emma clifford bell, bbc news, drumchapel. 0rganisations offering support on issues raised in emma's report can be found via bbc action line. go to bbc.co.uk/actionline or call for free. the number is 0800 066 066. teaching children music has been a lifelong passion for emma hutchinson. so when lockdown was announced, she moved to online teaching, and soon discovered that, despite her best efforts, many of her pupils struggled to engage as they would face—to—face. her efforts to create something positive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song — and to her great surprise, it's a global success. # la, la, la—la, la, la... # when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, "oh, this is quite good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing." but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue.

teaching children music has been a life passion for emma hutchinson. so when lockdown was announced she shifted to online teaching — and the impact this had on her children was stark. her efforts to draw out something positive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song — and, to her surprise. it's gone global. here's emma's story. # la, la, la—la, la, la... # when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, oh, this is good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing. but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue. smash! over the nine months, we noticed that many of our children are more reserved. they're less responsive to engaging with each other. language delay is becoming more evidenced. # christmas is here again, all around the world...# i was thinking, how can i make this a positive experience? how can

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it was the perfect place to raise her three children: emma, sophie, and sam. >> emma was an eighth grader at franklin middle school. she was a swimmer and an avid movie fan and reader. >> reporter: but in late 2014, emma began having headaches and nausea. and eye exam revealed swelling in an optic nerve. emma had a brain tumor. >> less than 2% of brain tumors are glioblastoma. >> she didn't live in franklin, but her 10-year-old stepson, zane, did. he complained of leg pain and went in for blood tests. he was diagnosed with leukemia. >> when the doctor came in, zane's question was: why did i get this? why me? and the doctor said it is just bad luck. >> reporter: but davidson and reinhart began to wonder, what are the odds of such bad luck? when parents went in search for a cause, this 15-acre site on the north side of town became an obvious suspect. more than 13 years ago after chemicals were dumped and leaked here, the e.p.a. sortered a ordered a cleanup, but something went wrong, terribly wrong. >> the e.p.a. dropped the ball. >> reporter: more than 35 years ago, environmental energy joh

. ♪ emma: with the first word news, i'm emma chandra. president-elect biden spoke after the electoral college sealed his win. he notes he won the same as president trump in 2016. mr. biden: at the time, president trump called his election victory a landslide. by the same standard, these numbers represent a clear victory then, and i respectfully suggest they do so now. offered nodent trump public reaction to the vote. a grim milestone in the u.s. battle against the coronavirus. the death toll has now gone past 300,000. meanwhile, more than 600 hospitals across the country receiving vaccines this week. the first shots are being given to health care workers. the crude oil glut left behind by the coronavirus pandemic will clear by the end of next year. that is according to the international energy agency. still, the iea says demand will be lower for longer than expect it. the agency trimmed forecasts for world fuel consumption following a new wave of lockdowns. president trump praised outscoring -- praised outgoing .ttorney general william b

i'll help you out, emma, 'cause you're feeling really bold. let her finish, let her finish, let her finish. let me -- let me talk a little about my product. i'll help you out. [ laughs ] i'm out. ohh. good luck. cuban: look, i have lots of concerns. competition and knock-offs, first and foremost. mm-hmm. i'll make you an offer, but it's gonna be a sharky offer. i'll give you the $625,000, but i want 25% of the company because i think you have a lot of question marks in terms of the business side, the finances side. yeah. the online side, you seem to have done pretty well. well, and i think to the marketing, you know, what is so cool about our product is people's passion behind it. he gave you an offer. yeah. don't talk your way out of it. now we got to talk business. no, i'm not gonna talk my way out of it. so, mark, we really appreciate your offer, you know. the valuation you gave us is $2 million, and we've already done more than that in sales in two months. so, what we'd like to offer you is $625,000 for 12.5%. no, thank you. i'm out. okay.

