while the central bank says it will wrap up its stimulus program, a bond buying, faster than originally announced. we are also closely monitoring the significant rise in covid-19 cases, it is sparking concerns over the fast spreading omicron variant. and we re learning four major that all four major vaccines are providing protection but less protection against the new strain. meantime, at least four more colleges and universities being added to the list now of schools that are shifting the final days of the fall semester to online learning, including final exams because of a rise in cases. and just more crazy weather, a record-setting day of unprecedented winds slam the midwest and the rockies. look at those pictures there from kansas. hurricane force winds barreling through nine states, more than a dozen tornadoes reported as well. including the first ever tornado in december, recorded in the state of minnesota. experts now warning the storms may be, quote, the new nor
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people we are hesitant whether we should open the barricade that we set up in the room. open it. get the. [ beep ] out! that s what was happening as all going on. it was horrific. some people lived through it once. others more than once. sadly, we ll talk to some of those people. it s unbelievable to think, is it the cop or someone that i should be worried about? is it a threat? yeah. so, good morning, everyone. poppy is on assignment. lots of questions, right? what would you do in that situation during a mass shooting? dozens of michigan state students barricaded in their classroom when there was a knock on the door, was it the police or the killer? yet again, president biden demanding action on guns to stop the bloodshed. why did the gunman have a pistol if he already been arrested for a felony gun charge? great question. we ll look into it further in the show. also this morning, the race for the 2024 gop presidential nomination is about to get a start with ni
Georgia, and even some of those storms heading up into the ohio valley. so a spring type storm even though it is winner to the calendar, mother nature doesn t think so. so weather for today all the way to the ohio valley, and yes the snow spreading across the corn belt even back into parts of kansas. and they will take the snow in come coal, because it will end up in lake mead when it melts in the spring. that is great news. but up to the north, there could be snow around chicago andmilwa. spring still up there, spring down here. wild. okay. a one-two punch. chad, thank you so much. and thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. cnn this morning starts right now.
Advisories. skiers will take the snow and so will lake mead later this year when it melts.he rockies and it moves in to the plains tomorrow. and even into des moines. and the potential for severe weather is in the deep south tomorrow, but it did move farther to the east by the time we talk about thursday. there will be some significant thunderstorms with the potential for tornadoes here. almost a spring type storm as we move into the end of the week. and here is tomorrow with the severe weather. and here is thursday. all the way up even to the ohio valley and cleveland. we ll take it, i guess. thanks for warning us. nice to see you chad myers. and thank you for joining me, i m christine romans. cnn this morning starts right now.