crisis. when observers expect he will be back. plus, the u.s. senate receiving that article of impeachment against donald trump, which accuses him of inciting the storming of the u.s. capitol. we will gauge the mood and see if it makes sense to impeach an ex-president. plus, what to do about russia? the european union decides on nothing for now after russian critic alexey navalny and thousands of his supporters. i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with europe s coronavirus vaccine shot, the european union today lashing out at vaccine maker astrazeneca, accusing it of not delivering what it promised, vowing to blunt exports, and the company says it will dramatically reduce its covid-19 vaccine deliveries to europe. the shortfall comes as all 27 eu countries deal with heavy criticism over a slow vaccine rollout, and across the channel, britain is having more success getting its citizens inoculated.
it wasn t enough to just redistribute migrants across the eu. one of europe s migration choke points is gasping. more than 8,000 arriving in lampedusa injust three days this week, more than the whole population of the italian island. the migrant centre built to hold 400 was at ten times its capacity. congested, chaotic, some trying any futile way to get free. today, two new arrivals rather more planned. the italian prime minister, giorgio meloni, and the eu president, ursula von der leyen to see for themselves the turmoil at europe s door. italy s leader is under pressure, elected with promises to curb migration. numbers are now double the same period last year. translation: what is at stake here is the future, future that l europe wants to set for itself. and it is very important to be able to tackle the huge, massive challenge challenges which lie ahead for us, especially in terms of illegal immigration. the eu president offered more help from the bloc s border force to cra
redistribute migrants across the eu. mark lowen reports. one of europe s migration choke points is gasping. more than 8000 arriving in lampedusa in just three days this week, more than the whole population of the italian island. the migrant centre built to hold 400 was at ten times its capacity congested, chaotic, some trying any futile way to get free. today, two new arrivals rather more planned. the italian prime minister, giorgio meloni, and the eu president, ursula von der leyen to see for themselves the turmoil at europe s door. italy s leader is under pressure, elected with promises to curb migration. numbers are now double the same period last year. translation: what is at stake here is the future, future that europe wants to set for itself. and it is very important to be able to tackle the huge, massive challenge challenges which lie ahead for us, especially in terms of illegal immigration. the eu president offered more help from the bloc s border force to crack the
which purchased endemol in 2020, said: the bbc has issued a statement this afternoon saying: brand was working for channel 4, the bbc, and acting in hollywood films during the period of the claims, all of which he denies. vincent mcaviney has the latest. his behaviour made him no stranger to the tabloids but, this weekend, serious sexual allegations mean russell brand has made all the front pages. perhaps over the course of the evening, some of my accoutrements could make their way onto your body! once one of the most ubiquitous faces on british tv and radio, working for mtv, the bbc and channel 4, before building a career in hollywood for a time. it s the way these organisations oversaw brand s conduct which is now coming under the spotlight, with the foreign secretary saying the entertainment industry as a whole has questions to answer. there are some real challenges where you have these very, very acute differentials in power, whether that be in the entertainment industry,
you are watching france 24. it was a boat filled with migrants trying to reach an better life, but the ship caught fire and capsized, leaving over 80 dead with 200 missing. passengers on board are thought to be coming from libya. rescue operations are underway off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa, where the boat went down. our correspondent has the latest. it is a massive tragedy with hundreds of migrants on the boat sinking off the coast of the island of lampedusa in italy. what we know so far is that the mayor has said at least 80 people have been killed. but officials warn the death toll could actually go up. the mayor described the situation, saying that the immigrants tried to call for help, but their phones could not reach anyone on the italian coast guard, so they hoped to draw attention to themselves by lighting a fire. that fire got out of control which is why we see a high death toll. we know so far that one person, a suspected people smuggler, has b