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the white house says mr. biden warned him directly that there will be a strong response from the u.s. and our allies, if russia attacks recent satellite images show russia massing troops at key strategic points along the ukrainian border national security adviser jake sullivan says president biden russia attacks recent satellite images show russia amassing troops made it clear to putin that he is facing much stiffer consequences than he did back in 2014 when he invaded crimea. >> president biden looked president putin in the eye, and told him today that things we did not do in 2014, we are prepared to do now now, in terms of the specifics, we would prefer to communicate that directly to the russians,et to not negotiate in public, to not telegraph our punches. >> sullivan says some of the consequences laid out by the president include strong measures against russia's economy, supplying ukraine with more military aid, and sending more u.s. troops to nato countries near russia. this is what a russian invasion of ukrai

mr biden and first ladyjill biden were hosting the festive call for families when a father told the presidentrvative groups, the term is code for an insult directed at mr biden. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @lukwesaburak you are watching bbc news. have a lovely christmas. hello there. merry christmas to you. some of us will see some snow during this christmas period, mainly across the hills of the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll tend to be milder, so any precipitation will be rain. and we've got areas of low pressure pushing into the south west, and they're weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as these weather fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—east of the country, then this is where we're likely to see some of that rain turn to snow. so, we're starting christmas day morning off on a very cold, frosty note across scotland, the far north of england, but less cold, milder for northern ireland in towards wales and the south west. but here, we have more of the

i do believe our biggest foreign policy challenge would be to get rid of mr. biden. mr. en is a disaster. disaster. look what he is leading us into. host: that's jim in pennsylvania. perhaps referring to this fox business story, focusing on president biden's move to release some of u.s. strategic petroleum reserve. fox business saying it's expected to supply chinese and indian oil needs as gas demands have led to global shortages. the white house said the energy department announced recently that it would release 50 million barrels of oil held in the reserve, 18 million of which had been congressionally approved for sale. china and india have been actively purchasing u.s. crude oil produced in the gulf of mexico. crude containing the higher level of sulphur, and we talked about the release of that, an effort by the biden administration to help lower gas prices and inflation at the pump. alan in east chicago, indiana, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning, so nice to see you today. all praises to the veterans on this day. god bless them all. i wish we

mr biden and first ladyjill biden were hosting the festive call for families when a father told the presidentrm, which has become a rallying cry for many conservatives, is code for a profane insult directed at mr biden. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @luxmy—g thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. i'm 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. another boxing day game is off in the premier league. everton�*s squad is depleted because of a covid outbreak and a number of injuries. they were due to travel to burnley on sunday, but that's now been postponed. it's the third premier league fixture to go on boxing day. 20 matches across the football league are also off. the tottenham hotspur boss antonio conte says yesterday's premier league meeting with the managers and captains of all 20 clubs achieved nothing and was like talking to a brick wall. the virtual meeting was called with concerns about player welfare, farfrom impressed. some coaches are trying to speak and to ask about a solution, but... ..i think that everything was de

ultimately, one of the asked really biden's lawyers, roberta kaplan, told mr. eid quote, this is insane, we should send sdny. and federal prosecutors in the district. shortly thereafter, miss biden's lawyers alerted prosecutors at the united states attorney's office for the district of new york, which is the federal prosecutors office that is now overseeing this case. you know, nixon went for the guy's medical records from his psychiatrist office. here we have descended even from their. to the personal diary of the daughter of the president. and now it is literally a federal criminal investigation. how is this real? how is this not bad fiction? joining us now is michael schmidt, washington correspondent for the new york times. he initially broke the news on this day scoop. thank you for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me. did i screw any of this up? or have i missed anything important to something that helps us understand the story? >> no. i think, as you were going in the back and forth about the letters that were exchanged by project bear toss and the

mr. biden threatened economic sanctions yesterday if russia invades ukraine, but there are signs the kremlin may not be backing down. nancy cordes reports from the white house. >>> hello -- >> greetings. >> good to see you again. >> reporter: it was a rare two-hour face to face with an urgent agenda -- to talk russia out of invading a u.s. ally. national security adviser jake sullivan was with president biden for the call. >> he told president putin directly that if russia further invades ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. >> reporter: this is what has the white house concerned -- close to 100,000 russian troops now amassed at the ukrainian border. ukraine, a large former soviet republic, wants to join the u.s. and most of europe in the north atlantic treaty organization. in a statement the kremlin argued it is nato that is making dangerous attempts to expand into the ukrainian territory. putin is calling for legally fixed guarantees

backdrop to today's new showdown, in 2014 president putin invaded the ukrainian territory of crime when mr. biden was vice president the obama administration sanctions didn't get mr. putin to reverse course. >> things we didn't do in 2014 we are prepared to do now. >> reporter: republicans tonight accusing president biden of projecting weakness towards president putin, after the chaotic afghanistan withdraw and by removing sanctions on mr. putin's prized energy pipeline in europe >> putin is seeing that this is an opportunity for them to strike again. they know that joe biden is projecting weakness on the world stage. >> reporter: tonight, we pressed president biden's national security adviser. >> how do you respond to that criticism that president biden is being too weak with mr. putin? >> the president has shown over the course of the past eight months that he will do what he says he is going to do in response to russian action, so president putin can count on that. >> a lot to go through listening to the words here we heard a mention o sending additional capabilities back to that question, cou

biden's lawyers told mr. ede of project veritas that project veritas should treat this diary as stolen property. the lawyer suggested that serious crimes might have been committed. ultimately one of ashley biden's lawyers, roberta kaplan, told mr. ede, quote, this is insane. we should send sdny, meaning federal prosecutors in the southern district of new york. shortly thereafter, ms. biden's lawyers, in fact, alerted prosecutors at the united states attorney's office at the southern district of new york, which is the federal prosecutor's office that is now overseeing this case. you know, nixon went for the guy's medical records from his psychiatrist's office. here we've descended even from there to the personal diary of the daughter of the president. and now it is literally a federal criminal investigation. how is this real? how is this not bad fiction? joining us now is michael schmidt, washington correspondent for "the new york times" who initially broke the story for "the new york times" lat month and is ff

mr biden has warned of tough economic sanctions if an invasion takes place. ndent peter bowes reports. a secure video connection for a high—stakes meeting. joe biden face—to—face with the russian president for the first time sincejune when they met in person. mr biden seated in the situation room at the white house with his senior advisers, the two leaders shared pleasantries before getting down to business. it's good to see you again. behind closed doors they spoke for two hours with ukraine at the top of the agenda. for weeks there's been growing concern in the west that the build up of more than 90,000 russian troops near ukraine's borders could herald an invasion by russia. the white house said president biden voiced the deep concerns of the united states and its european allies about russia's escalation of forces surrounding ukraine. mr putin demanded guarantees fixed in law to rule out the eastward expansion of nato. the call according to the white house was a conversation with give and take but no finger wagging. president biden was direct and straightf

and mr putin was about. joe bidenan leaders, mrjohnson, and will speak again after the call, emphasising a coordinated reproach. i suppose the fact that they are talking is a good thing, potentially, in terms of reducing tensions of. potentially, in terms of reducing tensions of-_ potentially, in terms of reducing tensions of. , . ., ,., ., , tensions of. yes, and that point has been made — tensions of. yes, and that point has been made on _ tensions of. yes, and that point has been made on the _ tensions of. yes, and that point has been made on the russian - tensions of. yes, and that point has been made on the russian side, - tensions of. yes, and that point has i been made on the russian side, which is also lamented the state of relations and has called this a working discussion in the midst of a crisis situation. but the fact that they are both talking does suggest there is room to move here, and neither side or forecasting any sort of breakthrough. what mr biden was hoping to do was convince mr putin to resume a

there have been no concessions made, no such elements even discussed. >> while mr. biden ruled out unilateral u.s. military force, today he spoke to nato's so-called eastern flank members, the arc of european countries closest to russia where the white house has pledged to bolster defenses mr. biden described the buildup of russian troops along the ukraine border in recent weeks as worrying but bigger than ukraine with the region's entire stability hanging in the balance. so what does that mean for the possibility of ukraine's joining nato as it's been asking for at least several months well tonight a senior administration official would only say mr. biden expressed the view that ukraine is on the agenda ukraine is at the table shep. >> kayla tausche thank you. >>> a top ukrainian general outlined what he called his nightmare scenario he did it for "the new york times. and here it is he said he says the invasion could start with russian airstrikes and rocket attacks. targeting ammunition depots and troops in the trenches supply lines steroid military leadership incompass

