your your experiences and your solutions. message me on instagram or twitter, solutions. message me on instagram ortwitter, or e mail solutions. message me on instagram or twitter, or e mail me. the prime minister will announce major changes to the uk s international priorities today including moves to increase the size of britain s nuclear arsenal. and we ll be live in the west end this morning looking at how theatres have coped nearly one year since lockdown forced them to close. and coming up at 10:30am. having a faulty gene that can lead breast cancer means many women and some men have to have mastectomoies to avoid the risk now researchers have made a breakthrough that they hope could one day could save women from that unnecessary surgery. have to have mastectomies to avoid the risk. ten european countries including the biggest member states of the eu have nowjoined the growing list of nations suspending use of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine because of
we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.
preventing the surge in the first place. the border patrol officers told me that the biden administration policies, they are enriching, they are empowering the drug cartels in mexico who make money off the people that they assist in smuggling them into the state of texas. the cartels make money off of these migrants that you and your viewers see on tv. they also tell me about the escalating number of people coming across the border. eric: for more on how president biden plans to try and stop this, david spunt is in wilmington, delaware, where the president is spending the weekend at his house. reporter: president biden and his team not calling this a crisis at least publicly, they are calling it a challenge. this is quite a big undertaking though for the department of homeland security and fema, to be part of this. it shows that the administration on the border especially when it comes to an influx of unaccompanied children. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas
plus, how two people are helping turn arizona into a former covid hot spot and we get closer to the end of the episode. this is american voices. long awaited relief is officially trickling into bank accounts across america right now. that s not the only benefit from the massive american rescue plan. while the $1,400 checks are huge, there s also a $300 unemployment boost in the bill and it expands the child tax credit. there s also billions of dollars to pay for vaccines that help schools fund the changes required to ensure student safety. it provides rental assistance and sends funding to local governments. if we stay on track, president biden believes we can return to a sense of normal by the fourth of july. and now with light at the end of the tunnel, the big question turns to what life will look like after the pandemic. will we still wear masks? will we baseball get together with family, soccer games and friday night football and monday night football? these are questio
grand slam today, while hoping england do them a favour by beating france. and it has been pretty unsettled of late but as we look towards the next couple of days, high pressure is building, something brighter and drier on the horizon, i will be back with all the details. it s saturday 13 march. our top story: a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today, a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates. charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london and kent. woodland in ashford