. >> looking for hope in a new year poet amanda gorman's inspiring message as we say good-bye to 2021 it's thursday, december 30th "early today" starts right now >> good morning, thanks for being with us. i'm vinita meyers. >> i'm phillip mena. the jeffrey ep 17 associate is guilty of five counts including sex trafficking. >> reporter: at the federal courthouse behind me, a jury of 12 convicted ghislaine maxwell of five of six kouns maxwell the former socialite, million fair and confidante of deceased financier jeffrey epstein found guilty after the jury requested reams of transcripts of the trial testimony they heard in the week's prior clearly a repudiation maxwell saying the four that testified against her who said they were victims, that they had faulty memories, that they were in it for the money, that they were motivated by their attorneys instead, the attorney appears to agree that maxwell was epstein's right-happened man and they worked hand-in-hand in trying to recruit these girls in sexually abusing them sentencing is at least several months awhat maxwell back to court, this

the stark 2021 was amanda gorman -- star of 2021 was amanda gorman. she shot to stardom after reciting he palm at joe biden's inauguration. her new work was inspired by stories of grief and perseverance she witnessed on social media. you can see it on her instagram page. she's using it to raise funds for the international rescue committee, helping people affected by humanitarian crises. kumasi: it may be the biggest television show of 2021 for netflix. squid game, the most-watched shell of all time for the streaming service. for 2022 big streaming services are battling it out to find the next big hit. they are staying close, searching in south korea. >> it is the haunting show that dominated netflix this year. ♪ >> squid game. it is one of many south korean created television shows that the u.s. cannot get enough of. following kind, held dart -- hell bound, a dark revenge popping netflix's chart. >> one big reason why these recent shows from south korea did well is that they explored these universal themes or questions that people could relate to re

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. >>> and poet amanda gorman gives us a look at poems from her new book and performs for us. that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. i'm anne marie green. have a great day. performs for . i'm anne marie green. have a great day.

back in january we certainly saw an example of this when 22-year-old amanda gorman recited her poem. on the global stage her vivid language and expressive voice captured the world's attention. one of those watching was karen, for her nonprofit right girl. for more than two decades her program has been empowering teens to find their voice. amanda arguably one of the most famous poets in the world joined right girl as a high school freshman. she's one of thousands who benefitted from karen's support and guidance. >> being american is more than a pride we inherit. it's the past we step into. >> when we saw her perform at the inauguration, we could see the same things that we really embody at right girl, represented in her, confidence, being willing to really be present. >> we are striving to forge our union with purpose. >> we are always encouraging our girls to share their own story, what is going on in their world because they are the only one that can write that poem, tell that story, write that song. >> i said in our spot clicking my pen, click clack, click clack. >> i don't know ye

poet amanda gorman, releasing a new poem online. the 23 year old says she wrote it to quote, celebrate the new year and honor the hurt and the humanity of the last one. gorman is from los angeles. she captured national attention at the inauguration of president biden with her poem the hill. we climb at the age of 22. she was the youngest ever and nine year old poet. the harvard graduate has since published a bestselling children's book and was the first poet to be featured on the cover of vogue magazine. people in seattle are dealing with a second round of snow this holiday week. people who are more used to brain were busy shoveling sidewalks. others got into the swing of things by going sledding. in the new snow , even as you see here building a snowman. meantime a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several southern states. in alabama buildings were damaged. bricks from one building were scattered. the storms yesterday brought the threat of tornadoes and high winds, though it wasn't immediately known whether a twister caus

beloved poet amanda gorman releases a new poem for the new year, plus i want out of rock and plan to drink water and i need to get better. but we're giving them an incredible story of survival. how a bay area travel blogger is recovering after an accident left her critically injured while overseas and our chief meteorologist bill martin will be back right after the break with what yo when you have xfinity xfi, you have peace of mind built in at no extra cost. advanced security helps keep your family protected online. pause wifi whenever for ultimate control with the xfinity app. and family-safe browsing gives parents one less thing to worry about. security, control and peace of mind. with xfinity xfi, it's all built in at no extra cost. south bay, who was seriously hurt in an accident overseas this summer. as ktvu is, rob roth tells us she still has a long recovery ahead. but she says she is ready to take it on. kailyn mccaffrey has traveled to most of the world getting popularity for her travel blogs . but this short trip from the santa clara valley medical center to her home in san

her hope and your optimism, that is why ask the 22-year-old amanda gorman, youngest poet in history -- inaugural poet in history to read her poem. highway jill, still teaching full-time found her and asked her to speak. here is what she said in her poem: all once we ask how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? now we assert how can catastrophe possibly prevail over us? we will not march back to what was but move on to what shall be , a country that is bruised but whole, benevolent the bull and fears and free. that is who we are. that to you are, class of 2021. i'm not joking. that is us, that is america. we face the inflection point, change the course of history. i'm counting on you to meet the moment. it is in norma's opportunity -- it is an enormous opportunity. i truly believe someone standing at a podium like this at this university for years from now --four years from now, talk about did we meet the moment? did we meet the moment in world war i? we go down the list, it is going to determine what happens in the next five to 10 years, it is going to determine what looks like

that's why i asked 22-year-old amanda gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in history, to read her poem. as a matter -- my professor wife, jill, who is still teaching full-time, found her and asked her to speak. and here's what she said in her poem, "so, while once we asked how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe, now we assert, how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? we will not march back to what was but move on to what shall be. a country that is" busy -- excuse me -- "is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, and fierce and free." that's who we are. that's who you are, the class of 2021. i'm not joking. that's us. that's america. we face that inflection point that's going to change the course of our history, and i'm counting on you to meet the moment. it's an enormous opportunity -- an enormous opportunity. because i truly believe, someone standing at a podium like this, at this university 40 years from now, is going to be talking about: did we meet the moment? this moment. just like there's other moments in our history. did we meet the moment in world war one? did w

