come in greater numbers. according to some reports nearly 100,000 people were detained at the border in february. we have fox team coverage mark meredith at the white house but first you christina coleman life in our west coast bureau. christina jon a administration s lifting covid capacity shelters that hold migrant children to handle the unrelenting surge of illegal immigration at our southern borders. there were more than 5700 unaccompanied children apprehended on the southwest border in january alone. that s a 113% increase compared to january of last year. a report says according to leaked documents dhs projects 117,000 unaccompanied minors will arrive at the border this year and border patrol referred to hhs custody an average of 321 per day. some relief groups are calling on the biden administration for additional help. we just need that additional investment from the federal government to make sure we do this in the most safe and dignified and humane way possible.
now a community is mourning the loss of three young lives. u.s. officials consider new travel requirements for everyone as the omicron coronavirus variant raises concerns around the world. and open to engaging, donald trump s former chief of staff agrees to cooperate with lawmakers investigating the january 6 capitol riot. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. it is wednesday, december 1st, and we are following two big stories this hour. the omicron variant of the coronavirus now in 22 countries and territories, saudi arabia being the latest. but it has not yet been detected here in the u.s. health experts stress vaccines are still key to controlling its spread. israel s health minister is the latest to voice his optimism that the current vaccines and boosters will offer protection against this variant. we are also following a deadly shooting at a high school in michigan. the three teen victims have been identified. the gunman
hello. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. it comes after germany pledged a further military aid package worth more than $2 billion. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion. the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. above all, i would like to thank you, sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to
arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. first, sweden and finland have confirmed they will apply for nato membership ending decades of military non alignment. the finnish president, sauli niinisto, called his country s decision historic. however, sweden s governing social democrats, said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. nato foreign ministers, who are meeting in berlin, say they want a rapid accession because of the crisis in ukraine. from berlin, our europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final
singapore, this is bbc world news. it s newsday. welcome. police here in the uk say they re investigating a network of people in connection with monday night s bombing in manchester which killed 22 people and injured more than 60. the father and a brother of the suicide bomber, salman abedi, have been detained in libya and other arrests have taken place in the uk. meanwhile, british police have condemned the publication by the new york times of leaked photos and information from the scene of the bombing. our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, starts our coverage. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today s operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine gun. i aske