the uk economy has rebounded slightly up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and also coming up this hour, we ll speak to the children s laureate cressida cowell, who s calling on the prime minister to invest £100 million a year in primary school libraries. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the government says all over 50s and those in high risk groups in the uk have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups, 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the
somewhere else around the world and waiting to get back to normal? or are you somewhere else around the world? how did it feel to back out there or have you decided to wait for a bit? i d love to hearfrom you tweet me @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india s biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for one in six of all new coronavirus cases globally. and coming up this hour. how the world s wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the government s
we begin in georgia where all eyes of the country have been ever since the georgia bulldogs brought home the college football championship last night. well tonight, though, all eyes are on georgia as the place president biden today chose to go full force behind a pair of bills on voting rights that have enormous meaning in the state in the wake of the 2020 election. also, of course, nationwide. where a number of states, including georgia, have passed laws restricting opportunities to vote. the two bills in question are opposed by senate republicans, however, at least two key democrats do not want to change senate rules so they can pass by a simple majority. so today, in atlanta, the president broke with his own reluctance on the matter, and issued this challenge. today, i m making it clear. to protect our democracy, i support changing the senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed, to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights. so, i ask e
good evening. with the omicron surge now in full effect, we re joined by dr. anthony fauci, who in addition to deal with that also spent his day hitting back at several lawmakers who have been criticizing him for spreading misinformation about the virus. i don t understand why you are asking me that question. my financial disclosure is public knowledge, and has been so for the last 37 years or so. 35 years. where would we find it? all you have to do is ask for it. i you re so misinformed, it s extraordinary. that is just a small sample of his confrontations with two republican senators today. and again, he joins us shortly. we begin in georgia, where all eyes of the country have been ever since the georgia bulldogs brought home the college football championship last night. well tonight, though, all eyes are on georgia as the place president biden today chose to go full force behind a pair of bills on voting rights that have enormous meaning in the state in the wak
books in school. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. the third calendar year of the pandemic. take a look at this map put out by the centers for disease control and prevention. it shows the level of community transmission of covid in america right now. i m sorry i m laughing, it s sort of a dark joke. well, it s a pretty clear map. solid red in all 50 states, district of columbia and puerto rico experience lag cdc calls high transmission, which no kidding. new records at daily case counts across the country soar to the highest level we ve seen. on this chart is line is practically going straight up. as we assess where we are, it s important to understand the fact that omicron variant is just much more transmissible than the previous variants, particularly the early ones. just on a different quail. but professor of emerging infectious diseases at london school of hygiene and tropical medicine estimates what s called the r-naught of omicron