killing a 25-year-old black jogger named ahmaud arbery. can accountability in this case make a difference? down side to the pandemic social safety era. watch this before you plan to spend your tax return. and the collective efforts behind voting rights. i ll talk to the man charged with getting them in line. the house majority whip james clyburne. velshi starts now. good morning. i m ali velshi. there is new reporting this morning on the high stakes ramp up of the january 6th investigation into congress. i want to start with the hard truth over the attack on the capitol that took place on january 6th. crucially, the insurrection was not put down that day. the attack on democracy. the plot to overturn the will of the american people is all still ongoing. which brings us to the year two of the insurrection. if you want to get a sense of how the fight is going, consider the republican party by and large no longer seems willing to acknowledge or condemn the causes of the viol
holidays. one of the latest reported cases, u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin said he was last at the pentagon on thursday but he hasn t seen president biden in almost two weeks. hospitalizations are really the thing to watch here. those numbers are climbing at a slower pace. that means vaccines are working despite the faster spread of omicron. and more data coming in from the u.k. in south africa shows omicron infection may not be as severe. that s a good thing, but the problem, of course, is more infections in more people gives more chances for the virus to mutate again. only 62% of americans are fully vaccinated right now. that means more than 1/3 of the population is essentially a breeding ground for a new variant and many of those americans are in less populated states with fewer health care facilities. yeah. the crush here for the health care workers is just really important to note. another question, why is omicron affecting children more than other variants
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i am brianna we hrar back with john berman, january 3rd, 2022. it is great to see you looking healthy and happy. happy new year. happy new year. i m not sure this is how you expected it would be. 2021 ended onnen interesting note. we begin with breaking news. 25 million people under storm warnings. parts of the eastern u.s. could see snowfall totals up to eight inches amid the first major winter storm of the season. a snow emergency is in effect here in washington, d.c. this has forced the federal government to remain closed today. d.c. public schools are now closed until thursday because of the storm as well as coronavirus. and with case numbers skyrocket, miguel car dough that said there will be bumps in the road as schools attempt to reopen. more than 30 colleges and universities have already announced changes to the start of the semester. 45 states have had a more than 50% rise in case
skyrocketing, education secretary miguel cardona said there will be bumps in the roads. colleges and universities have already announced changes to the semester. 45 states have had a 50% rise in cases over the past week. 28 states have seen rising hospitalizations, a number that trails the cases. meanwhile, the biden administration considering once again changing the guidance for those who test positive for coronavirus. the new guidance in effect for only days at this point advises people can return to work and school five days after testing positive if they re asymptomatic with no requirement for a negative test. dr. anthony fauci said they could soon issue an update. we will watch to see if there is more in a moment. i want to begin with cnn meteorologist chad myers in the weather center. give us a sense how widespread this is looking at it this morning. reporter: two too five inches and winds 40 miles per hour, clue the blue ridge up there. this is going to be traveling
surging om krob cases are fueling a pandemic of cases across the u.s. as parents return to work, try to, and kids head back to school just days before the anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. lawmakers hint at the coup attempt and 40 million people are under a winter storm warning stretching from alabama to new jersey. we ll have the latest forecast. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. monday, january 3rd. we begin 2022 with cases surging like we haven t seen before in the pandemic. it s causing staffing shortages across businesses and amongst had health care and airline workers. we ve started a new day and more than 1600 flights canceled. more than 14,000 flights canceled since christmas eve. airlines say it s a combination of workers getting sick with covid and bad weather. look at the seven day average of new cases in the u.s. higher than ever before. experts warn it s likely to get worse in the days ahead. of course you tonig