The hashtag bbcyourquestions. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, will set out her Governments Programme for the next year at holyrood this afternoon. The taliban say theyre now in control of the Panjshir Valley the last province to fall to them. The resistance says it will fight on. As nearly half the worlds gamers are women and girls, why relatively few are making it in esports the competitive side of Video Games. The actor, Michael K williams, who starred in the american crime drama The Wire has been found dead in New York. And coming up this hour teenage british Tennis Sensation Emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the Us Open after defeating Shelby Rogers in straight sets. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Uk prime Minister Borisjohnson is preparing to announce his long awaited plans to reform the system of adult Social Care in england. He says it it will fix a broken system in which people face catastrophic costs. Hes expected t
To send the national guard to the hardest hit. Our situation is dire. Were setting case records. We have a Record Number of in the hospital. We have Regard Number of families praying for their loved one on a ventilator and needing that assistance to breathe. Here is your daily reminder that it doesnt have to be this way. August cdc data shows 99. 99 of people, thats almost 100 who are vaccinated Avoid Hospitalization or death from the virus. Many kids who are heading back to the classroom after Labor Day Arent old enough to get a shot. A study shows more children have needed Emergency Room visits and hospitalizations in states with lower Vaccination Rates. In other words, Adults Refusal to get vaccinated is hurting and potentially killing innocent children who have no choice, no option for protection. Washington Vaccine Mandate for teachers and staff goes into effect next month. In florida, School Districts are defying their own governor doubling down on school mandates that fly in fac
Amid mounting criticism over his handling of the withdrawal from afghanistan, President Biden Yesterday arguing the exit from that country was always going to be difficult. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 23rd. We will have full coverage of the situation in afghanistan, including a report from the ground in kabul in just a moment. But first, what could be a Big Day in the fight against covid. The fda is working to approve Pfizers Twodose Vaccine as soon as today. According to The New York Times, the goal was to get the approval by friday but regulators are still getting through a substantial amount of Paperwork And Negotiation with the company. People familiar with the matter told me that some components of the review could possibly push the Approval Date beyond today. The times said a spokesperson for the fda declined to comment. It could be very exciting news, mika p. We talked to people that are close to us that said theyre not going to take the vaccine
Report on Sexual Harassment allegations by 11 women hours after one of them, a current staffer known in the report as executive Assistant Number one filed a criminal complaint against him. The Attorney Generals report included this selfie of her with the governor. Her image blurred to protect her identity. The governors Lawyers Today calling the Investigation Unf unfair. There is no open minded Back Finding in this case. The investigation was conducted to support a predetermined narrative. His attorney claiming Visitor Logs from the Governors Mansion and emails that Day Support his denial that he groped executive Assistant Number one in his home office. She was at the mansion that day for several hours. She wasnt just working with the governor. She was working with other staffers, emails that she sent while she was at the mansion reflect that she was joking while she was there. She was eating snacks, and she even offered to stay longer at the mansion when her work was done. The governo
And touchdown. Welcome back new shepards first human crew. Welcome to earth. Congratulations to All Of You. Youve watched all of it unfold live here. Billionaire Jeff Bezos and his crew, check it out, popping open the hatch of the rocket and popping some champagne, too, first unpiloted Suborbital Flight all civilian Crew Landing successfully on the 52nd anniversary of the lunar landing. Were gearing up to hear from the crew members during a News Conference and that includes 82yearold Wally Funk, involved in the Mercury Program who became the oldest person to go into space. Look at her popping out of the capsule there, about seven hours away from the Launch Site in south lake, texas. A wally watch party her family and friends cheering her on as she made this historic flight, tears, emotion, joy, all of it. We are here with you for the next couple of hours for a special coverage. I bring in nbcs morgan Chesky And Van horn in texas and all Astronaut Panel of experts with us, Mike Massimin