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captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: i'm margaret brennan in washington, and this week on "face the nation," my exclusive year-end conversation with vice-president kamala harris. and our annual cbs news correspondents on what is ahead for 2022. 2021 was a year of ups, downs, and surprising setbacks for america, with the covid pandemic that suddenly intensified despite the life-saving distribution of vaccines. and an economy that has created millions of jobs but sent prices soaring. the latest setback for the biden administration, senator joe manchin, putting the plan on ice as congress wraps up for the holidays. >> i'm not giving up. the stakes are too high. >> brennan: vice-president kamala harris will tell us about the administration's priority in the new year. >> do you think you're being set up to fail? >> no, i don't believe i'm being set up to fail. i'm vice president of the united states. anything that i handle is because it is a tough issue. and it couldn't be handled at some other level. >> brennan: we talk policy and saw the personal side of the first woman, first black an

>> brennan: do you think you are judged fairly? >> i will leave others to make that decision. >> brennan: our full interview with the vice president is available on our website atwe right. wanted to do something to remember my mom. for some reason, i'm having anxiety. obviously it's normal with everything that's going on right now. i think i'm going to take a break for a while. you can get through it. and if you can get through it, there's a greater reward on the other side. just like anybody else, you know, i'm just trying to do my little part to try and save my community. ta-da! i'm just really excited we're back open. and i am smiling under my mask! incredible scenes on the day the fans came back. welcome back to the theater! you guys, it's been so long! you're looking at yourself in the mirror, and you're just like, “there. i. am.” be your best. never, ever, ever stop dreaming. i don't care what they tell you. ...we the jury in the above entitled manner as to count three find the defendant guilty. i am proud to be asian. we

♪♪ >> brennan: welcome back to "face the nation." we turn now to new hampshire, where covid cases are on the rise as temperatures drop. governor chris sununu joins us from newfield. good morning to you, governor. >> governor: good morning. >> brennan: it is stunning to see hospitalizations in your state, they've jumped about 25% over the last two weeks. i know you've asked for help from the national guard and help from fema. why do you think you're seeing such a dramatic spike? >> governor: it's winter, it really is. we've been planning for this winter surge since july. we saw numbers increasing all across the southern part of the country, and we had teams visiting other states to see how they were managing so we could prepare. what you see all across new england, maine, new hampshire, is a rise, and new you're seeing in the mid-atlantic states, like new ha new jersey and new york. but we're prepared, and we're trying a lot of different, innovative things to flex the bed space and whatnot within the hospital system. it is really impo

captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: i'm margaret brennan in washington. and this week on "face the nation," there is frustration and fear as we head into the holiday season amid what top u.s. health officials are calling an incoming title wave of covid cases. it has been more than two full years since the mysterious and deadly virus started circulating in parts of china. now here in the u.s., covid cases are setting new records. the delta variant still accounts for most new infections, but the ultra contagious omicron is now in at least 43 states. >> biden: omicron is here. it will spread more rapidly at the beginning of the year. >> brennan: there are long lines for testing, overwhelmed hospital and medical personnel, and revised plans for businesses and some schools to go back to virtual. still, officials are adamant that it may feel like deja vu, but it is not. we have tools to protect people, so use them. >> biden: if you're vaccinated and you have your booster shot, you're protected from severe illness and death, period. >> brennan: we'll talk with d

>> brennan: welcome back to "face the nation." and our annual cbs news correspondents' year-end roundtable. we're joined by some of our beat correspondents, including ed o'keefe, jan crawford, and weijia jiang is cbs news senior white house correspondent. and david martin is also here, and finally, nikole killion, who is cbs news congressional correspondent. it is good to have you all and see your bright, shiny faces in person. nikole, this has been eight months of infighting and tangling over the build back better spending bill that the white house has really made a signature issue for the president. is it dead on arrival? or is this just on life support in 2022? >> i think life perce support is a better way to look at it. i don't think democrats are going to give this up without a fight, and joe manchin has resisting all along, whether it is the impact that build back better could have on the economy and inflation. so while right now it looks like democrats are kind of at this stalemate, again, i think you will see democratic le

