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so what's the lesson that lloyd austin is taken from ischemic if the vaccines work perfectly and becauserk so well, they will remain mandatory in the armed services, we can fire more seals. austin wrote that in the same statement in which he announced that the vaccine that he took didn't work. "the vaccines work and will remain a military medical requirement for a workforce." right, because that's not completely irrational or anything. but it is completely irrational, and every clear thinking person knows that it is. but wait, you say, i've been watching television news, so i know that the vaccine was never designed to stop infection or transmission or even hospitalization and death, none of which is a factual matter, it does stop. no, the point of the vaccines was always to make your symptoms a little better. that's a reassuring metric that's usually difficult to measure, though strangely no one seems reassured by it. but from day one that was the advertised benefit of these vaccines. that's what many people appear to believe. but it's not true, and since so many people seem to have for

lloyd austin's morford of the -- more afraid of the coronavirus even than joe biden's. surgical w mask, lld austin wears a welding helmet with a surgical mask underneath and underneath that there's as much mrna vaccine in his bloodstream as the law will allow. lloyd austin is ready to wage a protracted siege against covid. think of the romans, -- and yet somehow in some way a change must have, appeared in his formidable armor. yesterday lloyd austin announced that despite his many vaccinations, he has contracted covid and it's serious enough you won't be going to work for a while. so what's the lesson that lloyd austin is taken from ischemic if the vaccines work perfectly and because they work so well, they will remain mandatory in the armed services, we can fire more seals. austin wrote that in the same statement in which he announced that the vaccine that he took didn't work. "the vaccines work and will remain a military medical requirement for a workforce." right, because that's not completely irrational or anything. but it is completely irrational, and every clear th

last night defense secretary lloyd austin said he tested positive for the virus despite being fully vaccinated and boosted. in a statement austin said he was experiencing mild symptoms and planned to remain in quarantine at home for five days. austin said he last met with president biden on december 21st, more than a week before he began to have symptoms. johns hopkins university reported nearly half a million covid cases on friday, largely fueled by the fast-moving omicron variant. despite the high number of cases, the second half of the school year begins today for children throughout the country as districts try to adjust to the latest outbreak. bradley blackburn is in new york with more on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. you know, a lot has changed over winter break with the spread of the omicron variant, and this morning some parents are waking up to learn their kids will be staying home today as schools cancel in-person classes again. millions of children and teachers are back in school after a week off for winter stay in the classroom. >> it's important

lloyd austin speaking a short l strikes on don bus. lloyd . ago from washington. there was ago from washington. there was a very different message earlier today from moscow where the russian foreign minister was speaking to russian media. it was the first response after president biden gave a written response to president putin's demand, and it was seen from so they love of as the most positive statement of russia's willingness to engage diplomatically with the united states —— sergey lavrov. there was a lot of criticism as well. translation: iii was a lot of criticism as well. translation:— was a lot of criticism as well. translation: if it depends on russia, there _ translation: if it depends on russia, there will _ translation: if it depends on russia, there will be _ translation: if it depends on russia, there will be no - translation: if it depends on russia, there will be no war, i russia, there will be no war, but we will not let them in their mind ignore russian interest. i cannot say for sure if negotiations are over now. as you know,

with the secretary of defense, lloyd austin. so sylvia, lot of questions about whether or not they're willing to send even more sophisticated weapons right now, mostly defensive weapons. so that's one of the things we'll be looking for in tomorrow. a progressive. yeah. and on another times in the u. s. has requested a you and security council meeting on monday to discuss what it calls, rushes threatening behavior was likely to achieve a lot of stagecraft. that's usually the facility where you know, the diplomats like to make grand it down smith and, and really tried to paint the other side in a dire light. unlikely accomplished anything since russia has the veto power. i think what the u. s. is going to be looking at the statements from china, obviously, to ally of russia. they're going to want to try and get a sense of child support for russia, especially when it comes to the issue of territorial integrity. so i think it's usually it is a lot of theater, but again, it could just be another way of sending the message to vladimir

plus defense secretary lloyd austin testing positive. the latest statement from the pentagon. >>> new details about the cpitol riot. what president trump was doing during the siege. >>> also new details about antonio brown and his bizarre shirtless exit during yesterday's game. plus the railing collapse at another stadium nearly crushing a quarterback. >>> and the big thanks for one hockey fan. what she told the team trainer that may have saved his life. it's monday, january 3rd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it's not only monday, january 3rd, but it is 2022. and i've already made the mistake. i was filling out a form. of course i put 2021. >> 2021. no, we are feeling '22, but i don't know about you. i love stories like this where a person is able to step in and save someone's life. >> because of something they learned recently, whether it be from a friend, the news or a tiktok video. >> definitely. one story that comes to mind is there was a news anchor who talked about she had a bump on her neck and it ended up being

by the way, that picture of lloyd austin with the troops, he was in the philippines.so unusual. raymond, we loved those clips of view on new years. congrats and great work by all. >> thank you. >> laura: omicron, the fda bypassed some scientific advisors to authorize boosters for kids age 12-15. dr. marty makary is disgusted by this for a few reasons. he's here to tell us why next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> laura: now, in a shocking mood today but biden authorized pfizer booster shop for kids age 12-15 without the approval of its own science advisory board. now, this is especially outrageous given the risk of death for vaccinated and unvaccinated teens, basically 0%, which means boosters will have been virtually no benefit. like heart inflammation. so why is the fda making this move? here now is dr. makary, johns hopkins medical research and author of the price we pay. dr. makary great seeing you but why is this so troubling to you, this new development about the boosters and the 12-15-year-olds? >> nice to see you, laura. this threatens the very scientific process routine at the fd

secretary of defense lloyd austin tested positive for covid. austin said he had mild symptoms, and would quarantine at home for five days. the fully-vaccinated and boosted secretary last had contact with president biden nearly two weeks ago. >>> jurors in the elizabeth holmes' trial resumed deliberationss week. the theranos founder founder fad charges after prosecutors say she intentionally misled people about her blood-testing startup. her defense claims holmes truly believed the technology worked. >>> and more than $522 million is up for grabs in the power ball jackpot. there hasn't been a winner in nearly three months. the lump-cash sum is estimated to be more than 371 million. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >>> it's monday, january 3rd, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." back to school. students nationwide return to class amid a surge in covid re. >>> breaking overnight, the fed secretary lloyd austin tests positive for covid. his condition and last cont

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russia said today that they won't attack and we heard lloyd austin says he doesn't trust putin. president zelensky tried to tamp down fears of an invasion. he didn't see any immediate worry. >> the risk is that there's too much of them. that there could be any provocation and the probable escalation could be triggered. accidental provocation or nonaccidental. >> sanctions shouldn't wait. that the u.s. and others should put them in right now to try to stop russia. also that he needs more aid including military aid right now. still gave a bit of a knock to the biden administration complaining about the beginning of u.s. and other countries, families and diplomats. the quoted, sandra, they're jumping ship and they're not the titanic. not yet anyway. >> sandra: greg palkot on the ground. now greg millie has russia has the chance to attack on ukraine with little warning. is the u.s. ready? retired colonel basketball mcginnis has more. we've seen russia building up the troop level as we now enter the end of a week where we've been following this so closely. what you believe right now

we begin with breaking news, lloyd austin has tested positive for covid. let's get right to cnn's eva at the white house. what are you learning? >> reporter: pam, we just received this statement from the white house 68-year-old secretary of defense lloyd austin did test positive for the virus this morning. he received his test after exhibiting symptoms, got tested and found out he was in fact infected but he says his symptoms are mild. he's following his physician's directions and will quarantine for five days at home. key to note, he will remain -- retain all duties over the coming days and he says that he will attend meetings virtually in the interim as he recovers. also key in the statement, my last hmeeting with president biden occurred tuesday, december 21st a week before i began to experience symptoms. i tested negative that very morning. i have not been in the pentagon since thursday where i met briefly and only with a few members of my staff. but secretary austin did have the vaccine and the booster imploring everyone in the military to continue to

