vaccinated people, like so many of you watching, like us, to start wearing masks again if we live in communities where the virus transmission rate is high. the cdc is also expected to recommend that students and teachers wear masks again in k-12 schools regardless of vaccination status. we will bring you the cdc announcement as soon as it happens. according to the cdc, close to two-thirds of counties in the u.s. have high or substantial transmission of covid-19. it is every place you see on the screen. dr. sanjay gupta is here ahead of the announcement. sanjay, let s start with your reaction of what we are expected to hear from the cdc. well, you know, i mean this is obviously not the news people want to hear right now because it is going to appear like we re going backwards. i think if we rewind back to may 13th when i think it was on your program talking about you were. the fact that the mask guidance yep was changing at that time, it was a cause for celebra
yeah. so, i think they should be like, we are just sitting around talking. i am talking to my friends at home. and my friends at home are probably not in a suit, because it s the end of the day. workday is over. suit and tie is over. they will probably ask you why you are in the sweater in the middle of may. well, it s chilly here. you want to know the temperature in new york city? 60 degrees. still, it s chilly outside. let s see. it s i like it. so this may be the look every night? yeah. what do you think? you hating? good looking. i also think that it is irrelevant to people. i this is one of the vestiges of tv when most the places that matter most in this country, when you see somebody in a suit and tie, it usually means something bad s going to happen. i wear this every night because i believe, one, in the uniform. the identifiable nature of it and i don t give a beep what people think. but seriously, i do think that we sometimes, i watch us and i m
i d be lying if i said the journey would be an easy one. he was really honest about what he went through. he wanted to empower people with a sense of inner strength and love. three, two, one. and liftoff. ? this mission is opening space travel up to anyone. i got the golden ticket. i m going to space. how many coaches said look, honey, you re 5 6 , it s not going to work. i m stubborn. it s about connection, that energy that you give out in the universe, it always comes back. bubba, go, baby. you tell me i can t do it, you watch me. don t let anybody tell you you can t, just go out and do it. inspiring america, the 2021 inspiration list. here are savannah guthrie, lester holt and hoda kotb. good evening. we re starting a new annual tradition. we re spotlighting the folk whose inspire us most. these aren t people to idolize or put on a pedestal. they wouldn t want that. these are people we ve chosen to inspire all of us in our own lives. this group sh
turned parts of australia wetter and wetter. plus carbon crisis as levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reach record post industrial levels. it was only a matter of time. i m not surprised. it s very sad, it s very disappointing, but it s, you know, unless we do something about it, it is inevitable. and from the skies to the stars what the rest of the year has in store for us astronomically. whether it s a solar eclipse or a shower of meteors, i will be letting you know when to look out for this year s celestial highlights. welcome to the latest weather world. our regular look at the stories and the science behind the weather that s been making the news. this time, nick and i are in london s regents park where all around us, there are signs that spring is about to break forth. and it s all very welcome to see, but it comes after a northern hemisphere winter which has at times delivered some extreme, and what is nowadays extremely unusual, cold weather. not possible, no
now on bbc news: weather world. sarah keith lucas and nick miller report on the latest weather stories, including a look at the role of climate change in last winter s severe weather in the uk and usa. this time on weather world, spring is in the air here in the uk. after a winter which delivered something increasingly rare proper cold. the uk records its lowest february temperature in over 60 years. and texas, colder than alaska, we look at the science behind winter s big freeze. also on weather world. oh, my goodness. washed away, the shift in global weather patterns that have turned parts of australia wetter and wetter. plus, carbon crisis as levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reach record post industrial levels. it was only a matter of time. i m not surprised. it s very sad, it s very. disappointing, but it s, you know, unless we do something about it, - it is inevitable. and from the skies to the stars what the rest of the year has in store for us astronomically.