and higher pressure is here this weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. 0ver weekend, so we should see plenty of dry and settled conditions. over the coming days we will see quite a dramatic change. i ll be back with more details. it s saturday, the 6th of march. our top story: pressure is mounting on the government over its proposed pay offer of 1% for health workers in england, after it was claimed that a long term plan had assumed an increase of double that. nhs providers, which represents trusts in england, accused ministers of snatching planned pay rises from the pockets of deserving nhs staff. four health unions have written to the chancellor, urging him to reconsider. our health editor hugh pym reports. nhs providers is the first employers group to wade into the health service pay row in england. it argues that a long term government financial plan for the nhs in 2019 included a commitment to pay staff a wage increase ofjust over 2% from this
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start in brazil. for two consecutive days the country has been registering record deaths from covid 19. on wednesday, 1900 people died in a 24 hour period. on thursday, more than 75,000 new cases were registered. after the us brazil is the worst hit country in the world with more than a quarter of a million deaths. and yet the country s presidentjair bolsonaro has been criticising lockdown measures by state governors. this is him speaking to a group of farmers. you did not stay at home, you weren t cowards. we have face our problems. stop all of this fussing and whining. how long are you going to keep crying? we have two face our problems. in stark contrast to the president, sao paulo s governorjoao doria has announced two weeks of code red restrictions starting on saturday. i asked him what he thought of president bolsonaro s comments. it is a crazy guy. earlier today president bolsonaro attacked the mayors
signing the executive actions, there s a lot that unusual about today and a lot that is still very familiar. despite the masks, the social distancing, the unprecedented security measures, today s inaugural has managed to capture a lot of the tradition of years past. very true. one tradition that we didn t see tonight, the first time in over 100 years was the outgoing president at the inaugural. senator lindsey graham talking with the former president in his last days in office. and of course, they worked a lot together throughout the course of his presidency. he joins us now. senator graham, great to have you with us today. thanks for being here. your thoughts as you have watched all of this unfold this evening. well, i thought it was pretty flawless. roy blunt is her. he did a magnificent job. i nominate him to do this the rest of his life. amy and roy did a good job representing the senate. good speech by president biden. i wish president trump had been there. that was
disease control says, though, that vaccinations for teachers, in her personal opinion, are not a requirement. this as the obama administration says decisions should not be made immediately. also want to make it clear that there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely. the doctor spoke to this in her personal capacity. obviously, she s the head of the cdc, but we re going to wait for the final guidance so we can use that as a guide for schools around the country. eric: so what could that final guidance be for parents across the country who have been home schooling their kids on zoom and all of that? lucas tomlinson in washington with more on what we can expect. reporter: good afternoon. chicago s democratic mayor, lori lightfoot, says she s had it with the teachers and wants them back in the classroom as quickly as possible. my patience is up
at least five civilians reported killed there. after failing to capture the capital in their initial invasion, the russians now expected to launch a renewed offensive in the east. that attack could come at any time. ukrainian military officials claim recent russian attempts to break through the lines though have been rappelled. u.s. officials now confirmed that the pride of russia s black sea fleet, the guided-missile cruiser moskva, was sunk by two ukrainian missiles. moscow denies that, claims the ship sank after catching fire and setting off ammunition. there are conflicting reports about the 500 or so crew onboard. ghastly scenes being uncovered around kyiv where the russians laid waste to many surrounding villages and towns as they retreated. more than 900 bodies of civilians have been reported recovered so far. a warning. the images in phil black s report are graphic. reporter: the operation to recover and investigate bucha s dead is now industrial in its scale. te