Also left the u. S. Olympic team, i have a message for her and Others Tonight but first, another serious question. This isnt a joke. Who is in charge of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue . Look at this, the convention of states pull, one of the most accurate posters in the country. A majority of the american people believe that it is definitely not joseph biden, a whopping 57 think that joe is not fully executing the duties of the office of president. In other words, joe is not making the decisions, he is not in charge. I know at times on this program i have joked about this but honestly starting tonight, the stops, that stops. This is not a joking matter. America has a president that is now obviously cognitively compromised and not only the country sees it, our enemies see it and this could not be good for anyone. According to this poll, look at these numbers, 58 of independence see it, they understand joe is not really the one in charge. Thats right, a third of voters, joes own party believe
And on Bbc One we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im austin halewood. Coming up this Evening Tonight needs to be the night for arsenal. Can the gunners turn their season around in the Europa League . And i am here at Old Trafford as Manchester United hope to win their semifinaljinx against roma. Concerns grow for the amount of inactive young people as a result of lockdowns over the last year. And darkness doesnt stop play in birmingham. A new league helps cricketers keep playing while observing ramadan. This is great for a lot of us, and wejust want to this is great for a lot of us, and we just want to spread the wealth that everyone can experience at this. We are just really proud of what is going on, it is good to be part of this. Spread the word. Welcome to the programme. Weve had two brilliant games in the Champions League, but tonight its the turn of the Europa League to take centre stage. Manchester United Host roma in the first leg of
processing photo as he awaits sentencing. the new york times is reporting june 16th will be the next day of judgment, the sentencing day. he faces 40 years, up to 40 years maximum for what the jury determined was a murder, kneeling on george floyd s neck. we can tell you a few more details. chauvin held in solitary confinement right now. that s 23 hours a day in minnesota s only maximum security prison. he s placed in an isolated wing of the prison because of, according to new york times reporting, fears for his safety. he will alone in his cell for all but one hour a day during which he will be allowed to exercise. he will be except away from other prisoners. we can also show you what his prison cell looks like in oak park heights, minnesota. this is the cell where he exists now. he will be monitored by cameras and guards while he is in isolation. after the verdict, america saw how this system works. it was really striking. i was watching it, as i imagine many of you were.
announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brun huber. we begin with the growing threat of the omicron variant. cases are rising quickly around the globe less than a month after it was first detected. in the u.s., experts are warning that americans could be facing a dark winter as omicron collides with the surge of the delta variant. the country is now averaging more than 125,000 new cases a day. cases are rising especially fast in the north, midwest, and south, but experts say that s mostly being feudal by the delta variant, not omicron. it s expected to become the dominant strain in the coming weeks, but cdc numbers show right now that omicron accounts for just around 3% of new cases. u.s. hospitals are already feeling the impact. around 69,000 americans are currently hospitalized with the virus, and experts say omicron is only likely to make things worse, putting more strain on an already overwhelmed health care system. now, despite all of that, a
underscored the seriousness of the charges he is facing. you can expect a six count for first degree murder. the risk this defendant presents to our community. not only flight risk but dangerousness that he presents. history of violence. not lay people, detectives. not only tried to stop this but rendered an opinion this was an intentional act. i have not seen anything like this in my very long career. mike tobin is reporting live from waukesha. mike. the waukesha county prosecutor promised bail would be set so high this time there would be no way brooks would get out. indeed bail was set at $5 million. darrell brooks appeared in court wearing one of the suicide prevention outfits. he looked down. he seemed to rock back and forth. he was officially charged with five counts of intentional homicide. the sixth charge is a matter of doing the paperwork at 8-year-old died of his injuries. mr. brooks is facing five consecutive life sentences if convicted on all counts in