northwards and eventually reach southern scotland and northern ireland, and at the same time some showers could merge together to give longer spells of rain for a time. it is going to be pretty gusty again. these showery conditions really are going to linger with us throughout the rest of this week and into the weekend, and even into next week. so it is going to stay very unsettled. fiona. a reminder of our top story. covid restrictions will be eased in england next week. restaurants and pubs will be able to serve some groups indoors. that s all from the bbc news at six. so it s goodbye from me, and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. talks continue over moving the champions league final from istanbul to london, but could lisbon spoil the wembley dream, as uefa decides. a big night for fulham in the premier league their manager calls on his players to be brave, as they look to avoid relegation agains
michael harrison, and historian keith mayes of the university of minnesota. plus. we are no longer recommending a pause for the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc recommends a warning label for j&j vaccines with a rare blood clotting disorder. with vaccination rates already falling, will the j&j episode contribute to vaccine hesitancy? it is alarming that this is so widespread at a time when we re right on the edge of being able to get past this disease or not. my guest this morning, the director of the national institutes of health, dr. francis collins. and our new nbc poll. where president biden stands 100 days into his administration. the early successes and the early warning signs. joining me are washington post eugene robinson. joining me are wall street journal columnist peggy noonan. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington. the longest running show in television history. this is meet the press with chuck to
worst slump in over 300 years, and we ve moved from a protect and survive mode to a support mode and then a growth mode is what we need next. if there s one thing that is the most powerful weapon to bring down debt as a percentage of your economy it is growth. if you ve got this debt to gdp relationship, one of the best ways to get that down is increase the denominator, gdp, keep that going. if you have that, then you can also keep unemployment down, which will then keep the numerator of that fraction under control. so there will be a big emphasis on growth, and i expectjobs, jobs, jobs to be the mantra running through the chancellor s mind. you have a furlough, the wild card is what happens when there is measures are removed. it seems to me almost guaranteed that he will extend the furlough scheme that supports wages. people also extend the business rates and business tax holiday. but he will say that he has to be honest about the challenge of the public finances. it is almo
virginia s joe manchin, and new hampshire s jean shaheen. fewer people will get stimulus checks because of the intervention of democratic senators. now, the absurd asymmetries of american politics is in stark relief at the moment. this is joe biden s approval rating. 53% approval. donald trump never got close to that. in fact, he never broke 50% approval. a new morning consult poll the rescue bill is still unbelievably popular. 77% of all voters and 59% of republicans said they supported the measure. in fact, when provided the partisan framing for the details of the proposal, 71% of voters including 53% of republicans still supported it. people like this bill. they love it. and they don t care who is responsible for it. one study shows biden s rescue package might be the most popular presidential action since 2017. there it is all by itself all the way over there on the right side of that chart. a big part of the reason joe biden was elected, of course, was to finally crush c
canadian actor, christopher plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp, in the sound of music, has died at the age of 91. we start in the us, where president biden has said the latest monthlyjobs report, shows the american economy is still in trouble, as it remains in the teeth of the pandemic. he said a $1.9 trillion stimulus package would help the vaccination effort, and alleviate americans suffering. speaking with the treasury secretary, janet yellen, and vice president kamala harris by his side, mr biden appealed to congressional republicans to act urgently to turn his coronavirus relief measures into law. i see enormous pain in this country. a lot of folks out of work, a lot of folks going hungry, staring at the ceiling at night wondering, what am i going to do tomorrow? a lot of folks trying to figure out how to keep theirjobs and take care of their children. a lot of folks reaching the breaking point. suicides are up, mental health needs are increasing,