this is "the daily show" with trevor noah! >> trevor: hey! what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show," i'm trevor noah. joining me for today's headlines is my good friend roy wood, jr. what's going on, roy? >> hey, what up, man? i'm just trying to find a karate class. my five-year-old taking karate. that means i've got to learn karate because the showdown is coming. >> trevor: i don't think that works. you can just let him do karate. >> which one has a child? >> trevor: you. >> you let me worry about the showdown looming with the child. at some point every child challenges the father. you've seen "star wars." >> good luck to you and your child. let's jump into the headlines. we kick things off with omicron, named after disgraced cnn anchor chris cuomo cuomicron. >> this morning the fast spreading omicron variant is adding fresh fears around the world. >> british prime minister boris johnson is learning of a looming tidal wave of coved cases in the u.k. >> they fear in less than 36 hours omicron will be the dominant variant in london. already makes up 44% of

craig, meet trevor. >> trevor: no, no, no -- >> the day of judgment is upon us, trevor.ave it next to the heated swimming pool. >> trevor: what? you have a heated swimming pool? that shit is dope, what? >> i know, right? come down to the suicide orgy and check it out. >> come on, come on now. >> we can leave before the suicide. >> yeah is that all right, i'll see you there. thank you so much, desi and craig. >> bye-bye. god king craig. >> trevor: yes, desi and god king craig. thanks, guys. when we come back roy wood, jr. gives k-pop group espa. gives k-pop group espa. suicide orangey, sounds gives k-pop group espa. suicide orangey, sounds ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. it's the most joyous time of the year. especially at t-mobile! let's go to dianne. i got the awesome new iphone 13 pro and airpods, and t-mobile is paying for them both! and this is for new and existing customers. upgrade to the iphone 13 pro and airpods both on us. only at t-mobile. what if smartphones were more than just smart? the all new

trevor? >> trevor: leon musk it wouldn't be the same. >> it does not carry the same worth, stop talking about the block chain, leon, you know what i mean. >> trevor: i hear you. >> so leon feels like kind of a dead beat name whereas elon is a disrupter so i'm not on board. >> trevor: so you don't think he deserves it at all. >> i think we're all being deuped by some good naming. >> trevor: i feel you there, you know, tesla. god name as well. >> right, if it was called elsa, you see. >> trevor: we just let it go. >> let it it go. >> trevor: all right, let's move on to tour next story which is from california. america's california is one of the most antigun states in the country which is a frustrating position to be in these days. especially when conservative courts are striking down any effort at gun control. but now the governor of california has come up with a new plan to limit guns and where he got the idea from is pretty hilarious. >> california governor gavin new some says he wants to use

>> trevor: i have been better but i'm good. >> yeah. >> trevor: i'm getting better every day.ell. i notice you got a new studio. the last time we were here, we were somewhere else. >> trevor: which means we weren't here. >> that's exactly what it means. congratulations on the upgrade. the green rooms were delightful. >> trevor:eth a work in progress. nothing is back to normal, we're in the hybrid phase. then we get ready to go back to a different phase of life. let's talk about you and your phases, though. people's choice award, congratulations. >> oh, my god i beat you in the people's choice best comedy category. >> trevor: i was in the category? >> yeah, you were nominated for a people's choice award but i won. >> trevor: congratulations. >> i thought you were being a big boy. i was going to say great, look at you! >> trevor: no. >> well, let's take it back you guys. >> trevor: for real, congratulations. >> thank you, thanks. >> trevor: and congratulations, like, for me, for all of us as comedians, the grammy nomination, the first one? >> i was in hawaii with joy coy -- yeah

