♪ hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," the house votes to establish a commission to investigate the january 6th i insur insurrection. why the bill faces anup hill battle in the senate. plus, growing calls for a ceasefire as both hamas and israel show few signs of backing down. we're live in the region. and pleading for his life.

we will show you the shocking and disturbing video of a black man killed in an encounter with police. ♪ thanks for joining us. well, after months of difficult negotiations the u.s. house of representatives has approved the creation of an independent bipartisan commission into the attack on the capitol last january. >> on this vote the yays are 252 and the nays are 175. the bill is passed without objection a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> 35 republicans broke ranks with their party's leadership in the final vote. that could be significant as the

measure now heads to a showdown in the u.s. senate. both republican and democratic lawmakers hammered out the deal last week four months after thousands of trump supporters stormed the capitol, but once the plan was unveiled senate minority leader mitch mcconnell had this to say. >> after careful consideration, i've made the decision to oppose the house democrats slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of january the 6th. >> even if republicans successfully block the bill in the senate, house speaker nancy pelosi says democrats have other alternatives. >> we will find the truth, so it's not a question of doing this in addition -- something in addition to this, it's a question of if they don't want to do this we will.

>> for more on the uphill struggle expected in the u.s. senate here is cnn's manu raju. >> reporter: the house passed a bill to create this bipartisan january 6th commission, that vote 252 to 175, 35 republicans broke ranks despite the recommendation by the republican leadership in the house to vote against this bill. despite what donald trump called for to kill this bill because of concerns a lot of them are voicing because of the politics here. potentially the long investigation could undermine their ability to take back congress next year when they want to focus on the jobs, the economy, immigration, what they don't want to focus in on is january 6, the investigation that also could en sneer mccarthy himself, someone who had insight into what trump was doing as rioters stormed this building behind me. after this passed the house on a bipartisan basis the question will be whether or not ten republican senators will break

ranks because they need 60 to overcome any filibuster. at the moment that seems slim because republican leaders in the senate like mitch mcconnell have come out against it. the number two republican raised concerns about the politics of this. it's unclear where the ten republicans would come from, even a couple who voted to conflict donald trump like susan collins and pat toomey both have not said if they are for t some may consider voting for it, some may vote for it at the end of the day, but there's expectation that it will fail in the senate and at that point house democrats may decide to move on their own. have an investigation created by the house, a select committee to look into this, not an outside commission as the leadership wants, manu raju, cnn, capitol hill. now to the middle east where an eight and a half hour pause in rocket file from gaza has ended that. comes after hamas officials said a ceasefire with israel could be

imminent, possibly within 24 hours. israel has not stopped its air strikes on gaza which have killed 227 people according to the health ministry run by hamas. meanwhile, france is circulating a resolution at the u.n. security council aimed at securing a ceasefire, but the u.s. is blocking the move saying it's not the right time for u.n. action and it won't help to deescalate the fighting. u.s. president joe biden did deliver a much more pointed message on deescalation to prime minister benjamin netanyahu on wednesday, with pressure building at home and abroad the white house is taking a tougher stand. phil mattingly has our report. >> reporter: a dramatic shift in u.s. posture as violence in the middle east is not easing up. president biden 48 hours after privately taking a firmer tone with israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu for the first time ramping up the public pressure. the white house release ago readout of a call between the two leaders stating biden, quote, conveyed to the prime minister that he expected a significant deescalation today on the path to a cay fire. netanyahu for now showing no intention of backing down tweeting that while he very much appreciated the support of, quote, of our friend joe biden, quote, i am determined to continue this operation until its objective is achieved, to restore peace and security to you, citizens of israel. biden facing escalating pressure on several fronts, including from close allies. >> i think standing publicly for a ceasefire is what we would do in virtually any situation and we ought to do it here. >> i have conveyed my thoughts to the biden administration that they should be working as hard as they can for a ceasefire. >> reporter: and on the international stage, with biden and top u.s. officials warning their israeli counterparts monday that pressure could only be with stood for so long, but

