be holding these high standards in china and we know that there s abuses and at what point are they going to stand up to the chinese communist party? sandra: keep us posted on the responses you get and how you plan to hold the companies accountable. appreciate you joining us with the news. john: president biden continues to blame the unvaccinated for a surge in covid cases, despite many fully vaccinated and boosted americans also getting infected with omicron. is it time to change the message from the white house? former surgeon general dr. jerome adams will join us on that. plus, this. we are kind of at the budget at this point. used to pay, you know, $100, $150, now you are getting out of the store for 200, 225. sandra: sky high prices hitting consumers where it
seen by the department of education. so something at the government needs to make sure that they get what is coming to them and what they deserve as part of the american taxpayer paid public education system. thanks, betsy. good to see you. thank you. martha: nearly 1 in 100 americans, covid positive in a single week. is it time to unwind the psychology in this country around testing that s been put in place by the federal government? that s what the florida surgeon general has said. he joins us with his side and his thinking next. some of my best memories growing up, were cooking with mom. she always said, “food is love.” so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part of our financial plan. i want to make the most of every meal we have together.
andrew has consistently denied her allegations. coronavirus infections in the uk has reached a new record high and pressure on hospitals continues to grow. covid related absences in acute nhs trusts in england went up by more than 40% during christmas week. an average of more than 25 thousand health workers were off sick or isolating each day. london was again the worst hit with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent up by nearly 60% on the week before. our health correspondent katharine da costa reports. most nhs staff will be glad to see the back of 2021. nearly two years into this pandemic, many are exhausted. a spike in covid cases is driving a rise in staff sickness. in england, london is worst affected with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent for covid related reasons in the week before christmas, up nearly 60% on the week
lot of frustration from people and passengers, that are really just trying to get home after spending the holidays with their friend and family. here s what some folks had to say. i m from here. i m going to miami, and i m flying from miami to north carolina, because flights got canceled in miami and our friend from north carolina to costa rica. instead of one day of travel, i have two days of travel now, because things got canceled. so. reporter: now, the best advice we re getting from travel officials, check where the plane has left to where it s coming to see if you re able to get to where you want to go. jose? gary grumbach, thank you very much. we re going to take a short break. when we come back, we re going to talk about puerto rico. you know, it has one of the highest vaccination rates anywhere, and yet they re dealing with a surge in covid cases. we re going to find out why and what that island nation is doing
after weeks of flight delays and cancellations from covid and whether, there is another reason why you might spend waiting time at the airport. major airlines warn that the telecom industry s plan to turn on new 5g wireless technology, could interfere with airplanes. a report tonight from nbc correspondent tom costello. just 36 hours before verizon and at&t switch on their new faster 5g style systems. the nations airlines today issued a stark warning. an urgent request signed by every major u.s. airline and cargo ceo. for the government to keep the five g ground stations turned off if they are within two miles of major airports. the ceos right that immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant disruption to air