To get his own party on board with his economic agenda. The Capitol Hill Battle growing more heated by the hour. A big step in the fight against coronavirus as the fda fully approves the pfizer vaccine. A stunning new Time Line by dr. Anthony fauci of when this pandemic will be over, with americans asking this morning, that long, really . And breaking overnight, New York has a new governor, but Andrew Cuomo has one last message for critics about his record as a governor and as a dog owner. A very good morning to viewers in the United States and around the world. It is tuesday, august 24th, and overnight, the u. S. Reporting major progress in the Evacuation Efforts in afghanistan. An estimated 4,500 people are now waiting for flights inside of the Kabul Airport Zone which is more than 15,000 less people than when we went on the air yesterday. A source telling cnn the majority of those who are waiting for flights are afghans. Cnn has also learned that special immigrant visa applicants, t
In england and wales. We follow covid workers through a remote part of Eastern India to find out how theyve vaccinated 80 of adults, way above the national average. 2a hours before the olympics Opening Ceremony, the show s director has been sacked. Im in tokyo, where the Organising Committee has reeling but the japanese prime Minister Australia and New Zealand Pull Out of the rugby League Club later this year after good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Retailers are calling on the government to make Food Workers whove had both doses of a vaccine, exempt from the Self Isolation rules which they say are making it increasingly difficult for some shops to keep their shelves stocked. Almost 620,000 people received a Contact Tracing alert in the last week. The government has said the Isolation Rules will be relaxed for only a very small number of critical workers, before wider changes in england next month. Theo leggett reports. Empty shelves in supermarkets, retailers are warni
president says he didn t return all the docu documents. alarming allegations against the country s largest for-profit hospital chain. is it pressuring doctors to move patients into hospice to keep its death numbers low? reporter: more people die after a fire breaks out an e-bike shop raising new concerns about the safety of lithium ion batteries. and 7 foot 4 at just 19 why analysts are saying these phenom may follow in lebron s footsteps. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good eveningand welcome, everyone. tonight time, distance, and the fore boding depths of the north atlantic are working against four people who remain lost beneath the sea in a deep diving submersible and also against their would-be rescuers what began as a tourist pex pudition to the wreckage of the tay tannic has become an ill-fated voyage. the cramped vessel not heard from since early in its dive on sunday. coast guard officials say if the sub is still intact the passengers a
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
don t. the prime minister has a big decision to make. the british citizens trapped under fire in the sudanese capital khartoum as food and water run out. buildings have been obliterated and pounded continuously. hundreds of people line the streets of kent for the funeral of the entertainer paul o grady. and coming up on bbc news: two own goals in the quarterfinal first leg. can manchester united turn their fortunes around against sevilla in the second leg of the europa league? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the biggest and most powerful space rocket ever launched has blown up on its maiden flight. spacex s starship exploded just minutes after lift off from texas. there was no one on board. elon musk, the man behind it, declared the test flight a success. he is trying to develop a reusable space vehicle that will eventually be able to carry up to 100 people on interplanetary flights as well as allowing travel to anywhere in the world in one hour or less. rebe