a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m isa soares in london. just ahead here is this what we want to protect or are we going to do our jobs and protect our children? the community of uvalde deserves answers. my plan is to address inflation, respect the fed. i think that i was wrong then. there have been up an tis participated and large shocks to the economy. trying to hustle and bustle many streets in shanghai after so long. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. warm welcome to everyone. it is wednesday june 1. and we begin in uvalde where the governor has now declared a state of disaster. a week after 21 innocent lives were cut short in that horrific school shooting. the declaration will accelerate state and local resources to assist of course the devastated community. meantime questions are mounting over the police response to the massacre, but officials say the incident commander duri
BEIJING, Dec 30 Chinese state-media said Covid testing requirements imposed by several places around the world in response to a surging wave of infections were.
reportedly waited for six hours before being sent home tuesday. this is as the travel industry continues to suffer from staff shortages as well as financial challenges triggered by the covid-19 pandemic. in the united states travel industry leaders are asking the biden administration to lift covid test requirements for all travelers flying into the country. right now travelers must provide a negative test result before boarding a flight to the u.s. travel industry leaders say the ongoing testing requirement does not match the current threat level and is harming the u.s. economy. meantime the justice department is asking an appeals court to overturn the ruling that declared the cdc mask mandate on public transportation unlawful in april. the cdc officials argue that the mandate is still needed to protect public health and curb the spread of the virus. after more than two months under lockdown, china s richest city is finally beginning to ease covid restrictions in low risk areas.
the met police say the force spent £4 million dealing with road block protests by insulate britain between september and november. £3.1 million went on staffing, 300,000 on overtime bills and 600,000 on deploying vehicles, while surrey police and the city of london police spent more than £150,000 on overtime. new figures show international flights to and from the uk are down this year by 71% on 2019. aviation analytics firm cirium also found domestic flights fell by 60%. gatwick airport, which saw almost 26,000 flights this year, says christmas bookings are up and they re optimistic about adding more routes in 2022. the airport is hoping the government will remove pre arrival covid test requirements in january. a nurse from kent who s administered more than 15,000