fergus walsh, thanks for— -- the one solace. fergus walsh, thanks forjoining _ -- the one solace.cy cobra committee to discuss the continued threat posed by storm christoph. the emergency services in south yorkshire and greater manchester have already declared major incidents. people living in the north west, yorkshire and the midlands are being urged to prepare for the risk of significant flooding with up to 2,000 homes being evacuated in didsbury. judith mortitz is there tonight. while there are more than 300 flood alerts and warnings across england, there are nowjust four of alerts and warnings across england, there are now just four of the alerts and warnings across england, there are nowjust four of the most severe level, two of those were declared in the last few minutes and they are on merseyside, and the other is at didsbury where i am, and the environment agency has told us that this is the area where 2000 or so properties are being evacuated. we have seen people leaving here but also other residents and they are going to chance it and they are moving things upstairs and

i'm going to come back to joe walsh. i want to get some perspective from capitol hill while we fix joe's audio. i want to go to nbc news correspondent heidi presbyla. and a point you made yesterday that i want to underscore is that the basis to these allegations, that these 11 senators would join with joe walsh, is, is there are numerous allegations of widespread fraud. they're not, in fact, just yet coming forward with the evidence of this fraud. they're saying, so many republicans believe there was fraud that we need to do this. >> reporter: ali, there were allegations before a single vote was even cast, and we were promised that, actually, fraud that had never even occurred would occur. and to this day, they are still allegations, ali. i was standing outside the detroit tcf center, where one of those allegations was that camera equipment was actually secret, stolen ballots. no. i was there. it was camera equipment. and now, after they have had their day, their days, multiple days in court, 60 different lawsuits thrown

mayor walsh, eric garcetti and mayor cownie on this important work. two months ago the mayor of pittsburgh who was supportive of the paris climate agreement i should point out that pittsburgh is a full support of that work, led a group of mayors from the ohio river valley to talk about this marshall plan in middle america. i'm proud to be one of the signers of this work. the real issue, and ms. mccarthy and secretary kerry unclench you mentioned this. it's a real need for places like where i live to lead with the jobs. if we don't lead with the job on this issue we will continue to lose on this issue because right now and places like where i live it is not a winning discussion point. when i first came to city council one of the first things we did to be more thoughtful and save money was to put a a roop garden on to help with water runoff if you would've thought we had created something that was completely superfluous because people just don't understand it. but in these communities like fine that have lost two minutes amount of jobs because of the lo

fergus walsh is with me now. fergus walsh is with me nowm fergus walsh is with me now.and alarmed about, just to focus on the fact that there is hope, as the prime minister says — we could be in the final phase of this battle, even though it is a painful one and involves lots of sadness for lots of people. so when you listened to the prime minister earlier, going through the various categories of people, the kind of timetable for vaccination, what was your thoughts? what can you offer viewers in terms of guidance? well, i think what it shows is that there isa i think what it shows is that there is a way out, there is a path out of this pandemic which the vaccine will deliver, and every single person who gets immunised, it is one more chipping away of the power and strength of coronavirus. but it is going to get worse before it gets better. now, i've done some totting up better. now, i've done some totting up of the figures in the over 70s, day care home residents and workers, the front line health care workers — some debate among me and my collea g u es some debate amon

up to big joe walsh band. the list is a obviously public art with black berry it goes on and on and on and i've kind of the. sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for simplicity they spearheaded a trend to a more natural approach the martin guitar fit the bill perfectly hands made from wood without the technical bells and whistles. its popularity surged during the 1960 s. much in the 3rd belt of bigger factory still making instruments by hand. in 1971 martin produced almost 23000 guitars annually on meeting the high quality standards set 140 years. in 969 martin started making the 45 2nd he hadn't done it since before the war. and this is i saw one i want to. mention step one. and it sounded spectacular so i went again to lumpers and they had a number of them down i picked the 3 best bottom protect. in the 1980 s. difficult times beg

