yet now, especially in europe and the western world, it feels as though the disease has passed us, even though it actually hasn t. it s as though we couldn t take all the restrictions it brought any more. life has opened up and only a minority of people are wearing masks now. in china, by contrast, the epidemic still dominates everything. i talked to fergus walsh, the bbc s medical editor, about the world s experience of this modern day plague. covid is going to be with us for years and years to come. and there was a lot of talk right at the beginning about herd immunity the idea that we d all get it once and then that would be it. well, now you can get omicron, the latest variant of concern, and you can get that again and again. so it s going to be, in a way, a little bit like flu and vaccines will be our best protection against it. they have been the extraordinary success story of this pandemic. i think the fastest ever developed vaccine was. took four years to develop an
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Were in ation room. Illee y back here tomoow, 11 00 a. M. Eastern for cnn newsroom. Of course, 6 00 p. M. Eastern in the situation room, the news continues on cnn right now out front next americas demise, trump predicting the end of the United States as we no, if he loses in november, when do we heard that sort of talk from trump before . Well, it comes is rfk junior or tells me that biden is bigger threat to democracy than trump. Plus global outrage after an israeli strike killed seven aid workers delivering food on behalf of the Chef Jose Andres is organization how could this have happened . When asked the spokeswoman for the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And did trump already violate his gag order by reposting an insult about a new york judges daughter are legal analysts. Ryan goodman says, yes, and people tell you why. So lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront night the last flexion we ever have in america. Trumps words tonight is he campaigns in
The easiest questions that could possibly be asked. Only a guy like michael can answer those questions. They have him tied up in this ridiculous prosecution that is not about dresses. It is all about politics. It is Election Interference and its tying up the president from being out of the campaign trail. This is a sham and that is the only thing this is. Its a joke, a farce, a travesty, we are better than this as americans. The only thing more depressing then this court room is what is happening in there. Its a scam its Election Interference at a level that is never taken place before and if you dont mind im going at it the icebox to sit for a long time. Former President Donald Trump getting a huge show of support by allies in washington as the unprecedented criminal trial continues in lower manhattan. The court is on lunch break at this moment. That was the former president departing just a few moments ago. We just saw him walk out of the courtroom and 1 quart resumes crossexaminatio
This is bbc news. The headlines Benjamin Netanyahu warns the gaza action has onlyjust begun and israel will use enormous force against hamas. The israeli army tells hamas there is nowhere to hide. It says its recovered the bodies of 1,500 hamas fighters and secured the boundary with gaza. These are the latest pictures from gaza. Our correspondent there is staggered at the scale of the destruction. The heaviest, i think, ever air strikes that i have ever seen in my life and in my 25 years of working as a journalist. Access to food, water and electricity is being cut and the crossing to egypt closed. The un says the gaza siege is a violation of international law. More details emerge of the hamas attack on a Music Festival where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is gaza right now. Well have the latest news from both gaza and israel. More from both gaza and israel. Than 700 people in gaz been mor