Video Archives

State of Missouri reports no flu cases in Boone County

January 21, 2022 7:49 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri State Health Department shows the start of a decline of influenza cases across the state for the second week.

Hospitals seeing worst cases of COVID-19 in unvaccinated as omicron surge presses on

January 21, 2022 11:59 AM Kennedy Miller

According to Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services, unvaccinated or partially unvaccinated people account for 88% of COVID-19 deaths in Missouri. Just 0.03% percent of people who are fully vaccinated have died from the virus in Missouri.

Coronavirus pandemic increases human trafficking

January 21, 2022 11:47 AM Erika McGuire

According to the U.S State Department, an estimated 24.9 million adults and children are subjected to human trafficking around the world, including in the United States.

DOJ seeks to block subpoena for Trump deposition

January 21, 2022 6:40 PM CNN

By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is seeking to block, for now, a subpoena to depose former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by former FBI agent Peter Strzok. The department argues in a court filling Friday that Strzok has not shown that Trump “possesses directly relevant information that cannot be

Buddhist monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh died on Saturday morning in Vietnam at the age of 95.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

January 21, 2022 6:19 PM CNN

By Philip Wang, CNN Thich Nhat Hanh, a prominent Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist and leading voice in opposition to the Vietnam War, has died at Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam. He was 95. The monastic organization that he founded, Plum Village, announced the news on its website. Plum Village said Thich Nhat Hanh

The Texas synagogue hostage-taker died from multiple gunshot wounds

FBI is working to determine where Texas synagogue hostage-taker acquired his gun, official says

January 21, 2022 6:05 PM CNN

By Josh Campbell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The FBI is working to fill a “primary gap” in its investigation into the Colleyville, Texas, hostage standoff: finding out how the hostage-taker acquired his gun, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno said during a Friday news conference. “We are actively focused on that

March for Life anti-abortion activists ready for the ‘tipping point’ of a Supreme Court ruling gutting Roe

January 21, 2022 5:36 PM CNN

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attendees of Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion march in Washington that marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, were optimistic that this year’s march would be the last with Roe on the books. They were marching toward a Supreme Court that has before it a

Tracking warmer weekend temperatures

January 21, 2022 11:44 AM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with lows falling into the mid-teens. TOMORROW: Morning clouds slowly decrease through the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: A weak disturbance will move in from the northwest tonight, bringing more clouds for the start of the weekend, but we’re looking dry with little moisture to force any

Pictures of Gabby Petito and her boyfriend/fiance Brian Laundrie before her disappearance.

FBI: Brian Laundrie claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death

January 22, 2022 6:32 AM CNN

By Randi Kaye, CNN Before taking his own life, Brian Laundrie wrote in a notebook he was responsible for Gabby Petito‘s death, according to the FBI. “A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death,” the FBI’s Denver Field Office said in a statement released Friday. The

House January 6 committee now has all the White House records Trump tried to block

January 21, 2022 2:00 PM CNN

By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has received all 700-plus pages from the National Archives that former President Donald Trump had tried to block the panel from receiving. A spokesperson for the National Archives told CNN, “Yesterday evening NARA provided the Select Committee with all the records

I's unclear when Martha Stewart and Anthony Hopkins dated

Martha Stewart reveals why she broke it off with Anthony Hopkins

January 21, 2022 1:25 PM CNN

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Martha Stewart has revealed she ended her romance with Anthony Hopkins because she couldn’t separate the actor from his most notorious film role. Appearing on “The Ellen Show” on Thursday, the 80-year-old lifestyle guru and TV personality said she had to break up with the Welsh Oscar-winner, 84, after recalling his

Louie Anderson, comic and ‘Baskets’ star, dead at 68

January 21, 2022 12:36 PM CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Louie Anderson, an Emmy winner whose career spanned from stand-up and game show host to starring roles in TV and film, died Friday in Las Vegas from complications related to cancer, his publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed to CNN. He was 68. On Thursday his friend, fellow comedian Pauly Shore, tweeted

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia fighting in Yemen denied that it deliberately targeted a detention center in airstrikes that killed dozens and caused a nationwide internet blackout

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill dozens

January 21, 2022 12:00 PM CNN

By Kareem Khadder, Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The coalition led by Saudi Arabia fighting in Yemen denied that it deliberately targeted a detention center in airstrikes on Friday that killed dozens and caused a nationwide internet blackout. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who control much of Yemen, blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the strike

NYPD arrests woman after she allegedly spit on an 8-year-old Jewish boy

January 21, 2022 2:08 PM CNN

By Nicole Chavez, CNN The New York City Police Department has arrested a woman accused of harassing and spitting on an 8-year-old Jewish boy outside a Brooklyn synagogue last week, authorities said. The woman, identified as 21-year-old Christina Darling, was charged with multiple counts including aggravated harassment as a hate crime, acting in a manner

Louie Anderson, comic and ‘Baskets’ star, dead at 68

January 21, 2022 11:20 AM CNN

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Louie Anderson, an Emmy winner whose career spanned from stand-up and game show host to starring roles in TV and film, died Friday in Las Vegas from complications related to cancer, his publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed to CNN. He was 68. On Thursday his friend, fellow comedian Pauly Shore, tweeted

With Omicron, parents of kids under 5 are even more stressed

January 21, 2022 10:35 AM CNN

By Matt Villano, CNN Birthdays are usually joyous occasions for Bonnie Wiener-Bambara, with daylong parties that involve pampering, dinner and friends. When she turned 47 on January 10, however, the festivities were practically nonexistent. There was good reason for the change in plans: The college professor in Patchogue, New York, has a 13-month-old daughter. Because

Must-watch videos of the week

January 21, 2022 10:05 AM CNN

By Austin Mabeus, CNN A precious baby hits a milestone extremely early, a marine biologist captures video of a rare sight and a reporter has a shocking encounter on live TV. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Gift of gab A family shares their 2-month-old daughter’s loving first words. Watch Anderson Cooper Full

Must-watch videos of the week

January 21, 2022 10:05 AM CNN

By Austin Mabeus, CNN A precious baby hits a milestone extremely early, a marine biologist captures video of a rare sight and a reporter has a shocking encounter on live TV. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Gift of gab A family shares their 2-month-old daughter’s loving first words. Watch Anderson Cooper Full

The Australian government pledged $700 million to protect the Great Barrier Reef

Australia pledges $700 million to protect Great Barrier Reef amid climate change threat

January 21, 2022 10:05 AM CNN

By Rhea Mogul, CNN The Australian government on Friday pledged 1 billion Australian dollars ($700 million) to protect the Great Barrier Reef, months after it narrowly avoided being placed on the UN’s cultural agency’s “danger” list due to the threat of climate change. Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled the nearly decade-long conservation package days ahead

Must-watch videos of the week

January 21, 2022 10:05 AM CNN

By Austin Mabeus, CNN A precious baby hits a milestone extremely early, a marine biologist captures video of a rare sight and a reporter has a shocking encounter on live TV. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Gift of gab A family shares their 2-month-old daughter’s loving first words. Watch Anderson Cooper Full