Pictures inside the church, come a few kilometres from where george floyd was merited in the same city. The Reverend Al Sharpton is to give the eulogy. We will listen to that lie. The United States bring dozens of World Leaders together in a push to stop Climate Change. Joe biden makes a big promise. The United States sets out on the road to cut Greenhouse Gases in half by the end of this decade. India has recorded the highest one day tally of new covid i9 infections of any country since the pandemic began. Close to 315,000 cases have been registered in the past 2a hours. 315,000. India now has 16 million confirmed cases second only to the us. But its exponential rise far outstrips any of the other most affected countries. And this fear is this second wave hasnt even peaked yet. Heres one professor in chennai. Models suggests that the Current Situation of this huge number of cases, they have exceeded 300,000 new cases a day. Now this is been going on for the last few days. This may las
Adults fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, theres more and more talk indoor Mask Mandates can be on their way out. First, weve got to start with the Breaking News i mentioned on top, a Russian Criminal Group now suspected in that Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. Congress secretary Geno Romanedio said that congress is helping to restart that 5,500 mile Pipeline Network that runs, get this, all the way from texas to new jersey and trans ports 45 of east coast fuel supply. Abc reports the pipeline remained mostly offline sunday. I want to get straight to ken dilanian and tom costello for the latest. Ken, what can you tell us about this possible attack . Good morning, stephanie. Two sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that its attributed to a group called darkside, a russian criminal ransomware group. And a statement attributed to them has been posted on the dark web just in the last few minutes which say we are apolitical. We do not participate in geopolitics, trying to dis
Let me know twitter annita . Mcveigh bbcyourquestions iam in i am in hartlepool today were a week tomorrow voters will head to the polls to select their next mp. This town has been labourfor decades, but could the conservatives snatch it from them this time . Northern irelands First Minister Arlene Fosters is under pressure over her leadership of the dup. Small axe leads the way in the bafta Tv Nominations with 15 for sir steve mcqueen s series for the bbc. A Second Wave Of Coronavirus is wreaking havoc across india cases are rising sharply, hospital beds are filling up fast, and the countrys Health Care System is crumbing. The government is considering a recommendation to introduce lockdowns in 150 of the worst hit districts. A recent surge of infections has brought the country to its knees and the death toll is rising. The total number of deaths now stands at more than 200,000 since the pandemic began, with a seven day average of 2,480. Two million infections were recorded in just on
Authorization. We are keeping a close eye on this. Millions of doses could ship out as early as monday. That could help President Biden meet his goal of 100 million vaccinations in his 100 days. There you see President Biden, first lady dr. Jill biden, they are in the air right now heading to houston, texas. A devastating winter storm halted vaccinations in many parts of that state. Theres another crisis in texas. The states power grid, texans left in the dark, cold, hungry, questioning the safety of their drinking water. More on whats happening there in the Lone Star State ahead. Today on capitol hill, a big step potentially to help millions of americans who are struggling in this pandemic. The house set to vote on President Bidens nearly 2 trillion covid relief plan. Theres been a curveball. A Senate Official ruling that democrats cannot include that minimum wage hike in the bill. Lets get right to our reporters. Leigh ann caldwell on capitol hill. Kelly odonnell at the white house.
To lawyer alan dershowitz, who was part of president trumps first Impeachment Team thats coming up in hardtalk. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The government has insisted that its new Travel Measures will protect the public from variants of covid 19. Air corridors are being closed on monday, meaning visitors to the uk will have to quarantine. Thereve been fresh calls from the Travel Sector for suport to help the industry survive. Heres our business correspondent, katy austin. Last summer, they were seen as a lifeline for travel businesses, keeping people going on holiday. Travel corridors mean people coming into the uk from a certain list of countries dont have to quarantine upon arrival. Right now, though, were being told to stay home and the system is being suspended. To protect us against the risk of as yet unidentified new strains, we will also temporarily close all Travel Corridors from 0a 00 hrs on monday. That means arrivals from anywhere will have to quarantine for ten