she was in the south tower and she made it out, she got caught up in the ash cloud. my mom fought cancer till her death. i don t know, what is it becoming? there s a line that gets crossed on the level of lies we talked about. we joked about things like the scarf and volleyball championship team. this is a different level. hey, everybody. k kaitlan and i are here, poppy is off today. we were talking about george santos, the question is is there no bottom? where does this end? it s one of his most brazen claims, his mom was inside the world trade center able to survive the 9/11 attacks, battling cancer and cnn uncovering evidence she wasn t even in the united states. and this. at 4:58 a.m. how to stop a body from decomposing. gruesome google searches and a disturbing shopping list prosecutors laying out explosive evidence as the husband of the missing massachusetts mother, ana walshe, stands accused of murder. let s talk about the u.s. economy, headed towards a c
states hits today and that is the legal limit. if congress does not raise that limit, the country risks default which would have almost unmanageable consequences. now the treasury department is taking what are called extraordinary measures to push that date back a bit. but they can t do it forever. this morning cnn has also learned that president biden still plans to announce he is running for re-election. he does plan to announce that bid after the state of union address next month. those are the plans that are in place. there are new details this morning about how this special counsel investigation into classified documents at his home and office may have impacted that timing. and embattled new york congressman george santos wrapped in yet another lie as newly uncovered documents contradict his claims that his own mother was in the south tower on 9/11. just the latest in his string of lie lies. but we begin with the u.s. hitting the trillion dollars borrowing limit. laure
highlights, and history. we are coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city, home to the famous ball drop which marks the beginning and end of every year. i m joe fryer. i m savannah sellers. for the next hour, we re looking back at the biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war in ukraine, a supreme court retirement, and that oscar slap that shook hollywood. it s ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears, and the royal view uniting on the soccer field. along the way, there were celebrations, losses, and a lessons we can take into 2023. let s remember the year that was. the headlines that defined 2022 were seismic and historic. europe s largest armed conflict since world war ii free abortion not a manned. it supreme court station which overturned for decades of precedent. the death of a monarch who had reigned for 70 years. in its earliest days, 2022 seemed more like a copycat, limiting the worst qualities of the previous years
president spending the weekend at his vacation home in delaware as many questions remain unanswered with george washington university law professor jonathan turley is standing back with analysis but we can with lucas tomlinson live at the white house with the latest. the president chief of staff expected to resign in the coming days according to multiple reports including the new york times who first reported the story. this comes as democrats want to see the investigation into president biden s handling of classified information ramped up in. i want the facts, the department of justice to be completely thorough and honest and i want the facts. we need to know who knew, when did they know and why did they choose to seek it keep it secret for the american people for more than two months and right before an election? now to democratic senators tim kaine and joe manchin said they want to seek classified documents investigated with urgency. senator manchin telling colleag
investigations. a move certain to frustrate newly-empowered republicans. plus, alec baldwin s lawyers say they were blind-sided when the actor was set to be charged with manslaughter this week. that has many wondering, do prosecutors actually have a case? are they overreaching? we ll discuss. and the desantis administration blocks an a.p. african american studies course from being taught in high schools. we re joined by one professor for a look at what s actually in that course and why she feels it s critical for students. your weekend is finally here. we are glad to have you. it s saturday, january 21st. good morning. good morning. good to see you. we are going to begin with the war in ukraine this morning. a stalemate over tanks. ukraine s president says the country desperately needs them and there s no alternative. but germany failed to reach an agreement on sending its leopard tanks to ukraine because german officials say they will not send those tanks unless th