Over his treatment escalates. Edelweiss, edelweiss. Tributes to the actor Christopher Plummer star of The Sound Of Music who has died at the age of 91. No, they cant, because the vice chair s here. I take charge. And the perils of parish politics. Read them and understand them meet Jackie Weaver the woman who went viral after their rather heated zoom meeting in cheshire. And coming up in sport on bbc news a fairy tale in chennai. Joe root scores a century in his 100th test appearance, as england take control in india. Good evening. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should receive their first dose of Coronavirus Vaccine by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to be offered their first jab by then. Almost 11 Million People have now had their first injection. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are mi
Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as Captain Von Trapp, in the sound of music, has died at the age of 91. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in the us, where President Biden has warned that americas economy remains in trouble after weak monthly jobs figures highlighted the economic toll the pandemic is still taking. He said the data underscored the need for congress to act on his 1. 9 trillion stimulus package, which would alleviate americans suffering. Speaking with the treasury secretary, janet yellen, and Vice President Kamala Harris by his side, mr biden appealed to republicans to act urgently to turn his Coronavirus Relief measures into law. I see enormous pain in this country. A lot of folks out of work, a lot of folks going hungry, daring at the ceiling wondering what they will do tomorrow, a lot of folks trying to figure out how t
his abraham accords helped normalize relations between it and some arab states but if re elected, perhaps his most controversial intervention could be on russia and ukraine. he said this on gb news. if i were president and i say this, i will end that war in one day. it ll take 2a hours. president zelensky has called his rhetoric dangerous . and on climate change, donald trump pulled out of the paris climate accords. this pulitzer prize winning historian argues that although america first isn t new, and there s long been a tension in the us politics between interventionism and isolationism, donald trump s first term still saw a shift. american power, no matter how great, in relative terms, it s ultimately limited. so you ve got to work with others. trump, of course, as we know, questioned this, to say the least, was inclined to pursue a much more unilateral, unilateralist course. and i say inclined because, in practice, one could argue that donald trump didn t change things
have a current oscar connection. damon and morgan freeman are both nominated. monique for precious. plummer and helen mirren for the last station. carrie mulligan has a connection. she showed up in when did you last see your father starring collin firth. there s only one nominee this year who doesn t fit into our game. finding people specialties. reporter: best supporting actor christof waults has no onscreen connections to any other acting nominee. but tarantino teamed up with george clooney. this year, all roads lead to george. brooke joins us now from los angeles looking ravishing. brooke, already the stars are out. reporter: say that one more time for me. the stars are out.