investigators. plus a supreme court keeps a trump-era immigration policy in place. thousands will continue to be turned back. no condemnation, no rebuke, no nothing, from top republicans after an incoming lawmakers admits to gaslighting voters about his resume. this is what we re watching this hour. i m amara walker in for kate bolduan, christmas is over, but the holiday travel nightmare is not. relief could still be days away. today on the seventh day of the chaos, more than 2500 flights canceled by southwest so far. that is more than 60% of its entire schedule. u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg calls it a total meltdown. he s vowing to hold the airline accountable. the southwest ceo issued an apology to passengers and employees, but the implosion continue to say impact the holidays for countless families. some completely missed gatherings, some are racking up expenses while trying to find out ways to make it to that you are destination. c han live team covera
explosions seen across russia s capital from the russian kamikaze drone strike. at least four people were killed in kyiv, including a pregnant woman. a ukrainian official says they were able to shoot down most of the drones. like this one. caught on dramatic police body cam video. the words for beldograv written on the drone. here s what she saw there. reporter: i think you can see behind me, this is an ongoing rescue effort, this is quite clearly a residential building. we have already seen one body being removed from the air. we also saw another elderly woman being rescued from the rubble, actually from the balcony on the neighbors building. if we sort of look around at just how chaotic this scene is. there are dozens and dozens of paramedics, firemen, rescue workers. officials say at least 19 people were rescued from that building alone. let s start our coverage with fred pleitgen in ukraine. fred, earlier, you were at a power plant that was targeted by the russians.
cultural and economic fallout. we have new information on that terrifying shooting at a missouri high school and how it could have been even more tragic when a 19-year-old stormed in with a long gun and hundreds of rounds of many ain admmunition. plus it s crunch time in the midterm campaign, two weeks to go, and warning signs of piling up for democrats as key races tighten, including one that do determine who holds the senate. tonight the nation will be watching as democrat john fetterman and mehmet oz face off in the only debate for that critical pennsylvania senate race. jeff zeleny is in harrisburg and athena jones is with us in new york following a closer than expected new york governor s contest. let s first go to the action in pennsylvania. jeff, what s the pulse there right now? reporter: there s no doubt this senate race has been a marquee race of the cycle. tonight s debate is a marquee event. th th it s the only time these two candidates will come face to fac
we ve called on the dprk to refrain from further provocations and engage in a sustained and substantive dialogue. this is something we ve proposed going back many months. if they continue going down this road, it will only increase the condemnation, increase the isolation, increase the steps that are taken in response to their actions. let s go live to cnn s paula hancocks in south korea for us. another missile launch overnight. what do we know about this strike group being moved into the waters between japan and the korean peninsula? reporter: well, christine, the information we are getting at this point is coming from the joint chiefs of staff here in south korea. they say that the u.s.s. ronald regan is back in korean waters and has been carrying out naval drills with the south korean and japanese destroyer this afternoon, this thursday. now it was just last week when there were naval drills which angered pyongyang and they are now back in the waters just up the east
the wait right now up to 13 hours. king charles iii and prince william greeting some who have gathered there to grieve, to mourn, shaking hands with well-wishers. prince william and the queen s other seven grandchildren will all stand vigil by her coffin in just a couple of hours from now. cnn s ar is let signs and anna stewart pick up our coverage. arlette, to you first. give us an idea what the president s schedule is. reporter: president biden and first lady jill biden are currently en route to the united kingdom to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. and also offer their condolences to the royal family. now, biden s departed joint base andrews a short while ago. they didn t answer reporters question as they left. they will be landing in the uk around 10:00 p.m. local time later this evening. and tomorrow the couple is expected to pay their respects to queen elizabeth at westminster hall before signing a condolence book for the queen. they will also be attending a