we re live in london with the international investigation on the suspect. tens of millions of americans brace for a massive winter storm. details from the cnn weather center. and we begin with breaking news. tennis star novak djokovic has lost his bid to stay in australia and defend his title in the australian tennis tournament. he now faces deportation. the hearing was djokovic s last attempt to stay in the country despite having his visa revoked twice. the courtsided with the australian minister. they said his presence could spur a rise in antivaxing sentiment. djokovic released a statement saying i am extremely disappointed with the court ruling to dismiss my application for judicial review, which means i cannot stay in australia and participate in the australian open. he added, this is key here, i respect the court s ruling and i will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country. for more on all of this, we want to bring in cnn
as president biden is suggesting vladimir putin may be to blame. and rudy giuliani s mugshot was just made public after the former lawyer, the former trump lawyer-turned co-defendant surrendered in georgia. the man once known as america s mayor booked on election subversion charges on this, the eve of the former president s arrest. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this very busy hour with breaking news. the deadly plane crash in russia and the fate of wagner boss yevgeny prigozhin. russia now confirming the failed mutiny leader was on board the plane. and the wagner-linked social media channel issued a statement a little while ago that prigozhin is dead. cnn s fred pleitgen is covering the response for us. let s go to nick peyton walsh. ukrainian and u.s. officials are monitoring the crash and drawing connections to putin and his war. reporter: yes, certainly in ukraine, a rye
assessments about ukraine s counteroffensive, specifically ukrainian forces ability to retake significant territory from russia. ahead, the many challenges ukraine faces. here at home, we expect a live update from alabama officials. this after an ugly brawl along a riverfront park. police have issued at least four arrest warrants. we are following the latest. trump s legal team and the special counsel are up against the clock, facing a new deadline. they must respond to the judge within hours over essentially what the rules of the road will be leading up to the trial. we are following major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin with new reporting today about the state of the counteroffensive in ukraine. weeks into it western officials are describing to me an increasingly sober assessment about ukrainian forces ability to retake significant territory now held by russia. the primary challenge for those ukrainian f
going to make a return. is it certain she s going to compete? yes. she is slated to compete. a lot of people will be watching. andy, thank you. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. 7 a.m. it went by quickly. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amarer walker. i m victor blackwell. the fight between the special prosecutor and donald trump heating up now after the former president posted this threat jerng, they say, message on his social media. now the special counsel is calling on the judge in the january 6th case to take action. authorities have identified another victim in the gilgo beach murders. it comes just a week after rex heuermann was identified. could the killing be tied to the same suspect. chaos in new york city. thousands of people flood the streets after a social media influencer posts online about a give away. she s back. gymnast simone biles makes the return for the first time since the tokyo olympics. we
that s what i thought. introducing the next generation 10g network. only from xfinity. conspiracy to defraud the government. deprivation of rights, tampering with a witness. the new details this morning about the possible new charges donald trump could soon be facing. a top uk intelligence official says russian president putin was forced to cut a humiliating deal with the man who tried to overthrow putin s government. ahead, new details on wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin s short-lived rebellion and new video has just surfaced believed to show prigozhin. the pentagon working to secure the release of the u.s. soldier who is still detained in north korea. no indication he was trying to defect though he was facing disciplinary action and about to be separated from the army. what his mother is now saying. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner and john berman, this is cnn news central. so this morning for the first time there is reporting about the possible laws the sp