here in new york city police say at least six people were stabbed this weekend in separate incidents in the city s subway system. the first happened just hours after mayor eric adams announced a new public safety initiative to combat crime and address homelessness. brynn gingras joining me now. this is so frightening for folks who use the subway system and live in new york. the mayor wants to get covid recovery and get the transit system, the bus system is integral to that. there already was 1,000 more nypd officers sent into the subway systems to combat crime. now there s going to be 30 interagency teams that will begin this process and work alongside those nypd officers as well. those teams including department of homeless services, department of health and mental hygiene services. these teams will go in and try to connect people that are not
fax foster, thank you. starting next month, carnival cruises will relax its mask rules. the company says face coverings will be recommended but not required. this comes after the cdc lowered its risk advisory for cruises from very high to high, but the agency still advises people to avoid cruise travel if they are not fully vaccinated or if they re vaccinated but still at an increased risk for severe illness from covid-19. the fda is considering whether it will need to authorize a fourth dose of the covid-19 vac vaccine. the agency says the best time for an additional shot may be in the fall when coronavirus spread is expected to pick up again. in the meantime, health officials are urging vaccinated americans to get their booster shots as the pace of those boosted doses has dropped dramatically. cnn health reporter jacqueline howard has more on this. jacqueline, what more are we learning about the efficacy of the booster? we re learning that, first,
positive for covid just as england is set to lift all covid restrictions. wall street is closed for trading to observe presidents day. stock futures in the u.s. are down and european stocks are taking a hit as the world waits to see if russia will invade ukraine. there is talk in washington of releasing more oil from the strategic reserves or suspending the federal gas tax if fighting does break out to try to stem any rise in oil prices. the u.s. does not import a lot of russian oil but russia provides more than a third of europe s total imports. [sound of helicopter blades] ugh. they found me. nice sui, you guys blend right in. the world needs you ba. i m retired greg, you kn this. people have eir money just sitting around doing nothing.
difficult to keep that number of forces in the field, especially in the kinds of encampments. we ve seen the photographs. they are in mud pits right now. that is not very beneficial for the morale of soldiers. truthfully russian soldiers morale isn t high when they come into an operation. so what we re going to see is continued passing of covid, living in swamps, living in mud holes, not having very good food. drinking radiator fluid as they ve been known to do in the past. this will detear aeriorate the russian forces if it goes on. it could also deteriorate ukraine, not only its morale but economy as well as long as russia continues to remain encircled. lieutenant general mark hertling and josh rogin, thank you as always. still ahead, former president trump in more legal
the country. boris johnson, as you say, is lifting all the existing covid regulations or that s his plan. that includes the rule we have in the country that you have to self-isolate after testing positive. so she may be allowed out early. we ll wait to hear about those plans as boris johnson reveals them, but quite significant. it s a big shift in policy. he s basically shifting from regulation towards self-responsibility. people won t be expected to act in any particular way after they caught covid. they ll be expected to act responsibly, though. there won t be in lockdowns in the future. boris johnson will make it clear if there s a new variant coming into the country, he s going to rely on advice and on more testing and more vaccination, no more lockdowns. so quite a shift here, bianna. we are wishing the queen a speedy recovery. she s got an important couple months ahead, the 70th jubilee and her birthday as well, turning 96 years old.