in kharkiv. they are blaming each other for serious deconstruction. what do we know about what happened and what is being done i guess to save lives and property here? reporter: the exact cause of a substantial explosion that destroyed this hydroelectric power dam that holds up the dnipro river remains under investigation. of course ukrainians say russian pre-mined it, in other words set explosives on that dam. and that the ukrainian side of the dam had been regularly subjected to shelling. rather the ukrainian bank. so that had been under russian control. but nonetheless 80 settlements the government here saying are being affected as this vast amount of water is unleashed. huge amount of the water of course that has been built up over the winter months, melt water building up the size of the dnipro river now being unleashed downstream, likely to affect kherson or parts, districts of the city recappturd by ukraine last year. but most of the flooding is likely to be to the e
sites used by iran-backed mil militants. the pentagon says it s payback for attacks on american troops who are increasingly being targeted in the region. here s cnn s pentagon correspondent oren lieberman. reporter: rising tensions in the middle east with u.s. fighter jets carrying out a series of strikes in iraq against taiib hezbollah. mourners leading a funeral procession through the streets of baghdad as u.s. central command said the strikes likely killed a number of militants. president joe biden ordered the strikes after katayyib hezbollah, recognized by the u.s. as a terror organization, claimed responsibilior an attack clurring three u.s. service members, one in critical condition. the national security council said the president places no higher priority than the protection of american personnel serves in harm s way. the united states will act at a time and in a manner of our choosing should these attacks continue. u.s. forces in iraq and syria have been targeted a
so, did congress not see the movie groundhog day? they are about to live it. that s tonight on the special two hour edition of laura coates live. all right, congress, pull the parkas out of the closet. shop on the snowshoes. there is a blizzard heading straight for washington d. c.. if you are one of the 535 lawmakers who served with the people, you are in store for a very long winter. why? well, congress has a lot and i do mean a lot to do. the headlines they are in kansas. lawmakers fear january met beautiful urgent to to-do list. now, it would be one thing if congress just had to take the groceries or put the christmas tree out on the curb for trash pickup, but, lawmakers are staring down some of the most politically polarizing issues confronting this entire nation. things like border security and aid for ukraine, funding the government, twice, and the first shutdown deadline is when? is january 19. the second one is february 2nd. by the way, the actual gro
only about 75% of them can actually tell time from an analogue watch, adults under the age of 30. 25% actually struggle on this question. so, the fact is, i think this could be a very good thing, because it might force the kids to go back to school and actually learn how to tell time john. as chicago likes to say, does anybody really know what time it is, harry, does anybody really care. it s harry enten, thank you very much good to see you. the news continues, the source starts right now. tonight, straight from the source, the clock ticking for donald trump to appeal the colorado supreme court s unprecedented decision to kick him off of the 20 2024 ballot. as justice is there now reportedly are facing violent threats, in the wake of the historic decision. plus, israel ramping up operations in gaza, as the u. s. increases pressure on its ally to lower the intensity of the war. a key meeting between a close confidant on prime minister netanyahu, and white house officials
and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon in for christine romans. wee begin with nikki haley, the 2024 presidential contender breaking with former president trump and florida governor ron desantis on a cnn town hall last night. they differentiated herself from her rivals, sometimes, by name, on a number of points including social security and medicare. and january 6. here s haley on ukraine where trump and desantis have avoided clearly backing the country s fight against russian aggression. listen. this is bigger than ukraine. this is a war about freedom. and it s one we have to win. a win for ukraine is a win for all of us. because tyrants tell us exactly what they re going to do. what we heard, china said they were going to take hong kong, they did it. russia said they were going to invade ukraine, we watched that happen. china says taiwan is next, we better believe them. russia says poland and the ballotics are next, if that happens,