peter bowes gave us their habits. peter bowes gave us this update from la. county where the number of coronavirus cases has quadrupled over the last few weeks was not the number of people being admitted to hospital, the number of deaths ona hospital, the number of deaths on a daily basis, has tripled during the same time period. and the governor is taking this action not only with reference to los angeles county but statewide because the number of beds occupied by patients in intensive care units statewide is about 75% at the moment. that is a mixture of regular patients and covert patients but it is moving perilously higher and that is why there is such concern. as higher and that is why there is such concern. as we move towards christmas, we're just coming out of one american holiday period where people decided to travel, against the advice they were given. they have just come advice they were given. they havejust come home advice they were given. they have just come home and there isa have just come home and there is a strong likelihood that some of those

peter bowes for us there.er has officially reopened and france has reopened its borders to britain, allowing thousands of stranded drivers the chance to cross the english channel to the continent. but conditions apply. 0nly european union citizens or residents, freighter drivers, and fishing crews will be allowed in. and drivers must produce a negative coronavirus certificate issued in the past 72 hours. that has led to angry scenes in drop —— dover, drivers arguing the police. friends impose a two day ban when a new highly infectious variant of coronavirus was identified in britain. worldwide at least 40 countries have stopped flights coming in from the uk. carolyn davis reports. parked nose to bumper, almost 3,000 lorries stranded in kent. this is 0peration brock in action, a way of keeping kent's roads moving by diverting lorries to an empty airstrip. this is manston airfield and as you can see, there's just been a steady stream of lorries coming past me since i've been standing here. it is looking like ove

peter bowes, bbc news.in france will have to be completed on wednesday, after both teams walked off the pitch, accusing a match official of racism. they stopped playing 1a minutes into the game, and refused to continue. the turkish president condemned the racist remarks and said he believed the governing body, uefa would take what he called the necessary measures. i'm joined by our reporter paul hawkins. what happened ? what happened? 14th minute of this champions league group match, between psg and istanbul basakshir, in the 14th minute, the referee, there was an incident in the match and the assistant coach of the turkish side protests from the dugout and the referee comes over and gives a red card to the cameroon assistant coach of the turkish site, pierre webo, and pierre webo then turned to the fourth official, who is at the start line as well and i'm paraphrasing here, he is saying why are you referring to me by my skin colour effectively. the fourth official, you can hear him on the video because the

peter bowes for us there.wo vaccines against coronavirus could be given to americans before christmas that's according to the us health secretary alex ayzar. it comes, as a second us company, moderna, applied for emergency use approvalfor its coronavirus vaccine in the united states and eu. here's what he had to say. pfizer submitted their application for emergency authorisation and then moderna today is going to be submitting. with pfizer, we at the fda announced an advisory committee for december the 10th and if everything is on track, everything proves out what it appears to be, we could be looking at approval within days after that. moderna is basically one week behind that and general perna has said from operation warp speed that will ship within 2a hours of fda authorisation. so we could be seeing both of these vaccines out and getting into people's arms before christmas. us president elect, joe biden, has announced his nominations for his senior economic team, with most of the positions going to women.

latest from peter bowes.y get much worse. right across the state, officials have set a 15% capacity in emergency units, that's15% of emergency care beds available. before tough restrictions can end. those officials in san francisco have set some day for the restrictions out of that point, and they say it's a little bit like driving off a cliff and then putting the handbrake on. it's too late. so, they're not there yet but they fear in the next week or two, they will have fewer than 15% of their emergency room beds available. that is a perilous situation, and that's why these restrictions have come into force. it's not a total lockdown, it's a stay—at—home order but it will affect a number of businesses. a lot of people won't be able to go to work. they certainly won't be able to gather outside of the home or indeed, in the home, with people other than those close members of their household. how do these restrictions compared to what the city and the areas experienced in the last six months? they are similar,

