Troubling poll numbers as his agenda is stalling right now. There is little hope of his sweeping Spending Plan passing the senate before the end of the year as well as Voting Rights legislation. So what is his partys plan . Were going to ask the number one two democrat in the u. S. Senate, dick durbin. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Lets get state to the breaking pandemic news. President Biden Underscoring in very stark terms the threat posed by the coronavirus variant to millions of unvaccinated americans. Omicron has not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done and that has happened in europe, but it is here now and it is spreading and it is going to increase. For the unvaccinated, were looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated. For themselves and their families an the hospitals theyll soon overwhelm. Lets bring in cnn National Correspondent nick watt. Covid cases and hospitalizations and deaths here in the United States are all rising rapidly. Reporter well, and wolf, this just in from new york, that city saw the Positivity Rate on their pcr tests double in just the space of four days. The city is now dishing out a Million Dollars worth of masks, half a million athome tests, setting up more Testing Sites and meantime, wolf, some fairly monumental vaccine news. We have 15 yeses, zero noes. Reporter the cdc vaccine advisers unanimous in remming the cdc change its guidance to say that the pfizer and moderna vaccines are preferred over the j j. Why . Well, those very rare blood clots connected to the j j that can be fatal. Meantime hamilton, among the broadway shows canceling performances once more after cases cases amongst the cast, just two months after reopening. Princeton and nyu just joined cornell and others moving what is left of the semester back online. A depressing dose of deja vu. They are warning dont party with people outside of your House Holdover the holidays. It is hard and it feels impossible and it feels unfair. These gatherings when we get together with friends and family are when we infect each other with covid. Reporter prosports teams, spreading,o dell beckham joining the long list of players and staff testing positive and quarantining after exposure. There is a window in the Community Spread and kudos to the Sports Leagues because theyre doing a fantastic job of surveillance testing an the rest of the country, were driving a car down a dark road with the headlights off while looking in the rearview mirror. Reporter covid19 cases and hospitalizations climbed around 40 this past month. Deaths said the cdc, forecast to rise in the month ahead. The Delta Variant still rampant, omicron on the rise. Very soon it will be the dominant variant. Were seeing that in south africa and the u. K. And im sure that is what well be seeing here relatively soon. Reporter no need at this point for a Omicron Booster Vaccine said dr. Fauci, but this variant is now the most complete escapee, say researchers in a new preprint study. But the vaccines are still highly effective at preventing severe disease or death. It is reassuring that these infections seem to be less severe. But that is really only true probably if youre a healthy person who has been immunized and ideally with three shots. Reporter now, we just heard President Biden there saying omicron is not spreading as fast here as it is in europe, not yet any way. We heard dr. Fauci say that omicron is becoming dominant in the u. K. What is happening in the u. K. . Today britain recorded its most new confirmed covid cases of this entire pandemic. The most new cases ever, today. Nick, thank you very much, nick watt reporting. Lets get more on breaking news. Joining us are chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta and dr. Paul offit, his book entitleland you bet your life from blood transfusion to mass vaccination, the long history of medical innovation. Thank you for joining us. Sanjay, you just heard President Biden moments ago issue this grave warning that were looking at what he describes as a winter of severe illness and death for people who are not vaccinated. Should we be prepared for a surge from omicron that dwarves what we actually saw from delta . Well, we dont know for sure yet, wolf. But this does appear to be more transmissible. Weve been looking at some of the data, let me show you a couple of things just to give you an idea when you look at omicron and compare it to delta, this graph here is basically looking at what happens after the first few days. If we have that, we could show it. But basically delta took some time to ramp up. This is the line in blue. With omicron, it just took off right away. So that is i think part of the concern here. Speaking to its contagiousness, and also in terms of what percentage of cases now are made up of omicron, you could see that the doubling rate, people keep talking about how quickly it is doubling, and in the United States overall it went from. 4 to 3 over a couple of weeks in certain pockets of the country like newark, new jersey, went from 2 to 13 . So i think that is what is fuelling the concerns, just how contagious this is. It is likely everyone will get exposed to this at some point. At least right now, dr. Offit, omicron cases seem to be more mild but could this variant actually pose a greater risk for the elderly, for example, for nose who are immunocompromised, for a young 4yearolds for example, Young Children who are not vaccinated yet, not eligible to be vaccinated, unvaccinated kids given that it spreads so much