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germany this week to meet with leaders there. this comes among increased drills near the ukrainian border and the kremlin is denying a report that they re emptying their embassy in the ukrainian capitol. also this morning, former president trump could be gearing up for 2024. we have new details about how his political operation is already organizing and how some former administration officials hope to stop him. also this morning, an urgent call for a delay in the rollout of 5g cell technology. airlines warning of possible devastating impact. lawmakers have serious safety concerns as well. what, if anything, will be done ahead of tomorrow s planned launch? lots of news that we are covering this morning. we are beginning with the growing global tensions over russia s increased military action near and around ukraine. our reporters are covering all the angles. let s begin with cnn s senior international correspondent, matthew chance, in ukraine s capital kiev. secret ....
millions of people are still under a winter weather alert. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington, and this is the situation room special report. let s begin with what we re learning about that 11-hour hostage drama at a texas synagogue. the fbi calling it terror, terror targeting the jewish community. our senior national correspondent is on the scene for us. update our viewers, ed, on the latest. reporter: wolf, in a couple of hours members of the beth israel synagogue will come together for the first time since this ordeal that they ve all experienced, essentially together. they re going to come together at this methodist church in the nearby town of south lake for a special service. this as many of the congregants are still coming to terms with the ordeal from over the weekend. the final moments as hostages escaped from inside the beth israel synagogue was captured by a photo journalist when cn ....
president biden today. you delivered on roads and bridges, now deliver on voting rights. later this hour, i ll talk to grant lewis, the mother of late georgia congressman john lewis, the name sake of one of the bills. i ll ask him what this battle means for his family and what john lewis would tell us today if he were still with us. then major developments in the 11-hour texas sin nothing standoff now being called an act of terror. two teenagers have been arrested in the united kingdom in connection to the standoff. what the fbi is now revealing about what the hostage takers said repeatedly during the negotiations. in a fight against omicron, the numbers keep climbing and climbing fast. there are nearly 1 million new cases in this country every single day. we re going to talk about australia s controversial new tactic to deal with the pandemic. let it rip. we are going to start with the voting rights fight as we honor the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king ju ....
maine. a potentially dangerous mix of snow and freezing rain blanketing major roads. airlines cancelling more than 2,700 flights. the severe weather also causing significant delays. power now knocked out for more than 267,000 customers across georgia, alabama, florida and the carolina. this storm expected to shift up the east coast now with some cities like pisi expecting up to four inches of know. let s go now to cnn meteorologist tom seder who is monitoring the movement of this storm. tom, tell us how things look right now. well, jessica, we are in day two of a three-day event. you can see where the winter warnings are in effect now. from areas of the deep south all the way up towards say maine. mississippi to maine really. but yesterday it started it as the system dug out areas of the dakotas. 8 to 12 inches of snow. des moines, iowa, 14 inches, snow all the way down through areas of arkansas and memphis hit good and then can you still see the snow falling in areas ....
we begin with an update on that breaking news from colleyville, texas, where a hostage situation has been unfolding for hours at a synagogue. colleyville police report the hostage-taker is communicating with fbi negotiators. they say no injuries have occurred inside the synagogue. the hostage-taker is demanding the release of terrorist aafia siddiqui, who s serving a life sentence in federal prison in fort worth and has tied to isis and al qaeda. let s bring in nbc news morgan chesky. morgan, what are you seeing on the ground? well, a wide perimeter has been set up around congregation beth israel synagogue in colleyville, that is 30 miles outside dallas, alicia. authorities have been on the scene for hours. we learned from colleyville police this call came in for them to respond at 10:41 local time this morning. that is when they found out that this hostage situation had developed and that a man believed to be armed had entered that building where they were holding s ....