eleni giokos, cnn, dubai. >>> u.s. economists are hopeful the october jobs report which will be released in just a few hours will indicate the nation's job growth is back on track. it will expect some 450,000 jobs were added to the economy last month. that would be a massive jump compared to september and august when hiring had been disappointingly low. economists say the decline of covid cases is likely playing a major role in the anticipated rebound. and ahead of the jobs report, the markets are, well, basically flat there. dow futures are down slightly. the nasdaq and s&p both up a little. >>> well, cold temperatures are seeping into parts of the u.s. this weekend. meteorologist derek van dam has the latest. derek? >> we can say good-bye to the growing season across the southeast because we are starting off on a very chilly friday throughout this area. in fact, a frosty friday for many locations. the national weather service has freeze warnings, and advisories where you see the shading of blue and purple. just north

arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. >>> the u.s. will re-open its borders in the hours ahead for fully-vaccinated international visitors ending a ban on foreign travelers that lasted many, many months. it's a welcome change for families separated by the pandemic and a sign of hope for the battered travel industry. cnn's richard quest reports. >> reporter: these are the routes that keep the global economy moving. for more than 18 months they've been painfully quiet. back at the start of the covid pandemic, then-president donald trump announced he was banning most travel into the united states. few would have predicted that ban would last for most of 2021, as well. most travelers -- some from the united states -- closest allies, barred from visiting. for loved ones, that means separated by borders. months of heartache. and for the airlines, it spelt financial disaster. >> we keep outlining the economic impact of staying closed and the human impact. so there is a lot of people haven't been able to visit family in the u.s., they haven't

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this is "cnn newsroom." a variant of concern. health officials around the world are working to learn more about the covid omicron variant. meanwhile, more countries are restricting flights from southern africa. plus, what's being done to invite a rash of smash and grab robberies across the united states. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> as a new coronavirus variant captured the world's attention, 61 travelers from south africa have tested positive for covid in an airport in the netherlands. dutch health authorities say those positive test results will be examined as soon as possible to see if they're potentially infected with the new omicron variant. the w.h.o. is calling it the variant of concern, as they put it. it was first identified in south africa and now has been detected in several other countries in the region and around the world, including israel, hong kong and belgium. now, we don't know whether it's any more deadly or whether it can blunt vaccine efficacy

the ioc did not give cnn access to that video call so for more on this, we want to bring in cnn's kristie lu stout in hong kong. good to see you, christi. so, not everyone feels assured of peng shuai particularly with the beijing olympics just weeks away. how significant is it this chat was done with the ioc and not the tennis association? >> the ioc has a very close relationship with beijing and concern over peng shuai, her safety, and her welfare has cast a shadow on the beijing olympic winter games, now just two and a half months away. and with talk of possible diplomatic boycotts, um, this was something that they needed to address and they did address it with this in this highly-choreographed and stage-managed response. a form of a video chat. according to the ioc, they say that thomas bach -- the president of the ioc -- had a 30-minute video chat with peng shuai, in which she said that she is safe and well. um, she also said, um, that she is living in her apartment in beijing and that she would like to have her privacy respected. i should also add in regards to that video chat, two o

a record number of migrants are dead after their boat capsized. >>> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >> thank you for joining us. nearly two years after ahmaud arbery's death, his family says justice has finally been served. a jury in southern georgia has found three white men guilty of murder and other charges in the killing of the 25-year-old unarmed black man. arbery was out for a jog when he was chased down, shot, and killed. travis mcmichael, his father, gregory mcmichael, and their neighbor, william bryan, showed little emotion as the jury's decision was read. but outside of the courthouse -- [ cheers and applause ] relief and celebrations. ahmaud arbery's mother says her son can now rest in peace. it took the jury more than 11 hours to reach their verdict. cnn's ryan young has more reaction from the courthouse. >> count one, malice murder. we, the jury, find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. >> reporter: today, a jury convicted the three for the murder of ahmaud arbery. >> count three, felony murder. we, the jury, find the defendant, greg

a video of this chat was not given to cnn. we only have the statement and the photograph that you see there, a still photo in which you see peng shuai smiling to the camera. it's been three weeks since peng shuai made that explosive allegation, accusing a very powerful man, a former vice premier of china, of forcing her to have sex with him. she made that statement on her verified --. it was shortly taken down thereafter. she has been under blanket censorship since then. that has triggered international outcry including the hashtag that went viral, #whereispengshuai. a series of photographs and videos were released apparently showing peng shuai out and about being active in beijing, but a number of her supporters and also the women's tennis association, they're not accepting that. they don't buy this video as a proof of life video. they want reassurances about her welfare as well. let's bring up a statement for you. it's the freshest one we have from the women's tennis association. it was good to see peng shuai in recent video