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emma vardy, bbc news. medical regulators have recommended that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine. it comes after two nhs workers had an adverse response to the jab yesterday. they've both recovered already. thousands of other people have received the vaccine without any issues. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. they've been together ever since they met while working at basildon hospital more than five decades ago. now, vic and penny griffiths have returned to the place where they each served for a0 years, from where the covid vaccine offers some hope of better days ahead. our zest for life doesn't diminish when you get older, but the anxieties are there about catching something or doing something that may stop the span of your life. as far as i'm concerned, both of us want to have it done and get on with life. sharp scratch now, angela. but as vaccinations continue, a warning from the medicines regulator — tw

emma simpson, bbc news, portsmouth. the latest government figures show there were 16,578 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 15,367. 1,359 people had been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last friday. 533 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that means on average in the past week, 412 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 62,566. medical regulators have recommended that people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not be given the pfizer—biontech vaccine. it comes after two nhs workers had an adverse reaction to the jab yesterday. they've both recovered. thousands of other people have received the vaccine without any issues. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. they've been together ever since they met while working at basildon hospital more than five d

we welcome emma chandra with the full story. emma: the drop today close to 25% at the lows. that is pretty significant. investors not liking this theher delay from usps, u.s. postal service and awarding this contract. the contract worth about $6 billion. why do investors not like it? it creates a further hurdle for growth for work horse and future growth is what this company has traded on, it is why we have seen a massive run-up in the stock over the past years. 600% or close to 600% year to date. this is a company with no profit and barely any sales. $300,000 worth last year and predicted to be about 2.2 million in 2020. as the only all electric bidder for this contract to provide delivery vans for usps, it was considered to be a front runner in one analyst today saying for some investors they sought as a done deal. the delay showing the peak may not be the case. david: it may be the only electric vehicle in the usps deal, but not the only electric around the world. look at tesla. how are electric vehicles doing in the market these days? alicia: you're right. it is not the

but as emma said, this is a cull of the week. the pandemic has exposed those wea knesses pandemic has exposed those weaknesses and killed them off. and weaknesses and killed them off. and we have seen what has been happening for a long time now happening very quickly. mps will vote shortly on the government's plan to introduce a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions in england, when lockdown ends at midnight. dozens of conservative mps have questioned the new measures, arguing the restrictions should be targeted at smaller areas. but if the government wins the vote as expected, from midnight tonight, more than 23 million people will be moved into the toughest tier — tier 3. there's no socialising indoors or in private gardens. pubs and restaurants can only do takeaways. more than 32 million will be in tier 2. again, no mixing inside, but up to six people can meet outdoors. and you can go to restaurants or pubs that serve substantial meals with people you live with. tier1 has the lightest restrictions, but fewer than three q

emma: as we all know, the transition period for e.u.-u.k. is coming to an end at the end of this year, so there is no time left. i don't think we can talk about further expansion on this. so i really hope that at the end we will find an agreement, there are still some points that are not stalled. fishery, weng about are talking about competition points. so still be problems. and i really hope that we will have an agreement because otherwise this will be a very big problem. as you know, companies are also to aadapt, non-deal scenario. but this would be very bad in a situation where all the companies are dealing with the pandemic. so it is still difficult, but i really hope that we will find an agreement. as you said, there is no time left. we have to find an agreement this week, within the end of this week. as you know, the business community is pushing very strong to really find an agreement between e.u.-u.k.. askcine: i also wanted to you, there is big news in the banking sector in italy with the ier.rture of mr. must is there too much inte

teaching children music has been a life passion for emma hutchinson. so when lockdown was announced, her shift to online teaching — and the impact this had on her children — was stark. her efforts to draw out something positive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song that, to her surprise, has gone global. here's emma's story. # la, la, la—la, la, la... # when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box... # a lot of families said, "oh, this is quite good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing." but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue. smash! over the nine months, we noticed that many of our children are more reserved. they're less responsive to engaging with each other. language delay is becoming more evidenced. # christmas is here again, all around the world... # i was thinking, "how can i make this a positive experienc

