whitfield promoted critical race theory, the study of law and racial inequality. but anger in the community has focused on an e-mail he sent after george floyd's murder in which he said systemic racism was alive and well. >> tonight i would like to express my concerns. >> reporter: it was the resident who initiated public criticism of dr. whitfield last summer who made final remarks at the school board meeting last night. >> the question should be asked how did we get here critical race theory, equity -- >> you you! you! >> sir. >> -- social emotional learning >> where do you go from here? >> i've got a family that needs me. it's bigger than me. >> reporter: the district told nbc news that whitfield lost his job due to deficiencies in his performance. the former principal, who had been promoted twice before within the district, denies that claim last night the district acknowledging both parties strongly believe they are in the right. why did you want to stay around to the end? >> i needed to see the look on their faces when they read that. the fact that they said

we started following principal james whitfield's story last month.own to texas to see the human fallout of the escalating fight how we teach america's dark history of race and racism. >> reporter: since late august he's been suspended from his job as the first black principal of a majority white majority white school in the wake of accusations that he was pushing critical race theory or crt, on students. >> it has been difficult to be detached from really my purpose. they see that. they see the pain, even though i try to mask it but that's all i've ever wanted to do is being an educator and serve kids. >>> well, antonia hilton is back in grapevine, texas with the latest on this story. the official word came last week. how much did this impact the final decision? >> reporter: they'll tell you school board elections are a large part of what fueled this final decision as some of the school board members seemed to be concerned in community members' views that some of the folks who wanted whitfield to be fired with hold him accountable, push for them to h

whitfield.board members after they said he was promoting this critical race theory thing. turns out, he was not. the school board even admitted it, but they pushed the principal out anyway. one person said the move paints a dark picture for the future of their district. >> this paints a horrible picture for our district because what it says to a lot of people including students, teachers, and administrators, if somebody has an ax to grind with you, they'll take it to the board and the next thing you know, your job. >> i want to bring in antonio hilton. you talked exclusively with dr. whitfield. tell us about his perspective on getting dragged into this national issue. >> you know, i actually asked him that question directly and at one point, what he said to me is there's some frustration with this. he didn't ask for this is what he told me. he wanted to be a principal. he wanted to be in the classroom, in his office, interacting with kids every day this year and has been incredibly upset that he

whitfield, i'm glad you brought that up. there's been so much divide, pitting democrats against republicans. you recall back in the obama administration when we had the big financial crisis, we didn't know what to do. i was here, played a role in that. i was asked to come up and do something and you remember i think i was on one of your shows back then. when we put together the hardest-hit program. they came to me on financial services and said, scott, do something because i knew we didn't have it right on the first blush at that. and so we did -- it was the hardest-hit. down in georgia we got $339 million to be able to keep folks in their homes. a lot of shots about it, but here's the deal. we could not have done it without crossing over the aisle and bringing democrats and republicans together. >> and it really would not have happened without -- i apologize for interrupting, but it really would not have happened if not for the republican support, particularly because you had six democrats who voted against the bill in the

whitfield does not yet know where he's going to work next, but he hopes to stay.feel -- see the message out of this forced resignation and perhaps no longer want to work in the field or be fearful about speaking up about diversity and race in schools, steph. >> all right, antonia hilton, thank you so much. >>> developing now in wisconsin, we could be just a few hours away from kyle rittenhouse taking the stand about fatally shooting two people and injuring a third. ird. gabe gutierrez is live at the courthouse and david henderson joins us, he's a civil rights attorney and former prosecutor. gabe, what's going to happen today? >> hey, there, stephanie. good morning. yes, as you mentioned, it's a possibility kyle rittenhouse could testify at any time. we did hear during opening statements that the defense indicated that the jury would hear testimony fromca rittenhou, but we don't know the exact timetable for that. could be today,ti could be tomorrow. we're just not exactly sure. now, what we do expect to hear today, this was indicated yesterday, awaywa from the jury

