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hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential staff can avoid self isolation and keep working. hello, and welcome. the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded china has won two of them, iran has also won one. the first went to chinese air rifle shooter yang qian. 11 medals are up for grabs on the first full day of action, including in fencing, judo and weightlifting. organisers are hoping that the sporting drama will spark enthusiasm among the japanese public and dispel some of the anxiety about holding the games in the midst of the pandemic. let s cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter mike bushell who s there and has been watching the action in tokyo. a second gold for china? and what a start to these a second gold for china? and what a start to these games a second gold for china? and what a start to these games for a second gold for china? and what a start to these games for china. ....
60 years ago a man who knew a little bit about america and its military warned us about the storm clouds gathering on the horizon. we must guard against unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex. the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. we must never let this endanger our liberties or democratic processes. laura: dwight eisenhower saw the looming danger of a military that has grown so large and so powerful that it goes beyond its role that risks the values is charged to hold. ike would no doubt see our troops as the selfless, dedicated and brave people that they are but what would he think about how our national security establishment has ballooned and about the billions of dollars lost annually, waste, fraud and abuse that marks the pentagon? traditionally and for good reason our military has been one of the most trusted groups in the united states but lately that has been changing. in 201870% of americans repor ....
and heroic effort to safe her baby and her mother, we ll hear from the police officers who rescued them from under a car. happy tuesday, thanks for joining us. in a few hours, a handful of lawmakers will begin their investigation of the january 6 capitol on the the attack on the u.s. capitol and it will further highlight the deep political divide in congress. the house select committee will hear from four police officers who battled insurrectionists. newly released videos are expensed to sho expected to show how dangerous the assault was. many republicans have consistently opposed the investigation. kevin mccarthy has lashed out at speaker nancy pelosi and as well as two republican lawmakers that she chose for the panel. more from ryan nobles. reporter: the house select committee designed to investigate the january 6 insurrection is preparing for their first hearing, it will feature police officers who were on the front lines defending the capitol that day. we d ....
the times and site has a fairly spectacular colour representation of the opening ceremony. in a very interesting piece by richard lloyd perry the long standing correspondent injapan perry the long standing correspondent in japan for the times. who actually had quite a lot, was quite impressed by what he saw today. were you? was quite impressed by what he saw today- were you? today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned in today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned in the today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned in the piece, - today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned in the piece, up - today. were you? yeah, as was mentioned in the piece, up into today. were you? yeah, as was - mentioned in the piece, up into the last moment, the last couple of days we dhint last moment, the last couple of days we didn t even know if this was can happen we didn t even know if this was can happen. this we didn t even know if this was can happen. t ....
but they have come back. in south east asia, covid vaccinations stall as governments struggle to find a way out of the crisis. and italy s footballers reach the final of the euros, after beating spain in a dramatic penalty shootout. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. 51 shootings over a single weekend in new york state alone have prompted the governor, andrew cuomo, to declare a disaster emergency . new york is the first state to take that step, which allows for extra funding to bolster police presence in the worst hit cities, and to establish a variety of other programmes in poorer parts of the state. there has been a surge in gun violence across the us in the last year. governor cuomo explained his decision at a news conference. it is so bad that when you look at the recent numbers, more people are dying of gun violence than of covid. it is an emergency. and i want the people of the state to understand that! and i want them to respond to t ....