to the siberian tundra. boris johnson will tomorrow set out his covid plan for the winter. but on a visit to the east midlands today, he said he has already made a decision on offering a covid booster to all adults in england. and we are told it is also likely he will side with the chief medical officers of the uk, who have advised him vaccines should be offered to 12 to 15 year olds. here he is how he responded to that question on boosters. that s question on boosters. going ahead, that s already been that s going ahead, that s already been approved. i think that s a good thing, but ijust use the advantage of this session to think everybody who still hasn t yet been vaccinated, the 10% or so who still haven t had a vaccination, please go and get one. the chief medical officer in england, chris whitty, and his counterparts in wales, scotland and northern ireland said the benefits of vaccinating 12 to15 year olds, and reducing transmission of the virus in schools, on balance
criminal systems in russia, china and elsewhere. and another good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports and we ll begin this hour with breaking news. the white house announcing just now a record $31 million americans covered by the affordable care act. president biden revealing a brand new video of a conversation he had with former president obama as they marked the achievement. joe biden, we did this together. we always talked about how if we could get the principle of universal coverage established, we could then build on it, and i just want to say how proud i am of what you ve done now with the american rescue plan. when we opened up the enrollment period again, and reduced the cost, 1.2 million people signed up on top of the 30 million and look how many times they decided to feat your legislation? how great to see those two together again. we ll have more on that in just a moment. another talk
made news with her detailed comments in an interview on the beat this week, which came on the eve of the bombshell news that there is a new grand jury, signaling the risk of indictments or jail time, in this very case. she went on to explain that, quote, i spoke about the trump payroll corporation on the beat. weisselberg saying that, after she spoke about those issues on the beat, including described potential or alleged crimes, she was threatened with a sudden-eviction notice. and remember, investigators have spoken to michael cohen and her as they gather evidence in this case. here is some of what she told me in that interview, she just referenced. started, immediately, hiding money in escrow. taxes. tax fraud. tax evasion. when donald says numbers or certain things and then alan says numbers of certain things, they re not adding up. confidentially, having them cut checks that would make him vulnerable to tax evasion, tax fraud. that is some of what weisselberg w
the world s highest single day total we ll take a look at how the uk indian community are reacting. 380,000. the uk s biggest airport heathrow records losses of nearly £21; billion and passenger numbers down 90% due to the pandemic. let me know your thoughts on any of today s stories on twitter, it s @annita?mcveigh or #bbcyourquestions. also coming up this hour: on your marks: a return for parkrun the volunteer led initiative is hoping to restart its weekly 5k runs onjune the 5th. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has set out plans for a vast expansion of government and said it s time for the wealthiest americans to begin paying theirfair share. in his first speech to congress marking 100 days in office, the us president unveiled a sweeping investment plan forjobs, education and social care. 0n the coronavirus pandemic, he hailed the success of the mass vaccination programme. more than half of the us adult po