logistics, we need to have public health have the ability to move quickly. that means not only having vaccines but getting them in arms, having the testing available widespread. right now we only have testing available in limited terms for people who really meet these high-risk categories. we don t have enough testing that s widely available to understand how widespread this virus really is. councilman, you were telling me you re on vacation, your phone is blowing up and you were quoted in that the new york times piece as talking about hard-hit neighborhoods like the ones you represent, chelsea and hell s kitchen. you said they re being forced to fight for their own health care. what do you think is going on? that s right, chris. i represent the west side of manhattan. we re the epicenter of the outbreak in new york city, which is the epicenter of the outbreak in the country and there is unbelievable fear, frustration and anger in our community. and we found out earlier this
out of control all across the country and the governors of these states, you know, have obviously made the decision to try to make political hay out of that by putting this in front of politicians and in front of the media in ways that are unavoidable and have to be addressed and i think that it s actually making significant mark and having success from their perspective. it s just not good policy, obviously, to have the border acting this way. bret: panel, thanks so much. finally tonight, a special report salute, we want to warn you some of these images are difficult to watch. a frightening scene actually in new york s hell s kitchen as a firefighter helping victims of a car crash is trapped under an suv. that firefighter was in trouble. good samaritans including ben areas recording the incident on his phone they went over there and they lifted the vehicle off the firefighter ryan warnock. warnock we are told is recovering in the hospital with leg injuries but so many thankful f
stop violence against protesters. they ve been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he s also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess but there was nothing frightening. nothing frightening. that is not of course what we ve been hearing from people in and around homs for months. and it
good evening, i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett outfront tonight. newt sinking and santorum surging a brand-new poll out of iowa and it has stunning, new numbers. the former front-runner, newt gingrich, plunging from his top slot, down to fourth place. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum doing the opposite, he surged from single digits into third place. mitt romney now leads the pack with 25%, and there s another new poll out of new hampshire where the nation s second contest in the race for the gop nominee will be held one week later on january the 10th. mitt romney dominating his opposition there. he s at 44%. rivals ron paul and newt gingrich trailing 17% and 16%, respectively. let s go right to political correspondent joe johns. he s on the ground in iowa. joe, this is a bit of a shocker. santorum rising as much as he has. he was out there with representative steve king on the hunting trip. king did not endorse him on that trip. it made people wonder, we
they ve been on the ground for 48 hours and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, he s the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told reuters that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess, but there was nothing frightening. nothing frightening. that s not of course what we ve been hearing from people in and around homs for months. and it s not what you will hear from a reporter who snuck into the city and just returned. the footage he took is very disturbing and we ll show you that tonight as well. there s other footage i want to show you, but it s hard to watch. this is video claiming to show the aftermath of an artillery strike in homs. the scene, destruction, seve