hello from london. i m califhristiane amanpour. welcome to the amanpour hour. up first this week, california s first partner talks gender equality in davos and how surviving trauma shaped her mission. we won t achieve gender parody unless we address this culture where women and girls are victims of both physical and sexual abuse in their lifetime. also ahead, would the rest of the world makes of donald trump s landslide in iowa. they look ed a at this with sense of dread, put not surprise. then a shocking eyewitness account from a volunteer doctor just back from gaza and israel s reaction. looking around the emergency department, my overwhelming passion was why are they saving children here. from archive, 33 years ago this week, u.s.-led forces launched the first gulf war. my report from saddam hussein, a warning about gaza today. welcome to the program, everyone i m christiane amanpour in london. 131 years, that s how long it will take to close the gender gap
blunder. hundreds of thousands of students have disappeared from u.s. classrooms. so where did they go? we re on the stories throughout the hour. but first watch here. president biden: i thought it was critical there not be any doubt, none whatsoever, about u.s. support for ukraine in their war against the brutal attack by russia. the sacrifices have been far too gr great. we mourn alongside the families of those who have been lost to the brutal and unjust war. dana: president biden vowing solidarity with ukraine as he makes a dramatic visit to kiev meeting with president zelensky in a major show of support for the fight against russia. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning. bill: good morning. hope you had a good weekend. dana: not bad. bill: i m bill hemmer, good morning. to today s unannounced visit. biden spent five hours on the ground in ukraine announcing additional half billion in u.s. aid. florida governor ron desant
effect for parts of indiana and ohio as severe storms moved across the west. you can see what appears to be a funnel cloud in the distance there. hours earlier, the same storm system unleashed at least nine tornadoes across oklahoma and kansas. at least seven tornados hit oklahoma alone. this is just outside of oklahoma city. officials say at least 12 people have been injured and the national weather service says preliminary data indicates the tornado that hit this area was at least ef-2. more than 200,000 homes and businesses still without power across several states. listen here as one woman describes the moment the tornado hit. before i could even blink, i could hear the wind. all the back windows where the kids bedrooms are, i could hear them crashing, busting out. i got up and then the wind just threw me back. and i m screaming. it was like a blizzard inside the house with all the debris flying. i was screaming for my kids. you know, because they were in their bedroo
launches his 2024 g.o.p. campaign. we are going to need to rediscover the national identity that we all share ashbury university is planning to end its 24/7 religious revival. over 50,000 people have traveled to the area to participate. when some people gather with this much love in their heart, it s amazing. i glorious glorious got a chance to start again i was confident, confident. ainsley: it is glorious there. is that not a beautiful shot? the sun coming up there in maine this morning. and that is a nice scene to wake up to. what beautiful colors the oranges and the blues together and the sand there. we are actually live in kentucky. which is another beautiful place where everyone here is so nice. we have been treated with such southerns wh hospitality down he and great place ashbury university. brian: unlike new york. people are actually nice. ashley: a lot different. slower drivers but nicer people here. ashbury university will more, kentucky. this i
hello, welcome to cnn newsroom. we begin with this monster winter storm. its core is hovering over the great lakes, and its trailing arctic air is causing power outages and dangerous travel conditions two days before christmas. life-threatening windchills have permeated all the way to the gulf coast, over 70 million americans are experiencing below freezing temperatures, that includes the entire state of texas. this video s from kentucky where the governor has just confirmed three people have died as a result of this storm. and this from our affiliate whbq in memphis, tennessee, their high today, 16 degrees. it s usually around 52 this time of year. the city s enforcing rolling blackouts to reduce the strain on their power fwrid. and damaging winds grid. and damaging winds have knocked out power to a million customers nationwide. and look at this the storm system causing heavy flooding in parts of new england. just a harrowing sight for a region expected to hit freezing