the man allegedly demanding the release of a convicted terrorist. tonight, the dramatic rescue. the video capturing the moments several hostages escaped. and where the president says the suspect allegedly got his weapons after landing in the u.s. battling the omicron surge. the biden administration warning of tough weeks ahead. daily covid cases soaring to nearly 800,000 new infections on average. hospitals under siege with nearly 160,000 covid-positive patients receiving care. tonight, why dr. jha says it s going to get much worse. novak djokovic deported. the serbian tennis star kicked out of australia, losing his bid to defend his tournament title. his response to the decision tonight. the underwater volcano in the pacific erupting again. tonight, the growing fears for the island nation of tonga. the voting rights showdown in washington. the white house push stalled in congress. tonight the key democrat vowing to not give up the fight, and my interview with martin
tennis star novak djokovic has lost his bid to stay in australia and defend his title in the australian open. he now faces deportation. the hearing was djokovic s last attempt to stay in the country despite having his visa revoked now twice over his covid vaccination status. but the court ultimately sided with australia s immigration minister, who revoked the visa over concerns the unvaccinated star s presence could spur a rise in anti-vaccine sentiment. cnn is covering every angle of this story around the globe. scott mcclain is standing by in belgrade, serbia, with reactions from djokovic s home country. we also have reporters on the ground in australia. we want to go first to our own phil black who s been following all of this from melbourne. the judges a little while ago making that announcement. and i think beyond the actual decision, they really had some interesting things to say about what they were deciding in this case and what they weren t deciding in this case. p
and gas rising 12 miles into the air. tonight, the advisories crossing the pacific. water levels rising in california. miles of coastline closed. a dangerous winter storm set to impact 100 million americans. the midwest already getting slammed. the massive system now taking aim at the south and up the east coast. multiple states expecting up to a foot of snow. dangerous driving conditions and widespread power outages, several governors declaring states of emergency. the record omicron surge pushing some hospitals to the brink. 5.5 million new infections just this week. in massachusetts, some hospitals pausing elective surgeries. and in southern california, ambulances forced wait in line to drop off patients. but also some encouraging news tonight cases dropping in several of the early hard-hit states. late breaking news on novak djokovic. his final hearing in front of a three-judge panel in australia. will he be deported or stay in play in the australian open? groce
wilmington where president biden arrived last night from washington, and even his strongest supporters admit this week has been a disaster. there s a lot of talk about disappointments of things we haven t gotten done. we re going to get a lot of them done, i might add. reporter: this week u.s. inflation hitting its fastest pace in nearyly four decades nearly four decades. an almost 50% increase in gas prices as americans across the country have noticed at the pump and a 12.5% jump in grocery store prices including meat, fish and eggs. at the white house, jen psaki claims nobody saw this coming. we are getting out of a pandemic, and the economic downturn tied to it at a rate that is faster than anyone would have thought would have happened. reporter: talks with russia failing to stop tensions at the border with ukraine, the situation now even more tense. a speech in georgia failed to get voting rights pass ld, biden comparing his opponents to segregationists. the supre
jeff: while it s a much different situation of the pacific nation in tonga, here in california near the coast and other states like hawaii and alaska were under tsunami advisory from the undersea volcano, we will 1 to 2-foot waves. also worth noting likely dangerous rift current. it s a terrible day to be in the water whether that s swimming, surfing or boating. this how it all started massive undersea volcano erupting near tonga and that sent large waves crashing undershore. tonga s king was reportedly evacuated after tsunami funded the capital. beyond tonga, parts of japan are under tsunami warnings and advisories have been issued for parts of new zealand. here advisories on the west coast, alaska, hawaii. so far no damage. anita: tsunami is in effect across the west coast as you heard jeff say, alaska and hawaii after underwater volcano erupted near the pacific nation tonga, meteorologist adam klotz has the latest in the weather center. adam, big activity this weekend. ada