in a force americans to space t electric cars. the toughest ever epa emissions proposal began in 2027 and will require carbon dioxide levels from new cars to drop by nearly 50 percent on average. and effectively require a staggering two thirds of all ne car sales to be electric by right now there are only 6 percent. the biden ministrations is the new restrictions will help protect our nations future from the impact of climate change. to despite hesitation by americans to adopt electric vehicles, the white house continues to tout the green agenda staying in a statement that is a car enthusiast supper theme car guy, he has seizing the moment. the epa administrator michael reagan spoke on the new proposa just a few moments ago. the epa is proposing the strongest ever, federally solution technology standards for cars and trucks. together, today s actions will accelerate our ongoing transition to a clean vehicle future. to tackle the climate crisis head on. it improves air quali
good evening and welcome to ayman. i am julián castro, in for ayman mohyeldin. breaking tonight, new word from the manhattan distric attorney, alvin bragg. why his focus into donald trum plus, the dominion votin system accuses fox o withholding information and it defamation lawsuit and fighting eight, with attacks on the trans community on the rise, a speak wit rupaul s drag race alum eureka o hara, about the fight ahead. let s get started. tonight, we begin with breakin news it s all hands on deck this weekend, donald trump i huddling with a team of lawyer damar legault. this comes as nbc news learned that the ex president has been invited to testify before a ne york grand jury next week. it s part of the manhattan district attorney s years long investigation into hush plenty payments made for adult film star during trump s 2016 presidential run so, why does the ds offer have trump so spooked the invitation is why they received the a warning of criminal charges ma
is we have been more effective. up formed district attorney everybody in the country knows that. maybe it s not working. it is working. the reality is that there is 1,000 people people killed in 20 months. it is working. the reality is when you look at all these different jurisdictions we have had a devastating blow from the pandemic and there is absolutely no correlation between being progressive or traditional and the rate of crime. jesse: if their policies are supposed to get a bunch of people killed yeah, they are working out great. in philly, shootings, robberies and carjackings are at all-time highs. can you get carjacked in your own driveway now. americans are going to have to start strapping up and exercising their second amendment rights because police can t be everywhere all at once. but everything starts in the home. i play gets like that. switchy. three switches right here. jesse: these are kids in chicago flexing off their guns to other kids
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m pamela brown, and we begin the hour with a travel nightmare. thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed across the country today. the hardest hit, southwest airlines, which has scrapped more than 60% of its flights. take a look here. these are some of the long lines of southwest passengers in raleigh, atlanta, and denver airports. in a statement to cnn, southwest airlines said it is, quote, experiencing disruptions across our network as a result of the winter storm s lingering effects on the totality of our operations. carlos suarez is on the southwest side of the terminal. what are you seeing? what are you hearing from passengers? reporter: well, pamela, i m hearing a great deal of frustration from a good number of passengers who are stranded, and are flying southwest airlines or at least they were hoping to today. the airport here in atlanta has seen well over 200 canceled flights and a majority of those flights have
in a century. history going on here. welcome to another hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: missed you. happy new year. dana: i missed you. are you glad to be back? bill: with you absolutely. i m bill hemmer. happy new year at home. the house is getting ready to end the 117th congress. the senate will do the same later this morning. the new house could convene in about two hours, 12 noon with a vote for speaker expected to begin around 1:00 eastern time. dana: five republicans have said they oppose mccarthy for speaker but can only afford to lose four votes. until the house elects a speaker it s frozen unable to swear in members or vote on any legislation. as of noon, everyone becomes representative elect including scott perry of pennsylvania. one of those republicans not sold on voting for mccarthy. i start evidence the negotiation with leader mccarthy back in the summer said status quo can t continue. everyone knows washington is broken. let s tal