peter bowes, bbc news los angeles. trump has pardons to make men convicted of lying into the mueller enquiry into russian meddling in the 2016 election. george papadopoulos, a former aide, and a lawyer to both served brief jail a former aide, and a lawyer to both served briefjail terms are among a group of 15 people who have been granted clemency. israel is heading for its fourth election in two years. the governing coalition failed to pass the budget by the midnight deadline. angry exchanges in israel can assert as the speaker dissolves parliament. this was required by law after the deadline to pass the 2020 state budget expired. a bill to allow more time was voted down against expectations. it means israel is returned to the polls in march just a year after the last election. this was the lineup last time, a coalition between prime minister benjamin netanyahu, leader of the right wing likud and his political rival, benny gantz of the centrist blue—and—white party. under the deal, mr gantz assumed the new role of alte

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.ing out the vaccination programme, our correspondent graham satchell has been speaking to just a few of those who are hoping the vaccine will help them to get some semblance of their old lives back. back in march, tina and her colleagues took a remarkable decision. to keep their residents safe, they moved into court house care home. very, very emotional. it was a very emotional time. i feel very proud, actually, very proud to have done it, yeah. it's wonderful. tina slept in the pharmacy. she thought it would last just two weeks. it went on for three months. this was the moment she was reunited with her husband. the new vaccine will be given to care home staff and residents in the coming weeks. incredible. absolutely incredible. it's amazing in that short time, really. yeah, it's all happened and ijust think, wow. hopefully, if we can start getting it, it's like all of our christmases come at once, really. we've got technology today, zoom and facetime and everything. it's not the same

peter bowes.rt later, after a lengthy phone call between prime minister boris johnson and the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen. it's still not clear whether britain and the eu will be able to break their current deadlock over fishing rights, competition rules and how the agreement will be enforced, but the sense of urgency is clear, as the uk's brexit transition period ends on december 31, come what may. our political correspondent chris mason has more. the prime minister on the phone this afternoon trying to see if the brexit trade deal is possible. he was talking to ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission. big differences remain between the two sides, and afterwards, she said... whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we have agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be — these issues can be resolved. we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. been shot dead after responding to a report of domestic violence. a fourth officer was wounded. they were trying to rescue a woman who was trapped on the roof of a house in the village of saintjust in central france. officials say the suspected gunman has been found dead. israel is to hold its fourth election in two years, after the coalition government collapsed because of its failure to agree a budget. voters will go to the polls in march, when the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is expected to be on trial, accused of corruption. it's been described as the gold standard in pandemic control — singapore, which has a similar size population to scotland, has reduced its daily rate of coronavirus cases to almost zero. in the entire pandemic, singapore has had just 29 covid—related deaths. sura njana tewari resports. a sea of masks for more than seven months now. singapore seems to have conquered the coronavirus, and yet the restrictions aren't going away any time soon. behind this mask

north america correspondent peter bowes. let's get some of the day's other news. president trump of having a blind spot about russia. mr trump on saturday ignored the conclusions of his top spies and even his secretary of state, and suggested that china — not russia — was behind a major hacking attack on us government agencies. mr romney said the data breach was "extraordinarily damaging" and demanded a response. the authorities in afghanistan say at least eight people have been killed and 15 injured in a car bombing in the capital kabul. the interior ministry says women and children are among the victims. the blast targeted the convoy of a member of the afghan parliament, who survived. the explosion was so powerful it caused significant damage in nearby buildings. several rockets have been fired into the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad, where several embassies and government buildings are located, causing minor damage to residential buildings at the us embassy. the iraqi military has blamed what it called an outlaw group for the attack, and said that one

