Hello there. It s 7am in singapore, and 7pm in washington where the white house says presidentjoe biden has tested positive for covid 19. We ve just received these pictures showing him cutting short his trip to las vegas and getting on board a plane, which will take him to delaware, where he will recuperate. His press secretary said mr biden is vaccinated and boosted. He has had covid twice before. His illness means he has had to cancel several planned appearances in las vegas. Our correspondent tom bateman has been travelling with president biden s campaign here s what he told us. We re now rolling again in the motorcade. We were holding outside a restaurant for over an hour and a half after the president made that short visit, then recorded an interview inside while we were in the van. And it was becoming increasingly clear that there was a delay, and the last time ijust went to check with staff in one of the other vans, and was told to get back in ourvan. And the motorcade is
The streets. One american trying to leave afghanistan describes a chaotic scene in and around the airport. Showing their ids and their paperwork. It s really hard to go through with kids. Stephen critic slamming president biden for avoiding the subject for most of the day but he s vowing that no american will be left behind. If there are american citizens left, we are going to stay until we get them out. Shannon: what about military translators, helpers and locals trying to flee the country. We have the latest reports on the ground. An analysis from our very own tucker carlson about the biden ministrations handling of this crisis. Fox news @ night starts right now. The situation on the ground in afghanistan still volatile, changing hour by hour. Correspondent ryan chilcote is up early with the news. Good morning, ryan. Come warning her less than four days after taking power, te telegram is facing some of the first challenges to its authority. Chaotic demonstrations broke out into diffe
by deep sea mining. the stark warning from environmental campaigners. and the find of a lifetime. archaeologists unearth an ancient egyptian pompeii close to some of the world s best known monuments. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we are going to start in the united states. president biden describing gun violence is an epidemic and an international embarrassment. on thursday he put forward a series of measures to try to tackle the problem. the president said there was widespread public support for stricter rules, despite the efforts of the gun lobby. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it s an international embarrassment. they want to rein in the proliferation of so called ghost guns. these are guns that are home made, go from a kit, and include instructions on how to finish the firearm. you can go by the kit. they have no serial numbers. so when they show up at
down for a little under 24 hours and it s beautiful, but certain to cause a lot of headaches. that s the case for sure. if you re waking up in the northeast today, plan on staying close to home. a nor easter is moving up the east coast through early tomorrow with more than 110 million americans in its path. with 20 to 30 mile per hour wind gusts, near blizzard conditions are possible with downed power lines and limited visibility on roads also a concern. some areas in and around new york city possible two feet of snow. they ve been canceled in and out of the northeast especially in that new york area. the port authority which runs the regions airports, tunnels, bus terminals gearing up with more than 500 pieces of snow gimt. the storm system leaving its mark. in the suburbs of richmond, virginia, fire truck spinning out and overturning on icy roads. before it crossed the country, the same system watched out california s highway 1 near big sur looefg a huge gap. new york
on the rise are not climbing as fast as cases. and new data from the uk in south africa shows omicron infections may not be as severe. in south africa, where they had a major surge, but as quickly as the surge went up, it turned around. we can help that a lot by the things we talk about all along, vaccinations, if you re vaccinated, get boosted. careful and prudent, wearing masks at indoor settings. so let s take a beat here in the new year. you do have some good news about omicron. it appears based on a number of countries it hit first to cause less severe illness and also that it burns out pretty quickly. that said as we begin the new year, infections are still rising, you are seeing some school districts begin the new year with remote learning, though most are opening up. there is also some good news in terms of treatments here. the fda could authorize pfizer booster shots or children aged 12 to 15 as early as today, and that s important because boosters have been show