jeremy, what are we expecting to hear from the president this hour? >> reporter: right now, president biden is in the oval office with his coronavirus advisory team. they are briefing him on this omicron variant, briefing that the president has been receiving daily. when he comes out later this hour to speak, he'll talk about what we do know and don't know about the variant and he'll be urging the public against panicking here. we do expect the president to instead urge americans that now is the time, if you haven't yet, to get vaccinated and get your booster shot if you are fully vaccinated and eligible for that third shot. so that is the message we'll hear from the president. he's going to try and show that he is on top of this situation while at the same time urging americans not to panic. we do know that it is very clear that it will take a week to two weeks before we know exactly the impact of this variant, and that's something that the president is going to outline today. >> we'll take the president live when he comes to cameras to speak. >>> in

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jeremy, what is the word from the white house about this meeting? >> reporter: olymlisten, a seni administration official describing this as a healthy debate between the leaders and an opportunity to talk about the areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, most importantly, and also for president biden, as you just heard there, to make very clear how he sees the u.s.-china relationship. one of competition but not one that will devolve into outright conflict. that was a key part here. president biden talking about the need to establish guardrails in the u.s.-china relationship. although, this meeting didn't produce those guardrails or any breakthroughs, nor, frankly, were any expected based on how senior officials were describing the plans for this meeting ahead of time. but a range of issues, as you see there on the screen, being discussed. everything from the tensions over taiwan to human rights issues that president biden made clear he was going to raise with president xi, as well as also potential areas of cooperation on climate change, for exam

jeremy, what are you hearing from there today about all of it? because so much is still unknown. >> reporter: listen, coronavirus is right back at the center of activity here at the west wing of the white house. we know officials are working to put together the finishing touches on that strategy that we're expected to hear president biden outline on thursday for how the united states is going to fight the coronavirus this winter. listen to the president talking about that yesterday. >> thursday i'll be putting forward a detailed strategy outlining how we're going to fight covid this winter, not with shutdowns or lockdowns, but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing, and more. >> reporter: you hear the president there emphasizing the fact that he is not looking to do additional shutdowns or lockdowns. instead, it will be doubling down on what we've seen from this administration so far. vaccinations, boosters, testing. we heard the president talk about that yesterday. even as the united states waits for the next week or two to learn m

jeremy diamond is with us in the white house. jeremy? >> there is a lot of soul searching after the vote last night. the president returning in the wee hours of the morning, but the mood aboard air force one last night was grim as they tu returned to the news that glenn youngkin won in virginia that president biden had won by ten points. the biden administration is trying to move forward, others pointing to economic woes and a pandemic that has gone on longer than expected. one thing is clear, the president was not expecting this. >> i think we're going to win in virginia. i don't believe, and i've not seen any evidence whether or not i am doing well or poorly, whether or not i've got my agenda passed or not is going to have any real impact on winning or losing. >> reporter: and whether or not the president wanted to make a connection between his agenda and that race yesterday, democrats this morning certainly making a connection between now and the midterms next year. certainly this is going to light a fire under people at the white hou

she is there with a big band-aid, jeremy. >> reporter: yeah no doubt about it. look, president biden did the first step here in meeting with president emmanuel macron on the sidelines of the g20 in rome a couple of weeks ago. now step two is also crucial. that's where vice president harris comes in. she's going to be spending five days here in paris, including a bilateral meeting with the french president, participating in a forum that is a priority for the french president as well, delivering remarks, participating in armistice day events, all of this intended to highlight the long and deep bonds between the united states and france, and to make clear to the french government that the u.s./french relationship is indeed a priority to the administration, following that submarine dustup a couple of months ago. there is no question the french president is looking to squeeze every ounce of juice out of that dustup as he possibly can, and french officials have told me that they are looking for concrete actions to improve the u.s./french relationship beyond just the r

with me to share their reporting and cnn is cnn's manu raju, jeremy diamond and coral davenport of the "new york times," the u.n. secretary-general saying we're taking our own graves. boris johnson, the prime minister opening the session by using a little hollywood. listen shepard welcome to glasgow and to scotland whose most globally famous fiction alison is almost certainly a man called james bond who generally comes to the climax of his highly lucrative film strapped to a doomsday device. this is not a movie, and the doomsday device is real. if we don't get serious about climate change today, it will be too late for our children to do so tomorrow. shepard the rhetoric constantly escalates, and you have doomsday rhetoric, dig our own graves, the president talking about thin frequention point. do the actions, are they willing to commit? are they ready to commit to actions that match the rhetoric? >> the short answer is no. right now all of the countries that signed on to the paris climate agreement, including the united states, of course, president biden re-entered the paris climate a

