british airways is scrapping its entire fleet of 31 7a7s.s also saying goodbye. covid had a devastating impact on the aviation industry. we are not anticipating seeing particularly long—haul passenger demand return out to 2024-2025. there isn't enough demand to justify the use of a very large aircraft. loyal operators of the 747 imagined their 7475 having another few years before they went into a gracious graceful retirement. instead, they've just had to stop them, that's it. applause. sydney, and as a big farewell as the last qantas 747 jumbo jet departs australia for the breakage yard. radio: on this bittersweet day as we all suffer through this covid crisis — on behalf of australian people all over the country, many of whom have flown with you, godspeed. on board, it's a 14 hour flight to its final resting place in america's mojave desert. airlines around the world have had massive farewells to their 747s, but once the last champagne has been sipped, this is where it ends. these remote desert boneyards are where planes come to die. analys

richard has worked as an engineer for british airways for 26 years.career in health and beauty. richard had been furloughed, but it was just a temporary fix. in the summer, his job is at risk. it looks like i'm going to be out of work. there is only 80 of us in our position, and there is only 30 going to go forward and keep a job, and my work'sjohn because 747s being stood down so in public going to have to start looking for anotherjob somewhere. katie is halfway through a two—year college course. she thought the beauty industry would be a safe bet but now she is not so sure. it's going to be really tough now, like, leaving college, really, because if it is the way it is now when i leave, i don't really know how it's going to go. ijust have to apply for loads of places and hope that one comes back to me but there is going to be a few of us leaving, so we might all be going, you know, trying the same places, so it's going to be a bit of a competition really. the uncertainty is the hardest part of it now, not knowing what's going to happen in the future

some $850.00 cargo stop british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over 8 pages the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by order closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in england. has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from its news health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus or it. a locust plague is threatening the food security of some 13000000 people across east africa it's the worst infestation in 70 years and has wiped out a 5th of the region's vegetation now a team of researchers and farmers in kenya have developed an effective method to kill the pests. there is a sense of impending doom wherever the huge swarms of locusts appear that it's too late that the insects can no longer be stopped that they will devour everything. everything except the sto

23 percent amid coronavirus lock downs and double digit inflation some $850.00 cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the union unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus very alitalia has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from in these health ministry the carriers said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covered 1000 test is also required for suspended earlier this week because of new corona virus variants circling in the u.k. . a recent study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy

other airlines, easyjet will also be involved and iag which has a number of airlines including british airwayslingus will all be affected. and uk shareholders and all these companies will find they no longer have those full rights that they had when britain was part of the eu. i canjust when britain was part of the eu. i can just make one when britain was part of the eu. i canjust make one point when britain was part of the eu. i can just make one point about the banks making money that we discussed earlier, this is the story of what happens during the war when certain industrial companies and manufacturing arms make a lot of money. so people have been losing jobs as a result of the lockdown, some are doing very well out of it. let's look at the times now and brexit on the front page there, there is brexiteers at the top back deal as borisjohnson there is brexiteers at the top back deal as boris johnson hails there is brexiteers at the top back deal as borisjohnson hails new chapter for deal as borisjohnson hails new chapterfor britain. deal as borisjohnson hails new chapter for britain. it is

british airways the first to say that passengers going from the u.k. to the united states will have to take a covid-19 test and then you have virgin atlantic that said that they would suspect their flights to certain destinations. but what is happening here on american soil? you have the assistant secretary for health, brett gerrar on cnn asked if he would ban flights coming in. he said i think everything is possible. we need to put everything on the table and have an open scientific discussion. governor cuomo of new york still thinks that federal officials need to move quickly. he spoke in a news conference about what needs to be done. listen in. >> halt the flights from the u.k. now. many other countries have done this. this is not a case of first impression. >> he's also u.suggested that ii they don't halt it, they could have everybody tested. officials in europe will be meeting to discuss the strain and how to protect against it. you have the u.k. prime minister boris johnson that said the rate of transmissability is 70%. we have one flight arrivin