as the u.s. sticks publicly to it's message of quiet diplomacy, it's the readout of calls with netanyahu that tell a story of what one official deemed clear and growing frustration. it was on may 12th when biden underscored, quote, unwavering support for israel's right to defend itself and agreed to close consultation. may 15th he reiterated the strong support for israel's right to defend it and and continued that close consultation. then then for the first time he expressed his interest for a ceasefire. it's a clear and pointed shift. one officials say underscore the grave risks that escalate with each passing day of this conflict. >> this is the kind of danger with every single moment and every single day that continues without a ceasefire, each side

tried to get their victory image and the other side of course then feeling that it has to strike back. >> reporter: while there has been no shortage of international pressure on the u.s. to find some pathway forward to ramp up the pressure particularly on israel to reach some deescalation situation, to try to drive the parties towards a ceasefire there is also a lot of domestic pressure on the president and his team. the democratic party is in a very different place than it has been with decades with progressives out front with their effort to try to push president biden to do more, say more, critique israel in some way, shape or form, talk more about the palestinian people. all of these elements coming into play including a weapons sale to israel, $735 million weapons sale that predates the current conflict but progressive democrats introduced a resolution in the house to block that weapons sale. it's not going to do that, they don't have any pathway forward, democratic leadership has made that clear, the weapons sale will go through but it is a

signal, a warning, that while all eyes might be focused on this crisis at the moment there will be broader diplomatic issues the president will have to weigh and walk the line on whenever deal with the middle east from here on out. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. journalist elliott gotkine joins us live from tel aviv, israel and salma abdelaziz is standing by. elliott, despite calls from president biden to significantly deescalate the violence prime minister netanyahu continues his aerial assault. what is the latest on the exchange of fire? >> reporter: rosemary, this eight and a half hour lull that we had ended about 90 minutes ago with rockets being fired from the gaza strip into surrounding communities and also southern towns in israel. the idf also said that one of these attacks was an anti-tack

missile filed at an empty bus, shrapnel which injured a nearby soldier. they continued them throughout the night despite the bull in rocket fire, targets included submarine launch sites, rocket launchers, the tunnel network that it says hamas uses underground and other targets that it deems to be fair game. so that's what's been -- what's been going on here. at the same time of course, you know, there is this hope that we are moving towards a ceasefire, but whenever that happens as we've seen in previous rounds of fighting inevitably both sides try to eek out as many gains as they possibly can before the rockets or fighter jets fall silent. so it wouldn't be a surprise if we actually see an acceleration in fighting going on throughout the day ahead of what we think could be a ceasefire on friday morning. so if this path to a ceasefire that joe biden has demanded is going to happen, it looks like

it's going to continue to be one that is pot marked with rocket strikes and air strikes along the way. >> indeed. sal marks let's go to you now. while global calls for a ceasefire grow louder hamas says a ceasefire could be imminent but israel's air strikes continue as we've been reporting. what is going on here? >> reporter: you have several mediation efforts that are happening in conjunction with each other. on the israeli side the key is president joe biden who has had his fourth call in the matter of a week with prime minister netanyahu. he has urged deescalation on the path to a ceasefire. that's vague language, how long is the path? what do you mean by deescalation? you could argue there's already been a waning of the air strikes, it's not at the same level of intensity that we saw at the beginning of this latest flare up. of course, you have hamas. who is speaking to them? that would be egypt, the jordanians, the french all pushing for what they call a concrete proposal.

