christine, laura? >> sarah sidner in chicago, thank you. >>> in new york, more disturbing testimony at ghislaine maxwell's sex trafficking trial. a familiar pattern is emerging here. young women lured into giving massages to this wealthy financier, only soon to be caught up in a web of abuse. a third accuser now testifying tuesday that when she was 14, maxwell inspected her body, giving her approval for jeffrey epstein and his friends. we get more on this trial from cnn's kara scannell. >> reporter: a woman testified that when she was 14 years old, ghislaine maxwell touched her naked breasts, her hips, and her buttocks just before she gave jeffrey epstein a massage. she alleged that maxwell told her she had a great body for epstein and his friends. the alleged victim who testified using only her first name carolyn is the third accuser to appear at the trial. maxwell has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. carolyn testified that she was introduced to epstein and maxwell by virginia roberts, anothe

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laura, christine? >> it's hard to know what else he can say. what more this president can do to persuade you. he understandably will try. jasmin, we learned overnight he had close contact with a mid level staffer who has tested positive for covid. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, laura, the white house says the president tested negative yesterday via a pcr test, and he will test again on wednesday. now, they will not quarantine him based on cdc guidelines, but, look, they say he was on a flight on air force one to south carolina with the staffer for approximately 30 minutes. the staffer tested negative on friday, started experiencing symptoms on sunday, and tested positive on monday. so, of course, we will be watching and asking the white house what the results of that wednesday test. right now they say the president will not quarantine and they will continue to test him and hope, of course, that he tests negative. laura, christine? >> so nice to see you this morning. thank you.

christine, laura? >> all right, thank you so much for that, elizabeth. >>> suggesting to cnn one-third of all parents in the u.s. still fear vaccinating their children according to a kaiser family foundation survey. 30% of parents say they will definitely not vaccinate their 12 to 17-year-old children. 13% said they will wait and see. 30% say they will get their kids shots. when 2 comes to age as to 11, the hesitancy arises only 20% of parents say they will vaccinate their 5 year olds. according to the cdc more than 2 million people are fully vaccinated. you see the hesitancy, but we know in the last week or so there has been a rush to vaccinate. now, 60% of the american public is vaccinated. certainly not leading the world, but you can see the news of the omicron variant spurred people to go out there and finish the two courses of vaccines and the boosters. >> and get those boosters. that was the big news of yesterday. got to get the booster. >>> all right, still ahead for you, the mother of daunte wr

christine? >> self-reliance, all right, thank you so much for that, steven zhang in beijing. >>> still ahead for you, the shocker in the uk. the prime minister's party loses a seat they held for 200 years. warning signs for boris johnson. we are live from london next. i got the awesome new iphone 13 pro and airpods, and t-mobile is paying for them both! and this is for new and existing customers. upgrade to the iphone 13 pro and airpods both on us. only at t-mobile. there's a different way to treat hiv. it's once-monthly injectable cabenuva. cabenuva is the only once-a-month, complete hiv treatment for adults who are undetectable. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider once a month. hiv pills aren't on my mind. i love being able to pick up and go. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients or taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic reactions post-injection reactions, live

christine and paula? >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> a winter run of covid just as most of the emergency covid relief has run out. and some programs have expired. nearly $5.7 trillion in government rescue since the start of the pandemic to cushion the economic blow. member stimulus ppp, bailouts, most of that money, 86%, has been obligated or spent. all of that might have been enough if everyone had been vaccinated on schedule. of course that's not what happened. now we're faced with the omicron variant spreading like wildfire, wreaking havoc again on small business. >> i think omicron is already doing significant damage to the economy. you can see it in spending, on credit cards through travel and restaurants. gdp growth before delta, you know, expectations, including my own, were for a very strong quarter, 5, 6% growth. it ended up being about 2. so delta did a lot of damage to the economy back in the summer. and i think at this point i think we can at least expect omicron to do as much damage. >> so