details in a live report from rome. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> we begin with the chaos of atlanta's airport this weekend. things are getting back to normal now. >> get down! >> but this was the scene on saturday after a gunshot rang out inside the airport. travelers started hitting the floor in the security screening area, and outside, crowds of people began rushing away from the terminal. according to investigators, a passenger was trying to get through airport security with a gun in his bag when tsa agents stopped him, he lunged and grabbed the gun and ended up firing it. that sent off a panic and sent other travelers running for cover. here's how one woman described the scene. >> people just came flying through and were just like, run, run, run! and people were just running. and we all just ran outside this door right here and made our way across to the side of the airport. and just -- it was organized chaos. >> officials say no one was shot, but at least three people were hurt in the rush to get out. meanwhile, here's the situat

just ahead right here on "cnn newsroom." we are just hours away from day two of deliberations in the trial of three men accused of murdering ahmaud arbery, and the jurors will be considering this. >> do you really believe he had no other choice than to use your shotgun? >> the deadly riot in charlottesville are liable and ordered to pay millions of dollars, but -- >> the defendants in the case are destitute. none of them have any money. i don't know how the plaintiffs are going to get any of this. >>> and with gas prices soaring, president biden is making moves to ease the pain. many experts say it's just a drop in the bucket. >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. >>> hello, everyone. it is wednesday, november 24th, and just hours from now jurors in brunswick, georgia, will begin their second day deliberating the case of three white men charged with killing ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man. now, the jury spent just over six hours on tuesday deliberating the racially charged case, garnerin

this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we the jury find the defendant kyle rittenhouse not guilty. >> a controversial verdict in a race tied to death and racial justice protests. we have a report. >>> plus, booster shots available for all american adults. our sanjay gupta will explain why they're so important and the united nations asks for proof that is a chinese tennis champ is alive and well. and now chinese media says these are new photos of the missing athlete. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> scattered protests followed news of kyle rittenhouse's acquittal friday in a closely watched trial that underscored the u.s. political divide. friday afternoon, a jury acquitted rittenhouse of charging linked to the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of a third at protests demanding racial justice last year. so far, demonstrations looked like this one in new york, with people heeding calls, protests with unequal justice and also what they see as lax gun laws. >> thank you.

just ahead right here on "cnn newsroom." we are just hours away from day two of deliberations in the trial of three men accused of murdering ahmaud arbery, and the jurors will be considering this. >> do you really believe he had no other choice than to use your shotgun? >> the deadl

>> cnn's hadas for us in jerusalem. thanks very much, hadas. >>> we have some breaking news to bring you. austrian chancellor alexander shalumberg announced a national lockdown. i was asking jim bittermann, we were expecting this meeting in austria and the government to decide a plan really given the number of cases in austria. yesterday they reported 15,000 daily coronavirus infections on thursday, the highest level since the outbreak of the pandemic. now we are hearing the entire population of austria will go into lockdown as of monday. we'll stay on top of that story for you. >>> now, sentenced to life in prison for a crime they said they didn't commit, and after a half century, two men convicted of killing civil rights leader malcolm x have been cleared in his murder. the shocking discovery that helped exonerate them. why the news is bitter/sweet. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshe

in this cnn exclusive, cnn witnesses the tragic fate of these helpless girls. they gave us full access to speak to children and show their faces because they say they cannot change the practice themselves. here's cnn's anna corinne with this exclusive report. >> reporter: in this arid desolate landscape, some of afghanistan's internally displaced. among its residents, 9-year-old pawana. her bright pink dress, squeals of laughter unfold in the horror of this in hospitable environment. they moved here after her father lost her job. menial work at $3 a day provide basic staples to survive. since the taliban takeover 2 1/2 months ago, any money or assistance has dried up. and without mouths to feed, powana's father is doing the unthinkable. >>> i have no work, no money or food. i have to sell my daughter, he says. i have no other choice. >>> powana who dreams of going to school and becoming a teacher applies makeup. a favorite pass time for little girls. she knows she is preparing for what awaits her. >>> my father has sold me because we don't have bread, rice and

cnn's cyril vanier joins us live from paris. so, cyril, let's start with that first confirmed french case of the omicron variant. what more are you learning? >> reporter: absolutely. first confirmed french case is not here in mainland france, but it's thousands and thousands of miles away in the indian ocean island. this is a 53-year-old traveler who recently came back from mozambique. he was traveling from mozambique via south africa. this is not a case of community spread. this is a case of the omicron variant being imported from one of these southern african states that many european countries have closed their doors to. we understand that he came back on november 19th. it is unknown whether he isolated immediately or whether there was time during which perhaps he may have infected others. regardless, he is now in isolation. he is symptomatic, but only mildly symptomatic. it is important to note it is not a severe case, and five people who were traveling with that particular passenger also under isolation, rosemary. >> our ma