having won the job by arguing he could bring competence back to the white house, mr. biden faces a prolonged pandemic, rising prices, and a stalled agenda. early next year the of administration will defend vaccine mandates and arguments before the supreme court, and this week the white house renewed its push for voluntary vaccinations and promised help the hospitals. in a moment, we will discuss that response with the dean of the brown university school of public health, dr. ashish jha. but first, let's turn to alexandria half here in washington with a look at new pressures on the white house as omicron spreads. alex. >> might come of the daily covid-19 case in washington, d.c., is not the highest in the nation per capita in the white house has not been spared. close contacts of the president and vice president have tested positive. all americans at large have struggled to find testing. president biden is now expressing regret. if >> president biden: i wish i had thought about ordering half a billion. >> for not ordering 500 million rapid covid-19 test weeks ago. instead th

appears to have completely collapsed and i hope that on top of the other political conflicts that mr bidena little bit of time to talk about what is going on in myanmar. talk about what is going on in myanmar-— talk about what is going on in m anmar. ., ., �* myanmar. harriet and david, i'm afraid you're _ myanmar. harriet and david, i'm afraid you're out _ myanmar. harriet and david, i'm afraid you're out of _ myanmar. harriet and david, i'm afraid you're out of time. - that's it for the papers. this hour. we will be back again at 11:30. goodbye for now. good evening.... good evening i'm tt with your sports news, we start with football where demarai gray scored a stoppage time winner for everton as they came from behind to beat arsenal 2—1 in the premier league. richarlison had two goals disallowed for offside before it was third time lucky at goodison park, his goal cancelling out martin odegaard's first half effort. in the second minute of stoppage time gray hit a thunderbolt into the corner for a first league win in nine games for the toffees taking them up to 12th while arsenal are 7t

the white house says mr. biden will underscore umpt s.oncerns of russia's troop buildup on the border with ukraine. joining us from berlin is frederick pleitgen. great to see you, fred. while everyone tries to figure out president putin's intent at the ukraine border, what can we expect to see come out of this video call he'll have with president biden on tuesday? >> reporter: what president biden wants to achieve is de-escalation in the city of eastern ukraine and russia's western border. the russians are trying to achieve something different. they want concessions from the u.s. and from nato as well. it was quite interesting the run up to this, you have the russians amassing forces close to the borders with ukraine. ukrainian forces say several satellite forces seem to show that as well. it appears to be a very tense situation on several borders or border areas that ukraine -- the southeast of ukraine which is, of course, a big a ally of russia. you had the ukrainians doing some exercises there. president biden wants to make clear to vl

mr. bideno says he'll be more likely to run if former president trump is the republican nominee. >>> and the u.s. navy has a new program for sailors who are expecting. a pilot program will hand out maternity uniforms to pregnant sailors starting next year. usually pregnant military members have to purchase maternity uniforms themselves. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jamie yuccas in for norah o'donnell. we begin tonight with a major milestone in the fight against covid. the fda has authorized the first anti-viral pill to treat the virus. though the white house warns it will not be widely available for months. the milestone comes as u.s. cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all rising. and now health officials are warning of a possible tsunami of new infections from the omicron variant that could overwhelm hos

the response of many readers will be this is impossible since mr. biden is too weak a leader to pull off such a course correction. perhaps he is. mr. manchin offers democrats a lifeline back from the abyss. an interesting take. >> there is. they are arguing that joe manchin saved democrats from themselves reminding us of who they used to be, sort of an opposition liberal party that wanted to grow government a little more. now it has become a culturally marxist socialist based party and he says i'm not in for that. they will see a red wave in 2022. in some places this will benefit some democrats because they didn't have to vote on this lunacy and won't have forstand behind its impact. to the economy and inflation, it is a win for all americans. it was never paid for. printing more money wouldn't help us get out of the situation we're in. that's deaf -- definitely good news. >> harris: was it strategic on manchin's point? house republicans are already prepared to turn up the heat on president biden if they take back the imagine -- majority in 2022. prelude