more quickly and easily than the Delta Variant . Yes, i mean, the cdc estimated today that the doubling time was about two days, which is much faster than the Delta Variant in terms of transmissibility. So youre therefore much more likely to be infected. The best thing you could do is to vaccinate yourself but the most important thing is get the first two doses. I came just of being off on service for a week in Childrens Hospital of philadelphia, and we saw a number of children and they all had in common, most were over five, many were over 12, nob of them were vaccinated. None of the Family Members were vaccinateds, the siblings, parents, know one was vaccinated. So we talk about boosting but we need to make sure even if you get two doses of an mrna vaccine, that is highly likely to prevent you from severe illness. If omicron does become the dominant variant as dr. Fauci and other experts are now predicting, and people are getting, god willing, less sick, should Cdc Coronavirus Guidelines be revisited, for example is a ten dayisolation quarantine necessary if people are no longer contagious within that window . How long are you contagious if you come down with this new variant . Well, you know, i dont think we know that for sure yet, wolf. But i think the larger point, if this is more contagious but less severe, will that impact guidelines. It may but i dont think were at that point now. I think we have a map of what is going on in the United States showing just how wide Spread Transmission is. Were still showering in virus. And in many parts of the United States. And the numbers, you know, are so high. We have 1300 people who are dying on average in a day. 67,000 people in the hospital. So, at some point, think there is going to be these conversations that happen trying to figure out what are we willing to tolerate as a society, i mean, 60,000 people may die of flu in any given year, right now were way above that if you look at the numbers, it is closer to 450,000 people would be dying every year right now if things stand the way that they are. At some point, there may be some pulling back on some of the these recommendations. But i dont think it is now. And to dr. Offits point, if we have the vaccination Versus Unvaccination Trajectory Woe Show in terms of who is being hospitalize theed. So if you look at the 67,000 people in the hospital and say look of these Covid Patients in the hospital, how many are vaccinated versus unvaccinated, what you find is that the vast majority are still unvaccinated. So there will be a lot of conversations about boosters and important and you have 90 Million People in the country who dont have vaccine immunity and that is a problem. And i should point out one more thing, there is a lot of discussion about infect acquired immunity. But the concern is now that this virus, this variant by me different enough that a previous infection, with a previous variant may not offer you as much immunity as it once did. 1300 americans on average are still dying from covid19 Every Single Day here in the United States. Dr. Sanjay gupta, dr. Paul offit, very helpful, thank you very much for doing this. An Important Note to our viewers, this Sunday San Yeah will bring us a special record, weed 6, marijuana and autism, it is sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern only here on cnn. Just head, republican congressman jim jordan reveals he was the lawmaker who sent a very damning text to then Trump White House Chief Of Staff mark meadows outlining a plan for a coup. Even though he later pushed to join the Panel Investigating the insurrection. Ill discuss with a key republican on the january 6 select committee. 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The creator of the powerpoint visited the white house and briefed members of congress, spoke to mark meadows who was then the white house Chief Of Staff, but what questions do you have for him about the extent of this planning and coordination . I think that is it. I think it is a lot of, you know, who did you talk to and why and where did you get this information from. Can you talk about anything else on that level, because weve interviewed over 300 people and i know things like Meadows Contempt and Bannon Contempt get a lot of attention as they should because they need to come in front of the peoples legitimately constituted inquiry into this stuff. But there is a lot of people that are giving us a lot of information and this could be a key piece to that. The reality is about a year ago now, and i cant believe it is been a year and it is ten years ago and yesterday at the same time, but there was a fever pitch to not accept the fact that a legitimate election had happened. And that is why the committee is so important, wolf. It is not just about the day of january 6, that is an important point. But it is about what is the route that led up to that and how do we prevent that from happening again. So i expect a lot of questions. Because if we dont learn from the blunders, those mistakes, were going to repeat them down the road, god forbid. Jim jordan did confirm that hes the one that sent instructions to the then white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows the day before the january 6 attack how then Vice President mike pence could reject the electoral votes. How brazen was it for him to attempt to serve on the Committee Investigating the january 6 attack knowing he actually pushed this coup attempt. Yeah, it is extremely brazen. And by the way, there is a few people that had ideas sent to mark