hospitals where beds were scarce. thankfully, thankfully, courage and professionalism were not. it is not marked down anywhere officially. the fight back against the virus began the first time a nurse turned her mask inside out. we remember that. for protection, she wore a garbage bag over her scrubs. at the time, guys, they didn t have ppe because if you didn t know, nothing, and i do mean nothing, comes between a nurse and their duties. grocery store employees, thank you. health care professionals, thank you. the police, nypd here in full force, i was so glad to see them tonight. thank you, thank you, thank you, nypd. other essential workers took their stations on the front lines. next and slowly, new yorkers began to do what we do. we find a way. you know we were once the epicenter of the virus. now we moved to being epicenter of the recovery. so it brings us to this humid, sticky august night. a storm is on the way, but we re good! we gather for a common purpose to say we
the law s intended to prevent people from purchasing or possessioning a firearm if they re found by a judge to present an imminent risk to themselves or others. ischial officials have not said whether a judge made a red flag ruling in the case. and on friday, president biden offered his condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the indianapolis shooting and reiterated the need for reform measures. every single day, every single day, there s a mass shooting in this, in the united states, if you count all of those who were killed out on the streets of our cities and our rural areas. it s a national embarrassment. and must come to an end. all right, now to the insurrection. more than 100 days since the capitol was overrun, federal prosecutors have secured their first guilty plea from a rioter. john schaefer, a long time member of the oath keepers, pleaded friday to illegally entering the u.s. capitol during the january 6th attack. his plea came on two of the six
good afternoon. wales has become the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders, as lockdown rules are eased. the stay local rule has been scrapped from today, to allow unlimited movement within the country. non essential travel to other parts of the uk is still banned and people are being urged to avoid crowding at beauty spots. tomos morgan reports. just as the weather takes a turn for the better, things have begun looking brighter in wales. the beaches of the gower and cardigan bay can now welcome visitors once again, as travel is allowed in wales. having been in lockdown since the 19th of december, it s a welcome relief to leave merthyr tydfil for this family. we started off this morning at 8:15am, the traffic was very good, weather was very good, we got down here at about quarter to ten and hopefully going for a walk on the beach shortly. as soon as i can unpack. self contained accommodation is now open for one household and travelling within wales
around 90 pro democracy protestors are reported to have been killed by security forces work continues to refloat the giant container ship blocking egypt s suez canal, 1a tug boats are now involved in the operation. and at 6.30 join us for a round up of today s developments in sportsday. good afternoon. wales has become to the first nation in the uk to relax the lockdown measures which have been in place since december. the stay local rule has been scrapped in favour of unlimited travel within wales and groups of six people from two households can meet up outdoors in private gardens. next week will see some rules change in england and scotland too. our wales correspondent tomas morgan has this report. things are beginning to look a little brighter in wales today. as beaches across the nation are open once again. travel is allowed, much to the delight of these visitors to barry island. breath of fresh air. the kids love being out here, ice cream and chips. it feels amazing.
the suez canal authority says 1a tug boats are involved in the operation. and coming up this hour. amid a surge in migrants at the southern us border we ll examine the impact ofjoe biden s migrant policy changes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government is preparing to roll out booster vaccines from september to protect people from new variants of the coronavirus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, told the daily telegraph, he expected there would be eight different vaccines available by the autumn, and they d be offered first to the over 70s as well as care and health workers and the extremely vulnerable. simonjones reports. on track, the government is confident of offering all adults the first of two doses of a covid vaccine by the end ofjuly, but now it s looking further ahead. the vaccines minister has told the telegraph that the most vulnerable could be given a third dose as early as september. nadhim zahawi says the boosterjabs, if needed, would initial