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. >> she is likely to have left from rome.m is almost 2,000 miles over land. >> for an elderly lady -- helena was in her 70s at this point -- this journey is an enormous undertaking. >> it is so unbelievably far away. in the american context, if new york is rome, jerusalem is something like guam or american samoa. >> but by all accounts, helena is a remarkable woman. we know only a couple of things about the empress helena. we know that she was christian, and we know that she was a commoner. >> and yet she gets together with a traveling roman army officer and gives birth to the man who will one day become emperor of rome. >> since its creation in 27 bc, the roman empire has been ruled by pagans. then in 312 ad, helena's son, constantine, has a dramatic change of faith. >> the story goes that on the eve of a great battle outside rome, he has a vision. >> he sees a cross of light in the sky, and he hears a voice that tells him, "by this, you will conquer." he takes it to mean that by the symbol of the cross and by christianity,

they are going to vie for the sole rule of rome. his supporters and he says come fight with me against octavian. and herod the great says, yeah, no, sorry, i'm busy. and that's because he hates cleopatra and he sees that octavian is the one who is going to win. >> mark antony and cleopatra are routed at the battle of acteum. they manage to flee back to egypt but octavian is right behind them. >> it becomes clear that cleopatra's going to end up being paraded around in a roman triumph, which was the last thing that she wanted. >> she says over and over again, i will not be triumphed over. and it means that she just can't envisage herself as a prisoner, as anything other than a queen. >> hoping to trick octavian, cleopatra hides in her mausoleum. and has her maid servant spread the rumor that she has killed herself. >> so the problem with cleopatra locking herself up in the tomb is that she didn't tell marc anthony and part of what you need to do is tell your lover where you are gaeoing to be because he, of course, is defeated. and th

here in rome today you have to wear a mask, face covering outdoors where people gather which in romes pretty much everywhere. they're trying to limit the spread, not of omicron, but delta variant which is dominant here. we were locked down last year during the holidays. people are out shopping and celebrating and enjoying themselves. now, they're going to have to wear a mask to do it. we're seeing other restrictions like that with face coverings across europe as cases rise. italy, though, is one of the few places that always had a mask mandate indoors since 2020. we have not been not been able to wear a mask doing shopping. it's getting more strict in roam and sicily, kim. >> i want to ask about this idea of mandatory vaccinations, austria making it compulsory, germany as well, the eu entering into discussions as well. how realistic do you think that is? >> well, each eindividual country, you have to quote to adopt something like that, like the eu. to have a mandatory vaccination doesn't sit well with a lot of countries. a lot of places have that, you can't go to work unless you show

and then in rome, it started in the 5th century b. c. until the 4th century. a deal there was a goddess called strain ya, a very important goddess, whose name in french means gift. and at the time of the winter solstice, vale, she wouldn't bring gifts at the thought. it was in her name that the roman patricians said jani. the people of the roman high society or offered gifts to each other, a toilet such as sweets or gold objects that he pulled it among all of santa's ancestors. there's also a particular roman god who is worshipped at the end of the year. when the sun goes down on the horizon and seems to disappear forever, i didn't d e niecy. during the month of december, there were very important celebrations in rome. saturnalia festivities. people gave feasts and parties in honor of the gods, saturn, the god of agriculture was he does have you, lima employee. he cheered felicia during this period of transition. people would celebrate chaos. they would challenge the natural order of things, a waste of in this particular mood. a king was elected the key of sat

but rome has since moved with the times elia, noah ludovico. she has served here for 3 years. as a woman on the podium, she believes she even has an advantage over her male colleagues for this one on february women. that may be because dr. as a more impressed by a woman, they show more respect than up. at least they follow my signals closely. and leonor remembers all to oh, how during the knocked down no traffic directions when needed in the otherwise bustling am crowded pets of innate sia said i with the yarn all around in the vito rianna monuments to what hardly at because i let i compare them every thing was empty to silence, felt surreal. to didn't even know you could even hear the bird singing about it, but i think there is no semblance of that now on the piazza, but the traffic offices a glad to be back celestial. but i see this, even though you're breathing in fumes on the podium, it's still nice to be up there. will do that. i will. it's a symbol of everyday life. i love you that he saw that. the last you thought this city needs us up there because we are synonymous wi

