new york, new jersey. the lines are growing here in new york city, and so is the frustration. 13 different coven testing centers throughout the city, close down to day. all while demand for tests is rising amid and increasing infection rate. we spoke to some people who were waiting to get coven tests here in manhattan. that is a horrible, honestly you see how many people are on this line right here. and most of my friends have to wait on line for hours and hours to get tested. i've had to wait on the lines for hours to get tested, so it makes no sense to be. that's not good. it's probably why i'm standing a line and the 26 degree weather the end of the day. it's the holidays we have a search, we have to be vigilant, active, and we do need more testing centers. i mean, look at these lines. there's a 100 people on this line. i think it's making the lines really long. i think a lot of people need to get tested sidenote, they're safe. it becomes a whole drama amongst friends and family. i live with roommates. they need to know . i live in the same room with them and you know, i'm doing this, i'm getting testing. no

new york new jersey and the u. k prime minister boys johnson is aging the public to get a booster vaccine shot over the christmas holiday. his resisted calls for tied to restrictions as grown of ice case is sage to record highs. though the time for buying presents is theoretically running out. there is still a wonderful thing, you can give your family and the whole country that is to get that job, whether it's your 1st or 2nd, or your booster. so that next year's festivities are even better than this years. and in the meantime, i thank you. i wish you all a very merry christmas in other news gambit. truth and reconciliation commission has recommended that former president e. i, john may stand trial for murder, torture, and rape. the commission began its inquiry in 2017, when jammy fled into exile after refusing to accept defeat in the presidential election. at least 13 migrants have drowned after their boat capsized in greece is a j n. c. the 3rd disaster in as many days, coast guards managed to rescue dozens of others. smugglers have been increasingly using the dangerous route from turkey to italy to enter europe. lebanon's president michelle, our own says his country needs 6 to 7 years to emerge from its current economic crisis. the currency has loss up to 90 percent of its value and millions of people now live in poverty. and po frances has urged a world to look beyond the lights and decorations, and remember the poor during the festive season. as the 2nd time christmas eve mass has been held at saint peter's basilica in the vatican, since the pandemic began. and you'r

new york, new jersey, d. c. it's not as prevalent maybe in california yet, although it's increasing authorizations are not that high compared to the east coast, but it's spreading westward. so i see a big sweep. i see a potentially unprepared hospital systems for this deluge. how well is the u. s. prepared for what's coming? well, i think we're not as prepared as we should be. i take this took the biden administration by surprise. it came out of left field almost. and i think that in all senses, testing has been seriously under provide, in a hospital capacities are breaking points regionally. national guard is being called out. i think probably the greatest potential casualty is not the physical beds. it's the, you know, psychological states of american people at this point. we wanted to have a christmas, why we can go to theater and see friends and family and all of a sudden this is our greatest right. first to thank you very much for talking with dr. pito chin, hong talking to us from san francisco. thanks so much jerry. well, as he all the crown variant races across the globe policy makers here in germany are plotting their next steps to attack the fresh way. a range of measures are on the table including limiting social contacts, even for those fully vaccinated or recovered from covet 19 preparing for alma chron, germany is rushing to get a vaccine booster shot to its critical workers, like these firefighters and hamburg before the new cove at 19 variant becomes dominant here, while daily cases are sinking across the country. experts more in the dreaded wave could arrive just after christmas. info and their smell is excellent and it's a rapid exponential increase. i talked about if you take the conservative estimate that cases double every 3 days, or what scientists and britain are recording every 2 days. and if you only need a pocket calculator to see that that's extremely fast, is bombs and mitchell. while vaccines are the 1st line of defense, germany's government is preparing new restrictions for as early as next week, even for the fully vaccinated. like to send off not by to that we will have further restrictions on private contacts. so we're well prepared for the spread of the new virus mutation all over europe was them? oh, it's a huge vial in novel pals. fight it. what the new curves will look like is unclear . that still needs to be discussed with the leaders of germany states. but it seems, everything is on

