david willis live for us there _ this country. david willis live for us there in _ this country. david willis live for us there in los _ this country. david willis live for us there in los angeles. | for us there in los angeles. thank you very much indeed for bringing us up—to—date with that. some breaking news. in the last few minutes, it's been announced that the former south korean president park goon—hay, who was jailed for 22 years on corruption charges is to be granted a pardon by the government. miss park was impeached and removed from office in march 2017 after widespread protests in south korea. the 69—year—old has been in hospital three times due to chronic shoulder and lower back pain. the current president moonjae—in had previously ruled out a pardon. a study from the british government offers hope that the omicron variant of coronavirus is less likely to cause severe disease than delta, the previously dominant strain. earlier studies from the uk and south africa also suggest that omicron is causing a more mild version of the disease, although the sheer nu

ok, david willis, _ events ofjanuary six. ok, david willis, thank - events ofjanuary six. ok, david willis, thank you . events ofjanuary six. ok, i david willis, thank you very much for being with us. the british socialite, ghislaine maxwell, who's facing sex trafficking charges in the united states, has told the court she won't be giving evidence. ms maxwell said there was no need to testify because the prosecution had failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. she denies grooming girls for the late convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. our correspondent nada tawfik has been outside the courthouse in new york. the defence has rested its case today and it comes after ghislaine maxwell decided not to take the stand in her own defence. as she stood up and addressed the judge, she said that there was no need for her to testify because the prosecution had not proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. so a very defiant response there from ghislaine maxwell, who has been very involved throughout this whole trial, passing notes to her lawyers during cross—examinatio

david willis speaking to me there. if you want to get in touch with me on any of the stories so far, what david had to say in that interview, for instance, i'm on twitter at @bbckarishma. i'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... and the winner is a traditional irish pub. the belfast based array collective wins the turner prize with an art installation depicting issues affecting northern ireland. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. we feel so helpless. the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, just half a metre of- rock separated britain i from continental europe. it took the drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a

our north america correspondent, david willis, is in los angeles. here's his assessment of how the interview will be received. i remember bringing you the initial reports of this incident in the desert in new mexicojust under six incident in the desert in new mexico just under six weeks ago, and at the time, it seemed ago, and at the time, it seemed a tragic but ultimately quite straightforward incident. the report from the santa fe the police department refers to a shooting on the side of the film rust after a prop firearm was discharged by alec baldwin. over the course of the last few weeks, it seemed that this is anything but a straightforward incident. there are reports of multiple rounds of live ammunition on the set, contrary to the industry protocol. there were reports of members of the crew walking offset in protest over safety standards just the day before halyna hudgins lost her life. even reports of potential sabotage raised by solicitors for the armour on this film set. now alec baldwin has come forward to say he didn't pull the trigger,

let's bring in the bbc�*s david willis. david, tell us more about this, because as we said this was proposed by the us? yes because as we said this was proposed by the us?- because as we said this was proposed by the us? yes it was rich and of _ proposed by the us? yes it was rich and of course _ proposed by the us? yes it was rich and of course it _ proposed by the us? yes it was rich and of course it has - proposed by the us? yes it was rich and of course it has been . rich and of course it has been a vexing problem for much of the global community since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan in august. how to help the people of afghanistan without helping the government of afghanistan? and as the months have gone by, the situation there has grown increasingly dire. foreign aid has been cut off, assets have been frozen and of course aid has been crucial to afghanistan in the past, it has formed about 80% of the country's budget, so now this new measure approved by the un security council is aimed at making it easier

our correspondent in los angeles, david willis, has more details. when news of this incident first broke six weeks ago, it seemed tragic, undoubtedly, surprising, but a fairly straightforward incident. indeed, the local sheriff's department, within a couple of hours of this shooting, issued a statement in which it referred to the discharge of a gun by the actor, alec baldwin. but as the weeks have gone by, this whole thing has started to seem less and less straightforward. now we have alec baldwin himself coming forward to dispute what had seemed to be up till now an incontrovertible part of the whole narrative, if you like, and namely that he was the person who pulled the trigger of the gun that fired the live bullet that killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins. naturally, this raises a whole load of questions — triggers don't pull themselves, so how did this gun go off? could alec baldwin perhaps have inadvertently applied pressure to the trigger that caused the gun to fire? combined with a range of other uncertainties, disputes on the part o