laura and christine? >> all right, ryan, thank you for that. >>> now, one of the more remarkable messages to meadows came from one of those unnamed lawmakers. as congressman schiff pointed out, the person was more concerned about failing to flip the election than the riot that happened the day before. >> this is the last message i want to highlight, again, from a lawmaker in the aftermath of january 6th. if we could cue graph number 3. yesterday was a terrible day. we tried everything we could in our objection to the six states. i'm sorry nothing worked. >>> the day after a failed attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power through violence, an elected lawmaker tells the white house chief of staff, i'm sorry nothing worked. that is chilling. >> all right. it is time now for three questions in three minutes. so let's bring in former federal prosecutor michael zeldin, host of the podcast with michael zeldin. nice to see you bright and early this morning, sir. >> good morning. >> these messages paint a cl

christine, laura? >> just terrible. our thoughts are with everybody there in michigan this morning. >>> right. everyone who travels in the united states may soon have to be tested for covid one day before their flight. the biden administration is also considering testing all travelers, including u.s. citizens, after they return home. the new coronavirus variant omicron has prompted officials to reevaluate testing efforts. the cdc is now expanding surveillance at four major u.s. airports to look for this new variant. we get more from cnn's nick watt. >> reporter: the question is when, not if the omicron variant reaches the united states. could already be here. among the first to study omicron, this guy. >> it looks like a problem, but we don't know to what extent it's going to be a problem. i wouldn't at this point say that this is hugely different from stuff we've seen before. >> i think we'll get information on transmission and severity in the coming week or two. i do think it will take some time for us to get a better

christine, paula? >> all right, thank you so much for that. >>> a disagreement is emerging in the airline industry how to respond to breakthrough covid cases. as pete just said, the airline's top lobbying group wants shorter vaccination time for vaccinated airline workers who test positive from the ten days currently down to five. this plea from delta airlines to the cdc earlier this week, warning, quote, with the rapid spread of the omicron variant, it may significantly impact our work force and operations. the flight union wants the cdc to keep the isolation period as it is. it calls ten days a prudent middle ground. the union says the decision should be based on science, not staffing and should be made by public health officials, not airlines. >>> with all the discussion about isolation times, a big change from the centers or disease control. health care workers who test positive for covid no longer need to isolate for ten days. under the updated guidance, the cdc says they can return to work after

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of their primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using heaviness m as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing. because this isn't feminists. and if you go back to the 19 seventy's and the merchant says, a 2nd way feminist them on both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings. all christian religion in order to

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of the primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using feminism as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing. because this isn't feminism. if you go back to the 19 seventy's and the merchant says, a 2nd way feminist among both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society. towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings. all christian religion in order to practice wh

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of the primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using heaven is them as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing because this isn't feminists. and if you go back to the 19 seventy's and the merchant says, a 2nd way feminist them on both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings. all christian religion in order to

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of their primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using heaven is them as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing. because this isn't feminism. if you go back to the 19 seventies and the merchant says, a 2nd wave feminism on both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings of christian religion in order to practice

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of their primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using feminism as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing. because this isn't feminism. if you go back to the 19 seventies and the merchant says, a 2nd wave feminism on both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings of christian religion in order to practice white

i'm christine romans. >> hey there, christine. i'm laura jarrett. welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world. >>> we begin this morning with a simple plea. help. that word in big black letters, calling out from ohio's largest newspaper. six cleveland area medical systems are being crushed right now. the text reads, quote, we now have more covid-19 patients in our hospitals than ever before, and the overwhelming majority are unvaccinated. >> the ad follows a similar plea from hospitals in minnesota earlier this month, now facing omicron, pleading for help. >> that part of it all feels like it was preventable. we had a level of protection that was offered that people declined, and now they're taking up beds that we know we need for other patients that need surgery for their heart disease or for their cancer, and those patients don't have access to the care that they need right now. >> all of us working on the front lines, health care providers, doctors, nurses, respiratory techs are going to feel the impact of those individual decisi

christine, laura? >> four fatalities now. >>> breaking overnight major league baseball announcing a player lockout. its first wok stoppage since the '94 player strike. the collective bargaining agreement between the mlb and players expired at 11:59 last night. commissioner rob man ford said despite the league's best efforts to make a deal, the player's association calls the shutdown a dramatic measure to pressure players into relinquishing rights and benefits. the blockout stops all benefits including the recent flurry of free agency deals. more details on the bleacher report later this hour. >>> coming up next, the secretary of state confronting tensions with russia, a face-to-face meeting getting underway right now. >>> and why it could be a rare goldilocks moment for u.s. companies and american workers. ♪ ♪ this is how we shine... at zales. the diamond store. this is the tempur-pedic® breeze° and its mission is to make sleep...feel cool. so, no more night sweats. no more nocturnal baking. or p

