under pressure, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austen is in israel and pressing for a more targeted approach in gaza as they call for a cease-fire. we re calling for the latest, former president trumps rhetoric is hitting new ugly lows. the gop front runner s latest attack on migrants talking comparisons to hitler. southwest airlines will pay up, we are talking $140 million fine for last winter s travel nightmare. we are following major developing stories all coming in on sienna s new cnn new central. pressure is growing on israel to change its strategy and its war against hamas because the civilian death toll in gaza is skyrocketing and continuing to climb. secretary of defense lloyd austen met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu along with top israeli officials to get a clear picture of their military operations. the u.s. pushing israel for a more targeted approach , one that is less harmful to civilians in a press conference, austin reiterated u.s. support for israe
good afternoon, i m sara sidner. welcome to cnn newsroom. our breaking news, new and long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students in november. brian kohberger is facing first-degree murder charges. the killings terrorized the small town which hadn t seen a murder in seven years. the fear so intense, some students have been too scared to return to school. investigators will hold a press conference, they tell us, very soon, and we ll take you there live. but first, jean is in the area. have you been able to glean any more information abilout the person arrested and the charges he s facing. let me tell you what we know. we re at the monroe county correctional facility or the jail here in northeastern pennsylvania. this is where the suspect is being housed on no bail. kohberger is 28 years old. he was arrested at 1:30 this morning. very close. he has a mailing address of very close. but here s what i want to emphasize, this is small town p
hello, i m abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us today. it is the nightmare that just won t end. southwest airlines canceling thousands more flights with airports coast to coast already packed. more than 4,800 flights today and tomorrow no longer on the books, nearly 16,000 canceled since thursday. all week we have been meeting miserable passengers and southwest says it ll be days before this all clears up. busloads of stranded customers arriving at houston hobby airport this morning, some on the road for more than 24 hours and at chicago midway, this is the sea of luggage that is finally moving. workers are now scrambling to reunite passengers with their bags. we ll begin with cnn s nick valencia at hartsfield jackson international airport in atlanta. another major connecting point for southwest nick, what is happening there behind you? reporter: yeah, hey there, abby. the line here behind me is noticeably shorter than it has been the last several days and t
hello, i m abby philip in washington. thank you for being here today. the holiday travel nightmare is inflicting more misery across the country. more than 2900 flights in or out of the u.s. have been canceled today already. and just one airline is responsible for 90% of them and that is southwest. passengers stuck in one city, their baggage somewhere else. i am traveling with my son trying to go to a family wedding in miami. the next flight offered was in january, and they couldn t even get us home, back to pittsburgh. financially this is going to take a toll. how much could you guys potentially miss out on if you don t get on your flight to colorado? probably 30 plus thousand dollars for a group of ten. we come here. they tell us our luggage is here but they can t give it to us. i said we have medication, we need it. we can t pull it. we don t have the manpower. to add to all of that long ticket lines, hours and hours on hold with the airline company and the growin
two secret service sources have confirmed to cnn that donald trump did angrily demand to be taken to the u.s. capitol as rioters, may i say, armed rioters, approached capitol hill and he berated his protective detail when he did not get his way. this is significant because it corroborates some of the testimony from cassidy hutchinson on tuesday which trump and his allies have been trying to discredit. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engel grabbed his arm, said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. we re not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bob by engel and when he recounted this story to me he had motioned towards his clavicles. let s start with the new reporting. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles has it. what are you learning? yeah, that s right, victor. this comes from two different sources within the se