: i feel like you would look over at me and say well trevor, it's over. >> this is it. >> trevor: youw what i mean, you just have that palming-- dawming spirit. >> thank you, thank you. >> trevor: the last time you were here, you were just on your way to one the most successful journeys of all time. since the last time you have been on the show you have won two oscars, an emmy, golden globe, whether st house of cards, whether st moonlight, everything you have touched has turned to gold. you know, it has been a whirlwind, i want to know what its that been like to you, what has it been like for you. >> hearing you say it all t is just a great reminder to be breat. >> trevor: yeah. >> i have had an opportunity to work on some amazing projects, with amazing people. wonderful actors. and that's been the dream for me. and this moment, physically all of that building up, is an opportunity to play this role and lead a film and work opposite of naomi harris and glenn close, and pretty phenomenal, i feel very blessed. >> trevor: when you looked at creating this story, you know, it's one thing t

this is "the daily show" with trevor know. >> trevor: hey, what is going on, everybody.elcome to the daily show, i'm trevor noah and joining me for today's headlines is my very good friend roy wood, jr., what is going on, roy. >> south africa, what is going on with you, man. >> so good to see you. >> make sure you give me a gift. >> wow. i've never heard anybody say it like that but okay. >> that is what we do. you give gifts. >> trevor: but normally would say christmas, have i a gift for you now you want me. >> i moo ed to see what your gift is first, and then you know, then gi from there, just. >> trevor: one hell of a spirit. in africa we say those are demons, let's jump into today tea headlines. we kick things off with omicron, the reason you need to ta just your 2022 mask budget. the new variant has now been founder in 17-- found in 17 american states, yeah, and honestly, by the time you see this it will probably be up to like 80 states. now there is some good news. dr. fauci says that while it's still too early to know for sure it looks like omicron's spreads more

>> trevor: you look something, kosta. >> look, it's like you said, trevor.r wants people to copy him. he should be worried about the trend he's trying to set that no one is copying him on. i don't see a lot of north koreans with his haircut, right? no one will say to his face-- "kim jong your hair is whack. your hair is whack. your people won't tell you that." anyway... but this is fly. right wilson's leather, trevor? >> trevor: you know, kosta, what i love about you is not only the fact that you are so comfortable in that jacket, but the fact that you believe that kim jong-un might be watching this show. >> i think he is. >> trevor: i mean-- >> trevor, you're a global star, dude. >> trevor: amen, thank you for that kosta. >> yeah. >> trevor: i appreciate that. >> trevor: all right, when we come back, we'll tell you what the government isn't telling you about covid. you don't want to miss it. what if smartphones were more than just smart? the all new google pixel 6 truly sees you. not a blurry face. and for things you don't want to see, it removes them insta

this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah. let's jump right into today's headlines. we kick things off with a story out of great britian, the country where "yasss queen" originated. when the covid pandemic first swept the world in 2020, the u.k. was one of the countries that was hardest hit, and it responded with a national lockdown. all non-essential stores were closed, public and private gatherings were banned, and megan and harry were forced to socially distance 7,000 miles away. but now we're learning that some of the people who imposed the lockdown weren't obeying it themselves. >> boris johnson is facing fierce criticism this morning. a leaked video shows senior downing street staff joking about a christmas party thrown by the british prime minister during last year's tier-three covid lockdown. >> this video shows aides rehearsing for a briefing four days after the alleged party. >> i've just seen reports on twitter that there was a downing street christmas party on friday ni

this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah. let's jump right into today's headlines. we kick things off with the only story everybody has been talking about for two years now: the coronavirus pandemic. yeah, this thing is starting to feel a lot like a marvel movie. it's exciting, but it's kind of dragging on for a really long time. the omicron wave we've been waiting for has now hit the u.s. for real. hospitals are starting to fill up again. big companies that were planning to bring workers back to the office in january have postponed until may 2097. and concerts and shows are shutting down. a lot of people are saying it feels like march 2020 all over again. but, people, please have some optimism. things are much better now than they were back then. woon, we have vaccines. two, we have treatments. and three, no one thinks zoom happy hours are a good idea. are a good idea. but while we are being reminded just how serious this pandemic is, there are still some people who are taking it

