Dose to get into arms. And Denmark Lifting restrictions as it declares victory over coronavirus. How did they do it . Vaccinations. Great to have you along with me this hour. Were certainly following new developments out of fags where the taliban are flaming to the have, to have completely captured panjshir. That claim is being denied by the national resist front. They are still in strategic positions across the valley and are continuing to fight. I want to head straight to kabul where our reporter is standing by. Good to speak to you. What more do we know about the situation there . We know the taliban released a statement about 90 minutes ago saying they have claimed complete control. They said the valley where theyve been trying to invade for five days now, they said theyve been completely conquered. That is contested by the Opposition Forces. The Opposition Forces say they are still have some strategic positions and they say theyre also controlling several side valleys. We know tha
It back. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. It is monday, august 2nd. The pandemic of the unvaccinated accelerating. 35 states have seen cases rise by more than 50 since last week. Hospitalizations are rising, nearly 44,000 americans are hospitalized right now. Thats the highest number since april. Dr. Anthony fauci says he does not expect lockdowns but he is warning that there are dark days and weeks ahead. Were looking to some Pain And Suffering in the future because were seeing the cases go up. Which is the reason why we keep saying over and over again the solution to this is get vaccinated and this would not be happening. The cdc is stressing more than 99. 9 of people who are fully vaccinated against covid have not had a Breakthrough Case resulting in hospitalization or death. That kind of messaging and a healthy dose of fear may actually be working because the pace of vaccinations is actually picking up. The sevenday average is up 26 from th
In the Murder Trial of former Police Officer Derek chauvin. One of the most closely watched trials in decades. The prosecution looking for a conviction on charges of Manslaughter And Murder in the death of George Floyd. The defense trying to convince jurors that there are just enough question marks about Floyds Death to let Derek Chauvin off the hook. It iS Possible the jury can get this case before The End of today. And if you had any question about how the twin cities are feeling right now, Take A Look at the front pages, people there are nervous, anxious, and bracing for the verdict just like the rest of the country. I want to start with nbcs shaquille brewster, whos been in minneapolis since this trial began. Also with us former prosecutor gwen kirschner. Shaq, how are things supposed to start out . There are a few thingS Picking up. We will have the Closing Arguments, and we will hear from both sides. The prosecution and Eric Nelson for the defense and a rebuttal from jerry blackw
Since 1869 there but nine justices on the bench. Before that it fluctuated from 852 as many as ten. This term, Court Packing stems from 1937 when fdr tried to change it to add more justices had favorable rulings for the new deal. But the senate rejected it overwhelmingly. But in 1983 then Senator Joe Biden of the Judiciary Committee thought it was a bonehead idea. But now President Biden has ordered the 36 person six Month Study of expanding the court. As a group of Progressive Democrats as you mentioned introducing a bill changing the number from nine to 13 to shake up the current 63 conservative majority. Senator Markey One of the bills cosponsors make clear why he believes the changes necessary. We are here because the united states Supreme Court is broken. The court is out of balance. Too many americans view it as a partisan political institution not our impartial judicial branch of government. But republicans are outraged introducing their own legislation to maintain the bench and
about the alleged use of uighur forced labour in cotton production. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. president biden has held his first news conference as president of the united states. the 78 year old said he expected to run again in 202a. mr biden announced a doubling of his vaccination target in his first hundred days to 200 million doses, and defended his policies on immigration and gun control. here s our north america editorjon sopel. no fanfare, no hail to the chief, no fight with journalists. please, please, sit down, thank you. no one even called another beauty . this is about as different from the trump era as you could get, though the memory was there. my predecessor, oh, god, i miss him. he wanted to parade achievements the speeding up of vaccine delivery, the boost to the economy from his stimulus package and a new tone for political debate. t