talking about infrastructure and the last president, you new york and new jersey -- president, new york and new jersey came up with money for the river. trump said he would pay his fair share from the federal government and he reneged on that. that is a fact. in johnstown, we have river channels that are loaded with vegetation. they were supposed to be cleaned out and trump says we have no money for that. it is a federal project that is done by the core army of engineers. so the state and local governments don't have anything to do with cleaning out river channels. yet the trump reneged on cleaning up our channels in the johnstown area, and it is a flood prone area. this guy promised a lot of infrastructure, trump did, but never came through. so at least biden is doing something about it. these people that are calling up and saying the biden this invite and that, it is a lot of malarkey. host: let me go to brian in ohio, republican. caller: just to touch base wrote quick on why we are at a stalemate. people talk about a stalemate in congress and all of that. if you look at biden and say

new york, new jersey and other parts is pretty high. >> reporter: without the booster, protection from omicron drops significantly, and that's why they're pushing for everyone to get boosted before february 28th or six months after receiving the final dose. >> what this does is provides a lot more protection for the individual to not interface with the health care system and for the health care system not to become overburdened by what will likely be an increase in hospitalizations as we get through the omicron surge. >> reporter: for students who don't want another vaccine, cal state campuses will continue to offer testing centers five days a week. the number of virtual classes had vary for other schools. the system says they're not planning on having an all-virtual return after the holidays because they have a much later start time. several uc schools are going back to school one or two days after new year's. in hayward, nbc bay area news. >>> there's been a break in the murder of a former bay area police officer. oakland's chief announced arrests in the murder of kevin nishita. there are also some very big unanswered questions. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the oakland police chief formally announced two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of former officer kevin nishita. >> we are looking for another suspect at this time. >> reporter: and the chief says while they look for that suspect, they won't release the name of the two they have arrested. >> we feel strongly that we've identified a third suspect as well that we are seeking right now. >> reporter: nishita was shot and killed november 24th while working as a security guard protecting a bay area news crew. he died days later from his injuries, leaving behind a wife and two children. the pieces started to come together last week when police recovered a white acura sedan they believe was the suspects' get away vehicle. but t

from the louisiana coast to new jersey and my home state of new york. this hurricane resulted in over 100 deaths, including 13 in new york city. new york and new jersey, more than 1000 miles from where this storm first made landfall, catastrophic flooding trapped people and flooded basement apartments and stranded vehicles. in louisiana, hurricane ida took down the electric grid, knocking out all eight transmission lines that deliver power to new york, new orleans, and downing more than 30,000 utility poles. nearly twice as many as hurricane katrina. more than one million people left without power. some still without power more than a month later. the unprecedented destruction unleashed by hurricane ida is part of a growing trend the federal government cannot ignore. from record-breaking fires in the west to devastating hurricanes in the south, rising sea levels threatening 40% of america's population near our coastlines, the destructive impact of climate change is rapidly escalating. the cost of ignoring this problem is growing. during the first half of

new york. stressing in particular, the testing zwangs look the same around the country. there are places like new york and new jersey, facing testing shortages and that's where the federal government is targeting additional efforts to set up federally run testing centers. alisyn. >> jeremy diamond, thank you for that update. >>> meanwhile, washington, d.c., the mayor there announced that all staff and students must show a negative covid test before returning to school next week. pediatric hospitalizations continue to grow and many parents are wondering how to keep their kids from getting sick. so, to address this, the city has revamped its covid testing policies to try to keep kids in school. cnn's alexandra field joins us now. what's the new testing plan, alexandra. >> hey, there, alisyn, the idea is to catch cases more quickly but also want to put kids in the class faster. the schools really are the safest place to be. the new testing plan aimed at keeping it that way. what they're doing, they're relying on at-home test kits. they say they'll be given two kits per day for seven days to all the children in that cla

