covid test within one day of entering the country. the tightened regulations came after the discovery of the omicron variant in south africa. now, there is some good news. early findings show that while the new variant may be more transmissible, the cases could be less severe. still, the travel ban for nonu.s. citizens from eight south african countries is in effect. the biden administration is considering lifting that controversial ban. hopefully we ll be able to lift that ban within a quite reasonable period of time. i mean, we all feel very badly about the hardship that that might have put upon not only south africa but the other african countries and for that reason in realtime, literally on a daily basis, we re reevaluating that policy. cnn aviation correspondent pete muntean is at dulles international airport for us. pete, how is this rollout of this new requirements going? well, pastors tell us so far so smooth. these new restrictions went in place at 12:01 a.m
over ukraine, a critical phone call is about to happen between president biden and vladimir putin. can the u.s. president get putin to stand down? welcome to the lead. i m dana bash in for jake tapper. we begin with the health lead and the sweeping new vaccine requirement for nearly everyone who works in new york city. today mayor bill de blasio announced all private sector employers will be required to implement a vaccine mandate by the end of this month. just as covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are at their highest levels nationwide in six weeks. so far 17 states have identified cases of the omicron variant and while more cases are expected, delta remains the dominant strain by far in the u.s. as jason carroll reports, dr. anthony fauci says there are encouraging signs that omicron may not be as severe as first feared. reporter: new york city s mayor has made it official. anyone working in the city will be subject to a vaccine mandate. the mayor announcing all
Know, food and for art. not common sense, okay? okay, okay. but i give him an a for effort. but i don t think he thought it all the way through. the woman who is administering felt bad that someone sent this man with a prosthesisis to get the shot and then realized he s got another arm under there. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. winter is coming with another covid wave. the lead starts right now. a first in the nation as covid cases surge again. the new vaccine requirement for just about anyone who works in the big apple. the parents of the accused michigan school shooter now on suicide watch as they face rare charges related to the massacre. michigan attorney general will join us live to discuss. plus, with the u.s. fearing russia is getting ready to run