i'm afraid we've lost david willis mid flow - lost david willis mid flow there.rtainly got the gist of most of what he was talking about with the legislation being introduced there in different states in there in different states in the months to come in the us. more from david a little later but let's get some of the day's other news. president biden has invited his russian and chinese counterparts to virtual talks on how to tackle climate change. he hopes vladimir putin and xijinping will be among a0 leaders of major economies to attend the online climate forum next month. at least 32 people have been killed and more than 160 injured when two passenger trains collided in egypt. early reports suggest the emergency brakes were triggered on one of the trains, which led to train carriages derailing and overturning. president al—sisi has vowed to punish those responsible. us first ladyjill biden has led tributes to the american children's author beverly cleary, who's died at the age of 10a in california. working as a librarian, she turned to writing when a boy asked

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. from los he joins me from los angeles. david, welcome to you. what did you make of the speech? samantha, i think if anybody thought donald trump was going away, they are clearly very deeply misguided because he made absolutely clear in this speech that he intends to become a kingmaker, if you like, for the republican party going forward, as far as endorsing candidates for the house and the senate is concerned. he doesn't intend to set up a party of his own, as had been speculated, but he did hit very broadly that he might consider running for president again in 202a. there have been again in 202a. there have been a lot of people, i have to say, samantha, who thought he might abandon those controversial claims that the election last year was stolen from him. well, not so. donald trump doubled down on those claims today, indeed saying this election was rigged and the supreme court and other courts didn't want to do anything about it, and of course the courts in this country rejected num

david willis, thank you so - looking up, hopefully. david willis, thank you so much. reports that some people who've had the jab had developed blood clots. the european medicines agency has stressed the move was precautionary. norway and iceland announced their decisions after denmark stopped its rollout for two weeks. paul hawkins reports the ema's message is clear — there is no link between blood clots and the astrazeneca vaccine. the manufacturer says the drug's safety has been studied extensively in clinical trials. nevertheless, denmark, norway and iceland have temporarily suspended the rollout of the vaccine after two women in europe died after getting the jab. one of them in denmark, itself. translation: in denmark, | more than 140 have received the vaccine, so that alone would mean that there may be random things that would otherwise also happen, even if people had not been vaccinated. —— 140,000 people. the suspensions are a precautionary. the other death, also from the same batch, was in austria, one of six countries that have stopped using that specific bat

david willis who gave us what he could _ that. david willis who gave us what he could from _ that.gave us l what he could from los angeles there. we can now speak to dr mark morocco, professor of emergency medicine at the ronald reagan ucla medical center. eligibility for all adults for jabs by the first of may, does that sound about right? it does, and what i think was especially important about the president's speech is that it really was a call to war, as you called earlier, halfway objectives and places to go that were going to declare a little bit of victory. one of the problems that we had for the entire year, that we struggle with, was a lack of a unified message, and when you have a unified message, the problem becomes, it is hard to marshal the sort of medical resources that we can use to fight this virus so i thought it was an important speech and something to look forward to, a sense of hope and by the summer, everybody truly unifies you might have this war finally won but we're not quite yet. the fourth ofjuly was when he put that date, notjust the fourth ofjuly was whe

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. they are preparing, this time, following january six. i would imagine there is a lot of nervousness about what could happen today. yes nervousness about what could happen today-— nervousness about what could happen today. yes there is and the are happen today. yes there is and they are taking _ happen today. yes there is and they are taking this _ happen today. yes there is and they are taking this threat - they are taking this threat seriously. officials talking about new and concerning information that a militia group, not saying which ones, is plotting to potentially take over the us capitol building and remove democrats from power. now this is, as you mentioned in your introduction, apparently all related to a conspiracy theory promoted by the right—wing group qanon that posits much fourth is the day that donald trump will rise up and assume power. march four is significant because it was the date on which american politicians traditionally came to power before the laws here were