our north america correspondent david willis told me more about the trial. robert palmer was the first person involved in the insurrection onjanuary 6 to be prosecuted in connection with assaulting a police officer and, as you say, he received the longest sentence so far — 63 months orfive years and three months in prison. and previously, 43 months — 41 months, sorry, had been the longest sentence handed down, but none of those defendants had faced such serious charges and the judge was told that mr palmer attacked police with a wooden pole with a stick and with a fire hydrant as well, and they concluded that these were very serious charges that merited the sort of sentence that he received. now, of the 700 people who are facing charges in connection with that insurrection in the capitol building onjanuary 6, most face more minor charges but there are some serious charges of assaulting police and possession of a deadly weapon and so on which could lead to charges similar to those levelled against robert palmer today. david, we saw pictures of him just th

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a student with cerebral palsy, who requires a communication device to help him speak, has finally been given a voice of his own, thanks to a generous donor. 20—year—old leo carstensen has been speaking with our reporter rachel stonehouse. we can grow our own fruit. how old does this voice sound? it is a nice relaxing... a0, 50, maybe even 60. it actually belonged to 20—year—old leo, who has cerebral palsy and uses a communication device to help him speak. this is a bigger bathroom... for years, leo has been desperate for a voice that sounds a bit more like him. which is where 2a—year—old dan comes in, who heard about voice donation through a friend. i think i did just over 1200 phrases and i was holed up in a recording studio in high wycombe and ijust had to say it as clearly as possible. it was a bit nerve wracking at first. i didn't think i would be picked. i thought there'll be a few other voices. leo chose dan's voice with the help of his speech and language therapist.

david willis there in los angeles. south africa has recorded a sharp increase in coronavirus infections which have doubled across the country since monday. health officials say the newly discovered omicron variant may be fuelling the surge, although it isn't clear how many of the new cases it accounts for. 8,500 covid infections have been registered in south africa in the last 2a hours. officials there say omicron is "rapidly becoming the dominant variant" after the country became the first to detect the highly mutated new variant last week. since then, omicron has been identified in two dozen countries. the latest is the us, specifically san francisco, whether city public health department gave more details. the person recently travelled to south africa and they got tested and reported their travel history. they had received a full dose of the moderna vaccine but no booster. they had mild symptoms, and thankfully, have now recovered. we can now speak dr craig spencer, who's director of global health in emergency medic

david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives only hours after the shooting, referred to a firearm discharged by alec baldwin. but now the actor himself is giving his version of events. the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. police retrieved hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the film set, including, its thought, other live rounds. they've been investigating reports of dissatisfaction

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the people of bethlehem were hoping this would be the year the tourists came back — and their fortunes would change. with omicron — and the israeli borders shut — it doesn't look like there will be tourists — but will there still be a christmas in bethlehem? let's go now to bethlehem — and speak to the bbc�*s tom bateman. reduced, quieter christmas, presumably?— reduced, quieter christmas, resumabl ? ~ . ., ., presumably? much quieter, although havin: said presumably? much quieter, although having said that, _ presumably? much quieter, although having said that, we _ presumably? much quieter, although having said that, we are _ presumably? much quieter, although having said that, we are getting - having said that, we are getting quite a few people turning up in manger square here, waiting for a route of christmas and a journey of hope, the head of the catholic church for the region is making his way from jerusalem across into the west bank and here to the town of bethleh

david willis, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news... a booster christmas — thousands of nhs staff and volunteers will keep vaccination clinics open over the festive period. in her first christmas broadcast since the death of prince philip — the queen is expected to give a very personal address tomorrow. a former minnesota police officer who claimed she confused her handgun for a taser has been found guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting 20—year old daunte wright sport and time now for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. here is jane dougal. good morning. premier league footballers should go on strike if they feel their welfare is not being considered. that's according to pep guardiola. his comments come after managers and captains met with the premier league yesterday to raise concerns about the congested christmas fixture list at a time when clubs are dealing with the impact of rising coronavirus cases. the manager said he did not think a strike would actually happen but the threat of it may be the only way to get th

