ukraine. and you re grounded. how one woman s anti-mask moves changed the travel plans for more than 100 others. hello and welcome to the lead. we begin with our health lead and the strongest case yet for getting a covid booster shot or should i say strongest cases yet. three new cdc reports show that adults who had gotten their booster shot had the best protection against hospitalization because of covid and against emergency room and urgent care visits. the new data suggesting getting a booster in the age of the omicron variant is now less of a nice to have and more of a must have. this as we are learning that unvaccinated adults over the age of 65 are nearly 50 times more likely to be hospitalized for covid than their fully boosted peers. across the u.s. today, more than 160,000 people are hospitalized with covid right now. that s a record high. but as cnn s omar jimenez reports, the number of daily cases are actually trending down, even as some hospitals are growing
are now attacking a board member s child? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. our politics lead and president biden scrambling to combat the two major crises facing the american people this afternoon. mr. biden hosting a group of ceos at the white house to discuss ways to make sure shelves are fully stocked and prices are reasonable as holiday shopping ramps up. earlier today the president addressing the new coronavirus variant now named omicron saying this new strain first detected in south africa is, quote, cause for concern, not a cause for panic. promising new lockdowns are off the table, at least for now. cnn s kaitlan collins reports president biden is planning to address both of these issues again in a few days including laying out a plan for the u.s. to fight the coronavirus pandemic as we head into winter. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. reporter: president biden reassuring the nation after a new coronavirus variant set off globa
the american people sent us here to make the government work. they sent us here to make a difference in their lives. i believe we re doing that. voters say they re focused on a different problem. inflation. no more starbucks, no, i have to get to work and have to have gas. new threats of violence against members of congress. it s coming from angry constituents and from each other. it is never acceptable. it can t be acceptable. i don t care if it s a republican or democrat. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politic sunday i m kaitlyn collins. steve bannon under indictment this morning charged with two counts of criminal contempt of congress. bannon is expected to turn himself in tomorrow and faces up to two years behind bars. the charges putting others who were considering snubbing the committee on notice. the justice department rarely brings contempt charges against government officials for refusing to c
the image which is portrayed, and you are giving me as a defense, it s no different from using a mag nifying glass. i don t believe that. the image is the same and all it is doing is improving my poor old vision. here you ve got someone correct me if i m wrong. i do believe the expert testified that he had inserted or either him or the device, inserted additional pixels into the image. different program, your honor. i don t know i don t care what kind of a program it is. the question is, is the image in its virginal state? i care about what program it is your honor because these are technical issues. mr. richards has just made representations with no basis whatsoever. mr. richards has just made technical representations with no basis in this record whatsoever. he is questioning a common part of life that we use everyone uses every single day. the expert who testified was talking about a different software program and it does make a difference. i don t know. th
americans know the inflation tax is real and d.c. can no longer ignore the economic pain americans feel every day, unquote. obviously, you need his vote. do you think that build back better in its current form is essentially dead because of inflation? quite the opposite, jake. i think senator manchin s concerns make the strongest possible case for build back better. one of the biggest expenses families face is child care. our bill will cut the cost of child care for middle class families in half. another thing that people are feeling the pinch on is prescription drugs. our build back better bill lowers the cost of prescription drugs, puts a cap on what seniors pay for their drugs. people are pinched by elder care costs. it brings that down. health insurance premiums. the bill brings that down. and for families with children, the bill provides a tax cut of $250 per child per month. i think if you are concerned about the cost of living, it s a concern here at the white house.