hamas indicating that they are interested in that, that they expect a ceasefire within 24 hours. the french are also trying to push a statement through the u.n. security council, although the united states that is blocked three such attempts and has made clear that they will block this fourth attempt most likely although another u.n. statement wouldn't change matters on the ground. the bottom line is that both sides, both israel and hamas, will want to come out of this with some sort of achievement, some sort of victory for israel, for prime minister netanyahu, that means saying that he has been able to significantly declaw, demilitarize hamas in some way, degrade their capabilities to fire rockets inside israel. for hamas that means saying that they were able to stand up for the holy sites in jerusalem and of course for the neighborhood where all of this began with those proposed ee jikss of several palestinian neighborhoods in the neighborhood of sheikh jarrah. both sides will need to be able

to say we can claim some step forward but there is a significant shift here. we're seeing the traditional ways that the conflict plays out, egypt speaking to hamas, the united states pressuring israel, but these are temporary solutions, these are band-aids. what's the long term sustainable solution? you have a whole new generation of progressives in the democratic party demanding -- >> all right. looks like we lost salma abdelaziz joining us live from beirut. we thank her and also elliott gotkine who joined us live from tel aviv. russia and the u.s. signal they are ready to improve their relationship, but admit deep divides may make that difficult. the u.s. secretary of state and russian foreign minister met on the sidelines of the arctic council summit in the icelandic capital. this is the country's first high-level encounter since the start of the biden administration. there was speculation this visit could lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between the

russian and u.s. presidents but we're hearing there is no final decision on that just yet. so our fred pleitgen has been following all of this, he joins us live from moscow. good to see you. let's talk about just how significant this meeting between blinken and lavrov was and what it could signal for the potential biden/putin summit in the coming weeks. >> reporter: i think that it wasn't detrimental to that summit moving forward. the biden administration has said that it wants a meeting with vladimir putin, wants a summit with vladimir putin. the russians been more coy about the subject, they have simply been saying that all of that is under consideration. i do think that the fact that both sides are saying that this meeting was constructive, essentially went well between the secretary of state and the russian foreign minister, that certainly is something that could move that whole process forward, even though, as you said, both the russians and the americans are saying that so far nothing has yet been finalized. it was quite interesting to hear, i was actually watching

the first exchange between sergey lavrov and antony blinken late last night and both of them did say, yes, there are deep division, yes, there are big disagreements, yes, the united states said that if russia acts aggressively between the u.s. and its allies that the united states would respond. sergey lavrov saying within diplomacy there is a principle of mutuality and that the russians would respond for their part. that is that pattern that we've been seeing over the past couple of years between the u.s. and russia, but both did also say that they believe there are issues where they could possibly cooperate. both seemed to outline those issues in the same way. they said afghanistan the situation could be one of those fields also trying to get the iran nuclear agreement back on track. that as well they say and also the situation on the korean peninsula. so those are all geostrategic issues where the two sides believe that some sort of

cooperation could be possible. the u.s. saying that it wants to move the relationship to russia which of course we've been reporting about so much, rosemary, which has been very volatile into a more predictable sphere and it did seem as though both sides are interested in that. of course also we can't forget the main reason why both politicians are in reykjavik at the moment and that is the situation in the arctic where we've seen a large russian military buildup due in large part or enabled in large part by global warming. the u.s. very concerned about that. certainly going to be very interesting to see. the main part of that arctic summit of all the arctic nations is actually today. whether or not we're going to see some sort of statement that at least says that all these sides understand each other and will try and find some sort of common way forward. but by and large both sides are saying -- i read from the russian side the readout as well this morning that they believe that this meeting watts constructive and could at least lay the groundwork to at least moving things into a little less

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a top trump organization officer is facing legal pressure from two sides, the new york attorney general's office is looking into alan whistle berg's personal taxes while the district attorney is digging into his role at the trump organization. sources tell cnn they are trying to find leverage to flip weisselberg into cooperating with attorneys to help build a case higher up in the organization. paula reid has more. >> reporter: the trump organization on notice, the new york attorney general has joined the manhattan district attorney in its criminal investigation. attorney general letitia james campaigned on a promise to

investigate trump's businesses. >> it doesn't matter who you are. if you are betraying the public trust for personal gain, i will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: for the past two years her office has been investigating the trump organization for possible fraud. >> what we are investigating is the fact that the trump organization inflated their assets for the purposes of obtaining loans and insurance coverage and deflated their assets for the -- same assets for the purposes of avoiding and evading tax liability and or limiting it. >> reporter: but that civil investigation has now turned criminal. james' office saying in a statement to cnn we are now actively investigating the trump organization in a criminal capacity along with the manhattan da. earlier this year james said -- >> until we uncover some unlawful behavior on conduct, an