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. still to come...ve been given a pass to prosper in military service so they can continue to boost the country's cultural status and economy. “— country's cultural status and economy. —— have been given the victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums that had grown up around the factory. we cannot do anything. charles manson is the leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing many people. at 11 o'clock this morning just half a metre of rock and separated britain from continental europe. it took the drill isjust a continental europe. it took the drill is just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. workers were shaking hands and exchanging flags with their opposite numbers. you with bbc news. a reminder of the top stories. the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, urges people around the world to stop waging what he calls a ‘suicidal‘ war on nature. the us attorney general, appointed by president trump, says he's found no evidence of widespread fraud that wo

our thanks to peter bowes.re president trump has just finished, you can see and listen to the music there as he walks offstage, his wife melania there, a very increased —— are very enthusing —— enthusiastic crowd. he spoke for a long time. the reason he was there was to lend his support to the two republicans in the run—off senate election coming up injanuary. voting in that race begins in the middle of december and donald trump himself has just finished his speech and is leaving the stage there in georgia. next, post—brexit trade deal negotiations between eu and british representatives will start up again on sunday, according to the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen. she was speaking after an hour—long phone call with prime minister borisjohnson. the two leaders failed to break the current deadlock but they'll both talk again on monday. the sense of urgency is clear — the uk will transition out of eu trade rules on the 31st december. chris mason reports. the prime minister on the phone

let's go to peter bowes. what is really happening here?capitol hill, the president has taken almost no part in the passing of the bill, he has been so engaged in trying to fight his election defeat. what is really happening, this is either a bluff on the part of the president or a major bombshell just before christmas with those many millions of americans who have been hoping for those lump sum payments, also extra unemployment benefits and a great raft of other aid measures to help people through the coronavirus pandemic but especially on those payments, the president now saying that, as you say, without really taking part in the process, he wants those individual payments, which would go to most americans, people earning under $75,000 a year, he wants them increased from $600 to $2000. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house situated in the last hour orso, house situated in the last hour or so, suggesting that the president, yes he wasn't part of the process, never actually said what figure he would agree on, she is a great, if it is $2,0

peter bowes reports.earance by melania trump, marking her husband's return to the campaign trail. speaking for almost two hours, donald trump received a rousing reception from his supporters in georgia, a state that he lost tojoe biden. thank you melania, and i want to say, hello, georgia. we did a greatjob. you know we won, georgia, just so you undrstand. "we love you" chanted the crowd as mr trump, without providing evidence, again claimed the election was stolen by the democrats. we love you, we love you! we've never lost an election. we're winning this election. the rally was staged to promote two republican senators standing for re—election injanuary. at stake is the balance of power in the senate and much of donald trump's legacy. the most important run—off election in american history according to the president. the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. very simply, you will decide whether your ch

al correspondent peter bowes joins us. correspondent peter bowes joins us.kage was back in march, how badly it is new one atley —— needed? —— our correspondence. it is the second one to what you just mentioned which passed in march which was eventually worth more than 200 —— $2 trillion so not quite as much money involved this time but it does mean there will be extra payments to the unemployed, there will be fixed sums are sent out to many, many americans were stopped there will be helpful students who can't pay their loans will stop systems for farmers and for schools and the list goes on. it really is quite wide in terms of the institutions, the small businesses and of course individuals that this is designed to help. this comes after weeks and months of back and forth. what is the rollout pattern for this stimulus package? it could be very quick. initially, of course, this is a bill and has to be passed in the house under the senate. that could happen in the next 2a hours. it has to be signed by the president and we know that donald trump had been urging

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.spoke to the republican strategist seth weathers and asked him surely he accepted that the 2020 us election was well and truly over. clearly the election‘s overbet i think there is a little misunderstanding there. in the last 30 minutes or so the department ofjustice has put out a statement to clarify that the way the ap presented that article, essentially about attorney general barr, that was inaccurate and he was not saying the investigation was completed, that at this point they did not have enough findings to prove that the election was fraudulent but it was an ongoing investigation. so they did kind of walk it back or walk back what the assumption was from the ap a little bit double eight in effect over, isn't it? you know the figures, the sixth state the figures, the sixth state the republicans were contesting the republicans were contesting the result in they have certified the results. the trump team has lost 38 court challenges often in front of judges appointed by mr trump. 0

