previous peaks. there are all of these knock on risks. isolating and these knock on risks. isolating and the fact that we are taking people into hospital when there is a clear need, that also means the knock on effect on those that don t have a very clear need are under a higher risk. . .. very clear need are under a higher risk. ., ~ , ., , very clear need are under a higher risk. . .. , ., , . very clear need are under a higher risk. . ~ i. , . , ., risk. thank you very much, dr leon danon, associate risk. thank you very much, dr leon danon, associate professor - risk. thank you very much, dr leon danon, associate professor in - danon, associate professor in infectious disease modelling and data analytics at bristol university and also a member of the government s modelling group called spy government s modelling group called spy m. spi m. staff shortages continue to blight retailers and hospitality firms. let s talk to kate nicholls, ceo of uk hospitality. thank you forjoining
to be alive and just as fortunate to have a hospital bed at the san juan regional medical center in new mexico the icu is over 200% capacity more than half the patients in the building have covid. this is our fifth wave, and this is clearly the most severe wave we have had to endure. reporter: in need of a lifeline, this rural hospital is now getting help an hhs national disaster medical team has been deployed to assist overwhelmed staff. typically used on the front lines of natural disasters, they re now needed for a growing crisis inside hospitals. for some americans, the pandemic is becoming an afterthought, but that s not the reality on the ground. covid is still very much here. these are very sad situations that oftentimes don t have a very good ending. reporter: that is most true here in the icu where cameras have never been allowed before reporter: all of
they ve stopped hundreds of people today stop migrants. right at the end, he s making a point that without a more trusting relationship between the countries, none of this will get solved. he does make the nationalities and borders bill which will become law in the spring. it gives government s powers including. asylum claims from anyone arriving from an illegal route, one thing that s repeatedly been said this week that is wrong is that asylum seekers don t have a right to claim asylum if they have been through a safe country, and that s obviously wrong. that isn t what the rules are around that. that s all to do because we left the eu. this applies to members who are
president biden says that s not going to change any time soon. don t have a near term answer. i don t see anything that s going to happen in the meantime that s going to significantly reduce gas prices. as of thursday, the average gas price nationally is sitting at $3.36 a gallon. and the l.a. dodgers world series hopes are still alive thanks to the bat of chris taylor. taylor. not one, not 2. but three. taylor hitting three homers leading l.a. to 11-2 victory over the braves in game 5 of the nlcs. the series heads to atlanta for game 6 tomorrow night. those are your headlines, steve, over to you. steve: that s great. carley, thank you very much. meanwhile, what kind of a day do
go back to school. the ceo of pfizer say three ask for authorization to give the vaccination to kids 5 through 7. another problem could get in the way. in connecticut hundreds of bus drivers may not show up for work when vaccine mandates begin today. firefighters in mckeesport, pennsylvania, are volunteering to drive kids to school due to the bus driver shortage there. in minnesota the superintendent of st. francis schools got her own bus license to help out. i thought this is something really small that i could do. i could give you hundreds of examples of people in education stepping up to the plate. i can t have kids that don t have a right home or ride to school. there is nothing worse than saying we can t come get your children today. did you go to costco this