lot more in the way of cloud but unfortunately that doesn't mean it will be milder but a bit grey as well. so let's take a look at what is happening. it is these weather fronts spilling in off the atlantic. ahead we will see an early frost into eastern england, but almost shaped like a pizza slice, this triangle of frontal systems, the boundary of milder air that will spread its way through. as it bumps into that cold air on the leading edge, we will see a combination of rain, sleet and snow. it will turn back to rain quite readily, a wintry mix into the south—east, and actually temperatures rising through the night. so first thing out of the west, a relatively mild start with 8-10 . west, a relatively mild start with 8—10 . chilly into the south—east, the showery rain easing away, perhaps northeast england and scotland, some sunshine coming through and a scattering of showers, but as you see by the end of the

afternoon, down towards south—west england and wales another spell of heavy rain. milderfor all tomorrow, perhaps likely to see temperatures back into double figures. plenty of showers developing up into the far north—west, the rain trickling along the channel coast, and these showers will be important. some of them turning heavy and widespread, and more important wintry as the wind direction changes once again, and we flip—flop back to colder air and wintry showers possible, but plenty of sunshine for the weekend. thank you, louise lear. that's all from the bbc news at six. so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. we'll be live to old trafford ahead

of the arsenal match where ralf rangnick will be watching but not from the dugout yet. no more tournaments in china as the wta say they have serious doubts over the safety and freedom of tennis player peng shuai. and the rain has cleared up as england play theirfinal warm up match before the start of the ashes in australia. welcome to the programme. just to warn you we may have to interupt sportsday to bring you joe biden live from the white house, but until then... interim manager ralf rangnick finally has his work permit, but he won't be in the dugout tonight for manchester united's match against arsenal.

instead he'll watch on as michael carrick fulfils his caretaker role for a final time. even the arsenal manager mikel arteta admits old trafford is always a difficult place to go, we'll hearfrom him in a moment, but first, it's been a challenging time for manchester united and carrick has had a lot to deal with in a short space of time. it's with in a short space of time. a lot happened in the to it's a lot happened in the last week to ten days. yeah, i've had to certainly adapt and take on a new challenge and a different kind of a skill set if you like, it may be out of my comfort zone that i've never had to tackle before. i've kind of enjoyed how i've coped with that at times and i'll have to say for the most part i've enjoyed it. you know what you expect when ou enjoyed it. you know what you expect when you play — enjoyed it. you know what you expect when you play in _ enjoyed it. you know what you expect when you play in front _ enjoyed it. you know what you expect when you play in front of _ enjoyed it. you know what you expect when you play in front of that - when you play in front of that stadium, _ when you play in front of that stadium, the team in that squad. the probably— stadium, the team in that squad. the probably the most talented in the lead~ _ probably the most talented in the lead~ you — probably the most talented in the lead. you know the situation you're going _ lead. you know the situation you're going to _ lead. you know the situation you're going to face is very difficult tactically because you don't know

how they — tactically because you don't know how they can prepare the game and the options they can play, the formations that they can vary. so it's focused — formations that they can vary. so it's focused more on ourselves, what we have _ it's focused more on ourselves, what we have to do make sure that our team _ we have to do make sure that our team is_ we have to do make sure that our team is prepared to go there and beat them. well arsenal's form has been up and down this season, they're fifth in the league. manchester united though are down in tenth. rob green is at old trafford for us. hello rob. rob, we've seen united on the wrong end of some huge scorelines at old trafford in the not too distant past — but arteta says it's a difficult place to go — what are you expecting? it's going to be an interesting one. ethics difficult to call for the manchester united have made under michael carrick an immediate improvement under terms of the discipline and how they've gone about it and improve the performance. they could've gone historically in recent times and got a bit of a hiding historically in recent times and got a bit ofa hiding but historically in recent times and got a bit of a hiding but didn't. and got a very good draw out there. and

then you look at arsenal who against then you look at arsenal who against the middle premier league teams have been convincing, been winning and had a long unbeaten run against that middle rack of teams. but then what you look at the likes of playing against the manchester cities and liver pools, they themselves have been on the end of some really bad results. it's to balance where the both teams are and where they're going they both feels fairly positive coming into the game. i think by the end of the night will get a proper gauge of where they are with things. you get a proper gauge of where they are with thins. ., ., with things. you mentioned the draw with things. you mentioned the draw with chelsea- — carrick�*s got them a couple of decent results, but what do you see rangnick doing for them? this is the big question. he is a man who's got very strong principles of how football should be played. i think a lot of the famous managers in the premier league have learned from him and the way that his teams press, the way that his teams work, this is the question now is how much can he bring into this manchester

