and i said dan aykroyd was in animal house with john belushi. he was in other movies with john, but not animal house. thank you, sir, may i have another? i m very sorry. that will do it for us tonight and this week. now it is time for the last word with ali velshi tonight. good evening. it s a totally plausible thing to say. i wouldn t have given it another thought. your conversation with osha really interesting. somebody told me at one point, if osha systematically went through every business in the united states with an inspection, if it were sort of routine, you d get an inspection about once every 100 years. that s how badly funded it is. and there is, you know, there are real efforts particularly in the time of covid and immediately post-covid to wrap that up and it is being met with a great deal of resistance from america s corporations. because they don t like regulation. but if it ever matters, in the 50-year history of osha, it matters now that somebody is th
this landmark legislation will get relief to families, get support to communities, and make sure more shots get in arms. so the administration now begins a seven-week sprint to open vaccine access to all american adults by may 1st. cdc reports 100 million doses of the three approved vaccines have been given out. white house announced latest plan to get more shots into arms. over the coming weeks we ll deliver vaccines directly, up to 700 additional community health centers that reach underserved communities. we ll work to double the number of pharmacies participating in the federal pharmacy program. we will make the vaccine available at more than 20,000 pharmacies across america. now to a big unraveling story in world of politics, new york governor andrew cuomo who drew national attention for handling of the pandemic early on, facing a growing pressure campaign over allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on the job. seven women have now accused cuom
january, this might not be happening at all. after a lot of democratic internal wrangling, the bill passed the senate over the weekend with exactly zero votes from the house. president biden said he would sign it as soon as he gets it, and the legislation could not be more urgently needed, as he indicated over the weekend. we took office 45 days ago. i promised the american people help was on the way. today i can say we ve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promise, that help was on the way. today the white house said the $1400 checks included in the plan could start going out by the end of the month. make no mistake, this bill is massive. it stands to help millions and millions of americans who have been economically crippled by a near year-long pandemic. the bill spends most of the money on the american people, describing it as the most generous form of aid ever going out. more than 93% of children, 69 million, would receive benefits under the plan.
let s get started then. schools in england return today after the latest lockdown, and many parents are desperate for this next step. not only will it bring a better balance between work, life and home, but it should also lead to an improvement in mental well being. the reopening of schools will also have a significant impact on the economy. according to uk government figures, around 53% of parents say they had a reduced ability to work as a result of the schools being shut. in another piece of research, published today by the government backed behavioural insights team and jobs website indeed, showed that offering flexible working explicitly in job ads would increase applications by up to 30%. so is the end of lockdown also an opportunity to reset the way we work? let s discuss this. ann francke, chief executive of the chartered management institute, joins me now. good morning to you. some parents may already be up, getting packed lunches made and all sorts to get the kids b
How living near major roads could put you at higher risk of developing dementia. And six letters from Princess Diana to a Buckingham Palace steward are sold at auction for more than £15,000. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, sir andy murrays through to the qatar 0pen semi finals after beating spains nicolas almagro. Hell face eitherjo Wilfried Tsonga or Tomas Berdych in the last four. Good evening. American intelligence officials have given a stark warning about the threat posed by russian cyber attacks. The Outgoing Us National Intelligence director, james clapper, told a Senate Hearing he hasnt come across a more Aggressive Campaign to interfere with an American Election than russias actions in last years race for the white house. Mr clapper who will brief donald trump about his findings tomorrow said the hacking of Democratic Party emails had been ordered by the kremlin. Washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. In the 70s it wa