Interview before. Well tell you who that is today wednesday, june 25th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im surrounded by fellas here. Weve got natalie on assignment at the world cup. Weve got Peter Alexander here. Carson, youre here because matt is in london with an undisclosed location, hes in london but he has an undisclosed guest. Good morning. Welcome to day one of where in the world is matt lauer. Although youve given it away. Im standing in front of this wall of foliage. Im in london and i flew overnight to sit down and talk to someone whos gotten an awful lot of attention over the last two or three years. Not only here in the uk but around the world. Yes, youre right, this person has never given a Television Interview before. It may be a person who could be known by just one name. Well sit down and do that interview as soon as i g
And astrazeneca of serious contract violations. A dramatic rescue in china, as 11 gold miners whod been trapped underground for two weeks are brought out alive. New zealand confirms its first coronaviurs case in months, which appears to have slipped through the countrys rigorous quarantine system. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Here in the uk, the Health Secretary matt hancock says there are early signs number of coronavirus cases are starting to decrease but that he doesnt know when the current lockdown restrictions will ease. Mr hancock also praised the speed of the vaccine roll out with three quarters of the over 80s receiving their first dose. In the past half hour, hes been speaking my colleague andrew marr. The good news is there are early signs that certainly the rise in the number of cases has been halted. And in many parts of the country, that cases are starting to come down. It isntjust cases are starting to come down. It isnt just about the government, its about each and eve
Hello, welcome to the programme. We begin in the us, which has onw recorded more than 25 million cases of coronavirus. Thats according to Thejohns Hopkins University thats tracking the virus. Its the hardest hit country in the world, with neary a18,000 people dying with the disease so far. New President Joe Biden has signed executive orders to expand testing and vaccine distribution, increase the production of essential equipment and guarantee Unemployment Benefits as part of his covid action plan to try get on top of the virus. Im joined now by our correspondent nomia iqbal in washington. The new president was really clear this would be his top priority and clearly these numbers bear out why. Thats right, and hes also said its going to get worse before it gets better. These figures that were seeing, i think what is more staggering is Health Experts think they might be understatements. Joe biden has already taken action, about ten executive orders signed the deal with the pandemic, but
Some enjoy the wintry conditions as snow and ice sweep across the uk, but Severe Weather warnings are in place for many areas. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The uk Health Secretary has said 77 cases of the South African variant of coronavirus have been found here in the uk, but they can all be linked to International Travel and there is no evidence it is spreading in the community. Matt hancock also said we are a long way from covid restrictions being eased as scientists warn vaccinated people may still be able to pass the virus on. 0ur science editor David Shukman now reports. All kinds of surprising locations are now mobilised in the push for vaccination, even the Black Country living museum, near birmingham. Used as a set in the drama peaky blinders, this celebration of an earlier age is ready to offer the most modern of medicines, everything prepared for coronavirus vaccines. Please, please come and get your vaccine, we are here and we are ready and we are waiting for you. It is v
A dramatic rescue in china, as 11 gold miners whod been trapped underground for two weeks are brought out alive. New zealand confirms its first coronaviurs case in months, which appears to have slipped through the countrys rigorous quarantine system. And borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to speak to the new us President Joe Biden since he entered the white house. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Here in the uk, Health Secretary matt hancock says there are early signs the number of coronavirus cases are starting to decrease, but that he doesnt know when the current lockdown restrictions will ease. Mr hancock also praised the speed of the vaccine rollout, with three quarters of the over 80s receiving their first dose. He was speaking to the andrew marr show. The good news is there are early signs that certainly the rise in the number of cases has been halted. And in many parts of the country, that cases are starting to come down. It isnt jus