top of the hour this wednesday. i m jim sciutto. and i am erica hill. right now several key hearings happening on capitol hill. a pretty busy day in washington. this hour lawmakers will grill active administrator billy nolan after multiple close calls on the runway and some of the aviation incidents sparking safety concerns. also federal reserve chairman jerome powell appearing before lawmakers for the second day defending his decisions to raise interest rates in an effort to tamp down inflation. we re also watching the top u.s. intelligence officials testify, among them fbi director chris wray, the director of national intelligence avril haynes as what they see the biggest global threats facing the u.s. today. cnn s melanie is live on capitol hill today. several events and several bits of testimony on the hill today. walk us through what you re watching. yeah. a very busy day here on capitol hill. we are tracking a number of high-profile hearings, and i want to walk yo
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead here on cnn newsroom, air-raid sirens going off in kyiv this morning. civilians warned to seek shelter as russian drones target ukraine s capital. more never before seen video of the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. some candidates are already sowing doubt about the integritiy of the upcoming election. plus it s now been a month of tense often violent nationwide protests in iran, and now the iranian president is accusing the united states of inciting chaos. thanks for being with us. we are following developments out of ukraine where explosions continue to be heard in central kyiv. the first blast came just hours ago, and one official says russia is now attacking the capital with kamikaze drones. cnn s clarissa ward is in kyiv and updated us on the situation just a short time ago. reporter: this started about 6:45 this morning. the seco
you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom, i m paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state s energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and her son. they ve been turning the car on and off for heat and to save gas. sub-zero temperatures are widespread across the country and more than 750,000 customers remain without power. the power grid operator for 13 states is now asking residents to reduce their power usage to avoid widespread outages. holiday travel by road and air has been disrupted, and today alone more than 2600 flightses have be
control called a scrub for the launch attempt today. this is a huge disappointment for nasa. this is part of the space business. we ll g wheo when it s ready nothing coming out now. another day in jackson, mississippi, another day of a water crisis for residents here. scary, it really is not knowing whether you going to have enough water for one day to another. we re in for another hot day across california. 40 million under some sort of heat alert. 155 plus potential high records expected. it s pretty cycling, even our a.c. at home can only do so much in the triple digits. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean in washington. pamela brown has the night off. you re in the cnn newsroom. a pilot threatens a miss mim mississippi community for hours and lands. before dawn the pilot of the stolen plane called 911 and threatened to crash into a local walmart. cnn pete followed the five-hour drama to the peaceful ending. jessica, this is the best possible outcome
abortion even though her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. i want you to imagine what it s been like to continue this pregnancy for another six weeks after this diagnosis. the woman at the center of the controversy shares her story. meantime, nasa s most powerful rocket is set for monday s moon mission launch. artemis is on the launch pad and ready to fly. now we re going back to the moon to stay, to live, to learn, to build. and a missouri school district reinstates paddling as punishment. but would you want your children spanked at school? it s something we don t anticipate using frequently. this is an opt-in only option for parents. i m pamela brown in wash washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. and just into the cnn newsroom, a federal judge has scheduled a thursday hearing to consider donald trump s request for a special master to oversee the fbi s review of evidence. she says she has preliminary attempt to make that appointment. just on