if it invades ukraine as a g7 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss rising tensions gets under way. it would be extremely serious if russia were to take that action. it would be a strategic mistake and there would be severe consequences for russia. and england s cricketers slump to a 9 wicket defeat in the first ashes test, in brisbane. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. dozens of people are feared dead in the us state of kentucky after a series of tornadoes wreaked havoc across a wide area. the tornadoes tore through the us states arkansas, kentucky, and into part of illinois on friday night. in illinois an amazon warehouse collapsed in the storm. a rescue operation is taking place to find survivors. the governor of kentucky says as many as a hundred people could die in the state as a result of a series of tornadoes sweeping across the region. the governor andy beshear described it as the worst in the state s history. so first, just try
good afternoon. health officials have renewed their call for everyone eligible to come forward for a covid boosterjab as new modelling suggests that without further restrictions, the uk is facing a bigger wave of infections than injanuary. the omicron variant is thought to be spreading quickly, however scientists say there is huge uncertainty about how many people may need hospital care, and how much pressure will be put on the nhs. here s our health correspondent katharine da costa. the race is on to get even more jabs into arms, to boost our defences against what may be the biggest wave of covid infections we ve seen so far. new analysis shows having a two vaccine doses is unlikely to stop omicron infection however booster jabs will give around 75% protection against a mild infection. both two and three doses should give significant protection against severe disease but to what extent is still unclear. we severe disease but to what extent is still unclear- still unclear. w
In their cars when the tornado hit and it actually picked up people in their cars and threw them into the building. i got word of that a few minutes ago from a particular individual who was here, but people do seek shelter. a lot of people went to the bathrooms, to the basement, but again these were very large, very destructive tornadoes, travelling up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, hitting numerous cities and some very major cities. you are going to have bad things happen and that is what is happening. so what spawned them? first of all, we had record warmth and record heat across the southern plains in oklahoma and texas and in mississippi and arkansas and alabama and tennessee and missouri today. the temperatures were in the low to mid 80s and south winds at about 30 40, which 70 degree.point. this is an unprecedented air mass for december 11th 10th, 11th, you know, timeframe.
For hundreds of miles, hitting numerous cities and some very major cities. you are going to have bad things happen and that is what is happening. so what spawned them? first of all, we had record warmth and record heat across the southern plains in oklahoma and texas and in mississippi and arkansas and alabama and tennessee and missouri today. the temperatures were in the low to mid 80s and south winds at about 30 40, which 70 degree.point. this is an unprecedented air mass for december 11th 10th, 11th, you know, timeframe. to have this much moisture and heatand humidity. we have a very strong, powerful jet stream overhead and an upper wave came out of oklahoma and this powerful surface low developed back in south east colorado,