Live. And for those of us joining us in person, welcome to the historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association. And my name is dr. Colleen hogan, a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association, and the director of the David Rubenstein center for white house history tonight, a special episode of white house history live as we launch the book mourning the president s loss and legacy in american culture. This book was published by the University Virginia press in partnership with the center for president ial history, Southern Methodist university, and the Miller Center at uva. Mourning the president s brings together and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of americans have eulogized and remembered. U. S. President s. This evening, were joined by several scholars that contributed the book on stage. And we have others in the audience, including chester and brandon robinson. Thank you for joining us this evening. Dr. Ma
Conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge no major hot no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. robin breaking news. The federal Government Shutdown while you were sleeping. And less than two hours ago the house passed a bill to keep the government open. We are now waiting for the president to sign the bill. The federal government ran out of money at midnight eastern time. Forcing a shutdown. About two hours later the Senate Passed a budget deal with 71 votes. The bill then went to the house who debated the bill until about 2 30 this morning here on the west coast. The bill then passed in the house with bipartisan support. The shutdown is now in its 7th hour. It will end as soon as the president signs the bill. robin an
The difficult winter ahead. A phone call with brussels tonight, downing street warns that post brexit trade talks are in a serious situation and an agreement is looking unlikely. Remember, the show will go on. Short, sharp and hopeful celebrities and key workers with their message in just six words, at the end of a year like no other. And coming up in sport on bbc news. Manchester united are looking to move into the top six as they travel to Sheffield United in the premier league. Good evening. Millions more people in the east and south east of england are being moved into tier three the toughest coronavirus restrictions from saturday. It means 38 Million People in england will be in the highest tier the areas shown here in red. Thats more than two thirds of the country. Bedfordshire, buckinghamshire, berkshire and hertfordshire are the latest to be subject to the strictest rules, along with most of surrey, and parts of east sussex, cambridgeshire and hampshire. The only parts of the c
Himself orfamily not issue pre emptive pardons for himself or family members as far as we know. No sign of that. So we will return to washington very shortly. This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines a historic day in america asjoe biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. He spent last night at blair house but is currently in the cathedral and is expected to leave to head to the inauguration shortly. His new Vice President makes History Today too, Kamala Harris, the first female, first black and first south Asian American to take up the post. Outgoing President Donald Trump not at the inauguration ceremony. He left the white house a few hours ago. Mr trump delivered his last remarks atjoint base andrews. He thanked his family and team before wishing joe biden success. I wifih wishing joe biden success. I wish the new administration wishing joe biden success. I wish the new Administration Great wishing joe biden success. I wish | the new Administration Great
Today at six from saturday, two thirds of englands population will be under the toughest covid restrictions from hampshire to bedfordshire, much of the south and south east is now in tier 3. In the north of england, hopes of moving down a tier are dashed but in the south west, bristol and some surrounding areas see an easing of the rules. I know that tier 3 measures are tough, but the best way for everyone to get out of them is to pull together, not just to follow the rules, but do everything they possibly can to stop the spread of the virus. And the furlough scheme is extended by a month to the end of next april, in wales, covid is the leading cause of death again a computer upgrade means that the number of cases could be twice as high as the previous estimate. Within the next hour, a call between borisjohnson within the next hour, a call between Boris Johnson and the within the next hour, a call between borisjohnson and the president of the eu commission. The latest attempt to break