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airlines have already started to cancel flights for the weekend, as well. travelers of all ages being forced to change their plans. the thing i don t like about it is when you get stuck because airport is is so busy. it s canceled. it was bound to happen. it sounds like me as a convenient excuse for delayed flights because they are already short-staffed as it is. david lee miller is live in new york city with more. hi, alicia. many of the cancellations taking place are entirely not unexpected. it delta s ceo earlier this week fearing staff charges could result in disruptions, for people testing positive for the virus from ten days to 5. the airline boss at the current policy was developed last year when there are no vaccines and effective treatments. today, delta granted at least 141 flights, about 7% of its schedule. united canceled 170, about 9% of its flights. in a statement, united said, and i quote, the nationwide spike and overcome cases this week has ....
that they be vaccinated or tests each week or go home. these rules keep workers safe. that will help keep businesses open. the people are vaccinated, tested, they re murder less likely to get sick and much less likely to spread to others. customers are more likely to shop because they know it s a safe environment. i know vaccination requirement are unpopular for many. not even popular for those that are anxious to get them. my administration has put them in to save your lives and the lives of others. 400,000 americans died from covid this calendar year. almost all are unvaccinated. almost all were preventible. it s going to save thousands of american lives. must also keep our k-12 schools open. the science is clear. it s overwhelming. we know how to keep our kids safe. k-12 schools should be open. that safety is increased if schools require all adults that work in the schools to get vaccinated. take the safety measure that the cdc is recommending including masking. i go ....
hello from new york. i am tom brook and welcome to talking movies. today, our entire programme is devoted to what must rank as one of the big movie events of 2021, the release of steven spielberg s long awaited adaptation of the much loved broadway musical west side story. i have never seen you before. you are not puerto rican. is that 0k? do you want to start world war three? west side story is a love story inspired by shakespeare s romeo and juliet, set amid warring teenage gangs the sharks and thejets in new york in the 1950s. it is an adaptation of the 1957 musical from four greats director and choreographer jerome robbins, composer leonard bernstein, arthur laurents who did the book, and lyricist stephen sondheim. at the world premiere of his adaptation of west side story, stephen spielberg made it clear he was indebted to all the musicals creative forefathers. the first feeling is gratitude and such an honour to be able to have been entrusted by the trustee ....
up their babies for adoption in the 19505, 60s and 70s are among those due to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, which got under way today. the hearing follows a series of bbc reports and will examine why thousands of pregnant, unmarried women were pressured into giving up their babies. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy has the full story. these are some of the women who lost their babies through forced adoption, simply because they broke the taboo of getting pregnant out of wedlock. today, they welcomed the news that a parliamentary committee has begun to examine their traumatic experience. a great relief, as much as anything, and gratitude that it s going ahead despite being long overdue. newsreel: it s a wrench to part from your baby, but this mother has decided it would be better. hundreds of thousands of babies were taken from unmarried mothers for adoption in the 30 years after world war ii. today, following the bbc s reports, parliament s human rights com ....
a picture emerges of a party at conservative campaign headquarters last year shaun bailey, who ran for mayor of london, resigns form his current role. due to be sentenced the woman convicted of killing 16 month old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7 0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it s wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues i ....