Less than an hour away from officially introducing him. Well go live to paris for that. And Tropical Storm Fred forms in the caribbean and barrels toward florida. The latest forecast just ahead. Good to have you with us. President biden is taking his Covid Vaccination Campaign to business leaders, he will meet with a group of them later today to discuss strategies for getting more americans vaccinated. The meeting comes as three major u. S. Airlines have announced they will not require employees to get vaccinated. Delta, Southwest And American Airlines say they are encouraging Employee Vaccinations but wont mandate them. But Uhe Nited says its Employee Need to get vaccinated by late october or risk getting fired. Right now more than a half million americans are getting their shots each day, highest since june, but about 30 of eligible americans are still unprotected and that is a big concern as millions of children head back to the classroom. Many not yet eligible to get the vaccine an
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing hell resign after a scathing report found the Threeterm Governor sexually harassed 11 women. Cuomo apologizing and still defending his behavior. In my mind, ive never crossed the line with anyone. But i didnt realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that i just didnt fully appreciate, and i should have. No excuses. The best way i can help now is if i step aside and let government get back to governing and therefore, thats what ill do. Cuomo has led the state for more than a decade earning national praise at the height of the pandemic for his initial handling of the coronavirus. Yet, in the months since calls for his resignation and impeachment growing in the wake of Sexual Harassment allegations. Longtime political allies in New York even President Biden say they thought the governor should resign. After calling on him to do so, President Biden reacting to his announcement. I respect the
It will be hard not for me not to hit her with it. Kevin Mccarthys Spokesperson was joking but if democrats Cant Pass Voting Rights Legislation this could be their future, and florida is seeing a Record Number of new covid cases so why is governor Ron Desantis blocking Mask Mandates . Good evening and im mehdi hassan. Any moment now the senate expects the final text of the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to arrive. Once it arrives the senate will finally have something specific to consider, and we could see a vote on the final bill later this week, but there is still a long way to go. Theres no guarantee this bill will pass muster with house progressives. Coming up ill be speaking to two progressive congresswoman who could hold the key to its future, but democrats wont be able to pass legislation like this beyond 2022 without free and fair elections. You cant say you werent warned. A few weeks ago we led this show by pointing out how Election Subversion, even more so than the attack on
nine days. president biden is citing the latest jobs report as proof the bill is urgently needed. the u.s. did add 379,000 new jobs last month, but is still down 9.5 million jobs from a year ago. growing concern as multiple states lift covid restrictions, including mask mandates. the cdc says new evidence shows that mask wearing is directly listeninged to fewer covid cases and deaths. new york governor andrew cuomo is facing a deepening crisis tonight. new reports say his aides rewrote data to hide thousands of nursing home coronavirus deaths. that comes as one of the women accusing him of sexual harassment is speaking out. first, let s get straight to capitol hill. our chief congressional correspondent manu raju is joining us. manu, the major holdup coming down to one democratic senator, joe manchin. and what side will he choose on these unemployment benefits? wolf, the senate has been in a complete standstill for hours. the first vote was cast at 11:00 a.m. this morning.
thank you for your messages about water last year has been for @vicderbyshire on insta or twitter or email me victoria@bbc.co.uk. empty streets in germany, as the country heads into a tighter lockdown to try to reverse a third wave of coronavirus infections. £5,000 pound fines could be issued to anyone heading abroad on holiday under new laws due come in in england next week. a gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, in the us state of colorado, after an hours long stand off at a grocery market. a committee has found the scottish government s handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond was seriously flawed , accusing first minister nicola sturgeon of misleading their inquiry. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk will mark the anniversary of the first national lockdown by pausing today to remember those who have lost their lives to covid 19. 0n what s being called a day of reflection , people are being asked