that is a very large rural area, where even the conservative leader of the county council can't understandent thinking. huge areas of lincolnshire actually have lower rates than the national average, so it does seem very perverse to put the whole area into tier 3, and obviously that will mean businesses and families and individuals will be suffering far more restrictions than is really necessary. 70 miles away, harrogate has moved from tier1 pre—lockdown to tier 2, where one new concession is that up to 2,000 much—missed spectators are allowed at sports events. the crowd is coming along to see the goals and the trophies. it's like the horse and carriage, they have to go together. next wednesday, all the shops can open again too. it's not fair, marks & spencer's in harrogate is open, and i can't sell, you know, my clothes, so very, very important, and i can't wait for wednesday. and in the highest tiers, there's many more weeks of sitting outside in the cold if you want to catch up with a friend. danny savage, bbc news. now on bbc news: how a remote province of indonesia has become the new

that is a very large rural area, where even the conservative leader of the county council can't understandnment thinking. huge areas of lincolnshire actually have lower rates than the national average, so it does seem very perverse to put the whole area into tier 3, and obviously that will mean businesses and families and individuals will be suffering far more restrictions than is really necessary. 70 miles away, harrogate has moved from tier1 pre—lockdown to tier 2, where one new concession is that up to 2,000 much—missed spectators are allowed at sports events. the crowd is coming along to see the goals and the trophies. it's like the horse and carriage, they have to go together. next wednesday, all the shops can open again too. it's not fair, marks & spencer's in harrogate is open, and i can't sell, you know, my clothes, so very, very important, and i can't wait for wednesday. and in the highest tiers, there's many more weeks of sitting outside in the cold if you want to catch up with a friend. danny savage, bbc news. now on bbc news, our north america correspondent, michelle fleury, ch

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at malls santa clara county council james williamsn tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitalizat

we can speak now to the leader of lancashire county council, geoff driver. remind us, how will lancashire what you understand 7 lockdown? what is the difference now for what you understand? the difference is a significant reduction in infection rates. we went into the all tier 33 weeks before the national lockdown. the measures that were taken then have ata measures that were taken then have at a significant effect. —— old tier 3. we are disappointed the government has lumped the whole of the county together when some parts are at the extremely low and compared with their neighbours who have moved into tier 2. it is a truly disappointing and we just feel it is too broad a brush that has been taken to the issue of lincolnshire. in terms of the region swell district authorities, you think some of them should've been moved into tier 2, the lower tier? yes. we put that proposal to the government and said because of the size of the county and the diverse nature of the county and the very different rates of infection in certain parts of the county, we should suggested that the east of the kind

he was elected to the county council in delaware. he served in the u.s. senate for 36 years and he ran for president for the first time in 1988. faye in conway, arkansas. what are you thinking this afternoon after the associated press and major news outlets have declared joe biden the winner. are you there? caller: yes, i'm here. they declared him the winner several nights ago actually, which i thought was premature. the thing i am concerned about with biden is he has a lot of skeletons in the closet regarding china and none of those questions have been answered and the other thing i noticed about the election was president trump was not only running against the democrats, he was running against cnn, nbc, abc, cbs, and so forth. with all that against him, i'm pleased he did as well as he did. i think he did an excellent job for the country. if he runs again i will be glad to vote for him. he was not off the swamp. he attempted to clean the swamp. against him.odged i just pray it will come back in spades with biden, and that's really all i have to say. hos

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at malls santa clara county council james williams on tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitaliz

the body which represents county councils in england says just one in five are confident of balancingmajor cuts. councils have been given extra funds during the pandemic, but are facing falls in council tax and business rate income. for those stories and more, breakfast is coming up at six this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: us president—electjoe biden names a key appointee to his administration — long—time aide ron klain will serve as white house chief of staff. the tigray region of northern ethiopia orders its people to be ready to fight as violence rages between the region's troops and federal forces. now, a story that may strike a chord with you. if you've been inspired to take up the guitar during lockdown, you are far from alone. guitar makers gibson and fender say 2020 is shaping up to be their biggest year for sales ever. downloads of fender's guitar teaching app have soared sevenfold too. it's a huge turnaround for rival gibson which just two years ago had to file for bankruptcy protection. james ‘jc‘ curleigh is chief executive of gibson brands. great to have you o

