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christina? john, a fun annual community bike ride this morning turned into chaos after a man plowed into the cyclist. possibly 10 victims. including six people hospitalized in critical condition. graphic shots horrific aftermath after the incident. it happened before 7:30 this morning solo, a town 180 miles northeast of phoenix. it s unclear if all of the victims were cyclists. about 250 people from volunteers to the cyclists were at the bikes race when this happened. the suspect driving this truck when he blued straight into the crowd and then led officers on a 3-mile chase. officers say they tried to stop him and he was shot by authorities outside of a nearby hardware store. the suspect is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. details on the 35-year-old suspect and the circumstances regarding the shooting have not been released but what is clear is the heart break and the sadness of this close knit community as victims of this tragedy fight for their lives. ....
of the dangers of the delta variant, keeping his eye on the science. he says politics and pandemic simply don t mix. the ones that you don t want to do in the middle of a global pandemic is that in your own country is you don t want intense political divisiveness. the is you don t want intense political divisiveness. is you don t want intense political divisiveness. is the virus. smell the coffee. another day, another report on the re storative powers of the magic beans. why is a cup of coffee so good for us? hello i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the us senate is taking up a voting rights bill this evening that democrats hope will strengthen protections at the ballot box. it s one of those procedural votes so unique to washington, it s not a vote on the bill, but a vote on whether to even discuss the bill. and the result could speak volumes in terms of where we are in american politics. the democrats are not expected to get enough votes, wit ....
millions of voters in england, scotland and wales are preparing to head to the polls tomorrow for the biggest set of elections in nearly 50 years. many have been postponed from last year, due to the pandemic. on the final day of campaigning, lets take a look at what s at stake. in england, 4,650 council seats are being contested across 143 local authorities. 13 directly elected mayors are being sought, including in the capital, where 25 seats are also up for grabs in the london assembly. elsewhere, all eyes will be on hartlepool, where there s also a parliamentary by election to choose a new mp for the town. meanwhile, voters in scotland will elect 129 members of the scottish parliament. 60 members of the senedd will be elected by voters in wales. people there will also have the chance to select new police and crime commissioners. a total of 39 will be elected across england and wales. clive myrie is at holyrood for us this morning. i think there are going to be some fa ....
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the indian foreign minister has confirmed that its delegation at the meeting of the g7 group here in london is self isolating after two members tested positive for covid 19. the news comes on the day the pandemic is being discussed at the meeting with the focus on the global distribution of coronavirus vaccines. there s growing pressure to share stockpiles and know how with poor nations trailing far behind in fighting the pandemic. the world trade organistion is also meeting to look at one solution: waiving vaccine patent rights. courtney bembridge has the details. are wealthy nations doing enough to help poorer countries tackle covid 19? that s the question being put to g7 foreign ministers, who are meeting to consider new ways to ensure fairer access to vaccine stockpiles. the g7 countries are the world s economic and political leaders. they re also home to many of the world s vaccine producers. we ....
good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that s offering all of you a friendly reminder that sunday is mother s day. i am kasie hunt on this friday, may 7th. we ll start with the news. in the united states, covid-19 infections are now at their lowest levels in seven months, a sign that vaccines are working and saving lives. deaths and serious illnesses related to the coronavirus have dropped significantly, as well. the u.s. averaged about 48,000 new cases per day over the past week. that is a 13% improvement over the week before, and it s the first time since october that average daily cases have dipped below 50,000, according to axios. over half of all american adults have now received at least one shot of a vaccine and 41% of adults are fully vaccinated. also some more good news on this front. two new studies show the pfizer/biontech vaccine is highly effective against virus variants. researchers used real-world data from vaccinated people in qatar and is ....