White house, headed for the northeast to get a firsthand look at the damage left by hurricane ida. Elsie huge parts of New Jersey and New York remain decimated by deadly flooding. Ida killing at least 45 people in those two states. Some swept away by cars, others drowning in their own homes. New Disaster Declarations mean parts of both states are eligible for federal aid, but even that is fraught with complaints from counties left off the list of those eligible for aid. And down in louisiana which Got Hit by ida first, more than 400,000 homes are still in the dark, nine days after the storm rolled through, and high temperatures continue to raise the misery and risk. All three regions are at risk of more severe weather in the coming days. We have all of the angles covered. Shannon petty piece at the White House, Allison Barber in New Jersey, and some brock in louisiana outside New Orleans. Thank you all for joining this morning. Sam, nine days have passed, still hundreds of thousands of
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Back to life, back to the old reality, new York City that has the biggest School System in the country just announced students will go back to inperson learning this fall, no remote action with covid cases and deaths dropping to their lowest levels in a year people are partying like its 2019. Ball games, dining, indoors and out getting back to prepandemic levels all across the country. With that new optimism comes a potential new concern about the vaccine. The cdc investigating rare Heart Inflammation in a small number of teens and young adults. And were live in the Middle East where President Biden announced he is sending Tony Blanken to the region. President biden this morning also condemned the recent rise in antisemitic attacks here at home. We start here in washington. As we come on the air the supreme court is coming into session in the final sprint to the spring term. We could get more here in a moment. I want to bring in chief legal correspondent ari melburn. Lets talk about wh
From india that Vaccines are effective against this variant. Thousands take advantage of the new Travel Rules and head overseas in the first legal foreign holidays for months. Ijust want to get to the villa. She laughs. Ijust want to get out in the sun. The weathers been so awful in the uk. As fighting between israel and Palestinian Militants enters its second week, the us urges both sides to ensure the protection of civilians and says its working intensively to try to bring an end to the conflict. The government condemns a series of anti semitic incidents in london and parts of essex, describing them as intimidatory and racist. And swapping Cake And Fizz for spades and Saplings Prince charles is encouraging people to plant a tree for the Queens Jubilee next year. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnson has urged people to exercise a heavy dose of caution as many covid restrictions are lifted across england, wales and much of scotland. The changes come amid growing fears
That there might be a delay in the complete lifting of lockdown in england. Tonights other main story. After one of the heaviest periods of Air Strikes so far, the us demands an end to the violence In Gaza and israel. And a visit to one of the many museums which opened their doors again today after nearly five months of lockdown. And coming up in sport, on the Bbc News Channel bournemouth delight a crowd of around 2,000 as they beat brentford in the first leg of their championship play off semi final. Good evening. Across england, wales and scotland, theres been a significant easing of the Lockdown Restrictions, making indoor gathering and Social Contact possible once again. The prime Minister Borisjohnson said people should exercise their new freedoms with a heavy dose of caution not least because The Indian Variant Of Coronavirus is on the rise in the uk. The caution is further underlined by the possibility that the next easing restrictions in england could be delayed. Starting toda