he is like, this guy, the general he is a big guy, lloyd austin! he even said it last night.t are you going to say? hey, fred? and his name is lloyd? it is time to take the l on this. admit that guy is cognitively compromised and let's move on. it is a dying argument. >> geraldo: i think it is shocking and outrageous that you, dan, and you are such an effective commentator. but for you to make this medical diagnosis of the president of the united states incredibly -- [overlapping speakers] treatment based on the tapes played, that is not the same guy. there's an obvious clear cognitive decline. it is not a medical diagnosis. it is an obvious observation. now -- [overlapping speakers] >> can i respond? this is kind of important. you know, it is fascinating, geraldo got because you and i had it out on this show. you were cursing at me and everything over covid stuff and you seem to opine on that. i like you, too. but you opine on covid. you have no medical credentials. or never excitement education because i think it is worth [indistinct]. but you know, i did new do my graduate

we begin with breaking news, lloyd austin has tested positive for covid.the white house. what are you learning? >> reporter: pam, we jus

but let me, let me play some sound from defense secretary lloyd austin on how the u.s.espond if putin, if putin decided to attack a member of nato. >> we have an article very commitment to our nato partners. and so if putin were to attack one of those countries, then, of course, that commitment -- that's an iron-clad commitment. the president has said a number of times that we will live up to that commitment. and so, but again, our focus is not on fighting in ukraine, it's on reassuring our nato partners and allies. arthel: yeah. and, david, finally, you know, meanwhile you've got the ukraine president, zelensky, he's in a tough spot. he has to keep his residents calm, his economy intact, the u.s. and nato on his side, and he has to appease putin not to strike the match and enflame the situation. what's your take on that? >> well, president zelensky came into the presidency without a lot of previous experience, so this is a real challenge for him. it's the biggest challenge he's going to face. like you said, he has to calm the country, but he also at the same time has t

it's a reminder to everybody, lloyd austin has pushed very heavily for the u.s. military to get the boosters. for the military, it is a readiness issue. they have to get people vaccinated. john. . >>ed in. he's off line for a few days here. he can work remotely. it goes to show the benefits of the vaccine that he is doing fine and will be back to work hopefully very, very soon in person. barbara starr, thank you very much. >> reporter: sure. >>> michigan's health department has reversed its stance on covid quarantine guidelines. after first saying it would stick to the 10-day isolation period, it will follow cdc adopting the shorter five-day window. brian peters is ceo of michigan health and hospital association. brian, thanks so much for being with us. what do you think of the decision? michigan getting in line with the rest of the country now. the cdc guidelines, five days of isolation. >> well, good morning. we certainly welcome this development. and it's the latest example of hour michigan hospitals and the mha working closely with governor whitmer and her ad

and lloyd austin himself diagnosed with a mild case of covid. from tanya in washington, independent line. caller: hi, how are you doing today? host: fine, thank you. caller: i have three things. one of them is i think we need to have all of -- all of the states need to have more e-services for those who have ptsd or are differently abled, disabilities, things like that, because we are all -- the other thing is we need to have the world put back on the endangered list. president biden and dr. biden, many times, the sport hunters, trophy hunters, they go out, and 40% of the surveys -- surveys show up 40% of trophy hunters that do it for food, they end up going and raping, domestic violence, drugs -- it needs to stop. our animals need to be host: to the first two points, as far as that is concerned, what got you concerned in the first place? caller: years and years ago, i had a hybrid wolf that adopted me, i guess you could say. i always loved animals. but it showed me a whole new world. when you see the plight of how intelligent the wolves are and

including the seizure of cities and significant territories. >> so, again, secretary of defense lloyd austin saying there that vladimir putin, while the u.s. still believes he hasn't made a decision about what to do, he now has the capabilities in place for an invasion if he so chooses. also today we did not hear any more -- any announcements about any u.s. military flowing into the region from the united states as part of that nato response force. it still remains on the table. more than 8,500 troops are on prepare to deploy orders if they are called in. >> that's a little bit about what vladimir putin has available to him. general mccaffrey, i want to get your reaction to what the joint chiefs chairman said about nato's capabilities in the region. >> nato has approximately 130 plus brigades of maneuver forces, not including u.s. forces. 93 squadrons of high-end fighters, four carriers, many more surface combatants. the military capability of nato is very, very significant. >> general, for those of us who don't do military math, what do you make of these capabilities that we apparently have