this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah, and joining me for today's headlines is michael kosta. what's going on, michael? snowhow you doing? >> i'm doing great. tonight is the third night of hanukkah. not everybody knew that. i want to say what's up to my jewish people. great holiday. but i feel like what changes because hanukkah, everyone still has to go to work. you still have to take care of your kids, you know. i feel like hanukkah needs more respect, which is why from now on, for the rest of hanukkah, i'm not coming into work. and i think all of us, just don't go to work for the rest of hanukkah, and for all hanukkahs in the future. solidarity with my jewish folk. so... i'm an ally to the jewish people. i also am not going to go to work for the rest of hanukkah, so... >> trevor: sounds a lot like your devali argument. but good for you, michael. >> i'm trying to-- i don't want hanukkah to get the second-- i don't want hanukkah to get the shaft. >> trevor: i hear you. it's jus

trevor. you listened to 40 hours of music this year, like i had a choice. i'm like, listening to music or listening to my 60-year-old neighbor's smash. that was my choice, basically. of course i was going to listen to the music and them at the same time. it's also a weird thing to wrap up-- have you been disappointed when you see what your wrap-up is. everyone think they're cool. my wrap-up is coming. i can kendrick. we should have wrap-ups of our lives as people, just look a wrap-up of everything-- everyone you hung out with, everything you did, just to realize what a loser you actually were. ( laughter ) because we all think we're a lot cooler than we are. when you look at the wrappum of your year, you'll think it was all the highlights and you realize all the cool shit you did was, like, moments, really most of your life was you like scrolling instagram on the couch, and then scrolling instagram on the toilet. and then going back to the couch and realizing that you left your phone in the t

this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey! what's going on, everybody. welcome ba"the daily show." i'm trevor noah, we've got a lot to talk about so let's jump straight into the news. our first story is about abortion. what? no. no, no, no, no. guys i'm not-- i'm not starting the show with the abortion-- what do you mean i have to? it's-- but butt it's my show. i can choose what i want to do. it's my choice. no, i'm not-- it's my show, so-- you know what, i'm not going to start the show. i'm not going to start it on that. you can tell the supreme court i said it upon you tell them! all right, we're going to get to the story of the supreme court, but first, let's warm up with a more fun story. yeah, for years, one of cable news' biggest stars has been chris cuomo, cnn anchor and human protein shake. but now, cuomo's network has decided they've had enough of his extracurricular activities. >> cnn has suspended anchor chris cuomo indefinitely. it comes after records showed cuomo took an active role in helping his brother, the former governor of new york, re

tonight: this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show," i'm trevor noah. let's jump straight into today's headlines. we kick things off with omicron: it's the reason santa ain't coming in your house this year. you can find your gifts in the front yard. today, dr. fauci announced that three doses of the current vaccines offer good enough protection against omicron; that, as of now, we don't need any new omicron-specific vaccines. and that,s my friends, is great news. it's like finding out your old charger works with your new phone. and that's great news for everybody. that means your old conspiracy theories work for omicron, too. you don't have to think of new conspiracy theories. that shit is hard. "this new omicron vaccine is gonna...uh...make your blood gay? ah, man, i'm out of ideas." but just because we don't need new vaccines, that doesn't mean omicron isn't turning into a big problem. the c.d.c. says it could soon lead to a major covid wave in america, and it looks like when it comes to america's sports l

tonight: this is "the daily show with trevor noah." >> trevor: hey, what's going on, everybody? welcome to "the daily show." i'm trevor noah. let's jump right into today's headlines. we kick things off with omicron, the worst transformer ever. the first case was discovered here in the united states. >> we do begin this hour with breaking news on the pandemic. the second confirmed case of the omicron variant in the united states has just been confirmed, this one in minnesota. we don't know much about the patient yet except that they had only traveled domestically. >> health officials say that the man developed mild symptoms on november 22 after going to an anime convention in new york city. 53,000 people attended that event between november 19th and the 21st. >> well, now the city wants those attendees to get a covid test immediately, wear face masks, and practice social distancing, until they get their test results back. >> trevor: that's right, one of the first u.s. cases of the new covid variant may be an adult man who attended an anime convention. i mean, which is good. at le

