fergus walsh, bbc news. laura: an exciting development. before we go, we want to pay tribute to the hero of the animal world who has passed away. we reported on the noble work of a rat from tanzania who helped detect landmines. his carakers to he sadly died over the weekend. over his career, he sniffed up over 100 landmines in cambodia. r.i.p. i'm laura trevelyan. thanks for watching worl narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-daa-da-da-da ♪♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight. ballot battle the president and the vice president make a new and urgent push for voting rights legislation but face an uphill fight in a divided c

fergus walsh, bbc news. ros: let's pick up on fergu's report. david bennett, jr., is mr. bennet's son. he spoke to the bbc about the moment the surgery was offered. >> they told him around christmas time that there was -- it was pretty much hisast option. he had less than six months to live. the only option was a pig heart. he told me, i thought he was suffering from delirium, i didn't believe him at first. but when i began to research the possibility, the research that has been done thus far by the university of maryland, new york, germany, a host of other places, i began to realize that this was a reality. certainly it is highly risky, and there was no telling. we were walking into the unknown. but it provided a lot of hope and optimism for my family. ros: long made that optimism continued. congratulations to all involved in the operation. that does it for "outside source ." thanks for watching. narr prestation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and p

fergus walsh, bbc news. let's get the latest on novak djokovic in australia. the australian government is still deciding whether to cancel his visa. on top of that — questions are now being raised about whether novak djokovic made a false declaration on his border entry form. australian media is reporting he ticked a box to say he had not travelled in the two weeks before arriving in melbourne on the 5 january. on christmas day, he was in belgrade. this picture tweeted by a portuguese journalist shows novak djokovic posing with a serbian handball player. a few days later, he was in spain. this video shows djokovic training in marbella on the 2january. he also signed autographs there forfans. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest from melbourne. the overarching sentiments now are confusion and uncertainty. yes, we know that a judge ruled in his favour to stay. but we don't know if the government is still going to seek to deport him. we don't know if the immigration minister, alex hawke, is going to use his executive powers to cancel his visa. and to

fergus walsh, bbc news. nbc�*s hit show the fresh prince of bel—air, which ran for 148 episodes over six seaons in the 1990s, is back, although this time without a laugh track. on monday, a trailer for a reboot of the show, titled bel—air was released, which, like, the orginal show is based on the life of a street—smart teenager born and raised in west philadelphia who is set to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in bel—air. this time, will smith, who played the original role will be the show�*s executive producer, with jabari banks playing the new will. let's take a look. both: damn! geoffrey thompson, house manager. will! aunt viv! ten years is a long time. let me show you around. hillary. will! let's go find you something fit for a prince. what do you think? well, earlier, we spoke to the critic and broadcaster scott bryan. i mean, it's very different from the show that everyone has been expecting. of course, fresh prince of bel—air was one of the most iconic shows of the �*90s, but i th

fergus walsh, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. the cloudy, damp weather that we had across tuesday —— on tuesday across more southern areas is moving its way out into the english channel will suck clear skies are following from the north. and whilst it's chilly or across some parts of scotland and northern ireland, it's england and wales that's more this is bbc news, the headlines. the us as promised more than $300 million in new aid to afghanistan in a spiralling humanitarian crisis in the country. the un appeal for $5 billion. the seven day average for new covid—19 cases is above 700,000 for the first time. and more people are in us hospitals will covid—19 that at any point during the pandemic. police and the uk say they have been in contact with the government after 100 people were invited to drinks in the downing street garden in may 2020 and at that time, such gatherings were banned. president biden has given an impassioned speech in support of voting rights reform, speaking in the

our medical editor fergus walsh has the story. coming out of the deep freeze — a new frontier in cancer treatment. phil has been living with leukaemia for more than 20 years. feeling ok? i'm fine, yeah. inside this bag are his own immune cells which have been genetically engineered to fight his cancer, and now drop by drop are being infused back into his body at university college hospital, london. all other cancer treatments have failed to stop his leukaemia returning. car—t is his best hope. it's a living drug inside me now. it's a medicine which lives in me and itjust replicates inside the bone marrow. every time it sees a sort of cancer cell, zap. fingers crossed? fingers crossed, yeah. car—t stands for chimeric antigen receptor t—cell therapy. part of the patient�*s own immune system, their t—cells, are removed from their blood. in a laboratory, these cells are modified. a gene is added to enable them to recognise their own cancer. this army of t—cells is multiplied and then infused back into the patient. a new

fergus walsh, bbc news. the weekend is upon us and that means lots of sport and now all the details. the fa cup third round is now under way, the first of the 32 games is into the second half, pep guardiola missing after a positive covid test, his manchester city side adit league 2 swindon and no upset on the cards, currently going the way of the premier league leaders. 2-0 at way of the premier league leaders. 2—0 at half—time and gundogan just made it three. they manchester city defender benjamin mendy has been released on bail ahead of his trial for rape and assault. he has been held since november last year, he will have to surrender his passport and have no contact with any of the people he is accused of attacking. he has been charged with seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault relating to five women. transfer news to bring you, philippe coutinho is back in the premier league, joining aston villa from barcelona on loan till the end of the season with an option to buy. he made a £142 million

