American flag was draped down the side of the building ahead of each victim s name being read there. Jay joseph ferguson. Amelia v. Fields. In shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 crashed into a field, the president and first lady laid a wreath in memory of everyday heroes that took down that plane that terrorists were using to target the nation s capitol. Vice president kamala harris and former president george w. Bush also there to commemorate those lost. Cnn is at each of the commemoration sites, and with us now, laura jarrett at the 9/11 memorial in lower manhattan. Oren lieberman at the pentagon, paula reed in shanksville, pennsylvania. Laura, tributes to the fallen have been especially emotional in new york today. Reporter: fred, the grief and pain still so raw. Even some 20 years later. So many of the families coming here today to pay tribute to their loved one in person when last year they weren t able to come in person because of covid19. Today they came, they hugged, th
Since february. In oregon, some hospitals now down to less than five intensive care beds. The situation is so bad in texas, hospitals have set up triage tents to care for the influx of patients and the governor is now sending some 2,500 out of state medical personnel to help with the surge. Kids also facing the burden of this latest spike. Some schools in mississippi, indiana and georgia already forced to close their doors, return to virtual learning just days into the new school year. In tennessee, parents are fuming after school board approved a temporary mask requirement for elementary schools. We want to know what s on those masks and i ask parents who agree to stand with me now, right now, stand. We want those masks tested. The masks are not any harm at all. They re inconvenient, but they re not a harm. If my son was able to catch covid in last year s environment with the less transmissible variant, consider the spread we ll see this year with the majority of students and staff un
A police officer has been found guilty of killing former premiership footballer, dalian atkinson, who he tasered and kicked at least twice in the head. It comes as the police watchdog in england and wales says the findings of its review into how tasers are being used will be published this summer. A fifth of police officers now carry them. Our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been looking at the history of these weapons. A warning, his report contains some distressing images. In october 2017, two firearms officers were confronted by a man with knives. Put the knife down now! put it down! they had a choice shoot or use a taser. Put the knife down now! put it down! when tasers were introduced nearly 20 years ago, it was said that more violent suspects would be stunned to the ground, as this man was, rather than being shot. But fast forward to last summer and the case of desmond mombeyarara, who was stopped in manchester for speeding and suspected drink driving. He became
Now on bbc news, the travel show. You ve got to love it, proper british coastline. We re on an adventure across the uk, as it opens up for travel again. Yes! we re open! from rugged coastlines, to breathtaking landscapes, and natural habitats. See that? ourjourney will take us to the four nations that make up the united kingdom. And with an eye on our carbon footprint, we re in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. On this week s show i m travelling the width of england s biggest county, north yorkshire. Home of seaside treats. You know something s really good when you re sucking as hard as you can and you just can t get anything out. Uphill climbs. Made that look easy, guys! perfect! how you doing, guys?. And the warmest, friendliest people you could hope to meet. Say hello! hello! laughs. North yorkshire s coastline is stunning. Long sandy beaches studded with old fishing villages. All on the edge of one of the country s great national parks. Peace and quiet and beauty i
As the uk economy bounces back from lockdown. All eyes will be on rome later, as attention turns to wales, who will be looking to seal their spot in the last 16 of euro 2020, when they take on the might of italy. We want to try to win the group, when we want to try to win the group, when the we want to try to win the group, when the game. I think that is the best way when the game. I think that is the best way to when the game. I think that is the best way to approach this and we will be best way to approach this and we will be doing all we can to do that. Good will be doing all we can to do that. Good morning, another cloudy start for much of england and wales with early morning showery rain. That will ease into sunny spells. For scotland and northern ireland sunny spells and scattered showers throughout the day. More details coming shortly. It s sunday the 20th ofjune. Our top story: there s been a huge surge in vaccine bookings among over 185 in england, as the government