mayor walsh, mayor garcetti on this important work. two months ago mayor caputo of pittsburgh who was supportive of the paris climate agreement i should point out, a very full support of that work led a group of mayors in the ohio river valley to talk about this marshall planfor middle america and i'm proud to be one of the signers of this work . it's a real issue and miss mccarthy and the secretary kerry, it's a real need for places i live to deal with jobs and if we don't lead with jobs on this issue we will continue to lose on this issue because right now in places like where i live it is not a winning escutcheon point. if you remember when i first came to city council one of the first things we did is we were more thoughtful and save the money was with a rooftop garden on to help with water runoff and you would've thought we had created something that was completely superfluous because people don't understand it but in this communities like mine that has lost a tremendous amount of jobs because of the loss of manufacturing due to t

mayor walsh, thank you, buddy. this might be the last time we see you on a zoom like this as our mayor. you have contributed so much in your time as mayor. you are going to continue to do that as labor secretary. thank you once again. we had a great love festival for you yesterday. it can never be over for you. thanks so much. it's been a great first three days. we are taking a little break on sunday and monday, but a quick reminder, please register to join our meeting on tuesday evening with his holiness the dalai lama will speak for the need for mayors to be leaders in the quest for compassion, happiness, and kindness. when you think about what we have endured. the quicker we can scale on happiness, compassion, and love, who can argue with that? we should use our secular pulpits every day to talk about those universal values that bind us together. great mayors lead with the heart. if you have not spent time with his holiness, i can promise you it will be unforgettable, and i would encourage you to invite your sta

fergus walsh, approve it for all ages. fergus walsh. thank _ approve it for all ages.. _ borisjohnson says endless talk endless about a scottish independence referendum is completely irrelevant now while the uk battles the pandemic. the prime minister was speaking on a visit to scotland today. the snp said his trip was not essential and said he was panicking as opinion polls show declining support for the union. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. from the lighthouse covid testing lab in glasgow... to a community vaccination centre being set up with the help of the army, to this vaccine manufacturing plant, there is no mistaking the message the prime minister was sending with growing talk of another vote in scotland's future, boris johnson was here to emphasise what he believes the benefits of the country remaining united. i the benefits of the country remaining united.- the benefits of the country remaining united. i think endless talk about a _ remaining united. i think endless talk about a referendum - remaining united. i think endless talk about a refe

up to big joe walsh band. the list is a obviously what black berry goes on and on and on and i'm kind of the. sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for simplicity they spearheaded a trend to a more natural approach the martin guitar fit the bill perfectly hands made from wood without the technical bells and whistles. its popularity surged during the 1960 s. much in the 3rd delta bigger factory still making instruments by hand. in 1971 martin produced almost 23000 guitars annually all meeting the high quality standards set 140 years and only are. in 969 martin started making the 45 2nd they had notices for fort worth. and says i saw one i want to. finish that one. and it sounded spectacular so i went again to lumber and they had a number of them down i picked the 3 best bottom right there. in the 1980 s. difficult times began for the

fergus walsh, those aged 65 and over. fergus walsh. thank — those aged 65 and over. germany areju5t some of the eu member 5tate5 struggling to get hold of enough vaccine 5upplie5. vaccination5 are having to be postponed before the roll—out has really begun. germany'5 health minister says the country's facing a shortage well into april, and warned of at least ten tough week5 ahead. jenny hill reports on the difficulties germany is facing. a waiting room without any patients. a vaccination centre without any vaccine. germany relied on the eu to place its order5, a decision which may have come at a cost. translation: we really feel it here. people keep asking us why we haven't been vaccinated yet. at the end of the day, these are political decisions which i have to accept, but i am looking forward to the time when we have enough vaccine and can get on with it. no touri5t5 now for city guide tere5ia. immunity would bring life back to marburg'5 5treet5, restart the german economy. butju5t 2% of the population have had their first dose of the vaccine so far. even so, she t

and our medical editor fergus walsh is here.ated, still a lot of uncertainty about months ahead. that's right, so 5 million protected so far, 10 million still to go, because there are 15 million in those top four priority groups, with the target of reaching them by mid—february. now, protection builds after immunisation, it takes about three weeks, but even then it's not total, especially after the first dose were so given the very high rates of coronavirus those who have been immunised have been told to be very careful indeed and stick to the lockdown rules for now. it's not clear, they may still be able to pass on the virus. there is no doubt that the lockdown is suppressing the virus, but if the outbreak is shrinking at all it's not happening fast enough. more and more people are out and about than they were in the first lockdown and we have this more contagious variant. we see the effect on hospitals. nearly double the number of covid patients is at the number of covid patients is at the first peak in april, more i see yous