meadows, im sure over time there will be more and more information that well put out about that and everybody had their theory. And none of the theories were things like hey, mark, lets actually count the votes and go with the winner. It was some way to fin angle the constitution or send it back to the states or tell the State Legislators to disregard their own peoples will. And for jim jordan to have done that, and then to want to serve on the committee, first off, shows there would not have been all he would have served was trying to shut down this committee. He wants to serve as chairman of probably oversight and government reform or judiciary, actually. That is a sad thing. That is a sad that is a sad notion. And we used to be party, wolf, that was committed to, ill say Law And Order but also the rule of law. And now were using trying to use the nuances of the law to overthrow the will of the people. That is never been the intention of that and i think we need to look at the electoral count act and make some reforms because this dry run on january 6 that mercifully failed, there is a lot you could learn from it if you run this script again. It is so worrisome. You say you believe some members of Congress Actually knews what what was going to happen on january 6. Would you include congressman jordan in that group . Well, there is a lot i dont want to say, but i think certainly he played a reole in terms of pushing some of the theories. But im not going to go as far as to say he played a role in january 6 but it is in the scope, the legitimate scope of the january 6 committee when we talk about what led up to it and the big lie and we talk about all of this kind of stuff, to find further information out and we will. And like i said, were going to move heaven and earth to get to the bottom of this. And we know that the republicans, when they take the majority, which is likely if they take the majority, will try to shut down this committee. So we have a clock on us. We need to get to this quickly and weve been pleased so far that the judicial system has ruled expeditiously, but expect to see more frivolous lawsuits to try to slow this down because they now the truth will hurt. Im sure it will. Before i let you go, i know you know this about a group of more than 40 conservatives and trump allies have written a Letter Calling for you and republican congresswoman liz cheney to be removed from the house gop caucus. You both have taken great personal risk to investigate the january 6 attacks. So what is keeping you going amid this onslaught youre getting from members of your own party . Well, it is fighting for the soul of a party that is going to be around for a while. 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Several Top Democrats now admit theyre growing exhausted and frustrated by the stalled negotiations offer President Bidens 2 trillion Spending Plan raising serious questions about the bills future. Our chief National Affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is standing by at the white house. It appears there is little chance of the Senate Passing build back better before christmas. Could it be at risk of collapsing altogether. Reporter it could be. It lost ilts sense of momentum after the house passed legislation and there was a time that campus seemed like a longtime away and they thought they could work through the differences with joe manchin and find a deal. Now christmas is nine days away but there is likely only one day left in the senate. Unless something dramatic happens, that really no one is expected this evening, this is likely not going to happen for the remainder of the year. Now the sticky point remains just a lot of spending, inflation, the childcare tax credit. Joe manchin is not even in the ballpark of where the rest of the democrat and the white house is. So there have been conversations between President Biden and senator joe manchin this week but theyve not resolved in think type of compromise. And now there is not the framework for this. Even if there was an agreement, it would be a very hardpressed to get it done before christmas any way. So what people here at the white house are saying is senior democrats on capitol hill, yes they wanted it done by christmas but theyre certainly willing to give it until the early part of next year. But wolf it is very much an open question. They would like to have it passed before the State Of The Union which is the end of january and after that it is difficult to corral everybody here. There is still a sense from democrats that they want to get this passed. Joe manchin is a big sticking point. Hes been on the outs before but he does have a Good Relationship with President Biden so at least at the white house theyre optimistic that something could happen in the new year, but certainly not this year, wolf. I want to you stand by, jeff. I also want to bring into this conversation our senior political commentator david axelrod. How big of a setback is it for President Biden to have to put his social spending bill on the back burner at least for now . Well, it is a setback. I mean, deadlines weep getting passed and that created a sense of disorder and that is unhelpful. And im sure he would love to get this behind him and get on with the business of selling the things that hes passed instead of trying to pass them. But, you know, i still think that there is a determination to try and get this done. But manchin, this is what happens when you have an evenly give ided senate. Every senator has enormous power and joe manchin