Mean for poor countries access to treatment. Protests and destruction in the u. S. City of atlanta after another black man is killed by police. And fire a small have all the days sport including byron munich close in on an 8 that get tight only to rattle theyre now just one win away from seeing the chip. So there are warnings that the Health Care Systems in pakistan and india are on the verge of collapse both countries have seen record rises in the number of new Coronavirus Infections is locked down series india reported nearly 12000 new cases in the past 24 hours and the government has announced new measures for delhi including increase testing and converting Railway Coaches into makeshift hospitals pakistan recorded almost 6 and a. 1000 new cases on saturday and the World Health Organization is warning that this excel or ration of infections could overwhelm its underfunded Health Care System and over 1000. 00 high risk areas have been identified and sealed off including in the capita
Snow in the sierra, a winter storm warning is still in place, the driving is treacherous. Let me show you a live look at interstate 880 and donner summit. Traffic moving very slowly, crawling along. Right now trucks are not being allowed on eastbound i 80. Chain controls an effect on highway 50. Reporter renee santos is in dutch flat were several drivers have gotten stuck. Right now we are starting at a gas station, right next to interstate 80. Cars have been coming to this gas station all day, many forced to stop to put chains on their cars. It is been a nightmare for a lot of people trying to make it to the destination before tomorrow. So many drivers have been taking that risk, hitting the roads. Its a risk forcing many to pull over, some having no experience driving in the snow including putting on chains, one man who works at four miles from here says a lot of people werent prepared. Ive seen a couple of vehicles that need chains, a little nerveracking going by some of them. But,
And postal votes and christmas post is secure as a proposed strike by royal mail workers is ruled unlawful. And coming up on bbc news, the scoring sensation australian striker sam kerr is on her way tojoin the team at the top of the womens super league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Labour has pledged to outspend the tories on the nhs in england, promising an additional £6 billion a year by 2023 24 thats on top of the £20 billion a year originally promised by theresa may. Wales, Northern Ireland and scotland would get the same percentage increase. Meanwhile the Prime Minister has renewed his calls to get brexit done and promised to double investment in Industrial Research and development on a visit to an electric taxi manufacturer in coventry. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has the latest. Filters tried to take charge today. Why have you been . about the Prime Minister in yorkshire, being given a talking to by people whose lives have been turned upside down
Also tonight. The army arrives in South Yorkshire to help with flood relief as some in the worst hit areas are told it could be weeks before they can return home. Extraordinary floods in venice, the worst for more than 50 years the mayor says the city is on its knees after water rose more than 6 feet. The first public hearings in Donald Trumps impeachment inquiry begin in washington, broadcast live on tv. And seven months after the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral the first tv pictures show the extent of the damage. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. World number one rafa nadal staged a stunning comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the deciding set to keep his hopes alive for the last four of atp finals. Good evening. The conservatives and labour have been outlining their main pitch to voters. The Prime Minister, in his first major speech of the campaign, said a conservative government would unite the country and level up the prospects for people with massive investment in
And the business journalist john crowley. The government has announced a package of new measures in a crackdown on law and order. The Prime Minister has promised to create an extra 10,000 prison places after an increase in Violent Crime. This will involve the building of new prisons and the expansion of existing ones at a cost of around two and a half billion pounds. Stop and search powers will also be extended to all Police Forces in England Wales which will allow police to stop someone in an area where they think a crime may be committed. Borisjohnson also called for tougher sentencing and an end to the Early Release of prisoners convicted of violent or sexual offences. Labour said austerity measures taken by conservative governments had left the entire criminal Justice System broken. Jon donnison has more. Borisjohnson said the time for action on crime has come. He said too many serious violent or sexual offenders are coming out of britain long book meant prison long before they sho