And we meet this Years Mercury Prize winner, Singer Songwriter Arlo parks, who itjust 20 years old. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. In his most sweeping act yet, President Biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against Covid 19. It follows a surge in cases of the fast spreading Delta Variant. All Federal Government workers will have to be innoculated as will businesses with more than A Hundred employees. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 Million americans who are still notjabbed, saying they were causing hospitals to become overcrowded, and he appealed to them to get the shot. What more is there to wait for . What more do you need to see . The vaccine has fda approval. More than 200 Million with at least one shot. We have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. And refusal has cost all of us, so please, do the right thing. Listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. Taking their final breath, saying, if only gotten vaccinated. Lets speak to our correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal. Is this the Game Changer . It is this the Game Changer . It was a very tough message from President Biden. He has tried to avoid using federal power in this way, doing the whole softly softly approach to encourage americans to get the vaccine. He has had enough, you could hear the frustration in his message and that has a lot to do with the number of covid related deaths, averaging 1500 per day. As you can imagine, in the last half hour, the Republican Party has released a statement saying it intends to sue the biden administration over the mandate, and even union chiefs have said they felt he had gone too far in trying to muscle some private companies and workers. But worth mentioning a lot of Business Leaders have come out and said, look, freedom is all well and good, but when it starts impacting other Peoples Freedom and health and safety, it becomes a problem. So there has been a welcome two his message, especially now the pandemic is showing no signs of fading. Where are the worst pockets. Its particularly dominant in parts. I was looking at the cdc� s latest estimates, part of the country accounts for upwards of 74 of covid infections. You have southern States West of the mississippi, new york, newjersey. States west of the mississippi, new york, newjersey. The share of new cases in this country is down to the Delta Variant this month. Doctor anthony gauci, considered the top adviser, gave to start learning and said things would get worse in the winter. He thinks things will start spreading. Very keen to roll out the Booster Shots which he mentioned in his speech tonight, hoping they will be rolled out from september 20th. Tens of millions have not had the jab. What is back down to . Its interesting. When you talk about people who are anti vaccine. Some people are just against it over conspiracy theories, they have unsubstantiated claims over the vaccine, it is hard to put a number on those people. If you speak to various experts, they say the vaccination uptake, the low uptake is down to a lot of reasons. One of the best analogies i heard recently was comparing enthusiasm for the vaccine to queueing up for the latest sneakers. A lot of enthusiasm when it came out, americans wanted to get it, there were people going on websites trying to log in for an appointment, there was a rush, but over time the enthusiasm faded away, most americans have got the first vaccine. The enthusiasm, you have those americans who want to get it and passionately believe they have to get the vaccine. Those at the other end for various reasons. And all those in between. President biden made it clear he is angry at governors, particularly republicans who have an unrelenting resistance to the masks and the vaccines. He said they were undermining The American public� S Confidence in getting vaccines. American publicS Confidence in getting vaccines. The biden administration is suing the state of texas over its near total Ban On Abortion Seeking for the law to be declared invalid. The State Law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and crucially allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the proceedure. The Texas Attorney General has accused the biden administration of in the state. President Joe Biden promised action and it camejust over a biden promised action and it came just over a week after the Law Senate Bill number eight came into Effect. It Law Senate Bill number eight came into Effect. Came into Effect. It found nearly all came into Effect. It found nearly all abortions came into Effect. It found nearly all abortions in came into Effect. It found nearly all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. Women may not even know they are pregnant. It is months before a pregnancy is viable. It does so in cases of rape, Sexual Assault and incest. That is clearly unconstitutional under long standing supreme Court Precedent. Longstanding supreme Court Precedent longstanding Supreme Court recedent. , precedent. That sentiment was echoed by precedent. That sentiment was echoed by vice precedent. That sentiment was echoed by Vice President precedent. That sentiment was l echoed by Vice President kamala harris. ,. ,. , harris. The right of women to control their harris. The right of women to control their own harris. The right of women to control their own bodies harris. The right of women to control their own bodies is i harris. The right of women to | control their own bodies is not negotiable. Control their own bodies is not negotiable control their own bodies is not neuotiable. ~ negotiable. The law has sparked widesnread negotiable. The law has sparked widespread protests negotiable. 