i trust mayor walsh. and i'm honored he accepted.ut i also want to say i did give serious consideration to -- of nominating my friend bernie sanders to this position. i'm confident he could've done a fantastic job. i could think of no more passionate devoted our life to working people in this country. but after tuesday's results in georgia, keeping democratic control of the united states senate and a tie vote, bernie and i agreed. as a matter of fact, bernie said we can't put control of the senate at risk in the outcome of a special election in vermont. and he agreed we couldn't take that chance. we also discussed how we would work together, traveled the country together, helping marty and me working with men and women who feel forgotten and left behind in this economy. we agreed that we'll work closely on our shared agenda of increasing worker power and to protect the dignity of work for all working people. i want to thank bernie for his continued friendship and leadership, and look forward to us working together while with marty. h

matt walsh has thought a lot about this question, we are always happy to have him on the show, thanksor coming on. put a finer point on this that i'm capable of doing, what are we looking at? >> this is why i have no patience for the what about charge because when you bring up this point about how the media, the democrats have been explicitly encouraging and romanticizing violent protests, it's always what about his him,

fergus walsh, our medical editor. let's move on to the dave's are main story.ited states, beforejoe biden is sworn in tomorrow as the nation's 46th president. but in a break with tradition, mr trump will not be attending his successor�*s inauguration, as he's decided to fly to his resort in florida in the morning. thousands of soldiers have been deployed around washington dc in the biggest security operation ever seen for a presidential inauguration, and much of the us capitol, the home of american democracy, has been fenced off, following the riot by mr trump's supporters a fortnight ago. one the eve of mr biden�*s inauguration, let'sjoin our north america editor, jon sopel, in washington. it has been a presidency that has defied all that convention and why should it end any differently? joe biden has now arrived in washington, dc a few moments ago and will spend the nightjust across the street from the white house. but donald trump and mr biden will not meet. instead, tomorrow morning, donald trump will be up early. he has awarded himself a military parade an

we'll be joined by gold medalist kerri walsh jennings. >>> up next, he's about to be a free man, the ghost warehouse that caught fire and killed 36 people takes a plea deal. how the families of the victims are reacting. >>> the yoga studio on the peninsula facing a big fine for staying open during the pandemic. oh, you think this is just a community center? no. it's way more than that. cause when you hook our community up with the internet... boom! look at ariana, crushing virtual class. jamol, chasing that college dream. michael, doing something crazy. this is the place where we can show the world what we can do. comcast is partnering with 1000 community centers to create wifi-enabled lift zones, so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. oh we're ready. ♪ ♪ >>> it has been four years since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland, derrick omena pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal. that deal means he likely won't serve a day in prison. many of the victims' families say there is no justi

fergus walsh, our medical editor.infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 54,833. 407 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, but today's figures don't include scotland and are usually lower after the weekend. that means on average in the past week 611 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 75,431. as we've heard, the covid threat is to be raised to the highest level five across the uk, following a warning from all four chief medical officers that the health services are at risk of being overwhelmed within three weeks. with coronavirus cases continuing to rise rapidly, driven by the new variant of the virus, the number of covid—19 patients in hospitals across the uk is also increasing sharply. our health editor, hugh pym, has the latest. on the front line of a major london hospital today. here at st george's, staff say it's exception

that would be stupid. >> walsh believes the right time is coming soon.tball coaches community, a group of about 600 coaches. they collected data from programs in more than 35 states where football is being played. >> there has been 408 reported cases of covid during those over 700,000 touches on campus but only five of them reported back to the workouts themselves. >> their goal is to present their findings to the governor. >> we're trying to keep things as safe as possible and get our kids out there doing positive things with motivation and guidance. >> the high school football season has already been delayed twice. coach walsh says he is hopeful the new data will allow an abbreviated football season to kick off sometime next month but admits if the decision isn't made soon the clock will run out. anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> they're doing it the right way trying to get data and present their case to governor newsom. >> that's it for us. see you at 11:00 tonight. >> good night. have a great evening. ♪ ♪ we have the power to harness california's abun

