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lab in chiwuhan, china. and in east palestine, the new technique to track contaminated water from that city. and the growing concern to other cities taking in truckloads of contaminated soil. and an image in oklahoma, cnn is on the scene. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with the groundbreaking assertion with the u.s. energy department that the covid-19 pandemic likely began from a lab leak in wuhan, china. this all comes after the energy department updated its 2021 report with this claim, saying it made the new conclusion, based on new evidence coming to light. two sources telling cnn the department is issuing the report with, quote, low confidence. that s a term that doesn t mean that they don t believe their own conclusion. it means that the evidence as of now is only circumstantial. the new assertion reveals that the u.s. intelligence community is more divided than ever on how the pandemic began. four other agencies in the u.s. government said the ....
Is more divided than ever on how the pandemic began. four other agencies in the u.s. government said the outbreak began after the virus naturally jumped from animals to humans. on the other hand, the fbi agrees with the energy department conclusion that it was a lab leak. and the fbi confidence level in their conclusions is moderate. national security adviser jake sullivan weighed in with cnn s dana bash. some elements of the intelligence community have reached conclusions on one side, some on the other. a number of them have said they just don t have enough information to be sure. right now, there is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community on this question. this update comes more than three years after the start of the pandemic, at this point, almost three years ago next week, we were all watching the grand princess cruise ship slowly making its way to oakland, california, with more than 100 confirmed cases of individuals with covid on board. and n ....
Of grenada, rarely see daylight. earlier during this voyage, they had to deal with an outbreak of covid on board. and the pandemic s also meant few visits ashore. it s like having a bit of cake, - and your mum telling you, hang fire, don t touch that cake. i lljust be round the back. and when i come back, you can touch it. - and it sjust like seeing japan, you re right there. but you can t step foot - on the soil and enjoy tokyo. it wasn t the best of times, but it is what it is. - they did dock in oman for a visit by the defence secretary who made clear that this carrier could also be the weapon of choice to combat extremist threats anywhere in the world. with leaving afghanistan, if there is a growing terrorism threat from any parts of the world, this ship can launch if it needs to, a strike capability using, you know, the very best of stealth, to deliver impact on people that might pose imminent threat to the united kingdom or allies. even here, the crew weren t able to venture fu ....
He had recently started to act strangely. norah. o donnell: manuel bojorquez, thank you. cruise ships are expected to resume sailing from u.s. waters in two weeks, but tonight, we re learning that two passengers who were vaccinated have tested positive for covid on a ship in the caribbbbean. cbs errolol barnett h has more. reportrter: two roroommatesn this celebrity ship under isolation tonight, after testing positive for covid on board. the company, which requires proof of vaccination, says this, demonstrates that our rigorous health and safety protocols work. within a matter of hours they tested more than 200 passengers. reporter: travel writer ashley kosciolek had to quarantine for 13 hours. she has since tested negative. if everyone on board hadn t been vaccinated, i think the people who were positive would have spread it. reporter: the c.d.c. recommends 95% of crew and passengers be vaccinated, a lightning rod in the two busiest states for cruises. the republican go ....