Hello and welcome to our special coverage here on bbc news, as we mark 20 years on from the terror attacks on new york and washington, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and that have forever been known by the date on which they happened 9/11. Commemorations will be taking place in manhattan and across the united states, to remember all those killed and injured. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has been hearing the stories of three people impacted by the horror of september the 11th, and a warning his report includes footage of the attack on the twin towers. The one thing that time hasn t dulled is just how profoundly shocking the sights and sounds were that tuesday morning two decades ago. This terrorist attack changed the world. Nearly 3000 people died and thousands more had their lives upended. This is the story of three of those people who found themselves at the vortex of the storm. My dad was an amazing human being. Max was a ten year old schoolboy when he was called
Meet this year s mercury prize winner 20 year old arlo parks. It s eight in the morning in singapore, and eight in the evening in washington where president biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19, amid a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. All federal government workers will be required to get a vaccine. Businesses with more than 100 staff will have to ensure they are vaccinated or tested weekly. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 million americans who are still not vaccinated, saying they were overcrowding hospitals. He appealed to them to get the shot. I think we re already starting to see republicans what more do you need to see? the vaccine has fda approval. More than 200 million with at least one shot. You have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. And refusal has caused all of us, so please, do the right thing. Listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. Taking theirfinal americans. Taking their f
And we meet this year s mercury prize winner, singer songwriter arlo parks, who itjust 20 years old. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. In his most sweeping act yet, president biden has set out a series of radical measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid 19. It follows a surge in cases of the fast spreading delta variant. All federal government workers will have to be innoculated as will businesses with more than a hundred employees. Mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 million americans who are still notjabbed, saying they were causing hospitals to become overcrowded, and he appealed to them to get the shot. What more is there to wait for? what more do you need to see? the vaccine has fda approval. More than 200 million with at least one shot. We have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. And refusal has cost all of us, so please, do the right thing. Listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. Taking their final breath, saying
Since us troops withdrew. And the film crew turned space crew, the people planning to shoot something that is truly out of this world! welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The biden administration is suing the state of texas over its near total ban on abortion. The state law makes it illegal to terminate a pregnancy six weeks after conception and, crucially, allows private individuals to sue medics or others who assist in the proceedure. Courtney bembridge reports. Presidentjoe biden had promised action and it came just over a week after the texas law, known as sb8 came into effect. Texas law, known as 538 came into effect into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the into effect. 538 bands nearly all abortions in the state all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant and months before a pregnancy is v