>>> this just in to cnn. the chinese government hopes to see, quote, malicious speculation and the politicizing of the peng shuai issue stopped. a spokesperson for china's ministry of foreign affairs issued this statement a short while ago. the spokesperson also reiterated peng's situation was not a diplomatic issue and that some western forces are trying to force the tennis star to demonize china's political system. the story around peng gained global attraction after she accused aid former chinese leader of sexual assault. >>> lebron james won't be in the lineup tonight when the los angeles lakers take on the new york knicks. he has been suspended for the first time in his 19-year nba career. james was ejected from sunday's game against the detroit pistons for hitting isaiah stewart in the face. james' teammate says it was an accident, as stewart was also ejected for escalating the situation. he's been suspended for two games. >>> the climate crisis of extreme weather and disease can affect americans. often

now, in response to cnn, the u.s. state department said it continues to seek the unconditional release of the "citgo 6," and urges maduro to, quote, allow them to return to their families in the united states. a story, of course, i will stay on top of. >>> now, a curfew is now in effect in the solomon islands after a third day of anti-government rallies in the capital. this is what parts of the city looked like after burning and looting spree earlier this week. police say some of the latest demonstrations were held outside the prime minister's residence. protesters are calling on him to step down as their anger boils over, a long list of political issues including the government's relations with china. blake essex joins us from tokyo. blake, what is the latest here? is the prime minister buckling under pressure here? >> reporter: no, it's unlikely that the prime minister will. but in an effort to regain the peace and stability in the country, a nightly curfew as you mentioned has been put into place, and police are tr

cnn learned that one u.s. defense official says russia's aim may be to create confusion or get concessions. the kremlin dismissed talk as an invasion as hysteria, but also issued a clear warning. "we need to consider western partners worsen the situation by delivering to kiev weapons and provocative exercises in the black sea and other regions close to our borders." ukraine's armed forces say they are on constant alert, preparing for an armed confrontation. fred pleitgen, ukraine. >> we'll be right back in just a moment. [upbeat acoustic music throughout] [upbeat acoustic music throughout] did you know some deodorants may not last all day? secret works immediately! and is designed to last for up to 48 hours. with secret, keep it fresh. available in over 10 amazing scents and aluminum free. secret. with xfinity home, you can keep your home and everything in it more protected. i can wrangle all my deliveries. thanks, hoss! and i help walk the dog from wherever. *door unlocks* ♪ ♪ well, i can bust curfew-brea

you're live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday. and new tonight, tension and frustration simmering inside the white house. sources tell cnn vice president kamala harris feels increasingly sidelined and handicapped in her own presidential aspirations. cnn has compiled accounts from nearly three dozen current and former harris aides, administration officials, democratic operatives, donors, and outside advisers, and they describe a white house divided on one side members of harris' inner circle who believe she's been setting to fail instead of being in position to be a future president. excuse me. but on the other side, west wing staffers are exasperated by what they perceive as harris' blunders including fumbled answers on israel and the border crisis. one of the journalists behind all this reporting, cnn senior reporter isaac dovar. isaac, what's behind this? >> we have a situation where the vice president could either be running for president herself in a couple of months, really, if joe biden doesn't run for re-election, or would

adrienne broaddus, cnn, waukesha. >> juliette kayyem is a cnn national security analyst. she joins me now from cambridge, massachusetts. always great to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> so five people are dead, 48 injured because a suspect plowed into a christmas parade with his car, and it turns out he has a long criminal history and was just released from jail two weeks ago on $1,000 bail in a domestic abuse case. did the system fail the people in this instance, do you think? >> it certainly seems like it, darrell brooks, the suspect at this stage -- and we only know right now that it's five deaths. there's a lot of people still in the hospital. he's someone who has been in and out of jail his entire life, uses a car. in his most recent interaction with the justice system, it was a car incident where he tried to run over a girlfriend or mother of a child and is supposed to be -- have a high bail, and he's able to get out for about $1,000. the district attorney in the area is reviewing that. but this is someone whose interactions with the police are almos

