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i'm michael holmes. the u.s.tion has reached its peak in the u.s. his comments coming after new government data showed consumer price index at its highest level in nearly 40 years. mr. biden believes his build back better spending plan will provide relief from the soaring prices, but its passage, of course, far from certain. more now from cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. >> reporter: with prices at their highest point in nearly 40 years, president biden is predicting it's, quote, the peak of the crisis. >> inflation is affecting people's lives. >> reporter: inflation reached its highest point in november since 1982 when ronald reagan was in office and joe biden was a senator from delaware. tonight president biden is pointing to other signs the economy is recovering. >> every other aspect of the economy is racing ahead. it's doing incredibly well. we've never had this kind of growth in 60 years. >> reporter: that message complicated after the consumer price index, which measures what you're pay

" with michael holmes. >>> not a wave but a covid tsunami.hat is the warning from one u.s. health expert as the omicron variant threatens to plunge the country into yet another covid emergency. the delta variant is already driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations, but experts say omicron will overtake delta soon, straining a health care system that's already at the brink. that's why officials say it is more important than ever for americans to get vaccinated and boosted. and new numbers underscore why that is so. according to data from the cdc, unvaccinated people are 20 times more likely to die from covid than people who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. and yet around 70% of fully vaccinated americans still haven't gotten that extra dose. >> we could be in for an ominous winter season and a kind of grim beginning of the new year. there are still so many now vaccinated but still not boosted folks out there. i wish everybody would go and get vaccine tomorrow. we've got plenty of vaccine available. it's in the refrigerators just wai

i'm michael holmes.reciate your company. >>> coming up here on "cnn newsroom," still searching for the missing in towns that look more like landfills after deadly twisters ravaged the u.s. midwest. >>> also -- >> there is a tidal wave of omicron coming. >> a grim warning from britain's scandal-plagued prime minister. his plans to get the nation boosted as his poll numbers fall. >>> and an historic trip. the first official visit by an israeli prime minister to the uae. a sign of deepening ties between israel and the arab world. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with michael holmes. >>> we begin with the desperate search for survivors after the deadliest december tornado outbreak in u.s. history. dozens of people killed when a series of powerful tornadoes tore through several states over the weekend. kentucky the hardest hit. the governor says in the best case scenario, at least 50 people died in his state. but he says crews are still finding bodies, and he fears the final toll c

i'm michael holmes. myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ (music) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ >>> hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company. >>> coming up here on "cnn newsroom," still searching for the missing in towns that look more like landfills after deadly twisters ravaged the u.s. midwest. >>> also -- >> there is a tidal wave of omicron coming. >> a grim warning from britain's scandal-plagued prime minister. his plans to get the nation boosted as his poll numbers fall

michael holmes reports on the horrific conditions facing desperate people as cold weather sets in. >>bul's first snowfall. for these children throwing snowballs at each other it's a fun day. but for many afghans facing their first winter back under taliban control the cold conditions are a sign of difficult times ahead. this man says when there's snowfall it's a day of happiness and celebration for rich people but adds for the normal people of afghanistan who are poor and helpless it's like poison. the country's economy, already shaky after decades of war, has been pushed to the brink of collapse since the taliban's takeover in august. billions of dollars in international aid, which afghanistan relied upon for humanitarian assistance and to fund the government, has been cut off. with another $9.5 billion in assets of the central bank of afghanistan frozen by the u.s. millions are without work, and the cost of food and fuel has shot up, making many basic necessities too expensive for afghans to buy. the u.n.'s world food program warns that a harsh winter could bring "an avalanche of hu

cnn's michael holmes takes a closer look for us. >> reporter: full of holiday lights and shoppers, somet there is a different hustle and bustle going on in hospitals in france and elsewhere in europe, too. one that is far more urgent and devoid of cheer. hospitals once again in some regions of france are almost filled to capacity due to a rise in new covid-19 cases. even though the country has more than 70% of its population fully vaccinated. some medical centers are struggling to admit new patients and have activated emergency plans, which include expanding the number of icu beds and postponing non-essential treatments. another wave of covid-19 that is wearing down an already weary staff. >> translator: you know, work has been very hard for two years, especially in covid units. we've had people who were competent to work in icus who left and they no longer want to be hired in a covid unit. >> reporter: hospital wards already strained with patients infected by the delta variant of the coronavirus, brace for what could come next. the uk says people sick from the fast-spreading omicron va

