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$14 billion for vaccine distribution, and expanse of the child tax credit that experts say could cut child poverty in half. and the $1400 direct stimulus checks. a promise that won back the senate for the democrats. he will address the public in the next hour no doubt to champion the success of the deal. he will announce another big deal for 100 million additional new doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine. enough to vaccinate roughly one in three americans. an advisor credited a historic partnership between johnson and johnson and murk. today they will direct jeff and the health and human services to procure an additional 100 million doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine. this order allows for the president to u plan for the future and the latter part of the year. this is wartime. and as facts still emerge, it gives us maximum flexibility for our upcoming needs. we lead a histoic partnership between two rival drug companies to scale manufacturing and speed deliv ....
you straight to the live scene is in hong kong. president xijinping arriving for the inauguration of carrie lam, the new chief executive of hong kong. she is said to be sworn in. you can of hong kong. she is said to be sworn in. you can see of hong kong. she is said to be sworn in. you can see her there with president xijinping s sworn in. you can see her there with president xi jinping s wife. quite an historic day because it is also 20 years on rom the handover of hong kong back to china. hong kong was actually a colony and it was handed over to china under a deal which said one country, two systems, 20 yea rs said one country, two systems, 20 years ago. a huge fanfare. and emotional prince charles was there. it was a big, the day. now, 20 years on, we are seeing hong kong celebrate that handover and carrie lam, as well, being sworn in as the new chief executive. you can see many people they are. let s cross now to our correspondent juliana liu, who s in hong kong. wh ....
london and 7pm in washington, where president trump s newly appointed communications director, anthony scaramucci, has been fired. he had beenin scaramucci, has been fired. he had been in thejobjust scaramucci, has been fired. he had been in the job just ten days. it has been reported that president trump decided he should go after a request from john kelly who was sworn in as the president s new chief of staff. a former a star general, it is hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength to a white house seemingly in chaos. our north america editor reports. i m going to be brief, i m going to make my remarks informal. well, he was right about that, wasn t he? it is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. anthony scaramucci does not lack for self confidence, swagger or bravado. but i love the president, and i m very, very loyal to the president. this would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. ten days later, the new communic ....
world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington where president trump s newly appointed communications director, anthony scaramucci, has been fired. he d been in the job just ten days. it s being reported that president trump decided he should go, after a request byjohn kelly, who was sworn in on monday, as the president s new chief of staff. a former four star general, it s hoped mr kelly will bring discipline and strength, to a white house seemingly in chaos. our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. i m going to be brief, i m going to make my remarks informal. well, he was right about that, wasn t he? it is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. anthony scaramucci does not lack for self confidence, swagger or bravado. but i love the president, and i m very, very loyal to the president. this would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. ten days later, the new communicati ....
and sarah has the weather. good morning to you. lots to talk about in terms of the weather. snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. a full forecast in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. the environment agency has issued seven severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. andy moore reports. all along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. in jaywick, in essex, there is a severe flood warning, meaning a risk to life. the emergency services have arrived in force. the residents are being urged to leave. evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. evacuation centres are on standby. we ve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 ....