a sobering warning as covid cases across the united states continue to increase, and fast. this as the cdc voted to recommend pfizer, moderna over johnson & johnson s vaccine due to side effect concerns. plus anger boiling over inside the democratic party as a key part of joe biden s agenda is now in jeopardy. and the wild and dangerous weather hammering the united states as typhoon rai barrels across the philippines. we re live for you at the world weather center. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, december 17th. we begin this hour with a surge in covid cases across the united states and really dire warnings that things are about to get worse. officials are scrambling to stem the spread of not one, but two highly contagious variants, both delta and omicron infections are climbing fast just as the holidays are approaching. cnn s nick watt has the story for you. reporter: covid-19 case
and white. why he says race cost hillary and new information on that nasty weather that just ruined your saturday. we now have confirmation that the storms were just as bad as they seemed. announcer: news4 at 11:00 starts now. hundreds of people packed a plaza in maryland tonight to hear how local lawmakers plan to challenge the trump administration. good evening. i m erika gonzalez. as news4 s darcy spencer shows us from silver spring, they agreed it s going to take a team effort to fight the trump agenda. reporter: a town hall meeting outside the civic center in downtown silver spring to talk about resisting and challenging president trump and his administration. it s really important to send a very clear message that do the bad things that he wants to do. reporter: hundreds of people crowded onto the plaza and packed a room inside to hear from democratic maryland members of congress and other elected leaders. we are the party of the labor movement. we are the
us on facebook at the spent history c-span history. history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of grand rapids, michigan. to learn more about the cities on the tour, visit c-span.org/cities to work. we continue to look at the history of grand rapids. we are at the gerald r ford residential museum in grand rapids, michigan. he is beginning his professional career. it is not clear even to him, because at the same time that he is establishing hislop rectus he is applying to become a field agent for the f ei. he wants to be a gman. he is writing letters and toward the end of 1941, trying to figure out what the status of his application is. himself, along with america, caught up with world affairs, when the japanese bond pearl harbor. there after he shifts his attention to the navy. he wants to become a naval officer area he sends in his application to be commissioned as an officer in the navy but april 1942 and he joins the navy. annapolis down to cap wher
importantly, he forfeits a ton of shark fin. with the black market value of $1 million or more. some were upset he was getting off with misdemeanor charges. what do you say about those upset about the sharks the fins represent? we re just following the law. this is an important victory for the activists because he was one of the most-vocal opponents. after conviction he did not want to comment. nor did the prosecution. the da tells me they re arranging for some fins to be used as research in the shark population and dangers the sharks face. thank you. a heart breaking situation for a livermore family has become worse. after dealing with the deaths of two loved ones they may not be able to return home for two months still in mourning, he finds a place to call home. his wife and children are homeless after an alleged drunk driver smashed into their apartment. it will be possibly two months before work will be completed the police woke up and there is a red cross
the man was caught with a ton of shark fin literally, a ton. dan noyes was the only journalist in court today and is here with the story. this is a major step. now, the first big conviction that he was no small player, but a shark fin wholesaler. the prosecution agreed to drop three misdemeanor counts against the 43-year-old but entered a plea to one count. a violation of game code 2021. the shark fin ban. no contest is the same as a guilty plea in a criminal proceeding. the defense tried to argue the january, 2014 search of the warehouse in san francisco was improper. game wardens found 2000 pounds of shark fin in various forms whole fins, some powder. we re disappointed we thought we had a good motion we can run today. but the judge sided with the prosecution and urged the sides to strike a deal. as a result he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. he can serve that in the sheriff s work program. three years probation but importantly, he forfeits a ton of shark fi