emma goss is here with more.>> reporter: gig workers tell me they are paying hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets for their own ppe supplies. meanwhile, the companies they drive for say they are available free of cost.>> reporter: december 22 has been designated as a global day of action. >> reporter: on tuesday, rideshare and food delivery drivers gathered outside of uber headquarters as part of an international day of action. they joined driver groups in argentina, mexico, and italy, saying that the time has come for the company to deliver for them. >> it is important to get the word out, to demand that these tech companies do more to support the people that are doing the work for them. we are out here, as independent workers. we are risking our lives. >> reporter: i used to be platinum. >> reporter: michaela edwards, schoolteacher was driving full- time for uber until her doctor told her she had underlying conditions that put her at high risk for covid 19. they offer financial assistance to drivers for exactly this purpose. edwards said she never received it. uber, and oth

here's emma's story. # la, la, la—la, la, la...#. when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, "oh, this is quite good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing." but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue. smash! over the nine months, we noticed that many of our children are more reserved. they're less responsive to engaging with each other. language delay is becoming more evidenced. # christmas is here again, all around the world...# i was thinking, how can i make this a positive experience? how can i write something that is going to look forward to the future? i wrote four christmas songs. # christmas is here once more # family, neighbours, knocking at the door...# i gave my song to moonbug entertainment as part of a collective of christmas songs for children to enjoy. and then they got back in t

acclaimed actor emma thompson is also campaigning to end child food poverty. hello, marcus. we have to stay like this. in april 2019 emma went to downing street to deliver a report on poverty written from children's perspectives, outlining recommendations for change. hey, you lot. hello. would you like me to introduce you? i think we know him very well. so the question is for me now what we do now? where do we go from where we are? food commission to see how many people it is affecting and to show the mps and everybody in the uk that this is a real thing and that people are suffering from it, especially young people. that is a massive one. if they we put themselves in the environment and they have seen what is actually happening then we wouldn't even have to speak about any of this. on your twitter you said it's not the parents's fault that they can't feed their child because no parent doesn't want to feed their child. that needs to be heard by more adults and we could be the ones to tell them to stop stigmatising people. when the disbelief goes and the denial goes, then tha

emma will tell us about that trip. emma: it is incredible how normalized things are in wuhan. it is not seen a locally transmitted case since may if you can believe it. and it does feel like a bustling, very normal chinese city right now. people are wearing face mask, but business activity is back to normal. so, too, is the city moving on. from the virus. it is very, very clear that they are not wanting to dwell on some of those questions about the origin. -- the market where the first cluster, among store holders of cases. the laboratory which is linked to potentially releasing the virus. a a lot of these places very sensitive in wuhan. and to the government of china, very are really trying to consciously move on from those early days. and focus the narrative on this success and containing the virus in the latter half of this year. we know there were first cases out of the seafood market in wuhan a year ago. before that it is kind of blank. what do scientists say about where this originated from? emma: there are a lot of theories about that, but they are just hypotheses at th

emma: i think we will have early results in a few weeks. getting it down one way or the other is often not something done quickly in science. scientists are working really hard to get as much information as possible. i think the general consensus is this variant is not going to be totally unresponsive to the vaccine. hopefully it will work as well , but iformal virus there is a decrease in the efficacy of the vaccine, it will make a huge difference as far as protecting people, even if decreased a little bit. mutation,erms of the i have seen this has to do with the deletion of amino acids, and that causes it to be more transmissible. is that something we can hope to understand more? emma: this is a complicated question. the variant in the u.k. has a number of mutations, more than we would expect, and that is what has caught scientists' attention. we no one seems to increase the virus ability to bind to cells, and another may mean it can successfully evade the immune system. you might not catch it as quickly in your body, but a lot of this is

