global risk is, quote, very high. today marks the start of a new travel restrictions to the u.s. from south african countries in the region where omicron was first detected. although it s been confirmed in a number of places from hong kong to ontario, israel and japan have responded by closing their borders completely to foreign travelers. and new york declared a state of emergency before a single case of omicron was confirmed in the state. the governor says it s coming. meanwhile the message from administration officials is one of caution. and that the best defense against this or any other covid variant remains to get vaccinated. just a short time ago president biden gave an update on the omicron variant saying it was a cause for concern but not panic. he said new lockdowns were off the table. and he also spoke about the new travel restrictions from countries in southern africa. take a listen. while we had that travel restrictions can slow the speed of omicron, it canno
donald trump soon back on his courtroom campaign trail this morning trying to keep people guessing will he or won t he testify, but should he? so an historic trial asked a question can a parent be found guilty after their child commits a heinous crime? opening statements just minutes away. after a botched execution two years ago an alabama inmate will be put to death in just hours. why a new method never used before in the united states, the ethical concern that it s now raising. i m sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. this is cnn news central. right now, donald trump is on the campaign trail and on his way to a new york courtroom. we are now waiting for him to arrive at the manhattan federal courthouse for the next day of his civil defamation trial and this is the case brought by e. jean carroll. trump has been liable for defaming her and sexually abusing her. today donald trump may take the stand all in an effort to convince a jury to not make him pay
hi. today on be inside politics hello new hampshire. we are live from a restaurant in manchester. the new center of the political universe. i was just saying hi to nikki haley, by the way pfl. she will be here in a minute. nick wright next seven day this is the political university. donald trump, nikki haley and ron desantis, will be here hours after trump s landslide win in iowa. plus the last best hope to stop the trump-biden nightmare. that s nikki haley s pitch as she tries to frame this as a two-person race even though she did finish third in iowa last night. i m going to speak with her in manchester along with the new hampshire governor and one of her biggest supporters, chris sununu in a live joint interview. the former president is celebrating his iowa win right now at a familiar campaign stop, a new york city courthouse. he is not required to attend his defamation trial if new york today. he wants to be there. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and ins
Sam Bankman-Fried's sentence of 25 years puts him at the high end for sentence length in prominent white-collar fraud cases. He faced over 100 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.