hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield in atlanta and we re watching several breaking news stories this hour in russia, fast developments on the shooting at a moscow area concert venue that. has left more than 130 people dead. and in the uk and around the world, shock and sadness over news that catherine the princess of wales, has cancer. cnn anchor and royal correspondent max foster, a standing by outside buckingham palace will take hi there in a moment, but first, let s focus on what s happening in russia where moments ago russian state media published a reported concession from one of the suspected attackers on that concert hall. cnn cannot independently verify the veracity of the report or the statements made by the alleged attacker which may have been made under duress president vladimir putin is vowing all of those responsible will suffer on inevitable punishment after armed gunman opened fire on the crowd the death toll has n
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, under fire from both sides of the aisle over a surge of migrants u.s. president biden makes his first visit to the southern border since taking office. echoes of january 6th in brazil s capital. hundreds of bolsanaro s supporters stormed top buildings in protests against the election results. plus the buffalo bills make an emotional and triumphant return to the field. well, one of the most controversial issues president joe biden faces will be front and center when he iron fence between u.s. and mexico. notably he did not appear to meet with migrants themselves. a senior administration official told cnn that was completely coincidental and the center did not have any that day. his handling of the crisis has been criticized by many republicans including the texas governor. i urge him in the letter to see the real chaos, what everybo
around the world. max foster is on world assignment today. just ahead on cnn newsroom what happened on sunday shows that brazil is clearly a deeply divided and polarized country. this was a crowd whipped into a frenzy by a leader that refused to accept an election result. the president spechbding the day with border patrol agents and elected officials. this is the reality on the ground right now. we re anticipating some very intense weather coming in. trees down, degree in the roadways, flooding, and we ve seen people lose their lives. it is monday, january 9th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 6:00 a.m. in the brazilian capital where hundreds of supporters of the president have been arrested after storming key government buildings including congress. the protest drawing comparisons to the january 6th riots at the u.s. capitol. hours ago the president surveyed the damage from sunday s unrest which also took place from the supreme court and the presidential palace
usa! usa! usa! stop the steal! look at the similarities there, one side the government under attack in the u.s. the other side, the government under attack in brazil. good morning, everyone. it is striking, isn t it? it s crazy to see how similar they are and look at the roots of it as well. and why. it is echos of january 6th as protesters storm the brazilian capital over election lies and conspiracies. we ll take you there live straight ahead. right now two hospitals in new york city bracing for a strike after no agreement was reached between the hospitals and the nurses unions what the nurses are asking for and the impact on patients, even babies. we ll take you outside one of the hospitals. this is story book! an opening kickoff return for damar hamlin! and this place that incredible moment last night. all this going on as buffalo bill s safety damar hamlin is on the road to recovery this morning as that team clinched the victory in his honor. you cou
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell. it s great to be with you. we are following a major development in a criminal case against donald trump and his allies. the special grand jury in georgia investigating possible illegal interference in the 2020 election is now done. this is the panel set up by fulton county s district attorney after trump lost the election and made this call to georgia s secretary of state. all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have. well, since its inception nearly a year ago, the special grand jury has interviewed some of trump s closest allies. a new court filing reveals the panel is now dissolved and that its investigation is complete. cnn s correspondent nick valencia joins us now. this kind of grand jury we now understand, does not issue indictments. so now what? reporter: their work of may of 2022, this grand jury did not have the power or authori