Life well planned. The eeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. In new york city. I am Laura Trevelyan in new york city. This is bbc world news america. Covid hospitalizations are reaching a new high. [chanting] anchor prodemocracy lawmakers resign in protest after four members resign in china after being unpatriotic. Plus, meeting santa in the age of social distancing. How st. Nick and his helpers are making sure that christmas does not get canceled. Laura welcome to bbc world news america. Until them vaccine hits the market, we face with a u. S. President elect because a dark winter, trying to contain the virus. The red dots on this map show more than 50 million cases of coronavirus recorded worldwide. Here and the u. S. , more than 10 million americans have been infected. In a troubling record, more than 60,000 people are in the hospital figh
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros hello. Im ros atkins. Welcome to outside source. Donald trump is a. In public for the First Time Since last week. He leader wreath in arlington marking veterans day. He continues to make claims of fraud without offering proof. Joe biden has been at an event in pennsylvania as he continues to lay the groundwork for his transition into the white house. Also, the state of georgia announced its first ever vote recount, with a joe biden leading by only 14,000 out of the 5 million votes cast, and at the county will be done by hand. This will help to build confidence. It will be a recount and a recanvas all at once. It will be a heavy lift. Ros we have the very latest on the coronavirus developers around the world. The u. K. Has become the first country in europe to pass 50,000 death
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. In new york city. I am Laura Trevelyan in new york city. This is bbc world news america. Covid hospitalizations are reaching a new high. [chanting] anchor prodemocracy lawmakers resign in protest after four members resign in china after being unpatriotic. Plus, meeting santa in the age of social distancing. How st. Nick and his helpers are making sure that christmas does not get canceled. Laura welcome to bbc world news america. Until them vaccine hits the market, we face with a u. S. President elect because a dark winter, trying to contain the virus. The red dots on this map show more than 50 million cases of coronavirus recorded worldwide. Here and the u. S. , more than 10 million americans have been infected. In a troubling record, more than 60,000 people are in the hospital fi
The way the difficulties facing rescuers in northwestern kenya after dozens are killed in landslides and breathing new life into the worlds coral reefs how the Pacific Waters of palau have become a big can of hope. Im joined again with the sport as crowned asian champions and down to wilder defends his heavyweight boxing title with yet another devastating knockout to win as we match in the 14th enough they can. Become please welcome to the news hour a Record Number of voters have had their say in hong kongs district elections with less than an hour and a half before those polls close about 2 thirds of eligible voters have cast their ballot thats more than 2 and a half 1000000 people the elections follow months of violent protests against the pro beijing government well get an update from bride whos standing by in hong kong shortly but 1st this report from sarah clarke. As polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who are registered to vote in hong kongs District Council election
Occupied west bank now resembles more ghost town. Hello we begin with breaking news out of hong kong where the territories beijing appointed leader has announced that a controversial extradition bill is dead. Admitted that her governments work on the proposed law had been a total failure it would have allowed the extradition of criminal suspects to Mainland China anger over the bill led to unprecedented protests as you can see in earlier this month hundreds of people broke away from Peaceful Demonstrations and stormed the citys Legislature Building well be live from hong kong with our reporter just a moment but 1st lets hear what he had to say. But there are still the lingering doubts about the governments sincerity. Whether the government will restart the process in the Legislative Council. So i retreat here there is no such plan the bill instead Robert Bright is joining us from hong kong so what are we to make of her comments stops sorts her comments rather stop short of a formal wit