in england are gearing up for mandatory mask wearing from friday. our reporter simonjones has been gauging reation from theatre goers in london. iam in i am in theatreland in the heart of london, and many shows have been asking audiences to wear masks. people attending the performance here told me pretty much everyone was doing that, but from friday in england, it will become compulsory for people attending shows, unless they have an exemption. so we asked you to go was what they made of that. there was no problems at all. we did it and i was comfortable with it, it made me feel safer. it needs to be done. it needs to be done. what can we do? it it needs to be done. what can we do? it is it needs to be done. what can we do? it is what it needs to be done. what can we do? it is what it it needs to be done. what can we do? it is what it is. - it needs to be done. what can we do? it is what it is. will. we do? it is what it is. will it get we do? it is what it is. will
if she s on the pitch, you stay in the seat. thank you so much. new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is thursday, december 9th. i was surprised by the thursday thing. it creeps up on you. one our from now, president biden kicks off a two-day democracy summit at the white house. the virtual meeting that will gather leaders from 110 countries to push back on what the biden administration warned is a global democratic recession. two nations not on the guest list, russia and china. both have attacked the biden summit. they call it hypocritical. we will bring it to you live. new signs of economic recovery fueling a wave of optimism throughout the country. among the reasons here, pay raises are coming down the pike. there s a radical drop in energy prices, jpmorgan made the prediction that 2022 will mark the end of the pandemic. cnn business reporter joining us now on that. hey, matt. reporter: good morn
during the pandemic, she s been reassessing her life. i ve come here to la, where rebel is now based, for this bbc 100 women interview. we talk about why she lost weight, her challenges with fertility, and how she s balancing that with her professional move into becoming a director, and she talks to me about how she s hoping that move will empower her to make cultural changes in the industry after experiencing sexual harassment herself. rebel wilson, thank you so much for talking to bbc 100 women. it is my pleasure. how are you? i feel like i m very bbc today as well i m very serious, profesh. i think you could almost, like, be a newsreaderfor us. i could, you know. coming up now at the ”am hour wait, is that what they say? no. coming up! breaking news, um, yeah i i probably won t get hired from this. it s so interesting because you are one of the most high profile actresses in hollywood. i d say you re a household name. i m in the top 1,000, for sure, i d put myself.
are facing a second weekend a second weekend without power in parts of scotland and northern england, following storm arwen. those affected are now bracing themselves for almost freezing temperatures forecast in some areas over the next 2a hours. 0ur correspondent peter harris sent this report from rothbury in northumberland. boots on the ground, the troops are taking supplies to those still without power. are you all right? i ve come to make sure everything is all right for spy along rural farm tracks they are trying to find those in the most remote communities that could be in need and now face a 90 night without electricity. it was absolute destruction. the woods down there are completely flattened full stop not to call northumberland a national problem until this morning is extraordinary. the army s involvement follows northumberland county council declaring storm arwen a major incident. a season of goodwill, what could be more rewarding for our soldiers than being out in
well worth the wait. it was so monumental. and, you know, kumail nanjiani, who we were working with, was constantly reminding us that this is such a big step forward for south asians around the world. and, you know, we get to be the ones who represent that culture and bring it to the big screen. heidi booth, bbc news, leicester. that looks fun, but i have not seen the film yet. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. we ve had the best of the sunshine across central scotland today. i hope you have made the most of that if you are not part of the country. the weather is certainly going to change. we ve also seen longer spells of rain affecting parts of england in particular. wet weather continues to be across the north east of england. 6 6 degrees typically. we end the day with some sunshine in wales and the south west. glad both then and break. the damp weather will move away and it dry off a while. then we get this band of cloud and wet weather coming in fr