>> brennan: important context. thank you, jeff. we go now to the governor of kentucky, andy beshear. good morning to you, governor, and our deepest condolences. >> governor: thank you. it is a tough morning. it is devastation like none of us have ever seen before. we know -- i know that we've lost now more than 80 people, but it will exceed 100. but we're digging out. we're tough. we're going to grieve and then we're going to rebuild. >> brennan: the president said you told him this looked like a war zone but worse. so where are you in the se search-and-rescue or search and recovery? >> governor: well, the search continues, both at the candle factory, which will be the largest loss of life, throughout the city of mayfield, which is leveled and gone. half of my dad's town doesn't exist anymore. i know our emergency management people are out there going door to door, but there aren't any doors. a lot of this is going through the blocks and the rubble, if you can reach it, and trying to see if there are people there dead or alive. >>

>> brennan: that's >> brennan: that's it for us today. thank you for watching. happy hanukkah to all who celebrate. for "face the nation," i i'm margaret brennan. ♪♪ captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org connected tv. i'm elise preston. cbs news new york. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us tonight. former-senator bob dole, born and raised in russell, kansas, is being remembered for a life of service to his country. first, on the battlefields of world war ii, and then the heights of the power that he held in congress. bob dole died today at age 98. today, president biden called mr. dole a statesman like few in our history. flags in washington, d.c., from the capitol to the white house have been lowered to half staff. in 2018, senator dole returned to the capitol for a final salute to another veteran

captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: i'm margaret brennan, and this week on "face the nation," with the world still battling covid delta surge, preparations are now under way to combat a new threat: the omicron variant has now been identified in at least 16 states in the u.s., and more than three dozen countries. as scientists around the world race to unlock its secrets, president biden says the new strain is cause for concern but not panic. >> biden: we're going to fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion. >> brennan: mr. biden% says he is doing everything that can be done, doubling down on his push for vaccines and boosters, plus providing more access to testing, both for the virus and levels of antibodies. >> in order to beat covid, we have to shut it down worldwide. >> brennan: will the president's p protocols for international travel help? we'll get the latest from surgeon general vivek murthy. they reported a new case of omicron on saturday. and we'll check in with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. and we'll also hear from the w.h.o.'s co

i'm margaret brennan in for norah. we begin with the first confirmed infection from the new covid variant omicron here in the united states. and cbs news has just learned that the c.d.c. is reviewing more potential cases in several states. the first case was detected in san francisco. that patient was fully vaccinated, but not boosted, and had recently traveled to south africa. hundreds of cases of the new variant have now been confirmed in more than 20 countries, prompting the biden administration to prepare stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the united states, including americans. today, president biden said "this is why boosters are needed," and implored americans to get that additional dose. 135 million americans are eligible for boosters. only about 42 million have actually gotten them so far. cbs' anna werner leads off our coverage tonight from san francisco. good evening, anna. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. as you said, cbs news has learned the first known u.s. omicron patient came t

. >> brennan: mr. biden% says he is doing everything that can be done, doubling down on his push for vaccines and boosters, plus providing more access to testing, both for the virus and levels of antibodies. >> in order to beat covid, we have to shut it down worldwide. >> brennan: will the president's p protocols for international travel help? we'll get the latest from surgeon general vivek murthy. they reported a new case of omicron on saturday. and we'll check in with former f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb. and we'll also hear from the w.h.o.'s covid lead, dr. maria van kerkhove about what is known about omicron. francis desouza, the c.e.o. of illumina, working to stop the spread in realtime, will also be here. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪♪ ♪♪ >> brennan: good morning. and welcome to "face the nation." we find ourselves today with many more questions than answers when it comes to omicron, the new highly contagious coronavirus africa ka. what we do know is we're far from

margaret. >> brennan: roxana, thank you. well, the signature piece of president biden's legislative agenda, the sweeping $2 trillion spending bill, is now on life support. he does not have enough votes from senate democrats to pass it, and, tonight, his own party is playing the blame game. we get the latest from cbs' ed o'keefe at the white house. >> reporter: the white house tonight refusing to give up on the president's top legislative priority... >> we are going to continue to take steps and work like hell to get it done. >> reporter: ...after key democratic senator joe manchin dashed any hopes for its passage on sunday. >> i cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i jst can't. >> reporter: the decision stunned the white house. they called it a breech of his commitments to the president, but manchin has always been concerned with the size and scope of the president's plan. today, the senator blamed white house staff without offering details. >> tax the rich! >> reporter: and the far left for trying to pres