is using his and hes expressed himself repeatedly, thinks there are Budget Gimmicks in this bill that hide the true cost of it and he is pressing democrats on it. You know, jeff, republicans senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina thinks the bill is quote, dead, not just for 2021, but forever. How hard will it be to rebuild that momentum among democrats . Reporter well i dont think senator graham is the arbiter of this. Hes not a supporter of this bill. So of course he will say it is dead. He may be right. Well see. But Building Momentum is going to be i challenge. But democrats have, you know, really the only thing that has united them both sides of the party, the progressives and moderates is republican opposition. So they want to get something accomplished and they know the window is extraordinarily narrow in the new year. It is viewed right now as a lost opportunity. Yes, the majorities are super tight but theyre not getting by netter for sure so momentum is one thing that theyll have to build here but i think it is too early to say that it is dead for sure. There are a lot of popular items inside of this bill that a lot of democrats would like to see passed. Of course the burden is on President Biden to coral all of these varying divisions in the party. Hes trying. From the beginning the problem has been that the parts are greater than the sum. Parts of the bill, the elements are very popular, the size of it, and the the debate over cost has obscured the individual elements and that is been a frustration to biden an the democrats. I would point out, you know, i remember i lived through this in 2010 when it appeared that the Affordable Care act was dead after the democrats lost their super majority in the senate in a special election in massachusetts. And by March The Bill was passed. So, its really i dont think agree with jeff, i dont think that Lindsey Graham could play the grim reaper. Im not sure that his opinion means much to the democratic caucus. But it is better to have gotten this done before the beginning of the election year, the Midterm Election year. And im sure that there is disappointment that they havent been able to do that. David, let me follow up because democratic senator mazie hirono putting it bluntly and her words im quoting her now, she said a 50 50 senate sucks. This is a reality for President Biden right now, isnt it . Yeah, it totally is. I thought that on Election Night. You know, on the special Election Night in georgia, i thought this is a it is say blessing and a curse. Because when you have a 50 50 senate, every senator is an entrepreneur and every senator has the ultimate ability to sink bill. And that makes it very, very difficult and President Biden has experienced that. He is a veteran of the senate for decades and he is hes got patience, but at some point your patience runs out with this. It is a really the only thing worse than a 50 50 senate is a 49 51 senate. If youre in the minority, that is essential. And we hoped to speak with dick durbin this hour but unfortunately hes been called to a meeting right now. So hes not going to be with us. But well try to get him back down the road. Guys, thank you very much. Just ahead, a potentially Pivotal Moment in the trial of the former Police Officer who shot and killed donte wright. Will she testify in her own defense . Find your rhythm. Your happy place. Find your breaking point. Then break it. Every emergenc gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergenc. Retirement income is complicated. As your broker, ive solved it. Thats great, carl. But we need something better. Thats easily adjustable has no penalties or advisory fee. And we can monitor to see that were on track. 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Reporter it could be a Pivotal Moment, kim potter expected to testify soon in her Manslaughter Trial in the shooting of Daunte Wright. You dont need more time to think about that. Reporter a high stakes decision as the defense began to lay the foundation of its case. Key witnesses testifying thursday. Is it your opinion that not only took a taser be used in this chaotic situation, but also a gun . Is that right . That is correct. Reporter potters former police chief testifying that after he first saw the body camera footage, he called shooting that killed Daunte Wright accidental but after seeing another angle, he changed his assessment. When i viewed both Camera Angles and had all of the data there front of me, i saw no violation. Reporter the first witness for the defense, 40 Year Police Veteran steven ians, testing about potters training. Was the warning given by officer former officer potter, ill tase you, ill tase you, reasonable. Yes, that is the standard warning. We heard testimony that the taser in this case, or the assumed use of the taser was too close to officer to mr. Wright to be effective in its impact. Do you agree or disagree with that. That is completely untrue. Reporter his testimony comes a day after seth stalton, the use of force expert testified potters use of the taser was inappropriate. The use of a taser under the circumstances was unreasonable and inconsistent with generally accepted practices. Reporter the defense trying to show the shooting was justified. So an officer seeing that coo shoot. It could meet that standard and nnd officer could shoot. Reporter then the prosecution pushing back. If an officer is trying to arrest somebody on a warrant, and the person pulls away, the officer cant just shoot them . Of course not. Reporter