from new mexico to wisconsin, tornadoes, howling winds, you can hear it. even wildfires. folks, it's mid december. the central u.s. experienced the highest number of reports of hurricane-force wind in a single day ever. 55 reports across nine states. >> yeah, there were more than 350 reports of severe weather from the central plains to the upper midwest. 20 tornadoes were reported, including the first december twister on record minnesota. winds toppled tractor-trailers, ripped the roofs off homes. more than 450,000 customers and climbing this morning remain in the dark. across eight states, including iowa where wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour at the des moines airport. >> we were in the basement. my mom was heating up some left over ravioli when it happened. the power went out, so we had to run downstairs. it was really -- it was really fast. >> i was on my front porch and cleaning up some water that was coming in. and i looked across the street and there was a big glowing orb. i thought it was aliens at first. then it exploded and sparks went everywhere, and about 10, 15 minutes later i could see a tree had fallen. >> officials in comanche county, oklahoma, advising residents to document the livestock that they lost to the wildfires burning. and in the upper midwest, this unprecedented threat of damaging wind remains. 58 million people are under wind alerts overnight. >> you know, in iowa there were reports the 911 call centers reporting all these fire reports. but the fire is not in iowa, the fire is in kansas. the winds have brought the fires there. so it's just been epic. >> all right, we have with us now cnn meteorologist pedram javaheri bringing us the latest. pedram, how much worse is this expected to get? >> you know, the wind element is not going anywhere for at least the next six to eight hours across the region and the plains. you noted one of the most remarkable weather events has all the makings of a spring element, summer element and a winter one all wrapped into one taking place in the span of 12 or so hours. but upwards of almost 400 severe wind reports. you noted historic amount of hurricane force gusts, up wards of 55 of them. and 20 tornado reports. now, if you think we've talked about tornadoes a lot in the last week or so across the united states, of course, you'd be absolutely correct. you look at the numbers, it is as incredible as it gets. some 116 preliminary tornado reports so far in the month of december. eight of the first 16 days in the month of december have had tornadoes and historically speaking, the month of december is the quietest time of year when it comes to tornadoes. only 23 occur. this is 5-x the number of tornadoes you'd expect in the cold season. we're we're getting taking shape. here's what's happening. the severe element, tornadic element, winding down. minneapolis, chicago, 50, 60 mile an hour winds pushing towards the east. upwards of 50 million underneath these high wind alerts that are in place. again, we'll see this kind of gradually wind down, what is left of it here, some showers in the southern end of the front. that will bring rain showers into western kentucky. some of the areas that are very hard hit with last week's tornadoes going to get some rainfall out of this by the time we get do this afternoon and evening. half a million customers without power in upwards of nine states, nine states dealing with what's happening across the united states. wind gusts and we talked about some officials across the region saying if you get winds of this magnitude, any spark that is ignited is going to take off and fires large enough in parts of kansas, that satellite imagery could pick them up in space. so an incredible day of wild weather, guys. >> a lot of this happened after dark. so when the sun comes up in a couple hours here, we'll get a better picture, i think. especially the upper midwest about what really happened there. pedram, thank you so much for that. nice to see you. all right. breaking overnight, urban meyer out as head coach of the jacksonville j jacksonville jaguars after less than one season. coy wire here. hi, coy. >> after 13 games and two wins, jaguars owner confirming he fired the florida state head coach 11 months into a five-year deal. he wrote, after deliberation over many weeks and thorough analysis and the entirety of urban's tenure with our team, i am bitterly disappointed to arrive at this decision. the move comes hours after jags kicker josh lambeau told the tampa bay times he was kicked by meyer while doing warm ups in the final preseason game. back in october video emerged of a woman getting extremely close to the married meyer at a bar in columbus, ohio, after a thursday night loss in cincinnati. meyer apologized to the team. reports later in the season said that meyer had arguments with players and coaches suggesting to his assistants during staff meetings that they're losers, while he is a winner. offensive coordinator derek bevel will serve as interim coach the remainder of the season against the game against the texans. laura, christine? >> coy wire. we'll talk to you soon. they are bracing for a terrible trio. more infections from the omicron variant, surging infection with the delta variant, and a slow but steady comeback of the flu. the big take away from dr. anthony