restrictions. it comes as china s experiences a surge in covid cases. cnn s steven jiang live for us. what prompted china let s move to reopen the borders and keep them open despite this covid surge? reporter: christine, it depends on who you ask. officials claim they did it proactively because they also had a scientific approach to the pandemic. others would point to those widespread protests against an increasingly unsustainable zero covid policy back in november. those protests are the very things that provide leadership. the way they did it t, that sudn u-turn both in terms of medical resources but also in terms of government messaging has results in a surge in reduction in deaths, not reflecting government data. and that lack of transparency obviously being noted both
harris: your line of the day. you can t have national security without border security. if we are not safe, we are not sovereign, period. tom homan, thank you very much for getting us started on this topic and being in focus today. appreciate your time and expertise always. thanks for having me. harris: the latest twitter files keep dripping unreal detail about the secret working agreement between twitter and the f.b.i. and pushing some kind of government messaging. democrat governor of illinois price kehr on defense as critics rip apart his law to end cash bail. let s just set the record straight with everybody. the safety act is designed to keep murderers and domestic abusers, violent criminals in jail. harris: the safety act. republicans warning the new year could now come with a new crime
you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: from government messaging posters to viral images, a new museum collection in new zealand reflects its response to covid 19. he s the first african american to win the presidential receiving a nobel peace prize, the head of the catholic church that mother teresa was example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and then get the coffins, take them back on. parents are waiting, wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them
i ve been watching this stuff ever since, well, i watched this space landing in 69. we live pretty close to where it s going to be launching, so we are probablyjust - going to climb up on our roof and watch it from there! the weather might have other ideas, though. above the launch pad, the storms keep on coming. nasa will need a break in the clouds to get this rocket off the ground. rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. from government messaging posters to viral images a new museum collection in new zealand reflects its response to covid 19. we ll cross live to wellington to speak to its curator. to receive the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying