Good morning to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i m john berman with brianna keilar. It is friday, august 13th. And overnight, a major announcement from the fda that will have a direct impact on millions of americans. Authorization of a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. So, it s not for everyone yet. Just the immunocompromised for now. The ruling comes as hospitals grow increasingly overwhelmed. Nearly 80,000 americans are hospitalized with covid this morning, that s the highest number in six months. Half of all covid patients are in these eight states, even though they account for only a quarter of the nation s population. One of those states, mississippi, is seeing its highest hospitalsization numbers ever. Republican governor is extending a state of emergency but says there will be no lockdowns or mask mandates. Florida governor ron desantis is deploying a rapid response team to fight but is still banning mask mandates and cracking down on cities and
many of us. not everyone, however, with some mist and fog patches forming over the next couple of days. i ll be back with all the details. it s saturday, the 27th february. our top story. the chancellor has said he ll use wednesday s budget to level with the british people about the state of the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. in an interview with the financial times, rishi sunak warns that the uk has been left exposed because of its high debt levels, but acknowledges he ll need to keep spending for the time being to supportjobs. our business reporter, ramzan karmali, reports. with government spending heading towards £300 billion to deal with the pandemic, the unemployment rate hitting its highest level in five years, and the uk economy shrinking almost 10% in 2020, all eyes will be on the chancellor next week, when he delivers his budget on wednesday. 0ne delivers his budget on wednesday. one area that will be in focus will be the housing market. 0ver one are
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writerfor the observer, and kieran andrews, scottish political editor at the times. welcome to you both of the good to see you again. tomorrow s front pages, beginning with the financial times. it leads with a warning to russia from the us president as tensions between russia and ukraine continue. the metro looks at claims from rebel tory mps who say they were blackmailed to back the prime minister. the guardian similarly leads with the conservatives using dirty tactics to get support for the pm. staying with the government, the i says there s a tory civil war over boris johnson s future. meanwhile, the telegraph leads with the response to the ending of plan b measures, as some headteachers tell parents masks must stay in school. and the daily mail also leads with reaction to plan b restrictions ending, saying unions are at war with the prime minister
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