ammunition the united states just sent there. now the state department has ordered non-emergency diplomatic employees from that same embassy to leave the country. in fact, any americans there are being warned to get out, quote, now. president biden is weighing some heavy options on how to handle this crisis. we have new nbc reporting on what it could mean for the movement of our troops. also, back here any second in minnesota, opening statements set to get under way in the federal trial of three former minneapolis officers charged with violating george floyd s civil rights. they were on the scene of his killing back in 2020. and a phrase no one wants to hear, it s officially tax season, folks. and if you were hoping it would be easier than past years perhaps because of the pandemic, think again. why things may be even slower this year than you re used to. and also some breaking news from the supreme court. in just the last 90 minutes, the high court has decided to take up a c
america s telecom giants prepare to roll out their 5g service in the next 24 hours. just days after a horrifying hours-long standoff, the texas rabbi held hostage by a british gunman leads a healing service at his synagogue. and blanketed by volcanic debris and cut off from the rest of the world. we ll show you the scale of the devastation in tonga. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is tuesday, january 18th. we begin with a stark warning from top u.s. airlines about 5g service. now, they say at&t and verizon s planned rollout that s happening on wednesday could lead to a, quote, catastrophic aviation crisis in less than 36 hours. now, a letter to the biden administration asks for a delay in the rollout. the federal aviation administration warns potential interference could affect airline instruments, restrictions could ground flights stranding passengers as well as of course cargo. the letter goes on
border. zelensky telling the senators, it s very important for ukraine that you are with us today. cnn s matthew matthew, let s start with russia s latest moves, including sniper drills. what s the latest? reporter: look, russia has tens of thousands of troops that have gathered can matthew is talking. let s listen to matthew. reporter: yeah. so to answer that question, russia has got tens of thousands of forces that it has been gathering near the border of ukraine. there are sniper drills that have recently been announced. there are tank drills. there are infantry drills. all of that sending a very powerful message, that at any moment, if the kremlin gives the order, vladimir putin and the kremlin says so, they can go in and invade ukraine once again. obviously, that s created an incredibly tense situation here in kiev, with all sorts of speculation about russian moves. the issue you mentioned about the evacuation of the russian embassy in the ukrainian capital.
pre-parties. you can view their full conversations on-line, but for now, let s just sit back, grab a glass of champagne, and enjoy it as if we were all together in real life sharing these conversations. you want to start it off weird, or do you want to start it off with more together? weird. we re going to start out weird, okay. if you were hosting your fellow finalists in your home for this cocktail party, what will we eat? what will we drink? and would we be listening to music? for sure, there would be wine. there would be sparkling water. there would be there would have to be chocolate of some sort going on. if i was hosting you at my house, i would go crazy. i have not had anybody in my house. probably some shrimp, not the little ones, but the big ones; right? where everybody would have their own cake. my mom would definitely send some delicious desserts for us. definitely have the wine flowing and some good cocktails. i think that would be a cocktail
real life sharing these conversations. you want to start it off weird, or do you want to start it off with more together? weird. we re going to start out weird, okay. if you were hosting your fellow finalists in your home for this cocktail party, what will we eat? what will we drink? and would we be listening to music? for sure, there would be wine. there would be sparkling water. there would be there would have to be chocolate of some sort going on. if i was hosting you at my house, i would go crazy. i have not had anybody in my house. probably some shrimp, not the little ones, but the big ones; right? where everybody would have their own cake. my mom would definitely send some delicious desserts for us. definitely have the wine flowing and some good cocktails. i think that would be a cocktail theme. for those people that want shots, i would have them available. [laughter] what did people drink during the renaissance? that was the prohibition; right?