investigation will continue as a civil matter. >> reporter: her investigators have deposed multiple trump organization officials including eric trump and chief financial officer allen weisselberg. today the former president fired off a lengthy statement saying they failed to stop me in washington so they turned it over to new york to do their dirty work. he has previously dismissed the investigation. >> this is just a continuation of the witch-hunt. >> reporter: this comes as the former president has just relocated to his new jersey golf club where he was expected to spend the summer focusing on his political future. this week end he will attend a make america great again fundraiser as he tries to build a political operation that will allow him to maintain his control over the gop. paula reid, cnn, washington. but it may not be easy to prove criminal wrongdoing in this kind of white collar investigation, a top legal expert explains why.

>> this can be difficult. you obviously have the numerical misrepresentations allegedly that were made, then the defense to that is we screwed up, we didn't know, it was an accident. somebody prepared the one document, other people prepared the other one, the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing, et cetera, et cetera. being able to show that it was actually a knowing or intentional act, that's what's going to level this up from being civil to criminal. for the first time police body cam video has been made public showing a police pursuit that led to the death of a black man in louisiana two years ago. cnn's ryan young is following this story for us, and a warning, the video is disturbing to watch. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: terrifying pleas from ronald green after a high-speed chase led to a deadly confrontation with louisville

state police outside of monroe in 2018. in body cam video obtained by the associated press troopers can be seen repeatedly punching green after dragging him out of his vehicle. >> taser, taser, taser. >> reporter: troopers tased green multiple times while he is face down on the ground as they attempt to handcuff him. another trooper can be seen kicking green. >> [ bleep ] aids. >> reporter: the associated press released three segments of the video which it says is 46 minutes long. only two of the video clips have audio. cnn has neither reviewed or obtained the original video and it's unclear what occurred before or in between the video clips. the video is being seen by the public for the first time, but the incident took place two years ago. the body cam footage is shocking considering the way the encounter was described in louisiana state police initial report in 2019 which says troopers attempted to pull green over for an unspecified traffic

violation that ended when green crashed his vehicle. the report also says, quote, green was taken into custody after resisting arrest and a struggle with troopers. green died on the way to the hospital, the report said. at no time on the video can troopers be seen trying to render in i medical aid to green who according to the associated press was face down and moaning for more than nine minutes. cnn has reached out to the attorneys for the officers for comment. lee merritt is an attorney for the green family and spoke to cnn. >> it's not only what you're seeing but the sounds that go with it. you can hear him screaming and writhing in pain, as he says, i'm your brother, please stop. i'm sorry, i was just scared. >> reporter: the department of justice is investigating the incident and in a statement to cnn the louisiana state police says the premature public release of investigative files and video evidence in this case is not authorized and was not obtained through official sources. lsp is confident in the judicial system and fair review of this

incident and continues to offer our full cooperation. unauthorized release of evidence undermines the investigative process and compromise the fair and impartial outcome for the green family. lsmp employees and the community. we are unable to provide any further information at this time. green's mother tells nbc she thinks the louisiana state police murdered her son. >> they beat him with the purpose of letting him just die. >> reporter: ryan young, cnn, atlanta. still to come here on "cnn newsroom," a u.s. regional airline wrecks up a long record of close calls. ahead why regulators believe some of its pilots may not be cutting it in the cockpit. and get ready to dust off those passports, the european union has agreed to relax travel restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors looking to holiday in europe this summer. we're back in a moment. ♪ ♪