david willis fehr, our north america correspondent. —— david willis there.ome apparently seriously, in the south of sweden, in what police are treating as a suspected terrorist attack. the assailant, a man in his 20s, stabbed his victims in the southern town of vetlanda. police shot and wounded the attacker before detaining him. the international criminal court is to open a formal investigation into war crimes in the palestinian territories which will examine both sides of the conflict. the palestinian authority said it was a long—awaited step towards justice and accountability. israel's prime minister said the move was anti—semitic. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, has said he'll co—operate with a sexual harassment investigation, but he won't resign. the democrat said he'd never touched anyone inappropriately, but acknowledged that his habit of hugging and kissing people could make them feel uncomfortable. many countries have borrowed heavily to cushion the impact of covid — and britain is among those now working out how to pay it back. in wednesday'

david willis there are north american correspondent.hion the impact of covid — and britain is among those now working out how to pay it back. in wednesday's budget rishi sunak unveiled more support for workers and businesses struggling with lockdown. but he also announced a series of measures which will take the uk's tax burden to its highest level since the 1960s. more from our political editor laura kuenssberg. the virus has clouded everything, making the future hard to see. but the economic alert has been flashing red all the while. lockdown�*s cut income, busted the country's bank balance. when are we going to start paying for it, sir? - and the red box�*s firstjob — to extend emergency lifelines. but, repeatedly, the chancellor promised us hard truths, too. what was originally thought to be a temporary disruption to our way of life has fundamentally altered it. so emergency measures brought in during the scramble at the start of the pandemic will go on for months to come. the furlough scheme will be extended until the end of septem

david willis.n ray is a david m rubenstein fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution — and an expert in police—civilian relations. i asked him for his thoughts on this pay—out to george floyd's family. on one hand, it's unprecedented. i mean, as we know, it's pretty much the most amount that has been awarded for a civil proceeding as relates to a pre—trial leading up to the person who actually did the act. on the other hand, however, there is no amount of money that can bring back a loved one. we heard there from george floyd's brother and also the attorney benjamin crump, who made a good point about policy — that policy is the next step that needs to change to ensure that what we saw happened last year is something that can never happen again. so what kind of policies would you like to see changed? i think the biggest one that people have to recognise that this $27 million is pretty much coming from taxpayer dollars in minneapolis. and part of what needs to change is that we need t

david willis for us, there.rn countries have announced sanctions targeted at chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against the uighurs — a mostly—muslim minority. the sanctions are directed at senior officials in the north—west region of xinjiang — accused of responsibility for abuses against uighurs detained in camps there. bbc investigations have gathered first—hand testimony of forced labour and allegations of rape and torture of detainees. the sanctions were announced as a coordinated effort by the european union, the uk, canada and the us. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more details. allegations of rape and torture. translation: they did whatever evil their mind could think of, - and they didn't spare any part of my body. the forced sterilisation of women. the so—called re—education centres. the arbitrary detention of more than a million people. the forced labour camps, the suppression of language and culture. for months, the bbc and others have reported on the abuses meted out

david willis.mario cuomo, who himself was governor of new york, of course, for many years. and he's the most senior elected official in one of the biggest, most powerful states in the united states. he became something a household name during the height of the coronavirus pandemic here, for his measured daily briefings, they were seen as welcome relief from the often free—ranging somewhat chaotic briefings of the trump administration, and there was talk one time of him possibly running for president, under the democrat banner. but now is facing quite serious allegations — sexual harassment allegations — from two women who've come forward in the course of the last week. one of them claims that he kissed her against her will. the other claims he made — he asked leading questions about her sex life when they were on a government plane. so, he has initiated an enquiry into this. and, as you mentioned in your introduction there, he's issued a statement in which he apologises for what he says was an "ins

here's the bbc�*s david willis.s, as you mentioned, joe biden�*s first prime—time address since taking office just 50 days ago. it came from the east room of the white house, lasted less than 30 minutes and it came after the passage of the american rescue plan — nearly $2 trillion measure —— this is this nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at resuscitating the american economy, providing relief to those who have suffered because of this pandemic. and those who have suffered included, mr biden said, those who lost theirjobs, those evicted from their homes and those have been targeted because of his predecessor, donald trump's insistence on referring to the virus as a so—called china virus. vicious hate crimes against asian—americans who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated. at this very moment, so many of them, our fellow americans, they are on the front lines of this pandemic trying to save lives. and still — still — they are forced to live in fear for their lives just walking down the streets in americ

