Level north of 50. New orders are very positive, 31. 8 was last time around. Significant beat with prices paid better than expected and unemployment picking up as well. Unemployment, this is what we are seeing in europe as well. Headlight numbers are good, but the unemployment numbers are quite weak and remain so it is a cause for concern. Yes, its an improvement but a while things pick up around the world what you are not seeing is full employment and a lot of companies are beginning to lay off people. You are seeing that in the data here. Alix and the question of who recovers less, that will be the next question. Breaking down the numbers even more, Michael Mckee joins us now. We had the headline numbers, but to guess a little deeper. Mike there is work to do out there. Diffusion indexes compare one month with another. This is the difference between june and may and at this point it looks like we saw a rebound andune from the dismal may april numbers. As this continues its going to b
8 00 in new york city. It is saturday, november 21st. Its good for you to be with us. Im victor blackwell. Good morning, everyone. Im amara walker in for christi paul. This is a big step. Yes, were closer to the Coronavirus Vaccine but also consistently breaking records for daily hospitalizations and new cases. Just yesterday, the u. S. Added 195,000 new cases. Thats a record for one day. A second straight day of a record. Less than a week after we crossed to 11 million cases, the u. S. Is now close to 12 million confirmed cases. The most anywhere in the world. But here is some positive news, pfizer and biontech have applied for emergency use authorization for their Coronavirus Vaccine. In the meantime, we are seeing long lines for covid tests ahead of thanksgiving. The cdc is pleading with people to celebrate safely, and is recommending not to travel. Cnns Polo Sandoval is joining us live from john f. Kennedy International Airport in new york. And weve been saying this all morning, th
At the weather with chris fawkes. Hello there. Saturday was a cold day for most of the uk, but the weather will be milder for many of us over the next few days. Overnight tonight, weve got clouds and rain moving into scotland, that will tend to sink a little bit further southwards with time so turning damp for Northern Ireland and northern england. Further southwards, weve got some fog patches that will reform, re thicken across parts of east anglia in southern england, visibility down to 100 metres in places. And with a widespread frost, theres a risk of some icy stretches as we start off sunday. Now, sunday is going to be a milder day for all of the uk, really, the mist and fog clearing to give bright skies in the south. Further north, weve got cloud and rain, particularly so across western scotland with rain particularly persistent here. Milder for many of us, temperatures around six or seven degrees celsius, but still cold enough for snow showers in shetland. Monday, another mild d
Hiroshimas trees became a symbol of survival. Hello and welcome to witness history. With more remarkable moments from the past as told by the people who were there. Today, we present five of our most memorable recent stories. Coming up, how hiroshimas trees became a symbol of survival. Plus, revealing the truth about a civil war trustee in el salvador. The algerians who fought with france against independence. And the man who invented the revolutionary prosthetic leg. But first, with a remarkable global effort to create coronavirus vaccines, we look back at a previous world changing vaccination breakthrough. In 1955, a group of scientists led by doctorjonas salk announced the discovery of the first polio vaccine that saved millions from death and disability. His son, doctor peter salk, spoke to us about his fathers extraordinary achievement. Back in the 1950s, people were overjoyed at the fact that here isa vaccine that is going to protect us from this terrible, frightening illness. Po
More now on the current covid outbreak here one of the highest infection rates in the country is in surrey, where every Hospital Mortuary is now full and almost 200 bodies are being stored in a temporary morgue. Other local authorities have told the bbc they expect to open similar facilities soon. Our home editor, mark easton and cameraman, james anderson, were given access to the emergency surrey site located at a former military hospital. This is the cold conclusion of a pandemic out of control. An emergency body Storage Facility has been assembled in woodland in surrey. With hospital mortuaries almost overflowing, the countys dead are brought here. 20 more body bags unloaded today. To respect the dignity and sensitivities of the dead and theirfamilies, were not showing the bodies but i can tell you that in this fridge, there are around 50 body bags, among 170 bodies currently stored here. These racks are expected to be full in just a few days. Around half the body bags stored here a