Enough support to secure the democratic Partys President ial nomination and today, shell be in the critical Swing State of wisconsin, making her case to be Commander In Chief directly to voters for the first time. Ms harris has already been clear about her agenda. On monday evening, she visited what had beenJoe Biden s re Election Campaign Headquarters in delaware, to rally the staff who will now be working for her. Her message there that shell continue to push for Gun Control and protection for reproductive rights. It is my great honour to havejoe s endorsement in this race. Cheering and applause. And it is my intention to go out and earn this nomination and to win. Cheering and applause. Of course, its notjust about Kamala Harris policies. Shell also have to overcome Donald Trump. And when she talked to the Democratic Party workers on monday evening, she gave a hint of how shell approach that Challenge Drawing on her early career as a criminal prosecutor. Predators who abused women,
Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News. At nearly £2 million a dose, zolgensma has been called the most expensive drug in the world. But now, through a discount deal, this revolutionary Gene Therapy is available on the nhs and a five month old baby has become one of the first children to be given it, at a hospital In London. Arthur morgan received the groundbreaking treatment for the genetic condition, spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disorder which shortens life. Our medical Editor Fergus Walsh reports. This is the worlds most expensive medicine. The List Price of zolgensma is almost £1. 8 million. Though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. Five month Old Arthur is one of the first to benefit. He has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. Without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. Arthur is unable to lift his head a
can an independent regulator stop football lurching from crisis to crisis ? let me know, i m on twitter @annitabbc or add the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. three white men are found guilty of murdering the blackjogger ahmaud arbery in georgia last year. president biden welcomed the courts verdict. # let it be, let it be.# and beatles fans rejoice, a new documentary featuring never before seen footage of the fab four is released today. borisjohnson and president macron have agreed to step up efforts to prevent migrants from crossing the english channel after 27 people drowned when their boat sank near calais as they tried to reach the uk. ben boulos is in dover. they are trying to identify the migrants who died whilst trying to make the crossing yesterday. it was the loss of life in the channel since records started being kept. it will be a difficult process because many of them take to the water without documentation and the nature of the whole situation is incredibly chaotic.
testimony to special counsel jack smith as his probe into january 6th zooms ahead. exclusive reporting from nbc news s julia ainsley says this, quote, about half a dozen secret service agents have testified before the grand jury that will decide whether or not to indict former president donald trump for his alleged role in the january 6th 2021 riot at the capitol, and efforts to interfere in the peaceful transfer of the presidency. that s according to two sources familiar with their testimony. roughly five or six acts have appeared in compliance with subpoenas they received. while it s unclear what testimony they provided, we do know that trump s secret service agents are very much in a position to corroborate some of the most stunning testimony of the star witness of the january 6th select committee. the meadows aide who pulled back the curtain on the inner workings and private conversations of the trump-directed coup plot. we are talking about cassidy hutchinson. hear is s
the economy and we must account for them in order to assure more inflow of money for our investments. i propose to create a special government programme for that purpose, to create extra conditions for our citizens, to invest their money. that they have earned within the country. and at the same time to encourage the preservation of the saving intention funds. at the same time, the assurance of bank deposits, whose repayment will be guaranteed. for voluntary pension savings, i suggest we put the figure up savings, i suggest we put the figure up to 2 million. the repayment figure up to 2 billion, million. we must also defend our citizens savings and other long term financial instruments including protecting them from possible bankruptcy. special decisions are required to attract the capital into high tech businesses. they will be supported by stock floated on the internal market, both for the companies themselves and buyers of those shares. another factor of economic sovereig