i'm margaret brennan in for norah. we begin with the first confirmed infection from the new covid variant omicron here in the united states. and cbs news has just learned that the c.d.c. is reviewing more potential cases in several states. the first case was detected in n o. patieas fully vaccinated, but not boosted, and had recently traveled to south africa. hundreds of cases of the new variant have now been confirmed in more than 20 countries, prompting the biden administration to prepare stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the united states, including americans. today, president biden said "this is why boosters are needed," and implored americans to get that additional dose. 135 million americans are eligible for boosters. only about 42 million have actually gotten them so far pb cbs' anna werner leads off our coverage tonight from san francisco. good evening, anna. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. as you said, cbs news has learned the first known u.s. omicron patient came through here, san

i'm margaret brennan in for norah. as we come on the air tonight, an intense search is underway for two parents now facing criminal charges connected to that deadly school shooting this week in oxford, michigan. their 15-year-old son is accused of using a pistol purchased just a week ago as an early christmas present to kill four students and injure seven other people, including a teacher. two students are still in the hospital. a prosecutor today charged jennifer and james crumbley with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly failing to prevent the attack by not meeting their responsibilities as gun owners. the university of michigan will honor the victims this weekend. the wolverines football team will wear a tribute patch at their big ten championship game tomorrow. it includes an "o" for oxford, and the initials t.m. for tate myre, a varsity football player who was killed. there's a lot to get to, and cbs' nancy chen is in pontiac to lead off our coverage. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: margaret, good evening to

i'm margaret brennan in for norah. as we come on the air tonight, an intense search is under way for two parents now facing criminal charges connected to that deadly school shooting this week in oxford, michigan. their 15-year-old son is accused of using a pistol purchased just a week ago as an early christmas present to kill four students and injure seven other people, including a teacher. two students are still in the hospital. a prosecutor today charged jennifer and james crumbley with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly failing to prevent the attack by not meeting their responsibilities as gun owners. the university of michigan will honor the victims this weekend. the wolverines football team will we're a tribute patch at their big ten championship game tomorrow. it includes an "o" for oxford, and the initialed t.m., tate myre, a varsity football player who was killed. there's a lot to get to, and cbs' nancy chen is in pontac to lead off our coverage. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: margaret, good evening to y

i'm margaret brennan in for norah. tonight, the new covid variant omicron is spreading to a growing number of states. late this evening the governor of new york announced five new confirmed cases. it has also been detected in california, minnesota and colorado. since omicron was first discovered by scientists in south africa, it has spread to at least two dozen countries. it is now the dominant strain in south africa where infections are spiking. the biden administration today launched a new campaign to get more americans a booster shot, part of a strategy to manage a surge of delta infections already underway. cbs' weijia jiang leads off our coverage from the white house. good evening, weijia. >> good evening, margaret. tonight, we are learning that four of those new omicron cases are in new york city. still president biden is stressing that he does not believe shutdowns or lockdowns are necessary right now. he was frank, though, about the potentially dark winter ahead, which health officials warn will include a surge

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i'm margaret brennan in for norah. tonight omicron is spreading to a growing number of states. moments ago the governor of new york announced five new confirmed cases. it has also been detected in california, minnesota and colorado. since omicron was first discovered by scientists in south africa, it has spread to at least two dozen countries. it is now the dominant strain in south africa where infections are spiking. the biden administration today launched a new campaign to get more americans a booster shot part of a strategy to manage a surge of delta infections already underway. cbs's weijia jiang leads off our coverage from the white house. good evening, weijia. >> good evening, margaret. tonight, we are learning that four of those new omicron cases are in new york city. still president biden is stressing that he does not believe shutdowns or lockdowns ntdark winrhead,ght now.he was o which health officials warn will include a surge in cases and deaths. >> my plan i'm announcing today pulls no punches in the fight against covid 19 -- >> reporter: president biden revealed hi

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i'm angry as the prosecutor. >> brennan: omicron's coast-to- coast spread. information that a previous covid infection may not protect you from the new variant. we'll have all the details. mixed signals. what that new jobs report indicates about the economy.

