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I mean, thatsjust total nonsense. my friend was already sick while we were in ischgl, and there is no way that all of us got infected on the flight because we were not all travelling together. an e—mail sent at the time showed that local tyrol politicians hoped the plane theory would be enough to get ischgl "out of the firing line", as they wrote. the recipient of the e—mail subsequently leaked, but not denied, was herbert forster. so, ischgl wasnt shut down, and no warnings were issued to s...

Lets hope we can all go and see the restored night watch very soon. were off to denmark now, where somebody had the crazy idea of putting a dry ski slope on top of a renewable power station. cat went to check it out. fuelled by waste and billed as one of the most environmentally friendly plants of its kind, the copen hill spans more than 40,000 square metres. the slope im on works its way from the bottom all the way up the side of the building and its open for hikers, sightseers and even skiers....

Many local businesses rely on the ski season for their annual income. covid threatened all that. rather than lock ischgl down, the authorities issued a press release saying the icelandic tourists had probably caught covid on the plane home. i mean, thatsjust total nonsense. my friend was already sick while we were in ischgl, and there is no way that all of us got infected on the flight because we were not all travelling together. an e—mail sent at the time showed that local tyrol politicians h...

Ill on wednesday. he thought he had the flu. we were not associating his illness with covid. on their return to iceland, both haraldur and arnie tested positive. i was not feeling ill or anything, so it was quite a shock because the news from italy wasnt great. a lot of people dying there, so you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result from covid. in reykjavik, the test results landed on the desk of icelands chief epidemiologist. for weeks, hed been watching the spread ...

New york islanders forward scores a goal you would expect to see in a videogame. watch this. >> got through, between his legs! bret, take a bow! will: matt barzell making it easy, taking a shot against the buffalo sabres, the trick shot becoming goal of the year contender. those are the morning headlines. jedediah. jedediah: i never worry when you have the sports headlines. i never worry about the pronounciation, never, ever worry. when i have them the other hand, i take a little bit of a breath...

Its no secret that the u.s. has deep divisions right now. a lake in minnesota where ice fishing, of all things, is helping to bridge the divide. bill wier reports. >> reporter: the end of ice fishing, one sport so slow it demands food, drink, seating and conversation. >> are you more optimistic for the future as an american? >> im way more optimistic than i was two years ago. >> reporter: in the conversations on lake minnetonka these days, hope is mixed with worry. >> i dont see a smooth sailing...

Good idea to assassinate the sitting house majority leader. >> reporter: renewing hope that barbecue and brotherhood in politic. >> youre different parties? >> yeah. >> were not going to go there. >> reporter: but tim cant help it. he goes there. >> what if trump ran for congress, right? house, house reps and got elected in the house and we took the house and the senate and sent impeachment to both the president and vice president? he would be president for the next two years, plus could be re-e...

Neighbors theory of politics. at least for now, the arguments are followed by laughter. >> its going to be difficult for me to be here from now on. >> reporter: im sorry. >> its okay. >> nobody ruins a barbecue like bill weir. >> reporter: bill weir, cnn, lake minnetonka, minnesota. hello, everyone, thanks so much for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. we enjoy with a historic anniversary and a movement to restore voting for all. president biden signed an executive order to promote voter regi...

Obstructionism going in the wrong direction. >> biden has vaccinated i dont know how many people not even in the first 60 days. >> reporter: while love for biden is not lacking for president biden, some see it as unkept. >> they put things on the back burner and theyre dropping bombs in syria, and those bombs are kind of expensive for a dude that owes $2 trillion, you know? >> reporter: they all worry about division. >> theres no common ground right now and everyone is so angry about it. i think...

But of course, once the pope leaves, its back to reality. back to the reality of a spike in covid cases here. the reality of an economy in crisis because of the fall in demand of oil. a country where corruption is endemic and there have been frequent street protests against the ruling elite who dont seem to be able to get a grip on the situation, get a grip on their moral compass, and put an end to corruption. but briefly, people are enjoying this change of tone. now pope francis, once hes finis...