dana: the white house says it has a plan to handle the crisis but president biden seems none too eager to talk about it. mr. president we re covering the border from all angles. alexandria hoff at the white house, former acting ice director tom homan looks at the big picture. let s go to bill melugin at ground 0 of the crisis live at the border in eagle pass, texas. temperatures have fallen off a cliff at the border. in the mid 20s in eagle pass. dangerous for anybody trying to get into the water behind us. we want to show you something that happened right where we re standing trying to interview texas congressman tony gonzalez. a group of migrants rushed the river from mexico as they were being chased by mexican authorities. look at this. wow. some of the beeping you heard is the mexican authorities chasing the migrants in their vehicles. ended up being a dozen at least migrants who jumped into the water and started crossing illegally. some had little kids with
300,000 additional troops will be called up to fight. this comes as russia has suffered ahumiliating losses to ukraine with troops retreating from territory. putin used his most direct language to date regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, our independence and freedom will be ensured. those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. the comments come across the backdrop of the u.n. general assembly here in new york. president biden set to speak just hours for now, as multiple kremlin backed authorities announced referendums on joining russia this week. ukraine and its allies dismissed the moves as a sham driven by fear of defeat. i want to bring in kylie atwood here in new york, nick paton walsh is live in ukraine for us. this speech we thought it was going to happen yesterday, i
a warm welcome to all of your viewers in the united states and around the world. i m paula newton. coming up this hour. and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you re about to enter, so help you god? yes, i do. congratulations and god speed. and god speed indeed. with that, kevin mccarthy finally becomes speaker of the house. hear what mccarthy had to say as he takes over that gavel, and how democrats are already responding. all this comes as washington marks a dark day in its history. how the january 6th insurrection was commemorated and the latest prosecutions against those involved. and a school shooting in virginia leaves a teacher badly wounded, parents shocked and a 6-year-old boy in police custody. announcer: live from cnn center, this is kcnn newsroom with paula newton. four days of marathon voting have finally ended with kevin mccarthy as the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives. right up unt
increasingly ugly face off that could shift the balance of power in the senate. blast, show people leaders are blurring the line between church and states more than ever. according to new police, nearly two thirds of republicans say the u.s. should be declared a christian nation. i ll talk to rick wilson, the founder of the lincoln project, about where this trend can take us. and for your sunday s finals, a tennis icon s final match makes headlines. it had nothing to do with the plays on the court. the emotional moment that scrap the world s attention. we are now just three days away from the next public hearing of the january six committee, investigating the attack on the united states capitol. this morning, we re learning new details about what the paddle house and store. committee vice chair congresswoman liz cheney can give us a hint of what we can expect on wednesday sane any, about criminal reform will be unanimous, cheney is also sal just in this hearing may not be the
hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30 hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated al sha bab attackers detonated at least al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunman held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it has engaged a long running confl