. >> remarks now for arkansas governor hutchinson. here he is discussing the covid policy initiative. >> think you all very much. first order of business is to move the resolution to elect the 2021-2022 officers. our chair was not able to be with us today. offering the resolution on his half is gutter -- governor doozy of arizona. governor ducey? >> hello, everyone. it's great to see everyone even if it is virtually. on behalf of governor hogen which includes governors mckee, kearney, cox and scott, i'm pleased to present the sway of the n.g.a. executive committee, members and officers. for members to the executive committee, the committee nominates governor charlie baker of massachusetts, governor kay ivey of alabama, governor michelle lujan grisham of new mexico, governor jarrett pollis of colorado, governor gretchen whitmer of michigan, governor andrew cuomo of new york, myself, governor doug doozy of arizona, and for n.g.a. vice chairman, phil murphy of new jersey and for n.g.a. championship, governor asa hutchinson of arkansas. c

championship, governor asa hutchinson of arkansas. chairman cuomo, i move to have this resolution adopted. >> governor ducey, thank you very much. thank you for your good work. that sounds like a winning slate to me. is there a second in favor of the motion? >> so moved. so in favor, please indicate by saying aye. those opposed, no, ay. and the ayes have it. congratulations to all. governor hutchinson, congratulations and to the entire executive committee. before i hand the gavel over to our new chair, let me just say a few final words, if i might. i've had the pleasure of serving with governor asa hutchinson this past year. and i think it's been an outstanding partnership as you know, we've had weekly meetings with the white house going through issues that have been very difficult. asa upped in in the middle of the pandemic and help me lead this organization and that's what's truly great about the n.g.a. first, we haded governor larry hogan and myself and then asa hutchinson and myself. two republican governors from totally different

governor hutchinson, thank you for the collegiality, thank you for the friendship, the partnership over this past year. i want to thank you governor hogan, is not with us right now, but governor hogan was the chairman when i was vice chairman and he started with the beginning of covid, with the preceding administration and governor hogan did a magnificent job, you really did. and in many ways, i followed his lead. and i want to congratulate governor phil murphy as being vice chairman. phil is my neighbor here, new york, new jersey, and i can tell you he's going to do an extraordinary job. and the entire executive committee who really pulled together, charlie baker and everyone else. i feel that all the words have been said. we have spoken to you more over the past few weeks than i have spoken to my family, but this is a transformational moment for the world. i don't think we go back to where we were, i think we are changed. i think we went through a trauma. the challenge is to make sure that we are better for the trauma. and transformational for governors, to be sure. when i was going t

sophie hutchinson, our health - sophie hutchinson, our health correspondence.orming the us capitol building injanuary have given dramatic evidence at the start of an inquiry into what happened. the panel will look at the reasons for the riot, which happened as lawmakers gathered to certify president biden's election victory. but the inquiry is already undermined by partisan divisions, with many republicans refusing to take part. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give... police officers who defended the capitoljust months ago formed a steady blue line as they prepared to testify. it was a sharp contrast to the chaos injanuary, when they were overrun by a mob of trump supporters trying to overturn the results of an election that he'd lost. this is now officially a riot. the committee replayed the shocking images, reminding americans of what's at stake in the investigation of how and why this happened. i could feel myself losing oxygen, and recall thinking to myself, "this is h

his name is thomas hutchinson. is going to become the world governor of virginia -- of massachusetts, excuse me, when my story begins his lieutenant governor, american-born. if you would ask someone as late as 1770 or so, definitely 1765, which of these two famous boston born smart people is going to end up supporting american independence and who is going to end up siding with the king, benjamin franklin or thomas hutchinson, both boston born both really smart, people might it said franklin will end up supporting the king. his illegitimate son is the world governor of new jersey, and hutchinson will side with his fellow new englanders or something. lots of people that are more obscure than thomas hutchinson but i picked hutchinson in particular because i want my audience to see therere was another side even to the american revolution. if thomas hutchinson were alive today, and wasn't a demon at all, my analogy would be he's mitt romney, he's harvard educated, sober, a traditionalist picky believes in hierarchy. he

