lung cancer. in a joint statement, how speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer called dolan extraordinary patriot who devoted his entire life to serving our nation with dignity and integrity. 18 years ago today, one of the most pivotal moments in world history was playing out in hawaii. a surprise japanese attack on pearl harbor killed more than 2,000 americans, gutting the pacific fleet, enjoining the u.s. in world war ii. events in hawaii on pearl harbor remembrance day, survivors will attend, many of them now centenarians. this is a change from last year when events were curtailed due to covid-19. still to come, details of the new restrictions being put in place across europe as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads. plus, south africa's covid positivity rate has jumped since the omicron variant was detected.