daily show, i'm trevor noah. let's jump to today's headlines. we kick things off with the breaking news from the moon. that pervert that keeps looking into my windows at night. for centuries humans have thought that the moon is as baren and empty as chris cuomo's work schedule but that might all be about to change. >> china's moon rover has spotted a mystery object on the horizon while working it's a away across a crater on the far side of the moon in this photo it is about 260 feet awayk you can see what looks like right angles on a square object. the rover is expected to spend the next two to three months trying to get closer. the cube shaped object was described in chinese as quote a mystery hut. >> trevor: no. hell no! anything called a mystery hut, you better stay away from. best case scenario, it is a pizza place that picks the toppings for you. but most likely are you just going to get molested. and by the way, what was that about, did you hear that, where they said it will take two to three months to reac

and my mom looks at me and she goes, "shh, trevor, trevor, don't cry, baby."ng to cry. you were shot in the head." she says, "no, no, no look on the bright side." i said, "what bright side?" she says, "no, at least now because of my nose, you're officially the best-looking person in the family." >> stahl: you did say, you had the black world and you had the white world, and-- this is a quote from you-- "all i wanted to do was belong." >> noah: everybody wants to belong. half of our fights in life are because we want to belong. and so i grew up in a country where i was told that your belonging was defined by the shade of-- the color of your skin. and that never worked for me. you know? i found, my greatest joy was with the people where we shared interests, and the way we spoke, and the way we laughed. et cetera. so i always wanted to belong. and-- and that-- that, i think, has been a gift and a curse in life. >> stahl: i have a funny feeling that you did belong, because you were funny. >> noah: funny is something that i developed as a tool, yeah, to belong. >>

trevor, can you hear me? i meghan visited the country. trevor, can you hear me?he country. trevor, can you hear me? i couldn't hear the last art. can you hear me? i couldn't hear the last part- i — can you hear me? i couldn't hear the last part- i was— can you hear me? i couldn't hear the last part. i wasjust _ can you hear me? i couldn't hear the last part. i wasjust talking _ last part. i was 'ust talking about the last part. i wasjust talking about the approachable _ last part. i wasjust talking about the approachable side _ last part. i wasjust talking about the approachable side to - last part. i wasjust talking about the approachable side to his - last part. i wasjust talking about. the approachable side to his nature. it was seen very clearly on the visit that harry and meghan made to south africa. figs visit that harry and meghan made to south africa-— south africa. as you saw and we all saw, he south africa. as you saw and we all saw. he was _ south africa. as you saw and we all saw, he was receiving _ south africa. as you saw and we all saw, he was recei

. >> trevor: wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. wait. a christmas tree represents a lot of things but one thing it definitely does not represent is hanukkah. i feen if it did that tree would have to burn for eight days, come on, people. that is a weird thing for anyone to sairks but especially fox news because these are the tbies that spent 15 years insisting that we have to say merry christmas instead of happy holidays and now all of a sudden the christmas tree is half jeuish, it saul about the holidays, even calling this a tree, is such a stretch, i don't know if you saw, this once the flames went out it it turns out that this thing was just scrastled-of-will scaffolding covered in pine needles that is not a tree, just a jungle gym with a body hair problem. but i will say, this i a-- agree that fox news hosts are right, people, the crime in new york has gotten out of control. the city is a war zone, blood and death is on every corner. the rats have joined gangs, everybody needs to leave. so my rent can go down and i can find space on t

