eastern time here on msnbc katy tur reports right now good to be with us i m katy tur on monday, kevin mccarthy was in new york city trying to get wall street on his side as he plays a game of chicken with the white house on the debt limit. today it s president biden who is making his case this time he is speaking to union workers in maryland. the president is arguing a clean raise of the debt limit is the only good option at the same time he s pitching his own plans on the economy some that have already created jobs in the past few months we ve seen the president or the vice president in places like upstate new york, dalton, georgia, durham, north carolina, minneapolis, minnesota and more touting green energy initiatives or the chips act the financial times says $209 billion have been pledged by the u.s. or foreign companies to create 280,000 new factory jobs and that amount is almost double the capital spending commitments made in the same sectors in 2021 and nearly 20 ti
And in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. That is what were watching at this hour. The search for survivors in florida, rescuers going doortodoor in neighborhoods decimated by Hurricane Ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this Monster Storm Jumping to more than 100 people now. More than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. The sheriff there is about to hold a Press Conference. Were going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. There is so much tragedy from this storm. Weve seen this for days now. But were also hearing incredible stories of survival. A fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. His daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. Theyre now reunited and they will join us this hour. Lets get started with the very latest on the recovery. Boris sanchez is live in fort myers. In this Press Conference about to beg
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m sara sidner. we begin with hour with breaking news and a long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students back in november. bryan christopher kohberger is in custody on a first degree murder warrant in those stabbing deaths. that s according to an affidavit. the killings terrorized the small town of moscow, idaho, which hadn t seen a murder in seven years. investigators are going to be holding a press conference. they are setting up as we speak, and we are going to take you there live, but first, cnn s jean casarez is in monroe county, pennsylvania. that s where the arrest was made, and cnn s veronica miracle in moscow, idaho. jean, we ll start with you. what are you learning about how this arrest actually came to be? reporter: well, it happened at 1:30 this morning, and it s very, very interesting to look at how it was afeffectuated her and what happe
ballot, and we ll place judges on the bench who will do it justly. we do not seek to judge people by the color of their skin but rather the content of their character. everybody s quoting dr. king. for what purpose? for those on the right, it s usually to lie about the meaning of his words. such as that anything that helps non-white people or gives them a fighting chance against systemic racism is itself racist. also tonight, george santos claimed that not only was he a collegiate volleyball star, he said he had to get both knees replaced as a result. those are the silly lies. but there are also serious new questions about alleged links to a sanctioned russian oligarch, and a company accused of fraud. plus, the obama and trump administrations ended very differently, which goes a long way to explain why the trump and biden classified document investigations are so very different. first, happy martin luther king jr. day from new orleans, one of my all-time favorite citi
hello, i m abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us today. it is the nightmare that just won t end. southwest airlines canceling thousands more flights with airports coast to coast already packed. more than 4,800 flights today and tomorrow no longer on the books, nearly 16,000 canceled since thursday. all week we have been meeting miserable passengers and southwest says it ll be days before this all clears up. busloads of stranded customers arriving at houston hobby airport this morning, some on the road for more than 24 hours and at chicago midway, this is the sea of luggage that is finally moving. workers are now scrambling to reunite passengers with their bags. we ll begin with cnn s nick valencia at hartsfield jackson international airport in atlanta. another major connecting point for southwest nick, what is happening there behind you? reporter: yeah, hey there, abby. the line here behind me is noticeably shorter than it has been the last several days and t