Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
A dramatic scene on a military ship in san diego. 17 sailors and 4 civilians injured. The cause still unknown. The very latest on the investigation this morning. Breaking overnight. John travolta reveals the death of his wife Kelly Preston at just 57 after a long battle with Breast Cancer. This morning the tributes to her pouring in. New name. The Washington Redskins reveal theyll drop their controversial nickname in an announcement about the teams future expected later today. And drive in and turn it up. Thousands of happy music fans get a treat over the weekend as some of the industrys biggest stars come together for concerts with a twist. This is how you do music in 2020, folks. 2020. Announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody. Welcome to today. Its nice to have you with us on a monday morning. Hoda, were kind of reunited. Havent seen you in a couple of weeks. You had some time off, i had some tim
His killing was racially motivated. Im tired. Im tired of pain. Im here to ask you to make it stop. This as one of the former officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of george floyd is released on bail, as we learn former officer derek chauvin, charged with murder, has been negotiating a deal with prosecutors. Jaywalking while black. The shocking encounter caught on camera. Two teens arrested crossing the street. This as a new abc news investigation uncovers disturbing new information about black americans and arrests, and we speak this morning to a police chief who was forced to dismantle an entire city police force. Breaking overnight, covid cases surpass 2 million in the. With infections rising in at least 20 states, the new surge in hospitalizations overwhelms icus in arizona. This as the race for the vaccine takes a huge step forward. And driving force for change. Were no strangers to moving fast. Nascar banning the Confederate Flag from all its events. The man be
Hi i am Suzanne Spaulding director of the Democratic Institution project and the International Security program at the center for strategic and international studies. I want to welcome all of you to part one of a twopart conversation, connecting the issues of racism, National Security, and Civic Education and empowerment. This conversation is part of a broader Strategic Dialogue with civics as a National Security imperative. The Broader Program and todays program are generously funded by the Craig Newmark philanthropy. We are very grateful for his support. Todays amazing lineup of speakers will focus on the ways in which systemic racism in addition to being a fundamental violation of our commitment to human rights, is also a National Security issue. From sidelining essential voices and talents and National Security to undermining our influence around the world to presenting an all too tempting targets to exploit. address the inequities in the National Security threat. All of us must be
C this practice is still going strong across the u. S. As the secretary of defense says he is against deploying the military to quell demonstrations. And poll race in gothenburg sweden which has become the 1st country in the world to use drones to save the lives of victims of cardiac arrest. So now after more than a week of protests calling for justice for a black man who died while being arrested all 4 officers have now been charged George Floyds death triggered mass demonstrations right across the United States and around the world and showing no sign of letting up this was a scene outside the white house in washington in washington d. C. Just a few minutes ago for days protesters have been demanding an end to what they say is systemic racism who held his knee against floridas neck now faces an upgraded charge of 2nd degree murder 3 other officers have been accused of aiding and abetting murder. George floyd mattered he was loved his family was important his life had value and we wil