will be up step closer to receiving $1,400 stimulus checks. this legislation also extends unemployment benefits for millions out of a job. text bands the child tax credit. it provides affordable care act subsidies, and it includes funding for cash-strapped states and schools. it is the largest set of relief checks ever and has garnered prod support across the country. you can see the number here. new cnn poll shows 61% of americans are on board with this covid relief package. i have jessica dean on capitol hill, phil mattingly there at the white house, and, phil, i m starting with you. when can we expect the president to sign this bill? reporter: well, brooke, right now the white house is planning to sign the bill. the president signed the bill on friday, and we actually just got the first word from the president since the house passage of the bill putting out a rather lengthy statement saying in part this legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation, the essenti
So the motorways, the major a roads are likely to be busier, particularly going into tourist hotspots, all people heading to the coast. airports are also expecting to be extremely busy. 300,000 people will travel through stansted airport alone. only about 8,000 went through the airport this time last year when the restrictions were still in place. and on the trains, euston station is closed this weekend for essential upgrades to the west coast mainline meaning there won t be any direct trains on the line. services will start and finish at milton keynes. away from travel, and covid vaccination sites will be open in the east from today to get more people jabbed over the holidays. centres across cambridgeshire, peterborough, norfolk and waveney will offer spring boosters for over 755, and those who are are severely immunosuppressed. now a head nurse at st george s hospital in tooting who s also a massive michael buble fan has her dreams come true by meeting the singer over zoom.
To the west coast mainline meaning there won t be any direct trains on the line. services will start and finish at milton keynes. away from travel, and covid vaccination sites will be open from today in the east to get more people jabbed over the holidays. centres across cambridgeshire, peterborough, norfolk and waveney will offer spring boosters for over 755, and those who are are severely immuno suppressed. now a head nurse at st george s hospital in tooting, who s also a massive michael buble fan has had her dreams come true by meeting the singer over zoom. it was part of bbc radio london s make a difference campaign, celebrating pandemic heroes. the night before, i wasjust singing his songs in my head, just going over and over all of his songs. i was like which one is he going to sing to me? and all i kept thinking was ijust want to see michael. i just want to see michael. now let s take a look at the tubes ths morning.
Into space than ever before a revolutionary telescope is due to blast off over the coming hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. for much of the world christmas day has begun and in england volunteers are working at covid vaccination sites today as the push to offer every adult a booster by the end of the month continues. nhs england says thousands of first, second and boosterjabs will be given on christmas day as part of its response to the omicron variant threat. the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid 19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk,