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infects. also with omicron now detects in all states, and d.c. and puerto rico, the biden administration is lifting the travel ban on seven african nations and south africa. let s begin with lucy kafanov. right here in new york, this is the epicenter of the pandemic when it started to two years ago and just broke another record in terms of case counts. reporter: that is right, poppy. more than 44,000 new cases in new york. that is up 14% from the previous record breaking day. but there is good news heading into the holiday weekend. the governor there announcing a shortening of the isolation period for fully vaccinated essential workers. they could return to their jobs after just five days if they present no symptoms. this is as the nation str struggles to contain the latest covid surge. yes, we re here to make toys. on the eve of christmas, holiday cheer tempered about omicron as new coronavirus cases race toward record highs. the u.s. averaging more than 180,000 ....
their story about to release as a major film from denzel washington. we begin with the incredibly infectious omicron variant forcing many americans to rethink their holiday plans just three days before christmas. new numbers show just how fast this strain is spreading. the latest numbers showc cases n houston tripling in just days. washington, d.c. is seeing the highest infection numbers since the beginning of the pandemic. but while cases are skyrocketing, no question, hospitalizations are not. right now those numbers are rising steadily nationwide, but not speaking which is important to remember. and there are developments from overseas that could suggest where this is headed for all of us. israel now rolling out a fourth dose of the covid vaccine for people over 60 years old, medical workers and people with suppressed immune systems. the uk is cutting the self-isolation period from ten days to seven for vaccinated people who test positive for covid. back here presi ....
that s 10% higher than a week ago and up from 70,000 at the beginning of november. the biggest concern remains the unvaccinated. the u.s. surgeon general, dr. murthy, warning them this morning about the threat that they face right now. but there will be a stark difference between experience of those who are vaccinated and boosted versus those who run vaccinated, but if you re unvaccinated i m worried about you. i m worried that your risk of being hospitalized or god forbid losing your life to this virus is quite significant. the surgeon general s warning coming as moderna today releases new data showing that its booster shot does increase antibodies, does seem effective against the omicron variant. cnn s elizabeth cohen is joining me now live with more details on this. elizabeth, what more are you learning? kate, what we re learning is that moderna has done some tests in the lab and what they are found is their booster does increase antibodies. it s better than ge ....
diseases says the omicron variant of coronavirus could become the uk s dominant strain within weeks. the education secretary says work to protect vulnerable children will start immediately after six year old arthur labinjo hughes was tortured and killed by his father and his father s partner. no government anywhere in the world can legislate for evil. | but we will take action whereveri we can to stop it from happening again because we must do more. as 1300 homes in the north east of england are still without power ten days after storm arwen. a barrister for the victims of the grenfell tower fire tells the public inquiry into the disaster that government s lack of openness should be regarded as one of the major scandals of our time . good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. two former police officers who took pictures of two murdered sisters in a london park, then shared them on whatsapp groups, have each been jailed for nearly three years. pcs deninaffer and jamie l ....
rain has fallen so far in parts of cumbria. i say so far, because the rain is still falling. a met office amber warning rain is still falling. a met office amberwarning in rain is still falling. a met office amber warning in force, rain is still falling. a met office amberwarning inforce, disruption and flooding looking very likely. you can see a really soggy afternoon across parts of cumbria, southern scotland, turning increasingly wet for wales, the south west of england, quite windy and amongst this rain band as well. down towards the south east it s another largely dry and relatively bright afternoon and for northern ireland, western scotland, here we will see some sunshine, one or two micro showers too. temperature is 13 18, quite mild particularly towards the south east but tonight there are further pulses of rain to come. really wet in south west england, wales, more rain in cumbria, parts of southern scotland, so many others ending the night with cloud with some outbr ....