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.—a—million people have been forced from their homes in the past year by an islamist insurgency. thousands of civilians are now trapped in the town of palma, which has been cut off by the insurgents, known as al sha bab. our africa correspondent andrew harding is the first foreign journalist to reach the besieged town. it looks alluring but below us, northern mozambique is now a place of terror. we are flying into palma, a small town under siege. all roads cut, the outskirts unnervingly empty. in town, we find traumatised families. these children have just fled the village on foot, seeking refuge here. "we have nothing left now," says sayeed. "the men who attacked our village told us �*we kill as we please. we are al—shabaab�*." and here is al—shabaab, a local islamist group with a taste for abductions and butchery. its fighters have swept through this region with bewildering speed. no wonder people in palma are close to panic. food supplies are running low. the situation here in palma

joining us now is our north america correspondent david willis.ot sure if you been able to see some of the images that we have been broadcasting here or indeed have seen others that have come in from the scene. what is the latest you have? tm, there are some very disturbing pictures and some very disturbing video tape of people on the ground and shots ringing out. now, the latest we are hearing from the ground and this is unconfirmed is that six people may well have died in the shooting incident near boulder in colorado. that's about 13 miles northwest of the state capital denver. this happened at about 2:30pm in the afternoon. and as i say, we are awaiting a press conference from officials on the ground there which more details are expected to be released. you said there were video showing a middle—aged man shirtless and wearing shorts being led away from the store in handcuffs and it appeared that one of his legs was covered in blood. we don't know if this is an active situation or whether the gunman is in custody presumably that will be reveale

the details from our north america correspondent, david willis.imself was governor of new york, of course, and he's the most senior elected official in one of the biggest, most powerful states in the united states. he became something a household name during the height of the coronavirus pandemic here, for his measured daily briefings, they were seen as welcome relief from the often free—ranging somewhat chaotic briefings of the trump administration, and there was talk one time of him possibly running for president, under the democrat banner. but now he is facing quite serious allegations — sexual harassment allegations — from two women who've come forward in the course of the last week. one of them claims that he kissed her against her will. the other claims he made — he asked leading questions about her sex life when they were on a government plane. so, he has initiated an enquiry into this. and, as you mentioned in your introduction there, he's issued a statement in which he apologises for what he says was an "insensitive" or "too personal" reg

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.orter at denver7 news — he is at the scene and gave me this update. we don't know too much about what happened inside of the store but we can confirm that earlier, at least ten people have passed away. that was confirmed by a boulder police officer during a press conference an hour ago, and they also confirmed that 51—year—old officer eric talley was one of those people who passed away. the officer who spoke to us was visibly shaken whilst she was speaking to us. the tone of this scene today has turned from chaotic and and tense to sombre and quiet. behind me, there are only a few police vehicles and emergency vehicles left here right now. this parking lot behind me is where the king soopers store that was shot up was, in this parking lot here, and was filled with maybe 100 police cars at about 3—4 pm this afternoon, there is now only a dozen left so things are still tense, but it has calmed down and it is quite sombre, outside of the grocery store where the shooting took place. now to

david willis reports.re a man with a rifle had opened fire. as people were led to safety, chilling video emerged of victims lying wounded, both inside and outside the store. among the dead was local police officer eric talley, an 11—year veteran of the boulder police force. 0fficer talley was the first on the scene, and he was fatally shot. i also want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding not only from boulder pd but from across the county and other parts of this region. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. one of his legs appeared to be coated in blood. officials will not confirm if he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible motive. they're pulling onto broadway here. as swat team officers converged on the scene, the white house said president biden had been briefed on the incident. last month, on the third anniversar

joining us now is our north america correspondent david willis. quest to the pentagon. as far as we know, does the pentagon have a plan? and what is it? we does the pentagon have a plan? and what is it?— and what is it? we do not know much about _ and what is it? we do not know much about that _ and what is it? we do not know much about that plan, - and what is it? we do not know much about that plan, i - and what is it? we do not know much about that plan, i have i and what is it? we do not know much about that plan, i have to say, mike. this is a request to the pentagon from the west apartment of health and human services to make available space at two us military bases near the border in texas, one in el paso, one in san antonio, to help cope with this extraordinary influx of migrant children come at a rate of about 500 a day —— us department of health and social services. there are shelters being overwhelmed apparently because of this, and that led to a lot of these unaccompanied children being housed injail like conditions in border stations,