mr biden is promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. he's also urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. israel has become the first country in the world to make a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine available. it will be offered first to people over the age of sixty and medical workers. the country's prime minister, naftali bennett, says the measure will help get through the 0micron wave. new covid guidance has come into force across england with infected people now having to self—isolate for 7 days — rather than 10. the health secretary said it was based on advice from health experts. scotland, wales, and northern ireland have yet to decide whether they will follow suit. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant hajji mehtabuddin. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again.

mr. biden's old boss, former u.s.resident barack obama wrote that tutu was a mentor, a friend and a moral compass for me and so many others. a universal spirit. archbishop tutu was grounded in the spirit for liberation and justice in his own country but also concerned with injustice everywhere. former president bill clinton wrote archbishop desmond tutu's life was a gift blessed with brilliance and eloquence, steady determination and good humor and unshakeable faith in the inherent decency of all people. >>> the lawyer who successfully argued roe versus wade for the u.s. supreme court has died. sarah weddington was just 26 years old and argued it twice before the high court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. she died at her texas home on sunday. weddington was 76 years old. >>> jurors are expected back in new york to resume deliberations in the sex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell. they asked several questions about witness testimony and fbi notes before they were dismissed for the christmas holiday. the

if mr. biden is making a rhetorical turn towards coping with covid since the virus is here to stay, this would be a welcome shift, he was wrong when he suggested that any politician had the power to control the pandemic. if this is the way that mr. biden is going that he should notify the supreme court to have osha withdraw the overbroad mandate, a lot of attention of the right, saying that trump was slammed for similar remarks. is the white house saying anything about his comment, the impression that he might be changing his view of how we contain the pandemic? >> i don't think they have said anything that is is something that we can change, started here just a little bit, not from president biden, but from folks within the administration talking about how we have to live with the pandemic, and dr. anthony fauci said weeks and weeks ago, every year we will probably have to get some kind of shot, when we think about how we get a flu vaccine, the same with covid. part of what they are attempting to

opponents, including biden critics, warned that the project gives mr. putin the ability to manipulate the european gas markets. in july the government of angela merkel, the outgoing german chancellor, co. signed an agreement with the biden administration committing to taking action against russia should they attempt to use energy as a weapon or commit further aggressive acts against ukraine. lloyd, west virginia -- ukraine." lloyd, west virginia, your up. -- you are up. caller: biden can't even take care of his own country, let alone get involved in another country. he don't know what to do with the border. he didn't know what to do with afghanistan. and so he needs to stay out of russia's business and he needs to do more to help his own country and he's doing it in the wrong way. trump was a whole lot better president. thank you. host: all right, we are asking you to dial in with your thoughts this morning. republicans, (202) 748-8001. how should the u.s. respond to russian aggression? democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. remember, y

i do believe our biggest foreign policy challenge would be mr. biden. mr. biden is a disaster. ter. look what he's leading us into. >> that's jim in halifax, pennsylvania. perhaps referring to this fox business story b focusing on president biden's move to releasee some of the u.s. strategice petroleum reserve. fox business saying it's expected to supply chinese and indian oil needs as gas demands have ledd to global shortages. the white house said the energy department announced recently that it would release 50 million barrels of oilav held in the reserve, 18 million of which had been l congressionally approved for sale, china and india have been actively purchasing u.s. crude oil produced inf the gul ofen mexico. sour crude containing that higher level ofnd sulfur. wehe talked about the release o that, an effort by the biden administration to help lower gas prices m and inflation at the pump.ee allen in east chicago, indiana. democrat, good morning. >> caller: good morning. good morning, so nice d to see u today. yes, all praises to the veterans on this day. god bless them al

