Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. It is almost eight years since american journalist james foley was kidnapped by the Islamic State group in syria. He was murdered by his captors. So too were alan henning, david haines from britain, peter kassig, Steven Sotloff and kayla muellerfrom america. Some of them forced to appear in propaganda videos pleading for their lives before they were killed. Today, two of the alleged members of the gang, that were dubbed the beatles Alexanda Kotey and el shafee elsheikh, were flown from an airbase in iraq to the United States. They become the first defendants to be prosecuted in a us court, for the beheadings of the american and british hostages. In all, thejihadist cell was responsible for the murders of 27 people. The ringleader was the former west londoner mohammed emwazi, who appeared as a black masked executioner, the man we knew as jihadi john. He was killed in 2015 in a us drone strike in raqqa. Kotay and elsheikh
Them. The Vice President expected to be pressed tonight about the outbreak at the white house. At least 24 people now infected. Of course, pence heads the Coronavirus Task force. The new hurricane taking aim at the u. S. The gulf coast bracing tonight. Mandatory evacuations now under way at this hour and rob marciano with the latest track tonight. Two of the worlds most ter now on u. S. Soiley us tonight. He dire up to 400,0 could die if the u. S. Doesnt take steps right now. Wisconsin, for one, hitting a record high in hospitalizations, setting up a Field Hospital. 35 states with increases now in hospitalizations. We are newly released body cam video showing an officer under attack inside the Police Station and the suspect takedown. And america strong tonight. The nurse on the front lines and the extraordinary gift. Good evening. Its gat t he you with us. We have yet another hurricane bearing down on the u. S. We have the major vp debate tonight, with significant changes on that stage
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This is bbc news im kasia madera. The headlines at 8pm. Tougher restrictions in scotland as pubs, restaurants and cafes that sell alcohol across the countrys central belt including glasgow and edinburgh are ordered to shut to slow the spread of coronavirus. Without action, and this is perhaps the starkest warning in todays evidence paper, we are likely to return to the peak level of infections we had in the spring by the end of this month. And, the new Restrictions Mean no unnecessary journeys on Public Transport and face coverings will soon be mandatory when moving around workplaces in scotland. As infection rates soar in some cities there are warnings that some hospitals in Northern England are already seeing admissions levels similar to those back in april. Four men have gone on trial over the deaths of thirty nine
vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry in essex. Two ex british alleged Islamic State militants are charged in the United States over the killing of four american host
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulator and the exam boards to make sure no young person is disadvantaged as a consequence of this delay. The russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning. The Anti Corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight. Kamala harris is formally nominated as joe bidens running
mate in the us election. If the democrats win she would be the first woman Vice President in american history. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and st