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A critical u.s. shipping route is at least partially open. you can see the first vessel there passing under the interstate 40 bridge which spans the mississippi river at memphis, tennessee, and connects three states. river traffic was allowed to resume friday after days of safety checks. the vital bridge was shut down last week after a crack was discovered in a steel beam. hundreds of barges have been waiting to pass underneath it. the bridge is still not open to cars and trucks, though. they've got to fix it. nearly 2.5 million children in the u.s. have received at least one dose of the pfi...

They worry, and it is concerns, of course, is the sustainability of that old bridge and the impact on the wear and tear. the cheever engineer here in tennessee reassured us it will be a minute pal impact, infinitesimal, he called it, as they work toward a major fix here. nick valencia, thank you so much for that. thank you for joining me today. the "cnn newsroom" continues in a moment with jim acosta, but a clothing designer is inspiring others to fashion the life they want. here's today's "human factor." >> once i select the fabric, i sketch it out, make a pattern, maybe the muss lynn for...

Catastrophe. >> we just found a supercritical finding that needs traffic shut down in both directions >> reporter: frantic inspectors calling 911 tuesday after discovering a cracked beam in the i-40 bridge between tennessee and arkansas, causing an immediate shutdown river barges backed up for days before finally getting the green light this morning. for those on the roads an even bigger problem. >> it was terrible i mean, traffic was backed for miles >> reporter: the problem felt all the way in washington. >> we don't have to use our imagination to understand why bridges are important and why...

Republican party and we look forward to working with him >> reporter: despite complaints from some conservatives that she's too moderate, stefanik has the backing of the former president who tonight said the make america great again movement is strong. stefanik replaces liz cheney, who was ousted this week for her fierce criticism of mr. trump's repeated lie that the 2020 election was stolen. meanwhile, tonight house democrats are announcing they've reached a bipartisan agreement for a 9/11-style commission to investigate the events that led up to the january 6th capitol attack the house will ...

Call a vital piece of america's infrastructure will stand empty for now after inspectors found a crack in the structure. the bridge on interstate 40 usually carries 45,000 vehicles a day and links memphis, tennessee, with eastern arkansas. trucks are being rerouted to another bridge but ships and barges on the mississippi river are at a standstill. temporary repairs could take two months. tennessee's governor says people should be reassured that the safety inspections worked. we're getting more insight into what led prince harry to leave his native britain and move to the u.s. with his life ...