they came together then the scientific organization, the drina, and we had the german ethics county council. several people from all organizations came together and really and discussed what would be the best approach. so i think we have a very solitary commendation for politicians that was then also backed up, at least for the german ethics council. all the members of the council. i want to come back to the point though, that when we're talking about lives, when we're talking about human beings, we're really not talking about intimate objects. we're talking about people with, you know, hearts and souls and emotions and lives that makes your job very, very difficult. indeed. yes, it's difficult. on the other hand, i think we have criteria. so we have certain criteria like the urgency we want solidarity in the society. we want to prevent serious harm and damage. and if you look at these criteria, you can come up with a catalogue of criteria. and then the primary one is really to prevent to prevent the severe outcomes of the death of people. and that was fairly easy. and the alternative strat

and we had the german ethics county council. several people from all organizations came together and really and discussed what would be the best approach. so i think we have a very solid recommendation for politicians that was then also backed up, at least for the german ethics council. but all the members of the council does want to come back to the point though, that when we're talking about lives, when we're talking about human beings, we're really not talking about intimate objects. we're talking about people with, you know, hearts and souls and emotions and lives that makes your job very, very difficult. indeed. yes, it's difficult. on the other hand, i think we have criteria. so we have certain criteria like the urgency we want solidarity in the society. we want to prevent serious harm and damage. and if you look at these criteria, you can come up with a catalogue of criteria. and then the primary one is really to prevent to prevent the severe outcomes of the death of people. and that was fairly easy. target of strategy th

that is a very large rural area, where even the conservative leader of the county council can't understandge areas of lincolnshire actually have lower rates than the national average, so it does seem very perverse to put the whole area into tier three, and obviously that will mean businesses and families and individuals will be suffering far more restrictions than is really necessary. 70 miles away, harrogate has moved from tier one pre—lockdown to tier two, where one new concession is that up to 2,000 much—missed spectators are allowed at sports events. the crowd is coming along to see the goals and the trophies. it's like the horse and carriage, they have to go together. next wednesday, all the shops can open again too. it's not fair, marks & spencer's in harrogate is open, and i can't sell, you know, my clothes, so very, very important, and i can't wait for wednesday. and in the highest tiers, there's many more weeks of sitting outside in the cold if you want to catch up with a friend. danny savage, bbc news. according to the body that represents the hospitality industry in england, som

came together then the scientific organization, the apology now, and we had the german ethics county council. several people from all organizations came together and freely and discussed what would be the best approach. so i think we have a very solitary commendation for politicians that was then also back up, at least for the german ethics council. but all the members of the council, i want to come back to the point though, that when we're talking about lives, when we're talking about human beings, we're really not talking about intimate objects. we're talking about people with their hearts and souls and emotions and lives that makes your job very, very difficult. indeed. yes, it's difficult. on the other hand, i think we have criteria. so we have certain criteria like the urgency we want solidarity in the society. we want to prevent serious harm and damage. and if you look at these criteria, you can come up with a catalogue of criteria. and then the primary one is a reading to prevent to prevent the severe outcomes of the death of people. and that was fairly easy target of strategy that pe

across northern ireland and western scotland, as you move towards the end of day and there will be county councilwer round, in the south—east in response to the sunshine, temperatures lift here to a mild 15, maybe 16 degrees, elsewhere you can see 12 to 1a celsius, so another very mild day. as we head on through this evening and overnight we start to see the wet and windy weather in northern ireland and scotland. it continues to pile in. never really reaching much of eastern scotland and england and wales will tend to stay dry. clear spell, the odd mist and fog patch but it will be chillier here, 6 to 8 but milder further west. this is wednesday, hiring pressure dominating the scene further east. low pressure to the north—west, so it will stay wet in northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland, seeing a lot of rainfall accumulating here, some rainfall accumulating here, some rain getting into eastern scotland but for the majority of england and wales it lot be dry until after dark. some rain getting into western area, could see the odd shower round but it will be mainly dry, windy though, some

