i'm katty kay, this is bbc world news america.see you back here tomorrow, thank you so much for watching. ♪ narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers liou, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. narrator: stream the best of pbs on any device with the pbs video app. all your favorite drama, history, science, news, and documentaries all in one place. watch your pbs station live or catch up on the shows you missed. discover new favorites from pbs and locally produced shows from your station. get the pbs video app now and stream the best of pbs anytime. anywhere. ♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight -- speaker pelosi: the motion is adopted. judy: historic economic stimulus -- president biden gets his first legislate victory, as the u.s. house passes his $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without republican supp

katty: i'm katty kay and this is "bbc world news america." is limiting access to the astrazeneca vaccine even as europe buckles down amid a third wave of covid infections. eyewitnesses at derek chauvin's murder trial have been describing what they saw and what they did when the former police officer pressed his knee into grge floyd's neck. >> that is correct. i did call the police on the police. >> why did you do that? >> because i believe i witnessed a murder. katty: thousands of refugees from myanmar have been turned back by thailand following air strikes near the border by leaders of myanmar's military coup. and an outcry in italy after women who had abortions or miscarriages discover that the fetuses received a religious burial without their knowledge. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the gle. battling the covid pandemic has been described by medical professionals and politicians as fighting a war on many fronts. more than 20 world leaders are taking that metaphor further, calling for a global pandemic treaty simil

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. >> i am katty kay in washington. bbc world news american. 2.5 million dead and economy shatters andur way of life completely changed. it has been a year since covid-19 was declared a global pandemic. the u.s. a $1.9 trillion relief measure into law. the money will start flowing soon. china's people's congress approves measures that will stifle any real opposition to communist party control over hong kong's politicians. 10 years on, japan remembers the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country. ♪ katy: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. on march 11, 2020, americans woke up to headlines about joe biden's rejuvenated presidential campaign and the sentencing of harvey weinstein. little did we know what lay ahead. the first robles came from europe where the world health organization officially declared covid-19 crisis of pandemic in washington, dr. anthony fauci was asked by a member of congress if he thought the worst was yet to come. his answer, yes, it is. in sacramento,

we have katty kay back with us now. s capitol hill correspondent -- is kasie with us? i'll go to katty for now. so this astrazeneca story, a setback not just in terms of getting the vaccine here, but potentially worldwide? >> yeah, i mean, look, this is a vaccine that has been bedeviled over the last few weeks. first the european union saying that they weren't sure about its safety. then the european medical agency saying, yes, we have found no evidence that it's safe, several european industries have suspended distributing the vaccine, now they're back on track distributing it. boris johnson was on camera getting the astrazeneca vaccine last week. he wanted to make the point that there is no evidence linking to it blood clots. it's taken a while for astrazeneca to get approval here in the u.s., but that's not totally abnormal. it's because they have to go through trials that the american regulators are happy with. so they did that and it looked like now that they were on track. at the moment, the u.s. doesn't really nee

host of politics nation reverend al sharpton, and washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. katty, i was going to talk to you about what i thought was the biggest story out of great britain was yesterday. that of course man city's winning streak being broken. i'm sure that resonated in your house. and also liverpool's continued losing. my god. but this interview last night, this is when i knew it was big, all right. so i'm just -- mika is visiting one of her daughters. so i'm just like, it's a normal sunday night. i'm on clubhouse listening to a lecture on macroeconomics and the modern man or something like that. and mika is calling me going, are you watching this interview? i said you can't stand anything to do with the royals. i had to force you to watch "the crown." she was watching the whole thing. apparently everybody else was. this had to be the most shocking since princess diana back in '96, '97 had her bombshell interview. what was your take away from it? >> yes, my husband was upset about the man city watch. i avoid royal stories. i don't report on them that much.

