sir patrick vallance, the government s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the government s response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, operationally effective. he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkinson reports. sir patrick vallance arriving at the inquiry in central london this morning ahead of giving evidence. he became one of the most recognisable faces during the pandemic. faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to yom faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at daily - over to you. appearing at daily covid news over to you. appearing at daily c
on friday, so will be looking to improve in theirfinal group game against a side they beat 770 earlier this summer. although they ve already qualified and topped group c, southgate knows his team will be under the microscope. performance is priority. we have set a standard. we didn t reach that standard on friday. we have to get back to what we re good at. there is always a chance within that to have a look we the word at a couple of things we would like to see, as well, but the biggest thing is making sure we hit the level of performance we have set ourselves. meanwhile, michael o neill says it s imperative northern ireland end a hugely disappointing euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a positive note. o neill s side go into monday night s final match at home to group h winners denmark at windsor park, having lost seven of their nine outings, including a 470 defeat away to finland on friday. obviously we want to finish on a high if we can t, it s a difficult game against a
members of his family, including the first lady, in that courthouse. the prosecution aware of that during closing arguments, and what the prosecutor told the jury about the family sitting in those front rows. also breaking tonight, donald trump s interview with a new york probation officer. that interview required of all convicted felons. what that probation officer will now do with the judge set to sentence trump in weeks. the chilling new images here from inside the israeli operation to rescue four hostages in gaza. the moment soldiers find three of them. coming under fire while getting them out. israeli special forces posing as palestinian refugees. saying, we got the diamonds. when they found the hostages. you ll see these harrowing images from the inside. here in the u.s. at this hour, the severe weather threat and the record heat across multiple states. then all of this heading east. and florida bracing for potential flooding, up to 20 inches of rain. also, th
Thats one advantage home turf brings a team. Its going to happen. They wanted to win at home. Reporter were on washington street a couple blocks from warrior headquarters where we found a sense of home turf championship history in the air. Do you know last time a team won on home turf . In 1970 the oakland as beat the dodgers. Its been that long. If the warriors win tonight it will be crazy in the streets. Reporter meantime outside oracle arena, no rush to get in yet and gold tshirts waiting, all extra large and people are still working. These cameras are pointed at every angle. Some belong to Carlos Gonzalez and his colleagues estimates they will snap 90,000 pictures. If confetti falls, will you have an angle for that . They will be in colors. Home turf, home advantage, warriors strong. Reporter abc7 news. A lot of people hoping they enjoy some confetti and perhaps a little champagne. We dont have rain slickers. We have to buy some to get ready. For what happens tonight, game 5. We ha
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