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variant. we ll dig into that in moments. also in a few hours, president biden is scheduled to have that high stakes phone call with vladimir putin. at the center of it all, the tens of thousands of russian troops gathering for weeks on the ukrainian border. plus breaking on the economy. new weekly jobless claims are in and are lower than expected. 198,000 people filing for first-time unemployment benefits last week. and we ll start this hour with jake ward in san francisco. gary grumbeck in washington d.c. and a physician and fellow at the brookings institution. we also have dr. ere win redlener. sam, we re going to start with you in florida. that state shattered the one-day covid record with nearly 50,000 new cases. what are you seeing there at that testing site? reporter: these testing lines have been through the roof. really for about two weeks now. there was a brief highuate us. it let up a little bit. no longer the case. this is one crush of cars over my should ....
festival have gone on to be nominated for emmys and oscars, including the winner of the 2020 academy award for short documentary. this year we have some of the best films we ve ever been privileged to showcase. they tackle some of the biggest issues of the last 18 months, from democracy and covid to race and the teaching of history. you re about to see three films here plus my conversations with two of the directors. first up is the facility directed by seth freed wesler. later in the program, you ll see meltdown in dixie and golden age karate. we hope you enjoy. my name is nilson barahona. i m originally from honduras. my father is a citizen. my wife is a citizen. my son has been born here. my mom is a legal resident. i ve been here for 20 years. so what is the point of i.c.e. having me here for? [ speaking foreign language ] covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. all of italy, a country of 60 million people, is now effectively a red zone. covid- ....
i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: it s morning in the arabian desert. the place explorer, bertram thomas called the abode of death. but it s a beautiful place, the kind of place i look for more and more these days. stark, empty, clean sand that stretches out, seemingly forever. anthony: oman defies expectations. it shouldn t, according to the cool logic of the world, exist. but it does, and it s incredible. the sultanate of oman is an absolute monarchy. a predominantly islamic state and a vital strategic choke point in the world s oil supply. it is surrounded by some of the trickiest and most contentious powers in the region. and yet here it is, relatively small, tolerant, welcoming to outsiders, peaceful and stunningly beautiful. but om ....
his christmas sermon. and lift off! the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space, soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. christmas covid vaccines are being offered to thousands of people in england, as the british government expands its booster programme to offer all adults a jab before the new year. the former england and yorkshire captain ray illingworth has died at the age of 89. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly, in her christmas day message, about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip, who died in april. the monarch poignantly reflected on a year of personal grief, saying there was one familiar laugh missing amid the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess ....
has showcased more than 100 films from 9 countries. dozens of our films in our festival have gone on to be nominated for emmys and oscars, including the winner of the academy award for short documentary. this year we have some of the best films we ve ever been privileged to showcase. they tackle some of the biggest issues of the last 18 months from democracy and covid to race and the teaching of history. you re about to see three films here, plus my conversations with two of the directors. first up is the facility, directed by seth freed-wesz ler. later in the program, you ll see meltdown in dixie and golden age karate. we hope you enjoy. my name is nilsan. i m originally from honduras. my father is a citizen. my wife is a citizen. my son is being born here. my mom is a legal resident. i ve been here for 20 years. so, what is the point of i.c.e. having me here for? covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. italy, a country of 60 million people, is now eff ....