could you give some thought, i asked governor hutchinson about that. i'm curious from your perspective what you think. >> i'm grateful for the opportunity to revisit because my default reaction was the converse of where we sit today. mighty filth was as a prosecutor why should we concede? why should we take the alternate route and in bringing down those threshold for powder? as i look at the bill, and based upon my experience the last few years as united states attorney and coupling it with the trend in the arc of justice with this committee is towards removing low-level offenders from the federal system so we can better steward our finite resources. as much as our state partners think we have limited resources in the system, we don't. we could always use additional assistant united states attorneys we could always use new agents. if we could take some of those resources that are being utilized to low level offenders, or avoid in this hypothetical bringing in a whole new category of low level offenders that the state system is uniquely equipped to addr

governor hutchinson, you have seen this war on drugs from so many angles. i can't think of a person who has the kind of experience you do. u.s. attorney for western district of arkansas, member of the house, administrative drug enforcement administration, undersecretary for border and transportation security and now governor of arkansas. i can't tell you how much i appreciate your candor about the impact that this has on respect for the law in some communities, when african americans disproportionately are penalized for this sentencing disparate. what it must mean to the community. have you seen this firsthand as governor of your state or in your previous assignments? >> i have seen it in really all of the assignments that you recited and there's probably no one that supports our law enforcement more than me. i've been a part of t i believe in them. i want to encourage them. and in each of the roles that i've seen unfairness undermines the respect for the law and that is so important to our law enforcement officers. from a personal perspective it's been dif

governor asa hutchinson live to talk about that. first let's bring in the president's chief medical adviser, dr. anthony fauci. dr. fauci, thanks for joining us this morning. let's begin with the delta variant. it's the most prevalent strain in the united states and growing around the world. we know that vaccines contain it. how worried should we be? >> well, if you're not vaccinated, you should be concerned, george, because it's very clear that this is a nasty variant. it has a much greater capability of transmitting from person to person. we know from extensive experience, not only in our own country here in the united states, but in other countries that the vaccines that we are using work extremely well against the delta variant, particularly in preventing advanced disease that would lead to hospitalization and likely death in some circumstances. so the vaccines work. i mean, that's the good news/bad news. the bad news is we have a nasty variant. the good news is we have a vaccine that works against it. that's the reason why we'r

benjamin franklin and thomas hutchinson.anklin would pretty illegitimate son is the royal governor of new jersey and hutchinson replied. as a lot of people that are more than hutchinson but i picked him in particular because i want my audience to see that there was another side even to the american revolution. if thomas hutchinson were alive today, was on the adult. my analogy would be that he's mitt romney. harvard educated is sober is a traditionalist and he believes in hierarchy and he loves his country but his country is britain and heve loves his hometown which is positive he had been lucky enough to be born 20 years earlier, he would not have hadad to pick between them but he does. and hehe ends up picking his ke. so i did try to widen the cast fof characters beyond the big six. washington adams jefferson madison and of course franklin hamilton. richard: you mentioned cartoons and he also mentioned benjamin franklin party did so in a way your title almost cells are conversation short. it's not just words, is also attit

governor hutchinson joins me now. thanks very much for joining us.or medical sciences called the state, quote, a raging forest fire, unquote and warning of an exponential surge that could be worse than anything you've experienced so far. three weeks ago on this show, you were optimistic that your state would avoid a third wave. what do you think happened? >> well, low vaccination rates, and you hit it right, jake, that this is a pivotable moment in our race against the covid virus. we have school coming up. we have a lot of sports activities that people are expecting and anxious about and is important for normalcy, and what's holding us back is a low vaccination rate. we're doing all that we can. and i made the decision that it's really not what the government can tell you to do, but it is the community and their engagement and citizens talking to other citizens and trusted advisers, whether it's medical community or employers, those are key. that's why i'm having these town hall meetings. it is more than listening. it's engaging the community. so fa

sophie hutchinson there. - the time is 6:18.ure of cover—up" in children's homes in lambeth, leading to hundreds of victims suffering sexual abuse and cruelty. and coming up, we speak to tom dean's family in maidenhead after his stunning gold medal win. my heart is bursting. i'm just so... you know, i'm so thrilled to see the journey go as far as you can imagine it could go. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel: one of the new 0lympic sports... the waves were perfect for the surfing finals, as stormy conditions affect parts of tokyo. the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and �*80s has been hearing from lord clarke, who was one of the health ministers at the time. around 3,000 people are thought to have died after being given blood treatments containing hiv and hepatitis c, but lord clark told the inquiry he was "not responsible" for blood products, and the issue hardly ever came across his desk, as he was dealing with "closing victorian asylums "and old geriatric hospitals." here's our health cor