david willis joins us live from los angeles. quite a stark revelation in the interview. what more did we learn from that?— interview. what more did we learn from that? when news of this incident _ learn from that? when news of this incident first _ learn from that? when news of this incident first broke, - learn from that? when news of this incident first broke, it - this incident first broke, it seemed tragic, undoubtedly and surprising but that fairly straightforward indeed. the local sheriff �*s department within a couple of hours of this shooting issued a statement in which it referred to the discharge of a gun by the actor alec baldwin. but as the actor alec baldwin. but as the weeks have gone by, this whole thing has started to see less and less straightforward. now we have alec baldwin himself coming forward to dispute what had seemed to be a part of the whole narrative, mainly that he was the person who pulled the trigger of the gun that fired the live bullet that killed halyna hudgins. naturally, this raises a whole load of questions — triggers don't pull

our north america correspondent, david willis, explained the details. in actual fact, alice c bold's memoir lucky may have indirectly led to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration because lucky was being turned into a film when the executive director of that film started to question, is the process went on, certain details not relating to the assault itself but to do with the investigation and subsequent trial. you put in a private investigator. the investigator discovered that things simply did not add up and recommended that the evidence be referred to a lawyer and that led last week to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. his conviction in the first place was based on his being identified in court and flawed forensic evidence. today, alice sebold explained why it has taken her more than a week to actually respond to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. she said it has taken me these past eight days to comprehend how this could have happened. i will continue to struggle with the role that i unwittingly played within a system that sent an innocent man to

let's get more on this now from our north america correspondent, david willis. wonderful to have you on the programme. it is an extraordinary admission and an extraordinary admission and an extraordinary story. i have to say. how is this apology come about? in say. how is this apology come about? ., ~ . about? in actualfact, alice c bold's memoir _ about? in actualfact, alice c bold's memoir lucky - about? in actualfact, alice c bold's memoir lucky may - about? in actual fact, alice c. bold's memoir lucky may have indirectly led to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration because lucky was being turned into a film when the executive director of that film started to question, is the process went on, certain details not relating to the assault itself but to do with the investigation and subsequent trial. you put in a private investigator. the investigator discovered that things simply did not add up and recommended that the evidence be referred to a lawyer and that led last week to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. his conviction in the first place was based on his

willis, has more details. of course it has been a vexing problem for much of the global community since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan in august. how to help the people of afghanistan without helping the government of afghanistan? and as the months have gone by, the situation there has grown increasingly dire. foreign aid has been cut off, assets have been frozen and of course aid has been crucial to afghanistan in the past, it has formed about 80% of the country's budget, so now this new measure approved by the un security council is aimed at making it easier for foreign banks to transfer money into afghanistan. many have been shy of doing so for fear of running afoul of international sanctions. it is a tentative move, though, and one that will be reviewed every six months to make sure that funds are not making their way into the pockets of the taliban. as we mentioned, the resolution allows aid to flow into afghanistan for one year, you mentioned the six monthly reviews, how quickly can it star

our north america correspondent, david willis, explained the details in actual fact, alice sebold's memoir lucky may have indirectly led to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration because lucky was being turned into a film when the executive director of that film started to question, is the process went on, certain details not relating to the assault itself but to do with the investigation and subsequent trial. he brought in a private investigator. the investigator discovered that things simply did not add up and recommended that the evidence be referred to a lawyer and that led last week to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. his conviction in the first place was based on his being identified in court and flawed forensic evidence. today, alice sebold explained why it has taken her more than a week to actually respond to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. she said it has taken me these past eight days to comprehend how this could have happened. i will continue to struggle with the role that i unwittingly played within a system that sent an innocent man to jail. and she added, tellingly, per

our correspondent in los angeles, david willis, has more details. when news of this incident first broke six weeks ago, it seemed tragic, undoubtedly, surprising, but a fairly straightforward incident. indeed, the local sheriff's department, within a couple of hours of this shooting, issued a statement in which it referred to the discharge of a gun by the actor, alec baldwin. but as the weeks have gone by, this whole thing has started to seem less and less straightforward. now we have alec baldwin himself coming forward to dispute what had seemed to be up till now an incontrovertible part of the whole narrative, if you like, and namely that he was the person who pulled the trigger of the gun that fired the live bullet that killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins. naturally, this raises a whole load of questions — triggers don't pull themselves, so how did this gun go off? could alec baldwin perhaps have inadvertently applied pressure to the trigger that caused the gun to fire? combined with a range of other uncertainties, disputes on the part o

willis has more details. of course, it's been a vexing problem for most of the global community since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan in august. how to help the people of afghanistan without helping the government of afghanistan. and as the months have gone by, the situation there has grown increasingly dire. foreign aid has been cut off. assets have been frozen and, of course, aid has been crucial to afghanistan in the past. it's formed about 80% of the country's budget. so now, this new measure approved by the un security council is aimed at making it easierfor foreign banks to transfer money into afghanistan. many have been shy of doing so for fear of running afoul of international sanctions. it's a tentative move, though, and one that will be reviewed every six months to make sure that funds are not making their way into the pockets of the taliban. david, as we mentioned, the resolution allows aid to flow into afghanistan for one year. you mentioned the 6—monthly reviews. how quickly can it

he had been pulled over in a routine traffic stop, as david willis reports. it was a routine traffic stop on a sunday afternoon in april, police in a minneapolis suburb ordered 20—year—old daunte wright from his car, and were attempting to arrest him when things went terribly wrong. as daunte wright tried to escape, the officer wearing the body camera threatened to but only once she pulled the trigger did she realise she had mistaken her gun for a taser. kimberley potter was arrested three days after daunte wright died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. the killing occurred just a few miles from where another minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, was standing trial, and sparked fresh unrest from the city still reeling from the death of a man that derek chauvin was later convicted of murdering, george floyd. kimberley potter told the court that daunte wright's death amounted to an innocent mistake. i wright's death amounted to an innocent mistake.— innocent mistake. i remember ellin: , innocent mistake. i remember yelling. taser. _ innocent mis

david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives, only hours after the shooting, referred to a firearm discharged by alec baldwin. but now the actor himself is giving his version of events. the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. police retrieved hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the film set, including, it's thought, other live rounds. they've been investigating reports of dissatisfacti

david willis joins me now from los angeles. those are extraordinary claims that we just listen to. those are extraordinary claims that wejust listen to. first those are extraordinary claims that we just listen to. first him saying that he did not pull the trigger on the gun. how do you think this might be received? i the gun. how do you think this might be received?— the gun. how do you think this might be received? , , , ., be received? i remember bringing you the initial reports _ be received? i remember bringing you the initial reports of _ be received? i remember bringing you the initial reports of this _ be received? i remember bringing you the initial reports of this incident i the initial reports of this incident and this desert in new mexico just under six weeks ago and it seems a tragic but ultimately quite straightforward thing. the initial report from the santa fe new mexico police department and it refers to a shooting on the set of the film after a properfirearm shooting on the set of the film after a proper firearm was discharged by alec baldwin. over the course of

here's our north america correspondent david willis. robert palmer was the first person involved in the insurrection on the 6th of january to be prosecuted in connection with assaulting a police officer and as you say, he received the longest sentence so far, 63 months or five years and three months in prison. previously, 43 months, 41 months, sorry, had been the longest sentence handed down, but none of those defendants had faced such serious charges and the judge was told that mr palmer attacked police with a wooden pole with a stick and with a fire hydrant as well. they concluded that these were very serious charges that merited this sort of sentence that he received. now, of the 700 people who are facing charges in connection with that insurrection on the capitol building on the 6th ofjanuary, most face, are facing more minor charges, but there are some serious charges of assaulting police and possession of a deadly weapon and so on, which could lead to charges similar to those levelled at robert palmer today. going to a uk beach in

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a group of mps says a proposed new law isn't going to do enough to protect people online, and big tech companies should be forced to take tougher action to prevent crime and abuse. social media owners say they take the issue seriously, but the committee scrutinising the draft online safety bill says the industry has failed in its plan to self—regulate. andy burrows is the head of child safety online policy at the nspcc. thank you very much. last time i spoke to you about this issue, if i remember correctly, you said there are still some significant gaps and issues with the bill from your perspective. remind us what those were, and have they been addressed in the interim?— in the interim? good morning. the reort in the interim? good morning. the report today _ in the interim? good morning. the report today recommends - in the interim? good morning. the report today recommends some i report today recommends some significant improvements that will really strengthen the balance cover

. >> joining me now is editor at large david willis wells, the author of the uninhabitual earth. those images are horrifying. the events themselves were horrifying. it is all great to say, hey listen, we rejoined the paris climate accord, wonderful, yes we signed this infrastructure bill that did put money into resiliency, but let's be real here, it is nothing in comparison to the scope of the problem. >> yeah, i think whatever happens with the build back better bill, the u.s. is not heading towards a next year carbon situation on the time library that joe biden would like. and i think that leaves the rest of the world and ourselves in a really tough spot. it is been a brutal year as that segment just illustrated. and it is not just how many extreme events but how extreme they were. the pacific heat dome in particular was so off the charts of most climate scientists' expectations that many think we have to revise some of our models to account for the extremes going forward. and even if we do enter into a rapid of decash onization, which is possible because renewable energy is get

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a 19—year—old man has been arrested over the death of a teenage girl in hamilton, south lanarkshire. amber gibson, who was 16, was reported missing from her home in the hillhouse area on friday. her body was discovered in a nature reserve on sunday. police scotland say enquiries are still ongoing. everton and liverpool fans united for a minute's applause at the merseyside derby last night, in memory of ava white, the 12 year—old girl who was killed last week. fans also held a banner raising awareness about knife crime. ava was stabbed in liverpool city centre last thursday. a11i—year—old boy has been charged with murder. a judgement is expected this morning, in the appeal by associated newspapers in its ongoing privacy dispute with the duchess of sussex. the group — which publishes the mail on sunday — are appealing against the ruling not to hold a full trial, after the paper reproduced parts of a handwritten letter from the duchess to her father, thomas markle, in 2019.

david willis, cbc news, los angeles. rail passengers are likely to face major disruption on routes between northern scotland and south west england today, because of a strike by staff on crosscountry trains. members of the rmt union have walked out in a dispute over the role of guards. crosscountry has also said services on new year's eve are likely to be affected. it is christmas eve. yes, i agree. 24th of december. the christmas story has been told many times, but you've never seen it like this. here is a different one for you. our story begins _ here is a different one for you. oi" story begins with the angel gabriel visiting a young couple, mary and joseph. mary was expecting a baby. and they needed somewhere to stay the night. 50. and they needed somewhere to stay the niuht. ,, �* and they needed somewhere to stay the niuht. i. �* ., the night. so, if you're a little bit confused, _ the night. so, if you're a little bit confused, what's - the night. so, if you're a little bit confused, what's going - the night.

david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives, only hours after the shooting, referred to a firearm discharged by alec baldwin. but now the actor himself is giving his version of events. the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. police retrieved hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the film set, including, its thought, other live rounds. they've been investigating reports of dissatisfactio

our north america correspondent, david willis, explained more. lucky was being turned into a film when the executive director of that film started to question as the process went on certain details, not relating to the assault itself but to do with the investigation and the subsequent trial. he brought in a private investigator. the investigator discovered that things didn�*t add up and recommended that the evidence be referred to a lawyer and that led last week to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. now his conviction in the first place was based on him being identified in court by alice sebold and by some subsequently proved to be flawed forensic evidence. to date alice sebold explain why it has taken her more than a week to actually respond to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. she said it has taken me these past eight days to comprehend how this could have happened. i will continue to struggle with the role i unwittingly played within a system that has sent in innocent man to jail and she added, tellingly perhaps, is a traumatised 18—y

our north america correspondent, david willis, explained more about the case. well, in actualfact, alice sebold's memoir lucky may have indirectly led to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration because lucky was being turned into a film when the executive director of that film started to question, as the process went on, certain details not relating to the assault itself, but to do with the investigation and the subsequent trial. he brought in a private investigator. the investigator discovered that things simply didn't add up and recommended that the evidence he referred to a lawyer. and that led last week to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. now, his conviction in the first place was based on him being identified in court by alice sebold and by some subsequently proved to be flawed forensic evidence. now today, alice sebold explained why it's taken her more than a week to actually respond to anthony broadwater�*s exoneration. she said, it's taken me these past eight days to comprehend how this could have happened. i will continue to struggle with the role th

david willis reports. it's six weeks since halyna hutchins was fatally shot on the set of alec baldwin's western movie, rust. we've had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. but as the weeks have gone by, the circumstances surrounding the cinematographer�*s death have become increasingly complicated. a statement released by local detectives only hours after the shooting, referred to a firearm discharged by alec baldwin. but now the actor himself is giving his version of events. the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. police retrieved hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the film set, including, it's thought, other live rounds. they've been investigating reports of dissatisfactio

not just me emily compagno, david asman, gerri willis the weather machine janice dean. brian: joe piscopo. >> the guy is ubiquitous, is he everywhere. all the things about christmas that make it great. we talk about the christmas specials from grinch to rudolph it's a wonderful life to elf. we talk about how christmas carol something an excuse to do a bar crawl around your neighborhood, right? those carol carolers don't leave. 12 days of christmas that goes on for nine minutes. most of all we talk about the fruit cake, brian, the fact that the fruit cake is synonymous with christmas the way turkey is with thanksgiving. how did christmas get saddled with horrible dessert. horrible to look at. there is really only one fruit cakes it just gets passed. brian: don't give away your special special sunday at 10:00. >> sunday on the fox news channel. i suggest a couple eggnogs before watching this. brian: congratulations on that and kim kardashian probably the coolest celebrity right now. sign up for fox nation, use promo code celebrate and get 35% off a subscription only on fo

gerri willis has all of the details. hi, gerri. gerri: hi, david. that's right, concerns about omicron is sparking intense demand for those at-home tests that are so in demand but the fda is now saying that rapid covid tests may be less effective at protecting the variant. in fact here is their quote saying in a statement yesterday early data sits that antigen tests do detect the omicron variant but may have reduced sensitivity. now as we take a deeper look at that, that means that 500 million tests the biden administration said it will make available for americans for free maybe less useful than expected. scores of tests are marketed for sale over-the-counter and the most popular the rapid antigen test have only been 85% effective against the previous variant. the gold standard, the pcr test can only be used in a lab but has an effectiveness rate of 97% now, good luck finding one of the rapid antigen tests. employer requirements that their workers get tested have caused shortages, check out the sign on my own pharmacy door here, currently out of st

gerri willis has that story. gerri. reporter: hey there, david, you got that exactly right. here come the higher prices. after a year of budget busting inflation and everything from meat to gas, experts say 2022 will bring more of the same. food prices as you say overall going up as much as 5% in the first half. let's dig into that. mondelese international already said the cookies, candies, other products will rise 6 to 7%. uh-oh oreo. kraft heinz will raise prices across the board, some as high as 20%. 2, 0. general milks, campbell's soup raising prices next month. those are some of the best-known names in the country. heavy products like wine, beer, liquor, potatoes, even celery, will carry higher prices as higher labor costs will push the cost of transport up. even staples like mayo, freezen meals will be higher. supermarkets operating on super narrow margins try to hold the down holding down increases on eggs and milk and specialty items but not here how long that strategy can hold. consumers are in a vise grip of higher prices as gas is up over one dollar from a year ag

