masks are still required. after 112 days, disneyland is finally open, the iconic theme park open only to california residents for now. the kentucky derby runs today with 50,000 fans and fancy hats. everyone is supposed to be wearing a mask unless you re actively eating or drinking. u.s. crews could set sail in july if all ship passengers and crew members are fully vaccinated. the united states will tightly restrict entry for people traveling from india starting tuesday. coronavirus cases and deaths are at record highs right now in india. the united states sending more supplies like oxygen equipment this weekend. joining me is the director of the vaccine education center at the children s hospital in philadelphia. we re starting with good news today. 100 million adults in the u.s. are now fully vaccinated. you heard the various ways industries are returning to pre-pandemic life, no more airlines blocking middle seats and returning to pre-pandemic life. you have three
safe. it was a simple question for this top doctor wouldn t answer. why democrats walked out of his confirmation hearing and refused to vote. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, january 27th. it is 5:00 a.m. here in new york. thank you for getting an early start with us. i m laura jarrett. i m christine romans. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we begin here with a thunderbolt in washington, d.c. the retirement of supreme court justice stephen breyer. the liberal justice is expected to formally announce his decision at a white house event with president biden as early as today. more on that in just a moment. now, as for his replacement, the president has promised to make history here, naming the first black woman to the high court. such a move could serve as a political lifeline for democrats hoping to motivate the base before midterm elections this fall. but for now, many in the party are breathing a sigh
lines and in airports plagued by delays and cancellations from winter weather and staffing from covid issues. we have fox team coverage tonight. rich edson at reagan national international airport virginia where omicron surge and winter weather. a lot of snow in washington continued to cause chaos. jacqui heinrich at the white house where it appears the purchase of 500 million covid test kits has still not come to fruition. we begin with jonathan serrie in atlanta. good evening, jonathan. good evening, bret. for now it appears the expansion of the fda s emergency use authorization applies only to boosters manufactured by pfizer. the cdc director rochelle walensky is expected to sign off on the plan later this week. the fda s announcement comes as many students return to school from holiday break. under the plan everyone 12 and old we re qualify for fires booster as soon as five months after completing primary doses. some immunocompromised children would also qualify for
full story on the insurrection. meanwhile in minneapolis, protesters demand justice for a black man shot and killed by police during a raid where officers used a no-knock warrant. in new jersey, the governor there is set to lift the mask requirement for students and school employees. and canada s capital under siege. a state of emergency as thousands demonstrate against government covid policies. and we begin with a grim assessment from the u.s. about what could come next in the crisis between russia and ukraine. en invasion of ukraine could happen at any time. we believe that the russians have put in place the capabilities to mount a significant military operation into ukraine. and we have been working hard to prepare a response. a u.s. official with direct knowledge of the latest government assessment tells nbc news russia has assembled at least 70% of the forces need to launch a full-scale invasion. that assessment also says 25 to 50,000 ukrainian civilians and 5 to 2
this week the government published its eagerly awaited levelling up white paper, setting out plans to reduce regional inequality. its aim is to revitalise communities in places like rhyl on the north east coast of wales but critics claim lessons aren t being learnt from previous efforts saying the focus should be on people rather than shiny new buildings . our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. we ve got the best seaside resort in wales, haven t we? we ve got a lovely community living here in rhyl. there s this sense of hopelessness amongst the people and you can see it in people s eyes. the ebb and flow of debate about rhyl can mask a simple consensus. the town needs improving. florist carol parr is fully aware of the town s reputation. not many people say a lot of good things about rhyl, which i can sort of understand based on crime, and there s a lot of trouble. but when she had to relocate her business three years ago, she chose rhyl high street,