there are direct lights from dr berg, for example, to new york, new jersey, d. c. it's not as prevalent maybe in california yet, although it's increasing authorizations are not that high compared to the east coast, but it's spreading westward. so i see a big sweep. i see a potentially unprepared hospital systems for this deluge. so let's get an update on some other developments in this pandemic thailand is reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors. following concerns over the omicron variance visitors will now have to undergo a hotel quarantine which ranges between $7.10 days. new zealand meanwhile, has also postponed opening its borders. quarantine free travel is now possible for new zealanders only from the end of february. foreign visitors are currently not allowed in to be south pacific nation. and in australia, infection rates have surged with the state of new south wales reporting. 3000 new cases on tuesday alone of the australian government has been reluctant to impose new restrictions. so let's take a look now at some of the other stories making

dozens of covid testing sites in new york and new jersey forced to close because of staffing shortages. and cdc director dr. rochelle walensky defending new guidelines about isolation and quarantine. >>> major airlines in the u.s. canceling flights by the hundreds. seattle's sea-tac airport reporting the most cancellations in the world because of weather and the covid surge. pilots, flight attendants and staff all effected. airlines heading into the new year with some of the busiest travel days still ahead. >>> and tracking severe storms as we come on the air. tornado watches in effect across several states. a reported tornado touching down in georgia. and the new winter weather alerts. heavy mountain snow and torrential rain again taking aim at the west. rob marciano timing it all out. >>> outburst in court. the alleged driver accused of killiing two children and injuring several others struggling with a deputy during his first appearance in course. >>> tributes pouring in for two legends in their own fields. former senator harry reid, one of the longest serving majority leaders in senate history. and nfl titan john madden, his passion o

estimated the omicron variant could make up 13% of covid infections in the new york city metropolitan area and new jersey. hotels in newcity had their best week since the beginning of the pandemic, setting covid era highs with an occupancy rate of 82%. leisure travelers who have traditionally mobbed the manhattan for holiday shows and christmas shopping have so far been undeterred despite surging case counts and the emergence of omicron. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: thank you very much. mark crumpton with your first word news. let's get a quick check of what is happening in the markets. the dow jones industrial average is up, a gain of 93 points. 36,020 is the level on the dow. meanwhile, the s&p is down. fluctuating between gains and losses today. off almost 20 points. 4690. the nasdaq showing you that tech stocks are leading losses right now. off almost 2%. the 10-year yield is coming down as investors buy that paper. 1.4275. bowlero is the worlds largest owner and

new york, new jersey, d. c. it's not as prevalent maybe in california yet, although it's increasing authorizations are not that high compared to the east coast, but it's spreading westward. so i see a big sweep i see potentially unprepared hospital systems for this deluge. texas has reported which believe to be the 1st known omicron related death in the us. do we know yet whether on the cross is more deadly than other variants? we don't know that for sure, cherry. but in many cases, this 1st death that's confirmed to arman cronin us is a metaphor of lots that come this was an unvaccinated individual who was previously exposed naturally, but because of unvaccinated and on boosted it kind of confirmed our predict greatest prediction and fears. very serious e l. death. if not vaccinated, he got re general and these monoclonal antibodies are no good against on red cross . these particular types we need others that are less available in the us for them to work. how well is the us prepared for what's coming? well, i think we're not as prepared as we should be. i think this took the biden administration by surprise. it came out of left field almost. and i think that in all senses, testing has been seriously under provide, in a hospital by seas are breaking points regionally. national guard is being called out . i think probably the greatest potential casualty is not the physical beds. it's the, you know, psychological state of american people at this point. we wanted to have a christmas way. we can go to theater and see friends and family and all of a sudden this is that greatest right person. thank you very much for talking with this. that was talk to peter, chin, hong, talking to us from san francisco. thanks so much, jerry. his lucas. some of the other developments in the pandemic world wide new zealand has postponed openings and of its borders amid concerns over the over chron variant. quarantine. pre travel is now possible for new zealanders only from the end of february onwards. in australia, infection rates have served with the state of new south wales reporting 3000 new cases on tuesday alone. but the australian government has been reluctant to impose new restrictions. the european union, meanwhile, has approved the use of the nova vax vaccine in people aged 18 and older european medicine's agency said data shows the vaccine has an efficacy of around 90 percent . well, germany's leaders are meeting to day to plot this country's response to the op kron variant new cases have eased off recently, but experts are warning the next wave of infections could be the biggest yet new credit virus infections in germany rose in the autumn peaking at over $70000.00 per day in late november, and they've since dipped to around $50000.00 in recent days. here's a look at a how infection r