mr. bidens set to order the federal emergency management agency to prepare more hospital beds ahead of expected surge. derek is from seattle, washington on our line for those who are vaccinated. caller: i am vaccinated. greta is all right. there is nothing wrong with greta. you have a problem sometimes. you cut people off in the middle of their main point. donald trump needs to be held accountable. not just for the virus. he needs to be charged with criminal -- when a doctor finds out something is going on and spreading and they do not want the public of that -- these people who do not want to wear no masks, they will put on that oxygen mask or go to the hospital. they need to stop treating these people and have a separate area in the hospital. host: with that said, your level of concern in omicron? caller: i'm concerned about omicron to about the vaccine i took your i had a choice can either take that vaccine or take a chance of catching this virus, which i feel like is worse than taking a vac

will address the nation about how his administration plans to battle a surge of coast cases after mr. biden who later tested positive. the president has tested negative twice since sunday. >>> the omicron variant is now the most dominant strain. more than 250,000 cases were reported. the cdc said unvaccinated individuals are 20 times more likely to die from covid than those who have received all of their shots. >>> the volcano eruption in the canary islands may be over. scientists are keeping a close eye as it returns to the slum b ber. >> one scoop at a time. the house emerges from volcanic ash. spanish soldiers help clear months of debris. >> the truth is, this is very difficult cleaning up while hoping the volcano stays quiet. >> for three months, lava spewed destroying thousands of homes and lively hoods. now it is back asleep. scientists have reported no activity. they believe the magma underground is cooling. it seems like a christmas miracle. it is a great feeling the eruption is over says this banana farmer. >> spanish police have a new mission helping reunite lost pets with owners.

the white house says mr. biden will underscore u.s. r russia's military activities on the border with ukraine. cnn's joe johns has more from washington. >> reporter: plenty on president biden's agenda this week. probably the number one item is that secure video call with russian president vladimir putin. the number one issue on that call likely to be the thousands of russian troops massing on the ukraine border. american authorities say they have a lot of information about it. they even released an intelligence report with a number of pictures of the locations where the troops are massing. what they don't know is what it all means, whether putin is attempting to set up a distraction or whether he, in fact, is seeking an invasion of ukraine sometime next year. administration officials have said that if putin tries it, there could be a whole round of financial sanctions to make putin pay. joe johns, cnn, the white house. >>> joining me now with her perspective is natasha linstadt, professor of ethics. >> thank you for having me. >> in pre

asking for at least several months tonight a senior administration official would only say that mr. biden expressed the view that when ukraine is on the agenda, ukraine is at the table. >>> the invasion could start with russian airstrikes and supply lines destroyed soldiers on the front lines left to fight alone until this bullets run out. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from the trenches of eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the front lines along ukraine ales border with russia hearken back to world war ii or even earlier miles of narrow paths flanked by land mines and trenches. muddy today, often frozen solid. these positions are -- >>> we'll get back to that north a moment jussie smollett's entourage is walking out of the krm courtroom. we don't know whether jussie will speak himself let's listen at the courthouse this is actually right there is the prosecutor in the blue suit. we were led to believe that might be smollett. as it turns out, it is not so i want to get back to the beginning of richard engel's piece. because if is in the trenches that the ukrainians fea

mr. biden today, you give me guarantees and maybe we can talk. >> neil: but he's going to keep the troops there whether or not they would go in ukraine. would relieve people in the west if he would draw down the troops. that doesn't a mere likely. i'm wondering whether the strategy of imposing more sanctions is the answer. russia is among the most sanctioned planets on the country right now perhaps saving iran. i wondering what they would do? >> i don't think sanctions will deter putin. he probably has a special deal working with president xi and regarding taiwan. i think they're collaborating, neil. they do. they've had meetings here recently, they have common agendas and they smell weakness. mr. biden, unless he comes through with something that is far more stronger, they'll take advantage of this. kind of the tail wags the dog here. if you look behind the armor battalions, the infantry battalions and troops, you see a lot of supplies building up. that communicates to someone like me that has