joining us now is our north america correspondent david willis. david, what are you hearing?hat press conference still ongoing in boulder, colorado. officials there say most people have been killed at an incident ina have been killed at an incident in a grocery store at about 2:30 p:m.. one of them a local police officer. they said they don't know how people are in hospital but at least one person has been taken to hospital. after the motive came up hospital. after the motive came up police that they don't have any details at the moment. but more information to be released from officials there in boulder in the next few hours. i should bring you up—to—date as well with a statement from the white house which says that president biden has been briefed on the shooting and will be kept up—to—date by his team throughout the evening. up-to-date by his team throughout the evening. david, of course david, _ throughout the evening. david, of course david, i _ throughout the evening. david, of course david, i think- throughout the evening. david, of course david, i think last - of cour

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.the prime—time address from president biden. i really important address to the american people from joe biden. he created a compelling narrative with the idea that by the 4th ofjuly it could be independence day from coronavirus. what is your assessment of what he said? he coronavirus. what is your assessment of what he said?— of what he said? he did had to resent of what he said? he did had to present a _ of what he said? he did had to present a very _ of what he said? he did had to present a very sobering - of what he said? he did had to present a very sobering case i of what he said? he did had to - present a very sobering case about what they have to go through. there was room for optimism, iron idea that families can get together if they are vaccinated byjuly the 4th. —— an idea. as the report mentioned, over 500,000 people had died. beyond the human toll, there has been a huge economic toll and that was a big part of the speech, trying to sell the american rescue plan and it is th

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. hi, david. donald trump saying? well, lewis if anyone was in any doubt as to whether or not donald trump is intending to go away quietly, as it were, they have the answer. he has no such intention. he did say he is not planning to form a political party of his own but he would be leading the republican party to victory, he said. and he hinted that he may well be leading it four years from now going into the presidential election in the year 202a. donald trump said that there are a lot of people who supported his make america great again message. he called it a movement, great again message. he called ita movement, in great again message. he called it a movement, in fact. and he said thejourney had just begun, said the journey had just begun, that great things lie ahead for that movement. find begun, that great things lie ahead for that movement. and he doubled down _ ahead for that movement. and he doubled down on _ ahead for that movement. and he doubled down on his _ ahead for that movement. an

every georgia voter must already do so when voting in—person". 0ur north america correspondent, david willismposition of these new laws. if anyone wondered if trumpism would outlive donald trump, this is proof it has. he consistently, of course, has maintained that the outcome of last year's election was fraudulent, particularly in regard to the casting of postal or mail—in ballots, as they are known here. and in places like the state of georgia, wherejoe biden won by a fairly slim majority, donald trump has claimed that he was basically tricked out of victory. even though he is no longer in office, there are many republicans who support him, they have taken up this cause and they are now contesting the election laws and seeking to rewrite the election laws in more than a0 different states. georgia is the first swing state to have pulled it off and they basically are making it harder for people to vote. one particular regulation that is going to be introduced next time around, which is seen as particularly controversial, is that they are going to ban people from handing out food and water to

let's get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. good to see you.rting with the figure of $27 million, obviously a large figure. what is the significance of the size of that? ~ ., _, , of that? well, of course, the death of _ of that? well, of course, the death of george _ of that? well, of course, the death of george floyd - of that? well, of course, the death of george floyd last i of that? well, of course, the i death of george floyd last may gave rise to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest movements, protest m ove m e nts, largest movements, protest movements, of its kind in american history. it led of course to protests about racial inequality and police brutality. that was in cities across the country and, indeed, in other cities around the world. well, with this massive settlement, the largest of its kind in us history, $27 million to the relatives of george floyd, it is proof, the lawyer says, but black lives matter really do matter. indeed, the man you heard from there, benjamin crump, said it sent a powerful message that, a

our correspondent, david willis, in la says it's one of the largest sums of its kind.floyd's death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements at this country has ever seen. and they are also of course protest in many other cities around the world. and today the man you heard on tape said that there is large settlement, $27 million, the largest of its kind proved beyond doubt that black lives do matter. he said police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end. meanwhile george floyd's sister bridget issued a statement of her own saying, "our hearts are broken. we are comforted knowing that even in death george floyd showed the world how to live." mr crump also talking about the family wanting more and policy changes. what's the argument there? they are said to be quite impressed with some of the changes that have already been put in place. since this terrible incident back in may of last year. and those measures include body cameras, retraining of police officers and so on. o

