i m kasie hunt here in washington. a dangerous ice storm now crippling parts of the american south. in texas, reports of hundreds of accidents, some deadly, as roads turn into ice rinks. right now 40 million americans are under storm threat, freezing rain is raising fears of falling trees and power outages, and air travel is a mess, too. we have seen ground stops, about 1,500 flights cancelled so far, and more than 2,500 delays. we have seems tracking all of it. first, let s start with ed lavendara in dallas. ed, dicey, dangerous, deadly and, quite frankly, it is only going to get worse. what are you seeing out there? reporter: it has been an ugly morning and the rain and sleet and freezing rain is all kind of coming down sporadically. but expressway, highway 75 coming out of downtown dallas, we re on the far northern end of the city here. you can see just how little traffic there is some people driving other people driving rather slowly. it is very treacherous out th
hello, everyone. i am alison cam. more than 40 million americans are under winter weather alerts, and officials warn all the ice could make traveling dangerous and lead to power outages. freezing rain and slick roads are causing dangerous conditions. emergency crews have responded to more than 140 traffic accidents in the dallas fort worth area alone. and ice made driving in arkansas treacherous. can you see that on your screen. the governor declaring a state of emergency there. and airlines canceling more than 1,000 flights today. let s go to cnn s ed lavandera. what are you seeing there? reporter: we are seeing conditions deteriorate throughout the morning. we had one long stretch of heavy rain, freezing rain and sleet that fell, and that transformed the way the roadways in south texas look. we have seen the road conditions worsen. the additional layer of sleet hardened up and turned to ice and making driving difficult. as you can tell, millions of people are heeding
of a surge in violence? the lead from jerusalem starts live right now. the world on edge, fearing recent violence between israel lis and palestinians. could once again spiral into bloody chaos. the hour, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu one on one. how netanyahu plans to address the violence. how he responds to criticism about his newly-formed right wing government and the actions he might take that could have ramifications worldwide. plus, new contradictions after the horrific police beating of tyre nichols. the initial police report what video recordings actually show. and the big announcement on capitol hill from embattled republican congressman george santos after all the lies. welcome to the lead jake tapper live in jerusalem. recent violence has become the center of international gio politics this week. just minutes ago i wrapped an exclusive interview with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu back in office for unprecedented sixth term. i pr
welcome to the programme. iraq s president has said an early election could resolve the political unrest gripping the country. to those who have taken their eye off iraq, the violence that broke out in baghdad yesterday, might have looked like a sudden eruption of rage. in fact, the sectarian anger has been simmering for years. the country is riddled with corruption, it has not had a functioning government since the october elections and the spiralling cost of living is pushing iraq towards an existential crisis. the spark that ignited these protests yesterday was the sudden announcement by the shia cleric, muqtadr al sadr, that he was withdrawing from political life. sadr has been a major player in iraq since 2003, when his supporters known then as the mehdi army, began attacks on coalition troops. in october, the sadrists won the most seats in parliament but refused to form a coalition with the mostly shi ite iran backed parties. injune, sadr asked all of his mps to resign
Israelhamas war. New this, our President Biden, on his way to israel. You plans to meet with israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. A critically important meeting, at a critically important time. Also new today, The State Department had issued a level for Travel Advisory for lebanon. Saying, americans should avoid traveling to the country, setting the unpredictable Security Situation created by rocket, missile, and Security Exchanges between israel, and hezbollah. We have new numbers for you at this hour. We have confirmation from u. S. Officials, 31 americans have been killed in the attack. 13, unaccounted for. Present biden, expecting to meet with some of those families. It will be some of the families who have lost loved ones in israel, send some of the families who have, who still dont know the fate of their loved ones. In fact, some of the Family Members we expect will be Family Members of hostages that we know hamas has taken. Moving between biden, and palestinian leader, ma