and we re following new twists in a woman s mysterious disappearance during a road trip. the fbi has been searching the family home of brian laundrie a day after the likely remains of his fiancee gabby petito were found. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the breaking news on the ross of life from covid-19 that is both unfathomable and frankly unacceptable. the u.s. death toll from this pandemic just rose above 675,000. that s higher than the death toll from the 1918 flu pandemic more than 100 years ago. the youngest americans are increasingly at risk in this crisis here in the united states, and tonight they may be closer to being eligible for vaccinations. pfizer says its vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11. in a smaller dose, a lower dose than adults get. let s discuss all of this and much more with dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national
as their pace spacex crew dragon capsule splashes down off the coast of florida. inspiration4 on on behalf of spacex welcome home to planet earth. thanks so much spacex. it was a heck of a ride for us. the cia warned civilians including children were in the area seconds before a u.s. missile strike killed 10 in kabul. we thought this was a good lead. we were wrong. we ve been lucky so far. family of missing woman gabby petito says her fiance isn t missing but hiding. another twist in the story for sure. my family want gabby found expensive. she is a sister and my children love her. and all i want is for her to come home safe and sound and this to be a big misunderstanding. top of the hour now i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom live with us on this saturday evening. and breaking news, splashdown. [ cheers and applause ] spacex splashdown. just a few minutes ago the first ever all civilian space flight made it back to earth safely
announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. the pentagon says a deadly drone strike carried out during the final stages of the afghanistan evacuation was a tragic mistake. the u.s. now admitting the strike killed ten civilians including seven children. a reversal from weeks of maintaining it was an isis-k fighters threatening another attack on the kabul airport. top u.s. general says he takes full responsibility for getting things so wrong. and it was actually an aide worker whose car was filled with water containers and not explosives. the cnn investigation had already cast doubts on the original narrative and we have more on the admission, and what we re learning about the victims and a warning, some of the footage you re about to see is graphic. the u.s. military has admitted that wrong intelligence led to the killing of ten innocent afghan civilian, including seven children. following a drone strike in kabul, almost three weeks ago, on w
canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. we re getting a better idea of just how many americans could soon be eligible for vaccine boosters. an advisory panel to the food and drug administration has recommended pfizer s booster shot only be given to people 65 years and older and those of high risk of severe disease. some see the vote as a setback for the biden administration. it s been making plans to make sure supplies were in place for boosters to be administered beginning monday, while the final decision awaits approval from health regulators, the white house says the decision is an important step forward. cnn s dr. sanjay gupta explains why the committee made its recommendations and what it means for booster shots in the u.s. well, it was a contentious advisory committee meeting as many thought it would be because there s a lot of back and forth about the science determining boosters and how people are interpreting that science after a l
stirring f ring fears of violen capitol hill. as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for the strike and this tragic outcome. just a tragedy. the u.s. military admitting it killed 10 civilians in a drone strike in kabul last month including seven children. how this deadly mistake happened and the questions it raises about so-called over the horizon strikes. we re really proud to share this experience with everyone. we know how fortunate we are to be up here. the all civilian crew. spacex s latest mission set to splashdown today and what we know about the crew and what s happening today. good morning and welcome to your new day. it s saturday, september 18th. great to be with you. great to be with you as well, christi. always so good to see you, boris. happy weekend, everyone. the fda advisers voted yesterday to recommend emergency use authorization of covid-19 booster doses of pfizer s vaccine six months after full vaccination. this is for specifically