hey, everybody. good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for my friend chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now defense secretary lloyd austin doubling down on u.s. support for israel, insisting the united states will not dictate a timeline or terms for how it goes after hamas. this message, despite the growing fears at the white house and austin s own concerns that israel s bombing campaign will ultimately backfire, creating more terrorists than it kills. what happens now? what are the chances senate negotiators can break a decades-old impasse on immigration in just a couple weeks? the unbelievable amount of political pressure on lawmakers as they try to navigate what one senator calls, quote, the most complicated area of the law in the entire country. some horrific holiday weather making things miserable for millions of americans right now. the storm that soaked the carolinas now slamming new york, boston, even bangor, maine. torrential rai
an explosive device with two fuses found hidden in the lining of checked baggage. the man accused of trying to get through airport security arrested. severe storms even tornadoes forecast in the southeast, well a state of emergency declared in parts of snow packed california. plus, the big green reason why fox news can t quit the my pillow guy, even as he continues pushing bogus election lies. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, federal agents have arrested a pennsylvania man for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his luggage on a flight to florida. authorities say 40-year-old mark motley was arrested at his home on monday night, after security agents had flagged his checked luggage early in the day. cnn s evan perez has details. according to the fbi, he checked the bag and in the process, the routine screening that was happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the fbi,
just ahead, california s governor declares a state of emergency in 13 counties after a week of heavy snow. till you re actually physically walking on the street you don t understand it. i mean look at my window. and fears are growing that many residents may be stranded. plus demanding answers in greece as the death toll from the train collision continues to rise. we ll bring you the latest on the investigation. ohio s governor visits the east palestine cleanup operation where nearly 2 million gallons of liquid waste have already been removed and now reports of rail workers getting sick. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. snowstorms, tornadoes and floods, it s all in the forecast for the u.s. as severe weather looms across the country. parts of the west coast are trying to thaw out from a massive snowstorm moving east now. areas in california have seen more than 100 inches of snow in the last week prompting the governor to declare a
president biden is set to lay out his plan to once again bring down sky high cost of gasoline at the pump. once again, by tapping into the nation s emergency oil reserves, even as it brings the needle even closer to e. i m john roberts in washington, happy wednesday, sandra. sandra: and that s a visual for you, starting to look like that, right? the president will announce that release of 15 million more barrels of oil, rounds out the 180 million draw down the president committed to earlier this year. john: the releases have brought the supply to the lowest level since ronald reagan was president. likely bring down gas prices for a brief period of time, but critics say biden is using the emergency stockpile to play politics. midterm elections now just 20 days away. former vice president mike pence will join us to discuss what all of this means for the elections. sandra: looking forward to that. begin with fox team coverage. marc thiessen ready to sounds out, and one way
us. the january 6th committee versus donald trump. new never before seen footage from insurrection day shows congressional leaders and the vice president scrambling to protect democracy and trump, the president missing in action. plus, dr. oz gives a new interview and concedes his bedside manner would be more passionate than his campaign rhetoric. would you ever talk to your patients like this? no. senate rival john fetterman had a stroke six months ago and dr. oz and his campaign team regularly question fetterman s ability to serve. a 25 days out election forecast. can democrats hold the senate? will republicans reclaim the house? a read on the big shifts and big races. butters first for us this hour, donald trump s trademark nonanswer to damning new evidence from the january 6th committee and to the committee s subpoena demanding trump testify. and turn over documents. a lengthy trump statement this morning gives no answer or reaction to the subpoena vote. instead,