fauci, get that booster shot. he says two doses of the vaccine are simply not enough to stop the spread of omicron, but there is no need yet for a variant-specific booster shot. one infectious disease expert says don't overreact here, but also don't under estimate omicron. >> so, we will see breakthrough symptomatic illnesses, and that's problem number one. problem number two, i'm worried about the impact if there is a big surge also in our hospital staff. maybe because of community transmission. so it's going to mean that a number of our health care providers are also going to get sick, so you're going to have this combination of a surgeon our hospitals and the fact that our work force may be partly depleted. and that combination could be really very serious for the country. >> surges are, again, overwhelming doctors and nurses. doctors in minnesota took an unusual step, a full-page newspaper ad pleading for people to get vaccinated. >> we're working as hard as we can to give the message to the public, please join us in this war against covid. get vaccinated and public health measures. it is aimed at our employees to thank them and spread the message around vaccination. the second thing was to give a message to the community. please help us. not only is it about the demand of this work, but also the political and social environment among some subsets of patients in their families. it is heartbreaking. >> meantime, the new york city area also struggling with the staffing shortages. their staff shortages at the manhattan district attorney's office after a covid outbreak stemming from an off-site holiday party. nyu and princeton adding themselves to the list of schools moving finals and nonessential events online for the end of the semester as well. and the lights on broadway, a bit dimmer. multiple broadway shows, including hamilton and harry potter, have canceled performances this week due to covid outbreaks. just two months after reopening, following an 18-month suspension. the navy will be the latest military branch to begin discharging members who refuse to get their covid-19 vaccine. half the army is vaccinated. apple will return to the office indefinitely. it will give all corporate and retail employees a thousand dollars to buy equipment for their home offices. the eu is starting to vaccinate kids age 5 to 11 is. government officials will are bracing for a covid surge as well given the holiday season and the quickly spreading omicron variant. cnn's ben wedeman is at a children's vaccination center in rome. i know, ben, people are just starting to lineup. what is the turnout expected to be like? >> reporter: they expect a pretty good turnout. this is a nationwide rollout of this vaccination campaign for children between the ages of 5 and 11. and it's not just italy. it's also spain, greece and hungary which this week are starting to vaccinate that age group. not with a full vaccine. it's a third of the normal dose given to adults. now, for the problem in most of europe is from the delta variant. the omicron variant is still a small fraction of the number of cases. but france, for instance, has declared that it is going to ban british tourists from entering the country. this, of course, after british prime minister boris johnson said that the uk is facing a tidal wave from the omicron variant. and we did hear from the president of the european commission, that she expects that by mid january, omicron will be the dominant variant in europe. laura? >> all right, ben, thank you so much. okay. ten minutes past the hour. what do ross from "friends" and fed chief jay powell have in common? 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>> reporter: laura, this all goes back to joe manchin and his concerns about the price tag for this bill. joe manchin, as you said, has said again and again he does not want this bill to cost more than $1.75 trillion. and the reason the child tax credit has come up as a provision he's very concerned with is because he believes that it is misleading. the cbo score for this bill is misleading because, of course, the cbo being the price for this bill and what it would cost over ten years. that democrats want to extend the child tax credit year after year, currently with the build back better act, this legislation that would expand the nation's social safety net has the child tax credit act. it is an extension for one year. but democrats want to make this permanent. and he says that the price tag for this legislation is misleading because they plan to try to extend this more each year. take a listen to what senator joe manchin told reporters, including our manu raju last night when he was exiting the capitol about where he stands on these negotiations with democratic leaders for the build back better act. >> i want to make sure we're transparent with the public. >> reporter: but you don't believe child tax credit -- the price tag on this bill? >> that's a big one, it really is. the president makes a decision, i'm going to try to work with him. i really am. >> reporter: laura, the child tax credit is an incredibly popular provision that helps roughly about 35 million americans a month. but it could be that the last child tax credit payment that went out on wednesday could be the last that americans get, considering that joe manchin