that applies whether you re a u.s. citizen or not. foreign nationals have to prof t prove they are fully vaccinated. that does not apply to americans. there is still so much we don t know. one of the biggest questions, how dangerous is it? thus far it doesn t look like there s a great degree of severity to it, but we ve really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn t cause any severe illness comparable to delta. thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging regarding the severity. at the same time though delta remains the dominant strain in the united states. still, cdc director michelle walensky says omicron is being carefully watched. we know we have, you know, several dozen cases and we re following them closely and we are every day hearing about more and more probable cases so that number is likely to rise. u.s. now averaging about 120,000 new covid cases a day. as you can see there, that is the highest level in
and indonesia, the images of both stunning and terrifying. a volcanic eruption has buried entire villages in ash and the threat is not over yet. and we begin this hour with breaking news. a court in myanmar has now reached a verdict in the case against deposed leader an san suu kyi. she had faced a dozen of charges including incitement and violation of covid-19 protocols. our cnn s paula hancocks is live with us from sydney with the details. and, paula, as you have indicated. these might be the actual sentencing for some of the charges, but there are more to come. reporter: that s right, paula, yes. these are the first two. so the very first verdicts we re hearing in the trial against an san suu kyi, the deposed leader of myanmar. what we ve heard from sources close to the trial is she has been sentenced to four years and two of knthose years are for th charge of incitement and two for breaking covid rules. now, we have already heard some reaction from amnesty interna
world. this is cnn newsroom. live from cnn center, this is cnn news proom. several hundred thousands americans have now lost their lives to the coronavirus with the last 100,000 deaths added in little more than 100 days. the staggering figure comes wow there are deadly fallen infections. poly, more booster options are likely coming. the administration will meet in mid-october to discuss booster doses. later in the month, the panel is set to discuss using pfizer vaccine for children under 12. merck s if you drug isn t on the fda calendar yet. it s not stopping experts from calling it a dramatic game changer. cnn s dr. gupta has more on what we are learning. this the a pretty big deal. in fact, a data safety monitoring board actually looked at the trial results. they re ongoing from merck and decided they looked so good that they actually wanted to stop the trial and encourage the company to go ahead and apply for emergency useful often sometimes they re stopped because
it s designed for addiction. o donnell: afghan evacuees. our first look inside an army base where more than 12,000cuee, the first look ins afghans are staying after fleeing their homeland. eye on america. what climate change is doing to the great lakes region. reporter: so, this is the road to nowhere. it is. o donnell: tonight, the fear it could happen next in cities like chicago, milwaukee, and detroit. volcanic eruption. hawaii s mount kilauea sends lava as high as 100 feet. and, meet the afghan baby lifted to safety by a u.s. marine in afghanistan. we ll introduce you to her family. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday here in the nation s capitol. with just hours before the deadline, congress voted to avoid a shutdown. and, while that s good news, the crisis for the democratic party remains. that s beca
chaotic exit from afghanistan. tensions rise on the korean peninsula as north korea says it s fired a new hypersonic missile. and new details in the gamt case. what brian laundrie s family knew about his whereabouts before her disappearance. hello, everyone. happy wednesday. now two of the world s largest economies are under pressure. and there could be enormous political i am april indications in both countries. in the united states, president joe biden is continuing tense negotiations for his infrastructure as well as economic plans. political brink man ship is action to fund the government by sunday and suspended debt limit. the treasury secretary didn t mince words what will happen if the u.s. defaults on its obligations possibly by october 18. take a listen. this would be a manufactured crisis we had imposed on this country, which has been going through a very difficult period is on the road to recovery, and it would be a self-inflicted wound of enormous proporti