these rules are going to keep workers safe, and keep workers safe, will help keep businesses open. the people who are vaccinated are tested. they are much less likely to get sick and spread to others. customers are more likely to come in and shop because they know it s a safe environment. i know vaccination requirements are unpopular for many. they re not even popular for those who are anxious to get them. my administration has put them in place not to control your life but to save your life and the lives of others. 400,000 americans died from covid this calendar year, and almost all were unvaccinated. almost all were preventible. the rule is legal and effective, and it s going to save thousands of american lives. we must also keep our k 12 schools open. look, the science is clear and overwhelming. we know how to keep our kids safe from covid-19 in school. k through 12 schools should be open, and that safety is increased if schools require all adults who work in the schools t
omicron. friendly fire. former president trump booed by an audience full of his supporters. what he said to spark that reaction. plus, slow your roll out. airplanemakers raising a major red flag about how new high-speed cell phone technology could interfere with your next flight. and welcome to the lead. i m jim sciutto in for jake tapper. breaking news in our health lead. president joe biden just moments ago rolled out a new battle plan against covid and a warning as omicron becomes the dominant variant in the u.s. if you re not fully vaccinated, you have good reason to be concerned. you are at a high risk of getting sick. and if you get sick, you re likely to spread it other tos, including friends and family. biden is making 500 million, half a billion, rapid tests free and available by request by you and me. he s deploying 1,000 more members of the military to help at overburdened hospitals. biden is also adding some 20,000 testing locations nationwide, as well a
antonia, connecticut has had the highest number of covid cases in all 50 states in the last few weeks. how are the doctors and nurses holding up? chris, it has been really hard. you know connecticut has in many ways led the way in vaccinations. they were the first to reach herd immunity and now they re seeing a massive uptick in cases. statewide about 500,000 people. so they re really getting the message out there about the importance of vaccination about folk that s are vaccinated and that doesn t mean just hesitant adults, but those that need fist and second shots. and folk that s have waning immunities. many people got vaccinated months ago, right? now those folks have waning protection. they are trying to get the message out that booster shots will keep them protected. centers like this one, this is the kind of public vaccination site. if you call call pharmacies, they are waiting weeks and months for appointments, but parks like this one are hosting these events to get
welcome, everybody, and happy weekend. i m neil cavuto. and the fallout from a decision that polarized the nation in one of the most scrutinized cases probably since o.j. simpson. let s get the very latest of how things are looking in kenosha with alexis mcadams. reporter: that s right. 18-year-old kyle ratenhouse walking outside of the courthouse here in kenosha, wisconsin, now a free man. people were preparing for fallout here in denobody that shah, but this morning things remaining very quiet. let s go back into the courtroom as we watched for two weeks things unfolding here. the illinois teen shot three men, killing two during the unrest following the police shooting of jacob blake last summer. kyle rittenhouse breaking down in court, grabbing his knees and sobbing as he stood in front of the judge hearing he was found not guilty on all five counts. also in the courtroom, the loved ones of the two men killed by kyle rittenhouse. we need to focus on what s most hurtful
path forward. all of this as we re learning new details about president biden s three and a half hour virtual summit with the leader of china. meanwhile, just 90 minutes 90 miles off the coast of florida, the cuban government quashed planned demonstrations by dissidents asking for freedom. at any moment, the judge presiding over the kyle rittenhouse trial will randomly select the final group of jurors who will begin deliberating today. rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first-degree attempted homicide and homicide. joining me now from wisconsin is gabe gutierrez and kristin gibbons feden. gabe, what are we expecting to happen this morning with the jury? reporter: hey, there, jose. good morning. as you mentioned, the judge will randomly select those 12 jurors out of the 18 that have been hearing the case so far. remember, we started this process with 20 jurors. two of them have been dismissed thus far. so we re now left with 18. ten women, eight men, on