To our Financial Futures . The bank of england tells us what they think later this morning ill have the details. Unfinished business for Manchester United, as they march on in europe. They finally finish the Europa League tie, which started before lock down, and now play copenhagen in the quarter finals next week good morning from Windsor Castle where it will be open for visitors on thursday and friday throughout august but you will have to people. Drizzly this morning. We will see some sunshine today, the best of which in northern scotland. The details later in the programme. Its thursday, august 8. Our top story port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an Investigation Continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which its thought was caused by Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse. Sean dilley has this report. A city in ruin, as authorities start to plan a co
On my god its the weekend hands up for the weekend i havent heard this song in a long time, a long time. Rob such a manly song. It is on my play list. Rob would you expect anything different . That is pyro. Jillian you are watching fox and friends first. Todd thanks for starting your day with us. Biden backtrack, joe biden walking back controversial comments comparing black and hispanic voters. Jillian donald from promises to put American Workers first during a factory visit in ohio. The president responds to bidens latest gas. Reporter he made the comment on thursday comparing black and hispanic voters. Listen to this. What you all now but most people dont know, like th icanamerican community with incredibly different attitudes about different things. You go to florida you find a different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do in arizona. It is a very different, very Diverse Community. Biden later tried to backtrack his comments on twitter say earlier today i made s
Shock in congress as the director of National Intelligence now says he is cutting off briefings on Election Security issues to top members of the u. S. Congress. Only written updates will be Going Forward. Even with the top intelligence official on the election saying just this month that china, russia, and iran are now looking to interfere in the u. S. President ial election just 66 days away with some people actually starting to vote earlier. All this as coronavirus cases in this country now near 6 million. More than 180,000 lives lost in the United States, nearly one thousand yesterday alone. The reported death toll so far this saturday is already well over 250. First lets go straight to kenos kenosha, wisconsin, where people have been marching nearly for a week after the police shot jacob blake. Hes now paralyzed from the waist down. Sara sidner on the scene for us, she had a chance to speak to blakes father. What are you seeing, first of all, sara, what are you hearing . Reporter
Are you seeing the poll numbers coming . That is why he left his base. We have problems. I dont think he knows that but the people that manage him know it. They understand it, he doesnt. So im running for reelection to keep jobs at home and to put violent criminals behind bars. It belongs to america and not china in these other countries. [cheers and applause] because if we win come america wins. You know that, you have seen that. [cheers and applause] over the last three and a half years, we have secured americas borders, fixed our broken trade deals and they were broken like you have never seen. They werent even broken, they were bad, they were bad from day one. We built the United States military. Obliterated the isis caliphate 100 . [cheers and applause] in fact my got it down to 98 . Remember a year and a half ago, they got it down to 90 of the said no, no, its got to be 100 and i said somebody else finish it, we want to get home. We have to finish it so we took another two months
Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. As thousands of students across the uk are forced to self isolate due to coronavirus outbreaks, the labour party calls on the government to promise students will be able to go home for christmas. Cardiff and swansea wales two biggest cities are preparing to go into tighter lockdown restrictions from 6pm this evening, with neath port talbot, the vale of glamorgan and torfaen also going into local lockdown from 6pm tomorrow. Police investigating the murder of Sergeant Matt ratana at croydon in south london on friday have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying a firearm. President trump has nominated the conservative judge, amy coney barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. Theres been more arrests at an Anti Government protests in belarus, as the exiled opposition figurehead tells supporters that they will succeed in replacing alexander lu kashenko. Were back in half an hour. Now on bbc news global questions. The growing street p