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we ll discuss the pushback we re seeing on covid restrictions. as we count down to the beijing olympic games, we ll look back on the two years since the chinese authorities locked down the city of wuhan . thanks for joining us. we are following developments in ukraine this hour as fears mount over a possible russian invasion. the u.s. state department says it will be reducing staff levels at the embassy in kyiv starting with nonessential staff and family members out of an abundance of caution. ukraine says russia has now deployed more than 127,000 troops in the region. amid the heightens restrictions, antony blinken is set to meet with eu foreign ministers virtually today and brief him on his meetings with russia s foreign minister. ahead of that, u.s. s top diplomat issued this warning. if a single additional russian force goes into ukraine in an aggressive way, as i said, that would trigger a swift, aer is vee and a united response from us and from europe. and, ....
sporting couple, with 12 gold medals between them. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu will be held later this morning. we ll be live in cape town. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022 on the warmest new year s eve on record. good morning. it was an exceptionally mild and to 2021. the weather continues in that vein for the start of 2022, but how long will it last? i will have more details for you on the weather forecast in around 15 minutes. good morning and happy new year. it is ijanuary 2022. here is our top story: the medical chiefs leading the uk s battle against coronavirus have been recognised in the new year honours list, while the queen has knighted former prime minister tony blair. athletes, actors, a spice girl and an 11 year old boy are also among those who have been honoured, as lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medic ....
there is good news, both new york and new jersey are not seeing a drastic increase in hospitalizations just yet. a few minutes ago, we spoke to a hospital official here in new york who says stay calm. this isn t 2020. he says they still have plenty of hospital capacity. telling you it is not a crisis. those are good things to hear. president biden, meantime, later today, he s going to lay out a new strategy to fight the covid resurgence. this strategy centering on testing. the president will announce the purchase of half a billion rapid tests along with a plan to distribute the tests, free of charge, to americans who request them. his other important message, fully vaccinated americans don t need to cancel their holiday plans despite the rising case count. joining us now, dr. peter how t hotez, dean of the national school of tropical medical at baylor college of medicine. always good to see you. let s start with what we re going to hear today from the president. 500 ....
in the primary calendar that in previous cycles has given us a clear indication of which candidates will win their parties presidential nomination. but this year, there is far less suspense. both parties have already steered us to who their nominees will be, as biden and trump cruised through the early voting states. the republican presidential candidate nikki haley is still in the race, for now, but the expectations are low. these are the states voting today. the us territory of american samoa, also staging a democratic caucus, tuesday is also the last day for democrats in iowa to mail in their primary ballots. almost a third of the delegates will be up for grabs on super tuesday. on the republican side of the ledger, the winning candidate needs 1,215 delegates to capture the nomination. a clean sweep today would put donald trump within touching distance of the nomination. and if the polling is right, then the 2024 election will be the contest 70% of the country didn ....
but the interview, which was requested by special counsel prosecutors, marks a moment of potential peril for trump, given that epshteyn has been one of his closest advisers in recent years, with more knowledge about his affairs than perhaps anyone else. let s speak to our correspondent anthony zurcher in washington. knows a thing or two, mr epshteyn, anthony? knows a thing or two, mr epshteyn, anthon ? . ., , ., , anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in anthony? yeah, he does. he was there. in the anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner circle - anthony? yeah, he does. he was there, in the inner circle of- anthony? yeah, he does. he was| there, in the inner circle of donald trump, during those last few weeks of trump s presidency, as they were attempting to challenge the election results. apparently had some arguments with other members of donald trump s inner circle, very famously during the january 6 he ....