haiti descends into chaos after their president was assassinated it urges the united nations and the united states to send in troops. tomorrow evening the most important match the england men s football team have played in 55 years will get under way. victory against italy would be the first major tournament wind for england since the 1966 world cup. england captain harry kane has encouraged his team to enjoy this moment of history as millions across england prepare for the biggest match in decades. helena wilkinson reports. the excitement is palpable, the anticipation almost unbearable. these children cannot wait until tomorrow s match. after each england game, they ve been out on the streets waving their flags. as england fans count down the hours, they re making sure their support is seen. everything that can be decked out with an england flag has been. millions will be watching from homes, and pubs which will be allowed to stay open an extra 45 minutes, in case of extra
between israel and hamas intact. and, a 50 year old just won a major golf tournament. a 78 year old is president of the united states. we ll look at how more and more of us, yes us are simply getting better with age. hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it reads like the script from a jason bourne movie. so far it is not ending well. the protagonist, roman protesevich, a dissident journalist from belarus, was traveling by commercial airline from athens to vilnius in lithuania. he d been traced by three belarussian agents who were travelling on the same flight. as it approached vilnius the ryanair pilots were told there was a bomb on board, and that a belarussian fighter jet would escort them to minsk. when it landed mr protesevich and his girlfriend were arrested and ta ken away. eu leaders said today it was a shocking act, that endangered the lives of passengers, a case of state sponsored piracy . tonight they are meeting in brussels to decide
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, again,
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 medical off
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 milli