i was moulin rouge. throughout— good. i was moulin rouge. throughout the _ good.eing with us throughout 2021 and a merry clickmas.— with us throughout 2021 and a merry clickmas. hello there. merry christmas to you. some of us will see some snow during this christmas period, mainly across the hills of the northern half of the uk. further south, it'll tend to be milder, so any precipitation will be rain. and we've got areas of low pressure pushing into the south west and they're weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. as these weather fronts slowly push north—eastwards into that stubborn area of colder air which is sitting to the north—east of the country, then this is where we're likely to see some of that rain turn to snow. so, we're starting christmas day morning off on a very cold, frosty note across scotland, the far north of england, but less cold, milder for northern ireland in towards wales and the south west. but here, we have more of the cloud, outbreaks of rain, which will be slowly spilling northwards and eastwards through the course of the day. quite

and have you ever been to the real moulin rouge?ust the stage. the costumes are equally over the top. there is just about 300 in total for our principal performers and there's 8600 rhinestones that are on satine's diamond costume alone. and do you have to keep a spare bucket of rhinestones in case one falls off? yes, they always fall off. yes, there's a huge bucket — buckets of rhinestones in the back. # i was made for loving you, baby, you were made for loving me. - # the only way of loving me, baby, is to pay a lovely fee.# baz luhrmann's original film starred ewan mcgregor and nicole kidman as christian and satine — two star—crossed lovers in 19th century paris who serenaded each other with medleys of pop songs. for the musical, even more songs have been crammed in. this sequence now includes 20 hits in just five minutes. it was really exciting to be able to kind of mine for anti—love songs. so as he's presenting these love songs to her, she's able to refute them with her own songs that she brings into the mix. # need you by my s

the lights of some of broadway's biggest hits like "hamilton," "moulin rouge," and "mrs. doubtfire" going dark. and holiday fixture the rockettes today ending their 2021 season of their beloved christmas spectacular. >> we were really just disappointed because we came all the way from alabama. that is a long way. >> we were all the way in our seats, excited about the show. >> reporter: covid also ripping through professional sports. multiple nfl and nhl games postponed. dozens of nba players on covid lists. and tonight, the nation's top health officials with a stark message for the unvaccinated. >> for the unvaccinated, you're looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci citing new research today that shows two doses of the mrna vaccines provide significantly less protection against omicron after five months because these vaccines wane over time, which is why fauci pushed for more americans to get vaccinated if you're not, and get boosters to boost your antibody leve

self-test kits through community-based organizations broadway productions are canceling shows in moulin rougewas seated waiting for the curtain when producers learned of a positive test result professional sports leagues are tightening protocols sources. tell espn the nba will require daily testing and increased use of masks the nhl will require daily testing masking and social distancing in team facilities through at least january 7th the montreal indians play the flyers in an empty arena thursday night at the request of quebec public health officials. the nfl has reinstituted mandatory mask wearing indoors meetings must be virtual and activities outside team facilities are restricted, but the league is also making it easier for vaccinated players who test positive but don't show symptoms to return to the field health experts are urging vaccines and booster shots. the cdc says people who have a choice should get pfizer or moderna over johnson & johnson. after a review of new data on rare blood clots linked to the one-shot vaccine. and if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you can as

period, 10 of the great white way's biggest shows shut down, including hamilton, the lion king and moulin rougely. michael riedel is the feared theatre columnist for the new york post and gave me his thoughts on where broadway goes from here. when we started to reopen here on broadway in the fall when we thought everyone is going to be vaccinated and everybody wants to go back to seeing a great broadway show again, this is an enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going to be able to survive this herky—jerky movement that's going on, and there are literally people who went to broadway shows, they were sitting in their seats at 7:00 and then the stage manager would come out and say, "sorry, "tonight's show has to be cancelled because of a covid "outbreak among the cast" and this devastating, devastating perception for this industry that keeps new york afloat for all these years. i mean, this is a business that makes $2 billion a year. which is a lot of money, i get that. but, look, covid aside, there have always been illnesses that might affect any member of any cast so there's always a wa

and moulin rouge cancelled. and the nfl hit hard, three games postponed this weekend after an increase in cases across the league. pfizer forced to add a third dose of trials for kids under 5. the delay meaning they won't be able to apply for fda approval until later next year. omicron tightening its grip as we head into the holidays. mean while, in a win for the white house's strategy battling covid, the federal appeals court voted to reinstate the vaccine or test mandate for large companies. this makes businesses making sure their workers are vaccinated or weekly testing. >>> let's turn to dr. paul offit, from the children's hospital of philadelphia. good morning to you. it is beginning to feel a lot like last christmas with cases surging. so the big question, i guess, this morning is how quickly is the omicron variant spreading and how should we adjust our holiday plans? >> it has a doubling time of two days, which is much worse than delta. i thought nothing could be more contagious than delta but this virus

