Greg absolutely. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. It is okay. Thank you for the cards and flowers. Happy monday everyone. Joe biden has dropped out of the president ial race. We are being told that at The End of his term he will go directly to the disney hall of president s exhibition. Bidens stafford reportedly found out that he resigned on x. , but to be fair, so did he. It is true that joe tweeted out his resignation later latter, there was no Press Conference or even a still photo. But a Press Conference said that he can still be reached by ouija board. Earlier today Kamala Harris gave her first public remarks since Joe Biden dropped out of the race and in response democrat started planning for 2028. Bill and Hillary Clinton have already endorsed commonlaw for president. Of the heather he has not ruled out step again if something happens to her. But this is nice, to help out bill has already offered to start interviewing interns. [applause] audley, President Biden has not made a pu
new year to the first part of the world to begin 2022. we begin with a glimmer of hope on the horizon when it comes to fighting covid in kids. right now more children have been admitted to the hospital than any other time in the entire pandemic, many of them unvaccinated or unable to get vaccinated right now. cnn has confirmed the fda is expected to broaden the eligibility of pfizer s shot to children in the coming days. i think some parents were holding off, waiting to see how things went. there was a recent report out today from the cdc talking about the experience so far with children who have had the vaccine, ages 5-11, reinforcing this has been a safe and effective vaccine. so if you re a parent on the fence, i would say talk to your pediatrician, look to reputable sources for information, because i think the time is now. we want to make sure your kids stay healthy and safe. it s always important to keep kids healthy and safe, but particularly as millions head back
good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 31st. i m kaitlan collins in with john avlon. happy new year s eve. happy new year s eve to you. let s make it a great one. it is going to be a great one. new zealand already ringings in the new year, leading the world in welcoming 2022 with a light show. you notice there are no fireworks this year. we are approaching a new year b but still dealing with the same pandemic. a spike in coronavirus cases fueled bit omicron variant. doctors describing pabgtd emergency rooms, john. dr. fauci is predicting it could peak by the end of january. the u.s. is hitting a seven-day average of 355,000 new cases with record cases in new york, arkansas, chicago. pediatric hospital admissions are soaring to a record high with on average 378 children being admitted daily with covid-19. when it comes to ralph, the cdc is warning vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers alike to stay away from cruise s
strengthening our democrat, institutions requires constant effort. american democracy is an ongoing struggle to live up to our highest ideals and to heal our divisions. president biden hosted the very first summed for democracy, did it virtually. and promised he ll keep fighting to pass critical legislation to shore up the foundation of american democracy, that is our sacred right to vote. you heard him touch on our own home-grown threats to freedom, but this was very much a message to the masses around the world. during this week, he confronted two rising authoritarian states, russia and china, over their actions. shaming china fritz increasing aggression against taiwan and human rights abuses, and issued a diplomatic boycott of the olympics. and the president called on vladimir putin this week to try to thwart a russian invasion of ukraine as the country amasses tens of thousands of troops at its border. today, biden spoke directly with ukraine s president, zelensky, reit
renewing our democracy and strengthening our democratic institutions requires constant effort. american democracy is an ongoing struggle to live up to our highest ideals and to heal our divisions. president biden hosted the very first summit for democracy, did it virtually. and promised he ll keep fighting to pass critical legislation to shore up the foundation of american democracy, that is our sacred right to vote. you heard him touch on our own home-grown threats to freedom, but this was very much a message to the masses around the world. during this week, he confronted two rising authoritarian states, russia and china, over their actions. he s shaming china for its increasing aggression against taiwan and human rights abuses and issued a diplomatic boycott of the olympics. and the president called on vladimir putin this week to try to thwart a russian invasion of ukraine as the country amasses tens of thousands of troops at its border. today, biden spoke directly with u