Can you get to the hospital during the lockdown. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] a survey commissioned by dw news shows the majority of fans are against the season resuming and empty stadiums. A hero marks his 100th birthday. He achieved the landmark after completing a recordbreaking charity walk to raise millions for healthcare workers battling the coronavirus in the u. K. Brent i am brent goff. To our viewers, welcome. We start with Angela Merkel performing a delicate balancing act, easing lockdown restrictions, but warning they could be reimposed if the infection rate increases. Museums, galleries, places of worship, and childrens playgrounds are allowed to reopen, but sports fans will be disappointed because major events such as professional football matches remain banned until the end of august. Chancellor merkel defended her approach as she outlined the latest easing of restr
Of october, 1962 when the United States and the soviet union faced off over missiles in cuba in one of the hottest episodes of the cold war. He explains how the ideological militancy of cuban leader fidel castro worried leaders in both moscow and washington who did not truly desire Nuclear Conflict despite their tough talk. Dr. Kengor all right, welcome. Here good we have cspan today. And we are going to talk about the cuban missile crisis. And specifically, fidel castro leading into the cuban missile crisis. So we will hit a. Of 1957 until 1950 nine until the missile crisis itself in october, 1962. Aboutst class we talked july 20 6, 1953 launch of the revolution, the communist revolution in cuba. That was when fidel and force of 100 to 200 rebels launched an attack on the Army Barracks santiago,o, in cuba. It did not go well. A bunch of rebels were killed. Fidel castro ascends to 15 years in prison for that. He did not quite serve 15 years in prison. He served less than one year, 11 m
I rang British Airways and they said they cant do anything for us over the phone. Plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts increasing waiting times for operations. Boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled just hours before it was due to go ahead, because of fears of severe weather. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Our top story uk supermarkets are seeking permission to Work Together to prevent Food Shortages in the event of a no deal brexit. Theyre hoping the government will waive strict competition rules which normally prevent rival businesses from discussing supply or pricing. Throughout the day and across the bbc well be looking into what the impact of leaving the European Union without a deal could be. Well hear from italian ice cream makers to danish pig farmers, from tourists to economists. But first, what does no deal brexit actually mean . A no deal brexit would mean the uk leaving the European Union wit
Health secretary matt hancock tells us he will look into this case and others we have uncovered. I will look into the full details of it but from what you had told me, that shouldnt have happened. But also, we have to do, and we must, treat people with humanity and respect. Former conservative pm sirjohn major has told the bbc he will seek a judicial review if the next Prime Minister tries to suspend parliament to force through a no deal brexit. The Prime Ministers advice to the queen, i believe, can be challenged in law, and ifor one would be prepared to go and seekjudicial review to prevent parliament being bypassed. Already, pressure is building on sirjohn to drop his threat. Heres what borisjohnson supporter matt hancock told us on this. Lets pull together and lets all get behind the new Prime Minister, whoever it is. You are also supporting borisjohnson, despite him not ruling out suspending parliament, when you said it would betray the memory of d day veterans . Yes, i. The men w
The presiding officer thank you. Mrs. Feinstein i rise to oppose the nomination of mr. Bress. This is a california seat on the ninth circuit, and the fact is that mr. Bress is neither a California Attorney nor a california resident. In fact, hes not been a resident of the state for over a decade. Hes lived and practiced in the washington, d. C. , area for almost his entire adult life. As california senators, senator harris and i know that the kind of experience and connection to california is really necessary for a ninth circuit judge to be effective on the bench. We know our state, we know our constituents, and we know the challenges they face, and thats why the blue slip is so important. Honoring the blue slip ensures that the senators who understand are and are accountable to their constituents have a say in judicial nominations for their home states. Our blue slips, senator harris and mine, were not returned. Ultimately that symbolizes our objections. I was very disappointed that t