british airways start preboarding testing today, december 22nd.ers between new york and london. united both are exempt from the rules. no they need to self-quarantine for 14 days after touching down. stuart: it is another imposition on international travel. another reason not to get on a plane and travel internationally. another reason why you can't do it. susan: i would say in this case it is probably necessary because of indications. stuart: fair enough but the recovery of international travel has been set back a little because of this. susan: airlines are down seven, eight, cruise lines down 10% yesterday. stuart: a setback any way you slice it. united, they have got a plan to get their sick pilots who may be stranded abroad back home. lauren what are they going to do with them? lauren: well, try to get them home in a plane. they have this extraction plan. kind of reads like a military operation. but they get a passengerless plane to pick up where the crewmembers are. tells them exactly where to sit on the plane. everything from the bathroom wh

virgin, delta, and british airways. but the point is bigger than just new york, right?have been worried about a mutation of the virus. that's what everybody has been worried about. the quote/unquote second wave was a mutated virus that was creating a second, more diab diabolical viral infection. you have the uk saying the new variant transmits at 70 times the rate of covid. you have countries in the eu that have banned travel from the uk. you have 120 countries that have required that no one comes from the uk unless they test negative prior to getting on the plane from the uk. and the united states has done nothing. now, i acted proactively, frankly, for new york, and i have the airlines that are flying into new york from the uk that have all agreed that they will test people before they get on the flight in the uk en route to new york. but we have learned this lesson before, and that's what's frustrating, wolf. you know, when the way we got covid in the spring was the federal government thought that the coronavirus was still in china. it had gone to europe, and it came

going into the business starting with 1747 going up against the 300 plays on - - the planes are british airways so he started from scratch. >> they didn't have the mckinsey report to say this is how you become a leader. and jim baker wants to run a campaign for herbert walker bush and he said i'm a democrat and you are running as a republican. i don't know anything about politics but it worked out. >> you said oprah is a listener and she tells you she tries to understand the impact of what is being said by people but what makes her connect so directly whether a live audience or a film or play? >> a word recently that has come about is empathy you have to empathize and if they can sense you empathize you connect with them she is the best at that. she does it so well she doesn't need a second name like madonna or share the first name says it all i said when you consider running for president you have to be a show anymore she flirted with that but then she realized oprah is better than presiden president's. >> and then to discover something that's even better. >> misleaders have failed if you have

british airways and delta meantime will test all passengers before they enter new york state. >> all this as a big spike in air travel is already increasing the risk of spreading covid here in the united states. more than 1 million americans passed through tsa check points for three consecutive days over the weekend, the biggest surge since the start of the pandemic, despite pleas from the cdc for folks to stay home, a plea echoed by the president-elect as he received the pfizer covid-19 shot! if you don't have to travel, don't. we're still in the thick of this. it's one thing to have the vaccine show up at a hospital. it's another thing to get the vaccine from that vile into a needle, into an arm. >> the u.s. is now hitting 18 million cases in total, but more alarming than that overall number is the pace, the rate of these new infections. it makes the spread of disease we had in the spring look tame by comparison. the first 9 million cases took 283 days to reach and the last million only 52 days. that of course is before the inevitable surge that we're expecting after christmas and

british airways testing, according to the governor, starts tomorrow. so that is part of the concerns in the u.s., as whether this new variant of the virus will spread outside the uk. concerns are understandable. they've locked down london here in a way we haven't seen since really the spring. outside of london, there isn't the same level of lockdown, and the lockdown that happened here did cause people to race to train stations, to the airport, you know, to try to get away. already, there are signs, too, that this new variant of the virus is in various european countries. the british prime minister talking about what the virus is. take a listen. >> first of all, let me say to everybody who has made plans for christmas, as i said earlier on, everybody who thought about it, all the care and love that's gone into plans for christmas, we, of course, bitterly regret the changes that are necessary, but alas, when the facts change, you have to change your approach. >> reporter: what he said in that briefing, chris, is that this new virus variant is up to 70%

