and more deadly. according to the documents, the nih was funding despite the genes from other corona vice uses in the process. the documents reveal the research has created a new more potent virus that can easily infect humans.po what can go wrong. the executive director of the group, u.s. rights to they say the documents are a road map to the high risk research that could of lead to the current pandemic that includes a 2014 project funded by the nih in wuhan. know for back corona viruses. peter dazzler, there is that name again, the president of the group echo health alliance and a grant authorized peter, of can owe health alliance to conduct virus infection experiments across a range of cell cultures from different species and humanized mice. we have known about the grant for months now. the new documents obtained tell what went on during the experiments on the mice. according to the professor of chemical biology at rutgers rouniversity: the materials reveal for the fir
on a tanker off oman is named as adrian underwood. a minute s silence and the reading of victims names of victims names to commemorate exactly one year since the catastrophic explosion in the port city of beirut. new research shows the amount of people worldwide who are exposed to flooding has risen by 24% since the turn of the century ten times higher than scientists previously thought. calls to boost the uk s forestry industry as the price of timber and pressure on supplies rise sharply. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. scientists advising the government have given the go ahead for 16 and 17 year olds to be given the pfizer coronavirus vaccine. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation held a briefing. let s take a look at the key points. as mentioned, thejcvi says it is advising all 16 to 17 year olds to receive their first dose. they said there have been large changes in the way covid 19 is spreading in recent weeks, particularly in younger age gr
i m victor blackwell. i m alisyn camerota. a new warning, america has entered a new front in the war on terror im. fbi director christopher wray says it s similar to what the u.s. faced after the september 11th attacks, after crippling cyber attacks in u.s., which shut down the left armest gas line pipeline and attack on the world s largest meat processor. with us now, jessica snyder. first, the comparison to 9/11. why is he picking that? reporter: yeah, he s saying the fbi now has to tackle this threat much like they tackled terrorism after 9/11. the american public really is beginning to see the scope of these attacks firsthand. and cyber security experts are warning that the attacks at some point could pose a real danger and seriously cripple this country. that is exactly why the fbi director christopher wray is getting this message out that these cyber attacks are an urgent national security threat. he pleaded with business leaders to protect their systems from wh
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster penny smith, and evening standard s home affairs editor, martin bentham. welcome to both, thanks very much for being with us once again. let s take a look at some of tomorrow s front pages already in. the i reports men s tennis world number one, novac djokovic, faces deportation from australia in a row over complications with his visa. he plans to appeal the decision. the telegraph s front has the story about four people being cleared of criminal damage after toppling the statue of slave trader, edward colston, in bristol. the guardian leads with this, too. the campaigners hailed thejury s decision in a news conference earlier today. the yorkshire post splashes with warnings of an nhs staffing crisis as it reports nearly six million patients are waiting to be treated. the mirror describes it as a perfect storm as it reports 2a trusts declare major incidents acro
parking lots. israel accuses hamas of accusing civilians as human shields. tonight, the first signs of the u.s. publicly criticizing the israeli military. secretary of state antony blinken says far too many palestinians have been killed. american diplomats in the region with a warning for the biden administration. matt gutman is in israel. president biden announces a high-stakes summit with china s president xi just days from now, and the administration warns government employees of another possible shutdown in a week. here in new york, the news breaking late today the fbi seizing cell phones and an ipad belonging to new york city mayor eric adams. it s part of the investigation into his top fundraiser. tonight, the mayor s response. the january 6th suspect on the run for nearly two days surrendering to police. former arizona senator martha mcsally, america s first female combat pilot reveals she was sexually assaulted while jogging in iowa. authorities say surveill