>>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> the u.s. president joe biden, finally, has one of his sweeping domestic agenda in place. scoring a major win in congress with the final passage of his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. >> on this vote, the yeas are 228 and the nays are 206. the motion is adopted. >> after the vote, mr. biden released a statement calling it a monumental step forward as a nation. now, getting the bills through the house was, of course, an uphill struggle and passage uncertain shortly before the vote was held. but late-night arm twisting by the president got enough democrats onboard to make it happen. cnn's jessica dean has the details. >> reporter: big news out of the u.s. house of representatives tonight as the bipartisan infrastructure bill makes it out of the house and is now headed to president biden's desk for his signature. so, a major part of his legislative agenda getting done. house democrats getting that done with 13 house republicans joining them in that vote. we did see six progressives who voted ag

this is "cnn newsroom." >>> new cases, new restrictions, new fears. the new omnicon covid variant spreading across the world. >>> plus, smash and grab robberies plagued the u.s. just in time for the holidays. >>> and democracy at risk in latin american. we're keeping an eye on elections in honduras. . >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> countries around the world are scrambling to get a handle on the new covid variant called omnicon. in recent days, it's already spread from southern africa and has been discovered in italy, germany, the uk, the czech republic and just now in australia with two cases. and there are more suspected cases around the world. we don't yet know if it's anymore deadly or whether it can blunt vaccine efficacy or natural immunity, but scientists fear it could be more contagious. dozens of countries have already banned or limited travel from parts of south africa and several of its neighbors where there are confirmed cases of the variant. go

and in this cnn exclusive, cnn witnesses the tragic fate facing these helpless little girls, the parents gave us full access and permission to talk to the children and show their faces because they say they cannot change the practice themselves. this remarkable story comes from our anna coren. >> reporter: in this arid, desolate landscape, no a scrap of vegetation in sight, lies a makeshift camp for some of afghanistan's internally displaced. among its residents, a 9-year-old. her bright pink dress squeals of laughter and childhood games, a ruse to the horrors unfolding in this inhospitable environment. her family moved to this camp four years ago after her father lost his job. humanitarian aide earning $3 a day providing the basic staples to survive. but since the taliban takeover two and a half months ago, any money or assistance has dried up. and with eight mouths to feed, his father is now doing the unthinkable. >> translator: i have no work, no money, no food. i have to sell my daughter, he says. i have no other choice. but she dreams of going to school and becoming to teacher and a

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let's bring in cnn's senior politics writer zack wolf. good morning. >> good morning. >> so, there's no other way to put it. tuesday was ugly for democrats. a lot of soul searching, manned wringing, finger pointing. some immediate action was taken yesterday when house speaker nancy pelosi i think surprised everyone and added paid leave back into the social spending bill. it was something that was overwhelmingly popular, something the democrats had caught a lot of heat for for quitting. w -- gutting. what do you think of all this? >> it does help them to transmit to voters they are trying to do kitchen table things that clearly got people out to vote in virginia, new jersey. they're worried about their quality of life, how the economy is going, things like that. adding in paid family leave i suppose could address that perception out in the country that they're not doing much. it also is part of a pressure campaign on one person, joe manchin, the senator from west virginia, to get into essentially change his mind about paid family leave. an

one of the heartbreaking stories emerging. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> former u.s. president donald trump has suffered a major blow in his fight to keep records from presidency under wraps. a federal judge ruled the house committee investigating the julian assange 6 insurrection should have access to documents from his presidency leading up to and about the capitol riot. now, this could help the house as it pursues more information from those around trump who have been subpoenaed but haven't yet spoken to the committee. in her ruling, the judge said, quote, the court holds that the public interest lies in permitting not conjoining the combined will of legislative and executive branches to prevent such ooevents from ever occurri again. as of now, the national archives is on track to turnover documents on friday. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles explains what they could receive. >> reporter: this is a significant victory for the january 6 committee. they have hungz of documents from the trump administration that happened

here is a recent tweet by cnn. waukesha will hold a moment of silence today marking one week since a car, a car drove through a city christmas parade killing six people and injuring scores of others. so, a car throve through a parade not a racist mad man but a car. when you in the media identifying who is responsible must be avoided if it makes you seem racist to the activist class. focus on the object and hope the public is as stupid as you think it is. you can run over a christmas parade and kill twice as many people as the boston marathon bombers and they will call it an accident. the soft bigotry of low expectations turns into crime and murder because they believe minorities aren't responsible for themselves. now we have organized looting. the question isn't why it's happening it's why the hell not? >> emily: douglas, the media protected the mob. >> doug: so true. i'm so glad he said that i happened to be driving between st. louis to ferguson, missouri and went down a stretch of road called the david dorn highw

ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. >>> well, cnn spoke earlier to a top democrat on the committee about why donald trump might be using this lawsuit as a delay tactic in the january the 6th probe. listen to this. >> if it doesn't go our way, it means further delay. i think it will go our way because the merits are so strongly with us. there is really no executive privilege claim here, and the determiner of that privilege is the existing president, joe biden, who has said, i'm not asserting executive privilege. i think donald trump knows he's going to lose, but is hoping to delay just as he did for four years when he said, i want to stonewall all subpoenas. in terms of witnesses, the justice department is in position to prosecute steve bannon. that could happen much more quickly than the civil litigation. if they move forward as i expect they will, that will have a real focusing effect on other witnesses who will not want to be prosecuted for refusing to follow their lawful duty when they're subpoenaed. >> adam schiff there on trump's delay tactic. >>> stay with cnn for much more on the

>> announcer: this is "cnn newsroom" >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm rosemary church. we begin with this breaking news. city government officials in waukesha, wisconsin, say at least five people are dead and 40 injured after a vehicle plowed through a christmas parade. children are among those who were hit. they say one person is in custody, and that there is no active threat to the community. one man caught the moment the vehicle sped by members in the parade . >> oh, my god! >> another video shot at the parade shows you just how quickly the suv sped past a marching band, still heading down the street. then in this one, the driver is seen plowing through barricades before driving off. police say an officer did fire his weapon at the vehicle to try to stop it. no one was injured by the gunfire. one woman caught the vehicle ran dan members of the marching band. while we are not going to show the impact, the video is disturbing. ♪ ♪ earlier cnn spoke to a witness who was actually marching in that parade.

this is "cnn newsroom." we're learning more about the tragic event of the concert in houston that ended with eight people dead. artist travis scott speaks about the horrible outcome. >>> plus this -- gunfire in baghdad after an attempt to asasa assassinate iraq's prime minister. >>> and a look at president biden's next steps with the agenda. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom," with kim brunhuber. >>> the rapper at the center of the concert tragedy in houston travis scott has posted an emotional statement on social media. this comes as we learn new details about the deadly stampede friday night. at least eight people were killed and scores of others injured when the massive crowd rushed the stage at the astroworld music festival. all of those killed were under 30 years old. one witness says all hell broke loose when scott took the stage. another concertgoer described the crowd surge as a death trap as people fought for their lives. ♪ you can see an ambulance in the middle of the crowd but no o

you are watching "cnn newsroom." now some news just in to cnn regarding our top story. 61 travelers from south africa have now tested positive for covid at at airport in the netherlands. dutch health authorities say those positive test results will be examined as soon as possible to see if they're potentially infected with the new omnicron variant. that i'll remind you was first identified in south africa. meantime, world health authorities and health officials are scrambling to contain the potential spread of a new covid variant, and for that reason more than two dozen countries will be curbing travel in the coming days by limiting or banning flights and foreign travelers from several southern african countries. those travel restrictions are already being felt in the country where the variant was first identified, as we just told you, south africa. cnn's david mckenzie has more on how the global reaction is playing out there. >> reporter: in a world fatigued by waves of covid-19, now renewed fear. in south africa, s

cnn's layrry maduro joins us frm cnn. the early days, what more do we know? >> reporter: max, there is more we don't know than what we do know. there were two explosions within 30 minutes of each other in the heart of ckampala, in the heart of uganda capital. one at the parliament. they are sitting, telling them not to go to parliament because the security forces have corr cordoned off that area. we have seen social media video which appeared to show some bodies lying on the ground. there have been ambulances ferrying people who are injured from the scene to hostels around there. and that's as much as we know right now. there's been nobody claiming responsibility for this attack as yet. we don't know if it's a bomb or some other kind of explosion at this stage. police have not yet given a statement. they said they will be having a comprehensive update later on. obviously we'll have more information at that stage. but some important background, max. a month ago there were two other explosions in kampala, one at a bar and another on a bus that ferried people to

