saying not without the hostages being returned. sandra: and the hezbollah leader is threatening further escalation against israel and the united states, warning that our warships stationed off the coast of israel will do nothing to deter the iran-backed proxy. john: joint exercises in the mediterranean sea with more than 11,000 u.s. troops participating. sandra: complete coverage for you now, and idf spokesperson is moments away with the latest from the battlefield. john: alex hogan live in tel aviv. what s the reaction been there to blinken s comments about the pause today? john, sandra, there was a lot of concern for residents here worried about the potential for a ceasefire but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu shut down that possibility. we also heard from u.s. secretary of state antony blinken saying the u.s. goals for this conflict, really four of them. the first would be to prevent the conflict from spilling out into other countries, that s something
congratulations to the rangers. i wish my wife felt the same way. dana: have a great show, bret. bret: see you. secretary of state antony blinken israel to ensure more humanitarian aid to do more to protect palestinian civilians inside gaza or else there will be no partners for peace in his words; however, israeli prime minister benjamin meth is ruling out a temporary seas fire or pause in the gaza strip until hostages held by hamas are released. israeli officials meantime say the country is on high alert for attacks on its border with lebanon. hezbollah s leader gave a first his first public speech since the war started saying his group had entered the battle though he stopped short of saying it is fully engaging in the war. here at home more concern about who is coming across our southern border. a 20-year-old palestinian man in the u.s. illegally is charged now with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. the u.s. attorney s office and the southern dist
arrest, there s still a lot more work to be done. we re just not there as of yet. during our interviews we asked that specific question and that did not appear to be the motive. more on that tragedy in a few moments, but we begin with a sweeping and news-making new interview with president biden, his message to vaccine hesitant americans, quote, be patriots. the president also says he won t let senate procedures stand in the way of his agenda but he proposes changing the filibuster and not getting rid of it. and stern words for vladimir putin. he would pay a price. i said i looked in our eyes and i don t think you have a soul, and he looked back and said i think we understand each other. i have dealt with a lot of foreign leaders in my career, it s just know the other guy. you know vladimir putin and you think he s a killer? uh-huh, i do. what price must he pay? a price he will pay well, you will see shortly. the president said his message to migrants is don
hello to you. it s exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic that s the point the disease was confirmed as a truly global problem. covid 19 has so far claimed 2.6 million lives, but there s hope on the horizon as vaccines reach some of the furthest corners of the world. our global health correspondent naomi grimley has been looking at the pandemic one year in. it s been a year that most of us will remember for the rest of our lives. one of grief and loneliness on a scale none of us could ve imagined. it s exactly 12 months since the world health organization officially sounded the alarm about the seriousness of covid 19. we have therefore made the assessment that covid 19 can be characterised as a pandemic. and yet, after a whirlwind of scientific discoveries, we re now seeing vaccines being distributed to some of the most remote communities on earth. in brazil, they ve mounted a vaccination campaign reac
the question is, how will the biden administration handle it? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that knows some very, very happy grandparents this morning. i am kasie hunt on this tuesday, march 9th. we ll start with the news. the cdc has released new guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated, offering hope that life could soon return to normal. we ve been through a lot this past year, and with more and more people getting vaccinated each day, we are starting to turn a corner. fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or physical distancing. visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk of severe covid-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing. and refrain from quarantine and testing following a known covid-19 exposure if the vaccinated person remains asymptomatic. however, the cdc continues to recommend tha