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bill kristol, director of defending democracy together, brittany coop were rutgers university and katty kay, bbc news anchor in washington. she is also the author of "living the confidence code: real girls, real stories, real confidence." katty, this is one of the times moving the bill forward with the republicans backing the bill, but there has been a lot of skirmishing in the senate. your thoughts. >> your skirmishing because you've got some democrats even who are going to raise concerns perhaps because they come from states where some of the provisions in the bill are not going keep them very popular. perhaps because it's the size of the bill overall that is not going to be popular probably in some of the more conservative states that they come from, and then of course you've got the republicans as well. but you're right on the trajectory. and the traject have i because of the numbers you showed at the top of this. this bill is very popular. joe biden's handling of the pandemic so far is popular as well. what did joe biden need do to get political wins? he needed competent government. so

and katty kay, co-author of "living the confidence code" which has debuted as number one on the new york times best seller list. . >> wow. >> katty, congratulations. >> thank you. and thank you for your support of it >> absolutely. >> nearly two months since the deadly riot at the capitol, u.s. capitol police forces are ramping up security because of a new possible threat. a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news the department of homeland security and the fbi sent a joint intelligence bulletin to state and local law enforcement yesterday warning that some extremists groups have discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers on or about march 4th. the bulletin also states that domestic violence extremists continued perception of election fraud associated with the presidential transition which may contribute to mobilizing to little or no warning. the department is aware of and prepared for any potential threats. house lawmakers scrapped plans to be in session today taou to the threat. the security detail assigned to the law make issues who serv

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katty: i'm katty kay in washington. this is "bbc world news america."dent of the european commission is threatening to block vaccine exports to foreign countries. she wants more jabs staying closer to home. in myanmar, the u.n. is investigating accusations of torture and possible war crimes. we hear from an activist about what america can possibly do to help. we revisit aleppo and here the harrowing testimony of those -- and hear the harrowing testimony of those whose lives were torn apart by war. >> [bird chirping] katty: how this endangered bird is so lonely, it is imitating the songs of others. ♪ welcome to world news america in the u.k. on pbs and around the globe. vaccine nationalism is rearing its head around the world. today, the president of the european commission said she will do whatever it takes to get more shots eu nations, including stopping factories inside europe from exporting doses that were meant for other countries. those comments come as many eu countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. our brussels correspo

the bbc's katty kay is still with us, along with joe, willie, and me.lumnist and associate editor of "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. and national security expert, columnist at "usa today," and author of the book, "the death of expertise," tom nichols. good to have you all onboard. it is the top of the hour. >> by the way, i have an announcement to make. tom and i have an announcement to make. >> please don't. >> tom, we don't exactly know how we're going to do this or where we're going to do this. >> tom doesn't know you're talking about. >> yes, he does. >> i do. >> i'm thinking about doing it on monday, but we have roger bennett on mondays and he takes up so much space, so i'm not sure we can do it there, but tom and dennis herring and charlie pierce, they listen to at-40, casey kasem's top 40 countdowns, you know, it's on sirius, the 70s channel. >> because that's how old we are. >> and they comment on them. and i've got to say, i've been thinking, tom, of deleting twitter about a thousand times since 2009, but i a

i want to think jonathan capehart and katty kay for kicking us off. joan, i want you to stay with us because we're getting some breaking news that we're going get into. coming up in 30 seconds, there is this newly released audio we're hearing about on donald trump's attempt to overturn the collection election, but it's part of that ongoing criminal probe in georgia. we're going to have joan stay with us and joy vance when we're back in 30. it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win. tonight, i'll be eating the al pastor burrito from boca burritos right here in aurora. (doorbell rings) excellent as a local access show, we want everyone to support local restaurants. right cardi b? yeah! eat local! (trill sound) >>> we have breaking news. there is new evidence against donald trump involved in the criminal probe ongoing in georgia. "the wall street journal" has the scoop. there is new audio that shows donald trump pressuring georgia's lead investigator to try to find what would help him win, what he thought would be fraud in mail-