that is a very large rural area, where even the conservative leader of the county council can't understandlincolnshire actually have lower rates than the national average, so it does seem very perverse to put the whole area into tier 3, and obviously that will mean businesses and families and individuals will be suffering far more restrictions than is really necessary. 70 miles away, harrogate has moved from tieri pre—lockdown to tier 2, where one new concession is that up to 2,000 much—missed spectators are allowed at sports events. the crowd is coming along to see the goals and the trophies. it's like the horse and carriage, they have to go together. next wednesday, all the shops can open again too. it's not fair, marks & spencer's in harrogate is open, and i can't sell, you know, my clothes, so very, very important, and i can't wait for wednesday. and in the highest tiers, there's many more weeks of sitting outside in the cold if you want to catch up with a friend. danny savage, bbc news. according to the body that represents the hospitality industry in england, close to £8 billion of t

is taking place right now, it has invited people from the prison service, it has invited the county council rising rate and also, what can be done about it. but the local council leader roger truelove hasn't minced his words, he says people are not wearing face coverings, or sticking to social distancing and glorifying in their noncompliance. thank you simon. our top story this lunchtime: oxford university announces that its covid vaccine works. boris johnson says it's fantastic news. coming up — the social media sensation that's hit a new benchmark. coming up on bbc news, after winning the atp finals, the biggest title of his career, russian daniil medvedev casts doubt on next day's australian open and whether players will be willing to take part. it'll be some time before we know which countries had the most effective ways of dealing with covid, but the hard and fast lockdown approach seems to have paid off in australia. after some of the world's longest and toughest measures, things are now easing up. the border between new south wales and victoria has reopened, and flights have resumed

in a statement santa clara county council said the county supports the right to worship and the health orders create a pathway for religious institutions to do so in a safer manner. that helps protect the community's well being during a pandemic. >> church fits 1900 people. the county makes it seem like these church services crowded. they can hit 1900 people. 600 attend. there's plenty of room for them to attend and stay apart. > a court will determine whether to maintain the retraining order during a hearing next month. >>> new numbers this morning showing a rise of coronavirus cases among children. 61,000 were infected coronavirus last week. in october alone nearly 2 hub child cases were reported. since the pandemic started more than 853,000 have been infected. >>> two months from now jose students could be back in the classroom. the district said that january 5th is the goal. for that to happen santa clara county must maintain its place in the orange tier. masks will be required and social distancing will be mandatory on all campuses. family also have the option to continue distance

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at malls santa clara county council james williamsn tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors, yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitaliza

joining me is james williams, county council for santa clara county. thank you for being here.ate it. you announced the ban, why does the county think that contact sports need to be shutdown right now? how bad is it getting in your county? >> the situation with covid-19 is getting bad here in santa clara county just as it is across the united states. when we made this announcement two days ago we had a record number of cases, 760, more than shattering our records in the 500s. today we have 801 cases. our hospitalizations have doubled in just the last 14 days. and so, this is really about preserving hospital capacity. we're extremely concerned about what's happening and so we're taking the steps that we can take locally. but that's not enough. and it's not a substitute for federal and state action that is needed. >> absolutely. the statistics and data you're laying out are really terrifying of what's happening and kind of the trajectory of where this is headed if something doesn't turn around hence you put in place these restrictions. why contact sports? >> well, we put in place

they came together then the scientific organisation, the drina, and we had the german ethics county council. several people from all organisations came together and really and discussed what would be the best approach. so i think we have a very solitary commendation for politicians that was then also back up, at least for the german ethics council. all the members of the council. i want to come back to the point though, that when we're talking about lives, when we're talking about human beings, we're really not talking about intimate objects. we're talking about people with, you know, hearts and souls and emotions and lives that makes your job very, very difficult. indeed. yes, it's difficult. on the other hand, i think we have criteria. so we have certain criteria like the urgency we want solidarity in the society. we want to prevent serious harm and damage. and if you look at these criteria, you can come up with a catalogue of criteria. and then the primary one is really to prevent to prevent the severe outcomes of the death of people. and that was fairly easy. target of strategy that peo