joining us now is our north america correspondent david willis.re was that video of police being repeatedly shot at as they responded to reports of shooting at the grocery store. we should make it clear there is no active threat to the public as the police put it any more. . , , public as the police put it any more. ., , , more. that is right. they say they have — more. that is right. they say they have somebody - more. that is right. they say they have somebody in - more. that is right. they say i they have somebody in custody. they are talking about multiple victims from this incident, including, as you said, a policeman. cbs, are affiliate in the united states is reporting at least six people are thought to have died in this incident in boiulder colorado, at a grocery store shortly after 2:30pm. it is actually quite close to the university of colorado campus. and they suspect, it has been mentioned, is in custody. they have no details at the moment of a possible motive for this attack, although they are hoping to release additional details late

joining us now is our north america correspondent david willis. details still emerging.more do you have? ten people dead, that _ more do you have? ten people dead, that puts _ more do you have? ten people dead, that puts this _ more do you have? ten people dead, that puts this up - more do you have? ten people dead, that puts this up there i dead, that puts this up there as far as victims of mass shootings in the state of colorado is concerned, aurora in 2010, 12 people were killed when somebody opened fire on people in a movie theatre watching a midnight showing of a batman film and an columbine in 1999 two school students opened fire on their fellow pupils, killing 12 of them and two teachers. officials paid tribute to the first man on the scene, eric talley, 51 years old, an 11 year veteran of the border police force. president biden has been in officejust two months, and has seen two mass shootings in the space of a week. 140 mass shootings in the space of a week. ., .. ., ., a week. no indication at the moment _ a week. no indication at the moment as _ a week. no in

our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significantthe death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements in american history. while the fact that a black man, mr floyd, has been the subject of this massive pay—out, $27 million, is seen by lawyers for his family as a sign that the family lawyer, said today that police brutality — this settlement sent a message that police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end in the united states. and of course, this is the end of the civil proceedings. separately, there are criminal proceedings? they are, and they involve the man who was pictured on that videotape with his knee on george floyd's neck. his name is derek chauvin and his trial, proceedings in his trial got under way this week. they are trying to swear in a jury but, of course, it's difficult to find anybody who is not familiar with this case or, indeed, that quite horrific video. now, if conv

our north america correspondent david willis told me more.y, including in portland, where more than 1,000 people turned out. the organisers of these rallies say that in the course of the last year, there have been almost 3,800 attacks, hate crimes against asian americans, everything from verbal assaults to physical assaults. and that was before the mass shooting in atlanta just under two weeks ago, in which eight people died, six of them asian—americans. businesses report being robbed and vandalised, and some asian business owners have now started to either hire private security or to buy guns. we have seen the protests across the country. is this a movement that's growing? well, it seems to be. the concern of people in cities such as san francisco, for example, where there is a large asian—american population, is that this is growing, fuelled by the remarks of the former president donald trump, who of course took to referring to the coronavirus as the china virus. but we saw some people at the rallies today wielding placards which said thing

david willis reports.ficer eric talley, a veteran of the local police force. officer eric talley arrived on the scene, was the first on the scene, and was fatally shot. i also want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding not only from boulder pd but from across the county. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. one of his legs appeared to be coated in blood. officials won't confirm he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible motive. pulling onto broadway here. as swat team officers converged on the scene, the white house said president biden had been briefed on the incident. last month, on the third anniversary of a mass shooting in florida in which 17 people died, he called for background checks on anyone seeking to buya gun, and a ban on assault weapons. but this is the second mass shooting in this country in the space of

let's get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. d, this figure, a significant moment there for the family? fix, significant moment there for the family?— significant moment there for the family? a very significant moment. _ the family? a very significant moment, and _ the family? a very significant moment, and of— the family? a very significant moment, and of course - the family? a very significant moment, and of course the l the family? a very significant - moment, and of course the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements in american history. the fact that a black man was deployed but for mr floyd has been the subject of this massive pay—out, $27 million, is seen by lawyers for his family as a sign that black lives really do matter and indeed benjamin crump the family lawyer said today that police brutality, this settlement sent a message that police brutality against people of colour must now com