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.encies had focussed almost all of their resources on potential islamist terrorism. 51 muslims died at two mosques in christchurch last year. shaimaa khalil reports. he is my hero, and he is a hero that society does deserve to have. aya al—umari, whose brother hussain was killed after challenging the gunman, welcomed the report, but said it brought back raw emotions. it's still very hard to refer to hussain in the past tense. but he was the backbone to our family and all his circle of friends and society. i do hope that there are some things, notjust in new zealand but to other countries, that can implement as well in a very quick, swift manner to mitigate such risks from happening. the terrorist attack that shocked the world and devastated new zealand. on march the 15th 2019, brenton tarrant, a white supremacist, opened fire in two mosques, killing 51 people and wounding dozens more as they got ready for friday prayers. the quiet city of christchurch became the scene of one of the coun

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. now, let us take a look at the weather prospects. ain? picture behind you. is it all change again? absolutely, ithought picture behind you. is it all change again? absolutely, i thought i'd go with a cheery picture. the area of low pressure which was all the rain and hill slowly slowly moving away. this is a scene from buckinghamshire looking over the hills with plenty of blue sky line. it has not been dry everywhere, though. this area of low pressure is slipping its way southwards into the near continent, brought some heavy rain to central and southern england in the south—western that feature also brings some rain to the north—east of the uk later today and over into tonight but the emmas church is the blue colour is very much with the so we're still in that cold air, temperatures are a little below the seasonal average. she can see some showers peppering northern and eastern scotland, the east coast of england and some heavy rain which we have had a little below the seasonal average. she can see some showers peppering northern and

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.ties say there has been a spike in demand. we have been meeting some of those asking for help in washington dc and virginia. there was huge pressure to get this done by people, businesses, industries, and i think there was impatience in the parties themselves. the decision was expected to be achieved by friday, it went into the weekend, and just to give you some of the highlights of the deal, as you mentioned, this one—off $600 stimulus cheque for americans earning under $75,000. weekly unemployment benefits of about $300, a small business loan, rolled out the vaccination in different states, with two vaccines now here, and also food assistance and emergency rental relief. in real and emergency rental relief. in real and reality, both sides knew they had to achieve something soon to help the millions of struggling americans. and here is the report i was promising. it's too cold and too miserable to be waiting in the rain this early in the morning, unless you have to. these are the peop

our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports.one deal. after months of wrangling, democrats and republicans in congress finally agreed to a $900 billion package of measures to help americans through the pandemic. all it needed was the signature of donald trump, but not so fast. the president doesn't like the bill, he says a lump sum payment that most americans would receive isn't enough. i'm asking congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple. i'm also asking congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation, and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a covid relief package, and maybe that administration will be me, and we will get it done. if he refuses to sign the bill, the us government will shut down next week and the emergency economic aid will be put on hold. even the president's most loyal supporters say it is a bad move. senator lindsey graham tweeted: democrats say they wanted america

peter bowes, bbc news los angeles.ng to robert mueller‘s inquiry into russian meddling in the 2016 us election. george papadopoulos, a former trump campaign aide, and alex van der zwaan, a lawyer, both served brief jail terms. they're among a group of 15 people who've been granted clemency by the outgoing leader. tony blair is urging the british government to consider giving as many people as possible and initial dose of the coronavirus vaccine, rather than preserving stock so there is enough for a second jab. both the five biontech and oxford university astrazeneca vaccine need two doses to be fully effective. the former prime minister said his idea would speed up the vaccination programme. it is a thought echoed by the former director of immunisation, professor david salisbury. hejoins me now. very good to have you with us me now. very good to have you with us today on bbc news. tell us about how you would like to see the vaccination programme accelerated ?|j think vaccination programme accelerated?” think we have to

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.grapher at neal anderson fitted the bucs with a remote camera and a debt problem —— and a dimmable light, how gorgeous! how gorgeous, how cosy! this one is called "hare ball", and you can see why. the photographer andy parkinson spent five weeks in the scottish highlands waiting to capture a perfect moment with the mountain hares. and here's a much closer relationship between human and animal. this one shows a wildlife rescue worker caring for three bats — known as "grey—headed flying foxes" — who had been orphaned in australia. you can vote for your favourite image on the natural history museum website. that is only three of them, there are that is only three of them, there a re lots that is only three of them, there are lots and i don't know how they will choose the winner out of those amazing images. now it's time for a look at the weather. today's weather will be fairly quiet, but turning colderfrom the north and the west. over the next few days and nights, the cold air moves few d