trevor was sentenced to nine years in prison. week they brought that fight to washington. and joey and paula reed join me now. thank you so much for being here. it's an honor to have you. you've met with leaders at the white house, on capitol hill. i want to get to that in a second. first, you have new information on trevor's health. we know he had covid. he was on a hunger strike. how is he doing? >> he's sick. he still has a productive cough and chest pain. pain in his chest. and he's having some kidney issues. he's drinking none potable water at the jail. in the regular barracks they're allowed to have water and boil it. but where he's at in solitary confinement, he doesn't have the ability to do that. we're not sure if that's causing the problems or not. he's sick. >> how did you find out he's going to the hospital? >> we've had no direct communications with nim 152 days since he went to the prison camp. so we send a local attorney every few weeks to meet with him to make sure he's still alive, and the ambassador's visited hi

>> trevor. [ laughter ] and, like -- >> jimmy: that's good., you know? like he -- >> jimmy: "we were sitting here we were here by the friday's." >> "oh -- oh, you mean scott oh, yeah he's not here. >> jimmy: but applebee's, did you have a name tag? >> i made a name tag that said trevor >> jimmy: no [ laughter ] >> yes you went through to the next level. i hid -- i stole -- i stole one of the name makers the name tag makers -- >> jimmy: god! >> and i went in the bathroom and i made a -- a name tag that said trevor. >> jimmy: this is unbelievable [ laughter ] i love that. and -- you go and you go, "great, i'm making this money. i'm saving up so i can get studio time. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so i can eventually become kid cudi. >> jimmy: grammy winner. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: millions of albums, giant movies [ cheers and applause you got two "critics choice" nominations. >> yes two for "don't look up." >> jimmy: two -- two for "don't look up. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: best ensemble cast >> yeah. >> jimmy: and -- and then for the song >> ye

trevor ault joins us once again right here in new york. and trevor, you're learning more from a new study showing the effectiveness of the johnson & johnson booster shot against omicron? >> reporter: that's right, whit. the study found that second j&j dose provides strong protection even against omicron and it cuts the risk of hospitalization by 85%. whit? >> encouraging news there. trevor, thank you. >>> the covid surge combined with extreme weather in parts of the country are crippling the final days of the holiday travel season. more than 1,000 flights canceled again today, with luggage piling up. you see here, seattle's sea-tac airport reporting the most cancellations in the world for the third day in a row. jetblue today announcing they're preemptively canceling more than 1,200 flights over the next few weeks because of an increase of covid sickouts. >>> we move on now to the high stakes call between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. the call coming at putin's request and lasting almost an hour. late today, the whi

trevor ault joining us now. and trevor, you want to go back pointing to practical reasons behind those new recommendations on isolation and quarantine, saying many people just don't follow the guidance to begin with. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, whit. the cdc director says they've seen some studies that show when people are asked to isolate, only as much of a third of them actually do it. she says the new guidelines are based in science, but they also wanted to give people some guidance that they seem likely to actually follow. whit? >> all right, trevor, thank you. >>> now, to the staggering airline cancellations across the u.s. tonight. hundreds of flights grounded again today with no end in sight to the holiday travel nightmare. seattle's sea-tac airport reporting the most cancellations in the world for the second day in a row. heading into new year's eve, bad weather combined with staffing shortages crippling travel for millions. here's abc's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: tonight, extreme weather on th

abc's trevor ault is in michigan. trevor?reporter: byron, unprecedented move from the prosecutor here now charging the parents of the alleged oxford high school shooter. james and jennifer crumbley charged with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter. as the prosecutor announced those charges she revealed chilling details, that it appears the parents bought this gun for their 15-year-old. >> i'm angry as a motor, i'm angry as the prosecutor. >> reporter: prosecutor karen mcdonald taking a rare if not unprecedented step, charging the parents of the 15-year-old accused in the oxford high school shooting rampage. >> you are the parents of ethan crumbley, is that correct? >> yes. >> that is right. >> reporter: the couple last seen at their son's arraignment wednesday. they were due to turn themselves in today. their attorney claiming they are not on the run, but their whereabouts still aren't clear. their son charged as an adult, pleaded not guilty to 24 counts, including first-degreermurder a lot of things that could have b

