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Ade pumps some iron. rajan hits the floor. and iforget the rules. there you go, run, run. let go of the bat! laughs. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, lucy hedges, coming to you this week from the heart of a very low—key locked—down london. now this year has seen a whole host of events cancelled or postponed all across the world — from the tokyo olympics to the annual wimbledon championships, so we thought what better reason to take a look back

Level, today dr. anthony fauci said it is obvious that delaying the presidential transition is not good from a public health perspective. all this as americans are planning for the holidays and college students are getting ready to go home. we have all of it covered tonight, beginning with meagan fitzgerald. >> reporter: tonight, coronavirus exploding coast to coast. the u.s. adding a million new infections in the last week alone, pushing total cases to 11 million, and forcing more states to cra...

Freedom of speech guaranteed under paragraph three of the declaration. amnesty international says it has evidence scores of civilians have been killed in what it calls a ‘massacre‘ in the ethiopion region tigray — as thousands flee the conflict into neighbouring sudan. five days sincejoe biden was declared the winner in us election — and were stil waiting for donald trump to concede defeat. well be looking at what that means for american democracy. the coronavirus pandemic has been hitti...

>> the midst of the pandemic and everything else that happened around us, we taught him lessons to never give up. >> and that coach making good on a promise to chriss dad. >> i said, nick, youve done an amazing job with your boy for 21 years. just give me him for 17 hours i promise ill return to you an ironman. greatest honor of my life was keeping that promise. >> and that new ironman raising money for down syndrome organizations, raising more than $46,000 and tonight, chris says, hes grateful....

To complete a grueling ironman competition. in the gym, training with his coach. swimming, running, biking. training six days a week for 13 months, this past weekend, theres chris, warming up, walking toward the water. he was off, tethered to his coach dan for safety. swimming 2.4 miles, then biking 112 miles. >> hes got to do this all by himself and hes ready for it. >> that coach right there. >> what time is it chris, tell them? >> game time! >> and finally, the marathon run. 26.2 miles. >> ke...

I tried to remember my moves. i think i only hit two people with the ball. but it was, it was exciting. my mind went totally blank when i got out there, and i forgot to count how many times. and, oh, it was... it was a panic. i was in a state of panic. im sorry to the people that i hit with the ball. it seemed to go on forever. and i cant believe i was part of a dragon dance on the streets of taiwan. who would have thought? and, finally, im no stranger when it comes to cultural activities on the...

And we would urge the government to look at that very closely. a treasury spokesperson said the amount of profits covered by the self—employed grant had been increased from 20% to 40% and that unlike the fellow scheme it provided three months of support. cash furlough. katy austin, bbc news. teaching unions in england say schools urgently need new safety measures if they are to stay open through the lockdown. the national education union, which represents classroom teachers, said it would be b...

Title, the team surrounding him are setting records of their own. its lights out and away we go! mercedes entirely dominant, although it was their other driver, valtteri bottas, who started out front. but the strength of the team is in the strategy as well as the speed, and when others made their stops, hamilton just kept going, leaving all the other drivers and the drama behind. max verstappen crashing out started a chaotic few moments. britains george russell inexplicably losing control behind...

What you did for our person of the week. we first introduced you to gordon wayne one week ago tonight. traveling from virginia all the way to boston college. more than 500 miles on foot. he was homeless one year ago. he got into his dream school on a full scholarship. he decided to walk to school to raise money for people like him. >> hey, david, its me, gordon. i just walked for about ten miles straight. >> reporter: determined to keep going. >> i have to keep going. >> reporter: arriving after...

Type of season. >> reporter: a walk-on standout who played saturdays game against virginia tech with skill and heart, nailing three interceptions and 11 tackles. the unexpected victory cause for celebrating. anderson hoisted up as a hero. >> whether youre a walk-on or the numbe one guy on the team, everybody is treated the same i felt that since day one. >> reporter: on the field after the game, another unexpected win, but this one just for anderson >> in the spring, he is going to be on scholar...