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with the january 6th committee along with my colleagues ryan nobles and mike warren, we have learned that the committee subpoenaed short a few weeks ago. but that unlike some other trump officials, he s not fighting the subpoena. and, anderson, short s cooperation is a significant development because he is, as you say, a firsthand witness to so many critical events. he was with mike pence at the capitol on january 6th. he was also in the oval office on january 4th when former-president trump tried to convince pence not to certify the election results. so, um, all of these things our sources say add up to one thing. short s assistance signals a greater openness among pence s inner circle with one source telling me the committee is getting, quote, significant cooperation with team pence. just for context, short is considered one of pence s most loyal aides. it is hard to imagine that mark short would cooperate with the committee without pence s blessing. so, i mean, thi ....
nobles and mike warren, we have learned that the committee subpoenaed short a few weeks ago. but that unlike some other trump officials, he s not fighting the subpoena. and, anderson, short s cooperation is a significant development because he is, as you say, a firsthand witness to so many critical events. he was with mike pence at the capitol on january 6th. he was also in the oval office on january 4th when former-president trump tried to convince pence not to certify the election results. so, um, all of these things our sources say add up to one thing. short s assistance signals a greater openness among pence s inner circle with one source telling me the committee is getting, quote, significant cooperation with team pence. just for context, short is considered one of pence s most loyal aides. it is hard to imagine that mark short would cooperate with the committee without pence s blessing. so, i mean, this is kind of a new divide in how the former president s team ....
we begin with the breaking news on the january 6th investigation. sources now telling cnn that one of the highest ranking former trump officials is now cooperating with the select committee. let s go straight to cnn s special correspondent jamie gangel who has exclusive reporting for us. tell our viewers what you re learning? cnn is learning that mark short, one of former vice president mike pence s closest advisers and former chief of staff is cooperating with the january 6th committee. we learned the committee subpoenaed mark short a few weeks ago, but unlike some other trump officials, he is not fighting the subpoena rmt short s cooperation, wolf, is a significant development because he is a firsthand witness to many critical events. he was with mike pence at the capitol on january 6th. he was also in the oval office on january 4th when former president trump tried to convince pence not to certify the election results. in addition, wolf, our sources say that short ....
a live report from london s airport just ahead. the biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics. we ll tell you how china is reacting to the news. ash and destruction in indonesia displaces hundreds of people. officials say the volcano is still dangerous. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. it is monday, december 6th and we begin with the omicron variant. right now new covid testing requirements are in effect for all travelers coming to the united states. so here s what you need to know. there are omicron cases in at least 16 states including california and new york. now all travelers boarding a flight to the u.s. must have proof of a negative covid test one day before takeoff. plus, foreign nationals must be fully vaccinated to enter the country and a mask mandate remains in place for all airports, planes, and public transportation. though the new variant is causing alarm wo ....
that applies whether you re a u.s. citizen or not. foreign nationals have to prof t prove they are fully vaccinated. that does not apply to americans. there is still so much we don t know. one of the biggest questions, how dangerous is it? thus far it doesn t look like there s a great degree of severity to it, but we ve really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn t cause any severe illness comparable to delta. thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging regarding the severity. at the same time though delta remains the dominant strain in the united states. still, cdc director michelle walensky says omicron is being carefully watched. we know we have, you know, several dozen cases and we re following them closely and we are every day hearing about more and more probable cases so that number is likely to rise. u.s. now averaging about 120,000 new covid cases a day. as you can see there, that is the highest le ....