Recovered the bodies of six hostages In Gaza over the weekend. Whilst we have the first poll numbers following the Democratic National Convention what they say and where the candidates will be in the days ahead. And Pope Francis is getting ready to leave for asia. Details of his itinerary during the longest trip with his pants live from atlanta. This is cnn newsroom with Rosemarie Church thanks for joining. Us. A nationwide strike is now underway in israel as pressure mounts on the government to secure a Ceasefire And Hostage deal, Air Travelers were among the first to feel the impact as Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv halted departures and arrivals of flights two hours ago the strike comes as Anger And Anguish build over the deaths of six hostages In Gaza. On sunday, this was the message from israels largest Labor Union i call on the people of israel to take to The Streets this evening tomorrow, leave the workplaces. I call on all economic organizations in the state of israel, everyo
Joining us. The news continues here on cnn state the us and ukrainian defense ministers meet in washington. What kyiv wants out of the biden administration? and a brutal crackdown on women s rights, how the situation is getting worse in afghanistan cnn easily with well, the battle over abortion rights is taking center stage in the u. S. Presidential race. Donald trump is weighing in on the abortion initiative that will be on his home state s ballot in november and kamala harris has issued a strong response to trump s comments. It comes just one day after her sitdown interview with cnn s dana bash. While we start with trump saying he ll vote no on a florida constitutional amendment that would allow abortions in that state after the first six weeks of pregnancy florida law currently bans abortions after six weeks. The amendments will be on the ballot there in november. It s another reversal for trump, who has previously said he s against a sixweek ban. Cnn s steve contorno has more forme
good morning, everyone. happy new year! and welcome to this special edition of cnn this morning. s this sunday, january 1st, 2023. i got to say it first, boris. i m amara walker. 2023. isn t that crazy, amarah. where does the time go? yeah. thank you so much for joining us on this new year s day. i m boris sanchez. we hope your new year is off to a fantastic start. is it, amara? it s too early to say, but i ll tell you this, i do not set new year s resolutions, because i just disappoint myself. i take it literally day by day. let s survive today, january 1st, and see what the next day brings. i am fully with that sentiment. here s what s ahead for you this hour on cnn this morning. the new year comes with new rules when it comes to filing your taxes. why that could mean a larger paycheck this year. plus, if you ve been to the store lately, there s a good chance that there s an unexpected item in the bagging area. sound familiar? coming up, we ll talk about those
anchor of a news program in 1976, and her journalism career spanned more than five decades. walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. but there is also joy and celebrations around the world as countries are starting to ring in the new year. we re counting down until 2023. but it s worth noting, the biggest bash, new york city, always, of course. new york city, come on. it s happening in new york city. gloria is in new york city, is in times square, has been watching people walk in to get ready for tonight. 13 hours, 14 hours, 15 hours early. tell me everything you re seeing right now and why these people have this level of enthusiasm. there s nothing like new york city on new year s eve, and there s no place like times square. i know it sounds like a hard sell, but these folks were here, they re committed. look at them. they re sitting down, taking it easy. i even spotted a couple of people napping. they have several hours to go until the party star
law enforcement sources. the moscow, idaho, police department has announced a news conference for later this afternoon and cnn s veronica miracle joins us from moscow, idaho, right now. veronica, what are we learning at this hour? well, abby, just in the last few minutes josh campbell, lauren and mark morales revealed bryan kohberger, a 28-year-old has been arrested in connection to these murders here. he was arrested according to federal sources in pennsylvania, completely on the other side of the country, thousands of miles away. this arrest comes after seven weeks of painstaking investigation by the moscow police department, the fbi and other agencies who have descended upon this town to try to figure out who could have possibly murdered four students in their sleep, that s according to the coroner here saying those four students were likely murdered in their sleep. some of them showed signs of defensive wounds they tried to fight off the attacker. now we understand th