And scotland theme more cloud and Northern Ireland, some spots are starting to brighten up. Its such sunny, unsubtle picture because we have High Pressure although the flow ofairaround have High Pressure although the flow of air around that especially the further south you are is coming in from the east on what is a strengthening easterly wind over the next couple of days and thats more noticeable here today compared with yesterday. This is how things are shaping up. Some high cloud and Eastern England making this an hazy, some cloud lingering in Northern Ireland especially the further south you are, and in the far north of scotla nd you are, and in the far north of scotland temperature is close to average for the time of year but still that little bit above in places with the breeze coming in towards these north sea coasts, its a bit cooler than elsewhere where the breeze continues overnight dragging ona the breeze continues overnight dragging on a bit of high cloud again, low cloud r
The government promises to set out which groups will be given priority over testing. And a state of emergency has been declared in the states of florida, alabama and mississippi, after Tropical Storm sally causes devastating floods. Donald trump claims an effective Coronavirus Vaccine could be good to go within weeks, contradicting one of his own Top Health Officials. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Nearly two Million People in the north east of england are facing new local lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, to try to halt a rise in coronavirus cases. Full details of the measures are still to be announced. They are likely to include earlier closing times for pubs, there may be tougher limits on households mixing, and this is expected to include sunderland, County Durham, newcastle, northumberland, north and south tyneside, and gateshead. Similar restrictions a
A new album is being released today nearly five years after his death. The record features eight previously unreleased songs. The songs selected were written between 1983 and 2001. Were going the have to check that out. Thats it for a tuesday way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Michael sams war on traditional gridiron values started as soon as he got the phone call. This is the moment where michael sam got the news that he was going to be a member of the st. Louis rams. There you see the raw emotion. Holding. Unnecessary tenderness. Good morning. It is tuesday, may 13th. Beautiful sunrise over washington this morning. With us on set in new york, msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former Communications Director for president george w. Bush, nicole wallace, mark halperin, Donny Deutsch with important information. And in washington, columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post, msnbc political analyst and a man who has Important News mr. Eugene robinson. Good to see you in
This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines. Nearly two Million People across most of the north east of england are set for tougher coronavirus restrictions from midnight, after a rise in cases. We do not take these decisions lightly. We agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act, and the data says that we must act now. A similar story in south wales where almost half a Million People in Rhondda Cynon taff will have stricter lockdown rules from 6pm this evening. Meanwhile a sharp decline in the turnaround time for testing as the system struggles to keep up with demand. The british people honoured their side of the bargain. In return, the government was supposed to deliver effective testing and tracing. The government failed. If you have any questions on testing, do send them in using the hashtag below and well answer them in half an hour with a virologist and senior clinical lecturer. And back to spurs . Real madrid striker gareth bale is due to fly to
So why is the president talking about lifting restrictions in certain areas . Don, let me start with the good news. It appears that the president is not going to do that. Hes been trying to back away from that prospect, which he held out a few days ago. In his comments today that we want to reopen safe. Expressing uncertainty about the easter timeline suggests that. But as for why he felt the need to hold out that prospect, i think hes afraid. This is a president whose selfimage is caught up in the idea that hes produced economic success. When he launched his reelection campaign, the Strong Economy was his principal asset. Now, the response to coronavirus is eroding that. You had huge surge in joblessness this week. Thats going to continue for a while. Were in a recession so that feels very bad to him. And, as for coronavirus, it has exposed his lack of interest and aptitude for governing. He skated by for more than three years without a serious crisis as president. Now, one is upon hi