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christine and laura? >> all right, brynn, thank you for being there for us. >>> president biden still planning to restart student loan payments in february. we are seeing pressure from some democrats calling for another extension of covid relief. a borrower balances has been effectively frozen since the pandemic in march 2020 for almost two years. interest has stopped adding up and collections on defaulted debt has been on hold. the administration has made clear the more recent extension until january 31st, 2022 would be the final extension, bottom line, collectively borrowers will be paying roughly $7 billion a month once the payments resume. >>> we'll be right back. or damaged phone. better? (guy) better. (kate) hey. and up to $1,000 when you switch. (cararolers) [singing] betttttter. because everyone deserves better. find youour rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. (burke) thi

so we should, we should start with by a christine in the u. k. some of the most vocal voices who see including trans people in the struggle for equality as a problem. are people who identify as feminists, they've been called trans, exclusionary radical feminists or turfs, one of the primary arguments. and what about those arguments is problematic in your estimation? well, let's begin by saying that i think increasingly we don't regard the people using heaviness them as a cover, as, as being honest about what they're doing. because this isn't feminists. and if you go back to the 19 seventy's and the merchant says, a 2nd way feminist them on both sides of the atlantic, trans people and feminist women had an enormous amount in common because we are, we both suffer some of the same problems with the attitude to society towards our bodily autonomy and having a voice. so we've, we've always had, had things to, to work on together. but i would characterize this is a bit like people wrapping themselves in the trappings, all christian religion, in order t

laura and christine? >> ryan, thank you for that. >>> gop congressman devin nunes is leaving the house at the end of the month to become the c.e.o. of former president trump's new media company. nunes would have faced a tough reelection next year in a district that leans more democratic. he was previously chairman of the house intel committee, and led gop efforts to discredit special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. more on this story later this hour. >> and the investigation into that media company already. >>> all right, former president donald trump was a lot sicker than the white house admitted to when he had covid. that is according to chief of staff mark meadows, the chief chief. they down played just how ill trump was. his blood oxygen levels dropped down to the 830s. normal levels were 90s. trump viewed it as a sign of weakness. trump only relented after he said, better to go under your own power now than be carried out in a gurney in two days. >> so he apparently has quite a bit to

laura, christine? >> omar, thank you. >> what a mess. so in a sidebar like that, there would be other people -- not the jury, but other people who would be able to corroborate the judge lunged. >> the prosecutor would be there. the court reporter would be there. somebody is going to know what happened. there is a record of what happened for sure. >>> all right. still ahead for you, florida's ron desantis proposing his own civilian military force. you will hear him say why. >>> and the stadium fly-over that raises the question, how low is too low? small businesses like yours make gift-giving possible. now, comcast business has an exclusive gift for you. introducing the gift of savings sale. for a limited time, ask how to get a great deal for your business. and get up to a $500 prepaid card with select bundles when you switch to the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses. or get started with internet and voice for $64.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee. give your business the gift of savings today. comcast busin

