good morning to you. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. we re following several major stories this morning. overnight ukraine rocked by a barrage of russian missiles. the defense minister saying it s the most massive missile attack since the invasion began in februariment we know power is out in several regions including parts of the capital kyiv. we ll be live on the ground ahead. plus, the u.s. reinstating covid tests for travelers coming from china as beijing drops its own restrictions despite an overwhelming surge in cases. a fresh apology from southwest airlines today, plus new steps the airline is taking to reimburse passengers whose holiday travel was ruined. still more than 2,300 southwest flights canceled today. we re told the scheduling nightmare could end as soon as tomorrow. let s begin this morning on the ground in ukraine. cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman is in kyiv. ben, you saw firsthand some of this damage. tell us
it s the subway series menu. 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. it s subway s biggest refresh yet! it s 3:00 p.m. eastern, and thank you for sticking with me. i m sara sidner. this just in, the u.s. will now require all travelers entering the country from china to show a negative covid test. the new requirements come as cases in china surge following the country s move to ease restrictions. cnn s kevin liptack is traveling with president biden as he goes to the virgin islands. tell us about these new restrictions and why they have been put in place. reporter: yes, sara. these are going to go into effect on january 5th. so about a week from tomorrow, and what they do is require all passengers who are traveling from the united states to show proof of a negative covid test before they get on their airline. it can be a negative pcr test. it can be a negative self-antigen test that s administered by a tell health service, but they need to sho
good thursday morning. top of the hour. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. major economic news this morning and good news. inflation showing signs of easing in the month of december consumer prices post the biggest monthly decline in months, also easing in the annual growth rate. the impact this could on the fed s decision to race interest rates. how much, how long, we ll break down the numbers just ahead. president biden s legal team has discovered a second batch of classified documents. the white house has declined to comment on the matter. republicans certainly have much to say. we ll discuss the legal political ramifications facing the administration, also the differences with trump s handling of such documents. the airline industry this morning recovering from that massive damage done by a single corrupted file yesterday. what is the faa saying as they investigate the cause for these thousands of delays and cancellations yesterday. we ll bring you up to speed. firs
coast guard over the phone to personally thank them. but those same heroes are about to lose their jobs by the end of the year thanks to the president s own vaccine mandate. mark meredith live in washington with more. mark? good morning to both of you guys. the president and the first lady going to see firsthand the devastation left behind from two powerful hurricanes. as you mention the couple is going to be in puerto rico. that s on the island s southern coast. puerto rico still recovering from hurricane view and a witch at the island roughly two weeks ago, and estimate 100,000 people still without power this morning and the president is pledging right now my financial relief for commonwealth. it s going to take a long time so we cannot tire. whatever it takes i mean it, whatever it takes. the president is due back in d.c. tonight and he ll be back on the road wednesday to visit florida amid the fallout of hurricane ian. the president alleging all my pledging addi
mark meredith starts off with this. good evening mark. brett, good evening. uaw strike is underway. it s a targeted strike. not every autoworker is off the ob. labor leaders warn less the demands are met for better pay and better benefits the strike could grow much larger within a matter of days. no deal, no wheels. union strong. with signs in hand demands spelled out. 13,000 autoworkers michigan, missouri and ohio are off the job. i m liking 60 bucks an hour. it s pretty map. president brian says he supports the union s efforts. auto companies have seen record profits. those market profits have not been shared fairly in my view. with those workers. some workers say the president support is too little, too late. foxbusiness is a gritty trouble as michigan. president biden says he s most pro union president in history. you just rolled her eyes. if he wants where is he now? why are we out here? the white house is heading to senior officials to michigan to as