A minutes silence to commemorate the life of a minutes silence to commemorate the life of sir tom and to respect the life of sir tom and to respect the lives the life of sir tom and to respect the lives lost through covid. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be Peer Reviewed, has shown the jab could cut the spread by two thirds. Its the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. Awarning, a warning, this report contains some flashing images. Its been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus
Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
It has been a choppy session. Down. 1 , while the nasdaq is up. 2 . The dollar index is strengthening. 97. 55. We had a drop in the 10year yield, we are back at 70 basis points. Lets get some details on what is moving in the market. Scarlet fu is with us. A mixed trade across Asset Classes. Certainly within equities. The backdrop is the next Economic Data we got. The philly fed numbers were interesting, in that they confirm the empire numbers from last week, back in expansion mode. Manufacturing is no longer contracting in the region. All of that is helping to lift the city index to a record high, spate ofg that recent better than expected Economic Data. Oil approaching 40 a barrel. Iraq says it will begin complying with opec production cuts and is working on a program to compensate for cheating in may. It is curious it is not getting ts and to reits utilities. A couple of movers on earnings. Kroger is the second worst performer in the s p 500, beat on the top and bottom line for next
Hanzlik. Good morning and happy fathers day. Im jane pauley and this is sunday morning. To begin today, well be in conversation with Governor Andrew Cuomo of new york, who has much to say about covid19, racial justice, and the state of our lives. Once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, new york now has one of the lowest infection rates in the nation. And many give the states governor the credit. Governor nobody knows. Pauley but with crowds growing, andrew cuomo sees a crisis far from over. Governor the federal government should step in aggressively and own it. In my state i owned the situation. Pauley ahead, in conversation with Governor Andrew Cuomo. As you might guess, many of the nations Small Businesses are facing big problems, and covid19 is just one of them. As well be hearing from senior contributor ted koppel. They trim nails and drive trucks and provide the food we eat. They are old and young, all races and backgrounds, and these are hard times for most of them. Im ju
And the queen recently took inspiration from Dame Vera Lynns most iconic song during the coronavirus pandemic. President trump says claims by his former National Security adviser are lies and fake stories. John bolton accuses mr trump of seeking chinas help to win re election. I think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. I dont think he is worried about trump. Opening up borders is on the agenda as uk Prime Minister borisjohnson prepares to welcome the french president , but a note of caution from the foreign secretary. We just want to be very careful, yes, to open up, but to do so when it is safe and responsible so we will work through all of that with our french friends. The french president is coming to london to commemorate the 80th anniversary of general charles de gaulles famous bbc broadcast urging the french to resist the nazi occupation. In the uk, an Oxford College votes to remove a statue of the colonialist, cecil rhodes, which has been criticised by anti racism prote