Scranton, pennsylvania. Good morning, im sandra smith. Hi, trace. Trace im trace gallagher. Coronavirus pandemic was the focus for both candidates yesterday. Mr. President said a vaccine could be ready as soon as october. Disputing a longer timeline from the director of the cdc. Our chief White House Correspondent john roberts live on the north lawn. What are we expecting from the candidates today . You can probably expect to hear more about coronavirus and vaccines and mask wearing and everything. The president heading to mosinee, wisconsin. The president believes he can bring the numbers in. Joe biden will be in scranton, pennsylvania, the president likes to remind is no longer his home for a cnn town hall. The president was there for an abc town hall tuesday. Pushing back about redfield where he said vaccines not being available to the general public until next summer. I asked the president about the timeline. He said the vaccine for the general public likely will not be available u
Across the globe has climbed above 30 million. And according to figures from Johns Hopkins university in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. Theres been a surge in positive test results across europe in recent weeks. Figures from the World Health Organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Lets look at europe spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning new targeted lockdowns. In france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking the highest single day count since the pandemic began. In the uk, the government announced almost 3,400 new infections on thursday. And now, almost 2 Million People living in the north east of england are living under new restrictions that came into place at midnight local time. And with
Isaid, 750. I asked them, we can go, i said, what did i pay . They said, sir, you pre of millions of dollars. I prepaid my tax. I prepaid my tax. There were also clear divisions over Racial Justice the best way of dealing with covid and who has the character to be president. You know who i am. You know who he is. You know his character, you know my character. In our reputations for honour and telling the truth. The character of the country is on the ballot. Our character is on the ballot. Our character is on the ballot. Our character is on the ballot. Look at as closely. Iran the ballot. Look at as closely. I ran because of you. I ran because of barack obama because you did a poorjob. If i thought you did a good job i would have never run. I would have never run. I would have never run. I would have never run. I ran would have never run. I would have never run. I ran because of you. I ran because of you. With 11 days until the election well ask who did best to win over the undecided vo
Upon a surge s. Sounding the alarm, a new model predicts millions of cases across the u. S. Medical experts urge americans, stay home. Good to have you with us, and we begin with major developments in the u. S. President ial transfer of power. We have learned that late monday white house chief of staff mark meadows notified west wing staff that the transition promise is formally underway. That word came after the General Services administration finally acknowledged joe bidens win in a letter earlier month. The move gives the president elect much needed resources and money as he prepares to lead the country in january. President trump down played the significant step. He tweeted we moving full speed ahead. We will never concede to fake ballots. This as mr. Trump suffered two major legal blows monday. The michigan board of state canvass certified that States Election results, handing biden its 16 electoral votes, while Pennsylvanias Supreme Court rejected yet another one of the Trump Cam
Investigations are continuing to find out what caused an explosion at a waterworks near bristol, in which four people died. The government pledges to cut uk Carbon Emissions faster than any other major economy, setting a new target for 2030. Thunder bellows. And, what was it that woke up people in edinburgh in the early hours . We find out about the weather phenomenon of thundersnow. And coming up on bbc news englands First One Day International against south africa in cape town has been postponed after one of the hosts players tested positive for coronavirus. Good afternoon. Welcome to the bbc news at one. Downing street says talks with the European Union over a post brexit trade deal are at a very difficult point. The eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier is staying in london for the discussions this afternoon. Time is running out the current rules expire at the end of this month. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has the latest. The mood music, like the weather, is rather sombre