new cbs polling on how voters see the candidates now. the president with his family at camp david after a weekend of fund-raising. we ll have the latest. also tonight, police in utica, new york, release new body cam video after the fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. drop it! i m michael george in utica, where the community is demanding answers about the actions of the officers. powering up. hurricane beryl takes aim with life-threatening force. the race in the caribbean to get ready. plus, how weather could impact your fourth of july getaway. a record number of americans taking to the roads and packing planes. i m adam yamaguchi at the los angeles international airport, where they are bracing for potentially record-breaking crowds. and later, a sweet discovery at george washington s mount vernon home. they seem pretty well preserved to you? the cherries are incredible. we take a trip back in time ahead of america s 248th birthday. announcer: t
i m in rome for the final night of the european athletics championships with keely hodgkinson and the relay teams with keely hodgkinson and the relay teams will hope to deliver our gold. and world number one scottie scheffler makes golf look easy but how will he fare in what s always billed as the toughest major of the year, the us open. hello and welcome along to sportsday. euro 2024 is inching ever closer, the hours ticking away until scotland get the tournament under way on friday against hosts germany we ll hear shortly from midfielder billy gilmour who was talking today about his desire to deliver for scotland fans, while england youngster adam wharton told press today that his call up to the national team was surreal . gareth southgate s side had open training today ahead of their opener on sunday against serbia jon stones was the only one who missed that due to illness. we ll get more from our correspondent andy swiss who is following england shortly, but firs
the greens priorities. our manifesto lays out a bold but simple plan to bring our water companies, our railways and the big five retail energy companies into public ownership. this would end the rip off of rising bills, appalling service and shareholders trousering millions. we would restore our ailing high streets, too urban and rural and recognise their value to the communities they serve by investing in support of small and medium sized businesses. we would overhaul our tax system to make it fairer. at the heart of this would be a tax on the very richest, the top 1% of people, requiring them to pay a bit more into the pot. now let s talk to our panel. evening to you all once again. jenny, the green party at laying out some really key issues and when we have all talked about particular when it comes to the power of the water companies themselves. i wonder though what difference or what power the greens have to make a difference in this? is itjust about getting us tal
It is that logic that perhaps explains why there are now only 42,000 staff in the National Offender Management Service in england and wales, while there were 19,000 back in 2010. But the logic of cutting prisons has perhaps reached a limit. The pressure of fewer staff in overcrowded jails has seen violence rise towards staff, other prisoners or in the form of self harm. Bad things are happening in ourjails, and its no surprise the president of the Prison Governors Association has written an open letter attacking the governments management of prisons. Heres elaine dunkley. Violence and rioting, volatility has gripped prisons in england and wales. Run. The pressure in our Prison Service building for staff and inmates. Get down. A breakdown in Law And Order caused by a shortage of staff and a growing Prison Population. A toxic mix according to the Prison Governors Association. Attacks on prison staff and drugs academic increasing concern around Mental Health and overcrowding, resources an
In the past few minutes, Thames Valley police have confirmed the death of the singer George Michael. His publicist said he passed away peacefully at home. The singer, who was 53, launched his career with wham in the 1980s and continued his success as a solo performer. South Central Ambulance service attended his home in goring in south oxfordshire. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. He was 53 and as many people will know he had launched his career with wham along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 19805 along with Andrew Ridgeley in the 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo 1980s and went on to even greater success as a solo performer. Hes often spoken quite widely of his relationship, rather difficult relationship, rather difficult relationship, with his father, saying he had to fight his demons. Well we can speak now on the phone to the music critic for the daily telegraph, neil mccormick. Hello, neil. Hello. Goodness, what news for Christmas Day it is very sho