invades ukraine, as a g7 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss rising tensions gets under way. it would be extremely serious if russia were to take that action. it would be a strategic mistake and there would be severe consequences for russia. and england s cricketers slump to a nine wicket defeat in the first ashes test in brisbane. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. health officials in the uk have renewed their appeal for everyone eligible to come forward for a coronavirus booster vaccine after research showed it significantly reduced the chance of developing symptoms from the omicron variant. the preliminary study by the uk health security agency also suggests that two doses of vaccine are not enough to protect people from catching the variant. cases of omicron have risen sharply in recent days, and could top a million by the end of the month. our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. it is remarkable just how fast the omicron vari
if it invades ukraine as a g7 meeting of foreign ministers to discuss rising tensions gets under way. it would be extremely serious if russia were to take that action. it would be a strategic mistake and there would be severe consequences for russia. and england s cricketers slump to a 9 wicket defeat in the first ashes test, in brisbane. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. dozens of people are feared dead in the us state of kentucky after a series of tornadoes wreaked havoc across a wide area. the tornadoes tore through the us states arkansas, kentucky, and into part of illinois on friday night. in illinois an amazon warehouse collapsed in the storm. a rescue operation is taking place to find survivors. the governor of kentucky says as many as a hundred people could die in the state as a result of a series of tornadoes sweeping across the region. the governor andy beshear described it as the worst in the state s history. so first, just try
cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington on a very busy news night. we begin this hour with breaking news out of southeast georgia. this is a look at the massive plume of smoke in the town of brunswick, georgia. people who live within a half of a mile of this are being ordered to evacuate their homes at this hour. it s a fire at the panova manufacturing plant. you can just see some of these images now are the plume is just massive of fire broke out there earlier this morning and was thought to be contained after three hours, but this afternoon that glenn county board of commissioners posted on facebook that the panova plant fire has reignited and the evacuation order was put in place. you can see some of the images coming in from the scene, just showing some of the danger to the community there. it includes parts of the resort community of st simon s island. which of course, is a big holiday destination for people in that part of the country will keep an eye on all of this.