And Emma Raducanus Us Open Dream remains on course. The 18 year old british qualifier is through to the semifinal at Flushing Meadows. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in singapore, and midnight in france where the trial began today of the 2015 attacks in paris. A night of indiscriminate Shooting And Bombing in paris that left 130 innocent people dead. It was frances worst attack since the second world war. It led to intensified French Military action against the extremists abroad and a Security Crackdown at home. Today, the trial began of the 20 men accused of involvement in those attacks. Our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. The sirens sounded again in Paris Today for the men accused of terrorising this city six years ago. Sounds that once accompanied that fear and panic, now accompanying the defendants on their way to justice. It was a night when security felt uncertain, when no one in p
gunshots. gunfire echoes across the streets of myanmar, as thousands defy a security crackdown and join protests against the military coup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless . but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back, our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back to classrooms in england tomorrow and most parents are relieved. almost 6,000 parents gave their views on school return.
today on the show, artificial intelligence will dominate the future of the economy and china is winning. a disturbing new report from a panel of top executives says america needs to wake up. can the united states ensure that it is the world s ai super power? i will talk to commission chair and the former head of google, eric schmidt. also, whether you are going on a vacation or a business trip, you better be ready to show a passport, a vaccine passport. want to get back to your job? be prepared to show proof that you got a jab. we ll explore the ethics of what some way is our inevitable future. first, here is my take. the biden presidency is still in its early days, but it s not too soon to point to its most impressive accomplishments so far, one that may have major implications for years to come. the covid vaccination program has been transformed. the federal government has now established or expanded over 450 vaccination centers and the country is carrying out 2 million
covid cases are averaging nearly double what they were at the start of november doctor anthony fauci said americans need to remain vigilant. even though were pleased by the evidence for multiple countries, it looks like there is a lesser degree of severity, we have to be careful we don t get complacent about that. as it might lead to a lot of hospitalizations in the united states. were following the latest from our southern border, texas attorney general ken paxton is asking courts to force abiding the administration to restart border wall construction, more on that in just a moment. we begin this hour with charles watson lida hartfield jackson international airport in atlanta with more on the holiday travel nightmare. what is the move there? is pretty common here right now but it s been chaotic with thousands of people flying this holiday weekend and it continues with another wave of cancellations. today airlines dropping more than 2300 flights globally, more than a th
teacher audelia has lived here since the late 1990s la campanera, in the capital s notorious soyapango district. more than 20 years ago, rival gangs the ms 13 and the 18th street gang took control of neighbourhoods across the country. they became, in effect, no go areas for outsiders and the police. thousands were murdered or caught in the crossfire. and in those years of the growth of the gangs, can you explain to us what it was like living here? but in the last 12 months, audelia has witnessed the change on these streets that she never thought possible. for the past year, el salvador has been living under an emergency measure called the state of exception. police and military have been mobilised in vast numbers and some constitutional rights suspended. defeating the gangs was one of the main election promises of nayib bukele, a former marketing executive turned president. so, what s the policy meant on the streets? in the suburbs of san salvador, another security patrol i