governor hutchinson, do we raise one, lower the other, meet in the middle? >> that's a great question. my answer to that is, again, i think we're betting off addressing the concerns of these substances in terms of increased penalties based upon whether there's other violence or the victims and the prior record. those are things the sentencing judge can consider. i think that's preferable. with where we are right now, i believe that the act as addressed and drafted is a good remedy for it. >> thank you. >> senator? >> thank you for your years of leadership on this important issue. i just want to thank our witnesses for being here today as well and i commend the leadership for those on this committee working hard to advance the equal act and the biden administration that is calling on all of us to apply evidence-based policy in a way that actually addresses racial inequalities and criminal justice. to acting director labelle, i've long worked closely with the ondcp. i look forward to working with you more closely. it's a vital office. i'm glad it survived the

look at one state in this case, that's arkansas where the republican governor of arkansas hutchinson and top doctor got booed on his trip trying to convince constituents to get vaccinated and booed for telling the truth. >> does this impact fertility? the answer is no and that's been the data but they -- doctor, do you want to answer this? >> so at this point in time, there is no evidence that the covid -- >> you shut women down for telling their stories. >> but this is the same governor hutchinson that told jake tapper he approved a statewide ban on mask mandates because people are capable of making their own decisions. >> at that point, we had very low case rates in arkansas and people knew exactly what to do. they were capable of making their decisions. >> well, now here we are. and then there is trump white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders running to replace governor hutchinson by the way in an op ed trying to convince the vaccine resistant to roll up their sleeves. she mentions her former boss no less than 14 times and says and i quote here, it is clear that the trum

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.t 24—hour period — which means an average of 36,125 new cases per day in the last week. 1a deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average 64 deaths were recorded every day in the last week. and according to the latest figures, more than 5,200 patients are in hospital with covid—19. that number is slowly rising. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab and more than 70% are now fully vaccinated. downing street has been unable to say how many of its new covid testing sites in england are now operating. the sites are intended to ease the problem of workers in key sectors, such as food distribution, having to self—isolate. the government says 500 sites will be set up this week, with 2000 sites planned in total. our correspondent caroline davies is here. do caroline davies is here. we actually know what the of do we actually know what the state of these sites is right now? that do we actually know what the state of these sites is right now?- of these sites is rig

and the governor of a state battling one of the lowest vaccination rates, arkansas governor asa hutchinson, next. >>> senators are struggling to come together on a much-needed infrastructure plan. can they reach a deal? senator pat toomey joins me exclusively to discuss in moments. >>> plus, monster inferno, wildfires in the west harming air quality from coast to coast. >> it is literally climate change playing out before our ey eyes. >> how much worse could this get? i'll speak exclusively to oregon governor kate brown ahead. >>> hello. i'm jake tapper in washington, d.c., where the state of our union is sad and confused, as the u.s. suffers through yet another covid surge, one that did not have to happen. the highly contagious delta variant is fueling a rise in coronavirus cases in every state with cases at their highest level since may. and one clear demographic group causing the spike. those who are not vaccinated. only 49% of the united states is fully vaccinated. for those eligible for the vaccine, those 12 and old er, it's only 57%. the most severe outbreaks, not surprisingly, are h

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. daily coronavirus cases has risen for the second day in a row, after a week of falls. the latest government figures show there were 31,117 new cases in the latest 24—hour period, though that number is down on this time last week. there were, on average, 29,238 new cases per day in the past seven days. 85 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning an average of 71 deaths in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid has risen slightly again to 6,034. more than 88.4% of uk adults have now had their firstjab and more than 71.4% are now fully vaccinated. president biden has tonight ordered millions of american government workers to get vaccinated or else face compulsory covid testing and restrictions. the white house is struggling with surging infection rates, driven by the delta variant, with only half the population vaccinated. and his measures to encourage more people to get the jab went even further. today, i am calling on all states and local governments to us

hutchinson also announced that he will call a special session of the legislature to lift the state's ban on mask requirements in schools because children under 12 still cannot get vaccinated. but he stressed that there would be no statewide mask mandate and that arkansas is wide open for business. >> there's no discussion about restriction on business, mandates on businesses. we are wide open in arkansas. we're going to be doing business in arkansas. we've got -- we have to live with the threat of the virus, the increase in vaccinations, but also we've got to continue to do business, provide for our families and there's not going to be those kind of restrictions here in this state. >> joining me now, dr. rolly supol, director of medical sciences in little rock. what do you make of governor hutchinson lifting the ban on school mask mandates but at the same time stressing that the state remains open? >> well, i think there are a lot of factors that go into that and quite frankly given the state of emergency that we're in today we're thankful that he declared a public health emergency a

