i m amara walker. i m paula reed in for boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. this morning, more than a million people are without power in the eastern united states, as a deadly storm system continues to move north. over the last 24 hours, at least 12 people were killed in multiple states, due to the severe weather that brought tornadoes and major flooding to parts of the south. the majority of those deaths were in kentucky. where hurricane force winds toppled trees and even toppled tractor-trailer trucks. in indiana, the high winds tore the roof off of a church. and in one town, a man says god saved his life, after a tornado swept through his property but left him and his home untouched. the back door started shaking. the house started shaking. and i could see nothing but white. we didn t have time to get anywhere. it was right on top of us, the house was shaking, and we were all close together, in the middle room of the house, still, but wow, this is the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. meta has announced it will reinstate donald trump s facebook and instagram accounts, two years after he was suspended, following the capitol riots. nick clegg, the president of global affairs, has laid out the reasons for the decision on the meta website. he says: and that: well, the former us president has also given his reaction on his own social media platform, truth social. saying that: he goes on to say that: well, joining me now for some analysis is our north america correspondent, peter bowes. hi, peter. give us a background overview of the story and by donald trump got banned from meta in the first place. it trump got banned from meta in the first place. the first place. it goes back to january the first place. it goes back to january 6th, the first place. it goes back to january 6th, 2021, - the first place. it goes back to january 6th, 2021, the | the first place. it goes back. to january 6th, 2021,
all his siblings were at the balmoral castle. prince here is on the way and according to sources, megan is not joining him. other royal family members are there as well and just yesterday the queen canceled a virtual meeting because doctors advised her to rest. the palace at this, upon further evaluation the doctors are concerned for the majesties health and recommended she remain under medical supervision here are the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral castle. the queen s 96 years old, the longest-serving monarch having celebrated platinum jubilee three months ago. but the last couple of years have been difficult for the queen. she lost the president prince f prince philip in 2021 d her son prince andrew and grandson and most recently recovered with a belt of covid. martha, you have followed this family and the platinum jubilee but i think it is very difficult to overstate the importance of queen elizabeth in world history. going back to world war ii, 25 years old the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. the strikes were carried out with himars rockets supplied by the us and destroyed a former school in the donetsk region, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. several russian politicians have said commanders must be held to account for allowing such a large number of troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. in ukraine, the country s armed forces say the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers, as our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega reports. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out with rockets supplied by the ameri
we start with some breaking news. damar hamlin, an american football player for the buffalo bills is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing on the field. the incident happened in the game between his team and the cincinnati bengals. our reporter azadeh moshiri is here. what do we know so far? damar hamlin is only 2a and starting for the bangles this season as a replacement for another player suffered a neck injury and damar hamlin has stepped in. he collapsed to the ground and felt the ground after he tackled another player for the bangles and immediately afterwards received a attention, the nfl stuyven says he received it from its own medical team and local paramedics. they administered cpr and while later he was taken to a local hospital where he is now in critical condition. it was extremely difficult to watch but notjust the moment he collapsed, the horror on his teammates and the faces of the bengals when they realised what happened, many in tears, many gro