bethany england put emma hayes's side 5—0 up in the second half, bethany england put emma hayes's side 5 nil benfica also had a player sent off. the two time semi—finalists as good as through to the round of 16. elsewhere — a lot closer for manchester city — they came from behind to beat gothenburg in sweden. a headerfrom american sam mewis securing the win with iii minutes to go. while there was a narrow loss for qualifiers glasgow city — beaten 2 —i at sparta prague. there are calls from former rugby players for contact in training to be limited while research into a possible link between rugby and brain injuries continues. it was revealed yesterday that a group of former players has started legal acton against rugby's authorities for negligence. ben cohen, who was part of englands world cup winning side in 2003 says more needs to be done. it's like 20 controlled car crash a week. some of these hits are just a bone rattling. they really are. and... it's not just about knocks on the head. yes, that's a massive part. it's about holding your breath going into contact and seen

acclaimed actor, emma thompson, is also campaigning to end child food poverty. . hi, marcus. mechanized meat used up to meet you. we are not allowed. we've got to stay like this. i will bow. we are not allowed. we've got to stay like this. iwill bow. in we are not allowed. we've got to stay like this. i will bow. in april 2019, emma went to downing street to deliver a report on poverty written from children's perspectives, outlining recommendations for change. k, you lots. you 0k? would you like me to introduce you? i think we know you very well. the mix ofa i think we know you very well. the mix of a question for me now is, you know, what do we do now? where do we go from where we are? the commission to see how any people it's affecting and to show the mps and everyone in the uk that this is a real thing, and that people are suffering, especially young people. that's a massive one. if they actually put themselves in the environment and saw what is actually happening, then we wouldn't even have to speak about any of it. on your twitter, you said it's not the parent's fault th

compassion is key this new year. >> emma goss life for us. thank you. >>> despite repeated pleas from public health officials, millions of people are still traveling this week to visit family and friends for the holiday. aaa says that nearly 85 million people are expected to travel over the next week and a half. the majority are driving, but nearly 3 million are expected to fly. airports are the busiest they have been since the start of the pandemic. some travelers say after a year filled with loss, being with family is worth the risk. >> people are losing their livelihood and their homes and their loved ones, and i just felt like i needed to come be around mine while i still have them with me. >> if you are traveling, the cdc recommends getting tested before and after your trip, limiting your exposure and quarantining when you get home. despite all those warnings, the tsa says 1.9 million travelers passed through airport check yesterday, and that is down by about 40% from a year ago. it is still the highest one-day total since the pandemic t

our business correspondent emma simpson has more details. debenhams, a big part of bristol for half a century. anchor stores in so many of our towns and cities, like brighton. i think it's really sad, i used to work for them a long time ago. and on the corner here in leeds. but for how much longer? we won't have any shopping centres left, we'll have no town centres left when everybody shops online. in edinburgh today, nostalgia from younger shoppers, too. i know girls who bought their prom dresses there. it's memories, you know what i mean? and staff arriving for work to find out that when the doors open tomorrow, the stock starts to be cleared, liquidation and a closing down sale. i think it's been like a long, slow decline for debenhams. it's not really changed. it's been a constant presence through the decades, but its problems have been many years in the making. an incredibly sad day. i really feel for the teams involved. sir ian cheshire was chairman months before debenhams went into administration last year. and then limped on, control

emma simpson, bbc news. now it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. different nations different tiers. is bbc news keeping all parts of the uk equally informed about covid—19 infections and restrictions? or is it making too much of a deal of when england — and specifically london — go into higher tiers, causing resentment and confusion elsewhere? the pandemic has had different impacts in different parts of the uk, and with devolved govenrments in scotland, wales and northern ireland, that's meant different rules in different places, whatever is decided by the national government in westminster. but it's also made life difficult for broadcasters such as the bbc. take the announcement reported on monday's lunchtime news. as coronavirus cases 01’ as coronavirus cases or london faces a move to tier 3. england's highest level of restriction. with ministers and officials said to be deeply concerned while pubs bars and restau ra nts concerned while pubs bars and restaurants could close. concerned