i'm paula reid in for fredricka whitfield.highly mutated new covid variant called omi omicron. during a news briefing prime minister boris johnson said there's a great deal about this new variant that scientists simply can't know yet, but what they know is cause for concern. >> it does appear omicron spreads very rapidly and can be spread between people who are double vaccinated. there is also a very extensive mutation which means it diverges quite significantly from previous configurations of the virus, and, as a result, it might in part reduce the

i'm fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour with a trump ally in danger of going to jail after being indicted over a january 6th investigation. steve bannon will appear in court on monday and face criminal contempt charges. a former trump adviser has repeatedly refused to produce documents or appear before the committee concerning the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. bannon's attorney has stated his client would not be cooperating with the investigation into what happened that day because of executive privilege. cnn's kara scannell is following these developments for us. kara, steve bannon is expected to turn himself in, however, how defiant he has been. this occurred on monday. then what will happen. >> he'll face a judge where he's been charged with two counts of contempt of congress. one of those charges is his failure to appear for testimony and the other is failure to provide any documents in response to the house subpoena. the house initially subpoenaed him in september. they made a referral to t

i'm fredericka whitfield. we begin with new developments in that horrifying crush at a houston concert that left eight people dead. houston's police chief says a criminal investigation into this tragedy is now under way. the astro world music festival was limited to 50,000 people when the chaos up folded on friday. investigators want to determine if proper crowd control measures were in place as rapper travis scott started to perform. fans surged to get closer to the stage, compressed in this massive crowd with no way to escape. many people began to panic, and witnesses say several started passing out. one concert goer called it a death trap. >> there was a kid in the crowd. people were getting trampled. they were losing their balance and tripping over the people on the floor and people were just dying left and right. it heated up about 15 minutes after travis came on stage and it progressively got worse. they were shoefg shoving. the barricades couldn't accommodate all the people that were there. it was too s

i am kaitlan collins in for fredricka whitfield today. we start with breaking news on the concerning new covid variant omicron that's fueling fears arn the globe. uk officials confirm two positive cases in the country, both have a connection to travel from southern africa where the heavily mutated variant was first detected. there are no confirmed cases in the u.s. as of now, but dr. anthony fauci says that doesn't necessarily mean it hasn't already arrived. >> you would predict from looking at the mutations that have been identified that it likely will be more transmissible. you don't know that yet, you have to be careful, assume that's the case. >> do you believe omicron is already here in the u.s. likely? >> you know, i would not be surprised if it is. >> still, a lot of unknowns about the variant. let's get to cnn's elizabeth cohen with more on what we do know about the new variant. >> unfortunately we have detected a new variant which it is a reason for concern in south africa. so what we have done is to act very quick. >> a new covi

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with panic and chaos at a music festival in houston, texas. at least eight people died and many more injured when a crowd rushed the stage as the astroworld festival. one victim taken to an area hospital just 10 years old. as many as 50,000 people were attending the festival when a crowd surged the stage as rapper travis scott was performing. earlier in the day a stampede of people rushed through the v.i. prnlgts entrance. you see it there. several metal detectors and people were knocked to the ground. at least one person injured during that moment. cnn's rosa flores is in houston for us. rosa, dozens of people injured last night. now hearing for the first time from the artist travis scott. what is he saying? >> reporter: let's get stright a statement. a statement from travis scott issued moments ago. he is saying, i'm absolutely devastated by what took place last night. my prayers go out to the families and all of those impacted by what happened at astroworld festi

i'm fredricka whitfield. 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

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with a monumental win for the biden presidency and plans for a victory lap of months of democratic party infighting and hours of tense negotiations. the house finally passed his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late friday. today the president touted the bill at the white house and cnn has now learned that biden and his top cabinet officials plan to hit the road and tour the country in the coming weeks to promote the benefits of this bill. for more now on these developments, let's bring in arlette seanz at the white house. what more are you learning about the president's plans? >> reporter: president biden is planning on hitting the road very soon to sell this plan directly to the american people. the white house says that they want to ensure that americans know what benefits they will be receiving from that $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that the president will soon be signing into law. on top of the president, he will also deploy several

