the makers of one of the major coronavirus vaccines warns that it has limited protection against one of the new variants of the disease. newly discovered videos that could play an important role in donald trump s upcoming impeachment trial. and a super bowl weekend unlike any we have ever seen. how the nfl plans to cope with a socially distanced spectacle. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. well, we re going to start with some good news for a change about the coronavirus. according to the cdc more americans are now getting vaccinated than getting the virus by a factor of ten to one. more than 9 million vaccinations were given in just last the last week alone. meanwhile, the number of new cases is falling across the country. not a single u.s. state is in the red, but experts are warning that super bowl viewing parties could set
appreciate your company, everyone. democratic lawmakers say they have strong evidence against donald trump with his second impeachment trial about to begin in just a couple of days. evidence like the new video of one of the capitol rioters that we re about to show you. cnn s donia sullivan has details, but first listen to what the man known as the qanon shaman has to say about the former president. how did you get out? of the senate? yeah. cops walked out with me. they just let you go? yeah. ha ha! what s your message to everybody now? oh, donald trump asked everybody to go home. he just said it, just put out a tweet. it s a minute long, asked everybody to go home. why do you think so? lose [ bleep ] one day [ bleep ]. how did you win? we won by sending a message to senators and congressmen, by sending a message to pence, if they don t uphold the constitution, we ll remove them from office, one way or the other. this guy recording you, he s not on ou
one of the biggest sporting events in the world in the age of covid? i will ask a sports marketing consultant about this weekend s socially distanced super bowl. live from cnn world headquarter nurse atlanta welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. today is super bowl sunday, one of the biggest entertainment events in america and i guess you could say it kicks off an event an even more eventful weeks in politics. super bowl lv between kansas city chiefs and tampa bay buccaneers will be unlike any other. the stadium will only be about one-third full because of the pandemic. people watching at home are urged to avoid parties that might spread the virus. the traditional post-game parade at disney world has been canceled. in washington meanwhile the historic second impeachment trial of former president trump begins on tuesday and there s startling any video that shows how closely thos
americans are getting vaccinated. live from cnn fcenter, this is cnn newsroom. so the u.s. is seeing some success in the fight against the coronavirus. even as health experts raise the alarm about variants spreading more easily. this is the situation right now. the u.s. is getting closer to 27 million total coronavirus cases and almost 460,000 americans have now died from the virus since the pandemic began. but more and more americans are getting vaccinated, over a million just in the past week. and for families of seniors such as this woman getting vaccinated in california, it means not only relief from the fear, but hope that a better future is coming. i m just excited that she s able to get the vaccine. first and foremost, it s her safety. we re looking forward to being able to spend more time with her. it s been tough trying to keep our distance. but with the vaccine and once we re all vaccinated, we can spend more time together. and the country is making progre
tests. london s high court orders the ruler of dubai to pay more than $700 million in a divorce settlement to his ex wife, princess haya ofjordan. and, we take you back to a time when mobile phones looked like this, to explain why the first ever text message has just been sold, for $120,000. hello and welcome to our viewers in the uk and around the world. within the past few hours, president biden has been setting out his plans to step up the fight against the 0micron variant in the us. the federal government will distribute 500 million free covid tests in the new year, something it s never done. it s also drafting in military personnel to support hospitals which are already feeling the pressure, as the 0micron variant takes hold. president biden again implored americans to get vaccinated but he said lockdowns are not yet on the horizon. we start our coverage of covid with this report from our washington correspondent gary 0 donoghue. more than two million people a day are tr