the biden administration says it does not believe mr. putin has made his decision on whether or not to invade ukraine, but mr. biden laid out the consequence if he does, which could include strong economic penalties. sources say the video call turned tense at times as the two leaders discussed the tens of thousands of russian troops at ukraine's border. cnn's kaitlan collins has more on the meeting from washington. >> reporter: a high stakes call amid fears of a russian invasion. >> hello. good to see you again. >> reporter: with tensions simmering on the border of ukraine, president biden spoke to russian president vladimir putin for two hours and one minute. >> the main topic was ukraine. >> reporter: the call posing a critical test for bhiden as he tries to avoid a major security crisis if russia invades ukraine. >> we didn't get clarity if that is his intention? >> we still do not believe president putin has made a decision. what president biden did was layout clearly the consequence if he chooses to move. >> reporter: biden warning

mr. biden's presidency. though the president is not responsible for this latest wave, he may well wind up paying the political price for it. >> for unvaccinated, we're looking at a winter of severe illness and death. >> with hospitals already at their breaking point, the rise of omicron is fueling worries about another covid winter. >> growing concerns over the spread of the omicron variant. >> doctors say omicron could soon be our dominant variant. >> 80% of covid cases tested are now the omicron variant. >> the surge forcing a wave of cancellations. the nfl postponing games after a cluster of outbreaks. the rockettes canceling the rest of their season. there are growing concerns about this week's holiday travel. >> the flights are full. the lobby is full. all the planes are full. >> where does that leave us heading into the holidays? >> well, not in a good place. >> the cdc predicts covid cases could spike this week by 55%, up to 1.3 million infections by christmas day. during the first week of january, de

mr. bidenas echoed health leaders saying this winter will be grim if unvaccinated stay that way. >>> despite omicron, looks like this will be the busiest holiday travel week in two years. airports nationwide, tsa expects 30 million passengers between now and january 3rd. back to or exceeding 2019 passenger levels. already packing airports and planes but experts caution only the vaccinated and boosted should feel safe traveling right now. >> if you're not vaccinated, i would say travel is not a great idea, you're in a very vulnerable place with omicron. >> add people taking road trips to those flying, projections more than 100 million people plan to travel 15 miles or more this holiday season. >>> california senator dianne feinstein is calling for proof of vaccination or negative covid test for people who want to fly in the united states. wrote a letter and posted it on twitter. said air travel has returned to prepandemic levels but covid-19, especially the omicron variant continues to be a thre

well mr. bidenlready responded to the situation in afghanistan in a way everybody admits was a disaster. what happens if russia just waltzes in and we don't do much to stop them from doing that? >> it will encourage further aggression. i'm concerned about our military readiness. with the current secretary of defense, more concerned about wokeness than military readiness. so again, these are, i wish i didn't have to talk about these things. i wish i didn't have to really utter these truths this is what we're dealing with right now under the biden administration and democrat governance. america has to aweaken to the urgency of this moment. david: senator johnson, good to see you, thank you very much for being here. up next house gop doctors co-chair andy harris and dr. marty makary on new york mayor bill de blasio putting in place a first-in-the-nation vaccine mandate for all private companies with no exemptions. the move already facing backlash in the big apple as many businesses are struggling to su

. >> my expectation is a long discussion >> mr. biden is expected to call out russia for its hostile rhetoric and recent military movements. >> we often talk about saber rattling i would say the saber has been drawn and putin is aggressively waving it in the face of the ukrainians ukraine must stay steady, rely on the united states in this crisis >> the proevacuations come president biden has been clear, he rejects any such conditions >> i won't accept anybody's deadlines. >>> the u.s. detected its first case of omicron and within five days, the strain has already spread at least 17 states have positive cases. officials say the delta variant remains the biggest threat >> reporter: a last-minute scramble to get to the u.s. before new travel restrictions go into effect >> it is just really challenging. so much so, i don't know if we'll be able to do it >> all visitors must show a negative covid test the day before boarding. some canceling flights all together >> it is devastating we booked the start of the year. to be let down at the last

in his first christmas address as president, mr biden praised "the enormous courage, character, resilience and small." the message comes as the us continues to be rocked by deep political divisions and record inflation. the eruption of the cumbre vieja volcano in the canary islands has finally come to an end, three months after it began spewing ash and lava. no one was injured during the 85—day ordeal on the spanish island of la palma. but the volcano destroyed more than 1,300 homes, churches, and schools, and submerged hundreds of hectares of farmland. the canary islands regional security chiefjulio perez expressed relief and hope as he broke the news. translation: what i want to say toda can translation: what i want to say today can be — translation: what i want to say today can be said _ translation: what i want to say today can be said with _ translation: what i want to say today can be said with just - translation: what i want to say today can be said with just four i today can be said with just four words. the eruption is over. it is an emotional relief but i think we can add one mor

