they didn t come away with any idea on whether putin has decided to invade ukraine. more on that in a moment. it comes as this country is facing what one doctor called the biggest health crisis we ve seen, the new cases soaring past 300,000. pediatric hospital admissions are the highest they ve ever been over the course of this pandemic. we re going to be in for a very rough three or four weeks. i think it s good news that we ll have the boosters for the 12 to 15-year-olds so that will help a little bit but this is going to be a very rough time, not only for the kids but for the adults as well. as we head into this new year s weekend, be conservative, be thoughtful, keep your gatherings small and surround yourself with those who are vaccinated. you don t want to come out the other end of this weekend hospitalized or very sick. a source telling cnn the pfizer booster shots for kids 10 to 15 years old could be authorized in matter of days. dr. fauci says covid cases could p
before are hospitalized with covid. the cdc predicts the entire country will see record hospitalizations in the coming weeks. they also predict more than 44,000 people could die in the next month. for more now, let s tune to cnn s tom foreman. reporter: the skyrocketing record levels of new infections have health officials playing defense in every way. we haven t lost control of it. this is a formidable outbreak. it is unprecedented, the likes of which we have not seen in well over 100 years. reporter: as predicted, the surge is not hitting everyone equally. if you are unvaccinated, you are ten times more likely to be a case and 20 times more likely to be a fatality. we re still getting the data, but what we re hearing from hospitals really across the nation, and this is very consistent, is that the vast majority of the children who are being admitted are unvaccinated. reporter: so many people are being affected, many states are reporting near-record highs. maryla
this is bbc news, the headlines: us investigators find the data recorder from the ship, which crashed into a bridge in baltimore. even when the fighting stops in gaza, a warning about unexploded munitions which still pose a threat, we have the latest from an explosives expert. who has just returned from gaza. there s been a massive increase in the discharge of raw sewage into england s rivers and seas, adding to public anger over the conduct of water companies. and bruce springsteen is given one of the most coveted awards in songwriting the fellowship of the ivor novello academy. we have all of those stories coming up we have all of those stories coming up in the next few minutes. but first. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tanya. hello from the bbc sport centre. in the women s champions league chelsea take a 3 0 lead over ajax into the second leg of their quarterfinal at stamford bridge later. chelsea went back to the top of the women s
it s the one year anniversary of the abba voyage show. it took years to create. you described it as a risk because you didn t know if people are going to come and see digital recreations of you. is in a gamble that has paid off? most certainly yes- gamble that has paid off? most certainly yes. artistically - certainly yes. artistically definitely. certainly yes. artistically definitely. why - certainly yes. artistically definitely. why do - certainly yes. artistically definitely. why do you . certainly yes. artistically i definitely. why do you say artistically definitely. why do you say artistically definitely? - artistically definitely? because we achieved more than we could because we achieved more than we could ever hope for. seeing this happening after four or five this happening after four or five years of work in different areas. five years of work in different areas, coming there, seeing the first preview and realising that first preview and realising th
the prime minister arrives injapan for a summit of g7 world leaders in hiroshima. how exactly do our bodies get older? the bbc s medical editorjoins volunteers being body scanned to reveal the secrets of ageing. # i ll send an 505 to the world and a special honour for sting at the ivor novello awards for songwriting. and coming up on bbc news, frosty conditions delay the start of the second golf major of the year, the us pga at oak hill in new york. good afternoon. water companies in england have apologised for not doing enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. last year there were 800 untreated discharges every day on average, which has caused mounting public anger. the water companies have promised to spend £10 billion to put it right by modernising sewers, although it will mean higher bills for customers. our environment correspondentjonah fisher. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways and that profi