Theyve lost one or even both parents, and they are now having to face a very uncertain future all alone. Englands mayors urge the government to think again about Making Masks Mandatory On Public Transport as 42,000 cases of coronavirus are recorded in a single day. And Britney Spears is back in court as her fight to end her Fathers Conservatorship gathers pace. We start in South Africa, where the number of people killed in the disorder thats gripped parts of the country has risen to 72. The countrys now facing the biggest Security Challenge since president Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018. The catalyst was the arrest, last week, of former president Jacob Zuma. But its gone beyond that now. Well get onto to that in a bit. But first, Take A Look at these images. What you just saw there is a mother throwing her baby to safety from a burning building in durban. Rioters targeted shops on the Ground Floor there and then set the building on fire. The mother with her baby were on the t
In the Murder Trial of former Police Officer Derek chauvin. One of the most closely watched trials in decades. The prosecution looking for a conviction on charges of Manslaughter And Murder in the death of George Floyd. The defense trying to convince jurors that there are just enough question marks about Floyds Death to let Derek Chauvin off the hook. It iS Possible the jury can get this case before The End of today. And if you had any question about how the twin cities are feeling right now, Take A Look at the front pages, people there are nervous, anxious, and bracing for the verdict just like the rest of the country. I want to start with nbcs shaquille brewster, whos been in minneapolis since this trial began. Also with us former prosecutor gwen kirschner. Shaq, how are things supposed to start out . There are a few thingS Picking up. We will have the Closing Arguments, and we will hear from both sides. The prosecution and Eric Nelson for the defense and a rebuttal from jerry blackw
cnn newsroom. great to have you along this hour. thanks for joining me. so if you want to use any form of public transportation in the u.s. starting late monday, you must wear a mask. that s according to an order from the cdc. it was issued just a few hours ago. masks must be made of at least two layers of fabric and cover both the nose and the mouth. until further notice, they ll be required on every form of transit. this comes as a potential new vaccine appears on the horizon. johnson & johnson released data about its candidate on friday. the company says it s 85% effective against severe disease and at least 66% effective against moderate to severe illness. that is less than the pfizer and moderna vaccines. unlike those two, johnson & johnson is a single shot dose that does not require expensive equipment for storage. so johnson & johnson will apply for an emergency use authorization next week to start getting the shot into people s arms. so nick watt has more on that
and also johnson & johnson, just releasing the results from its phase three trials. saying in its announcement it is 66% efficacy rate overall. 85% against severe disease. still notably lessective than the vaccines from pfizer and moderna. what does the biden team say about that? the white house press secretary just said this morning that president biden is encouraged by the data coming out from j&j but also said that the politicians will leave it to the scientists who we should hear from any moment. while we re standing by. let s bring in elizabeth cohen following the latest developments. so on this announcement from johnson & johnson, what are they saying? basically the bottom line here, kate, is that this vaccine does work well against covid 19, this j&j vaccine. i m going to jump in. andy slavic, one of the members of the covid response team is beginning the briefing now. on both the successes and the hurdles we face. i hope on these calls, that the public will ge
in which you start to see efficacy anywhere from seven to ten days following the first and only shot. it is very, very good with regard to cold chain requirements, requiring only a refrigerator. it is inexpensive, and the company is capable of making doses in the numbers of billions. while the white house task force is focused on the vaccination piece of this pandemic, president biden is working today to help americans suffering financially. he is urging republicans to get on board with his $1.9 trillion relief package. so the choice couldn t be clearer. we have learned from past crises the risk is not doing too much. the risk is not doing enough. the congress isn t just divided over the relief bill. the republican party is showing more signs of fracture as former preponderance of the evidence donald trump seems to be keeping a firm grip on a number of people in the party, and we ll dive into that in just a little bit. first, johnson & johnson s new single-shot vaccine,