And its hard sometimes to remember. All around allaround him, in all around him, in the capital, though, is unprecedented security, following the attack on the home of congress a fortnight ago. Hello and welcome to bbc news with me, tim willcox, whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in washington, where Donald Trumps final day as american president has been an eventful one. Today saw the us death toll from coronavirus pass a00,000, while politically, Mitch Mcconnell the Senate Republican majority leader directly blamed mr trump for the storming of capitol hill two weeks ago. The outgoing president released a farewell address, in which he claimed, we did what we came here to do and so much more. On wednesday, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president , amid the tightest security in recent memory. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Where once a sea of faces would greet th
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. In his first full day in office, President Biden has asserted federal control of all aspects of the fight against coronavirus, saying it would require a wartime effort to defeat the disease. Mr biden warned that the number of covid deaths could exceed 500,000 by next month. The new president renewed his promise to vaccinate 100 Million People in his first 100 days in thejob. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more on the president s plans. Tackling covid has been first on the list since he ever decided to start tackling the pandemic. Hes described trump administrations efforts, especially as it applies to getting the vaccine out as a dismalfailure. He says he has a lot of work to do there, he is signing these executive orders and all it takes is a signature to make things happen. This isnt something that has to take a long time to get through congress. He can immediately order the compulsory wearing of masks
Hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 0n the eve of his inauguration president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris have attended a Covid Memorial Service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. National landmarks were lit up in tribute. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember. And its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. 0ur correspondent larry madowo is in washington with more. The highlight of the day was that Memorial Service that joe biden and Kamala Harris attended at that reflecting pool which provided this really bea
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Hello 0n the eve of his inauguration president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris have attended a Covid Memorial Service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. National landmarks were lit up in tribute. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember, and its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. 0ur correspondent larry madowo is in washington with more. The highlight of the day was that Memorial Service thatjoe biden and Kamala Harris attended at that reflecting pool which provided this really beautifu
That its plant in sunderland is now secure. Why . Because of the trade agreement reached between the uk and the eu. The companys chief operating officer, Ashwani Gupta, said the brexit deal was positive. He went further, saying that 7,000 jobs in the uk were safe and, by implication, tens of thousands more across the supply chain. Heres mr gupta speaking to our Business Editor simonjack from nissans headquarters in japan. Brexit for nissan is positive. And nissan being the largest automaker in the United Kingdom will take this opportunity to redefine the Auto Industry of the United Kingdom. Number one, it has created a competitive environment, not within uk, but outside uk. Numbertwo, all of our products, except one qualifies for the minimum localised content. And today we decided to localise a 62 kilowatts factory also in the United Kingdom, which means all our operations would be qualifying for this. They would become confident not only in the United Kingdom but outside the United Ki