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a rise in infections. the country was widely praised for its virus response earlier this year, with aggressive testing and contact tracing. but the authorities have struggled in recent weeks. the number of active cases in south korea now stands at 7,873, and there are concerns about rising numbers in hospitals. here, the organisers of a christmas market which closed afterjust one day when concerns were raised about a lack of social distancing say it won't reopen. hundreds of people crowded into the attraction in nottingham on saturday. organisers say plans were in place to manage visitors entering the site but the numbers were far greater than expected. jersey has recorded a daily high of coronavirus cases. the channel island has seen 96 new cases over the past 2a hours. there are now 516 active cases on the island, with positive tests increasing at an average rate of 60 per day. 17 people are in hospital. the duke and duchess of cambridge have started a tour of britain by train to th

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.at devastated so much wildlife were thought to have all but wiped out one of the smallest species of possum. but this pygmy possum has been found on kangaroo island, off the south australian coast, for the first time since fire destroyed 88 per cent of their habitat. the possums weigh less than 10 grams, and are also found in tasmania and sometimes mainland australia. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. adorable pictures, nice to have a bit of good news, and what news is there in the weather, a bit milder this morning, but wet? that is right, you got the whole lot right there, well done! no, no, no it is really over to you, carol! quite a bit of cloud to start with, we have also got some rain, and then brightening up before more rain later on. showery rain in the east clearing off as we go into the afternoon. the cloud behind starting to break up allowing sunny skies to develop. towards the west we will see thicker cloud and eventually the rain will arrive, and quite bl

peter bowes, bbc news los angeles.are home in somerset who locked themselves inside for more than three months to protect their residents. now the families of those who live there want to thank them in time for christmas. fiona lamdin reports. # through the years we all will be together #. happy christmas. and a huge, huge hug. hello, mum. hiya. and hi, just to wish you a very happy christmas, mum. these are just some of the families who won't be together this christmas. i miss you loads, all right? and i really, really would like to see you this christmas, but, unfortunately, due to the covid rules, i am not able to. christmas is a time to say thank you, and for those at this care home, their thanks are more heartfelt than most. as the pandemic began, staff at court house in somerset moved in to keep covid out. 84 days away from their families, to keep the people who lived here safe. for chris, that meant being separated from his wife and four—year—old daughter. happy good morning, daddy, i miss you so much. for tina,

our north america correspondent, peter bowes has this report.ical friendship that could be wearing thin. william barr has been a staunch ally of donald trump which is why his views of the country's top law enforcement officer carry special weight copy now he says working with fbi agents, they have uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election, and he added: as news emerged of the attorney general‘s comments, it appeared president trump was engrossed in his twitter account, live tweeting a hearing in michigan in which his personal lawyer rudy giuliani was submitting further unsubstantiated claims about the election. the trumpet legal team was quick to hit back at mr barr: with the president still a p pa re ntly with the president still apparently obsessing over and denying the election result, joe biden is getting on with building his team for government. president—elect says his top priority will be dealing with the coronavirus and jumpstarting the economy, in nominating some figures with experience dealing with past financ

peter bowes joins us live from washington.ld not have come any sooner this could not have come any sooner because things are so difficult in the us. it's been a long road to get here. it's incredibly difficult for so many americans. many would say it is almost too late. they've been waiting a very long time for this stimulus bill. the second largest stimulus bill in american history, second only to the first stimulus after the pandemic started. it was worth $1.8 trillion, so not quite as much money this time, but it means there will be additional unemployment payments to people, fixed sums to many, many americans, help for students. students have been struggling to pay their loans. assista nce struggling to pay their loans. assistance for farmers, small businesses, schools. it really covers a wide range of areas from individuals and businesses that have been suffering to this pandemic and of course, for a very large number of people, there's still no end in sight. people are still losing theirjobs sight. people are still losin

