the struggle is real for southwest. the lead starts right now. six days in, southwest has canceled more than 15,000 flights. tomorrow may not be better. southwest s stock is taking a hit. then, new details emerging about the final days of the trump administration. a witness told the january 6th committee donald trump s chief of staff regularly burned documents. gives a whole new meaning to fireside chats. plus, why celebrities and social media are driving a shortage of a life-saving diabetes drug. welcome to the lead, i m phil mattingly. relief is still a few days away for southwest airlines passengers. the airlines canceled 2,500 flights today. more than 2,000 others already canceled tomorrow. putting the total number north of 15,000 since bad weather hit last week. airports are filled with long lines of southwest passengers trying to rebook as piles of lost luggage continue to grow. now, while other airlines recovered from the winter storm fairly quickly, southwes
dozen tornadoes hit the south. the keng s daughter gone. lisa marie presley has died suddenly. what might be the biggest political crisis to the biden administration, a special counsel appointed in the document crisis scandal. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with dangerous and deadly storms tearing across the south. 35 tornadoes reported in alabama, kentucky and georgia. at least seven people have been killed. six of the deaths in alabama. the in georgia, a 5-year-old child died when a tree fell on top of a car. selma, alabama, one of the hardest hit areas, a confirmed ef-1 leaving a trail of destruction causing widespread damages to homes and businesses in the historic city. we at the tax office. lord, look at our vehicles. lord, we ain t worried about them. y all, we just thank god for this structure and the lord for blessing us. lord, we could have been gone, y all. we had
Team to weigh in. Monday night football overnight, quarterback Aaron Rodgers carted off the field with an injury just minutes into his debut with the new york jet. They still, though, got the o. T. Win against the bills. Cnn this morning starts right now. All right. This breaking overnight, police say the murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania Prison nearly two weeks ago now is armed and still on the move. Officers swarmed an intersection about 25 miles from the prison late last night after confirmed sighting and sent out this social media post just before 2 00 a. M. He is armed. Residents in the area are asked to lock all doors and windows, secure vehicles, remain indoors. Do not approach. Call 911 if seen. Wpvi reports a pair of shoes believed to be Danelo Cavalcantes were believed to be found in the area and shortly after that Police Received reports of gunfire. Another overnight of major developments. Whats the latest . Reporter well, phil, poppy, this was the update that many fe
welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez. it is wednesday, november 8. and it is a great day for democrats. they may still be celebrating victories that they notched in elections across the country. in ohio a decisive vote in favor of enshrinie ing the right to abortion in the state s constitution. this has been a proven winner for democrats since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. there was no choice. we had to win. we had to end the ban. winning was our only option and we did it together. abortion was also a major factor in virginia where cnn projects democrats will now control both houses of the state legislature. in the governor s race in deep red kentucky, andy beshear fended off his republican challenger daniel cameron. this wasn t my win. this was our victory. it was a victory that sends a loud clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. so with all of that good news
landing today at the big apple. if you re flying into jfk today, you could get an interesting look. i just gave it away. you can watch those pictures over and over again. a piggybacking 747 and a shuttle? sweet stuff. let s get started off the top of the hour here. up first, a six-figure shocker in the trayvon martin case. legal experts say it s something that could land trayvon martin s killer george zimmerman back in jail. zimmerman s attorney mark o mara told anderson cooper that he just found out his client has over $200,000 in online donations, but the judge was told zimmerman had very little money when the bail was set this wee week. he asked me what do with his paypal accounts. i asked him what he was talking about. and he said those are the accounts that had the money from the website he had and that there was about $200,000, $204,000 that had come in to date. i don t think judge lester will believe i misled him. i told him what i knew at the time which is exact