ryan nobles, cnn, on capitol hill. >>> late monday, mr. trump asked a federal judge to stop the national archives from giving the committee some of his presidential records. trump argues they should remain secret as long as he's fighting in court, claiming executive privilege. the judge has not made a decision. if the court doesn't intervene, the national archives is set to hand over the records friday. they include white house call logs, video logs, and schedules, and handwritten notes from trump's chief of staff. >>> the current white house occupant is struggling to get more americans on board with his presidency. a new cnn poll shows less than half approve of how joe biden is doing his job. a majority, 52%, disapprove. that disapproval rating has been growing over the last few months. it's up 11 points since march. the poll also looks at why so many americans are not happy with the job he's doing. 58% say his priorities are off, and that he isn't paying a enough attention to the most important problems. more than a third think the econo

cnn's matthew chance is there. take a listen. >> reporter: they are still being told there is a possibility is that they could go to germany, that they could enter the european union. there's been no indication from the poles that they are going to open the barricades or germans are willing to open a humanitarian corridor. they are saying that decision in germany has not yet been taken. the fact is if these people are not given some kind of passage into the european union, they will most likely be deported back to their country of origin, which in the case of the vast majority is iraq. people say they are from iraqi kurdistan. >> german chancellor angela merkel has urged the bell russian president as well as the e.u. to provide aid to migrants. germany stands firmly with poland. salma abdelaziz joins me now. let me pickup from matthew chance. some of the families with children are still hoping and clinging onto the belief that perhaps they'll get to germany. talk of human corridors, is this going to happen? what ar

cnn law enforcement analyst. the acting baltimore police commissioner and a cnn senior law enforcement analyst. he was d.c. police chief. and philadelphia police commissioner. where to start. chief, what is going on in the investigation right now? i imagine it's very active. >> it is very active. you have a crime scene a massive crime scene. that has to be processed. you have witnesses that need to be interviewed. and then you have a suspect in custody.

>> and stay with cnn. we'll have much more on the trial in the coming hours. >>> it's been nearly a week since the deadly crowd surge at the astroworld music festival in houston, texas. there are still so many questions. at least 58 civil lawsuits have now been filed in connection to the tragic event where eight people were killed. a county can judge is pushing for on independent investigation despite houston police chief troy finer insisting it's unwarranted. finnor told them to stop the show when at least one person in the crowd was receiving cpr. he depth say how long it took for the show to stop once the request was made, but stressed it was up to organizers to make the call. >> the ultimate authority to end the show is with production and the entertainer, okay. and that should be through communication with public safety officials. i want us to review the tapes, okay, because if a tape is showing even somebody from our agency doing the wrong thing, you know what, in the most important thing, i'm tellin

cnn has obtained this video taped deposition. okay, so he was under oath, this is the anatomy of a conspiracy theory, okay, this is how it all gets planted, the disinformation because under oath, he admits he really had no idea what he was talking about. this is about the dominion voting systems. you'll remember when that was a big issue they were trying to push that there was some sort of conspiracy and that they had changed votes. here is rudy giuliani in his own words. >> we had a report that the heads of dominion and smartmatic, somewhere in the mid-tweens, you know, 2013, '14, whatever, went down to venezuela for a get to know me with maduro so they could demonstrate to maduro the kind of fixing they did for chavez. >> you say the heads of dominion and smartmatic. >> yes, that's what i was told before the press conference. i was told about it. sometimes i go and look myself online when stuff comes up. this time, i didn't have time to do it. it's not my job in a fast moving case to go out and investigate every piece of eviden

we begin this hour with a cnn exclusive. insiders reveal for the first time tension and frustration behind the scenes between vice president kamala harris and the white house. the accounts come from nearly three dozen current and former harris aides administration officials, operatives, donors and advisers who spoke to cnn about the complex reality inside the white house. members of her inner circles believe she's being sidelined. one former high-level harris aide put it this way. they're consistently sending her out there on losing issues in the wrong situations for her skillset. has also learned harris has told confidants she feels constrained in what she's able to do. there was a satirical headline from "the onion" that goes, white house urges kamala harris to sit at computer all day in case emails come through. of course it's not that bad. but on the other side of things, you have west wing staffers who say they are completely exasperated, throwing up their hands at what they perceive as some of harris' awkward mistakes,

