that s exactly what happened. how important is it that the committee show its teeth? and if they do, what happens next? two senators on opposite sides of the democratic party in a showdown over president biden s agenda. the new shots fired in the war of words between bernie sanders and joe manchin. it s more than two months until christmas. kendis, if you haven t gotten my gift yet, you better get ready. we re live with a toy expert to find out how the holiday could affect us. we re like it will get there when it gets there. one of the biggest stars in the nba could give up $200 million for staying unvaccinated. what is going on can kyrie irving? this is not a political thing. it s about my life and what i m choosing to do. good morning. it s saturday, october 16th.
about books about the holocaust and why the district is now backtracking. high stakes standoff chicago s vaccine mandate for city employees goes into effect this morning. we re waiting to see the impact it will have after the head of the police union warned 50% of the officers could stay home this weekend alone. as we do say good morning, everybody, it is saturday, october 16th. i m kendis gibson. i m lindsey reiser. take you live to washington, d.c. and the capitol, the sunrise rising above there. we do know that president biden is in d.c. today for an event honoring police officers. what is that considered? is that fuchsia? what color is that? oh, you re putting me on the spot. i don t know my colors. lavender. okay. a little magenta. it s beautiful. back to some key things happening today, biden is also going to be on the phone with lawmakers because we know he is still negotiating that infrastructure package. we ve got a team of reporters and analysts following
today on velshi. the january 6th committee is speeding ahead. we will go ahead with the twice impeached the inner circle is talking and counting down to criminal referral. as they fight it out, joe biden escalates his future with bernie sanders. i ll ask a negotiator who pledges to get it done and how they will do that. the state law which has teachers punished for books in the classrooms. this is not a dispatch from a distopian novel. the story behind the huge fund that might be coming after your local newspaper. velshi starts now. good morning. today is saturday, october 16th.
housekeeper. soaring prices at the pump, passengers stranded at airports, why we should expect more of this in the upcoming holiday season, and how you can avoid getting stranded. good morning to you. it is saturday, october 16th. i m christi paul. good morning, i m boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. the fda s advisory committee recommended all adults who received the single dose johnson & johnson vaccine should get a second dose at least two months after their first shot. the fda has to decide whether to grant emergency use authorization followed by the cdc giving its recommendation on who is eligible for the doses. we should tell you about a new study by the department of veterans affairs on vaccine effectiveness that s giving cause for concern. researchers found that j&j s vaccine protection against
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