howard johnson _ up in 2012. 0k, thank you. howard johnson with - up in 2012. 0k, thank you.news. three people have life—threatening injuries 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. in total eight people were injured. at least three people have been shot in nigeria as parents were reunited with their kidnapped daughters in the north—western town of jangebe. trouble started after parents were frustrated by the length of time the handover was taking and started throwing rocks at government officials. nearly 300 girls were kidnapped last week and have been in the custody of the state government since they were freed on tuesday. ajudge in canada has handed multiple murder convictions to a man who drove a van into pedestrians in toronto in 2018. alek minassian killed ten people and another 16 were injured. he faces a 25 yearjail term. he'd argued that he was not criminally responsible for his

howard johnson, bbc news, maguindanao.pportunity to observe a space rock that formed at the dawn of the solar system. the asteroid — which was first discovered 20 years ago — is about 900 metres in diameter. the american space agency nasa says that at its nearest point, it will still be two million kilometres away. jeffrey hoffman is a former nasa astronaut, who is now a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at massachusetts institute of technology. he told me what these near—earth asteroids could mean. well, knowing how big it is, it is over half a kilometre asteroid, so i mean, it's a planet killer, if it were to hit the earth. whether it's too close or not, as long as it misses us, it is far enough away. where are we on mapping all these objects out there which could actually hit us and do us some damage? well, it's been a long term project of nasa to try to map all of the so—called near earth asteroids, down to a certain size. i don't know, something on the order of 150 metres. but you know, this big asteroid is no

howard johnson, bbc news, maguindanao.g to look at the mekong river now. it is at the heart of many countries in south east asia — but demands for dams and other development have meant big changes for the communities who live near it. we're joined by singapore—based photographer huiying ore. she has documented a project of seven cascading dams and the impact it has had on lives and livelihoods on people in laos. so thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. this is an incredible project because you have documented this with photographs. first off, when you came away from laos, what was your mum or what were your thoughts as you left the region in terms of the future for those communities that lived along the river? 50 communities that lived along the river? , ., , , communities that lived along the river? , , ., river? so my last trip to laos was in mid-2019, _ river? so my last trip to laos was in mid-2019, that's _ river? so my last trip to laos was in mid-2019, that's where - river? so my last trip to laos was in

howard johnson, bbc news, maguindanao. point, giving astronomers an opportunity to observe a space rock that formed at the dawn of the solar system. the asteroid — first discovered 20 years ago — is about 900 metres in diameter. the american space agency nasa says that even at its nearest point, it was still 2 million kilometres away. professor alan fitzsimmons is at the astrophysics research centre at queen's university in belfast and explained what's known about the asteroid. asteroids are relics of the history and the berthing and the evolution of our solar system, and by understanding what they are made of and how they are created, and even how they come to be, and the orbits around the sun that can bring them close to our planet, we can get a much better idea of how our planetary system has evolved, and continues to change right now. asteroids of this size are quite hazardous. in fact, we think something about this size, one kilometre across or larger could cause global effects, if it hit our planet, but the good news

howard johnson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather.e disruption. we are looking at some rough seas and western areas, as well. you can see all of this cloud trailing back out into the atlantic. there is a deep area of low pressure here. this weather system is already moving its way in bringing outbreaks of rain to the rest of the day in northern ireland and western scotland. ahead of that, it will feel pretty mild with highs of 1a degrees. through this evening and tonight we see wet and windy weather across western and particularly north—western areas. expo spots in north—west scotland could see gusts up to 70 miles an hour. through tonight, the western blustery weather will sink south—eastward, clearer skies and a scattering of showers fallen behind, some of them wintry on the high ground in scotland. heading into tomorrow, complex weather picture. this first waterfront trying to clear away, but instead we see a new surge of moisture pushing its way in from the south—west. that one is tied up with a deep area of low pressure. through

howard johnson, bbc news, maguindanao.ow each other — especially when living in different countries. here's david campanale with the story of how one couple split between canada and the united states have kept their relationship alive. room to move safely and space to keep love alive. for american regan steel and canadian rod greenwood, this park has become central to their relationship. since the beginning of the pandemic a border crossing at peace arch park is where they get together. we have been dating now about six, six this year? we met online. we have been spending some time down in the states because his son was there. that was how we met up. every weekend, flanked by a tent, portable heater, coffee and hot chocolate, the couple meet to do jigsaw puzzles, listen to music and talk. this time last year, the us— canada border was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. british columbia closed its side of the park, but washington state remained open for canadians to enter, and has proved a lifeline for couples in cross

howard johnson, bbc news.kness just over a week ago. and while that light show was accidentally captured on security footage, an array of special cameras from the uk fireball alliance managed to pinpoint exactly where in the country the debris was likely to have landed. this charred patch of tarmac on a gloucestershire driveway was the final clue, and the winchcombe meteorite has now been found. nothing like this rock has ever been found in the uk before. after travelling for millions of years through space, it is now in the expert care of the natural history museum in london. ashley, why is this space rock in particular so special? so this is 4.6 billion years old, so it�*s older than any rock we have on the earth, so it�*s like a time capsule, it takes us all the way back to the birth of our solar system. this is a carbonaceous chondrite type meteorite, so it contains all the building blocks for our solar system. so potentially this meteorite contains things like simple organics and amino acids that could te

