the past two decades have been warmer, wetter and sunnier than 20th century average. i m sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo on day 6 of the olympics, where the us swimming star caeleb dressell blazed to victory in the men s 100 metre freestyle. china s women break a record. # never never never. and from behind the decks to centre stage, the world s most famous music producer mark ronson joins us to talk about his new documentary series. hello and welcome. president biden is expected to announce that federal workers will soon be required to confirm they are vaccinated orface more testing. the numbers of coronavirus cases are rising, with the director of the us national public health agency. the cdc, saying cases have increased over 300% nationally since mid june. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. there is a growing sense of urgency. about half the population is fully vaccinated, but infection rates are rising, the delta variant is spreading rapidly, and the numb
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two european airlines have had to cancel flights to moscow after russia rejected their flight plans, which by passed belarus. russia is siding with belarus after restrictions were imposed by western countries on its aviation sector, following the controversial interception of a ryanair flight which landed in minsk on sunday. the family of the opposition journalist detained as a result says it s desperate for his release, as mark lobel reports. every day since roman protasevich s arrest in minsk is agony for his parents they re pleading for anyone to help free their hero. translation: i want you to hear my cry, the cry of my soul, - so you can understand how difficult it is for us right now. then, a message for her son. stay strong, son, stay strong. we will love you and we will get you out. translation: we have no idea where our son is. - we still can t confirm his location. president lukashenko boasts he s capt
there s a fracture opened in time and space in central london, from which cybermen, daleks and aliens have escaped. we ll take you inside the world of doctor who. hello and welcome. the arrest of a belarusian journalist whose flight was diverted to capture him is sparking fresh diplomatic tensions. now russia an ally of belarus has denied entry to flights by two european airlines because they planned to avoid belarusian airspace. the european union says it s finalising fresh sanctions on belarus. president putin and the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, are due to meet today. mark lobel reports. every day since roman protasevich s arrest in minsk is agony for his parents they re pleading for anyone to help free their hero. translation: i want you to hear my cry, the cry of my soul, - so you can understand how difficult it is for us right now. then, a message for her son. stay strong, son, stay strong. we will love you and we will get you out. translation: we have
today as covid cases skyrocket. we have the latest for you. a u.s. judge is not buying donald trump s immunity claims, why the former president s reaction or lack thereof during the riots may work against him. and the georgia bulldogs end their drought, stunning alabama and winning their first title in 41 years. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is tuesday, january 11th. and we have a lot of developments to report on the coronavirus pandemic today and starting this hour in chicago where the teachers union has voted to return to in-person learning tomorrow after four days of schools being closed. more on that in a moment. meanwhile, the cdc could be changing its recommendations what kind of masks people should wear. the washington post is reporting advisers are expected to endorse n 95 or kn 95 masks. that comes as the number of americans hospitalized with covid continues to rise as you can see th