a star of 2021 was u of inaugural poet amanda gorman, who has released a new poem to ring in the new year. she recited her poem, the hill we climb, at present bidens and duration -- at president biden's inauguration. she has a new home. you can see it being read on her instagram page. she is using it to raise funds for an organization that helps people affected by humanitarian crises. >> it may be the biggest television show of the year, at least for netflix. squid game. the most show of all time for the streaming service, ever. for 2022, television and streaming services are battling it out to find the neck big hit -- the next big hit. they are searching in south korea. >> it is the haunting show that dominated netflix this year. ♪ squid game. it is one of many south korean created television shows the u.s. cannot get enough of. falling behind, hell bound, a dark fantasy series, and a revenge thriller, both topping netflix's global chart. >> one big reason why these shows from south korea did well is that they explored universal themes or questions people could relate to regardles

. >>> and coming up today on the drew barrymore show, amanda gorman. >>> good morning to you. on high definition doppler a few lingering showers on high definition doppler. i'm tracking the second storm system that will bring widespread rain, strong winds as we head through the day today. we are looking at a rainy and windy afternoon as the second storm system will bring all of this activity back for us it. will be a cold one. daytime hypes in the upper 40's to low to mid50's. low 50's along the coast, we are looking at upper 40's to low to mid50's around the bay and inland with that rain picking up from a half inch to an inch of rain with this second storm system. >>> new, it's not the grinch trying to scare off christmas this year. this time it's a snake. >> yeah. that is what one family found lurking in the branches of their christmas tree. what you see on that tree is one of africa's most vemmonous snakes. it was between four and five feet long. it's venom cause hemorrhages but they are cheyenne malthat rarely bite. snake expert recovered it and said it probably entered lo

gorman on her year and the pressure that came with it and a peormafrom her neok. of course is knock out. we will see you 7:00 on the dot. on the oregon coast. my husband, sam, we've been married 53 years. we love to walk on the beach. i have two daughters and then two granddaughters. i noticed that memories were not there like they were when i was much younger. since taking prevagen, my memory has gotten better and it's like the puzzle pieces have all been [click] put together. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> time to check in for money watch. diane king hall. sounds like the united states government may not have enough money to pay its bills. >> i know. more month than money. let's check on the money action here on wall street first with trading underway for a little more than ten minutes. right now the dow is rallying more than 300 points adding to yesterday's advance not to be out done over the tech sector you have the nasdaq rallying more than 300 points. >>> the united states government could run out of cash for its billing soon if congress doesn't

gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in history to read her poem as a matter of fact, my professor wife jill was still speaking full-time and found her and asked her to speak. here's what she said in her poem. so while once we asked how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe, now we assert how could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? we will not march back to what was but move onto what shall be. a country that as bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, and fierce and free. that's who we are. that's who you are, the class of 2021. i'm not joking. that's us. that's america. we face that inflection point, it's going to change the course of history, and i'm counting on you to meet the moment. it's an enormous opportunity, an enormous opportunity. i truly believe someone standing at a podium like this at this university, 40 years from now is going to be talking about did we meet the moment? this moment? just like there's other moments in our history. did we meet the moment? in world war i? did we meet the moment, and we'll go down the list. it's going to determine what happens in the

amanda gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in u.s. history. >> the new dawn blooms as we free it for there is always light if only we're brave enough to see it, if only we're brave enough to be it. >> the nation's first black and asian woman vice president, kamala harris, swore in the country's first openly gay cabinet secretary, pete buttigieg. and in a major legislative achievement democrats passed a $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. what kept us going just as much as that aid, the moments of humanity, like jimmy finch, who drove from tennessee to kentucky to set up a grill and feed people devastated by the worst tornado in the state's history. we saw accountability for the murders of dante chinni, ahmaud arbery and george floyd. we had some epic fashion moments. we met the new kid on the block, g young, who made history as the first asian american muppet on sesame street. we saw young people triumph, earning their degrees from jennifer rocha returning to the fields where her family works to houston rapper megan thee stallion to beco

gorman first, a check of your local news and weather >>> good morning to you. it's 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. oakland leaders may be ready to take emergency action to combat a recent spike in crime. they are voting on a measure offering new incentives in order to hire 60 police officers immediately. veteran officers from other departments would receive a $50,000 signing bonus. $20,000 bonuses would be offered to enroll oakland residents into the police academy. the city is currently short of its required minimum staffing of at least 678 officers and it is on track to record its highest number of homicides in a decade. happening now, our bob redell is following that vote and he will have the latest in our midday news at 11:00. you can find more on our home page. also on the home page, president biden is holding a virtual sit-down with russian leader, vladimir putin. ross has savings on everything you need to get the party started. because who waits for shipping anymore? or guests?! i love saying yes to more merry for less at ross! mrs. claus the shopping boss here

. >>> finally this morning, it's been almost a year since amanda gorman, the first national youth poet laureate captured our hearts at president biden's inauguration. and now gorman is teaming one instagram to share a brand-new poem she wrote for the new year called "new day's lyric." take a look. >> come, look up with kindness yet for even solace can be sourced from sorrow. we remember not just for the sake of yesterday, but to take on tomorrow. we heed this old spirit in a new day's lyric. in our hearts we hear it for auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne. >> gorman also partnered with instagram to raise funds for the international rescue committee. a powerful moment. she's had quite a year. >> just amazing. absolutely amazing. >>> all right, now to jada pinkett smith's hair loss journey, the star opening up about her experience with alopecia, embracing what she says is going to be a little bit more difficult to hide. erielle reshef is back with that story. erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, mary. pinkett smith says it was actually her 21-year-old daughter willow who in