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constituencies. i was in quite burns district in south carolina and you open this news conference talking about h. i spoke to a number of black voters who fought to get you elected and now they feel as though you are not fighting hard enough for them. and they are priorities. and they told me they see this push on voting rights more as a last-minute p.r. push then it is a legitimate effort to get legislation passed. so what do you say to these black voters who say that you do not have their backs as you promised on the campaign trail? president biden: i ve had their back and i ve had their back my entire career. i ve never not had their backs. i started on the voting rights issue long, long ago when i got involved in politics in the first place. and i think part of the problem is, look, there is significant disagreement in every community on whether or not the timing of assertions made by people has been the most timely way. so, i m sure there are those who are saying ....
both dark-haired, both pretty girls. chillingly similar. a case that led to unheard of places. in the history of my department that s never happened. and then finally, far from the city, the truth, revealed on a quiet country road. he got out of the car and let out this scream. and an act of courage from a woman who refused to be a victim. and i won. the woman in the icu was barely alive. her jaw shattered in a dozen pieces. a once beautiful face unrecognizable after the brutal beating, the rape, the fire, the fall, the massive nearly fatal stroke. someone thought she d be dead now. someone who fled into the night. someone killing women. and this one deep in a coma at the threshold of death is their only chance to catch him before he does it again. what happened here was spawned in a very dark corner of the human condition. by that terrifying flaw that forces us to admit, yes, virginia, there really is a bogey man. and against him were the only weapons t ....
with covid. as for adults, hospitalizations are nearing the peaks we saw in september. the spike is in undating medical staff overwhelmed for months. now health officials fear that it will show up at new year s celebrations. tom foreman has the latest on how omicron is derailing holiday plans and travel and much more. reporter: the crowd in times square will be held to about a quarter of the usual. masks and proof of vaccination required. latest surge has new york city once again an epicenter of the pandemic. with statewide cases up more than 80% since monday. and the man who becomes mayor tomorrow is vowing to shut the surge down and keep the town open. we must learn to live with covid, adjust and pivot at the right times and we re doing that in new york and i m extremely optimistic on how the city is going to respond. clearly new york and washington, d.c. are ahead of the curve. but not by much. and so expect that in the next three to four weeks we ll see everyo ....
watch the festive rugby derby and they will have to watch from home, a total ban on spectators at sporting and large events in wales from now on. and 0micron causes chaos for travellers seven thousand flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. we ll be live at gatwick airport. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it s very good to have your company. we begin in south africa. archbishop desmond tutu, who helped end the racial segregation and discrimination of the apartheid era, has died aged 90. a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation s farewell to a generation of outstanding south africans . 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south afric ....
this sunday, we re continuing to follow the breaking news surrounding the catastrophic tornados that swept across six states friday night, destroying virtually everything in their path. this morning, the governor of kentucky said there have been more than 80 fataliies in his state. he joins us next hour with the latest. and nbc news has confirmed 40 deaths in kentucky, tennessee, arkansas, illinois and missouri. a federal emergency has been declared in kentucky. hundreds of thousands have been left without power and rescue missions are under way. joining me now is my colleague ali velshi who is in mayfield, kentucky, who has been there for the last two hours doing your show, ali. thank you very much for coming staying and coming on the sunday show. what is the situation like where you are now? reporter: well, i m looking forward to your conversation with the governor because he has said that the death toll is higher than we believe it to be in kentucky. the sun ....