biden was asked did he drop the ball. empty shelves, no test kits. is that a failure? no, i don t think it s a failure. i think it s you could argue that we should have known a year ago, six months ago, two months ago, a month ago. more on that answer in just a moment, but, first, we start with these promising early studies on omicron, and cnn s senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here with us now. what do they show, elizabeth? ana, they show what we ve been talking about for a while, that while this is an incredibly transmissible variant, the most transmissible we ve seen so far it caused milder disease, good news and will until remember people just because something creates a milder disease, this is so transmissible and so many people will get it, a small percentage of the numbers can still be a lot. 2.5 people end up in the hospital but people infected with delta 12.8% end up in the hospital. that s obviously a huge difference. in scotland they found
of medical and family leave. that dropped from the package to win support from senator joe manchin and this morning the west virginia democrat dug in his heels. i don t think it belongs in the bill. that s a piece of legislation really needed from the standpoint of let s do it right. when when there s participation from the small companies and small businesses i represent all over west virginia and the country, there should be participation. we can make sure it s lasting. the cnn congressional sport manu raju joins us now. both votes by tomorrow morning by tomorrow morning. are the votes there? nancy please wouldn t commit to a timeline saying she will let us know, but she did say behind closed doris that she wants to have the show the as soon as tonight. $1.75 trillion, sweeping in nature that would pump more than $500 billion into efforts to fight climate change and doesn t have the votes to get out of house and senate and if it doesn t have the votes out of house, do t
podcast, all two hours sitting there lick our big delicious cheeseburger. our coverage continues in the situation room with wolf blitzer. i ll see you tomorrow. happening now, breaking news. donald trump appeals colorado s decision to remove him from the state s republican primary ballot. he s asking the u.s. supreme court to decide disputes about eligibility for his office under the u.s. s constitution insurrectionist ban. also tonight, iran is warning of a harsh response to deadly explosions near the tomb of a top iranian general exactly four years after he was killed in a u.s. air strike. cnn is in the region with an update on the blast and the rising most tensions. and house speaker mike johnson and dozens of gop lawmakers visit the southern border turning up the pressure on president biden to cut a deal on immigration. this hour i ll discuss the migrant crisis with new york s democratic mayor eric adams. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around t
our audience was selected by a leading opinion polling company to ensure they are representative of the country as whole. they support different parties, some are undecided voters, and they are also equally split along the lines of last year s eu referendum half voted to leave the eu and half to remain. and if you d like to join in the debate at home, you can do so on twitter using the hashtag #bbcdebate. we start with opening statements from all seven politicians, the order of which was decided by the drawing of lots. first, the leader of plaid cymru, leanne wood. theresa may called this election because she s taking you for granted. she won t turn up to these debates, because her campaign of soundbites is falling apart. unlike theresa may, i am not afraid to defend my policies, my principles, my values. plaid cymru exists to defend and build up our country. in wales, it is plaid cymru that stands for fairness and equality for everyone who chooses to call wales home. for a