it follows controversy over an exemption to covid vaccine rules. a state of emergency is declared in kazakhstan, following mass protests sparked by surging fuel prices. it isa it is a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. and, four are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, after the toppling of a statue during a black lives matter protest. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: wales could play their home six nations rugby matches in england, away from their cardiff base because of covid restrictions. good evening. borisjohnson insists the current level of covid restrictions in england is helping take the edge off the omicron wave , and that the government is taking a balanced approach
a demand for it. reporter: there s a disturbing number out tonight: one study says up to 80% of floridians will have caught covid-19 by the time this omicron wave is over. to ease demand at testing sites like this one, the white house and u.s. postal service are set to be finalizing plans to mail testing kits to u.s. households as early as next week. norah. o donnell: that 80% number is stunning. manuel bojorquez, thank you. well, tonight, in a test of presidential powers, the supreme court is weighing arguments over the biden administration s covid vaccine rules for large companies and healthcare workers. cbs jan crawford is following the closely watched set of arguments that went on for hours today. reporter: with nearly 36 million adults yet to get a single dose of the vaccine, liberal justices said the dangers of the coronavirus justify the unprecedented federal mandates to encourage vaccinations. this is a pandemic in which nearly a million people have
aggression which as we ve seen play out, there has been russian aggression look at crimea as a perfect example speed what we know what happened there, congressman ryan masten florida, thank you for your time. in canada police have arrested several people at the ambassador bridge the group connecting windsor ontario in detroit those demonstrators have been protesting canada s covid vaccine rules and blocking the bridge for days forcing automakers to cut back production. meantime a large protest against pit them increased traction s is going strong and canada s capital city of ottawa protesters there have reached an agreement to leave residential areas. live in ottawa she has the latest on that. for the first time in several weeks in canada the freedom conway agrees to make some moves they said they will take some of the trucks out of the residential areas and our neighbors have been completed about the noise and the exhaust this comes after the mayor struck a deal with the convoy,
the world tennis number one novak djokovic will play in this month s australian open after he was given a medical exemption from covid vaccine rules. there d been speculation over whether djokovic, a critic of vaccine mandates, would take part in the tournament in melbourne, where he ll be aiming to win a record 21st grand slam title. our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, is following developments. one possibility that i think is a real one, given that the omicron variant is so widespread around the world now, is that he has recently tested positive for covid. djokovic had covid for the first time around 18 months ago. if he had tested positive at any point in the last six months that enables you to defer your vaccination and to enter australia without having the vaccination proof. other reasons include inflammatory cardiac illness or an acute major medical condition. it would seem unlikely that djokovic was suffering from either of those,
novak djokovic will play in this month s australian open after he was given a medical exemption from covid vaccine rules. there d been speculation over whether djokovic, a critic of vaccine mandates, would take part in the tournament in melbourne, where he ll be aiming to win a record 21st grand slam title. our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, is following developments. one possibility that i think is a real one, given that the omicron variant is so widespread around the world now, is that he has recently tested positive for covid. djokovic had covid for the first time around 18 months ago. if he had tested positive at any point in the last six months that enables you to defer your vaccination and to enter australia without having the vaccination proof. other reasons include inflammatory cardiac illness, or an acute major medical condition. it would seem unlikely that djokovic was suffering from either of those but we are none the wiser until, unless, he himself decides to tell us