21 Dec 2021

USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - Ominous Omicron

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 21 December 2021

Another Covid surge in the US with a huge wave of Omicron cases and the retiring director of the National Institutes of Health warns there could be one million cases per day. And the nation is preparing to mark the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol. The committee investigating the attack is issuing subpoenas and the House has voted to hold the former White House Chief of Staff in contempt of Congress.

Supporters of those charged in the 6 January attack on the US Capitol attend the Justice for J6 rally on Saturday.

Photo: AFP/Getty

Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC.