summer. the period in which presidential candidates kick their campaigns into full gear. but the start of this election year summer well it is anything like we ve ever seen before. in one week, president biden and donald trump will face off in a debate. to face voters to recon with the reality they re going to have to make sooner rather than later. today we got new details about how that debate is going to play out. independent candidate robert f. kennedy jr. officially failing to qualify for the debate leaving biden and trump to share the stage next week. biden will be standing at the podium on the right of the television screen. while trump will be the podium on the left. the same configurations as the two debates held four years ago. trump got to choose the order of the debate, he s going to go last giving him the last word. trump has opted for less prep sessions. and the president continues to hold rallies. allies of the candidates would be working to manage expectations.
covid-19. saying that battle is far from over, and setting goal of july 4th for small gathering and number of people vaccinated in the united states continues to climb, critics are claiming the president and his own cdc are being too cautious and approaching the return to normal and in their guidelines for when vaccinated americans are able to do let s bring in fox news medical contributor dr. marty a professor at the john hopkins school of medicine and bloomberg school of public health. so welcome, doctor great to see you again. thanks. paul: let s start with the may 1st target for vaccinating all adults that s declaring victory for something that is already on the way to being accomplished. well that s right most states are going to open up vaccination to anybody who wants it by april, and you look at states like connecticut that i already said that any age group regardless of the category will be able to get the vaccine by end of march. so that s a very conservative es
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Emmanuel macron says a new page is being turned in the history of france after his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the president ial election. To the undoubted relief of other european leaders, the pro eu candidate won by 66 to 34 to become, at 39, the countrys youngest president. Its the first time in decades that the election has been won by someone whos not a member of the two traditional main left wing and right wing parties. Our correspondent Christian Fraser is in paris. Good afternoon. Welcome to paris. Emmanuel macron has fulfilled his first ceremonial role here he stood alongside the outgoing president at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Together they marked the 72nd anniversary of victory in europe. A few years ago Francois Hollande named Emmanuel Macron as his economic advisor. Perhaps this is the moment the apprentice became the master. Francois hollande put a reassuring hand on the back of Emmanuel Macron. Perhaps h
Employees who work flexibly but dont receive any benefits should qualify for sick and holiday pay according to a government commissioned report. British Tennis Mystery is made. Its been 39 years. History is made. And Johanna Konta becomes the first british woman to reach the wimbledon semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978. A moment of history that she celebrated on centre court. Coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News standing in betweenJohanna Konta and the wimbledon final, Venus Williams a five time champion, who becomes the oldest semifinalist at the tournament in 23 years. Good evening. An appalling tragedy that should never have happened. Thats what the Prime Minister called the contaminated Blood Scandal of the 1970s and 80s, as the government announced an inquiry into the nhs scandal. Its been called one of the biggest disasters in the history of the nhs. At least 2,400 people died and 7,500 patients were infected with viruses, such as hepatitis c and hiv, after being given Blood Pr
Welcome to bbc news. French voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. The run off in the president ial race will be between two political outsiders, whove left mainstream parties on the sidelines. Emmanuel macrons en marche party, which is barely a year old, won the most votes, in the first round of the election. Hell face Marine Le Pen of the front nastionale. Its more than twenty years since they reached the second round of the electoral process. A victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu and for brexit. Our europe editor katya adler has the latest. Emmanuel macron looking president ial last nights. A bit prematurely perhaps. Theres a lot of glad handing still to be done two weeks to go before the final vote. Financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal. But she doesnt. Marine le pen, macrons rivalfor president , his rival for french voters trust. A welcome visitor on market day in the forgotten town. Shes the peoples p