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despite guidance from the cdc recommending fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks in many settings new york is keeping the mandatory in schools on public transportation and in other places. cnn's erica hill has more. >> this is a really important day. it proves that vaccination works. >> reporter: fully vaccinated? you can ditch the mask inside most places in new york and connecticut, and businesses across the tri-state area can now operate at full capacity as

the early epicenter of this pandemic shifts reopening into high gear. >> i think it's a major milestone for us and definitely happy that we are at this point in time. >> reporter: though not everyone is ready for the change. >> i'm going to wear my mask as long as i can. it's very confusing. how do you know who has the vaccine and who doesn't? >> reporter: the short answer you don't, despite the cdc's recent guidance. >> i think people are misinterpreting thinking that this is a removal of a mask mandate for everyone. it's not. it's not their fault, that's just people either read them quickly or listen and hear half of it. >> reporter: nationwide 60% of adults have at least one shot and while average daily vaccinations are slowing, their impact is not. cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop as a cnn analysis finds in the seven states that have already met president biden's july 4th goal of at least one dose for 70% of the adult population, average

cases per capita are about 10% lower compared to other states. in the ten states that have vaccinated less than half of adults, average per capita cases are nearly 20% higher. >> i think we can dramatically slow the spread this have virus. i think what we should do is what kparts do, put up those thermometers where you need to get 2080 million and keep check that go off every day. we're almost there. >> reporter: pfizer is currently test ago booster shot of its two-dose vaccine and it's ceo said on wednesday early data from the clinical trial suggests that a booster will be needed within eight to 12 months. the fda on wednesday authorizing normal refrigeration temperature for pfizer's vaccine for up to a month. in new york, erica hill, cnn. top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci also says covid booster shots will likely be needed within a year of vaccination. he told cnn earlier that's when we could see signs that the level of vaccine protection is starting to decline.

>> what's true is that when you get a booster you increase dramatically the level of antibodies that would be protected. so the question is will we be getting boosters? it's highly likely that within a reasonable period of time we are going to wind up requiring booster and the reason that will trigger it is that when the level of protection starts to dwindle down, as happens over time, or when we start seeing more breakthrough infections you're going to see boosters. britain is ramping up its research on booster shots. the uk is launching a clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of a third dose. meantime the country's health secretary says more people need to be vaccinated for the government to be confident in allowing international travel. while some restrictions are being lifted health officials are still studying the threat of the covid variant first detected in india. despite the uk taking a more

cautious approach to travel the eu has agreed to welcome fully vaccinated travelers and visitors from countries on its coronavirus safe list. just in time for the summer holidays. cnn's scott mclean is standing by in london, but first we want to go to melissa bell in paris. good to see you, melissa. the eu has agreed to open up its borders to vaccinated foreign travelers. how will this work exactly? >> reporter: that's pretty sketch gee in terms of detail for the time being. we do know the recommendation europe will be formally adopted today. they are nonbinding, though, so it remains the competency of the individual member states to decide how and to whom and when they will open their borders. for instance, already italy has announced it's going to be allowing american tourists to start coming in on special covid-free flights. other european countries may take more time. even as europe works on this so-called green certificate that will allow europeans once

they've bebebe vaccinateder onc they've had a negative pcr test to show this on entry they want to be able to extend that to americans as well. the way that could way could be as ain't formal system as the american certificate being looked at upon arrival when tourists land in a european country, something else issued to them to show european unwide that they have had the vaccine. the talks are advanced between european and american officials in particular. this is a continent, this is a european union that is absolutely desperate for those tourist dollars to start coming back into the coffers and it is those countries that are the biggest tourist destinations that have been pushing hard for some time for borders with the european union, the external borders. eu to be open for people coming not so much from countries where the covid figures are nice and low but rather allowing those who have been vaccinated and can show they've been vaccinated to come and go more freely.

