under some sort of winter storm warning as much of the u.s. braces for another round of brutal temperatures, snow and ice. good to have you with us. well, the fallout from donald trump s second impeachment trial is only beginning, and its impact on u.s. politics will likely be felt for some time. democrats control the presidency and congress, but the acquittal, despite an abundance of video evidence, shows the republican party remains largely the party of trump. still, for some there is bipartisan agreement, specifically on the need to know more about the deadly january 6th riot. but there s still more evidence that the american people need and deserve to hear and a 9/11 commission is a way to make sure that we secure the capitol going forward and that we lay bear the record of just how responsible and how abjectly violative of his constitutional oath president trump really was. i think, you know, there was yesterday s vote, but there s definitely a number of court po
so the first thing, jim, is that this is just stellar news for all of us. as parents, as society, we know we need to vaccinate kids in order to stop transmission, even though kids don t get super sick, having them vaccinated will be so helpful for us getting this virus under control. that said, a couple of caveats. there were only a few cases of covid-19, even in the placebo group. so the numbers are really small. of course, this is just a press release. we saw what happened with the astrazeneca press release. i m holding my bottles of champagne until i see the actual data. but, no, i have not seen a vaccine that is truly 100% effective. one more thing is that they not only looked at cases. they also looked at antibody response. and because we know kids are less likely to get symptomatic. that strong antibody response is just as exciting as the prevention of the cases. the kids are developing that immune response to protect themselves. great, okay. and to your point, righ
showing no mercy. cracking down on protesters demanding the release of opposition leader alexei navalny. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday evening. and although cases and hospitalizations are trending down, the presence of new covid v variants has some medical experts warning the worst is still to come. natasha chen has more on the race to vaccinate as many people as possible. in some ways, americans may feel the beginning of a light at the end of the tunnel. the number of people hospitalized from covid-19 dropped below 100,000 on saturday for the first time since december 1st. only one state right now, louisiana, is seeing an increase in new cases compared to the previous week. and more than 30 million doses of the vaccine have been administered so far. i feel bad that i can go see my grandkids. getting a second shot, it just has done wonders for me, and it r
early-morning coup. the army detained other senior-government leaders for what are called election fraud. the military also declared a one-year state of emergency. well, will ripley is watching all of this unfold. will, hi. it s difficult, i know, to get information out of myanmar at the moment because a lot of comms are done. what do we know? what are you hearing from sources on the ground? given that tension has been building in recent days, between the military which wanted to delay the start of parliament, and the civilian government, which said the military s claims of widespread election fraud are unfounded and they were going to push ahead with forming the government. well, the military, then, stepped in and, all of a sudden, robyn, you have phone lines cut. internet cut. people finding it difficult to get on social media, even the tv channels that are not aligned with the military have been shut down. and now, they are showing propaganda. military propaganda, on telev
a full forecast ahead this hour. good to have you with us. myanmar s army is facing global backlash after ousting civilian leaders in a surprise coup. the military announced it declared a state of emergency taking power from the ruling party and handing it to a top general. these are some of the most recent images from inside myanmar. the scenes overnight were dramatic as military personnel arrested parliament. the spokesman for her party said de facto leader aung sun suu kyi was detained. boris johnson posted this message on twitter just moments ago. he writes he condemns the coup and unlawful imprisonment. the vote of the people must be respected and civilian leaders released. cnn s will ripley is following from hong kong. good to see you, will. talk to us more about what you re learning about the military coup and how damaging it could prove to be for myanmar s future particularly when you hear the responses from world leaders. reporter: the con tris not responding wit