first of all, we expect schools to prioritize what is in a student s head over what is on it. but a school district in texas has kept a student out of the classroom since august because it says his locks are too long. the superintendent now says that being an american requires conformity. now, this case is heading to court. today that student and his attorney are with us. plus, president biden likely needs michigan to win reelection. the city of dearborn has one of the largest arab american populations in the country, and its mayor says he turned down a meeting with the president s campaign manager. he s here to explain why. and dante wright s mother is with us. he was killed during a traffic stop in 2021 when an officer said she accidentally pulled her gun instead of her taser. well, that city just rejected a proposal to change rules for when police can pull someone over, and dante s mother says more people will die. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. i
the southern plains with reports of multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind. plus, a new u.s. intelligence report rekindles the debate over the origin of covid-19. we ll tell you what we know and what we still don t. plus, a shocking new york times investigation uncovers a crisis unfolding in american factories. migrant children found working dangerous and often illegal jobs. we ll talk to the reporter who captured their stories. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we begin this hour with the dangerous storm system battering the central u.s. right now, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail to parts of oklahoma, kansas, and texas. at least one tornado was confirmed in norman, oklahoma, where students at the university of oklahoma were urged to seek shelter. there are now reports of widespread damage there, downed power lines, and debris blocking roads. the system is so strong, a wind gust of 114 miles an hour was r
diaz-balart. the latest of a string of powerful and deadly rainstorms reeking havoc on california forcing thousands of evacuations and leading to rescues. the storms killing as many as 15 people. a 5-year-old is still missing a the this hour. months after the fbi searched donald trump s mar-a-lago home for classified documents, lawyers for president biden say also found classified materials in biden s private office. we ll break down what we know about that. and next how the president will stand alongside justin trudeau along with their joint summit. where the crisis will take center stage. and any minute now on capitol hill, house republicans will hold a press conference ahead of what could be an exlowsive battle within the party over committee assignments over the new congress takes shape. we ll talk to the congressman about that. we begin this morning with the intense rain pounding california leaving more than 34 million people under a flood watch. a series of powerful
congress. we ll have the latest on the shocking unrest and how these riots were inspired by the january 6 insurrection. meanwhile in, washington, kevin mccarthy starts his term as speaker of the house after a week of chaos and failed votes on the house floor. we ll take a look at the significant concessions he made to secure the position he sought for many years. and the latest from president biden s about it to the border as he faces more pressure to address the humanitarian crisis there. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 9th. thanks for starting your day and week with us. there is developing news this morning out of brazil. yesterday thousands of supporters of the nation s former president breached multiple government buildings. video shows the moment that s rioters stormed the nation s congress and the supreme court in the capital of brazil. the chaos comes one week after the inaugurationst president desilva but falling on a day wher
kevin corke live in washington. the young lady to my right was not even born in 1984. i m not surprised by that. talented though she is she is young. i on the other hand was already in college, i believe. [laughter] great to be with you this morning. we anticipated this move by the white house. there are consequences to driving down the spr to its lowest level since 1984. critics argue from a national security perspective this move by the white house is suspect and purely political. yet again, mr. biden is drawing from the pool for yet another summer between 10-15000000 barrels and, of course, there is this from the white house. the president is calling on the department of energy to be ready to move forward with additional significant strategic petroleum reserves sales this wednesday winter, if needed, due to russia or other actions disrupting global markets. there is that. one look at the levels now especially when compared with the beginning of 2022 and you can see why t