and make sure we get through this together. the collapse happened just hours before president biden was due in the area to talk about infrastructure. he went straight to the bridge to thank first responders and make a promise. we re going to fix them all. not a joke. this is gonna be a gigantic change. in november, mr biden signed legislation into law that includes $110 billion to repair and rebuild roads and bridges. in his preplanned speech later in the day, the president who grew up in pennsylvania said the bridge collapse highlighted an urgent need to improve the country s infrastructure. all these years, i never knew pennsylvania pittsburgh, pennsylvania, had more bridges than any other city in the world yo! applause but across the country, there are 45,000 bridges in poor condition. that is just simply unacceptable.
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but for those directly affected by the tragedy of the pandemic, it s no laughing matter. for the people who are here at the wall every week, painting hearts, it s infuriating, it s distressing and it s really disappointing. tonight, it seems these families, as well as the politicians, are going to have to wait longer for the full picture of what happened in lockdown to become clear. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. a bridge in the us city of pittsburgh has collapsed hours before a visit to the area by president biden to tout the investment his administration is making in america s infrastructure. six vehicles, including a bus, were on the bridge at the time, but no deaths have been reported. here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. it took just seconds for the snow covered forbes avenue bridge to collapse early on friday morning. steel structure built in 1970 is a common route for motorists travelling into
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one of them called it a piece of cake . thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo - around the world, non stop. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us has warned that the build up of russian troops on the ukraine border is the largest since the cold war. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. ten people have been injured in pittsburgh after a bridge collapsed. the snow covered forbes avenue bridge gave way on friday morning, with six vehicles, including a bus, on it at the time.