united team overshot such a short period time between now and the end of the season? and who will survive and who will be a part of that? there is a lot of questions to be answered between the short—term and immediately and now in the end of the season. imilli immediately and now in the end of the season-— the season. will he drop renaldo? that's for certain _ the season. will he drop renaldo? that's for certain foremost. - the season. will he drop renaldo? that's for certain foremost. they l that's for certain foremost. they did at the weekend. they have been known to work, leipzig and the other rb teams you have players that don't work as hard as others, they have to be special, he certainly is bad will have to wait and see on that one. we've been talking extensively about manchester united because of their position in the lead. let's talk about arsenal. what do you make of their season so far, it's been pretty up and down?- their season so far, it's been pretty up and down? they've been improving- — pretty up and down? they've been improving- i _ pretty up and down? they've been improving. i think— pretty up and down? they've been improving. i think defensively - improving. i think defensively they've made a really good response in terms of ramsdell. these come in and tackling and played well

defensively they've been encouraged by that gain confidence from that. barring the defeats against manchester city and liverpool you'd say, they've not done so bad. they're looking up, thereabouts and just outside the league spot. it's a young side, is one in development, one that architecture will be looking at. he's making changes, alterations of that side had to go about things. i think yes, they have about things. i think yes, they have a heavy defeat against liverpool recently but there's a lot of things like that at the moment. good afternoon. you know in february i came out to the nh end you are vaccine research center to thank all of you and the world—class doctors, scientists, researchers, the incredible work you've done during the pandemic. and developing vaccines, saving lives, giving us hope. also, continuing to give me

advice on developments as they occur. i've seen more of doctor balaji i have of my life, we kidded each other. look who's president? crouchy. all kidding aside, i sincerely needed. — talk fauci. i'm back to announce a plan of covid—i9 this winter. not that any are surprised because it's the combined advice from all of you that we developed this plan. and it doesn't include shutdowns or lockdown but widespread vaccinations and boosters ingesting a lot more. there are five key actions that i want to see us take this winter. first of all, expanding a nationwide booster campaign with more outreach. more appointments, more hours, more times and size to walk in, providing boosters, shots for up to hundred and 10,000,000 americans who are eligible for boosters.

parenthetically, i was talking to one of my folks who does polling and national strategy and he said there is some evidence in one pole, i won't mention it because i'm not positive of the number, was told this as i was leaving the white house put up that there is an expectation that 30% of the non— factors under no circumstances would i get a vaccination, because of the new variate are now saying i'm going to get a vaccination. so i hope that's true, i hope that's true. second point is, launching new family vaccination clinics to make it easierfor it family vaccination clinics to make it easier for it parents, children and whole families to get vaccinated and whole families to get vaccinated and one place was new policies to keep our children in school instead of courting them home, i'll talk about the details in a moment. the third piece of this is making free at—home test more available than

ever before and having ever been covered by your private insurance plans of available in thousands of locations and available at community health centres and other sites for the uninsured, who don't have insurance. for increasing our surgeries born seeing that are doctors and nurses, no people in this audience know incredibly well about what a search team is. but medical staff in the community with rising cases and overburden hospitals and short on personnel. by the way they make a gigantic difference, republican governments as well as democratic states talk about thank you for these research teams with up — surge teams. it really makes a difference where some communities are hit so much harder than others. theyjust can't make it without them. what were you to do, i'll speak to this in more detail in a second. the fifth thing were doing is good reason the not accelerating our taxis to the rest of the world. and

strengthening the international travel rules for people coming into the united states. i plan to announce today to pull no punches in the fight against covid—19 it's a plant that i think should unite us. i know covid—19 has been very divisive in this country, it's become a political issue which is a sad, sad commentary. it shouldn't be but it has been. now as we move into winter and face the challenges of this due variant, this is the moment we can put the divisiveness behind us, i hope. this is a moment where we can do what we haven't been able to do to the soul pandemic. get the nation to come to gather, unite the nation to come to gather, unite the nation under a common purpose to fight this virus, to protect to another, to protect our economic recovery. and to think of it in terms of literally patriotic responsibility rather than somehow you are denying people basic rights. the plan and announcing today is a plan are scientists and covid teams