but he'll be the first to tell you nothing is eternal-- except his city, rome.oing to fire you. >> michele: yeah. ( laughs ) >> alfonsi: are you feeling a little more confident now? ( laughs ) >> michele: i love to feel insecure, in a way. it-- >> alfonsi: it makes you creative-- >> michele: yeah, it make me feel creative. it's almost like life. it's not forever. that's the most beautiful thing, that nothing's forever. that's why it's precious. >> welcome to cbssportshq, presented by progressive insurance. >> i'm james brown with the scores from the nfl today. tampa bay trounceing the falcons. the rams rev up and leave the jags in the rear view. the coach alive and well in baltimore. the lions fight to get their first of the year. for 24/7 news and highlights first of the year. for 24/7 news and highlights go to cbssportshq.com. you ever think about the storage operation a place like this must rely on? -no. they just sell candles, and they're making overhead? you know what kind of fish those are? -no. -eh, don't be coy. [ laughs ] [ sniffs, clears throat ] koi f

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he goes to rome, where he spends more than a year, creating frescoes for the sistine chapel, a great honor in recognition of his talent, back in florence. but a chelly takes up dante scenes again. he's motivated and creative and finds a narrative style that is absolutely unique indeed, but italy proves to be a great innovator, carving new, artistic paths. ah, then that bardello for know in the apostolic library in the vatican is the conceptual study, the blueprint for the masterpiece, encompassing all $100.00 counties. it lays the foundation for the artists unusual approach we look at, but i would think that his son, if i don't think it's interesting to compare body charlie's drawings with what is essentially a contemporary codecs, produced between 14801495. and again, we had a port book here, we have the traditional relationships between image and text, a full scenario to face. the image is directly related to the text me, and it depends only one moment i will swallow. mean, though english has are selection from an important episode of the canto live with body jelly. we have a compl

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ijoin all of you from rome at this moment. of you from rome at this moment-— of you from rome at thissagrada familia is the masterpiece of _ moment. la sagrada familia is the masterpiece of architect i the masterpiece of architect anthony goudy, construction began in 1882 and almost 140 years on it is still going. the aim was to have complete by 2026 to mark the centenary of goudy�*s f. but it has been further delayed after construction was halted due to the pandemic. when the elusive completion date does eventually roll around it will be the tallest church in the world, bringing goudy�*s vision to life. a reminder of our top story before we go. new covid rules have been announced in england but the prime minister has been accused of using the rules to divert attention from a political scandal. and in other news, the pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a three jab because of the covid vaccine has shown an early result to help curb the effects of the omicron variant. there is much more on our website and i can be reached on twitter. hello again. storm barra of course has been dominating o

we haven't raised any of our history, even bed parts from ancient rome. we have made a point of explaining it. and that's what we should do with fascism historian and ram. ammonia says there seems to be an acceptance of these monuments. there is a sort of normalization or legitimate zation of fascism. we should explain to people that that was a brutal or a gene. that was the tougher ship and even if we leave monuments, we should the knowledge that that is not democracy is something else a common reframe in italy, is that fascists were brutal but they did good things to with that idea in mind it's likely there monuments will stand for years to come. adam rainy al jazeera rome, former us senate majority leader harry reid has died at the age of 82. the democratic senator was nevada's longer serving member of congress in office from 1987 until 2017. he played a pivotal role as an opposition figure to president george w bush and then i helping accomplish precedent. park obama's agenda reid has been battling pancreatic cancer and a legend of american sports and

the 7 drawings found their way to the vatican in rome. but here of all places, they remained undiscovered for a long time. so long me mute the st. looked on the sea. it was not until 1897 long after the english manuscript had been transferred to berlin. the law thinks that the art historian yoseph struck off ski an austrian st. notice that the 7 drawings thought to be from another representation of the divine comedy. we're actually part of the launch collection store in berlin. so lucky, much about abating, couldn't mean forbidden either. when it was an exceptionally fortunate moment, these, when he realised that they were by bought italy's okay. and had been extracted from the codecs being will, is that the then called the ship? probably one of the most fascinating sheets in berlin. it's coloring makes it in credit, visit and alive. it looks magnificent and finished. but is it ever since we don't know if this sheet is finished, because at least one figure is uncolored korea, it's here on the upper left or her, the hell monster gary on th

