variety of ways. among the cities and their surrounding areas on the grants list includes places like seattle, chicago, baltimore, new york city and los angeles. and paula and laura, the grants can be pretty hefty sums. the largest state recipients include around 19 1/2 million to california s board of state and community corrections. 14 1/2 million to the office of the governor of texas. and nearly 11 million to the florida department of law enforcement. paula, laura? whitney, thank you. we ll be right back.
the change to that. but just a few days earlier on friday, president biden said it was not yet the recommendation of his medical experts to shorten that period. beyond, of course, the science evolving, it is also clear that there are economic implications here. those airlines, for example, that have had to cancel flights, they have been putting a lot of pressure on the government to make changes because of economic ramifications. laura, paula? jeremy diamond, thank you for that. we ve been talking about covid all morning. the cases of the flu also spiking across the united states according to the cdc. with omicron surge, the country now faces the dual threat of these viruses. last year there were very few cases of the flu mostly because more people were wearing masks and we had more indoor capacity limits and more social distancing. now researchers say one of the main flu viruses has mutated and current vaccines may not do much to prevent infection. but, and this is key, getting a
cnn s nic robertson joins us from moscow this morning. nic, good morning. why would troops leave now after ratcheting up tensions were ukraine? reporter: well, russia s perspective on this is that all of those troops are not there to ratchet up tensions with ukraine. they ve been there for regular routine military exercises on russia s territory, which they say is their prerogative, and is not designed to send, you know, a threatening message to ukraine. so what russia is saying right now is 10,000 of those estimated 70 to 100,000 troops have now done their military exercises, have trained out in the winter and now returning to their normal bases. this was mechanized infantry units, combat units, special forces units back at their base. that does leave a question about, well, what about the other remaining 60 to 90,000 estimated troops remaining? are they going to wrap up their drills and follow back to base? the diplomatic track does seem
and back on the ground, the justice department is closing out 2021 with a surge in grants for public safety programs in cities across the country. many of the cities are struggling with an increase in the homicide rate. whitney wild has more from washington. reporter: laura, paula, the justice department is announcing that hundreds of communities and organizations are either getting or can apply for some of a $1.6 billion pot to help reduce crime as a lot of cities grapple with a pretty significant surge in violence. these grants follow a very tumultuous period for many cities. they struggled with protests last year in the wake of the murder of george floyd, and in response to those protests, lawmakers in some cities like san francisco, minneapolis, los angeles and new york city proposed cutting back on their police department s budgets to redirect those funds into community programs. the justice department officials say that even the federal government intends to provide funds to he
the l.a.p.d. did not recover a gun. valentina, just aged 14, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. paula, laura? thank you for that report. and russian troops pulling back from the border with ukraine ahead of talks with the u.s. a show of good will, or a ploy? cnn is live in moscow. so when you need to show your cold who s boss, grab mucinex all-in-one. and get back to your rhythm. the relief you need. the cash you want. nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: just stop. go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. age is just a number. and mine s unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein.