are warning this winter could be extra hard. not just for covid, but for flu, and now a childhood respiratory virus that s going around. it is an important message and we re going to go to the white house when he begins speaking. speaking of the president and midterms, biden is going to syracuse this week. yes, syracuse, yes, new york. yes, new york, in the last two weeks before the midterms. he s coming here because as blue as new york is, some of the congressional races are looking a little more purple. after a haywire redistricting process, new york has more congressional battlegrounds than nearly any other state in the country. even the democratic campaign chairman is locked in a dead heat, forcing the house campaign arm to spend a lot of money to defend its own chief from republican michael lawler. it s not just malone in westchester. nine of new york s seats from the tip of long up to pew kip see are in play and now the governor s race is tightening. kathy hochul, once
overturn the 2020 election. the star witness tomorrow georgia republican secretary of state brad raffensperger who resisted trump s demand getting one more vote from joe biden in georgia. a new abc ipso poll shows 6 in 10 americans want donald trump to face criminal charges for his role in the plot. a georgia grand jury is already investigating. on friday, trump doubled down on comments from the attack. promising pardons from the rioters if he s re-electeded and slamming vice president percent for certifying the re-election. on the biggest issue facing the biden white house, the economy, treasury secretary janet yellen insisting that a recession is not inevitable. in the fight against covid, the moment millions of parents have been waiting for. beginning tomorrow, children as young as six months can get vaccinated. but will parents sign up? and juneteenth is being celebrated in many states in the nation s capital. we ll have a full report. this hour, i ll speak to califor
grateful that you are starting your weekend with us. it is a day of activism across the country. very good point. because we start with the national call for gun reform. hundreds of march for our lives rallies are being planned in nearly all 50 states today. they re demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. high-profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests will be held. they follow the 2018 march that was organized by former students at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. you may recall in february of 2018, a former studentered the school near fort lauderdale and opened fire killing 14 students and three staff members. i think the march will serve as a reminder to everyday americans and politician as like that there is serious momentum within
we ll have the latest on what s turning into a continent wide vaccination supply issue. also tonight. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? 20 years since stuart lubbock was killed at tv star michael barrymore s house essex police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. you may have popped the question, but when and where will the ceremony be? wedding venues complain of confusion. and coming up on bbc news. tiger roll thrills at cheltenham. the two time grand national winner claims a remarkable fifth festival triumph in the cross country chase. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, it s emerged that the vaccine programme across the uk so successful up to now is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting