Hello, i m lucy hockings. Welcome to bbc news now are missing, after a yacht sank in the early hours of this morning. There are reports that the british technology tycoon mike lynch is among those missing. The bbc has yet to confirm this. The incident took place in the mediterranean, off the coast of the italian island of sicily. One body has been recovered by the coastguard, who rescued 15 other people. Our correspondent tom symonds has the latest. The superyacht bayesian, safely anchored off the shore of sicily last night with clouds gathering. At 4am local time at the storm hit this nearby town. Eyewitnesses watching the bay saw a water spout drawn up by the wind. The bayesian, with 12 guests and ten staff on board was in trouble. A trawler captain watched from his boat nearby. The other ship, 55 metres, i think, 72 metre long mast. They went flat on the water and then down. With the light we saw the ship was aside, and then we saw a triangle, so i think it went back and down. Ter
Israeli prime minister. anthony blinken. And as the world prepares to catch sight of a rare blue supermoon, skywatchers in seoul are treated to a spectacular lunar event. Hello, i m annita mcveigh. Welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them. One man has died and six others, including four british tourists, are missing, after a yacht sank in the early hours of this morning. In the last few minutes, the bbc has confirmed that the technology tycoon mike lynch is amongst those missing. Sources have also confirmed that his wife, angela, has been rescued. The incident took place in the mediterranean, off the coast of the italian island, sicily. One body has been recovered by the coastguard who rescued 15 other people. Captain karsten borner was on a nearby vessel and helped with the rescue of those 15 people. We saw a red player, so my first mate and die, we went to the position and we found this liferaft drifting. Position and we
Troubling new rise in coronavirus cases. Hospitalizations and deaths across the country. New cases up almost 70 compared to last week as the u. S. Sur passed 34 Million total infections. Covid hospitalizations up 36 this week. Deaths up by 22 . A new warning from Cdc Director calling this a pandemic of the unvaccinated. As the Delta Variant drives up cases in every state. Just 68 of american adults gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. Less than half of the total population is fully vaccinated. The Los Angeles County sheriff says he will not enforce a new Mask Mandate requiring residents to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. And then in tokyo the first Covid Case in the Olympic Village is reported days before the games begin. Officials say the person infected is not a Player But Someone involved in organizing the games and now in a 14day quarantine. On the covid beat this hour, Cory Coffin from New York and Josh Letterman at the White House for us. Ladies first. T
January 6th didn t really happen. The house floor was never breached and it was not an insurrection. Inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. Welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. And we start today with the big news from the cdc. If you ve been vaccinated, it is safe to take off your mask. Whether you re inside or out. There are some exceptions like if you re on an airline or part of a big indoor crowd but it means a return to almost normal for millions of americans. Joe biden chose the rose garden to deliver the good news. When your country asks you to get vaccinated, you did. The american people stepped up. You did what i consider to be your patriotic duty. The american people have never ever, ever, ever let their country down. Never. So why now? the cdc director cites new studies that confirm that the vaccine s largely protect you from the variants and greatly reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Americans though offered a range of r
Else. Revealing recordings. Everything changed. Like instantly. It s weird. Britney is essentially speaking from the grave. You could see the emotions that she went through. Could she point police to her killer? i was shocked, scared to death. All at once. Just in a flash. Her life just changed. Hello and welcome to dateline. It started with a little flirtation in the office and bloomed into a full blown romance. The problem was brittani was married to another man. Then she found out she was pregnant, and it was just weeks before her due date, the tragedy struck. Investigators would quickly home in on the two men in britney s life. But was either capable of murder? here is andrea canning with deadly circumstances. And matching all of your phone conversations being recorded for posterity? how would you feel. What s secrets would they tell? why are you talking a lot to try to hide something? this story begins here at a suburban office outside knoxville tennessee, it looks a lot like any