new york, new jersey, and across the northeast to pennsylvania, ohio, indiana, illinois. but the worst part of omicron has not hit yet where i am in texas and in the south and the west. so the decisions may have to be made on a regional basis about when to reopen. so the tough part might be coming now for new york and new jersey, maybe better in a couple of weeks, then you're going to see this go up in the country. we saw this with delta. we had a terrible delta wave in the south and texas, in the southern states, not so much in the northern states and now it's the inverse. >> okay. thank you for all the information. we'll talk again soon. >> thank you. >>> so for the first time, the jury in the maxwell trial has asked for transcripts from defense witnesses. what does that tell us about which direction they're heading? >>> and next, the life of harry reid. >> how do you hope you'll be remembered? >> i have five children. i want those children, grandchildren to understand what a love affair i've had. >> more important than any of your public accomplishments. >> that's all i want. clerk: hello, how can i? sore throat pain? ♪honey lemon♪ try vicks vapocool drops. in honey lemon chill. for fast-acting sore throat relief. wooo vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. you're a one-ma

new york, new jersey, d. c. it's not as prevalent maybe in california yet, although it's increasing authorizations are not that high compared to the east coast, but it's spreading westward. so i see a big sweep, i see a potentially unprepared hospital systems for this deluge. so let's take a closer look. now, at some other developments in this pandemic, if zealand has postponed opening its borders and the concerns over the oma crohn variant, quarantine of free travel is now possible for new zealanders only from the end of february onwards. and in australia, infection rates have surged with the state of new south wales reporting 3000 new cases on tuesday alone. that the australian government has been reluctant to impose your restrictions. and european union has approved the use of the nova vax vaccine and people aged 18 and older. the european medicines agency said data shows the vaccine has an efficacy of around 90 percent. and we can bring you up to speed with some of the other stories making headlines around the world. in the philippines, the death toll from typhoon roy has risen to 375, with dozens of people still missing. the military has been called in to help as entire communities were levels and many more left without electricity, water, or fruit. hundreds of thousands have been displaced and the typhoon has triggered landslides and flashed flights. japan has executed prisoners for the 1st time in 2 years. the 3 inmates were put to death at the tokyo detention hou

next year is new york, new jersey, connecticut, potentially pennsylvania, ohio and virginia moving fast here >> shawn, thank you for the lay of the land on cannabis. >> thank you happy newnew year. >>> time for an update with kelly evans. >> in colorado families are returning to homes destroyed by fire this couple found about the only thing left standing is the mailbox. the home of one of seven in a row burned to the ground no reports of deaths in the fires that destroyed 500 houses. we'll speak with colorado governor about the extent of the damage and plans to build back join me for that 7:00 eastern. >>> president biden said he made it clear that russian president vladimir putin cannot move on ukraine yesterday and said there would be a heavy price to invade ukraine with severe new sanctions and stronger u.s. presence in the area. >>> there's an arrest in a police shooting. one of two people are suspected and taken into custody law enforcement officials are still looking for the second suspect. back to you. >> thank you so much >>> still to come, a slew of school districts pusher if a new in-person start to the new year. we'll discuss with dr. patel and the safest way

