Way. So, i am for in that situation, you know, if youre named that, to keep that name if you want. On the other happened, jefferson himself said, you know, the earth belongs to the living and every generation of people has a right to pick its heroes, and if you want to rename your school for Somebody Today who is doing something that you think represents your generation, represents your place better, then i can he would probably say and i would say as well do that, but i wouldnt see it as imperative the denaming, as we call it, at harvard, versus renaming, and, but jefferson hemmings, i wouldnt be opposed to it, but i dont think it solves the problem with jefferson. These are things that are concerned about with jefferson as a slave holder. Well, kate in sacramento follows up on that in a sense and her question is, your thoughts on removal of statues of prominent confederates. Im a i dont see any reason there should be statues of confederates in america. Not just a racial question, but
For relief. A major step for britney Spears Control of her own life. Her father is willing to step down as her conservator. Could that lead to the pop Stars Freedom . And a group of house moderate democrats threatening to withhold votes for the 3. 5 trillion Spending Package until the Infrastructure Bill is passed and signed into law. We begin this hour and this morning with Breaking News out of afghanistan where things are falling apart with stunning speed in the last 24 hours. Taliban forces seized four major capitals, grand Canyon Control of southern and western afghanistan, putting them within striking distance of the capital of kabul. Officials that thought the afghan government would and could stand for at least six months now fear it could collapse in half that time. 3,000 u. S. Forces are sent back into the country to help the united States Embassy Staff evacuate before the taliban takes over. Kelly cobiella talks to us. Bring us Up To Speed. We have been checking in daily, the
Private insurance as the Biden Administration prepares to send out hundreds of millions more tests and masks, trying to contain the surge of new covid cases. Well tell you how you can get yours. Novak djokovic detained. The Tennis Star Back in detention after his visa is again revoked. The moves that could reshape the Australian Open. And bare shelves, high prices greeting Grocery Store customers across the country. Factors contributing to the shortages and whether well see relief soon. The package you have been waiting for could be somewhere on this los angeles train track. Thieves looting Freight Trains in california. How this mess could impact future deliveries. Newsroom starts right now. Good morning on this saturday, january 15th. So good to have you on. Christi paul. Boris sanchez. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. We begin with Breaking News at this hour. The western u. S. Coast is under a Tsunami Advisory as the National Tsunami Warning Center says theyre watching a one to two fo
Challenging times. Live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. And we begin with the continued threat of the Omicron Variant in the u. S. And urgent pleas from Top Health Experts for americans to get vaccinated and boosted. New numbers show why that is important. According to data from the cdc, unvaccinated people are 20 times more likely to die from covid than people who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. Only around 30 of fully vaccinated americans, around 60 Million People, have gotten a booster dose. Now, this comes as the u. S. Is heading into what will likely be a brutal winter surge as the new variant spreads across the country. The Delta Variant already driving a surge in covid cases and hospitalizations and omicron will only add fuel to the fire. Were already seeing impact in some areas. Long lines for covid tests have been forming across New York City as americans try to balance Holiday Plans with covid safety. We need to flood the system with testing.
Capabilities to allow them to conduct larger operations in the donbas. Theres a lot of challenges they have to overcome and this is not a military known for being adaptive, known for having leaders encouraged to take initiative and change the way theyre doing things in the moment. So, this is still going to be, we believe, a challenge for them. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Forces and civilians remain barricaded in mariupol after the kremlin rejected president zelenskyys appeal from an orthodox ceasefire this easter weekend. And they say Satellite Images outside mariupol appear to show freshly dug mass grave as for which could be thousands of bodies layered in the graves but no one knows precisely how many. A new recording shows house mcall republican leader mccarthy said he was going to ask President Trump to resign. Despite denials, author of a new book, play the tape. For the first time on Rachel Maddows show putting a line in mccarthys denial. How is trump reacting to all this . And will th