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on a prominent boulevard here in colleyville that s easy to see. you have to go looking for it and know it s there. what kind of calculations went into all of that for the suspect to find this particular synagogue and why? we don t know at this point. i don t know if hostage negotiators if that s the kind of details or information they have been able to garner in their conversation with the suspect throughout the day. all right, stick around as we continue to unpack what has unfolded, ed lavandera, thank you so much. this is cnn s breaking news. just past the top of the hour, welcome everyone, i am michael holmes. breaking news out of texas where all remaining hostages held at that fort worth area synagogue is now free. there was a loud bang out, ed lavandera heard it and gunfire that was heard there in colleyville in texas. just under an hour ago now. then minutes later the texas governor greg abbott tweeted out that the hostages were alive and they were safe. tha ....
shown he was likely to challenge it in court a second time. and that s exactly how things had proceeded. on this time with the second cancellation the reasons given by the government were very different to those that were determined by the border force official that initially canceled his visa on the morning after he arrived in this country. this time the government chose a very different path legally. essentially the argument went like this. it argued that his presence in this country was potentially, maybe, might be a threat to public order and safety because the minister said he was concerned about djokovic acting or the presence of djokovic galvanizing anti-vaccine sentiment in this country, that he could perhaps ina i inadadvertently result in fewer people getting vaccinate, could be particularly unvaccinated people on the streets. so those particular moments could be considered to be transmission events. you d be more likely to see transmission of covid under th ....
hi there, and thanks so much for joining me. i m jessica dean in for fredericka whitfield, and we start this hour with that massive winter storm pummeling much of the eastern united states right now. 80 million people now under winter weather alerts from mississippi all the way to maine. a potentially dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain blanketing major roads, airlines cancelling more than 2,800 flights, and as you can imagine the severe weather also causing some significant flight delays. power now knocked out for more than 278,000 customers across georgia, alabama, tennessee, florida and the carolinas. this storm is moving up the east coast with some cities like washington, d.c. expecting up to four inches of snow and we have team coverage for you tracking all of the winter weather. we go first to cnn s dianne gallagher who is in charlotte, north carolina. dianne, i know north carolina is seeing some ice. walk us through the situation there right now. reporter: ....
i m ross, welcome to this week s edition of the media show. and there s no doubt where the big media stories of the week, the columnist of the new york times has announced he is leaving the paper and is joining forces withjustin smith, and the relation, who has been head of bloomberg media to create a new news organisation within the next 20 years, it could take on the mighty cnn, new york times, bbc and others. ben smith as our guest on the media show today and ben, iwould guest on the media show today and ben, i would like to understand a little bit more about what you are planning. {iii about what you are planning. of course, and yes, thank you for having me. there s been a tonne written and all of these places and there is left to read about what we re doing. basically, we think there s a huge space to create a new global news organisation. 0bviously, we re going to start off in a handful of markets and try to be competitive domestically to give people who i think, if you ....
fresh food inflation hits 3%, the highest level in a decade we have details of the products that havejumped in price. novak djokovic was in the draw for the australian open first round, which hasjust been made but he s still waiting to hear if the host country s government will allow him to stay for the tournament. and a royal honour for rugby legend kevin sinfield as he collects an obe for his charity work supporting his friend rob burrow. good supporting his friend rob burrow. morning. the we yesterday good morning. the weather we had yesterday is going to be very similar to what we will get today. for england and wales, frosty and foggy start, then sunshine. the scotland and northern ireland, a bit more cloud with some drizzle. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s thursday 13th january. our main story. the prime minister s future hangs in the balance as a growing number of conservative mps call for him to resign despite his apology in the ....