is not one of them though, but delta, virgin atlantic and british airways are mandating that passengersthey are flying from the u.k. to new york's jfk airport. >>> with temperatures dropping and covid cases ticking upward, the homeless can be especially vulnerable. natali brand shows how cities are working to provide relief from the cold while protecting against the virus. >> anybody home? >> reporter: as the coronavirus pandemic enters the cold winter months, the need especially on the streets is taking on new urgency. >> do you have warm blankets? >> teams are providing daily outreach making sure the homeless know about resources available. down the street, central union mission is still without a single covid case nine months later, and they're not taking any chances. >> you have to go into this for about 20 seconds. >> reporter: mission has received donations to pay for a special technology to keep the virus out. >> this uses far uvc light. >> reporter: president and ceo of central mission joseph m mettimano says they have been here since march. >> they've had to be very diligent. >

indeed after governor cuomo discussed it, several airlines companies including delta and british airways have decided they'll require their passengers test negative before boarding a flight other places have gone further dozens of countries including italy where i have have decided to effectively close the borders by grounding all flights coming into the uk. meantime the scientists are starting to discover the differences. because it's more contagious than the previous one, it doesn't mean it's more deadly. the question is have the vaccines that have already been approved in the u.s. effective against the new virus. they appear to be confident it is, but it will take days to weeks to confirm all in all, this is not the christmas present we were hoping for. frances? >> it is not claudio, thank you. >>> after rolling out the first batches of the moderna vaccine, there are new batches. >> reporter: the most high-profile endorsement yet of the covid vaccine. the president-elect and jill biden getting their shotting in delaware. >> i'm doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared

. >> reporter: tonight a compromise british airways, virgin and delta agreeing to test all passengers from london to new york. britain increasingly isolated today more than 40 countries banning travel from the uk and london back in lockdown its usually busy shopping streets empty. this is the world famous harrod's department store four days before christmas. british scientists still studying the mutations say there's no evidence they impact vaccines or mortality rates but now five other countries have reported cases italy, the netherlands, belgium, denmark and australia. already scientists here are predicting more tough restrictions they warn the last uk lockdown didn't control this new coronavirus strain lester >> keir simmons in london tonight, keir, thank you. >>> while the new strain is raising alarm around the world new reasons fo optimism here in the u.s. as the first moderna vaccine doses were administered today and the vaccine effort getting a boost from president-elect biden. with more here's tom costello. >> go ahead. any time you're ready. >> reporter: today the most high p

british airways, delta and virgin atlantic already agreeing and will begin implementing on christmasve. >> the authorities say they haven't found the strain here yet. i believe intuitively it's already here. >> reporter: the governor noting that 120 countries require pre-boarding testing, but not the united states. >> we have been victimized by federal incompetence and federal negligence, that is a fact. and we're not going to be victimized again. >> reporter: this new mutation of the covid-19 virus now also showing up outside the uk. in australia, iceland, italy, the netherlands and denmark. more than 40 countries banning travel to and from the uk. prime minister boris johnson aiming to ease concerns across the globe about the spread of this new variant. >> and to our international friends and partners, i want to say very frankly that we understand your concerns. now that we've got the vaccine coming in the way that we have, i think that we can certainly look forward to a very, very different world. >> reporter: while the world health organization says the variant appears to be more

british airways, delta, virgin and atlantic all agreed to do the testing after new york's governor said he's worried a mutant strain of the coronavirus could spread. should california do the same? passengers weren't all on the same page. >> i don't necessarily think we should be like testing everyone constantly. >> pump the brakes. let's take a broad look at it. >> yi think that's a good thing. i think it's a lot to ask, but i think for everyone's safety it's necessary now we have a new strain. >> experts say the new strain is as much as 70 times more contagious than covid-19. it's spreading out of control in parts of that country even as it is on lock down. countries around the world are rushing to put a travel ban on passengers coming from the u.k. in the thousands of tests california does daily governor newsom says a new variation hasn't shown up. >> there's no evidence of this strain yet into the state of california. >> the new mutated covid virus seems to bind a little tighter, a little more easily and enter the cell of the human body easier than our current covid virus that we hav

