loitering in montana w, whichme is home to our nuclear silos and intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing claims that it is a i civilian aircraft used foraircra meteorological research thatft got knocked off course by bad weather. but the pentagon says that sat a bunch of b.s. we know this is a chinese balloon and thatbao it has the ability to maneuvern . the balloon ha s changethd itss course, which is , again, whchy sp re monitoring. ea the balloon continues to move eastward and it s currently overnues the center of the continental united states. again, we currently assess that the balloon does not present a a military or physical threatr s to people on the grounicd this time. and we ll continue to reviewti excuse me, continue to monitor id review options. we assess that it ll probably be over the united states forteo a few few daysr . so why the hasn t joe biden shot this thing down yet? thi defense officials have advised t the president not to take it out, fearingd
two people have died in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. hello and welcome. seven people have been shot dead in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. tensions are once again rising in the region. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were h
salmond. the continuing cost of the pandemic government borrowing hit more than £19 billion pounds last month the highest february figure since records began. and could rachael blackmore become the first female jockey to win the cheltenham gold cup? and coming up on bbc news. uefa are investigating after rangers claim their player was racially abused by a slavia prague player during their europa league defeat. they deny the allegation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again, after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister, who s
a lesson in primate parenting bonobos have been seen for the first time adopting babies outside their family groups. we ll hear from the scientists behind the research later this afternoon. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister who said there isn t enough vaccine supply in europe to prevent a third wave. our europe correspondent nick beake reports. paris in the spring, a city where the mood is darkening. the french capital is descending into another lockdown, part of the effort to stop a third wave of the virus taking hold across
In sport still in the title race. Tottenham beat Crystal Palace and keep the heat on leaders chelsea. A boom for books as the Publishing Industry has a surge in sales and a record year. And carol has the weather. A chilly start in southern areas, with a touch of frost. But here weve got early sunshine. Most of the uk will be cloudy, with showers and a few sunny spells in between. More in about 15 minutes. Thank you amcu bend. See you then. Tensions are rising in north korea, as the u 5 call for more pressure to force the country to give up its Nuclear Weapons programmes. Last night, President Trump briefed all 100 members of the senate, revealing a strategy of economic sanctions and diplomacy. But washington also said they were prepared to defend themselves and their allies, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The us is piling on the pressure. This is a Military Exercise just north of the north korean border. A message that the us is ready if diplomatic efforts fail. This is how