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now on bbc news, our world. a warning that it contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses the taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the name of fatima natasha khalil, a human rights activist. aged 2a, she was targeted and killed. natasha was born in pakistan. one ....
targeted attacks in afghanistan. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses the taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the name of fatima natasha khalil, a human rights activist. aged 2a, she was targeted and killed. natasha was born in pakistan. one of ....
good morning. nice to have you with us. right now, millions, multiple states under winter alerts as millions are heading back to work, back to school after the holidays. take a look at this snow. capitol hill is covered this morning. the federal government in d.c. officially closed today because of those winter storms. and more than 2,000 schools are forced to cancel classes or g go remotely because of the weather and also covid concerns. but breaking news, the fda has approved pfizer booster shots for those 12 to 15 years old. and elizabeth cohen is joining us. tell us the significance of this. reporter: yes, i think a lot of parents of children ages 12 to 15 have been waiting for this, children that age have been able to be vaccinated since may. so it has been well beyond six months for many of those children since their second shot, they want to know should we get a booster since a booster seems to help protect against illness for the omicron variant. so let s ....
the administration is doing a lot with regard to testing. and we recognize we have more work to do. there s promising data from the uk adding to information from south africa showing omicron may be less severe an delta, and the fda could have two pills to treat. that could be a milestone in treating the sickest patients. president biden speaking with private sector ceos as inflation continues to soar without signs of easing. and a potential sign of progress on the build back better bill. joe manchin joining a tuesday night call with fellow democrats after coming out against the nearly $2 trillion package. let s begin with the latest on covid. joining us now, white house correspondent jeff mason, pentagon correspondent, kourtney kubi, and two doctors. jeff, the president ramping up vaccination and hospital capacity. but testing is a major problem for americans. you can t find a test in new york and d.c. and other places. the president was pressed on that at the whi ....
as covid those so goes the biden presidency. it began with the covid chaos and here we are again. joining me now, mike memoli. mike, there is going to be plenty of people that say is this a pretty good straeblg for strategy for the president, why didn t they unveil it a two months ago, a month ago. this issue having tests available to everyone who wants it has been a promise made but not a promise kept. and it was just a few weeks in the briefing room that this white house was scoffing at the idea of sending a test to every american. their rationale was they don t want to waste them. and that is why you see the system that they have devised now. but it is interesting to see the internal debate about how much to use the presidential bully pulpit and how much value is there in using it at this stage. and we know what side is winning that argument because the president will be speaking in 90 minutes to the country. but the audience that they have in mind is one that th ....