alert to force the plane to land in minsk. the journalist was immediately detained at the airport. this past thursday, two women, both of them journalists, were giving two-year prison sentences for covering a protest. in the past six months, more than 400 journalists have been detained throughout belarus. democracies across the globe are responding, outrages over the authoritarian actions. the house foreign affairs committee a short time ago saying in a statement, lukashenko s violence oppression of the pro democracy opposition and independent media knows no bounds. to arrest an activist for simply exposing the truth of the regime sanctioned police brutality against anti-government protests in belarus is abhorrent. more now from nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley. yeah, alicia, this is the reason why people still refer to belarus as europe s last dictatorship. it s led by alexander lukashenko, and he s been running the country with an iron fist since the mid-199
hello to use. hello to you. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states has issued a stern warning to myanmar s military leaders of more sanctions if troops carry on killing unarmed protesters and attacking journalists and activists. the deposed civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has appeared via videolink in court in myanmar. she now faces fresh charges. it s the first time her lawyers have seen her since the military seized power on february 1st, detaining many government leaders. since then, there ve been widespread protests, security forces responding with increasing force. this weekend they killed at least 18 protesters. here s what the us state department had to say. we condemn burmese security forces brutal killing of unarmed people, its attacks on journalists and activists, and ongoing unjust detentions. the united states, in close co ordination with our partners and allies, we have made clear to the burmese military that viole
a beautiful day there in washington as we look at the capitol. still lit up as the sun s coming up over the horizon. we hope that you are seeing some sunshine today as well. or will. wherever you re waking. you good morning to you, i m christi paul. and i m boris sanchez in for victor blackwell. right now, more than 77 million americans have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. that s nearly 13% of the u.s. population that s fully vaccinated. now hhs says the country will have plenty of shots available. but the issue will likely be getting people to take the vaccine. yeah. several states are pushing forward with easing restrictions. nearly all amc movie theaters are set to reopen on friday. and disneyland in california set to open its doors next month. now, the u.s. has seen a significant drop in infections this winter, but the average daily number of new cases still around 53,000. yeah, experts fear that we could still see a spike. they say that vaccin
more states across the united states confirm cases of omicron covid variant. scientists race to understand how dangerous this variant really is. president biden is laying out his plan to make it through what could be a difficult winter, including tighter travel rules, free at-home testing and a major push to get more booster shots into arms. while the concerns over this new variant dominate the headlines, the delta variant continues to cause mysiss misery across the states. the country is back more than 100,000 cases a day for the first time in two months. let s go straight to dr. anthony fa fa fauci. dr. fauci, good to see you. let s start with the omicron variant. coronavirus cases in south africa quadrupled in four days this week. reportedly spreading twice as quickly as delta. but the south african president said overnight that hospitalizations from omicron are not increasing at an alarming rate. have you seen evidence that hospitalizations or deaths were rising, not just
supreme court considers a mississippi case that could overturn roe v. wade. will millions of american women lose their constitutional right to have an abortion? the republican governor of the state bringing the case, tate reeves, joins me ahead. uncivil discourse. republican leaders refusing to condemn a bigoted attack by a gop congresswoman. we cannot pretend this hate speech from leading politicians doesn t have real consequences. what should accountability look like? i ll speak exclusively to congressman ilhan omar in moments. plus democratic senator chris murphy. hello, i m jake tapper in washington. where the state of our union is trying to stay calm. south africa s president says hospitalizations from omicron are not increasing as an alarming rate, as more cases across the united states confirm cases of the new omicron covid variant and scientists race to understand how dangerous this variant really is. president biden is laying out his plan to make it through w