Were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the Home Of The Brave Rachel good morning at 6 00 a. M. That was the army band with the starspangled banner. I am so glad to be here with all of you and Griff Jenkins and Douglas Murray who are in for will and. Griff i never looked at the images when Fox And Friends start the starspangled banner but theres patriotic dogs. Rachel will is a dog guy, pete is a cat guy and we did a prolife baby version for me, weve done it all on this show, great to have you both. Im a little tired this morning. You dont have children, do you . One thing they do is when sleeping they Start Talking to you. That happened to me last night as i got into rem and i had a hard time getting back to sleep. Douglas at least we are not about to go to spend the morning in the river unlike certain people who
Rachel nice of our producers to give a tip of the hat to the classy side of the couch. Will that was a shot of the Uss Silver Sides museum. Im unfamiliar with of that memorial and that museum. I want to know immediately the history of that ship and why it is right there in michigan. I want to know more about Uss Silver Sides. You will tell me on social media and give you an update little later but we begin this hour with the drama surrounding the biden family, the president is on a 10 day vacation after a federal judge in delaware rejected hunters sweetheart please deal. He still being investigated for suspicious foreign business dealings. Rachel to expected testimony from unders former business partner, devon archer. It could reveal the extent of joabs involvement. Will the president dismantling talk of impeachment inquiry yesterday. President biden republicans may have to find Something Else to criticize me for now that inflation is coming down. Maybe they will decide to impeach may
Agreed by politicians. The latest in the but theres some hope on the horizon brexit negotiations regulators are on the brink borisjohnson says the talks of authorizing a second are in a serious situation Coronavirus Vaccine and the president of the Eu Commission says inching closer . Big differences remain. Britains Prime Minister and the eu chief speak again by phone. They say progress but no deal yet. Also in the programme. And coming up, the west end performers staging virtual christmas a december snowstorm concerts in care homes. Hits the east coast of the United States bringing more snow to new york than the city had all of last winter and weve made it to ourfinal programme of the year. The impressionistjohn culshaw joins us to review 2020 good evening and welcome to bbc news. More than two thirds of englands population will be living under the toughest coronavirus restrictions from saturday, when a number of counties in east and south east england go into tier three. Bedfordshire
Will have their return to school staggered after the christmas break. Great western rail changes its timetable and stops selling advance tickets after a covid outbreak among staff. The level of new Coronavirus Infections in wales could be twice what was previously thought after a delay in reporting thousands of positive tests. Sometimes we didnt even have a loaf of bread in the house. Its embarrassing to say, but we didnt. And in the wake of her sons food poverty campaigning, Marcus Rashfords mum tells us why his childhood inspired his work. And coming up in sport on bbc news, more former International Rugby Union Players join legal action brought against the sports governing bodies over head injuries suffered in their careers. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 38 Million People in england will be living under the tightest coronavirus restrictions by this weekend. The Health Secretary matt hancock told the commons that cases have risen by 46 , meaning large parts of th
Also in the programme we will hear about chinese pop music with a message. This is breaking a taboo by singing about Domestic Violence. Lets start with the new covid restrictions announced in england. 38 Million People will now be living under tier 3 thats the tighest restrictions by this weekend. Later we will look at how europe is dealing with the pressure in the run up to christmas. First of all, lets at england. Heres hugh pym. This is what tier 3 looks like bars, pubs, and some other venues closed. Its what many areas of england have experienced for some time and now, more parts of the south east are moving into, following others yesterday. The government said the tightening was required to bring cases down and help the nhs. Yesterday, the Welsh Government made the decision to tighten restrictions across the whole of wales. No one wants tougher restrictions any longer than necessary. But where they are necessary, we must put them in place to prevent the nhs from being overwhelmed