have recommended. and while my existing federal vaccination requirements are being reviewed by the courts, this plan does not expand or add to those mandates. a plan that all americans hopefully can rally around. and should get bipartisan support in my humble opinion. it should unite us not continue to separate us. parenthetically you all know that there are literally as it relates to whether or not were going to pay the federal debt, whether it was going to in fact have a continued resolution, etc, some of my friends on the other team are arguing that if i don't commit that they'll never be any more mandates they are going to lead fact have a continued resolution, etc, some of my friends on the other team are arguing that if i don't commit that they'll never be any more mandates they are the lettuce defaults. in the neighbourhood i come from in claremont to look at me and said, go figure. go figure. but before i explain these new actions in more detail i want to, and i can embarrass you dog but i do want to

thank francis collins. you've done an incrediblejob here and nih at one of the most important scientists of our time in my view. i'm not being solicitous, i think i'm not exaggerating a bit. after i was elected president doctor collins was one of the first call, i think you're the second call i made to ask you're the second call i made to ask you if you'd stay on. the second call i made. it's because when i was vice president i got to know doctor collins really well when i was given the opportunity to manage the cancer moonshot initiative. and doctor collins is an incredible resource for our nation. and i'm grateful, i mean the sincerely, i'm grateful for everything you've done for this pandemic and advancing all kinds of medical breakthroughs including mapping the human genome. he's recently analysis can a step down as the director of the nih this month after a truly consequential tenure. the good news really is that doctor collins is get a return to the lab.

the national genome research institute for that we look forward to his unmatched abilities to unlock abilities within our reach doc, the bad news is you and get rid of me man, i get to keep calling you all the time. because there's a lot of things that we can do, you can do to help get done. you just point me in the direction and i will follow. i just received a briefing from doctor collins and anthony fauci as well as others and i appreciate it very much. my only regret was that it was a short meeting because i had to come and speak. i think we all benefit more if we had made my speech shorter and spend more time with these dogs. — doctors. they study the 0micron variant, just two cases reported here in the united states. but as i explain this new variant is cause for concern but not

panic. we know blum knew they would be cases of this 0micron here in the united states. and it's here. but we have the best rules, the best vaccines in the world and the best medicine and the best scientist in the world. working to fight this variant with science and speed not chaos and confusion. just like we beat back covid—19 in the spring, the more powerful parent delta in the more powerful parent delta in the summer and fall. as a result we enter this winterfrom a the summer and fall. as a result we enter this winter from a position of strength compared to where america was last winter. last christmas fewer than 1% of adults were fully vaccinated. this christmas that number will be 77 — 72%, more than 86% of seniors, the most vulnerable population. last christmas our children were at risk without a covid—19 vaccine. this christmas we have safe, effective vaccines for children age five and older. with

20,000,000 children and counting now vaccinated. last year majority of our schools were closed at christmas time in that area. now we are 99% of our schools open. i pledge to always be straight and give it to you straight from the shoulder as president of the united states and tell the american people exactly where we are. so here it is. expose the covid—19 cases continue to rise in the weeks ahead this winter. so we need to be ready. you can read the whole plan we are talking about go to whitehouse .gov and it's all laid out in detail. for now, here are the five key points i want to expand on slightly. were expanding our national booster campaign to provide booster shots to all eligible adults. 0ur doctors and scientists believe that people who get a booster shot a more protected than ever from covid—19. get a booster shot a more protected than everfrom covid—19. i wasjust

told with a question i got to ask, the meanings as for long time, whether or not notjust in ink doing that it increases the resistance of the variant that is buried dealt with but also is stronger. it not onlyjust raises the total but it's stronger, it makes things more powerful in terms of resisting. and the centres for disease control and prevention, the cdc, the food drug administration, the fda and top officials recommend all adults get a booster shot when it is time. here's the deal, more than about 100,000,000 are for boosters. but haven't gotten the booster shot yet. folks, if you over the age of 18 and got vaccinated before june the second six months has gone by. go and get your booster now. go get it now. boostershots and get your booster now. go get it