the decision though was made by secretary of defense lloyd austin to give troops in the united states much heads up as possible. to be ready to deploy to europe if there is that call. either from the nato response force, or kirby gave two other hints as to what might warrant a deployment, if other situations develop, he wasn't specific there or if there is a deteriorating security environment. >> that might lead the u.s., that is defense secretary lloyd austin and joe biden to deploy these 8,500 troops to the u.s. but key is these are part of the nato and the response force which makes up some 40,000 troops multi-national across nato allies. but also the -- i apologize, i want to get the wording right, the very high readiness joints task force that some 20,000 to contribute and this joint task force as well as the broader 40,000 members of the nato response force. if, and he stressed this over and over again, if nato chooses to activate that nato response force. not only for the u.s. but nato watches russian movements along the borders and as well as in belarus, a exercise planned for

defense secretary lloyd austin as diplomatic talks of the standoffs showed little signs of progress. 100,000 troops that are stationed on the border could be used to take over cities or rritories if e are prudent chooses to do so -- if vladimir putin chooses to do so. the u.s. and eu were failing to take his security concerns into account, and a call with french president mccall, -- macron had not addresses demands. the president had also spoken with his ukrainian counterparts to continue to de-escalate tensions. he urged his western allies not to create panic. >> the feeling you get from the media is that we have a war, troops on the road, was asian, people are going somewhere -- mobilization, people are going somewhere. >> senior fellow for the center of european policy analysis, thank you for being here this evening. diplomacy does not seem to have produced huge results so far, is the time for talks past? >> i do think so, because putin came into these negotiations with nonstarter demands, it clearly shows he has no intentions and having diplomacy work. all we have seen is him con

tonight, secretary lloyd austin, that there are some 500 u.s. troops at the ready.would be at the front line. nato member states they are not there to fight in ukraine. remember what happened in afghanistan. he doesn't want to be fighting other people's wars. so he will get as close as he can get without getting entangled in another war if indeed there is an escalation of this war. nada: and briefly, where does diplomacy go from here? where do talks go from here? >> it is good that people are still talking. never mind that the pentagon said in the last four hours they have seen more troop movements. the fact that there is so much dialogue going on, so many world leaders picking up the phone, that is good. while they keep talking, there is less concern about the troops. nada: ok. thank you so much for that analysis. we turn next to another foreign policy challenge for the u.s. north korea recently launched two short range cruise missiles, making it the country's sixth weapons test in the last month alone. the move shows north korea's leader kim jong-un is aggressivel

temperature keeps rising forcing president biden to weigh more options, like the one defense secretary lloyd austin presented to him such as ship visits into the black sea and the moving of troops and equipment from other parts of europe into poland, romania and other countries neighboring ukraine. but most of the responsibility is going to fall on the shoulders of the u.s. to come up with a plan and execute it because there just isn't the sort of unity that there needs to be amongst nato >> you said it best. temperatures just keep rising. thank you. >>> it has been a violent weekend for police officers. in houston, texas, corporal galloway was killed during a traffic stop after pulling over a car sunday morning, the suspect immediately began firing galloway was shot multiple times. the tragedy comes days after a gun battle in new york city. one nypd officer killed and the other left fighting for his life they're responding to a domestic disturbance at a harlem apartment, when the accused suspect fired multiple times he was shot and is hospitalized in critical condition. >>> the omicron surge is pu

