i'm michael holmes. coming up, joe biden hits the road this week to promote his agenda as democrats grapple with what they may need to cut to get a vote. >>> 'tis the season to avoid covid. the cdc has released new guidelines to keep your family healthy over the holidays. >>> and a facebook whistleblower speaking out. why she says teenage girls are victims of the company's corporate greed. ♪ ♪ >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with michael holmes. >> and we begin here in the u.s. where joe biden will be headed to michigan on tuesday to rally support for a pair of multitrillion dollar bills that represent the heart of his legislative agenda. after a week of negotiations, his social and environmental policy overhaul is still in limbo. the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, which was delayed twice last week, that's now been pushed back to the end of the month. and progressive democrats are insistent it will not pass until they get the even larger spending bill across the finish line,

i'm michael holmes. i appreciate your company. coming up on cnn newsroom, tis the season to avoid covid. the cdc has released new guidelines to help your family stay healthy over the holidays. >>> and a facebook whistle-blower is speaking out. >>> and a dire warning from local leaders after a major oil spill off the california coast. >>> live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. >> with the u.s. finally seeing some positive trends in the fight against covid-19, officials are urging americans not to let their guard down, especially with the holiday season fast approaching. the cdc has released new guidelines for the holidays, saying the most important thing you can do to stay safe is get vaccinated, of course. the agency is also encouraging people to mask up in areas with high transmission rates. and consider virtual celebrations rather than in-person gatherings. meanwhile, in new york city, public school employees who have not been vaccinated will not be allowed back on monday. unvaccinated employees could be

cnn's michael holmes explains. >> reporter: dinner and drinks, the return of one of the simple pleasures of life in japan, just one of the signs of getting back to a sense of normal in some spots around the globe, where the number of if you coronavirus cases have declined. japan has lifted a state of emergency in all regions of the country for the first time if six months, allowing restaurants to increase their hours of operation and sell alcohol, once again. new infections in japan have dropped dramatically from over 20,000 a day in august to just under 2,000 now. welcome progress for people who have been encouraged to skip non-essential gatherings. >> i was just commuting fbetwee my home and my company, because of lack of communication, i felt lonely. >> reporter: they say the new numbers of deaths are declining, town 10% from mid-september. cautious optimism, though the virus is still circulating and killing. and experts warn it could quickly rebound. 52 emis also easing some of its coronavirus measures after a gradual decline in cases there. a stay@home order was lifted in hochi-min

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ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza said those calls will likely resonate with the jury. that type of evidence points to elizabeth holmes. it absolutely flies in the face of the defense who's saying? well, it wasn't elizabeth holmes fall. it was someone else's fault. this trial resumes on tuesday, with more witnesses expected to be called by the prosecution. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu fox, two news students protested outside the university of southern california's sigma nu frat house following reports of alleged sexual assaults and drugging. the demonstrators covered the frat house with signs and personal notes with the protest coming after university officials suspended the frat following those allegations, it means the fraternity is forbidden from hosting social events. students say the demonstration is about denouncing sexual assault embedding together they're also critical of how they say these incidents are handled by the university. the university is kind of putting this narrative where it's like, oh, we as women have to protect ourselves and like it's on us to kind of take measures

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza said those calls will likely resonate with the jury. that type of evidence points to elizabeth holmesn the face of the defense who's saying? well, it wasn't elizabeth holmes fall. it was someone else's fault. this trial resumes on tuesday, with more witnesses expected to be called by the prosecution. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. reminder you can monitor the elopement from this trial's witness stand on our website and on the ktvu app. we have a live blocks set up each day court is in session. well the u. s supreme court is allowing the controversial texas abortion law to stand at least for now. today the court agreed to hear arguments in the case on november 1st. the law currently blocks abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. earlier this week, the u. s department of justice asked the court to temporarily block the law. the decision will determine whether the federal government has the right to sue over the lock. some california farmers racing tonight to be the worst of this weekend's weather coming up what they think will help sa

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza said those calls will likely resonate with the jury. that type of evidence points to elizabeth holmese of the defense who's saying? well, it wasn't elizabeth holmes fall. it was someone else's fault. this trial resumes on tuesday, with more witnesses expected to be called by the prosecution. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. reminder you can find the latest updates on the elizabeth holmes trial. ktvu dot com ktvu investigative reporter evan sernoffsky continues to live blog. new information when court is in session. san francisco city employees insured through kaiser permanente or having a hard time accessing mental health care. at a hearing on thursday, the board of supervisors government audit and oversight committee. reveal that city employees sometimes have to wait up to three months for our first appointment with a therapist. the hearing was called in response to complaints about kaiser insured city employees and retirees who are not ge kaiser says while it has stepped up access to mental health care, a national shortage of health care spec

michael? >> all right, george. >>> we're going to turn to the nba which is set to tip off its new season tonight. t.j. holmeshere with what we can expect and who we won't see on the court. >> it's crazy to think this is the first time since 2018 that they've started a season expected to be normal. remember, 2019 cut off because of the pandemic, and then a bubble for the playoffs. 2020 season was then truncated and fans weren't in the stands. now full season, full arenas are what we expect. what we'll see tonight, the milwaukee bucks. the championship milwaukee bucks, and george's third cousin on his mama's side giannis antetokounmpo. they picked up the first title in 50 years for milwaukee. they'll get their rings tonight, and they're kicking off the season against the nets. they are not the favorites for the season. the lakers are bigger and better favorites because lebron and crew picked up russell westbrook, an mvp caliber, triple-double threat. but the favorites are actually the brooklyn nets. they have the big three. right now it's two a a possible because kyrie irving is still not there because he is r

michael? >>> we go to the world series and the braves starting things off with a bang and never looking back. t.j. holmesk down the big game for us this morning. good morning, t.j. >> we talked about yesterday, story lines at the world series. well, history was made with the first swing of the bat at the world series last night. check it out. jorge soler. first time the bat is swung in this world series. the braves score in the first three innings. in the first three innings of a world series. wasn't all good. charlie morton their ace, their pitcher, watch what happens to him. he takes this liner off his leg. they say this sucker was moving at 102 miles an hour when it hit him. he stays in the game. he winces a little bit. he's in some pain. retires three more batters. this is his last pitch here. he strikes out altuve. couldn't take it anymore. he has a fractured fibula. >> ooh. >> he is out for the series. >> he was still pitching. >> they say it didn't show up in the x-ray first time when he went to the dugout but he has a fractured fibula and he is out. guys, get this, he was apologizing to his teamm