A socialist agenda pushed by those on the left. Thats what mike pence is going to be doing, hes going to be fighting socialists full timeish, on a visiting basis. Congratulations, mr. Pence. Heres an unexpectedly awkward thing, though. The Heritage Foundation in this announcement today repeatedly describes their new hire as the former Vice President , and indeed, mr. Pence yesterday unveiled new letterhead, proclaiming that he has opened an office now, which he is calling the office of the former Vice President. The reason that is surprisingly awkward right now is that, no matter what he does with his post white house life, it is going to be hard for former Vice President mike pence to assert that he ever served in the administration of former president donald trump, because, apparently, were not supposed to admit there is such a thing as former president donald trump. Mike pence, so far, is happy to call himself the former vp. Donald trump is not calling himself the former president.
And captain sir tom moore The War Veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for the Uks National Health Service during the first lockdown has died at the age of 100. Hello and welcome women in chinas so called Re Education Camps have been systematically raped and tortured according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. Its estimated more than a million men and women have been detained in the camps, which china claims are Education Centres to De Radicalise Uighurs and other muslim minorities. Our correspondent matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees and workers and you may find some of their accounts distressing. Reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. She was held one of xinjiangs so called Re Education Camps. She was held in one of xinjiangs so called Re Education Camps. These Satellite Images show the site were she says she was held, sharing a cell with 13 other women with a bucket for a toilet. And she is haunted by one image. Masked men coming d
Captain sir tom moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War fought for freedom and in the face of this countrys deepest post war crisis, he united us all. Well be paying tribute to sir tom who died in hospital after Testing Positive for coronavirus. Also tonight following concerns about delaying the second dose new analysis of the astrazeneca vaccine shows the first jab is effective for up to 12 weeks. Pupils in scotland are told theyll start heading back to the classroom from the end of this month. Jeff bezos, one of the worlds richest men, who created amazon, is to step down from the leading role as Chief Executive. And coming up in sport, on bbc news. A huge win for Sheffield United in the battle of the bottom two. Well bring you the latest from the premier league. Commentator absolutely priceless for Sheffield United good evening. Her majesty the queen and the Prime Minister borisjohnson have led the many tributes to captain sir tom mo
Hearing with special counsel jack smiths team. Theyre trying to determine what evidence trump may discuss publicly in the Election Interference Case. Plus, we have two Nbc News Exclusives today. New reporting about the special counsels investigation into classified documents found at President Bidens office and home. And democratic senator joe manchin skipping a major white house event as he considers running against President Biden. And celebrations are being held around the world today. The 50th Anniversary of hiphop. We begin this morning with Breaking News for the Third Straight day. Catastrophic wildfires are tearing through hawaii with six active blazes. Six still burning. It is now the second deadliest wildfire in u. S. History. 55 people died. The death toll is expected to rise as the fire is just 80 contained as of right now. With over 1,000 structures burned, thousands of acres of land scorched, the governor says it looks like a bomb went off and thats the likely the Largest
Thousands of cats have died. Now, veterinarians are dispensing Human Anti Covid pills to stop the spread. And blast off sir richard branson s Virgin Galactic launches from new mexico with the first mother and daughter to head into space on board. First, the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been made more likely by Climate Change. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. At least 36 people have been killed. The popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burned to the ground. Us President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster, triggering the release of federal funding for the people in maui county. Us soldiers have joined search and Recovery Efforts. Lets take a listen to what President Biden has had to say in the last few minutes. I want to say a word about the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 36 lives in maui in hawaii. We havejust approved claimed at least 36 lives in maui in