Some, among other things, suspicious math there for the former President Yesterday calling what he calls a News Conference, but it featured much of what he typically says at his rallies. We have more from that event in just a moment. Good Morning And Welcome to Morning Joe. It is friday, august 16. Along with joe, willie and me, we have Msnbc Contributor mike barnicle, Pulitzer Prize winning Columnist And Associate editor of the Washington Post Eugene robinson and Managing Editor at the Bulwark Sam Stein is with us. Sam. Thank you for joining Way Too Early this morning. Donald trump held a second socalled News Conference in many weeks, this one at his club in bedminster, New Jersey beforeHand Trump was seen meeting with Mypillow Ceo Mike Lindell who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election. As for the event, trump spoke for just under an hour before taking several questions from reporters at The End. Initially he held back from making personal attacks against Vice President K
Commitment to deliver letters six days a week. Hello, im maryam moshiri. A very warm welcome to Bbc News this morning. The family of the missing british Tourist Jay Slater are waiting to find out if a body found on tenerife is his. Its almost a month since the 19 year old disappeared after attending a music festival. Spanish police say all the evidence suggests the remains are those of the teenager from lancashire. The body thats been discovered was found not far away from a house hed been visiting near the village of masca. Its thought he may have suffered an accident or fallen. Joe inwood has more. It was in the deep ravines near the last known location of Jay Slater, that Search And Rescue teams found human remains, along with the missing 19 year olds clothes and possessions. The body has not yet been formally identified, but local authorities are confident they have found Jay Slater. In his hometown Of Oswaldtwistle, where blue ribbons have become a sign of support, the news was me
We start with the travel business, because as youve been hearing, the uk is about to announce a Shake Up of its covid rules for International Travel. Airlines and Tour Operators have been pushing for simpler rules on destinations, instead of the so called Traffic Light System of green, amber and Red Lists. And they want compulsory Pcr Covid tests to be scrapped, arguing the cost has been putting people off travelling, as our Transport Correspondent Caroline Davies explains. There have been hints that now people are vaccinated, they could be swapped for lateral flow test, the cheaper option. That could still prove controversial with some people in public health. Other things the industry wants to see our things like moving from the Traffic Light System to just a Red List and an open List System as well, so simplification there. The industry are really piling on the pressure on the government. Thurlow comes to an end at thE End of this month and they still have thousands of employees on
Remember, it was just about two months ago when americans were declaring liberation. How sweet that was, from wearing masks. If you got the shot, you could go out without face coverings, inside, outside. You can feel free to do that. Now were getting guidance from director walensky. Well have that live. But first, lets check in with Peter Doocy who has a sense of what we can expect here this afternoon. High, peter. Good afternoon. This is going to affect a lot of people watching right now. Ahead of the Cdc Director walenskys announcement, weve seen the Bullet Points about who is vaccinated will need to wear a mask according to the cdc. In areas with substantial and High Transmission, cdc recommends that fully vaccinated officials wear a mask in public, indoor settings to head protect against spread of delta and others. When school starts again, universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to k12 schools regardless of vaccination status. Children should return