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
again today. passengers missing some of life s most important events. at this point, because i cannot get there, michael is there without a bride. it is hard to get married without your bride there. the word i can say is devastated. i don t know how else to explain how we re all feeling right now. more on the company s new apologies and the changes they re making ahead. let begin in ukraine. ben wedeman is live there in kyiv and, ben, your team could hear explosions on the ground and you ve seen the damage firsthand. walk us through your experience in the last couple of hours? reporter: well, we heard around 9:00 in the morning, jessica, several loud explosions and later we went to the scene of where apparently some of the debris of those rockets fell. now according to the mayor of kyiv, 16 missiles were fired in the direction of the capital. but all of them were intercepted by the air defenses. however debris fell in several locations. the first location was a house
hands can be be saved. but overall he s in stable condition. and she is so grateful for sha kyra autry. this woman did something that an angel would do. okay? to take in a perfectly a stranger. a stranger. you took him in in your home on christmas eve. reporter: joey white s life was saved by a woman who cared deeply about a man she had never met. i m right here. i m right here. reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. the news continues. let s hand it over to alisyn camerota and cnn tonight. thanks, pam. good evening, everyone. this is cnn tonight. i m alisyn camerota. the january 6th committee putting out more new witness testimony tonight, stuff we have not heard before, including how mark meadows allegedly burned documents. and how much talk about qanon there was in the white house. also tonight, the question thousands of angry stranded passengers are asking at this hour. what s going on with southwest airlines? why are they subjecting travelers to so much
this woman did something that an angel would do. to take in a perfectly stranger, a stranger. you took him in in your home. on christmas eve. joey s life was saved by a woman who cared deeply about a man she had never met. thank you. i am right here. i am right here. gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. the news continues so let s hand it over to alisyn camerota on cnn tonight. alisyn? i am alisyn camerota. the january 6th committee putting more new witness testify tonight. stuff we have not heard before, including how mark meadows allegedly burned documents. and, how much talk about qanon there was in the white house. also tonight, the question thousands of angry stranded passengers ask at this hour, what is going on with southwest airlines? why are they subjecting travelers to so much chaos? how are will the airline make it up to those passengers? and the supreme court allowing that trump-era border policy to stay in place, that is the one that sends migrants back to mexico
young. i need a recovery beer. it wasn t a recovery beer. but his teammates were waiting for him in the locker room with a nice refreshing water bottle shower. now isn t that how we finish the show every morning, too? yes. that s what i do. totally what we do at 9:01. i never heard the phrase recovery beer but i love that. love it too. thanks for making our morning. you got it. cnn this morning continues right now. good morning, everyone. don is off this morning. southwest airlines, though, coming under federal scrutiny as officials are vowing to hold the company accountable for the meltdown that has left thousands of passengers stranded. more flights have been canceled today and the chaos is expected to continue into the new year. also overnight, the supreme court handing a victory to 19 republican-led states as they order title 42 to remain in effect for now. she said she thought her daughter was going to die overnight because it was so cold. t