Same time tomorrow, thank you. Thank you. Bret good evening, welcome to washington, im bret baier. Breaking tonight, the u. S. And russia and several other countries have agreed to the largest Prisoner Swap since The End of the Cold War. American journalists, Evan Gershkovich and u. S. Marine corporate Security Executive Paul Whelan are included in the deal. We are getting new video right now showing them boarding their plane for the trip to the u. S. Of President Biden calls all of this an incredible relief saying the presenters brutal ordeal is over. But some of the critics question the release of the specific russian criminals in the Prisoner Exchange and they question the timing. Ahead of the u. S. Election thats now changed. Senior white House Correspondent has the latest details live from the north lawn. A good evening. This exchange is the result of months of negotiations between the u. S. , five nato allies, russia which looked bleak and uncertain at many points including when
Conviction case. Good to have you with us. Health experts and officials across the u. S. Are raising the alarm. The Covid Surge is getting worse. Take a look, the Delta Variant is driving an increase in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the previous week. Every state is reporting more new infections compared to the previous week. Dr. Anthony fauci said the country has made enough progress that he doesnt foresee any new lockdowns, but theres still a long way to go. I dont think were going to see lockdowns. I think with i have enough of the percentage of people in the country, not enough to crush the outbreak, but i believe enough to not allow us to get to the situation we were in last winter. But things are going to get worse. Concerns about the rapidly spreading Delta Variant appear to be driving a rise in vaccinations across the United States. Vaccination rates have been going up for three weeks now and the average daily rate is the highest its been in almost a month. Right now
On the Pommel Horse. And the swimmer Duncan Scott becomes the first british athlete to win four medals at a single games. Also on the programme. In afghanistan, the taliban threaten to seize the capital of helmand province, once patrolled by british troops. Takeaways and mini cabs are to be offered to young people as an incentive to get their covid vaccine. Este Ba N Esteban Ocon will be a grand Prix Winner in formula 1 and frenchman Esteban Ocon takes the title at the hungarian grand prix. Good evening. Its been another triumphant day for Team Gb at the olympics. A spectacular display from Charlotte Worthington saw her take gold in the womens bmx freestyle. While the Gymnast Max Whitlock successfully defended his olympic title, winning gold on the Pommel Horse. And, the swimmer Duncan Scott made history, winning a fourth medal at the games, a record for any british athlete. Our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, has all the very latest, from tokyo. A warning her piece contains flash
his stepmother is found guilty of his murder, his father of manslaughter. the duchess of sussex wins her privacy case against the publisher of the mail on sunday, after it printed parts of a letter she d written to her father. the army is called on to help in the wake of storm arwen. nearly 20,000 people will have no electricity in scotland and northern england. and, it s nearly time for boxing day we talk to the stars of the new british christmas rom com. and coming up on the bbc news channel. he has his work permit, but ralf rangnick won t be in the dugout for manchester united against arsenal tonight. instead michael carrick takes charge for the last time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. covid jabs could be needed every year with the government confirming that it s ordered 114 million more doses from pfizer and moderna, to be delivered over the next two years. the deal allows for vaccines to be modified to tackle new variants of coronavirus, if nece
they fell, alabama about an hours drive north of montgomery. the officer said the started around 10:30 p.m. last night during the party at the mahogany masterpiece dance studio. so far award on any suspects in this deadly mass shooting for charles watson is live in dadeville at the very latest, charles. articulate erika s investigators comb through the scene of the deadly mass shooting here in dadeville, alabama there s questions in terms of what happened and why. investigators have been out here on the crime scene throughout the morning and into this this afternoon. they re focusing a lot of attention on this brick building behind a call mahogany masterpiece pretty spoke to witness out here not too long ago who tells me he s djing a sweet 16 party inside of the building late saturday night when someone open fire around 10:30 p.m. central time for the alabama law enforcement agency which is in control of this investigation has not released a lot of information yet but they ha