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now, christine, wonder you, are they in all got action? tell us. that's right eddie. i mean, i have reported on a lot of protests in south africa, especially pertaining to service delivery, where communities come out to get the attention of the authorities asking for water . basic services, but this was something i had never seen before. and what it did is it opened a conversation in the country about the levels of inequality. it's something that we all know that in south africa, you have wealthy people, super wealthy people, and very poor people are the people. so right people looked at those images on the television screen. and so the africans realize this is not something that we can continue to read more any more at the fact that there are so many people going was out on a day in the very same country where they can see excess wealth. and so that was really some of the, that the powerful things that came out of that, you know, just listening to this national conversation emerge, people demanding more from the government. so while the world was, was looking at what

now, christine wanderer, you are they in all of that action? tell us. that's right eddie. i mean, i have reported on a lot of protest in south africa, especially pertaining to service delivery. were communities come out to get the attention of the authorities asking for water, basic services, but this was something i had never seen before. and what it did, it is it opened a conversation in the country about the levels of inequality. it's something that we all know that in south africa, you have wealthy people, super wealthy people, and very poor people, and the people. so all right, people looked at those images on the television screen and south africans realize this is not something that we can continue to read more anymore at the fact that there are so many people going was out on a daily, in the very same country where they can see excess wealth. and so that was really some of the, that the powerful things that came out of that, you know, just listening to this national conversation emerge, people demanding more from the government. so while the world was, was looking

now, christine, wonder are you, are they an old got action or tell us? that's right, eddie. i mean, i have reported on a lot of protest in south africa, especially pertaining to service delivery. were communities come out to get the attention of the authorities asking for water basic services. but this was something i had never seen before and what it did, it is it opened a conversation in the country about the levels of inequality. it's something that we all know that in south africa you have wealthy people, super wealthy people, and very poor people. and the people so all right, people looked at those images on the television screen and south africans realize this is not something that we can continue to read more anymore at the fact that there are so many people going was out on a daily, in the very same country where they can see excess wealth. and so that was really some of the, the powerful things that came out of that, you know, just listening to this national conversation emerge, people demanding more from the government. so while the world was, was looking at what s

>> reporter: yeah, christine. the level of concern from the white house is high over this troop buildup. that's why you see them taking deliberate steps with their messaging very discipline. w jen psaki said in a statement biden would discuss strategic stability, cyber and regional issues and underscore u.s. concerns with russian military activities on the border with ukraine. i want to note that this call will come exactly -- almost exactly six months to the day after president biden met with president putin in geneva. later he told reporters of that meeting that he told putin really that there need to be basic rules of the road that we can abide by. flash forward to friday where we saw the president saying he is looking at measures that will make it very, very difficult for president putin to proceed. so now one of the questions is kind of what comes next. well, secretary blinken said some of these actions could be high economic impact measures that they have not taken before but still as we just heard my collea

let's enjoy christine lagarde in frankfurt. pres. lagarde: a lower pace than in the previous quarter. we will discontinue net asset purchases under the pepp at the end of march 2022. second, the governing council decided to extend the reinvestment horizon for the pepp. it now intends to reinvest the principal payments from maturing securities purchased under the pepp until lease the end of 2024. in any case, the future rolloff of the pepp portfolio will be managed to avoid interference with the monetary policy stance. third, the pandemic had shown that under stress conditions, flexibility in the design and conduct of asset purchases has helped to counter the impaired transmission of our monetary policy and made our efforts to achieve our goal more effective. within our mandate, under stressed conditions, flexibility will remain an element of monetary policy whenever threats to monetary policy transmission jeopardize the attainment of price stability. in particular, in the event of renewed market fragmentation related to the pandemic,

i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. it's about 31 minutes past the hour here in new york. we turn back now to one of our top stories. senator joe manchin delivering a crushing blow to president biden's agenda. he went on fox news and said he couldn't support the build back better plan, universal pre-k, affordable housing, climate measures a no go. >> biden said manchin's support was looking iffy. they were still taken off guard sunday when manchin made it official. >> the thing that never changed, brett, was basically the same amount of things that they're trying to accomplish by just changing, if you will, the amount of time that we can depend on it. we should be up front and pick our priorities. that's the difference. so it hasn't shrunk in the desire. the intent is always there. >> it's time for three questions in three minutes. let's bring in rachel day, co-author of the politico playbook. i've listened to that clip, every iteration of that clip a half a dozen times trying to figure out is there wiggle room there. i