is a key holdout here for this provision. but remember, senate majority leader chuck schumer said multiple times he was hoping that this legislation, the build back better act, would pass by christmas. however, it is looking like that is not going to happen. maybe not even until after the new year. and it looks like some democrats are shifting their attention towards voting rights reform, voting rights legislation and trying to pass that before the new year. but again, this problem continues to be joe manchin because he does not support a filibuster carveout to pass this bill with just democratic support. so it is unlikely that will happen as well. so the bottom line here being it doesn't look like the senate is going to do much before the new year so we'll have to wait until they come back on january 3rd. >> all right, daniela diaz live on capitol hill for us. thank you so much, daniela. >> it's so interesting the position he's taken on the child tax credit. the enhanced child tax credit reaches 93% of children in west virginia, more than 346,000 children in west virginia. >> the children in his home st state. >> his home state. families with children got a tax cut. you take away the tax cut you're raising taxes on these families. it's a popular provision. he's concerned about the hypothetical budget score. we'll see. we'll see if he sticks to it or negotiates more. >> some push back. big bucks for the boss. ♪ >> we'll tell you what the entire bruce springsteen catalog is worth. the big acquisition overnight next. ♪ born in the usa ♪ ♪ every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom ♪ ♪ for me and you ♪ ♪ and i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ a rich life is about more than just money. that's why at vanguard, you're more than just an investor, you're an owner so you can build a future for those you love. vanguard. become an owner. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive to dairy. so anyone who says lactaid isn't real milk is also saying mabel here isn't a real cow. and she really hates that. hello, for the last few years, i've been a little obsessed with chasing the big idaho potato truck. but it's not like that's my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal. nurse mariyam sabo knows a moment this pure... ...demands a lotion this pure. new gold bond pure moisture lotion. 24-hour hydration. no parabens, dyes, or fragrances. gold bond. champion your skin. ♪ christmas music ♪ ♪ ♪ if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, what?! no! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating the eyes and may provide temporary relief. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda-approved non-steroid eye drop specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. one drop in each eye, twice a day. don't use if you are allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. don't touch container tip to your eye or any surface. after using xiidra wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. ♪ this holiday, ask your doctor about xiidra. umph! good thursday morn, everyone. this is "early start." i'm laura jarrett. >> and i'm christine romans. it is 30 minutes past the hour. time for our top stories to keep an eye on today. a record setting day of extreme weather. more hurricane-force wind gusts were reported across the u.s. wednesday than any day in u.s. history. there were 20 tornado reports across minnesota, iowa and nebraska. u.s. health officials are preparing for a trio of public health concerns this winter. more infections from the omicron variant, surging delta variant infections, and a slow but steady comeback of the flu. more on that in just a moment. head coach urban meyer was fired after kicking a player. >> i loved daunte. he was loved. >> do you miss him? >> i miss him a lot every day. >> that was daunte wright's father on the witness stand in the trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter after killing daunte wright. prosecutors are expected to rest their case today. the grand jury overseeing the surfside condo collapse recommended how to prevent a disaster. it recommended ten to 15 years after completion instead of 40. the family of dr. martin luther king jr. taking a remarkable stand. they want no celebration of the holiday bearing his name before the passage of voting rights legislation. president biden and lawmakers are feeling pressure to act on these bills stalled in congress. yesterday biden called voting rights the single biggest domestic issue. all right. there is a perfect storm brewing as we've been discussing all morning for america's health care workers. rising omicron cases, delta cases and the not to be taken lightly flu. the three together have health care systems fearing that they won't have the resources to care for everyone. right now omicron accounts for just 3% of all u.s. covid cases, but health officials tell cnn those numbers could start to double daily. >> wow, for now omicron doesn't appear as deadly as other variants, but the speed of its spread is concerning. it's time for three questions in three minutes. we're going to bring in airway surgeon at columbia university center. so good to see you. covid metrics, doctor, are up across the board. just the emails i get every day from the school, it used to be we have a case in