Health plan went online. Mike viqueira at the white house, i feel like we need a drum roll here. Reporter the white house has spent the last couple of weeks furiously trying to lower expectations, and now we understand why, the numbers are anemic. They play hide the ball here, and that is how Many Americans have been able to sign up. 16,185 americans have enrolled in healthcare. 26,000, note that 106,000. And it appears through website a third of the people who have signed up signed up in california. They run their own website that is not the healthcare. Gov website, it is bad news all around. John boehner calling on the administration and congress to scrap the entire healthcare law because of a calamity, and democrats are getting very nervous about this. There are democratic cosponsors in the house and senate to bills that would allow people to keep the plans they had. Almost 4 Million People its estimated had lost their plans because they were deemed unworthy. They did not meet the s
Inspiring journey. Remembering the man who shouldve been englands first black player. Jack leslie was the victim of racism, now fans want to see him honoured with a statue outside his club. Good morning. Its going to be a fairly cloudy day today. Having said that, there will be some sunny intervals but there will also be quite a lot of showers, and some of those will be heavy and thundery. Ill have all the details at 6 27am. Carol to come a little bit later on but. Its wednesday 1st of july. Our top story the Worlds Largest aircraft manufacturer, airbus, has announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs including 1,700 in the uk. The Aerospace Giant said it doesnt expect air traffic to return to pre pandemic levels until 2023, calling the Current Situation the gravest crisis the Aviation Industry has ever faced. Andy moore reports. Its a global Aerospace Giant manufacturing a fleet of aircraft, but airbus is being hit by coronavirus like every part of the aviation sector. Thousands ofjobs will be
Following in new york city, a fivealarm fire in an Apartment Building in spanish harlem that collapsed around 9 30 this morning. Now the new York City Police department, the nypd reporting that 15 people have been injured. Authorities say there may have been an explosion that caused the building to collapse. But that explosion would be consistent also with natural gas explosion. Pictures of the smoke rising from the building. More than 150 Emergency Responders now on the scene. Metro north service has been suspended until further notice. Dwran mills is on the scene, she joins us by phone. What have the latest . Police are confirming that there was an explosion followed by a Building Collapse. The officers tell me it appears that a gas main may have been ruptured, but they dont know that for sure yet, but it appears that that may be the case. I have also been hold that there are injuries, but i am not being told how many. I see a massive response here. Im at 118th street and park avenue
Hi, everybody. Good morning. Im thomas roberts. Several developing stories unfolding in washington right now. Any minute, Dianne Feinstein set to introduce a bill to ban assault weapons. Along with the Vice President joe biden, who will hold his own fire side chat on google plus this afternoon to talk about the president s sweeping and ambitious gun control plan, then in a matter of hours, the pent gaunt is set to make a Ground Breaking change. Leon panetta will shatter the socalled brass ceiling and lift the ban on women serving on the front lines of combat. The most hardbitten combat veterans knew this was inevitable, but the announcement yesterday sent shock waves through the military and pentagon. Bottom line, it has to be done. It we want to be there, we should be there. If we choose to serve and have the physical capability to do so, we should be there. As we speak, happening right now, john kerry is on the hill for what is expected to be smooth sailing. The confirmation hearing
Three, two, one, zero, ignition. Lift off. Go nasa, go spacex. Godspeed, bob and doug. Nasa astronauts make history as they blast off towards the International Space station in a commercial rocket theyre due to dock this afternoon good morning. After three months of waiting, elite sport is set to return. Behind closed doors and under strict regulations, the first major events begin in england from tomorrow. Good morning. Its dry, warm, and sunny for the final day of may. By the first few days ofjune will bring a change. Something cooler and possibly wetter on the way. Details later on breakfast. Good morning. Its sunday 31st may. Our top story there have been further protests across the United States, after the death of an unarmed black man in Police Custody. Curfews have been brought in after a fifth night of unrest. At least 30 cities have been hit by demonstrations, which have seen police cars set on fire and riot police clashing with protestors. Our north america correspondent davi