in an interview taped last week that aired today on "face the nation," margaret brennan asked the vice president if war in europe was eminent. >> we are having direct conversations with russia. we are very clear that russia should not invade the sovereignty of ukraine, that we must stand up, and we are standing up for its territorial integrity. we are working with our allies in that regard. >> reporter: the vice president also echoed what president biden has said, and that's moscow would face unprecedented sanctions should vladimir putin choose to invade his neighbor. now this comes after weeks of back and forth between nato and moscow, between the kremlin and the white house. russia has made its own demands, including saying it wants everyone to agree that ukraine can never join nato, a move that seems unlikely anyone would actually agree to it. u.s. intelligence reports originally said russia could be ready to invade ukraine as early as january. but with the troop withdrawal today, perhaps it's a sign that russia is holding off, at least for now. meg? >> christina ruffini, thank you.

do it all, pull brennan, al jazeera, london, a british m p. 's have approved new restrictions in england to curb. the spread of covered 19 face coverings will be compulsory, and most indoor settings covered passes will also be required for large venues. an employee at a candle factory in the us state of kentucky has told us here the bosses threatened to fire him and others if they left the building as a tornado approached management denies this. at least 8 people were killed at the factory. when the storm hit is sad because so many people have passed away. so maybe we're still engine to this day. and i'm not saying just injure like a scratch or in the day some people are missing legs. some people paralyzed for their life and they got to say is that that denied they've just denied everything that we try to tell the news, which i tell the social media. they did not every situation. i'm not saying it's covered or they but, and that's it. but i'm just saying that if that that they are doing this a lot of over all the things they just have the un s

new details on that school shooting. >> it was random and cold hearted. >> brennan: supreme court showdown-- the supreme court begins hearing its most significant abortion case in decades. at issue: a mississippi law that will b a

i'm angry as the prosecutor. >> brennan: omicron's coast-to-coast spread. information that a previous covid infection may not protect you from a new variant. mixed signals. what that new jobs report indicates about the econom

. >>> person ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cb ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> brennan: breaking news-- the omicron variant is now the dominant strain here in the u.s., as america races to contain a christmas covid spike and hospitals already on the brink. long lines at airports, and at covid testing sites, as americans prepare for another pandemic holiday. the new measurers and mandates here in the u.s., and the new travel restrictions overseas. plus, the warning tonight from the world health organization about your holiday plans. >> an event canceled is better than a life canceled. >> brennan: the president's road block. president biden's domestic agenda hangs in the balance. why senator joe manchin says

it's going to be a race against time to avoid even more stringent restrictions pull brennan al jazeera, london, you as defense secretary lloyd austin, has decided against punishing military personnel involved in a drone strike had killed 10 civilians in afghanistan. operation on august 29th and kabul killed an 8 worker and 9 members of his family, including 7 children, an investigation find the strike didn't violate the laws of war, but considered the military made mistakes. mike, hannah has more from the u. s. capital. the counted on commissioned a report from what he called an independent observer. the inspector general of the foresee produced a report, acknowledging that with banks were made in the drone strike describing it as a tragic mistake. he then recommended that no action be taken, however, that decision should be left to the commanders. the top command is in the line of command. that is a general in the military central command and the head of the military special forces unit. so these 2 then looked at the circumstances they had now reportedly reported back to the defense s

paul brennan, al jazeera london. the 1st case of alma crohn has been detected in mainland china. authorities in the city of change in savvy infected person had recently entered the country and is not displaying symptoms. they're being treated in isolation in hospital aging will host the winter olympics in february, organized to say the variant will pose challenges. oksana pisec is a lecturer at the university college london school of pharmacy. she says the picture around our micron is becoming clearer and it's not particularly good. we are certainly on track for it to replace delta here in the u. k. in coming days and weeks. so globally, i imagine that effect will also take place, just based on, on how quickly the doubling rate is occurring. we have had one death in the u. k, thus far. so it is to seen, to draw conclusions around severity of alma kron. however, even if it turns out to be half and severe is delta just due to the rate of spread, it's going to put a tremendous amount of pressure on the end, a chest and

