we ask the experts. good morning. one of the most famous victories in scotland s history as they maintained their perfect start to euros qualifying with victory over spain at hampden park. and after sleeping outdoors for three years, the boy in the tent is coming back inside having raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. good morning. it is a mild and murky start to the day today, many of us will have cloud with some rain in the forecast, windy and temperatures higher than yesterday. tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement, his partner andre portasio said he passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. he said came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act had to be turned down the tv but it was as acerbic and acid tongue as ever. i walked in a
at thisim too. steve: todd, we just whoa, large explosion two miles behind me. black smoke coming up. any idea what that was? probably a missile. we ve heard reports that russia says they are using precision-guided missiles. we ve heard a large number of strikes in the pre-dawn hours for the last hour or so. it s been quieter. can you come out here and show that smoke. we ll try to show the gray smoke coming up, just bear with us, this is live tv and we re trying to move a camera. thanks, dallas. you can see in the distance black smoke coming up. we don t know what was hit, it is assumed these are russian missiles targeting command and control centers in ukraine and air defenses in ukraine. todd: steve harrigan joins us one year later from that same location in kyiv. steve. steve: todd, one year ago the general thinking was russia would come in and take this capital within three days, russia thought that and u.s. intelligence, as well. instead what we saw was zelensky
Under this proposal the Israeli Media has put the figure at 33 in return for the release of an unspecified number of palestinian prisoners. Us President Joe Biden has been speaking with the leaders of egypt and qatar who have been mediators. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. Hamas has before it a proposal that is extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous on the part of israel and in this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. They have to decide and they have to decide quickly. With me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. How close are we to a breakthrough . The information from cairo shows every Party Looks Like very close. There is a massive amount of taxability from each side but this flexibility is coming with lots of complexities and challenges. I will give you a brief about the challenges if you may allow me from both sides
nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan into law, meaning millions of dollars will flow into bank accounts and the hands of americans. another 12,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment claims, lost their jobs just last week. tonight s prime time speech is a new time for the president. look behind with sorrow, look ahead with hope. we re one year into the start of the new world. sports stopped, offices and schools began closing. the world health organization one year ago today called covid-19 a pandemic. one year. nearly 30 million cases here in the states, 118 million plus globally, soon to be 530,000 american deaths. the president will outline his two-track path to post-pandemic life tonight. a spring surge in the covid vaccine rollout and a surge in economic help to families, small businesses and to schools. but the president s hope does come with a messaging challenge. telling folks if there are ball games or a family picnic coming up, mask up and be extra careful ju
democrats frame it as transformative. republicans say it s government run amuck. i call upon my republican colleagues to stop their march madness and show some compassion for their constituents who are less than wealthy. i ve heard people across the country say this bill today is costly, corrupt, and liberal. it s a laundry list of left-wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of the american families. that deal will head to the president s desk just as country arrives at a familiar coronavirus crossroads. the biden administration just this morning just last hour announcing a new agreement to buy 100 million more doses of the johnson & johnson single-shot covid vaccine. more vaccine means the country should get back to normal more quickly. but here s the concern at the white house. states are already relaxing restrictions even as dr. anthony fauci says, quote, we re not out of the woods yet. listen here, a similar warning from the cdc director