a major lockdown since the pandemic began. and heart break in afghanistan. 1 million young children at risk of dying from starvation. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the biden administration is struggling to deal with these surprisingly swift spread of covid cases and at the same time is trying to reassure xan exasperated american public. nothing has been good enough yet insisted america is better prepared now than during earlier surges. still long lines like these prove there s not enough covid tests to meet the high demand from americans who desperately want to spend time with their loved ones this holiday season and feel safe doing so. cnn s jeff zeleny picks up the story. reporter: when president biden ock biden acknowledging in a nuint interview clearly marking the surge in cases here in the u.s. he was defensive on one hand in an abc news interview but also tried to really explain why
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A major lockdown since the pandemic began. and heart break in afghanistan. 1 million young children at risk of dying from starvation. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the biden administration is struggling to deal with these surprisingly swift spread of covid cases and at the same time is trying to reassure xan exasperated american public. nothing has been good enough yet insisted america is better prepared now than during earlier surges. still long lines like these prove there s not enough covid tests to meet the high demand from americans who desperately want to spend time with their loved ones this holiday season and feel safe doing so.
Delta and it is globally and that the doubling time is two to three days in countries like the united kingdom, denmark. so it means we have only limited strategies to come through the winter keeping it down. the strategies we re seeing implemented across europe but a boost to jabs for people to go out and get their third jab. and several extending to its youngest age group, 5 to 11-year-olds. we ve seen restrictions come into force. in france, for example, new year s eve celebrations have been canceled. indoor events in belgium strictly restricted now and spain reimposing its mask mandate. there s a number of other european countries taking those tougher measures. rosemary? appreciate it. with pressure mounting the biden administration moves to
So you can feel lighter and more energetic metamucil. support your daily digestive health. and try metamucil fiber thins. a great tasting and easy way to start your day. . welcome back, everyone. well, the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on january 7 on challenges to the biden administration s covid-19 vaccine mandates for large employers and some health care workers. the white house press secretary defended the administration s position on wednesday saying, quote, especially as the u.s. faces the highly transmissible omicron variant it s critical to protect workers with vaccination requirements and testing protocols that are urgently