but there is a bigger picture here, as we march to glascow. we are marching together with american businesses, states and local communities, scientists, innovators, farmers, churches and the faith community. the message is partly to keep the pressure on china and india and other large emitters to help them raise their level of ambition. that has to be part of the equation. ms. fransen, what threats do you see for america if we do not assume that leadership role? and talk about opportunities for america that renewed leadership would bring. ms. fransen: thank you. i'll start with opportunities, because there are many. assuming a leadership role on the climate crisis is not only saving money for american households and businesses, which currently spend $1 trillion a year on fossil fuels, but it reduces costs and health care. in one scenario for admissions, it found these actions are providing health benefits and avoiding health costs to the tune of between $26 billion and $50 billion by 2030, not to mention lives saved. we can also benefit from i

most recently at the cop climate change summit in glascow.ext summer we look forward to the commonwealth games. it is currently traveling for links of the commonwealth, heading towards birmingham, a beacon of hope on its journey. it will be a chance to celebrate the achievements of athletes in the coming together of like-minded nations. in february, just six weeks from now, we will see the start of my platinum jubilee year, which i hope will be an opportunity for people everywhere to enjoy a sense of togetherness, a chance to give thanks to the anonymous changes of the last seven years. social, scientific and cultural. and also to look ahead with confidence. i'm sure someone somewhere today will remark that christmas is a time for children. it's an engaging truth, but only half the story. perhaps it's truer to say that christmas can speak to the child within us all. adults, when we are done with worries, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things, where children do not. and for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this y

further north, 12 in glascow. that's still well above average, as is 1a in belfast.ain and strong winds thursday night. maybe lingering for a time on friday, but otherwise there'll be a lot of cloud across western areas with some mist and fog patches and probably some spots of drizzle as well. the driest weather will be further east. temperatures still at their highest across england and wales, still at those same kind of levels. and 2022 is going to start off where 2021 left off with those very mild south—westerly winds. again extensive cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle for western coasts and hills, probably quite murky. but those crazy temperatures persist. this is bbc news with the headlines. new covid infections in england and wales hit a record daily high, as the government defends its decision not to introduce further restrictions in england before january. we want to party all night long! members of the hospitality industry welcome the move, calling it a "lifeline". this week we're being hold that new year's_ this week we're being hold that new year's eve _

further north, 12 in glascow. that's still well above average, as is 11! in belfast.ong winds thursday night. maybe lingering for a time on friday, but otherwise there'll be a lot of cloud across western areas with some mist and fog patches and probably some spots of drizzle as well. the driest weather will be further east. temperatures still at their highest across england and wales, still at those same kind of levels. and 2022 is going to start off where 2021 left off with those very mild south—westerly winds. again extensive cloud, outbreaks of rain and drizzle for western coasts and hills, probably quite murky. but those crazy temperatures persist. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm jane hill. the headlines — new covid infections in england and wales hit a record daily high as the government defends its decision not to introduce further restrictions in england before january. we want to party all night long! the move is described as a "huge relief" by the owner of this leeds nightclub. we'll be speaking to him this hour. t

. >> at a climate summit in glascow this past november, world leaders vowed to fight climate change toeep global warming under 1.5 degrees. but that does not help the situation right now. >> the growth in temperature is going faster. there are some projections we don't even talk about. >> it would mean incredibly tough conditions for reindeer, who are still an important part of the economy in finland. they are kept for their meat and milk, but their fur, hides, and even antlers are also used, but hurting the animals in warmer conditions is expensive. >> you have to put a lot of money in there compared to normal situation, but the reindeer lead the way in finding their own food. >> for some herders, there's also optimism. >> i'm hopeful with reindeer herding because we have lasted so far, and i think we have a good future ahead of us, but the youth needs to be more active politically. >> the government of ethiopia said its forces are retaking territory after fighters from the tigrayan people's liberation front announced they are retreating. the central government claims the withdrawal a

must pursue lending policies that support the peers commitment, but it's very noticeable that if glascowhe major global financial institutions voluntarily committed to align the lending with the paris commitments and certainly the treasury will be monitoring very closely the performance to see these important commitments. >> thank you very much. >> the gentle ladies time has expired. >> thank you for being willing to do this again. with that said let's talk about a number of issues and i will try to roll through them in a concise fashion since the onset the united states adding board more than $5 trillion to the data standing at about 9 trillion. a chair man powell, spoke to us from a macroeconomic perspective when is the right time to prioritize the threat of the u.s. debt rapidly outpacing the economic growth? we spent a lot of money in the last couple of years. as i generally lead to say as is appropriate for me to say in my role the u.s. needs to get back on a sustainable fiscal path and the right time to do that is when the economy is strong. the longer term plan to get the economy

