Tonight, then you know nothing but good news. The president says it will be open very soon, businesses will be open very soon and we should await the okay to get going. He says the vaccines are coming along very quickly. They are fixing the problem. He emphasized this is a medical problem, not economic, and he said the mortality rate number may be lower than people think. Now, we should point out in the real world, the u. S. Has the highest rate of increase in the world and our numbers rocketed up again today. And, again, we dont know how many people have it in this country because people cant get tested so much of the time. Of those tested, we know we have over 43,000. And the number of deaths just went up by at least 137 just today. As we come on the air tonight, the death toll currently stands at 533. The u. S. Remains way behind where we should be in this fight right now. Our economy is going into a forced kind of sleep mode, and unemployment claims are higher than they have ever b
American people. And as you know, i worked for senator moynihan, and i know you have an item on one of your menus named after him, and we all appreciate that. Thank you very much for joining us. Really appreciate it. Thank you for having me. Well, that is tonights last word. Msnbcs coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues. Well, good evening once again. Day 1159 of the trump administration. 225 days until our next president ial election. And if you were watching the White House Briefing earlier tonight, then you know nothing but good news. The president says it will be over very soon, that businesses will be open very soon, and we should await the okay to get going. He says the vaccines are coming along very quickly. They are fixing the problem. He emphasized this is a medical problem, not economic, and he said the mortality rate number may be lower than people think. Now, we should point out in the real world, the u. S. Has the highest rate of increase in the world, and our numb
In his 50s, has died after treating an infected patient. His family say he wasnt wearing any protective equipment. If hed just had the right equipment then maybe we wouldnt have even been in this predicament, maybe it wouldnt have escalated the way it did and he wouldnt have deteriorated the way that he did. After weeks of Strict Lockdown in italy a taste of freedom as some families are able to take their children for a walk. And David Hockney in lockdown in france shares with us some of the ipad drawings that have kept him busy. And coming up on bbc news. Wimbledon cancelled for the First Time Since World War Two because of coronavirus, as this summers entire Grass Court Season is abandoned. Good evening. There has been another significant rise in the number of people in the uk dying with coronavirus as the government said this invisible killer was the biggest threat our country has faced in decades. 563 patients have died in the uk in the past 2a hours, taking the total number of dea
Now, for two and a half months streets across the uk have been filled with the sound of applause every thursday night, as the nation comes out to thank the carers and key workers of the pandemic. Tonight was the 10th week in a row, but now the woman who came up with the idea says she thinks it should be the last. Heres our special correspondent allan little. Every week it has been a moment of intense and noisy solidarity. An anxious, grateful public seeking a way to say thank you to Health Workers at first and then to all those on whom we have relied. Often those previouslyjudged low skilled and consequently low paid. We know now how valuable they are. But the woman who created it all has said tonight should be the last. Everybody who wants to continue should continue, but i think its is good to do it while we still have such a positive impact with this moment to stop now and then also we are now in a different part of the crisis. What have they made of it, the healthcare workers riski
Taking pleasure from athleisure. The amount of money we spend on trainers and sports clothing is up 20 and as our retail round up continues, well find out this morning how much all this is boosting jd sports. You might be pleased by a bit more sunshine across the uk but its a chilly start deal friday morning. Detours details on that and your full weekend forecast coming up. Good morning its friday, 10th january. Our top story. The United States, canada and britain have all said that the ukrainian airliner which crashed near tehran on wednesday was shot down by iranian forces. Theyve suggested iran may have launched missiles in error. Officials in tehran have dismissed the claim. Four britons were among the 176 People Killed in the crash. Nada tawfik reports from toronto. Us media say these images appear to show the moment the ukrainian airliner was hit by an Iranian Missile, minutes after takeoff. A small explosion occurs and the jet, now in flames, tries to turn back towards the tehra