emma, thank you very much. after a difficult year for communities across the uk, the duke and duchess of cambridge are travelling across the country to thank people for their efforts during the pandemic. over the next three days, william and kate will travel more than 1,200 miles on the royal train to try and bring some festive cheer. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. edinburgh‘s waverley station, the first stop for the rail train on a 1200 milejourney first stop for the rail train on a 1200 mile journey around the first stop for the rail train on a 1200 milejourney around the uk first stop for the rail train on a 1200 mile journey around the uk to give the duke and duchess of cambridge a chance to meet different groups of key workers, and in the words of kensington palace, to pass on the nation‘s sincere thanks and gratitude for all their efforts to keep people safe and keep the country going during the pandemic. the scottish ambulance service handles more than 1.5 million emergency calls

for emma hutchinson. so when lockdown was announced, she moved to online teaching, and soon discovered that, despite her best efforts, many of her pupils struggled to engage as they would face—to—face. her efforts to create something positive from the experience led to her writing a christmas song — and to her great surprise, it's a global success. # la, la, la—la, la, la... # when lockdown was announced, i was at home, in devon. our whole professional world turned around overnight to zoom lessons. it's lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? # something is tapping in my box...# a lot of families said, "oh, this is quite good fun, let's all have a go at doing the digital thing." but i think, after several weeks, you could get a sense of screen fatigue. smash! over the nine months, we noticed that many of our children are more reserved. they're less responsive to engaging with each other. language delay is becoming more evidenced. # christmas is here again, all around the world...# i w

francine: bloomberg's emma o'brien reporting wuhan. we will continue tracking covid 19 and figure out what comes next. langford,eak to aisha an assistant professor. this is bloomberg. this is "bloomberg surveillance." we are delighted to be joined by an assistant professor at new york university school of medicine department of population health. thank you professor langford for speaking to us today. we see a lot more lockdowns in europe. we also have a vaccine. what will the first six months of 2021 look like? prof. langford: i hope it will be very inspiring with the vaccine rollout. that what we have learned so far in terms of getting the vaccine to the will provideuicker hope for us in the next few weeks and upcoming months. the new variant of the covid strain, it is important for people to remember that so far we don't know if the new variant will make people sicker or if it is more deadly. it is important people will wash their masks and -- foster hands, wear masks, and practice social distancing. francine: do we know it is easier

emma: of course. my son's nusra school -- nursery school is still open, so we are glad that he is going back next week. a bit of a bittersweet day yesterday when we heard about the new tier four restrictions for much of england, it also the eye astrazeneca vaccine has been approved, and really vaccine rollout now seen as the only way to curb transmission of the virus. and in that interview i did with wasvaccine deployment, he saying that they have the infrastructure ready. mass vaccinations beginning monday next week. they hope to get to about 2 million vaccinations a week. but he also spoke about 26 million people in the u.k. ated.d to be vaccin the most vulnerable will get the vaccine first. if you reach 2 million vaccines a week, that still will take about 30 weeks. wethe prime minister said, are in for tough months ahead. francine: emma chandra from the bloomberg office looking at these tier four lockdowns and exactly what this means for industries. let's discuss the future of the hospitality sect

emma wrote a christmas song and it has gone viral. here is her story. [playing music] >> when lockdown was announced, our whole professional world turned around to zoom lessons. lovely to see you here today. are you ready to roll? [ntinstru playing] >> a lot of lot of families and said, this is fine. let's all have a go at doing the digital thing. i think after several weeks, you could get a sense of string -- over the nine months, we have noticed that many of our torture and are more reserved and less t responsiveo engaging -- less engaging. ♪ >> christmas is here again ♪ >> i was thinking, how can i make this a positive experienceo can i find something so people can look forward to the future? i wrote for christmas songs. ♪ >> christmas is here again knocking at the door >> as partf collective, i gave the songs for children to enjoy. they say, thank you ry much. they said we would like to use christmas is here again" as our christmas single. [singing] >> this had been annial nightmare being deaf. i had relied on lipreading. ♪ >> singing my chr