there was a real art from kent cou nty there was a real art from kent county council as well, who arer infection rates are below average infection rates are below average infection rates and there are people in those areas who are saying, why do we have to be put under tier 3 when the areas where we live aren't so badthink there definitely frustration definitely frustration in areas across kent and a loss of adjusting for people in the county, because as i say, they were under cheer one for the lockdown and you have to get used to being under tier 3 from next week —— they were under tier 1, tier 3 from next week. so what does the reinstating of the tier system mean for businesses across england? theo leggett reports. the end of the lockdown means many businesses will be able to take down the shutters and get back to work. but severe restrictions will remain and pubs are among the worst affected. under the new rules, pubs in tier 2 areas across much of the country will only be allowed to open if they are also acting as restaurants, and will only be allowed to serve alcohol if it is acc

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at mall santa clara county council james williams on tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors, yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitali

hospitals could reach capacity in just 3 weeks, here's more on the need to do this to comply now from county council james williams. >>it is absolutely critical. given where we are in the midst of the pandemic. every single person in santa clara county come together. to do your part to help keep us safe. we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors. >>these compliance teams will be wearing yellow vests that it will compliance business compliance on those vests now keep in mind as i said the fines here had been waived in the past if businesses came into compliance but that goes away now and these businesses are going to have to be fine right away. they want the pay on the spot there's a process for that but they will be cited then they'll have to pay that fine which could be as low as $250 but there could be multiple fines and it could go up from there again that takes effect on thursday and also on black friday right on through the weekend live in san jose rob fladeboe

i got involved running for the county council because i thought it was unfair that there was redlininglining in the county. people wanted to move and that has changed a lot. so the whole range of things has changed. but there is still a great need. but what is happening is that people who are in a position that people who are in a position that are getting engaged now. and it's mainly like i said when you have guys like him who would go to mass and sit down in the church and we would talk about what we were going to do. these are gated movie theatre or it marks for something. and i'm not many myself out to be something special. there was just a lot of folks my age who got engaged and that's how i got engaged. lot of folks my age who got engaged and that's howl got engaged. one thing about america that you did not know in 1972 or 1988 or 2008? looking back over the oil in your career looking back over the oil in your careerand a looking back over the oil in your career and a moment you're at now. there is a whole lot. hopefully with age comes a bit of wisdom. and what i know is what has

i got involved running for the county council because i thought it was unfair there was redlining in the county. people weren't able to move. that's changed a lot. so a whole range of things have changed. but there's still a great need. but what's happening is that there's people who are -- there's people who are in a position that they're getting engaged now. and it's mainly, like i said, you know, when you have guys like reverend herring, we used to go -- i'd go to mass and i'd go down, sit in his church. and we'd talk about, plan about what we're going to do. desegregate a movie theater. we're going to march for something. and by the way, i'm not making myself out to be something special. it was just a lot of folks my age got engaged. and that's how i got engaged. >> what do you think about america you that didn't know in 1972 or 1988 or 2008? just looking back over parts of your career and the moment you're at right now. >> well, i mean, there's a whole lot. hopefully, you know, with age comes a little bit of wisdom. and what i know is that hasn't changed is my absolute belief in

the 27-year-old was elected to the new castle county council in delaware. one ofrs later he won his state's two seats. he served there for 36 years and he ran for president for the first time in 1988. in arkansas. what are you thinking this afternoon after the associated press and many of the dues outlets have declared joe biden a winner -- the news outlets have declared joe biden a winner? are you there? caller: yes, i am here. host: go ahead. caller: they declared him the winner several nights ago actually was -- which i thought was premature. the thing that i'm concerned about is biden, he has a lot of skeletons in the closet regarding china. and none of those questions have been answered. and the other thing that i noticed about the election was president trump was not only running against the democrats, he was running against cnn, nbc, abc, cbs, and so forth. with all of that against him, i am pleased that he did as well as he did. i think he did an excellent job for the country. if he runs again, i would be glad to vote for him. he was not of the swam