if this is the way mr. biden is going, then he should also notify the supreme court that he is planning to have osha withdraw its overbroad vaccine mandate. some saying trump was slammed for similar remarks. is, eugene, this white house saying anything about biden's comment about the >> i don't think so. they haven't said that. that doesn't mean it can't change. this is something we started to hear a little bit, not from president biden but with aides and folks in the administration talking about how we have to live with this pandemic. weeks and weeks ago he was talking about every year we're probably going to have to get some type of shot like when you think about how we get a flu vaccine. the same thing with covid. part of of what they're attempting to do with the new cdc guidelines is look at the science but also figure out a way to make sure that people don't spread the virus and make sure the economy continues, and i think the doctor is right. the idea of having rapid tests is much more important than i thin

mr. biden also said military personnel will help overwhelmed hospitals.id cases. a source tells the "associated concerns the pandemic will disrupt the league's ability to complete a full season.>>with j christmas, americans are hitting the stores frantically searching for last-minute gifts. finding them is one thing, but mailing them on time is quite another. here's janet shamlian. >> reporter: 'tis the night before the christmas panic -- ♪ -- when all through the stores like fundamentally toys, procrastinators paced the aisles. you waited until the last minute because -- >> it's like that every time. there's just no way about it. >> reporter: manager cliff moss says the most popular items are long gone. what's it like in the store right now? >> it's crazy. we don't have a lot of what they're -- they might be looking for. >> reporter: for those relying on premium services to deliver gifts before christmas, it's almost the midnight hour. >> i'm sending out a parcel, you know, it gets there on time, but i doubt it. >> reporter: at the post office, thursday

what mr. biden has done was to take away this idea that democracy is just there, it's just passive. that democracy takes itself for granted. for the past couple of decades, the russians and chinese have done very well in attacking the democracy as kind of a sitting target. they treat democracy as hypocritical. they point to the flaws in practice. the chinese point to call democracy a mess, it's chaotic, it will never last, and essentially for the last couple of decades we treated democracy as something that defends itself. this summit presents democracy as a value, something to aspire toward. it's a summit for democracy. and that's a problem for russia and china because as soon as democracy becomes a value, as soon as it starts to defend itself, rather than being just a sitting target, they may have to change their tune. >> what about the idea of democracy not being able to defend itself, and there needing to be an overt and transnational campaign to defend it, stand it up, support it, and pick it up when it falls? can countries effectively help each other protect their democracies

mr. biden eulogized dole, once republican presidential nominee, as a war hero and statesman who put the country ahead of his party. >> i like many of us here, we disagreed on a number of things. but not on any of the fundamental things. we still found a way to work together. we genuinely -- we genuinely respected one another as colleagues. and i quote bob dole. i cannot pretend that i have not been a loyal champion of my party, but i've always served my country best when i did it so first and foremost as an american. where we prioritized principles over party, humanity over personal legacy. when we do that, we accomplish far more as a nation. >> well, as you just saw there, mr. biden was joined by political leaders of both parties as they paid their final respects. the conservative twice served as senate majority leader. dole's wife elizabeth tenderly touched his casket in farewell. she served as senator and helped numerous cabinet and government positions in multiple administration. bob dole's

mr. biden is already the oldest person in u.s. history to be inaugurated as president but has been deemed to be in good health. >>> the fbi is investigating after a pennsylvania congresswoman was carjacked at gunpoint. mary gay scanlon was working to her parked car after a end in in philadelphia when police say two armed men demanded her keys. one of the suspects drove off in her car which had her personal belongings inside including her government cell phones and purse. the other suspect drove off in a dark-colored suv. fortunately scanlon was not injured. >>> the search is ramping up to find a missing 3-year-old from san antonio. she was last spotted monday at a playground located inside her family's gated apartment complex. her family tells a local tv station they moved to the u.s. from afghanistan in 2019. lena's father says the family initially thought she may have left the playground with another afghan family but now believes she may have been abducted. >> we will continue to search the areas that -- surrounding where we've