nick bryant, bbc news, florida. 0ur north america reporter david willis has been following trump's addressms the democrats had stolen november's election. well, lewis if anyone was in any doubt as to whether or not donald trump is intending to go away quietly, as it were, they have the answer. he has no such intention. he did say he is not planning to form a political party of his own but he would be leading the republican party to victory, he said. and he hinted that he may well be leading it four years from now going into the presidential election in the year 202a. donald trump said that there are a lot of people supported his make america great again message. he called it a movement, in fact. and he said the journey had just begun, that great things lie ahead for that movement. people have been hoping, lewis, that donald trump may have been looking to put those very controversial claims behind him and move on, if you like. but clearly he does not intend to do so. they'd hoped he would do so because of the division they have caused in this country, and of course that division led to that

our north america correspondent david willis is watching events from los angeles for us.ng. we have seen protests across the country, including portland, where more than 1000 people turned out. the organisers of these rallies say that in the course of the last year, there have been almost 3800 attacks, hate crimes against asian americans, everything from verbal assaults to physical assaults. and that was before the mass shooting in atlanta just under two weeks ago, in which eight people died, six of them asian—americans. businesses asian—america ns. businesses report being asian—americans. businesses report being logged and vandalised, and some asian business owners have now started to either hire private security or to buy guns. we have seen _ security or to buy guns. we have seen the _ security or to buy guns. we have seen the protests across the country. is this a movement that's growing?— that's growing? well, it seems to be. that's growing? well, it seems to be- the _ that's growing? well, it seems to be. the concern _ that's growing? well, it seems to be. the concer

sharp rise in anti—asian sentiment in america over the past year. 0ur north america correspondent david willisos angeles for us. talk us through what has been happening. as you say, protests in cities across the country today. to do with these attacks on asian americans, which are growing quite substantially. indeed, the organisers say that over the course of the last year, there have been almost 3800 attacks on asian—americans, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assault. indeed, last week, the washington post had a story about a restaurant are in san antonio, texas, an asian american who had his store daubed with graffiti including the message, hope you die. 0ther asian—americans report being having their premier robbed, size league premises vandalised, some are hiring private security, others say they are buying guns. reactions to the fact _ they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this _ they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this problem - they are buying guns. reactions to the fact this problem seemsl to the fact this problem seems to the fact this problem seems to be gett

well, our north america correspondent, david willis, told me more about why this settlement is so significantdeath of george floyd last may gave rise to the black lives matter movement, one of the largest movements — protest movements — of its kind in american history. the fact there has been this massive pay—out, $27 million, is seen by lawyers for his family as a sign that black lives really do matter, and indeed, benjamin crump, the family lawyer, that police brutality, that sent a message, this settlement, that police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end in the united states. find colour must now come to an end in the united states.— in the united states. and of course this _ in the united states. and of course this is _ in the united states. and of course this is the _ in the united states. and of course this is the end - in the united states. and of course this is the end of - in the united states. and ofj course this is the end of the civil proceedings, separately, there are criminal proceedings? there are, and they include the man that was pictured on that videota

here's the bbc�*s david willis.was, as you mentioned, joe biden�*s first prime—time address since taking office just 50 days ago. it came from the east room of the white house, lasted less than 30 minutes and it came after the passage of the american rescue plan — this is this nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at resuscitating the american economy, providing relief to those who have suffered because of this pandemic. and those who have suffered included, mr biden said, those who lost theirjobs, of course, those who have been evicted from their homes and those have been targeted because of his predecessor, donald trump's insistence on referring to the virus as a so—called china virus. vicious hate crimes against asian—americans who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated. at this very moment, so many of them, our fellow americans, they are on the front lines of this pandemic trying to save lives. and still — still — they are forced to live in fear for their lives just walking down streets in america. it's

let's get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la.7 million one of the largest in terms of misconduct against police forces.— the largest in terms of misconduct against police forces. absolutely. a massive sum. _ against police forces. absolutely. a massive sum, isn't _ against police forces. absolutely. a massive sum, isn't it? _ against police forces. absolutely. a massive sum, isn't it? george - massive sum, isn't it? george floyd's death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements at this country has ever seen. and they are also of course protest in many other cities around the world. and today the man you had on tight they are said that there is large settlement, $27 million, the largest of its kind proved beyond doubt that black lives do matter. he said police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end. meanwhile george floyd's sister bridget issued a statement of her own saying, our hearts are broken. we are comforted knowing that even