for the north, 12 and glascow still well above average as it is 1a in belfast.t otherwise there will be a lot of cloud across western areas with submission five pages and probably some spots of drizzle as well. the dross weather further east. temperatures still at their high across england and wales, still at the same kind of levels. and 2022 is going to start off where 2021 left off with those very mild winds and again extensive cloud and outbreaks of rain and drizzle for western coast and hills were probably quite murky. but those crazy temperatures persist. this is bbc news. the headlines... the uk has reported another daily record for coronavirus infections — nearly 130,000, not including scotland or northern ireland. hospital admissions in london, one of the worst affected areas, are up by 53% week on week — but are still below the levels from the peak of the pandemic last january. a record number of covid infections in france as well — almost one hundred and 80,000 in a single day. the french government has already announced new measures. russia's supreme

glascow must be the kickoff of a decade of ambition and innovation to preserve our shared future. climate change is already ravaging the world. we have heard from many speakers. it's not a hypothetical threat. is destroying people's lives and livelihoods and doing it every single day. it's costing our nations trillions of dollars, record heat and drought feeling more widespread and more intense wildfires and crop failures and other places. record flooding and -- in what used to be once in a century storms are now happening every few years. in the past few months, united states has experienced all of this in every region of the world can tell a similar story. in an age where the pandemic is made so painfully clear that no nation can wall it self off from borderless threats, we know none of us can escape the worst that is yet to come if we fail to seize this moment. host: that was president biden last month on the issue of climate change. less than 10 minutes left in this segment of "washington journal" to talk about the top foreign policy story of the year at 9:30 a.m. eastern, we

i was in glascow on climate change. the curve on. jen psaki was asked about it a week 1/2 ago in a briefing and she brushed it off that we didn't have enough tests. look here they are. stuart: we won't get 500 million tests until mid-january, that is sometime away there. edward, good stuff. thank you very much, sir. throughout the pandemic missouri never issued a statewide mask mandate. now the state wants to mask kids in schools. eric schmidt is the attorney general of the state of missouri. he joins me now. mr. attorney general, you don't want masks for kids in schools but how do you stop it? >> we're going to take them to court. we sent a letter to all the school districts across the state you have no authority, you don't have any authority to force the masking of five-year-olds, school age kids. a lot of school boards have moved and gone mask optional. the ones that haven't we sent cease and desist levers, 50 school districts, if they don't somal comply with the law, my office will sue them on behalf of the parents.

. >> i went to the climate change conference in glascow, i talked to a man about that there.ans will have no problem with that. he said why eight to 10 years? >> because the average american only lives in their home for eight to 10 years. i know what his response was? the world can't afford that anymore. americans will have to change. stuart: oh. >> nice. stuart: red meat to slap in front of you guys. i don't know what your response was. but one day i will find out. jerry, thanks very much indeed. >> thank you. stuart: as always. this one, a company in florida is offering mortgage-free homes as incentive to bring in workers. okay, lauren, who is doing this and how does it work? lauren: the company is a company called mechanical one. they purchased two lots for $500,000. they're building two homes for workers. here is the if, they stick around for another year. so this time in 2022, two employees have the pots ability of getting a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom mortgage, free home. if they stuck with their job for a year. stuart: they build the homes. what do you say to that, jerry how

glascow must be the kickoff of a decade of ambition and innovation to preserve our shared future.is already ravaging the world. we have heard from many speakers. it's not a hypothetical threat. is destroying people's lives and livelihoods and doing it every single day. it's costing our nations trillions of dollars, record heat and drought feeling more widespread and more intense wildfires and crop failures and other places. record flooding and -- in what used to be once in a century storms are now happening every few years. in the past few months, united states has experienced all of this in every region of the world can tell a similar story. in an age where the pandemic is made so painfully clear that no nation can wall it self off from borderless threats, we know none of us can escape the worst that is yet to come if we fail to seize this moment. host: that was president biden last month on the issue of climate change. less than 10 minutes left in this segment of "washington journal" to talk about the top foreign policy story of the year at 9:30 a.m. eastern, we will turn the ph