i'm fredericka whitfield. we begin with this break news. missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has surfaced in a video call with the head of the international olympic committee. peng, an olympian, officially disappeared from public view nearly three bikes ago after accusing one of china's most powerful leaders of sexual assault. cnn's sports correspondent and anchor patrick snell joining us now with more on this. patrick. what more do we know about this video call? >> yeah. hi, fred. this video indeed highly significant because it centers on the international olympic committee president thomas bach holding a phone call with the three-time olympian. let's just remind everybody, she's also a two-time grand slam doubles champ. a huge sports start in her homestand. i can't stress that new. also important to stress here that beijing, which hosted the 2008 summer games will what, in just a matter of weeks now, fred, be hosting the winter games in early february of next year. i want to get to a statement this day, s

james whitfield was the first black principal of colleyville heritage high school in dallas fort worth he was accused of pushing critical race theory, which he denies ever teaching. >> all i've done is tried to create a space where all students, regardless of their race, ethnicity, you know, their religion, sexual orientation, i've tried to create a space where all students feel safe to come to school. >> in a joint statement, the school district and whitfield say the controversy impacted the education of the district's students and continuing the dispute would further harm their education. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. nce. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. frequent heartburn? not anymore. the prilosec otc two-week challenge is helping people love what they love again. just one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. because life starts when heartburn stops. take the challenge at prilosecotc dot com. want an engaging website to boost your business? you're just a click away from five star fiverr talent. hundreds of freelancer skills like web desig

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hello, again, everyone, i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with reaction in the verdict of the kyle rittenhouse trial across the u.s.ment demonstrators gathering in several cities overnight. people and police declaring a riot in portland, oregon. they say demonstrators forced open the gate to the county's downtown jail and threw bottles and other objects at police. authorities say demonstrators also caused damage to some city buildings. and in new york, protesters nard throu -- marched through the streets and shut down traffic lanes on the brooklyn bridge. and on friday, a jury acquitting kyle rittenhouse on all charges for killing two people and shooting another during protests it kenosha, wisconsin last year, for the first time since taking the stand in his own defense, we're hearing from rittenhouse him himself. he reacted to the verdict for a taped interview with fox news soon after leaving the courtroom. >> the jury reached the correct verdict, self-defense is not illegal. and i believe they came to the correct verdict, and i'm

i'm paula reid in washington in for fredicka whitfield. an alarming new variant of individual and scientists are rushing to find out what makes omicron tick? we still don't know much about what makes it unique, but we do know this map is bound to get a lot more red in the coming days and weeks. still, experts say there are encouraging signs, too, and it's not time to panic quite yet. >> not right now. the first critical questions, is this more virulent, making people more ill? there's no information to indicate that it is. there are some indications in south africa that this could be causing milder illness. >> i think there are good reasons to think it will probably be okay. we need to know real answers to that, and that will take two or three weeks. >> cnn is covering every angle about this. with me david mckenzie in johannesburg, nick mckenzie in atlanta and arlette saenz. the world is scrambling to respond to this variant. what is the view from johannesburg today? >> reporter: i think the view is a hardening, a frustration of measures p

weekend for fredericka whitfield. the countries reporting the new omicron variant of the covid-19 variant are growing and so are the concerns for what it could mean for the ongoing pandemic. some experts calling for cautious optimism that it might not break through in the way some fears. others worry that the dozens of mutations on this virus could spell big trouble ahead. with me now joe johns at the white house and nada nashir in london. this are variant is already in europe and one thing they can agree on it's going to take weeks to know what we're dealing with so what happens between now and when we have a better sense of exactly what this variant means? >> reporter: that's absolutely right. there is time needed to really find out the details about the new omicron variant but there are questions over its transmissibility, over howie is veer the disease it might cause and also on its impact on vaccine efficacy, but as we've seen in the last few days these cases are on the rise. we've just seen in the last few hours

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a monumental moment in the biden presidency.c party infighting and hours of tense negotiations, the u.s. house has finally handed president biden a major and much-needed legislative victory, passing his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late friday night. in the last hour the president celebrating the historic bill which is the single largest investment in public works in the nation's history. >> a once-in-a-generation investment that's going to create

mister, i come back to you to respond to mr. whitfield. do you also believe that the government did a fair job in making those decisions? you know, i wouldn't want to get into this blame game. i do feel that even the best of luck to you, but that that would have been some element of a confusion is because of the nature of the fan reach out, but haven't sent that. there was some, a situation that would have been never that said, if they had to file more and more faster than we are making our discussion, even in that same policy, i agree with you, but i mean, it is amazing that we've been able to cover $900.00 the single shot, but only 25 percent of our population has shot to display prediction. so that is a long way to go. and we would have a much better the previous ambition of the prime minister to have a lot of vaccinate it by december. well, let me get, i had me take a look what we did it every done it way back last year in november and january 4th and the 2 backs in florida. we went up there, started and there were so many other steps

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i'm paula reid in for fredricka whitfield.e're following breaking news this hour as the uk confirms two positive cases of a highly mutated new covid variant called omi omicron. during a news briefing prime minister boris johnson said there's a great deal about this new variant that scientists simply can't know yet, but what they know is cause for concern. >> it does appear omicron spreads very rapidly and can be spread between people who are double vaccinated. there is also a very extensive mutation which means it diverges quite significantly from previous configurations of the virus, and, as a result, it might in part reduce the protection of our vaccines over time. >> cnn is covering these global developments all over the world. we have reporters in london, arlette zientz with the president in nantucket. nada, the prime minister said there's a lot we don't know. what did we learn? >> reporter: there is a concern now that this new variant may be more transmissible and may have a negative impact on the vaccines. most of europe

i'm fredericka whitfield.rush at a houston concert that left eight people dead. houston's police chief says a criminal investigation into this tragedy is now under way. the astro world music festival was limited to 50,000 people when the chaos up folded on friday. investigators want to determine

i'm frederica whitfield. "cnn newsroom" continues with ryan nobles right now. >> hi, even. i'm ryan nobles. jim acosta has the day off. tragedy at a music festival. eight died, many more injured after a crowd rushed the stage at an astroworld festival last night. this video shows rapper travis scott pause his set on stage as he saw an ambulance approaching. the surge sparked chaos in the crowd of 50,000 people and completely overwhelmed medical personnel. people in the crowd attempted cpr on the injured, according to the witnesses. and loved ones of those who were at the festival still may not have answers. this as houston officials have set up a hotline to report missing people. cnn's rosa flores is in houston. rosa, what else have you been hearing from the witnesses? >> reporter: you know, from the individuals i've talked to, they describe the chaos. they describe how the people short never the crowd had more trouble breathe, the people taller in the crowd were able to gasp air. they describe it as a mob and how for some of them it was their survival instincts that kicked

about principal whitfield. >> dr.incipal, removed from his position during an emotional school board meeting over what he says was false accusation of promoting critical race theory. >> education is my heart and soul. >> the school district acknowledges there's no evidence he promoted critical race theory, study of law and racial in equality. anger is focused on an email after george floyd's murder where he said systemic racism was alive and well. >> where do you go from here? >> i have a family that needs me. >> he lost his job due to deficiencies in his performance. he was promoted twice before and denies that claim. >> chris, i want to understand how the disinformation network weakens the ability of public servants as we started the segment talking about. as we all said the reason, whether it is impossible for the truth to get out in a case like this, in a place like this. >> the right is going to live in fantasy land, nothing we can do about it. what we do and you do on your show, you give people the truth. we hig

i am fredricka whitfield.es that escaped jail in south georgia, and all have a history of violent crimes and two are murder suspects. we are following all of this. how did they escape? >> they were all able to get away in a white kia van. we are working on the details of

i am fredricka whitfield.s expected to turn himself in monday and appear in court to face charges of criminal contempt of congress. bannon, former white house adviser, repeatedly refused to produce documents or appear for a deposition to answer questions

there's a quote from "atlanta housewife" should, elaia whitfield, "who gonna check me, boo?"more time, please? >> it's the ultimate clap-back. >> stephen: what is the quote again. >> it's "who gonna check me, boo?" >> stephen: not i. >> thank you. >> stephen: i shall never check you boo, but, boo, is a term of endearment. >> unless it ends that sentence. >> stephen: in which case it's like, "buldy." >> yes. >> stephen: i see. >> like wise guy. >> stephen: you there you go. you write in here about playing a game of is that raids with, among other people, and this is a harrowing group of people, meryl streep. >> yes, under the meryl streep quote-- i think she's in there a couple of times-- i rect i was at a party, a christmas party at the great, the late, great, natasha richardson's house, who was a dear friend of mine for years. and she put-- she was the greatest hostess ever. i mean, she put together the best groups with the best food that she made all of. and we were at a christmas party at her house, she typically would end her christmas parties with a game of charades, whe

i am fredricka whitfield. we begin with indictment of a key trump ally, steve bannon is expected to turn himself in monday and appear in court to face charges of criminal contempt of congress. bannon, former white house adviser, repeatedly refused to produce documents or appear for a deposition to answer questions about his role and others connected to trump leading up to the january 6th siege on the u.s. capitol. bannon's attorney stated bannon would not be cooperating with the investigation into what happened that day because trump directed him not to. we are following the developments from washington. steve bannon is supposed to turn himself in monday. then what? >> fred, that's right. a source tells cnn that steve bannon will surrender monday, appear in court that afternoon to face two charges of contempt of congress. department of justice announced charges yesterday. bannon charged with two counts, one for not appearing before congress and testifying, the other for not providing any documents. if bannon w

i am fredricka whitfield. a manhunt is under way right now for five inmates that escaped jail in south georgia, and all have a history of violent crimes and two are murder suspects. we are following all of this. how did they escape? >> they were all able to get away in a white kia van. we are working on the details of how they were able to get away, and it's so important because you want to prevent other inmates of escaping in the same way. we know they escaped from the pulaski county jail in southern georgia. it's two hours or so south of atlanta, much closer to makin. you can see five inmates there all lined up, and those are the five police are looking for right now. about two hours or so from atlanta, they escaped from the jail. that area is a much more rural part of the state there, and they escaped in a white kia van. they were able to get away. there's the information if you happen to be in that area and you are looking to see if that's the vehicle, if you happen to come across them, though, authorities

i'm fredericka whitfield. we begin with this break news.tee. peng, an olympian, officially disappeared from public view nearly three bikes ago after accusing one of china's most powerful leaders of sexual assault. cnn's sports correspondent and anchor patrick snell joining us now with more on this. patrick. what more do we know about this

. >>> i'm fredricka whitfield. thanks so much for being with me.room continues with jim acosta in a moment. but first here's this week's "mission ahead." >> for decades, wind and solar had been the centerpieces of green energy. but the ocean's everconstant waves and tides are also rich in renewable power. off the coast of scotland, a company is trying to change that. its jumbo jet-sized floating platform called the o2 has two giant rotars that sit 60 feet below the surface of the water and had harness the energy of the ocean's tides. >> it's kinetic energy. it looks not too different to a wind turbine. >> but unlike wind turbines that have to accommodate for the wind coming from all directions, it only has to adjust to the tide. and tides are far more reliable than wind. >> you can connect those motions years and decades in advance. >> this is orbital's third tidal turbine system since 2012. the company says it generates up to two megawatts which is enough to power around 2,000 homes a year. the cost of operating it means that tidal energy comes at

i'm paula reid in washington in for fredicka whitfield.g to find out what makes omicron tick? we still don't know much about what makes it unique, but we do know this map is bound to get a lot more red i

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i am kaitlan collins in for fredricka whitfield today.e. uk officials confirm two positive cases in the country, both have a connection to travel from southern africa where the heavily mutated variant was first detected. there are no confirmed cases in the u.s. as of now, but dr. anthony fauci says that doesn'

i'm fredricka whitfield. 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 contested agreement that ultimately at best represents incremental progress and ultimately falls short of what everyone would have ideally liked. but remember, this is a consensus process with almost 200 countries in the room pursuing their own national interests while supposedly trying to make progress on climate change. there is some key language here that's really important, an

i'm fredericka whitfield. we begin this hour with the search under way with a man who fired a gun inside one of the world's busiest airports. temporarily grounding flight. the incident happened saturday at a security checkpoint at atlanta's hartsfield jackson international airport. police say 42-year-old kenny wells grabbed a gun that was in his bag as it was being searched by the tsa and that's when the weapon went off. at least three people were injured, not by direct gunfire but during this airport evacuation and following the gunshot. nadia roerm association at hartsfield jackson airport. what do we know about the ongoing search and how travelers are feeling today? >> reporter: well, fred, nothing spreads faster than fear and misinformation, especially when misinformation sparks fear, and that's exactly what happened yesterday at about 1:30 in the afternoon when there was a gunshot that went off, so people heard that correctly, but then the assumption was that there was an active shooter in the busiest air

i'm fredricka whitfield. the "cnn newsroom" continues with jim acosta right after this.atment. goggles that helped a blind man see after 40 years. ♪ >> these goggles helped a blind man see for first time in decades. [ speaking foreign language ] this 58-year-old started losing his sight as a teenager from a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa or rp. most who suffer from rp lose their vision permanently. but this company suggests that some sight can be restored. >> what i heard from the patient is that this is giving them the impression that the eye is alive again. >> using a technique, scientists genetically modify retina cells making them sensitive to amber light. then they have a specialized camera that transforms images from the real world into pulses of amber light that are beamed directly into the eye. but researchers weren't sure if patients could interpret this new visual language into sight after seven months they had a breakthrough. [ speaking foreign language ] >> so the patient was able to grab the object, tomorrow point to them, and to count. >> bec

i'm paula reid in washington in this weekend for fredericka whitfield. now as a number of one industries confirming cases of the new omicron variant klum, scientists are scrambling to learn what that could mean in the weeks and months to come. some fear another devastating blow in the course of this pandemic but others indicate the early signs are not as bad as it appears. >> is this making people for ill? there's some anecdotal from physicians in south africa that this could be causing mild illness. >> i think there's good reasons to think it will probably be okay, but we need to know the real answers to, that and that's going to take two or three weeks. >> with me now, nada nashir in london and david mckenzie and joe johns at the white house and nick neri at the atlanta airport. >> nada, i want to start with you. new cases of the variant are being reported and the real consensus is we won't know what we're dealing with for a few weeks so what is the response in europe right now? >> reporter: absolutely, paula. we're seeing that sense that there is some

i'm fredricka whitfield. we start with the verdict in the kyle rittenhouse trial.itting the teenager on all charges for killing two people and shooting another during protests in kenosha, wisconsin, last year. relief for rittenhouse there, but outrage from many others. this morning the father of one of the men rittenhouse killed had this to say about the verdict. >> i'm just -- we're still in shock here, you know. that guy gets to run free and he's now -- he's now a hero, and this is my son right here. this is anthony, you know. we lost our son and there's no justice right now for our family and there's no closure. and there wasn't going to be justice in that kenosha court with that judge. >> a cnn shimon prokupecz is in kenosha, wisconsin. some pretty strong words there, understandably, from anthony huber's father. we're also hearing from kyle rittenhouse for the first time since the verdict. what more is he saying? >> reporter: yeah, cameras were following him throughout this trial and apparently with him throughout each day of this trial, and as they prepared fo

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in a facebook post, his mother emma whitfield wrote today...and upsetting. climate change is affecting the ocean's ability to absorb our carbon emissions, according to scientists who've sent robots down to the sea floor. the latest discovery by the uk—led iatlantic project has revealed that if global temperatures increase to levels predicted, the ocean might no longer be able to provide what is currently earth's largest long—term carbon store. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more. diving to ocean depths of up to 3.5 miles. this is the abyssal zone, where robotic explorers are taking samples from places no—one has ever touched. a third of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere dissolves in the surface of the ocean. when tiny marine plants and animals feed on that carbon it becomes part of a cycle that's made the deep ocean and its muddy floor earth's largest carbon store. in an aquarium like this, you get a snippet of the life in the shallower parts of the ocean, but in the deep ocean floor there are single—celled organisms that we can