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We have explained to bbc this week. Have prosecutors sworn to uphold the law who said, we are not going to enforce the law, we have no choice but to find a way. We have no choice but to find a wa. We have no choice but to find a wa ,. ,. , we have no choice but to find a wa. ,. ,. , . Way. The law came into Effect after the Supreme Court after the Supreme Court justices decided not to block it, and many fear that could speu it, and many fear that could spell trouble for the Landmark Roe vs wade decision 50 years ago. Roe vs wade decision 50 Years A. O. Roe vs wade decision 50 years a a 0. , Roe Vs Wade Decision 50 Years A. O. ,. , Roe Vs Wade Decision 50 years auo. ,. ,. , ago. The supreme Court Today leualised ago. The supreme Court Today legalised abortions. Legalised abortions. Officials in several legalised abortions. Officials in several other legalised abortions. Officials in several other us legalised abortions. Officials in several other us states i legalised abortions. Officials i in several other us states have said they are considering laws similar. Prompting a warning from the Attorney General that the justice from the Attorney General that thejustice department. Inaudible. The united states has described the first civilian Charter Flight from afghanistan since The American Military Withdrawal as a positive first step from the taliban. Qatar airways flew more than 100 foreign nationals from kabul to doha. They included 13 britons and up to 30 americans. A spokesperson for the us national Security Council said the taliban had been flexible, businesslike and professional in facilitating the departure of american citizens. Hundreds of foreign nationals are thought to be stranded in afghanistan since the taliban seized power last month. Heres what White House press secratary, jen psaki, said about the Talibans Cooperation we just had a plane landed in qatar that is evidence that we are working to co ordinate to get american citizens, to get afghan partners and to get legal permanent residents out, and were hopeful and working to ensure there are additional flights. Journalists in afghanistan say theyve been beaten, detained and flogged by the taliban when covering protests. You may find some of the pictures distressing. This is nematullah Nakdi And Taki daryabi. They had been covering a womens protest in kabul on wednesday when they were taken to a police station. They say they were beaten with batons, Electrical Cables and whips. Nematullah told the Afp News Agency one of the taliban put his foot on my head, crushed my face against the concrete. They kicked me in the head. I thought they were going to kill me. Heres more from yogita limaye. Yesterday, they called the protests illegal and said they were instigated by people with malicious interests, people from Outside Afghanistan and they were being done with the intent of creating chaos, and theyve Effectively banned protests like these, because theyve said demonstrators need to get permission from the ministry ofjustice. Then they need to tell security services, not just about where and when the protests will be held but also what slogans will be raised and what banners will be displayed. But ive been speaking to women who have been out on the street more than once, demanding their rights. They were at the protests in kabul yesterday. Some of them were also out today. And theyve been saying whatever happens, despite the risks theyre facing. And theyve told me they were whipped and that they were beaten with batons, but despite that, they say, we will continue going out. One woman said that, ill go again and again until im killed by the taliban, because its better to die once than to die gradually. Their main concern is whether they will be able to go back to theirjobs, because as of now, the taliban have said they dont want women to work given the security situation. 20 years on from the 9 11 attacks, the man thought to have planned them Khalid Sheikh mohammed and his key associates are still in guantanamo bay, yet to stand trial. When President 0bama took office in 2009 he pledged to close the prison within a year, but many inmates are still held there the Wheels Ofjustice turning extremely slowly. Aleem maqbool reports from guantanamo bay. A Demand Forjustice following that horrific day 20 years ago led to a wide reaching response. But one thats since led to accusations the us perpetrated injustice. In a tiny corner of cuba, one notorious By Product of the 9 11 attack still remains. Prisoners are still being held in limbo in guantanamo bay. Well, of course the us authorities have allowed us to be here, but they are extremely restrictive in controlling what we can show, in terms of people and structures. They certainly havent allowed us anywhere near the Detention Facilities where the remaining prisoners are being held. When i was last here, things were very different. We saw some detainees mingle and eat together and interact with the guards, though we knew of other camps where prisoners didnt have such privileges. We were even able to wander through the long abandoned camp x ray, where in the months after the 9 11 attacks men and boys were first transferred, interrogated and, in many cases, tortured. Of nearly 800 men and boys who have been detained at guantanamo bay, 39 remain. About a quarter were cleared for release as far back as 2010, but are still waiting to leave. Two have been charged and convicted, in what are called military commissions. 17 have never been charged, but will remain in prison for life, because they are deemed a security threat. The other ten are still waiting trial. They include five men accused of involvement in the 9 11 attacks. Well, for the first time in more than 18 months, those five men were inside a court room. We couldnt film it, but we were in the gallery, just through the glass, just feet away from those defendants, including at the very front there with the ginger beard, Khalid Sheikh mohammed, the man who it is believed conceived of the idea of 9 11 and took that idea to 0sama bin laden. But the proceedings themselves were extremely slow. People often ask is there an end in sight . And for a long, long time there wasnt even a middle in sight. But now, we are in the middle of the case, because wrestling with the question of what Effect-torture'>Effect Torture has on the admissibility of statements is really the heart of the case. But thats where things are stuck. All the while the Family Members of those killed in 9 11 wait for resolution, and the Detention Centre here looks no closer to shutting down. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come. Lights, camera, action. The russian film that is not of this earth. Freedom itself was attacked this morning. And freedom will be defended. The united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes a spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, and the blacks in soweto township. And the whites in their rich suburbs. We say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough blood and tears. Enough the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is bbc news, the latest headlines. Around 100 Million workers in america will be required to get a Covid 19 vaccine as President Biden unveils tough new measures against those who reviews the jab. The us Federal Government Sues Texas in an attempt to block a Law Banning almost all abortions in the state. The international atomic Energy Agency has announced a thorough review of Japans Decision to start pouring A Million tonnes of contaminated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the sea. James acton, the co director of the nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for international peace, told us what the iaea will be looking into. Primarily, i would think, from the perspective understanding the radiological Effect this water will have on the surrounding environment, the maritime life, if you like. And i think whatjapan sees in this is it wants to try to build international confidence, and domestic confidence, for that matter, that its Plan Wont negatively affect the environment in a significant way, and it hopes that the iaea will be able to confirm that at The End of this process. Theres a saying amongst nuclear engineers that the solution to pollution is dilution of the solution. In other words, if you have something that is, in this case, kind of moderately radioactive and you release it slowly, over a long period of time, diluted down with very large quantities of water, then its Effect on the environment and on fish and marine life ought to be minimal at The End of that process. Building confidence that thats the case is actually quite difficult. We know from past experience that radioactivity often gets stigmatized beyond its objective Effects, and thats where i thinkjapan sees its interest in bringing the iaea into this process. The Uk Government wants to turn boats awake carrying migrants and turn them back to france. The government has pledged to stop the boats. But with more than 1500 being intercepted and brought ashore just this week, it is failing. The Home Secretary has been seeking greater assistance from france, but despite objections from paris, Priti Patel now says in limited circumstances the Uk Border force will be authorised to turn migrant boats back, even some of our own mps are not convinced. I even some of our own mps are not convinced. Not convinced. I have every sympathy not convinced. I have every sympathy for not convinced. I have every sympathy for the not convinced. I have every sympathy for the home not convinced. I have every sympathy for the Home Secretary in an impossible position, but these are very flimsy boats, even those that are a bit tougher are completely weighed down. Any boat coming alongside at speed would capsize them anyway, and then we are looking at people getting into trouble in the water and inevitably. 0f in the water and inevitably. Of course we will get blamed for that. Of course we will get blamed forthat. It of course we will get blamed for that. It sounds good pushing them back but not in practice. Pushing them back but not in ractice. , pushing them back but not in ractice. ,. ,. ,. , practice. Camped out around the beaches of practice. Camped out around the beaches of northern practice. Camped out around the beaches of northern france, beaches of northern france, there are hundreds of migrants waiting to make the crossing, in search of a better life in the uk. Injuly, the government agreed to pay the french an extra £54 million to step up patrols and tackle people smugglers. But france has said britain Turning Boats back at sea would be dangerous, foolish and illegal, and for the union that represents Uk Border force staff, that means the Government Plan is a nonstarter. Government plan is a nonstarter. ~ ,. , nonstarter. The key is it does re. Uire nonstarter. The key is it does require the require the french to co operate. You have to turn the boat back into a receiving country, and if they dont receive them, we are really not going to turn anyone back. But the government and its supporters say the uk needs to use every possible tactic available to stop People Smuggling. Available to stop People Smuggling available to stop People Smuggling. Available to stop people smuulin. ,. , smuggling. Drastic action is required smuggling. Drastic action is required. And smuggling. Drastic action is required. And im smuggling. Drastic action is required. And im sure smuggling. Drastic action is required. And im sure that| required. And im sure that Home Office lawyers, Foreign Office lawyers, theyve looked 0ffice lawyers, theyve looked at this carefully and decided its perfectly legal. Whether its perfectly legal. Whether it stops the flow of illegal crossings, im not sure it will. � ,. Crossings, im not sure it will. ~ ,. ,. ,. , will. As we head into autumn, and the recent will. As we head into autumn, and the recent period will. As we head into autumn, and the recent period of will. As we head into autumn, and the recent period of good | and the recent period of good weather and calm seas comes to an end, the number of migrants risking thejourney will an end, the number of migrants risking the journey will go down. But long term, it appears to be a problem without an easy fix. Recently we have had space tourists, and now Space Film makers. Eversince tourists, and now Space Film makers. Ever since the dawn of the Silver Screen we have looked up towards the heavens. Films and Television Programmes set in space. But forfairly obvious programmes set in space. But for fairly obvious reasons, never actually. Inaudible. Until now, that is. Here at the