states across the country to reach those still unvaccinated and convince them to roll up their sleeves. we re going to take you to the meat market that s serving up candy corn rat wurss. blah. i m with you on that one. how does it test? we ll find out. we re thrilled to have you bright and early this sunday, october 17th. thank you so much for waking up with us. let s start with what we are really watching this morning, this kidnapping of 17 american missionaries in haiti, north of port-au-prince. a source tells cnn the group was abducted by gang members. the missionaries are affiliated with an ohio organization called christian aid ministries. let s get to cnn s matt rivers. matt, reportedly, these folks were on a bus, and they had just left an orphanage. wha what else do we know about what happened? reporter: yeah. we were on the phone with a source of ours, basically late into the evening yesterday, trying to get a sense of what s happening here and what the
where 17 american missionaries, some of them kids, have been kidnapped. what we re learning about how this happened. the house set to make moves to hold steve bannon in criminal contempt for defying that subpoena from the committee investigating the insurrection. how this is expected to play out in the coming days. plus, a race to the finish. the virginia governor s race narrowing to within the margin of error. why latino voters could make the difference and how both parties are trying to attract them. also, the show will go on, the 11th hour deal that will keep thousands of film workers on set avoiding a costly and show-stopping strike. welcome to your sunday, october 17th. we are always so grateful to have your company. good morning, christi. great to see you. you too. we want to begin this morning to let you know about the kidnapping of 17 american missionaries in haiti north of the capital city port-au-prince. a source tells cnn the group was abducted by g
the countdown is on for chicago police to get vaccinated as the mayor refuses to back down from her mandate. keeping people safe. the safest way we can do that when it comes to the virus is through the vaccine. now nearly 3 million people are left wondering whether enough officers will stay on the job to keep them safe. and transportation secretary pete buttigieg standing up for himself and fellow dads taking paternity leave. as he faces conservative backlash for taking time off amid the shipping crisis. good morning everybody. it is sunday, october 17th. i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson. a beautiful view from our headquarters at 30 rockefeller plaza, looking downtown into new york city. we do have a wonderful team of correspondents and reporters who are joining us this morning from chicago and beyond, to the white house as well. but we are going to start with breaking news of course, and that is coming from haiti where we re getting those reports of up to
democrats left tying to piece together next steps. this is one of the problems that we have now, not just with senator manchin, but senator sinema. we need every democratic vote. we re not going to get one republican vote. our individual citizens will suffer a generation or two down the road and the economy will, as well. so, it s a shame that we would have to strike the policy initiative out of this package, but we have to get 50 votes. a massive strike that could have shut down much of hollywood s tv and film production avoided of crew workers reach a tentative deal with studio execs and their new contracts include some major perks. but will all union members actually still go for the deal. we ll ask that question in a live report, as we do say good morning, everybody. it is sunday, october 17th. i m kendis gibson. where did this month and year go by? it s not over yet. feels like it. i know. i m lindsey reiser. so good to be with you on this sunday. and we have a
2030, according to the proposal. considering that man chin s home state of west virginia is one of the largest producers of coal in the united states and the senator himself as a financial stake in the coal industry, his opposition to this program is not particularly surprising. but a spokesperson for manchin told the new york times, quote, senator manchin is clearly expressed his concerns about using taxpayer dollars to pay private companies to do things they re already doing. well, regardless of the reason, manchin s rejection of the climate program is yet another thing that democrats will be considering as they continue negotiations this week. and as they work to pass two major parts of biden s economic agenda. the stakes couldn t be higher. right now democrats have a very narrow majority in the house of representatives and in the senate. but republicans are practically salivating over the chance to take back both chambers of congress and prevent democrats from following