jeremy diamond is outfront live outside the white house and, jeremy, how concerned is the president and the white house about what happened last night? i mean, this was a big blow. >> yeah, no doubt about it. listen, erin, here at the white house and democratic circles, there is been a lot of soul searching today among those democrats and including some white house advisers who see warning signs here for the midterms. but we didn't necessarily hear any of that soul searching from the president, himself. instead, what we heard from the president. he did not take responsibility for mcauliffe's loss in virginia and -- but what he did say was that maybe -- just maybe -- passing his agenda before that election could have made a difference. but he did not sound sure about it. what he did sound sure about is what needs to be done, going forward. between now and the midterms next year. the president talking about the need for action. the need for results. making clear that passing his agenda is important and ultimately saying that he believes that changing things like the economy, like covid, a

and as cnn's jeremy diamond reports, it sets the stage for the midterms. >> reporter: well, there is certainly some soul searching even hand wringing at the white house on wednesday in the wake of democrats' big loss in the state of virginia. the democratic gubernatorial candidate terry mcauliffe losing to republican glenn youngkin, and some here at the white house and in democratic circles seeing warning signs for the midterms, which are just a year away. we did not see, though, that kind of soul searching from president biden on wednesday. he did not take responsibility for mcauliffe's loss in the state of virginia, although he did acknowledge that maybe, just maybe passing his agenda in congress before election day could have perhaps helped mcauliffe get over the top. again, this is a state that president biden won by ten points during the 2020 elections. but what the president did focus on is what democrats can do between now and the midterm elections, and that's getting things done. >> i do know that people want us to get things done. they want us to get things done. and that's

. >> reporter: jeremy denton didn't vote for biden or slotkin but supports the action on infrastructure. >> the cost of doing business. you have to reinvest if you're going to build these things. if you have a bridge that needs to be repaired, repair the bridge. >> reporter: slotkin, a former cia officer elected to congress in 2018, believes the deep divisions among democrats have raised legitimate questions about the party's ability to govern and to connect with all americans. >> yeah, i think there's disconnect. i mean, i think that the average person is not looking for radical idealogy on any side of the spectrum. they are looking for their government to function and to deliver for people. >> reporter: she has real questions about part two of biden's economic agenda. both its scope and timing given rising concerns about inflation, gas prices, and more. like other moderate democrats, she's waiting to see the cost of the bill before committing her vote. is the white house addressing the needs of everyday americans? >> i think certainly they are trying, but we could be doing more. we've

. >> reporter: jeremy denton didn't vote for biden or slotkin but he supports the action on infrastructure. >> it's cost of doing business. you have to reinvest if you are going to build these things u. if you have a bridge that needs to be repaired, repair the bridge. >> reporter: slotkin, a former cia officer elected to congress in 2018 believes the deep divisions among democrats have raised legitimate questions about the party's ability to govern and to connect with all americans. >> yeah. i think there is a disconnect. i mean, i think that the average person is not looking for radical ideology on any side of the spectrum. they are looking for their government to function, and to deliver for people. >> reporter: she has real questions about part two of biden's economic agenda. both, its scope and timing. given rising concerns about inflation, gas prices, and more. like other moderate democrats, she's waiting to see the cost of the bill before committing her vote. is the white house addressing the needs of everyday americans? >> i -- i think, certainly, um, they are trying but we could b

npr arabia rasco and cnn's jeremy diamond and marianna sotomayor. the president is mott going to change his schedule. don't panic. let's learn about this as we go forward, but the president had relatively modest travel restrictions and says let's learn more. he was pretty adamant. we're not going back to lockdowns or the early covid restrictions. >> yeah. i think that at this point he's also just bowing to the reality of where the country is. like, yes, he can use his bully pulpit to try to get states to say maybe you can do more mask mandates but people in this country are very tired in the second pandemic year and people will not go along with all of this and what we've seen with the coronavirus is you can tell people what you want them to do, but can you not make people get vaccinated. you can try but you can't make them wear masks and when people push back there are health implications for everyone. >> to that point, i want to show our viewers on the screen. this is the vaccination map of the united states. 55 million americans over the age of 1