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but is the russian president trying to de-escalate this cry us or rachet up tensions with the u.s.? live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. hello, everyone, and welcome to our viewers in the united states joining us on cnn international. around the world, the advice is mostly the same. the safest place to see in the new year will be at home surrounded by a small number of people. many cities, public celebrations have either been canceled or scaled back and will have tougher guidelines for revelers. hopes for partying like it was 2019 have been dashed. despite a record daily count of 74,000 new infections across new york state, the traditional ball drop in times square still scheduled to take place, but now, there are new restrictions, masks and proof of vaccination both mandatory. attendance will be kept at 15,000 and viewing areas off-limits until 3:00 p.m. the seven-day average of global infections is almost 1.2 million, the highest ever sinc ....
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. hello, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states joining us here on cnn international. around the world, the advice is mostly the same, the safest place to see in the new year will be at home surrounded by a small number of people. in many cities, public celebrations have been canceled, scaled back or tougher guidelines. hopes of partying like it was 2019 have been dashed with a surge in covid infections. despite a record daily count of 74,000 infections in new york state, the traditional ball drop in new york city still scheduled, but attendance capped at 15,000, and viewing areas will be off-limits until 3:00 p.m. the seven-day average of global infections is 1.2 million, the highest ever since the pandemic began. average daily cases in the u.s. have set a record for the third straight day. more than 355,000 on thursday. and children once thought to be immune from the worst of the coronavirus, ....
residents forced out of their homes because of wildfires. when the state can expect a reprieve. cities right around the globe are getting ready to ring in the new year. but for many, the crowds and confetti have been pushed aside as an explosion of new covid infections takes hold on several continents. preparations are, though, under way at this hour for the balloon drop in new york s times square just as the state announced a new record 74,000 cases. celebrations have already been scaled back with masks and vaccinations required. now, the seven-day average of cases right around the world has broken yet another record at nearly 1.2 million infections. the u.s. has set a third straight record meantime with average daily cases topping 355,000. but here s the thing. johns hopkins reports close to 650,000 cases on thursday alone, and we do want to point out that of course that number could be inflated somewhat because of the lag in reporting over this holiday season. now, ....
victory for every american who believes in that simple but fundamental pillar of our democracy. the rule of law applies to all of us equally, fairly, and justly. that was new york attorney general letitia james speaking friday after the financially devastating civil fraud ruling against donald trump. we ll explain that judgment and what it means for trump s finances. also ahead, we ll bring you the latest fallout following the death of alexei navalny, as russia cracks down on any show of support for the now deceased opposition leader. plus, the israeli government is rejecting any recognition of the potential palestinian state while its forces move forward with an offensive near the city of rafah, the last refuge for palestinians in gaza. we ll go through all of those major developments out of the middle east. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, february 19th. presidents day. i m jonathan lemire along with u.s. special correspondent for bbc new ....
that is tonight s special last word on the prosecutions of donald trump. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. starts now. tonight, the heated hearing in georgia, fani willis on the stand, setting the record straight about accusations of misconduct. plus, the data set for the first criminal trial of donald trump. and, questions surrounding leadership after legislative losses in an upcoming battle. then backlash for the top republican who warned of a while we learn more details about what it is, as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. greetings, everyone, i am symone sanders-townsend, in fact in for stephanie ruhle. we re now 264 days away from the election and it has been an eventful day in donald trump s court cases. we begin in georgia where d a fani willis took the stand and fired back against allegations of misconduct in the election interference case. my colleague blaine alexander ol has more. reporter: late today, fulton county dist ....