Pete, what do we know about at ts decision . Reporter this is a Huge Development from at t. It along with verizon is really behind the 5g push which is set to roll out tomorrow across the country far and wide, but issue here is that there are really serious Aviation Safety Concerns that have been brought up by air. They say the problem will lead to thousands of cancellations and delays and diverted flights. The big issue is with the 5g radio spectrum. It is so close, airlines say to radar altimeters, to what they use, a highly sensitive instrument that pilots use in critical phases of flight t. Sends a radio beam down to the ground and bounces back up to the airplane to give them a hyper accurate reading of how close they are to the ground. Airlines say they need this, especially in low visibility conditions. On a day like yesterday there, would have been 1,100 delays and diversions if this does cause errors, if this 5g system does cause errors with the radar altimeters. Now at t has a
Staff in contemand reporting on the two most powerful women In Washington. Speaker nancy pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris facing giant questions about their future roles. We begin with the urgent todo list by eight savaged by 15 tornadoes n. Kentucky alone, the governor says 64 people are confirmed dead and sadly that number is most likely to grow. The angst range from five months to 86 years old. Six of the kentucky victims are chirp. One official likening this devastation to something you would see in a war zone. Our kitchen here, you can see it, and the windows is believe out of it, and, i mean, stuff just crazy, and back bedroom. This is a bedroom right here. It was. Rescue crews are still hoping to find survivors and the federal government rushing in Emergency Workers in addition to food, medical supplies and temporary shelter. President biden with speak in just a few moments about the federal response. Mayfield, kentucky is one. Places hardest hit by is the veer storms and
This variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. We have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists, and were learning more every single day, and well fight this variant with scientific and knowledgeable actions and speed, not chaos and confusion. Let me close with this simple message. If you are vaccinated but still worried about the new variant, get your booster. If you arent vaccinated, get that shot. Go get that first shot. The president delivering his remarks after meeting with top u. S. Health officials in the oval office. Heres what we know. Omicron is seemingly spreading fast in Southern Africa, and it is showing many troubling mutations. The World Health Organization has now labeled it a variant of concern, but here are the key questions we dont know. Does omicron make a person sicker . Does this variant evade existing covid19 vaccines . Right now its simply too early to know and it could be a couple of weeks before we really do have answ
Veer the disease it might cause and also on its impact on vaccine efficacy, but as weve seen in the last few days these cases are on the rise. Weve just seen in the last few hours the uk and germany both confirming their third cases of the Omicron Variant alongside a number of other nations, and this is expected to rise. Perhaps most troubling weve seen in the netherlands they had identified 61 confirmed cases of coronavirus on friday from a passengers on a flight from south africa. They have now confirmed that at least 13 of those who tested positive have tested positive for the Omicron Variant, so theres a real sense of concern and urgency here, but the questions remain, and it will take time to find out more about this variant. Weve heard from the European Commission president that were now in a race against time. Take a listen. Were now in a race against time. Because we know not a lot about this variant, but it is a variant of concern, and The Scientists and manufacturer need two
Pandemic but others indicate the early signs are not as bad as it appears. Is this making people for ill . Theres some anecdotal from physicians in south africa that this could be causing mild illness. I think theres good reasons to think it will probably be okay, but we need to know the real answers to, that and thats going to take two or three weeks. With me now, nada nashir in london and David Mckenzie and joe johns at the white house and nick neri at the Atlanta Airport. Nada, i want to start with you. New cases of the variant are being reported and the real consensus is we wont know what were dealing with for a few weeks so what is the response in europe right now . Reporter absolutely, paula. Were seeing that sense that there is some time needed before we know the full details of the this variant and as we see more cases being confirmed in the uk and here. Weve had the third case confirmed here today and, of course, the third case in germany against other countries across europe.