the white house says mr. biden is prepared to find a diplomatic path forward but is ready to respond with severe economic sanctions and other measures if russia advances. >>> and the biden administration is asking the supreme court if the u.s. has to continue the trump-era remain in mexico policy. the controversial program has forced tens of thousands of migrants to wait for their asylum hearings. president biden tried to scalp the policy in june but was forced by court order to restart it this morning. the supreme court is being urged to review the case quickly. >>> coming up, under arrest. police nab a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed two children. >>> and later, a huge powerball jackpot up for grabs. did anyone claim the big prize? >>> this is the "cbs morning news." >>> this is the "cbs morn news." >>> check this out -- a young boy could not contain his xcitement to go out and enjoy all the snow that's fallen in lake tahoe. he took a leap and completely submerged himself in it. the area along the cali

i do believe our biggest foreign policy challenge would be to get rid of mr. biden. mr. iden is a disaster. disaster. look what he is leading us into. host: that's jim in pennsylvania. perhaps referring to this fox business story, focusing on president biden's move to release some of u.s. strategic petroleum reserve. fox business saying it's expected to supply chinese and indian oil needs as gas demands have led to global shortages. the white house said the energy department announced recently that it would release 50 million barrels of oil held in the reserve, 18 million of which had been congressionally approved for sale. china and india have been actively purchasing u.s. crude oil produced in the gulf of mexico. crude containing the higher level of sulphur, and we talked about the release of that, an effort by the biden administration to help lower gas prices and inflation at the pump. alan in east chicago, indiana, democrat, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning, so nice to see you today. all praises to the veterans on this day. god bless them all. i wish w

mr. biden reiterated his administrations plan while talking to russian president vladimir putin this morning. the president says if russia invades, the u.s. and its allies will respond with economic sanctions and other measures. >> resident biden looks president putin in the eye and told him today that things we did not do in 2014 we are prepared to do now. >> we have made clear to moscow that we will respond resolutely, including with a range of what we have called high impact economic measures that we have refrained from using in the past. >>> capitol hill is trying to untangle our nation's port backlogs. shipping and trade experts testified before the senate, talking about the complexities of supply chain disruptions. lawmakers are considering various solutions from multiple points in the supply chain. experts predict we will continue to see supply disruptions through the better part of 2022. >>> now at 7:00, amazon suffered a major cloud service network outage, disrupting access to many pop

catherine, mr. bidenenewed confidence that government can do big things, but here we are heading into year two with the government struggling to ensure americans have key supplies like testing and now therapeutics and the president is again pressing hard for vaccinations. give us a sense of this covid scorecard on task dick-- tactics and messaging. >> that's right, mike. i think the public is getting a mixed review right now on covid and i think we see that in the polls with frustration around where things stand and i think we have to think about this that the president ran as someone who was in control and this summer he said the country would declare independence from the virus and and then we had dealt and now he's dealing with the challenges of omicron and you really seen them play out holiday season with long lines at testing centers and travel has been snarled. this isn't the festive moment the president was hoping for and what you hear from the white house is a sort of a mixed response here. they a

opponents, including biden critics, warned that the project gives mr. n the ability to manipulate the european gas markets. in july the government of angela merkel, the outgoing german chancellor, co. signed an agreement with the biden administration committing to taking action against russia should they attempt to use energy as a weapon or commit further aggressive acts against ukraine. lloyd, west virginia -- ukraine." lloyd, west virginia, your up. -- you are up. caller: biden can't even take care of his own country, let alone get involved in another country. he don't know what to do with the border. he didn't know what to do with afghanistan. and so he needs to stay out of russia's business and he needs to do more to help his own country and he's doing it in the wrong way. trump was a whole lot better president. thank you. host: all right, we are asking you to dial in with your thoughts this morning. republicans, (202) 748-8001. how should the u.s. respond to russian aggression? democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. remember, you c