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breaches of covid rules. what were you doing or not doing on the 20th of may 2020 during the first lockdown? and do you want the prime minister to make it clear immediately whether or not he was at a drinks party in downing street on that date? get in touch with me on twitter, @annitabbc, and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. with freezing temperatures and a blanket of snow, the un appeals for $5 billion to help more than half of afghanistan s population get through this winter. one of britain s largest energy suppliers apologises after it advised customers they could cuddle pets and eat porridge to stay warm. and a man in the united states becomes the first person in the world to have a heart transplant from a pig. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister is yet again under pressure after it emerged that as many as 100 people were invited to a bring your own booze drinks event in the downing street garden during th ....
dollars so that they could stay open, be prepared, open safely, all of that. no many of them are saying we ll have to go virtual again. so the president criticized specifically some of the states and he s asking where did the money go? we also back then included an $10 billion for testing for schools. that money went out to the states. states and the school districts have spent the money well. many of them. unfortunately some haven t. martha: unfortunately some haven t. there s the podium. we re waiting for jen psaki that will probably get questions about this in terms of the accountability. where does the money go? if the money is supposed to be for testing and safe open schools, we don t we have that in some cases? we ll dig into that. that money was allocated for those specific things. why are we still seeing challenges? $72.8 billion allocated to testing and detecting the virus in an ample fashion over the course of 2020 and 2021. edward lawrence digging into th ....
alaska airlines canceled some flights as well. there s been disagreement in the industry on how to handle this new pandemic surge as air travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels. cnn s pete muntean has the latest from regan national airport. reporter: christine, paula, things are getting busier by the moment here at regan national airport. some of the numbers we have seen are already higher than where they were back in 2019 before the pandemic. the tsa screened 2.08 million people at airports across the country on wednesday. that number actually higher than the same day back in 2019, 1.84 screened back then two years ago. just a bit of context here, though. that same wednesday two years ago, that was christmas day itself when passenger loads are low, but even still we have seen numbers at or near 2 luis palomino per d 2 million per day. there are long lines to get tested for coronavirus. this one at b.w.i. thurgood marshall airport, there was a line for testing either e ....
family and friends practicing similar prevention measures. president biden saying he bungled the covid case. omicron variant may have peaked. and despite the surge in covid cases, americans are crowding the roads and the airports at near pre-pandemic levels. we have your holiday travel and weather covered. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome, everyone. it is thursday, december 23rd. we begin with some positive news in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. there is a new pill that could be a real game changer. the fda has authorized pfizer s antiviral pill to treat covid-19 in the united states. and the white house says thousands will be available in a matter of weeks and many more by the summer. cnn medical analyst dr. leana wen explains why this is such a big deal. there are a lot of people who are remaining unvaccinated. i wish they were going to get vaccinated, but we know that there are some people who are ....
hello, wherever you are in the world or in the uk. it is lovely to have your company. for the first time since the beginning of this pandemic. the uk has recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus in a single 2a hours. many people are being forced to self isolate as a result. on wednesday, the health secretary sajid javid announced that the quarantine period for people who are infected in england is being cut from ten days to seven days from today. you don t have to quarantine after that as long as you test negative in lateral flow tests conducted on day six and day seven those tests must be taken a minimum of 2a hours apart. it s hoped the move will give more people the chance to spend time with their families over christmas. it may also help ease the pressure on the economy. staffing levels are being hit hard in many sectors. here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. the festive getaway has begun. and there was an early christmas present for many who thought they d ....