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. a row — after a week of falls. the latest government figures show there were were 31,117 new cases in the latest 24—hour period — though that number is down on this time last week. there were, on average, 29,238 per day in the past seven days. 85 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, meaning an average of 71 deaths in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid has risen slightly since yesterday — to 6,034. more than 88.4% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab and more than 71.4% are now fully vaccinated. a 55—year—old man who suffered life—changing injuries after he was crushed in the crowd at hillsborough in 1989 has died — making him the 97th victim of the tragedy. andrew devine was 22 when he went to watch liverpool in the fa cup semi—final against nottingham forest. he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. our correspondent danny savage reports. for 97 seconds today, liverpool's players stood in silence. their tribute to another fan whose life was cut

that is the reason it is heartening and positive to hear people like governor hutchinson and others to go out there in their own state and say, hey, let's get vaccinated because that is the solution to this. [end video clip] host: dr. fauci yesterday from the sunday shows. the highlight in the wall street journal taking a look at florida when it comes to new cases, the doctor referenced florida leading in cases, with one in five new infections in the u.s. and over 73,000 cases the past week, and epidemiologist say various factors are a relaxation of preventative measures like mask wearing and social distancing, the spread of the highly contagious delta variant and congregation of people indoors during the hot summer months. that is the case in the wall street journal. as far as your state, if you wish to tell us why you are vaccinated or not vaccinated, let's start with robert in virginia, vaccinated. go ahead. caller: good morning. i am vaccinated with pfizer, and my wife is vaccinated with sputnik v. we got our vaccines because we travel. this pandemic has been a huge burden on both

i'm joined now by somebody who has been working really hard on this in his state, and it is asa hutchinson have family that live in a county that is less than 30% vaccinated right now. and i, you know, the anecdotal conversations i have, i'm sure you heard them, they're very frustrating conversations. have you found anything that is penetrating this wall of hesitancy? >> we have been hit very hard in the sense that we have the delta variant, and it is not as high as it should have been. a month ago we were in good shape. and so we're mounting, again, another significant campaign. going to the communities, listening to them within encouraging them to get vaccinated, and it is the miss investigation. everything from the vaccination leading to mind infert infertility. get good advice on this. we believe it will lead to vaccination. we're seeing as the richk increases vaccination rates will go up. it's sad to say, but as we see more cases, more hospitalizations, that could be the impact. >> that's what happened in south texas sadly. it took a lot of deaths suddenly that improved their vaccinat

i will speak to the white house 's jeffrey zients and asa hutchinson next. congress is set to investigate the attack on the capitol. >> we have an obligation to have a thorough investigation. >> where will they focus and who will testify? house majority whip jim clyburn joins me ahead. women in congress, a record number is surging. two veteran lawmakers on how they're working to change the lives of millions of american families. >> it makes all the difference in the world. >> hello. i am dana bash in washington where the state of our union is more than ready to celebrate this independence day. instead of worrying about red coats, this time we can thank those in white coats for beach days and barbecues who make it feel like normal today. about two-thirds of adults in the u.s. have at least one shot of the covid-19 vaccine. health experts say people can celebrate the 4th of july of. getting 70% of adults vaccinated by today. with the highly contagious delta variant accounting for a quarter of all new cases, there's major concern for low vaccination areas like

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.25 new cases per day in the last week. latest science 14 deaths we latestj science re recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average 64 deaths were recorded every day in the last week. and according to the latest figures, more than 5200 patients are in hospital with covid—19. you can see that number is slowly rising. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab and more than 70% are now fully vaccinated. three days after the government announced daily covid testing to help the food sector in england cope with a major staffing crisis caused by workers self—isolating, downing street has been unable to say how many of the new sites are operating. it was hoped the new centres would provide staff with a way of still going to work. number ten has insisted that 500 sites critical to food supplies and 200 covering other important sectors will be set up this week, caroline davies reports. from honey to covid test, this logistics company moves it or around the uk but with 25% of staf

