This hour up on Capitol Hill, we should note a Gold Medal Ceremony for the eu 13 u. S Service Members killed and the botched withdrawal from afghanistan, they will be honored of members of both parties are honoring fallen. Well dip into that live in just a few moments from now. So stay with us for that. But in the meantime, joining me now to talk about the debate is former deputy Communications Director for Vice President Kamala Harris, rachel palermo, and former were Trump Administration official matt mowers rachel, let me start with you first. What do you want to hear from Vice President Harris Tonight . I mean, does she have to look at tonight . Is kind of an introduction to voters and were seeing polls that show a huge chunk of voters just, they just want to know more about the Vice President i think its a really important opportunity for people to continue to get to know her. Theres going to be millions of eyes on her tonight and people are seeing that the more that people do get
We see how the pandemic has changed things onset. Oh, my lord. Everythings changed. First of all we have to be tested every single day. Warm welcome to our viewers on pbs america and around the globe. New scientific analysis seen by the bbc suggests the goals from the Paris Climate Agreement are coming within reach. The Tracker Study looks at the latest promises from countries including china as well as the plans of the us president Electjoe Biden. From the uks wettest february on record to raging wildfires in california. The fingerprints of Climate Change link to Human Activities have become increasingly clear this year. But efforts to curb Greenhouse Gasesis but efforts to curb Greenhouse Gases is the root cause of Global Warming has so far had limited impact. When countries are signed the agreement in 2015, they undertook to limit the rise of damages to well below two celsius this century. But when scientists added up all the pledges made to cut carbon, they mounted to around three
Gasoline on the outrage of nursing home deaths. And Elise Stefanik has been long calling for an investigation. Thats ahead. Before we get to that, President Joe Biden, the unity candidate delivering a welcome gift to emboldened progressive. Shoving his administration as far left as possible. The New York Times said here, a number of the Officials Biden selected would have fit easily into an Elizabeth Warren administration. Biden has signed Executive Orders increasing food stamp benefits, took steps to begin a 15 Federal Minimum Wage and replacing the federal fleet with electric vehicles. Hes looking at a child tax credit. The president demonstrating an aggressive use of the power of the pen to get things done. So far with 40 Executive Orders and actions to date and more on the horizon as progressives continue to push. Now more than 50 democratic lawmakers led by ilhan omar are pushing for monthly 2,000 covid Relief Payments to their constituents as the pandemic drives on. Heres more. W
Nana in the royle family. She only began acting professionally at a9, enjoyed a career lasting more than four decades until her retirement in 2009. The number of roads remained closed in scotland after disruption caused by storm,. Wind speeds in excess caused by storm,. Wind speeds in excess of 90 mph were recorded on the island of shetland on boxing day while large parts of the north experienced heavy snowfall. The Scottish Transport minister has been chairing extra meetings of the governments Resilience Team to deal with the situation. Hugh is here with the sport. Im not wearing blue because of chelsea, but i might as well be. What a difference a year makes for chelsea. Hello. Its 12 wins in a row now for chelsea, at the top of the premier league. They were missing key players diego costa and ngolo kante for their match against bournemouth, but they came through as 3 0 winners thanks to goals from pedro, eden hazard and a late own goal off steve cook. Theyre seven points clear now at
Now on bbc news, Rebecca Morelle looks back on the year in science, from british astronaut tim peakes adventures in space, to a discovery that will transform our understanding of the universe. Thats review 2016 the year in science. From the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space. To a colossal feat of engineering. In 2016, the Worlds Largest Radio Telescope was unveiled. We also learned about the secret life of seals and what they get up to underwater. And saw advances in a controversial new genetic technique. Human organs are growing inside these pigs. This was also the year a Global Climate deal came into force but the election of donald trump placed a Question Mark over its future. And after decades of searching, scientists have detected Gravitational Waves. Its been called the discovery of the century, making 2016 a truly momentous year for science. Im here at thejodrell Bank Observatory in the north of england. For more than