europe. and in the u.s., the new variant has become the dominant strain in just three weeks. i ll speak to a doctor about this rapid rise. joe biden s domestic agenda takes a hit as democrats fight over his build back better bill. what s being done to try to salvage the deal? plus, u.s. missionaries kidnapped in haiti say they made a daring escape. we ll bring you the latest detalds. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. well, fears of an omicron takeover are becoming a reality in the u.s. on monday the cdc announced the highly contagious variant now accounts for more than 73% of new cases. omicron has been detected in all but two u.s. states, and it s even more prevalent in parts of the southeast and northwest. the variant s rapid spread comes during the busy holiday season, straining the country s testing capacity. some states are now deploying the national guard to assist, and military teams are being sent to support overwh
a bbc investigation has revealed the details of a series of brutal mass killings of civilians by the myanmar military. four villages in kani township in central myanmar were targeted over a period of weeks injuly. the united nations says the military s oppression points to crimes against humanity. this report by rebecca henschke contains some distressing images from the start. dog barks, child screams this child is grieving over her grandfather s body. it is distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. in the myanmar military entered their village she fled. her grandfather stayed, believing his age would protect him. more bodies were uncovered, close to where her grandfather was found. 12 in total. somewhere buried in shallow mass graves. the military carried out the mass killings in four villages in kani township, an area that has been a strong hold out against the military regime. in another village, ia people were killed. we blurred their bodies as they are too gr
a bbc investigation has revealed the details of a series of brutal mass killings of civilians by the myanmar military. four villages in kani township in central myanmar were targeted over a period of weeks injuly. the united nations says the military s oppression points to crimes against humanity. this report by rebecca henschke contains some distressing images from the start. this girl is grieving over her grandfather s body. it s distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. when the myanmar military entered their village in the kani township, she fled. her grandfather stayed, believing his age would protect him. more bodies were uncovered close to where her grandfather was found , 12 in total. some were buried in shallow mass graves. the military carried out the mass killings in four villages in kani township, a region that s been a stronghold of opposition to the military regime. in the village,14 people were killed. we have blurred their bodies, as they re too gr
past winners. hello and thank you very much for being with us. a bbc investigation has revealed the details of a series of brutal mass killings of civilians by the myanmar military. four villages in kani township in central myanmar were targeted over a period of weeks injuly. the united nations says the military s oppression points to crimes against humanity. this report by rebecca henschke contains some distressing images from the start. this girl is grieving over her grandfather s body. it s distressing to see. there are clear signs of torture. when the myanmar military entered their village in the kani township, she fled. her grandfather stayed, believing his age would protect him. more bodies were uncovered close to where her grandfather was found 12 in total. some were buried in shallow mass graves. the military carried out the mass killings in four villages in kani township, a region that s been a stronghold of opposition to the military regime. in the village,14 peop
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