to the russian president s authority means for the dictator. we are all concerned by any potential for instability in russia. norah: deadly storms and tornadoes hit the south and midwest, as 57 million americans brace for more dangerous weather. large hail, wind damage with power outages, and the flood threat. watches and warnings have expanded. three san antonio police officers of been charged with murder. for the way they handled the call involving 46-year-old melissa perez. the shooting officer s actions were not consistent with the policy and training. somebody came down and said we lost contact. we are hearing from a family member who lost both her son and her husband on the titan submersible. both of them really, really wanted to do that for a very long time. speak with the drugmakers behind ozempic are now racing to develop a daily pill for peopleo want to lose weight. norah: and how one tiktok creator helped a community. in peoria, illinois, ma
city kids on the high seas. ready to tack in three, two, one. it makes you just feel so powerful and strong. but it also makes you feel free. it has real, tangible benefits for the students that do it. it was pretty rough conditions, like 20 knots, wind against tide. let s keep behind, let s keep behind. the weather was crazy. right? and is the ambulance on the way, is it? the coastguard apparently lost contact with it. so when my parents first found out i was sailing, they were like, what s sailing? you re just on a boat. but once i qualified and now i m a sailing instructor, they realise that i m actually getting somewhere. it s not what they expected. the main reason why i do this whole programme is that it has real, tangible benefits for the students that do it. i ll probably use the helm one. sometimes it s hard for me to articulate myself. and when you re a boat with different people, you have to kind of communicate. if not, it can go wrong. so it kind of helped me g
plus, the remarkable story of this 9-year-old and how she s using her own voice for the first time all thanks to a rare and complex surgery. we re following these stories and more all coming right here to cnn central. we begin on the southern/u.s. border where thousands of migrants right now are making a very long trek by foot to the u.s. the caravan is called quote, the exodus of poverty. homeland security. p encounters with migrants at the border is averaging 10,000 nor the month of december alean. and border patrol agents say they ve been 380,000. what s unfolding from eagle pass, texas. what do you know about this caravan and how are officials preparing? jessica, they departed on christmas eve and they have spent their christmas day walking towards the united states. make no mistake about it, it s going to create an even more complicated situation. what we see and hear at the border, and, behind me it s a holding area that was empty when we arrived here this morning a
victimhood. as soon as you say that, you know what he s talking about. i didn t like that. he seems to make because i made it, everyone can make it, ignoring the fact that he s the exception not the rule and until he is the rule. then he can stop talking about systemic racism. clarence thomas syndrome. he s one of those guys, he s like clarence thomas. black republican who believes in pulling yourself by your bootstraps rather than to me understanding the systemic racism that african americans facing this country and other minorities. he doesn t get it. dana: after smears like that, tim scott had enough, deciding to challenge the ladies face-to-face minus joy behar. i m the exception. you re the exception. maybe even ms. whoopi goldberg is an exception. the comments on the show, that the only way for young african american kid to be successful in this country is to be the exception, not the rule. it s a dangerous, offensive, disgusting message. 50% of the folks in
good morning, everyone. it is christmas. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow. thank you for joining us on this special edition of cnn this morning. we hope you are having a wonderful christmas morning. merry, merry christmas. best day of the year i think for our kids. definitely for the kids. little stressful for the parents. this is the point where you start to relax a little bit hopefully. it was a busy night for santa and the kids. we ll go through his naughty and nice list. it was also a big year for women, the year for barbie, taylor swift, beyonce, any way you spin it, powerful women left a remarkable impression on 2023. we ll take a look at that impact. robert kraft has been spearheading an effort to counter hate. we ll speak to kraft and why he says despite a rise in anti-semetic attacks, americans want to do the right thing. the top stories of the day. good morning. merry christmas. i m danny freeman. this morning israeli prime minister benjamin ne