underage downpours. top temperatures again 23 degrees. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. not long now. it s all set for tomorrow night at wembley a clash between england and italy to crown the winners of euro 2020. england captain harry kane wants to win it for supporters. i know they will all be there cheering us on around the country, and we just can t wait and we will hopefully try to win the game for them. italy are unbeaten after 33 matches so expectations are sky high there too, with fans desperately hoping their team can bring home their second euros trophy. fully vaccinated nhs staff could be let off having to self isolate after contact with someone with covid to try to tackle staff shortages. haiti descends into chaos after their president was assassinated, it urges the united nations and the united states to send in troops. now on bbc news, the travel show revisits some of its best eco trips from the last few years. from one of the world s most exciting
coronavirus infections in the uk have risen to their highest level forfive months. the office for national statistics says about one in 160 people had the virus last week, that s a 50% increase on the week before. here s our medical editor fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, although it s unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who ve been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self isolate. tonight a source at the app team told the bbc they d been told to adjust its sensitivity so that it sends out fewer alerts. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the a
for attacking the capitol police. plus, congresswoman val demings on her call today to confront white supremacist terror. aren t we tired? aren t we as a nation exhausted? haven t we had enough? and as the president pursues his agenda under the radar, how one senator from west virginia has become the most powerful lawmaker in america when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as the democratic party and the biden administration is pushing forward, the republican party is stuck looking backwards. we have reached a crucial moment for the covid relief americans desperately need and want and the gop is openly trying to stop it. this friday is the first big vote, right? the house will vote on joe biden s $1.9 trillion rescue package. the senate aiming to get it to biden by march 14th and then for biden to sign it into law. the republican party is opposing this rescue package in part because they are still moans over the twice impeached loser.
his agenda under the radar, how one senator from west virginia has become the most powerful lawmaker in america. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as the democratic party and the biden administration is pushing forward, the republican party is stuck looking backwards. we have reached a crucial moment for the covid relief americans desperately need and want and the gop is openly trying to stop it. this friday is the first big vote, right? the house will vote on joe biden s $1.9 trillion rescue package. the senate aiming to get it to biden by march 14th and then for biden to sign it into law. the republican party is opposing this rescue package in part because they are still moans over the twice impeached loser. well, almost everyone. exceptions like republican congresswoman liz cheney who voted to impeach trump over the attack at the capitol, which led to this delightfully uncomfortable exchange today. do you believe president tru
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