my colleague michael holmes just spoke to storm chaser michael gordon who is sharing the story.ere it is. >> devastation. i mean, homes leveled, rubble everywhere. there's -- it's hard to explain, especially in the dark right now. it's very sad. you look around and you have people walking on the streets. other families looking for their loved ones still. i was out earlier before this call, going through some of the homes, trying to help out as much as i could. i think the mayfield city -- city of mayfield has been on top of it. they got -- the personnel, they got the search and rescue teams out. they got dogs out now. we've seen a lot more rescue efforts. but the damage is pretty much undescribable. >> and to put that in context, i mean, you chase storms, is this kind of what you do. how does this compare? >> this is probably one of the worst storms that i have seen. the closest i've ever been to such a large tornado in my life, and it's -- like i said, it's really undescribable. there's so much -- >> what does it look like? what does it feel like? as you're looking at this bigg

i'm michael holmes. appreciate your company.entral u.s. millions of people at risk from a powerful storm system with more than 20 tornadoes reported across five states. have a look at this video. in the background there, yep, you can see a tornado in the darkness. it makes it harder to see, and it does make it even more dangerous as well. at least two people have been killed in arkansas, one at a dollar general store, another at

holmes said she never told investors or business partner walgreens about the switch out because they involved trade secrets. ktvu legal analyst and veteran attorney michael explanation will be one of the biggest hurdles for the defense to overcome. but what she was hiding what she was fog ball in was this machine didn't work at all. so there's trade secret. excuse really goes to her perpetration of the front , and i'm sure the government will point that out and while on the stand home, said she added. pharmaceutical companies logos to studies singing the praises of theranos is technology. she said she didn't believe investors would actually think those companies conducted the studies did she convey? i didn't have the intent to different people. i had nothing but good intentions. that is going to be the question. holmes's case was far simpler than what the prosecution put on she talked about. theranos is her life's work, one that ultimately failed due to mistakes. not fraud. she pointed the finger at former lab director dr adam rosen dorf, who signed verification reports for the company's lab tests. she blamed other failures on former business partner and

or not believed , ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the entire case is distilled down to what holmes, if any of the jurors believe her, for whatever reason. in their minds. they will make excuses for everything she did at theranos. if you don't believe her, there will be no excuses. the defense declined to call an expert witness to bolster homes claims that she was abused by former partners sunny by wani. prosecutors are expected to ask to have that testimony stricken from the record. it's unclear if either side will benefit from having the jury deciding the case just before christmas. the judge said, if necessary, deliberations will go on until next year. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. cracking down on companies that buy and flip properties without meeting legal requirements. california's housing strikeforce working to provide renters, access, affordability and fairness, also ahead, the major motivator that is prompting a surge in younger people seeking legal and financial planning assistance. also questions swirling over the president's va

or not believed , ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the entire case is distilled down to what holmesr whatever reason. in their minds. they will make excuses for everything she did at theranos. if you don't believe her, there will be no excuses. the defense declined to call an expert witness to bolster homes claims that she was abused by former partners sunny boudouani. prosecutors are expected to ask to have that testimony stricken from the record. it's unclear if either side will benefit from having the jury deciding the case just before christmas. the judge said, if necessary, deliberations will go on until next year. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. the us has reached a new vaccination milestone. roughly 200 million people are now fully vaccinated against covid-19 nationwide. that's about 60% of the population. but experts say that's still not enough to prevent covid hotspots from emerging fighter also released some new data today on the effectiveness of its vaccine against the new omicron variant , which continues to spread across the u.

