jr. a standstill on voting rights. the deadline for major reform was supposed to be today, now president biden says he s not sure if he can get a bill passed at all. and on the other side of the world the australian open under way just today, but novak djokovic is back home in serbia. officially barred from the tournament for refusing to get vaccinated. why this could be just the beginning of a tough road ahead for that tennis star. plus a dangerous storm plowing through the northeast with millions of people waking up to snow, ice, strong winds, thousands of flights canceled. everything you need to know this morning. but we begin with that brazen hostage taking at a synagogue in texas. this morning police are trying to learn more about why a 44-year-old british man interrupted a saturday service, brandished a weapon and held four people hostage including a rabbi for 11 long hours. a new twist emerged on sunday when british police detained the man s two teenage sons, alt
akram held a rabbi and three congregants at gunpoint for ten hours inside the synagogue. a live stream initially set up for virtual prayer services captured negotiations with police as well as the suspect s shouts. in that livestream, the gunman could be heard saying he targeted the synagogue because the united states only cares about jewish lives. during the standoff, akram demanded the release of aafia siddiqui, a pakistani neuroscientist who is currently serving a federal prison sentence in fort worth, texas, fewer than 25 miles from that synagogue. siddiqui was convicted by a federal jury in 2010 for the attempted killing of u.s. officers in afghanistan although she has always maintained her innocence. she s currently serving an 86-year sentence. her release has been sought by islamic militants for years including the attempts made by isis. siddiqui s lawyer told nbc news that she s always said and i m sure maintains she does not support it, she does not support violence.
effect for the entire u.s. west coast and alaska. this comes after an underwater volcanic eruption overnight in the south pacific. look at this video. incredible satellite images showing a massive ash cloud and shock waves. the eruption happened near the island nation of tonga. the tsunami in this video hit the largest island, sending waves flooding into the capital, inundating the coastline. allison chinchar joins us live from the cnn weather center. for viewers living or near the area of the advisory, what should they expect? is there a chance this could become a tsunami warning? i don t think it will become a tsunami warning because we looked at what it has done in other countries and other states, hawaii, for example. we have an idea of what to expect with this particular system as the waves kind of make their way across the ocean. here s what we re looking at. the tsunami threat, the areas in yellow are under a tsunami advisory. about 14 million people. we are expectin
among 11 people now charged with seditious conspiracy. what the fbi says it uncovered, cracking encrypted apps. the oath keepers leader allegedly telling followers, we aren t getting through this without a civil war. federal authorities say they had quick reaction force teams prepared to transport weapons to d.c. we are also tracking a major winter storm tonight. the midwest, then the south, and then up the east coast, right into the northeast. on alert for snow and ice. dangerous driving ahead. and several inches of snow in some places. ginger zee times this out. tonight, britain s prince andrew stripped of his military titles just hours after a u.s. federal judge said the sex assault lawsuit against him can move forward. what buckingham palace is now saying tonight. the voting rights showdown on capitol hill. democratic senator kyrsten sinema and her words, just an hour before the president arrived on the hill to meet with democrats. did she, along with senator joe ma
seditious conspiracy. what the fbi says it uncovered, cracking encrypted apps. the oathpe lder allegedly telling followers, we aren t getting through this without a civil war. federal authorities say they had quick reaction force teams prepared to transport weapons to d.c. we are also tracking a major winter storm tonight. the midwest, then the south, and then up the east coast, right into the northeast. on alert for snow and ice. dangerous driving ahead. and several inches of snow in some places. ginger zee times this out. tonight, britain s prince andrew stripped of his military titles just hours after a u.s. federal judge said the sex assault lawsuit against him can move forward. what buckingham palace is now saying tonight. the voting rights showdown on capitol hill. democratic senator kyrsten sinema and her words, just an hour before the president arrived on the hill to meet with democrats. did she, along with senator joe manchin, halt the president s efforts to pr