Reelection on the economy or health care or leadership, the deflection to china already under way will be constant and a daily theme. At the start of todays event, the president declared we have met the moment, and we have prevailed. When called out on that later on, the president said he was talking about testing. And today he staked his word on testing. These are the quotes. Americans should be able to get a test right now. If somebody wants to get tested right now, theyll be able to get tested. While he stopped to add that not everybody should get a test in his estimation, he went back there again. Quote, if people want to get tested, they get tested. And that, we know, is just not true. About the economy, the president continues to bet on the Third Quarter of this year. Hes billing it as the transition to greatness, and he said today, quote, greatness is going to be in the fourth quarter, but its really going to be next year. Back in the real world tonight, we have lost 81,468 amer
Good morning. If you thought yesterday was blustery, it is even windier out there today. We may see a passing shower, and others, it will be a very wet day. I will tell you where with the sunday forecast coming up. Just after six oclock. Good morning to you. Its sunday june 28. Our top story the Prime Minister has pledged to speed up the delivery of major building and transport projects and avoid a return to the policies of austerity. Yes, borisjohnson will use a major speech on tuesday to set out his attempt to stimulate the uk economy following warnings from labour that the governments response to the Coronavirus Crisis is putting jobs at risk. Hell announce that a new group, called the infrastructure delivery taskforce, will be set up, promising a dramatic acceleration in delivering new schools, hospitals and transport schemes. The Prime Minister has been discussing his plans in an interview with todays mail on sunday. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley can tell us more. Give
A group of armed men have stormed the Stock Exchange in the city of karachi killing at least two people. Leicesters mayor says current coronavirus restrictions will remain in place there for two weeks, amidst suggestions that a local lockdown might be introduced because of a spike in cases. And its gone, and may bowl takes it coming up in the next hour the two most famous dogs of lockdown mabel and olive and their owner, bbc sports commentator Andrew Cotter for his first british tv interview about his and his dogs worldwide fame. And also this question for you does it feel like lockdown in england is effectively over . Message me on twitter at vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. Good morning. Schools in england are to receive £1 billion of funding over the next ten years in a Programme Building projects being launched by the Prime Minister today. Hes also announcing a further £560 million towards repairing crumbling School Buildings this financial year. Unions say the money
Americans have died of the coronavirus in 12 weeks time. Amid the loss, the president remains focused on moving the country further along on what he likes to call reopening and today predicted we would soon see breakthroughs in treatment. I think were going to have therapeutic remedies, and i think were going to have vaccines very shortly. Ive been saying it, very shortly. I think ill be proven correct. Were safely reopening our country while aggressively protecting the vulnerable. Meantime, the Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden did weigh in on the pandemics death toll this afternoon with his own assessment of trumps response. 100,000 deaths. 100,000 deaths and at least 35,000, 50,000 were avoidable but for lack of attention and ego. Columbias study is showing we could have if you just started a week earlier, it would have saved thousands of lives. I mean these are this is a tragedy. Former Vice President interviewed by dana bash on cnn. Earlier today trump did seek to defend hi
Country while aggressively protecting the vulnerable. Meantime, the Presumptive Democratic nominee joe biden did weigh in on the pandemics death toll this afternoon with his own assessment of trumps response. 100,000 deaths. 100,000 deaths and at least 35,000, 50,000 were avoidable but for lack of attention and ego. Columbias study is showing we could have if you just started a week earlier, it would have saved thousands of lives. I mean these are this is a tragedy. Former Vice President interviewed by dana bash on cnn. Earlier today trump did seek to defend his handling of the virus even amid this escalating death toll. Quote, if i hadnt done my job well and early, we would have lost 1. 5 million to 2 Million People as opposed to the 100,000plus that looks like will be the number. Thats 15 to 20 times more than we will lose. I acted very quickly and made the right decisions. Even as we try to get back to life as we knew it, covid19 cases are tonight in the rise in those red states. Th