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here. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka whitfield. breaking news. haitian officials say at least 29 people are dead after a major earthquake hit the island this morning. the epicenter was far enough from the capital city of port-au-prince that the country may avoid the kind of devastation that we saw from an earthquake that hit the area in 2010, but the nation still feeling aftershocks now and the damage is significant. this is new video. just into cnn that shows the extent of some of the damage. you can see part of the building there, reduced to rubble. haiti s prime minister declaring a month long state of emergency. this disaster coming as two named storms are baring down in the area. patrick oppmann is with us now from havana. are we learning anything more about the damage and lives impacted? reporter: absolutely. it will probably take hours if not days to really get a better idea of the scope, the magnitude of this disaster ....
in mississippi. the hospitals are full from memphis to gulf port, natchez to meridian. everything is full. everything is full. the i.c.u. crisis is getting more critical by the hour. some states are at or they are near capacity. only a few hundred beds are left in some of the largest states in the south, or in the case of mississippi you see there on your screen zero. mississippi is now requesting help from the federal government as they are dealing with this crush of coronavirus patients. and a critical staffing shortage. there s a field hospital that s now being set up in a parking lot that could be used to take care of older teenagers with coronavirus. some schools in mississippi, indiana and georgia have already gone back to virtual learning because of growing case numbers. many are now rethinking mask policies. west virginia republican governor jim justice warns that if cases continue to climb, as they clearly are, masks may be required in schools there. more c ....
i m ben brown with our other main stories. the uk s vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19 in england. but he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. the fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the pm will say more about this. sir richard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. it s a day full of anticipation for england and italy fans, ahead of the final of euro 2020. more than 60 thousand are expected at wembley stadium in london where the two countries face each other tonight. it s a historic game for italy it could be the first time they become european champions in decades. for england a win would be their first ever euros title and a first major tournament victory in 55 years. gareth southgate s squad arrived at their hotel in waford aft ....
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there s excitement too in italy, they are unbeaten in three years they are one of the form teams at this tournament as well, and they are confident they can beat england. i m lukwesa burak with our other main stories. the uk s vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19 in england. but he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. the fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four, and the prime minister will say more about this. sir richard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. good afternoon. we are six hours away from the european championship final, but it doesn t feel like that because thousands of england fans are already here on wembley way, looking to make the most of every minute of a day that has been a long time coming. 55 years after sir alf ramsey s e ....