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quarters, welcome to our viewers in the united states and canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." millions of doses of co-vid vaccine are ready to ship across the united states at this hour pending the final okay from the head of the cdc. it's unto dr. robert redfield to issue the official red light for the vaccine. an advisory panel made that recommendation earlier on saturday. testing data show the drug achieves 95% immunity against the coronavirus after two shots, and it's showing up just as the pandemic in the u.s. is turning from bad to worse. one million americans tested positive in just the past four days bringing the total so far to a staggering 16 million

infected people. it took almost 100 days to reach the first million in april. the cdc could sign off on the vaccine at any time. when it does transporting millions of doses of vaccine to their destinations while keeping them super cold will be an epic challenge. cnn has the latest on this massive undertaking. as a race to distribute the pfizer vaccine is set to begin in the united states, there are different parts of the logistics, the process of actually getting that vaccine to hospitals and nursing homes and government agencies that have taken months to plan. different carriers like fedex and ups are going to take the vaccine and ship it all over the country to try to get it to people who need it quickly. now, there are three different aspects to this. temperature, much has been made about the fact that this vaccine must be kept in extremely cold

conditions. we're talking negative 94 degrees fahrenheit, and timing. fedex has said it's using blue tooth and gps to make sure that it has eyes on these packages of vaccines everywhere they go, every step of the way. to make sure they get there as quickly as possible. and then there's the transit. that's because airports across the country have been told by the faa to prepare for vaccine flights. one airport that has been told to potentially expect the vaccines is ford airport in grand rapids. i have steven clark with me. it's close to kalamazoo where pfizer is shipping a lot of vaccines out. what is it about this airport that made you guys ideal for this vaccine distribution? >> yeah. it's all about infrastructure. you know, when carriers are looking to transport this vaccine not only here in the united states but globally, it's all about long runways, air cargo facilities and the ability to get people and goods in and

out rapidly. we have a 10,000 foot runway. we handle wide body domestic flights every day of the week. for an airport like the ford, it's business as usual for us, another day in the office. >> reporter: i know you've been planning for this for about a month. it's not just technical and a difficult process. it's been emotional as well? >> absolutely. our industry has been impacted so much by co-vid. many of our colleagues, our friends, loved ones have lost their jobs, they're laid off, changed jobs. to have an opportunity to be on that starting line of heros, we think of health care workers. we think of nurses and scientists. all these folks, the fact that transportation gets to be a part of that story, and put it at the beginning to the end of this terrible pandemic is incredible. >> i know the ford airport said they've spoken and been in talks with at least four international carriers in terms of the vaccine. of course, a lot of this is

shrouded in secrecy and there is massive security involved in the vaccine distribution. here in the united states and worldwide. cnn, grand rapids, michigan. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has more on the vaccine, who should take it and what the rollout will look like when it's signed off on. >> reporter: just remarkable developments scientifically with the vaccine. it's now authorized and has now been recommended by the cdc as well. it means lots of moving parts are starting to unfold. we know that the shipments are scheduled to begin this weekend. likely going to be arriving in many cases by monday morning. and we could see people starting to get vx nated for the first time outside of a clinicl trial early this week. perhaps even monday or tuesday. the process so far has been once the fda authorized it, the cdc then recommended it, and we get

some better clarity on not only who the vaccine is for, recommended for, but also who may not be recommended. for example, we know that this is going to be recommended for people 16 and over. there was some back and forth on that among the advisory committee. some felt that maybe the age should be 18 and over, but the fda and now the cdc saying 16 and over. we know that pregnant women, for example, were not part of the original clinical trial. 23 women that were in the trial became pregnant while in the trial, but there's not a lot of data there to worry that it's dangerous or that it's not safe. and there's not a lot of data to show the efficacy in pregnant women specifically. so that's likely to end up being conversations between pregnant women and their doctors. for example, if a pregnant woman is in a high risk profession, exposed to vid over and over again as a health care worker, they may go ahead and ask for that vaccine. we know as we saw from the uk

that people have had significant allergic reaction in the past. so significant that they carry an epipen, for example. they're worried about it and carry an epipen. they may not be recommended to get the vaccine. and also people who have conditions that have compromised their immune system. but again, i think a lot of this is conversations between individuals, and their health care providers to try to figure out what's the best course of action for them. three million doses roughly are going to be distributed around the country. and it's going to be up to each state to triage the doses. we know that health care workers, specifically health care workers who take care of co-vid patients and people in long-term care facilities are going to be at the top of the list. but each state may handle that differently. they may give all their doses to health care workers or all their doses to long-term care facility residents or may split it up. it may be different in one state as compared to the state right next door. so that may feel disjointed in the beginning but the hope is

