commemorating our emergency who died whether from complications through injuries or sadly through decide in the days and months after the violence. brian sicknick of new jersey. hallie leeben good of virginia. billy evans of massachusetts. jeffrey smith of illinois. and gun ther hasheeda of virginia. today and every day we remember them. we mourn their loss. we honor their limitless heroism in the face of the unthinkable. second, we also thank every single member of the capitol police, the d.c. metro police, and the national guard who kept us safe and prevented a violent riot from turning into something much worse. that afternoon our capitol police were outnumbered, unprepared, and largely left on their own. just watching on television the brutal beating of one of them by the mob, another being crushed between a door and a wall, just rips your heart apart, and you relive that day, and you remember how the capitol police suffered but persisted and helped preserve our democracy
europe. and in the u.s., the new variant has become the dominant strain in just three weeks. i ll speak to a doctor about this rapid rise. joe biden s domestic agenda takes a hit as democrats fight over his build back better bill. what s being done to try to salvage the deal? plus, u.s. missionaries kidnapped in haiti say they made a daring escape. we ll bring you the latest detalds. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. well, fears of an omicron takeover are becoming a reality in the u.s. on monday the cdc announced the highly contagious variant now accounts for more than 73% of new cases. omicron has been detected in all but two u.s. states, and it s even more prevalent in parts of the southeast and northwest. the variant s rapid spread comes during the busy holiday season, straining the country s testing capacity. some states are now deploying the national guard to assist, and military teams are being sent to support overwh
today on inside politics , new and exclusive reporting reveals the special counsel is asking questions about an oval office free for all, and the free yeo who pushed donald t trump. plus, hiring is solid, but new numbers fall short. does it all point to another rate hike from the fed that could crunch your credit? and the freedom caucus purges marjorie taylor greene from its ranks over questions about where her loyalties lie, to the hard right or to the house speaker. i m abbey philip in for dana bash. let s go inside politics . up first, the screaming patch at the center of the special counsel s investigation. exclusive cnn reporting gives new insights into jack smith s months long focus on that december 18th 2020 oval office meeting. the people inside that room and ses brat and legal ideas that then pushed donald trump. and cnn s caitlin pollonz is part a that report. what does this tell us about where jack smith is in the process? this reporting from a keep of us led
watch cnn s fourth in america. it starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern, right here on cnn. thanks so much for joining inside politics. cnn s news central starts right now. gunfire interrupting holiday festivities, with dozens of victims across the country and children among the dead. as the nation marks 247 years of independence, we re also marking this tragic number of mass shootings. 345 so far this year, in just over six months. plus, new bloodshed in the middle east. the israeli military is extending an operation in the west bank for another day. new violence erupting as far away as tel aviv. what will it take for this stop? can it? and a new lawsuit on affirmative action. a civil rights group is trying to stop harvard from making it harder of sons and daughters of alumni to join the ivy league. we re following all of these stories coming in right here to cnn news central. on this fourth of july holiday, police are investigating two mass shootings in the span of 24 h
collapsing on the street. police arrested a man in his 40s on suspicious or the alleged shooter was quickly wrestled to the ground. it appeared to be a hand made gun in the attack. officials say that abe was in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest after collapsing. he was air lifted to a hospital and right now is undergoing emergency treatment. blake essig is joining us from tokyo. what is the latest information on the former prime minister s condition? reporter: shock and sadness really. the yoverwhelming sense here, former prime minister abe, you heard the gun shots, shot twice once in the chest and also once in the neck. the shooting happened while delivering a speech around 11:30 friday morning local time here in the western city of nara. several hours after the shooting current prime minister fumio kishida held a press conference to update the world about abe s condition. take a listen. translator: first of all in the morning today in nara prefecture, i ve received th