good luck with that. the commander in chief is contradicting himself in the same sentence, while talking about his covid to plan and what americans can expect. reporter: can americans expect covid forever? [cross questions] president biden: i don t think covid is here to stay. having covid in the world, it s probably here to stay, but covid as we are dealing with it now is not here to stay. the new normal doesn t have to be we have some anymore tools. we are going to be able to control this. no new normal is not going to be what it is now. it s going to be better. if you thought jimmy carter was bad, kamala harris is trying to one up him. the vp not inspiring confidence with these comments about dealing with the virus. vice president harris: i understand, and i fully appreciate there is a level of malaise. we re two years into this. we want to get back to normal after so long. we all do. we have to do the tough and hard work of pushing through with solutions, un
it. good luck with that. the commander in chief is contradicting himself in the same sentence, while talking about his covid to plan and what americans can expect. reporter: can americans expect covid forever? [cross questions] reporter mike is covid here to stay? president biden: i don t think covid is here to stay. having covid in the world, it s probably here to stay, but covid as we are dealing with it now is not here to stay. the new normal doesn t have to be we have some anymore tools. we are going to be able to control this. no new normal is not going to be what it is now. it s going to be better. if you thought jimmy carter was bad, kamala harris is trying to one up him. the vp not inspiring confidence with these comments about dealing with the virus. i understand, and i fully appreciate there is a level of vice president harris: i understand, and i fully appreciate there is a level of malaise. we want to get back to normal after so long. we all do.
and the sydney morning herald in australia. here in the studio, the bbc s buiness editor, simonjack. cop26, which begins in glasgow this weekend, is supposed to be the moment when the world s nations present individual beefed up pledges to mitigate climate change, agree rules to prevent double counting, and honour previously agreed plans to ensure the poorest countries, too, can adapt to survive. the summit s host, that perennial optimist borisjohnson, says its success or failure is in the balance . the queen, a valuable asset in the last minute lobbying and arm twisting that characterises summits, won t now be there. on medical advice, say courtiers. still, her majesty was caught on microphone recently, saying of cop26 : it is very irritating when they talk, but they don t do. henry, when might we be in the realm of expectation management for the summit? . , of expectation management for the summit? ., , ., , of expectation management for the summit? ., , summit? certain
mr macron remains ahead in the polls. now on bbc news, weather world. this weather world is all about storms. so far this year, we ve seen some of the windiest, wettest weather systems on earth. and we ve come to a place that has just set a new record for england s strongest gust of wind right here on the isle of wight. we ll find out why the coast here sees such high winds. the weather is fair. meet the volunteers keeping people safe here. plus, with three named storms in one week, we ll ask if the uk s weather is getting windier. and i ll be finding outjust how windy it is here today and looking at how we measure wind speed. also on weather world as a chain of deadly cyclones hits madagascar, why climate change could put more of east africa in their path. and deluge down under parts of australia see more rain in three months than they normally do all year. i wouldn t say it was a surprise, but that s the most concerning factor that we ve gone from literally the sout
have killed more than 400 people. 60 people are believed to still be missing. now on bbc news, sarah keith lucas and nick miller visit the isle of wight, where a record 122mph wind speed was felt during a february that saw three named storms hit the uk. this weather world is all about storms. so far this year, we ve seen some of the windiest, wettest weather systems on earth. and we ve come to a place that has just set a new record for england s strongest gust of wind right here on the isle of wight. we ll find out why the coast here sees such high winds. the weather is fair. meet the volunteers keeping people safe here. plus, with three named storms in one week, we ll ask if the uk s weather is getting windier. and i ll be finding outjust how windy it is here today and looking at how we measure wind speed. also on weather world as a chain of deadly cyclones hits madagascar, why climate change could put more of east africa in their path. and deluge down under parts of a