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blanket booster programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic. rather than ending it. by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage. in other news, the un security council votes to allow aid to afghanistan finding a way round sanctions against the taliban. and we report from kyrgyzstan where environmentalists are trying to save reindeer from the brink of extinction. daily covid cases in the uk have topped 100,000 for the first time since mass testing began. 106 thousand, 122 daily cases have been recorded, passing the previous record of 93 thousand on the 17th of december. these numbers are driven by the rapid spread of the 0micron variant. here s our political correspondent ben wright. we correspondent ben wright. are still within a rising v infections. we are still within a rising wave of infections. searching across the country. this is what ministers and officials had expected. but we have seen is a fracturing of these fi ....
challenging times. live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin with the continued threat of the omicron variant in the u.s. and urgent pleas from top health experts for americans to get vaccinated and boosted. new numbers show why that is important. according to data from the cdc, unvaccinated people are 20 times more likely to die from covid than people who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. only around 30% of fully vaccinated americans, around 60 million people, have gotten a booster dose. now, this comes as the u.s. is heading into what will likely be a brutal winter surge as the new variant spreads across the country. the delta variant already driving a surge in covid cases and hospitalizations and omicron will only add fuel to the fire. we re already seeing impact in some areas. long lines for covid tests have been forming across new york city as americans try to balance holiday plans with covid safety. we need to flood th ....
covid i9 variant capable of spreading rapidly so you have to look at leveraging the tesoro omicron advance. and a woman is convicted of murdering her partner s 16 month old daughter. the court hears that star hobson died of utterly catastrophic injuries scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has advised people in scotland to limit their socialising before and after christmas to help combat the omicron coronavirus variant. but she made it clear that this is just guidance and that the rules have not changed. it s the toughest approach of any of the four uk nations. let s take a look at the new guidelines: people in scotland are being asked to reduce the number of households meeting at home or any social settings to a maximum of three. but this does not apply on christmas eve, christmas day or boxing day, when there are no limits on socialising. and working from home where possible has been upgraded to a legal requirement rather than simply guidance. businesses ar ....
the former president s chief of staff a no-show at the january 6th committee, showing up on trump tv instead. i m not aware of anybody in the west wing that had any advance knowledge that the security was going to be breached at the capitol. tonight, the push to hold mark meadows in contempt. and new details about the white house plans for january 6th. then senator, could you please just allow her an opportunity to respond? could you please stop your pattern of interrupting me repeatedly? how biden nominees were held hostage because tom cotton wanted an apology. the right-wing plan to turn clean energy into the new critical race theory. good news about boosters and the latest variant. when you get a booster, you dramatically increase the level of projected protection. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. today the january 6th committee announced it is moving forward with criminal contempt proceedings against mar ....
house then senator, could you please not allow the opportunity to respond. how biden nominees were held hostage because he wanted an apology. plus the right-wing plan to care turn clean energy into the new critical energy. plus boosters and the latest variant. when you get a booster, you dramatically increase the level of projected protection. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes, today the january six committee announced it is moving forward with criminal contempt proceedings against mark meadows. donald trump s former chief of staff. now this comes after meadows told the committee he would no longer be cooperating with them and their investigation, and would not appear for his scheduled deposition today. that is despite being subpoenaed. a scorching letter to meadows condemning his actions and detailing some key documents meadows has already turned over to the committee. those thousands of pages included emails, text, abou ....