access visas for the eu? some of our biggest stars take the case to parliament. and ronan keating tells us why the government can t just say nothing at all. history for tom brady at the age of 43, he becomes the oldest player to win the super bowl with tampa bay buccaneers. storm darcy brings snow to many this is the scene in essex this morning. and there is more snow on the way today. two amber warnings for the south east and east anglia, another for the north midlands, lincolnshire and parts of yorkshire. it is going to be bitterly cold wherever you are and some of that snow will be blowing. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, february the 8th. our top story. the vaccines minister has said uk scientists are rising to the challenge of new covid variants, after a study suggested the oxford jab was less effective against the milder symptoms of the south african strain. nadhim zahawi said the vaccine remains a vital part of our fight against covid a
myanmar s unrest intensifies police fire water cannon on crowds in the capital while more workers walk out to join protests against last week s military coup. the military powers who have seized power say they will take action against protesters. heavy snow hits large parts of eastern england and more is on its way. here in clacton on the essex coast they are bearing the brunt of this wintry weather. an amber warning is in place with possible disruption to travel and power cuts likely as well. victory to the veteran. 43 year old tom brady leads the tampa bay buccaneers to the super bowl to win his seventh nfl title. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk vaccines minister says the public can have confidence in its covid vaccines after south africa put its plans to use the oxford astrazeneca jab on hold. early trials suggest that against the south african coronavirus variant, the oxford vaccine offers minimal protection from mild and
i ask every american to join me in this cause. trey: last night and early this morning, the united states senate split 50/50 on a number of amendments. democrats are using the process called reconciliation, which is a really weird word to use when there is no reconciliation, at all. but they are using that process to bypass republicans. that is not unity, that is raw power. yesterday, president biden criticized former secretary of state mike pompeo over foreign policy. america is back. diplomacy is back. at the center of our foreign policy. we must restore the health and morale of our foreign policy institutions. trey: that s not unity. kamala harris thinks telling west virginia coal miners to start clearing land mines is unifying probably, probably because she will not be the one clearing those landmines. she even went to west virginia to put pressure on a democrat to get in line. that is not unifying, either. that is just raw politics. listen to a democrat senator joe
that is the reddest, the most pro-trump part of america, six times as many, the death rate is six times as high there as it is in the bluest 10% of america. the death rate is three times higher in the reddest 30% of america than it is in the bluest. this is very much a pandemic of those who are refusing to get vaccinated and by and large those are right now the republicans because their leaders are telling them to do so. dana millbank, always a pleasure to talk to you. still to come, we re just one week into the new year and it s already feeling like a repeat of 2020. we re going to take a look at what s driving us back into the hot tub time machine to 2021. plus one of the biggest 80s villains on the big screen is here. actor martin you have a problem with that? actor martin cove on the fourth season of the netflix spinoff. then is it an end of the error for the golden globe awards. you won t catch them on tv or streaming this year. my saturday night panel is here to
dying and the 10% of america that is the reddest, the most pro-trump part of america, six times as many, the death rate is six times as high there as it is in the bluest 10% of america. the death rate is three times higher in the reddest 30% of america than it is in the bluest. this is very much a pandemic of those who are refusing to get vaccinated and by and large those are right now the republicans because their leaders are telling them to do so. dana milbank, always a pleasure to talk to you. still to come, we re just one week into the new year and it s already feeling like a repeat of 2020. we re going to take a look at what s driving us back into the hot tub time machine to 2021. plus one of the biggest 80s villains on the big screen is here, actor martin kove. sweep the leg. you have a problem with that? actor martin kove on the fourth season of the netflix spin-off cobra kai and resurgence of nostalgia entertainment. then is it an end of the era for the golden