Martha ready or not we are one day to the debates and poles after polls show former President Donald Trump and vp Kamala Harris separated by less than one point. So is Tomorrow Night shipping up to be a truly make or break moment . We have a Scheme Coverage with Alexis Mcadams and pittsburgh for us Wear Harris is that the Departments Hour after days of Debate Prep and Alexandria Harvest in philadelphia. And how trump has been preparing for the abc President Ial debate time will, that right here on fox. Welcome everyone, im Chandler Smith in for neil cavuto. First lets get right to Alexis Mcadams, she is there in pittsburgh. Its all about how theyre prepping or not prepping, what are you hearing, alexis . Depends on who you talk to and how much theyre prepping, some people like to do Town Halls and big rallies got other people like Kamala Harris have been Hunkered Down in pittsburgh, pennsylvania for nearly a week. Rommens me of when you study, right, for finals, way back to college, no
Company says its phase 3 trial in the u. S. Found its 72 effective in preventing moderate to severe symptoms and says it will file for Emergency Authorization in the coming week, that could mean approval by the end of february. Heres whats key, the vaccine does not require Ultra Cold Temperatures for storage and Shelf Life Is Good for up to two years, huge win. The other breaking story were following, scientists warning the u. S. Is in a race against time with the new Coronavirus Variants popping up across the country and one of those strains, the South African Variant, is now officially here. Two cases have been confirmed in the state of south carolina. Even more concerning, the state departments Public Health warning says that two infected adults had no recent travel history and no connection to one another. And its raising concerns the strain may already be circulating within the community as new data indicates the vaccines we have may be less effective against this one. That said,
This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon will be the headlines everywhere in the next few hours is this picture we can show you. Its just been released by The Royal Family showing the Princess Of Wales and her children for mothers day, after weeks of frenzied speculation about her health and her whereabouts. On The Morning Of Sunday 10th March 2024, the prince and princess of Wales William and kate posted a photo to their social media accounts, including instagram and x, saying the words, thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a happy mothers day. The message was signed c for catherine, and the picture was credited to william, the prince of wales. The idea, i think, was to allay the concerns that people have had on social media and so on about kates health. And shes not been seen in public since christmas, apart from a Paparazzi Shot that didnt appear in this country. And so there was great expe
Hand on heart, we think this image is totally genuine. 0k, well. Holly hunter, there. Its a disaster theres a lot to unpack there. There is. How did a social media post celebrating mothers day cause a royal Public Relations crisis. Great picture. Three lovely children smiling at the camera and kate looking really well. And then, suddenly, it all went pear shaped. There are various clues that indicate its been edited or changed in some way. And Fuel Allegations of fake news and Conspiracy Theories. The more outlandish, the wilder the Conspiracy Theory, the more traction its going to get. And send social media meme accounts into overdrive . The Traditional Press has been quite respectful, quite restrained. Out there in the wilds of social media, the opposite is true. This is the story of how the Princess Of Wales broke the internet, sparking Big Questions of trust and transparency in an age of disinformation. This story spiralled rapidly, so lets start at the beginning. What i reckon wil
Speculation itself, notjust online, but across newspapers and broadcast media, too. It was back at the top of bbc ones headlines throughout the following day. Last night, the first of five News Agencies issued dramatically worded kill notices withdrawing the photo due to what the agency said were inconsistencies in the image. Then this morning, a social media post from the princess of wales herself, where she admitted altering the image. She said. Since Kensington Palace announced in january that the princess had undergone Abdominal Surgery providing no further details and asking for privacy theres been a growing tide of online rumours and Conspiracy Theories about her. But did the bbc this week abide by that request for privacy, or did it fuel the fire of those rumours . Hundreds of people sent us their views on this, including julie northeast, who wrote. And john stokes asked. Well, another viewer who got in touch with us this week was david force, and he joins us now down the line.