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sophie hutchinson, bbc news.aily coronavirus cases has risen for the second day in a row after a week of falls. the latest government figures show there were 31,117 new cases in the latest 24—hour period, though that number is down on this time last week. there were on average 29,238 new cases per day in the past seven days. 85 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning an average of 71 deaths in the past week. the number of people in hospital with covid has risen slightly again, to 603k. more than 88.4% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, and more than 71.4% are now fully vaccinated. more now on the olympic games and away from the successes of team gb, ireland have won their first ever rowing gold medal. skibbereen rowers paul 0'donovan and fintan mccarthy finished first in the lightweight men's double sculls, holding off a challenge from their german competitors. it's ireland's first olympic gold since boxer katie taylor at london 2012. we can speak to the captain of skibbereen rowing club, sean 0'

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arkansas governor asa hutchinson me.d this week. i would like to see our vaccination rate go up, but i know we have some people here who have put it off, some people resisting it. we should all stand langford unproven untested vaccine? it doesn't — unproven untested vaccine? it doesn't even seem to really protect people _ doesn't even seem to really protect people because people i've got the vaccine _ people because people i've got the vaccine and got sick!— vaccine and got sick! state-wide, 9896 of the _ vaccine and got sick! state-wide, 9896 of the people _ vaccine and got sick! state-wide, 9896 of the people that _ vaccine and got sick! state-wide, 9896 of the people that are - 98% of the people that are hospitalised have not been vaccinated. according to new studies, 81% of the unvaccinated population is convinced they will not get it. i'm not going to do it. i do not take any vaccines. i social distance. back at the hospital, timothy has one last message, to health care workers and his family. elsewhere in the us, a

>> well, it was specifically 11 years ago that kay bailey hutchinson of texas, and i, wrote a bill that put nasa on the course that it is on. a dual course. one course, commercial companies that nasa would hire, specifically the delivery of crew and cargo to the international space station. and then, the other course, nasa, to get out of low earth orbit and go explore the heavens. that is the course that we are on. in that period of time, the space shuttle was coming to an end, after the destruction of columbia, it was strongly encouraged to shut it down and come up with the design that was more safe for human life. that is what we have now. you will see that in the largest rocket ever. relaunch at the end of this year year. the space launch system with its spacecraft, o'brien, on the top. >> i would like to ask you about the sls space launch system, nasa's enormous launch rocket. a project you have supported going back to 2011, when you were in the office. the office of inspector general says that is costing billions more than it was supposed to, and is at least two years behind schedu

. >> reporter: toi hutchinson, now senior adviser to the governor for cannabis control, co-sponsored the bill >> we're talking about a billion dollar industry where people are still suffering with the effects of the criminal conviction. >> reporter: since january of 2020, over 500,000 low level pot arrest records have been expunged in illinois but oftentimes there is still a court record, and it's more complicated for high level offenders. beth johnson works with new leaf, a state-funded program helping people navigate the process for free >> even if you can't vacate and expunge the cannabis case, again, there are still options to seal your record that would still help people get housing and employment, educational opportunities. and i think the message is just reach out. >> reporter: lesean did, and within two months, his nearly 20-year battle came to an end >> this is the official court document. >> reporter: his record was expunged. >> that was like the sun poking out of the clouds, you know what i'm saying it was raining for a long time. it was cold and dark i was walking this pa

arkansas governor asa hutchinson sought first and when he toured the state this week. >> i would likevaccination rate go up. i know we have some people here who just put it off. some are resisting it. >> we should all stand in line for an unproven, untested vaccine that doesn't even seem to really protect people, because people who got the vaccine -- >> statewide, 98% of the people who are hospitalized have not been vaccinated. >> according to new studies, 81% of the unvaccinated population is convinced they will not get it. >> i don't take any vaccines. i social distance. >> back at the hospital, timothy has one last message to health care workers and his family. >> to the doctors for helping me throh this. continuing to get me through this. of course, my family. i just miss them. i am ready to be home. >> bbc news, arkansas. anchor: it seems like just -- while scenes like those play out in some areas in the u.s., there is growing concern over the delta variant. pour into a cdc document seen by the u.s. media vaccinated people who contract the disease may pass it on at the same rate

