the coronavirus here in the u.s. and tonight, the alarming new number. new cases up 17% in just two weeks in this country. and dr. jha telling us tonight it s now a race between the vaccines and the variants. and that the variants are pulling ahead. and the mayor headline tonight involving the pfizer vaccine. %-p? what the new data shows. and the horrifying scene in brazil tonight. our correspondent where the burials are happening around the clock because of the coronavirus, as that country records nearly 4,000 deaths in a single day. the embattled president recently telling people there to stop whining. victor oquendo from sao paulo. president biden holding his first cabinet meeting today, appointing five cabinet members to now sell his $2 trillion infrastructure plan, rebuilding bridges and roads and he says creating millions of new jobs. the white house now arguing democrats and many republican voters will be behind this. the dangerous weather as we head into the easte
there is now a nationwide internet blackout underway in myanmar. there are also troop deployments around the country which has seen mass demonstrations against the military coup which took place two weeks ago. western embassies in myanmar have called on the country s military to refrain from violence against demonstrators and civilians after reports that security forces have opened fire to disperse a protest. armoured vehicles have been seen driving round the streets of central yangon for first time since the coup two weeks ago. many drivers expressed their anger by beeping their horns. our reporter nyein chan ay filed this report from yangon just before the blackout began. for the first time since the coup, for the first time since the military have returned to central yangon. tonight, the generals want to send a powerful message to those planning to take part in a nationwide strike on monday. tensions are high across the city. as news of more arrests filter out and people
alleged sexual assault. the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display the holocaust survivors captured on canvas for a display at buckingham palace to mark holocaust memorial day. and tributes to one of the most influential and enduring writers in british comedy barry cryer who s died at the age of 86. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england rue dropped catches and missed chances as they fail to take advantage of a good start in the one off women s ashes test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. residents in care homes in england will be allowed to see an unlimited number of their loved ones from monday. the current limit of three named visitors is being scrapped. the government says a successful roll out of booster vaccines means the restriction isn t necessary any more. it comes as part of a wider easing of the rules for england s care homes. self isolation periods will be cut, and in the event of a positive case, care homes will only ha
streets. sudan prime minister resigns weeks after being reinstated . a post holiday sirge in covid infections is gripping the u.s. leading to 14,000 flights cancelled in the last ten days. more than 300 flights are already cancelled for today. a nightmare for people scrambling to get home. the seven day average of new cases in the u.s. experts warn it s likely to get worse. in the days ahead. vast majority of the country seen here in dark red is struggling with 50% or more new infections in the past week. compared to the previous week. so far hospitalizations are the below the previous peeks. but top health experts dr. fauci is urging people to take the omicron variant seriously. so it s kind of like a very interesting somewhat complicated issue. when you have a virus that might actually be less severe in the pathogen. but so many people are getting affected. the net amount of people that will require hospitalization might be up. so we can t be complacent in the reports w
happy new year, gillian. i am anita vogel. live out west as fires rage. we begin with a special new year s eve edition of fox news live with a look at the world ringing in 2022. gillian: millions of americans are revving up to celebrate the new year, even amid a nationwide surge of new covered cases, concerns about the omicron variant front and center for other americans once again this new year s eve. the government putting in place limits on gatherings and for travel, both foreign and domestic. compounding the nation s worry is the testing shortage. people are still waiting in line for hours to get tests, then waiting days to get those results. anita: but we begin at the crossroads of the world where the ball is set to drop in a little less than 11 hours from now, and our laura ingle is live in times square. hi, laura. hello, ladies. welcome to the crossroads of the world, where the crowds are certainly smaller, but they are back this year and they are getti