even bed parts from ancient rome, we have made a point of explaining it. and that's what we should do with fascism historian andrei. ammonia says there seems to be an acceptance of these monuments. there is a sort of normalization or legitimate zation of fascism who will should explain to people that that was a brutal or a gene that was the tougher ship. and even if we leave monuments, we should the knowledge that that is not them all. chris, if something else a common reframe in italy, is that fascists were brutal, but they did good things too. with that idea in mind, it's likely there monuments will stand for years to come. adam rainy al jazeera rome smalley is suspended, prime minister mohammed the rabble as accused the president of violating the constitution and trying to overthrow the government tensions been rising since president month for module suspended, rob lay on sunday is accused the prime minister of looting public land owned by the somali national army plays refusing to accept to suspension. he says for module is trying to disrupt the countr

the 7 drawings found their way to the vatican in rome. but here of all places, they remained undiscovered for a long time. so long mil to saint luke dunked the sea. it was not until 1897 long after the english manuscript had been transferred to berlin. laughing that the art historian yoseph struck obfuscate, was an austrian st, yet noticed that the 7 drawings thought to be from another representation of the divine comedy. oh, we're actually part of the large collection stored in berlin. so luckily, measured about a fading couldn't mean from bitterly either when it was an exceptionally fortunate moment. these, when he realized that they were by bought italy's, okay. and had been extracted from the contacts being will, is that the then called the ship? probably one of the most fascinating sheets in berlin, it's coloring makes it in credit, revisit and alive. it looks magnificent and finished. but is it ever since we don't know if this street is finished, because at least one figure is uncolored korea. it's here on the upper left over the he

the 7 drawings found their way to the vatican in rome. but here of all places, they remained undiscovered for a long time. so long me mute the st. looked on the sea. it was not until 1897 long after the english manuscript had been transferred to berlin. the law thinks that the art historian yoseph struck off ski. an austrian st. noticed that the 7 drawings thought to be from another representation of the divine comedy on me. we're actually part of the launch collection store in berlin. so lucky, much about a fading couldn't mean forbidden either. when it was an exceptionally fortunate moment, these, when he realised that they were by bought italy's okay. and had been extracted from the contacts being will, is that the that called the ship? probably one of the most fascinating sheets in berlin. it's coloring makes it in credit, visit and alive. it looks magnificent and finished. but is it ever since we don't know if this sheet is finished, because at least one figure is uncolored. korea, it's here on the upper left or the hell monster gary

a certain man named judas led a rebellion against both rome and the sons of herod the great.o the city of sepphoris, breaking into the armory, stealing all the weapons and arming his men. >> judas the galilean was a famous rebel against rome who insisted that the empire had no proper right to be ruling israel. >> we know about judas' revolt from josephus. >> come on! >> who writes about it in his historical documents. >> come on! >> here was a native jew who could be king over judea, a new messiah that many jews wanted to support. >> today, we cannot imagine someone going up against a force such as the roman empire in that way, but in judas' time, the romans have not been in israel very long relatively speaking. >> for a while, it may have looked like the rebellion would have been successful, but then the romans sent 15,000 troops down from syria into sepphoris to flatten the city and squash the rebellion. >> i think it would be terrifying to face the roman army. you would know that they were there to utterly destroy you. >> judas was hopelessly outclassed, in military terms,

cnn's scott mcclain is in london, and barbie nadeau is in rome. scott, the situation in the uk, we have large numbers of cases in the uk. again, as the story is elsewhere, the number of hospitalizations still remains low. >> that's absolutely right, richard. the number of cases is absolutely astounding. there aren't new numbers this weekend because of the holiday, but christmas eve this country set a new record for new infections. and the latest government estimates show that 1 in 35 people in england has the virus right now. in london, that number is even higher, 1 in 20. london is undoubtedly the omicron epicenter of this country. it also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. part of the concern is even if omicron is less severe, and studies suggest many my accounts it is, you could still have such a high number of cases that you'll end up with pressure on the health care system. perhaps the more pressing concern, though, right now is if you look at the number of health care workers who are calling in sick. take the end of nove

