Zimbabwes president defends the crackdown on protests against his government will be live in her. And in sports the l. A. Lakers have secured top spot in the n. B. A. s western conference for the 1st time in a decade but bron james his Team Clinching the number one seed with the win also did you. See. We begin this news hour with the continuing battle against the coronavirus countries around the globe are grappling with the surgeon cases the u. S. Remains the worlds epi center with at least 155000 people dead and of a 4700000 people infected and despite the ads President Donald Trump is insisting that schools reopen a call he once again made on twitter on tuesday but that push has attracted a lot of criticism teachers marched through new york on monday they are angry at a plan for mayor bill de blasio to open schools even with restrictions. Well democratic president ial hopeful joe biden has tweeted attacking trumps handling of the pandemic he said that at the beginning of july donald
Weekly News Conference said to happen later this hour. We will bring it to you live. And the enemy within, secretary lloyd austin orders every branch of the military to stand down over the next two months, after an investigation of homegrown extremism within its ranks goes on. We are live with that development coming up. Im Hallie Jackson In Washington Along With Garrett Haik and former Virginia Republican congresswoman barra comstock. Garrett, let me start with you. We are expecting to see some stuff go down in the house today. You have new reporting from your team and your sources pulling back the curtain on what went on behind the scenes in that gop meeting. Reporter a fivehour meeting, House Republicans are trying to figure out who they will be in the postdonald trump era. The solution they came to for now is try to make the tent as big as possible. Room for both Liz Cheney On One Side and Marjorie Taylor green on The Other Side. Neither member will be punished or chastened in anyw
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Telegraph Chief Political correspondent, christopher hope, and columnist for the Evening Standard and times radio presenter, ayesha hazarika. Lets ta ke lets take a look first at tamaras papers. Tomorrows paper. The telegraph says the chancellor, rishi sunak, fears scientific advisers are Moving The Goalposts on the requirements for ending lockdown amid a growing split within the government over when to lift restrictions. The i marks the news that more than ten Million People in the uk 15 of the population has now recieved a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The metro quotes englands Chief Medical Officer saying we are past the peak of the pandemic. Professor chris whitty hailed a continual steady decline in the death toll but warned Infection Rates remained incredibly high. According to the guardian, the nhs has been urged to rethink safety for thousands of Frontline Staff after new Re
And captain sir tom moore The War Veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for the Uks National Health Service during the first lockdown has died at the age of 100. Hello and welcome women in chinas so called Re Education Camps have been systematically raped and tortured according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. Its estimated more than a million men and women have been detained in the camps, which china claims are Education Centres to De Radicalise Uighurs and other muslim minorities. Our correspondent matthew hill has spoken to several former detainees and workers and you may find some of their accounts distressing. Reliving a story she can barely bring herself to tell. She was held one of xinjiangs so called Re Education Camps. She was held in one of xinjiangs so called Re Education Camps. These Satellite Images show the site were she says she was held, sharing a cell with 13 other women with a bucket for a toilet. And she is haunted by one image. Masked men coming d
A live music venue. The officials checked whether people used masks and used alcoholbased disinfectants and if they kept sufficient dus tans. The venue has installed a transparent barrier to prevent virus transmission via droplets. Translator its good that the officials were able to check everything in detail and see how our store is taking measures. Reporter the wards Health Center plans to visit about 750 locations by the end of this month. The tokyo metropolitan government is asking restaurants, bars and other establishments serving alcohol to close by 10 00 p. M. To help curve the spread of the virus. More than 1,200 new cases were reported across the japan on tuday. Tokyo has the most infections. 309 were reported on tuesday, the 8th straight day the capitals tally topped the 200 mark. Japans three major financial groups have posted huge declines in profit for the april to june period. Executives say t they have to shore up reserves as the pandemic raises the risk that loans wont