our north america correspondent peter bowes says there's a chance the president might be shifting hiser so slightly. his tone did change a little bit, and he was talking about the number of federal judges that he has succeeded in appointing during his term in office. and then he said, "if we do — if we do a second term, which i hope we do" he predicted that he would appoint hundreds more federal judges. so that was not quite as certain as he was when he perhaps when he started off this speech — perhaps a glimmer of doubt in the president's mind — but i think the tenor of the message is that he is fighting on and that he is going to continue with these baseless claims that there was fraud during this election, and he says, referring to the election coming up — which is really what this rally is all about — the two senate seats in georgia, the election is injanuary — actually, early voting starts in less than two weeks — he says that the democrats are going to cheat again and i think that is the kind of allegation that a lot of people had been looking out for, and especially local repub

with more here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. one of the best—known public riggers in america. a loyal supporter of donald trump and the latest member of the president's in a circle to contract the virus. known as america's mouth following his widely praised response to the september 11 attacks in 2001, rudy giuliani is every bit as bombastic as his boss, blocking with the drum's uncorroborated allegations of election fraud. president trump tweeted: hours later, misty giuliani tweeted: —— the former mayor has been travelling the country, leading the efforts to challenge the election results. he is known, like many in the president's team, for not wearing a mask. at a hearing last week in michigan, misty giuliani had this exchange as a witness as she was about to give evidence. would become people taking a mask off so that people could hear you more clearly? she turned down the request. mr trump's baseless claims of election fraud have either been withdrawn or rejected by the courts. what happens next isn't entirely clear. it's no

lets head to los angeles now and speak with our north america correspondent peter bowes.was a staunch ally of the president. how significant is this do you think? i think it is very significant. he has been very close with president trump during his term in office. but he is saying now really just seems to fly in the face of everything the president trump has been saying about the election and allegations of substantiated allegations he has been making ever since the polling day. saying that there is no evidence for this systemic fraud. that's unsubstantiated. and when he comes from somebody who is essentially the top law enforcement officer in the country, somebody who has been close to the president, it certainly must make life extremely difficult for the president if he is to continue with this argument that he won the election. he has his personal lawyer still working on it. not sure what with the response has been from the trump camp but it will as you say effect the trajectory of these official challenges for the remaining counts. yes. i don't think it will stop the

let's live to la and speak to peter bowes. they are cracking down, more strict measures in place.hat isa place. will people comply? that is a huge question and when you look at the number of people who are still returning from that thanksgiving break, travelling all around america, going against all the advice they receive from medical experts, you have to wonder. it isa experts, you have to wonder. it is a serious concern for health officials when a number of covid—19 cases has surge really quite dramatically over the last couple of weeks and the number of intensive care beds are at about 75% capacity at the moment and that includes non— covid patients as well as people with coronavirus but running perilously high and thatis running perilously high and that is why the governor is saying that, if the numbers do not start to come down soon, and people don't start to pay attention to the warnings, it may be necessary to bring an even more stringent regulations animal controls on people movement. this comes as a part of the white house covid team is announced. what is happening there

let's head to la now and speak with our north america correspondent peter bowes.sharon osbourne's description right? our shops and things like that still open or closed? it's certainly a vivid description and he is a absolutely right —— she is right. it's a depression in los angeles. there is a huge homeless problem here at normal times and surely hasn't been normal times for many, many months now. and the coronavirus has only made the situation worse and of course, many of the boarding up buildings we see are a result of small businesses going out —— boarded up businesses going out —— boarded up buildings. so, it's a pretty depressing outlook and if you look at the number of covid—19 cases, they've been soaring in the last few weeks, quadrupling in numbers. a number of people in hospital and a number of people dying on a daily basis has tripled, about 75% of california, not just los angeles county, but california's intensive care beds are occupied. not all with covid—19 cases, but it's close to maximum occupancy and that's why governor newsom has said the next tw

