There s too much to fit in just one hour, so you re here with two hours of life special coverage. An increasingly unhinged donald trump is back on the trail as president biden plants his own return while battling back new calls to step aside. As chairman of the senate s campaign, in charge of getting democrats elected. He s coming up first. Plus, chair of the national governors association. I m going to get his take on the debate over the president s future. Later, as trump s new running mate introduces himself to the country, i m going to talk to jd vance is. Okay. One of the big things i ve learned from working on three presidential campaigns is that a day sometimes feels like an entire lifetime in politics. I mean, just take this week. It was just over a week ago and there was an assassination attempt on a former president and current republic nominee. And just in the last week, president biden was diagnosed with covid, the dark and at times bizarre republican convention was held in
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. we re 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 syst
americans should prepare for the spread of omicron. senator joe manchin deals a blow to joe biden s build back better. peng shuai s latest interview. announcer: live from london. this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. welcome to the show. monday, december 20th. nearly two years since the covid-19 pandemic turned the world really upside down. the threat is far from over. one u.s. health experts says we re beyond counting the waves, the country is facing a tsunami. it is now being detected in 45 states. you can see on your screen. experts say it s just a matter of time before omicron accounts for a majority of new cases. it comes as the u.s. is already grappling with the surge driven by the delta variant. countries now averaging more than 130,000 a day infections a day and experts warn omicron will only add fuel to that fire. have a listen. we are going to see a significant stress in some regions of the country on the hospital system, particularly
let us reflect on the meaning of this moment. the single largest elimination of protections of lands and waters in u.s. history was met by the single largest mobilization for conservation in u.s. history. millions and millions of americans rallied to help tribes defend bears ears, to restore grand staircase escalante, and to safeguard the atlantic ocean s first marine national monument. this fight has galvanized a new and powerful vision for conservation in america, a vision in which we act with urgency and ambition to conserve and restore the land, waters, and wildlife we love, and that are disappearing so quickly. a vision in which the stewardship traditions and conservation priorities of tribal nations are celebrated and supported in both law and policy. a vision in which every child in america, no matter where they live, has a chance to experience nature s wonders. and a vision in which we harness the power of our forest and farms and ocean and coast to keep our climate l
to join the table, two hosts learning their rapid tests before the show came back positive. both fully vaccinated, they left the studio and vice president harris staying in a separate room. and what the vice president said once she was on the show. also this friday night, new reporting after the deadly supermarket shooting. they have now identified the gunman and his connection to that kroger store. and the harrowing stories of survival tonight. the massive california wildfire exploding in size late today, and authorities arresting a woman, accusing her of starting the fire, threatening more than 9,000 structures, homes and businesses, using loudspeakers now to get families out. on the texas border tonight, the migrants are now gone. where are they now? and rachel scott asking president biden about those images of some border officers, images the white house called horrific. what the president said. the very expensive audit of the 2020 election in arizona. the republi