And switzerland has knockout friends of the European Football championships in a nail biting victory in a penalty shoot out. Knocked out france. Hello and welcome. Its being called a Heat Dome, a huge band of High Pressure which has settled across a vast swathe of North America and canada, bringing with it a Summer Heatwave which is breaking all records. Its hotter in parts of Western Canada right now than it is in the desert in dubai. A new record was set on sunday in the town of lytton in british columbia, where the temperature reached 46. 6 celsius thats 116 fahrenheit. The cause is this band of High Pressure stretching from california right up through canadas arctic territories, inland through idaho and utah. The Heat Dome acts like a lid on a Cooking Pot and has set records in many other areas. But not everyone is cooling off in the water. The elderly and vulnerable are at risk. The us and canada have both warned citizens of dangerous Heat Levels that could persist this week. Lets
British armed forces who died after the D Day landings. El salvador says it wants to be the first country to adopt bitcoin as an official currency. Charities are warning that cuts to foreign aid are casting a shadow over the uks influence and the G7 Summit. Ill be back at midday with the latest news. Right now on Bbc News, its time for dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. This week we are asking should the Uk Unlock from Covid Restrictions or not . Should the rich nations provide excess vaccines to poorer countries, and what can we expect from forthcoming global summits . The g7 here in the uk and President Biden and vladimir Putin Meeting in geneva. Joining me we have got foreign correspondent thomas and Stephanie Baker of bloomberg news. And joining me here in studio is the bbc s esteemed Health Editor Hugh pym. Welcome to you all. Thank you very much for being with us. Freedom from Covid Restrictions in england onjune 2i, that is what borisjohnson is hoping will st
Hello and welcome. President biden has sought to underline Americas Support for nato, striking a very different tone to that of his predecessor donald trump. Joe biden said that the Military Alliance was critically important to the usas interests. He was speaking at a Nato Summit Belgium as our North America Editorjon sopel reports. Theres a new sheriff in town, and if nato members could have thrown Rose Petals in front Ofjoe Biden s motorcade, they probably would have done. He is resetting the relationship after the hostility of his predecessor. And look at the Body Language the Mock Double take. There was the hybrid Fist Cum Elbow bump, and even a jokey hello with Turkeys President erdogan. Joe biden likes nato, and nato seems to like him. Let me make it clear. Nato is critically important to us interests, in and of itsself. If there wasnt one, wed have to invent one, and i just want all of europe to know that the united states is there, the united states is there. Donald trump, on
News the manhattan d. A. Has now convened a Special Grand Jury to decide whether to bring criminal charges against former President Trump, his family or his company. What weve learned tonight. News on the coronavirus tonight. Half of all adults in america now fully vaccinated. And tonight, moderna revealing its vaccine for 12 to 17yearolds is 100 effective after two doses. So, how soon before it gets authorization . And news tonight, if youre fully vaccinated, what the cdc has learned about breakthrough infections. Whats being called a statesponsored high jacking. And tonight, for the first time, we hear the audio. Air traffic controllers and the pilots. That Passenger Jet forced to land. Pilots told to land because of a security threat. The pilots then asking, where i . Martha raddatz with late reporting tonight. Cracking down on unruly passengers. The flight Attendants Union saying a passenger assaulted a flight attendant, knocking out two of their teeth. 2,500 cases since just janua
Arrest one of his top critics. What the u. S. Now demands. An urgent manhunt after a 6yearold was killed in a Road Rage shooting the new reward tonight. Yearbook backlash. What female students are accusing a Florida School of doing to their photos the extreme weather striking an ultramarathon. 21 people killed the search for survivors. Our Nbc News Investigation nearly one year after the death of george floyd. The controversial Police Restraints being used across the country with sometimes deadly Results Allergy sufferers. Why this season is so bad and what to do about it and those two historymaking sports moments inspiring america. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone for weeks weve been holding our breath hoping it wasnt fools gold. But tonight the recovery seems genuine. Optimism spreading across the country as the pandemic recedes and the country reopens. While the pace of vaccinations has slowed, nearly half the population has now received at