abc's trevor ault leads us off in michigan. >> i'm angry as a mother. i'm angry as the prosecutor. >> reporter: tonight, oakland county michigan prosecutor karen mcdonald taking a rare if not unprecedented step, charging the parents of the 15-year-old accused in the oxford high school shooting rampage. >> you are the parents of ethan crumbley, is that correct in. >> yes. >> that is correct. >> reporter: the couple last seen at their son's arraignment charged as an adult. due to turn themselves in today. the attorney saying they're not on the run, but their whereabouts unclear. their son charged as an adult. he's pleaded not guilty to 25 counts. >> there were a lot of things that could have been so simple to prevent. >> reporter: today the prosecutor levelling shocking accusations against the parents. alleging on black friday james crumbley brought his son with him to buy that sig sauer. prosecutors referencing these now-deleted instagram posts. one friday from the alleged shooter's account captioned just got my new beauty today. and this post saturday o

that was bishop trevor.a $300 million plan to consolidate its control of the golan heights. this area is regarded by most of the world as occupied territory. it was captured from syria during the six—day war more than half a century ago and later annexed. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, told a special cabinet meeting held in the golan that the aim was to double thejewish population there to nearly 50,000 within the next few years. translation: first, it| must be said, the golan heights are israel's. there is no doubt about it. israeli law has been applied here since 1981. it's beyond all debate. trump administration first recognised this, and now, biden administration has made it clear that there is no change in this policy. the number of flights that have been cancelled worldwide over the christmas weekend because of the 0micron coronavirus variant has risen to more than 7000. flight operators said many pilots and crew were testing positive for the virus. here's our business reporter, jonathanj

>> all right, trevor ault from michigan tonight. trevor, thank you. >>> also tonight, the major news from the supreme court on roe versus wade. a challenge to a mississippi law on abortion and why what we heard from justices today is now putting roe v. wade in doubt. abc's terry moran who has covered the court for years, with the audio tonight. what the justices today cede in this case. >> reporter: at the supreme court today, the first signs that roe versus wade's days my be numbered. outside the court, protesters gathered. while inside, the justices heard arguments on that mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. no exceptions for rape or incest. roe versus wade established a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion and if the court upholding the mississippi law, it would undermine or overrule roe altogether. today, it seemed clear the conservative justices are ready to do exactly that. chief justice john roberts zeroing on a key issue -- viability. right now, roe and other cases prohibit state

i'm sure that's how be remember trevor phillips, they're joining us from them. thanks so much for joining us. and thanks for your time. i didn't write scripts of accuse me a mas military of committing a massacres. fighting with rebel forces intensifies the child remains of 38 people have been found in chaos. state witnesses say civilians including women and children were rounded up and shot say the children says to of its staff or missing and the private vehicle found burnt. let's speak to tony changer, joins me now from bangkok in neighboring thailand and tell me what more do you know about this particular incident in cas state? well, as i understand from reports i have had from current political groups operating in the area, the attack was apparently retribution for attacks by ethnic armed groups on the me or my military. on friday in the evening, they came into the village of most so in kaya state, rounded up a number of people, including children, including the elderly, and then executed them for the men trucks that they then burns villages said they, they t

trevor ault joins us live from the oakland county jail where the crumbleys are being held. we heard in your report, the superintendent is clarifying the school's actions before the shooting, but he also wants an independent investigation? >> reporter: that's right, linsey. the superintendent says this community and these families deserve a transparent accounting of what happened here. and already tonight, the michigan attorney general is offering to conduct this investigation if the school chooses. she says they want to make sure what happened here does not happen anyone. linsey. >> understandably so. trevor, thank you. >>> there are urgent concerns tonight over the spread of the omicron variant as the nation sees troubling signs of yet another winter covid surge. 17 states are now reporting cases of the new variant, which was first detected in southern africa. and news that many americans are taking the advice to get vaccinated and boosted. demand for shots are at their highest level in seven months. abc's elwyn lopez is in atlanta tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as omicron