, david, chris naught watching the show. we'll have him come a. i'm going to tell gel man -- let's call chris chris absolutely loving the stock market and, david, we've had lots of businesses leaning into tv and vice versa. >> he has a perspective? >> i think he will zuckerberg in "succession. >> he was mentioned. by the way, so was lion tree >> did they mention move fit nathanson? >> silicon valley has a $41 billion market value >> there's a cultural phenomenon that the stock market is actually involved and, david, you know, i'm saying -- >> go ahead. >> that people tell me there aren't enough sold, and people are shorting rivian. >> it didn't matter, the stock has so or rend out we could -- >> peloton is still 12 bill, what do you think, could we get it down to seven this is crazy. how can this be? >> how's your cardio, your good? >> yeah, but there's a lot of other stuff. >> make sure you're taking care of yourself. we can't lose you. >>> another look at futures. we have a little less than nine minutes with trading here.

we have david ignatitous and eugene daniels, jackie alemany and mika and willie both have the morning off. they're on assignments. when i am off, they say i am on assignment. maybe i am sleeping in late or maybe i am in yugoslavia. katty, i was reading the post and i saw, we are a little disconnected with boris johnson. in america we hear oh there is scandal. boris johnson is having a scandal. that's like saying nick saban is winning a football game. i read this morning and it's kind of a bad sign that conservatives lost the seat they have held for 200 years. that's a little telling. first of all tells us bad seats and also how bad are things for boris johnson right now? >> well, i am glad this morning joe that i can be your north structure correspondent because i have not had that opportunity often enough. we don't do north structure. it's three hours from london. they lost in a complete shock last night to the liberal democrats in a special election there. they lost it really because of the state that boris johnson is in. there is been a financial scandal from his party and lawmaker

gerri: hey, david, that's right. lots of twists and turns here, eric adams, new york city's mayor-elect will keep new york city's vaccine mandate for private sector employees, this is a surprise turn of events for employers who expected the first in the nation mandate to be deep six or at least watered down by the mayor- elect. adams health commissioner dr. david chuckshe saying this. the private sector mandate will stay in effect in the new year, he says, with a focus on, get this , compliance, not punishment. so deblasio's vaccine mandate announced december 6 was assumed to apply today cities 184,000 private businesses, many private sector business leaders have been complaining about this , they chased the mandate and now today, the reveal of a nasty little surprise for residents. they'll have to make sure that their babysitters and housekeepers are vaccinated. in other words, new yorkers who hire any soul proprietor like a handyman, a dog walker, nanny, plumber, mover, private tutor, will have to fill out paperwor

washington post," david ignatius. pentagon correspondent with the "new york times," elaine cooper. white house editor for "politico," sam stein. and u.s. national editor at the "financial times," ed luce. with willie in new york, we have a lot to get to. shall we launch right in? >> i'd rather talk to willie. anything in the "post" covered today? >> i know. they kind of took a day off, if i'm being honest. they had to rest. we have chicken kiev, talking about the summit meeting, that magic crackling chemistry between putin and president biden. >> that's okay. >> honestly, nothing really. >> anything daily news? >> it's heavy. it's about guns in schools. it is no fun. i wish i had more. i was going to say, the first hint we got from mark meadows that he might back down from president biden is when he instantly called his own book fake news after it came out. i think he could have seen this coming. >> see, that's what i'm talking about. that didn't used to happen around here. i mean, the fact they're so fearful of a guy

we had so many memories willie and i. we really spanned. >> you are looking good. >> 15 years is enough. can you believer we are on year 15, guys? that's pretty exciting. >> let's get to -- you are going to interrupt? i am waiting and i am seeing it. i would like to do and if this is okay what we call in the football business and audible. just for a second. >> you may. >> do you have those phone numbers before we go to the first story? mark meadows? whatever. >> i was fascinated because we have you here adrienne. i was looking at polling yesterday and talking to a good number of people on the hill on both sides and it seems that top priorities for democrats if you ask democrats what are the top three issues and you ask independence what are the top three issues and you ask republicans what are the top three issues, it's one of these things, which one does not belong. democrats' issues don't line up just where two-thirds of americans are. i was telling mika about this yesterday, my gosh, they are for a field where the amer