poitier gone at the age of 94. a blazing star in the firmament of artistic excellence. his legacy in hollywood and beyond. i m phil mattingly in washington in for pamly brown tonight, and you are in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with a sobering reality on the covid pandemic. that viral blizzard u.s. was warned about, it s here very clearly. the swift spread of the highly contagious omicron variant has pushed hospitalizations close to the records set almost a year ago. and the number of american children hospitalized with covid has soared to the highest level of the entire pandemic. helping to drive that number, children under a who at this point are still too young to be vaccinated. many hospitals are facing a staffing crisis because covid is infecting their personnel. some states have deployed national guard troops, seen here on your screen in protective gear, to help fill the void. new york is now the latest state to mandate booster shots for health care work
incredible week with too many highlights to count. but let s try it anyway. tonight s episode is some of my favorite segments from that week. enjoy, enjoyers of fun things! [scattered cheers] greg: hello, nashville! we are in nashville, we are here all week, and boy is it great to see you! [scattered applause] after spending so many years in new york city, coming here is like taking a warm bath after living in joy behar s armpit. believe me, if i could move here, i d already be here! which means it s time for. is a good gutfeld! present why new york is horrible and stupid and we need to get the hell out of here as soon as, please help! seriously, please help us. greg: apparently no matter what befalls the big apple, nyc remains the media capital of the world. it s weird. it s like declaring afghanistan the best place to open a gay friendly bed and breakfast. in new york city you could be pushed in front of a subway train by a guy wearing nothing but a smile and a
new york city, coming here is like taking a worm, sudsy bath after living in joy behar s armpit. believe me, if i could move here, i would already be here. which means it s time for. gutfeld presents: why new york is horrible and stupid and we need to get the hell out of there as soon as possible. please help us. apparently no matter what befalls the big apple, nyc remains the media capital of the world. it s weird. like declaring afghanistan best placed opener gay friendly bed-and-breakfast. i have tried. in new york city you can be pushed in front of a subway train by a guy wearing nothing but a smile and a hospital bracelet. but really the broadway shows are to die for. nothing makes you forget about your grandma getting mugged for her false teeth in a matinee showing of hello dolly. have you tried our new york famous bagels? try a local deli. follow the police chalk outlines on the sidewalk. be sure to step over the bodies to get to it. the good news is every homici
so, what happened in vuhledar? people back home wanted answers. bbc eye looked into the black berets claims. it s difficult to interview soldiers or theirfamilies in russia. they face years in jail for discrediting the army. but online, there s a trail of evidence. piecing together online testimonies, death records and battle footage, we found that the 155 did suffer heavy losses in vuhledar. we found reasons why these men died. such kinds of breaching operations are suicide. and we found out what happened to those caught up in the battle. ramaz gorgadze was a stubborn young russian. his mother says he was born this way, an iron character with georgian roots. she says he was impossible to argue with. he grew up like any other young russian, in a small village called yagodnoye, located in russia s far east province. as a young teenager, he developed a passion for rap. rapping in russian he took this passion with him during his one year national service. ..and became popular o
onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan s next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china s president, xijinping, tried to intimidate voters here not to choose him, but failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. i think it probably says to china, like, we won t listen to you. we won t listen to you anymore. our future will be determined by ourselves, so maybe xijinping needs to learn to be quiet during our election. china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer by electing him their new president. speaking to the international media following his victory, president elect lai was quick to offer beijing an olive branch. translation: over the last eight years, we have tried i continuously to extend goodwill. unfortunately, china has not responded to these gestures. we hop