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Solar arrays have unfurled and a express xfrns iconference is ha right now and everybody on the ground says it looks great. >> so well see what happens. and so good to see you. we go way back. merry christmas to you, my friend. >> merry christmas. lets get more on this historic launch now. adam frank is an assist astrophysicist and author of a b book, light of the stars. is it overstating things to say that this could change the way we see the universe? >> i dont think so. first of all, merry ...

It would be an understatement to say theres been a flurry of major media moments. of course, the continues crackdown on global press freedom, all of this happening amid the backdrop of a global pandemic. brian stelter counts them down. >> reporter: 2021, the year the media and the world tried to get back to normal. the pandemic is now the subject of scripted dramas and movies, helping us process it, but its not over yet. some things have changed forever. here are our top ten media stories of the...

End of that decisions to really bring inexpensive, affordable and rapid tests to americans. >> when i got my negative test results last night before seeing family, it made me feel so much more at ease. and for everyone who is seeing loved ones, it will help a lot. thank you, dr. mina, have a happy holiday. >> thank you. think 2021 was a tumultuous year in politics was an understatement. our top ten political stories of the year, next.

The judge ordered her held in custody without bail until sentencing in mid-february. a civil rights and defense attorney and former prosecutor joins me now. i think a lot of people were somewhat surprised by this outcome, not necessarily if they were following the jury at least in the facts as stated and the facts people knew and the leniency or charitable interpretation that juries to give police officers. whats your read on the outcome? >> chris, i think calling this surprising is an understat...

When they say maxwell was a victim, too. shes a scapegoat. theres no evidence of that whatsoever. so her failure to testify i believe will result in either a guilty verdict or a hung jury at best. >> okay. perhaps a missed opportunity by the defense. i want to turn to the trial of kim potter, happening now in minneapolis. its a city that has been through a lot. probably an understatement. jonathan, jury now has the case. her attorney said she made a mistake. she meant to tase dante right. she br...

Had to happen through covid has been a gift for my family particularly. singing. the last decade, grief, questions, questioning faith, it would be an understatement to say that things have not been easy. the reverend charlotte cheshire is a priest in huddersfield. my husband chris died in april 2020, just a few weeks into the first lockdown. shes left with her 11—year—old son adam. wow! he has severe learning difficulties as well as being hearing and visually impaired. adam is absolutely gor...

And to go from something really big to something more scaled down, i dont think that is a good look for the white house. i will point out this. this has been complicated by the nature of a 50/50 senate. again, somebody like a joe manchin, who has been empowered the way he has, its not clear to me. we know what the politics of west virginia are. this is legislation that could have done a lot of good for his constituents in west virginia. and thats been made clear. it doesnt mean that that was eno...

Senate. a lot of democrats still masking here in the senate. but a lot of republicans, john, unfortunately not really masking any more on the floor. >> all the cases mild at this point, which does indicate, and maybe we should be talking less about cases per se across the country and more about serious illness when it happens. i appreciate the reporting. lauren fox, thank you very much. for more, lets bring in cnn political commentator jess mec macintosh. the fact that we saw this statement fr...

Could put serious stresses on us hospitals. he urged more americans to get the vaccine and booster shots. lets talk to eric feigl—ding, hes an epidemiologist, health economist and senior fellow at the federation for american scientists. he joins me from washington. thank you for your time. do you share anthony felt shes anxieties here? i share anthony felt shes anxieties here?- share anthony felt shes anxieties here? ~ ., , anxieties here? i think anxiety is an understatement. - anxieties here...

Was having none of it. >> youre obviously sticking to your story, but i do not believe it. so at this time im going to tell you that you are under arrest for the attempted first degree murder of vernon holbrook. >> reporter: and for the first time -- >> and stand up. put your hands behind your back. --daniel blizzards demeanor changed. >> he was definitely surprised and he looked like he might be ill. >> what went through your mind when police told you that they had arrested daniel blizzard? >> ...