covid-19 to fast-track vaccine. soledad pump soledad: i m soledad o brien. welcome to matter of fact. it s the fourth of july holiday, a time to reflect on the nation s beginnings its ideals, its dreams, its failures, and its flaws. and a time to consider what it means to be an american. for immigrants and refugees, the journey to becoming an american citizen can take years. first, learning a new language, then studying the country s history, passing the citizenship test, and finally, taking the oath of citizenship. while covid-19 put the traditional naturalization ceremonies on hold, this week the nation once again welcomed new citizens as federal magistrates across the country got creative and held ceremonies on sidewalks, in small groups, and one on one. judge nancy joseph, a federal magistrate in milwaukee, invited our cameras to witness that special moment last fall at the marquette law school s constitution day event. there are people from almost every part of
soledad: i m soledad o brien. welcome to matter of fact. how will the covid 19 pandemic end? the most certain way would be the development of a safe and effective vaccine. private companies and governments worldwide are racing to produce a vaccine by the end of the year. but doctor anthony fauci, the country s top infectious disease expert said it could take 12 to 18 months. and even that timeline would be ambitious by historical standards. there are roughly 100 candidates for a vaccine in the works, with a handful fast-tracked for human trials. the clinical development of a vaccine development has three phases. first, it s given to a small group of people, then a bigger group, then an even bigger group, in order to test if it s safe and effective. and these series of tests can take years, which has led to calls for a different type of testing. our special contributor joie chen looks at the push for human challenge trials. josh: my name s josh morrison. i m a volunteer for
manifesto this afternoon. labour has pledged to compensate nearly 4 million women who lost out when their state pension age rose from 60 to 66. voters in hong kong have turned out in large numbers to vote in local elections, seen as a test of support for the territory s chief executive, carrie lam. five teenagers have been arrested after a large brawl at a cinema in birmigham last night which saw a number of police officers injured. we will bejoined we will be joined by viewers on bbc one atipm we will be joined by viewers on bbc one at 1pm after the weather. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: could this be the future of gaming? move over vin diesel, we re about to get fast and furious. and are you ready for a debate with a robot? streaming services have changed the entertainment landscape. they re taking bigger and bigger chunks from the dvd market, they ve completely revolutionised the music industry, and they ve got terrestrial tv execs quaking in their expen
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i think in hindsight he has been used in the wrong way. i think he is notjust someone who comes in and bowls low and bounces. i think he is better than that. he has a terrific delivery when he pitched the ball further up. there was a big appeal for lbw and as it happened the ball was going over the top of the stumps, but i want to see more balls at that length. the lta have given away almost a thousand tickets for great britain s davis cup semi final against spain this evening. it s in madrid, so they were attempting to even up the crowd. they ll need cheering on, against rafa nadal‘s spain, that s for sure but the big question is, will andy murray be playing today? here s our tennis correspondent russell fuller. great britain against spain in the traditional hostile davis cup environment for the british team but what an opportunity to reach the final. who is going to be on the great britain team sheet? a former davis cup player for great britain, former coach of andy mur