in this country. yeah, there s it s a dramatic situation, that is unfolding. senator chris murphy, let s continue this conversation down the road. thanks so much for joining us. thanks. all right. we have much more news just ahead, including a live report from london on the scandal that could bring down the british prime minister, boris johnson, who now admits he attended a party while the rest of the uk was locked down in the early days of the pandemic. so, it s not a problem at all. you guys aren t gonna give me the fake bill fight? c mon, kev. you re earning 3% cash back. humor me. where is my wallet? i am paying. where is my wallet? i thought i gave it to you. oooohhh? oh, that s not it either. no. no. stop, i insist. that was good though. earn big time with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. how do you cashback? chase. make more of what s yours.
people who suffered terribly, people who are forbidden from meeting loved ones at all inside or outside. and to them, and to this house, i offer my heartfelt apologies. reporter: without actually admitting to wrongdoing, and citing a pending investigation, his apology stoking even more anger. after months of deceit and deception, your pathetic spectacle of a man who s run out of road. his defense his defense that he didn t realize he was at a party reporter: it s the first time the prime minister has even admitted to attending one of the multiple gatheringe country was essentially in a lockdown. even though he was pictured at one-such event seated alongside a bottle of wipe and a cheese board. with hindsight, i should have
party during a covid lockdown. cnn s salma abdelaziz is in london and reports his apology may not be enough to contain the fallout. is he now going to do the decent thing and resign? reporter: the famous unflopable boris johnson, the great political survivor, has finally flinched. a boozy party in downing street. after an outpouring of condemnation for attending what critics allege was a bring-your-other bottle party at his official residence, ten downing street in may, while the country was under strict covid rules. the prime minister say es saw it as a work event, but finally made an apology of sorts. even if it could be said technically to fall within the guidance, there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see it that way.
australia. now you ve got this one. as i was telling you last night, wolf, it seemed like public opinion was starting to lean a little bit in his direction in australia. but now my sources in australia tell me after this post was released, after this statement came forward from djokovic, that has totally turned. the australian public, they would describe this statement as a shocker and they want him out of the country. that s what it sounds like. but they ve got to make the draw in the next couple hours. so of course whether he s in it or not is a huge factor. yeah, soon as the australian government makes that announcement we ll of course bring it to our viewers. patrick mcenroe, dr. sanjay gupta. guys, thank you very, very much. just ahead, historically high inflation is causing enormous headaches for american consumers right now. we re going to take a closer look at what s getting more expensive and why. stay with us. you re in the situation room. (battle sounds from phone)
voluntarily and turn over information. and we re awaiting a possible decision by the australian government on the fate of the tennis star novak djokovic. will he be able to stay in the country after he admitted to violating covid protocols. there is growing pressure for an answer as player match-ups before the australian open will be drawn just a few hours from now. we want to welcome our viewers hire in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with the changing tone among u.s. health officials and covid experts. they re sounding more and more resigned to the idea that almost every american will be exposed to or infected with the omicron variant. cnn s nick watt has our report. omicron, when it is extraordinarily unprecedented degree of efficiency of