Thursday on the NewsHour, the president lays out a plan to counteract the omicron variant, including testing and travel restrictions, as the number of global infections rise. Then, a potential government shutdown looms as Congress remains divided on funding and vaccine mandates. And, a deadly school shooting in Michigan highlights the ongoing issue of access to firearms in the United States.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
U.S. launches new effort to fight omicron variant's spread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oS9mPP7YzM
News Wrap: Biden to re-implement 'Remain in Mexico' policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps3FREQ3W4c
Last-minute funding deal may help government avoid shutdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgHYAJTi8aI
Sen. Durbin on shutdown deal, Build Back Better bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wc2fDax5s
What South Africa's COVID case uptick signals about omicron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xj7rjAIQVI
Dozens of suburban Detroit schools close amid threats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCrUvRiz1s
Why Sanford Biggers remixes different forms, styles of art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtqPO7K28o
California prison inmates become a critical resource for fighting wildfires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kapyyxce37U
A Brief But Spectacular take on talking to kids about sex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLYHSQfGbag

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