john: christine brennan of usa today, thank you very much. christine: john, thank you. judy: the united states is approaching a grim milestone of the pandemic, as the nationwide death toll approaches 800,000. as amna nawaz explains, the vast majority of those deaths are among the elderly, and there are concerns about their risks increasing once again. amna: that's right judy. older americans have borne the brunt of the pandemic death toll. people 65 and up make up 75% of all covid deaths in the u.s., or 600,000 of those nearly 800,000 deaths. younger americans, 45 to 64, make up 21%. those 45 and below are just 4% of all deaths. meanwhile, among some of the most vulnerable americans, nursing home residents, just 51% have gotten a booster shot. for more on this, i'm joined by david grabowski. he's a professor of health care policy at harvard medical school. david, welcome back to the newshour. thanks for making the time. that number is just staggering to think about. but there is a big range in that group, 65 and older, so who are we really talking about? who is making u

christine sloan has details. christine: as states take more precaution in response to covid, an appeals court is allowing the test mandate to move forward again. appeals court dissolving a state, issued by another court over a month ago. meantime, with one week until christmas, u.s. is bracing for a bigger surge in cases, field by the delta and omicron variants, with the omicron strain reportedly doubling every two days to three days. >> for the unvaccinated, you are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. christine: big impact on sports, with several nfl and nhl games postponed, and dozens of nba players are on covid lists. that is as eight new study, not yet peer-reviewed, finds omicron could spread up to three times faster than delta, and that the risk of being reinfected with omicron is a little more than five times higher than with delta. >> the minute you walk outside, you are taking some risk, so do everything you can to mitig

christine: the u.s. is now averaging 176,000 coronavirus cases and 1200 deaths here the impact felt as oaks visit loved ones. -- felt as they visit loved ones. hundreds of flights canceled. family from cleveland among the lucky ones. >> we have never traveled for the holidays. luckily we got a direct flight. christine: outbreaks on a cruise ship. cases in major cities including new york and los angeles skyrocketing. >> we have had more testing and opportunities but we know that hospitalizations are continuing to rise. christine: as families settle down, doctors urging people to take precautions. >> ventilation is a good not everyone can have an outdoor event but air purifiers are a great idea. christine called the doctor adding those hosting gatherings should assume -- christina: the doctor adding those hosting gatherings should assume. the fda authorizing to new covid-19 treatment pills. christine sloan, abc news, new york. julian: the dramatic spread of the omicron variant as changing workers returning

i have no doubt that christine ford and debbie ramirez are telling the truth. one of the other things, everyone is familiar with christine's a story although what they are not familiar with because the confirmation hearing ander investigation is there was some corroboration. there were sworn statements that got no attention from not just her husband but three good friends under penalty of perjury that for years passed going back to 2002, she had told them about the assault and had either described it as being the work or the washington lawyer that is now a federal judge and debbie ramirez, the republicans were able a to just bury her story ad just to show one thing, there are two people who tried. this to read that didn't come out until the week after christineer ford and the republicans were ramming this through so fast they were able to -- it's remarkable they were able to keep a lid on it so it didn't suggest a pattern of behavior on his part and one of the reasons a third allegation came up that people hear about from a woman that was less credible. i'm not

in the 2nd week of january, christine moon were there for us now. ballot counting is underway in hong kong. the 1st election since a crackdown on the pro democracy movement by beijing turned out was on track to hit record low was the 1st legislative council elections since beijing impose a sweeping national security law and reformed the electoral system. many opposition candidates have been silenced, jails or have fled the territory. that's all from us. for now, there's more on the 2016 at berlin, a christmas attack next in our documentary series dock. don't say to for that i'll see you at the top, the hour with martinez the landscape, a reflection of a turbulent history. the cities a mosaic of different people and languages. e ron's mountains reveal unparalleled beauty.

i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. >>> we begin this morning with this wild weather, really historic weather blasting a broad swath of the u.s. heartland for the second time in a week. from new mexico to wisconsin, tornadoes, howling winds, you can hear it. even wildfires. folks, it's mid december. the central u.s. experienced the highest number of reports of hurricane-force wind in a single day ever. 55 reports across nine states. >> yeah, there were more than 350 reports of severe weather from the central plains to the upper midwest. 20 tornadoes were reported, including the first december twister on record minnesota. winds toppled tractor-trailers, ripped the roofs off homes. more than 450,000 customers and climbing this morning remain in the dark. across eight states, including iowa where wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour at the des moines airport. >> we were in the basement. my mom was heating up some left over ravioli when it happened. the po

good morning, christine, thank you for being with us this morning. it feels like we're going back in time. but this is different and there are new protocols and we should know that the risks are less severe, thanks to vaccines. i wonder what your take son how all of the different leagues have adapted to the surge in cases? >> boris, they're adapting quickly. certainly, we have things in place because we've been through this now for nearly two years. as sports led the way back on march 11th, 2020, as you alluded to that was the night really that the nba shut down operations and really woke everyone up. if people were uncertain about what this covid thing was, mar 11th, 2020, the same day that tom hanks and rita wilson tested positive. but the nba shutting down and suspended operations was huge. this, of course, is not that. we do have the vaccines as you mentioned. we know so much more about covid and these variants than we would have never known back in march 2020. but sports again leading the way, leading the conversation, much more than just sports

christine sloan, abc news. >> christine, thank you. >>> more shocking images show the moment of impact from one of the deadly tornadoes that hit kentucky just over a week ago. take a look. the powerful winds blew down the glass doors of this bank in mayfield, sweeping away everything in its path. as the massive cleanup job continues, officials in kentucky say that everyone has now been accounted for. as many as 78 lives were lost in that state. >>> now it's time for a look at your monday weather. winter weather has finally arrived in much of the country, including here in the mountains along virginia's border with west virginia. with a trace of snow there over the weekend, and let's take a look at the radar. snow is also in the forecast for the northern rockies and the mountains of the northwest today. along the coast, some rain and some storms today down in the gulf coast. checking the high temperatures, 50s across the southeast. only getting into the low 30s in the northeast, and cold in the northern plains. >>> coming up, a rapper fatally stabbed at a music festival and the search i

the idea came about after christine lost her husband to cancer during lockdown. he was taken to southampton where he would stay for five weeks. we were not allowed to visit him once. they told him that he was going to die and we could not even comfort him. towards the end of roy's life, he was cared for by the st wilfried's hospice in sussex. they took his fear away from dying, we were all really frightened. christine wanted to raise money for the hospice and had a word with janet after they came out for a swim. i thought a calendar would be a great idea and it was very. impromptu and we only decided in october. - we had a few spectators who were a bit shockedl | when they came across half naked| women on the beach in november. and this is it. with all proceeds going to help cancer patients in west sussex. it costs about £600 a day to look after someone if they come into the hospice, but it could support our hospice at home care as well, our community work, 90% of our care at the moment is in homes, where we look after people and provide wraparound care. for chr

hello, christine, how strict of a lockdown has it been? so if i announced that i'm where you are 80, i spent the day in amsterdam talking to people just getting a sense of what the mood is like. yeah, and i can tell you people are making the most of the situation as you said, bars, restaurants or non essential services close people would be doing last minute shopping, hanging around the christmas markets here. today. all of that isn't happening, but people are doing what they can do that is being on the door going out for walk, hopping around in groups outside eating. you are allowed to buy a house that people are doing that grabbing and going so to say. so that the mood has the dampened by this love to make no mistake, but people coming out to just try to make the most of it sure is salvaging what they can of the trips trying to get souvenirs in shops. a lot of the shop that sort of moved their products outdoors so you can sort by, you, susan is outside the school. but yeah, that is a situation a is a strict locked out on paper, but peopl

that report that christine owned lot from amsterdam. well, let's take a look now at the, at the other developments in the pandemic, israel has band travel to the united states, germany and 8 other countries due to the spread of the army con variant on the measures will come into force at midnight on tuesday. and the world economic form, the annual gathering of business and political elites in the swiss mountain resort of davos, has been postponed until summer and south african presence there rem, oppose a has returned to work after testing positive for the virus and completing a week of isolation we turn our attention now to latin america. chili has elected a former student activist to become it's next president left us, gabrielle burridge, who's just 35 years old. defeated his far right rival. jose antonio cast by a wider margin than expected. while i'm mister boris said, show victory promises a shift toward more progressive policies and a generational change ah, historic and jubilant victory. with 35 year old gabrielle. but it's chill