some $850.00 cargo stothard british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant. restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to a silly must be resident or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative cope with 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus variant. and finally how's this for a childhood dream come true the iconic toy store f.a.o. schwartz in midtown manhattan has opened its doors to overnight visitors for the 1st time ever the premises recent the advertised on home rental sites air b.n. b. the accommodation includes a living room overlooking the giant rockefeller center christmas tree the 1st family to avail of it hogs free run of the store including the giant step on a keyboard note from the movie big they also got to take hom

british airways will lose or has lost more than one quarter than the record loss in history.. so what happens next? with more meetings now done online, the days of long—distanced business travel may be over. and with a looming recession, budgets may be squeezed as well. and for consumers, after months of lockdown, demand to get away may bounce back. but with disposable incomes also feeling the pressure, the travel industry is in for a rough ride. how long will it take for things to get back to something resembling normality? i'm really hopeful it will get back, it's going to take some time. many companies were reporting record years in 2019 and will get take a while to get back to that. certainly the signs are strong, demand for the second half of 2021 and beyond. i think people have been cooped up at home and they are now thinking, well when i get out i'm going to do something really good. so they are looking at longer durations with bucket list holidays. it will come back. the problem is which companies are going to be there by that time in order to take them? and could the

british airways, nine flights counselled from heathrow.ed flights from various airports. that is going to be can —— thatis airports. that is going to be can —— that is going to affect people coming back to the uk from amsterdam schiphol, a key european hub. people are being advised to explore other options of getting back to the uk if they have to travel. if you are not in tearful. you are curiously allowed to go to heathrow or luton to fly as long as you are just embarking on an international journey and not hanging around. thank you very much indeed. in the us warehouse workers are packing the newly—approved moderna vaccine, ready for it to be sent to thousands of sites. general gus perna, who's leading operation warp speed for the us government, said trucks would start to roll out on sunday. he said shipments would begin to reach health care providers as soon as monday. but he's had to apologise to state governors, saying he'd made an error estimating the number of doses cleared for shipment. this we had met —— this week many have heard

some $850.00 cargo stop british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by order closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in england. tallia has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from its leeds health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to actually must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus or it. a locust plague is threatening the food security of some 13000000 people across east africa it's the worst infestation in 70 years and has wiped out a 5th of the region's vegetation now a team of researchers and farmers in kenya have developed an effective method to kill the pests. there is a sense of impending doom wherever the huge swarms of locusts appear that it's too late that the insects can no longer be stopped but they will devour everything. every

not appear to be slowing down, but new york governor andrew cuomo says that delta airlines and british airwaysl begin requiring passengers who are flying from london to new york to provide negative covid tests. this as concerns only grow over this new strain, a strain that health experts say does not appear to be more dangerous, but is definitely more contagious. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, mola lenghi, thank you. tonight, millions of doses of the moderna vaccine are arriving at thousands of sites around the country, and we're getting new details about who will be among the next 50 million americans to be given priority for tccinations. cbs's errol barnett reports tonight from hard-hit tennessee. >> reporter: tonight, the country's second covid-19 vaccine is arriving at hospitals nationwide. at this v.a. facility in boston, it was a dose of hope for military veteran patricia thomas. >> it's a little scary, but i'm glad to get it over with. >> reporter: moderna's nearly six million doses follows pfizer's almost three million distributed in the past week, both of them initial rounds. >> this

some 850 cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of the new coronavirus variant. aires a study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus and demick now we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy beef steak with grilled vegetables chef yosh yobs and his son pamper their guests right where they live so he prepares the food outside in the customer's yard in freezing december temperatures. as we come to have imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customer's different theater individual wishes and you can see how cold and windy it is. they used to take

. >> reporter: tonight, british airways, delta and virgin atlantic just announcing plans to test all passengers heading to america. governor andrew cuomo angry, calling the lack of federal action reprehensible. >> we have been victimized by federal incompetence and federal negligence. that is a fact. and we're not going to be victimized again. >> reporter: scientists say it's not unusual for viruses to mutate and covid has done this many times before. but the uk also hitting an all-tile high for cases sunday. while there may be increased risk for infection, this new variant doesn't appear to be anymore deadly. tonight, u.s. authorities saying there's no indication the vaccine isn't effective against the mutated virus. >> there is also no evidence to suggest nor reason to believe that it would evade our vaccines that we have right now. >> so far, that's what we know. ian joining us live from london. and ian, while those dozens of countries have banned travel to and from the uk, u.s. health officials said we should hold off on any additional restrictions when it comes to those flights

right now, up until the ban, we had at least eight flights to and from the uk including two from british airwaysom the time there were virtually no flights but now they are all to be cancelled indefinitely. the announcement came from the foreign ministry spokesman and what was said was due to the exceptional nature of the virus mutation in britain and its potential impact, the chinese government will be making this decision. they said they'd been studying the responses from other countries and thought it seemed like the right thing to do. but, i think they were also trying to calm nerves, if you like, by saying they will be closely monitoring what is happening in the uk and then as soon as possible, resuming those flight connections. stephen, for now, thank you, live in beijing for us. donald trump has issued another round of highly controversial pardons as his term in office draws to a close. mr trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, and his long—time adviser, roger stone, are among the latest 26 people to benefit. both were jailed as a result of the mueller inquiry into russian interf

right now, up until the ban, we had at least eight flights to and from the uk, including two from british airwaysing up from the time that there were no flights but they are all to be cancelled indefinitely. the announcement came from the foreign ministry spokesman said due to the exceptional nature of the virus mutation in britain and its potential impact, the chinese government will be making this decision. they said they had been studying responses from other countries and thought it seemed like the right thing to do but i think they were also trying to calm nerves, if you like, by saying they will be closely monitoring what is happening in the uk and as soon as possible, resuming the flight connections. stephen mcdonnell in beijing. canadian health officials have approved the moderna vaccine. canada is the second country — after the united states — to do so. it will receive more than 160—thousand doses by the end of the year — as sylvia lennan—spence reports. in laboratories like these, scientists have worked tirelessly to create a coronavirus vaccine. their work and the jab, now approved by

some 850 cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of the new coronavirus variant. a recent study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus endemic now we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he's surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy beef steak with grilled vegetables chef yosh yobs and his son pamper their guests right where they live so he prepares the food outside in the customer's yard in freezing december temperatures of the sort. of imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customer's different individual wishes and you can see how cold and windy it is. they used to take care of the

some $850.00 cargo stothard british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus ferry and. restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from italy's health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to a silly must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus variant. and finally how's this for a childhood dream come true the iconic toy store f.a.o. schwartz in midtown manhattan has opened its doors to over 9 visitors for the 1st time ever the premises recent the advertised on home rental sites air b.n. b. the accommodation includes a living room overlooking the giant rockefeller center christmas tree the 1st family to avail of it had its free run of the store including the giant step on keyboard note from the movie big they also got to ta

british airways has done it. they're testing for 120 other countries, but they will add new york.t doesn't do new york any good unless it works for the nation, right? otherwise you will vus have people flying to chicago or somewhere else and then fly to new york. you can't control this virus state by state. it is impossible. we are one nation. so i took action as new york, but really this nation should just say we want to join the other 120 nations that require testing. you can't fly into the united states unless you test negative for covid or this covid variant. that is just common sense. >> gorvernor, i want to make sue i understand. are you saying now that delta and vir defines agreed that that as well? >> yes. british air wways agrees this morning. delta has agreed. i have not yet come to conclusion with virgin airlines, but they're doing it for 120 other countries. why wouldn't they do it for the united states? right? i am confident they will wind up, all three, doing it for the state of new york. again unless you stop the virus everywhere you don't stop the virus anywhere. a

