Joe biden promises to lead america out of what he calls its season of darkness as he formally accepts the Democratic Party president ial nomination. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The mystery over the condition of leading russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny has deepened. The fierce and outspoken critic of president putin collapsed while on a flight to moscow and is now in a coma in hospital. His supporters claim he was poisoned via a substance added to his tea but one of the doctors in charge of his care has this morning said that so far no traces of poison have been in his system. Mr navalnys aides have insisted he be transferred to germany for treatment, but the russian hospital chief says hes too ill to be moved. The hopsital say they have a diagnosis, which they have yet to reveal. They gave this update a little earlier. Translation today, from the tests we
History. The trauma of march 15 is not easily healed. But today i hope is the last where we have any cause to here or utter the name of the terrorist behind it. £13 per day the uk government trials payments for those on low incomes who have to self isolate in parts of england. And if you have been affected by not being able to work whilst self isolating,or youd like to share your thoughts on this or any of our other stories with me you can contact me on twitter at annita mcveigh, or use the hashtag bbc your questions. Hurricane laura makes landfall along the coast of louisiana hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes. A warning that complacency over getting the flu jab in the uk, could lead to the nhs being overwhelmed. And top tier basketball and baseball teams in the us boycott their matches amid anger over the shooting of jacob blake by police in wisconsin. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. And stay with us for the lat
Political developments, and you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the rest of the days news by contacting me on twitter, rebeccajonesbbc or using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. The Arcadia Retail chain is expected to go into Administration Today, putting 13,000 jobs on the high street at risk. The us is told to brace itself for a surge upon a surge of covid cases as people head home after their thanksgiving travels. When you have the kind of inflection that we have, it doesnt all of a sudden turn around like that. So clearly in the next few weeks we are going to have the same sort of thing, and perhaps even two or three weeks down the line. And coming up this hour. Well have the latest from italy, where a second wave of coronavirus cases has seen infection rates soar and deaths pass 55,000. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Coronavirus cases are down by a
Sanctions bill. President trump called on russia recently here and elsewhere to cease its destabilizing activities. Very soon President Trump will sign legislation to strengthen and codify the United States sanctions against russia. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington where the Washington Post is reporting that President Trump played a direct role in trying to obfuscate the meeting between his son and the russians. The question is, did the president know he was concocting a false account . And what are the ramifications . It happened on Board Air Force one on the way home from germany. President overruling his staff, taking charge of his statement about don jr. s meeting with that russian lawyer. That air force one flight took off one day after President Trumps meeting with Vladimir Putin in hamburg. Joining me now, Kristen Welker at the white house and carol ann, part of a post team that broke the story. What are the ramifications of this, of the president taking