border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. in his first primetime address since becoming president, joe biden urges all americans to get vaccinated and targets the 4th ofjuly as independence day from covid i9. if we do this together, byjuly the 4th, there s a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighbourhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day. a global study shows more twins are being born than ever before with one in every 42 children bo
The national shopping spree may be over. you know. consumer spending is down, more people are paying off debt and 70% of americans say that this year, they are going to pay for their holiday purchases with cash. good for them. cnbc s carmen wong-ulrich joins us now. this is a good thing or are we witnessing the death of the consumer? they are not dead, a little bit of an exaggeration. but adjusting. think of it adjusting. think about it now, we are more than a year in. it is going to be another year or so out. you know, county financial did a survey and they found that basically half of american consumers are saying what, you know what i have been hit so hard by this recession, it is going to take me two years to get out, new habits, talking new habits here. we saw a dip in the economy after 9/11, president bush at that time said go out and spend money. this time, what we are seeing, consumer reports polled said