i‘m joined by our correspondent peter bowes in los angeles. when you look at the how do you some corruptibly infectious laugh with me her perfect for the many comedic roles that she performed in some of the serious roles as well. it was a long career which started in the late 19505, which started in the late 1950s, appearing on stage, a fixture on british television for several decades and she made her name on eastenders but also the carry on films. her husband said she will be remembered the love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all of our lives and thatis brought to all of our lives and that is a perfect way of describing her. it‘s a way she is seen by so many fans as an entertainment figure. she was the most tissue entertainers and there is that final chapter in eastenders. it seemed to be a soap invented almost purely for her. yes, it was an extraordinary final chapter and i read that at that point before she started, she was beginning to question the kinds of roles she could take on, she was getting a little older and peggy mitchell came along, the matriarch of the pub

our north america correspondent peter bowes gave us this update from los angeles.on across california, but especially in los angeles county where the number of coronavirus cases has quadrupled over the last few weeks, the number of people being admitted to hospital, the number of deaths on a daily basis has tripled during the same time period. the governor is taking this action, not only with reference to los angeles county, but state—wide, because the number of beds occupied by patients in intensive care units state—wide, is about 75% at the moment. that is a mixture of regular patients and covid patients but it is moving higher and that is why there is such concern as we move towards christmas. we are just coming out of one american holiday period, where some people decided to travel against the advice they were given and they havejust come home. there is a strong likelihood some of those people will have been infected by coronavirus on their travels. we are approaching another holiday period where, again, people tend to move around. people have not been taking n

peter bowes has more.eeded by so many americans, it is the seconds largest stimulus bill in american history, second only to the one you just mentioned, that one that was passed in march which was eventually worth more than $2 trillion, so not quite as much money involved this time, but it does mean there will be extra payments to the unemployed, there will be fixed sums sent out to many, many americans, there will be help for students who can't pay their loans. there's be assistance for farmers and for schools and the list goes on. it really is quite wide in terms of the institutions, the small businesses and of course individuals that this is designed to help. this comes after weeks and months of back and forth. what's the rollout pattern for this stimulus package? it could be very quick. initially, of course, this is a bill, it has to be passed in the house under the senate. that could happen in the next 2a hours. it has to be signed by the president and we know that donald trump had been urging congres

let's go to peter bowes in la.ly just supporting his point that this is going to be his top priority when he gets in office. it was a very symbolic moment of the 78—year—old man who in a month's time will be the president of united states and on live television and cable news, television carried this and expresses concern, he is showing americans that it is safe. it gave him great hope that the vaccine was available and the backdrop to this is that there is some resistance from americans, some americans at least to the vaccine and are those that are traditionally against vaccines and perhaps some who are politically motivated for whatever reasons not to get the vaccine as well. it is very difficult at this early stage with the rolling out of the vaccine to really determine what percentage of people fall into that category but clearly, when we watch television over the past few days, seeing these high—profile figures, including the vice president last week, the future vice president will be getting herjab in a few d

our north america correspondent peter bowes in la has the latest details.s been very close with president trump during his term in office. what he is saying now really just seems to fly in the face of everything the president trump has been saying about the election and allegations, unsubstantiated allegations, he has been making ever since the polling day. saying that there is no evidence for this systemic fraud. and when it comes from somebody who is essentially the top law enforcement officer in the country, somebody who has been close to the president, it certainly must make life extremely difficult for the president if he is to continue with this argument that he won the election. he has his personal lawyers still working on it. not sure what the response has been from the trump camp but it will as you say affect the trajectory of these official challenges for the remaining counts. yes. i don't think it will stop the trump legal team and they have issued a fairly short statement saying that as far as they are concerned mr barr is not aware of all of th

let's go to peter bowes in la.s is going to be his top priority when he gets in office. even a very symbolic moment of the 78—year—old man who in a month's time will be the president of united states and on live television and cable news, television and cable news, television carried this and ex presses television carried this and expresses concern, he is showing americans that it is safe. it gave him great hope that the vaccine was available and the backdrop to this is that there is some resistance from americans, some americans at least to the vaccine and are those that are traditionally against vaccines and perhaps some who are politically motivated for whatever reasons not to get the vaccine as well. it is very difficult at this early stage with the rolling of the vaccine to really determine what percentage of people fall into that category but clearly, what we watch television over the past few days, seeing these high—profile figures, including the vice president last week, the future vice president will be ge

