nearly 173,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 24 hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.7 million people who ve had a single jab. that s over three quarters of the uk s adult population. more than 349,000 people had their second vaccine dose in the latest 24 hour period, which means more than 26.4 million have now had two jabs so that s more than half of all adults in the uk. our health editor hugh pym is with me. that is the highest number of cases we have seen since the end of march. we have learnt a bit more today about the reason for this increase in cases, or one of the reasons, and thatis in cases, or one of the reasons, and that is that officials now say the variant first identified in india as the dominant strain in the uk. they
stamps. the benefits program also known as s.n.a.p. the new rule makes it harder for states to wave s.n.a.p. s work requirements in areas with high unemployment. the administration says the move will encourage self-sufficiency, because you know, making people go hungry will somehow get them jobs. joining me now, the chairman of the campaign. bishop barber, we know this will impact 680,000 people who lose their benefits. it s a $5.8 billion reduction in spending over the next five years, which doesn t amount to a whole lot of money when compared to the budget. it s going to affect 39.7 million people received s.n.a.p. benefits in 2018. it was $64.9 billion in government spending and the average monthly benefit is only $255. it s almost no money in the actual budget, but it s really going to hurt people. what do you make of this policy? it s another policy rooted in the lies of extremism, that somehow, if you take food away from people that need it, that
we are done here. this week president trump surpassed an important milestone. he is more twitter followers than any world leader including the holiest of tweets, pope francis. it passed 39.7 million followers. that is more than the popes nine different twitter account combined. for more on this we saw, from princess himself. i congratulate president trump on is a president for followers but i urge people to watch the greg gutfeld show. it is my favorite and it will be yours, to. greg: thank you so much. i take back everything i said. tyrus, i have problems with twitter. i you do have problems five there are people with the blue check that creates the
this week president trump surpassed an important milestone. he has more twitter followers than any world leader including the holiest of tweeters, pope francis. the record wasor made after trump s personal account passed 39.7 million followers. that s more than the pope s nine different twitter accounts combined. for more on this, we sought comment from pope francis himself. [laughter] i congratulate president trump on his impressoff twitter following, but i urging all good people to watch the greg gutfeld show. it s my favorite,ut and it wille yours too. [laughter] greg: that s quite an endorsement. thank you so much, pope. i take back everything i said. all right. tyrus, i have problems with twitter you do have problems, man. that it can t? greg: there s the guys with the verified blue check who create the assumption that they re better than the people who
more and more companies are adopting these policies. well n the meantime, ceos are cashing in on the surging stock market. cnbc s jackie deangelis is here. ceo,s are totally cashing in on stock options and shares that were issued to them at lower prices. so some of the early filings are showing that several ceos benefitted $50 million or more. who are they? apple s tim cook gaining $139.7 million. we have starbucks howard schultz gaining $113.5 million. and christopher connor, $49.5 million. remember, chris, these numbers are on top of already very generous compensation packages. so some rich men getting richer here. and after that carnival cruise triumph pr nightmare, to