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his cards. we know what he doesn t want. what does he want? i ll speak with a veteran deal maker in the senate. and later, developments amid another developing crisis for joe biden as his administration faces growing back lash over the crisis at the southern border. welcome to meet the press daily. it s another busy hump day in washington for the president and his congressional party. here s what we do know. the president will be meeting with democratic leadership, progressives and moderates. not at the same time in separate meetings. they ll all be at the white house this afternoon to discuss a way forward on a bunch of stuff. specifically the bynum infrastructure deal and the go it alone legislative package. combined it makes up basically the entire legislative agenda for the rhett of the biden presidency. first up on this set of meetings an hour from now is the two leaders, speaker nancy pelosi, senate majority leader schumer schumer. after that, a meeting with the ....
the man allegedly demanding the release of a convicted terrorist. tonight, the dramatic rescue. the video capturing the moments several hostages escaped. and where the president says the suspect allegedly got his weapons after landing in the u.s. battling the omicron surge. the biden administration warning of tough weeks ahead. daily covid cases soaring to nearly 800,000 new infections on average. hospitals under siege with nearly 160,000 covid-positive patients receiving care. tonight, why dr. jha says it s going to get much worse. novak djokovic deported. the serbian tennis star kicked out of australia, losing his bid to defend his tournament title. his response to the decision tonight. the underwater volcano in the pacific erupting again. tonight, the growing fears for the island nation of tonga. the voting rights showdown in washington. the white house push stalled in congress. tonight the key democrat vowing to not give up the fight, and my interview with m ....
is very similar to ten days of isolation without tests. president biden announces new measures to tackle the omicron variant, promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. london s high court orders the ruler of dubai to pay more than $700 million in a divorce settlement to his ex wife, princess haya ofjordan. and we take you back to a time when mobile phones looked like this to explain why the first ever text message has live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 8am in the morning in singapore, 7pm in the evening in washington and midnight in britain, where from today, new guidance is coming into force across england. it will allow people who have tested positive for covid 19 to reduce their self isolation from ten days to seven. it comes as the prime minister, borisjohnson, confirms they ll be no new restrictions before christmas, but warned measures will come in ....
tests. london s high court orders the ruler of dubai to pay more than $700 million in a divorce settlement to his ex wife, princess haya ofjordan. and, we take you back to a time when mobile phones looked like this, to explain why the first ever text message has just been sold, for $120,000. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. within the past few hours, president biden has been setting out his plans to step up the fight against the 0micron variant in the us. the federal government will distribute 500 million free covid tests in the new year, something it s never done. it s also drafting in military personnel to support hospitals which are already feeling the pressure, as the 0micron variant takes hold. president biden again implored americans to get vaccinated but he said lockdowns are not yet on the horizon. we start our coverage of covid with this report from our washington correspondent gary 0 donoghue. more than two million people a day ....
to his ex wife princess haya ofjordan. and: a text back in time the first ever text message has just been sold for $120,000. we start with the one issue that is on the minds of so many around the world at the moment how to deal with the rapid spread of the 0micron variant. we still don t really know if the rise in cases seen in the uk, us and other countries will translate to a similar rise in deaths or severe illness. and that makes it difficult for governments to settle on a common response. on monday more countries announced their own measures in an attempt to keep case numbers manageable, while still allowing society to continue. in the us, president biden has announced a major increase in testing capacity, with half a billion rapid tests to be made available for free. israel has become the first country in the world to offer a fourth vaccine dose. it will be given first to the over 60s and to medical workers. and in england, people who test positive will be a ....