takes place. thank you very much forjoining me. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let s start with the astrazeneca vaccine. the european medicines agency has been examining its safety after more than a dozen eu members suspended it this week over health concerns. and today, we heard its verdict. the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid i9 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation outweigh the possible risks. the committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots. that press conference took place in amsterdam, and our correspondent jean mackenzie was there. what they ve been saying all along stands, that they think this is a vaccine in which the benefits massively outweigh the risks. it was striking, they pointed out there how many people have died in th
this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. erica hill is with me this morning. developing overnight, security increased in cities across the country. new concerns of anti-asian crime after a deadly murder spree near atlanta targeting the massage parlors. at least eight people killed. according to the atlanta journal constitution, six of them were asian women. a suspect, 26-year-old robert aaron long is in custody and police are not talking about a motive but the concern that these shootings could be racially motivated is real. ryan young is in atlanta with the late-breaking details for us. good morning. reporter: erica, just a devastating attack. leaving a lot of people in the community asking why. you can see one of the massage parlors across the street here and this was surrounded by police for hours and we re waiting to hear what the motive was. a shooting rampag
your your experiences and your solutions. message me on instagram or twitter, solutions. message me on instagram ortwitter, or e mail solutions. message me on instagram or twitter, or e mail me. the prime minister will announce major changes to the uk s international priorities today including moves to increase the size of britain s nuclear arsenal. and we ll be live in the west end this morning looking at how theatres have coped nearly one year since lockdown forced them to close. and coming up at 10:30am. having a faulty gene that can lead breast cancer means many women and some men have to have mastectomoies to avoid the risk now researchers have made a breakthrough that they hope could one day could save women from that unnecessary surgery. have to have mastectomies to avoid the risk. ten european countries including the biggest member states of the eu have nowjoined the growing list of nations suspending use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine because of
in a couple of moments here he is. we will be seeing the president visit this small business in chester, pennsylvania. this is all part of his administration s help is here tour, promoting the $1.9 trillion relief package he signed just last week. president biden, though, is facing renewed pressure to do even more. senate majority leader chuck schumer is continuing to press him on forgiving $50,000 in student loan debt, but president biden made it very clear at a cnn town hall last month that he does not support canceling such a large amount. first thing s first, to vaccination news. getting americans vaccinated, getting them spending those stimulus checks and hopefully invigorating the u.s. economy. we start with our cnn chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. they is there, in chester, pennsylvania. can you speak about the president s intentions with his visit there today. i think what you re going to see president biden do today is want just make the case for
or visit the border himself. i know the president will travel this week. this is where he should bring air force one. this is where he should look the people in the eye. this is where he should talk to the border agents. let them know that this is beyond a crisis. bill: team fox coverage. mark meredith at the white house, karl rove with analysis. stacy stiegel begins our coverage in alamo, texas. are the groups getting larger? good morning. they are. the chief border patrol agent for the sector, which is the rio grande valley that covers some 277 miles of the entire southern border, he says that they have arrested at least 247 migrants over just the last couple of days traveling in two separate groups. so far this year, he says 17 groups of more than 100 at a time have been apprehended. a number he says and the data shows is going up. the majority in those groups, families and unaccompanied minors that we ve been talking so much about. also in this one sector alone, fam