And a scramble to find survivors after the earthquake in haiti. A live report ahead. We do begin with breaking news on two big stories, the pandemic and the response to the crisis in afghanistan. Let s start with coronavirus. Top health officials in the biden administration are expected to recommend that most americans get a coronavirus booster shot eight months after being fully vaccinated. For those who got the one dose johnson johnson vaccine experts are still gathering data but it is expected that you will also need a booster. An official announcement could come this week and boosters could be started next month. Health care and elderly are first in line. This is coming as new cases and hospitalizations and deaths are surging in the united states because of the delta variant. Especially among the unvaccinated. Let s get to this news and get some context around it. Joining me now cnn chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta. How should people be thinking about these boosters. They a
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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the chief of the minneapolis police department took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin the white former police officer charged with the murder of george floyd. thejury also heard from the emergency room doctor who treated mr. floyd and pronounced him dead. the bbc s gary o donoghue reports from minneapolis. week two of the most significant trial in recent years, and one which has reignited america s unresolved history of racial tension. derek chauvin is the latest police officer to stand accused of killing a black man an event that reverberated around the world. do you swear or affirm on the penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? i do. it is rare for a police chief to testify against one of his own, but this one did not mince his words when it came to derek chauvin s actions. once mr floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he
from its armed wing. the group says they were among seven killed in the explosion at a beirut building. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. saleh al arouri was helped lead the group s political wing. he was also known to be deeply involved in the group s military affairs. hamas has called his killing a terrorist act. israel has not claimed responsibility. but an advisor to the israeli prime minister described it as a surgical strike against hamas leadership not one on the lebanese state. lebanon is blaming israel, with the country s prime minister condemning the explosion. the country s foreign minister spoke to the bbc s radio program the world tonight. at the time when all western countries including the united states, britain, france, was asking us to hold hezbollah and stop them making any problems, now we see the problems are coming from israel and that is what we were afraid of. that israel, in order to compensate for its failu
from its armed wing. the group says they were among seven dead after an explosion at its offices in a suburb of lebanon s capitol, beirut. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. mr al arouri was deputy chairman of the group s political wing. he was also known to be deeply involved in the group s military affairs. hamas has called his killing a terrorist act. israel has not claimed responsibility for the blast. the israeli military told the bbc it will not comment on reports in the foreign media. lebanon is blaming israel. the country s foreign minister spoke to the bbc s radio program the world tonight. at the time when all western countries, including the united states, britain, france, was asking us to hold hezbollah and stop them making any problems, now we see the problems are coming from israel, and that is what we are afraid of. that israel, in order to compensate for its failure in gaza, is trying to expand the war. reaction has bee