the u.s. taking the space race to the next level by exploring the beginnings of the solar system . first, we have new details on a breaking story that we ve been covering out of haiti. an ohio-based group called christian aid ministries has confirmed that 17 missionaries and family members abducted in haiti on saturday are affiliated with it. that comes in a report from the washington post. a source in haiti security services told us earlier that 14 adults and three minors were kidnapped north of port-au-prince. we have more details now that we spoke to matt rivers a little earlier, take a listen. reporter: so this is basically very much an ongoing situation at this point. what i can tell you is that we were doing stories about kidnappings months ago when we were there after the haitian president was assassinated back on july 7th. and this has been an issue that has plagued haiti for a long time, but this year specifically, a significant spike in kidnappings. i have a c
okay. we begin with the latest developments in that breaking news story we re covering out of haiti. a group of 17 christian missionaries abducted by gangs outside of port-au-prince. the washington post reports one of the victims posted a call for help on the whatsapp messaging service while they were being kidnapped. ohio-based organization called christian aid ministries has confirmed that the victims are members of its group. and we got more a little earlier from cnn s matt rivers. reporter: so this is basically very much an ongoing situation at this point. but what i can tell you is that we were doing stories about kidnappings months ago when we were there after the haitian president was assassinated back on july 7th and this has been an issue that has plagued haiti for a long time, but this year significantly, a significant spike in kidnappings. and i have a couple of statistics i can read for you. since january, at least 628 kidnappings have taken place. 29 of whom,
states across the country to reach those still unvaccinated and convince them to roll up their sleeves. we re going to take you to the meat market that s serving up candy corn rat wurss. blah. i m with you on that one. how does it test? we ll find out. we re thrilled to have you bright and early this sunday, october 17th. thank you so much for waking up with us. let s start with what we are really watching this morning, this kidnapping of 17 american missionaries in haiti, north of port-au-prince. a source tells cnn the group was abducted by gang members. the missionaries are affiliated with an ohio organization called christian aid ministries. let s get to cnn s matt rivers. matt, reportedly, these folks were on a bus, and they had just left an orphanage. wha what else do we know about what happened? reporter: yeah. we were on the phone with a source of ours, basically late into the evening yesterday, trying to get a sense of what s happening here and what the
where 17 american missionaries, some of them kids, have been kidnapped. what we re learning about how this happened. the house set to make moves to hold steve bannon in criminal contempt for defying that subpoena from the committee investigating the insurrection. how this is expected to play out in the coming days. plus, a race to the finish. the virginia governor s race narrowing to within the margin of error. why latino voters could make the difference and how both parties are trying to attract them. also, the show will go on, the 11th hour deal that will keep thousands of film workers on set avoiding a costly and show-stopping strike. welcome to your sunday, october 17th. we are always so grateful to have your company. good morning, christi. great to see you. you too. we want to begin this morning to let you know about the kidnapping of 17 american missionaries in haiti north of the capital city port-au-prince. a source tells cnn the group was abducted by g
a second suspect came out of nowhere with a rifle and began to basically shoot our deputies. president biden honors fallen officers from across the country from the steps of the capitol. being a cop today is one hell of a lot harder than it s ever been. j&j s a very good vaccine. i also believe it s probably a two-shot vaccine, probably one is not enough. it s really urgent that people get that second shot pretty quickly. doctors will keep former president bill clinton in a california hospital for a fifth night as he recovers from a urinary tract infection. sepsis, when you re diagnoseded with it, is as serious as it gets. good evening, i m pamela brown in washington. you re in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. good news tonight for bill clinton. a spokesman says treatment for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream is going well enough that the former president should be released tomorrow. cnn has the latest on that. what do we know, natasha