hello, and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing a very, very busy news day with u. not your average balloon. u.s. officials sharing new information and they say, yes, china was spying. its balloon part of a surveillance op and scooping up communications snooping on locations in the united states, plus, the president s dual purpose road show. watch me, joe biden says, when asked if he s too old for a second term and today in florida, a state donald trump won twice, the president will warn seniors republicans want to gut social security and medicare. republicans say that s a lie and duct tape and bailing wire. congress gets new behind-the-scenes evidence of how southwest sputtered stranding thousands over christmas direct from its pilots union. up first, though for us a big new download of information on the chinese balloon. that courtesy of classified congressional briefings. american defense officials and the fbi. briefers telling l
new transcripts from the january 6th committee reveal the former first lady did not trust those closest to trump, including his own children. that testimony from former white house press secretary stephanie grisham. she s my guest. plus, a massive missile attack. russia launching one of its biggest assaults on ukraine since the invasion. a member of ukraine s parliament sheltered during the attacks live. and tiktok now banned. why intelligence officials say it s a security risk. let s go outfront. good evening. i m sara sidner in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, all roads lead toe or through mark meadows. that fact made crystal clear after the january 6th select committee just released transcripts of nearly 19 witnesses testimony, including former white house press secretary stephanie grisham, former communications director alyssa farah griffin, former acting defense secretary christopher miller and donald trump s eldest son, donald trump jr. one of the big revela
days after the so-called storm of the century, first responders from nearby states and military police heading to upstate new york to help. state troopers now using tactical gear to clear cars from congested roads. the region tonight bracing for a warmup and the big melt. with widespread rain heading east in the next few days. flooding already along the west coast. higher elevations expecting more than two feet of snow. mona kosar abdi in buffalo. meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. and that news just coming in from the supreme court. the justices leave in place title 42, the trump-era order restricting asylum claims amid the growing crisis at the border. mary alice parks standing by from the white house. the stunning admission from congressman-elect george santos, trying to explain the falsehoods from his past. the lies about his education and employment. the reaction tonight from capitol hill. the race to restore water to jackson, mississippi. the city decla
of the century, first responders from nearby states and military police heading to upstate new york to help. state troopers now using tactical gear to clear cars from congested roads. the region tonight bracing for a warmup and the big melt. with widespread rain heading east in the next few days. flooding already along the west coast. higher elevations expecting more than two feet of snow. mona kosar abdi in buffalo. meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. and that news just coming in from the supreme court. the justices lead in place title 42, the trump-era order restricting asylum claims amid the growing crisis at the border. mary alice parks standing by from the white house. the stunning admission from congressman-elect george santos, trying to explain the falsehoods from his past. the lies about his education and employment. the reaction tonight from capitol hill. the race to restore water to jackson, mississippi. the city declaring a state of emergency. nearl
these are the scenes playing out in airports across the united states, as massive disruptions out southwest airlines made holiday travels stranded. plus, frigid temperatures, and power lines and snowfall have parts of the u.s. this holiday weekend, you will speak to one new york official about the difficulties that remain as temperatures finally take a turn for the better. and, no relief for soldiers fighting in ukraine s hardest frontline, towns as president zelenskyy warns the russian troops will stop at nothing to gain just a little ground. and get to have you with, us it is the nightmare after christmas, thousands of flights are being canceled across the u.s.. after the monster arctic storm that pummeled much of the country over the holiday. and for southwest airlines in particular, it is and other catastrophe. right now, the flight tracking website flightaware shows more than 2700 total cancellations in the u.s. on tuesday. and of those, more than 90% of southwest flig