some $850.00 cargo stothard british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union this says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant. has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from italy's health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus variant. and finally how's this for a childhood dream come true the iconic toy store f.a.o. schwartz in midtown manhattan has opened its doors to overnight visitors for the 1st time ever the premises recent the advertised on home run full sized air b.n. b. the accommodation includes a living room overlooking the giant rockefeller center christmas tree the 1st family to avail of it hogs free run of the store including the giant step on keyboard nodes from the movie big they also g

some $850.00 cargo stothard british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus ferry and. restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from italy's health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus variant. and finally has this for a childhood dream come true the iconic toy store f.a.o. schwartz in midtown manhattan has opened its doors to over 9 visitors for the 1st time ever the premises recent the advertised on home run full sized air b.n. b. the accommodation includes a living room overlooking the giant rockefeller center christmas tree the 1st family to avail of it hogs free run of the store including the giant step on keyboard note from the movie big they also got to take ho

some 850 cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of the new coronavirus variant. erisa study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic now we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy beef steak with grilled vegetables chef yosh jobs and his son pamper their guests right where they live so he prepares the food outside of the customer's yard in freezing december temperatures. as we come to have imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customer is different they have individual wishes and you can see how cold and windy it is because. they used

british airways has agreed to do so, starting tomorrow. delta and virgin atlantic are the other two airlines. governor cuomo says, he believes the mutation in the u.k. has already reached the united states. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: it is 1:00 in new york, p.m. 6:00 and london, and 2:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am vonnie quinn. welcome to "bloomberg markets." here are the stories we're following. congress will vote today on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill, the second-biggest economic rescue measure in the history of our nation. we will have the latest. and a new variant of the coronavirus in the u.k. anti-lockdown's and travel restrictions are dampening spirits before the holidays. u.s. stocks started to slump today, the most in two weeks, before bouncing back. and joining the club. it's been an incredible year for tesla as it joins the s&p 500 today. its rise has created a blood

some $850.00 cargo stothard british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union the says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus ferry and. restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from italy's health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus variant. and finally how's this for a childhood dream come true the iconic toy store f.a.o. schwartz in midtown manhattan has opened its doors to overnight visitors for the 1st time ever the premises recent the advertised on home run full sized air b.n. b. the accommodation includes a living room overlooking the giant rockefeller center christmas tree the 1st family to avail of it hogs free run of the store including the giant step on a keyboard note from the movie big they also got

your point, jackie, to illustrate that as jackie was wrapping up at the bottom of your screen british airways will be testing passengers for coronavirus or coronavirus signs on flights to new york's john f. kennedy international airport. that was one of the key demands from new york governor andrew cuomo. expect other states to put similar pressure on carriers that fly into and out of their cities and states as well but among the first, british airways agreed to test passengers for the virus on flights to new york's jfk airport. dr. tom price with us right now, former health and human services, former georgia congressman. doctor of great importance now, that expertise. doctor, a lot of people are worried what is going on over there in britain could similarly mutate and happen over here. what do you think. >> thanks, good to be with you again, neil. as jackie just said viruses mutate all the time. this is not unusual nor is it unexpected. you and i talked about this and we know this virus has mutated and may mutate again. it is like the annual flu that changes every single year. that is why we

. >> british airways grade on monday to test all passengers flying from england to new york city. >>>everal flights from london arrived at sfo this afternoon. health officials in the u.s. say at this point they don't see a need to follow the lead of dozens of other countries by halting flights from the u.k. the assistant secretary for health said officials are monitoring the situation and could change course if necessary. >>> okay. as we're looking at the weather out there, here is the model. i wanted to show you right away what is going to happen this week. it's going to be pretty with, and it's more than one system. it's a number of systems. here is a weak one sliding through tonight. that's the day tomorrow. not bad, right? nice day. this is the day wednesday. clouds coming in. and then you see all of this activity. so there on thursday, not a bad day, but partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, and then here it goes. thursday night into friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. and so into tuesday. so what i just show cloud is not a very granular look at the forecast. it was a broad brush, be

