happening? vaccinated people are getting sick, schools are being closed again. and we don t have enough tests. the american people are angry and want answers. so, today joe biden attempted to give us some. and as usual, he put us foot in his mouth. live covid forever, sir? mr. president, should americans prepare to live with covid forever, sir? mr. president, should americans be prepared to live with covid forever. mr. president, should americans prepare to live with covid. is covid here to stay? no, i don t think covid is here to stay. having covid in the environment here in the world is probably here to stay. but covid as we are dealing with it now is not here to stay. lawrence: so covid is here to stay or it s not? we want solid answers, joe. but, in all the fumbling and confusion, he slipped up and actually told the truth about one thing. the conditions are worse under his presidency. if you take a look, we re very different today than we were a year ago. even
increasing demand, take a look at those lines, is putting a real strain on the supply chain of tests. just a few hours from now, president biden will address that issue. he is expected to announce the purchase by the u.s. government of more than half a billion at-home rap i would tests. the administration says it will send those for free to anyone who requests one. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond has been following this. je jeremy, we noted earlier, bide season not going to and the on the podium today and say i m shutting the country down. there had been general fear of that or small-scale shutdowns. these are targeted responses particularly on testing. what else is his plan? reporter: exactly right, jim. president biden will announce several new steps to tackle this surge of coronavirus cases fuelled by the omicron variant. but no shutdowns or lockdowns. instead, this half a billion free at-home coronavirus tests that the president is purchasing and will shift
good afternoon. the health secretary. the health secretary sajid javid has urged us all to be cautious in the run up to christmas and says he can t rule out further restrictions as the government continues to battle the fast spreading omicron variant. mrjavid said 7 people have now died after contracting omicron and it was already the dominant strain in england as well as in scotland. sanchia berg reports. # driving home for christmas. to the sound of christmas songs, people queued this morning forjabs outside a chilly wembley stadium. omicron accounts for an estimated 80% of cases in london now. people are trying to protect themselves and their family christmas plans. i would prefer to have it done before christmas. i have an elderly grandfather who is 90 years old so i want to be able to see him and get this over and done with. as soon as i heard that they have an event here where they are giving the boosters out, so i decided to book one immediately for myself. it feels re
against the spread of omicron. the uk s brexit minister, lord frost, resigns citing concerns about what he called the government s direction of travel. and, coming up, the bbc is in nigeria on the trail of one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in the world. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, sajid javid, has urged us all to be cautious in the run up to christmas and says he can t rule out further restrictions as the government continues to battle the fast spreading omicron variant. mrjavid said seven people have now died after contracting omicron and it was already the dominant strain in england as well as in scotland. sanchia berg reports. # driving home for christmas.# to the sound of christmas songs, people queued this morning forjabs outside a chilly wembley stadium. omicron accounts for an estimated 80% of cases in london now. people are trying to protect themselves and their family christmas plans. i would prefer to
richard rogers the architect behind buildings including the pompidou centre, in paris, and the lloyds building, in london, has died at the age of 88. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary, sajid javid, has urged us all to be cautious in the run up to christmas and says he can t rule out further restrictions as the government continues to battle the fast spreading omicron variant. mrjavid said seven people have now died after contracting omicron and it was already the dominant strain in england as well as in scotland. sanchia berg reports. # driving home for christmas.# to the sound of christmas songs, people queued this morning forjabs outside a chilly wembley stadium. omicron accounts for an estimated 80% of cases in london now. people are trying to protect themselves and their family christmas plans. i would prefer to have it done before christmas. i have an elderly grandfather who is 90 years old so i want to be able to see him and get this over an