the uk economy has rebounded slightly up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and also coming up this hour, we ll speak to the children s laureate cressida cowell, who s calling on the prime minister to invest £100 million a year in primary school libraries. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the government says all over 50s and those in high risk groups in the uk have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups, 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the
good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is wednesday, january 5th. i m brianna keilar alongside john berman live in washington, d.c. for our special coverage. one year ago today, outgoing president and right-wing media sold lies that america that would bring us to our darkest days. we will get to that in a moment, including a january 6th committee asking a fox host of president trump s mind leading up to the riot. breaking news overnight. parents waking up in chicago, your kids aren t going to school today because in-person classes, athletic events, all of them are canceled. members of the chicago teachers union, teachers in the third largest district in the country, refusing to return to work until january 18th or whenever the latest coronavirus surge subsides. so this morning no classes until teachers and city leaders resolve their differences. 73% of the teachers in the union voted in favor of this decision in defiance of chicago public scho