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averaging more than 265,000 cases a day over the past week. now, that s according to data compiled by johns hopkins university. the centers for disease control and prevention, meantime, is now reporting close to 450,000 cases on monday alone in a 24-hour period. now, that tops their previous one-day high of almost 300,000 back in january. we should point out, of course, that these latest figures are most likely the result of a lag in reporting over christmas weekend. now, the number of children meantime admitted to hospitals with covid is nearing a new record. the cdc reports almost a 50% jump in just the past week. access to testing, of course, remains a problem right around the country. we ve seen the lines. home test kits are hard to find online and in stores. and as people line up for hours just to try and get a test, many of them at drive-through testing sites. we get more now from cnn s tom foreman reporting for us from washington. reporter: nationwide, hospital ....
a look at who stood out in a record-setting win over europe. good to have you you with us. well, u.s. president joe biden is starting a critical week with the future of his domestic agenda unclear. at stake are his $1 trillion infrastructure bill as well as his $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate control package. despite division in his own party, mr. biden remains optimistic about this week s negotiations. house speaker nancy pelosi had said she would call for a vote on the infrastructure bill later today. well now, she s acknowledging that might not happen. we will bring the bill for tomorrow for consideration. but, you know, i m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn t have the votes. the infrastructure bill includes spending for roads and bridges, high-speed internet, and public transit. it has bipartisan support. but progressive democrats want it tied to the much larger spending bill. moderate democrats join republicans in opposing the massive pri ....
i m mehdi hasan. welcome to the show. you could be thinking that republican leader kevin mccarthy adores donald trump. i mean he once said an aide to remove starbucks that he did not like. and these guards mortifying lengths to appease trump s most spoken out supporters today. but but what does the top house republican really think about donald j trump? after news broke of a russian hack on the dnc, mccarthy remark to fellow gop leaders that he believes that vladimir putin pays donald trump. when they laughed he said swear to god. the washington post contain audi of that meeting. he said at the time it was a joke. that s when cars the approaches donald trump. fawning in donald trump s presence. or on the news. as the right went on, mccarthy was furious with trump. telling him to call supportive off in a phone call. but hours later, once it was safe urged congress to return to work, some republicans backed away from trump s election lies. even the spinal caucus lin ....
of extremism in order, it says, to try to stop organisations which promote hatred, violence and intolerance. and there has been a backlash to it. it will be used to help decide if groups are able to receive public money. critics say the measure threatens freedom of speech. here is a look at it. this includes those who intentionally create a permissive environment for others to achieve those aims. five groups will have their activities measured against this new definition. speaking from the commons, michael gove outlined some of the reasons behind this change in definition. our democracy and our values of inclusivity and tolerance are under challenge from extremist groups which are radicalising our young people and driving greater polarisation within and between communities to further their own ends. in order to protect our democratic values and enhance social cohesion, it is important both to reinforce what we all have in common and to be clear and precise in identifyin ....
been watching these pictures for the last few minutes. this is a protest, a number of people gathering their from the main square in tel aviv to the defence ministry. holding up the signs of women hostages held in gaza. they are calling for their immediate release. we can hear the chanting there, and the posters in the pictures are just behind the camera s position there. is itjust turns around again, you can see that protest calling for the immediate return of the hostages. we will get more on the humanitarian situation in gaza. cancer patients say they re being denied exit for life saving treatment through the rafah crossing to egypt, despite their names appearing on authorised evacuation lists. in parallel, fees charged by an egyptian company arranging evacuations from gaza have rocketed during the war, the bbc s lara elgebaly has the story, which was also produced by haya al badarneh. hopefully i will find my name there and be able to travel. god willing. translatio ....