as for cnn, which has moved heavily into left-leaning opinion, he said this: >> i would like to see cnn evolve back to the kind of journalism that it started with and, you know, actually have journalists which would be unique and refreshing. howard: i agree. that's all i had time for. john malone is a smart guy. that's it for this edition of "mediabuzz." i'm howard kurtz, i'm sure i'll be hearing from you on twitter, and check out my podcast, "mediabuzz" meeter. you can subscribe on apple itunes, google podcast or on your amazon device. we enjoy bringing this to you every week. we had a plan a and a plan b. rittenhouse verdict, no rittenhouse verdict. turns out friday we had to go with the verdict. big story, happy to cover it. back here next sunday with the latest buzz. ♪ ♪ the experts at safelite autoglass came right to me... with service i could trust. right, girl? >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ arthel: the mother of kyle rittenhouse sitting down with fox, speak out for the first time since her son was acquitted on all counts related to the deadly shoo

this is "cnn newsroom." more on our top story -- steve bannon, longtime ally of former president trump, is expected to turn himself in on monday after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of congress. it comes after he defied a subpoena from the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. if convicted he could face up to a year behind bars for each count. members of the select committee say the indictment should be a clear message to other who think they can stonewall their investigation. now this isn't the first time bannon has faced federal charges. before leaving office, former president trump pardoned bannon on charges of defrauding political donors. more now on the man who always seems to be near the former president and always relishes a fight. here's tom foreman. >> reporter: he is not ready to speak to congress about the violence of january 6th, but steve bannon is talking plenty. on his podcast whipping his followers into a frenzy. >> elections have conse

you are watching "cnn newsroom." and i'm rosemary church. >>> just ahead, jury deliberations start this morning in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial. their job made harder after dramatic closing statements and confusing instructions from the judge. >>> amid soaring tensions, the u.s. and chinese presidents met for more than three hours in a high-stakes virtual summit. with so many complicated issues on the table, we'll tell you if they were able to break any ground. >>> plus donald trump's onetime top adviser appears in court for stonewalling congress. but will this make steve bannon talk? we'll take a look. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >>> thanks for joining us. just hours from now, a jury in wisconsin will begin deliberating the fate of a teenager accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding another during protests last year. 500 national guard troops are on standby outside kenosha as the high-profile trial starts to wind down. kyle rittenhouse has pleaded

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the ioc did not give a copy of the video to cnn. all we have is a statement and all we have is the photograph in which we could see peng shuai in this video chat flashing a smile. it was on november 2nd, almost three weeks ago when she made that explosive accusation alleging that a former top chinese communist party official had sexually assaulted her. she made this in a lengthy post on the -- her verified page on the chinese social media platform. within half an hour it was taken down. she has been under blanket censor ship since then. there is no discussion inside mainland china or state-run media about those allegations. that is what prompted that as well as the viral hashtag where is peng shuai. proof of life footage of p peng shuai out in beijing including this video where she is purportedly at a popular government restaurant where the people around her are mentioning november 21st, november 21st. the wta is not having anything of this. this video evidence is insufficient. they write this, quote, it was good to see peng shuai i

the "cnn newsroom" continues right now with jim acosta. >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. we begin with major breaking news as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. world leaders at the u.n. climate summit have just reached an agreement. this comes after a marathon of intense negotiations lasting after the summit ended. i want to go straight to cnn's phil black in scotland to bring us up to speed on just about what we know right now about this agreement. phil, this sounds like a major development. what can you tell us? >> reporter: jim, it was a hard-fought fiercely

look, i think cnn is right there. look, let's be clear, cnn brought this on themselves. this is just karma coming back. cnn allowed chris cuomo, as a working journalist, to cover his brother. despite the manifest conflict of interest. now, we found out, as you pointed out, that some of chris cuomo's statements to the cnn audience about the extent of his involvement were misleading at best and lies at worse. so, they never should have been in this position in the first place. and what a come down from two years ago when, you know, governor cuomo was being extolled and chris cuomo looked like the unbeatable host. i mean, there is some basics in journalism about conflicts of interest. and they just ran roughshod over them and now they are paying the price. it's not all chris cuomo. cnn, you know, gave him the blessing to go on with his brother. >> bret: i want to turn topics and we will obviously follow this story and where it goes and what happens with cnn and chris cuomo. but, the omicron variant is obviously dominating people's thinking and so are these mandates and vacc

cnn's phil black joins me now for more. terrible new record being marked in germany today, but it really does paint a picture of what europe is going to be facing this winter. talk us through the measures that are being put in place, whether they go far enough. >> the challenge for europe is a case of really bad timing. winter was always going to be rough. delta, people on doors. on top of that patchy vaccination coverage, a lot of variation from country to country, even region to region. but on top of that, even where there is significant vaccine coverage, there is a concern that protection is beginning to wane and that's a problem. the booster programs are only getting started. they've only had limited progress there. with all of that in mind there is still very much a feeling getting vaccines to arms and particularly booster shots into the arms of the most vulnerable remains the core in terms of protecting as many people as possible, particularly protecting the most vulnerable. there is also talk about increasing restric