. >> arkansas governor asa hutchinson saw that when he toured the state to encoure the jab. >> i wantr vaccination rate go up. i know that we have some people here who are just putting it off, some are resisting it. >> we should all stand in line for an unproven, untested vaccine th doesn't even seem to really protect people, because people who got the vaccine -- >> statewide, 98% of the people who are hospitalized have not been vaccinated. >> according to new studies, 81% of the unvaccinated population is convinced they will not get it. >> i don't take any vaccines. i social distance. >> back at the hospital, timothy has one last message to health care workers and his family. >> to the doctors for helping me through this. continuing to get me through this. of course, my family. just miss them. i am ready to be home. >> elsewhere in the u.s., audiences returning to broadway shows will have to wear masks and show proof that they have had coronavirus vaccinations. the broadway league says performers and people working backstage at theaters wi also have to be vaccinated. shows are set to

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.g world. the need to provide for the millions of children who don't receive a basic education has greatly increased since covid—i9 struck. the sumit had sought to raise $5 billion — and charities have described the result at "underwhelming". this was kenya's president, uhuru kenyatta, arriving to bump elbows with the uk prime minister borisjohnson. the money is being raised for the global partnership for education, the charity chaired by the former australian prime ministerjulia gillard. borisjohnson spoke at the summit — he was in no doubt about the importance of getting more children into school. this is the silver bullet, this is the magic potion, this is the panacea, the universal cure. this is the swiss army knife, complete with allen key and screwdriver, and everything else that can solve virtually every problem that afflicts humanity. and i'm absolutely serious — if you educate the world, then of course, agincourt the world, then of course, agincourt the world, then of course, a

for joining us here on the show and my guest in the studio are joe hutchinson, who is a us lawyer and journalist who believes that symbolic gestures are a good start for what really helps the queer community meaningful reforms. go to go for radio, france internet is also with us. he argues that western europe is tolerant, but not quite as tolerant as it might think. a very warm welcome to suburban 3, got the w correspondent in brussels. he says, not only hungary, many eastern european countries have problems with sexual minorities. thank you for being with me today. all 3 of you and i'd like to go 1st of all to joe and suggest that there is something in the air that we've reached a certain juncture. were there an awful lot of people who want to talk about gender inclusion, exclusion, all these aspects of, of life? suddenly it's the top of the agenda. why? why i think my personal belief is that there's so many other priorities that governments should be focused on. but this is a convenient little way to distract people so hungry. this is the 2nd line, i think last year they made it pos

the oh, thanks so much indeed for joining us here on the show and my guest in the studio, joe hutchinson, who is a us lawyer and journalist who believes that symbolic gestures are a good start with what really helps the queer community meaningful reforms. to go for radio, france internet is also with us. he argues that western europe is tolerant, but not quite as tolerant as it might think, found a very warm welcome to to ben 3, get the w correspondent in brussels. he says, not only hungary, many eastern european countries have problems with sexual minorities. thank you for being with me today. all 3 of you and i'd like to go 1st of all to joe and to suggest that there is something in the air that we've reached a certain juncture. were there an awful lot of people who want to talk about gender inclusion, exclusion, all these aspects of, of life? suddenly it's the top of the agenda. why? why i think my personal belief is that there's so many other priorities that governments should be focused on. but this is a convenient little way to distract people so hungry. this is the 2nd line, i thi

and my guest in the studio are jo hutchinson, who is a us lawyer and journalist who believes that symbolic gestures are a good start. but what really helps the queer community meaningful reforms go to go for radio france internet is also with us. he argues that western europe is tolerant, does not quite as tolerant as it might think. and a very warm welcome to suburban 3, got the w correspondent in brussels. he says not only hungary, many interest in european countries have problems with sexual minorities. thank you for being with me today. all 3 of you and i'd like to go 1st of all to joe and suggest that there is something in the air that we've reached a certain juncture. where there are a lot of people who want to talk about gender inclusion, exclusion, all these aspects of, of life. suddenly it's the top of the agenda. why? why i think my personal belief is that there's so many other priorities that governments should be focused on. but this is a convenient little way to distract people so hungry. this is the 2nd line, i think last year they made it possible. they made it impossible fo

