. > :07:53.is the summer tour. What next for Wales? How far can this thing go?
:07:53. > :07:59.Her next big target is to get a couple of wins in the southern
:07:59. > :08:05.hemisphere. That is a big challenge for us. Finally, what is your
:08:05. > :08:11.message to the fans tonight? Out think you very much, we really
:08:11. > :08:16.appreciated. You're going to have a team photo. You look smart, you
:08:16. > :08:23.have clear the confetti of. These fans have been amazing on day and
:08:23. > :08:29.as you can tell, they are very noisy tonight. Our reporter it is
:08:29. > :08:32.among them. Not everyone was lucky enough to have a ticket to see the
:08:32. > :08:37.match at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. For many of these people
:08:37. > :08:41.in the crowd, this is the first time to see their Grand Slam
:08:41. > :08:50.hearers in the flesh. Let's have a word with a few of them now. Where
:08:50. > :08:56.have you come from today? How long have you been here for question
:08:56. > :09:01.that since 3 o'clock. It is brilliant. This is a big thing, so
:09:01. > :09:04.many people here. Why does it mean so much to people? It is a
:09:04. > :09:10.wonderful atmosphere, a wonderful scene and a thing we have a lot to
:09:10. > :09:14.look forward to in the future. did not get to see any gains, but
:09:14. > :09:21.watch them on the television. Did you still feel part do something
:09:21. > :09:31.special? Yes, and I am very proud to be Welsh. It is lovely to see
:09:31. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:35.you. Why did you decide to come so far? The boys have done us all
:09:35. > :09:42.proud and I could not get to any of the matches this year, but as came
:09:42. > :09:48.down to see them all, absolutely fantastic. Sum up what it seemed
:09:48. > :09:55.mean to you. I have had so many years watching them in the 70s and
:09:55. > :09:59.80s, the 90s, when we did not have such a good team, but these boys, I
:09:59. > :10:07.think their best is yet to come. Just a word with some of the
:10:07. > :10:15.children. You look fantastic. What is your name? How special is this
:10:15. > :10:21.tonight? Why did you decide to come and see this today? Because I like
:10:21. > :10:29.rugby. Who is your favourite player from the Grand Slam. Leigh have
:10:29. > :10:34.penny. What you like about him? just love them. It is great to see
:10:34. > :10:44.all, have a fantastic evening. The crowd are really excited. They are
:10:44. > :10:52.enjoying the national anthem. Sam for Britain is here. Heidi
:10:52. > :10:57.describe this? It is amazing. Listen to them. It is amazing. I do
:10:57. > :11:05.not think anyone expected this, to be honest. The fans have been
:11:05. > :11:10.brilliant through the lolled championship. How are you injuries?
:11:10. > :11:15.The first scan was inconclusive, but I will see the specialist and
:11:15. > :11:21.see what he says tomorrow. How do you sum up being a Grand Slam
:11:21. > :11:28.winning captain? I do not know how to explain it. I never thought it
:11:28. > :11:32.was going to happen, so will that there is only a small and besiege
:11:32. > :11:37.his list of Grand Slam Kempton's. We know the fans her passionate and
:11:37. > :11:42.many of them have come out today, at many of them since early this
:11:42. > :11:47.afternoon. I can see you're getting so much from it. They were people
:11:47. > :11:52.out here hours and hours a goal. I could not believe it. I think it is
:11:52. > :11:56.good making do this for the public and show our appreciation, because
:11:56. > :12:02.we do believe we have the greatest fans and the world and it makes a
:12:02. > :12:08.massive difference. There is no better place to be. They were
:12:08. > :12:11.saying that the era of the 1970s is absolutely fantastic, but they were
:12:12. > :12:19.coming to an end of there careers. The players are so young in his
:12:19. > :12:22.current Welsh side. How far can you go? I think it is impossible to say.
:12:22. > :12:29.Pictures are different, the game is different. They were let Ince in
:12:29. > :12:34.their own right. It is early days now. This year has been pretty
:12:34. > :12:38.successful for us, but we hope to do more in the future. There is a
:12:38. > :12:43.trophy for you to let's go over there. If you're not in a shot, I
:12:43. > :12:49.would get into trouble. Thank you very much. Everybody is a bit
:12:49. > :12:55.chocked up and emotional here. More on the celebrations later, but now
:12:55. > :12:58.let's go back to the newsroom for A journalist from Carmarthen who
:12:58. > :13:01.was arrested in Libya accused of spying is due back in Britain
:13:01. > :13:05.tonight. Gareth Montgomery-Johnson will be met by his family at
:13:05. > :13:08.Heathrow in the next hour. He had been working for an Iranian news
:13:08. > :13:15.channel when he was arrested with a colleague last month. His sister
:13:15. > :13:21.says she is relieved she will soon be reunited with her brother.
