tonight marks one year since start of the pandemic. this has been the deadliest year in a century. literally it started one year ago with the presidential address on our watch and now a year later, literally to the hour, a very different president with a very different message. the biggest anti-poverty measure in a generation. the law aims to lift 11 million americans out of poverty and cut child poverty in half, but president biden spent most of his first address to the nation not taking a victory lap but rallying us for the rest of the race to come. a year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, then months that led to more deaths, more infections, more stress and more loneliness. we knew what we needed to do to beat this virus tell the truth, follow the scientists and the science, work together. my fervent prayer for our country is that after all we ve been through, we ll come together as one people, one nat
the biden administration s repeatedly denied that there s a crisis at the border despite the commander in chief requesting backup. john: texas governor greg abbott will join us live for an exclusive interview later in the show to talk about what he is seeing in his state. sandra: in just a moment we will be speaking about joe biden s policies pushing the district he represents to the breaking point. john: greg, what s the latest from where you are? reporter: we re here at the point of entry at brownsville where anyone can walk up, claim asylum if they have evidence of a credible fear. but let s go up in the sky to the fox drone team and show you over these ports of entries where some 25,000 asylum seekers are waiting for clearance. that s not the problem, officials say. it s the crossings illegally between the ports of entry. you see the rgc sector, they had 1500 apprehensions just in the last 24 hours. the numbers sandra mentioned about the unaccompanied children, fo
For britains adam peaty at the World Championships in budapest. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news, Novak Djokovic says he is ending his season early after suffering an Elbow Problem which forced him to retire from wimbledon. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. No one will be able to buy a new diesel or petrol car after 2040 under Government Plans to tackle Air Pollution. The clean air strategy published today follows a Ruling Byjudges that ministers have to do more to deal with Air Pollution. The government has also announced a £255 million fund to help councils tackle emissions, including the right to create Charging Zones for the dirtiest vehicles. But the plans have been criticised by environmental campaigners for not going far enough. Our science editor David Shukman looks at the proposals. On the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. The gases and particles cause asthma and heart trouble. They may lead to dementia, and they shorten lives, as m
For brexit negotiations, arguing for a phased approach to the talks. The president of the European Council, donald tusk, insisted the first stage would concentrate on the uks divorce from the union and only when there was sufficient progress would the talks move on. The government had said it wants to discuss its separation and a Future Trade Deal at the same time. Donald tusk appeared to concede that Talks On Trade could begin before the divorce settlement was agreed and said that the European Council will monitor progress closely and determine when sufficient progress has been achieved to allow negotiations to proceed to the next phase. There was a warm tone on a possible future relationship with the document stating that although the uks relationship with the eu. Cannot offer the same benefits as union membership, strong and constructive ties will remain in both sides interest and should encompass more than just trade. But one phrase in the document is likely to cause considerable c
joining me now is shabnam chaudhri former detective superintendent. thank you for being with us on the programme. it s astonishing the initiative that was designed to tackle racism actually accused of racist behaviour itself. if anything, thisjust racist behaviour itself. if anything, this just serves to underline quite how big a challenge this is. it’s underline quite how big a challenge this is. , . . ., underline quite how big a challenge this is. , . . . , this is. it s a huge challenge, it s really. really this is. it s a huge challenge, it s really, really frustrating, - really, really frustrating, disappointing, it comes at absolutely no surprise whatsoever. listening to the gentleman who wished to remain anonymous, it is the same feelings and emotions for black and asian officers are feeling and express consistently certainly throughout the 30 years that i served within policing. the same labels that you get, you are difficult, you are undermined and what we are tryin