this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk prime minister warns of tougher measures if social distancing advice isn t followed he says people who are acting irresponsibly are putting lives at risk. we will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes, of course, we will bring forward further measures if we think thatis forward further measures if we think that is necessary. nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave home for 12 weeks to shield them from the coronavirus. spain s state of emergency is extended for another two weeks while in italy the death toll from the virus rises again. primark is the latest uk high street chain to close its doors until further notice.
and new ways of reaching parishioners on a sunday without church services as usual. good evening and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister today urged the public again to follow the rules f
hello, you re watching afternoon live i m simon mccoy. today at 2. stop using inflammatory language: princes william and harry issue a joint statement denying a newspaper report speculating about their relationship. with his wife meghan joining on a conference call, prince harry prepares for a crucial meeting with the queen, his father and brother to discuss their future role. a historic moment for northern ireland as borisjohnson arrives in stormont to mark the restoration of devolution in northern ireland. what s so great about it today is, asi what s so great about it today is, as i say, that northern ireland politicians have put aside their differences, stepped up to the plate and shown leadership. thousands leave their homes as the taal volcano begins to spew lava, sparking warnings
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there are children in this world just like conrad and i can t even imagine anything like this happening again. suddenly, there was a man with his arm around my neck and a gun to my head. i shoved my purse into his chest and i said jesus save me. and the bullet shot me right in the head and i went down. lord jesus. oh my god. it came out of nowhere, a sweet stay at home mom from a strong family of faith shot point bank at her own garage door. my dad is like collapsed on the ground. it was very traumatic to see,
very emotional time. her survival seemed like a miracle. i didn t know if i would live. was this some awful random crime or did someone want her dead? that was mystery number one. someone was out there. yeah. we were scared. mystery number two? a secret 1600 miles away. there were several text messages. just slowly snowballing. it was like a punch in the gut. and mystery number three. i m mean. i m going to hurt you. who would they turn out
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times, especially today. we re grateful. i ll be back with brian williams,maddow, steve kornacki and more for coverage of elections. the beat with ari melber starts now. hi, nicole. what am i going to do in 30 minutes? i don t know. step out and back? a little coffee, maybe. i ll see you soon. i want to welcome everyone to the beat on this big night of special coverage. we are, of course, one hour from polls closing in this pivotal georgia senate run off. two of them. as two democrats, jon ossoff and
rafaphael warnock are trying to beat purdue and loeffler. the implications for president elect biden s administration are momento momentous. this can control the agenda in the short term and impact biden s cabinet picks and stimulus payments, things that affect our everyday lives in the united states. now the last time a democrat won a georgia senate race was back in 2000. ossoff and wernock talking
and alex padilla taking the empty u.s. senate tonight, the news coming in late today, reports pfizer is now in talks with the u.s. government to providen thes of millions of additional doses of the vaccine. and that new variant of the virus. they re now testing for it here in new york. all of this as the nation now marks the deadliest year in american history. we re now seeing an average of more than 2,600 american lives lost every day. as concerns mount tonight over that new variant of covid. the testing in new york and the new steps from some airlines to test passengers for flights from the uk to the u.s. but don t, dr. anthony fauci saying we must assume it s already here in the u.s. as he gets his own vaccine shot before the cameras. and that news tonight, pfizer reportedly nearing a deal with the trump administration for more doses and what we know so far. hospitals tonight under growing pressure.
we have an alarming look inside. and now, the fears that the millions traveli