struggling to recover more than a week after hurricane ian devastated parts of the state. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin with multiple development in ukraine that are unfolding right now. first, a fuel tanker exploded on a strategic and symbolic bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the blast sparked a fire which emergency crews are trying to put out, according to pro russian officials. now they also say that two spans of the road to the bridge have collapsed. the 11-mile span is the longest in europe, and it was built after russia claimed its annexation of crimea in 2014. now on top of that, we re getting reports of a fire in ukraine s second largest city following a russian rocket strike. the mayor of kharkiv said the city was hit by several rockets causing flames to spread at a local medical facility. he says officials are still checking if there are any casualties. so stay with cnn for updates on both of those stories. meanwhile,
only scares you is only bad if he s scared of it and he said he s not scared of it. we ve seen how it s wielded in the past. he should be scared of it. the reality is the concessions he s making will make him weaker and there s no way around that very crucial fact. not even talking about this vote to oust a potential speaker but also the fact that all of a sudden he has to put freedom caucus aligned members on committees like budget like appropriations, like the rules committee. those kinds of concessions really make a strong difference in how you can govern, legislate. the rules speaker is supposed to be the speaker s committee, they dictate how the bills come up. so he is looking at a weaker speakership if he can pull this off. manu said at the end, you ve been trying for two months to get the votes. i think it speaks to why wasn t there a bigger push like this a month ago to avoid a scene like this on the floor. i think it s remarkable he went to the floor k
young. i need a recovery beer. it wasn t a recovery beer. but his teammates were waiting for him in the locker room with a nice refreshing water bottle shower. now isn t that how we finish the show every morning, too? yes. that s what i do. totally what we do at 9:01. i never heard the phrase recovery beer but i love that. love it too. thanks for making our morning. you got it. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning, everyone. don is off this morning. southwest airlines, though, coming under federal scrutiny as officials are vowing to hold the company accountable for the meltdown that has left thousands of passengers stranded. more flights have been canceled today and the chaos is expected to continue into the new year. also overnight, the supreme court handing a victory to 19 republican-led states as they order title 42 to remain in effect for now. she said she thought her daughter was going to die overnight because it was so cold. t
good to be with you this afternoon. i m peter alexander, in today for katy tur. and president biden is about to touch down in new york. yup, new york. not your typical battleground state, 12 days out from these crucial midterm elections. why? because republicans are pushing their advantage deep into the blue strong hold during these final weeks. the president will intensify his efforts to paint republicans as a threat to the economy and the wallets of every day americans in a speech this afternoon. he s going to speak directly to residents in the syracuse area. there he is specifically, an area that stands to benefit specifically from the economic legislation that he has passed in recent months. but is it too little too late? new polling from usa today and suffolk university suggests democrats have an uphill climb and voters prefer the generic republican congressional candidate over a democratic one, that is a nine-point game for republicans since july. suggesting most of the
entry into the united states due to public health concerns. it was set to expire last week which the biden administration had supported but asked for a brief delay. 19 attorneys generals from gop-led states requested the policy remain in place for fear of adding to the influx at the southern border. in the 5-3 rule, neil gorsuch joins sotomayor and jackson. gorsuch suggested that the court decision to intervene was more related to the crisis at the border, rather than the legal issues in the case. those issues concern whether states can intervene in defense of a pandemic-era policy. gorsuch noted that the states, quote, do not seriously dispute that the public held justification undergirding the title 42 orders has lapsed. gorsuch also said while states may have valid concerns, quote, the current border crisis is not a covid crisis. the supreme court s order says that while it prevents title 42 from being set aside, it does not prevent the federal government from taking up,