 | Sunday 11.11.18 We salute our military veterans, whose service and sacrifice we honor Monday with a holiday. We thank them for protecting our freedoms, especially our First Amendment rights. Here's what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. By Michelle Krupa and Doug Criss | |  |  World War I ended 100 years ago today. Trump canceled a planned visit yesterday to an American cemetery outside of Paris. The White House cited the rain, which sometimes grounds the President's Marine One helicopter. But he will visit another American cemetery today, this one closer to Paris, to lay a wreath and deliver his own speech. Vice President Mike Pence strikes out today on a weeklong tour of Japan, Singapore, Australia and Papua New Guinea. He'll meet with Prime Ministers of those countries, plus the leader of India. Pence aims to "reaffirm the President's commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," a spokeswoman said, even as high-level meetings with North Korea seem to be stalled. If you're in the Eastern United States, be on the alert for severe weather. A major storm is due to push through the Southeast on Monday, then barrel into New England, where it could become a nor'easter, according to CNN meteorologists. Major impact could be Tuesday evening, with heavy rain possible in major cities and snow inland. The storm was expected to push out by Wednesday afternoon, but another system could hit the same area later in the week. | | The US Conference of Catholic Bishops convenes Monday in Baltimore for its annual meeting. Topping the three-day agenda are "concrete measures to respond to the abuse crisis," including independent reporting procedures and protocols for bishops. Church leaders are also due to vote on a statement against racism and to hear a report from last month's youth synod in Rome.
Georgia lawmakers gather in Atlanta on Tuesday for a special session to hash out how to pay for cleanup related to Hurricane Michael, which left devastation from Florida to Virginia as one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the United States. Legislators also are due to vote on a tax break for Delta Air Lines, a proposal that died this year after the airline parted ways with the National Rifle Association.
| | Opening statements are set for Tuesday in the federal trial of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. A jury in New York of five men and seven women, plus six alternates, will remain anonymous and partly sequestered. Guzman has pleaded not guilty to charges of international drug trafficking, conspiring to kill rivals, gun charges and money laundering. He faces a sentence of life in prison if convicted.
The school resource officer who's been criticized for not doing enough to help stop the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is due to testify Thursday before a panel reviewing the mass shooting. Scot Peterson has rejected claims he hesitated in responding when shots rang out, leaving 17 people dead. Also due to be interviewed are the embattled Broward County sheriff and the school district superintendent.
Sending humans to the moon and Mars tops the agenda Friday when the NASA administrator and the chief of the European Space Agency meet at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They'll also mark the arrival of the European-built service module that will supply NASA's Orion spacecraft with electricity, propulsion, thermal control, air and water. The event airs live on NASA TV.
| |  | If you read our 5 Things newsletter during the week, you know the robots are coming. This one -- an anthropomorphic gripper hand -- apparently came in peace Tuesday to the China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Check out the rest of the week's top images gallery from CNN Photos.
| |  | "He died on our soil but he died for the success of freedom and democracy in both of our countries. ... Please don't think that the violent act that took his life is representative of our sentiments towards Americans." Maj. Adbul Rahman Rahmani, an Afghan fighter pilot, in a letter to the widow of Brent Taylor, the North Ogden, Utah, mayor who was killed in Kabul while serving with the Army National Guard. | |  | A deadly night out It was country college night at the Borderline Bar & Grill as people danced, watched a Lakers game or played pool. Then a gunman burst in and killed 12. Find out how the mass shooting unfolded in Thousand Oaks, California, and check out other stories you might have missed during a busy news week. Michelle's memoir Former first lady Michelle Obama's new book, "Becoming," publishes Tuesday, the same day her 10-city book tour kicks off in Chicago. | |  | Dropping the crown Claire Foy trades in her tiara for a taser as she transforms into the new Lisbeth Salander in " The Girl in the Spider's Web," which just hit US theaters. Campaign crisis If the midterms didn't provide enough electoral drama for you, check out Hugh Jackman as a self-imploding Gary Hart in " The Front Runner," now in theaters. Merry Christmas It's not officially the holiday season yet, but it's never too early for " How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Benedict Cumberbatch voices the green grump in a new version that just hit theaters. Awards time Watch country music's best and brightest at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday when the Country Music Association Awards air on ABC. | |  | NFL: Week 10 Some major matchups are in store today, starting with the Saints at the Bengals at 1 p.m. ET and the Chargers at the Raiders at 4:05 p.m. ET. Both games are on Fox. 60 years in the making Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League, will be inducted Monday into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. The honor comes six decades after O'Ree broke the color barrier. Lacing up her gloves The best will do battle in the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, starting Thursday in New Delhi, India. Mary Kom is sure to be a home-crowd favorite as nearly 300 boxers from 70 countries are expected to compete. | | | | |
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