Workers putting their lives at risk as we clap for our carers. The duke and duchess of cambridge on life in lockdown, keeping in touch with family and home schooling. We have actually kept it going for the holidays. Good morning. Time is running out to savejobs. A leading Business Group warns firms will be forced to lay off staff permanently if the government doesnt extend its furloughed workers scheme. And in sport, premier League Chiefs are to meet today to discuss how they plan to end the season. Getting it all wrapped up byjune 30th is one idea being suggested. Good morning. It has been every dry first half of april but we are now seeing the arrival of some rain in the south. It be with us for the next few days but further north stays dry. I will have a full forecast for you throughout this mornings programme. Good morning. Its friday the 17th of april. Our top story as the lockdown in the uk is extended for another three weeks, some of the worlds leading scientists are to begin an
Bleach, that is right, bleach, could perhaps be injected into the body to kill the virus. The absurd comments following this statement by a senior Homeland Security official about how the virus responds to light and disinfectants in the air and on surfaces, not including the human body to be clear. Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have on killing the virus, both surfaces and in the air. Coy tell you that bleach will kill the virus in 5 minutes and alcohol will kill it in 30 seconds with no manipulation, no rubbing. Just bringing it on and rub it and it goes away even faster. But the president made a cognitive it leap that was dangerous saying this to his medical advisers. I would like you to speak to the medical doctors to see if there is any way that you could apply light and heat to cure. I see the disinfectant knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do Something Like that, by injection, inside or almost
States Agriculture Commission are the tightest of the three. It was by a margin of votes between the winner and loser being less than 0. 5 . Election workers have until thursday at 3 00 p. M. To finish the second count. In the meantime, the lawsuit and insults are flying. Florida democrats say republican rick scott in the lead for senate is acting like a, quote, latin american dictator for trying and failing to seize ballots and impound voting machines. Rick scott, meantime, is calling his opponent bill nelson a, quote, sore loser, after trying to steal the election after thousands of votes narrowed rick scotts lead. The meanwhile the president sent a tweet. An honest vote count is no longer possible. Ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night . Lets start in florida. Cnns jessica dean is in lauter hill in broward county. Its crunch time. Theyre saying, theyre not going to make it in time, and now theyre saying theyre going to make it in some of the races. Reporter brooke,
Bill big moment today. President trump speaks at the 100th Opening Ceremony of the new york city veterans day parade in new york. The first president to take part in that event ever. Bill good morning on this veterans day. Im bill hemmer live in new york city. Congratulations, well done. Sandra mainly the ukraine whistleblower whose testimony is says is unnecessary. Bill democrats pushing back on the call for hunter biden. Here is Lindsey Graham. Bill it is impossible to conduct an impeachment inquiry when the chief complaining witness is unknown to the president. I would love to hear what hunter biden has to say. Sandra were live in washington with the latest. Out of the 14 witnesses republicans wanted to testify only a handful are expected to be approved by democrats. They wanted to hear from hunter biden and provide context on the kind democrats argue it isnt relevant to the impeachment inquiry saying that the president withheld military aid for investigations into his political riv
Have total victory. And they want to make a deal very badly. Reporter obviously there hes saying the taliban is the one that wants to make the deal very badly. We should note the details on what these talks look like or how theyre going to happen are very thin. So right now its just his announcement that we know. I want to give a little context that you talked about, john, about the week that this comes after this trip comes after. It was a week of tension between President Trump and top u. S. Military leaders following the president against the advice of the president intervening in three war crimes cases. The week really ending with the resignation or ouster, firing of the secretary of the navy richard spencer. Even as early as tuesday of this week, he was calling the pentagon the deep state. So this is clearly sending a message hear to the troops. He makes this big announcement about pulling troops out of afghanistan in front of men and women who are in uniform. He goes on this troo