and my guests in the studio are joe hutchinson who is a us lawyer and journalist who believes that symbolic gestures are a good start with what really helps to queer community meaningful reforms. go to go for radio france internet, you know, is also with us. he argues that western europe is tolerant, but not quite as tolerant as it might think. a very warm welcome to suburban 3. got the w correspondent in brussels. he says, not certainly hungary, many eastern european countries have problems with sexual minorities. thank you for being with me today. all 3 of you and i'd like to go 1st of all to joe and to suggest that there is something in the air that we've reached a certain juncture. were there an awful lot of people who want to talk about gender inclusion, exclusion, all these aspects of, of life? suddenly it's the top of the agenda. why? why i think my personal belief is that there's so many other priorities that governments should be focused on. but this is a convenient little way to distract people so hungry. this is the 2nd line, i think last year they made it possible. they made it

sophie hutchinson, bbc news.s yet for ordinary afghans. taliban militants have captured around half the country's territory. the us has now said it's prepared to continue to support the afghan government with air strikes against the taliban. the bbc afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has this report. more than 1600 civilians were killed in the first six months of this year in the first six months of this year in afghanistan, while more than 3500 were injured. it can often be difficult to fully comprehensive numbers, but it means that on average, everyday in afghanistan, more than nine ordinary people lost their lives as a result of the conflict, and that includes a record high number of child casualties and overall it is one the highest numbers since records began in little over a decade ago. fighting has intensified in afghanistan since may — that is when the taliban launched the latest offence of that has led to them capturing around half of all the territory in the country. the united nations report ou

here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson.he vaccine, and some believe early signs are emerging that the latest wave may be slowing. it was the start of the summer when things began to change. onjune one, you can see there were around 3000 coronavirus infections reported. they continue to rise sharply until mid—july, when there were almost 55,000 infections a day. but, since then you can see something unexpected has happened. and cases seem to be falling. it's the first time there's been a sustained fall in infections without a national lockdown. it's thought the warm weather may be contributing to cases reducing. the end of the euros, when football fans gathered to watch the championships, is also thought to have helped. but what is interesting one leading scientist is the speed of the drop in cases, which he believes may mean the pandemic has been significantly weakened because of our growing immunity. we are still likely to see increases in cases come the autumn. but, i think what we are seeing is that we are getting on top

arkansas governor asa hutchinson saw that firsthand this week, when he toured the state to encouragerate go up, but i know we have some people here that, some have just put it off, some people are resisting it. we should all stand in line for an unproven, untested vaccine that doesn't even seem to really protect people because people who've got the vaccine are getting sick! applause statement one, 98% of the people who are hospitalised have not been vaccinated. according to new studies, 81% of the unvaccinated population is convinced they won't get it. i'm not going to do it. i don't take any vaccines. i social distance. back at the hospital, timothy has one last message — to healthcare workers and his family. angelica casas, bbc news, arkansas. more than 1,300 people died of drug misuse in scotland last year, with the country seeing a record number of deaths for the seventh year in a row. it means scotland continues to have by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in europe. and its rate is more than three—and—a—half times that of the next worst countries, sweden a

there's republicans like mike dewine, governor of ohio or asa hutchinson, the governor of arkansas, orthe governor of west virginia, these are not rhinos, they are life long constituents that realize the lives of constituents are worth more than driving people to do this. >> americans are at risk, but honestly, look, so is ourer democracy. when the former ity -- the former president spreads lives, how did we get so divided that we cannot believe the truth about topics that are literally life and death? >> not only are they life and death. we have, the receipts are there for all of us to look at. how can anybody look at the video that we is saw in the hearings today, and think that that was tourists, not terrorists? at first i thought they were mispronouncing the word terrorists. how can anybody hear the testimony and see the four officers that were representing all of the men and women of law enforcement who ran to danger and risked their lives and they were not there protecting -- they were not in disney land protecting mickey and mini mouse. they were in the congress, they were in th

joining me now is governor hutchinson. thank you so much for joining me this morning, happy 4th of july. only 42% of your state have gotten one dose of the vaccine. i want you to listen to dr. cam patterson for medical sciences. >> we are now going in the wrong direction yet again. we have to be concerned that this would be a trend that could continue and if it does, it would appear that we may be in the beginning of a third surge of covid-19 here in the state of arkansas. >> do you agree that arkansas is headed for a third surge of covid-19, are you open to rei am mos covid-19, are you open to rei am mos imposing restrictions. >> well, vaccination. we have done very well in our senior citizens, 65 plus getting vaccinated. our nursing home residents and staff high wrat of vaccinations. it is our younger adults is getting hit with the delta variant which is more contagious and severe consequences. that's the concern that's causing an increase at hospitalizations. what we are seeing as the delta variant gets out more, you se