:13:21. > :13:25.I had a phone call from him last night and he had just got into the
:13:25. > :13:32.British embassy. He said they were OK, they were expecting to come
:13:32. > :13:37.home today. I feel as though I can relax a little bit. I am anxious to
:13:37. > :13:40.get him home. That is it, job is done.
:13:40. > :13:43.More than 60 people in the Porthmadog area are being offered
:13:43. > :13:46.the MMR vaccination after a health worker was identified as being
:13:46. > :13:56.infectious while on duty. outbreak of the virus in the area
:13:56. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:02.linked to the local secondary school has now reached 42 cases.
:14:02. > :14:09.The Bronmeirion Surgery in Penrhyndeudraeth was the base for
:14:09. > :14:15.the health worker. All those it -- who came in contact to the health
:14:15. > :14:18.worker have been offered a vaccine. They are now 42 cases in this area.
:14:19. > :14:25.It isn't just in this area where measles is on the rise, it is
:14:25. > :14:30.happening across Wales and England. In the first 10 weeks of last year
:14:30. > :14:37.there were 353 notified cases, this year they have been for a friend
:14:37. > :14:41.and 94. An increase of 60%. But this is a disease they had hoped we
:14:41. > :14:49.had seen the back of. One of the on this his parents were urged to
:14:49. > :14:53.vaccinate against. In the 1970s, the number protected from the --
:14:53. > :14:59.measles was rising. But then in the late 90s came the unfounded scare
:14:59. > :15:03.over the MMR jab, vaccination rates plummeted. We have seen small
:15:03. > :15:10.measles outbreaks across the country both in England and Wales,
:15:10. > :15:15.partly in the age group of 10-14, which her children that may have
:15:15. > :15:22.missed out on vaccination as babies and as pre-school children because
:15:22. > :15:26.of adverse publicity at the time. Most, although not all, and linked
:15:26. > :15:30.to the secondary school. The majority have not had their MMR jab.
:15:30. > :15:35.As far as younger children are concerned it seems worries about it
:15:35. > :15:40.have passed. Both my children have had the MMR jab so I'm not
:15:40. > :15:42.particularly worried. Health officials say the MMR jab is so
:15:42. > :15:45.important it is never too late to get one.
:15:45. > :15:49.A student at Swansea University has admitted posting racially offensive
:15:49. > :15:52.messages about the player, Fabrice Muamba, on Twitter. Liam Stacey,
:15:52. > :15:54.who is 21 and from Pontypridd, was arrested after his comments about
:15:54. > :15:59.the Bolton footballer, who collapsed during a match on
:15:59. > :16:03.Saturday, were reported by other Twitter users. He will be sentenced
:16:03. > :16:06.next week. A 33-year-old woman has been
:16:06. > :16:10.arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was discovered
:16:10. > :16:13.at a house in Swansea. The body was found at a home in the Brynmill
:16:14. > :16:16.area of the city at just after 6 o'clock this morning. South Wales
:16:17. > :16:26.Police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the
:16:27. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:37.incident. The chief medical officer wants us to be more honest about
:16:37. > :16:41.how many alcohol we consume. The campaign highlights the long-term
:16:41. > :16:44.health risks including cancer and heart disease.
:16:44. > :16:49.The names of some of the 600 people chosen to carry the Olympic torch
:16:49. > :16:52.around Wales have been announced. The torch will spend six days here.
:16:52. > :17:02.More than 80 towns, villages and cities will see a glimpse of the
:17:02. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:10.flame as it makes its way around There is not long to go until the
:17:10. > :17:18.Olympic torch comes close to where you live. Now we know who will have
:17:18. > :17:23.the honour of carrying it. No Stringer to the limelight, Samantha
:17:24. > :17:27.Hunt won �100,000 on a television game show. She gave half of the
:17:27. > :17:37.money to good causes in can you and now she has been rewarded for her
:17:37. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:42.charity work. I am nervous. What if I drop it? When I applied, I was
:17:42. > :17:49.half aware of it but it did not know I was going to win that amount
:17:49. > :17:58.of money. Ken Bennett was picked for his services to Welsh athletics.