new york and new jersey. we've been able to handle that cargo and to do so, we believe, in an efficient manner, and we're hoping that that will remain here in the port of newomers. >> beth ann, a little bit longer term, i wonder, to what degree will you be a beneficiary of any new infrastructure spending and what's the earliest do you think we might start to see sort of proof of performance for any new investment that comes along because of the law >> yeah. sure the infrastructure investment funds is certainly going to be beneficial to the port of new york and new jersey and all of the other ports, but the reality is, is that it's a competitive grant process. that process alone takes anywhere between 6 to 12 months for it to materialize and then, of course, after you get the grant, you know, you need to go through all of the procurement processes and what have you. construction of major infrastructure so the infrastructure funding is not going to solve any of the supply chain problems that we're experiencing today but it certainly will help address what we in the port of new york and new jersey expect to be a doubling or tripling of our cargo volume in the

new york, new jersey cheerleader is the ceo of the airline passenger experience association. he says, the surgeon cases has caught companies by surprise. what's affecting the airlines the most is the lack of available pilots in crude apply. like done a very good job in gauging aircraft wherever possible. but it's really consolidating places as much as possible to make sure the people make it by christmas. here in fiji, where i traveled to 48 hours ago from the united states. it's christmas day here already and from what i'm seeing, the reports from airlines over 90 percent of passengers are being able to be accommodated to get home in time for christmas. but it's sometimes taking in additional stop or a re routing to accommodate. i think that the airlines and done a great job and staffing up and maximizing the number of people that they have ready to work on the holidays. some of our airlines have done incentives as much as 3 times in normal pay for flight crews to get as additional workers, while their colleagues are backed by the new varian. but you can't really anticipate this type of search so rapid, i think that's what surprised some of our airlines. and they've been job of as possible under the circumstances and making sure that they can get people home progress. so the philippines as shut its borders to foreign tourists during the christmas holiday period, citizens are allowed to enter the country. but these stricter rules and longer quarantines have made it impossible for many migrant workers to go home for the holidays. on the low reports from manila, after having to suffer one of the world's longest and most restrictive lockdown filipinos are out and about daily coban, 1900 cases are down to hundreds from a peak of 20000 a day during the delta wave of infections, most restrictions has now been lifted, but the country's main airport remains only half as busy as it was before the pandemic. the threat of the armor chron variant has halted the government's plans to re open borders. the 1st way by which the 1st

new york, new jersey, and washington state, where cases are doubling every day, pushing some people to get that shot. >> i'm going to go ahead and get vaccinated. i think it's right, especially with the variant. >> reporter: the number of covid cases at cornell university now more than 900. many thought to be omicron, pushing that college and others, like princeton and nyu, to move final exams online. and even if omicron is not more severe, as early data suggests, experts worry a spike in infections will send more people into hospitals that are already under siege. with reported outbreaks among vaccinated college students, doctors at new york's long island jewish medical center are bracing for a spike in cases. what are some of your concerns going into winter? >> as people now are gathering for the holidays and being inside, these new variants spread very easily, we know they're very contagious. much more contagious than delta even. we know that there are lots of super spreader events in colleges right now that are happening, so all those college kids are going to come home and spread covid to their families. >> reporter: it comes as more than 100 athletes across professional football, basketball, and hockey teams tested positive this week for covid or were exposed. more than 70 nfl players alone, including cleveland browns quarterback baker mayfield, along with his head coach. and l.a. rams wide receiver odell beckham jr. >> there's been a substantial increase in our positive cases over the past several days. and i think this reflects that we're entering a new phase of the pandemic. >> reporter: and officials are tel