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at malls santa clara county council james williams on tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors, yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitali

in retail stores, crowding in big box stores, crowding at malls santa clara county council james williams on tuesday announcing a crackdown on businesses failing to comply with social distancing protocols. >>capacity limits and other pandemic restrictions we do not want. thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. when. people are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid-19 to friends to family to neighbors, yellow vests like this one will be worn by business compliance teams visiting malls, big box stores and other retailers beginning thursday, previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period that will come to an end says the county's michael bali a facility. >>they have a legal obligation ethical obligation to protect their workers and the public and we expect that they do so. >>currently malls and other businesses must limit the number of customers inside to 25% of capacity. it's 50% for grocery stores. businesses may also be cited for failing to enforce the wearing of masks indoors. the crackdown comes amid significantly increasing case counts and hospitali

in the mood of the vp debate, we will host the debate between -- candidates for the salt lake county council for an at large seat. sure enough the incumbent, but appointed deserter first time on the ballot for that race. this is gonna be on zoom, there is an extra credit opportunity. some of you have already seen this but i'm posting it today. when we talk about that a little bit. i've given them pretty strict rules on the debate, but i'm inviting your help if you'd like to help suggest the questions to be asked. basically will have about 22 minutes this is all posted on campus. maybe you already seen it. i'll cover it really quickly. i am inviting you to the to submit one to five questions, that could be asked. the ground rules are the question needs to be the same question for both candidates. that they each could answer. not slanted one way or the other, but there's a straight-up question on an issue. for every question to submit to me that follows this role of being something that could be asked for both candidates, i'll give you ten points. whether or not your question is used, up to a

to turn the presidential election, there may be enough to turn a congressional race or local county councilor school board race. we need to know all of the winners. all of the legal winners of this race. i hear what you're saying. i know sometimes those or the races, those down ballot races get lost but integrity of this election matters just as much for school board as it does the president of the united states. they are completely right i think, at the white house to continue to press the issue. elizabeth: yeah. we hear what you're saying because it is congressional races and senate races. it is understood. you would think nobody would want to go into office with a cloud over their head or an asterisk by their name, mick, is that what you're saying? >> why doesn't everybody want to know who won? that is why i ask my democrat friends, i ask the media, do other networks, don't you want to know? we hear same rumors dead people voting. we hear same anecdotes. or is it important enough your guy wins you don't care what the facts are. yes, it could take a couple weeks. yes, it could be ugly but

are changing the way which people interact there's a lot more i got involved running for the county council because here i thought there was on. fer the 1st redlining the county people want to move best change the lot and soon a whole range of things to change but there's still a great need what was happening is that the people who are. those people who are in a position that are getting engaged in that manner and this pain really like i said are you know we are guys like reverend harry and we still go i go to mass and i go down cities church and we talk about plans about what we're going to do to be segregated movie theater we're going to march for south remains i'm not i'm not making myself out to be something special we're just a lot of folks my age got engaged and that's how i got it what are you afraid now about america and what you think about america that you didn't know 972 you were not teacher 2000 looking back a part of your career in a moment around race well i mean there's a whole lot hopefully you know with age comes a little bit of wisdom and what i know is that hadn't changed

let's talk now to the cabinet member for health at essex county council, councillorjohn spence.esumably, you welcome this. will you be able to cope with its? good evening, thank you. we warmly welcome it. we received the letter last night saying that we will start off with 10,000 tests a week building to 10% of our population, which is probably 150,000. so our task now is to reach out to partners to establish what oui’ out to partners to establish what our priorities are and to build the capacity. essex has been the leading edge all the way through this from the first county. we have one of the best track and trace local operations in the country. so i think we have the track record from the government and our ability now to build the capacity to prioritise and achieve maximum impact. it's up to you, isn't it, to prioritise allocation? have you got that clear? so we are very clear that we have several competing priorities that we will need to work through. all issues around our care homes, our communities in areas of high prevalence, some local outbreaks, and as the area of educ

