plane home. we begin in europe, where governments are struggling to contain the omicron variant. france has just recorded 335,000 new cases a new daily record for the continent. the french parliament is debating legislation that would replace france s health pass with a vaccine pass, that would be required for entry into restaurants, bars and all public transport within the country. a negative test or recent recovery from covid will no longer suffice. austria will be the first eu country to introduce mandatory vaccinations starting in february. those who refuse to be vaccinated will be subject to fines. and the government of italy, which reported 189,000 covid infections today, also a new national record, is meeting to discuss making vaccines mandatory for all workers and the over 50s. our correspondent mark lowen reports from rome. the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five year old eduardo gets his first jab as italy steps up vaccinations for child
defense on i.s.i.l. on the urban front lines in baghdad. and i m at the home of n.a.s.c.a.r. racing where fans have been asked not to display the confederate flag. many ignore it - i tell you why. and we ll be live in santiago, where chile is playing in the time and live from wimbledon - where the defending women s champion is going home. we start in tunisia where the president declared a state of emergency a week after the killing of 38 foreign tourists at a beach resort. the president says tunisia is not safe from further attacks, and the state of emergency is needed to avoid the risk of collapse. the tourist industry suffered badly since the murders, and the economic impct could be more than half a billion. 30 that died were british, and more of them have returned to the roouk. peter sharp reports. reporter: the president says tunisia is now in a state of war. translation: the islamic state carries a black flag and wants to have a caliphate. tunisia deserves in
outside the stadium where people were rushed out of harm s way at a packed concert. roz: the rain caused a number of rain delays and an evacuation of a number of places, including at r.f.k. park police ordered evacuations of the west lawn of the capitol where folks are gathered for tonight s concert, as well as folks near the washington monument and put into play operation safe haven encouraging folks to seek shelter at a museum or metro stop. organizers cleared the field brought the performers off the stage and spectators into the stands. that lasted, we were told, half an hour, 40 minutes, and then the concert resumed and it is continuing as we speak. people are still streaming in coming from the metro. they have looked forward to this concert, the 20th anniversary of the foo fighters and they are celebrating on america s birthday. it is supposed to be an all-day concert featuring other performers including dave grohl, joan jett and the black hearts buddy guy, l.l. cool j.
national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] on your side. the sky lighting up for the fourth of july after a day of heavy rain and crowds. the big moment went off without a hitch and ron slater is live. what is it like now? roz: the mall is just about empty. it only takes about a half hour to clear them all of the crowd after a big event like this. there were thousands and thousands of people waiting to see the fireworks and they were not disappointed. the fireworks show lit up the sky right on cue and it was glorious. well worth the wait, topping off the july 4 celebrations. thousands got a front row seat on america s front lawn to celebrate freedom, each with something to be thankful for. definitely for the armed forces. my brother is in the army. as far as the country goes, a lot of people working hard. a really great time to be in america. america is all about freedom. it is great to see it celebrat