senate subcommittee looks at the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the entertainment industry, emma challenges facing artists and venues and supporting industries. that's at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. on c-span to the senate continues with the nomination of thomas kush to be a judge on the seventh circuit in a seat previously held by supreme court justice anthony -- amy coney barrett. the atlantic council at the discussion on u.s. foreign-policy and expectations for the incoming biden administration. a.m., that5 bipartisan policy center looks at the 2020 voting experience with secretaries of state from michigan, pennsylvania and georgia. use your mobile devices and go to c-span.org for the latest video, live and on-demand to follow the transition of power. president trump, president-elect biden, news conferences and even coverage at c-span.org. michigan. take you to that is where the state's 16 electors met today to cast their votes for vice president joe and sen. kamala harris for president and vice president, respectively. here is how the process played out in michigan.

emma: yes, absolutely. a bittersweet day yesterday. we have the oxford astrazeneca vaccine being approved, but also getting this tier 4 extension with more restrictions and the prospect of months of restrictions into february. as vaccine rollout is seen stopping transmissions, which have been growing in the u.k., about 50,000 new cases yesterday. we are talking about the new variant being more transmissible. , youollout of vaccines played the soundbite from my interview, saying the only barrier to getting this rolled astrazenecauickly and pfizer can produce the vaccines. there are 500,000 shots in the u.k. at the moment. they are expecting millions more by the beginning of february. they are talking about getting to 2 million shots per week, and 26 million people in the u.k. being vaccinated. those are people in the most vulnerable groups who would get the vaccines first. you get to 2 million per week, it will take 13 weeks to vaccinate 26 million people. matt: thank you very much, emma chandra, reporting on the increased restrictions

emma: we understand that it could not be. it would be very difficult. i don't think either side wants to. but never say never. we have seen a number of deadlines come and go. to move that deadline, that would be quite a big deal for both sides. you would probably have to be extremely close to a deal for that to happen. vonnie: emma there in london keeping an eye on things for us. thank you. we will bring you any news from that dinner with boris and ec president ursula von der leyen. a great deal of rhetoric has been thrown around the last 12 hours. from me in new york and amanda lang in toronto, this is bloomberg. ♪ . . when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $400 a year with shared data starting at $15 a month, or get the lowest price for one line of unlimited. come into your local xfinity store to make the most of your mobile experience. you can shop the latest phones, bring your own device, or trade in for extra savings. stop in or

emma vardy, bbc news. let's go back to catch you live now. as the prime minister continued to talk and eat together will we know what happens roughly a timescale tonight? will we find out tonight if there is a deal, isn't a deal, what do we know so far? well, i can assure you you are not the only one who wants to know that. i suppose if you look at traditional trade negotiations, you would think that this is the moment that this is a time for those two leaders also ursula is representing 22 eu countries at that dinner tonight. that they would say look come on, we've been staring into the whites of each other‘s eyes for so long now the clock is ticking down to the end of the transition period, it's time for us both to make those difficult political compromises that are needed to make a deal. but you know, it's just not that simple. that's because and their up there in the european building between those two leaders there is this clash of ideologies that we've had right from the beginning of the stock. the government it said it does not want

emma: absolutely. we are looking at other airlines. will they follow? some of boeing's biggest suppliers up-to-date, raytheon, ge, and spirit aerosystems. david: thanks to that report from london on boeing and ryanair. up next, republican senator bill cassidy of louisiana on his stimulus compromise, on covid, and on the transition. ons is "balance of power" bloomberg television and radio. ♪ [ sigh ] not gonna happen. that's it. i'm calling kohler about their walk-in bath. my name is ken. how may i help you? hi, i'm calling about kohler's walk-in bath. excellent! happy to help. huh? hold one moment please... [ finger snaps ] hmm. ♪ the kohler walk-in bath features an extra-wide opening and a low step-in at three inches, which is 25 to 60% lower than some leading competitors. the bath fills and drains quickly, while the heated seat soothes your back, neck and shoulders. kohler is an expert in bathing, so you can count on a deep soaking experience. are you seeing this? the kohler walk-in bath comes with fully adjustable hydrotherapy jets and our exclus

