we have been on the road for 18 days, we were brought and left ear. we walked four or five days. the children are all ill. diagnosing dementia in a day doctors hope newly developed ai can detect the disease earlier in its progression. hello and welcome. greece s prime minister has apologised for failures in tackling the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. simonjones reports. a natural fury without precedent. that s how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain so much devastation. the battle to contain them so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues - so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on i to contain them c
i m proud to salute the world s olympic athletes, and i thank the people of japan. the olympic experience brings out humanity s best. teamwork and solidarity, talent, tolerance. it inspires and unifies us in troubled times. we re all in mourning for those lost to the covid-19 pandemic. every effort in tokyo has overcome enormous obstacles and demonstrated great determination. if we bring that same energy to our global challenges, we can achieve anything. that was u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres with a welcoming message on the eph other of the summer olympic games in tokyo. about 950 dignitaries are expected to attend the opening ceremony when it kicks off on friday. now, this is a video of jet fighters rehearsing on wednesday. but the director of the event has been fired, reportedly over anti-semitic jokes he made years ago in a comedy skit. meanwhile, more than a dozen athletes have dropped out of the competition after testing positive for covid-19. seven of them t
we can hear you, sir. thank you. so, we were waiting a minute, because the conference and caucus were meeting, but i think that we will begin since this is a hybrid, so we begin a countdown to begin it or proceed? okay. this hearing will come to order and without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. and before i deliver my opening remarks, i wanted to note that the committee today is meeting both in person, and virtually, and i want to announce a couple of reminders to the members about the conduct of this hearing. first, members and staff are attending in person, and unvaccinated against covid-19 need to stay masked throughout the hearing, an unvaccinated members may remove their hearing under the 5 minute rule, and unvaccinated members can attend virtually. those virtually must keep the video feed on as long as they are present, and those present are responsible for your own microphone, and keep them muted unless you are speaking, and fina
women s singles final. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in haiti where the wife of the late president, who was assassinated on wednesday, has posted an audio message on twitter describing the moment gunmen stormed their home. she was injured and taken to a hospital in miami. the killing has thrown the country into deep political turmoil, with haiti asking both the un and the us to send military support. in a moment, we ll hearfrom haiti s minister for elections. but first, this report from the bbc s rich preston. as haiti s future remains uncertain, some ordinary haitians are looking for a way out of the country, fearful that the situation may deteriorate even further. haiti is the poorest country in the americas, the first lady says her husband planned to change the constitution to improve the lives of ordinary people. speaking in creole, she described wednesday s attack. translation: in the blink of an either mercenaries entered my home and riddled my husband wi
u.s. president joe biden is pushing ahead with his ambitious agenda as he marks his first-six months in office. he was questioned about the economy, infrastructure, and the coronavirus at a cnn town hall on wednesday. with covid cases on the rise, nationwide, and inflation rising, inoculations stalling. he is calling on americans to roll up their sleeves for the good of the country. saying the u.s. now faces a pandemic of the unvaccinated. and making clear, the benefits of getting the shot. if you are vaccinated, you re not going to be hospitalized. you re not going to be in icu unit. and you are not going to die. the president also said, while fears about inflation are legitimate, he believes the chances of long-term inflation are slim. first of all, the good news is the economy is picking up, significantly. it s rational. when you think about it, the cost of an automobile is kind of back to what it was, before the pandemic. we compare what the prices were for the la