paul brennan, al jazeera london, u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin is accusing china of aggression in the indo pacific region. blinkin is in, in denise you're on the 1st leg of a tour of southeast asia. washington is trying to counter china's influence in the region. a stand off between beijing and other countries and the results rich south china sea is gotten more intense in recent years. us defense secretary lloyd austin, has decided against punishing military personnel involved in a drone strike that killed 10 civilians in afghanistan's capital. the operation on august the 29th killed an aid worker and 9 members of his family, including a 2 year old child. an investigation found the strike did not violate the laws of war. it happened 3 days after an eyesore attack at campbell airport, following the tiny bon take over. human rights watch says israeli police used excessive force against palestinian israelis during camino violence earlier this year. in may palestinian israelis in the city of la rallied against the

there is pull brennan, reports on this now from london. in europe, the jobs are going into people's arms as fast as they can be unpacked. more than half a 1000000 booster shots were administered in the u. k. in just one day. fall short of the 1000000 a day, the government's aiming for. but the race to reinforce immunity is gathering pace. it's the extraordinary infectiousness of the on the con variant though, which is really worrying global scientists and health experts. we have learned by now that we underestimate this bias at our pedal. even if or me cron does cause less severe, this is the sheer number of cases could once again overwhelm unprepared. health systems in the u. k. amok. on cases now doubling every 2 days and with more than 200000 possibly infected every day, the number could pass a 1000000 within a week, long queues again at vaccination centers, up and down the u. k. as the government's booster jap program continues apace with the dilemma facing the politicians on that side of the river is whether the jobs alone will be eno

do it all, pull, brennan, al jazeera, london. andrew simmons is in london with more denmark and the u. k. seems to be the worst worst in sense of, of spread of this variant right across the board. so that there is a real concern that the rest of your has to keep going as it is with increased measures. but as they do this more and more there's a debate about whether the measures are too authoritarian in the u. k. it's pretty ironic that it's the conservative party that wants to go against what it calls draconian measures when they're really light weight measures. and there's a real, a difficulty about where it moves forward. it has to be said that if birth johnson has his hand, this time that he's been told that he'll, he, he has been selling m p. 's that he will bring parliament back after the recess. the christmas recess starts at the end of this week. he will bring the parliament back if he wants to go for further measures. he really is in a bad position. not only that, but with domestic politics as well. a string of so called

it's going to be a race against time to avoid even more stringent restrictions pull brennan al jazeera london elsewhere in the world. the 1st case of on the corner has been detected in mainland china. beijing will host to winter olympics and february organizers of warner. the very will posed challenges more countries in europe, a re imposing restrictions that they hoped were behind them, including norway were infections and hospital admissions, or at record levels. while alma crohn is thought to account for more than 70 percent of new infections in south africa, well as a 4th wave president sewell, rama poser, as tested positive cove at 19 as alger serious for me to mila reports from johannesburg. it was shortly after delivering a eulogy at the memorial service for form of president f. w. to clack. when south african president sodium pasa fell ill. he is one of more than 18000 people in the country who have contracted coven 19. in the past 24 hours the day, the government says the president is suffering mild symptoms and is being monitored . those have had close contact with from a par

they've been recognized for the bravery and independence of their journalism hold brennan reports. now, this is peace prize laureates. maria, reza and dmitri monitor have risked everything to uphold the principles of truth and trust and freedom of expression were reza is co founder of the philippines news website. rapper working in a country ranked 138 in freedom of the press, and where more than 20 journalists have been murdered for their work since rodrigo de tirty became president 5 years ago. her acceptance speech was powerful and passionate railing against the digital giants, which she said are twisting democracy with what she described as their surveillance . capitalism. billing, without facts. you can't have truth without truth. you can't have trust without trust. we have no shared reality, no democracy. her co laureate dmitri murder tough has been one of russia's most prominent independent journalists since 1993. when he established the newspaper, nor via ozetta, fearlessly criticizing the kremlin and exposing human rights abuses and corruptions . emer, 6 of its journalists