potter is accused of Shooting Wright after she said she mistakenly pulled her gun and instead of her taser during a traffic stop earlier this year. Both use of Force Experts agreed potter intended to pull her taser. I shot him. Reporter but the question remains, why did the officer whose former colleagues call her peaceful and lawabiding pull her gun instead. And, wolf, court ended early today. The defense said it will call two witnesses to testify tomorrow. The person Everyone Wants to hear from is kimberly potter. She has opportunity to look members of the jury in the eye and tell them what she was thinking during that moment. This Body Camera Video all of 13 seconds shows how life changed not only for the wright family, but potter as well. Her former boss testified today he resigned because of political pressure saying he refused to fire potter at the time of the shooting. Wolf. Thank you very much. Lets get some more on all of this. Cnn senior Law Enforcement analyst the former fbi Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe is joining us. Hes the author of the book the threat of the fbi Protection America in the age of terror and trump, thank you for joining us, how risky is it for kim pot tore take the stand and testify . It is a gamble, wolf, no question about it. But it is one that could pay off for her. This is a it is interesting, weve seen defendants in highprofile cases recently take the stand in their own defense. The Ahmaud Arbery trial and kyle rittenhouse, this is a similar play. There is no question that she did what shes been accused of doing. She shot dante wright in the chest and it is on video, there is no issue there. What shes trying to do is humanize herself in front of the jury, to show her contrition and sorrow and regret and it is a Hail Mary Pass for some lenience and compassion from the jury. But it is a dangerous move at that and it could go horribly wrong for her. We saw that very compelling video of her Immediate Reaction after she shot Daunte Wright, could her testimony potentially undermine the impression that video made with the jury . You know, it could, wolf. But i think that most helpful thing here to remember is that the question that is really in front of the jury is whether or not she acted grossly negligent manner or in reckless manner. And in some ways, that very traumatic Video Coverage that we saw of her reaction immediately after the shooting kind of proves the point. It is very clear from her own reaction that she didnt intend to shoot him and that it was a tragic and horrible error, a mistake that should not have been made. So, the experts can point in One Direction or another as to whether or not she violated a law or policy, but at the end of the day it is for the jury so decide if she acted reasonably. Bottom line, here, andrew, potter shows remorse but shouldnt her training have prepared her to not mistake a gun for a taser . That is absolutely true. And that is no doubt what the prosecution will point out when they get an opportunity to crossexamine her directly. She should have been wearing that taser on the opposite side of her body, photographs show that she was. It feels different than a gun. It functions differently than a gun. It looks different than a gun. She had had every reason based on her training not to use the taser. Well see what happens tomorrow. Coming up, Professional Sports Teams here in the United States are scrambling right now to save their seasons as covid outbreaks sideline a growing number of players. Well bring you latest information on a new set of Covid Protocols just approved by the National Football league. Stay with us. 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Find yours on the vrbo app. Cases of anxiety in young adults are rising as experts warn of the effects on wellbeing caused by the pandemic. Hey google. This just into cnn, the nfl and Players Union have just agreed to update kroed protocols as the league is scrambling to save the season. They include mandatory masks inside of Team Facilities and getting players back on the field more quickly after testing positive. Lets discuss with dr. Myron row, a former nfl player himself. Thank you for joining us. So you heard the nfl just updating its Coronavirus Protocols as the league said right now some 100 players in the recent days last three days have tested positive for covid. Do you think these new rules help get the outbreaks under i really do. Thank you for having me, wolf. I do believe that this new enhanced protocol uniformly across the league will help for sure. I think its a large reason why you did have these outbreaks. Players were more complacent with mask hygiene, social distancing, the infrequency of tests. At that point if you were vaccinated, you could get infected on wednesday and walk around the facility without a mask for the whole week spreading the infection to your other teammates and personnel. Now that theyre ramping it up, having the ability for vaccinated players to test out and come out of quarantine a little sooner is a step in the right direction for the nfl. The Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield just reacted, tweeting this. He said nfl make up your damn mind on protocols. Actually caring about player safety would mean delaying the game with this continuing at the rate it is. Clearly players right now, doctor, are frustrated, arent they . Absolutely. You have to be frustrated with such a dynamic pandemic. For once you think we have it under control where the nfl and nflpa agree on these pathways