south africa where it first appeared, germany, the uk and canada. so it s just a matter of time before cases start to pop up in the u.s., and that s a reality underlying president biden s remarks on monday. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists. and we re learning more every single day. what we don t know yet, and this is crucial, is whether omicron will turnout to be any more dangerous than the delta variant. that s now the dominant strain in the u.s. it will be at least a week or two before scientists learn whether omicron will turnout to be more infectious or more deadly. meanwhile, experts say the vaccines we already have are likely to provide protection. we have every reason to believe, even though this is an extraordinary unusual variant because of the number of mutations, there s no reason to believe that it will not happen that if you get the level of antibody hi
store. could a series of smash and dash robberies keep people away? good morning and welcome to a special thanksgiving friday edition of early start. i m christine romans. laura jarrett has the day off. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have reports this morning from hong kong, california, france, istanbul, capitol hill, rome and virginia as only we can. but we start with breaking news this morning from johannesburg. serious concern about a new coronavirus variant detected in south africa. scientists worried because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people. remember, lower vaccination rates allow the virus to mutate more easily. every unvaccinated person is a host for a new variant. this morning infections in south africa are dramatically up. markets ricochetting around the world. tokyo, shanghai, all down sharply. europe has opened up down sharply as well. in the u.s. stock index futures pointing to a very dim s
mccarthy has been common dering the floor there for over eight hours. you are looking at live pictures. he s been doing this rambling marathon speech, breaking house speaker nancy pelosi s record for the longest speech in history, and he s still going. that s right. technically it s not a filibuster, but it did block action on the $2 trillion build back better bill. daniela diaz live on capitol hill. how do we expect it, daniela, to play out this morning? reminder, mccarthy is still talking. reporter: that is a really important thing to know right now, christine and laura, because it depends when he stops. the plan was to have the house democratic leaders reconvene the house at 8:00 a.m., but you know it s 5:00 a.m., mccarthy is still speaking and sources tell me it doesn t seem like he s going to let up any time soon. he got a new binder of material just an hour ago. he keeps eating mints to keep him going. and the reason he s able to do this, it s not a filibuster. we r
charges to consider including homicide, and lesser included offenses the jury can consider if they find rittenhouse not guilty on the major offenses in the case. in closing arguments yesterday, the defense argued rittenhouse was under attack that night and acted in self-defense. prosecutors pushed back, though, telling jurors, quote, you can t claim self-defense on a danger you create. trial consultant richard gabriel were playing on the jury s fears. the jury s fear in a kenosha community about whether they want somebody like kyle rittenhouse to come and protect them, or whether they in kenosha also feel like they want to be afraid of an active shooter in the community. so aside from evidence and burdens and testimony and legal instruction, jurors are looking at what s the story i most believe? and that comes back to what would i do in that situation? how do i feel as a member of this community? joining me here for three questions in three minutes, we have former federal
reelection campaign. first, campaign manager bill steppian. the committee believes steppian may have been deeply involved in the messaging behind the lie the election was stolen. the so-called stop the steal effort. and john east man, the lawyer who crafted trump s six-point plan for the vice president to overturn the election, then blamed mike pence for the capitol riot. also subpoenaed here, former senior campaign adviser jason miller, the committee is focused on miller s presence on january 5th. so the day before the insurrection, at the willard hotel, the command center to overturn the will of the people. also national security adviser michael flynn who supported military intervention to flip the results of the election. mike flynn was apparently at a december oval office meeting where they talked about using emergency powers, declaring a national emergency, or seizing voting machines. he gave an interview in which even i think talked about martial law. as you point