that as more and more vaccine is created, that it's going to help actually smooth out some of those demand surges likely to occur in the various states. i want to show you quickly in terms of future vaccine, we know about pfizer. the u.s. government bought 100 million doses of that. moderna, another vaccine maker, is going to go through this whole same process next week. they've applied for emergency use authorization. there will be committee meetings at the end of next week on moderna's vaccine. we'll see how that rolls out. look at the other vaccines possibly in the pipeline here. astrazeneca, 300 million doses. johnson & johnson 100 million doses. sanofi/gsk is probably going to take longer, maybe even the end of next year before they have their vrks. but you start to do the math, and in order to vaccinate the country, two doses, 700 million

doses yourks m doses, you may get there if the other makers get their emergency use authorization and if they can manufacture the vaccines at the scale that is necessary. then distribute them. so there's a lot of hurdles still for this all to work and a lot of things have to go exactly right. but i have to tell you, it's an important, important step forward to actually have this vaccine authorized now here in the united states. i frankly did not think we would be having this conversation this year. but here we are. we're going to continue to follow it. see where the vaccines go. see how people are reacting to it. see how the distribution is going. and as we learn more of the details, we'll certainly bring them to you. new coronavirus cases are also headed in the wrong direction across parts of europe. according to johns hopkins university, denmark, france and germany are among the countries suffering an up tick in new infections during the past week. angela merkel is set to meet on sunday with germany's 16 state

premiers about a possible nationwide lockdown. it's widely expected to go into effect before or shortly after christmas in opens of stemming the country's surging cases. for the latest on the coronavirus in europe, let's turn to cnn's anna stewart in london. anna, many european countries facing opposing pressures as we head toward christmas. on one hand rising cases. on the other, pressure to ease restrictions to allow people to enjoy the holidays with loved ones. >> reporter: yes. kim, large parts of europe have been under some form of lockdown or restrictions for weeks or even months now. and many countries are planning to ease up over christmas so families can spend time together. however, large parts of europe, the infection rate is high. germany, 20,000 new cases of covid-19 reported just in the last 24 hours. that's despite germany being in a so-called soft lockdown. they've been in that since the beginning of november. so clearly it's not doing enough to curb the virus and the

expectations today are that the chancellor will meet with the 16 heads of states and they will decide to implement some sort of national. some of the states have actually implemented individually certain restrictions ahead of that. and this is so that hopefully people can meet over christmas. although, that remains up in the air in germany and many other countries. it was notable earlier this week, angela merkel, the chancellor made an unusually impassioned speech where she said if we have too many contacts now before christmas and that ends up making it the last christmas with the grandparents, then we will have failed. now, expectations for a national lockdown include things like shops being told to shut perhaps schools being closed early and people being told they need to work from home. germany certainly isn't alone here. france registered 14,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. they were due to ease up on their restrictions on tuesday. they won't be doing it to the extent they hoped and also extending their curfew.

in denmark more regions under lock down on friday. now it's 80% of the population is under lockdown in denmark. and also in england despite the national lockdown ending less than two weeks ago, the infection rate is on the rise. particularly in regions like london where i am right now. the end of next week, we expect that perhaps london will face stricter measures once again. and we're less than two weeks away from christmas. >> all right. thank you so much, cnn's anna stewart in london. supporters of u.s. president donald trump flocked to washington d.c. this weekend in their anger at the election result that boiled over when the sun fell as clashes broke out with counterprotesters. joe biden says he'll announce all of his choices for cabinet by christmas day and there are a few key positions yet to be named. who is on the list? we'll take a look. stay with us.