the temperature keeps rising, forcing president biden to weigh more options, like the ones that lloyd austinresented to him, such as bomber flights over the region, ship visits into the black sea and the moving of equipment into poland and other countries neighboring ukraine. but most of the responsibility is going to fall on the shoulders of the u.s. because there isn't much unity amongst nato right now about how to go forward. but the hope is there is still room for an agreement. >> higher global stakes as each day passes, ali, thank you >>> the u.s. has surpassed 70 million covid cases since the start of the pandemic. the omicron variant now accounts for nearly 100% of infections in the country. while cases are falling in the northeast, much of the south and west are seeing a steady surge and there's pesism on the vaccine front as protesters march in washington against mandates here's more. >> reporter: the vaccine battle reaching a fever pitch in the nation's capitol >> if there is risk, there must be choice. >> reporter: thousands rallying on the national mall for the defeat the mandate

temperature keeps risinging, forcing president biden to weigh more options like the ones secretary lloyd austin presented to them like avoiding flights. and the moving of troops and equipment from other parts of europe into poland, romania, and other countries neighboring ukraine. and most of the responsibility and a plan is going to fall on the shoulders of the u.s. as the eu and nato are not as unified as they should be. the u.s. has warned a significant response if russia invades, but the hope is there is still room for agreement. >>> well, the omicron surge shows signs of slowing in the northeast, it is still rampaging across much of the country over the weekend the u.s. skyrocketed past the 70 million case mark. meanwhile they're putting plans on holworldwide.ia on hold back here at home there is growing frustration over vaccine mandates nbc's brie jackson is in d.c. with the latest. what can you tell us >> reporter: good morning. there were thousands who marched on the national mall to defeat the protest. there were speakers such as robert f. kennedy jr about 63% of the country is fully v

you as defense secretary lloyd austin's tested positive for corvette 19 austin says he's showing miles symptoms. any plans to continue his duties while isolating at home for 5 days. the eloquent variant and bad weather causing major travel disruption in the us. many airlines staff are out sick and the countries seeing up to 2 and a half 1000 flight cancellations a day. airlines are offering up to triple pay in an effort to boost staffing during the busy close of the holiday season. and those are the headlines you can get more . of course on the website are de 0 dot com. the news is going to continue after all, hail the lockdown. good by. ah, each and every one of us is about to responsibility. to change our personal space for the better we we could do this experiment and if by diversity could increase just a little bit, that wouldn't be worth doing. anybody had any idea that it would become a magnet who is incredibly rare species. they are asking for women to get 50 percent representation in the constituent assembly year in getting these people to pick up to collect the segregated, say

here's defense secretary lloyd austin last week. >> as you know for months now russia has been deployingmea and along ukraine's border, including in belarus. it has progressed at a consistent and steadyad pace involving tens of thousands of russian troops, and it is being supported by increased russian naval activity in the northern atlantic and the mediterranean sea. while we don't believe that president putin has made a final decision to use thesein forces against ukraine, he clearly now has that capability. there are multiple options available to him, including the seizure of cities and significant territories, but also coercive acts or provocative lyrical acts like the recognition of breakaway territories. indeed, we are seeing russian state media spouting off about alleged activities in eastern ukraine. this is straight out ofe russian playbook, and they are not fooling us. we remain focused on russian disinformation, including the potential creation of pretext for further invasion or strikes. in any russian attack or further incursion into ukraine, it would not only ignite conflict

defense secretary lloyd austin announced he tested positive sunday with mild symptoms. he says his last meeting with president biden was almost two weeks ago, andrew. >> em, thank you. >>> twitter has permanently suspended congresswoman marjorie taylor greene's personal account. it says greene repeatedly violated its covid misinformation policy. >>> the white house says president biden will speak thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on the capitol. the house committee investigating the attack. about former president trump's - whereabouts that day. >> the committee has firsthand testimony now that he was sitting in the dining room next to the oval office watching the attack on television as the assault on the capitol occurred. we know his daughter -- we have firsthand testimony that his daughter ivanka went in at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence.p>> cheney says t to tell the attackers to stop was a dereliction of duty. >>> former senate majority leader harry reid will lie in state at the capitol. he will be honored january 12th. he d

