They ve lost one or even both parents, and they are now having to face a very uncertain future all alone. England s 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 father s conservatorship gathers pace. We start in south africa, where the number of people killed in the disorder that s gripped parts of the country has risen to 72. The country s 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 it s gone beyond that now. We ll 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
now a community is mourning the loss of three young lives. u.s. officials consider new travel requirements for everyone as the omicron coronavirus variant raises concerns around the world. and open to engaging, donald trump s former chief of staff agrees to cooperate with lawmakers investigating the january 6 capitol riot. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. it is wednesday, december 1st, and we are following two big stories this hour. the omicron variant of the coronavirus now in 22 countries and territories, saudi arabia being the latest. but it has not yet been detected here in the u.s. health experts stress vaccines are still key to controlling its spread. israel s health minister is the latest to voice his optimism that the current vaccines and boosters will offer protection against this variant. we are also following a deadly shooting at a high school in michigan. the three teen victims have been identified. the gunman
being laid to rest as dozens of new lawsuits are filed against the concert organizers. we ll take you to houston for th e latest. saturday, november 13th, we are grateful for yu waking up with us. amara, great to see you. it was tough to wake up. once your awick, all is good and the coffee is in the system. apple juice for me. it will change your life. and the beef jerky, you just have to tell me which brand to get. we ll talk after this. for sure. but we again with legal trouble for trump ally steve bannon. he s been indicted for criminal contempt for congress. bannon hit with two counts, one for refusing to appear and another for refusing to hand over documents to congress. the committee said that bannon indictment should send a message to other potential witnesses, ignore subpoenas at your own peril. cnn s zachary cohen is part of the team that broke the story. tell us more about the indictment and the charges bannon is now facing. reporter: things in a l
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening emotions flared in a wisconsin courtroom today. an angry judge, a clearly frustrated prosecutor and a defendant himself, kyle rittenhouse breaking down in sobs as he took the witness stand in his own defense. he s charged with intentionally killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police use of force. the 18-year-old telling the court today, i didn t do anything wrong i defended myself. the prosecution pressing rittenhouse on his intentions as armed with a military-style rifle he took to the street on a restless night of protests but the testimony was interrupted several times as the judge turned his wrath on the prosecutor over his line of questioning. gabe gutierrez is in kenosha tonight. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. yes. reporter: as he described for the jury the tense moments before he opened fire, kyle rittenhouse broke down. there were peopl
brand new hour, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. the medical examiner has released the identities of all eight people killed in friday s deadly crowd crush in houston. the oldest victim was just 27 years old. the fbi is now assisting the houston police in a criminal investigation. and we now know the city s police chief spoke with rapper travis scott in the hours just before the tragedy warning about the energy of the crowd. scott just announced that he will pay for all of the funerals. he s also promised to provide free counseling for all affected. authorities and concert goers want to know why he kept performing during the chaos. so the official call of a mass casualty event happened at least 30 minutes before the show ended. witnesses say travis scott did stop several times but then continued. in this clip on social media, two people there at the concert are seen screaming at the staff to stop the show. watch. let s do it. stop the show. stop the sh