even bed parts from ancient rome. we have made a point of explaining it, and that's what we should do with fascism historian andrei. ammonia says there seems to be an acceptance of these monuments. there is a sort of normalization or legitimate zation of fascism which should explain to people that that, that was a brutal or a gene that was on the top ship. and even if we leave monuments, we should the knowledge that is not democracy. is something else a common reframe in italy, is that fascists were brutal but they did good things to with that idea in mind, it's likely there monuments will stand for years to come. adam rainy al jazeera rome, thousands of people have been killed and wounded during 10 years of conflict in libya. the fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands. more and of malik train reports from tripoli, many families and are homeless. it's winter and it's cold here in the small park in the heart of tripoli. but it's where a number of displays families are forced to live. they say increase in rent pri

. >>> rome, paris, london. we'll have details in just a moment as many european countries are grappling with record numbers of infections in the new year. we'll be in rome in just a moment. >>> we'll be talking to a virus expert in germany, the country preparing for tighter covid restrictions. there's a different way to treat hiv. it's once-monthly injectable cabenuva. cabenuva is the only once-a-month, complete hiv treatment for adults who are undetectable. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider once a month. hiv pills aren't on my mind. i love being able to pick up and go. don't receive cabenuva if you're allergic to its ingredients or taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. serious side effects include allergic reactions post-injection reactions, liver problems,...and depression. if you have a rash and other allergic reaction symptoms, stop cabenuva and get medical help right away. tell your doctor if you have liver problems or mental heal

we haven't raised any of our history even bed parts from ancient rome. we have made a point of explaining it and that's what we should do with fascism historian and i am on it says there seems to be an acceptance of these monuments. there is a sort of normalization or legitimate zation of fascism who will should explain to people that there was a brutal or a gene that was the tougher ship. and even if we leave monuments, we should the knowledge that that is not them all. chris is something else a common reframe in italy, is that fascists were brutal, but they did good things to. with that idea, mind it's likely there. monuments will stand for years to come. adam rainy al jazeera rome time off for a check on the world, whether his car was hello there. let scott in south america enter. renshaw, rain that's been falling on and off since november has led to severe flooding across the brazil's north eastern state. that hasn't been helped by heavy rain from a weather system, but that has pulled away. it is looking dry here, but the rains going to pick up acros

we haven't raised any of our history even bed parts from ancient rome. we have made a point of explaining it, and that's what we should do with fascism historian andrei. ammonia says there seems to be an acceptance of these monuments. there is a sort of normalization or legitimate zation of fascism who will should explain to people that that that was a brutal or a gene that was the tougher ship. and even if we leave monuments, we should the knowledge that is not democracy. it's something else. a common reframe in italy, is that fascists were brutal, but they did good things too. with that idea in mind, it's likely there monuments will stand for years to come. adam rainy al jazeera rome. now a new commuter rail services began operating in senegal. officials say it'll help reduce pollution, but many people say it's too expensive for them. as a bag explains at a cost of $1300000000.00. this new rel project is aimed at modernizing senegal transport system and either traffic and pollution. good. it's a train that may to park once con, enter, as is done in all

rome, people have to wear masks outside.mask on. we're seeing all these various approaches. christmas you can kind of get together. but new year's, i think it's going to be a total bust. rome canceled concert here. paris isn't going to have the big light show. it is to stop the spread and the numbers that we don't know entirely if this is all omicron or if this is still delta. not every country is sequencing every positive test result. in denmark they are. here in italy, cases of omicron seem low because they're not sequencing every positive result. so it's going to -- christmas is going to happen, but it's not going to be a very happy one. >> christmas is going to happen, but it will be another covid christmas. barbie, thank you so much. laura? >>> so, right now many are weighing the risks of holiday travel given covid. not to mention all the new rules. but to the world's biggest airplane makers are focused on something else. could new cell phone service endanger your flight? cnn's pete muntean has a closer look for us. >>