starting today british airways passengers would need a neg ti covid test before getting on board a plane from united kingdom to new york. new york's governor is calling for an outright travel ban, right? >> he is. he's calling for an outright travel ban. he doesn't have the legal authority to do that. he wants the federal government to step in. in lieu of that band, he's asked airlines to take part. delta and virgin atlantic say they're willing to give peeft tests, show they're negative before they travel to new york. this corridor between new york and london is one of the most important ones in the world for business and banking. but you have local leaders here in this state very concerned after what happened here in the spring. the idea of having a more virulent strand of coronavirus on the streets of new york city has a lot of people concerned. they're only just barely keeping a lit d on the numbers here. you had mayor bill de blasio threatening a possible pause or shutdown in the knee future. governor cuomo multiple times has said he wants the federal government to step up and do som

british airways and virgin and delta are among the major ones testing on their flights so that when they arrive in any other country coming from great britain, those on the flight don't have the virus. that is how worried folks are it getting. those are the guarantees that folks around the world are demanding. if they don't have them, we don't want them. stay with us. for what you need? really? i didn't-- aah! ok. i'm on vibrate. aaah! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ even fast delivery on the perfect last minute gift from your walmart store. really fast. really perfect. let's end the year nailing it. ♪ let's edamom, look!getling it. sare you okay?? head home this holiday with the one you love. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer today for exceptional lease and financing offers at the mercedes-benz winter event. >> neil: apple is getting to the car business. are you siri? see what i did there? tesla's stock down. more after this. almart's low pr, you still know how to do it up. and keep costs down. let's end the year enjoying more. ♪ you are all i ne

side, governor andrew cuomo saying delta, british airways agreed to require passengers on uk flights to test negative before they board a flight to new york. some restrictions starting to come. we'll see how it develops over your side of the world, pamela. >> max foster, keeping an eye on this. thank you so much. joining me, former harvard medical school professor, thank you for coming on. let's talk about the new variant we are learning about that max laid out for us. head of operation warp speed said there's no evidence to suggest this variant in the uk is more deadly. you heard dr. anthony fauci say that he is not recommending the u.s. shutdown travel to the uk now. what do you think of that? >> i respectfully disagree with both men. i looked carefully at the data, there's a lot of data that came up. three things strike me about the new strain. first of all, there are a lot of changes that happened in one strain. that makes it more transmissible. you can look at the mutations that make it more transmissible. two, it's evolved to escape immune suppression, to escape immune reaction

virgin atlantic to at least get a negative test for passengers before they fly in to jfk, and british airwayssure, they have not said anything yet, i expect them to do that, seems like the right thing to do but we don't even really know if this new mutant mutation -- are we going -- are we in a sci-fi horror movie? i can't believe we are talking about it. i'm sure greg is familiar with every single one of those films. but hasn't even been proven to be more severe, more deadly, or resistant to the vaccine, just something they are keeping an eye on and all viruses mutate but can we not skip over trying to hear? why are people not talking about the chinese communist? they were the ones that recklessly release this from the lab, let it fly out into the world and then destroyed the evidence in silenced the scientists. should be about holding them accountable. >> dana: yes, i would agree with that. i do think our surgeon general jerome adams was pretty responsible today letting people know this doesn't mean that this is more dangerous. viruses mutate and he was trying to say the vaccines are going

i know governor cuomo had said people on british airways are going to have a test before they leave. they have to prove that. they're asking other carriers. among them would be a good way to go. we'll have to collect as much data as possible to get the final answers. >> it's happening in the busiest travel season of the year as well. dr. rob davidson, thank you so much. we appreciate it. good to see you. >> thanks. >>> attorney general william barr had plenty to say today as he prepares to leave the department of justice this week. in a press conference the outgoing attorney general contradicted his boss on a series of subjects, including allegations of voter fraud, the hunter biden investigation, and president trump's insistence that russia is not responsible for a massive cyber attack on u.s. government agencies. the attorney general disagrees. >> from the information i have, you know, i agree with secretary pompeo's assessment. it certainly appears to be the russians. >> the president has continued to make the case that there was fraud in the election. you've already made your sta