yesterday, starting off with some frost and ice, snow showers in parts of scotland and northern ireland, rain clearing the far south and more snow coming into the south pushing north tonight into tomorrow. it s wednesday the 7th of february. proposals to improve access to nhs dentists in england are being announced by the government today. the plans include offering top up payments for dentists to take on new nhs patients as well as bonuses to work in under served areas. but health leaders say the measures don t go far enough. here s our health editor, hugh pym. a long queue outside a new dental practice in bristol. local people simply wanting to register as nhs patients. the opening following a public campaign after the previous site closed. the story was covered on bbc breakfast yesterday. the images illustrate the growing sense of frustration at the lack of nhs treatment in areas of the country which have been branded dental deserts. a new government and nhs plan for engla
abortion rights. what about the fight against deadly fentanyl overdoses and seattle residents pushing back for a homeless mega-plex, why many residents and business insiders feel under siege and illegally pushing crypto-currency is getting kim kardashian. chad pergram will explain later in the show. gas prices posing big political problems for democrats while white house threatens new restrictions. kevin corke has more. kevin: president biden, you will recall, was quick to claim responsibility for falling gas prices after a summer of paying at the pump. many states are seeing soaring prices, the white house is saying, we re not to blame. is the president responsible for gas prices going up? so it is a lot more nuance than that, there has been pandemic and putin s war and putin s war has increased gas prices at the pump. kevin: triple a s national average sits just north of 380 a galleon, californians are getting pum belled averaging $6.40 a gallon. rising a dollar jus
days from today. we re seeing key developments here in the final stretch shaking up the battleground states with power in the senate hanging in the balance. we ll watch day-by-day as we get closer. new hour starts right now. dana is off today. back tomorrow. i m bill hemmer. good morning at home. sandra: cruised through the first hour. i m sandra smith. election day is now just five weeks away. democrats are losing ground in one key state, pennsylvania, where the senate race is getting tighter there. democrat john fetterman watching his lead slip away as dr. oz gains momentum and closing the gap. it dropped from 11 points in mid-summer to 4.3 in the latest real clear politics average. as that race gets tighter, both sides arguing who is tougher on crime. i m sick of oz talking about john fetterman and crime. the truth. john gave a second chance to those who deserved it. john fetterman has the courage to do what s right. dr. oz doesn t know a thing about crime. they endo
it s gold again for laura muir. on another golden night for the brits in munich, muir retains her crown as the 1,500 metre european champion. (organ plays) they were once a key part of going to the pictures. we ll take a look at the cinema organs being raised back to life. good morning. it is a blustery start to the good morning. it is a blustery start to the weekend, especially in the north west of the uk where there are also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone also outbreaks of rain. but not everyone will see wet weather today. all the everyone will see wet weather today. all the details are coming up. good morninu. it s saturday august 20. our main story: train passengers are being warned of more severe disruption across the uk s rail network today as tens of thousands of workers go on strike. it s the sixth day of national walk outs so far this summer in an ongoing dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. network rail says only a fifth of its services will be running