fergus walsh, bbc news. fergus walsh, bbc news.e still under intense pressure with the increasing number of covid patients arriving, and doctors say they are seeing more younger patients in the 30s and 40s compared to the first wave. 0ur health editor hugh pym — with camera operator harriet bradshaw and producer dominic hurst — have had access to film at croydon university hospital in south london. it is loud and clear. covid is serious. the numbers are definitely increasing and they are still increasing every day. i don't think i have ever known the whole system be as stretched as it is right now under pressure. this is a&e, but not as you know it. all staff are in full protective equipment. they know that most patients coming in have either tested positive or have symptoms. how are you feeling now? it's the breath that's the problem, and the cough. can i have a little listen, is that all right? this man is a consultant here. just sit forward for me a little and take a nice deep breath. and he is assessing this woman, who has just

fergus walsh, thank you.wer rate. only 500 people had been given the jab in the first week. at least 25,000 were vaccinated today. tonight, the french prime minister jean castex said the vaccine will shortly be offered to all over—75s, as he expressed concern that the virus is still spreading too fast in france. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson has been to a hospital in the southern city of saint—etienne. for france, this is not a vaccine to be delivered in a hurry. these tiny vials may be endorsed by doctors, but they carry a political risk. at saint—etienne's new vaccination centre, the first doses to arrive are for staff, not patients — a new push to increase vaccinations and public confidence in them. until now, only residents of elderly care homes were eligible for the jab. this week, it's being offered to firefighters, domestic carers and all medical staff over the age of 50. we are dealing with a technocratic system which is not reactive enough, and only wants to follow regulatory schedules with

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walsh is the former president of a local labor union.e's expected to lead efforts to create jobs, which have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. >>> ties between japan and south korea could come under further strain after a korean court ruled that people referred to as wartime comfort women should be compensated. japan calls this unacceptable. the ruling was handed down on friday by the seoul central district court. it ordered the japanese government to pay about $91,000 to each of the 12 plaintiffs. that's a total of about $1.1 million in damages for mental and physical pain. the 12 south korean women sought court mediation over compensation in 2013. they later filed a lawsuit. the first hearing was held in april last year. japan has not attended the court proceedings. it takes a position that the lawsuit should be dismissed based on sovereign immunity. it's a concept under international law that the state is immune from the civil jurisdiction of the court of a foreign country. the south korean court did not apply sovereign imm

up to big joe walsh band.the list is that obviously what black berry goes on and on and on and i'm kind of the. sound of an acoustic instrument you heard a record like you know that's a mark within 2 seconds busy. it was the era of the singer songwriter and they all played a martin with their back to the land movement and a yearning for simplicity they spearheaded a trend to a more natural approach the martin guitar fit the bill perfectly handmade from wood without the technical bells and whistles. its popularity surged during the 1960 s. martin the 3rd delta bigger factory still making instruments by hand. in 1971 martin produced almost 23000 guitars annually all meeting the high quality standards set 140 years. in 969 martin started making the 45 seconds they had no necessity for the work. and this is i thought when i want to. finish that one. and it sounded spectacular so i went again too long and they had a number of them down i picked the 3 best bottom protests. in the 1980 s. difficult times began for th

will be biden's pick for labor secretary, this data will really want to be gone through by marty walshgetting word from the washington post and politico the gina raimondo will be next comer secretary perry let's bring in somebody to talk about -- the nextwith us commerce secretary. let's bring in somebody to talk about all of this with us. not very exciting for the month of december, is it. >> it isn't. we are looking for a flat to down number, even up to 100,000 is not significantly different from zero at this stage of the game. that is very important when you're still 10 million in the hole. looking at the unemployment theims we got today, numbers were up quite significantly. we know the special pandemic applications fell precipitously. part of that was because we had the timing of when the president actually signed the bill into law, allowing some of those things to lapse. to labor department started restored. all that confusion likely pushed more of those claims into early january. i think that is important. if you look at the weeks on jobless claims between mid-november and mid-de

and 0, fergus walsh.ian tang, consultant virologist at the leicester royal infirmary and associate professor in the department of respiratory sciences at the university of leicester. a very good morning to you and welcome to bbc news. to pick up what fergus walsh was saying, he thinks this vaccination is a game changer so this vaccination is a game changer so is that your view as well? yes, it is much easier to roll out to the general population across all the different centres even those without ultralow storage capabilities. and also i think the roll—out to the rest of the world is really important as well. so i think the game changer if you want to use that term. we have two vaccine is available now but if you only get one dose of either of them, how much protection does that give? the figures vary between the vaccines in the trials but from what i have seen and heard, 50—70% efficacy after one dose for both jabs and that's a pretty good response. thing about things like influenza, they could be anythi