when cnn goes to the next story, our signal returns. as china waits for the news cycle to move on, the pressure keeps growing. the world keeps demanding answers. will ripley, cnn, hong kong. >> and a programming note, join fareed zakaria for an in-depth look at china's leader xi jinping "china's iron fist" begins tonight at 9:00 on cnn. >>> coming up, he has a heart as big as his biceps. how the rock surprised one very deserving fan just in time for the holidays. exploring the heart of historic europe with viking, you'll get closer to iconic landmarks, to local life and legendary treasures as you sail onboard our patented, award-winning viking longships. you'll enjoy many extras, including wi-fi, cultural enrichment from ship to shore and engaging excursions. viking - voted number one river cruise line by condé nast readers. learn more at viking.com. one role of a lifetime...one sore throat. but she had enough. she took new mucinex instasoothe sore throat lozenges. show your sore throat who's boss. new mucinex instasoothe. works in sec

i want to bring in cnn's john avlon or bring back cnn's john avlon. i want to start with the mayoral race in buffalo. there is no projection there yet but the democratic socialist candidate, india walton, is behind in the vote for write-ins. write-in thes incumbent mayor byron brown has -- he's strong here. he's got the -- if this holds up, these write-ins, then will be the mayor. >> that's right and this is a fascinating race because a lot of democratic socialists had put a lot of faith in the fact that india walton had won, beaten the four-term incumbent, byron brown, in a democratic primary. narrowly, but she won. but brown decided to fight back with a write-in campaign which is the kind of thing you only saw in alaska, for example, when lisa murkowski lost back in 2010 but that's the dynamic we are seeing. we talk a lot about how close partisan primaries can lead to unrepresentative results of the republican party. that seems to be what is playing out here. once the general election happens, even with a write-in campaign, you had twice as many fol

surgeon general at a cnn event this morning for cnn citizen and he had exciting news about vaccines for kids under the age of 5. take a listen. >> i have a vested interest in that as well as i have a 3 1/2-year-old daughter at home. i've been waiting, too. the trials for kids under 5 have been under way and we anticipate that in early 2022 is when we may see a vaccine available for kids in that range. i can't wait for that. it is going to be an important day as well. >> so for kids under 5 a vaccine coming. huge news for so many families. could that also make a big difference bringing the pandemic under control? what i've been told is right now the big spreaders are kids. >> that is right. that is the issue. again, make it clear that the vaccines are to help protect the kids themselves. kids can get very sick of this disease. i want to keep emphasizing that point. they can also be significant vectors going into the holidays you know people are spending time with elderly grandparents, maybe the first time in sometime indoors. after that younger kids if they can get the vaccines it will h

remembers live from cnn center, this is cnn "newsroom. >> u.s. president joe biden finally has one pillar of his sweeping domestic win in congress with final passage of his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. >> on this vote, the yays are 228. the nays are 206. the motion is adopted. >> getting the bill through the house was an uphill struggle. passage wasn't a sure thing. late night arm twisting by the president got enough votes to make it happen. he released this statement touting the achievement, that reads in part, the bill will create millions of jobs and turn the climate crisis an opportunity to put us on the path to win the economic competition for the 21st century. >> reporter: big news out of the u.s. house of representatives tonight as the bipartisan infrastructure bill makes it out of the house and is now headed to president biden's desk for his sing. so a major part of his legislative agenda getting done. house democrats getting that done with 13 house republicans joining them in that vote. we did see six progressives that voted agains

you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. just ahead. from one summer to another, world leaders are leaving the g20 and heading to the cop26 to confront the climate crisis. we will have a live report from scotland. >>> australians are reuniting as international borders are re-opening after almost two years due to covid-19. we are live in sydney with details there. >>> plus, we are learning new details about a halloween knife attack that left more than a dozen injured on a train in tokyo. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >>> good to have you with us. well, world leaders will be gathering in glasgow in the hours ahead for a summit set to tackle the urgent challenges of climate change. the u.n.'s cop26 conference is kicking off just as the g20 meeting wrapped up in rome on sunday. leaders there ended their summit with an agreement on climate, but no firm pledges. several key goals included ending coal financing by year's end, and containing global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above preindustrial level