Handloser sandra smith. John and im this is the story. Major stories breaking at this hour, the Supreme Court has just allowed texas to enforce their own state Immigration Law. This is a very monumental decision. And this is in place for now before it goes to the next level of appeals. For the state at this point can start arresting, people suspected of crossing the border illegally while this legal battle over the law continuous. Is called sb for preparedness talk about it a lot in recent days so we will take you live to the border, will get reaction from about the Supreme Court decision and what the impacts will look like in texas coming up momentarily. What first, what happens when two top u. S. Generals in charge of our deadly exit from afghanistan testify for the first time before congress as free speaking, private citizens about what really happened as the talent taliban swept the country and President Biden announced our unilateral pullout. Time in many ways to happen just befor
About the unusual Cross Country road trip with his father after the murders. Kayna whitworth reports. And tonight as the northeast begins to warm up, millions across the country are bracing for another crippling winter storm. Severe ice and blizzard conditions are expected to slam the midwest while the south is expecting tornadoes, damaging wind, and flooding. Were timing out the first major storm of the year as millions return home. A deadly new years day missile and Drone Barrage in ukraine. The Russian Military unleashing a brutal attack during ukraines most popular holiday. Plus, the drone with a message written on it from russia. Britt clennett is in kyiv. Preparations under way for the funeral of former Pope Benedict xvi. Ines de la cuetara with his last words. A terrifying ordeal at a florida entertainment park. Dozens of people trapped on a ferris wheel that caught fire. And Anita Pointer, Founding Member of The Pointer Sisters, has lost her battle with cancer. And a special tr
here at home, that midair scare onboard a cross-country united flight from san diego to newark. a lithium battery catching fire. passengers screaming, air traffic control radioing the pilots, saying they could not hear them. we have new reporting tonight, the u.s. navy off the east coast and what they ve now discovered. parts of that suspected chinese spy balloon and what it reveals. and the unmanned underwater vehicles examining the wreckage for explosives. a way for the chinese spy balloon to self-destruct. martha raddatz with new reporting. just moments ago, the first look tonight at what president biden will tell the american people later this evening. the address in prime time, the state of the union here on abc. the president before congress and the country, and mary bruce live at the white house. there is also breaking news from memphis at this hour in the tyre nichols case. we have new reporting tonight. what one of the officers allegedly did. pierre thomas is h
here imminent explosion sending families fleeing in ohio. a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailing, forcing evacuations. several of the cars carrying vinyl chloride. and tonight, the careful operation under way at this hour at the site. trying to avert a potential explosion. tonight, news on that chinese spy balloon shot down by the u.s. by an f-22. the teams moving quickly to recover key pieces. the debris field more than 15 football fields wide. and what we re already learning tonight about the balloon, how it maneuvered. and the trained u.s. navy teams now using unmanned, underwater vehicles to detect whether there could be any explosives. martha raddatz right here with me tonight on what she s learned. here in washington, president biden on the eve of his state of the union address, after that very promising jobs report, and after some key victories, including that bipartisan infrastructure law. the white house knows many americans still are not feeling this. wh
message that biden s are sending as another community reels from gun violence. we re also learning more about the nashville shooting investigation as the search for a motive continues police trying to track down when and where the shooter may have had weapons training. and justin donald trump is appealing a court ruling that would force his former chief of staff and other ex aides to testify in the january 6th investigation. this as a new york grand jury is set to take an extended break from its investigation of the former president. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. this hour. the people of nashville are coming together to grieve for the victims of the covenant elementary school shooting with first lady joe biden there to offer her support. she has just arrived. this comes as do information about the investigation is now emerging. carlos suarez and diane gallagher on the ground for us in nat