party. the report says the goal was also to undermine confidence in the u.s. election and to further divide the american people. let s go straight to our senior national security correspondent alex marquardt who is working the story for us. alex, this very detailed, lengthy, declassified report says proxies linked to russian intelligence and to putin directly pushed misleading, you be substantiated allegations against now president biden, pushed those allegations to american media organizations, officials, prominent individuals, including some very close to the former president. reporter: that s right, wolf. it says russian intelligence at the behest of vladimir putin, the russian president, targeted allies and people close to trump and hits administration. this is the most comprehensive report we ve gotten about the 2020 election and foreign intelligence by the intelligence community and it makes clear that this massive russian influence campaign was designed, orchestrated
administration s week-long tour. but the focus today on aide for small businesses. in a few hours president biden takes his message to pennsylvania s delaware county. we have not had great vaccine distribution in delaware county and i m sure he will also those questions for all of the people. multiple headlines out for the coronavirus pandemic. moderna saying they started vaccine trials for children. one vaccine is ramping up and another is under the micro scope. they say there is no indication that vaccination has caused blood clots. it comes after 13 european countries stop the use of the vaccine. join me to hear what that means for the global vaccine rollout. carol, good morning what can we expect to hear from the president later this afternoon. this is the president s first stop. and administration officials are trying to sell this $1.9 trillion bill. from philadelphia where i am and going to a small business. there is provisions for small businesses and there is so
we re very much not a racist family. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. president biden has signed into law his one point nine trillion dollar stimulus bill. the package provides a direct payment to most americans of $1,400, as well as $350 billion for state and local governments. mr biden wasn t taking any questions from the reporters gathered in the oval office but he is due to make a nationally televised address in the us in the next hour we will, of course, bring you that here on bbc news. well, for more on what that address may hold, i m joined by the bbc s laura trevelyan from washington. what can we expect? this is president biden is first prime time 0val president biden is first prime time oval office address to americans. and his aides have said in the last 15 minutes that they expect the president to set a goal of allowing americans to gather in
and in his first comment since harry and meghan s bombshell interview prince william insists the britsh royal family is not racist. reporter: have you spoken - to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. can you just let me know, is the royal family a racist family, sir? we re very much not a racist family. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, one of the most widely used covid 19 vaccines in the world, has been suspended in three european countries amid reports that some people who ve had the jab have developed blood clots. each country s health authority have stressed the move was precautionary, and that evidence of the vaccine s safety and efficacy was good. norway and iceland announced their decision to pause its use, after denmark stopped its rollout for m days. astrazeneca says the safety of the vaccine has been extensively studied in clinical trials. here s denmark s prime minister. denmark will suspend the use of the astrazenec