i'm emma chandra. boeing has stepped up its inspections of newly built 787 dreamliners, looking for defects that could prematurely aged the carbon fiber frames. it does not pose an immediate safety risk, but the discover of another flaw is raising doubts about quality control. one of london's biggest landlords is taking an almost $1 billion hit. it is writing down the value of its restaurants, bars and stores by about $332 million. arecompany says they bracing for more coronavirus restrictions to hit london's west end. that is your bloomberg business flash. guy: thank you very much, indeed. just a note, that wasn't the west end. that is where we are now, which is the city of london. is where we have seen the biggest hit. london is about to go back into tier three. it is those parts of town where you see theaters, a lot of the creative sector in soho. a lot of these people have been dispersed. creative industries are basically working at home, as far as i can tell, and as a result of which, they are fee

emma,n belfast, a very similar mood? >> that is right. aery deserted town center for new year's eve. belfast isot have any official fireworks like edinboro and london bridge this is usually a very lively city. northern ireland is in t first six weeks of locked operate this first week has the tightest instctions yet. there is an 8:00 curfew and penole mus go out after 8:00, except for a sensor workers. the streets will be very pair across northern ireland tonight. there are a few buses taking e sensor workers to and from their shift. the cityenter is lit up. it will be very still and very solid across northern ireland. from the health mi whorning said do not think about having any house rties behind closed doors. those could cost wise french while it will be very quiet out here, inside our hospitals in northern ireland, it ia very different story. a lot of hospitals are operating ovcapacity. northern ireland is seeing ard re number of covid cases recorded over e last few days. thats why you have heard be very stark morning from the health

vonnie: emma, thank you. we will continue to monitor this and bring everyone details of the call as soon as they are released. coming up, backing a stimulus bill. why when gop senator says it is likely president trump and speaker mcconnell will be on board. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: time for the stock of the hour. intel struggling with supplier delays. let's get the details from reporter.s >> more of the chipmaking business is in-house. they expect to roll out new chips in 2021 and the a miss they will be able to outperform intel. once intel gets less than 10% of revenue from apple, it is still the fourth biggest customer. with annual revenues at $72 billion that could potentially be a $5 billion hit. what's more is that it could exhilarate a shakeup in an industry -- accelerate a shakeup in an industry. chipsularly if apple's start to look more superior. 62% of the gril global pc chip industry and that is the biggest chunk of its own revenue as well. the numbers just have not looked great. intel, it

emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. the latest government figures on coronavirus show there were 28,507 new cases in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 23,959. the number of people being admitted to hospital is rising too — 1,707 on average each day between now and last sunday. 489 deaths were reported for the last 24 hours — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, there were 434 deaths per day. the total number of uk deaths is now 66,541. scotland's public health minister has been sacked after figures released earlier this week showed the number of people dying from drug misuse in scotland had reached record levels. labour and the liberal democrats had been demanding joe fitzpatrick‘s resignation and were preparing a vote of no confidence in him at holyrood. first minister nicola sturgeon has thanked mr fitzpatrick for his work, and insisted the scottish government is determined to tackle the d

i'm emma chandra. the food and drug administration says moderna's coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective. vaccine,or the moderna an fda advisory panel will look at the data they see this week. a recommendation could lead to the vaccine being approved for use in the u.s. the city of london could face the toughest coronavirus restrictions as early as tomorrow. infections have spread out of control, and hospitalizations are rising. under the so-called peer three limits, pubs, bars, restaurants, and indoor entertainment venues would be forced to close. vladimir putin has become among the last world leaders to congratulate joe biden. he sent joe biden a telegram after the electoral college formalize his victory. putin wrote that he was "ready for cooperation and contacts." global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm emma chandra. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much, indeed. boeing is widening its