:17:58. > :18:04.When a record is said he helps decide it is official. This is the
:18:04. > :18:14.pinnacle of being involved in some way with the Olympic Games. I am
:18:14. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:19.very excited about it. Getting a bit emotional about it?! The toss
:18:19. > :18:23.goes to mammoth and then to Cardiff before reaching Swansea. It will
:18:23. > :18:28.head a long at the coast of west Wales, at Aberystwyth before
:18:28. > :18:32.reaching Bangor. Today it has been concerned -- confirmed the RNLI
:18:32. > :18:37.will be getting involved. It will leave Wales to Chester before
:18:37. > :18:41.returning for its final journey on Wednesday 30th May. He is to go
:18:41. > :18:46.through Wrexham and leaving via Welshpool. James Lusted will run
:18:46. > :18:51.one of the roots. He was nominated by somebody he met while watching
:18:51. > :18:55.the Beijing Olympics. It is fantastic the flame is coming up to
:18:55. > :19:00.North Wales. Usually these big things happen in South Wales all in
:19:00. > :19:06.London. The torch is here for six days on the organisers are hoping
:19:06. > :19:10.thousands were commands to see it. -- come out to see it.
:19:10. > :19:17.If you want to find out if the torch is going your way, go to our
:19:17. > :19:22.website for a detailed route. Let's get back to the Grand Slam party in
:19:22. > :19:26.the Cardiff Bay now. Welcome back. Roger Lewis and
:19:26. > :19:33.Warren Gatland meet me now. They are desperate for a glass of
:19:33. > :19:37.champagne. Does confetti cannons made you jump. I was even warned
:19:37. > :19:41.about his but I got certain shock! The pliers were -- players were all
:19:41. > :19:47.laughing behind me if it's not what does this mean to your squad of
:19:48. > :19:53.players? They have achieved so much or does it mean to you? We are very
:19:53. > :19:59.lucky, we are very privileged, we do things we are loved doing. It is
:19:59. > :20:04.humbling to come out tonight and realise the game means a loss to a
:20:04. > :20:08.lot of people. We have put smiles on faces on Saturday. You are
:20:08. > :20:14.making his coaching job looking -- looked pretty easy. Did you dream
:20:14. > :20:23.of moments like this? I can to anywhere Roger Lewis came down to
:20:23. > :20:26.see me in 2007, if he said I would be coating well as I thought no way.
:20:26. > :20:30.Never worked and I have thought I would has spent the last four years
:20:30. > :20:35.in Wales but it has been a privilege and delight. I have made
:20:35. > :20:39.some great friends. In the minds meet of the passion back in New
:20:39. > :20:43.Zealand. I am so glad I made a decision to come here was that we
:20:43. > :20:50.are glad you made a decision to come here as well! Summed this up
:20:50. > :20:53.for us. I have got to say thank you to this man. We have the best rugby
:20:53. > :21:00.coach in the world. I hope we have got a nice coat to the British
:21:00. > :21:06.Lions as well. He has created an extraordinary environment to an
:21:06. > :21:11.extraordinary group of men. The other face of the new Wales. They
:21:11. > :21:14.are innovative, creative, they can tough it out. Here we are at this
:21:15. > :21:21.iconic set in with his Gloria's deal with these fabulous people.
:21:21. > :21:26.His his family, this is what makes Welsh rugby in Wales so special.
:21:26. > :21:36.Delilah is about to be sung at any minute! Wedd you go next with this
:21:36. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:45.Welsh side?S where do you go for. We shouldered the responsibility of
:21:45. > :21:51.going into the World Cup as favourites. Players had to dig
:21:51. > :21:55.deeper and come from behind. They showed an enormous amount of
:21:55. > :22:01.strength. France didn't play a lot of rugby on Saturday. They were
:22:01. > :22:07.waiting for us to make mistakes the stock I thought the game management
:22:07. > :22:11.and control was brilliant. We should get the boys are to sing
:22:12. > :22:15.this because this is one of our songs! We had a little choir out in
:22:15. > :22:21.New Zealand while we were practising. For who is the best and
:22:21. > :22:31.worst singer. I am probably the worst. Leigh Halfpenny is not bad.