some uncovered, i'm now joined by our correspondence, christine montoya in amsterdam. hello, christine your experience in the 1st day of lockdown and the netherlands capitol, amsterdam. what's the atmosphere like? well i you wouldn't really know. there is a locked, how near? judging by all the activity that is happening outside people are out and about or this is about as much as they can do i. but when you drive through the city, you see all the shops, the bars and restaurants that are close, and then you really get to understand what is actually happening here a day like today, people would be doing their last minute christmas shopping and going into the school is getting all the gifts at that kind of thing is not happening. so people are just out taking a walk, riding bicycles, kicking footballs are in the outside. that is about as much as they can do, but it's really damp in disparity or the lockdown. i swear to some people at what would have been a christmas market that was being packed up essentially a lot of frustration, especially among business owners. this is

now, christine, wonder you, are they in all got action? tell us. that's right eddie. i mean, i have reported on a lot of protests in south africa, especially pertaining to service delivery, where communities come out to get the attention of the authorities asking for water . basic services, but this was something i had never seen before. and what it did is it opened a conversation in the country about the levels of inequality. it's something that we all know that in south africa, you have wealthy people, super wealthy people, and very poor people are the people. so right people looked at those images on the television screen. and so the africans realize this is not something that we can continue to read more anymore at the fact that there are so many people going was out on a day in the very same country where they can see excess wealth. and so that was really some of the, that the powerful things that came out of that, you know, just listening to this national conversation emerge, people demanding more from the government. so while the world was, was looking at what

morning, christine. she and her husband run their own home care company... how are you? ..but staff shortages mean both are also out providing support for people like christine. not good? no. the three visits christine gets a day provide the personal care she needs but also allow her to maintain her independence. she's previously been stuck in hospital waiting for home care and knows how miserable it can be. it's hard when you are in hospital and you are bed blocking. what they were doing for me, i can do at home, i can take my own pills, or get my pills, without them coming around me four times a dayjust to give me a pill and i was sitting there doing nothing. you have a good morning and i'll see you later. 0k, thank you. but to provide support at home takes staff. and a survey of nearly 340 care providers by the home care association found nearly all those who responded were facing real difficulties recruiting. for marion and her husband, tim, that means constantjuggling to ensure their existing clients get the support they need. effectively, i'm doing a 16—hour day

., we get an ecp rate decision followed by a christine lagarde -- ecb rate decision, followed by a christine lagarde news conference. what do they signal with the pandemic emergency purchasing program, with their bond purchasing program that they are expecting to wind down? how much do they signal that they are going to tweak that and provide accommodation moving in the opposite direction of the united states federal reserve. 8:30, we get a data dump from the united states, initial jobless claims, the philly fed business outlook. one of the most important things jerome powell said was that full employment may not be the same as he thought a couple of months ago. the low participation rate was not a condition for them to lift off anymore. it could be something that sticks around for a longer time. as we see the unemployment rate fall back near where we saw pre-pandemic, we are getting closer. it is not an obstacle for them starting to tighten. tom: thank you so much. what we are going to do right now, i am going to go to my smartest essay off of the fed meeting in bloomberg opinion. he says c

state of youth mental health during the pandemic and here to talkgiabout it with us is doctor tenick christine who is the chief science officer with the american psychological association . welcome to washington journal. >> good morning. >> tell us about your organization. what is the apa's position? >> ada is the largest psychological society in the world. our mission is to use science to improve human drives. >> the report is called protecting youth mental health. it just came out last week. you can't help but in reading this, the summary of this report the sense of urgency that the surgeon general seems to have in this report . what are some of the major takeaways we should understand about the surgeon general's warning , hisadvice on this ? >> we were in a state of emergency before the pandemic but now we are in a hole that's pretty deep. kids are experiencing some really significant concerns and it's starting to overwhelm the systems that we have in schools and in peoples communities. >> the washington post reporting on that, there headline youth mental health crisis was already growing.

