The white house residence before triggering an alert and lockdown. Could the next one carry explosives . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Lets get right to the breaking news. A monster winter storm bearing down on the northeast right now. The National Weather service calling it historic and lifethreatening. It may be as bad as it gets. Close to 60 Million People could be affected and more than 20 million of them are bracing for a blizzard of epic scale. New york and boston they are shutting down with up to three feet of snow expected. Along with the snow whiteout conditions winds approaching hurricane strength and coastal flooding throughout the region mass transit will soon grind to a halt. Streets and highways are closing and thousands of flights already have been canceled. Our correspondents and analysts and newsmakers are all standing by throughout the emergency zone. Lets begin with brian todd. He has been making his way toward the center of the target area. First, te
What happens then . Happening now, washington loses two critical allies as power shifts in the middle east. In saudi arabia the death of 90yearold King Abdullah hailed by some as a partner in the u. S. Fight against both al qaeda and isis. Noted by others as a leader of an oppressive regime. His more conservative brother has already ascended to the throne. Neighboring yemen is in chaos after its prou. S. President and Prime Minister resigned. Shiite Houthi Rebels are in charge of the capital and the u. S. Embassy is withdrawing staff because of safety concerns. The deadline passed with no word on the fate of two japanese men held by isis on a 200 million ransom demand. A spokesman tells the japanese broadcaster that isis will soon release a statement about the hostages. Were looking closely at all of these major developments today. I want to bring in our chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto. Saudi arabia is a close ally of the United States. A complicated alley but a close
We will talk to him about the film that made some in hollywood very nervous. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper live in new york. Those stories ahead but we begin with some breaking news in the world lead concerning the socalled taliban five. You may recall those are the five individuals that the Obama Administration traded last year for captured american Sergeant Bowe bergdahl. We are now learning that at least one of these men has returned to a life of terrorism. The swap was controversial at the time for many reasons, including allegations that bergdahl deserted his post plus the fact the swap was done without notifying congress as required by law. And now this. Cnns Barbara Starr is breaking this story right now on the lead. She joins us live from the pentagon. Barbara, what happened . Reporter good afternoon, jake. Several u. S. Officials now confirm to me that they do indeed suspect that one of the five detainees has returned to militant activity. Heres what we k
Somber in keeping with tradition. King salman takes over a country surrounded by turmoil, particularly in yemen to the south and iraq to the north. Lets bring in cnn live from jordan. Before we look at the challenge ahead for the if you king what will happen today because the ceremonies continue it dont they . Reporter yes. Over the next several days max, the royal court will be open for those who are coming to pay tear respects to the royal family and to the saudis. We are expecting this in the next several hours to see the arrival of World Leaders and dignitaries, will you go King Abdullah of jordan here who cut short his visit to the World Economic forum, the president of ee swript and also Prince Charles will be headed to saudi arabia and also Vice President joe biden yesterday announcing that he will lead in the coming days a president ial delegation that will be going to saudi arabia. So today we expect to see more of those World Leaders and dig thaers arriving to greet the new k
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