in america s relationship with its main regional ally. we ll hear from americans in israel about how attitudes are shifting. music: i ll be there for you by the rembrandts and with the friends cast reuniting for the one off special, we talk to the man who first commissioned and developed the series back in the 90s on the making of a global phenomenon. hello. i m jane o brien in washington. christian fraser is in london. we have discovered so much about the covid virus. we have developed a vaccine to beat it, a test to identify it, a system to track the variants that are developing. the one question we can t answer not yet, at least is where it came from. but suddenly the one theory that was drided for so long is back in play. that was derided. and that is the theory that covid 19 escaped a lab in wuhan, china in 2019. when president trump first voiced that opinion in may last year, there were many scientists who discounted it. but the us intelligence agencies have con
g.o.p. coming up, but first, the mob, the media, their embarrassing love affair with joe biden. after five years of never ending lies, smears, conspiracy theories, breathless hysteria erected at any and all things donald trump. most of the so-called journalists, fake news people are now taking it easy. just like they did with obama. it sounds eerily familiar. remember that question about president obama, what do you find enchanting? during these first 100 days, what has surprised you the most about this office, and chanted you the most about serving in this office, humbled you the most, and troubled you the most? let me write this down. [laughter] i ve got, what was the first one question mexico surprised. surprised. troubled. troubled. enchanted. even obama is laughing at the softball question. this coverage is they delivered this hard-hitting expose featuring joe biden s preference for having a fire in the oval office fireplace. and get this, according to
the second day without power, and roughly 3 million of them are now looking at their second night with no heat. many people are angry, they are frustrated asking how this could have happened. what started as rolling it to stave a strange power grid has turned into something else entirely. i can t cook anything, most things are closed or i don t want to risk going out because people are not able to drive in the roads that are not treated properly. we watched the temperature drop at her house. 55, where at 53 now. we re going to go sit in the car for a little bit to keep warm. energy providers say because of the equipment failures, too much demand, not enough supplies, they can tell people when the power will go back on. just because there is a danger people freezing. at least four people have already died in houston, two suspected carbon monoxide deaths, to others, exposure to the elements. at the cold also canceled covid vaccine operations there and across the state
mid january. also, nbc news reports was expected to authorize pfizer s booster shots for kids ages 12 to 15 in a matter of days. and a new study shows that johnson & johnson booster shots offer strong protection against the omicron variant. yet, the relentless spread of omicron is fueling concerns about safety. ahead of tomorrow s new years eve s celebrations. omicron and delta are coming ahead. you need to think twice about how many people will be gathered together. some communities are dialing back. they are going ahead with their scaled back celebration in times square tomorrow night. and that is despite the highest number of covid cases that the city is ever seen. it is going to be outdoors, vaccinations only, masks required, social distance. but we want to show that moving forward is fighting our way through. meanwhile the cdc has an urgent new warning for anyone considering a cruise. saying that they should be avoided. regardless of vaccination status. the omicron
the last couple of nights. it s only fair. yeah, she s either on a show or we are talking about her. this is even more important tonight especially important at this hour, our first guest tonight is going to be congressman james clyburn, this is very important because just over an hour ago, he released a statement in a tweet saying that he tested positive for covid. it s been a tough situation for him because he had to miss his granddaughter s wedding, but he did say he is asymptomatic and the great news as of us sitting here right now, his feeling well right now to join us right now at 10:00. and, i m always happy to see him, i ve never been happier to see him then when i am going to see him tonight on the show. that is fantastic, i saw that notice from congressman clyburn, i was happy to see that he said that he was asymptomatic, but of course my heart leapt into my throat when i saw that notice. please give him my love, and i m glad that he s okay. he is a healthy 81