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in one of his most popular songs, legendary songwriter paul simon sings of 50 ways. "you just slip out the back, jack / make a new plan, stan / you don't need to be coy, roy / just get yourself free." now, i'm no paul simon, or even vice president selina meyer, but in the year ahead, i'll be pushing for more than 50 ways to save coloradans money. [applause] i don't have a knack for rhyming or a voice to sing, what i can promise is that the work we do here will save coloradans money. my version of simon's lyrics goes a little something like this:. just cut the tax, max; lower the rate, nate; you don't need to pay more, thor; just send your kids for free (to preschool and kindergarten)". [laughter] [applause] >> this isn't a new idea for my administration, in fact it's been hard-wired into our dna from day one. in my first weeks in office, we created the office of saving people money on health care, which, in collaboration with legislators and healthcare providers--has resulted in nation-leading efforts to reduce health care costs. thanks to the efforts of representati

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromtists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute i to the iconic rock starl david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. l his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story this hour... president biden has launched his most strident attack yet on his predecessor, donald trump, accusing him of provoking the storming of the us congress with a web of lies. let's get a global perspective on that story. the capitol invasion sent shock waves around the world, and was closely watched by both america's friends and rivals. we asked three of our correspondents, in china, germany and canada, to tell us how the events of a year ago were seen there. the latest evidence of a de

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromsts should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute i to the iconic rock starl david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. l his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a chinese city of more than1 million people is under lockdown after three reported cases under the government's zero—covid strategy. as the us hits the highest number of daily infections ever recorded anywhere in the world, president biden urges people to get vaccinated. let's stay with that story now. i've been speaking to professor lawrence gostin, director of the world health organisation's center on public health and human rights. he says there may be bad news, but there's also good news. t

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromsay international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. let's stay with that story now: i've been speaking to professor lawrence martin of stony brook university in new york. he is director of the turkana basin institute, which he helped richard leakey to create, they were close friends. yes, it's a very sad day. not completely unexpected news but very unwelcome news. it's a tragic loss for human kind because richard was, as you said, a visionary. his advocacy for the envir

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - froml artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: president biden has launched his most strident attack yet on his predecessor, donald trump, accusing him of provoking the storming of the us congress with a web of lies. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti—government protests, reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. serbia's president says he will fight for "justice and truth" for novak djokovic, as the country's most famous sports star faces a weekend in an australian detention centre. the tennis

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromy international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. our top story: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. let's stay with that now. bernard wood was a professor of human origins at george washington university and was friends with richard leakey for more than 50 years. richard's achievements were many. he was an extremely good organiser and he organised expeditions to northern kenya. he recognised that when he went to ethiopia, in place of his father, that there was a much better chance of recovering the fossils he was looking for in nor

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromshould continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: elizabeth holmes who became a silicon valley billionaire after setting up the blood testing start—up theranos, has been found guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. a legal document signed between virginia giuffre and jeffrey epstein 12 years ago has been made public — how will that affect her civil case against prince andrew of alleged sexual assault? hundreds of thousands of americans have been without electricity, government offices and schools closed, and flights were cancelled, as winter storms engulfed the us southeast and m

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromups. i they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. australia tells novak djokovic " rules are rules," as the tennis star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters fight running battles with police and seize the international airports. it's one year since a violent mob in washington nearly brought the us congress to its knees. on thursday, president biden is expected to point the finger specifically at donald trump for what he will call th

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromational artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic - rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million l albums in a career that| spanned half a century. his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... china locks down a city of more than one million afterjust three reported cases. and as the us hits the highest number of daily infections ever recorded anywhere in the world, president biden urges people to get vaccinated. the tennis men's world number one, novak djokovic, has received a medical exemption to enter australia, bypassing the strict rules that only allow vaccinated people to enter the country. the news means that djokovic, who has been critical of mandatory vaccination

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence froml artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic - rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million l albums in a career that| spanned half a century. his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... tennis champion novak djokovic is denied entry to australia to compete in the australian open amid a controversy over his covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters seize the international airport and several government buildings. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335 thousand cases in a single day — a new european record. italy has been meeting to discu

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromional artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, our main story: a chinese city of more than one million people is under lockdown after three reported cases — under the government's zero covid strategy. let's have more on our top story, china's covid policy. earlier i spoke to professor elanah uretsky, a professor of medical anthropology, to find out to what extent the upcoming beijing winter olympics is responsible for china's approach. china's in theirfinal stages of preparation for the olympics. a huge event for any country around the world and i think maybe even a bigger event for china