david willis reports.e are called to a local grocery store, where a man with a rifle had opened fire. as people were led to safety, chilling video emerged of victims lying wounded, both inside and outside the store. among the dead was local police officer eric talley, an 11—year veteran of the boulder police force. 0fficer eric talley arrived on the scene, was the first on the scene, and he was fatally shot. i also want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding, not only from boulder pd, but from across the county and other parts of this region. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. 0fficials won't confirm he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible motive. they're ulling onto broadway here. as swat team officers converged on the scene, the white house said president biden had been briefed on the incident. last month, on the

the bbc�*s david willis reports. well, hey.xcited. i have been waiting a while. i am old enough and smart enough to get it. ., ' ., , ., enough and smart enough to get it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a — it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose _ it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of— it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of her- it. for the 9-to-5 star it was literally a dose of her own i literally a dose of her own medicine. a shot of the vaccine whose development she helped fund by the way of a million—dollar donation to a research centre in her native tennessee. ti} research centre in her native tennessee-— research centre in her native tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' # _ tennessee. to the tune of 'jolene' # vaccine, - tennessee. to the tune orj 'jolene' # vaccine, vaccine, �*jolene�* # vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine. # i'm begging of you please don't hesitate. # vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine # because once you are dead then that's a bit t

let's go to david willis, and this played out in front of a huge television audience?television audience?- played out in front of a huge television audience? it did indeed. and the audience _ television audience? it did indeed. and the audience figures _ television audience? it did indeed. and the audience figures are - television audience? it did indeed. and the audience figures are not i television audience? it did indeed. i and the audience figures are not out yet, but there is talk of an audience in the region of 100 million. now, that would be on a par with last month's super bowl, and would make this the most watched television interview in american history. i have to say, certainly watching in real time on twitter, it seems like virtually the whole world was watching this interview, with opinion is sharply divided between those who expressed sympathy for the couple, and those who called for them to be stripped of their royal titles for being disloyal to the queen. meghan�*s friend, the tennis star serena williams, said the interview illustrated, she put it, the

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.w more mixing between households, indoor care home visits and outdoor sports. hairdressers and barbers can also reopen from monday, but non—essential retail will stay closed until march 22nd. our correspondent mark hutchings has more. as shopping experiences go, it's not a bad setting. but the high streets of rural monmouthshire are just as desperate as city centres to get back into full trading. since the december lockdown, tommy brooks has swapped hairdressing for a temporaryjob, cleaning on a building site. he's ready to reopen, almost as keen to get customers back through the door as they are to get a haircut. going off last time what we did was we actually contacted all clients. so we'll probably do the same again and rebook them in order. but from the last experience, the first week back i could have probablyjust had someone full—time on the phone, because the phone was just nonstop. obviously everyone is desperate for a professional haircut at the moment. it is a rather mixed ba

our north america correspondent, david willis, told us more about the new laws.t yea r�*s consistently maintained. the outcome of last year's election was fraudulent, he claimed, particularly in regards to the casting of post in mail—in ballots, and in places like the state of georgia, wherejoe biden won by about a fairly slim majority, we donald trump has claimed that he was basically tricked out of victory. so even though he is no longer in office, there aren't many republicans who support him, they have taken up this cause and they are now contesting the election laws and seeking to rewrite the election laws in more than a0 different states. georgia is the first swing state to have pulled it off and they basically are making it off and they basically are making it harderfor it off and they basically are making it harder for people to vote, one particular regulation that is going to be introduced in elections next time around is seen as a particular chart controversial —— particularly controversial, is banning people from being handed out a food and water peopl

david willis reports.to a local grocery store where a man with a rifle had opened fire. as people were led to safety, chilling video emerged of victims lying wounded, both inside and outside the store. and wejust ran went and hid behidn the buildings on the end here. and my dog... and i think they surrounded him. he might have been hiding, i don't know. among the dead was local police officer eric talley, an 11—year veteran of the boulder police force. officer talley arrived on the scene, was first on the scene, and was fatally shot. i want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding not only from boulder pd, but from across the county and other parts of this region. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. one of his legs appeared to be coated in blood. officials will not confirm if he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible mot

