this hour, we see ukraine high on the agenda. volodymyr zelenskyy is set to join in person, seeking commitments from the world s wealthiest democracies. also, the u.s. is now signaling that it will not block allies from sending f-16 jets to ukraine. we will look at how that could change the battlefield, and tens of thousands of israelis marched through jerusalem s old city for mostly peaceful but tense flag parade. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. leaders of the g7 nations are meeting at this hour in hiroshima, japan russian invasion of ukraine, of course, high on the agenda. and now we are learning they will be welcoming a special guest, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. the uk and european union have already announced new sanctions targeting russia s diamond trade. and in a key development, sources tell cnn the u.s. will not stand in the way of allies setting f-16 fighter jets to ukraine, something kyiv has been requesting for mon
in fact. all of them holding on to each other, supporting each other through the hearing. but nobody wanted to speak after court. veronica miracle, cnn, san francisco. advisers to the u.s. food and drug administration have voted to recommend pfizer s maternal rsv vaccine on thursday. the rsv virus is the number one reason for child hospitalizations in the united states. most children end up with mild cases, though. but it can be especially dangerous for newborns. the vaccine is given to the mother in the second or third try master to try and provide passive immunization to their infant. studies show this vaccine is highly effective at protecting newborns from severe infection. recommendation our goes to the fda for a final decision. now hours after montana s hotel ban on tiktok was signed into law, a group of users is suing the state. they say the new law is unconstitutional and violates their right to free speech.
a sobering warning as covid cases across the united states continue to increase, and fast. this as the cdc voted to recommend pfizer, moderna over johnson & johnson s vaccine due to side effect concerns. plus anger boiling over inside the democratic party as a key part of joe biden s agenda is now in jeopardy. and the wild and dangerous weather hammering the united states as typhoon rai barrels across the philippines. we re live for you at the world weather center. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, december 17th. we begin this hour with a surge in covid cases across the united states and really dire warnings that things are about to get worse. officials are scrambling to stem the spread of not one, but two
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it s not coincidence the white house announced a hundred more million doses they are purchasing from pfizer to donate to the world so we have that tension. data presented by israeli, a smaller country, of course. i would argue a much more aggressive stance on boosters and vaccination in general. they presented evidence that it s not just older people but a sliver of population is at risk with the entire population, including young people, they are authorizing boosters there for 12 and up. even with young people you need to have widespread boosted immunity to decrease the threat of variants like delta. so that is number up with. i think that creates a little bit more clarification. number two, i think as you point out, boosters are confusing because people feel like if we don t get one, then we are disabled against dealing with any of the coronavirus variants. that simply is not true. but, chuck, the question is we