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromational artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: us members of congress have held a vigil on the steps of the capitol building, to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. russian soldiers have arrived in kazakhstan to help crush anti—government protests — reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the men's tennis world number one novak djokovic remains under detention in a hotel in melbourne, after his visa was revoked in a row over covid precautions. his treatment has drawn critic

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromtists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. around the world, people have been paying tribute i to the iconic rock starl david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. l his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a legal document signed between virginia giuffre and jeffrey epstein 12 years ago has been made public. it's potentially key to her civil case against prince andrew. as beijing's winter olympics fast approaches,china ramps up its preparations for a global event in a global pandemic. in the united states, coronavirus cases are currently averaging about 400,000 each day, according to data collected by johns hopkins university. the us food and drug administration has now expanded vaccine booster

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - frome to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a day of critical court hearings for virginia guiffre and prince andrew — as his lawyers in new york are to argue whether her civil lawsuit, alleging sexual assault, can be thrown out. it's back to school after the christmas break for millions of pupils — with face coverings now required in the classroom in england's secondary schools. hundreds of thousands of americans lost electricity, government offices and schools closed, and flights were cancelled, as winter storms engulfed the us southeast and mid—atla ntic states. a foot of snow fell in northern v

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromould continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a chinese city of more than 1 million people is under lockdown after three reported cases — under the government's zero covid strategy. as the us hits the highest number of daily infections ever recorded — anywhere in the world — president biden urges people to get vaccinated. every week at this time we take a look at stories with big implications for our planet's future. this week on climate critical, we focus on earth's southernmost continent — antarctica. antarctica's ice sheet covers 1a million square kilometres — much of it several kilom

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - frominternational artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. so we've got to make more progress. limit this is bbc news, the latest headlines , a chinese city of more than one million people is under lockdown after three reported cases, under the government's zero covid strategy. let's have more on our top story, china's covid policy. i'm joined now by professor elanah uretsky, a professor of medical anthrolopology whose research specifically focuses on china thank you forjoining us. it does feel draconian. would it be fair to say that it is for one asic reason, and

to save hard-working coloradans p to give you the life you want in one of the most popular songs paul simoneems a 50 ways slip out the back. but in the year ahead i will be pushing more than 50 ways to save coloradans money. [applause] again and have a knack for rhyming that they did my best i promise the work we do will save coloradans money so the new version goes something like this. just cut the tax max lower the rate need you don't need a pay more storage is send your kids for free to preschool and kindergarten. [cheers and applause] and then this concept is not new for my administration and has been hardwired into our dna and the first weekend office we created a saving people money and healthcare which in collaboration with healthcare providers has those nation leading efforts with the healthcare cost things to thein efforts we created the reinsurance program which is successfully reducing health premiums by 24 percent average saving coloradans an average of $1400 per year and then 2000 per year on the western slope one of the highest cost markets with the tireless commitment and the

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence -ntinue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a court in the us state of georgia has given life sentences to three white men who murdered the young black man ahmaud arbery while he was outjogging. the us questions kazakhstan�*s decision to invite in russian troops to quell unrest — saying it might be difficult to get them to leave. as kazakhstan�*s government seeks to tighten its control of the country, friday also saw the arrival of troops from neighbouring kyrgyzstan as part of the russia—led alliance. the intervention marks the first deployment by the post—soviet collective security treaty o

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - from continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a chinese city of more than 1 million people is under lockdown after three reported cases — under the government's zero covid strategy. the congressional panel investigating last year's attack on the capitol says it wants to question a us tv host about text messages he sent to donald trump. the president of kazakhstan has sacked the country's cabinet, as he tries to stop a wave of protests over fuel price rises. police used tear gas and stun grenades to control the demonstrations — arresting around 200 people — and a two—week state of emergency h

the singer paul simon - starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence fromtinue to boycott . south africa until majority rule is established. - around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a day of critical court hearings for virginia guiffre and prince andrew, as his lawyers in new york are to argue whether her civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault can be thrown out. it's back to school after the christmas break for millions of pupils — with face coverings now required in the classroom in england's secondary schools. to wall street now, where markets started the new year pretty much as they ended the last, with record highs. apple briefly became the first company to reach a market capitalisation of $3 trillion. and shares of tes

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromshould continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: australia tells novak djokovic that no—one is above the rules as the tennis star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. the french president is criticised for his controversial choice of language as he vows to make life difficult for the unvaccinated with omicron infections surging. it's one year since a violent mob in washington nearly brought the us congress to its knees. on thursday, president biden is expected to point the finger specifically at donald trump for what he will call the

