Wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament as borisjohnson is warned his covid controls arent working. Its the 3rd of february, 2021, with new variants in the country, our schools are shut and our borders are open. The number of people getting a jab reaches ten million, but the head of test and trace strikes a note of caution. The big concern and worry is that the virus mutates and succeeds in finding a form that can escape the vaccine. And remembering a long life, lived well. I invite members to nowjoin me for a minutes silence to commemorate sir toms life. But first, The Government says its a hugely significant milestone in the fight against coronavirus. Ten Million People in the uk have now received their first dose of the Covid Vaccine. But at Prime Ministers questions, borisjohnson was told that the biggest threat to the Vaccine Programme was his governments reluctance to order the complete closure of the uks borders to limit the arrival of new st
A 22 year old american who had the worlds first face and hands transplant talks about his surgery, saying he feels grateful for a Second Chance at life. And hundreds of players and officials at the Australian Open Tennis Championship go into isolation after a worker at one of the events hotels tests positive for the coronavirus. Event s hotels. A warm welcome to the programme. In myanmar, police have filed criminal charges against the civilian leaders who were deposed in a military this week. There s been no word on the whereabouts of either Aung San Suu Kyi, or deposed president win myint, since monday. The United Nations said the charges just compounded the undermining of the rule of law in myanmar, and the democratic process, and they called for the Immediate Release of the leaders. For a second day , protesters banged pots and sounded car horns in the country s largest city. Our reporter Nyein Chan Aye filed this report from yangon. Pots banging people are showing their frustration
And a sudden turn of events. A freshman republican with a documented history of publicly supporting dangerous and violent Conspiracy Theories refusing to back down when faced with her own words and also a Republican House conference that despite a dramatic meeting last night, that went late into last night, they have decided to do nothing to rebuke her and what she stands for. So today there will be a full house vote on a measure that will strip Marjorie Taylor greene of her committee assignments. A vote that will also force republicans to go on the record on where they stand when it comes to the Conspiracy Theories that led to the January 6th Insurrection on capitol and are being embraced by some of their own members, some of the new members. And as you could see in Marjorie Taylor greene. Well hear this house from the white house. Theyve taken a Firm Position they are not going to discuss Marjorie Taylor greene from the Briefing Room. But will the president s Press Secretary have a r
Im very excited to tell my daughter all about it. For those of you who have not followed, through the artimus, the American Government will send astronauts to the service of the moon, another man and woman to the moon, which is very exciting. Conduct new science, prepare for future trips to mars. Today only 12 humans have walked on the moon. That was half a century ago. The artimus provides the opportunity to add numbers to that, of course. Lunar exploration has brought the most recently detailed in fy21 omnibus spending bill, and certainly we support this effort and endeavor. Why dont we go to you first, darlene. Reporter thank you. Can you update us on the president s thinking on forgiving Student Loan Debt . There are groups who are pushing for the president to forgive all Student Loan Debt. Where does he stand on all that . Sure. The president has and continues to support cancelling 10,000 of federal Student Loan Debt per person as a response to the covid crisis. Hes calling on con
She cant ignore the literal elephant in the room, the gop. Thats because right now republicans face a reckoning. It centers on two key figures representing two directions for the party. Congresswoman Marjory Taylor greenes comments are putting her party on the spot. Today, lawmakers will have to go on the record over whether or not to strip her of her committee assignments. In the next hour, the white house or rather, the house will start proceedings to make that happen. When it comes to conference chair liz cheney, republicans were okay saying one thing about her publically after she voted to impeach former President Trump but in a closeddoor meeting last night, a majority voted to keep her in a position of leadership even after her break with the former president. More on that in moments. Right now, the white house is trying to keep the focus on Foreign Policy. That includes a trip to the State Department and President Bidens first major policy remarks since taking office. In 30 minu