you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin in the middle east where a cease fire and israel and islamic jihad was supposed to go into effect n the ground says more rockets wereidf also s si sirens warning of incoming fear. now we ve seen attacks like the ones yesterday but in the meantime, we want to switch over the news in ukraine. ukraine s president and his desire to hit russia on its home soil citing recently leaked classified documents. the washington post says president zelenskyy has suggested bold attacks behind closed doors including blowing up a pipeline in attempting to occupy russian border village to gain leverage over moscow. in talks, the post points out where zelenskyy made suggestions happened months ago. still, it says the pentagon did not dispute the authenticity of the leaked materials. this comes as ukraine carried out what could be its second missile attack in 24 hours on the luhansk region. it s a section of ukraine that
This morning. Im boris sanchez. Merry christmas. I hope its been a Magical Christmas morning so far, im amara walker. Just ahead this hour, it started as one familys idea and it grew into a global brand. The inside story behind Elf On A Shelf and whats next for one of the worlds biggest christmas traditions . And the holidays are a big source of joy for so many but they can also bring up sad feels are or painful memories. We have tips to help you deal with the holidays blues coming up. First lets get you caught up on the mornings headlines with whit n whitney wilde. Good morning. We begin with the brutal weather storm keeping its grip on most of the country. At least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm. The weather is causing severe travel headaches. More than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterday and another 1,200 cancelled so far today. Governor hochul says she will declare of the federal government a declaration of emergency. Paolo has more. Reporter here at ground zero, driving is n
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with a manhunt for the suspect in yet another horrifying mass shooting. police say the rampage started after a family asked a neighbor to stop firing a rifle in his front yard because their baby was trying to sleep. now five people are dead, including an 8-year-old child. this latest horror unfolded in cleveland, texas, about 40 miles northeast of houston. cnn s ryan young is following all of the latest developments for us. ryan, what do we know about the manhunt that s happening right now and this suspect in just another case of a terrible mass shooting in this country? yeah. i mean, troubling details in this, jim. when you think about all of the pieces that have been laid out so far. we know the fbi has just joined the manhunt for this man. his name is francisco orpeza. that s the mans that you see on your screen. he apparently is the next door neighbor. sheriff s deputies have been able t
a convicted italian mafia killer has been arrested in france after 16 years on the run. he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder, bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain their oversimplistic explanation. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says a chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over the northern us. officials at the pentagon say the balloon had flown over the state of montana, but haven t revealed its current location. these are the first pictures we have received, which are believed to be of the baloon. the department of defense says the baloon was most certainly launched by china, but there s been no word yet from beijing. the pentagon press secretary brigadier general pat ryder posted a statement on the department of defense website, saying the balloon is being tracked. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been follow