critics we will tell you what s happening tonight. meantime, knocking on doors on anyone who was a law makers who crossed him. plus, new health concerns for senator dianne feinstein, more complications from shingles, including inflammation of the brain. more on that and who the mystery woman is by her side at all times now. and it s a real life episode of succession, the world s richest man has to choose one of his children to take the reigns, who will it be? good evening, i m air rain burnet. out front, putin targeting his own. putin police forces breaking down doors and detaining. armed police at one politician s home. this is break ting down with a crow bar, ripping the door off, and part of a sweep that reportedly was looking for people with ties to a former russian law makers. a man who was forced into exsill after he became the only law makers to vote against putins annexation of crimea. look what they re doing to people they say are connected to him. moments ago i spok
chatbot known as chatgpt is going to be testifying on capitol hill just hours from now. also, in ukraine a top chinese diplomat set to arrive in the capital on a peace mission. his visit comes after russia launched a huge barrage of missiles overnight and drones against the ukrainian capital. and the nba conference finals begin tonight. lebron james and the los angeles lakers will take on two-time mvp nikola jokic and the denver nuggets. cnn this morning starts right now. all right. here is where we begin. president biden will meet with members leaders of congress today trying to get some sort of progress on a debt ceiling teal. treasury secretary janet yellen reiterating the u.s. could default on its debt two weeks from now in a letter to howard liebengood the treasury will no longer be able to satisfy the government s obligations if congress is not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by june 1. house speaker kevin mccarthy echoed yellen s urgency in the halls o
five people including a nine-year-old boy. the u.s. sending hundreds of additional troops to its southern border, in anticipation of a massive surge of migrants. and, b day in the u.s. debt crisis could come as soon as june 1st. with days standing for default. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. a four-day manhunt. for the suspect in the fatal shooting of five people including a mother and her nine-year-old son in texas was arrested tuesday evening. authorities say that 38 francisco oropeza was found hiding in a closet under some laundry at home just miles from the house where the killings took place. oropeza is being held on five counts of murder with bonds set at $5 million. and, will appear in court in the coming hours. and, because he is a mexican national, the mexican consulate will be notified. cnn s josh campbell has details. a major development, in southeast texas, authorities announcing tuesday the arrest of the man accused of brutally
This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
moments, which is exceptional. you know, i have to say this moment of standing up for our constitution and our declaration of independence is something i don t think should be controversial. just recently, one of my appointments to the state school board stood up in a school board meeting and advocated that we should teach about our constitution and we should teach about our declaration of independence. and all of a sudden, there was an effort made by left liberal democrats to smear her and remove her, and they did just that recently. and that s she s with us here tonight. i want to thank you for your service. [ applause ] this shouldn t be controversial. we should embrace our history, all of it, the good and the bad. we should understand where we ve come from. we should understand our founding documents. and, yes, we should say the pledge of allegiance. so your commonwealth is a little bit whacky in the sense you term limit your governors after one term. they are only