new york and new jersey, so we're right now in the crosshairs. >> you have called up connecticut's national guard to help distribute 6 million n95 masks and million at-home rapid tests to your residents. you have got another 2 million tests going to k-through-12 schools. across the country right now, people are waiting in these unbelievable lines. i see them every morning outside our home in newd the block. and these are signs of the testing shortage that president biden has lamented since even before he became president. listen to what he has said over the past 14 months. >> every school, every worker, every american should have easy access to regular, reliable, free testing. after ten months of the pandemic, we still don't have enough testing. we're going to put the full force of the federal government behind expanding testing by launching a covid-19 pandemic testing board. we continue to work on making at-home testing available. >> we have to do more. we have to do better. and we will. >> how do you explain why his administration did not do more sooner to address this? >> well i can tell you, first of all, here in connecticut, we are trying to do more sooner right now. we have got a million additional tests being distributed starting in the next 48 hours to our municipalities to make it easier for people to get a rapid test. we will have a couple million tests going out to

a lesson from the santiago, per capita caseloads are higher in washington dc, new york, new jersey and rhode island and new yorkers hospitalization rate is 3 times higher than florida and i think the florida population is better than new york's hotel me how the vaccine mandates are working, mister santiago. joining me now is another florida congresswoman, michael walsh. thanks for joining us. when you saw this miami herald piece give me your perspective on it? >> the elderly, the most effective and vulnerable in florida didn't think governor desantis was selfish when thank god for operation warp speed and the record vaccines we received when he applied it to them first despite the cdc instructing the state to do it separately they didn't think he was selfish. our first responders don't think he is selfish or any of the leadership of the state when they are refusing to fire people if they have concerns about the mandate, they don't think he is selfish, the kids in florida that have been in school since august of 2025 days a week in person don't think he's selfish and one of the lowest unemployment rates and

right now, per capita caseloads are higher in washington, d.c., new york, new jersey, and rhode island. and new yorkers hospitalization rate is nearly three times higher than florida, and i think of our population is actually bigger than new york, so tell me again how the vaccine mandates are working. joining me now is another florida congressman, michael waltz. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. when you saw this, this "miami herald" piece, give me your perspective on it. >> you know, jason, let me tell you, the elderly, the most affected and vulnerable of florida didn't think that governor desantis was selfish when -- thank god for operation warp speed and president trump and the record of vaccines that we received. when he applied it to them first, despite the cdc instructing the state to do it separately, they didn't think he was selfish. our first responders don't think he is selfish or any of the leadership of this state when they are refusing to fire people if they have concerns about the mandate. they don't think he is selfish. the kids in florida that have been in school since

new york, new jersey, it's gone from 2% to 13% of cases in that particular area. as compared to two weeks ago. you know, a lot of times they'll look at doubling times. how quickly is the virus doubling in terms of proportion and delta it was doubling every couple of weeks. this seems to be doubling every few days. so i think that's clearly more transmissible. in terms of severity, i think it's early to tell but when we look at the south african data where you had a lot of the initial data, it seems to be less severe. cases overall and you say what is the percentage of those people that are developing severe illness. early days in the pandemic we could say based on this number of infections we could anticipate this number of hospitalizations a few weeks later. that percentage, that proportion seems to be lower. is that because the virus is actually causing less disease? is that because there is some existing immunity in the population? not sure. but overall, i think the newsat it doesn't cause as severe disease. >> that's a good thing. >> that is good to hear. >> i will take that. dr. sanjay gupta, appreciate it. thank you. >>> soon president biden will be landing in kentucky. of course, he's there to survey the deadly tornado damage firsthand. survivors working to rebuild after so much devastation. we're going to take you to kentucky for a closer look, next. (chloe) wireless family plans save you money, but then you have to deal with family. so i got visible. get unlimited data for as low as $25 a month. no family needed. (dad vo) is the turkey done yet?! (mom vo) here's your turkey! (vo) visible. switch and get up to $200. this is your home. this is your family room slash gym. the guest bedroom slash music studio. the daybed slash dog bed. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash classroom. and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. ♪ ♪