by this summer there are hopes that americans should be back in cities like paris, rosemary. >> a lot of travelers packing their bags, thanks for that is correct melissa. now to scott. the uk government is trying to keep the indian variant under control. how does it plan to do that? >> reporter: rosemary, yeah, it's already sending huge teams of people going door to door in the areas where this variant is most prevalent doing what it calls surge testing, it is also really ramping up the levels of vaccinations taking place in those communities as well, pockets of england and parts of scotland as well. there is still a very big question in all of this and that's just how much more transmissible is this variant than the current dominant strain of the virus, the uk variant. current government estimates show that it could be up to 50% more transmissible and at that level government estimates show that hospitalizations could ramp up to levels that were seen at previous peaks, even higher than

that potentially. this is also in a country that has 70% -- more than 70% of the adult population with at least one dose of the vaccine. obviously the higher the transmissibility this virus turns out to be the government says they will know more about that next week the more likely it is for the government's roadmap for reopening which is currently scheduled a month from now for that final phase to be derailed. this variant is spreading right now faster than any other strain of the virus in the uk, it has already doubled for each of the last three weeks, more than doubled in the number of new confirmed cases. now, i had a chance to speak to the man in charge of the largest covid-19 genetic sequencing operation, dr. jeff barrett and he says that the reason that this strain is a little bit different it comes down to five mut mutations, some of them scientists don't know that much about and that's because india does not have nearly the level of genetic sequencing, genetic surveillance that the uk has, so

he admits that scientists are still playing catch up to some extent to try to find out more about this variant, rosemary. >> scott mclanny and melissa bell, thank you. prince william has received his first doze of the covid-19 vaccine, the second in line to the british throne rolled up his sleeve and tweeted out a photo on their official count. prince william thanked all those working on the vaccine rollout. and actress salma high i can't think is the latest celebrity to share her experience with covid-19. the actress told variety she contracted the virus early on in the pandemic and the illness tracked on for almost a year. when her doctor begged her to check into a hospital hayek answered she would rather die at home. she has since recovered and is back at work, but says she isn't as energetic as she was before.

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potentially dangerous close calls. >> reporter: these documents lay out a serious warning against the pilots of envoy air. the faa says it found consistent evidence of problems with their skills and their judgment and now that has aviation experts worried. it is an airline that millions have flown on but might never know t now new documents obtained by cnn detail a federal warning against envoy air. it is the largest regional carrier for american airlines, operating smaller jets between small cities and major hubs hundreds of times each day. this is envoy flight that slid off a snowy chicago runway is one of nine cases in 2019 and 2020 that the federal aeration administration showed serious problems with the pilots involved. in an letter to enjoy coo an faa investigator cites consistent evidence showing potential lack of airmanship deeper than what

spot training or counseling have been able to resolve. >> it is a big deal and it's disturbing. >> reporter: former ntsb managing director peter goals reviewed the faa warning and said incidents could have been much worse. the letter describes a flight last year when an envoy crew should have been landing on this runway but instead aimed at a parallel runway less than half as long. the faa says only a last minute realization prevent add potentially catastrophic situation. >> it means that we were literally seconds away from a potential accident with significant loss of life. it really is an issue of training and culture. >> reporter: regional airlines have long been the starting ground for newer, less experienced commercial pilots. in its letter the faa ordered envoy to develop an action plan to deal with pilot issues. in a statement to cnn envoy insists nothing is more important than the safety of our

customers and employees. the airline says it's working with regulators and its pilots union to examine the root cause of each potential issue and take any necessary corrective actions. >> the fire is still burning from a plane that crashed into a house. >> reporter: regional airline regulations were overhauled after this 2009 crash of an air flight in buffalo, but aviation experts say the latest findings demand a new look at pilot qualifications unchanged in almost a decade, especially since envoy says its pilots are guaranteed a direct path to flying larger airplanes for american airlines. in an interview faa administrator steve dixon said commercial flying is the safest it has ever been but this shows the agency remains vigilant. >> the good news story here is that this is a proactive action. it's based on data that we have been able to glean by working with the operator to identified where there might be areas of emerging risk that they need to

focus on and that we need to make sure that they are not only compliant, but operating safely. >> should people feel safe? >> yes. yes. but it's something to never take for granted, i certainly never take it for granted. >> reporter: the faa said the pilots in the snowy runway incident in 2019 were not solely responsible. in fact, it fined the airport for not fully clearing the runway but also said that the pilots could have benefitted from my experience. the faa says it's still working with envoy to address these issues. pete muntean, cnn, washington. elon musk plus china equals trouble for bitcoin. it fell hard and fast before clawing its way back up. we are tracking the wild swings and what this means for cryptocurrency. back in just a moment.

