Warmer ties with the west . Caught on camera. New video of the shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale airport. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. You are in the situation room. With just over a week before he assumes office, donald trump is staying largely silent on the election cyberattacks which u. S. Intelligence says were ordered by Vladmir Putin to benefit trumps campaign. Today, the president elect dodged questions about it promising instead to address russian hacking at a longdelayed News Conference scheduled for wednesday. We are learning trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner, will be a Senior Adviser to the press at the white house. Kushner will not be paid for his white house role and we are told he is resigning all his positions at Kushner Companies as well as divesting a significant number of assets. Also, new video of the shooting rampage at the ft. Lauderdale International Airport that left five dead, 26yearold suspect, Es
Murder in court and facing the death penalty. Today new details about his Mental Health history and how authorities once took his gun and then gave it back. Plus, ready to launch . Kim jong un making a birthday threat to fire a missile at the u. S. , and the pentagon is saying it is ready. Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the lead. Im a jake tapper. Well begin today with politics. In 11 days donald trump will be taken the oath of office right over there on capitol hill. But in many ways his presidency really gets rolling this week with confirmation hearings for some of his top cabinet picks beginning tomorrow morning, including senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general, retired general john kelly for Homeland Security and the president elects first News Conference comes smack in the middle of it all on wednesday morning. Se going to be competing with the hearings of his own nominees. All of this as mr. Trump continues to dance around a direct acknowledgement and specific condemnat
Fridays attack at the airport in fort lauder dale, florida. The suspect,26yearold Esteban Santiago now faces federal charges that could carry the death penalty. He traveled to florida from alaska where Authorities Say he was already on the fbis radar. Cnns dan simon has more from anchorage, alaska. I am standing in front of amo tell for transients. This is one of Esteban Santiagos last known address. Fbi was here recovering evidence. This could be an important part in terms of piecing together santiagos last few days before he went to fot. Lauderdale and carried out that shooting. In alaska, they seem to be saying, they did everything according to protocol. When he went to the fbi office and said he was hearing voices, they said they referred him to the local Police Department and ultimately facilitating a Mental Health evaluation. In november, 2016, mr. Santiago walked into the anchorage, fbi office to report that his mind was being controlled by u. S. Intelligence agency. During the
It is 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. The newest threat from north korea, it claims to be ready to launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile anytime, anywhere. It was the quote. They said they were ready to Start Testing this longrange missile. Lets go to south korea, our Paula Hancocks is covering this story from seoul this hour. Help our viewers to understand the context here. Reporter well, george, this is something that weve been hearing for many years, even decades. North korea blaming the United States for their arms development, saying that they need to have this, this Nuclear Missile program, so that they can protect themselves against what they call a hostile policy of the United States. So this is really in keeping with what weve seen for many, many years now. We heard on sunday from north korea, that they said that they could launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at any time and from any location. It really just depends on the north Korean Leader kim jong un to
You are waking up to sunday, and we are so grateful to see you. I am christi paul. I am victor blackwell. Breaking news we want to talk to you about, and these pictures just come into cnn. At least ten people are hurt after a vehicle rammed into pedestrians. This is in jerusalem. Police are already on the scene. Israeli Officials Say this could be a possible terrorist attack. You can see where things are roped off, and there are bullet holes in the windshield of one of those cars, and thats the breaking news, ten people hurt in the vehicle attack there in jerusalem. The man accused of killing five people in the ft. Lauderdale airport friday will face federal charges, and that happens tomorrow. The Death Penalty is possible for each of those charges, and santiago confessed to planning the assault and the murder weapon allegedly used in the shooting taken away after he admitted to hearing voices and given back to him by police after he passed a mental evaluation, and his brother said he