self-test kits through community-based organizations broadway productions are canceling shows in moulin rougehere the audience was seated waiting for the curtain when producers learned of a positive test result professional sports leagues are tightening protocols sources. tell espn the nba will require daily testing and increased use of masks the nhl will require daily testing masking and social distancing in team facilities through at least january 7th the montreal indians play the flyers in an empty arena thursday night at the request of quebec public health officials. the nfl has reinstituted mandatory mask wearing indoors meetings must be virtual and activities outside team facilities are restricted, but the league is also making it easier for vaccinated players who test positive but don't show symptoms to return to the field health experts are urging vaccines and booster shots. the cdc says people who have a choice should get pfizer or moderna over johnson & johnson. after a review of new data on rare blood clots linked to the one-shot vaccine. and if you have questions about covid-19 va

well, it was a bit more moulin rouge, maybe. this is true. for watching, thank you for being with us throughout 2021 and a merry clickmas. happy clickmas. hello again. temperatures reached the 16 degrees mark in both london and in exeter through wednesday. and we've got more of the same to come for the next few days, really, as we keep these south—westerly winds flowing across the country, bringing pulses of exceptionally mild air northwards. now, temperatures probably reaching 16, possibly 17 celsius, and in contrast, the temperatures that we'd normally expect at this time of the year, around about 8 celsius. so it is pretty exceptional, not far away from the english temperature record, which is 17.7. as we head into thursday morning, we'll see outbreaks of rain turning heavier across western areas. a very, very mild start to the day with these temperatures. 1a, even 15 celsius to start the day. the rain, though, will be heavy for a time. it does tend to ease off and become a little bit lighter and patchier across north—western areas. otherw

10 of the great white way's biggest shows shut down, including hamilton, the lion king and and moulin rougey. michael riedel is the feared theatre columnist for the new york post, and gave me his thoughts on where broadway goes from here. when we started to reopen here on broadway in the fall when we thought everyone is going to be vaccinated and everybody wants to go back to seeing a great broadway show again, this is an enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going to be able to survive this herky—jerky movement that's going on, and there are literally people who went to broadway shows, they were sitting in their seats at 7:00 and then the stage manager would come out and say, "sorry, "tonight's show has to be cancelled because of a covid "outbreak among the cast" and this devastating, devastating perception for this industry that keeps new york afloat for all these years. i mean, this is a business that makes $2 billion a year. that is the status for broadway but it is across the piece with covid. we have pieces reflecting other countries and set as of business on our website. thank

, 10 of the great white ways biggest shows shut down including hamilton, the lion king and and moulin rougeose down completely. so after two years of closures and set backs what's the mood on broadway? let's talk to michael riedel, the revered and feared theater columnist for the new york post and bestselling author of singular sensation: the triumph of broadway. thanks forjoining us. that is such a grim picture, isn't it? oh yes, totally david. when we started to reopen here on broadway in the fall when we thought everyone is going to be vaccinated and everybody wants to go back to seeing a great broadway show again, this is an enormous setback. find broadway show again, this is an enormous setback.— enormous setback. and a lot of shows are _ enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not _ enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going _ enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going to - enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going to be - enormous setback. and a lot of shows are not going to be able | shows are not going to be able to survive this jerky movement thatis to sur

and have you ever been to the real moulin rouge? they're probably recuperating at that point. or at church. yeah, that's right. but it's notjust the stage. the costumes are equally over the top. there is just about 300 in total for our principal performers and there's 8600 rhinestones that are on satine's diamond costume alone. and do you have to keep a spare bucket of rhinestones in case one falls off? yes, they always fall off. yes, there's a huge bucket — buckets of rhinestones in the back. # i was made for loving you, baby, you were made for loving me. - # the only way of loving me, baby, is to pay a lovely fee.# baz luhrmann's original film starred ewan mcgregor and nicole kidman as christian and satine — two star—crossed lovers in 19th century paris who serenaded each other with medleys of pop songs. for the musical, even more songs have been crammed in. this sequence now includes 20 hits in just five minutes. it was really exciting to be able to kind of mine for anti—love songs. so as he's presenting these love songs to her,