says both young women are members of the silicon valley monterey bay council which covers santa clara, santa cruz, in monterey countyhe says the council has 1500 girls that represent one of the largest percentages of female scouts in the nation. at 15%. he says girls and boys are cheering each other on toward the highest prize. i see a lot of excitement, i know quite a few girls that have made it. >> reporter: as for bella who is planning to be a doctor, and emerson who is studying mechanical engineering, they plan to stay in scouting as volunteers, helping younger scouts to fly and join their honored ranks. sharon chen, kpix5. >>> we can from the last hour emerson was the first in the bay area to receive her eagle award. so far, there are 12 female eagle scouts in three councils that cover the entire bay area. the news at six starts right now. >>> yeah, it's gotten crazy. every county, every state. >> you play to close attention you will drive yourself batty. >>> a lesson in coping and patients. the election proving to be more of the same. stirr and is the bay area not as progressive as we think? votes, coming in o

. >> reporter: now it's worth noting the los angeles county city council decided overwhelmingly they keep these restaurants open. however, the county board of supervisors narrowly defeated that idea, and going along with what health officials are saying, any time you have people close together without their mask on for a prolonged time, that is a danger. even though there isn't really clear data that shows people are getting sick from eating outside. nevertheless, a lot of people are very concerned that the tables and people eating outside won't be here for the rest of the year at least, kate. >> such a hard call. stephanie, thank you so much for bringing us that story. really appreciate it. >>> coming up, dr. anthony fauci asking a question that many american families need to consider, what vaccine could mean for their elderly relatives. this holiday season, wake up in a winter slumberland with a cozy casper mattress and pillows, soft percale sheets, even glow, our magical light for better sleep shop the black friday sale and save up to 30% today at casper.com >>> it is an unsettling

so, he ran for the county council. as usual, he enlisted his sister.et involved in the politics of it? >> he always picked me first. it was just a natural thing to do. he was going to go in the politics. i was going with him. he ask everybody we knew to help us and we asked them to ask ten people to help us. this is where we delivered. we knocked on every door. >> he won and a year later, biden found his real opening while attending a political convention in delaware. >> i went back to the motel to shave for the evening and i got a knock in my door and in walks four people. they said we got to talk to you, joe. i had a towel around me, just shaven. they said we think you should run for the senate. i said, whoa, i'm not old enough. >> a judge in the group set him straight. >> said joe, you obviously didn't do very well on constitutional law. it says you have to be 30 to be sworn in, not 30 to be elected. >> it was awe delicious if not arrogant for biden to run as a 29-year-old underdog candidate of change against a well-liked republican senator named ka

and there is a real urge from kent cou nty there is a real urge from kent county council as well, whoth people to stick to those rules. so from next week, the whole county under tier 3 but i think also, there is a sense of frustration because it is a very big area, kent and there are areas within it which have low infection rates, or below average infection rates, or below average infection rate so there are people in those areas he was saying, why do we have to be put under tier 3 when the rates where we live are not so bad. soi rates where we live are not so bad. so i think there is definitely frustration in areas across kent and a lot of adjusting for people in the county, because, as i say, they were under tieri before county, because, as i say, they were under tier i before the county, because, as i say, they were under tieri before the second lockdown and they will have to get used to being under tier 3 from next week. that was helena wilkinson speaking earlier to jane hill. today's announcement on tiers applies to england only so let's get more now on the situation across the u

counties are approaching 50% done. i urge everyone to remain patient as governor wolf said we will accurately council every single ballot. the vote count is never done on day election night and the counties are doing this accurately an accurately a quickly as they can. also remind everyone military and overseas ballot are out due until a week after election day so that is this is tuesday. we want to make sure not only every civilian is counted but every man and woman serving our country their vote are counted. thank you and we are happy to attack questions. -- to take questions. >> any questions. dennis. >> can you tell us where we stand and what you know of legal challenges from trump administration and how you are preparing to deal with those? >> basically what you know that is reported is all we have at this point. i can't talk about active litigation. so -- but as things filed they will publicly accessible. >> are you bringing somebody from the outside? >> we have a mix of -- what we have been doing with litigation that has been fleeingpwpbeen flying is in-house an outside and attorney general is representing us in

