Million people have received their firstjabs in the uk. And well wishers Around The World send messages of support to captain sir tom moore, who remains in hospital with covid 19 and pneumonia. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Urgent testing is underway in parts of england after the South African strain of coronavirus was detected in 11 people not thought to have travelled from the country. There are fears this variant is now being transmitted within the community, with the possibility of further new cases. Health officials are aiming to test some 80,000 people in eight affected areas including those who live in the w7, n17 and Cr4 Postcodes in london, ws2 in walsall, Me15 In Maidstone in kent, pr9 in southport, en10 in broxbourne, hertfordshire, and gu21 in woking. Theres no evidence the South African variant causes more severe disease but it may be more transmissible. Meanwhile, data to be published later this afternoon is expected to show that the government has reached its t
Look at a Church Service thats about to begin. Brown chapel ame church, john lewis family is beginning to arrive and those who will pay their respects today as well. This will be an hour of emotional memories, as you might imagine, of the life that was extraordinary of an american, his body will follow the route of bloody sunday. On his way back march 7, 1965, at the height of the civil rights movement. Congressman lewis described what happened that day and its impact all these days later. Lets watch together. Selma, help free and liberate not just american south, we help liberate our country. As a nation, weve come a great distance. White, colored signs are gone. The only place we would see those signs today would be in a book, in a museum, on a sled owe. We still have a distance to travel before we lay down the burden of race. I thought i was going to die on this bridge. Somehow, some way, god almighty almighty can i give up now . If can i give in . Can i give many in . Keep the fait
Monthly contraction on record as gdp falls more than 20 on april on the countrys first full month of lockdown. A resurgence of cases across the u. S. Fuels fear of a second wave as the imf calculates around the world already spent 10 trillion to fight the pandemic and warns america cannot afford another lockdown we cant shut down the economy again. I think weve learned well create more damage, not just economic damage but there are other areas. Weve talked about this, medical problems and Everything Else the six group seals the deal batching the nearly 3 million take over. Well talk with the ceo at 10 35 cet. Very warm welcome to street signs. Happy friday it has been quite a week for morning ets. We open the day in negative territory extending the losses weve bounced across the flat line into positive territory it has been a volatile choppy session already. The theme is certainly over the last couple of days in the reversal of the cyclical value parts of the market. That trade has bee
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. This morning an investigation is under way into a deadly shooting inside a texas church. The incident unfolded yesterday in White Settlement, near fort worth. Police say a gunman opened fire during services. Two parishioners were killed. A Church Member gunned down the suspect. The entire shooting lasted six seconds. Laura podesta is here in new york. Do we know what motivated this attack . Reporter annemarie, we do not. Investigators say they are not yet releasing the gunmans name. But the fbi tells cbs news he had roots in the community and has a criminal past. Meanwhile, the congregation will it was over in just six seconds. A live stream of the services at west Freeway Church of christ shows a man standing up, pulling out a shotgun, and opening fire. [ gunfire ] there are two people that were shot, and they died at a local hospital. Reporter Church Members screame