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stabbing victims are in critical condition. videos posted show fights like this one breaking out between trump supporters and counter protesters. large groups of trump supporters descended on the nation's capital earlier in the day to protest the presidential election results. the daytime demonstrations were largely peaceful but most protesters weren't wearing masks even as the pandemic rages. president trump remains furious about the election results. more than a month later. and the latest target of his anger? well, his own hand-picked attorney general, william barr. boris sanchez has the details from the white house. >> reporter: president trump spent saturday mostly focussed on the 2020 election and myth making. repeating false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him. and now the president is focusing his ire on those in his administration and elsewhere that are refusing to go along with this fantasy.

on saturday president trump tweeting that the supreme court acted disgracefully in dismissing that lawsuit from the state of texas and other states trying to overturn the election results in pennsylvania and a number of other states. the president also focussed on his attorney general william barr. cnn reported earlier this month that president trump was furious with barr after the attorney general revealed in the associated press that he did not believe that there was any widespread election fraud. there was no evidence of widespread election fraud. cnn has learned that president trump at that point contemplated potentially firing the attorney general, but was talked out of it by aides. ultimately suggesting that he was so close to january 20th and a new administration that it wouldn't be worth it. now the president is again revisiting the idea after news that attorney general william barr worked to keep news that the department of justice was investigating joe biden's son hunter under wraps.

barr following precedent and policy at doj to not reveal any sort of information about a candidate or their family members being under investigation around election time. the president tweeting this. quote, why didn't bill barr reveal the truth to the public before the election about hunter biden? joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong or going on. press confirmed. big disadvantage for republicans at the polls. that truth there that the president is alluding to a bit nebulous at best. nevertheless, this is history repeating itself. remember, president trump frequently berated jeff sessions on twitter because sessions did not do his bidding and ultimately recused himself from the russia investigation. that went on for the better part of a year before president trump ultimately fired sessions replacing him with barr. now we find ourselves in a similar situation with the current attorney general.

sources close to the two men say the communication between them is virtually nonexistent. but there's been a breakdown between the two of them. they likened it to a cold war between the two men. at this point we understand the president has used about firing barr. it is unclear that he will. so close to a new administration on january 20th. boris sanchez, cnn at the white house. all right. let's bring in the professor of government at the university of essex. thank you so much for joining us. i want to talk about what we saw before the story. the clashes we saw in washington and elsewhere between the president's stop the steal allies including those from the far right and the counter-protesters. the question is how do you govern a country when so many of your citizens clearly believe your presidency is illegitimate? i guess ask barack obama, i suppose but --? >> that's a great question.

this is going to be a huge challenge for joe biden. and we knew he was going to face this challenge. it was inevitable with the way that trump was talking to his supporters, and some think that he was talking to his supporters in a way that would encourage violence. others think at least he has not seriously condemned any violence, but he's tried to encourage his supporters to come to the streets, to stop the steal. and he's created this false narrative that we've talked about many, many times. that this election wasn't free and fair and it was stolen from them. this has fired up his supporters. now they don't think that joe biden is a legitimate leader. a recent poll revealed that only 23% of registered republican voters think that the election was free and fair and on that same poll, less than half of white male voters think the election was fair. we have a very divided public along very partisan lines.

it's growing increasingly polarizing. that's going to make it difficult to govern and we're even seeing people like rush limbaugh talk about cessation. this is a dangerous period in american history. >> on the flip side we saw one republican lawmaker who signed on to the texas lawsuit, congressman bruce westerman of arkansas wrote this. following the supreme court decision. the casting of electoral votes will end hotly contested election and we should come together as americans to work together for the future of our country. all right. so even if those are just words at this point, that's still very different from the tone coming from most of his colleagues. does the temperature sort of come down on monday when the electoral college meets or are republicans too tied to president trump and they'll have to keep on with this resistance as long as trump does? >> right. i mean, i think that's a great question. because i think that the republicans thus far fear trump.

they know that he'll attack them on twitter as he has the governors, the republican governors of arizona and georgia, and he's merciless in his attacks of them. and they're completely afraid about what he's going to say about them. as such, they have toed the party line and basically agreed to do whatever he wanted to do. i mean, you had 126 gop house members that agreed to this completely frivolous lawsuit that the texas state attorney general decided to put into play. so the question really is will republican leaders decide to lower the temperature as you said, and say listen, we have to accept the election results and we have to move forward as a nation because we're facing a pandemic and one of the worst crises we've seen in the u.s. with so many people dying per day, up to 300,000 people have died now? we really need to put things aside and focus on all the challenges facing us. but we're not seeing enough

republicans willing to do that yet. and it's because they falsely believe that they have to adhere to trump in order to win. but we see that even though yes, trump did well in the election winning 74 million votes, the republicans themselves did better in the election. they don't need him as much as they think they do. i think they'll be better off if they distance themselves from him. >> our thanks for joining me. joe biden introduced several of his cabinet nominees and other top picks for his administration on friday. so far he's going to long-time allies and advisers from his days in the twhous. there are a few key posts he has yet to name, but we're learning of one person who turned him down for the job. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden is expected to name more of his cabinet picks next week. but there is one person we are learning who has turned down an