fergus walsh, bbc news. the attorney general says she's carefully considering whether to refer the edward colston statue case to the court of appeal as she believes the verdict is "causing confusion". four people were cleared of criminal damage at bristol crown court on wednesday. the statue of the 17th century slave trader was pulled down in 2020 and thrown into the river avon during black lives matter protests. the president of kazakhstan has ordered his security forces to use lethal force on protestors, without warning. days of unrest and mass demonstrations began this week, after a sudden rise in fuel prices. the authorities say dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured. russian troops have arrived to support the government, and the security forces say order has largely been restored. from kazakhstan�*s largest city, almaty, our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov, has the very latest. the army of kazakhstan is standing guard, here on the streets of almaty. after days of violence and many

fergus walsh, bbc news. nbc�*s hit show the fresh prince of bel—air, which ran for 148 episodes over six seaons in the 1990s, is back — although this time without a laugh track. on monday, a trailer for a reboot of the show, titled �*bel—air�* was released, which like the orginal show is based on the life of a street smart teenager born and raised in west philadelphia who is set to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in bel—air. this time will smith, who played the original role will be the show�*s executive producer, with jabari banks playing the new will. let�*s take a look. geoffrey thomson. house manager. geoffrey thomson. house manager-— geoffrey thomson. house manager.- ten - geoffrey thomson. house manager.- ten years geoffrey thomson. house i manager.- ten years is geoffrey thomson. house - manager.- ten years is a manager. well! ten years is a lona manager. well! ten years is a long time- — manager. well! ten years is a long time. let _ manager. well! ten years is a long time.

fergus walsh, bbc news. the remains of a wealthy roman trading town have been unearthed in a remote field in northamptonshire by archaeologists working on the construction of the hs2 rail network. they say it's one of the most impressive sites they've found so far. 0ur correspondentjo black has been looking at what they've uncovered. it is the high—speed line which divides opinion, but as hs2 develops, some of the excavations along the route have provided opportunities for us to see how we used to live. this 12—hectare site in northamptonshire has not only revealed an iron age settlement, but also a roman town. it's not thought to be a story of roman invasion, but more a progression between the two eras. i've been working for ten years now and never come across anything of this scale or even this quality. we will be working incredibly hard to understand what we have on—site and to tell that story. archaeology is telling stories, it's pulling together the physical evidence on the ground, the finds, and

fergus walsh: business as usual in northeast london. headlines about blood clots didn't put people off getting the astrazeneca vaccine. the thought of catching covid is more severe than having a blood clot. taking any medicine, there's always a side effect. so i wasn't really unduly concerned about having the jab. 79 rare blood clots have been identified out of 20 million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine. the link isn't proven — but in future, the under—30s will be offered a different vaccine. the government says there'll be enough pfiizer and moderna doses for 8.5 million 18—29—year—olds yet to be vaccinated. the message from ministers, one of reassurance. we know the roll—out�*s working, we know the safety system's working, and we're on track to meet the goal of offering to all adults by the end ofjuly. and the speed of the roll—out won't be affected by these decisions. so, you know, when you get the call, get the jab. scientists tracking the epidemic in england say vaccines are weakening the link between cases and dea

fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest government figures show that almost 121,000 new infections in the latest 24—hour period have been recorded. on average, there were 157,600 new cases per day over the last week. the number of people in hospital is rising, almost 20,000. there have been more deaths. on average in the last week, there were 237 deaths per day. on two vaccinations now. 36 million people have had their boosterjab, meaning that more than 62.3% of those aged 12 or above have had three doses of the vaccine. anyone who records a positive lateral flow test but doesn't have symptoms no longer needs to take a pcr test. it is hoped that easing this role will free up testing capacity for key workers amid concerns over staff shortages. restrictions on large outdoor events in scotland, including football matches and concerts, are to be lifted from next monday. the move allow fans to return to stadiums when the scottish premiership's winter break ends. it also means that scott's six nations rugby matches w

our medical editor, fergus walsh is with me. i don't know where to begin is mind—boggling. it is i don't know where to begin is mind-boggling-_ i don't know where to begin is mind-boa rulin. , . , ., mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken _ mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken decades _ mind-boggling. it is a big moment which has taken decades of- mind-boggling. it is a big moment i which has taken decades of planning, this is transplantation, taking transplant organs from animals into humans and pigs are the ideal candidates, in this case, the big concern was hyper acute rejection, sudden rejection and what they did was they knocked out four pig jeans and inserted six human genes and this team the same team that last year managed to transplant a pig kidney into a brain—dead patient that then functioned normally. this has a big future, i think, if some of the ethics can be sorted out because there will be people very unhappy about this and also, there will be concern about the potential for animal diseases to be put into humans so that is a concern

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh said it was a huge moment which has taken decades of planning. pegs are the ideal candidate and in this case, the big concern was hyper acute rejection, sudden rejection. what they did was they knocked out four pig jeans and inserted six human genes and this team are the same that last year managed to transplant a pig kidney into a brain—dead patient that then functioned normally. ithink brain—dead patient that then functioned normally. i think this has a big future if some of the ethics can be sorted out because people will be very unhappy about this, there will be people, and there will also be concerned about potential for animal diseases to be put into humans, so that is a concern but david bennett, if you cannot have this operation, effectively he was terminally ill, so this was his only hope. anyone who records a positive lateral flow test in england, but doesn't have symptoms, no longer needs to take a pcr test. it's hoped easing the rule will free up pcr testing capacity for key workers, amid concerns ov