achieve a, quote, major break through. they re building up an extensive system of trenches in the south. tell us what you re seeing. yeah, there has been an extraordinary network dug possibly according to this british intelligence report the largest we ve seen since world war ii across the southern area of vap wreegsa and we ve driven along the ucrayian side of it for quite a past number of weeks here. often these are deep trenches followed by a significant sand back backed up by razor wire and these dragons teeth peer med shaped pieces of concrete form a complex set of defenses but certainly a challenge. there ll be very much in the mind of ukrainian forces as they probably in the days ahead if not already in the days behind begin the counter offensive in these areas. we simply don t know the full details of their plan to be honest, and weather is potentially playing into it. there s been an extraordinary lack of videos from ukrainian military over the past weeks they norm
objections sources telling fox news migrant encounters have top half a million just since october 1st, folks while nearly 180,000 were expelled under title 42. the vast majority of them are still in the country. in the meantime we are also learning more about president biden s frustration behind the scenes. according to the new upcoming book coming out, biden fumed and dropped f-bombs as the crisis intensified with no clear solution in sight. the president has not been of the border still and not in his life and he didn t want to answer questions when pressed about by our own peter doocy, watch. mr. president do you want to stop at the border? julie: a fed up senator lindsey graham says the president needs to get down there asap in so many words. it is so unconscionable for him not to go to the border and listen to the agents and people trying to control the border, what life is like along our southern border. the fact he doesn t go shows to me he is disconnected and he
administration take to avert this looming catastrophe? former border patrol chief rodney scott and congresswoman claudia tenney joins us ahead. i believe it s about minus 13 out. i m doing ok, the sun is out, feels great. you are supposed to be used to it, but not this, it s frigid. it s not worth it. stay home with the family. went to the grocery store so we won t have to come out. we ll be stuck in the house looking at the snow. john: if folks in chicago tell you it s real cold, it s real cold. at least five people have been killed by the once in a generation storm that has threatened lives and travel plans across the country. john roberts in washington. good to have you here. almost every state is expected to be impacted by the brutal winter storm. more than 200 million americans under warnings or advisories and more than 1.1 million people are without power. subzero temperatures and snow pummelling the midwest. the worst still yet to come for those here on the
bret: that was good. harris: thank you. brett is my friend. the candidates and pardons have had their say, and now it s your turn. control of the senate could come down to just a handful of states, as democrats are struggling to keep their grip on power. president biden, standing firm on his closing message that democracy is on the ballot. it s democracy when we vote. president biden: plenty of those moments come around every 3-4 generations. we know that democracy is at risk, and that this is your moment to defend it, preserve or protect it, choose it. harris: the president might not be sure that voters are buying this, and more difficult night. president biden: i optimistic, but i m always optimistic. will the democrats win the house? it will be tough. i think the house a lunar eclipse there. [laughter] harris: emily, i m starting with you then. [laughter] emily: at his rally last night, he showed impatience, the inability to take criticism, pushba
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m sara sidner. we begin with hour with breaking news and a long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students back in november. bryan christopher kohberger is in custody on a first degree murder warrant in those stabbing deaths. that s according to an affidavit. the killings terrorized the small town of moscow, idaho, which hadn t seen a murder in seven years. investigators are going to be holding a press conference. they are setting up as we speak, and we are going to take you there live, but first, cnn s jean casarez is in monroe county, pennsylvania. that s where the arrest was made, and cnn s veronica miracle in moscow, idaho. jean, we ll start with you. what are you learning about how this arrest actually came to be? reporter: well, it happened at 1:30 this morning, and it s very, very interesting to look at how it was afeffectuated her and what happe