Allcivilian crew splashing down to crew. The details on their return after three days in orbit. Welcome to sunday, september 19th. We are always so grateful to have your company. Good morning, boris. Good morning, christi. Always grateful to be with you. We begin this morning with a battle against covid and the continuing debate over booster shots. An fda panel recommended boosters for the pfizer vaccine for 65 and older and those at high risk of severe illness but not for everyone who originally got the pfizer vaccine as the white house had initially planned. The most pressing concern is the wave of unvaccinated people filling up hospitals right now. That s leading to tough decisions about rationing care. Cnn s nadya lamero looks at the latest numbers of covid cases in key hot spots and what they tell us about what s happening right now. Reporter: florida, alabama, a bigtime college football showdown in the heart of sec country but bigtime covid19 country. Florida reported fewer than
Am fully responsible for this strike and this outcome. The u. S. Admitting that it killed 10 civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month. How the deadly mistake that happened and the over the horizon strikes. Plus, a tragic saga. The strange case of a prominent attorney that allegedly hired a hit man to murder him all for insurance money. Why that case is raising guess links for that family and other mysterious deaths. We re so glad that you re waking up with us this saturday, september 18th. How are you? i ve got my apple juice. 6 a. M. On a sunday morning. We already have makeup on. Hey, what the heck. We start this morning with some news out of southern california. They ve got a bit of a scare last night. A 4. 4 magnitude earthquake striking the area according to the u. Smpt gs. Geological area. Zpl some people were reporting feeling a jolt ranging from a moment to as much as 10 seconds. So far no immediate injuries are being reported there. The los angeles fire department said
Statement of support by the former president expressing solidarity with the rioters in the january 6 attack. Republican lawmakers aren t commenting, they are trying to distance themselves from the rally, but democrats have plenty to say. It has a cost to it. You know, when you have republican leadership and republican members of congress and others who remain silent in the face of this, that sends a very strong message that it is okay and that has a very substantial cost for not just public safety but our democracy. It is a concern that we ve got this element in american society that is embracing violence to promote a lie. And unfortunately, we have elected political leaders and former elected political leaders that are promoting the same lies. Meantime fencing is up around the u. S. Capitol again. Authorities determined to prevent a repeat of january 6. The capitol is not the only concern. Protective fencing is also erektded er erected around the u. S. Supreme court. Jasmine wright is
Good morning to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i m john berman with brianna keilar. It is friday, september 17th. Major developments overnight as our friend, new york times reporter maggie haberman puts it, this is how trump wins. Violence and the support of violence, giving the former president to an extent what he want. This is why. The u. S. Capitol on high alert this morning. A rally is planned for tomorrow in support of the january 6th insurrectionists. An unclassified briefing from the department of homeland security warns of potential violence as early as today. Overnight president trump endorsed those connected to january 6th. Our hearts and minds are with the people arrested at the insurrection and also overnight we saw a vivid example of what that violence and the threat of violence accomplished. Ohio congressman anthony gonzalez, one of ten republicans who voted to impeach trump the second time announced he will not run, citing toxic dynamics insi
Those charged criminally with storming the capitol on january 6. Attacking police officers as well. Now, the department of homeland security brief warns that people involved in the rally and those opposed to it could pose a threat tomorrow. And now adding fuel to the fire, perhaps not surprisingly, former president trump who is expressing support for the insurrectionists echoing organizers saying the hundreds arrested in connection with the riot are being persecuted unfairly. This comes, too, as a house republican who voted to impeach the president, former president, over his role in the attack on the capitol says he s done with politics. Ohio representative anthony gonzalez revealing he will not run for reelection, largely due to the toxic state of the gop. Cnn s whitney wild is just outside the capitol fence perimeter this morning. So, whitney, law enforcement, as we know, saying they re prepared for whatever today or tomorrow brings. What is the anticipation of what that may be? rep