We had debates scheduled. There was going to be a second presidential debate on september 10th on another net work, and now we ve got former president trump questioning whether he wants to do it on that network, whether he wants to do it at all. Says he has agreed to debate joe biden but not kamala harris, and i think we got a statement from his campaign that we could show folks. A little bit long. I won t read the whole thing on the screen there, but they re basically saying that the democratic nomination process is not finalized and while that s technically true, it s pretty clear that kamala harris will be the democratic nominee sometime between now and august 7th, as early as august 1st, and the harris campaign, harris herself is accusing trump of back pedaling on his promise to debate. He said he would debate joe biden anywhere, anytime, and now is not, you know, sort of not adhering to that now that there may be a different democratic candidate. My guess is we may see one more pr
Offering today s please welcome. From the greek orthodox archdiocese of america. His eminence archbishop lpa doe for us let us pray to the lord. All almighty and eternal god in peace. We come before you any block, your infinite goodness? look upon this gathering of our nations political leaders and grant them illumined hearts and minds to serve their fellow citizens. Through this republican national convention grant. Until the nominee president donald j. Trump and his advisers and counselors wisdom grace, and the spirit of duty not they may embrace all americans. His needs shining, the light of good government upon the venerable institutions of the roles best hope for everyone s lives liberty, and pursuit of happiness grant unto the delegates a powerful recognition of purpose to bear witness to divine providence which has shielded this great land through the centuries and drives us to a more perfect union with one another ever building on the labels of those pioneers of patriotism, who
Where do we go from here? and where you ll be asked to roll up your sleeve again. We have new information tonight on the missing woman case gripping the country, now her fiancé is also missing after placement the day at his family home in northport florida. The breaking details coming up, but we begin tonight with what top american general is calling a tragic mistake, that u. S. Drone strike in afghanistan killing ten civilians. White house correspondent tracking the latest development tonight. This was a sort of admission frankly that usually followed b resignations or perhaps even firings, but the fallout from the botched drone strike in afghanistan continues to develo tonight, but one thing is for certain, innocent people are dead over there and lawmakers here are demanding accountability. It was a mistake, and i offe my sincere apology. As a combatant commander, i am fully responsible for the strik in the outcome. While i have begun with the mos important findings of our investiga
As england prepare to make history in their first major final in 55 years. The queen pays a visit to the coronation street set to mark 60 years of the soap. Good evening. In 11 days time anyone in england who is fully vaccinated against covid 19 will be able to travel to an amber list country without needing to quarantine on return. Under 18s won t have to self isolate either. That means that families will be able to consider travelling abroad this summer. The relaxation of rules will mean a big boost for the travel industry. But expensive covid tests are still needed on return to england. And a number of countries like italy still won t allow british travellers in without a period of isolation upon arrival. Here s our transport correspondent, caroline davies. The empty aircraft and quiet departure halls may soon be full of noise again. The announcement is the most significant change seen this year. From the 19thjuly, anyone vaccinated doesn t need to quarantine when they travel to an
Traffic light system. And liftoff! china launches a spacecraft carrying the first astronauts to its new space station. The mission is seen as a landmark step in establishing beijing as a major space power. 1,000 hazel dormice are released into woodland sites in the uk as part of efforts to save the tiny mammals under threat. New data suggests that the covid epidemic in england is growing mainly driven by younger age groups who are not yet vaccinated. The analysis from imperial college london s react 1 study, looked at the period from 20th may to 7thjune and found that of the over 108,000 people tested, 135 were positive which is a rise from 0. 1% to 0. 15%. Most of the cases were found among five to 12 year olds to 12 year olds and 18 to 24 year olds. The r number which is the number of people the average infected person would infect was an estimated 1. 44. The analysis also suggest a strengthening link between cases and hospital admissions, which is also reflected in the g