on whether we will be required to wear masks in public again. to give first this afternoon republican senator rand paul asking the justice department for criminal referral on welcom to the program, this is americ reports . great to be back with you fo the day. so this new development comes after the two sparred on capito hill yesterday. senator paul slamming dr. is fauci previous the possibly par possibly came from. the senator a leader telling fo news, warrants doctors didn t agree with him about covid, but are afraid to cross impaired. this is that as gained a lot of traction in recent months, and as we await the results, th 90 day intelligence committee review which are expected next month. we begin with jenkins live with more. good afternoon. the hearing was supposed to focus on that s viking delta variants, but it turned into a brawl over covid origins. watch. this paper, that you are referring to, was judged by a qualified staff up and down the chain is not
didn t expect to be asked about this on her saturday morning coffee run meant that she is clear and where she stands. here s what she said to tmz. this is a question of fairness. that s why impose boys were trance to compete in girls school. it just isn t fair. we have to protect girl sports. but if somebody transitions and now see themselves as a girl, isn t this. she s not alone in our thinking. the conservatives have spoken out about this and to present joe biden s executive order that trans discrimination would ve places. in mississippi became the first this year to ban the transgender athletes from giving on women sports teams. the critics say that this type of legislation hers the health and safety of transgender children and that they deserve the ability to play organized sports and to be a part of the team just like other kids. however, at least 30 states are now considering legislation similar to mississippi in march mississippi s governor tweeted that i will s
case we re going to spend a lot of time talking about doubts. coronavirus restrictions ease in england the stay at home order comes to an end and outdoor sports resume. it is only because of months of sacrifice and effort that we can take this small step towards freedom today and we must proceed with caution. the giant ship wedged across the suez canal for nearly a week has at last been freed. almost 200 live baby tortoises wrapped in cling film are found in a suitcase about to be smuggled out of the galapagos islands. we start in the us where the trial of the former minneapolis police officer charged with killing george floyd last year has started. many of you will have seen the video of the last minutes of george floyd s life. we see a police officer holding his knee on george floyd s neck for more than 9 minutes while mr floyd repeatedly says that he can t breathe. the officer holding him down was derrick chauvin. he is now charged with second degree unintentional m
count act. everything was done legally by the trump legal team according to the rules and under the leadership of rudy giuliani. fulton county, georgia, we ve learned the district attorney is requesting a special grand jury to examine trump s efforts to overthrow the election. remember, the former president s phone call with the georgia secretary of state ordering him to find the votes. and then there s ivanka trump. the 1/6 committee is asking to speak with her about january 6. we know she was in the white house that day working to persuade her father to call off his supporters attacking the capitol. for now, the committee is asking nicely but is open to issuing a subpoena to ivanka if it has to. here to kick off the hour, terrorism analyst malcolm nance, author of the plot to be tray america. daniel strauss for new republic and senior reporter for the guardian. malcolm, i want to start with you and talk about the draft executive order. the trump white house considere
make more progress. prince andrew s lawyers argue for the first time in court, that the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him, should be thrown out. they say he can t be sued, because of an agreement signed by his accuser, virginia giuffre. despite strict covid rules, novak djokovic will be allowed to defend his australian open title, without being vaccinated. and the end of an era, a tribute to an historic travel hub in thailand as it prepares to close for good. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. china is showing its determination to continue with its zero covid strategy, the authorities have put an entire city into lockdown, after the discovery of just three asymptomatic cases. residents won t be allowed to leave their homes in yuzhou, which has a population of 1.2 million. the transport system has been shut down, as well as shops and entertainment venues. only food stores can stay open, and only workers involved in epidemic prev