This ceasefire, there is no peace process in sight. 11 days of deadly rocket attacks and air strikes leaving more than 250 people dead in the region, including more than 60 children. U. S. Secretary of state antony blinken set to visit the middle east in the coming days. He ll meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders. This as president biden praises the ceasefire deal taking credit after tough talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. Biden now pledging to work on sustaining peace in the middle east. I believe the palestinians and israelis equally deserve to live safely and securely and enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy. My administration will continue our quiet, relentless diplomacy toward that end. I believe we have a genuine opportunity to make progress, and i have committed to working for it. Cnn s nic robertson following the latest from israel. You have these new clashes, really, within hours of the start of the ceasefire taking place in w
voting machines from key states. one of the reporter who is broke that story joins us. and members of the january 6th committee, congressman jamie raskin will be here to talk about the collection of trump documents they received and what they mean, including some reportedly ripped up by the former president himself. and major news that millions of families have been waiting for, praying for. the washington post reporting that pfizer could ask the fda to approve the vaccine for kids under the age of 5 as soon as today. and in just a few hours, the top lawmakers on the senate judiciary committee are headed to the white house to talk to president biden about his supreme court pick. we start this morning with the latest on the diplomatic efforts to resolve the standoff between russia and the west. the big headline today, secretary of state antony blinken set to speak with russia s foreign minister, sergey lavrov as the u.s. waits for the response to the biden administrati
favored? and, the winter olympic games. just four days away. we re going to show you the dark controversies that beijing wants to distract from during the games. our new series. behind china s wall. welcome to the lead. we start in the health lead. a bipartisan group of governors is calling on president biden to offer clear guidelines on how the u.s. can move beyond the pandemic now that new covid cases and hospitalizations are falling dramatically in the united states. even in places where the omicron variant hit later in the surge. in fact, 45 states in the u.s. are currently seeing cases decline or hold steady in the past week. but that s not the map that local officials used to determine when or if restrictions such as mask wearing and social distancing can be ditched. this is the map they used. the level of community transmission. it measures new cases per 100,000 residents. and nearly every u.s. county, as you see there, is still considered high. cnn s nick watt repor
out or not, but one of the dogs, they have had three, champ, major and commander, he tripped the president and had like a sprained ankle, i wonder if the 25 incidents are the extent of all of the highjinx. john: champ lived with the biden until he passed away 2021. but note to the president, if you want a dog, get a golden retriever. jacqui: easier. john: now this. fox news alert, awaiting two major briefings this hour as the white house tries to put out fires on the world stage. secretary of state antony blinken set to take questions after russia throws another american in prison. plus, the pentagon set to brief after a new report indicates iran is sending hundreds of ballistic missiles to vladimir putin. john kirby says we have no indication the missiles have moved yet but no reason to believe iran will not follow through with the deal. brand-new hour of america reports starts now. i m john roberts. good to spend another hour with you. jacqui: i m jacqui heinrich
real life drama for hollywood actors as contract talks collapse setting up a strike. plus president biden in finland to welcome one and eventually two nordic nations to the nato alliance. and federal prosecutors talk to the top elections official in michigan. what does she know about efforts to overturn the 2020 vote. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. we begin this morning with a developing story out of hollywood, california, where contract negotiations with the s.a.g. actors union and major studios and streamers broke down overnight. this sets the stage for hollywood s first big shutdown in more than six decades. union leaders say its national board will meet a few hours from now to formally authorize a strike. s.a.g. has about 160,000 members. if they go on strike, they would join hollywood screen writers who walked off the job in may. more on this coming up. but first president biden with a meeting of nordic leaders in finland this morning fo