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i'm michael holmes. do stick around.th more news in just a moment. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes, and we'll be bringing you all the latest from washington on the coronavirus relief negotiations after the deadliest month in the pandemic so far. >>> but first want to bring you up to date on the breaking news in myanmar. the military there seizing power in a coup against the democratically elected government. in an lerlly-morning raid, the military detaine

i'm michael holmes. not so long ago the u.s.ouse of representatives approved president joe biden's $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package. the legislation passing by a largely party-line vote of 219-212. no republicans voted for it, and two democrats voted against it. the package now moves to the senate, where it will face changes, including removal of a provision raising the federal minimum wage. a senate vote will follow next week. then because of those changes, there will be a final house vote on the senate version. and ron brownstein is cnn's senior political analyst and a senior editor for "the atlantic." he joins me now from los angeles. thanks for staying up, ron. it's a first step, but it's not how it will look at the end after the senate is done with it. how do you see it playing out? >> i think in the senate they have the fundamental problem of trying to squeeze this through the so-called reconciliation process that allows them to pass it with majority -- a simple majority vote. to do that, it gets squeezed down throu

i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. coming up here on "cnn newsroom," debris dropping from the sky. a boeing 777 experiences engine failure. the dramatic images, the harrowing stories coming up. >>> despite the bitter cold easing in texas, access to cleanwater still very much a problem as anger mountains over what many say was a crisis just waiting to happen. >>> and protests in myanmar turned deadly again. still crowds filled the streets for three weeks running. >>> u.s. federal investigators are looking into a terrifying incident in the skies over colorado. it could have been much worse. officials say a united airlines jet suffered an explosive right engine failure shortly after takeoff saturday. you can see the result there. the boeing 777-200 returning to denver international airport and thankfully landing safely. debris from the plane raining down on homes, yards, and soccer fields in suburban neighborhoods. incredibly officials say no one was hurt on the ground or in the air. here's the ma

i'm michael holmes. coming up, newly discovered videos that could play an important role in donald trump's impeachment trial. >>> new concerns about one of the covid vaccines and how much protection it provides against that fast spreading coronavirus variant. >>> plus, marching in myanmar. protesters voicing their opposition to this week's military coup. >>> welcome, everyone. donald trump's second impeachment trial just cays away now, and there could be some dramatic evidence connecting the former u.s. president to the january inversion at the capitol, like the new video of one of the rioters we're about to show you. cnn's donie o'sullivan has details. listen closely to what the man known as the qanon shaman says about trump. >> how did you get out? >> get out of what? >> how did you get out? >> the senate? >> yeah. >> cops walked out with me. >> they let you go? >> yeah. >> what's your message now? >> donald trump asked everybody to go home. he just said it. he just put out a tweet. it's a minute long.

i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. coming up here on "cnn newsroom," the fda gives the go ahead to johnson & johnson. its single-shot covid vaccine that experts say checks all the boxes should be available in the u.s. this week. >>> just hours from now, donald trump returns to the political spotlight, taking the stage at the huge conservative gathering in florida. >>> and canada's prime minister called it a national tragedy. the country's shameful secret, its failure to provide even basic care to the elderly during the pandemic . >>> welcome, everyone. johnson & johnson's coronavirus vaccine will soon be shipped across the united states, following the food and drug administration clearing it for emergency use. it is the third covid vaccine to receive authorization in the u.s. and the first to require only a single dose. the federal government says it is ready to distribute up to 4 million doses immediately. most will go directly to the states and other local areas -- the rest will boost federal

>>> hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i am michael holmes. coming up on "cnn newsroom." the johnson&johnson vaccine could be in arms within days. why this one is different from the others. we are close limoly monitoring situations on myanmar and for the first time donald trump takes the stage. >>> the u.s. vaccination effort is about to get a big boost thanks to the clearance of a third vaccine. johnson&johnson now has authorization from the food and drug administration. two more steps before shots can start going into the arms, the cdc's vaccine committee will make guidelines on who should get it and the agency directs and give the final sign on. the single dose is not the only advantage of johnson&johnson vaccine. why else this is such a big deal? >> reporter: a third coronavirus vaccine will be available as soon as next week now that the food and drug administration authorized johnson & johnson's authorization use. >> it is highly effective preventing coronavirus. >> reporter: it requires no complex refrigeration and only one dose. the co