also on sunday, defense secretary lloyd austin, who is vaccinated and boosted, tested positive in a tweet, he noted he was experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home he plans to attend key meetings and discussions virtually in the coming week. the latest surge continues to disrupt america's workforce and health care system here's nbc's anne thompson >> reporter: new year, new rush for at-home covid tests. >> happy new year. >> reporter: cars lined up in bethel, connecticut for one per household. others waited in long lines over the holiday weekend to be tested, as the omicron variant surges while omicron's infection may be less severe, because it spreads so fast and infects so many, it's already straining a health care system struggling to treat the unvaccinated >> even if you have a less of a percentage of severity, when you have multi, multi, multi far more people getting infected, that amount is you're still going to get a lot of people needing hospitalization. and that's the reason why we're concerned about stressing and straining the hospital system. >> reporter: as for th

americans are being treated for covid in hospitals, and, on sunday, we learned defense secretary lloyd austine the highest ranking official in the biden administration to test positive. austin said he's had three covid shots and is experiencing mild symptoms. cbs' meg oliver has more now, including big news on boosters for kids. >> reporter: as more children enter the hospital affected with the omicron variant, the f.d.a. says those as young as 12 can now get a third dose or booster of the pfizer vaccine. despite surging covid cases, millions of children return to school today, including in new york city. >> i'm going to tell you what's going to happen day to day, we are staying open. we are going to do everything that we have to do to keep our schools open. >> reporter: the city is doubling the number of students tested in each school and providing an additional two million test kits. >> how are you? >> reporter: in washington, d.c., the number of new cases jumped 331% in the last two weeks. the nation's second largest school system, los angeles unified, ordered students and staff to undergo

you as defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive recovery 19 and is planning to isolated home for 5 days . a set as an official guidelines general austin's fully vaccinated and says he last met president biden more than a week before he began to feel unwell or insure our natures. another, hong kong media outlet is closing down in the face of pressure from the chinese government. citizen news says it no longer feels a felt safe to publish after journalist from a competitor would chart with sedition. the decision by one of the territories few remaining independent news providers came on the same day. a new legislative council of beijing. loyalists was sworn it for hong kong. this is the start of a new era. these, the 1st lawmakers to take office on the new election rules that excluded any one deemed disloyal to china's communist government. and the 1st to be sworn in under china's national emblem. another sign of beijing's tightening grip. just 20 were directly elected with though to turn out the lowest since the city returned to chinese rule. so young don't. why young hong kong

the american secretary defense lloyd austin, has tested positive for coven 19 and is planning to isolate at home for 5 days. i set out an official guidelines. austin is fully vaccinated and says he last met president by more than a week before he began to feel on well for the tour. israel has become the 1st country in the world to offer a 4th dose of the vaccine to risk groups. that includes anyone over 60 years of age . it's meant to prevent, prevent the vulnerable from the on the chronic, very into the crone of virus. and the countries are also facing rising infection numbers. israel's government has successfully use vaccination to flatten the curve in the past. delta infections fell after the country offered a 3rd dose people last year. and dw correspondent tenure claim or went to a vaccination center and television and talk to people about what that 4th jap means. no ma'am, are much more much today's really busy. lots of people are coming after the announcement. the fall vaccination is now available. one of the we, we worked really hard today. oh sure you are. so lyla, folk analytics

it is interesting that the white house is still saying and secretary of defense lloyd austin said today that conflict is not inevitable. they're still trying to lean into diplomacy. you have the german chancellor coming to the white house next week. i'm sure this will be a major topic of discussion. and they're trierg to find a way out of this. -- trying to find a way out of this. yamiche: trying to find a way out of this. vivian, when you think about sort of what ayesha is just talking about there, president biden said if russia invaded ukraine it would change the world. you also of course are coming back here and i know you're heading back to state side soon. talk a little bit about how this might change the world but also sert a little bit of the politics here. we have about 45 seconds left. but really if can you talk about the politics both domestically but also the politics globally. vivian: well, yamiche, a ground war in europe in 2022 is pretty unprecedented. and that's what everyone is afraid of that we could be entering a new phase and wars are not just convexal. they're not ju

