A very warm welcome to the programme. Us president Joe Biden has arrived in geneva ahead of Todays Summit with his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Relations between the two countries are at their lowest point in decades and Mr Biden has already said he will lay down americas red lines during the discussions. Gary odonoghue reports from geneva. For days, he has been among friends but now it is time for President Biden to meet one of his foes. ~ ,. ,. His foes. We should decide where in his foes. We should decide where in our his foes. We should decide where in our mutual his foes. We should decide i where in our mutual interest, in the interest of the world, to co operate. And see if we can do that. In the areas where we do not agree, make it clear with the redlines just make it clear what the redlines. This with any particularly the city of geneva i used to high stakes meetings. It was here that Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev began the Cold War for 36 years ago. With both curr
they re capable of doing with the force amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for russia. unclear exactly what constitutes a minor incursion, but it caused enough of a stir that the white house had to clarify the president s remarks last night. we ll have more on that in a live report from moscow in a moment. on domestic policy the president signaling a new approach could be on the horizon. he s hoping to revive his currently stalled plan to remake america s social safety net suggesting congress could pass big chunks of build back better. it s clear to me that we re going to have to probably break it up. break it up. and breaking overnight, a major defeat as expected in the push to pass voting rights legislation in the senate. reforms that the president said were so needed that without them, the coming midterm elections could be viewed as illegitimate. i m not saying it s going to be legit. the increase in the prospect of being illegitimate is in direct
hello and welcome. concern is growing worldwide over the rapid spread of omicron variant of coronavirus. france, italy, and the united kingdom are amongst the countries to have recorded their highest ever numbers of infections. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. in europe, a vaccination drive for children under 12 has begun. while the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has once again been urging people to take up their offer of a boosterjab. damian grammaticas reports now on how britain is trying to respond. it s a programme that s ramping up. vaccination after vaccination. hearfrom soldiers in a cathedral. queues of people outside. orfrom a gp visiting an elderly patient at home. every rooster given matters, because the omicron variant is surging. == matters, because the omicron variant is surging. variant is surging. booster. it aives variant is surging. booster. it gives you vari