offer to serve in biden's administration. a spokesperson for atlanta mayor said the mayor was offered a spot in widen's cabinet but respectfully declined. she was one of biden's earliest supporters during the presidential campaign and was thought to be under consideration to lead the small business administration. it is unclear which position she was offered, but at this point, she is turning down that chance to serve within the administration. but there are a number of spots that the president-elect still needs to fill in his cabinet including his pick for attorney general. that is one of the major positions still outstanding that we expect to get before the christmas holiday, which is the president-elect's target for filling out his cabinet. now, widen also will be grappling with the new vaccine that soon will be distributed across the country and one big question is when the president-elect himself will be

getting a vaccine. he has said that americans should trust in the process. that they should be confident in this vaccine, and that could be a step he could take to show that confidence the vaccination. cnn, wilmington, delaware. millions of vaccine doses are about to be shipped throughout the u.s. the latest as the country prepares to roll out the first coronavirus vaccine. and as georgia gears up for two all important senate runoff elections we'll look at the mixed messages voters are hearing. stay with us.

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states, canada, and around the world. millions of pandemic weary americans are waiting right now for the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention to give a final okay for a vaccine. that clearance could come at any time, and when it does, millions of frozen vaccines will be on the move across the u.s. the expectation is deliveries will begin monday to about 6 00 locations. now, there's likely to be some bumps in the road with a rollout. i spoke with a virologist about some of the issues that need to be ironed out. >> certainly there are challenges we have to tackle down the line. until we don't have sort of level the bumps we can't claim the victory. i think one of the problems is of course the one we've been commonly talking about is the storage and transportation at minus 70 celsius. biggest

challenge. we have to make sure a certain level of people are immune neiz. also to make sure that the second dose is given at the right time because until we don't have at the vaccine, the second dose is given within 21 days, the -- the immune system might not elicit, and that is really the challenge. and another is really to reach to the minorities within the population to really make sure that people who are hesitant, they would take the vaccine and we will have the coverage enough. >> i want to talk about that last point there. i have some numbers here in the u.s., african americans are about 20% less likely to want the shot than white people or latinos. in a study in london found minorities are about 30% less likely to get it compared to white people.

what effect could this have on those communities particularly since they seem especially vulnerable to the disease? >> yes. absolutely. i think this is one of the major concerns to reach to the minor communities first. they are disproportionately affected. secondly because of either rumors, question on to the speed of the vaccine development, or really the trust either recently or historically are contributing toward the hesitancy particularly in the minority communities. for example in london, according to a survey, it's only 39% of people in the ethnic minorities would be taking up the vaccine compared to 70% in the white population. officials are warning people not to let their guard down because a vaccine won't be a quick fix. it could take months before

enough people receive it to make a dent in rising cases and deaths. new york is seeing a notable up tick. cnn reports. >> reporter: on saturday the mayor announced this city's seven-day average infection rate as increased to 6 .26%. that's a big rise. the numbers for the past few weeks have been nearly two points lower. every metric the city uses to track the coronavirus, new cases, new hospitalizations and sadly, deaths is rising on saturday. a sobering reminder of the worst days of the pandemic back in the spring. in response, leaders are imposing new restrictions. andrew cuomo announced indoor dining will be shutting down again starting monday. an attempt to bring the numbers back down. leaders are warning the situation here is once again dire. the mayor said this weekend that this is a pivotal moment in new york's battle against the

coronavirus. in a sentiment shared by all americans, he looked forward to the vaccine while urging residents to stay vigilant for what he hopes will be the final stretch of this long pandemic. cnn, new york. we're just weeks away from the two crucial runoff elections here in the state of georgia that determines which party controls the u.s. senate. republicans are bringing in high profile personalities scrambling to maintain the allegiance of their supporters after the supreme court rejected efforts by the trump camp to overturn joe biden's election. >> reporter: the immediate political impact is on the two senate runoff seats here in georgia. now, democrats and republicans are crisscrossing the state, talking about voter enthusiasm, trying to get people to focus on the early vote which starts on monday. now, as far as those bus tours,

what we were listening for and what we are continuing to listen for is whether the supreme court's decision to not hear the case is going to be immediately talked about on the campaign trail. now, we did see the club for growth save america bus tour. one of the speakers representative from texas directly addressed it. i want to see if you can follow his twists and turns as he attempts to spin this. >> and they wimp out. but we have got to show the supreme court wimps or not, there are people in this country that still stand up for right. >> republican notables sarah palin, the former vice presidential candidate joined him on the trail and what she was saying along with other speakers is you've still got to vote. don't be discouraged or disallusioned. yet, following up with that by

basically disparaging the entire american democratic system. cnn, atlanta. a critical day underway for the post brexit trade talks as eu and uk negotiators face self-imposed deadline to hash out an agreement. can they break the deadlock? plus princess diana's interview with the bbc some 25 years ago. was she tricked into dishing royal dirt? we'll explain how the bbc has reignited the long-running debate. stay with us.

