charges? what we ve learned derek chauvin s defense calling its first witnesses after the prosecution rests. the attorneys showing body cam of george floyd s previous arrests. and the friend in floyd s suv speaking publicly for the first time president biden set to announce the full withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. why the deadline he chose is so symbolic and the officer honored in the capitol he died protecting a powerful ceremony and the moment between the president and the fallen hero s 7-year-old daughter announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone the race to vaccinate americans against covid-19 hit a gut-check moment today, one concerning enough to cause federal health authorities to call for a pause in using shots made by johnson & johnson. that s because six women who have received the single-dose shot later developed blood clots. one woman died the fda wants a pause now to investigate any potential links to the
of reaching a five year old boy who s spent four days trapped in a well. and the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local community ahead of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government is strengthening the law to force social media companies to take down illegal content without waiting for it to be reported by users. under the online safety bill, firms will have to remove a number of categories of illegal material with several more now being added, including drugs and arms dealing, and forums that encourage suicide. sanchia berg reports. the online world can seem like a lawless space. this bill a first attempt to regulate it is expected before parliament soon. tech companies had already been told they d face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they didn t take down child abuse material and terrorism content. now that will apply to drugs and arms dealing, encouraging suicide, fraud
of no confidence in borisjohnson, cabinet ministers insist he still has majority support across the parliamentary party. the controversy over china s winter olympics intensifies as beijing is accused of using a uighur athlete as a propaganda tool. the uk government wants tougher laws forcing global social media companies to take down illegal content without having to wait for users to report it. it s an issue politicians across the world have been trying to deal with. last year, g7 leaders agreed a set of internet safety principles to improve online safety. here in the uk, the new legislation would compel the removal of material under a wide range of categories, including drugs and arms dealing, and forums that encourage suicide. here s katie prescott. frankie was 15 when she took her own life in 2018. afterwards, her parents had her laptop forensically checked. and realised that, back earlier in the year, january, february, march of 2018, she had been accessing sites about s