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We gave them three weeks to make the offer and they have held that back. why did you change your mind on having a strike over christmas? well, the christmas action we have put on does not largely affect passenger services. the passenger railway runs down and closes in the evening of december the 24th, so what we are targeting is the engineering works at network rail. mick lynch from the rmt speaking there. we rejust mick lynch from the rmt speaking there. we re just hearing that thousands of ambulance workers and other nhs staff who belong to the gmb and unite and unison unions are also going to go on strike. it is a dispute over pay. we have now got the dates. the ambience workers will be on strike at nine trusts in england and wales on december the zist, england and wales on december the 21st, and december the 28th. returning to the railways of. the schools minister nick gibb says the government has offered a pay rise and accused the rmt of still holding the country to ransom. ....
Then, will be over hopefully. but until then, things are going to be tight in england in particular and of course in england in particular and of course the labour welsh first minister course the labour welsh first minister mark drakeford has generously offered 4 million welsh test kits generously offered 4 million welsh test kits to the england nhs to relieve test kits to the england nhs to relieve the strain on them and i guess relieve the strain on them and i guess nicola sturgeon will be watching that through gritted teeth wishing watching that through gritted teeth wishing she had made this generous offer first~ wishing she had made this generous offer first. , ., ., ., offer first. let s move to the front .a . e offer first. let s move to the front -a~e of offer first. let s move to the front page of the offer first. let s move to the front page of the task offer first. let s move to the front page of the task of offer first. let s move to the front page of ....
Tell hospitals there is a warning that covid i9 admissions art to keep rising for the next ten days, lucy. yes, it is certainly an ominous warning yes, it is certainly an ominous warning from the nhs to health chiefs warning from the nhs to health chiefs and we know that the latest figures chiefs and we know that the latest figures show that more than 2000 people figures show that more than 2000 people were admitted to hospital on december the 28th and that s the highest december the 28th and that s the highest rate since february this year highest rate since february this year and highest rate since february this year and at the moment there are around year and at the moment there are around 11,000 patients in hospital with covid i9 in the big concern is that new with covid i9 in the big concern is that new year s eve celebrations of people that new year s eve celebrations of people getting together and mingling could allow the title of omicron variant could allow t ....
Law enforcement, any family, you know, we definitely don t want any other family to go through what we are going through right now. so, president trump is addressing the issue. and i just hope that it will be taken care of. martha: i want to the play a little bit from the day on december the 28th, your brother was killed by someone who was here illegally, and who had two dui arrests and was purported to be a member of a gang. he is the alleged killer, i should say at this stage of the process. this is part of that news conference. let s play that. i wish i could thank all the law enforcement agencies, homeland security in san francisco, everyone, if i could speak to you, i was waiting for this to happen. i would like to thank you for working day and night to make this happen. martha: tell me a little bit about that moment for you reggie. you know, ronil looking down, ....
Find some way of climbing off this wall, if i could put it that way. right. indeed. we ll see who blinks first. steven erlanger, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. thanks, rosemary. well, president trump is publicly weighing in on russia s arrest of paul whelan, the former u.s. marine was detained late last month on allegations of spying. his family insists he is innocent and that he was in russia for a wedding. he s being held as the kremlin protests the detention of at least two russians in u.s. custody. cnn s sam kylie has more now from moscow. reporter: donald trump has finally commented on the case of paul whelan. the former u.s. marine was arrested by russian authorities on december the 28th and stands accused of espionage. the american president when asked what he was doing about it said we re looking into that. we re look into that. hardly the sort of aggressive ....