trevor, what are you hearing from people. we know some of them had minutes to grab what they could and get out. firefighters prioritized life safety and weren't even able to get to fighting the fire for some time. >> absolutely. i have been talking to folks all morning that evacuated, whose cars parked on the ridge overlooking the neighborhood, suitcases piled up. i talked to folks hiking into their home. they think it is okay, you need winter clothes to go out there today. it was terrible to see. i saw home after home burning with no firefighters in sight. i am friends with a lot of firefighters in the area. my friends were fighting the fire last night. but this fire was so dangerous it was not safe to be in these areas. i saw hotels go up in flames. >> trevor hughes, thank you for your time. >>> shattering records. closing out 2021 with strange health care systems and first responders. e systems and first responders subway's eat fresh refresh™ has so many new footlongs. refresh! here's how they line up. we got the new chick

she hopes to make an announcement in the next 24 hours, david. >> trevor ault from michigan tonight. thank you, trevor. >>> we're going to turn to breaking news from capitol hill at this hour on efforts to avoid a government shutdown. a vote that just happened. let's go live to rachel scott on the hill with late developments. rachel? >> reporter: david, the house just passed the bill to keep the government funded and i'm told tonight that the senate is closing in on a deal. but right now, it is being held up by two republican senators, mike lee of utah, roger marshall of kansas. if a shutdown does happen, it is not expected to last long, but it could have some impacts, costing the economy more than $257 million a day. national parks could close and 42% of employees at the department of health and human services would be furloughed in the middle of a pandemic. nearly every single senator wants to avoid this, including republican leader mitch mcconnell and tonight, senate majority leader chuck schumer calling this the republican anti-vaccine shutdown, david. >> following it all for us,

>> trevor ault tonight live in new york. trevor, thank you. >>> and as this nation deals with this new variant, millions on the road and boarding planes. and could the number of travelers actually be higher than pre-pandemic levels in some places? abc's gio benitez covers transportation. >> reporter: tomorrow might be the busiest travel day in almost two years, but tonight, the crowds are almost as heavy on the roads and at the airports. international flights may require proof of vaccination and a negative test, but domestic flights don't. that means a good mask is all the more important. >> you get a flight from washington to san francisco, it's well over a five-hour flight. even though you have a good filtration system, i still believe that masks are a prudent thing to do, and we should be doing it. >> reporter: but many travelers aren't taking chances. at cleveland's hopkins airport, they've gone from testing 30 people a day to nearly 400. >> just to keep everybody safe. i think everyone should be tested, if you're vaccin

trevor ault for us, thank you.ght, whit, we turn to that tense phone call between president biden and vladimir putin as russian troops amass on the border with ukraine and terry moran is in washington now with the latest. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio. during that tense 50-minute phone call vladimir putin issued the starkest warning any kremlin leader has made to a u.s. president since the cold war telling joe biden point-blank if the u.s. imposes any new sanctions on russia over the ukraine crisis, it could lead to a, quote, complete rupture in relations between the two countries. biden again warning putin that there will be crippling u.s. sanctions if russia invades ukraine but the two leaders did agree to pursue high-level talks in europe next month. and today, a russian official in the kremlin said that russia was, quote, in principle satisfied with yesterday's conversation. a senior biden administration official telling reporters that the u.s. has not decided whether or not vladimir putin