:22:31. > :22:35.He came out of his cell. Alun-Wyn Jones. Lou Reed is outstanding.
:22:35. > :22:40.have become the envy of the world. Everyone in Wales should shed his
:22:40. > :22:44.moment. We should walk tall and what proud. For everybody should
:22:44. > :22:48.share this moment that has been created by this group of players.
:22:48. > :22:54.We are in a very good place indeed the stuff are you going to put your
:22:54. > :23:04.feet up put in the next few weeks? I am going to newsy leant over
:23:04. > :23:06.
:23:06. > :23:14.Easter. I have had my family here. My daughter is in university and
:23:15. > :23:22.flew in on Friday and flew back yesterday. You thoroughly deserve a
:23:22. > :23:27.glass of champagne. Thank you very much for your time. It has been
:23:27. > :23:32.lovely today, perfect planning. One thing that has been incredible is
:23:32. > :23:42.the weather. I love your time. This is beautiful. It does not get
:23:42. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:56.The sky is clear as well. There is plenty more to celebrate on the
:23:57. > :24:01.weather front this week. It is looking dry and settled thanks to
:24:01. > :24:06.high pressure, cloud a man's world vary from day today. I can promise
:24:06. > :24:12.you some sunshine, above average temperatures. It is clear here at
:24:12. > :24:18.the moment but generally it will turn cloudy across the country. If
:24:18. > :24:25.you spot a drizzle. Not as cold as last night, I am not expecting any
:24:26. > :24:31.frost. Tomorrow's chart shows high price over France and nannies moist
:24:31. > :24:37.winds for Britain. Tomorrow, the spring equinox, not as nice as
:24:37. > :24:44.today for a start there will be some low cloud and a few spots of
:24:44. > :24:49.drizzle. Dry tomorrow and in places as well try. We sell seasons and
:24:49. > :24:58.selling parts of the north and east. -- we shall. Top temperatures
:24:58. > :25:02.typically 10-13 Celsius. The weather for us for a few places
:25:02. > :25:11.familiar to some of the Welsh players. It is looking dry in Neath
:25:11. > :25:17.and Pontypridd. Temperatures in Bangor rising to 13. Cloudy in
:25:17. > :25:22.Carmarthen. It is looking quite mild across Wales tomorrow.
:25:22. > :25:25.Tomorrow night, it will be dry and cloudy with some low cloud, mist
:25:25. > :25:33.and Hill fog. The outlet for the rest of the week is basically dry
:25:33. > :25:43.with plenty of cloud. -- the outlook. The outlook is bright for
:25:43. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :25:56.the Welsh team and across the whole Many of us are still emotionally
:25:56. > :25:58.drained after the weekend and we had such a great response from you
:25:58. > :26:08.on the poem written by the Welsh Rugby Union's writer-in-residence,
:26:08. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:15.Owen Sheers. Thanks for watching. There are moments in history when a
:26:16. > :26:22.nation becomes a stadium. When a population leans from sofas, pub
:26:22. > :26:29.stools in village halls to watch. Or strain to listen in cars at the
:26:29. > :26:34.sides of roads or in tractor cabs, stilled in silent fields. There are
:26:34. > :26:38.moments when the many, through the few, become one. A faithful but
:26:38. > :26:47.demanding tribe fed by the past, hungry for a win but also more, for
:26:47. > :26:52.beauty as well as strength. For art as well as war. But romance,
:26:52. > :26:55.history, fervour and the privilege of watchers only. For the men who
:26:55. > :27:03.must do, who must carry this burden, fuelled by the colour of their
:27:03. > :27:06.jersey, they can be no past or future but only now. For them,
:27:06. > :27:10.those 80 minutes will be in every living present composed of the
:27:10. > :27:19.angle of their runs, or the learned set piece which like a trigger will
:27:19. > :27:23.fire their line to light the match. It will be the focus practiced
:27:23. > :27:26.their bodies have learned on the training pitch. The thousands of
:27:26. > :27:33.hours of solitary pain, the sacrifice which has led them, and
:27:33. > :27:36.them alone, to this. A nation watching. Sharing a pulse as the
:27:36. > :27:42.clock counts up to the final whistle and then in an instant, now
:27:42. > :27:46.becomes then. The moment, whichever way it falls, cast for ever and