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his award-winning series the history of rome's legendary and podcasting. ongoing serious revolutions explores the great political revolution striven the course of modern history. joining mike in conversation tonight is alexis cobra alexis koser presidential historian "new york times" best-selling author of you've never forget your first a biography of george washington now in paperback. and forever eight murder in memphis soon to be a major motion picture. alexis was a consulting producer on and appeared in washington series on the history channel. she regularly appears on msnbc and cnn. she's contributed to the new yorker, the "new york times" and many others. and so without further ado please join me in welcoming mike and alexis to the stage. hooks well high. >> hello. kirk's first of all congratulations for this new book. i know all of you have picked up because you are here tonight. but if i can encourage you to overspend i would recommend buying a second copy or getting it from your library because one of the most rewarding things i heard haven't also

and then in rome, it started in the 5th century b. c. until the 4th century. a deal there was a goddess called strain ya, a very important goddess, whose name in french means gift. and at the time of the winter, solstice, vale, she wouldn't bring gifts at the thought. it was in her name that the roman patricians that the people of the roman high society offered gifts to each other toilet such as sweets or gold objects that he pulled it ah, among all of santa's ancestors. there's also a particular roman god who is worshipped at the end of the year when the sun goes down on the horizon and seems to disappear forever. i didn't d e niecy during the month of december, there were very important celebrations in rome. saturnalia festivities. people gave feasts and parties in honor of the gods, saturn, the god of agriculture. he does have you, lima employee. he cheered felicia during this period of transition. people would celebrate chaos. they would challenge the natural order of things, a waste of in this particular mood. a king was elected the key of saturnalia. yet

here in rome, the city officials have said we have to wear masks outside now in crowded areas which isnew and inconvenience, to say the least. but all of these things are working towards, you know, trying to mitigate the spread of delta. and in anticipation, really, for at arrival of omicron. and we've seen new restrictions in place there with the closing of nightclubs and new curfews on bars and things like that. but it usually is, in every case, the restrictions are those not vaccinated, on december 6th here in rome, negative covid tests will no longer be enough to get into an indoor dining place, you having vaccinated or you recovered from covid, kim. >> certainly, alarm bells are ringing about the new variant. and we've seen in the uk, ministers there warned that the government has to act now. or it could be too late. >> that's right, and the uk, there's quite a resistance or measures there or lockdown. the government there says tllt won't be a lockdown. of course, nobody wants a lockdown like last year. but the european union president was saying that she thinks there should be a

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and then in rome, it started in the 5th century b. c. until the 4th century. a deal there was a goddess called strain ya, a very important goddess, whose name in french means gift. and at the time of the winter solstice, vale, she wouldn't bring gifts at the thought. it was in her name that the roman patricians said jani. the people of the roman high society or offered gifts to each other, a toilet such as sweets or gold objects that he pulled it ah, among all of santa's ancestors, there's also a particular roman god who is worshipped at the end of the year. when the sun goes down on the horizon and seems to disappear forever, i didn't d e niecy. during the month of december, there were very important celebrations in rome. saturnalia festivities. people gave feasts and parties in honor of the gods, saturn, the god of agriculture, because he does have you, lima employee. he came to felicia during this period of transition, people would celebrate chaos. they would challenge the natural order of things, a waste of in this particular mood. a king was elected the k

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hey, i don't know, but i hope it will be film and yes, love can rome and play in the village without the safety concerns of a city. but she also has fewer playmates and a 30 minute drive to go swimming in the winter. get mad, i mean if cake like him, let him i, i prefer to have more kids cuz then i have more friends, percent get asking fountain ramp. according to government statistics, half of spain's municipalities are in danger of losing their population. these are primarily towns of less than 1000 people. however, data shows this issue is not just confined to rural areas. people are also moving out of provincial capitals and small to medium sized cities. to reverse the trend this year, the european union gave spain more than $11000000000.00 for a re population program. the goal is to provide small towns with more basic services, high speed, internet, and funding for housing and job creation. i keep us in their infancy. i get a good that i think that one by that are to that i either valid here you can have a childhood that you will remember all your life. the kids are on the street

barbie nadeau joins me live from rome. so barbie, what's the latest on that catastrophe? >> they're still searching for survivors, hoping that there are people that they'll be able to pull out alive. but of course as time goes on, it always becomes more difficult to find survivors in these situations. this explosion devastated three buildings, but also damaged several others in this small town of about 10,000 people on the southern coast of sicily. there are about 50 people who aren't able to return to their homes. and what we know so far is that this was a gas explosion. wetriggered it, though. some reports say that it could have been someone using the elevator or some reports say that there could have been some seismic activity. but every 30 minutes, they're stopping the rescue efforts to listen and try to see if there's anybody calling for help. two women were rescued alive. one because she had her cell phone on her and was able to call and say where she was in this rubble. it's a devastating, devastating situation for this small town. everyone knew everyone there. it'

