a four day boycott of social media by sports bodies and stars in protest at online racist abuse. hello and welcome whether you re watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the first funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than a hundred and 50 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. almost all of those affected were ultra orthodoxjews, in attendance to mark the lag ba omer holiday. tens of thousands pilgrims had gathered at the foot of mount meron in the north of israel, to celebrate the event with all night bonfires, prayer and dancing. paramedics say the crush happened after people slipped in an overcrowded walkway, causing dozens more to fall. this was the largest public event in israel since the coronavirus pandemic began. the country s successful vaccinatio
media by sports bodies and stars in protest at online racist abuse. we have a special report from mali, as british troops the first funerals have been held in israel for the victims of a deadly crush at religious festival. at least 45 people are known to have died, and more than 150 were injured at meron, the site of the tomb of a revered second century rabbi. almost all of those affected were ultra orthodoxjews, in attendance to mark the lag ba omer holiday. our middle east correspondent tom bateman sent this report from the scene. and a warning, it contains distressing images. they came to celebrate and be blessed. tens of thousands ofjewish pilgrims at the mountain tomb of an ancient rabbi. but instead, they were met with panic and a deadly crush. men and boys left the shrine, descending a narrow walkway which was badly overcrowded. those at the front became trapped. people tried tearing away metal barricades to free them. all of a sudden, we saw paramedics running by, lik
hello and welcome. a us man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. doctors at the university of maryland medical center were granted a special dispensation by the us medical regulator to carry out the procedure and hope the surgery will be a game changer in solving the organ shortage crisis. tanya dendrinos reports. and a warning: some of these images are graphic. precious cargo being wheeled into the operating theatre but this was no ordinary transplant. this donor heart belongs to a genetically modified pig. it belongs to a genetically modified pig. belongs to a genetically modified m. . , ., , modified pig. it had previous surue modified pig. it had previous surgery so modified pig. it had previous surgery so it modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took a - modified pig. it had previous surgery so it took a while - modified pig. it had previous surger
crisis. billion dollar disasters are reaching record levels, and it s not just the price tag. new insight into just how bad climate change is getting. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, a standoff between the city of chicago and its teachers union over covid-19 safety protocols is over. teachers will be back in school in the coming hours, and students will return to in-person learning on wednesday. a week ago, record-high new cases among students and adults led to the union voting to start teaching virtually. the school district responded by canceling classes altogether. more than 340,000 students missed four days of school. the union said the agreement moves toward what teachers have been asking for. it includes the standards for when schools need to be closed. there s some really good things in this agreement. there s some really good things that are going to continue to strengthen and build on
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