fergus walsh, bbc news.cines is encouraging, america's top infectious disease expert doctor anthony fauci says we can't become complacent in fighting the virus. it is an incentive to do what we have been saying all along — to vaccinate as many people as we can as quickly as we possibly can. because mutations occur, because the virus has a playing field, as it were, to mutate. if you stop that and stop the replication, viruses cannot mutate if they don't replicate. germany and france have tightened their border controls, overfears new coronavirus variants might spread in europe. berlin says most visitors from britain, ireland, portugal, braziland south africa will be banned from saturday. most non—eu nationals will be excluded from france from sunday. the european union remains opposed to a blanket travel ban. the drama surrounding share—dealing in the us company gamestop continues to rumble on. regulators on both sides of the atlantic have issued warnings about the volatility of the market amid fears small i

fergus walsh, bbc news.l work around the clock until every victim of saturday's plane crash is found. they have pinpointed the location of the black boxes and hope to retrieve the vital evidence by using specialised equipment. 0ur reporter freya cole has the latest. it is a delicate and sensitive operation. piecing together parts of the ill—fated plane which crashed into the ocean on saturday. along with the metal and mechanics are people's belongings, bags of clothing, the sorry sight of life jackets. 62 people were on board, including several young children. authorities have found some human remains and say it is their priority to make sure everybody is accounted for. translation: we will do everything to meet the needs of the families until all the victims of flight sj—182 are found. this flight attendant is the first victim to be identified. he was age 29. flight data have revealed the plane dropped more than 3000 metres in less than a minute shortly after take—off from jakarta airport. an ocean surveill

fergus walsh, bbc news.ish nationals in hong kong will be able to apply for a uk visa using a smartphone app to protect their privacy and security. the british home secretary, priti patel, told the bbc it was absolutely vital to give applicants some protection. the new visa comes into force on sunday. it's being introduced after china imposed a security law on hong kong. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale after months of protests from pro—democracy campaigners, beijing last year imposed a tough new security law on hong kong. britain said this deal was broken as they tried to protect the territories autonomy. so ministers are offering a way out for those british nationals who want it. so for us in particular, we've made a promise to the people of hong kong when it comes to safeguarding and preserving their liberties and freedoms. particularly as they are being restricted by the chinese government, and this is one of a kind, a bespoke visa route to provide freedoms, safety, security. so who's e

fergus walsh: this is the front line in the ward. every patient we are looking after has covid. we cannot cope with a big spike, we just can't. every day, some battles are won. is one of the doctors here? and some are lost. all the patients here are critically ill. we're planning for many more patients, so all our theatres to be full of covid patients and possibly beyond. it is, you know, none of us have ever seen anything like this. the staff here are dealing with the biggest challenge ever faced by the nhs. they can save many of the patients. sadly, not all of them. and still, more patients keep coming every day. ed thomas reported from a hospital in lanarkshire and the experiences of a wide range of patients, young and old. suspected covid—i9? yes. look beyond the daily statistics. these are the lives changed forever. that's you completely breathing on your own. i'm a lucky one. i'm seeing my family tomorrow. from those trying to save the sickest... we've had three deaths, which has totally floored the staff today. it's probably t

archghtny fauci and boston mayor marty walsh among speakers 3:30 p.m. c-span and senate back at 10 a.m. to volt on the confirmation of austin as defense secretary another possible nomination for the biden administration. >> topght on q and a discussion about development and rollout rft pole owe vaccine in the 1950s with university of california at berkeley historian of medicine elena. >> once the vaccine was developed and approved for market use within a few hours after the test results came out, the nation had to scramble to en

fergus walsh, bbc news.ritish nationals in hong kong will be able to apply for a 5—year uk visa in a move that has angered china and could see diplomatic repercussions. the visa is being introduced after china imposed a security law on hong kong. paper applications will be accepted from sunday and a smartphone app coming in a few weeks will improve privacy and security. speaking to the bbc, the british home secretary priti patel told the bbc it was absolutely vital to give applicants some protection. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. after months of protests from pro—democracy campaigners, beijing last year imposed a tough new security law on hong kong. britain said this deal was broken as they tried —— britain said this brokered was agreed with china as they tried to protect the so ministers are offering a way out for those british nationals who want it. so for us in particular, we've made a promise to the people of hong kong when it comes to safeguarding and preserving their liberties and

