easy to understand why. above all, never lose faith in america. its faults are yours to fix not the curse. america is a family. there may be difference and disputes within the family but we must not allow the family to be brokeen into warring factions. from the diversity of our people, let us draw strength and not see weakness. believe in america with all your heart and soul, with all of your mind, remember that it remains the last best hope of earth. powell would go on to serve as secretary of state under george w. bush. his influence did not diminish after he left that administration as a republican. recall the seismic effect of his words in the leadup to the 2008 election. i think he is a transformational figure. he is a new generation coming into the onto the world stage, onto the american stage. for that reason, i will be voting for senator barack obama. it was a political earthquake. after decades spent providing counsel to some of the most powerful people on
we go live to you from sydney. and mass protests across poland. why there are growing fears of another european exit. reporter: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. it is monday, october 11th. welcome. we begin this week with signs the u.s. is gaining ground in its fight against covid-19. have a look at this we ve got on your screen. the number of new cases dropping across most of the country, we see that. only five states saw a significant jump in new infections last week. hospitalizations we have a look at that and deaths are dropping across much of the country. experts say now is not the time to let your guard down. we have to just be careful that we don t prematurely declare victory in many respects. we still have 68 million people eligible to be vaccinated that have not yet gotten vaccinated. even those who have gotten vaccinated, you want to look forward to holiday seasons, spending time with your family and doing those thin
arms a day. this is the nationwide average but there are exceptions, of course. you can see in five states case rates are climbing by at least 10%. more that you from cnn s paulo sandoval. reporter: christine, laura, good morning to you. big picture, covid rates are on the decline across most of the country. 45 states according to johns hopkins university which tracks these numbers saw cases decline or remain relatively steady over the weekend. nationally the u.s. seeing 95,000 new cases throughout the day. it s more than 2 months since it s dipped below that number. that number of infections is still too high and the number of vaccinated americans is still not high enough. he s warning against declaring a premature victory. take a listen. we still have around 68 million people who are eligible to be vaccinated that have not yet gotten vaccinated and even those who have been vaccinated, you want to look forward to holiday season, spending time with your family and doing t
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is monday, october 11th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and this is a special holiday edition of new day . special because of this. do i hear number eight? yes. i just can t help it. it s so good. that is christian vasquez, the red sox catcher, with a walk-off two-run home run in the bock of the 13th. the red sox are not very good. they are leading the tampa bay rays 2-1 in this serious. i know this meant a lot to you, too, brianna. it meant so much to me because i knew you were going to be up late last night and i had to bring my a game today. i thought i would have something witty to say when we put this on at first. i m speechless. when i see this, i can t even put a sentence together. . i m happy that you have limitations. all i have is my limitations. i have to admit them. in addition to this phenomenal development, we have a positive development. drug maker merck ha
limbo. hear why. plus, george clooney says america is like a battered child after four years of donald trump. we ll discuss. why there might be a last-minute snag to william shatner s trip to outer space. oh, no! he speaks with us moments from now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is monday, october 11th. and this is a special holiday edition of new day . the chaos, unfortunately, is continuing at the nation s airports. hundreds more southwest airlines flights already canceled for today. over the weekend, southwest canceled more than 1,000 flights citing air traffic control issues and weather. video from across the country show long lines, lots of frustrated travelers here. it sparked online speculation about worker protests over southwest s new employee vaccine requirements. the pilot s union insists that is not the case. pete muntean live at reagan national airport. it s interesting. this is what people are speculating. th