for a pay rise to mitigate the soaring cost of living. the industry is under pressure to save money because of falling passenger numbers, and rail bosses insist reform is needed, but it s the passengers that will feel the brunt. lots of people will work from home, which we ve all most of us who can have become accustomed to that over the past few years, so it could be that it doesn t bite those people quite so much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure and travel events you know, glastonbury s often mentioned as being one of the big events that s happening next week the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel. the department for transport told the bbc that they are hugely disappointed and felt the strikes were premature and are urging the rmt to reconsider. but with no compromise in sight for the time being, it s set to be a stressful seven days ahead for passengers. vishala sri pathma, bbc news. let s speak to the rai
numbers, and rail bosses insist reform is needed, but it s the passengers that will feel the brunt. lots of people will work from home, which we ve all most of us who can have become accustomed to that over the past few years, so it could be that it doesn t bite those people quite so much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure and travel events you know, glastonbury s often mentioned as being one of the big events that s happening next week the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel. the department for transport told the bbc that they are hugely disappointed and felt the strikes were premature and are urging the rmt to reconsider. but with no compromise in sight for the time being, it s set to be a stressful seven days ahead for passengers. vishala sri pathma, bbc news. some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk in small boats or on the back of lorries could be
but it s the passengers that will feel the brunt. lots of people will work from home, which we ve all most of us who can have become accustomed to that over the past few years, so it could be that it doesn t bite those people quite so much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure and travel events you know, glastonbury s often mentioned as being one of the big events that s happening next week the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel. the reality is that people willjust the department for transport told the bbc that they are hugely disappointed and felt the strikes were premature and are urging the rmt to reconsider. but with no compromise in sight for the time being, it s set to be a stressful seven days ahead for passengers. vishala sri pathma, bbc news. earlier we ve heard from rail operations consultant anna jane hunter, whom you saw in our report, she commented on what caused disruption to rail transport. i think
folks just weren t doing it. i mean, is this kind of behavior going to get us on the other side of this. if we keep doing this, are we going to be kind of stuck in outbreak mode. we could be stuck in outbreak mode, and that s why i think what you re going to be seeing in addition to the fact that people are getting voluntarily vaccinated now on a more and more basis, as you said, we have been a couple of days even over a million per day. i think you re going to see a lot more local mandates, jim, there are going to be organizations, universities, colleges, there are going to be sports events, travel events where the rule is going to be if you want to participate, you get vaccinated. if not, sorry, you re not going to be able to do it. and i think when question get more and more of that, i think we re going to start seeing a great diminution in the number of cases. i get folks want to go back to normal life. they want to go to games, right. i want to go to games, but when you look a
measure. the legislative path for both biden priorities is uncertain, with democrats like senator joe manchin and others raising objections to the price tag on the bigger bill. when asked how he intends to get those democrats on board, the president struck an optimistic tone as he left the white house. the administration also grappling with another crisis, the stubborn fight against covid-19. the president is set to address the delta variant and new government actions in a speech set for thursday. dr. anthony fauci, the president s chief medical adviser telling cnn today more local mandates are needed. there are going to be sports events, travel events where the rule is going to be if you want to participate, you get vaccinated. if not, sorry, you re not going to be able to do it. reporter: and the president just moments ago arriving in queens to look at flooding damage. he will be delivering remarks momentarily. again, making the pitch for his