Charged in connection With last weeks riots. The Prime Minister is chairing a third Emergency Meeting ahead of more potential unrest. Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus is sworn in to leave the new Caretaker Government in bangladesh, following weeks of deadly protests. Two lead. And the eight day to space that could now last until next year. Well talk to an astronaut. Lets start With the news that Donald Trump said he had agreed to three Tv Debates in september and we did a response from kamala harriss campaign. Waking a response. I campaign. Waking a response. I think its important to have debates think its important to have debates. Weve think its important to have debates. Weve agreed think its important to havel debates. Weve agreed With think its important to have debates. Weve agreed With Fox On the date debates. Weve agreed With Fox On the date of debates. Weve agreed With Fox On the date of september debates. Weve agreed With Fox On the date of september the debates. Weve agreed Wit
Bossche taking bronze. The omnium is made up of four different Endurance Races the scratch, tempo, elimination and points with riders scoring points in each for an overall total. China won its sixth Gold Medal in diving on thursday as it stays on track for an unprecedented sweep of all eight at the games. China has dominated diving for decades, but never has taken all eight golds. The defending Champion Xie Siyi secured gold with 100 points in his final dive of the three metre springboard. His Compatriot Wong Zonyuan took silver. Mexicos Osmar Olvera Ibarra won bronze. Great Britainsjordan Houlden and Jack Laugher were fifth and seventh. The netherlands won gold in the Mens Hockey thanks to a dramatic Penalty Shoot out victory over germany. It was 1 1 in regulaton time, both goals coming in the fourth quarter. Penalties decided matters. Duco telgenkamp scored the crucial one. Dutch Keeper Pirmin Blaak starred, saving three shuffles as his side won the shoot out 3 1. Victory gave the du
Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show that makes waking up an olympic sport. Im Alicia Menendez on this monday, august 9th. The united states has hit a milestone in the surge of covid cases. More than 165 Million americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus. That is half of the total u. S. Population. More than 193 Million have received at least one dose. Vaccination rates are still low in several states across the south, but in arkansas, mississippi, louisiana, and alabama, cdc data shows that the sevenday average of first doses has doubled since the start of july. Florida has set a new Daily Record in terms of the covid virus. They had 23,900 cases on friday. 14,000 cases are in the hospital with 2,300 in icu units. Some florida schools are moving to remove require masks. According to a letter, the Palm Beach County superintendent writes i am requiring facial coverings inside schools and on buses for all students attending Palm Beach County districtoperated scho
Louisiana, and alabama, cdc data shows that the seven Day Average of daily first doses has more than doubled since the start of july. Thats hopeful. Still, the country is seeing record breaking hospitalizations, including more and more children. Nbcs Kathy Park has the latest. Reporter cities across the country sounding the alarm, as covid cases explode to dangerous levels. Austin activating its emergency alert system, warning residents the situation is dire, just six icu beds available. And for the third time this week, florida broke a record for daily covid cases as doctors say more kids are getting sick. There are more children in the Hospital Today than weve had at any point in the past 18 months. Reporter in just four days more than 3,000 kids in louisiana tested positive for the virus. And due to the ongoing health emergency, Jazz Fest in New Orleans is cancelled for the second year in a row. This weekend, hospitalizations in the u. S. Topped more than 66,000. A grim Milestone We
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Now to afghanistan, where the taliban have seized a second provincial capital within 2a hours. The Deputy Governor of Sheberghan Injawzjan province says government forces have retreated to the airport on the outskirts of the city, where theyre preparing to defend themselves. Shebhergan in northern afghanistan is the stronghold of former afghan Vice President abdul Rashid Dostum whose supporters fight against the taliban. The militants earlier captured zaranj in nimroz, close to the border with iran, in a major escalation of their offensive. Theyve made sweeping gains since foreign forces started withdrawing from the country. In both cities, the taliban freed hundreds of inmates from prisons theyd captured. the us and the uk have asked their citizens in afghanistan to leave the country immediately because of the worsening Security Situation in the country. Bilal is an afghan journalist in kabul with more on those prisone