Brighter with a few showers and it is still going to be worn this weekend. Its wednesday the 4th of october. After weeks of speculation, the Prime Minister is expected to use his leaders speech at the conservative Party Conference to confirm that hes scrapping the second leg of h52 from birmingham to manchester. Labours andy burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the government of treating people in the north as Second Class Citizens, while the West Midlands mayor andy street, a conservative, was said to be distraught. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports from the conference in manchester. Pushing his way through the late night conference crowds, rishi sunak, relaxed and smiling. He has, it seems, made his mind up. Its the end of h52 to manchester. This was what the pm was saying 2a hours ago. What i want to do is make the right decision for the country. This is an enormous amount of peoples money, taxpayers money, everybody watching, billions and billions
we have things to talk about momentarily. things that could really annoy just about everybody. now to the latest on the pandemic. they re going to go against the recommendation of the cdc on boosters. if it seems like there is mixed messaging it s because there is. today the director said that frontline essential workers eve be from healthcare workers to grocery store employees should get another shot coming after the advisory committee said people even at risk workers should not get the booster shot. they said it was a scientific close call. when faced with uncertainty
toed a administrative duties and are not interacting with migrants while the investigation is ongoing. in addition to all of that, the administration has started rolling out boosters for those who have gotten pfizer shots. a cdc advisory panel had recommended 65 and older and some at high risk get the additional shots. the cdc director endorse that had part of it but overruled the panel and said guidelines would also include high risk workers. today, the president welcomed the decision. we took a key step in protecting the vaccinated with booster shots. the majority of americans who are fully vaccinated with the pfizer vaccine are now able to receive the booster shot six months after they ve received their second shot. hard to acknowledge i m over 65 but i ll be getting my booster. we ve made incredible progress. we still have over 70 million
priceline. every trip is a big deal. bret: president biden says he will roll up his sleeve to get a covid booster shot as soon as possible. the president saying 60 million americans are now eligible for the extra dose. but the guidance on the issue has been fluid and at times pretty confusing. here is white house correspondent jacqui heinrich. it s hard to acknowledge i m over 65 but i will be getting my booster shot. [laughter] a third pfizer shot is now recommended for anyone over 65 and those over 18 with underlying health conditions. six months after the last dose. the cdc also says at risk workers like teachers, retail employees and healthcare workers should get a booster, too. the recommendation is not past. passed.that recommendation was d down by the cdc and fda s own advisory panel 9-6.
people hiding in freezers and offices. police chief dale lane reacting to the gruesome shooting. like any other community in the country, it s who are historic. we hate that it happened. this is one of the most resilient communities in america. the identities of the shooter and victims have not been released. cdc director rochelle walensky endorses the pfizer covid it booster shot for young workers breaking from the agency s advisory panel. the are recommended for 65 and older and those under 50 with under lying conditions. walensky added the younger at risk workers in atedz from earlier this week. meanwhile moderna s ceo says the pandemic could be over in a year. he believes there could be enough vaccine available by the middle of next year so that everyone on earth can be vaccinated. a good samaritan coming to the