full brennan, i'll just here. i'll just there as follow bato and diplomatic. get it to jane's base, spoke exclusively to both the ward recipients and the special no bell interview. maria, what do you think the international community should be doing about this? not only to protect journalists and to ensure that they're not killed, but when there is a crime to ensure that the real perpetrators to masterminds a brought to justice it. one of the things i said is that when states target journalists, they should be held accountable. we have a mechanism in place to do that, the united nations, and yet what we've seen in some instances is that, um, it's faltered a. m. and again, we've seen a gauge volt. part of what we're looking at is really power in money. and it's how journalists find the weakness, the weak points, but it is also how governments, in some instances work. and i think one of the big calls we should do right now is, since this moment matters, democratic states should stand up for the values should demand accountability. you leave little journalists al

it's going to be a race against time to avoid even more stringent restrictions pull brennan al jazeera london villamore chronus thought to account for more than 70 percent of new infections in south africa, where the president himself has tested positive for coven 19 said around, propose a self isolating in cape town while receiving treatment for what's being described as a mild infection. the president who is fully vaccinated use the news to urge all south africans to get their job for me to miller has more it was shortly after delivering a eulogy at the memorial service for form of president f. w to clack. when south african president solar m, a pasa fell ill, and he is one of more than 18000 people in the country who have contracted coven 19 . in the past 24 hours the day, the government says the president is suffering mild symptoms and is being monitored . those have had close contact with from a parser, have been told to isolate, in a tweet issued by the president while thanking people for their support. he urged also the africans to get vaccinated. so far, 43 percent of eligible

full brennan, i'll just in and out. his ear is fully, but he bow and diplomatic editor james bay's spoke exclusively to both award recipients in a special nobel interview, which is after this brought him maria, what do you think the international community should be doing about this? not only to protect journalists and to ensure that they're not killed, but when there is a crime to ensure that the real perpetrators to masterminds a brought to justice it. one of the things i said is that when states target journalists, they should be held accountable. we have a mechanism in place to do that, the united nations, and yet what we've seen in some instances is that, um, it's faltered re m. and again, we've seen a gauge volt. part of what we're looking at is really power in money. i. it's how journalists find the weakness, the weak points, but it is also how governments, in some instances work. and i think one of the big calls we should do right now is, since this moment matters, democratic states should stand up for the value

i think that's something we need to set on one side pull. brennan has more now from london. what we know from the health secret, santa javert, he's been doing the broadcast, ran this morning, but on the chrome in this country is spreading in his words, like we've never seen it before. and the prediction is that by tomorrow on the chrome will be the majority of new corona virus cases. at the moment it's around 40 percent of new cases are on a chrome by tomorrow. they believe it will be 50 percent, at least. so you can see i, the concern there is in this country about the way that on the chrome is taking over from the previous delta variants. busy and becoming the dominant variant, there is still unclear evidence as to how fatal omicron is on, but nevertheless, the infectiousness of it is what's really worrying the experts. and the scientists believe on the one model that's been put forward and some under some circumstances, the number of hospitalizations from amr con could be double that that we saw from the delta variance a year ago. so you can see the strains that we put on

here's more from poll brennan in london, were increasing numbers of people are being infected with carved. the situation of the moment is that the official figures appear to be lagging behind what the health authorities estimate the real figures are. at the moment, according to the most recent figures of yesterday, i'm 55000 new to run a virus cases infections. however, the health secretary said he just stood up in the comments on monday and said, the real finger record until you pay a 100000 patients every single day. now that's a real concern because by the mall of large numbers, even if on the con, proved to be less damaging than the delta variant, say, just one percent of those. hundreds of those 200000 need hospital teen, for example, as the doubling of the on the con, variance in infections proceeds that is going to put extraordinary and extreme pressure on the u. k. national health service. so there is grave concern among government exactly how to get a lid on the infections at the moment. they've been active with muscular and for example, working from the recommendation to work fr

do it all, pull brennan, al jazeera london, angie simmons has the ladies for us now from london. hello there, andrew. what more do we know about this mounting pressure on bars? johnson? well, it's mounting to the point where by there's been a rebellion and his party tuesday nights saw more than a up to a 100. a members of the conservative party members of parliament vote against the government over its issue of coven passes. these are our certificates to allow people into a bar to, into night clubs and larger venues. either that or the alternative is a negative results to a covey test. now the measure did pass a but only through the major help of the opposition labor party. really because this situation has grown into her a thorn embarrass johnson side. his party say the measures are draconian but, but really they're not in any way as stringent as elsewhere. in europe and indeed in the u. k. either scotland, northern ireland and wales have their own systems for cove, it passes. and in scotland for example, there's a new rule now which benz anything more than 3 separate households

brennan, al jazeera london, a british m. p. 's have approved new restrictions in england to curve the spread of code 998 politicians from prime minister bars. johnson's own party voted against it . face coverings will be compulsory and most indoor settings and there we changes the sell fi, salacious rules. cobra passes will also be required for large venues. the south african medical research council has released its 1st on the chrome study. the data was gathered in the 1st 3 weeks of the variance appearing in southern africa, and it found that 2 doses of the 5 vaccine would provide a 33 percent protection against infection from on the chrome, but 77 percent protection against hospitalization. so the inference is that while i'm a crime is perhaps more easily transmissible, it isn't necessarily more severe. the president of the democratic republic of congo hopes a vaccination push will help control rising infection numbers. then the country has confirmed the 1st cases of the on the cron variance. so far, the government has admin

do it all, pull brennan, al jazeera, london, a british m. p. 's have approved new restrictions in england to cab the spread of coven 19 but 98 politicians from prime minister bars. johnson's own party voted against it. face coverings will be compulsory and most indoor settings and we changes to sell fi, selection rules. cobra passes will also be required for launch venues. of the south african medical research council has released its 1st on the current study. the data was gathered in the 1st 3 weeks of the veins appearing in southern africa and found the 2 doses of the 5 vaccine we provide. 33 percent protection against infection, from a con, but 70 percent against hospitalizations. the president of the democratic republic of congo, hopes of vaccination push will help control rising infection numbers. their countries confirm the 1st cases of the crime variance. so far, the government has administered fewer than 5 percent of the vaccine doses. it's been given the d r. c is reported nearly 60000 infections and more than 1000 corona virus related

they've been recognized for the bravery and independence of their journalism for brennan reports the this year's peace prize, laurie it's maria, reza, and to me, 2 more to tell them of rest, everything to uphold the principles of truth and trust and freedom of expression word reza is co founder of the philippines news website. rap la working in a country, ranked 138 in freedom of the press, and where more than 20 journalists have been murdered for the work since rodrigo de tirty became president 5 years ago. her acceptance speech was powerful and passionate railing against the digital giants, which she said are twisting democracy with what she described as their surveillance capitalism. but without facts, you can't have truth. without truth, you can't have trust without trust. we have no shared reality. no democracy, co lawrence dmitri motor tough has been one of russia's most prominent, independent journalists since 1993. when he established the newspapers via ozetta, fearlessly criticizing the kremlin and exposing human rights abuses and corruption, the mom, sick of its journalists

full brennan reports from london in europe, the jobs are going into people's arms as fast as they can be unpacked. more than half a 1000000 booster shots were administered in the u. k. in just one day, fall short of the 1000000 a day, the government's aiming for. but the race to reinforce immunity is gathering pace. it's the extraordinary infectiousness of the on the con variant though, which is really worrying global scientists and health experts we have learned by now that we underestimate this bias at our pedal. even if or micron does cause less cbs, this is the sheer number of cases could, once again overwhelm unprepared. health systems. in the u. k. m, a kron cases are now doubling every 2 days. and with more than 200000 possibly infected every day, the number could pass a 1000000 within a week, long queues again at vaccinations, centers up and down the u. k. as the government's bruce, the jap program continues apace with the dilemma facing the politicians on that side of the river is whether the jobs alone will be enough to slow the progress of the on a chron variance. scientist

in fact, we'll brennan stymied by frista and paul. here we are at the end of the year and the prime minister there, boris johnson says we're in a better place than this time last year. being comparatively bad according to bar, as johnson on his social media, twitter account in the last hour. a typically bullish account of the year, so far from the prime minister saying that the, the economy is better and that the battle against the covey pandemic is also better as well. to a certain extent, he's right. i mean, the aim that the government had of offering booster shots to every adult in england has been achieved. if you take offering the shots as the target, some said it was actually boosting people, getting jobs in arms, which should have been the target. and some 28000000 people have now had that booster shots and the rest of them have at least been offered it and many more have been booked in and we'll have it in january. other issues that are a glimmer of light on the horizon that's from it. a said the lower hospitalization rate. it

