they may need if they can. and it s a reminder really here, and the reason i am bringing this to you as the top news right now of the hour, it s a reminder how many tools this prior administration simply declined to use during the ongoing health crisis we ve all been living through. here is the bottom line, keeping it very clear. under the traditional rules of obamacare, americans who qualify for those health plans, they must sign up within basically six weeks out of the year, and that s accept, unless they can prove they had a, quote, major life change. now think about this tonight. haven t we all had a major life change since the virus hit in 2020? what president biden is doing with this new order is applying that straight forward logic. call it logic. call it humanitarian. call it with a you want, to empower people to sign up now outside of that usual legal window, which can deliver more health care coverage, especially to people who may urgently need it, given what s goin
dominant variant in the u.s. the cdc is reporting it accounts now for almost three-quarters of new cases. a month ago i had never heard of omicron. the first detection here was september 1st. now here we are, 19 days later, it accounts for three out of four new cases. so with this new variant quickly taking hold, the white house says this biden speech is not going to be about locking the country down but rather about what to expect in these winter months, what steps we can all be taking now, and some dire warnings for the unvaxed in particular. will biden s new warnings resonate? remember, he campaigned on ending this pandemic. but nearly a year into his presidency, even with the miraculous vaccines, covid is still raging with a vengeance. we re hearing now some of his advisers are encouraging him to alter his messaging about ending the pandemic and instead steer public attention away from the total number of cases and focus on severity, how much more dangerous this virus is
welcome to cnn tonight. it s new year s eve, a new season literally setting in along with this virus. we re all done with covid but covid isn t done with us. that s why president biden is about to address our pandemic-weary nation tomorrow, to try and jolt us into action for this new front in the war with omicron on the march. omicron has just become the most dominant variant in the u.s. the cdc is reporting it accounts now for almost three-quarters of new cases. a month ago i had never heard of omicron. the first detection here was september 1st. now here we are, 19 days later, it accounts for three out of four new cases. so with this new variant quickly taking hold, the white house says this biden speech is not going to be about locking the country down but rather about what to expect in these winter months, what steps we can all be taking now, and some dire warnings for the unvaxed in particular. will biden s new warnings resonate? remember, he campaigned on ending this
interview that i, do i could probably get on to other things in, life but you know, me i over right. he actually made some other news, today so there s a bit more to talk about than just that. fantastic. go. indeed. thank you rachel. thanks. lawrence thank. you today our first guest congressman adam schiff, said the special house committee investigating the attack on the capitol on january, six will pursue criminal contempt charges against anyone, who tries to defy the committee subpoenas, insurrectionists, in suits and ties, is how adam schiff described the republican members of the house, who s rhetoric encouraged and helped provoke the attack on the capital of january six. one of the witnesses subpoenaed by the january six committee, is steve bannon, and adam schiff s new, book midnight in washington, how we almost lost our democracy and still could, he tells the story of steve bannon testifying to the intelligence, committee the house intelligence committee. wel
and explosions and sirens burglary throughout the night as palestinian fire rockets in response to deadly air strikes. we ll go live to southern israel for more on the escalating tensions. well, the crucial part of president biden s ledgislative agenda appears to be closing in on the closing line. it s set to begin today in the senate. the so-called inflation reduction act includes a $369 billion investment in energy and climate programs. it s the largest in u.s. history. the democrats are still waiting to find out if they can even pass this with a simple party line vote. and it all comes after a week of big achievements for the biden administration. cnn s jeremy diamond explains. today we received another outstanding jobs report. reporter: tonight president biden hailing another strong jobs report and promising more relief to americans struggling with stubbornly high prices. today there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there