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live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the growing threat of omicron is forcing governments around the world to take quick action to stop the spread. and while scientists work nonstop to answer the many questions about the variant, omicron infections are rising rapidly. but the delta variant is the main cause of surging cases right now. u.s. health systems are at risk of being overwhelmed, especially across the midwest, northeast and southwest. we ll take a closer look at the u.s. in just a moment. europe is also seeing rampant spread. the uk reported more than 90,000 new covid infections for a second day in a row. and that s prompting germany to take tough action, adding the united kingdom to its list of areas with variants of concern. only german citizens or residents will be allowed to enter germany from the uk. for more on the sky-high infection rates across the uk and a major announcement from the mayor of london i m joined by cnn s sc ....
unified in their concern over russia s military build up on its border with ukraine. and it s going to be a nail biter. max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for sunday s formula one title decider in abu dhabi. hello and welcome. president biden has promised federal aid, after tornadoes devastated at least five us states, flattening whole towns. the worst hit state is kentucky, where the governor, andy beshear, says at least 70 people have been killed many of them in a candle factory in the town of mayfield. there ve been reports of deaths too in arkansaw , missouri, tennessee and illinois, where six amazon workers have been confirmed dead, after the roof of their warehouse collapsed. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds rolled across six states in four hours at 220 mph, obliterated everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kent ....
episode of talking movies, devoted to the world premiere of west side story. hello, from new york. i am tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. today, our entire programme is devoted to what must rank as one of the big movie events of 2021, the release of steven spielberg s long awaited adaptation of the much loved broadway musical west side story. i have never seen you before. you are not puerto rican. is that 0k? do you want to start world war three? west side story is a love story inspired by shakespeare s romeo and juliet, set amid warring teenage gangs the sharks and thejets in new york in the 1950s. it is an adaptation of the 1957 musical from four greats director and choreographer jerome robbins, composer leonard bernstein, arthur laurents who did the book, and lyricist stephen sondheim. at the world premiere of his adaptation of west side story, stephen spielberg made it clear he was indebted to all the musicals creative forefathers. the first feeling i ....
showing borisjohnson did take part in a virtual downing street quiz last christmas. and the eldest daughter of america s first astronaut, alan shepard, makes a trip to the edge of space at the age of 7a. and it s going to be a nail biter. max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for sunday s formula one title decider in abu dhabi. hello and welcome to bbc news. president biden has promised federal aid after tornadoes devastated at least five us states, flattening whole towns. the worst hit state is kentucky, where the governor, andy beshear, says at least 70 people have been killed, many of them in a candle factory in the town of mayfield. there have been reports of deaths, too, in arkansas, missouri, tennessee and illinois, where six amazon workers have been confirmed dead after the roof of their warehouse collapsed. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel cl ....
for decades, the world s most famous male porn star, ronjeremy, allegedly groped, assaulted and raped women. ginger banks, one of the first adult performers to shine a spotlight on ronjeremy s behaviour, speaks about her struggle to get the industry to take action. and a warning that this programme contains sexual content and some upsetting scenes. i want to tell you about a man called ronjeremy. he would probably say that he s the greatest porn star who ever lived. he s starred in more than 2000 adult films, and he s also kind of a mainstream celebrity. probably one of the most famous porn stars around, ronjeremy. the one and only ronjeremy. it s ronjeremy! ron jeremy, very famous pornographic thespian. ronjeremy, i m your biggest fan, it is an honour. and now, he has been accused of rape and sexual assault by dozens of women, stretching back decades. ronjeremy has been indicted on 33 counts, among them rape and other sexual assault charges. now, ronjeremy has maintain ....