Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me rebecca jones. The headlines at 9. The moment of crisis has come David Attenborough tells the bbc efforts to tackle Climate Change need to happen now as Global Temperatures reach an all
time high. This is an urgent problem that has to be solved. And what is more, we know how to do it. That is the paradoxical thing, that we are refusing to take steps we know have to be taken. Those comments from sir David Attenborough come as the bbc launches a year of special coverage on Climate Change. Prince harry will make his first public appearance since he and his wife meghan announced theyll be stepping back from their roles as senior royals. The nhs demands Gambling Companies take urgent action to tackle addiction and its effects on peoples Mental Health. An aide to Donald Trumps lawyer claims the president knew exactly what was going on when ukraine was pressured to investigate his democratic rival. And in sport. Why children in scotland
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Indications now that Vice President pence not interested in doing that. Tonight, the fallout after one of the darkesthistory. The mob storming the u. S. Capitol, fueled by President Trumps own words, telling them to be strong, to march to the capitol, that ill march with you. Instead, he watched from the white house and tonight, thats where he remains, amid new calls that he be removed from office. Democratic leaders saying, this is urgent. Tonight, the president elect joe biden saying he will not weigh in on the 25th amendment, leaving it up to the Vice President mike pence and the president s cabinet. And this evening, biden calling those who stormed the capitol the domestic terrorists. Republicans including Lindsey Graham calling them domestic terrorists, too, saying theyre not patriots. Some of President Trumps closest allies now breaking from the president , including former attorney general bill barr who said the president orchestrating this mob is inexcusable, a
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Im currently looking for work, didnt go the educational route. My interests are to get into the media industry. I havent quite found my niche yet. Im still on a journey to find what exactly im most passionate about. All the jobs i want specifically, i feel like i dont have any guidance to get there. If i could wave a magic wand, if there was a miracle, i would love to have a stable job that i love, just like everyone else. First steps into adult life are rarely trouble free. But in 2020 thatjourney seems more challenging than ever. Tim muffett, bbc news. Good luck to them and everyone else waiting for exam results. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. The atmosphere is in a very volatile mood at the moment. You have probably noticed how humid the airfields bid feels. That humidity is moisture, and that can fuel extreme thunderstorms. We have seen some of them in eastern scotland, leading to some flash flooding. Although many of us will have skies like these, with hot and
Was brought back to life cangpoor by brennan tonight, back to school on the brink. For a 16th straight day, the u. S. Death toll reaches an average of 1,000 deaths, the daunting choices facing parents. Tonight, one of the countrys Biggest School systems goes virtual. Classrooms that had just reopened now tell students to quarantine. Plus, from the masters to football, the changes to the fall sports season just announced. Increasing infections texas surpasses half a million cases of coronavirus as one in four people tested are positive. Tonight, the three major cities now projected to be hot spots this fall. Plus, did a shortage of protective gear in california lead to nearly 16,000 essential workers getting sick . The new democratic ticket makes its debut. And i couldnt be prouder ton layiut going on the offensive freshent trump launches fresh attacks against his new rivals. Attacks against his new rivals. Plus, why is the president s soninlaw meeting with kanye west . K9 attack why di
Lead to false confessions. Thanks to tom for that. That does it for me today. Thank you for being with me. A special edition of the situation room with wonderful wolf blitzer starts right now. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in washington. Were now in the 20th straight day of protests in cities throughout the United States. George floyds death was the initial spark but as the movement enters its fourth week, its now also fueled by the death of 27yearold Rayshard Brooks. Police shot and killed him friday night in an atlanta drivethrough, seen through live in our shot. As protestors gathered at the wendys restaurant where it
happened, the fallout was swift. Not even 24 hours after the fatal shooting, the Atlanta Police chief stepped down. Overnight, we learned the officer who shot brooks, garrett rolfe, was fired. Earlier here on cnn, the District Attorney says hes weighing murder charges for that officer.