Yuri Gagarin Research And Test training Cosmonauts Centre in star city, an appearance before the media. These are not any old cosmonauts, these are movie stars, with the emphasis being very much on the stars. Next month, they will set off to the international Space Station for a Film Set and made in space, sounds a daunting task but apparently not. The guys are ready 150 , im not worried about them at all. Russias Space Agency says it wants to open up Space Travel to a wider range of people. A sentiment shared by Billionaire Entrepreneurs like Sir Richard Branson and jeff bezos. They have both recentlyjourneyed to the edge of the atmosphere, trying to build an industry, space tourism. It could get crowded up there, Tom Cruise is planning to film a new movie on the international Space Station. Currently on the is s, these cosmonauts were performing a routine space walk. No doubt both of them were ready for their close up. The winner of this Years Mercury Prize has been announced the Singer Songwriter Arlo parks, whos just 20 years old. This is the Track Eugene from her Debut Album collapsed in sunbeams. Arlo parks got her first break in the Music Business after sending a demo to the bbc. 0ur Entertainment Correspondent Colin Patterson and i am here with the winner, arlo parks. The judges described you for having a singular voice. They said that was one of the factors. And the themes of this album, collapsed in sunbeams, it dealt with anxiety, it dealt with loneliness, mental health, many of the issues people went through during lockdown. In what way do you think that actually helped this album connect with people . I guess its the honesty at the core of it, its the fact that im trying to talk about real experiences and what its like to be a human being. And thats a bittersweet thing, so im just glad people have enjoyed it. Were outside the hammersmith apollo. You used to cycle by here every day on the way to school. How special is this place to you . Incredibly special. I grew up really close to here and i used to have my school Christmas Carol services in the church literally right opposite, so it feels like a homecoming in some way. Your parents still live ten minutes up the road, you still have your childhood bedroom. And a couple of the songs on the album were actually written in that room. Whats it like . I mean, again, it feels. It feels really fulfilling, it feels like im doing something purposeful, and im glad that ivejust been welcomed with open arms by being myself and Making Music i love. What do you want to do next . What can this album open up doors towards . I guessjust continuing making more music, more collaborations, just being able to finally tour and travel the world and meet different people and just keep Making Music im proud of. And back to your parents for a cup of tea right now . Probably, yeah. Give us a look at the trophy . Well done, arlo parks. Hello there. The past 24 hours have seen the downpours arrive and the Heat Ebb away. But with fewer Showers Yesterday across some Eastern Parts of england, we saw temperatures getting up to 27 degrees in suffolk, very warm for this time of the year. It was 26 in cromer, 25 in the east midlands. Charterhall, though, in the Scottish Borders was 29 degrees on wednesday. Thursday was 10 degrees cooler, as the rain arrived. And earlier in the night, we had some torrential thundery downpours in northern england. That led to some Flash Flooding in some areas. But the worst is now over, the showers are heading their way northwards into scotland. Many places will start dry, i think, on friday morning. As you can see, its warm. Its also muggy, hence some Mist And Fog around following those downpours in the north. That will lift, though, with still a lot of cloud around during friday. And as you can see, those showers are going to develop more widely, turning heavy and possibly thundery. Maybe fewer showers for wales and the southwest, but more showers than we saw on thursday for Eastern Parts of england. But despite that, temperatures still could reach 23 or 24 degrees. Elsewhere, its going to be nearer 20 or 21 celsius still pretty good, though, for this time of year. Now, the fifth Test Match should be starting at Old Trafford on friday. There may well be some heavy showers around, mind you. The weekend does look drier, but it will be cooler as well. Now, low pressure has been moving across the uk. Thats brought the drop in temperature with those heavy, thundery showers, but the low is moving away towards scandinavia this weekend, so things will turn drier, but it does mean well introduce more of a northwesterly breeze. And that will bring with it some Cooler Air from the north as well. Weve still got some wet weather around on saturday across northern most parts of scotland. The rain could be quite heavy here, actually. But elsewhere, there are fewer showers, lighter showers, many places will be dry. Some sunshine coming through now and again and some quite light winds as well. But temperatures are dropping away in scotland and Northern Ireland in that Cooler Air, so 17 degrees. Still quite warm, though, across england and wales, especially towards the southeast. Now, On Sunday, its dry from northern scotland, there are very few showers again On Sunday, probably a fair bit of cloud. Got to keep an eye on this Developing Rain Towards the southwest, perhaps, but the Cooler Air will be pushing down across more of the country, with a high On Sunday in the southeast of 21 celsius. You this is bbc news. You the headlines President Biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against Covid 19, following a surge in cases of the fast spreading Delta Variant. Federal government workers or those at companies with more than A Hundred employees must get the jab. The Usjustice Department files a civil suit against the state of texas to try to block a law that bans almost all abortions. The Attorney General says the ban is unconstitutional, and all americans should fear its consequences. Washington has praised the telephone for being businesslike and more than 100 passengers were on the flight carrying civilian since the us troop withdrawal