Hits isis with its biggest day of air strikes yet. But the terror group is still making gains and doctors say the first case of ebola has been diagnosed in the United States. What they had to say about fears the patient wasnt treated fast enough. The newest information on all those coming up but want to begin with the demonstrations in hong kong. Today is a national day, a holiday in china but not everyone is celebrating looking now at live pictures from hong kong. Thousands of prodemocracy demonstrators, many of them young people, have filled the streets there once again. Theyre demanding their own right to choose their own leader, beijing is granting hong kong the right to vote beginning in 2017 but the Sticking Point is that the candidates must be approved by chinas leadership. Young people dont want that. The fact that locals can elect directly local leaders even though china gets to reto them should be enough. Listen to this. Translator it is understandable different people may ha
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Test and trace systems get underway in england and scotland today, as part of a more targeted approach to tackling coronavirus. Scientists say its not a magic bullet but government ministers hope it will allow lockdowns restrictions to be eased across the uk. If we all participate in this system when asked, then well be able to more safely lift the lockdown measures and lift the sort of the aggregate National Lockdown by having this more targeted approach. Beijing overwhelmingly endorses a hugely controversial bill that paves the way for a tough new security law in hong kong. Translation this is a major move
to practice one country, two systems and is also in line with chinas constitution and the basic law of hong kong. The number of people whove died with covid 19 in the United States has now passed 100,000. South korea is re imposing some social restrictions in its main cities, to combat a small s
Thats jimmy fallon taking a gratuitous shot at his hometown mayor. With willie and me we have katty kay. And contributor Mike Barnicle. Nationals affair analyst for msnbc and nbc, John Heilemann. Political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee, michael steele. Also with us, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. And willie of course, the top story this morning, still a lot of people talking about Jeffrey Epstein and as we said on the show yesterday, this is the outrage actually is a bipartisan outrage. It is red state outrage and it is blue state outrage with a question being how in the world was this guy left alone in his cell . As the attorney general said yesterday its shocking the number of procedures that werent followed for a guy that had to be considered, right, the most valuable prisoner in america. It becomes more jaw dropping the more details we hear about how it hap
Theres a lot to cover including the bruising day on wall street. Now theres growing concerns over a potential recession. Plus china with two big stories. They are still consuming hong kong and the trade war with washington. And congressman steve king managing to offend just about everything with his comments on abortion, rape, and incest. Well get the latest reaction from capitol hill with some republicans calling for him to resign. But, we begin with a developing story out of philadelphia. An armed suspect accused of opening fire and wounding six officers during an eighthour standoff has surrendered early this morning. Shortly after midnight a Police Spokesman tweeted that a suspect was in custody and that s. W. A. T. Officers were clearing the house where the standoff took place. Police on the scene said the suspect surrendered without incident and was taken to a hospital for treatment because teargas was used. The gunfire began wednesday afternoon as police were serving a narcotics
Subject you touched and taking credit for the plant there that he was visiting, suggesting that his administration was the impetus behind it creating jobs for pennsylvania. The plant was given the go ahead in 2012, which was not only president barack obama, but president Barack Obamas first term. Right. Easily demonstrable. Were going to get more into the president s speech in pennsylvania in a moment. We want to begin with new information surrounding the jailhouse suicide of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department official tells nbc news that a team of the bureau of prisons will be at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Protocol, whenever there is a significant event at a detention facility calls for that move. An Administration Official tells nbc news the fbi and doj Inspector General which also are investigating the circumstances around epsteins death are being stymied by federal employees who are quote lawyering up. This comes after yesterdays news that the the warde