This is bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories back on the campaign trail President Trump will make a public appearance on saturday with a speech from the white house. His opponent, joe biden, is also out looking for votes but the second debate between the two men is cancelled. Hurricane delta makes landfall on the us gulf coast, with winds of more than 100 miles per hour. And voices of the hong kong protests we speak to students shot by live rounds at point blank range who now face imprisonment. Hello and welcome. The commission on president ial debates has cancelled the second debate between President Trump and democratic nomineejoe biden, scheduled for 15 october. It comes ahead of President Trump preparing to appear on stage at a Campaign Rally in the key swing state of florida. He announced on twitter that hell be in sanford, florida, on monday, for what he says will be a very big rally. Before that, on saturday, mrtrump will take part in an event at the white house, hi
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump says hes feeling well, with the help of the doctors and nurses at Walter Reed National military medical center. Earlier his doctor gave this update. Hello, this is bbc news. At this time the team the headlines. And i are extremely President Trumps president has happy with the progress tweeted saying he is feeling well. The president has made. His doctors say hes in good spirits as hes treated thursday he had a mild cough in hospital for coronavirus. With some nasal congestion and fatigue all of which are now resolving and improving. His medical team says the president was admitted as a precautionary measure despite that upbeat assessment, and is not currently being given oxygen. Mixed messages as Associated Press reports the president s chief of staff said mr trump went at this time, the team and i are extremely through a very concerning period. Happy at the progress the president has ma
Evening news, how some Childrens Hospitals are turning to four like it friends when adults cannot vi t. Captioning sponsored by cbs brennan breaking news as we come on the air, white house on alert. President trump interrupted as he is holding a press ing erence, told to leave the White House Briefing room by the secret service. What were learning tonight. Five million and counting, the number of Coronavirus Infections climbs as the fight over going back to school heats up. The high school that just closed after nine people test positive. Plus the Major College sports conference on the verge of canceling its football season. Mask confusion. The new study just out, are some masks actually worse than not covering your face at all . What you need to know. Deadly explosion, an enormous blast levels three houses in baltimore, killing at least one and trapping children beneath the rubble. My baby brennan tonight the frantic rescue efforts and the survivors pulled from the rubble. Vice presid
Tens of thousand of people in hong kong have defied a ban to turn out for a vigil on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. This years vigil was banned by police citing coronavirus measures. Now on bbc news, panorama. America is reopening, as its covid death toll reaches 100,000. Butjust weeks ago, so many were dying in new york that bodies were left to rot on the streets. Im not going to sugar coat this in any way. Very upsetting. Im hilary andersson. For decades, ive worked as a reporter on wars and disasters all over the world, but i never expected to see a crisis of this scale in my own country. We were looking at a Freight Train coming across the country. Were now looking at a bullet train. Two months ago, i began filming my journey to the eye of the storm, in new york. This crisis is completely out of control. I wanted to know how, in the richest country in the world, 21,000 people could die in one city, and ask, is the rest of america about to repeat the mistakes of
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories this is bbc news with the latest headlines remembering george floyd. The first Memorial Service is held for the man whose death in Police Custody launched a global movement. George was somebody who was a lwa ys george was somebody who was always welcoming and always made people feel like they were special. Everybody wants justice, we want justice special. Everybody wants justice, we wantjustice for george. Hes going to get it. Hes going to get it. Two. Applause. Protests continue in cities across the us. This is washington a few
moments ago as crowds gather outside the white house. Back in control of tripoli libyas internationally recognised government says its driven out forces loyal to general haftar. And were in indonesia, meeting the last family standing as their village is sinking. Hello and welcome. We start in the us. The first of several Mem