for vaccinated and unvaccinated players. You had whole position groups and even coaches who are infected and may have to step away so its very challenging. The thing that i appreciate by the nfl is they have employed epidemiologists outside the nfl. They are objective and look right at the Public Health safety of these players and take that into consideration more so than the business of the nfl and getting the marquee players like Baker Mayfield back on the field. But its a slow process appendiand im hopeful they can keep every player safe while preserving the game because we all love it as fans. The new protocols allow vaccinated players who tested positive to get back on the field more quickly by allowing Rapid Testing to clear them rather than requiring two pcr tests and being quarantined for five days or ten days. Is that a wise sciencebased decision . You know, honestly, wolf, i think that comes from the fact that for the last two years weve seen milder asymptomatic cases in this particular subset of athletes, the professional football player. They do clinically well. They do not progress and deteriorate to severe hospitalizations, morbidity and mortality, integrated imaging or being in the hospital. So the fact that they are able to have these new testout possibilities and because these players dont do that terrible, i guess, with their infection, i think it makes a lot of sense. I agree with you. Doctor, thank you very much for your expertise. Coming up next, were going to have the latest on severe and deadly weather. Theyre breaking records across the United States. You pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot. So take care of that heart with lipton. Because sippin On Unsweetened Lipton can help support a healthy heart. Lipton. Stop chuggin. Start sippin. Man whats my safelite story . 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At least five people have been killed in Severe Weather that rolled across the midwest. That comes less than a week after a series of tornados killed at least 88 people in five states. Cnns brian todd is working the story for us. In kentucky, residents pick through the wreckage of a tornado that we now know was a monster, a mile or more wide at its worst, according to the National Weather service. It was on the ground for at least 128 miles, and the measurement of that stdistance will likely increase as more surveys come in. Kentucky is not alone tonight in returning from freakish, severe december weather. In lamar, colorado, a dust bowl. And throughout kansas wednesday, dangerous high winds causing several rollovers of semi trucks. Its been overwhelming for first responders, including the kansas Highway Patrol and our troopers. It has been a continuous call after call, rollover after rollover. Reporter in iowa, the driver of a tractortrailer was killed wednesday night when the vehicle was struck by a strong gust of wind and the driver lost control. A tornado in Southeastern Minnesota yesterday was the first tornado ever reported in the state in the month of december. 68 years ive been here and i dont i dont recall ever hearing the word tornado in december. Reporter nearly 20 tornados touched down on wednesday in minnesota, iowa and nebraska. Across the great plains and the midwest yesterday, a record was set for a single day in the u. S. At least 55 reports of hurricaneforce thunderstorm wind gusts of over 75 miles an hour. Thats according to the National Weather services storm prediction center. Certainly the last week of Severe Weather, the Tornados Last Friday and the windstorm and tornados yesterday are very unusual for december. The winds on wednesday, thats just something we havent seen this time of year ever. Reporter about 400 reports of severe wind came in from across those regions on wednesday. The alerts impacting at least 80 million americans. High winds whipped up fires in the Southern Plains and the southwestern u. S. The Fires Breaking Out were being fanned by 100mileperhour winds. One fire grew to 200 acres in less than two hours. Reporter much of this is due to unusually warm air from the Gulf Of Mexico for this time of year, air thats being pushed northward. Key questions tonight, what effect does Climate Change have on this, and is this the new normal . The contribution of Climate Change is probably at least noticeable that the gulf is very warm, the gulf is warmer this time of year than its ever been. I dont really think were talking about a new normal. It may be a slightly increased frequency but not the kind of thing weve seen outbreaks that weve seen last week on an annual or every year basis. Harold brooks of noaas Severe Storms Laboratory says what people across the country have to worry about is more intense and heavy rainfall during future hurricanes and rain events, wolf. Brian todd, thank you very much. President biden bestowed the Medal Of Honor today to three u. S. Army soldiers. It was awarded posthumously to Army Sergeant alan cash, who pulled several soldiers from a burning vehicle in iraq back in 2005. He died as a result hof his wounds. Also Army Sergeant Christopher Solis who died after using his body as a shield in afghanistan. Army Sergeant Earl plumlee was the only one at the ceremony honored for his actions in afghanistan in 2013. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, bidens warning for the unvaccinated. It could be a winter of severe illness and death. Cases and hospitalizations both exploding tonight. So just how bad will this get . 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