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.en singing it all morning. i you have already been singing it all morninu. . , you have already been singing it all morninu. .,, ,., you have already been singing it all morninu. .,, . ., you have already been singing it all mornin.. .,, . ., ., you have already been singing it all mornin. ., ., morning. i was so lucky to have once met dolly parton, _ morning. i was so lucky to have once met dolly parton, honestly. - morning. i was so lucky to have once met dolly parton, honestly. there i met dolly parton, honestly. there aren't many people i have pictures on my will but dolly parton is there. ~ . , on my will but dolly parton is there. ~ .,, ., , on my will but dolly parton is there. ~ ., , , ., ., m there. was it for this programme? it was, es. there. was it for this programme? it was. yes- there _ there. was it for this programme? it was, yes. there is _ there. was it for this programme? it was, yes. there is dolly _ there. was it for this programme? it was, yes. there is dolly with

david willis reports. called to a grocery store where a man with a rifle had opened fire. as people were led to safety chilling video emerged. among the dead was local police officer eric talley, an 11—year veteran of the boulder police force. 0fficer eric talley arrived on the scene and was fatally shot. i want to commend the heroic actions of the officers responding not only from boulder pd but from across the county and other parts of this region. police officers' actions fell nothing short of being heroic. pictures from the scene showed a middle—aged man, shirtless and dressed in shorts, being led away from the grocery store in handcuffs. officials will not confirm if he was the gunman, nor will they comment on a possible motive. pulling onto broadway here. as swat team officers converged on the scene, the white house said president biden had been briefed on the incident. last month on the third anniversary of a mass shooting in florida in which 17 people died, he called for background checks on anyone

our north america correspondent is david willis.eaction to the interview there.— the interview there. well, it is trendina the interview there. well, it is trending under _ the interview there. well, it is trending under a _ the interview there. well, it is trending under a number - the interview there. well, it is trending under a number of i the interview there. well, it is - trending under a number of different threads here. among them, humphrey yogart, the first place that meghan markle revealed she worked when she was just 14 years old, but opinion sharply divided, those on one hand expressing sympathy for the couple, others basically calling for them to be stripped of their royal titles. and there is, of course, enormous interest in the british royal family here, across the pond. it has been said that the british love of american celebrities has been rivalled only by america's love of our royals. i think we will reflect that in viewing figures, yet to be published for the interview. they are going to be massive. it will probab

let's talk to our north america correspondent, david willis. what is the reaction in the states?can well imagine. opinions very much divided. some people expressing sympathy for the couple, others calling for them to be stripped of their titles, duke and duchess. it would be, of course, the queen's decision on whether that happens. but we are expecting more from oprah winfrey, more on this story in a few hours' time. oprah winfrey is going to appear on the cbs morning show, with perhaps more clips from the interview that have not so far been shown. but a lot of people are aghast, i think it is fair to say. peoplejust people are aghast, i think it is fair to say. people just blindsided ljy fair to say. people just blindsided by some of those revelations, the bombshell revelations, many of which we featured on this programme throughout the morning. i have to say, they are being chewed over here, perhaps as avidly, perhaps as eagerly, perhaps in such forensic detail as they are about to be by the press there in the uk. fiur detail as they are about to be by the press there in the uk.

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.with a gift for mother's day for the last few years — and this year is no different. six, no more, i must have you at eight. the actor rege—jean page is the latest big name signing for the programme — he plays the duke of hastings in bridgerton. he'll read the book rain before rainbows. fox was just telling me that he's had a bad day today. we can all have bad days, but it's important to remember that tomorrow will be much brighter. that's the message in tonight's bedtime story. it's called rain before rainbows. he has a very soothing voice. doesn't he just like hey? he has a very soothing voice. doesn't hejust like hey? should listen to more of that.— doesn't hejust like hey? should listen to more of that. here is some rain and a rainbow. _ listen to more of that. here is some rain and a rainbow. anyone - listen to more of that. here is some rain and a rainbow. anyone would i rain and a rainbow. anyone would think i planned _ rain and a rainbow. anyone would thinki planned it. _ rain