. ♪ >> this is "bbc world ws america," i'm katty kay. george floyd's death shook the world.er who knelt on his neck stands trial. in a minneapolis courtroom today the two sides laid out their cases. >> you will hear as he cries out, derek shaaban -- derek chauvin never moves. he did exactly what he had been trained to do -- >> he did exactly what he had been trained to do. use of force is not attractive but it is necessary component for the police. katty: outside the courtroom, emotions are running high and minneapolis and beyond as calls for justice grow louder. the covid crisis in latin america is getting worse not at her. we look at mexico and brazil invite neither country has been able to contain the pandemic. and the everiven has been dislodged from its spot on the suez canal after a week long saga that clogged up global trade. ♪ katty: for all of you watching on abs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." the prosecution in the trial of derek chauvin wasted no time putting the video of the death of george floyd front and center in this trial. they played

i'm katty kay. thank you for watching "bbc world news america."unding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. narrator: stream the best of pbs on any device with the pbs video app. all your favorite drama, history, science, news, and documentaries all in one place. watch your pbs station live or catch up on the shows you missed. discover new favorites from pbs and locally produced shows from your station. get the pbs video app now and stream the best of pbs anytime. anywhere. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, getting the vaccine-- a new single-dose inoculation is approved, as the c.d.c. chief warns against rolling back safeguards amid a potential fourth surge in cases. then, abuse in the ranks-- the pentagon announces a new commissio

katty: i am katty kay in washington, and this is "bbc world news america." the u.s.es the sanctions on russia over the poisoning of alexei navalny. it is the first time the biden administration has targeted kremlin officials. we reportn china's policy of moving hundreds of thousands of uighurs to factories often far from home. and after iran tells the u.s. anti-e.u. it won't meet to discuss the 2015 nuclear deal, wherdo negotiations go from here? katty: welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. the biden administration has announced sanctions on seven senior members of russia's government, including the nation's top spy. u.s. officials have concluded that the kremlin was behind the nerve agent attack on opposition leader alexei navalny. the u.s. is tightening export controls on 14 firms involved in the production of biogical and chemical agents. moscow denies any involvement in the attack and has vowed to respond to the actions in kind. here is the white house press secretary announcing the sanctions earlier. >> the biden-harris administration is a

i want to thank cornell belcher and katty kay for kicking us off tonight. i appreciate. we have much more on the program which is why i'm keeping it moving. next we turn to one of our special reports we've been working on at "the beat." this is about a phrase that's often heard but not always rigorously explored. blue lives matter. where did it come from? how is it shaping the policy we live with, and how did the maga insurrection reveal? key hypocrisy here? the answers matter. that report is next. that report is next. or floss can be a sign of early gum damage. new parodontax active gum repair kills plaque bacteria at the gum line to help keep the gum seal tight. new parodontax active gum repair toothpaste. did you know you can go to libertymutual.com to customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ this is the planning effect. as carla thinks about retirement, she'll wonder, "what if i could retire sooner?" and so she'll get some advi

katty: i'm katty kay in washington and this is "bbc world news america."is way behind on covid vaccinations, so why have so many european countes just stopped using the astrazeneca shot? italy back in lockdown, infections are searching, officials are worried. it all sounds too familiar. the nominations are in, but the effects of the pandemic are all over this year's oscars. and dramatic archaeological discovery in france takes us back to the lives and deaths of soldiers in the first world war. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs around the globe. europe has a very low vaccination rate for covid, yet today frame -- spain, france, italy and germany became the latest to suspend use of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. the decision follows calls from norway that a small number of recipients developed blood clots . but many insist the vaccine is safe and that there is no evidence linking it to blood clots. >> a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland's chief today. a contrast, you can have the jab in the

. >> i'm katty kay in washington. this is bbc world news america. the u.s.ng a massive surge of migrants. thousands are unaccompanied children that will go to mexico city to get -- we will go to mexico city to get the view. the eu's medical regulator remains convinced astrazeneca's vaccine is safe, but more are suspending rollout of the shop. top u. officials bring a message of reassurance to america's allies in asia. north korea's leadership has words of its own, noting joe biden against causing a sting in the region -- stink in the region. ♪ katty: from woodwind to woodwork , how thousands of performers changed roles since theater curtains in the u.k. came down one year ago. ♪ ♪ katty: welcome to world news america in the u.k. on pbs and around the globe. there is a crisis on america's southern border. a surge of unaccompanied children trying to get into america from mexico. from mid february to mid march, the u.s. border agents picked up some 400 children every day. now they are stuck in detention facilities. scenes we remember all too well from just a fe