i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. the very controversial republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene has been removed from her committee assignments. u.s. house of representatives made that decision. house democrats tried to get republicans to remove her but they failed to do so. late on thursday greene was dropped from the education and budget committees by a vote of 230 to 199. but only 11 republicans were willing to cross the aisle and vote with democrats. i spoke a little earlier with cnn political commentator and republican strategist doug hi. i asked him how dangerous it would be to take a forgive and forget attitude with greene and those who agreed with her? >> when you see people say, hey, 9/11 was real, school shootings actually happened, that that bar is so low that that is clearly not acceptable. i think, michael, one of the challenges, i support removing her from her committees. let's be clear. marjorie taylor greene was not elected to be a workhorse on any committee. a lot of democrats said because of

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i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. ahead here on "cnn newsroom," debris dropping from the sky. a boeing 777 carrying more than 200 passengers has engine failure. the dramatic images and the harrowing stories coming up. >>> also, long lines for clean water in texas as anger mounts over what many say was a crisis just waiting to happen. >>> and calls for action after a disturbing rise in hate crimes targeting asian americans. >>> welcome, everyone. our top story this hour, a happy ending to a terrifying incident in the skies over colorado but investigators still need answers about why it happened. officials say united airlines' jets suffered an explosive engine failure shortly after takeoff on saturday. you can see the result of that there. the boeing 777-200 was able to return to denver international airport and landed safely. debris from the plane, meanwhile, rained down on suburban neighborhoods. >> it's all going that way. >> are these -- >> i saw the plane sputter and then i saw things fly out the back. >> oh, my go

michael holmes takes a look. >>> a commitment to the community that's no sales gimmick.the recent winter storm, a houston furniture store owner known as mattress mack turned his showroom into a shelter for residents needing a place to warmup and have a hot meal. it's an act of kindness that some will never forget. >> the coronavirus, i lost my job, my mortgage. in those pictures looking at my house, you know, it was terrible. i have to clean it up. >> reporter: stories like this of goodness and hospitality have helped melt the ice by brightening the days of texans and during hardship caused by the cold temperatures. like when delivery driver chelsea timmons slid down the icy driveway of people she was delivering to and couldn't get back out. the homeowners got their groceries and invited chelsea to wait inside, which turned into a five day stay until the weather cleared and a new friendship. then there's the local distillery that decided to open its taps of water and give away free filtered water to anyone with a jug until boil orders are li lifted. or the grocery store

our michael holmes has more. >> touchdown confirmed.fely on the surface of mars. >> she is from nasa's control room as the u.s. space agency lands its most daring mission yet on the red planet. >> what an amazing day. what an amazing team to work through all of the adversity that goes and all the challenges that go with landing a rover on mars plus the challenges of covid and just an amazing accomplishment. >> reporter: moments after touch down the perseverance rover transmits the first images. a crater once a martian lake. now it has a mission with a packed agenda for the next few years. it will be searching for signs of ancient life on mars while also preparing for human life to one day arrive. it will also collect rock sam thams hopefully return to earth for the first time. this is truly a mission unlike any other made possible by discoveries from nasa's four other rovers on mars. >> our journey has been following the water to seeing whether this planet was habitable to finding complex chemicals and now we're at the advent of an enti

i'm michael holmes. ♪ >>> welcome, everyone.ow that donald trump has been acquitted of inciting last month's deadly violence at the u.s. capitol, some u.s. republican leaders may wish they did not have to contend with the complicated and controversial legacy of the former president anymore, but the political fall-out from trump's second impeachment trial and second acquittal could be long lasting and far reaching, especially for some of the seven republican senators who voted with democrats on saturday to convict donald trump. one of them, bill cassidy of louisiana, has already been censured by his state's republican party. so it is clear that trump still has a strong grip on his base. it is also clear that capitol hill and the american people remain deeply divided about him. house speaker nancy pelosi says trump's acquittal will be remembered as one of the most dishonorable acts in the nation's history. cnn's ryan nobles now with more on a dramatic day in the u.s. senate. >> reporter: for a second time donald trump has escaped

i'm michael holmes. coming up here on "cnn newsroom," newly discovered videos that could play an important role in donald trump's impeachment trial. >>> new concerns about one of the covid vaccines and how much protection it provides against the fast-spreading coronavirus variant. >>> plus marching in myanmar. protesters voice their opposition to this week's military coup. >>> appreciate your company, everyone. democratic lawmakers say they have strong evidence against donald trump with his second impeachment trial about to begin in just a couple of days. evidence like the new video of one of the capitol rioters that we're about to show you. cnn's donia sullivan has details, but first listen to what the man known as the qanon shaman has to say about the former president. >> how did you get out? >> of the senate? >> yeah. >> cops walked out with me. >> they just let you go? >> yeah. >> ha ha! what's your message to everybody now? >> oh, donald trump asked everybody to go home. he just said it, just put ou