the high school, we have a case in the middle school. now it's nine cases in the high school. reminding everybody stay safe and stay home if you're not feeling well. what are you looking for to see if we're in for a rough covid winter here? >> well, christine, there are really three things i'm looking for. first of all, i'm looking for the infection rate. so, for example, here in new york city we're up 109% in covid cases in the last two weeks. and as you mentioned, the cases across the united states have increased dramatically. so that's concerning. the second thing i'm looking for is hospitalizations. what is the hospitalization rate? that, too, is up. we've been up 70% in our hospitalization rate here in new york since thanksgiving. the u.s. is up 21% in hospitalization rate. and then the third thing i'm looking for is what's our capacity to manage these cases, what is the hospital capacity? and in new york just last week, the governor sent national guard to a number of hospitals because our hospitals in upstate new york are at less than 10% capacity to care for patients. that not only affects our covid patients who are infected, but all the patients who need to come in for other things, like heart attack, like injuries. so those really are the three things i'm looking at and all of them are looking kind of concerning right now. >> so given all these concerning metrics, residents in philadelphia have been advised now basically, don't get together during the holidays. dr. anthony fauci says you can get together, especially if you're boosted. i think, to be honest, everybody is going to get together. everybody is tired. everybody is going to do it. what's your approach? are you changing any behavior? >> yeah, you know, and i get it. people need that rejuvenation of getting together with family and friends, and it's important. i think the question now has become not only are you vaccinated, but are you boosted. >> yeah. >> so, if people are planning to get together, that's a question to be asking. and people should feel comfortable asking that, especially people who are going to be in their homes. and really, people should be limiting gatherings or really trying to -- those who are eligible who have been vaccinated and of those who are vaccinated who are eligible who have been boosted. we are seeing, for example, look at cornell. look at the universities who are now shutting down because of issues. cornell had 1100 cases in the last week and they've had to shutdown the university. that's a population that's nearly entirely vaccinated. so the question is not just being vaccinated, but are you boosted. and to really take that to heart. >> we're seeing cornell, princeton and nyu and others are doing their winter exams online, you know, going virtual so they can try to stop this. all of this, of course, after thanksgiving when people went home and got together. i know the airline industry is bracing for next year. we're -- they're hoping to return to kind of 2019 travel levels. two airline c.e.o.s, doctor, were asked about masking on airplanes. have a listen. >> i think the case is very strong that masks don't add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment. it is very safe and very high-quality compared to any other indoor setting. >> mr. parker? >> i concur. the aircraft is the safest place you can be. it's true of all of our aircraft. they have the same hepa filters. >> i wouldn't be comfortable sitting next to someone not knowing what their health status is. does that make sense it would be safe to be in close quarters for maybe hours at a time with people if you don't know whether they're vaccinated or not? >> no, it does not make sense at all. a hepa filter has the capacity to filter the air to some degree. it absolutely does not filter the air 100% or even close to that. and if you're sitting shoulder to shoulder to somebody who is infected and may not know they're infected, a hepa filter is not going to make enough of a difference to fully protect you. and really, if you're looking at evidence-based data, you know, back in february the cdc reviewed 11 large studies and published it in the jama. the journal showing that masks are incredibly effective and really important in preventing transmission of this virus. really that's what i'd be looking to, be looking to the guidance from the cdc and other health officials which have consistently stated the importance of mask wearing. hepa filters are a step in a preventive measure when you're sitting within 3 feet of somebody, particularly shoulder to shoulder in a crowded airplane cabin. >> from the business perspective of the c.e.o.s, i can see how their employees have to enforce people wearing masks and that's caused all kinds of problems. >> that's fair. >> so they see it from maybe a different perspective than we do, but na health care perspective that you have, doctor, is very critical here. dr. suzanne a hills, columbia university medical center. thank you, doctor. while planes and trains shuttle you around, who is shuttling your stuff? biden will unveil the trucking action plan. it is an effort to address the tangled supply chain we talk about plaguing the country. the plan aims to tackle long-standing work force challenges, including high turnover rates, long hours, being away from home. and all this