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the entire case is distilled down to what holmes said on theany of the jurors believe her for whatever reason. in their minds . they will make excuses for everything she did at theranos. if you don't believe her, there will be no excuses. the defense declined to call an expert witness to bolster homes claims that she was abused by former partners sunny by wani. prosecutors are expected to ask to have that testimony stricken from the record. it's unclear if either side will benefit from having the jury deciding the case just before christmas. the judge said, if necessary, deliberations will go on until next year. at the federal courthouse in san jose evan sernoffsky ktvu, fox two news. a bay area girls basketball team went undefeated last season, but this year they discovered the boys get to use a piece of equipment. they don't have access to. we played the same game, so seeing that we couldn't use the same equipment that benefits both girls and boys. was just shocking honestly , at first after the break new attend why the school says it does no

michaels. >> he will be missed. >>> a verdict could come any day in elizabeth holmes' fraud trial arcnd that day could be today. >> it could be the jury's sixth day of deliberations. they begin in just hours. kris sanchez is on the beat with where the jury stands. hey, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you. the judge did tell the jury he was available all week if they had any questions or wanted clarifications. so far they've only taken him up a number of times. so far in their five days of deliberating, the jury asked only one question. they asked to rehear one piece of evidence, which was a phone call between holmes and investors. our legal analystings say that could mean they're all on the same page. if it seems it's taking a wall, it's because the case is very complex, there are 11 charges, and the jury knows there's a lot at stake. >> they face cameras every day. i think they understand this is a high-profile case and it's a serious case, so i think they're trying to be very thorough and just go through everything. >> reporter: all right. so each of those 11 counts carries a penalty of 20 years in prison max

michaels. >>> we're going to turn now, and a verdict could come any day in the elizabeth holmes federal fraud, but could today be the day. >> the jury's sixth day of deliberations begins in just hours. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez with where the jury stands in this deliberate rag. kris, how's it going? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and kira. the judge told the jury he's available any time this week if they have questions or want clarification. as today begins day 6, we know what they've been considering so far. in their last five days, they asked to hear one piece of evidence over again, and that was a phone call between elizabeth holmes and investors. they also asked the judge one question. so if it seems like it's taking a long time, it's worth remembering this is a very complicated case. there was a lot of scientific information that came through. 29 witnesses on the government's end, three witnesses on the defense end, and 11 fraud charges that are felonies. our colleague scott budman has been in the courtroom for much of the case. good morning to you. i usually see you ac

holmes. i didn't know the patients were that old. they should have gone to a real doctor and bloomberg. i got a unique question. fauria. what was michael bloomberg name doing on the lead express flight logs? was he a victim to? and now in even worse knew the new varian kama come know the variance only one can be no, no, no. the variant. only band kimono. omicron, i was kidding. i studied ancient greek and college, which is true. so with my unique expertise, i can comfortably tell you that america is in a fraternity and not a good one. it's one of those breaths where you die from a beer anima hazing ritual. oh, i hate that. with the threat, the looming of another locked down and, and a dip in the stock market. fight in rush to issue a statement saying, i call on other nations at the w t o meeting to meet the u. s. challenge to waive intellectual property protections for coven vaccines. so these vaccines can be manufactured globally. i endorse this position in april. let's remember, april was like 3 decades ago and news years. and mainstream news outlets parroted the claim that the white house supports a patent waiver. and vaccines for t

holmes faces nine counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy for allegedly deceiving patients and investors in her former company theranos. the jury will ktvu legal analyst michaelat some point the judge may check on the jury status to see how far along they are. keep in mind. judges want verdicts, especially in the case of this magnitude. they don't want to be retrying this case, the prosecution argued holmes knew her blood analyzers never worked. but still convinced investors to give her over $900 million homes, took the stand herself over the nearly four month long trial, saying the company was her life's work. and was a disappointing failure, not criminal fraud. they're not going to give a quick verdict here because of the holidays, or covid, or media coverage. former prosecutor stephen clark has been following the case. he said he's not surprised the jury is taking its time the government had a very strong and compelling case. but miss holmes and her team had an answer and a response. for everything. the jury just wrapped up its deliberations here for the entire week. they won't be back until next monday. january 3rd 2022. at the federal courthouse in san j

