Is good and i believe that some people on their own once it get as proved as a full approval, will go ahead and get vaccinated. But for those who do not want, i believe mandates at the local level need to be done. Joining me now, cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. So dr. Fauci calling for vaiccie mandates. I think i want to be clear. People hear vaccine mandates, they think government is going to come in and tell me that i have to get vaccinated or i will go to jail. That is not what we re talking about. We re talking about mandates usually by say an employer or by your school. Vaccine mandates at that level. Or a state saying our employees have to be vaccinated. This is not a mandate like you have to get car insurance. It is not that kind of mandate. It would work differently. So let s take a look. There are actually three states that have already done mandates, again it is for some groups. It is not for everybody. It might just be for example in new york a state employees or
Having to self isolate coming from the us was lifted. You re watching bbc news. Government sources have confirmed to the bbc that plans for a so called amber watchlist that would flag up countries at risk of being put on the government s travel red list at short notice have been abandoned. It would have meant people arriving in the uk from those countries were in danger of facing stricter quarantine measures than they would otherwise have done. The travel industry and some conservative mps had warned that the plans could have worsened the damage already done to the sector. Let s speak to our political correspondentjonathan blake. Jonathan, what s going on? jonathan, what s going on? well in the runup jonathan, what s going on? well in the runup to jonathan, what s going on? well in the runup to the next jonathan, what s going on? well in| the runup to the next review point the run up to the next review point where the government s traffic light system for international travel
Is granted a humanitarian visa. Bring it home for us, oliver. Yes! at the games, the first gold medal in team eventing for great britain since 1972. And, a special welcome for team gb s swimmers they return home after their most successful games ever. And coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: history made as emily campbell becomes the first british woman to win an olympic medal in weightlifting. Good evening. After months of being separated by the covid restrictions on international travel, many families and friends have finally been able to meet and embrace today after the rules for entry to the uk changed in the early hours of this morning. The change means that people who ve been fully vaccinated in the united states or in the european union no longer have to quarantine for ten days if they arrive from a country on the amber list. But stricter rules still apply for those travelling from france. But people still have to take a covid test before setting off for the uk and
The militant group in afghanistan. Happy monday, everyone. The tokyo summer olympics are in full swing despite the pandemic and with a tropical storm on the horizon. Organizers are now adjusting their mask policy on the o olympic podium allowing athletes to take them off for a photo. And the quest for gold is heating up, too. Let me show you where the medal count stands at the moment. It could change quickly of course with 21 medal events on monday. Meanwhile officials have confirmed at least 153 covid cases linked to the games so far. One of the new cases was a resident of the olympic village bringing the total number of cases from the village to 16. Now, japan as i mentions also bracing for a tropical storm that s expected to bring rain and strong winds this week. Cnn s world sport patrick snell in atlanta. Let s start with patrick. And patrick, let s start with the current medals table and reflect a bit more if we could on that particular win from the team usa perspective. Reporter:
And welcome, everyone. I m sandra smith. It is friday. Hello, benjamin. I m benjamin, in for john roberts. Department of education approved plans to have six states and washington, d. C. To use funds from president biden s american rescue plan. Sandra: some states could use the funds to further the controversial programs. Live from the white house with a breakdown how the states will use the funding. The american rescue plan was signed in during march, getting that money out times time. The departments of education sending $6 billion to handful of states to help kids get back to school. A lot of money going in different places. A lot go for funds to make sure kids go back to the classroom, some for summer programs. There are proposals to address racial and social gaps. Look at rhode island funding plan. They want to center all actions antiraceicism that promotes wellness. Critics are watch closely to see if the biden administration is upon hadding school districts advance more on train