time spent waiting, often unpaid at congested ports and warehouses. truckers move 71% of the u.s.'s economy of goods, according to industry estimates. democratic senator elizabeth warren upping the ante in her spat with elon musk after he was named person of the year. she called him a free loader for paying zero income taxes. musk called her senator karen and said it is about to be the largest in u.s. history. warren has long advocated for raising taxes on the wealthy but imposing taxes on the richest american's assets rather than just their income. forbes estimates musk is worth $251 billion, and he could be right about that record tax bill. musk will pay at least $7.6 billion in taxes this year. he has been exercising stock options he was granted as his compensation in 2012. well, the mayor of san francisco says she's fed up, frankly. london breed is directing more police into one of the city's most notorious neighborhoods. the so-called tenderloin long plagued by violence, open drug use and dealing and property crime. now, in a progressive city like san francisco, she knows she's going to get some pushback. she is also confronting a public safety problem playing out right in front of all of our eyes. >> that's right. in nearby union square, video in november captured people ransacking high-end stores, louis vuitton, others, now the mayor has had enough. >> it is time that the reign of criminals who are destroying our city, it is time for it to come to an end. and it comes to an end when we take the steps to be more aggressive with law enforcement, more aggressive with the changes in our policies. and less tolerant of all the bull shut that has destroyed our city. >> more than two-thirds of the nation's cities have seen more homicides in 2021 than last year. a troubling increase than began in the pandemic. 40 major cities, at least ten cities have broken their previous annual homicide records. this crime issue, i think, is really important. when you talk to people who live in san francisco, they'll tell you that over the past three or four years, there's really been an erosion of just this feeling of public safety in some of these neighborhoods. >> yeah, the question is what do you do about it to fight it effectively. we'll be right back. the face of clean. the face of whoa! some are of intensity, others joy. all are of... various: ahhh... listerine. feel the whoa! with age comes more... get more with neutrogena® retinol pro plus. a powerful .05% retinol that's also gentle on skin. for wrinkles results in one week. neutrogena®. for people with skin. >> man: what's my safelite story? 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♪ i'm watching it fall ♪ watch the full story at www.xfinity.com/sing2 welcome back. a murder plot over a covid vaccine mandates in germany. authorities arrested six suspects in dresden wednesday after uncovering a plot to murder the pro-vaccine governor of saxony. fred pleitgen is live in berlin for us. fred, it seems it is an early challenge for the new german chancellor. >> reporter: it's a massive challenge, and certainly something that the german government has said it a big challenge where they feel that the anti-vax movement and the protesters against all the measures to try and combat the coronavirus pandemic, that that movement is small, but certainly appears to be radicalizing and appears to be becoming more violent as well. as far as the plot is concerned, it is something the local authorities rang the alarm bells. they say the group communicated via the messaging app telegram. they said they not only wanted to kill the state governor of saxony and other members of the government of the state of saxony, but they were armed. thi this happened in dresden, the capital, and they discovered crossbows and other weapons. unclear whether that was firearms or other things were discovered, but they certainly say it is something they found trem very troubling. you're absolutely right. this is a major challenge to the new chancellor, to olaf scholz who gave his first address in german parliament. he made a point to say the german government, and german society would not take this radicalized movement and would not allow them to spread disunity here in germany. he called them a tiny minority that he also said was unhinged and out of touch with reality. and he certainly said that all the measures of law enforcement and of the law would be taken to make sure that this does not spread any further, and that these people can operate the way the people in dresden tried to do. this comes as last night there was another big demonstration in munich. 