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that should be as much of a priority for us as getting our on people vaccinated. >> richard haas, katty kaytion for you. katty? >> we know that politics likes a vacuum and if the united states isn't doing something, somebody else probably is. china has distributed half of its doses to 45 countries around the world and clearly think it's in their self-interest to do so. isn't it in america's self-interest to do so, as well? >> 100%. ed's exactly right. it makes sense in terms of our own physical recovery. it makes sense in terms of our own economic recovery. there is a sense of diplomatic competition. but let me give you another argument. one of the biggest crises facing the biden administration the surge of people coming in from the southern border. one of the reasons that surge is going to continue and grow is if there's a major gap between the public health situation in the united states and say, central america, and the economic situation in the united states and central america. if we want to narrow that gap and reduce the pressure along the southern border, one of the best ways to do i

i�*m katty kay. thank you for watching world news america. hello again. warmest day of the year so far, temperatures reached 15 celsius in edinburgh but it wasn�*t the warmest spot in the uk. there were a number of the spots that got to 17 celsius — amongst them cardiff, making it wales�* warmest day of the year so far as well. now, looking at the weather charts overnight tonight, we�*re going to start off with those clear skies. temperatures drop away pretty quickly and there may be some clouds to waft in across the far north of scotland, perhaps a few showers there in shetland for a time but for the most part we�*ll keep those clear skies for the majority of the night. and a colder night than last night. temperatures typically between 3—6 celsius but cold enough for a nip of frost in our very coldest rural areas. high pressure still to the west of the uk on wednesday but this weather system dives southwards across from the north sea and a warm front will move into western scotland thickening the cloud here, bringing the prospect of a few spots of light

i�*m katty kay. thank you for watching world news america. hello there.risk of some large hail and some intense tornadoes possible as well later on today. those tornadoes could be on the ground for quite some time, so there is the risk of some damage or cross this part of the us. meanwhile here in the uk, it�*s been a fine day for most of us with some sunshine. that was the scene, sunny skies over st michael�*s mount there, just off the west of cornwall. and you can see the extent of the sunshine on the satellite picture — we did have a bit of rain across east anglia and south east england for a time, and i don�*t rule out the risk of some further patches of rain working in across these areas overnight, as well. but there will be some clear spells, particularly across western areas, but for many generally the weather turns a bit cloudier overnight, not quite as cold as it has been over recent nights. temperatures down to between 6—9 celsius for quite a few of us. 0n into the forecast then for thursday — we�*ve got high pressure still to the west of the uk

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.rexit prize, as defined by those who voted to leave in 2016, was a newly defined role for a buccaneering, free—trading "global britain", outside the european union. that has been viewed with some scepticism in foreign capitals. but today — after a year long review — the government spelt out what it will mean for the uk's security, defence and foreign policy. in short, its a shift in focus; towards asia and the indo—pacific region — cultivating allies and strong relationships with everyone in that region, other than china. one of the biggest sections of the review deals with the future of the british military. the uk has announced it will raise the cap on nuclear warheads to 260 — an increase of 45%. whereas russia is seen as an actively hostile state that needs to be treated as such, there will be a hybrid approach to china, with �*some�* co—operation wherever it is deemed appropriate and the government says it will eventually reverse its cuts to foreign aid, when the fiscal conditions

you're watching bbc news with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories. day two of the derek chauvin trial in underway in minneapolis — jurors have heard from eyewitnesses who have been describing what they saw. you could see that he was going through tremendous pain and you could see it in his face from the grunting, you could see his eyes slowly rolling back. germany has suspended the astrazeneca vaccine for under 60s. canada has also followed suit — stopping those under the age of 55 from receving the jab. also in the programme. votes are being counted in alabama to decide whether amazon workers will form a union. if they decide to —— it will have wide reaching implications for the e—commerce giant. and you've heard of the godfather, now meet the vlog—father. how a mafia boss in hiding was caught after he started his own youtube channel. we are continuing to watch events in minneapolis. day two of the derek chauvin trial. we have been listening to a string of prosecution witnesses this morning, all of them bystanders on the kerb, who w

