In the dark, and few of them believe that the truth in the german pianist doing his bit to protect the environment. Hello and welcome. Welcome to the programme and we start with the news that the United States has recorded the highest number of covid 19 deaths anywhere in the world almost 3,000 in a single day the equivalent of two deaths every minute. The mayor of San Francisco along with political leaders across the bay area are imposing new lockdown orders and business restrictions to try to contain the surge of infections, saying its time for action. The measures we have tried so far simply have not bent the curve the way we needed to. We have to do everything we can to prevent this from being a Holiday Season that we look back on as one of sickness and death, especially now when we have vaccinations that are really within sight. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Erin allday is the Health Correspondent for the San Francisco chronicle. She gave us her assessment of the situ
Greenhouse gas emissions. Hundreds of estonians take to icy waters in hopes of setting a world record in ice swimming. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin here in the uk. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson has chaired a meeting to look at the uks contingency plans, in the event that a deal cant be reached in post brexit trade talks. Trade negotiations with the eu which are currently stuck in stalemate are expected to end tomorrow. The sunday deadline was set by mrjohnson and European Commission president ursula von der leyen after the pair met in brussels during the week, after months of talks failed to achieve an agreement. Mrjohnson said the eu needed to make a big change over the main sticking points on fishing rights and business competition rules. While mrs von der leyen said no deal was the most probable end to difficult talks. The ministry of defence has also
Borisjohnson has chaired a meeting with senior ministers to assess the uks readiness for a no deal brexit. Mrjohnsons attempts to hold direct talks with the leaders of germany and france have reportedly been rebuffed ahead of the deadline this sunday for a Significant Development in trade negotiations. Secondary schools are gearing up for mass testing the us food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine for emergency use. The agency had come under intense pressure from the Trump Administration to approve the vaccines use. President trump has released a video on twitter to explain what happens next the first vaccine will be administered in less than 2a hours, the governors decide where the vaccines will go in their state, and who will get them first. We want our senior citizens, healthcare workers and First Responders to be first in line. I promised that we would produce a vaccine in record time, before the end of the year. They said it couldnt be d
Sunday for a significant welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The us food and Drug Administration has authorised the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine for emergency use. The agency had come under intense pressure from the Trump Administration to approve the vaccines use. President trump has released a video on twitter to explain what happens next. Through operation warp speed, my administration provided the first vaccine will be administered in less than 2a hours. The governors decide where the vaccines will go in their state, and who will get them first. We want our senior citizens, healthcare workers and First Responders to be first in line. I promised that we would produce a vaccine in record time, before the end of the year. They said it couldnt be done, but with todays announcement we have now achieve that goal. Well earlier i spoke to dr leo nissola, whos an immunologist and head of the covid act now project. I asked him how confident can we be the fda
The pioneering Black Country music star Charley Pride has died from coronavirus complications at the age of 86. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Talks to agree a post brexit trade deal have entered whats supposed to be their final day with little to change the mood of pessimism on both sides. Prime minister Boris Johnson will again speak to the European Commission president ursula von der leyen ahead of the deadline. Both sides still appear to be deadlocked on the issues of fishing rights and how closely the uk should be tied to eu standards in the future. In the last few minutes, the foreign secretary dominic raab has said there is a long way to go and movement and flexibility is needed from the eu. Our Political Correspondent iain watson has the latest. A brief glimpse of the uks chief negotiator in brussels. Hes been locked in discussions behind closed doors with the eu. And negotiating teams continue to talk overnight, but without much progress. A government source told the bbc that,