i m going to miss her terribly. i can hear that. i m going to miss her terribly. i can hearthat. ian, incredible broadcaster as well. thank you forjoining us. janice long who has died and her friend long who has died and herfriend ian mcnabb paying tribute to her. now on bbc news it is time for year in review. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion
now an bbc news review 2021 the year in sport. 0ur sports presenter adam wilde takes a close look at the highs and lows of a memorable year. there s never been a sporting year quite like 2021. it would, though, take a little time for the volume to be turned up. like everything else, it had to wait. as the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia, a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. 0ver there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion. tennis was struggling to keep calm and carry on. novak djokovic became the men s champion, the first of three grand slams for him this year. naomi 0saka, the women s ch
when the year began, the backing track was the sound of silence. fans were still some way behind. covid s cancellations and chaos continued, the pandemic still providing all the background noise. the empty stadia, a stark, constant reminder that no amount of fake sounds or even fake crowds could drown out. that was over here. over there, well, this was how the world s best tennis players were preparing for one of the first major sporting events of the year, the australian open. strict total quarantine divided opinion. strict hotel quarantine divided opinion. novak djokovic became the men s champion, the first of three grand slams for him this year. naomi osaka, the women s champion, herfirst and final grand slam of 2021. her withdrawal from the others to protect her mental health, the starting point for another of the year s major sporting narratives. in truth, many were still questioning whether sport should be going ahead at all. rugby union s six nations did just about
boebert s anti-muslim attacks on ilhan omar calling her evil and black hearted. a key trump loyalist is rushing to boebert s defense and running to the former president as she pours fuel on the controversy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the spreading of the omicron variant, of the coronavirus. cnn s david mckenzie is joining us from johannesburg, south africa. david, governments around the world are moving rapidly to try to safeguard their countries but in some cases, it s already too late. the variant has already arrived. give us the latest. well, wolf, dr. anthony fauci just today saying at least 20 countries have confirmed cases of this very disturbing variant. he says it s too early to tell how dangerous it is, whether the vaccines will fully work but because of that perceived threat, countries are closing off this part of the world. the coronavirus testing
really don t know how much difference it, makes i don t know how those things interact, i don t know with the dynamics of that really is, but i think stacey abrams have a great perspective on it,. he can send this all the school in terms of how those dynamics work. we have reporting tonight, that president biden will go up to the house of representatives, and nine him, for their meeting and 9 am, delaying his flight to scotland a little bit. nancy pelosi hoping to actually get evo, on that bipartisan bill, that s already been passed by the senate. which is why she requested the rules committee s schedule is session for tomorrow, when she requested, it she asked them to consider about half a dozen different things, which meant, what s on this list you really need? it sounds like, what she wanted them to do, is be ready, to move on that senate passed a bill, if you can get your guest tonight, and the progressive caucus to go along with that. what they re looking for, is bot