achieve the extraordinary vision that you have for this country. now, i pledge to every american no matter your party, i will give you everything i have to serve you and to make this country a place where every dream you have for yourself, your family, and your country will be possible once again. from never trumper to running mate, senator j.d. vance accepted the nomination for vice president last night at the republican national convention and gave the evening s keynote address. we ll have more of his speech straight ahead. plus, we ll bring you the latest on president biden s health following his covid diagnosis yesterday and how the illness could impact the growing concerns about his campaign. and also ahead we re learning more about the time line of the assassination attempt on donald trump as well as some new details about the gunman. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, july 18th. july 18th, happy birthday. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for s
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government and sadly it has created unnecessary disruption and stress for hundreds of thousands of british families. are you one of the thousands of britons currently in portugal or have you booked a holiday, and are unsure what this decision means for your travel plans this summer. please do get it touch with me on twitter @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. a leading hong kong pro democracy activist is detained by police, as authorities ban a vigil to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. the detained belarussian journalist roman prostasevich appears on state tv saying he helped to organise anti government protests. his family say he was speaking under duress. and coming up remembering the british heroes of d day, the final preparations are made at a new normandy memorial ahead of its opening this weekend. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the travel industry has described the changes to england s trave
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in both directions. at least 18 states have lifted or will be lifting pandemic mandates after the cdc s shift. among them, minnesota. but minnesota s twin cities, minneapolis and st. paul have not lifted their restrictions so they re going to remain. remember, you have state, but you also have local. there will be some fights. remember, why would there be any disconnect? well, it s about confidence, but also competence. there s no federal mechanism to check vax status. many states don t have their own mechanism. so enforcement is an unknown for states, localities, businesses, and we see that reflected in the uneven responses. many big chain retailers, target, home depot, starbucks, leaving policies unchanged. but huge changes at the largest retailer in the country, wa walmart, no longer requiring vaccinated shoppers and workers to wear masks except in municipalities that require them. same as costco, trader joe s, not requiring their customers to wear masks anymore. the unvac