♪ we are seeing tremendous volatility in cryptocurrencies as anxiety spreads through the market. at last check bitcoin is back up around the 40,000 mark, but on wednesday it plunged as low as

about $30,000 per coin after china ramped up its crackdown on digital currency. several other major cryptos also took a hit as did their trading platforms. earlier i asked global business expert ryan patel where he sees the value of cryptocurrencies going from here. >> china has continued to saying, the uk, too, warning about not new news about countries taking harder stances. china is also developing its on government-run cryptocurrency is the latest source behind that as well. then it becomes what will the rest of the players look like and then when we're seeing the volatility. >> bitcoin had already been dropping as a result of tesla ceo elon musk citing his environmental concerns about the currency. three chinese financing and banking watch dogs put the final nail in the coffin and as a result many people actually lost everything. how damaging could this prove to be for cryptocurrency in the

long term or is this just about china and as you say its plans to develop its on cryptocurrency. >> i think elon, let's be honest, elon kind of started this, the ups and downs of him tweeting and part of it, too, is tesla. tesla then comes out making in us that they won't accept the cryptocurrency which then then bought more doubt. there are more companies out there going and willing to accept cryptocurrency, top payment companies, paypal, for example, you can go on paypal and buy specific cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and others. that's creating a legitimacy of getting access to it, but when when you have an influencer like elon musk, if he went and said i want to do #rosemarybitcoin service to it, you will have your own bitcoin, rosemary and everyone will be buying it. you will be like why is this worth anything and the question

is i don't know. it's on a tweet that goes up and down the market and eventually to your point the real news will have to come into it. >> our thanks to ryan patel. after ignoring their existence for years, more footage of unidentified flying objects from the u.s. government is becoming public. it's all leading up to the release next month of unclassified government reports on the phenomena. take a look. >> splashed. >> it splashed. >> the clip was taken on a u.s. navy ship off the coast of san diego and appears to show a flying object hovering over the water before splashing down to the water's surface. the footage was leaked online by a ufo enthusiast who says no wreckage was found and no craft was recovered. nasa is congratulating china's national space administration on receiving the first images from its robot on mars. in this color photo you can see

the rover's solar panel and antenna. the black and white image shows a deployed ramp and the flat martian surface where the chinese robot landed on saturday. american singer and actor demi lot of toe has made a very personal revelation. >> i want to take this moment to share something very personal with you. over the past year and a half i've been doing some healing and self-reflective work and through this work i have had the revelation that i identify as nonbinary. with that said, i will officially be changing my pronouns to they/them. i feel that this best represents the fluidity i feel in my gender expression and allows me to feel most authentic and true to the person i both know i am and still am discovering. >> nonbinary is used to describe genders that do not fall into the category of male or female. lovato says they are doing this for those out there that haven't been able to share who they

truly are with their loved ones. and finally, ross, rachel and the entire "friends" gang getting back together for the first time in 17 years. >> rachel wrote ross a letter and demanded he read it before they got back together. how many pages was that letter? >> 18 pages. >> 18 pages. >> front and back. >> front and back is correct. >> it's part of a reunion special shot for hbo max owned by cnn's parent company warner media. the cast will revisit recreated sits of the nbc sitcom which launched their careers and they will also be joined by lady gaga and justin bieber as well as reese witherspoon who played supporting roles on the show. "friends" has found a second life on streaming platforms in recent years. the "wall street journal" reports hbo max paid more than $400 million for streaming rights for five years.

friends the reunion debuts next thursday. and thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. "early start" is coming up next. have yourselves a wonderful day.

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