choral singing. so, eight hours after a minute s silence, commemorating the first anniversary of the lockdown. a moment of reflection. a year that has been unlike any other year that most of us have lived through. many people lighting a candle, lighting a torch or holding up their phone. for the 126,000 people who have died of covid by the many who died of natural causes as well, caught up, though, in this pandemic, because no family has been able to grieve collectively, certainly in numbers, because of the lockdown restrictions in the country, and around the world, because of the pandemic. these images reflecting the national day of reflection. to the sounds of the choir of winchester cathedral. the charity which organised a national day of reflection is marie curie and its chief executive joins us now. thank you. this is something that you fought for food today and you can see some of the images around the country. this isn tjust for the people who died of covid, is it? .,
doesn t have boots on the ground on foreign soil in any active war because the war in afghanistan is now over. but while our troops are no longer there, too many are dealing with all kinds of illnesses from their time abroad. did you know 86% of those stationed in iraq and afghanistan were exposed to toxic burn pits? these are garbage fires filled with things that can throw off noxious chemicals. sometimes they have jet fuel as an accelerant thrown on them. you know, they re not allowed here, but our men and women spend hours and hours, they live, they sleep, sometimes they stand guard in front of these things for weeks, years. question. why would we make our veterans jump through all these hoops to prove the pits are the cause of their illness before paying for their treatment? shouldn t we pay for veterans health care no matter what the cause? don t we owe them that? president biden took some good steps in the right direction. he announced a new series of actions today to
and she says the first thing her daughter ever asked for was to go to this concert. she added, why didn t i say no to her? our thoughts are with her family and every family touched by this tragedy. the news continues. let s hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. chris? thanks, anderson. i m chris cuomo and welcome to prime time. happy veterans day. thank you to those who have served and all of the armed forces, you do it on our behalf and we know it. to the men and women currently serving, those who have retired, all of your families, because we know they make the sacrifice right along there with the enlisted, thank you to all of you. now, this is the first veterans day in 20 years that the u.s. doesn t have boots on the ground on foreign soil in any active war because the war in afghanistan is now over. but while our troops are no longer there, too many are dealing with all kinds of illnesses from their time abroad. did you know 86% of those stationed in iraq an
i support both of them, and i think we can get them both done. new body cam footage reveals what gabby petito told police about the august 12th domestic dispute with her fiancee. hundreds of rallies across the country as protesters take a stand for reproductive rights. i need to be able to like have control over my choices and my life. i m amazed that we re still fighting for this, but we can t give up. i m pamela brown in washington, you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday evening. it s great to have you along with us. we begin with another bleak threshold crossed in the covid-19 pandemic and also some new reasons for optimism. the virus has now killed more than 700,000 people in the united states. as you see here, a sea of white blankets, the national mall here in washington one flag for every life lost. in fact, the u.s. has the highest death toll of any country in the world. the 700,000 number equivalent to losing more than the entire population of boston
horizon. merck says its new anti-viral drug cuts the risk of hospitalizations and deaths by 50% for covid patients. cnn s polo sandoval joining me for more on this. dr. scott gottlieb, former head of the fda, calls this a potential game-changer in the fight against the coronavirus, simply because if you consider the potential benefits of this drug, dr. gottlieb is saying that it would potentially be effective not just for those who have been fully vaccinated and have experienced breakthrough cases, but also for americans who refuse to get vaccinated. all of that being said, experts across the board are still telling us that if approved, this would still not be a substitute for a vaccine. as early as next fall, california students will be required to be covid-19 vaccinated, says the state s governor. gavin newsom made the announcement friday saying his state is the first in the nation to add a covid vaccine to the list of inoculations required for in-person learning. i wan