shown he was likely to challenge it in court a second time. and that s exactly how things had proceeded. on this time with the second cancellation the reasons given by the government were very different to those that were determined by the border force official that initially canceled his visa on the morning after he arrived in this country. this time the government chose a very different path legally. essentially the argument went like this. it argued that his presence in this country was potentially, maybe, might be a threat to public order and safety because the minister said he was concerned about djokovic acting or the presence of djokovic galvanizing anti-vaccine sentiment in this country, that he could perhaps ina i inadadvertently result in fewer people getting vaccinate, could be particularly unvaccinated people on the streets. so those particular moments could be considered to be transmission events. you d be more likely to see transmission of covid under those ci
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
plowing through. more than 80 million of you under winter weather alerts. where and when you can expect to see what s happens. welcome to sunday. i hope you have power. i hope you can see us. we want to make sure you are informed and safe. just something we re going to be doing for you all day today as we watch this crazy storm. we do want to begin with the hostage standoff in texas because this morning, we re so happy to say all four hostages are safe after that nearly 11 tense hours at a synagog near dallas. investigators say that a suspect entered the congregation beth israel synagog in colleyville, texas, during its sabbath morning service and took the rabbi and three others hostage. the services were being livestreamed at the time, so some of this incident wound up on facebook. one hostage was released several hours into the standoff and after hours of negotiations, an fbi rescue team breached the synagog and freed the remaining hostages. authorities say the lone sus
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 of mi
. we start with our nation s anthem. start with the fox news alert. breaking overnight, a man who held a handful of people hostage at a texas synagogue is dead. thes who tanks thankfully are safe and free. mike tobin following the developments. good morning. reporter: good morning. of a tense 11 hours standoff at the congregation beth israel in sin gone in texas the only casualty the apparent hostage-taker. 9:15 p.m. a hostage rescue team breached the building. officials are holding back some of the details saying the hostage-taker was killed by gunfire, not making public if he was killed by himself or the tactical team. the threat of having weapons is not known if it was real. four hostages freed early in the evening. the others freed by the tactical team. the four people rescued are not in need of medical attention. with fbi agents with their family unharmed. he did not harm them in any way. reporter: still unidentified, the man claimed to be a brother of aafia siddiqu