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hello and welcome. we start with an apology from america s top infectious diseases expert dr anthony fauci after he criticised uk regulators over their rapid approval of a new coronavirus vaccine. britain on wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer biontech vaccine for mass use. speaking earlier to cbs, dr fauci said the uk was not as rigorous as the us in its vaccine approval process. but when he spoke to my colleagues earlier on this channel, dr fauci backtracked. the point i was really trying to make, i did not make it well, which is why i welcome to the opportunity to get on your show and say it came out wrong. in the united states, there is such a considerable amount of tension of pushing back on the credibility of the safety and efficacy that if we in the united states had done it as quickly as the uk did it, and that s no judgement on the way uk did it, and even though my statement did come across looking that way, if we had a, for example,
secretary of state anthony blinken warns russia ahead of meetings over tensions of ukraine at the top of the agenda this shower. and true to his word, the women s tennis association boss puts principle ahead of profit, suspending tournaments in china over the safety of peng shuai. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. welcome to the show. it is thursday, december 2nd. we begin with the omicron variant of the coronavirus, now confirmed in the united states. now, dr. anthony fauci says the person is fully vaccinated and had recently traveled to south africa. the u.s. is now among many countries, at least 20 countries, in fact. have a look at the map. and territories with confirmed omicron cases even though the world health organization says it remains dominant around the globe. have a listen. having a single person who had what would be considered a breakthrough infection because the person was fully vaccinated doesn t
first case of the omicron variant has now been officially confirmed in california. president biden is expected to speak around 1:30 this afternoon on this new variant. and his winter strategy to fight the virus. cnn has learned that the administration plans to extend the existing federal mask mandate for airplanes, buses, trains and boats through at least march now, a move many experts believe is appropriate until scientists know more about omicron. i think the steps that are being taken, being aggressive until we know more, is the right thing to do. you only have one chance to get ahead of a newly-spreading strain of a disease. cnn s kaitlan collins starts us off with more on the discovery of this new variant in san francisco and the administration s response. reporter: good morning, christine and laura. this is a moment that scientists in the federal government had been bracing for. finding this first omicron variant in the united states, in san francisco, an individu
other conservatives repeatedly questioned why roe should be upheld when the constitution says nothing about abortion. the constitution is neither pro life nor pro choice on the question of abortion. reporter: it is a case that could remake the legal landscape surrounding abortion in the united states. the arguments drew hundreds of protesters on both sides of the emotional debate to the steps of the supreme court. the stakes high as a dozen states have trigger laws on the books that would immediately ban abortions if the court overturns roe. will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? reporter: the three liberal justices railed against the possibility that conservatives could rule against roe, saying it would call the court s legitimacy into question. to overrule under fire in the absence of the most compelling reason to re-examine a watershed decision would subver