fergus walsh, bbc news.e to vaccinologist dr peter hotez from the baylor college of medicine in houston. he welcomed novavax trial results. it looks like it's going to be another important vaccine. so now we've got the two mrna vaccines, we have the astrazeneca—oxford vaccine, we will hear thej&j vaccine soon, and the novavax, we have a recombinant and protein vaccine. and some people may ask why you need all these vaccines, well, there's limits in the capacity for production for any one of them, so the more we have the more shots on goal, the better globally we have a chance to beat this pandemic. and then in terms of the variants, where are we up to with knowing how much protection existing vaccines will provide against, for example, the variant that has been found in brazil and the one that has been found in south africa? yeah, the south african one is really worrying people because we are seeing diminished protection with both the pfizer and moderna mrna vaccine and we heard about the result today from t

fergus walsh, bbc news.work around the clock until every victim of saturday's plane crash is found. they have pinpointed the location of the black boxes and hope to retrieve the vital evidence by using specialised equipment. 0ur reporter freya cole has the latest... it is a delicate and sensitive operation. piecing together parts of the ill—fated plane which crashed into the ocean on saturday. along with the metal and mechanics are people's belongings, bags of clothing, the sorry sight of life jackets. 62 people were on board, including several young children. authorities have found some human remains and say it is their priority to make sure everybody is accounted for. translation: we will do everything to meet the needs of the families until all the victims of flight sj—182 are found. this flight attendant is the first victim to be identified. he was age 29. flight data have revealed the plane dropped more than 3000 metres in less than a minute shortly after take—off from jakarta airport. an ocean surveill

i trust mayor walsh. i'm honored he accepted. i also want to say i did give serious consideration of nominating my friend bernie sanders to this position. i'm confident he could have done a fantastic job. i can think the no more passionate ally to working people in this country, but after tuesday's results in georgia, giving democratic control to the united states senate and a tie vote, bernie and i agreed -- as a matter of fact bernie said we can't put control of the senate at risk on the outcome of a special election in vermont. he agreed we couldn't take that chance. we also discussed how we would work together, travel the country together, helping marty, meeting with working men and women who feel forgotten, left behind in this economy. we agreed we'll work closely on our shared agenda, on increasing working power to protect the dignity of work. i want to hang bernie for his continued friendship and leadership, and i look forward to working together. for administrator of the small business administration, i nominate isabel gu

the afl-cio is backing the selection of marty walsh, this is what richard trumka said in a statement, quote. as a longtime union member, walsh knows that unionizing is building back better, expanding opportunities for immigrants, women and people of color. that from the afl-cio. what's interesting is that the president-elect has said that he was considering bernie sanders to run up the labor -- to head up the labor department. but the reason why he decided not to go that route is that both of them believe that was a 50-50 split in the senate, they just don't want to take any chances. listen here. >> people in both parties now recognize it's time to raise the minimum wage so hard working people earn at least $15 an hour minimum. no one, no one should work as millions are doing today 40 hours a week at a job and still live below the poverty line. >> reporter: that, obviously, not about bernie sanders, but noteworthy nonetheless as the president-elect called on congress to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. there was a lot of news in there. as you also mentioned, the president-elect

our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest.atiently in line, health care workers in newcastle, the over 80s in bristol. manchester, london and birmingham among seven mass covid vaccination centres which opened today in england. i've lost a lot of relatives, so i needed to show people that there is nothing wrong with the vaccine. it has been tested and we need to get the vaccine. we have grandchildren, great—grandchildren, and to not be able to see them is really hard. i feel very relieved. i feel that this is the way back, i really think that. i can't understand anybody, you know, not wanting to have it. are you getting the astrazeneca or the pfizer jab? the prime minister, in bristol, said the uk had immunised more people than any country in europe, but the sense of urgency is palpable with hospitals close to being overwhelmed by covid patients. it's a race against time because we can all see the threat that our nhs faces, the pressure it's under, the demand in intensive care units, the pressure on ventilated beds, even the sh