now. booster shots continue to be free, we've already made available 80,000 locations coast to coast in the united states was up 80,000 locations. if you want to know exactly where to go text your zip code to for 3882925 where you can get your booster shot now. starting today were making it easier than ever to get a booster shot. i'm calling on pharmacies and they have been cooperatives, big and small to offer more appointments, more walk—in hours including weeknights and weekends. so you can get vaccinated at a time that works best for you and your family. pharmacies will send millions of texts and emails to remind their customers to return for their booster shots for that because you know who got the booster shot at cbc they now agree they'll send text to that particular person when their time is up, when the neck whether it's pfizer or

moderna it six months, j&j, two months. and to reach our seniors we are also collaborating with the american association of retired persons, aarp will be reaching out to be 38,000,000 members, the get to make an aggressive effort, the host virtual town halls to answer questions and even arrange rides for seniors to get their booster shots. so that will all be coming. my administration also contacted the 64,000,000 administration also contacted the 611,000,000 people on medicare to remind them to get their booster shots. we have the ability to do that from the federal level. and just like i did to make it easier forfolks to get just like i did to make it easier for folks to get there first and second shots, i'm providing data on time for any federal employee who goes to get their booster. if it's the only time they can get the booster where they are, if at such and such a day in the middle of day, they can go, all they have to do is demonstrate that's where they went or took their son or daughter

husband wife, dad, they get paid, they don't get doc to pay. i'm asking other employers in the private sector to do the same thing. no one should have to choose between at pay cheque and getting protections from a booster shot. i want to reiterate, anthony fauci believe if you're worried about the 0micron variant the best thing to do is get fully vaccinated and then get your booster shot when you're eligible. boom we don't yet believe that additional measures will be needed. so that we are prepared if needed. so that we are prepared if needed my team is already working with officials of pfizer, missouri moderna, johnson &johnson to continue contingency plans for vaccines and boosters. and i will also direct the fda in the cdc to use the fastest processes available without cutting corners on safety for up to get such vaccines renewed, reviewed and approved if they are

needed. second, we are expanding our efforts to vaccinate children ages five and up. for any parent worried about 0micron variant or the delta variant get your child vaccinated. at one of the 35,000 locations in the country including doctors offices, pharmacies and children's hospitals and 9,000 pop—up clinics and schools. if you're wondering where to go again, visit vaccines .com. today announcing were going to launch hundreds of new family vaccination clinics across the country. these offer vaccinations for the whole family one—stop, one—stop. children can get vaccinated, parents can get vaccinated, parents can get vaccinated and get their second or second shots or their booster shots. family vaccination clinics will be held in community health centres and other trusted locations. some will be mobile and reach further into hard—to—reach communities. if it's

booster shots for adults, vaccinations for kids, all the same place at the same time. when we first announced i said the logistical problem, it wasn'tjust we didn't have enough vaccines we got into office, once we get the vaccine the logistical effort to get all communities and all areas vaccinated was a gigantic logistical undertaking that would make any military proud of being able to do it. but because of the incredible talent, including the military, we got that done. and we can do the same thing now as we continue to expand. we know parents of children under the age of five wondering when the vaccine will be available for the vaccine will be available for the little ones. that's the question i get most of the rent i get most of them. as now that function, we had a function celebrating hanukkah and there is things at the white house and the parents come up to me they are saying, i have a three—year—old,

is it going to be a time, is my could she or he can be ok? let me say this, i strongly support the independent scientific view of vaccines uses for children under five. we can't take short cuts. but i'll do everything in my power to support the fda to do this safely and as quickly as possible when were at that point was that vaccinating our children is also critical to keeping our schools open. but while over 99% of our schools are open now we need to make sure that we keep that throughout the winter, this winter. the cdc is now reviewing pioneering approaches like test to stay policies. which can allow students to stay in a classroom and be tested frequently when a positive case in that classroom popped up that wasn't them. up to now you go home and you quarantine. but rather than being sent home and quarantine

be able to say because a test would be able to say because a test would be available in regular. the cdc will be releasing the latest science and other findings will be releasing the latest science and otherfindings in the coming weeks so that other schools can learn from the end believe that if there's any impediments in this practice they can learn to implement exactly the best way to do this is. it's a process. we want our children in school and were going to take new steps to make sure they stay that way. again, the best step is to vaccinate your children, get them vaccinated. the third, this winter were going to make free at home test more available to americans than ever before. to better detect and control the delta variant i made testing more available, affordable and convenient. i use the defense production act to including at home test. when he came in office none of these tests were on the market. thanks to our actions and the work