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromional artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. take care. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the world's top—ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, faces deportation from australia after his visit was cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. and brush and that peacekeeping troops are deployed to kazakhstan after the country's resident called for help to stop violent protests over rising fuel prices. last year was the best ever for sales of electric cars here in the uk. more battery powered vehicles were registered in 2021 than in the previous five years put together, according to industry figures. ove

the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow, in spite of protests and violence fromlished. around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic - rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million l albums in a career that| spanned half a century. his family announced i overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... ——a stay at home order has been issued to the entire population of the chinese port city of tianjin: ia million people. it comes as health officials conduct mass testing following at least twenty cases of covid. tianjin is only 150 kilometres from beijing, where the winter olympics will be held next month. the bbc�*s asia pacific editor celia hatton reports. is the situation in chinese leaders had hoped to avoid. people living in the centre of one of china's busiest port cities lining up for covid testing following the discovery of the omicron variant fair. translation: after screening the fo

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromy say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us members of congress have held a vigil on the steps of the capitol building, to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. russian soldiers have arrived in kazakhstan to help crush anti—government protests, reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. returning to our top story, the insurrection onjanuary 6th has incited fear for a host of reasons. for many, it has rasied grave concerns about the health of american democracy, but for those elected official

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromnal artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: heavy gunfire is heard in kazakhstan�*s largest city, russian—led troops arrive to help stop a wave of unrest that has left dozens dead, the president will address the nation later. the australian government rejects claims that novak djokovic is being held captive, after the tennis star was denied entry for failing to meet covid vaccination requirements. to las vegas now, where the world's biggest technology fair opened its doors this week. the consumer electronics show is back in physicalform this year, after taking the d

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - fromtinue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with novak djokovic as his wait to see ididn't i didn't meet any of the criteria to apply to the medical exemption. mine was a personal choice, i don't think that you should be mandated to take the vaccine, i think if you want to, and feel that it is in your best interests then you should, absolutely. but you shouldn't be forced to. and so i haven't. nobody takes better care of themselves, i think, they know that. he is meticulous with his diet, meticulous with his diet, meticulous with his training, and that goes a lon

the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - frome to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the world's top—ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, faces deportation from australia, after his visa is cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. russian—led peacekeeping troops are deployed to kazakhstan, after the country's president calls for help to stop violent protests over rising fuel prices. as congress in the united states prepares to mark the first anniversary of the deadly attack supporters of donald trump, the attorney general has promised to hold all those involved to account. among the shocking images of the insurrection with those of ang

and paul simon senator from illinois who as a child. was the son of chinese missionaries so, you know you weren't something new every day. so anyway, i think truth be told. door was asked because in those days he and his law firm were working with the taiwanese government. i don't know. i have never asked him. all i know is i i needed he needed within 24 hours. and acceptable suitably heartfelt eulogy of madam jankai-shek and i wrote it in an hour. i just sat down and you know. um, i think look at one book. but you know there are there are times. oddly enough, i won't call it inspiration. but you know, there are jobs, you know that basically you know. without being told what the occasion requires you know what his style is. you have an instinctive sense of the political sensitivities? i mean, i know something about taiwan i know something about shanghai check and his government and the relationship and i mean, you know, you know, you don't want to say something that will offend people. and an ultimately, you know, i won't say there's a

and and paul simon and they were they were very supportive. you have to remember this project could be done to attract some negative. press, you know anything you don't know why. particularly anything that big that visible is going to be an attractive object for politicians. politicians who want jobs who want whatever? jobs for friends in any man, i oh naively. um accepted the invitation governor mcgovich who actually recruited me? and but the people who really deserve credit julie cellini well a woman in springfield, illinois. and susan mogerman friends and and they had a vision do we had a vision? and she saw all of this. wonderful lincoln memorabilia in the in the basement of the old state capitol. well the illinois state historical library was located under the parking. as i recall. and and it was it was wonderful stuff including one of the i think three existing four existing copies of gettysburg address in lincoln's own hand. and her vision was why are we literally? walking all of this price was historical treasure trove away where the p

and and paul simon and they were they were very supportive. you have to remember this project could be done to attract some negative. press, you know anything you don't know why. particularly anything that big that visible is going to be an attractive object for politicians. politicians who want jobs who want whatever? jobs for friends in any man, i oh naively. um accepted the invitation governor mcgovich who actually recruited me? and but the people who really deserve credit julie cellini well a woman in springfield, illinois. and susan mogerman friends and and they had a vision do we had a vision? and she saw all of this. wonderful lincoln memorabilia in the in the basement of the old state capitol. well the illinois state historical library was located under the parking. as i recall. and and it was it was wonderful stuff including one of the i think three existing four existing copies of gettysburg address in lincoln's own hand. and her vision was why are we literally? walking all of this price was historical treasure trove away where the p