memorial day. i m julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? i m griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the sacrifice those heroes made. an important day as we reflect, honor and remember today, julie. but we also have more news to get to. that is go ahead. julie: i was just going to add it is a day we want to remind everybody not only a day to remember the fallen heroes, but also a day to give thanks for those veterans that were lucky enough to survive in place in war. those veterans today remembering and giving thanks for being alive but also remembering for those who did not be so lucky. we
now, remain at level 2, joined by glasgow which had been in a level 3, a sweep of council areas in the north and south of scotland primarily will move to level one and they will see an easing of restrictions because case numbers there are low. 0rkney, shetland and there are low. 0rkney, shetland and the western isles will move to level zero, but that doesn t mean zero restrictions. nicola sturgeon called this a pause, not a setback, and said it would give more time for people to get fully vaccinated. thanks very much. the latest government figures show there were 3,165 new coronavirus infections and, as we ve been hearing, no deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 3,441. more than 93,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 2a hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.4 million people
the latest government figures show there were 3,165 new coronavirus infections and, as we ve been hearing, no deaths, in the latest 24 hour period. on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week, was 3,441. more than 93,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 2a hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.4 million people who ve had a single jab. that s nearly 75% three quarters of the uk s adult population. more than 195,000 people had their second vaccine dose in the latest 24 hour period, which means more than 25.7 million have now had two jabs a little under half of all adults. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. we have heard more experts today
show there were 3,165 new coronavirus infections, and as we ve been hearing, no deaths in the latest 24 hour period. on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 3,441. more than 93,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 24 hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.4 million people who ve had a single jab. that s nearly 75% three quarters of the uk s adult population. more than 195,000 people had their second vaccine dose in the latest 24 hour period, which means more than 25.7 million have now had two jabs, a little under half of all adults. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster for us. helen, downing street is saying they seen nothing yet and the data. 0n
raised for the entire cycle last time so far in this campaign. if you look at the impact that s had on spending, can you see last time around the candidates together had only spent $9 million, and so far they ve spent $39.4 million. again, more than the entirety of what they spent in the course of the last campaign. so it s an example of the incredible energy that s out there on both sides but a bit more on the democratic side as it concerns the senate. now, let me show you take a quick look at the presidential, the numbers are more complicated because of the committees and things. but what i m showing you here is how significantly joe biden has been able to close the gap almost in his cash on hand between what he has and what trump has. if you look at this chart you ll see obviously during this hard-fought democratic primary season, the democrats, this includes party affiliates and this complicated world we re