country. we made that mistake. i made that mistake. president biden unveiling yet another new covid strategy as the omicron variant hits the united states. can it help in this new one? alec baldwin speaks out on the shooting of the movie rust. he said he never pulled the trigger. she was sold into marriage to a 55-year-old man while the cameras were rolling. they speak to cnn exclusively about this. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. it is friday, december 3rd. we begin with the united states president joe biden s new winter plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic. now, he outlined the approach as now five u.s. states are reporting cases of the fast-spreading omicron variant. california, colorado, hawaii, minnesota and new york. the president s plan relies heavily on vaccines with boosters for all adults and shots to protect kids. tougher restrictions you can see on your screen on international travel as well as 60
the alleged shooter charged as an adult. one terrorism charge and four murder charges among others. he faces life in prison if convicted. he has pleaded not guilty. here s what we just learned. the prosecutor says the gunman was with his father when the gun used in the shooting was purchased four days before the carnage. his mother posted on social media calling the gun a christmas present for her son. then on the day of the shooting, the parents were called to a meeting with their son at the school hours before the rampage after teachers reported a disturbing drawing. the prosecutor says the parents failed to ask their son if he had the gun or to check his backpack, and they resisted having their son leave school. instead he was sent back to class. shimon prokupecz is standing by where this press conference wrapped up. tell us more about this decision and the details we learned from the prosecutor. well, certainly this was not something that we normally hear, right. a pros
recommendations. we need to be ready. reporter: today biden making this appeal to stop the pandemic from being so political. i know covid-19 has been very divisive in this country, has become a political issue which is a sad commentary. it shouldn t be. but it has been. this is a moment we can put the divisiveness behind us i hope. reporter: the president s attempts to mandate vaccines in some capacities has hit a slew of legal challenges and led to a political fight with republicans on capitol hill. while my existing federal vaccination requirements are being reviewed by the courts, this plan does not expand or add to those mandates. reporter: jake, we should note when it comes to the stricter testing requirements going from 72 hours before you get on a flight to go to the united states to 24 hours it is not clear when that is going to go into effect. officials have said potentially early next week but haven t put a specific date on it yet as the cdc is still dra
welcome to viewers joining us in the united states and around the world watching cnn newsroom i m rosemary church norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio, what we know about the second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidates speaking from maryland to california nailing talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? the battle for bakhmut and what it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city falls to the russians. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. start in the u.s. midwest with where the u.s.s transportation investigation board is sending to ohio 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed, the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a had month after the toxic crash in east palestine, cnn polo sandoval has the latest the owner and operator in saturday s derailment s
top of the hour. thank you for joining us in this cnn newsroom. i m erica hill. i m jim chsciutto. the ntsb investigators are headed back to ohio. they have more concerns after a new crash there. and now, there is a police training facility where there was protesters who set a vehicle on fire and there was a clash there. and we will look at the look next of former president trump and governor desantis as they head to ohio this week. and we go to jason carroll who is on the scene there in ohio, and i understand, jason, that the ntsb investigators are going to be headed to the scene today, and we understand that we have new information about the crash and what the train was carrying, and is there a risk to the citizens there? yes, the ntsb say that there is no risk to the residents here, but within a month s time, a second crash here, and you can see that one of the cars here is still on the side here, and the investigators will be coming out to sort out what happened