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let's go back now to trevor ault who is tracking it all.janai. we know millions may be reassessing their holiday plans seeing these infections piling up and have a new tool to fight the virus with this first covid-19 pill but you should be aware it could be some time before you can count on its availability. this morning, america's health care workers expanding their medicine cabinets in the fight against the virus. the fda authorizing pfizer's covid-19 pill paxlovid to treat infection early and you can take at home and it reduces the risk for hospitalization nearly 90% among people at risk for severe illness. >> as quickly as pfizer gets them manufactured and delivered we will immediately provide them to states and jurisdictions for distribution. >> reporter: the federal government ordered 10 million courses of the pill but that order will take months to fully fulfill. janai spoke to dr. ashish jha earlier this morning. >> the problem is in the short term we won't have a lot of this. the u.s. government is buying them all but the bottom li

trevor marshall is a historian and a leading pro—republic campaigner. where the bookkeeper, as it was called, this is where he or the manager paid the workers on fridays. you know, at the desk. the people lined up out here. they lined up out here like, laughs, like if they come for the dole. they filed in, and got there and bowed... they had to bow before they got paid? yeah, they bowed and scraped. it was a feudal system. i know my granddad worked here at the sugar factory at the belle plantation. you are saying he would have had to come here and bow his head before collecting? not everybody was so deferential, but the average person, it was ingrained in new from the time of slavery. cap in hand, like the typical english labourer, yes guv�*nor, and you know, you are doing yourfavour, you are paying me. daniel, you must compose yourself, you look as though you are ready to cry. careful of the holes here. and you, not only careful of this but the ceiling, the ceiling is disintegrating. can you imagine this in its period of glory? all of this, i mean, loo

sooner because i think her body would have had more time to build antibodies up to this virus. >> trevor ault is back with us from times square. there's also a new projection out tonight showing when the u.s. might see the peak of this omicron surge. >> reporter: that's right, whit. scientists at columbia university are projecting we could see the peak of the surge as early as january 9th at about 2.5 million cases every week, but that could go up above 5 million cases a week. here in new york city, we could see the pandemic of infections in the new year, although some people here ready to party. >> going to get worse before it gets better. thank you. >>> now to the staggering new image of destruction in boulder county, colorado. wildfires moving with blinding speed, wiping out two communities in a matter of hours. as many as 1,000 homes feared damages or destroyed. fueled by hurricane-force wind gusts topping 100 miles per hour. families given almost no notice to get out. driving through the flames to find safety. the gorchler svernor saying it' miracle everybody survived. bracing for u

abc's trevor alt is in pontiac for us tonight. ♪ ♪ >> it started out as a normal tuesday.at morning. walked into class, the student comes in behind me and she starts saying that there's somebody with a gun outside in the hallway around the corner. we arm ourselves with scissors, hockey sticks, nick we could find, to fend off the assailant if they entered our room. >> reporter: dilan morris, like so many 17-year-olds, has so much to look forward to. but today, he's talking about what he just lived through. >> i was texting my parents to tell them that i love them, and that if i don't make it out of this, then i'm very sorry. >> reporter: it's been six days since a mass shooting at oxford high school in michigan took the lives of tour students. tate, hanna, madison, and justin. seven others were injured, including a teacher, leaving this community trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy. >> the fact that i heard two of the gunshots and those probably either hurt somebody or even killed somebody is just insane to me. >> reporter: in the aftermat, the alleged gunman, 15-ye

the only thing they agreed on, they want to stop on earth to trevor restrictions for laurie drives, for example. so that delivery changed, at least from function over the borders. ok, now regarding vaccinations you mentioned earlier, how well equipped as europe for yet another wave the u commissioning of ross's tells us, there is enough for vaccines are enough shots for everybody. the commission is buying them for all of europe and distributing them. there might be some shortages in the 1st quarter of the year, but this is to can be still worked on with the manufacturers. but the problem is that the, the c, d c, the control agency says there's not enough time anymore to prevent the new wave by vaccinations o boosters, band re get in vessels. thank you. to day the united nations, as mark and international migrants day more than 280000000 people way international migrants last year. that's nearly 4 percent of the global population. more people than ever live in a country other than the one in which the web on the united states and mexico. i resumed for my presidents. donald trump's contro

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