be coalescing around her likely successor. new york congressman hakeem jeffries announced his bid to be the next democrat house leader. other names are emerging to round out the top spots in leadership. here s what the second highest democrat in the house steny hoyer said about his party s expected new generation of leaders. it s a good time to have new leaders come in in the minority and get their sea legs. when you re in the minority, it really is time to train people to be in the majority. i think we re going to take the majority back in 2024. in just a few minutes, i ll talk with debbie dingell about what is next for democrats as they face being in the minority after the republicans won back the control of the lower chamber. a weather nightmare ahead of what s shaping up to be the busiest travel season since the start of the pandemic has historic snow blankets part of
mississippi s governor declaring a state of emergency in the wake of all of these storms. and all of this is just the beginning of a weather nightmare for holiday travelers. cnn s ivan cabrera joins us for the latest on the storm system and the forecast. good morning. we ll get to that as well, a terrifying scene for mississippi and louisiana. national weather crews will be out there and letting us now based on the damage what kind of intensity we were at with those tornadoes that touched down. unusual, no question about it. i do not think we re going to see those kinds of scenes repeat today. severe weather threat diminishing as we speak. but we will see very wet rainfall impacting travelers by road and air. it is going to be wet and windy but not snowy. on the back side of the storm, chicago does get in on snowfall. anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. in fact, they have winter storm
we begin tonight with breaking news. a winter storm that some fear will make atlanta s recent weather nightmare look like almost nothing. this what is two inches of snow and ice did to the city just a couple of weeks ago. no doubt you remember. the storm that s getting ready to pummel the southeast tonight could be the worst in 14 years. take a look at it from space stretching there from texas through virginia and farther north along the eastern seaboard. it s in georgia, though, and the carolinas that will be the first to get the worst of it. not just out on the roads which could look like this shortly. that s because even if you stay at home you could end up in darkness for days when inches of ice meet miles of power lines. right now snow is falling north of atlanta. not wanting to get caught off guard like last time, the georgia governor declare add state of emergency for 89 counties telling georgians we are not kidding and we are not crying wolf. president obama declared a state of
i i totally agree with you analysis of susan rice. i don t think she is great person for the john but i disagree with you with why. the new c.i.a. director will have to contend with a growing world instability and world threats and boosting the reputation of the agency. what do you think the president should do in terms of the c.i.a. director? i think they need to pick someone with less testosterone but enough is enough. there was great cartoon, some guy looking like a bum, i can be c.i.a. director because i know enough not to use g-mail. heather:ly agree with you there. thank you both for joining us. we appreciate it. gregg: how about the weather nightmare, residents facing dangerous flooding, a third
u.s. oil companies, are raking in near record profits, so why are they still getting huge taxpayer subsidies? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. he skipped the last presidential debate and sidelined himself in iowa saying he wants to focus on the first of the nation s primary state. jon huntsman is betting almost everything on new hampshire, but is trail ng the state while romney is enjoying a substantial lead and now, huntsman is joining some of romney s sharpest critics in questioning romney s conservative credentials. jon huntsman is joining us now from salt lake city. thanks very much for coming in. thank you, wolf. an honor to be with you. george will, the conservative columnist writing in an upcoming edition of the washington post says this about mitt romney. he says you agree with george will on that? those are pretty tough words, wolf. all i can say is this is the time when this nation wants leadership. we ve been looking for leadership for