i'm lynda kinkade, good to have you with us. the global surge of corid cases is paralyzing health care providers now in a position of rationing resources and having to choose which patients to care for. >>> and novack djokovic at risk of deportation in australia. new it tails over his covid status escalates the controversy. >>> plus the president of kazakhstan calling on help from russia as he tries to tighten his grip on power in the wake of deadly protests. we'll have a live report from the region. >> announcer: live from cnn center this is "cnn newsroom" with lynda kinkade. >> and we begin with the covid pandemic. it's a picture ever more complicated. in europe the u.k. has joined only a handful of countries reporting 150,000 total deaths from the pandemic. in italy a mandate for everyone over the age of 50 to be vaccinated appears to have yielded some good results. since announcing the requirement italy has seen a three fold increase in vaxines administered to people in that age group. meanwhile across the atlantic hospitals

i'm lynda kincade, good to have you with us. ahead on "cnn newsroom," tons of what's been described as lethal aid arriving in ukraine, agency the u.s. warns russia against invading its neighbors. we're going live to moscow for the latest. >>> plus, signs the united states may finally be the turning the corner when it comes to the omicron variant. what the u.s. says about booster shots. >>> and south africa shows why covid wards remain likely open throughout this latest wave. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with lynda kincade. >>> well, the u.s. and russia have agreed to keep talking for now, amid growing fears moscow may be preparing to invade ukraine. but america's top diplomat again warns that any hostile actions by russia towards the ukraine would trigger an immediate reaction from the west. the u.s. secretary of state remarks followed his 90-minute meeting in geneva with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. blinken said the u.s. will respond inviting next week to the security concerns but also

lynda kinkade, cnn. ♪ >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm paula reid in washington. jim acosta is off today. we begin with breaking news in the january 6th investigation. today congresswoman liz cheney, a republican, on the select committee, reviewing they have first-hand knowledge about former president trump's actions or lack thereof during the attack. >> the c

lynda kinkade has more. >> this family stuck in heavy snow in pakistan is one of the lucky ones. rescuers were able to push their vehicle to safety. but pakistani officials said on saturday that there were more than a thousand other cars stranded in blizzard conditions. in a town about 67 kilometers from islamabad. rescue operations were mounted to evacuate people trapped on the impassable roads. pakistani's interior minister says in addition to the unusually heavy snowfall, a huge influx of tourists created the crisis. many visiting the area for a scenic drive through the mountain town to see the winter sites, which quickly became a nightmare, as traffic began to back up and more bad weather rolled in. cars were buried in the snow, downed trees blocked passageways. police said people trapped in vehicles froze to death or succumbed to carbon dioxide poisoning. children were among the dead. pakistani prime minister imran khan tweeted that he was shocked and upset at the deaths of the tourists. and islamabad police spokesman says all the roads where the traffic jam occurred are now

lynda kinkade, cnn. >> i love that the flight attendant sent her christmas gifts, what a story that is. nearly one year after the capitol insurrection, lawmakers saying they have firsthand testimony about what then-president trump was doing, as a supporter then smashed into the heart of america's dec democracy, more details ahead. you a . >> friends, collaborators, musicians, came together for a lifetime. ♪ it's too late, baby, now it's too late ♪ >> james taylor. >> his songs were amazing, his voice was amazing, and his demeanor. >> and carol king. ♪ you're so far away ♪ >> one of the greatest songwriters all time, asked to be in my band. four years passed since the last time we played. >> i loved every experience we had together. ♪ you just follow my lead ♪ ♪ and you know wherever you am, i'll come running ♪ >> "just call out my name" tonight on cnn. >> pamela brown washington, on the show tonight, nearly a year after the january 6 attack, investigators revealing they have critical firsthand testimony on donald trump's words and actions after the riot and ivanka trump

i'm lynda kincade, good to have you with us. ahead on "cnn newsroom," tons of what's been described as lethal aid arriving in ukraine, agency the u.s. warns russia against invading its neighbors. we're going live to moscow for the latest. >>> plus, signs the united states may finally be the turning the corner when it comes to the omicron variant. what the u.s. says

. >> ezra, lynda johnston had to overcome an intense filibuster against the legislation. but back then, he had properties in both chambers, but he could count on some republicans backing him. you are the expert on polarization. is the only way you see joe biden overcoming any republican opposition to his agenda? and that he wished a lot of time in 2021 trying to be bipartisan? >> i don't think he wasted a lot of time. and no i don't think he's gonna overcome the republican composition. to go back on a civil rights analogy, the really amazing thing about the civil rights act, it passes with the higher proportion of the congressional republicans moving forward. now, they told us that they had the majority. but the higher proportions vote for. it is a completely different party structure. where you have democrats of which of course needs to be one in there as a conservative recess block within the democratic party. we use the same name for the parties, they were not the same parties that they are today. then you fast forward to today. i think you have to think about what's c

lynda kinkade, cnn. ♪ >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm paula reid in washington. jim acosta is off today. we begin with breaking news in the january 6th investigation. today congresswoman liz cheney, a republican, on the select committee, reviewing they have first-hand knowledge about former president trump's actions or lack thereof during the attack. >> the committee has first-hand testimony now that he was sitting in the dining room next to the oval office watching the attack on television as the assault on the capitol occurred. members of his staff were pleading with him to go on television to tell people to stop. we know leader mccarthy was pleading with him to do that. we know members of his family, we know his daughter. we have first-hand testimony that his daughter ivanka went in at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence. >> this first-hand testimony means that despite all the headlines about who isn't talking to the committee, is not is, and that is not was in the white house witnessing the commander in chief refusing to do anything as he watc

i'm lynda kinkade, good to have you with us. the global surge of corid cases is paralyzing health care providers now in a position of rationing resources and having to choose which patients to care for. >>> and novack djokovic at risk of deportation in australia. new it tails over his covid status escalates the controversy. >>> plus the president of kazakhstan calling on he