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i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company.e on "cnn newsroom," debris dropping from the sky. a boeing 777 experiences engine failure. the dramatic images, the harrowing stories coming up. >>> despite the bitter cold easing in texas, access to cleanwater still very much a problem as anger mountains over what many say was a crisis just waiting to happen. >>> and protests in myanmar turned deadly again. still crowds filled the streets for three weeks running.

i'm michael holmes.overed videos that could play an important role in donald trump's impeachment trial. >>> new concerns about one of the covid vaccines and how much protection it provides against that fast spreading coronavirus variant. >>> plus, marching in myanmar. protesters voicing their opposition to this week's military coup.

i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company.sroom," the fda gives the go ahead to johnson & johnson. its single-shot covid vaccine that experts say checks all the boxes should be available in the u.s. this week. >>> just hours from now, donald trump returns to the political spotlight, taking the stage at the huge conservative gathering in florida. >>> and canada's prime minister cat

i'm michael holmes and this is cnn newsroom. we begin with the breaking news out of washington.cal wrangeling, the u.s. house of representatives has just passed biden's sweeping covid bill. it's a major step forpresident biden as he tries to push his first legislative priority across the

. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i'm michael holmese going to bring you all the latest from washington, on the coronavirus relief negotiations, after the deadliest month in the and pandemic so far. first myanmar's army has detained leader and members of the ruling part

this weekend michaels on terr holm warned this -- the darkest of the dark days are yet ahead, and a newthat vaccines alone will not solve this pandemic. dr. osterholm. three other things that must be done in order to end this pandemic. what is that? >> well, what we're really concentrating on are those things, and to understand better the variance, these viruses circulating around the country that have changed through mutation do we have to be worried about they variants from england and south africa, brazil and places like that, or even the own variants that may arise here in the united states. the variant that we have been concerned about it that's why i've made the comments i have about what's ahead of us. i think that variant will cause a major surge in cases in the next 6 to 14 weeks. we need to look at what kind of drugs he could us -- that happens to be when they mutate. >> how do we step it up? if you think about, for instance, the treatments, monoclonal andy body treatments, we know that's not readily available to -- because of the lack of access. do we have the ability to step

and i contributed to a story that was largely reported by michael warren and manu raju and kristen holmesto come out very soon which has extensive reporting about exactly what you just said, erin. about the fact he didn't take the stand on either -- in a way he took a stand on both because he took a stand on liz cheney by saying he supported her. and he took a stand on marjorie taylor greene by not removing her from the committee and letting democrats do it. another way to look at it is that he went into the week with a goal, and that goal was no blood. and from his perspective he came out achieving that goal. the long-term effects of the republican party particularly on the notion of not taking a stand not so much against marjorie taylor greene but against in a more clear way all of the lies that she has told and espoused along with president trump and cheerily saying qanon it has no place in our party, you know, that is very much to be determined. >> so -- >> i have a couple -- so first of all i think these 199 house gop votes for marjorie taylor greene to stay on the committees those a

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michael. >> yeah, he did. the weeknd, he took over the stadium last night and had an action-packed performance of his big hits, but they sparked so many memes. we'll go back to t.j. holmes hey, look, had to be a good show talking about one of the biggest stars in the world performing his biggest hits on the biggest stage. but why is it that some parts of his performance reminded me of a zoom meeting i had last week? yes, he put on a heck of a show that got a lot of people talking and gave a lot of people a lot of meme-worthy material. ♪ the star boy on the most coveted stage in the world. ♪ in a year like no other, the weeknd refusing to let the pandemic limit his show. ♪ i'll be there for you ♪ >> reporter: the 30-year-old pop star who poured $7 million of his own money into the spectacle using the partially empty stadium to his advantage building an elaborate set in the stands creating a, quote, cinematic experience. ♪ fireworks lit up the sky as a massive choreographed choir and orchestra surrounded the artist who performed without any surprise guests. ♪ always worth it ♪ >> reporter: the show moving from one seen to the next seamlessly as the weeknd ran through hit