To the National Audit office. A businessman from leeds linked to organised crime and gangsters agrees to pay almost £10 million to the National Crime agency. Facebook and instagram are banning all accounts linked to the far right qanon Conspiracy Theory group after classifying it as dangerous. 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. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to announce a tightening of lockdown later to try and slow a surge in new covid cases. The plans are expected to include more restrictions for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues. Travel restrictions could be put in place in parts of the country which have higher levels of covid. Across scotland, on average, around 730 people are testing positive and a half times higher than a fortnight ago, when 285 virus cases were recorded every day. Also this afternoon, scotlands education secretary, john
Being used by a british team to examine particles as they float through the atmosphere. Could tonight be the most important us Vice President ial debate in history . Mike pence and Kamala Harris prepare to go head to head on live tv. And, another rugby match is called off after six more sale sharks players test positive for covid 19. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to announce new measures to try to slow the surge in coronavirus cases, although shes ruled out returning to a full lockdown. About 730 new cases are being recorded every day in scotland compared with fewer than 300 a fortnight ago. Its understood more travel restrictions could be introduced, and hospitality venues may see tighter controls. Business leaders have called on the Scottish Government to put support in place for any companies that are affected. Also this afternoon, scotlands education secretary, john swinney will announce plans for exams next year
South. A brutal combination of heavy snow and crippling, freezing rain and ice. Already delayed or cancelled thousands of flights. We looked at the model, and we said, this cant be happening. This truly is armageddon if this happens. Another deadly avalanche in the west. Two backcountry skiers were killed, two others suffered broken legs during a slide in oregon. Come on the stars were out at the white house as president obama honored the french president at a state dinner. Julia louisdreyfus who plays a dysfunctional Vice President was seated next to joe biden. Winning the downhill sharing the olympic gold something thats never happened in the womens alpine competition. Its a medal for team usa incredible best time in luge history oh, slight mistake. There is a new czar in the halfpipe. Shaun white amazingly will leave the olympics with not one medal. Yeah, disappointed in myself. Overseas britain is getting battered by historic flooding and has devastated parts of the country side. A
To fail. Griff good morning. Welcome back, jed. So good to have you back. Jedediah thank you so much. Thank you both. Good to see you both again. I have been watching from home. Its good to see you here. Pete its good to have you here. Jedediah and a big news day. Pete big news day in honor of you. I know you are a surfer this is my flip flop edition of fox friends. We can go if we need. To say. Griff see whats happened i have grown a billie ray sig cyr. Jedediah i have got the flat shoes on and leggings. We are all a team here and all on the same page today. Pete secrets of television. Griff, i have got to ask you are there at the swamp. I will mention it every day. And we love you for that will you talk about the biggest bill of all time . Thats a label you dont expect to hear often really or at all. Here we are massive 3 trilliondollar bill passing the house. Griff griff a reporters job is to offer some scrutiny. Let me do so now. Its not only just the largest bill. This was a bill
Near killed me, damn near killed my family. Theres the bus, check this out. Thats the one im catching. I get really happy when i walk on the bus and its kind of crowded but i see a seat to sit on especially on the window side so i can just stick out the window and whether its traffic or just buildings or trees or whatever those are things that i didnt get to see in prison for so long and i appreciate those things. Even the very air that i breathe, its something thats a blessing everyday. I have no complaints because if i did. Itd mean that i dont appreciate freedom. Michael this is the war room, im michael shure. Coming up so far the president s cabinet picks have been treated with criticism, and in one case outright venom. So youll forgive him if he starts knocking these out a couple at a time. [ theme music ] michael today president obama called his cabinet together for its first meeting of his second term. They should get ready for serious budget battles. Chuck hagel has health and