A panel of CDC advisors limits options for children getting the MMRV vaccine. A debate rages over the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. And the FTC sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation over what it calls deceptive ticketing practices.
There’s more reaction on both sides of the decision to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air—and how it could be just the start of a widespread government crackdown against American media.
Also, the CDC’s new vaccine panel is now advising against a standard childhood shot for young kids. We’ll tell you about that decision, and another controversial one expected today.
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The United States has, for the sixth time since the start of the war in Gaza, vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The US said that the resolution failed to recognise Israel’s right to defend itself as well as condemn Hamas. Also: President Trump floats the idea of removing broadcasting licences from US networks that show programmes which criticise him; the "mileage clock" inside a rat's brain which could help in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease; the former tennis champion, Björn Borg, on how he is battling cancer like a Wimbledon final; and Intervision is Russia's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest but is it entertainment or propaganda for President Putin?
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President Trump has said for years that he wants Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
Now, ABC and its parent company Disney have put the show on indefinite hiatus.
One key player here is the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr.
Today he applauded ABC’s decision, posting on X, “Broadcast TV stations have always been required by their licenses to operate in the public interest.”
Kimmel’s cancellation reopens questions about free speech, the role of the FCC, and the relationship between the commission and the White House.
NPR political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and former FCC chairman Tom Wheeler shed some light on those questions.
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Politicians and celebrities comment following ABC's decision to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live" from the air after comments he made about Charlie Kirk's suspected killer. A CDC panel votes to recommend children under four not get the MMRV vaccine. President Trump says Russian President Putin has disappointed him over the war in Ukraine.
CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
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Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer have spoken of the enduring friendship between Britain and America, on the final day of the US president’s state visit to the UK. At a joint news conference the two leaders addressed a range of issues, including Ukraine, Gaza and illegal migration which Mr Trump suggested Britain could solve by calling in the military.
Also in the programme: A day of protests over planned budget cuts in France and we hear from Brazil's president, Lula da Silva, on his relationship with his US counterpart.
(Picture: US President Donald J. Trump (L)and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R). Credit: Photo by NEIL HALL/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)
President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer take questions from the media at the end of Mr Trump's state visit.
We have full coverage of the press conference at Chequers, the PM's country residence
And we speak to Fred Fleitz, a former member of the National Security team in the first Trump administration
(Picture: U.S. President Donald Trump with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers. Credit: Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS)