probe ageing candidates can run for parliament. pro beijing. and a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. presidentjoe biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss follwoing the coronovirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration, he said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamily. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i v e i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who died from covid to date, it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that is more deaths than world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. the bbc s david willis joins us to discuss. take us through the first bit of the speech
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronavirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with their families but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you mentioned, joe biden s first prime time address since taking office just 50 days ago. it came from the east room of the white house, laste
needs urgent mental health treatment after being held in iran for five years. and, a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. hello and welcome. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first primetime televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamilies. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you m
Murder of george floyd in minneapolis last may. mr floyd has since become a global symbol for the struggle for racial equality, but let s speak now to someone who knew the man behind the picture. patrick ngwolo was george floyd s friend and church pastor. patrick, good morning, thank you for speaking to us again on breakfast this morning. your reaction to the sentencing yesterday? sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting- sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i saw - sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i saw the i sentencing yesterday? well, it s i interesting. when i saw the number, 22.5, i was not able to make heads or tails of what it meant or its significance. so i looked at the sentencing memorandum that the judge ordered and it was a line there that struck an emotional chord within me. it basically said in shorthand part of the mission of t
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