One man has been arrested. I want to take this opportunity to say how sorry i am for my breach of rules that i ask all of us to follow every single day. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc news special, where were expecting at around 3 oclock a Coronavirus Briefing from downing street with the possibility that more parts of england could come under the toughest coronavirus restrictions in tier 4, and any changes could be as soon as boxing day this weekend. It is of course because of the new rapidly spreading variant of covid 19 thats already affecting large parts of the london, the southeast and east of england. The communities secretary Robert Jenrick says the strain is now prevalent outside these areas, and so more action may be needed. It comes as britains covid 19 r number the rate at which the virus is reproducing has increased again, to between 1. 1 and 1. 3. Meanwhile, borders have reopened in dover, but 5,000 lorry drivers in kent are facing more delays as they have to wait
For the third day in a row, a Record Number of covid19 cases recorded in the u. S. , hospitals, struggling to keep up with the onslaught of cases, with one state forced to activate a Mass Fatality Program and tensions flare between the Trump Administration and joe bidens team after the ppg decid, penta decided to cancel all transition meetings until after the new year. It is a busy day ahead, a busy week, we have a team of correspondents and analysts standing by following the latest for us right there. But first a look at what happens happening next. Tomorrow, a cdc Advisory Panel will likely decide which group gets the next round of vaccine doses after Health Care Workers and nursing home residents. Also tomorrow, moderna kicks off its vaccine distribution, nearly six million doses expected to be shipped out to more than 3,000 sites across the country. And on monday, president elect joe biden and incoming first lady dr. Joe biden is set to receive a covid19 shot in public. Moderna emp
Hello, everyone. Im alicia menendez. Breaking news tonight. Investigators searching the home of a tennessee man in connection with the Christmas Day bombing in nashville. Also breaking tonight, two pandemic unemployment programs expiring in just hours. Will President Trump sign the relief bill that would help millions . Also tonight, Coronavirus Crisis in california. The governor says the state is preparing for a surge on top of a surge as many refuse to follow stayathome orders over the holidays. Well bring you the latest live from the golden state. This is american voices. Tonight millions of americans will lose critical Unemployment Benefits if President Trump does not sign congress 900 billion covid relief package before midnight. Trump is calling for congress to increase the stimulus checks to 2,000, a figure members of his own party are not on board with. And he is doing nothing to help negotiate a new agreement. All this comes as a Government Shutdown looms on monday. Lets bring
About what happens next, whether theres time, whether theres an appetite for congress to impeach or sencensure the president. So much as steak. A house impeachment manager is going to be on later on, im going to ask him that very thing because thats come up. You know, can we please have a peaceful start to a year some day . This was not going to be the year we were going to have a peaceful start, but we will see where this story goes. Much appreciated, alicia. Thanks, joshua. Hello to you, im joshua johnson. Its good to be with you despite this incredibly busy weekend of news. The winners of this years Congressional Elections were sworn into office. The loser of the president ial election swore to keep fighting for his office. This time in a staggering phone call. With georgias secretary of state. Can we be blunt . Mr. Trump asked the secretary to help him cheat his way into a second term. What else happened on the call . What happened on capitol hill today . And what happens next . Fr
With 52,618 cases reported today. And at 5 more on the vaccine rollout from the Prime Minister, who will be joined by the ceo of the nhs Simon Stevens and brigadier phil prosser. Gp surgeries in england have begun offering the first dose of the Oxford Astra Zeneca covid 19 vaccine with the second dose to be given three months later. Vaccine with the second dose to be there had been concern in birmingham after leaders revealed the Pfizer Vaccine was going to run out tomorrow. But the citys mayor says hes been assured that from tomorrow, supplies of the Astra Zeneca Oxford vaccine will start to be delivered. Nhs england say nearly 20,000 second doses of the Pfizer Vaccine were administered between december 29th and january 3rd. 0verall, more than 308,000 people received a pfizerjab in the week ending sunday january 3rd. This takes the total number of people vaccinated in england since the rollout began to over 1. 3 million. Latest daily figures show there have been 52,618 more covid case