the middle east. we begin with breaking news on the israel-hamas war. here s what s new at this hour. right now, thousands are gathering in washington d.c. to protest the war, and call for a cease-fire. we will have a live report from there in just a moment for you. secretary of state, antony blinken repeats calls for a humanitarian pause in israel s retaliation in gaza. but israeli prime minister met benjamin netanyahu says no, unless it s tied to the release of hostages. there are increasing reports of attacks on palestinians, and the occupied west bank, carried out by israeli soldiers and settlers, and the u.s. is advising all americans to leave lebanon now, fearing escalations in the war. and the idf has released this new video that it says shows soldiers attacking tunnels along the gaza strip. arab leaders meeting with secretary blinken in jordan today, joining the call for humanitarian pause, echoed by thousands protesting on the streets of london again today. and by le
i will not relent until we beat this virus, but i need you. biden s primetime call to action. get vaccinated and help others beat covid-19. then several countries suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine as they examine a possible link to blood clots. later, prince will william says the royals aren t racist. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. u.s. president joe biden used his first televised primetime speech to lay out a hopeful vision for lifting america out of the year long pandemic. at the heart of his optimism, an enormous package of economic relief that totals almost $2 trillion. the president signed it into action on thursday. he circled may 1st on the calendar, a day he hopes will signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic for most americans. all adult americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than may 1. that s much earlier than expected. let me be clear, that doesn t mean everyone is going to have that shot immediately, but it means
Round up of the day s news, first it is on his watch. And there and welcome to news watch with me samira ahmed. On this programme, is bbc news doing deals with celebrities . She gets to talk about their new film, they get to ask about the divorce. It was a very difficult time, and, we are a family. And we will always be a family. And we will always be a family. But first has stormed doris battered many parts of the uk on thursday, it could only mean one thing for bbc news reporters, you know what is coming next. Heres alison freeman. We saw you earlier almost unable to stand up, it doesnt look much better now . M isnt rita, we have just watched this storm unfold throughout the morning, as the wind has become more and more powerful. It is so strong at the moment i cant look into it, and the foam that has been blown from the seat is a bit more like being ina from the seat is a bit more like being in a blizzard. But was that piece of broadcasting and location necessary , piece of broadcas
Reported as one of its Headline Stories on a new film about cambodias khmer rouge regime in 1970s, which is being released later this year on netflix. It might not sound like Obvious Mainstream News Material but its inclusion in the bulletin may have had something to do with the identity of its direct, Angelina Jolie. What happened to its people was not properly understood. And notjust for the world but for the people of the country, i felt that i wanted them to be able to reflect on it. Angelina jolie is keen to tell the story and focus on this country and its past but it has been difficult to keep the spotlight off her own personal life. We know that an incident occurred which lead to your separation, we also know that you havent said anything about this. Would you like to Say Something . Only that, i dont want to say very much about that. Except to say it was a very difficult time, and we are a family. That interview also ran the following day on breakfast and on news channel, featu
blitzer. yeah, i m very sorry about what happened yesterday. it was what i thought something had to be done on the fiscal cliff before the election. apparently nothing has to be done until the first of the year. so i think he should just stick with his position. president clinton claims he didn t know it expires after the electi election. rick santorum is resurfacing. the former pennsylvania senator will lay out his plans for the future today. sources say he wants his voice heard as leader of the conservative wing of the gop. he s expected to announce he s ez forming a political committee to give him that vehicle. new developments in the etan patz murder investigation. look at this photo obtained exclusively by cnn. it shows pedro hernandez, the suspect in the 1978 death of the 6-year-old little new york boy, in a suit and tie wearing glasses. investigators have removed a computer hard drive, two satchels and other items from his new jersey home. hernandez who has con