defense secretary wants to pentagon to limit civilian casualties caused by american air strikes. lloyd austin says it's a moral imperative to protect civilians. there has been condemnation in recent months following an air strike in the afghan capital cobble last year. the killed 10 civilians. north korea has confirmed it, testified short range, ballistic missiles on thursday. pyongyang has carried out 6 launches this month in defiance of the un security council. the 1st batch of aid to come directly from china has arrived and toner. the $33.00 ton shipment includes food, drinking water, tents and radio equipment. and the australian prime minister has promised a further $700000000.00 to help the great barrier reef more news in 30 minutes up. next insight story with india. a conspiracy theory claims moodle men, a treating hindu women into marriage. and converting one aisd investigates with the mouth. one out here. in europe, the window russian guest leaders are worried that moscow will turn off the taps, if tensions with ukraine, worse than. but will the alternative be enough to fuel europe's

you as defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive for cove at 92. he's planning to isolate at home for 5 days is set out in official guidelines. austin says he last met president biden more than a week before he began to feel unwell. austin is fully of asher nation security. israel's prime minister, enough to li bennett, says a 4th cove it 19 vaccine dose is now proof for people over 60 and health care workers authorities are battling a surgeon on the front varian defections nationwide. the cases are expected to start hitting fresh hi. violence has again broken all during protests against corona virus restrictions in the netherlands. thousands turned out in amsterdam for demonstrate against the national lockdown and post the week before christmas. some 30 people were arrested they say no to the locked down, no to the government's measures. what is their limit? this demonstrator asks, it's just the latest demonstration in the netherlands against the government's curbs. aimed at stopping amik, crohn police band. the protest that didn't stop people fro

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you as defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive for cove at 19. he's planning to isolate at home for 5 days, set out an official guide lights and austin says he last met president biden more than a week before he began to feel unwell. austin is a fully vaccinated charity. israel's prime minister natalie bennett, says a 4th cove at 19 vaccine. those is now approved for people over 60 and for health care workers, thirties are battling a search and all mcclellan variant infections nationwide. daily cases i expected to start his hitting, fresh balance is again broken out during protests against corona, virus restrictions in the netherlands. thousands turned out in amsterdam to demonstrate against the national lockdown imposed a week before christmas. some foot, they say no to the lockdown, no to the government's measures. what is their limit? this demonstrator asks, it's just the latest demonstration in the netherlands against the government's curbs. aimed at stopping omicron police band. the protest that didn't stop people from turning out. many say

head of the pentagon has revealed he's tested positive for covid-19 on sunday, defense secretary lloyd austin, who is vaccinated and boosted, said in a tweet he was experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home he said he plans to attend key meetings and discussions virtually in the coming weeks. the cdc could soon amend its protocol yet again for covid this, according to dr. anthony fauci, who said on abc's "this week" the agency is considering adding a negative test to its new isolation guidelines it comes after the cdc got pushback for reducing isolation days in half, and not requiring a negative test from asymptomatic people before the five days were up. >>> meanwhile, recent waste water analysis from a variety of sources across the country suggest there is an unprecedented surge in infections for example, houston's health department's waste water dash board found the city's viral load was at 546% and the positivity rate was at 14% as of december 20th. that's in comparison to july 6, 2020 here's nbc's gaudi schwartz. >> reporter: cautious optimism from experts studying covid-19, s

defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive for covid 19 in a statement, the defense department says austin has mild symptoms. he is fully vaccinated and received his booster in october. austin says his staff has begun contact tracing all of those who came in contact with him over the past week. the defense secretary says he'll follow cdc guidelines and quarantine at home for the next five days. he also says he'll be attending meetings. virtually president biden returns to washington tomorrow after spending the holidays in delaware. his return comes as americans return to work in school and a surge in covid cases. some waited in line for hours over the holidays to get a covid test. the administration is trying to buy 500 million tests to send out free, though it's unclear when this month that program begins. the administration also faces criticism over evolving covid guidance. i do think there is some confusion out there because you've got one set of rules for healthcare workers. you've got another one for those in the school systems, and now you've got one for the general publi