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time is running out for the uk and european union to reach a deal on their future relationships. negotiators arrived today. today has been the deadline for reaching a post brexit trade agreement. now the foreign minister said the talks could continue past

today. a uk government source says the latest eu offer is unacceptable. nic robertson joins me from london. nic, boris johnson faced two major issues this year, the pandemic and brexit and now increasingly under fire for his handling of both. >> reporter: yeah. and this whole notion that the brexit trade deal talks could be resolved one way or another this weekend does seem to be sort of losing a little bit of credibility. a huge amount of pressure on boris johnson over the year that has eroded his credibility as a national leader in terms of handling co-vid, as you say, but also in the way that brexit is being handled. his party is divided over this. a hardline brexit people are insisting that he takes a tough line with the eu negotiators. and others in his party very cautious about the potential economic fallout and cost of a

no-deal brexit. the position of the prime minister is tough. he's due to have a critical phone call with the european commission president in the next few minutes to determine whether or not the talks should continue. and in what form. but under -- we should be under no illusions the difficulty on boris johnson right now. boris johnson has had a tough year and it shows. his party in rebellion as waves of covid-19 pandemic battering britain worst than most other nations. >> we did it. we did it. >> reporter: yet a year ago, surfing electoral success. >> i am humbled that you put your trust in me. >> reporter: a massive 80 mp majority. then came floods. and covid-19's first wave. >> i was at the hospital the

other night. i think there were a few coronavirus patients, and i shook hands with everybody. >> reporter: johnson slow to grasp the gravity. >> you must stay at home. >> reporter: slow to lock down. low on ppe. slow on test and trace. >> i've taken a test. that has come out positive. >> reporter: days later, rushed to hospital. >> they have saved my life. no question. >> reporter: by mid december, more than 60,000 of his citizens not so lucky. many in care homes lost their lives to covid-19. and through it all, johnson losing credibility. >> anyone who cannot work from home should be actively encouraged to go to work. >> reporter: his return to work message ridiculed. >> if you can work from home, go to work, don't go to work. go outside. don't go outside. >> reporter: his chief adviser flouting lockdown guidelines. >> we agreed we should go for a short drive to see if i could

drive safely. >> reporter: but managed to hold onto his job for another six months. >> i'm hoping the government makes a u-turn. >> reporter: humiliating u-turns including over free meals for school children. >> this is not a return to normality. i wish it was so. >> reporter: by year's end, the country his party, deeply divided over his handling of covid-19. the pandemic not his only controversy. >> the government is acting recklessly and irresponsibly. >> reporter: drawing unprecedented rebuke from his predecessor following his plans to break terms of a legal brexit treaty with the eu. >> to the other countries of the eu, scotland wants to return, and we hope to do so soon as an independent member state. >> reporter: and worse, stot la -- scot

scotland's drive for independence gaining momentum. humiliating infa my for johnson should things uncouple on his watch. >> i think it's vital that everybody gets ready for the australian option. and brexit leaving the eu, almost 11 months of talks, still no trade deal. >> we're not stopping. the talks will continue to negotiate. >> reporter: less than 20 days to go, time running out. failure could lead to economic pain. yet, amazingly in a year packed with drama, he added more at home. a divorce, a betrooetl and a baby. for a man who once dreamed of being king of the world, the weight of it is surely on his

shoulders now. and it's moments like these, right now, in the next 15 minutes before boris johnson has his call with the european commission president that it will really weigh. it will be in his per view, the cabinet want a vote on whether or not he calls an end to the talks. the pressure seems to be there for him for effort continuing. we don't know what's happening with the negotiators. we know they've begun talking today, but it is on boris johnson's shoulder nature decision which affects the fate of this nation for years to come. kim? >> your piece puts it nicely in perspective. thank you. nic, robertson in london. one of the greatest journalistic scoops of all-time is facing scrutiny. allegations that princess diana was manipulated into giving the interview. we'll have the details after short break. stay with us. without the lactose. eal mt so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive. yet some say it isn't real milk.