hello, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.ar to the day the world health organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. since then, 29 million cases have been reported here in the us, and 529,000 people have died. tonight, joe biden will address the nation, to remember those who lost their lives, and try to give all those who've survived this year a sense of hope. yesterday, the president announced the us government has bought another 100 million more doses of thejohnson &johnson vaccine. and in the last hour he signed that enormous $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. thank you, all. appreciate it. let's bring in our north america editor, jon sopel. it is 51 days into the biden administration, he sides into law this huge stimulus package, it has to be seen as an early win for him. yes, i think so and this is very much — yes, i think so and this is very much a — yes, i think so and this is very much a hallmark of what the biden presidency— much a hallmark of what the biden presidency is going to be like. just look at _ presidency i

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. faced many crises in the 68 years of her reign. the death of diana princess of wales, the collapse of three of her childrens�* marriages — and now this. the interview, as it's being called, ranks pretty high on that list of dramas. this spectacular fallout with the sussexes is reminiscent of the bitter period that culminated in the death of harry's mother but this time there's race involved too. or perhaps even racism. meghan and harry suggest someone in the royalfamily, was concerned about the colour of their future child. harry says it wasn't the queen or prince phillip, but they suggest it was someone close. so far there's been no response from the palace. the only communication today was a tweet celebrating commonwealth day. notable, because in the context of the commonwealth, these allegations could be hugely damaging. however, remember, so far we only have one side of the story. here with all the latest our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. whatever the palace expected, the

i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london.en a detailed, emotional first day in the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing george floyd. this morning prosecutors opened their case with video footage which showed mr chauvin kneeling on mr floyd's neck as he gasped and struggled to breathe. when the video was first posted online last year it was viewed over a billion times, which has spurred a national and international conversation on policing and police brutality. of the four police officers standing trial, mr chauvin is the only one facing the most serious charge of second—degree murder. it carries a sentence of up to a0 years in prison. mr chauvin has pleaded not guily. opening the case, prosecutor jerry blackwell told jurors the "most important" number they'll hear in the trial is 9 minutes 29 seconds — that's the length of time mr chauvin kneeled on george floyd neck. notable that in jury selection some said they had not watched that video in full. so some of them would have been watching it t

hello i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.first major speech as secretary of state — antony blinken today outlined the goals of the biden administration's foreign policy agenda. they include tackling the global pandemic, addressing climate change — and engaging with china from �*a position of strength�* — while selling it all to american workers too. listening to the address — you couldn't help but think this was not a speech pitched to foreign capitols — so much as to voters at home. they've spent the last four years listening to a president vowing to put �*america first�*. and so in his comments — secretary blinken set his list of global priorities in the context of how they might solve america�*s problems at home. beating covid means vaccinating people at home and abroad. winning in the global economy is making the right investments at home and pushing back against unfair trading practices by china and others. dealing with climate change means investing in resilience and green energy here at home. and leading a global effor

hello, i'm katty kay, in washington, christian fraser is in london.s the first major victory of the biden presidency, a whopping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, that in the last few hours cleared a final vote in the house of representatives, in the house of representatives. the american rescue plan, as it's called, will now head to the president's desk for his signature. we're expecting him to sign on friday afternoon, and the cheques will roll out soon after. so what's in this bill, and where's all that money going? well, among other things, there's a new round of means—tested payments of up to $1,400 for most american adults. democrats say as many as 85% of households should see some form of that money. there's also money for state and local governments — and schools. and a major increase in tax credits for people with children. there is something in the bill for everyone — but the bulk goes to poorer people. it is an agressive attempt to curb the worst economic effects of the pandemic; but also to reshape american society into something just a little

national editor at the financial times ed loose and washington anchor for bbc katty kay.ou can talk about boris johnson if you like and those bizarre statements yesterday. but i'm curious what your thoughts are about the eu so mishandling, so botching the roll out, the vaccine roll out that now they're trying to make the british pay. >> let me take up your invitation to talk about boris johnson, first of all. i promise not to go on for too long. the irony of his comments about greed and capitalism is that astrazeneca is one of the only companies, if not the only, vaccine maker to pledged to do it nonprofit. of course it was developed at oxford university with public funding. so, his comments were misdirected if he was talking about greed having motivated them. the european problem is huge and growing. we're now into a third wave. there are lockdowns being reimposed across the continent. the much cherished for very good reasons european summer again looking to be in jeopardy at a time when, you know, most europeans were led to expect we'll have reached herd immunity by the

