sure that he and his campaign have the democratic party behind him because there have been multiple questions over the last several days of whether or not he is a viable candidate for this election year. now, while that campaign blitz was ongoing, president was working the phones. we know he had one meeting already with progressive lawmakers and another call is currently ongoing where he is listening to what they have to say and what concerns they may harbor about him going forward and going up against former president donald trump. of course, this comes after he was in michigan yesterday hey, also very important state for him and trying to convince voters and target former president donald trump, drawing the stark contrast between him and his record. but perhaps the clearest indicator of just how difficult the last few days have been came from vice president kamala harris during her rally earlier this afternoon we always knew this election would be tough the past few days
now in custody and on suicide watch after killing three of his fellow students and injuring, badly injuring eight other people tuesday afternoon. the three who died, teenagers, hannah saint juliana, tate meyer, died in a deputy s car on the way to the hospital. traumatized students now coping with something no young person should have to experience. we heard two gunshots. and then after that my teacher ran to the room, locked it, we barricaded, and then we covered the windows and hid. the very first thing in my head was, this is actually happening. i m going to text my family, say i love them just in case if i were to die. the students were trained for this. they were trained for the worst, and they jumped into action quickly within minutes. that one student there telling anderson cooper that they armed themselves with calculators and scissors, anything they could find in the midst of this terrifying experience. footage from one freshman on lockdown shows how sheriff s de
presumably found among 61 people who tested positive for covid on arrival at amsterdam s airport. more analysis is being done to find out for sure. while the variant is being studied extensively, we don t yet know whether it s anymore deadly than the regular virus or whether it can blunt vaccine efficacy or natural immunity. but scientists fear it could be more contagious. dozens of countries have already banned or limited travel from parts of south africa and several of its neighbors where there are confirmed cases of the variant. on saturday, british prime minister boris johnson gave a sobering description of the possible threat. here he is. as always with a new variant, there are many things that we just cannot know at this early stage. but our scientists are learning more hour by hour. and it does appear that omnicron spreads very rapidly and can be spread between people who are double vaccinated. there is also a very extensive mutation, which means it diverges quite si
response to fears about the variant. the u.s. and other nations hope that restricting travel from south africa and its neighbors will buy time, as scientists race to learn more about this new variant. cnn s arlette saenz joins me from nantucket, massachusetts, where president biden is spending the weekend. an e.r. doctor i spoke to said we just need to require vaccination for air travel at this point. what do you think? do you think the white house is in any mood for those kinds of restrictions? reporter: well, president biden actually ignored a question kind of along those lines a short while ago while he was out shopping here in nantucket. a reporter on a few occasions shouted a question asking whether more mitigation measures needed to be put in place in response to this variant. the president just kept walking by and did not offer his thoughts on there right there. but the president was briefed earlier in the day by his team, and senior health officials within the biden
burnett. out front tonight, president biden throwing a hail-mary pass. the president ordering the release of 50 million barrels of oil from america s strategic petroleum reserve. biden desperate to ease rising gas prices for america. touting a deal with five other countries to do the same thing and open up their oil reserve. now, look, it is good biden is working with other countries to relieve pressure on prices but context matters and the reality is that this is essentially america alone. india releasing just 5 million barrels. 1.5 million for the uk. south korea, china, and japan, no number at all just quote/unquote working on a plan. still, biden insists the move will pay off. our combined action will not solve the problem of high gas prices overnight, it will make a difference. it will take time but before long, you should see price of gas drop. okay. well, i hope he is right. but again, context really matters. so, americans used more than 20 million barrels of oil a