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the news at 5:30 starts right now. thanks for joining us, i m terry mcsweeney. i m janelle wang. the omicron variant surges across the country. virginia is the latest state to make an emergency declaration to help hospitals where staffing is stretched thin. it s not just health care hit hard by covid sickouts. nbc s chris pollone reports. reporter: the omicron variant surge taking a toll on the nation s school and workplaces, forcing some health care systems to cut back hours, services, and even cancel some surgeries. we have plenty of equipment. we have plenty of medication. it is a staff issue. reporter: states are altering covid policies just to keep things running. in california, health care workers who have covid but are asymptomatic may return to work immediately without isolation and without testing. in georgia, teachers who test positive don t have to quarantine if they wear masks and don t develop symptoms. and in chicago this walkout by the teach ....
and no red carpet, most dolls and audio. the golden globes winners are announced on social media. we ll tell you why. so we begin with breaking news out of australia where a court has overturned the government s decision to cancel novak jock, which is a visa. the tennis star has been released from immigration detention, meaning he can t now compete in the strain open next week. his lawyers argued he should be granted a vaccine exemption to enter australia because he had been infected with current virus. in the past 6 months. the decision of the delegate to cancel the applicant, temporary activity, sub class 408. these are made on 6 january 2020, to be quashed to the respondent pay the applicant cost bracket, including any reserve cost bracket commer as a grade or assist $3.00. the respondent is to take all necessary steps to cause colon, you learn $3.00, the applicant to be released immediately. and forthwith from immigration, detention was our clock is falling the case ....
ordered his release from detention. but it s not game set and match just yet. also on the program of military court, hands down in new jail sentence to unfold. shoot cheap me. on los altos leader, it gets 4 more years in prison. after being found guilty on criminal charge, bus diplomatic efforts begin to deescalate tensions over russia s presence along the ukraine. border a momentous week of diploma sees under way a u. r. p in geneva, the u. s. and the russia have come together to discuss their security concerns. this take are incredibly high. ah i m terry martin. good to have you with us tennis star, novak chuck a bitch has been released from immigration detention in australia after a judge overturned the australian government s decision to cancel his visa over corona virus rules. joke which is supporters gathered outside the court to celebrate decision. but the tennis stars sagat isn t over yet. the government may now use its powers to cancel joke, a vicious b on diff ....
melbourne court cautious the australian governments decision to cancel the tennis stars visa and ordered his release from detention. but it is not the game that and match yet. also coming up a military court, hands down a new will jail sentence to on, on some cheap me and mark also leader gets 4 more years in prison after being found guilty on criminal charges. and critical talks between the us and brush our, our underweight on ukraine, would take a look at the situation along russia border and y relations have deteriorated. ah, i m so me so much gonna, it s good to have you with us. in australia, tennis started back joker bench has been released from immigration detention after a judge overturned the australian government s decision to cancel his visa over corona virus scrolls. joke of it s, a supporters gathered outside the lawyers office as well as the court to celebrate the decision. police use pepper spray to move the crowd. ah, but the tenants are sag, isn t over ....
welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been som ....