howard johnson has been to a coastal area in the philippines to see the scale of the problem. rgical face masks are washing up on philippine coral reefs. there are reports by environmental groups of covid-19 personal protective equipment strewn along the coastline. we joined a team of divers to take a closer look. >> we are dive professionals here. there is this area. it is wonderful. it has gotten worse. >> there is more stuff, the ppe. just 10 minutes into the dive, we saw 10, 12 masks. >> i felt sad and guilty because i have used a blue ppe mask that's easy to throw away. howard: take a look at the rubbish brought back by the divers. you can see lots of lou face masks. a face shield, plastic bottles, tarpaulins. the question is, what happens this rubbish? lots of it will go to a landfill and could eventually make its way back into the sea. that's a problem, because polymers inside the masks are breaking down into plastics, easily consumed by marine wildlife. the government is cleaning up waterways around manila, but more must be done to tackle the growing waste generated by

mom telling me as a kid she said we went to church and we were so excited they got to go to howard johnson's and have hot chocolate. we were sitting in the booth. she was stirring it to cool off and heard something crackling on the radio then all of the adults in the room got nervous. she remembered her mother grabbing her by the wrist saying come on we've got to go like all hell is breaking loose everything has changed in an instant and she didn't know what was going on but remember that moment the rest of her life. all of the young men they knew including harry, he would go a couple years later because he went to the pacific and it changed their lives forever. >> so this is your grandfather, he maps out the battle. to tell me about that and how he carefully looked at the newspaper articles to figure out where is harry now. a. >> that's one of the first things i discovered. he kept the headlines from the battles. he had them on the wall with little pins. he felt strongly that the war was going to be ending fairly soon and he sort of hoped that they could pass him by as an 18-year-old that h

our manila correspondent howard johnson has visited a coastal area in the philippines to see the scale coral reef. it follows reports by environmental groups of covid—19 personal protective equipment strewn along the country's coastline. we joined a team of divers to take a closer look at the problem. my name is shayla. and i'm oliver. we are dive professionals here. there is this area it is wonderful. it's like my first time again there after the lockdown. it's gotten worse. there's more stuff like the ppe just ten minutes in the dive we saw around 10, 12 masks. and we never had that before. when i saw ppe masks i honestly felt sad and guilty about it. because i used a ppe mass that's easy to throw away. take a look at the rubbish that was brought back by the divers you can see here blue facemask, lots of them. there's a face here, plastic bottles, tarpaulins. the question is now, what happens to this rubbish? lots of it will go back to landfill and could eventually make its way back into the sea. and that's a problem because polymers inside the surgical mask are breaking down into mi

howard johnson, bbc news.ster united defender gordon mcqueen was diagnosed with vascular dementia. his daughter hayley has been speaking to sally nugent. everyone's dad are, you know, their hero. i didn't realise he was other people's hero as well. i don't think i really understood quite what he did until i was about maybe eight or nine. mcqueen! there have been moments where i'm like, god, i can't believe the thing that gave him so much love has now so cruelly taken a lot of him away from us. hayley, you only very recently made the statement about your dad's diagnosis of vascular dementia. how is your dad at the moment? yeah, i think he's ok. every day is different, we take each day as it comes. but he knows he's got dementia and he knows there's something different about himself. he talks about feeling different and that he can't think straight sometimes. what were the circumstances of his diagnosis? did you have to persuade him to go and talk to someone, or did you get to a point where... no, he started to

so the major chain hotels the sheridan howard johnson's the hilton are open to african-american and because they can stay at those places. they do stay at those places. so the question i have is does this story end? or does it remain an issue in america? and this is philando castile who was murdered in his automobile by a minnesota police officer in 2016 in falcon heights, minnesota and the officer was acquitted of manslaughter. because he was simply he said he was afraid of philando castile simply because of the color of his skin. this is a cartoon by stuart carlson. who is the former editorial cartoonist for the milwaukee? journal central a sentinel and it's funny, but it's also it's also not funny. so i guess i guess the question is. are we still in this place? has this story ended or does it continue? and how do we how do we address the problem that we have now with african-american and the automobile? the green book goes out of business and the black hotels the irony is the black hotels gradually lose their clientele and the large chain hotels flourish. but the black hotels go out of b

howard johnson, bbc news.s are extremely rare and consist of a stony material that retains unaltered chemistry from the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. amazing. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. the weather over the next few days will turn much more unsettled, much windier than we have been used to. and there is heavier rain coming our way at times as well. it could be disruptive in some parts, gales even inland, severe gales with exposure. we have an area of low pressure in the atlantic with its attendant weather fronts coming our way, but before it does there is a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. a weak weather front takes cloud and the odd spot of rain with it, but in light breezes with temperatures between about 11 and 13, it will feel quite pleasant. in northern ireland and western scotland, rain by mid—afternoon and strengthening winds. these black circles represent the strength of the wind gusts and they increase

