White house correspondent Jacqui Heinrich is at camp david tonight. Good evening, jacqui. Good evening, bret. The leaders convened to show, give a show of force, rather, against threats from north korea and also from china. They announced a new Joint Commitment to consult with each other in times of crisis, increase their military exercises, jointly in the region. Step up intelligence sharing, and also a new plan to convene annually at a new summit. The leaders did Call Out North Korea by name. But they were careful not to oreillyrile china. Make clear this is not the beginning of a new formal alliance. The president s domestic problems loomed in the background, too. Get some lunch . President biden dodged the press for a full week after david weiss, the u. S. Attorney investigating his son, was elevated to special counsel. And today he ended up taking his first question about it shoulder to shoulder with two major u. S. Allies. I have no comment on any investigations going on thats up
so on the plane. i m not masking anymore. should we? should we? well, if you are in a crowded indoor public space, you might want to in certain situations. what about at home when you are walking down the street? certainly at home it works if you want to reduce household transmission. back in time we had them in our pockets and coats and backpack. time to bring them out again. bret: no. no, no, no. bret: here we go again there are growing concerns tonight about a number of health threats. emergency room doctors begging for help treating children with mental health issues. meantime, as you heard there the cdc is tracking a highly mutated new covid variant. and there are indications of a late summer covid wave, in fact, axios says all signs point to this late summer wave. the late summer spread comes as a new variant eg 5 is now the dominant form in the u.s. for cdc estimates. it s unclear request if that variant is responsible for the riding numbers.
in place in wales, and failed to stop the summer spread of the virus. ministers hope covid passes will bring a new line of resistance. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. italy has become the first country in europe to make it compulsory for all workers to have a covid green pass . from mid october, about 23 million people will need to prove they ve been vaccinated, had a negative test, or recovered from the virus. infections in italy are rising, and a third of the country is not fully jabbed, but workers who don t have a pass face suspension without pay, and large fines. the latest coronavirus infection data from the office of national statistics continues to show a mixed picture across the uk. scotland continues to have the highest level of infection but the sharp increase over the last few weeks may now be slowing.
high venues. such as a rugby or a football high venues. such as a rugby or a football match in future. that would demonstrate that you have a covid 19 pass, demonstrate that you have a covid 19 pass, and demonstrate that you have a covid 19 pass, and that will become a necessary condition of admission. 0ther necessary condition of admission. other measures like the use of facemasks in shops and the advice to work from home are already in wales, and failed to stop the summer spread of the virus. ministers hope covid 19 passes will bring a new line of resistance. a judge covid 19 passes will bring a new line of resistance. ajudge in america has ruled that lawyers for virginia dufresne, the woman who has accused prince andrew of sexual assault will be able to serve legal papers and his representatives in the us. the duke of york has denied any wrongdoing. our royal is when it was up wrongdoing. our royal is when it was up to date. it
in future, demonstrating that you have a covid pass will become a necessary condition of admission. other measures like the use of facemasks in shops and the advice to work from home are already in place in wales, and failed to stop the summer spread of the virus. ministers hope covid passes will bring a newline of resistance. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. the headlines on bbc news. the government has just announced new simplified rules for foreign travel. the amber list will be scrapped and people who are fully vaccinated will not need a predeparture vaccinated will not need a predepa rtu re test before vaccinated will not need a predeparture test before arriving into england from a non red list country. people in wales will soon need to prove they have been fully vaccinated or has a negative covid 19 test if they want to attend clubs and major events. an nhs trust