donald trump leads pennsylvania republicans, leaves pennsylvania republicans fuming while in georgia, the former president reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this very busy friday, may 20th. i m jonathan lemire. there s still no winner in the pennsylvania republican senate primary this morning with state officials confirming to nbc news that there are nearly 9,000 votes left to count. the effects of former president trump s handling of this race and other primaries in the state are already being felt. and could hurt his political capital in the future. nbc news reports that exacerbated republicans in the state say the end result of promoting candidates with far right views with such intensive media coverage could boomerang in ways that damage both the party and trump s own chances should he run for president again in 2024. officials reporting that trump s endorsement of celebrity tv doctor mehmet oz, now in
market where so many of our country s problems were laid bare. he s also had meetings with victims, first responders, community leaders as well. it is decision day for primary voters in kentucky, north carolina, idaho and pennsylvania. all eyes on pennsylvania, and the 11th hour twists and turns. democratic front-runner john fetterman won t be attending his own rally since he s still recovering from a stroke. the republican field is in a statistical three-way tie, including a woman pictured next to proud boys on january 6th. we re on the ground there and have the latest from our steve kornacki at the big board. we just got big breaking news in the last 0 minutes or so. big news for parents specifically of young kids. the fda authorizing pfizer s covid booster for children ages are 5-11. a lot happening this hour because congress held a public hearing on unidentified flying phenomenon for the first time in 50 years. and showcase this video which you see on your screen. wha
When the conservative mayor of the West Midlands accused the government of cancelling the future if the leg between birmingham and manchester isnt built. Speaking outside the conservative Party Conference in manchester, andy street said the government must not give up on h52 and the Prime Minister must rethink radically how the project is delivered. But Downing Street is still insisting that no final decision has been made. With the latest, heres our political editor, chris mason, in manchester. Party conferences are always a cauldron of whispers and gossip. 0k, good evening, everybody. Denials and announcements. At half five tonight, enter the conservative mayor of the West Midlands. Gripping this situation means reexamining it. It does not mean giving up, admitting defeat, you could say, or even, you could say, cancelling the future. Mr street, have you considered resigning over the cancellation of the northern leg of hs2 . Were not talking about that. The issue is were working hard
Good evening. The conservative mayor of the West Midlands, andy street, has urged the Prime Minister not to give up on the line between birmingham and manchester. It comes amid speculation that rishi sunak is about to announce that stage of the operation will be relaxed. Andy street said he must not give up on a but the Prime Minister is right to get a grip of the situation. Party conferences are cauldrons of gossip and whispers, denials and announcements. The whole question of h52, whether it will be built in hsz, whether it will be built in full between birmingham and manchester, as well as the connection between the West Midlands and london, has dominated over the last couple of days here for a simple reason. The government will not answer that very simple question. The speculation has swirled again today and tonight Downing Street say that no final decision has yet been made. And yet that intervention from the mayor of the West Midlands once again sparking off the discussion. That
95 of all Malaria Cases are in whos african region. Children underfive are the most Vulnerable Group affected by malaria, in 2021, they accounted for nearly 80 of all Malaria Deaths in the african region. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Malaria has been causing untold Human Suffering for millennia. The parasitic infection has spread is spread by mosquitoes. Africa is the worst affected, particularly the areas marked in red here which account for 95 of the global burden of malaria. In 2021, there where an estimated 234 million cases and 593,000 deaths from malaria in africa. Most of those where children under the age of five. The oxford vaccine is called our 21 and requires children to have four doses. Trials run by oxfords Institute Show it is around 75 effective. R21. Crucially, the worlds biggest vaccine manufacture, the Serum Institute in india, has agreed to produce 100 million doses agreed to produce 100 million doses a year of the oxford jab between two and 4 a dose. This