from new mexico to wisconsin, tornadoes, howling winds, you can hear it. even wildfires. folks, it s mid december. the central u.s. experienced the highest number of reports of hurricane-force wind in a single day ever. 55 reports across nine states. yeah, there were more than 350 reports of severe weather from the central plains to the upper midwest. 20 tornadoes were reported, including the first december twister on record minnesota. winds toppled tractor-trailers, ripped the roofs off homes. more than 450,000 customers and climbing this morning remain in the dark. across eight states, including iowa where wind gusts topped 70 miles per hour at the des moines airport. we were in the basement. my mom was heating up some left over ravioli when it happened. the power went out, so we had to run downstairs. it was really it was really fast. i was on my front porch and cleaning up some water that was coming in. and i looked across the street and there was a big glowing or
Indefinitely. it will give all corporate and retail employees a thousand dollars to buy equipment for their home offices. the eu is starting to vaccinate kids age 5 to 11 is. government officials will are bracing for a covid surge as well given the holiday season and the quickly spreading omicron variant. cnn s ben wedeman is at a children s vaccination center in rome. i know, ben, people are just starting to lineup. what is the turnout expected to be like? reporter: they expect a pretty good turnout. this is a nationwide rollout of this vaccination campaign for children between the ages of 5 and 11. and it s not just italy. it s also spain, greece and hungary which this week are starting to vaccinate that age group. not with a full vaccine. it s a third of the normal dose given to adults. now, for the problem in most of europe is from the delta
A record number of hurricane-force winds, parts of the u.s. blasted by another round of damaging storms. omicron, delta and the flu. the trio that has doctors facing a long winter. he s out, urban myers rocky tenure of the jacksonville jaguars ends after less than a year. it is thursday, december 16th. it s 5:00 a.m. in new york. thanks for getting an early start with us. i m christine romans. i m laura jarrett. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. we begin this morning with this wild weather, really historic weather blasting a broad swath of the u.s. heartland for the second time in a week.
More infections from the omicron variant, surging delta variant infections, and a slow but steady comeback of the flu. more on that in just a moment. head coach urban meyer was fired after kicking a player. i loved daunte. he was loved. do you miss him? i miss him a lot every day. that was daunte wright s father on the witness stand in the trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter after killing daunte wright. prosecutors are expected to rest their case today. the grand jury overseeing the surfside condo collapse recommended how to prevent a
Columbus, ohio, after a thursday night loss in cincinnati. meyer apologized to the team. reports later in the season said that meyer had arguments with players and coaches suggesting to his assistants during staff meetings that they re losers, while he is a winner. offensive coordinator derek bevel will serve as interim coach the remainder of the season against the game against the texans. laura, christine? coy wire. we ll talk to you soon. they are bracing for a terrible trio. more infections from the omicron variant, surging infection with the delta variant, and a slow but steady comeback of the flu. the big take away from dr. anthony fauci, get that booster shot. he says two doses of the vaccine are simply not enough to stop the spread of omicron, but there is no need yet for a variant-specific booster shot. one infectious disease expert says don t overreact here, but also don t under estimate omicron.