hello and welcome to our viewers joining us around the world. just ahead, the door plug that blew off mid flight on an alaska airlines plane has been found. why it could be critical to figuring out what happened. u.s. congressional leaders reached a deal on government funding but is it enough to avert a shutdown? and for the first time in decades, a high stakes mission to the moon is blasting off. live from atlanta. this is cnn news room from rosemary church. we begin in the united states where investigators say the missing part of the alaska airlines plane that blew off mid flight has been found. they say a portland schoolteacher contacted them after he found it in his backyard on sunday. we are really pleased that we, that bob found this. he took a picture. i can just see the outside of the door plug. we can t see anything else. the plane was at an altitude of 16,000 feet when it blew off. they asked for the public s health locating it. the plane s cockpit voice r
happening now, president biden delivers an impassioned plea to african american voters in south carolina, hoping the state that propelled hem to the democratic nomination in 2020, can recharge his reelection campaign, this as top republican hopefuls hit the final stretch with just one week under the iowa caucuses. in georgia, donald trump is asking a judge to throw out the state s election subversion case against him. the former president once again claiming immunity, the same argument a federal court will hear tomorrow with trump in tapedance. plus, we have breaking news about the terrifying mid flight fuselage blowout aboard an alaska airlines plane. now united airlines says it s uncovered loose bolts on the own flight of boeing 737-max-9 aircraft. i m object object, you re in the situation room. we begin tonight with president biden ramping up his reelection campaign, the president trying to rally support from african american voters, a key piece of his winning coa
starts right now. michelle obama s as she is terrified about what 2024 election results will bring. the lead starts now. a crucial week before the caucuses in iowa and trump is not there. he is in court. he is falsely calling january 6 criminals hostages. plus, a cnn correspondent embedded with migrants trying to get across the u.s. border from mexico, a desperate journey but they are not from latin america. these migrants are from china. and it could be the smoking gun in the investigation as to what went wrong in a the alaska airlines flight. a missing door found in an alaska backyard. welcome to the lead. i am jake tapper. only seven days until the first of voters get their say in the 2024 election. next monday republicans will gather across iowa and they will caucus for their favorite candidates. the latest contenders, once again, they are off the campaign trail because of his legal issues. trump is expected to be in court as his lawyers face off against special couns
how to crack down americas at a breaking point. norah: the speaker and more than 60 house republicans traveled to america s southern border. with demands as president biden blames congress for the crisis. guns in america. our look tonight at a family s mission to change gun storage laws. we always taught our kids about gun safety but there are so many places that kids go where guns are in the home. norah: winter s first major storm heads east with new york city, philadelphia, and washington bracing for the first significant snow in years. ford recalls over 100,000 vehicles. we will tell you which models are affected beard clark for the win! norah: and the amazing caitlin clark s buzzer beater. this is why caitlin clark will go down as one of the best to ever play the game. norah: good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night. we want to begin tonight with a southern border, where no matter what party you ar
america is at a breaking point. norah: the speaker and more than 60 house republicans traveled to america s southern border. their demands as president biden blames congress for the crisis. guns in america. our look tonight at a family s mission to change gun storage laws. we always taught our kids about gun safety, but there are so many places that kids go where guns are in the home. norah: winter s first major storm heads east, with new york city, philadelphia, and washington bracing for the first significant snow in years. ford recalls over 100,000 vehicles. we will tell you which models are affected. clark for the win! norah: and the amazing caitlin clark s buzzer beater. this is why caitlin clark will go down as one of the best to ever play the game. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night. we want to begin tonight with the southern border, where no matter what part