nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening some mixed messages about mask wearing are catching many of the 153 million fully vaccinated americans off-guard tonight. citing concerns over the spread of the more contagious delta variant both the world health organization and health officials in los angeles county are separately recommending even vaccinated people wear face coverings in indoor public settings that contradicts cdc guidance that vaccinated individuals can go mask-free in most circumstances the cdc this evening sticking with its recommendation i asked dr. fauci to clear the air for us on this, and we ll have that for you in a moment where there appears to be full agreement tonight is the growing danger the delta variant is posing for the unvaccinated let s get late details now from nbc s miguel almaguer reporter: tonight mask confusion as a growing number of cop doctors and now the most populous county in the nation, los angeles, says even the vaccinated s
ireland in memory of ashling murphy killed while running in broad daylight. the police say adam man has been arrested. a computer games company makes history as it is bought by microsoft for more than £50 billion. brilliant way to finish. and a stunning start for britain s emma raducanu at herfirst australian open. coming up on the bbc news channel, chelsea look to move back up to second in the premier league later. they re at brighton, on a night where covid again affects the fixture list. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has categorically denied being warned that a gathering in the downing street garden during the first lockdown was against the covid rules. his former chief advisor, dominic cummings, has said he raised concerns with borisjohnson about it at the time, and accused him of misleading mps. a today, mrjohnson again apologised for misjudgements, after days of criticism. here s our deputy political editor vicki young. prime edito
i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday. we begin with a developing story out of southern california where a major oil spill is being called a potential ecological disaster. the leak is about 3 miles right off the coast of huntington beach and sent thousands of barrels into the pacific ocean and the beach is being littered with dead fish and birds. natasha is following the story. there is already progress out there today. tell us about it. reporter: yeah, pamela, there is a little progress. more than 1200 gallons of oily water mixture have been recovered as of this afternoon. 3700 feet of boom deployeded out there. 1200 gallons picked up is nowhere near the potential spill amount of 126,000 gallons of oil. and right now, it s still unclear exactly how this happened, when the leak exactly started. people in the area reported that they could smell something, maybe friday evening but officials say they got a report, definitive report satu
you re watching bbc news i m rich preston. our top stories. the us reaches a deal to drop charges against huawei executive mung wan jo allowing her to return to china from canada. it was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife and a company executive. we re in the final days of campaigning for sunday s german election. europe s largest economy is gearing up to choose angela merkel s successor. we have a special report on the ground in texas as president biden takes responsibility for the treatment of haitian migrants at the southern border. the uk government plans a temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in britain as fuel supply problems mount. emergency services order more people to leave their homes as volcanic eruptions continue on the spanish island of la palma a senior executive from the chinese telecomms company huawei, mung wan jo, has departed on a flight returning to china after being freed by a canadian extradition judg
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a senior executive from the chinese telecomms company huawei, mung wan jo, has departed on a flight returning to china after being freed by a canadian extradition judge. it comes three years after she was detained in canada on a us warrant for extradition on charges of financial impropriety. ms mung s legal team earlier agreed a deal with the us department ofjustice under which charges against her would effectively be dropped. that paved the way for a court in vancouver to end the extradition case. she d always maintained her innocence and spoke outside the court. over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. it was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife and a company executive. but i believe every cloud has a silver lining. it really was an invaluable experience in my life. i will never forget all the gracious i received people around the world. i ll be seeing those, the greater