former u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams said once covids have received full approval from the fda, it could be easier to mandate vaccines, especially in the military and some businesses. all of this as the pandemic is quickly spiraling out of control once more. cases are continuing to rise in nearly every state. and while vaccinations are dragging with still less than 50% of the u.s. population fully vaccinated. now some cities are ordering new mask mandates to try to slow the spread. cnn s suzanne malveaux is in st. louis where a mask mandate goes into effect, in fact, tomorrow. but not everybody is embracing it? reporter: well, you can imagine it was just a little more than two months ago people were breathing a sigh of relief here in st. louis that they did not have to wear their masks. now all of that is changing tomorrow. this mask mandate will, in fact, go into effect tomorrow. and it covers st. louis as well, st. louis county. and what this requires is that fo
and help at last for the seal pups who were caught up in the storm and separated from their mothers. from the year before. and separated from their mothers. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has ordered an extra 114 million covid vaccine doses for booster programmes over the next two years. ministers say the deals for both pfizer and moderna jabs will future proof the uk s vaccination programme. the deals include access to modified vaccines if they are needed to combat omicron and other variants that may arise. our health correspondent, katherine da costa, reports and a warning that there is flash photography at the start of her report. a year ago today the uk became the first in the world to approve the pfizer covid vaccine. days later margaret keenan was the first person outside clinical trials to get it. since then, 150 millionjabs have been administered in the biggest vaccination effort in uk history. now more than 100 million extra doses of p
wave of support from top performers. all of those stories here in just a moment. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s lizzy. hello from the bbc sport centre. we re starting with the the news today that the future of the commonwealth games and its viability is being questioned, after alberta announced they re cancelling their bid to host the 2030 event. it follows victoria, in australia, who also pulled out of staging the next games in 2026. our correspondent, alex capstick, tells us where this leaves the games. it would seem to be in crisis. without a house for the next two editions. although they insist there is ongoing dialogue with potential hosts. it has been suggested india or malaysia might lodge a bid. but one committed and prepared to meet all of the financial demands of staging such a big multisports event has increasingly difficult. fifa is investigating an official complaint that the zambia head coach, bruce mwape, sexually assaulted a p
former president trump was then read his rights he entered a not guilty plea. the next hearing set for the morning of august 28th. these are the four charges donald trump is facing in this case. conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the indictment also mentioned six co conspirators, who have not been charged. mr trump has now left washington on his private plane. before boarding, he made a brief statement. this is a very sad day for america. and it was also very sad driving through washington, dc and seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and walls and the graffiti. this is not the place that i left. it s a very sad thing to see it. when you look at what s happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. this is the persecution of the p