welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the one issue that is on the minds of so many around the world at the moment, how to deal with the rapid rise in coronavirus cases, caused by the highly tra nsmissable omicron variant. we still don t really know if the rise in cases seen in the uk, us and other countries will translate to a similar rise in deaths or severe illness. and that uncertainty is one reason governments are finding it so hard to find the right response. on monday we ve seen more countries announce different measures in an attempt to keep case numbers manageable, while still allowing society to continue. in the us, president biden has announced a major increase in testing capacity, with half a billion rapid tests to be made available for free. israel has become the first country in the world to offer a fourth vaccine dose. it will be given first to the over 60s and to medical workers. and in england, people who test positive w
to his ex wife princess haya ofjordan. and: a text back in time the first ever text message has just been sold for $120,000. we start with the one issue that is on the minds of so many around the world at the moment how to deal with the rapid spread of the 0micron variant. we still don t really know if the rise in cases seen in the uk, us and other countries will translate to a similar rise in deaths or severe illness. and that makes it difficult for governments to settle on a common response. on monday more countries announced their own measures in an attempt to keep case numbers manageable, while still allowing society to continue. in the us, president biden has announced a major increase in testing capacity, with half a billion rapid tests to be made available for free. israel has become the first country in the world to offer a fourth vaccine dose. it will be given first to the over 60s and to medical workers. and in england, people who test positive will be able to
and: a text back in time the first ever text message has just been sold for $120,000. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the one issue that is on the minds of so many around the world at the moment how to deal with the rapid spread of the 0micron variant. we still don t really know if the rise in cases seen in the uk, us and other countries will translate to a similar rise in deaths or severe illness. and that makes it difficult for governments to settle on a common response. on monday more countries announced their own measures in an attempt to keep case numbers manageable, while still allowing society to continue. in the us, president biden has announced a major increase in testing capacity, with half a billion rapid tests to be made available for free. israel has become the first country in the world to offer a fourth vaccine dose. it will be given first to the over 60s and to medical workers. and in england, people who test po
out of parliament. and the national hockey league is set to pull out of february s winter olympics in beijing, over the omicron variant. hello and welcome. we start with the different ways countries around the world are trying to deal with the rapid rise in coronavirus cases, caused by the highly transmissable omicron variant. we still don t know if the rise in cases will translate to a similar rise in deaths or severe illness. and that uncertainty is one reason governments are finding it hard to find the right response. in the us, president biden has announced a major increase in testing capacity, with half a billion rapid tests to be made available for free. israel has become the first country in the world to offer a fourth vaccine dose. it will be given first to the over 60s and to medical workers. and in england, people who test positive will be able to reduce their isolation period from ten days to just seven. we ll have more on the us shortly. first with a look at the o
as culpable, they are hearing modern day versions of the nixon tapes. donald trump could turn the insurrection off with a light switch. cheney s outage of access of information that fueled the insurrection leaving trump s inner circle sweating, culminating in a late night vote last night to hold mark meadows in contempt of congress, a body in which he once serve. cheney one of two republicans, along with adam kinzinger to vote to hold meadows accountable for stonewalling the january 6th investigation. last night she put her party on notice for its moral failings in response to the insurrection. all of my colleague, all of them, knew that what happened on january 6th was an assault on your constitution. they knew it at the time. yet now they are defending the indefensible. whether we tell the truth, get to the truth, and defend ourselves against it ever happening again is the moral test of our time. how we address january 6th is our moral test of our generation. moral test