holmes faces nine counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy for allegedly deceiving patients and investors in her former company theranos. the jury will ktvu legal analyst michaeldoza said at some point the judge may check on the jury status to see how far along they are. keep in mind. judges want verdicts, especially in the case of this magnitude. they don't want to be retrying this case, the prosecution argued holmes knew her blood analyzers never worked. but still convinced investors to give her over $900 million homes, took the stand herself over the nearly four month long trial, saying the company was her life's work. and was a disappointing failure, not criminal fraud. they're not going to give a quick verdict here because of the holidays, or covid, or media coverage. former prosecutor stephen clark has been following the case. he said he's not surprised the jury is taking its time the government had a very strong and compelling case. but miss holmes and her team had an answer and a response. for everything. the jury just wrapped up its deliberations here for the entire week. they won't be back until next monday. january 3rd 2022. at the federal courthous

michael? >>> we're going to turn to major league baseball's first lockout in more than 30 years. t.j. holmesre to break it down. t.j., what does this mean and could this delay baseball 2022's season? >> there is a possibility always but we're not there yet. what are we talking about when we say lockout? this means now that the league, the owners have now determined they want to lock out the players. that means no league activity is going on, no trade, no transactions. even the players don't have access to the facilities and the players aren't even supposed to be in contact with their teams. why do we have a lockout? because the collective bargaining agreement which dictates the relationship between the two sides expired at midnight. the last in place for five years with no agreement in place. so they decided to do a lockout. so what's the sticking point? why haven't they figured this out? i hope you three are sitting down, it's over money. >> oh. >> shocker. >> what? >> are you kidding me? >> i was not expecting that. >> i know, guys so what are we talking about is, mainly some of the player

holmes faces nine counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy for allegedly deceiving patients and investors in her former company theranos. the jury will ktvu legal analyst michaelza said at some point the judge may check on the jury status to see how far along they are. keep in mind. judges want verdicts, especially in the case of this magnitude. they don't want to be retrying this case, the prosecution argued holmes knew her blood analyzers never worked. but still convinced investors to give her over $900 million homes, took the stand herself over the nearly four month long trial, saying the company was her life's work. and was a disappointing failure, not criminal fraud. they're not going to give a quick verdict here because of the holidays, or covid, or media coverage. former prosecutor stephen clark has been following the case. he said he's not surprised the jury is taking its time the government had a very strong and compelling case. but miss holmes and her team had an answer and a response. for everything. the jury just wrapped up its deliberations here for the entire week. they won't be back until next monday. january 3rd 2022. at the federal courthouse

holmes faces nine counts of fraud and two counts of conspiracy for allegedly deceiving patients and investors in her former company theranos. the jury will ktvu legal analyst michaelsaid at some point the judge may check on the jury status to see how far along they are. keep in mind. judges want verdicts, especially in the case of this magnitude. they don't want to be retrying this case, the prosecution argued holmes knew her blood analyzers never worked. but still convinced investors to give her over $900 million homes, took the stand herself over the nearly four month long trial, saying the company was her life's work. and was a disappointing failure, not criminal fraud. they're not going to give a quick verdict here because of the holidays, or covid, or media coverage. former prosecutor stephen clark has been following the case. he said he's not surprised the jury is taking its time the government had a very strong and compelling case. but miss holmes and her team had an answer and a response. for everything. the jury just wrapped up its deliberations here for the entire week. they won't be back until next monday. january 3rd 2022. at the federal courthouse in

michael. >> yeah, a lot of people will be watching there for that. thank you. cecilia. >>> we turn to the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes.closing in on judgment day. after three months of testimony her fate could now be in the hands of a jury in just a few hours. of course, our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has been tracking this case from the very beginning. good morning. >> reporter: hey, cecilia, good morning to you and elizabeth holmes has been accused of misleading patients, doctors and investors about her blood testing technology which for a time was inside of some walgreens locations before her company went under. now after months of witness testimony, we are getting closer to a verdict. this morning, closing arguments under way in the criminal fraud trial of elizabeth holmes. the disgraced theranos founder once celebrated for her supposedly revolutionary blood testing technology. prosecutor jeffrey schenk telling the court holmes chose fraud over business failure and chose to be dishonest with investors and patients. the prosecution reminding the jury of the 29 government witnesses, patients, invest