standing by this hour in rome, first to cnn scott mclean in lopped.cott, the nhs in the uk is warning folks to keep holiday plans small otherwise they could overcome the health system. what's the latest? >> reporter: you might say boris johnson got an early christmas present from science this year in a brand-new uk study this week that showed that the risk of hospitalization with omicron is 40% less than it was with delta, and now a real world analysis of actual cases in the uk health security agency found that that risk was cut by up to two-thirds with omicron compared to delta. this has undoubtedly helped to reaffirm the prime minister's decision not to go ahead with further restrictions ahead of the christmas holidays as was the case last year, despite the fact that scotland and wales have gone ahead and tightened measures. you could perhaps understand the difficult verging viewpoints on what to do. on the one case you have the evidence omicron is less severe. on the other hand, the number of cases is really staggering. one in 45 people the latest

italy imposed mask mandates in rome and sicily ahead of the holidays. and ireland introduced new restrictions, closing nightclubs and imposing a 50% capacity cap for indoor events. rio de janeiro canceled new year's eve celebrations after brazil detected its first omicron cases. south african scientists first detected omicron. covid-19 cases in the country nearly quadrupled between tuesday and friday, passing the $3 million mark for the first time since the start of the pandemic. 70 to 75% of the cases sequenced in south africa in november were confirmed to be of the omicron variant. health officials continue to underscore how important it is to get vaccinated and boosted against covid-19. in the uk, prime minister boris johnson received his booster and urged residents to do the same, as soon as possible. >> the target that we've set ourselves is to offer a booster to everyone eligible by the end of january. and with the first jabs, we'll be working through people by age group, going down in five-year bans. >> reporter: while it may be a few more weeks

director of the side of institute at the 1st public policy, think tank in libya is joining us from rome. thanks for speaking to us. so was this expected or yet another plot twist in the libyan elections. another one of many plot twists that we've just seen over the last week. and one that i think is eroding trust in the very process. and the very act that the international community is asking libyans to respect whether conditions are not only that we should have elections on the 24th of december, but that the results are or must be respected. and i think when we look at the process over the last several days, we've seen candidates that have been declared ineligible, the processed and reinstated with that, any legal argument. and i think that's what's going to really, but in a puzzle, many of the libyans, the day protested the candidacy of individuals like so for the slam. you could therapy locally barstow. but now find themselves on the pallet box in a very pallet process that many don't believe is going to be free and fair. so it's a major plot twists. but i don't think it's the last o

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. >> and vatican analyst john allen is in rome with more for us.n crowd size for his services today. >> reporter: yeah, hi there, jessica. very merry christmas to you. hope that you are with your loved ones. here in rome, my wife and i are celebrating with some of our closest friends and it is a glorious thing. yes, so the crowd size was less than -- well, less than would be normal in the pre-covid era in st. peter's square. the vatican has had to make accommodations to try to make sure that these big papal events don't become superspreader events. last night there were just about 2,000 people whereas the ordinary capacity would be 20,000. that said the pope certainly took stock today in his message to the city and the world that we are facing fairly dire circumstances. he talked not merely about the health impact of the pandemic, but also its social costs. he talked about women who were more exposed to violence and abuse because they are trapped at home, children being bullied, elderly people who feel isolated, abandoned and alone. and in response

you cannot go to rome and say that peter did not make it to rome. rome was forever changed by the life of peter. ♪ >>> merry christmas and welcome to this special holiday edition of new day. i'm boris sanchez. >> it is a challenge cal morning. i'm amara walker in for christi paul. >>> just as it seemed the country was opening up again, concerns over emerging variants could spell trouble for the economy heading into next year. >>> plus, a veteran still making a difference after her time in the military gets the surprise of a lifetime just in time for christmas morning. she'll joining us later this hour. >>> and we'll hear from one woman who's inspiring work with the homeless has earned her the title cnn hero of the year. >>> all that and more is coming up this christmas morning. first, let's get a check of your news headlines. >>> good morning and merry christmas to you. i'm jessica dean. the omicron surge means getting home for christmas is a challenge for many travelers today. both delta is united flight cancellations are in the triple digits for t