president biden's cabinet is in quarantine after testing positive for covid-19 secretary of defense lloyd austin said he will stay at home for the next five days he said he's fully vaccinated and received a booster in october. the u.s. meanwhile surpassed 55 million covid infections according to an nbc news count the pandemic milestone was reached on sunday, which is just three days after the u.s. hit 54 million covid cases. >>> meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci says the cdc may soon toughen isolation guidance in an interview with abc's "this week," dr. fauci said that the agency is now considering adding a negative test to its new isolation guidelines this comes after the cdc got massive pushback on its new guidelines, which cut the isolation days in half and did not recommend asymptomatic people have to get a negative test before leaving isolation. >>> the latest covid surge is overwhelming some u.s. hospitals. holy cross health in ft. lauderdale, florida, is temporarily shutting down its labor and delivery unit. the hospital spokesman told "the sun-sentinel" that it is facing a critical staffing s

us defense secretary lloyd austin today paid tribute to mckee on social media, calling him an american hero, he said in part, while i'm saddened by his loss, i'm also incredibly grateful for sacrifice. his legacy and his character. north korea has fired a projectile into the ocean, presumably it's fourth missile test of the year , south korea's military reported and unidentified projectile off the east coast of the korean peninsula. north korea launched two presumed short range ballistic missiles on friday and another week earlier. north korea has defended the missile tests as its sovereign right to defend to self defense and accuses the us of escalating the situation with economic sanctions. alright sports wrap is coming up at 11 30. here's jason appelbaum with a preview. the 49ers dominate and then hang on for a crazy win in dallas. we'll hear what the team is saying about their next opponent, aaron rodgers and the green bay packers. plus no staff. no draymond. no win in minnesota as the warriors rough road trip continues, will break it all down. hope you'll join joe fonzi and me at

but the us defence secretary lloyd austin said conflict could still be avoided through the use of diplomacyster borisjohnson is due to speak to the russian president vladimir putin and visit eastern europe in the coming days, as the uk steps up its efforts to resolve the crisis along ukraine's eastern border. mrjohnson said he would reiterate the need for russia to step back. russia denies it is planning to invade ukraine. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more from kyiv. ukrainians have long lived with war. dozens of british soldiers here since 2015, not long after russia first invaded. but with more of moscow's troops and weapons now massed along the border, diplomacy builds, too. next week, borisjohnson�*s visit to this region takes it up a notch. here in kyiv, there is concern that too much talk of war can be risky, too, but they need their friends. it's a good signal for us, not only for us, not only for ukraine, but also to russian federations, that we have strong partners, we will not be alone with this if the invasion comes to be, so it is a good signal. moscow s

you up to date on some of the other stories making use around the world. us defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive the coven. 19. he's planning to isolate at home for 5 days as sit out in official guidelines as he last met president joe biden bolden a week before he began to feel unwell for austin is fully vaccinated. always what the goal to be her is wells. my minister natalie bennett, says a 4th coven. 19 vaccine dose is now proved for people over 60 and health care worker law. authorities of battling a surgeon army crone infections. daily cases are expected to start hitting new record highs. the german crew ship has been stuck in the port of lisbon for days after an outbreak of covered 19 at least $64.00 of the more than $4000.00 passengers and crew of tested positive for the buyers. passengers with a negative test result of being allowed to leave the ship and return home by plane violence has again, broken out during protests against grown of ours restrictions in the netherlands. thousands turned out in amsterdam to demonstrate against the national lockdown imposed a week b

and also interestingly, the secretary of defense, lloyd austin. he doesn't hold a lot of press conferences back when he was a general. he was known as the silent general. he is going to be briefing reporters at the pentagon on friday. so we'll see if there's any news made about perhaps additional defensive weapon center to ukraine. they have put 8500 troops on high alert, but that's not to go to ukraine. that's to go to eastern up. so we'll see what the secretary of defense has to say for now, just waiting to see how the white house describes the call, specifically looking to see how they talk about the agreed on joint actions going further going in in the future. so, when we get that read out, we'll let you know as you come in, thank you very much indeed. and also your barriers following developments from moscow. we've been hearing from the kremlin spokesperson dmitri pest golf, who says that there isn't really much point of being optimistic at this stage given what the response has been. and that written response, which was hand delivered by the