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hello, this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines: success for team gb in tokyo. gold for gymnast max whitlock, who retains the olympic pommel horse title. another gold for team gb charlotte worthington wins a dramatic bmx park freestyle final. a belarusian sprinter says olympic officials from her country have tried to forcibly repatriate her after she publicly criticised the national team. the uk has accused iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which a british national was killed. young people in england will be offered incentives to have their first covid jab, like discounts for takeaway food and taxi journeys. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello, i m marc edwards. world class whitlock wins again. he takes gold in the men s pommel horse. charlotte worthington turns the bmx world upside down with her gold medal winning moves. he s the fastest man on earth lamont marcelljacobs wins italy s first 100 metres olympic ....
economic policies are keeping workers at home and at dr. nicole saphier and whether one of the country s biggest teachers unions is wavering on fully reopening the schools in the fall. john: of the first president biden will update the nation and just hours on the next steps the nations will take to increase, and that s the policy shift of that will affect millions of americans. on sandra smith in new york. and such a move would cover would cover about 2 million employees throughout the government system. we also have fox team coverage, chad pergram on capitol hill with breaking of elements in the mask mandate there. but first to the white house and peter doocy as the administration gets ready to make its next move on vaccines. what are we looking at, peter? we are looking at more moves, john. the guidance just keeps on changing. for example now president biden is saying we are not going back to shutdowns and markdowns but also said that you don t have to wear a ....
meanwhile, the president is defending his decision to pull u.s. troops out of afghanistan, but was the mission accomplished gimmick waiting in on our top story. millions of people on the west coast are feeling the heat again tonight, once again being urged to conserve their energy use to help keep the power on during what is expected to be another historic heat wave. but we begin tonight with new questions about the finances of hunter biden and the potential ethics issues surrounding his latest venture. white house correspond to kevin corke is on the capes for us tonight. good evening, kevin. good evening, shannon. in the very latest episode if imagine if president trump did that, i offer you this. imagine if donald trump jr. or eric trump or barron trump, for that matter, was able to sell artwork for as much as 500 grand a pop without knowing who the buyers are. what you think the media might say about that? or how about government watchdog groups? well, that s exa ....
it is wednesday, june 2nd. it is 5:00 a.m. in new york. good morning, everyone. president biden starting to pull off the gloves, slowly but forcefully. he is beginning to push forward on several fronts where his restraint until now has frustrated his party, racial inequity, infrastructure, arctic drilling, the remain in it mexico policy. all in just the last few days. and, of course, voting rights. sfwh at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary on a white mob massacres hundreds of residents in tulsa, biden said he is tapping kamala harris to lead the fight against republican efforts to make it harder to vote. the president vowed to fight like heck to protect voting from gop assault. this second right is under assault with incredible intensity even though i got started as a public defender and civil rights lawyer. with an intensity and aggressiveness that we have not seen in a long, long time. it simply unamerican. democrats fear biden s low key approach on v ....
important in human history. the final communique has just been released but we know already there s a commitment to move away from coal fired power stations. we ll have the latest. i m ben mundy. the other main stories in the uk and around the world this hour. a decision on whether lockdown restrictions will be lifted in england will be announced tomorrow with boris johnson urging caution ahead of a possible four week delay. denmark s christian eriksen remains in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during a match at the european championship. and the gates are open here at wembley ahead of england s opening match and the european championship kick off against croatia it is just two hours away. hello, good afternoon. i m here at tregenna castle the resort in st ives in cornwall which is hosting the g7 summit, where a row between the uk and the eu over northern ireland is threatening to overshadow this meeting of world leaders. the british foreign secret ....