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network. but a lot of questions still of how exactly 5g will disrupt air travel. and two viruses, one shot. scientists working on a new boo booster for both covid and the flu. and before then, where is the crest of the omicron surge? thanks for being here. new developments and new signs that russia could be preparing to invade ukraine. the threat so real that it was just announced this morning the secretary of state tony blinken will be traveling to kyiv today to meet with the ukrainian president. russia has been building up forces at ukraine s border for months now, but now the new york times is reporting that putin is quietly emptying out its embassies in ukraine, russian embassies, putting spouses and children of russian diplomats on buses headed back to moscow. for what it s worth, the kremlin is denying any such move at this moment. this new trip by america s top diplomat comes after a series of new talks between russia and the west ended without any tangible ....
realities facing those who speak out. this morning, hospitals across the country are filling up with covid patients, as the omicron variant continues to spread virtually unchecked. in los angeles county, the amount of people hospitalized is up 200% in the last two weeks. in texas, hospital workers describe feeling defeated, as hospital beds fill up yet again. one nurse telling the texas tribune, quote, i work 60 hours a week and i don t see my child, i don t see my husband, so that i can come and care for you while you yell at me because you re upset that you have a disease that i told you how to prevent in the first place. joining me now is nbc news correspondent, gabe gutierrez in new york. nbc news correspondent ellison barber in houston. and dr. uche blackstock, the founder and ceo of advancing health equity and an msnbc medical contributor. gabe, let me start with you. so many cases of covid right now. what are officials saying about whether we re moving out of ....
people feel angry about what s been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. it s being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours was a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. england are thrashed in the final ashes test as another batting collapse sees australia romp to victory. later this hour, global questions is in kyiv, where a panel of politicians and experts take questions from a local audience and discuss the crisis in ukraine. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the tennis star novak djokovic has deen deported from australia after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world men s number one s refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat t ....
far-right military gang, called the oath keepers. that s a big deal for a number of reasons. first, here is how the law defines seditious conspiracy. i ll quote for you. if two or more persons conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the government of the united states, or to levy war against, them or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the united states. now, that law on that charge, the dishes conspiracy, was most notably use against puerto rican nationalists in the 20s it century. in fact, that moment they were charge, for was the most violent moment to happen to the capitol. four of them stormed in the capital, injuring five representatives. but, in recent decades, there is also the use against right-wing anti government groups. including, a group of white nationalists who were charged with sedition, ultimately acquitted by all white jury in the 1980s, after they tried to overt ....
now. will they include rulings on some fast track federal vaccine mandate cases. vaccines are not stopping the omicron variants from spreading. our legal-medical panel is standing by live to discuss. the search is on for new york city for two beggars who attacked and stabbed a man outside broadway in times square for refusing to give them money but we begin tonight with the ever increasing financial pressures on your pocketbook caused by the highest jump in consumer prices in almost 40 years. trace gallagher is on the case tonight. good evening, trace. good evening, economists say the math here is simple. you take massive amounts of government aid, add that to low interest rates. it equals big demand for goods and when demand exceeds supply prices go up and sure enough everything from cars, gas, food and furniture went up 7% in december compared to a year earlier and that 7% increase is the highest in 40 years. in fact, even if you take out volatile prices for things ....