fbi director christopher wray says it s most likely that covid 19 emerged from a chinese government controlled laboratory in wuhan. in response, china has accused the fbi of politicising the investigation into the origins of coronavirus, and says there has been no new scientific evidence to support the theory. other us agencies believe the virus developed naturally. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. suspicions have long swirled around wuhan s laboratories. now three years after the start of the pandemic, they have burst out into the open once again. the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. here, you are talking about a potential leak from a chinese government controlled lab that killed millions of americans. from the start, many scientists believed that covid had passed naturally from animals to humans. some of the first cases were centred around this wuhan s market kn
this before they head to the august recess on friday. i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports, a slimmed down version of build back better estimated, listen to this, to raise taxes on millions of americans across every income bracket, including, yes, those making under $400,000 a year. this despite president biden repeatedly claiming that it would do no such thing. one thing we are trying to get done in congress, pass legislation that won t raise taxes a single penny for anybody making less than 400 grand. you make less than 400, you will not pay a penny in taxes. make sure we pay everything without any one making under 400,000 paying taxes. sandra: rebranded as a way to reduce inflation across the country. a new study claims it will do the exact opposite and make the inflation situation even worse. john: all of this comes amid a potential crisis in asia. tensions rising with china as reports circulate that house speaker nancy pelosi could arrive in ta
To push the boundaries in a pool. The olympic champion broke his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day. And sniffing out disease. Could dogs hold the key to early diagnosis of parkinsons . And carol has the weather. After a bright start in the east, the rain already in the west will move east through the day and we will all see it, heaviest in scotla nd will all see it, heaviest in scotland and Northern Ireland and Northern England and itll be accompanied by blustery winds. Behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to reduce Air Pollution. The government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from Diesel Vehicles. Holly hamilton reports. Drives up in a 9001908 model t. Weve come a long way in terms of design but for 100 years weve been relying o
Tributes to pearl harbours dead, 75 years after the japanese attack the countrys Prime Minister becomes its first leader to publicly honour the victims. Ministers reject criticism that plans to require voters to show id at Polling Stations are a sledgehammer to crack a nut. And richard adams, the Civil Servant who went on to write the novel watership down, has died peacefully at his home, according to his family. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the parliamentary journalist tony grew and the broadcaster and journalist, sean dilley. Tomorrows front pages, starting with actress Carrie Fishers death at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. The paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite unions chief len mccluskey. Carrie fisher also makes headlines in the mail as does new analysis from researchers that 80 of the middle aged population in the uk are in bad health. The express also features the new he