28 people detained there, violence going on there. and another plot where, over the past couple of weeks, parcels with raw meat and threatening letters had been sent to media outlets and politicians, saying that they were toxic and more will be sent if germany puts through a vaccine mandate. so you can really see the movement here radicalizing, small radicalizing and becoming more violent as well, guys. >> thanks for staying on top of it. a bouncy castle tragedy in australia, five children under the age of 12 died after they tumbled 32 feet when wind lifted a bouncy castle into the air. children at a primary school in tasmania were celebrating the end of the school year on wednesday with school events. a strong gust of wind september this inflated castle flying. four other children are in critical condition. sad news to report, the love feminist scholar died wednesday after an extended illness. the 69-year-old was known for her writing on race, gender and sexuality. producing more than 30 books over her lifetime, including 1981's, ain't i a woman. she was a distinguished professor at many universities, most recently a berea college in kentucky. let's look at markets around the world for this thursday's trading session. big rallies in asian markets, and europe has opened higher here as well. stock index futures also building on yesterday's gains this morning if they hold. u.s. stocks rose after the fed pivoted to fight inflation. they plan to wrap up the crisis stimulus faster than expected and could start raising interest rates next year, three times overall. stocks bounced on the news. the dow and s&p up more than 1%. all three indices up three digit percentages for the year. america's cutback on holiday spending as they face rising inflation and supply shortages. many bought things early. census data shows retail sales grew by 0.3% and dropped from october less than economists predicted. sales more than 16% higher than the same period last year. fourne important to note. the holiday season will still be strong as many consumers built up savings during the pandemic, many benefiting from federal stimulus money and rising wages. here's a novel approach to the supply chain crunch. kraft will pay you $20 not to make cheesecake for christmas. instead, on december 17 and 18, buy another baked good up to $20 and charge it to kraft, owner of philadelphia cream cheese. the offer is good for up to 18,000 people. you have to visit a special website first. demand for cream cheese up 18% partly due to more people baking during the pandemic. >> is cheesecake a popular christmas dessert i didn't know about? >> not on my list. the cream cheese shortage is real. there is packing material in short supply they use to pack it with. a couple things going on there. >> i'm happy to take the $20. all right, back to the breaking news overnight, the jacksonville jaguars fired their head coach urban meyer with four games remaining in his first season on the job. coy wire has this morning's bleacher report. hey, coy. >> hey, laura. the last time an nfl coach didn't finish the season was 2007 bobby petrino with the falcons. it led to his early dismissal. saying, quote, an immediate change is imperative for everyone, unquote. the move comes just hours after former jack's kercher josh lambeau told the tampa bay times he was kicked by meyer while doing warm ups before the team's final preseason game. meyer signed a five year deal with jacksonville in january. and meantime, the nfl is dealing with a surge of covid cases as the league put another 31 players on the covid reserve list yesterday. the source of knowledge of the testing tells reuters that 94 players have tested positive since monday. the commissioner roger goodell says there are no plans to postpone or cancel games. browns now have 18 players on that list, including quarterback baker mayfield and ten other starters. that's after head coach kevin stephane ski tested positive. he missed the first playoff the first time in 18 years after a positive test. let's go to hoops. a back and forth barn burner affair for the lakers and mavs. lebron trying to tie it up in the final seconds. it's no good, but l.a. snags the rebound. pulls up downtown to hit that huge three to tie with two seconds to go. look at two mavs players fighting for that ball. that's what flipped it to ellington. dallas could have won it right there. but to overtime we go. and that is where an unlikely hero would emerge. final seconds again, lakers have the ball. on the team of super stars, it's not lebron or anthony davis nor driving russell westbound for the win. it's austin reeves for the game winning three with .9 seconds left. now he's celebrating with them. finally, maybe the biggest shocker in recent college football history. the number one high school player in the country spurning every big-time pro with his right, travis hunter out of the atlanta area flipping to florida state to play for jackson state. historically black college in mississippi, and coach prime dion sanders, hall of famer is going to be his coach. after that it was always his dream to play for florida state, but he wanted to be a trail blazer for a new generation of players while following in the footsteps of guys like jerry rice and walter payton all of whom played at hbcus. this is strange news, incredible for him. and all the hbcus. this could change the game for them. >> coy, thank you. >> bright future for that young man. >> thanks, coy. well, for the first time in history, a spacecraft has managed to touch the sun. and nasa's parker solar probe successfully flew the sun's upper atmosphere, sustaining temperatures near 2,500 degrees fahrenheit. one of the goals is to understand whether weather events in space affect life here on earth. >> very cool. actually hot, but very cool. >> cool, too. ♪ ♪ bruce springsteen, the boss, selling his entire music catalog to sony music in what could be the biggest single artist music catalog deal to date. 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