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. didn't the capitol hill police know that violence was possible onjanuary 6th? did the fbi miss crucial intelligence that might have alerted authorities to the eventual assault on congress? today the director of the fbi chris wray was giving his first public account of what the agency knew when — and how they responded. he was pushed on whether the bureau had missed key intelligence. he mostly dodged the questions. "we need to do better at collecting," was as far as he went. he did though dispel the myth, fed by the likes of republican senator ronjohnson, that antifa or fake trump supporters were somehow involved. it was he said a clear cut case of domestic terrorism. i was appalled like you at the violence and destruction we saw that day. i was appalled that you, our countries elected leaders were victimised right here in these very halls. that attack, that seige was criminal behaviour plain and simple. and it's behaviour that we, the fbi view as domestic terrorism. so what else did w

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.eper who first confronted george floyd about his use of a fake 20 dollar bill said he felt "disbelief and guilt" when he later saw police officer derek chauvin kneeling on mr. floyd's neck in front of his store. in a phone call to 911, his colleague had told police they thought mr floyd was high. but the witness said throughout his exchange with mr floyd he had been coherent. in the third day of the trial, in which the former officer stands accused of second degree murder, christopher martin said he'd quickly recognised that the 20 dollar bill mr floyd had handed him to buy cigarettes was fake. at the urging of his manager, mr martin twice went outside to mr floyd's car to ask him to come back and talk with his manager. mr floyd had refused. but what happened next said mr martin could easily have been avoided. i saw people yelling and screaming, i saw derek with his knee on george's neck. we saw you standing there with your hands on your head for a while, correct? correct. what was goi

i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london.cussion over the migrant situation at the us border is inherently tricky. historically, one side of the us political spectrum has used words like "invasion" and "illegal aliens" to convey a sense of emergency. the other side works terms like "dreamers" into the political vernacular. they want to highlight the positive elements of america's long history with immigration. but the word that is being used across the divide is "crisis" — although the biden administration still fights shy of using that term despite the chaos we are seeing at the border. on capitol hill today, republican lawmakers took turns slamming the current commander in chief for what they perceive to be a softer approach, undoing all the progress they would claim has been made in the last four years. the biden administration has created chaos where there was order. - and the only way we'll ever be able to sit down with our democratic - colleagues is for us to regain control of the border. - and i want to say without any

hello, i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london.omino effect is in full flow, first norway and denmark, then germany, france, and italy, and now spain. all of them suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine today until the european medicines agency has issued new guidance, which should come tomorrow. 17 million people have had the astrazeneca jab in the uk and europe and there have been 37 reports of blood clots. but scientists say you would expect that number in that many people — even without the vaccine. halting a vaccine roll—out during a pandemic has consequences — particularly when most of the countries in europe are seeing a steady rise in new cases. there were already issues surrounding the astrazeneca jab with some in europe refusing to take it. this will further complicate the roll out. tonight, the ema says it believes the benefits of the astrazensca jab in stopping deaths and hospitalisations outweigh any risks. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. a public display of confidence in the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine fr

hello i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. number of new covid cases was declining fast here in the united states. until this past week. and suddenly the progress america was making has stalled. we don't know exactly why. it could be that more things are opening up, or people aren't wearing masks — or it could be the spread of the new variants, some of which we know to be more contagious. here in the uk, six cases of a new coronavirus variant first detected in brazil have been confirmed. and again health officials are concerned this new p1 strain may spread more rapidly. three cases were found in scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london. two of the cases were from the same household in the west of england, after one person returned from brazil last month. which leaves on — a sixth person — who they can't trace because that person did not fill out the registration form correctly. the variant was first detected in the brazilian city of manaus, where it is thought to be causing a surge in new cases. ka

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