Class A Disease News Today

new numbers on the unprecedented number of migrants along the u.s./mexico border. ill talk to an official from one border city about whats going on and what they need. and new audio into "outfront" of putins forces turning on each other as there are reports of a strike on a military base deep inside russia. lets go "outfront." good evening. im sara sidner in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, worst winter storm ever. thats from new york officials describing this christmas weeken...

the weather outside is still frightful and in places still potentially deadly. pamela brown here in for anderson. its hard to imagine that some parts of western new york could see another foot or more of snow on top of the nearly four feet you see in these pictures on your screen. winter storm warnings there and elsewhere still in effect. buffalos airport still closed. the entire eastern part of the country still in a deep freeze. almost 4,000 flights canceled today and nearly 2600 tom...

of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. ill talk with the buffalo police commissioner this hour. >> many americans are still feeling the effects of the arctic blast, including millions of air travelers. southwest airlines experiencing massive disruptions, with more than 65% of its flights canceled just today, adding to the holiday travel chaos. also tonight, vladimir putin claims hes ready to neg...

Travel ouchlt officials said they will gradually restart outbound tourism in an orderly manner but it depends on the international situation. and now authorities also said this policy is part of china downgrading its covid management. previously covid was manage the as a class a disease. on par with cholera or the plague which was justification for the draconian zero covid measures we saw for years. >> chinas national health commission is also no longer reporting daily covid case numbers. why is...

Orderly manner. but they didnt give details on when or how. but overall these changes are a huge sigh of relief for many people in china who have been waiting years and years for a chance to travel abroad to see loved ones overseas. so so, this is an e mogsal moment. >> it certainly is. how and why are chinese authorities changing the way covid is classified as an illness? >> so, these changes to the travel restrictions i just mentioned are actually part of this broader change to how china is ma...

Downgrading its covid management to a less strict class b disease. previously covid was managed as a class a disease on par with the bubonic fplague, which was the justification for the draconian covid measures. it is a huge sigh of relief for so many people in china who have been waiting and waiting for a chance to travel abroad, see loved ones overseas, and finally theyre see ago way out. >> after years of very tight control, how are chinese citizens in the medical system, for that matter, cop...