role in the trump administration s dragnet of his political enemies. and a cape cod lobster diver has the story of a lifetime after he says he ended up in the mouth of a humpback whale. hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. happening right now, the second day of the g7 summit is under way in england. president joe biden just wrapped up a bilateral meeting with french president emmanuel macron and any moment now the g7 session on health will begin as the world tries to bounce back after the devastating coronavirus pandemic. the leaders also have meetings today on china and its global reach. and then, coming up this coming week on wednesday, all eyes will be on biden s face-to-face with russian president vladimir putin. their first meeting since biden took office. and now we re learning that biden is planning to hold a solo press conference after their discussion. cnn s katilan collins and nic robertson are following all t
bars found guilty in the death of daunte wright. we ll share what she said about the verdict. a new variant could be causing more chaos than joy this holiday season. plus, we re live across europe where omicron is breaking records, and experts warn things will only get worse. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. well, less than a day away from christmas and the omicron variant is throwing a last-minute wrench into some holiday travel plans. delta and united airlines have canceled hundreds of flights scheduled for today. delta scrapped 150 and according to the tracking site flight aware, and united more than 160. united said in a statement that the omicron-fueled case surge is hitting flight crews and ground operations, and it s not just happening in the u.s. dozens of flights have also been canceled in australia. but u.s. authorities are preparing for a crush of air travelers, warning numbers over the next ten days will rival p
Condit conditions all the way from the coast to the mountains, sierra nevada, heavy snowfall for the mountains and reign fall could be heavy for southern california as well. then it pushes across the interior west. but a different story in the south central united states, and that is dozens of cities could see at or beat record-setting temperatures headed towards christmas. all right, this is the future radar. there you can see outlining where that snowfall is. could be heavy at times. donner pass, the famous donner pass in california. they re expecting maybe as much as 5 feet of snowfall. but also to the mountains and the front range for colorado, heavy snowfall forecast here. how about the general picture coming up for christmas eve, denver looking at 52 degrees coming up. atlanta about 65. new york, washington, d.c., boston, looks a little iffy, but it s going to be rain. and it looks like it s going to
Conjunction with local governments. 90% of those on board were fully vaccinated. royal caribbean says the ship has no more scheduled ports of call and is set to return to florida sunday. so, how can you stay safe traveling on packed planes and in crowded terminals? we sent cnn s brian todd to find out. reporter: from l.a.x. to atlanta s hartsfield, america s airports are jampacked. some passengers worried about daking to the skies during the omicron variant surge. i don t like the fact the planes are all full. we re squashed. when i came from california squashed then, and i anticipate the same thing going home. reporter: with some 20 million people estimated to be flying this holiday season in the u.s., health experts are urging passengers to take new precautions to avoid contracting the omicron variant. it s all about staying away from people you don t know, strangers. you don t know whether they ve got the virus or not. reporter: are surgical masks still the best ones to
Be rain for chicago, which is unheard of around christmastime. it s going to be a wet weather pattern there. but look at these temperatures, in the 80s around dallas, in the 70s, close to 80 around new orleans. same for atlanta as well. here we go, there s some of that wet weather expected to move into new york city. washington, d.c., boston, it might be an icy mix. a lot to talk about. hope everyone has a safe holiday. back to you. 2021 will be remembered for plenty of things. the never-ending pandemic, volcano, relentless fires, deadly tornadoes, afghanistan. around the world people are showing their inner strength doing their best to recover and spread a little bit of holiday cheer. here s cnn s al goodman. reporter: at the end of another hard year, the festive lights in new york city, the gift many wanted and return to