at least 430 migrants made the journey across the english channel to the uk yesterday a new record for a single day. we ve just come across this small dinghy, probably three or four metres long. we think there s maybe 12,13 on board. a couple of small children at the front and a couple of women. i ve asked them how long they ve been at sea this morning they ve said a couple of hours. the met office issues its first ever amber weather warning for heat as parts of the country will hit 33 degrees celsius. and we re at some eid al adha celebrations the first time many muslims have been able to mark the festival in person since the start of the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel: coronavirus continues to dominate the build up to the tokyo olympics as yet more athletes test positive with just three days to go. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self isolate when pinged
from people at work for years. the premier league season might not even be over, but the transfer speculation is starting. england captain harry kane is understood to be frustrated at tottenham, with widespread reports over his long term future. we are live at the royal horticultural society s brand new garden, rhs bridgwater in salford. its opening has been delayed by a year because of covid but it opens today and looks blooming marvellous. good morning from the top of the london eye. what a view! on a gin clear view, you can see a0 kilometres in every direction as far as windsor castle. many of us starting dry with some sunshine but through the day, further showers developing some with hail. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 18th may. our top story. ministers are stepping up calls for people to book a coronavirus vaccination as soon as they re offered one, amid increasing concern over the indian variant. it s now spread to 86 local councils, with more tha
good friday morning to you. craig melvin here. major turning point in our country s long march toward normalcy in this pandemic. say good-bye to the masks if you are vaccinated. the cdc advising fully vaccinated americans that they no longer need to wear masks or physically distance. here is the cdc director this morning. i am cautiously optimistic that we are seeing this great, great end point in sight. i think we really do have to be humble and say this virus, this pandemic has given us twists and turns. we can t get our eye off the ball. we have all lived through those twists and turns. the cdc mentioned this. this is big. we all have different thoughts and responses. even questions. we can take them off, right? yes, sir. that s great. i think it s a relief. everyone is excited to get back to normal. i will give it a couple of days. there s a huge part of me that s cautious and wants to do what s best for my friends and family. this hour is special. we ar
we go through a lot of pain. we go through a lot of grief. every single day. nobody knows what my niece go through not having her father anymore that officer didn t know that he had a daughter. that he didn t go home to. he would never see again. i am going to talk to the floyd family attorney benjamin crump in just a moment. first, sara sidner in minneapolis f. trial continues tomorrow. you will be there, as you have been. you say this is completely unlike any trial that you have covered as a journalist. tell us why. it is. partly because of covid. partly because it is the very first time that an entire trial gavel to gavel is being allowed to be broadcast from the courtroom. that s never happened here in minnesota before. so that s different. but it is also a very strange place in some ways because it is so extremely quiet and everyone s attention is on each and every witness. you can t even hear paper rustling inside of that court. on may 25th of 2020, mr. derek ch
area has become a tinder. this comes as covid-19 cases are rising across the country with 21 states seeing an increase and variants spreading, all while governors begin to relax restrictions. over sea, anti-lockdown protests turning violent. europe fights a mounting third wave. the investigation into the deadly rampage in atlanta pushing ahead. that tragedy forcing faith leaders today to look how denominations address racism. across the country, hundreds rallying in support of the asian-american community including actress sandra oh. if you see our sisters and brothers in need, will you help us? we must understand as asian-americans, we need to reach out our hand to our sisters and brothers and say help me. good morning everyone on this first official day of spring. clearly a lot of people did not give up partying for lent, as we can see in miami. i m kendis gibson. i m lindsey reiser. we ll show you more of that incredible video. we begin with msnbc s cori coffin