to put up a list on the screen that shows who has canceled this week, including "hamilton" and "moulin rouge." some shows are still on, but realistically, do you expect to see more closures ahead during these key holiday weeks? >> well, we still have 25 shows that are performing, and as tonight, 7 shows are not. but every day the number is different. for example, yesterday we had several shows that missed one performance and are back up today. so we think that things will continue to change daily, but we believe that enough shows -- a lot of shows that are tony award-winning shows are playing. and so broadway is open, and we plan to keep it open. >> listen, i think everyone wants broadway to be open, right? we love our broadway here and people love it around the world. but what's going to be the breaking point, charlotte? do you think broadway could shut down again? >> i really don't unless there's something we don't know, and i don't have a crystal ball. and we certainly have three epidemiologists that we work with that are giving us information on a daily or every other day basis if things

curtains are rising for moulin rouge tomorrow.weekend performances were called off. as they say, the show must go on. >>> well, cnn has gone inside the prison where some of the suspects in the assassination of haiti's president are being held. still ahead, an exclusive report why they say they're innocent and why rights are denied. >>> russia explains what it will take to defuse tensions on the border. we'll have a live report from moscow just ahead. stay with us. because sippin' on unsweetened lipton can help support a healthy heart. lipton. stop chuggin'. start sippin'. switching wireless carriers is easy with xfinity. just lean on our helpful switch squad to help you save with xfinity mobile. they can help break up with your current carrier for you and transfer your info to your new phone. giving you a fast and easy experience that can save you hundreds a year on your wireless bill. visit your nearest xfinity store and see how the switch squad can help you switch and save. get $200 off a new eligible 5g phone when you switch to

radio city rockettes forced to cancel the christmas shows due to an outbreak and the production of moulin rouge right before showtime after a cast member tested positive. the nfl also hit hard. the league postponing three games this weekend after a highly transmissible form of the virus led to a substantial increase in cases across the league. and a setback in the lab. pfizer forced to add a third dose for the vaccine trials after the two-shot regimen failed to have a response. they won't be able to apply for fda approval until later this year. omicron tightening the grip as we head into the holidays. >> steve paterson, thanks for that reporting. >>> still to come, michael cohen joins me next. voting rights joins me at the top of the agenda for democrats. all eyes are on two key bills and closing arguments for former minnesota police officer kim potter, potter took the stand and recounted the moment she fatally shot daunte wright. >> i remember yelling, "taser, taser, taser" and nothing happened and then he told me i shot him. as a professional bull-rider i'm used to taking chances. but when it

forced to cancel remaining christmas shows due to an outbreak and the broadway production of "moulin rougeught off right before show time. the nfl also hit hard, the league postponing three games this weekend after a highly transmissible form of the virus led to a substantial increase in cases across the league. and a setback in the lab, pfizer forced to add a third dose for children under 5. the delay meaning they won't be able to apply for fda approval until later next year. omicron tightening its grip as we head into the holidays. meanwhile, in a rare big win for the white house's strategy in battling covid, a federal appeals court voted to reinstate president biden's vaccine or test mandate for those large companies. this will force businesses with more than 100 employees to make sure their workers are vaccinated or have to submit to weekly testing. alex. >> okay, steve patterson, thank you so much for all of that news. some of it certainly not welcome, but let's go right now to dr. john torres, nbc news senior medical correspondent, welcome to you. there's this new study, i know you'r

in one case i think it was moulin rouge, right in the broadway show.he audience in their seats. but nine of those canceled. we're seeing this happening across the area. we're not sure -- we're going to see what canada is daying, they're talking about reducing capacity at restaurants, at bars, the greater ontario area where they're limiting how many people that can get together. we're not at that stage, but don't give politicians the idea. we're on that and so much more after this. season's greetings from audi. hello, for the last few years, i've been a little obsessed with chasing the big idaho potato truck. but it's not like that's my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal. with directv stream i can get live tv and on demand anywhere. look, serena williams... matrix... serena... matrix... serena... matrix... ♪ ♪ ♪ get your tv together with the best of live and on demand. introducing directv stream. nile neil all right -- neil: all right, how is this for a piece of news you might t

"moulin rouge" the very latest joining "mrs.re," "tina," "hamilton" and others pausing their schedule. cecilia? >> erielle, thank you. >>> as people are infektdcted o again, we're seeing long lines at testing sites with omicron spreading, demand likely to get worse as the holidays near and victor oquendo is live at a testing site in miami. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. from tropical park this site operating 24/7 and lately they've needed to just to keep up with the demand. let's give you a different view of the lines here this morning which have only been growing. they have seen a rush on tests here, with the number of infections beginning to sharply increase in florida and we're just days away from christmas. similar scenes across the country. another long line of cars in massachusetts where there's been a run on tests and booster shots before the holiday. according to politico, the biden administration now privately warning covid-19 testmakers and labs that the demand for tests could soon double or

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