people said, "oh, you lose the weight, christine." i can't even say much to them because i say to myself, "a pity you don't know what is happening right here." 50p an item there, it's all got to go. at the market in west bromwich, money is getting tighter, say traders. energy and petrol price rises making bargains a premium. this is not an area of high unemployment, but manyjobs are low skilled. people here don't work less, theyjust don't earn as much. weekly wages in this area are about £80 lower than they are in the rest of britain. and this is most of my baking accessories, so cake boxes, turners to decorate, crowns. you bake cakes to sell? yes, i do it as a hobby. halima bibi is a part—time librarian and a full—time hustler. so you've got this one, it's normally around £100, i paid £20 for it. buying cheap, selling high. so the idea is eventually to sell it, see if i can make something from it. all of this is my wedding resources. creating value — profit — where she can. you work in the library, you've got three other s

christine, let's begin with you. again, another miss on -- a big miss on the forecast for these numbers. what do they show us, particularly as you see this being lower than expected, but revisions upward. >> it is a bit of a riddle here. you got economists debating this morning what went on here. a reminder, when the government puts these monthly jobs reports together, there are two surveys. the government surveys businesses and says how many jobs have you had in a month. the government surveys households and says are you employed, are you not employed? the household side of that survey shows 1.1 million new jobs. that's why the jobless rate fell to 4.2%. that's a terrific number. 4.2%, the lowest on the right-hand of the screen there the lowest since before the financial -- the covid crisis and a very good number. the jobs added back, the survey of businesses was only 210,000 and that was a disappointment, economists thought there would be a lot more. you look at the trend for the year of the jobs added, you see thi

people said, "oh, you lose the weight, christine." i can't even say much to them because i say to myself, "a pity you don't know what is happening right here." 50p an item now, it's all got to go. at the market in west bromwich, money is getting tighter, say traders. energy and petrol price rises making bargains a premium. this is not an area of high unemployment, but manyjobs are low—skilled. people here don't work less, theyjust don't earn as much. weekly wages in this area are about £80 lower than they are in the rest of britain. and this is most of my baking accessories, so cake boxes, turners to decorate, crowns. you bake cakes to sell? yes, i do it as a hobby. halima bibi is a part—time librarian and a full—time hustler. so you've got this one, it's normally around £100, i paid £20 for it. buying cheap, selling high. so the idea is eventually to sell it, see if i can make something from it. all of this is my wedding resources. creating value — profit — where she can. you work in the library, you've got three other s

what does that give christine lagarde? the ammunition to argue against a swift increase in interest rates? she has all the swag in her bag to help her fight back the hawks. james foley -- jane foley, how much ammunition does this give her? apparently inflation will dip and it will be transitory and rollover in 2023. does this help christine lagarde? jane: it's it certainly does. gives her more ammunition, as you say. the ecb is not like the fed. they've never thrown out the word transitory. there is something really important. there's a big difference between europe and the u.s., the labor market. central banks aren't that worried. they don't react to cost push inflation. if costco up, it takes money out of our pockets. we have less demand, gross goes down. what you have in the u.s. are significant signs of a second order of inflation. that's wage inflation. that creates the potential for a spiral of inflation. in the euro zone, the latest data for q3 on wages is that there's no sign of wage inflation. therefore, the ecb h

what does christine the guard have to do today? >> good morning. we are expecting an announcement that the pandemic program will come to an end as planned in march. another three months of purchases until that program is phased out and we moved to reinvestment of maturing bonds only. the really interesting thing is what the ecb will do with its regular asset purchase program. their economists have quite a few ideas, most of them expect a temporary increase in the purchase pace to soften the blow, to make sure that there's no effect, that markets will be able to adjust to a new normal, a new pandemic world. that got a little bit more uncertain because of omicron. inflation is also quite strong. unlike in the u.s., the ecb still expects inflation to slow. what they have described this bike as is a hump. christine the guard has said, we've probably seen the most of it and inflation will slow in the course of next year. the ecb is getting new forecast today which takes the outlook until 2024. it will be very interesting to see what those numbers are. h