Holding us back is us. More specifically, some of us. More specifically, some of us in certain areas, with very specific politics. The proof. Of the 25 states with the bestvaccination rates, 17 of the governors have a d in front of their name. Where trump got the most votes, you see the most hesitancy. We re going to go this to this in detail with the wizard of odds later. But the question is, if you look for those in congress who are fighting this progress. Messing with vaccines. Vaccine passports messaging. You will find party of trump members. Raises a question. Is the willingness to frustrate the fight of a pandemic illness a major symptom of poison politics that is literally making us sick in more ways than one? few people understand the state of play, better than our first guest, tonight. Formerrepublican governor, actively now working to help vaccinate america. New jersey s chris christie, good to see you, gov. Good to see you, chris, thanks for having me. All right. So, you twe
now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week, more on the war against climate change. we ve got buildings that love the sun. a sub that loves the waves. and robots that love rubbish. the world s population continuing to rise and across the globe, more housing is needed. but these buildings themselves come with their own environmental cost. of course, building and running offices and homes contributes massively to our carbon footprint more than 13 billion tons of c02 a year. that s nearly 40% of the world s total carbon emissions. so how about making buildings that are part of the solution, not the problem? maybe it s time to rethink renewable energy, the construction materials that we use, and what happens to them at the end of their life. later, we ll see how demolished buildings can be sorted and salvaged using what s in here. drum roll, please. all the rubbish is being tossed around and eventually, the smaller items will make it through one of these tiny holes. just w
the globe, more housing is needed. but these buildings themselves come with their own environmental cost. of course, building and running offices and homes contributes massively to our carbon footprint more than 13 billion tons of c02 a year. that s nearly 40% of the world s total carbon emissions. so how about making buildings that are part of the solution, not the problem? maybe it s time to rethink renewable energy, the construction materials that we use, and what happens to them at the end of their life. later, we ll see how demolished buildings can be sorted and salvaged using what s in here. drum roll, please. all the rubbish is being tossed around and eventually, the smaller items will make it through one of these tiny holes. just wait till you see what s waiting for them down the line. but first, to swansea university s active building centre. instead of pulling its power from the grid, this place powers itself using the latest innovation in solar energy. the conven
in wold war two, is making a comeback after 20 years. norton was bought by the indian firm, tvs motor, after going into administration last year. the company is now opening a new factory in birmingham just a few miles from where they first started over a century ago. rob mayor has more. a new home, just a stone s throw from where it all began 123 years ago. norton supplied a quarter of all motorcycles to the british army during the second world war and enjoyed success on the racetrack. in recent years it fell on hard times, entering administration last year. after a break of almost 20 years, this famous motorcycle brand is speeding back into the west midlands under indian ownership. at full capacity, this factory will be building 8000 bikes every year. tvs motors bought the company for £16 million and say they have already had more than 5000 customer inquiries. norton is, for me, one of the most exciting motor brands in the world. it is about dna of racing, it is about innov
minute by india and china. and the netherlands becomes the first country in western europe to re enter a partial coronavirus lockdown this autumn. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. buckingham palace says queen elizabeth has sprained her back and has, with great regret, decided not to attend the annual remembrance day service in london to honour britain s war dead. the service would have been the queen s first public engagement since she was advised to rest following a night in hospital last month. the queen, who is 95, regards the service as one of her most important public duties. our royal correspondentjonny dymond is at the cenotaph in westminster. it s what one palace official describes as incredibly unfortunate timing, and that is bad timing on two fronts. primarily because it is remembrance sunday, it is a national service of remembrance here in the uk. it s the most important day in the royal calendar, the day when the royal family i