and injured seven others was sentenced to life in prison without parole. this is the harshest punishment possible. in the hours leading up to that very sentence, family member after family member, victim after victim recounted to the court how their lives had been irreparably shattered by the events of that day. and it was their words directed right at ethan crumbley that left the biggest mark, like those from the mother of madisyn baldwin, a 17-year-old senior who didn t live to graduate high school. i don t wish death upon you. that would be too easy. i hope that thoughts consume you and they replay over and over in your head. the thoughts won t stop. i m sure you ve heard that paraphrased before. i hope the screams keep you up at night. and the words from tate meyers dad, who spoke of heartache after heartache since the loss of his just 16-year-old son. for the past two years, our family has been navigating our way through complete hell. what you stole from us is no
president biden just leaving white house, and did he say anything about the new tax charges against his son hunter? prosecutors are saying that he had the money to pay the taxes, but chose instead to spend lavish amounts on escorts, pornography and cars. happening now, we are hearing the wrenching statements from the parents of children killed in a mass shooting. a sentencing hearing is under way. an important legal precedent could be set here. and the backlash over how the president of the university of pennsylvania answered a question about genocide, and now a major donor is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars as calls for her to resign intensify. i m fredricka whitfield with john berman. kate and sara are off today, and this is cnn news central. all right. president biden just left the white house a short time ago facing shouted questions about his son, hunter biden. we will get the video in, in just moment, and hunter is accused of a four-year tax evasion
expectations, a strong economy, details shortly. new criminal charges filed against hunter biden. how big of a mistake was it for him to let that plea deal fall apart? plus, today is sentencing day for the teen responsible for the deadliest school shooting in michigan history. the parents of one of the victims calling for the harshest punishment possible. will the president of the university of pennsylvania survive the day? after her controversial answers about genocide, major donors calling for her to resign. i m john berman with fredricka whitfield, sara and kate are off today. this is cnn news central. and the breaking news, an early holiday gift on the economy. in fact, in a way, it s the gift that keeps on giving. the jobs report just in a few minutes ago, beating expectations, 199,000 new jobs added and the unemployment rate dropped, it is low. cnn s rahel solomon is with us now. rahel, like i said, this is the gift that keeps on giving, the story of 2023 is a
had come true. let s go out front. good evening, i am erin burnett. out front tonight a new lie. it is a lie being pushed on republicans by republicans that jeopardizing the whole nation. the lie is that the vaccine is not working. the lie is working right now. according to a new poll, 49% of republican men say they won t get the vaccines. the number of trump supporters overall who say the same, 47%. who can turn this around? the people who are committed to president trump and his leadership still matters a great deal. it is important for former president trump and as well as the vice president to encourage all followers to get the vaccine. trump is not doing this and not doing this any way shape or form despite the fact he went and get vaccinated himself in secret. he s happy to have the protection for himself but he s not carrying enough about his supporters or the american population at large to tell others to follow suit. his supporters are following what he says