Romans, we begin this morning with an extraordinary sight in cuba. Thousands of ordinary cubans taking to the streets demanding more food, Medicine And Relief in the midst of a pandemic driven economic crash there. White house officials have expressed support. Patrick oppmann has the latest from havana. Thousands of protesters took to the streets here in havana and across cuba on sunday demanding change. This is something that almost never happens here that people engage in antigovernment protests. The government does not permit it, usually theyre shut down very, very quickly, and many people are just too afraid to openly criticize the government. On sunday it was a very different picture as thousands of people did just that. They said they were sick of Energy Shortages and empty store shelves, many complained about the governments coronavirus response. The economy here has been deeply, deeply damaged. The economy was already ailing before the pandemic. Now with more than a year with v
Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. It is monday, july 12th. Images, the likes of which we have not seen in generations in cuba. Thousands of protesters on the streets in havana and other cities and towns nationwide, staging one of the biggest antigovernment demonstrations in decades. The protesters there complaining about a lack of freedom and the worsening economic situation as that country grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus. Overnight the biden administration voicing support for peaceful protesters and saying that the u. S. Would strongly condemn any violence against them. Cubas president blamed the u. S. For the protests saying that sanctions are fueling economic problems there. Cnns Patrick Oppmann is reporting live for us this morning from havana. Patrick . Reporter yeah, good morning. Largescale protests are something you dont see in cuba because the government does not allow it. That all changed On Sunday, though, as thousands
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Firing back at critics and people who question science. And new data suggesting how you vote could determine how you spend your Post Pandemic Summer and a Staffing Shortage forcing one major airline to cancel hundreds of upcoming flights. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. It is monday, june 21st. Happy summer. We do begin with the aftermath of a horrific Chainreaction Crash on a highway in alabama that left ten people dead. Nine of them children. The youngest victim just nine months old. Images of the crash on Interstate 65 revealed just how awful it was. Look at that. Eight of the victims were traveling in a van from a home for abused and neglected young girls. They were heading back from a Beach Vacation when the crash occurred in butler county. A team of Federal Investigators is on the scene. Cnn Martin Savidge is live with the latest. This is, to echo john, its horrific. Theres no other Wor D for it. Reporter they tried to do what they could. Re
Cnns Martin Savidge has the latest. Reporter good morning. Four of the victims from Saturdays Crash attended the High School here. Federal investigators will try to figure out exactly what happened on an alabama highway. There tramg i did is horrific on a number of levels. Not just the numbers of those lost, ten people died, but then on top of that, with the fact that almost all of them were children between the ages of 9 months and 17 years, and many of the children had already gone through very difficult circumstances in their lives only to die tragically. This is what we know, Saturday Afternoon it was around mid afternoon when this Multicar Pile Up took place on I65 Northbound just south of montgomery. There were at least 15 vehicles involved including Semitractor Trailer trucks. The largest number of people who died were in the 15passenger Van from the Girls Ranch. They were heading back after spending most of the week at the gull shores. What triggered the crash, we dont know. Th