Good morning, after a showery end to the week it looks like our weather will settle down a little for the weekend. Nothing too warm to come just yet, we will save that for the end of the week ahead. More details a little later. Its saturday 2 may. Our top story the us authorities have approved the use of an anti viral drug which they believe may help to treat covid 19. Its called remdesivir, and is already used on ebola patients. Here in the uk, the government says it has beaten its target of 100,000 coronavirus tests in england per day but that includes 40,000 home tests being posted out with the results yet to be processed. John mcmanus reports. A moment of hope. Dane hardwick hugging his partner after spending five weeks being treated for the coronavirus at thameside General Hospital. His life, like so many others, saved by an nhs working at near full capacity. But with 27,510 people in the uk now having died with coronavirus, other families are grieving. This is 60 year old Deliver
To re open from monday. The announcement comes a day after the government abandoned plans for all Primary Schools to return before the summer. The same voices that last week were basically supporting, you know, people who were saying, do not open up the schools, are this week criticising us for saying, well, well take it deliberately carefully. A warning from National Health Service Leaders in england ten Million People could end up on hospital waiting lists by the end of the year. More than 30 years after the assassination of swedish prime minsiter olof palme, Police Identify the main suspect as a man who died 20 years ago. After another slave trader statue is removed, Labour Councils in the uk plan a review into public monuments. And theres a warning that almost 300,000 children in india could die, due to severe malnutrition and a lack of essential services, amid the coronavirus lockdown. After another slave trader statue is removed, Labour Councils in the uk plan a review into publi
Breakfast its customers will get their money back in full but it could take up to 4 months. The threat of Football Clubs going bust hasnt gone away thats the stark warning from the English Football League as the third and fourth tier vote to end their seasons. They admit some might not survive the coming months. Good bonding. Today is going to be cloudy and wet for most of us with limited sunshine. The driest conditions later on across the far north of scotland. All the details later. Its wednesday, june 10th. Our top story theres a warning this morning that up to 10 Million People could be on a waiting list for medical treatment in england by the end of the year thats double the current figure. The Nhs Confederation, which represents key parts of the Health Service, including hospitals and ambulance trusts, says its due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs. Our health correspondent, richard galpin, has more. The report paints a bleak picture of nhs england are struggli
Good evening. Both sides in washington can end the standoff and stop this Government Shutdown any time they please. But instead, as one veteran former member of congress put it today, this country is hurting as we head into this weekend. While this has been caused by washington, the impact from it has spread across america throughout this country. In a moment the prospects for a solution to this any time soon. But first tonight, how this government closed for business is hitting hard for so many. We begin with nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter in talladega, alabama, Wendy Robinson has been furloughed. A single mom with three mouths to feed, today she got her last paycheck. Robinson blames congress. I do think that it is nonsense. They need to get their acts together. Reporter a teacher in the governmentfunded head start program, robinson also lost her child care and has no savings. Im at a loss for words really about it. Im not used to not giving my kids a christmas. Reporter in oaklawn,
370 now delayed. It is a very difficult search. The most difficult in human history. Special edition of newsroom starts now. Good morning. Im Carol Costello. Thank you so much for joining me for the second time in almost five years, the community at ft. Hood in texas must come to grips with why a soldier opened fire inside the armys largest base. Three Army Personnel were shot and killed. 16 other Army Personnel were injured when Army Specialist ivan lopez armed with a handgun entered two buildings on the base and just started shooting. The 15minute shooting spree only ended when the shooter committed suicide. Wednesdays shooting took place not far from the spot where an army major gunned down 13 people back in 2009. And this morning, three victims remain in critical condition. We dont know yet if the shooter knew his victims but he did open fire in battalions command buildings. We know ivan lopez was new to ft. Hood, moving there several weeks ago with his wife and daughter. A neighbo