ahora omicrÓn representa un 3% de todos los casos a nivel nacional, pero en new york y new jersey superase hace la prueba por prevenciÓn. el sistema de identificaciÓn de la variante es mÁs rÁpido y efectivo. segÚn los cdc; de las primeras 43 infecciones de omicrÓn identificadas en el paÍs, el 69% estaba vacunado, sÓlo un tercio habÍan viajado internacionalmente, lo que indica un nivel de propagaciÓn comunitaria. nueva york se une a la lista de estados que adoptan medidas estrictas para aplanar la curva de omicrÓn. hoy el alcalde mostrÓ seÑales fuertes de que continuarÁ con su mandato de vacunaciÓn para el sector privado. [hablar en inglÉs] locutora: nadie se quedarÍa sin empleo en estas navidades, agregÓ. >> no entiendo por quÉ quieren hacer un habrÁn cosas sobre esta nueva vacuna, no vamos a entender toda esta informaciÓn. fÉlix: a propÓsito de vacunas, un comitÉ de los cdc se reunirÁ maÑana para discutir la vacuna de johnson y johnson. los expertos debatirÁn sus beneficios y riesgos, y estudiarÁn un coÁgulo sanguÍneo, tambiÉn analizarÁn si es apta para niÑos entre 5 y 11 aÑos. las comp

new york, new jersey, d. c. it's not as prevalent maybe in california yet, although it's increasing authorizations are not that high compared to the east coast, but it's spreading westward. so i see a big sweep, i see a potentially unprepared hospital systems for this deluge. and how, let's take a look at some other developments in this. pandemic thailand is reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors. only concerns over the home icon variance visitors will now have to undergo a hotel quarantine which ranges between $7.10 days. also, new zealand has postponed opening its borders. quarantine for travel is now possible for new zealanders only from the end of february onwards. foreign visitors are currently not allowed in to the south pacific nation. and in australia, infection rates have surged with the state of new south wales reporting 3000 new cases on tuesday alone. but the australian government has been reluctant to impose new restrictions. we can bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world's the aftermath of last week's powerful typhoon in the philippines was still being felt on tuesday, as local officials pleaded for aid. japan and china announced they would send power generators, water, and food. although the philippines government still hasn't appealed for international help, typhoon ry killed at least 375 people and over 50 others remain missing. lasers prime minister is male sabra jacobi has admitted that the official response to it's flooding was slow. the gover

shows you that have not paid attention to what order set in states like virginia, but also in new york and new jersey. they want to get control over, because families know it is driving inflation. >> did mitch mcconnell give up leverage here? >> you can talk about where the leverage is to fix it. the leverage would start by having democrats admitting there is a problem and being willing to work on it. they control everything right now, they have the senate and the white house, they created this debt crisis and they refuse to acknowledge let alone accent. -- fix it. >> representative skill ease, this is a question for you, if the republicans win back the house in 2022, would you be in favor of having former president trump? >> we are not measuring drapes or figuring out who will have titles, we are working to save our country and limit the damage. we are working very aggressively to recruit candidates, raising money is a big part of that. we have a lot of those candidates in town today. we are working to win the house back. but anybody who starts trying to measure the drapes or figure out where they'r

preparing to beef up current indoor or vaccine mandates or implement new ones they include chicago, boston, washington, d.c., new york and new jerseyed in some way bill de blasio only has four days left in his term of office and the mayor elect eric adams suggested he will change the requirements for smaller businesses. we should know more in the next few days. david: a lot of people cannot wait that long. david lee miller thank you. the private sector mandate as we learned the number of people seated at restaurant last week in new york city was down 15% compared to the same week in 2019. new york city hospitality alliance joining me now. andrew what is a vaccine mandate going to do to businesses in the city. >> we had in place for restaurants for a couple months but now it will be applied to all different types of businesses and one of the big concerns if you're in lower manhattan and rely on office workers who have not came back to the office how is this going to impact them the lower manhattan relies on corporate business and is been gone and how it's going to impact them further will have to see. david: business employer that w