brutality. several defense systems. the pentagon says it didn t happen. ukraine s president says the coming week could be crucial with western support or the lack of it proving decisive. correspondent jeff paul starts us off tonight live from lviv, good evening, jeff. with russian forces failing to capture the capital city of kyiv this war is now seemingly entering a new phase. u.s. defense officials believe the focus will now be on the east and south as ukrainian forces brave for a resupply and reinforced russian military. a push to control the sky as russian claims to have blown up several key ukrainian air defense systems while ukraine denies it. moscow says it hit multiple f 300 launchers stationed in dnipro. if true it could be a blow to the control of the central part of the country as russia readies itself for increased fighting in the donbas. they re still going to have to reckon with a very stiff, very effective, very capable and quite frankly i have used this
good morning it our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 2, 2024 and we begin with breaking news. japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it touched down at haneda airport according to nhk. cnn s will ripley is live for us in tokyo. will, this just happened. information still coming in. what can you tell us at this hour? reporter: the headline here is that all nearly 400 people on board this plane, as horrific as the pictures look, they walked away. they evacuated safely after what appears to be some sort of a collision between two planes on the runway. this airport sits right next to a japan coast guard base. it is right in the same area right along the bay. and what nhk is reporting and cnn working to confirm independently is that as this japan airliner from a very, very popular tourist destination especially this time of year, especially on a holiday weekend, that is why the plane was packed with 367 passengers an
best mascots you have ever seen. 43 bowl games this season. so you kind of need something to make yours stand out, i guess. there you go. we had a good one, kasie. seems like the season of mascots. did anybody try to eat the cheese it? no. held up a sign that said not edible, unlike the pop tart bowl mascot who was edible, eaten by winning team. apparently so. well, coy, i m always great to see you on a day i can say 00. . . cnn this morning starts right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly. poppy harlow is off. we re following the breaking news out of tokyo. japanese airline plane with nearly 400 people on board burst into flames just as it touched down at the airport. video showing the jet igniting into a large fire ball as it landed. you can see the pictures right there. officials say it collided with a japanese coast guard aircraft headed to help with earthquake relief efforts. one person on the coast guard pl
plus, more evidence of an economic funk. a new data point shows american consumers are getting even more pessimistic, and it s because of inflation. and a split screen day for republicans. trump in washington. so is pence. competing speeches put their rift in the wrestling match for control of the republican party front and center. up first for us, though, a federal grand jury, its highest profile witness, and what it might mean for donald trump and those who helped him try to steal the 2020 election. a former mike pence cheech of staff, marc short, confirm last night here on cnn, that he did receive and did comply with a grand jury subpoena, his first appearance before the washington, d.c., grand jury. marc would not discuss the content of his testimony. but a witness to a long list of episodes including the senior circle of trump allies who pushed a scheme with the home that vice president pence would then refuse to certify the real biden electors. multiple reports say greg
first ruling. to, donald trump s codefendants are stuck together after the judge denied their request to try them separately. what it all means, though, for the former presidents. plus, a murder is daring escape, all caught on tape. we are seeing for the first time exactly how a pennsylvania fugitive broke out of prison. he is still on the run tonight. and also, the justice department now says it will indict hunter biden sometime this month, according to the special counsel on his case. the charges that his legal team is now bracing for. i am kaitlan collins, and this is the source. it was the first televised hearing of any of donald trump s criminal cases, and we learned a lot as to where this election interference trial in georgia may be headed, including how the judge overseeing his case runs this courtroom. what he is thinking about trying trump and all 18 codefendants together. what the prosecution has and it s our sickle, and how long all of this could possibly take. fu