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princess of wales sat down with the bbc 25 years ago. the interview shocked the united kingdom and the world. now questions are being asked about whether she was duped into agreeing to the broadcast. our royal correspondent max

foster reports on the new scrutiny. >> reporter: it was the interview that rocked the monarchy and caused a worldwide sen sensation. >> well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. >> reporter: confirmation that prince charles's extramarital relationship with camilla barker bowles and an admission of her own infidelity. she went onto question charl's suitability and desire to be king. >> it seemed like a slam dunk. it seemed like up of the great journalistic scoops of the decade, if not the century. >> reporter: why did diana do the interview? how was she convinced to lift the lid on what was really going on behind palace walls? >> whatever in love means. >> reporter: why have you decided to give this interview now? why have you decided to speak at this time? >> reporter: the recurring allegation is that bbc

journalist knew exactly why. that he had used forged documents that suggested the palace staff were working against her and being paid to spy on her. a graphic designer working for the bbc admits he mocked up the statements but on the journalist's instruction and without knowing how the forgeries would be used. >> he started talking to me about needing some bank at the same times. i asked him just to sketch me up what he was looking for, because he was always saying well, i've seen it. i've seen the stuff. but you know, i can't get hold of it. and i need copies made of it. >> reporter: diana's brother claims the journalist used the false bank statements to trick him into getting an introduction to diana. >> so his point is that the whole premise of the interview was set up on false and dodgy grounds. it might never have taken place,

and the whole course of history could have changed. >> reporter: the interview took place and according to the queen's press secretary at the time, the palace was blind sighted. >> at the time that we were told about the program that monday morning, it was already in the can and edited for the next week ahead. so it was my task to bring the queen at windsor and inform her, but, of course, without knowing what the content of the interview was. there wasn't much that we could say. >> reporter: behind the scenes, soon after the interview was broadcast, the queen penned a letter to charles and diana, giving her approval for a divorce. a royal source tells cnn. meanwhile, palace staff were instructed to support the princess. >> there was a mixture of not wanting to make it worse, as a result of the interview, combined with really wanting to start looking at ways in which we could help princess diana to

find a way forward in her life that would provide her with more satisfaction and stability. and the queen certainly supported the idea that we should be constructive about it. >> reporter: then there was the question of the bbc's conduct. an internal inquiry in 1996 concluded that diana had not been misled. while documents were forged, the inquiry found they played no role in diana's decision making but charles spencer continued to build his case against those findings. and the corporations new director general has committed to a fresh independent investigation led by a retired senior judge. he said the bbc is taking this very seriously and we want to get to the truth. in a wider bbc statement they said we'll do everything possible to get to the bottom of this. in an unusual intervention, diana's son, prince william publicly welcomed the

reinvestigation. he said it should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the panorama interview and subsequent decisions taken by those in the bbc at the time. in 25 years, beshear hasn't defended himself publicly. he hasn't responded to our requests for comment either. in another statement, the bbc said that he is signed off work by his doctors recovering from heart surgery and complications from covid-19. for 25 years, there have been calls from within the palace and also within the bbc for a full independent investigation into how he secured the biggest media interview in modern british history. where was the oversight? was it ethical for the bbc to investigate itself? was there a coverup? >> on the human level, there's a perfectly valid interest on the extent to which perhaps the methods used to get the

interview might have added to the princess's concerns that she was being followed or perhaps being monitored or had a phone been listened to or whatever it may be, which could have increased her anxieties. >> reporter: if it's find that diana and her brother were convinced by the bbc to think they were being spied on, it raises the profound question of whether her path would have been different in the final months of her life. this investigation may also cause into question the accuracy and fairness for the public broadcaster. at a time when the bbc is trying to negotiate a future funding package with the british government. it's publicly funded model is being called into question, not least by the british prime minister, boris johnson. the media landscape has changed beyond recognition since martin beshear sat down 25 years ago with princess diana.

max foster, cnn, bbc head quarters, london. american football history was made saturday in vanderbilt's 42-17 loss to tennessee. that's where sara fuller became the first woman to score in u.s. college football's elite power 5 conferences. this was her second time kicking for vanderbilt but her first time scoring with this successful extra point. she also serves as the goalie for the vanderbilt women's soccer team. that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. new day is ahead. for our global viewers, "connecting africa" is next.

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