barbie nado is in rome and scott mcclain in london. barbie, i want to start with you. got some very strict restrictions in places like the netherlands going into lockdown limiting how many can go to each other's homes for christmas. in rome they've canceled the new year's eve concert jenly held in paris and fireworks for new year's eve. travel restrictions in germany and france, banning people from the uk because of the rapid spread of the omicron variant. mostly in continental europe they're still dealing with delta. the rise in cases all across the continental europe is because of delta. slowly omicron is climbing up in cases but we're still dealing with the last wave right now before they're getting ready for the next one. >> and scott, the mayor in london declared a major incident as omicron cases continued to rise yesterday. what exactly does that mean for people in the uk? >> it means the situation here is not good at the moment, boris. six days away from families getting together at christmas and we have this surge of the omicron variant that is now the dominant

of rome, harrod ruled galley.ade his first serious calculation. he married his brother's wife. this was in violation of a law which says a man must not uncover the nakedness of his brother's wife. >> he's the wife of your brother. >> john the baptist is critical of the regime and he was critical of harrod for having married his brother's wife. he was critical of their immorality and their treatment of the people. >> do you feel yourself oppress by a foreign power that you can't do anything about. john gives them a vision of someone who can do something about it. >> john openly accuses aharrod and his wife of violating the jewish law. >> give up this woman, send her away. >> if john the baptist said out loud what everybody else was murmuring about, then that puts him in the category of someone who could be accused of sedition of treason. he would be like a terrorist. if john the baptist is successful in his campaign against harrod, it could spark a political revolution. he enters a duo with the leader. >> you shall

of nuclear course, calling at the worst deal ever negotiated and began to re imposing sanctions on rome to ron, responded by scaling back its commitments to the deal and enriching uranium beyond the agreed cap. but it says, ron must curb some of its nuclear activities before it's prepared to rejoin that iran insist that it's nuclear program is entirely peaceful ah, to any me now our guests in vienna where the talks are being held, says mohammed randi advised the to the iranian delegation in washington d. c. we have hillary man levers also and former white house national security official and diplomat. hillary is negotiated with iran and co author going to to round white america must accept the islamic republic over rome and berlin. we have hammered rizza as easy, a specialist on iran and foreign policy and a visiting fellow at the german institute for international and security affairs variable warm welcome to your thanks for joining us here on inside story. i speak with you. i'm and rhonda, you are obviously there in vienna advising the negotiating team. there was details . can you sha

now by for reagan bindy, who is the professor of political science at the university of rome regatta. good morning to professor, welcome this morning. first of all, is this important just to, to see these 2 leaders of great nations getting together and having a conversation. and he's a good start, at least, that's an excellent start. we, we badly needed the us and russia start talking to each other for reason so that it's absolutely positive. we can never really get too far away from the thoughts of donald trump and he has weighed in commenting on this top. just want to have a quick listen to what donald trump had to say. vladimir putin looks at our pathetic surrender in afghanistan, leaving behind dead soldiers, american citizens, and $85000000000.00 worth of military equipment. he then looks at biden, he's not worried. i mean, he's a despising about joe biden consistently, and he says the buttons peeling in the into insignificance. basically in the shadow of poor nissan, just because he wants to put him down as his political opponent. or do you think there's anything to what he says

we'll have the latest from new york and london and rome. voters in hong kong head to the polls for their first election under a new system, but their options are pretty limited. we'll explain. >>> and despite 2021 being a tough year in many ways, we'll share stories from around the world about people determined to spread holiday cheer. >>> we begin with the growing threat of the omicron variant. cases are rising quickly around the globe. less than a month after it was first detected. in the u.s., experts are warning that americans could be facing a dark winter as omicron collides with the surge of the delta variant. the country is now averaging more than 125,000 new infections a day. cases are rising, especially fast in the northeast, midwest, and south, but experts say that's mostly being fueled by the delta variant, not omicron that's expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, but cdc numbers show that omicron accounts for just around 3% of new cases. u.s. hospitals are already peeling the impact around 69,000 americans a