Dr. Anthony fauci is encouraging all of us to keep our gatherings small. Hes suggesting making outdoor plans to try to help prevent the spread of the virus. On friday the u. S. Had 50,000 new cases of coronavirus. With social distancing measures in place this holiday weekend, its going to look very different, not only in atlanta but in many other cities across the country. Lets bring in cnns natasha chen. Atlanta hosted several events over the Labor Day Weekend or maybe i should say did. Reporter thats right, martin. In fact, it is so quiet on the street right now outside the Georgia World Congress center. We are the only ones here pretty much. Typically there would be thousands of people in this building for dragoncon, a major convention for fans of comics, scifi, gaming. They would be gathering in the streets with parades. Hotels, restaurants, businesses, bars are not seeing those dollars come in town. This is a hot bed of film. Reporter Labor Day Weekend carrie burns would be booked
I wrote for a Foreign Government and i had no idea. A dupe in an apparent russian plot. An unsuspecting journalists tells how he was hired to help in an attempt to meddle in a u. S. President ial election. Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im michael holmes, and this is cnn newsroom. Well, lets start with the story that has triggered outrage from u. S. Military veterans and a flood of angry denials from the white house. A former Senior Trump Administration official now confirming to cnn the accusations in the atlantic magazine. That the president , donald trump, insulted u. S. War dead during a 2018 trip to france. Other news outlets including fox news and the New York Times also corroborating parts of this report. But the president and others in his orbit strongly denying it, still. And now theres a new wrinkle involving vietnam. Cnns Jeremy Diamond with the details. Reporter well, the white house is still reeling from this report in
Huge parties, few masks, little social distancing among some crowds as the nation marks another Holiday Weekend against the backdrop of rising covid19 cases. Cations spike, youll remember, after memorial day and after the fourth of july, and now doctors are sounding the alarm warning it could happen again after this Holiday Weekend, and as millions of kids head back to school. Also, College Campuses emerging as new hot spots, some students now getting expelled for not following safety rules. Also, 57 days until the election, and this morning new pushback against the president s vaccine promise. Were covering all of this h. Lets begin with the crowds. Rosa flores joins us in miami on the beach appropriately where it doesnt look too crowded. Reporter yeah. Its real not very crowded at this hour, poppy. Take a look around me, because youll see that people are social distancing. You dont see a lot of masks, but you do see that people are staying with their groups, and also the beach furnit
Congress, but this is where the president is focused. And he is getting help from many republicans in congress on this futile effort at more political power and undoing democracy, as Cnns Kaitlan Collins reports. Reporter mr. President , will you take our questions . Without answering a single question from reporters, President Trump cut his florida vacation short today and left behind a ballroom of disappointed guests at maralago for tonights new years eve party. Instead of walking the red carpet like last year, trump will ring in the new year in washington, after spending most of his time in florida, in an irritable mood, fuming about everything from his election loss to first lady melania trumps renovations. Sources say trump is almost singularly focused on a plot by his republican allies to disrupt congress certification of joe bidens win next week, which democrats are dismissing as absurd. Theyve got to choose here. Its real simple. Theres only two choices. You choose democracy of
Release by the attorney general. What we are essentially getting here a whole lot of holes filled in about the origins into the investigation into the Trump Campaigns alleged ties to the russian government. Chairman graham says in the release the fisa court was lied to exculpatory information was withheld on those being investigated. And the leadership of the fbi under comey and mccabe was either grossly incompetent or they knowingly allowed tremendous misdeeds. There is a blind eye turned towards any explanation other than the Trump Campaign was colluding with foreign powers. In these documents are Interview Transcripts from 11 government officials who worked on the russia probe as it launch you had. Interviewees talk about cambridge professor stephon halper and fbi confidential source who was in contact with Trump Campaign aides carter page and george paparazzi. One former doj Intel Committee says this about the fisa courts decision to launch surveillance operations targeting page in