. >> he was elected to his first office 50 years ago, new castle county council, two years later the senate. i want to bring in matthew dowd. you were with george w. bush in 2000, mid december, not early november when he was going into the white house. what was your advice to him? it was a question i asked rahm earlier. about how to handle the days and weeks between now and the inauguration, the message he sends the country, how does that apply to joe biden? >> there was two pieces of advice we all gave george bush. one, be humble. two, seek to heal and unify the country. i think it's so telling today 160 years ago, abraham lincoln was elected in 1860, today. 160 years ago today. joe biden reflecting on what abraham lincoln said which is we are friends, not enemies. let's not let the strains of passion break the bonds of affection that we have and appeal to our better angels to unify the country. my guess is joe biden's be talking about that for a long time. look at the address he gave in gettysbu gettysburg. joe biden knows this moment isn't a time to stick your fork in the other gu

there is a lot more i got involved running for the county council because i thought it was unfair thatre was red lining in the county, people weren't able to move. that changed a lot. and so the whole ranger of things have changed but there is still a great need. but what is happening is that there is people who are -- there is people who are in a position that are getting engaged now and it's mainly, like i said, you know? when you had reverend herring, i would go to mass and sit in his church and we would talk about what we are going to do. we are going to desegregate a movie theater and i'm not making myself out to be something special. it was just a lot of folks my age got engaged and that is how i got engaged. >> what do you know about america? what do you think about america you didn't know in 1982 or 1988? looking back over the course of your career and the moment you're at right now? >> there is a whole lot. hopefully, with age comes a little bit of wisdom and what i know is it hasn't changed is my absolute belief in the american people. you give them an even shot, they can do

during the evening wayne county council and my colleagues on the board discussed irregularities. mrs. davis said zrep answery were not reasons to reject the certification. and i was led to believe that i could not exercise my independent judgment in opposition to the certification. therefore i voted to certify the results. later in the evening i was enticed to agree based on the promise that a full audit would take place, i would not have agreed for the certification but for that promise of an audit. and goes on to explain the different promises he was made. s pointed out, there are questions that need to be answered and can only be answered if wayne county's canvassers are transparent and provides information within their control. the logs indicating when drop box ballots were collected and delivered, log of persons who made these deliveries, who had access to drop box keys, when that access was contained and there were delivery of ballots on the night of november 3 and morning hours of november 4 and concern of the use of private moneys regarding management of the election. how

the county corner is asking the council to give final approval of the settlement for a suit brought by the former tenants for emotional distress and loss of property in the amount of $399,000. the city previously settled with the families of 32 of the 36 people who died in that fire and one person who was severely injured. >>> happening today san jose taking another step towards transparency with a new policy on releasing police video footage. it follows some highly charged incidents during protests this summer following the death of george floyd. san jose pd was asked to release all related video footage. the department initially withheld its video. the new policy will qualify what must be released at the discussion of the chief, the city manager or councilmembers. >>> happening today vta leaders take the first step in a decision that, in all likelihood, will lead to deep service cuts. the agency is facing huge financial deficits in a large part due to the pandemic. the purpose of those cuts could amount to 30% of operation and a lot of commuter lines could feel that impact. first in

councillor martin hill from lincolnshire county council, thank you very much for joining us.alons and hair dressrs can be open. up to 4000 fans can gather and watch a match or a competitive event, whether indoors or outdoors. at pubs, restaurants and hospitality venues, last orders will be 10pm, but you have until 11 to finish your drinks. in tier 2, that‘s a high risk area, the same rules as tier 1, but you are no longer allowed to mix indoors with other households unless they are in your bubble. but you can still meet people outdoors while sticking to that rule of six. you can only exercise indoors with other people if you are in the same household or bubble, and only 2000 fans can gather to watch any live event or sports match. pubs and bars must close completely unless they can operate as restaurants. tier 3 is for very high risk areas. the same rules as tier 2 apply, but you are still not allowed to mix indoors with other households unless you are in your social bubble. when meeting people outdoors, you can see them in a public space like a park or at the beach, but you

county. the city council member will distribute ppe and 1,000 meals at planet fitness along mcarthur boulevard beginning at 11:00 a.m. at noon the samaritan house in san mateo will hold a drive-through thanksgiving dinner. >>> and did you see her on your screen? another easy way to help is our nourishing neighbors food drive the next time you're at safeway. you make a $10 donation along with your groceries at check out and that money goes right to local food banks. our drive goes toughhrecember 29th. >>> a liv look traatic and toll plaza, as well as san francisco. we didn't expect it to be a lot of traffic. they're really making sure everyone is safe on the roads this holiday weekend. the agency now in the middle of its maximum enforcement period. now, it started last night and is expected to last until sunday. last year during the same time, 42 people died along state highways. >>> happening tomorrow, san jose's christmas in the park experience is set to begin. the holiday truadition is undergoing a big change and being reimagined as a drive-through experience. you can still see the tradition

i have written to glen sanderson of the head of northumberland county council yesterday in an e—maily hoping for a lot more growth but i would describe what we're doing is surviving comfortably. our local have been fantastic, following us online and we are working very hard to keep it up and keep everybody buying from us so we are doing ok. odette, what about you, are you worried about losing jobs or even stay open? can you get through these incredibly few months we will hopefully a vaccine and the weather helps a bit? i'm hoping we can stay and get through the next couple of months. we are at wet sales pub only so months. we are at wet sales pub only so if we're going to tier 2 that will be our issue but we are going to try and sort something out that way. ok, thank you both are very much and all the best for your businesses and for yourselves. thank you. fears are growing about the future of arcadia, the retail group that includes topshop, burton and dorothy perkins. our business correspondent sima kotecha has more on this. they put out a statement? that's right. i will get to that

so the council has invited representatives from kent county council, kent police, the prison service, pandemic, but the recent rise in cases is a significant cause for concern. we are optically concerned about compliance with the restrictions in place. i know most people and businesses are doing what they should but it is protruding to see people still not wearing face coverings or keeping their distance when needed. they have an emergency meeting this lunchtime. some more breaking news about the brexit negotiations. you may have heard this morning that the word brexit is going down 80% this year in terms of general usage. well, it's still a very important story. we are in the last stretch of the negotiations for there to be a deal before the uk leaves on the 31st of december and we arejust leaves on the 31st of december and we are just hearing that michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator has tweeted to say, after technical discussions this weekend, negotiations continue on today... the reason those discussions are online is that they stepped back last week from face—to—face talks a

we have two parish councils, two cou nty we have two parish councils, two county councils, two districtsappointment for others. he is hot cut, bbc news. —— pieres hop kirk. let's speak now to craig mackinlay, who is mp for south thanet in kent. the landlady said, i don't think anyone understands, this is a place i assume you know well, a village with one part in kent and one part not, and there is a dividing line down the middle. i was going to mention that example, actually, if you hadn't. this is the problem of borderlands, and i think we are going to see a lot of this next week, particularly in kent with the border into london, which is in tier 2. border into london, which is in tier 2, and kent in tier 3, border into london, which is in tier 2, and kent in tier3, and border into london, which is in tier 2, and kent in tier 3, and that borderland of kent into east sussex, which is in tier 2, so this is the difficulty of borderlands, no matter where you draw them. so i can understand that situation. but i suppose this comes back to some of the arbitrary nature of some of these decisio

today to congratulate jimmy rey for being recognized as veteran of the year by the veterans council of chatham county. it is home to many of our nation's veterans, so being recognized as veteran of the year is an incredible honor. with this title, jimmy will represent the veterans council with various events throughout the year. jimmy is a past commander of the american legion chatham post 36 which is an organization dedicated to advocating for patriotism across the united states. among his many lifetime achievements, he helped spearhead the fundraising and construction of the world war ii memorial on river street in savannah. he's been an active member of day vannah st. patrick's for 35 years. i can't thank him enough for his outstanding service to our nation throughout his life and i want to congratulate him again on this wonderful ccomplishment. mr. speaker, i rise today to s.c. llc for being an awardee of the hire vets program. it was teashed by the honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017, or the hire vets act. the hire vets me didon program is the