like sars which looked unlikely at this stage, but if it was, for the sake of argument, the point is to make sure that any spill over cases can be rapidly contained so it never establishes itself in the uk. you are not saying this will turn into a pandemic, but what we don t want to say is have any backwash from this. we had importation from sars and ebola, we picked them up and treated them, and that is the first thing to say, and if it is going to be a pandemic, you can never stop it, and there is an illusion you can stop it, but you can t. you can delay it and that is where a lot of the debate around border and other measures then took us but what we wanted people to realise, when you are in pandemic territory, the idea of stopping it is an illusion. you can delay it, potentially, maybe. when you referred to the minority being when you referred to the minority being prevent, you mean that the virus being prevent, you mean that the virus could being prevent, you mean
border because in terms of the merits of border measures, evidence has been received border measures, evidence has been received by border measures, evidence has been received by the inquiry to the fact that less received by the inquiry to the fact that less stringent measures like screening that less stringent measures like screening and leaflets and temperature checks are unlikely to work because they can be circumnavigated. practical difficulties with any border system of restriction. scientifically, there of restriction. scientifically, there was no support for complete trorder there was no support for complete border closure or quarantine because they are border closure or quarantine because they are very difficult to maintain and politically divisive and also unlikely and politically divisive and also unlikely to work? and politically divisive and also unlikely to work? yes, in a sense the technical unlikely to work? yes, in a sense the technicaljudgmen
get over it. there are dumb days on capitol hill and there are dumber days on capitol hill and this is one of the dumbest i ve seen in a long time. house republicans reacting to a chaotic and at times childish day on capitol hill. we ll take you through what happened straight ahead. plus fulton county district attorney fani willis responds to leaks of video statements from three of donald trump s coconspiratorter in the georgia election interference case. and also ahead we ll preview the high stakes meeting taking place today between president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, november 15th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for joining us. it is a busy day and we ve got a lot to get to. a potential government shutdown in just two days is now looking a lot less likely this morning after the house passed new speaker mike johnson s unconventional stop gap funding bill yesterday largely with the help
invasion of the gaza strip. they re moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel s prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question is israel following joe biden s advice not to be blinded by rage, to defend itself, but also protect the lives of palestinian civilians? we went into gaza with the israeli army on condition we didn t reveal their positions. video shot after they took us through the gap in the fence into gaza though not this script had to be submitted to their military censors. we got out of the back of an armoured vehicle and walked into a wasteland. after a month of air strikes and more than a week of tanks and troops, every building i saw was damaged or destroyed. they wanted to show us what they said was a hamas weapon
labour s rachel reeves, who wants to take charge of your cash, and the home secretary, conservative, james cleverly, are here to start. is it a relief it s finally been called? i love elections, i m a bit funny like that. i love elections, i m a bit funny like that- i love elections, i m a bit funny like that. ., ., ., like that. i m looking forward to tourin: like that. i m looking forward to touring the like that. i m looking forward to touring the country like that. i m looking forward to touring the country and - like that. i m looking forward to touring the country and getting | touring the country and getting labour s touring the country and getting labour s message of change out to the voters labour s message of change out to the voters. we labour s message of change out to the voters. ~ ., labour s message of change out to the watere labour s message of change out to the voters- the voters. we are delighted you are both here. take care ourfact checker