earth s atmosphere. hello from tokyo, where after a year long delay, the olympics games are now just three days away. we re here at tokyo bay, in the south of the japanese capital, to bring you all the build up and then the sport when it gets underway, for the most controversial olympics for a generation, with tokyo hosting the games in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. the olympic village, which hosts the athletes, has been hit by four coronavirus cases. two south african footballers were the first to test positive there, followed by a czech beach volleyball player and an american gymnast. there ve also been cases reported among media and other personnel, and we ve just heard that 2 members of mexico s olympic baseball team have tested postive before they were due to leave forjapan. the city of tokyo has entered its fourth state of emergency as cases rise. but the international olympic committee insists that these positive cases do not pose a wider threat to the popula
hello and welcome . donald trump says that facebook s decision to suspend him from all of its social media platforms until 2023 is an insult to the millions of people who voted for him. the company says the former president s profile will only be reinstated if it can be satisfied that his posts no longer pose a threat to public safety. the ban was imposed after his supporters stormed the us capitol injanuary. our media editor amol rajan has been examining facebook s changing role in the political landscape. we have to have peace, we have to have law and order. it was an extraordinary moment in modern american democracy. in the judgment of many independent observers, disputed by his supporters, an outgoing president incited a mob. as a result, his megaphones were taken away. twitter banned him. youtube suspended his account, and facebook did the same. they ve created an oversight board to give independent advice on such editorial judgements. last month, it upheld his suspensio
death. but there is good news. if you re vaccinated and have your booster shot, you are protected from severe illness and death period. bill: we got that. new polling showing most americans disapprove of the president s handling of the pandemic. it s a steep drop on screen from earlier this year when nearly 2/3 of americans had supported his response. dana: jackie heinrich is live on the north lawn for us this morning. what do you know? good morning, dana and bill. the cases speak for themselves. in new york city, once the epicenter of the entire pandemic, the percentage of people testing positive doubled in three days and across the state new positives are up by 40%. that number skyrocketing to 40% in one day. the president said if all of this sounds alarming just think about how much worse it could have been. president biden: i want to send a direct message to the american people. because of the steps we ve taken omicron hasn t spread as fast as it would have otherw
a picture emerges of a party at conservative campaign headquarters last year shaun bailey, who ran for mayor of london, resigns form his current role. due to be sentenced the woman convicted of killing 16 month old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7 0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it s wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in engl