their prize with a chance to highlight the importance of the truth, all brennan, al jazeera and out. his ear is folly body bow and diplomatic editor james bay spoke exclusively with both award recipients in a special nobel interview. maria, what do you think the international community should be doing about this? not only to protect journalists and to ensure that they're not killed, but when there is a crime to ensure that the real perpetrators to masterminds are brought to justice . it, one of the things i said is that when states target journalists, they should be held accountable. we have a mechanism in place to do that, the united nations. and yet what we've seen in some instances is that, um it's faltered ray m. and again, we've seen, i guess most part of what we're looking at is really power in money. and it's how journalists find the weakness, the weak points. but it is also how governments, in some instances work. and i think one of the big calls we should do right now is, since this moment matters, democratic states should stand up for the values should demand accountability

vote later on this evening, but it's going to be, it's going to suffer a bloody nose out. 0 is pull brennan live in london pullman. he thinks the south african medical research council has released its 1st on the chron study. the data was gathered in the 1st 3 weeks since the very end appeared in southern africa. and it found that 2 doses of phasers vaccine would provide 33 percent protection against infection for mama crohn of 70 percent protection against hospitalization. so the inference is that while on the chronic perhaps more easily transmissible, it isn't necessarily more potent or severe. shabbier murphy is the director of the vaccines and infectious diseases analytics research unit. he explains what they know about on the crohn so far what you do know, but on the planet tc antibody evasive. so it comes as little surprise that a vaccine doesn't protect against infection that we're on with our death at the sandpoint estimate. i infected was another study from the united kingdom reach us all to ease yesterday are far as the vaccine as relevant as any of it see him, which showed very l

do it all, poll brennan, al jazeera london. so in the vase, few hours, british and bees of approved new restrictions in england to curve the spread of crime virus infections. but they found considerable opposition from prime minister boris johnson's own party. a majority of empties voted to make face coverings, compulsory and most indoor settings. they also approved changes to the rules on self isolation and coven passes will be introduced for large venues. a prime minister describes the plan as balanced and proportionate in light of the new on the cross variant. but it's left boris johnson with a big headache. 98 of his m. p. 's voted against his plan. for vaccination passes to enter venues. smaller numbers rebelled on 3 other votes. it's the largest number of his own party to vote against him as prime minister. as a jess of big dent in his authority. after a bruising couple of weeks, she seen him criticized of alleged downing street rule. breaking. liliana and riley is a communications advisor and former aide to a u. k. cabin

it's going to be a race against time to avoid even more stringent restrictions poll brennan, al jazeera london. still a hands on al jazeera un reports claims police to the deaths of 11 people during protests in columbia last year. and will tell you why time magazines named human must as their person over here. ah hello there. we saw some severe flooding across the south west of europe over the weekend, as wet and windy weather moved from the west to the east, but it also caused flooding in coastal areas of albania, with villages submerged in those flood waters. now that wet and windy weather pushes off further east, by the time we get into choose that we got heavy snowfall bulgaria, wet and windy weather continues for greece and pushes into turkey where we are likely to see some snow. but as i said behind that is looking a lot finer and dryer for large areas of france as well as easily as it is the iberian peninsula. we're expecting a lot of sunshine come back in for spain and portugal, but it's further north that we are going to see the unsettled weather sweep across into northern area

joining us on booktv is author phillip magness and the co-author with jason brennan of this book "cracks in the ivory tower." first of all what do you do for a living? >> i'm an economist at the new york institute for economic research. >> have you've been in academia before? >> i have. i spent 10 years teaching college at george mason university, american university all over united states. >> what was your experience like? >> well it was an interesting environment to put it mildly. both in terms of colleagues that i worked with in the resources i had. i also got to see behind the scenes what happens in the way the university learns. >> what did you find? >> my immediate thought is just an operation it makes enron look ethical byik comparison. the first thing is the way universities market themselves to students. if you got any university in america they present themselves as you are going to get a world-class education and open up all sorts of possibilities so they are promising high and mighty things that everything that comes through their system, when you look at the results of syste