Its been busy in washington. President biden has signed 30 executive orders highlighting his priorities for his first hundred days in office. Well devote our entire next hour to breaking down those executive orders, what they do and what they do not do. Thats in the next hour. Chief among those priorities of course is the pandemic. On day one, the Biden Administration released its national covid19 strategy. Part of the plan is to administer 100 million vaccinations in 100 days. And hes pushing for a 1. 9 trillion economic package. It would include stimulus payments of 1,400. How likely is that plan to become law . Senator bob casey of pennsylvania will join us to consider that, just ahead. Prioritizing the pandemic also means a familiar face is back in the White House Briefing room, dr. Anthony fauci. He is clearly relieved to have new leadership at the top. Dr. Fauci spoke to Msnbcs Alex Witt today. We will be transparent. There will be bumps in the holes. There will be potholes. Ther
Speak tojoe biden since he entered the white house. Hello and welcome to bbc news. In the last few hours, theres been an extraordinary rescue of 11 gold miners trapped underground in china for two weeks. The first miner was brought to the surface to cheers from emergency workers. He was described as extremely weak and immediately carried to a waiting ambulance. Over the following hours, the others were pulled out in small groups. A total of 22 workers were trapped 600 metres below ground at the mine in shandong province following an explosion. Joining me now live from beijing is our correspondent, stephen mcdonell. How have they got them out . Remarkable story, events are moving very quickly in shandong province, ii very quickly in shandong province, ii miner ploo might have been brought to the surface alive. We had been told it would take two weeks for them to dig 600 metres through to where they were. Ii miners. But somehow or other today a separate group of rescuers managed to clear
Have been the biggest upset in fa cup history, Manchester City eventually beat cheltenham, but only after the League Two Side gave them a scare. Good morning. Well, it is going to be a snow day for some of you today across england and wales, with scenes like these. Further north of scotland and Northern Ireland, brighter with sunshine, but still a few snow showers around as well. Ill have the all important Weather Forecast coming up a bit later on. Its sunday, the 24th of january. Our main story one of the governments top scientists is urging people to abide by all coronavirus restrictions, even if theyve been fully vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer, Professorjonathan Van Tam, said it is possible they can still pass the virus on even if they are protected against falling ill themselves. Efforts to step up the innoculation drive are continuing, with another raft of Vaccination Centres opening this week. Danjohnson has this report. Here is a historical setting for the mos
A dramatic rescue in china, as 11 gold miners whod been trapped underground for two weeks are brought out alive. New zealand confirms its first coronaviurs case in months, which appears to have slipped through the countrys rigorous quarantine system. And borisjohnson becomes the first european leader to speak to the new us President Joe Biden since he entered the white house. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Here in the uk, Health Secretary matt hancock says there are early signs the number of coronavirus cases are starting to decrease, but that he doesnt know when the current lockdown restrictions will ease. Mr hancock also praised the speed of the vaccine rollout, with three quarters of the over 80s receiving their first dose. He was speaking to the andrew marr show. The good news is there are early signs that certainly the rise in the number of cases has been halted. And in many parts of the country, that cases are starting to come down. It isnt jus
Reports from a destroyed city. Philippines. Starts october 24th to tell you. About it. This is g w news live from berlin to the like a ceasefire in Northern Syria or is it in yet another unexpected turn the u. S. Announces turkey will suspend military operations against Kurdish Forces for 5 days in return the u. S. Says it will lift economic sanctions against turkey also coming up they have a deal yet again negotiators in brussels reached
a new agreement outlining the u. K. s departure from the European Union e. U. Leaders have given their blessing but the deal still needs to get through to the u. K. Parliament easier said than done Boris Johnsons allies in Northern Ireland have already said they will not support. Im brink of it is good to have you with us we begin tonight with a remarkable turnabout in syria when the u. S. Vice president mike pence went to to try and persuade of turkeys president. To stop his attack on kurdish fighters in Northern Syria no one did his chances very hig