emma simpson, bbc news, dover. king felipe of spain has been giving his annual christmas address — with an optimistic message for his people — after a difficult year. he highlighted the hope provided by the development of covid vaccines — but urged people to take personal responsibility to stop the spread of coronavirus. his address comes days before spain — along with other european countries — begins its vaccination campaign. the celebrated israeli violinist, ivry gitlis, has died in paris at the age of 98. he's been described as one of the modern greats of classical music. in 1955 gitlis became the first israeli musician to play in the soviet union. the bbc‘s tim allman looks back at his life and career. ivry gitlis didn'tjust have talent, he had charisma. commanding the stage, consumed by his passion for music. he loved to improvise and experiment. and he didn'tjust confine himself to the world of classical music. here he is performing with members of the beatles and the rolling stones. tributes pou

emma simpson, bbc news, dover. let's get some of the day's other news now. democrats in the us congress have failed in their attempt to increase direct covid relief payments to americans. the increase was demanded by president trump on tuesday, but republicans in congress have blocked the change. mrtrump has mr trump has refused to say if he will sign the bill if those payments are not increased. the authorities in south africa say hospitals in the western cape are under severe pressure from a rising number of covid—19 cases, which are possibly linked to a new variant of the coronavirus. the country is experiencing a surge in infections, with more than 111,000 new cases recorded on wednesday. levels of coronavirus are continuing to rise, with one in 85 people in england infected, according to officialfigures. in wales, the virus is infecting one in 60 people — a sharp increase. infection levels are also up in northern ireland. we are going to stay with that story, as the uk reports another 39,036 new cases of covid—19 and 574 deaths in the past 2a hour

we turn to emma chandra. ; we are talking about -- emma: the most ever for this company which went public in 2018 and had been on a pretty good ride since then. why the plummet today, it's all down to what is being described as a highly sophisticated cyber byack, one likely instigated a nationstate with one report saying it is russia. what we understand from this cyberattack is the attackers use the company's old software updates for its orion software to send malware to customers. saying 18,000 customers affected, they have 33,000 customers total and they have been issued a patch to deal with it and more will come tomorrow. what is interesting or what matters most in a story like this is who those companies are and they are a who's who who of federal agencies and top dismisses. on the government side we are talking about the commerce department, the state department, all five arms of the you -- u.s. military and the fbi. the company has alerted those affected and is issuing patches and more will come tomorrow. what we are hearing from the government side is all those federal agencies tha

emma baugh, bbc news. now on bbc news, veteran explorer robin hanbury—tenison, who spent weeks in a coma battling covid—i9, says the healing power of nature helped to save his life. robin was one of the first covid—i9 patients into derriford hospital. he may be a veteran of 30 expeditions, but surviving coronavirus would prove to be one of robin hanbury—tenison‘s toughest experiences yet. every day was pretty brutal and we were pretty broken. the doctors called us and said that, actually, he's deteriorating further. his chances of ever recovering have now gone down to about 5%. i opened my eyes, saw the sunshine, saw the flowers, and that was the moment when my life was saved by the healing power of nature. it's a long road back from something like that. essentially, his body was failing. and i think having a goal, something to work towards, is vitally important because it gives you a target to aim for. and that goal can be as trivial or as ambitious as you want it to be. so this has been as big

emma jones has been taking stock of bette davis's career. bette davis was a ferocious combination of queen and worker bee. that ethic drove her from her new england home to broadway and then to hollywood, where, by her mid—20s, she had already made two dozen films. her first significant role was that mildred rogers in 1934's of human bondage. do you know what you are?! you gimpy—legged monster! you are a cripple, a cripple, a cripple! martin, you spent a lifetime studying bette davis, this role of the london waitress, was this the first of the unsympathetic characters that she clearly really relished playing? bette played her to the hilt, she went for broke with this part. and it astonished audiences and critics. they sat back and they said, "who is this woman? "she is one of the best actresses working on the american screen. her image changed, they stopped trying to turn her into a sexy, sort of vamp character, and they started to promote her then as one of the best actresses working in hollywood. mildred didn't produce an oscar, but da