of all of you we now have at least eight at home testing options. and prices for those tests are coming down. but it still isn't good enough in my view. that's why am announcing that health insurers must cover the cost of at home testing. so that if you are one of the hundred and 50,000,000 americans that a private health improved insurance, next month your plan will cover at home test. private insurers already cover the expense of pcr tests that you get at the doctor's office. and now they will cover at home test as well. forthose they will cover at home test as well. for those not covered by private insurance we are going to make available free test at thousands of convenient locations for folks to pick up and them take a test get home. the bottom line this winter you will be able to test for free in the comfort of your home and have some peace of mind. this is on top of the 20,000 sites already around the country like pharmacies where you can go in and get tested

for free. where you can go in and get tested forfree. we have to keep this going. fourth, where going to experiment communities that have rising cases this winter. and care for those who get covid—19. since the summer we've worked with republican and democratic governors, as many governors to deploy with we call search response teams. these teams work. they provide needed staff for staff overruns that is badly needed staff where overrun hospitals are handling more patients than they can handle. from their emergency rooms and intensive care unit sedona personnel available, they'll provide life—saving treatments and communities in need like anybody treatments. we have over 20 teams deployed now as of today and announcing were going to triple that, more than double, we get to get to 60 teams and ready to

deploy and states experiencing a surge in cases over the course of this winter. with the governor in minnesota was raving about the positive impact that had on the states. there are other states in the same circumstance was are creasing availability recommended by real doctors not conspiracy theorists, 0k? for example, monoclonal antibody treatments have been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalisation by up to 70%. for unvaccinated people at risk of developing severe disease was up we've already distributed over 3,000,000 courses of this treatment to save lives. and reduce the strain on hospitals. in we have promising new antiviral pills on the horizon could help prevent hospitalisations and deaths for people in vaculik covid—19. and deaths for people in vaculik covid-19. , �* ., , ,

covid-19. president biden addressing the american — covid-19. president biden addressing the american public _ covid-19. president biden addressing the american public on _ covid-19. president biden addressing the american public on his _ the american public on his governments plan for winter covid with the course there is that the 0micron variant is going to bring a new rise in cases through the winter. the president stressing for example he hopes not to have to use shut schools but is focusing on trying to vaccinate children in america, if you are over five you are eligible. and urging those adults who haven't got the booster to get vaccinated. good to be a big push on that, nearly 100,000,000 adults. talking about will delete that all get paid time off if that is needed in orderfor them to get the booster shots for them and their family. nearly 60% of americans are fully vaccinated at present. not talking about a shutdown at all but trying to increase things like the search response teams and make more at home test free for everyone across the country. a big challenge of course for everyone as they head

into colder weather with a covid threat still very much a concern. let's catch up with the weather now. hello there very cold day but at least he have some time to compensate. some are very different feeling day. particularly in the south it will be a lot more cloud around put up the ridge of high pressure at which brought us a violent weather today, this next rental system working in will bring cloudy and rainy but also a wedge of mild air with it. that will be working its way eastward through tonight. it will turn cold, frosty across the east of england before the rain and cloud arrive. they will be snow on its leading edge for a while maybe down to lower levels but as temperatures rise across all areas by the end of the night it will revert back to rain. tomorrow starts off much milder, particularfor england tomorrow starts off much milder, particular for england and wales, even less goalfor particular for england and wales, even less goal for scotland and northern ireland. they will be more cloud around generally, quite damp across the southeast with the probably the best of any sentient across scotland but here they will be showers rattling into western

areas with up another batch of rain pushing into southwest of the country later in afternoon. double figure values in the south, could see 12 or 13 c. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. germany assigned by the angela merkel. a ceremony marking her stepping down as chancellor after 16 years is under way. so far, we have seen soldiers of flaming torches and a marching band. she also chose to hear the work of a punk start saying it was the highlight of her youth. the omicron variant of covid—19 could be driving a sharp increase in infections, they have tripled in the last few days. the infections, they have tripled in the last few days-_ infections, they have tripled in the last few days-— last few days. the important thing to note is that _ last few days. the important thing to note is that the _ last few days. the important thing to note is that the cases _ last few days. the important thing to note is that the cases are - last few days. the important thing to note is that the cases are going j to note is that the cases are going really fast. certainly faster than previous waves. as the us supreme court delivers its _

waves. as the us supreme court delivers its deliberations - waves. as the us supreme court delivers its deliberations over i delivers its deliberations over access to abortion, will look at