Hello. This is bbc new. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. Emma raducanu makes history at the Us Open Beating Leylah Fernandez to become the first british woman to win a grand slam, singles final, in 44 years. The government scraps plans for Vaccine Passports in nightclubs and large events in england. The Trade Union Congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero carbon emissions, as quickly as other countries. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are liam thorp, political editor of the Liverpool Echo and rachel watson, Deputy Political Editor of the scottish daily mail. Tomorrows Front Pages, starting with. No consensus about our Lead Story from any of the papers. There is one Sporting Star that shines on the front of almost all of them. Lets begin with the times. The times has a huge picture of Emma Raducanu with her Us Open trophy,
Hey, welcome to click. Let me hit you straightaway with a buzzword that you might have heard being thrown around recently. Lara, are you ready for a buzzword . Always ready. Ok the metaverse. What do you think of the idea . Ah, mark Zuckerbergs Vision that it wont be long before were all working, playing and living in this whole virtual universe. It reminds me of Second Life from about 15 years ago, remember that . Yeah, i do, i do. This was an early realisation of the Sci Fi Idea thats been around for as long as i can remember. But the Tech Wasnt up to it then. It wasnt, but of course things have moved along. We look a lot better online and we used to, i have to say. I guess it balances out the ageing bit. But the last 18 months have felt a bit like living in a virtual world, so i got mixed feelings about this because is this actually the last thing people want right now . Or could it potentially help with some of the isolation and other challenges . Well, zuckerberg certainly seems t
for the reauthorization of the voting rights act in 2006 and now will not vote for it. our democracy is fragile as you have said but it only change in democracy that occurs is when the american people demand it and we must continue to demand it. this as a republican party trying to explain why not one of the 50 gop senators appears willing to support the actions necessary to protect this right this time around. when the senate reauthorized that law a decade ago it passed 98-0. why don t republicans including yourself support restoring the voting acts now? the supreme court decided, the supreme court decided that the conditions in 1965 are different than they are now. imagine that. we have had an african elected president out united states and to the vice presidency and elected to the senate in south carolina. now anyone can t see the circumstances have changed they re not believing their lying eyes. in a moment i m talk to congressman and house majority whip jim clybu
season pandemic. plus, the life and legacy of desmond tutu, the nobel peace prize winning, anti-apartheid leader with a look at how he is being remembered. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. as we approach the new year, it s looking more like 2021 will end the same way it began, centered around covid. daily new cases fueled by the omicron variant are spiking. racing towards highs not seen since last january. hospitalizations are also rising, although nowhere near levels seen during recent surges. and covid-related deaths are also up. and this is the scene at testing sites around the country. look at this. long lines with people often having to wait hours to get tested. the white house is facing increased criticism over its handling of covid testing. here s what top health expert dr. anthony fauci had to say. we should be using testing much more extensively than we have, even in a situation where you have people who are vaccinated or boost
a new covid wave across the u.s. disrupting holiday travel plans for millions of americans. president biden s agenda remains in limbo despite that promised christmas deadline. we ll hear from the vice president about what s next for build back better. and the world remembers archbishop desmond tutu. he helped end apartheid in south africa. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. we begin with the growing concern over the rapid spread of the omicron variant in the u.s. as cases surge, so does the demand for tests. this is the scene at testing sites around the country. long lines with people often having to wait hours to get tested. and the nation s top disease expert says access to testing has got to get better. we should be using testing much more extensively than we have, even in a situation where you have people who are vaccinated and boosted, but the situation where you have such a high demand, a conflation of events, omicron starting t