major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: before we talk abous-your investmewhat s new? well, audrey s expecting. twins! grandparents. we want to put money aside for them, so, change in plans. all rig can adjust.hat we we d be closer to the twins. change in plans. okay. m , are you painting again? you could sell these. let me guess, change in plans? at fidelity, changing plans is always part of the plan the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting world.utions to promote a better at www.hewlett.org. and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.tr and by cutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the world health organization is warnnight that the coronavirus is accelerating. more than a fifth of the global population has now been orded or urged to stay hom
profile. the question is what kind of an impact, and how much of an impact would it have on protection that is induced by vaccinations. the only way to know that is to do what we re doing. that is of course the latest from dr. fauci. the stock market is getting lambed today on a number of factors including omicron. the recent rise in covid-19 cases and the emergence of the omicron variant poses downside risks and increased uncertainty for inflation. it could reduce people s willingness to work in person that would slow progress and intensify supply chain disruptions. and a story here in washington, a panel of judges is hearing arguments. but we do want to begin with our top story, the coronavirus, and lindsey riser in manhattan. welcome to all of you, thank you for joining us today. lindsey, i want to start with you. there have been so many developments other the past 24 hours. take us through what the key headlines are and what you re watching. yeah, good to be with
we will speak to one of the archaeologists working on the british pompei. good evening. the british prime minister says he thinks the uk has turned a corner following the financial shocks of the past few years. new figures out today showed that inflation in february slowed to its lowest level since september 2021. which was some relief given that tonight the prime minister was due to meet his restless backbenchers. but what has not turned are his fortunes on the rwanda bill. the proposed law aims to ensure the uk can deport asylum seekers to rwanda by declaring it a safe third country, contrary to the judgment of the supreme court. on monday conservative mp s voted to overturn all 10 of the amendments made to the bill, by the house of lords. today, the peers got another look at it, and reinserted several of their proposed changes. which means the rwanda bill will not be back in the commons until after easter. further delaying the governments agenda. political corerpsondent
on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: u.s. financial markets battled all day to recoup its losses, then, collapsed under the pressure. at one point, the dow jones industrials were up more than 440 points, helped by an interest rate cut in china. but the gains evaporated in the final minutes of trading, making it the sixth losing day in a row. in the end, the dow dumped another 200 points to close below 15,670. the nasdaq fell nearly 20 points, and the s&p 500 slid 25. ifill: there was no letup in the stock sell-off in shanghai, amid gathering gloom over china s economy. jonathan miller of independent television news rep