let s start with italy, which will begin to ease its covid restrictions today as infections in the country fall and its vaccination effort accelerates. so far 16 million italians have received the first dose and nearly five million are fully vaccinated. prime minister mario draghi is also set to announce his plans to parliament to spend 220 billion euro to restore the country s battered economy. it ll cover everything from high speed rail links to the digitisation of the public administration. italy s economy is desperate for a boost. in october last year, the country s public debt hit a massive 2.6 trillion euro. it s a familiar tale, isn t it? i m joined by lorenzo codogno, formerly chief economist to the treasury in italy, now founder and chief economist of lorenzo codogno advisors. first of all, italy is easing restrictions an important step forward? restrictions - an important step forward? step forward? yes, i think mario draghi step forward? yes, i think mario dra
there remain questions tonight about how a 12 year old girl and a 17 year old boy came to lose their lives after being pulled out of the sea off the coast of bournemouth yesterday. police have ruled out suggestions that they were hit by a vessel or that anyone was jumping from the pier. eight other people were treated on the beach for non life threatening injuries. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. duncan kennedyjoins us from bournemouth. duncan. there is a real sense of disbelief here about how a group of people playing in the sea can somehow get caught up in a tragedy like this. the police are not saying exactly what happened but they ruled out some things, like this group being hit by a jet ski or becoming injured byjumping off the pier here. whatever has gone on here, it has left two families grieving. for several hours, this part of bournemouth beach was transformed into a major incident. the sand was cleared of the public to allow in hel
the lies continue. this time george santos caught making up a story about his mother being in the south tower on 9/11, this as republicans reward him in congress. emergency measures are in place today as the nation is hitting its debt limit. why congress may be playing with fire. a warning to vladimir putin. ukraine s president said his country will take by crimea. will alec baldwin be charged the killing of a shooting onset? we ll discuss. cnn this morning starts now. we begin with yet another apparent lie from george santos, a republican congressman from new york who fabricated just about everything on his resume. he s been caught lying about his late mother. santos long claimed his mother was in the south tower of the world trade center on 9/11 and later died from cancer. new immigration records confirm santos mother was in brazil and never in the u.s. and now a navy veteran from new jersey is accusing santos of stealing $3,000 from a gofundme account. santos de
clemison has this report. donald trump says his ban on foreign nationals travelling to america from seven muslim countries is, in his words, working out very nicely. but the order has provoked protest at airports across the country. inside, lawyers worked to free passengers being detained. some were already on the way in when the president may be order, and they aren t the only ones affected. i ve heard from colleagues in london that people aren t allowed to board flights. these are ceos of american companies that happen to have an iranian passport and it is insane. we re in disbelief that this is happening. at los angeles airport a 60 year old iranian american broke down after learning his brother, who had come to visit him, wasn t going to be allowed in. i don t know what to be allowed in. i don t know what to do. we didn t know we would have the situation here. i am a us citizen for 15 20 years and my brother has done nothing wrong and i did nothing wrong. on the election
and bright start to the day, with some sunshine, but it will cloud over to the south and west later, with patchy rain on the way. a full forecast in the next half hour. good morning. first, our main story. ajudge in new york has upheld a legal challenge aimed at stopping the deportation of people being detained under donald trump s new immigration policy. president trump has denied that the measures are a ban on muslims and said that the plan was working out nicely . there have been protests at airports around the united states. our correspondent simon clemison has this report. donald trump says his ban on foreign nationals travelling to america from seven muslim countries is, in his words, working out very nicely . but the order has provoked protest at airports across the country. inside, lawyers worked to free passengers being detained. some were already on the way in when the president made the order, and they re not the only ones affected. i ve heard from colleagues in