today and always. the freeman foundation. by judand peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america s neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. we will start with more detail on the u.k. brexit strategy. we will work through the ramifications of the u.k. government admitting it may need to break international law. the belarusian president hints at an early election. we will hear about how the opposition leader ripped up a passport and threw it out the window in an act of defiance. remember donald trump saying this? the vaccine will be safe and effective and delivered very soon it could have a very big surprise. that was yesterday. toy, drug companies have vowed not to bow to political pressure. we will hear from them. there have been many dramatic moments in the brexit. the u.k. government has vowed to walk away from the commitments it made. specifically on the issue of northern ireland. is is the northe
to political pressure. we ll be speaking to them in the programme. file not to bow to political pressure. there have been many dramatic moments in the brexit story. there was another one today. this is the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis. yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way. we are taking the power to disapply the eu law concept of direct effect, required by article four in a certain very tightly defined circumstance. so breaking the law but in narrow circumstances . the uk government argument is that this proposed change to the northern ireland protocol is a back up in case the uk and the eu fail to cut a new trade deal a so called no deal brexit. but the protocol was specifically drawn up in case these talks went wrong. peter foster from the financial times broke this story on sunday. here he is today. borisjohnson‘s predecessor as prime minister theresa may has also go involved. this was in parliament earlier. the un
the british government admits its new brexit bill falls foul of the withdrawal agreement. the president of the european commission says upholding last years deal is a prerequisite for further talks. on average a new book on donald trump has been released every day, for the last 188 weeks. and still they re flying off the shelves. katty and i are clearly missing the boat on this trend. hello i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the chief executives of nine drug companies around the world published a statement in the wall streetjournal today promising they won t push through a coronavirus vaccine before it s ready and safe. in theirjoint statement, the heads of the world s biggest drugs companies the companies that are actively working on a vaccine said they would only submit for approval or emergency use authorisation after demonstrating safety and efficacy through a phase three clinical study. the unusual public response was designed to counter pu
big surprise coming up. today, drug companies have vowed not to bow to political pressure. we ll hear from them. there have been many dramatic moments in the brexit story. there was another one today. the uk government has confirmed it s walking back some of the commitments it made in last year s withdrawal agreement, specifically on the issue of the commitments it made in last year s withdrawal agreement with the eu specifically on the issue of northern ireland. this is the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis. yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way. we are taking the power to disapply the eu law concept of direct effect, required by article four in a certain very tightly defined circumstance. so breaking the law but in ‘narrow circumstances . the uk government argument is that this proposed change to the northern ireland protocol is a back up in case the uk and the eu fail to cut a new trade deal a so called no deal brexit. but
officials are trying to answer this morning. and pitching a new vision for america s economy. who the president is expected to send a message to later today. mornings on 2 starts now. well, good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it s wednesday, july 24th. welcome to mornings on 2. i m dave clark. good morning. i m pam cook. let s start with steve. any sun? oh, yes. the tropical clouds gave us the midwest or northeast feel are gone. a lot more sunshine today. it will not be as humid. we have a lot of fog near the coast. 60s to 90s inland. steve, right now, traffic looks good on the san mateo bridge. you can see traffic moving well out to the peninsula with no major problems. i want to talk about eastbound highway 4 near bailey. police have temporarily stopped traffic on eastbound highway 4 in the bailey area. i m beginning to see it s kind of hard to tell on this camera. you can see the traffic is coming to a standstill eastbound 4 near bailey road and it