bring you some live pictures now from valdosta, let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes is also watching for this rally. i suppose the question is what kind of campaign speech will be likely to hear, peter? well, is certainly a typical donald trump rally at scene we are looking at. we got very used to this during the election campaign and if that use to it during his entire presidency. it's something he enjoys doing but this is a very different kind of circumstance. this rally is mainly to support the two republican candidates in those low running rough elections at the beginning of january in effect early voting sta rts january in effect early voting starts in less than two weeks‘ time for those elections and thatis time for those elections and that is crucial for the republicans if they want to try to hold on to the balance of power in the senate. with the key question is how will the president play this? will to talk about himself and the fact that he believes he won the state of georgia was? he has been involved in a war of words with the republicans in the state aft

here's more details from our north america correspondent peter bowes is los angeles.to have been as teething problem, a miscalculation over the number of doses that will be immediately available and as he said, he is apologising and it means that some places, washington state and oregon in particular will receive far fewer doses of the moderna vaccine then they were expecting. i think certainly healthcare centres at the end of this process, that will be receiving these vaccinations, these vials, on monday, will be hoping it is just that, a teething problem, that it can be rectified in the long run. by the end of the week, they expect some 8 million doses of both the pfizer vaccine, the first one to be given approval, and moderna, to be delivered around the country, and officials are saying they believe they are on target to vaccinate some 20 million americans by the end of the year. of course, that is the first of two vaccinations, and that's the figure they set and it looks like they will achieve it over the next ten days or so. huge logistical exercise of course, no

peter bowes reports. it is my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states, donald trump.appearance by melania trump, marking her husband's return to the campaign trail. speaking for almost two hours, donald trump received a rousing reception from his supporters in georgia, a state he lost tojoe biden. hello, georgia. we did a greatjob. you know we won, georgia, just so you understand. "we love you" chanted the crowd as mr trump, without providing any evidence, again claimed the election was stolen by the democrats. the rally was staged to promote two republican senators standing for re—election injanuary. at stake is the balance of power in the senate and much of donald trump's legacy. the most important run—off election in american history according to the president. georgia, like many states, has seen a huge surge in coronavirus cases in recent days. yet few in the trump crowd were wearing masks. the democratic candidates for the senate in georgia have also been campaigning. we need to be thinking about the americans over the last several months who have perished, not o

our correspondent, peter bowes, has more on her remarkable life.bubbly personality, she had that incredibly infectious laugh which i think made it perfect for the many comedic roles she performed at some of the serious roles. a career started in the 19 for this. she was extra on british tv for several decades and she made her name in extenders but also those carry on films. a husband that she will be remembered for the love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all of their lives. especially the way she is seen by some many of herfans way she is seen by some many of her fans around the world. she was the most british of entertainers and that astonishing final chapter in eastenders. it did seem to be a sub invented almost purely for her! yes, it was an extraordinary final chapter and i have read that at that point, before she started, she was beginning to question her role, she was getting a little older and then vicki mitchell comes along, the matriarch of the pub, the queen vic, the programme centres around and of course she was a londone

let's chat with the north american correspondent peter bowes in los angeles. hello.t, let's talk is through, what are the new restrictions that will come into force. these stay at home orders are similarto these stay at home orders are similar to what we have seen before but slightly different, slightly modified. some places will be staying open, open air recreational places like hikes and beaches and open air gyms, but the places that will be closed on many local businesses, small businesses especially restaurants for indoor and outdoor dining, the number of people allowed into stores which by and large will be staying open is going to be severely curtailed to 20% of capacity. generally, the message to people is stay at home unless you absolutely have to go out and certainly, all gatherings of people, whether it isa gatherings of people, whether it is a public or private gathering, are essentially van der most well with your own household group at home. so clearly these measures are being brought in to try to curb the surge there. how about things in the area? it is