fergus walsh for us there.re sciences for a new variant there could be resista nt to variant there could be resistant to vaccines. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow despite protests and violence from some black activist groups. 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 had 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

fergus walsh, bbc news.rnment figures show there were 46,169 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 57,851. 529 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. this number is usually lower after the weekend. on average in the past week, 926 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 81,960. there are 13,000 more covid patients in hospital in england today than there were on christmas day, bringing the current total tojust over 32,000. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been to croydon university hospital in south london, where doctors say they are seeing a greater number of younger patients in their 30s and 40s compared to the first wave. hugh filmed his report with camera operator harriet bradshaw and producer dominic hurst. it is loud and clear. covid is serious. the numbers are definitely increasing and they are s

joe biden has tapped boston mayor marty walsh for labor secretary. walsh was a top union leader, heading up the boston building trades before his career in politics and has the support of many prominent labor union figures. but others had hoped biden would select another cabinet member of color, as several were reportedly up for consideration, including california labor secretary julie su, who is asian american. if walsh is confirmed, boston city council president kim janey -- who is african-american -- will become acting mayor, making her the first woman and first person of color to serve as mayor of boston. in other cabinet news, biden has selected rhode island governor gina raimondo as commerce secretary. the revolving door project said the choice was profoundly troubling, tweeting -- "raimondo has a record of promoting fracking and cuts to public assistance programs, selling public pensions to wall street, and grossly mishandling rhode island's covid-19 outbreak." and isabel guzman has been nominated to head the u.s. small business administration

fergus walsh, bbc news.2,618 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 57,234. on average, there were 27,983 covid—19 patients in hospital in the last week. 1,162 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 714 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 78,508. the head of nhs england has warned that every region now has more covid patients in hospital than at the peak in april. sir simon stevens said 10,000 people had been admitted to hospital since christmas day alone. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. at the norfolk and norwich university hospital, they are treating one of their own. emergency department nurse estrella catalan is now a patient. desperate to return to work but still fighting the virus. i want to help. for estrella's colleagues, these have been some

looking forward to working with respect to labor i nominate a good friend and a stand up guy marty walsh of boston son of irish immigrants from the only down side is not they're not from mayo they're from go away. raul way moved to boston marty was born or raised in dorchester i know him tough as nails diagnosis cancer at age 7 beaten age 11 joining a labors union 2223 at age 21 elected to the state legislature became union president and graduated from college at age 42 he's now in his 2nd term as a successful mayor of the iconic american city of boston who always puts working people 1st fighting for a $15.00 minimum wage paid family leave providing front line workers in the emergency childcare and protective equipment they need marty understands like i do that the middle class built this country and unions built the middle class he sees how union workers have been holding this country together during this crisis health care workers keeping a hospital safe clean in effect and efficient time and public service workers fighting against budget shortfalls to keep communities afloat. port wor

very. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has been given rare access to the intensive care wards for tonight'sal report. this year's gcse and a level students will now be assessed by their teachers with classrooms remaining empty until at least the middle of february. as it becomes illegal to leave home in england without good reason, mps prepare to vote on the new measures tonight. 0n the dayjoe biden is set to be confirmed as next president — donald trump tells supports he will fight on and never concede the election. and changing gear in a pandemic — how one company has managed to survive by helping the most vulnerable. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we will look ahead to the second of the league cup semifinals. it is a manchester derby later this evening at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. for the first time since april the uk has recorded more more than 1,000 daily covid—related deaths — one of the highest numbers ever recorded here. right now, london is at the epicentre of this crisis. hospitals now have more covid patients being admit

i trust mayor walsh and i'm honored he accepted. but i also want to say i did give serious consideration on nominating my friend bernie sanders to this position i'm confident he could have done a fantastic job. i can think of no more passionate, devoted ally to working people in this country but after tuesday's results in georgia giving democratic control to the united states senate and a tie vote, bernie and i agreed -- as a matter of fact, bernie said we can't put control of the senate at risk on the outcome of a special election in vermont. and he agreed we couldn't take that chance. we also discussed how we'd work together, travel the country together, helping marty, meeting with working men and women who feel forgotten and left behind in this economy. we agreed that we'll work closely on our shared agenda of increasing worker power and to protect the dignity of work for all working people i want to thank bernie for husband continued friendship and leadership i look forward to us working together along with marty. he thinks i ma