derek chauvin murder trial is getting started soon. we re reporting live from brooklyn center, minnesota. good morning. you can see right now poils and national guard are here in tactical gear protecting the brooklyn center police department. it was the target of rioting and demonstrations last night. 5 to 7 miles north of downtown minneapolis. this area has been on edge as the chauvin murder trial is happening. set to resume in 30 minutes. the state is getting close to wrapping up its case. this situation started around 2:00 yesterday afternoon when officers stopped a car for a traffic violation. during the stop police say they learned the driver, 20-year-old daunte wright, had an outstanding warrant. his girlfriend was also in the car. they tried to take write into custody but he got back into the car. unclear why officers ended up firing and shooting and killing that man. the car traveled a little bit and crashed. police say there is an independent investigation underway
new year to the first part of the world to begin 2022. we begin with a glimmer of hope on the horizon when it comes to fighting covid in kids. right now more children have been admitted to the hospital than any other time in the entire pandemic, many of them unvaccinated or unable to get vaccinated right now. cnn has confirmed the fda is expected to broaden the eligibility of pfizer s shot to children in the coming days. i think some parents were holding off, waiting to see how things went. there was a recent report out today from the cdc talking about the experience so far with children who have had the vaccine, ages 5-11, reinforcing this has been a safe and effective vaccine. so if you re a parent on the fence, i would say talk to your pediatrician, look to reputable sources for information, because i think the time is now. we want to make sure your kids stay healthy and safe. it s always important to keep kids healthy and safe, but particularly as millions head back
cleanup efforts under way after this weekend s powerful storms. the heads of homeland security and fema are traveling to the region today, bringing much needed resources to the devastated communities. storms unleashed more than 30 tornadoes late friday and into early saturday, destroying buildings and claiming lives across six states. one twister may be responsible for damage along a 250-mile stretch from arkansas to kentucky. officials fear as many as 80 people may have lost their lives. and here in edwardsville, authorities say a recovery effort could take three days, as we look at what s left of this amazon warehouse. at least six people killed here after a tornado carved through the building. 11-inch concrete walls, imploding, the roof collapsing. roughly 45 people made it out, but getting an exact number of how many were in the warehouse at the time has proved difficult for officials. they made the distinction yesterday, search and rescue operations shifting into sea
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 level in
powerful politicians of the 20th century. wolf blitzer takes a look back at the life and legacy of bob dole. bob dole was the kind of politician you ll have a hard time finding in washington these days. much of the country only saw the cartoon image hatchet man. senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight. sharp-tongued partisan. in the election promise from my opponents. pundits who didn t know better labeled him mean-spirited, but the man wasn t defined by grouchiness or gridlock. in the senate where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working together with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovern at the americans with disabilities act with tom harkin. social security reform with daniel patrick moynihan. some might find this surprising given the view that congress has been my life, but that is not so. with all due respect