good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first report from the covid inquiry says the uk government and devolved nations failed their citizens, and didn t plan well enough for a potential pandemic. it heard from hundreds of witnesses, and concludes that major flaws in the uk s preparations meant that the virus caused more deaths and greater economic damage than it should have. it s calling for a radical reform of the systems put in place. our health editor hugh pym joins us from central london. hugh, this is a damning report, tell us more about what it contains? a damning report, more than 200 pages! just the first report of several that the inquiry will produce in a process that will last until 2027. it s a highly significant moment because it is the first report from the inquiry chair, baroness hallett, and her colleagues here at the inquiry base. and it really could hardly be more damning. it doesn t find specific failings by individuals, i think that is not
a new manager after gareth southgate called it a day. the fa s search won t be limited to english candidates with plenty of big names potentially on their radar. and whilst it will be at pleasant summers day for many, cloud and rain gather to the north and west over the next few days and it is heat and humidity to the south and east. by friday, somewhere could hit 30 degrees. i will have the details. it s wednesday the 17th ofjuly. our main story. king charles will officially open parliament today with a speech outlining what the new government plans to do in the coming year. it will contain details of draft bills on issues including illegal migration, nationalisation of the railways, and a move to end smoking. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has the story. fanfare. this was the king arriving for last year s king s speech. then, it was a conservative government which wrote the words he read out. this time it will be labour s programme for the coming year. sir keir
evening. i m pamela brown in washington. abby phillip is off. well tonight, if democrats were hoping for death by 213 defections or intimidation by editorial boards, they won t give it the washington post editorial board has now joining the likes of the new york times calling for biden to quit and calling for his closest friends to tell him the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about his electoral prospects. but a source close to joe biden telling me tonight that it would require a lot more for the president to forfeit the democratic nomination beyond lord almighty, as biden puts it now this is all in response to democrats among them nancy pelosi, who have said joe biden needs to decide and decide now about if he s in or out. the quotes from a key biden ally, i spoke to leave little, if any, wiggle room quote, he is decided he is made up. his mind is driving can governors do anything? can senators do anything? my source says, well, maybe but it is a big if a
vowing to stay in the race they returned to the campaign trail on monday we have a team of correspondents covering this for us, priscilla alvarez is covering the biden campaign. but let s begin with capitol hill reporter annie grayer. annie, what s at stake today as president biden reaches out to elected democrats on capitol hill fred, everything is at stake with these calls. biden is trying to make direct outreach to house democrats to try and stop the bleeding of democrats calling for him to drop out as we ve seen, a slow trickle of democrats making those calls ever since biden s disastrous debate performance, more than two weeks ago. so biden is going to speak with few key groups of house democrats. first, the progressive wing of the caucus, and then a more moderate group, many of whom are running in very competitive house races who have raised serious concerns about the president s ability to remain atop the ticket. now, biden started his formal outreach last yet, stark s
starts now see tomorrow i m kaitlan collins live in the nation s capital but all on what is a pivotal night, president biden just delivered his first solo news conference in eight months. one that came at a critical moment as he s seeking to shore up his reelection bid and regain the confidence of his party as more and more democrats have publicly called for him to drop out of the 2024 race that includes another one, jim himes, who is the top democrat on the house intelligence committee, minutes after biden finished saying this but i think i m the most qualified person to run for president i beat him once and i will beat him again. i m not in this for my legacy i m in this to complete the job i started the president repeatedly argued that he does believe he is the most qualified to run, though of course, it s not his resume. that s under scrutiny tonight. it s his age and his ability to beat donald trump and also to finish a second term if elected at the end of which he w