ceo of the national association of manufacturers and the fourth witness, doctor michelle, the howard w johnson professor at the school of management at mit and the final witness was introduced by our friend, senator brown with the united steelworkers district one. we will begin with you, mr. davis. you are on mute. >> how about now. >> perfect. too many buttons apparently. thank you for the opportunity to address the committee today. the semi conductor technology and the domestic manufacturing operations provide a critical foundation for u.s. economic and national security. more than 50 years ago, intel invented the world's first commercial microprocessor. this fueled job growth and development of new technologies with major economic benefits. today, intel remains the only american semi conductor with designs and manufacturing the most advanced logic chips and is the only company that has built leading edge logic in the u.s. in the past five years. i am proud that the majority of our manufacturing is conducted in oregon, arizona and new mexico and that the majority of the intellectual property

. >> reporter: i'm jaclyn howard in atlanta. now that the johnsonted states and the cdc recommends it, the official rollout begins. here's what the rollout looks like. johnson & johnson says it has 3.9 million doses ready to go. those doses will be allocated to states, retail pharmacies, federally qualified health centers and community vaccine centers. the vaccine can be stored at normal re refrigerator temperatures for three months and requires only one dose. >>> i'm paul bercammen in los angeles county, when it comes to vaccines, a game changer here. many more people are now eligible to receive their covid-19 shots. they've expanded this to food and agriculture workers, education and child care workers, first responders and emergency services workers. the mayor of los angeles eric garcetti saying that this is going to speed up the recovery and it's going to save lives but garcetti, like mayors throughout los angeles, is saying we have the capacity to vaccinate many more, we just need more supply. >>> i'm alexandra field, covid-related restrictions

cnn's jacqueline howard has more on the expected roll-out. >> reporter: now that the johnson & johnson vaccine is authorized here in the united states and the cdc recommends it, what happens next is the official roll-out of the third covid-19 vaccine here in the united states. and here's what that roll-out plan looks like. johnson & johnson says it has 3.9 million doses ready to go. those doses will be allocated to states, retail pharmacy, federally qualified health centers, and community vaccine centers. now this vaccine can be stored at normal refrigerator temperatures for three months, and it requires only one dose. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky says in a statement, quote, it is easy to transport and store and allows for expanded availability in most community settings and mobile sites as supplies scales up. now we can expect to see this vaccine being distributed and administered. back to you. >> dr. carlos del rio joins me now. he is an executive associate dean at the emory university school of medicine. thank you for talking with us and for all that you do. >> delighted to ta

howard turns 67. front man roger daltr, talking about his generation, he turns 77. >> also harry bellfonte 24. >>> one family at aquarium after gece got so much better tt ♪ >>> first the fda approval, now the johnsonvid vaccine distribution begins immediately. >>> the battle to get kids back into the classroom rages on with many school systems still at odds over what is safest tour strunt students and workers >>> former president trump's cpac >>> and the doctor in a zoom court hearing for a traffic violation in the millddle of surgery.

titans of american politics on both sides of the aisle from lyndon johnson to ronald reagan and barack obama. he's a graduate of howardversity school of law. jordan worked as a field director for the naacp and became a president of a national urb urban league. the naacp saying his life will shine as a guiding light for all that seek truth and justice for all people. michael? >>> also this morning, we have that dramatic rescue in florida caught on camera. deputies racing to save a 73-year-old woman from a sinking car pulling her out just in time and bringing her safely to the shore. erielle reshef has the story for us this morning. >> hey, sheriff's office. >> reporter: a daring rescue in florida. body camera footage showing officers rushing to a sinking car in a retention pond. inside a woman stuck. her door not opening as water creeps up around her. >> climb out. climb out. >> i'm trying. >> reporter: deputies working together to free the 73-year-old woman. >> come on. you're good. you unbuckled? >> yes. >> come on. get out. forget your purse. let's go! let's go! >> reporter: eventually pulling her from the car. the

johnson school of public affairs, university of texas, sreur the tore ya defrancisco soto. and for real clear politics and "washington post" op-ed howardprimetime address, president biden identified two key dates in the battle against the coronavirus. he directed making all adults eligible for the vaccine by may 1st. if all goes well, he said it is possible that small groups could begin gathering again on the fourth of july, independence day. the administration will develop tools to make it easier to get a vaccine, including a website. he talked about the loss americans have had the last year and the need to pull together. >> we have lost so much over the last year. we have lost family and friends. we lost businesses and dreams we spent years building. we lost time. time with each other. and our children have lost too much time to friends, with schools. no graduation ceremonies this spring. no graduations from college, high school. there's something else we lost. we lost faith in whether our government, our democracy can deliver on hard things for the american people. but as i stand here tonight, we are proving once again something i h