the russian orthodox christmas. ukraine never agreed to a truce and they ve dismissed it as a cynical ploy by the russians to resupply their forces. a little bit of british space history is happening next week in cornwall. for the first time, the uk is attempting to launch a rocket into space from british soil and send satellites into orbit. the blast off will take place at spaceport cornwall, in newquay. coming into land at spaceport cornwall, a jumbojet with coming into land at spaceport cornwall, a jumbo jet with a difference, getting ready to make history. the plane will release a rocket midair which will fire engines and send satellites into orbit, the first time this has been done from british soil. matthew stannard will be at the controls. a, stannard will be at the controls. stannard will be at the controls. ., ., ., controls. a huge amount of ride controls. a huge amount of pride that controls. a huge amount of pride that i controls. a huge amount of pride tha
of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. mexico s president defends the military operation that captured the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo, triggering violence that killed at least 29 people. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification of
southwest now vowing to return to normal operations within hours. the airline s chief personally apologizing for the chaos. what the airline is now saying about reimbursing passengers, some finally being reunited with their lost luggage. alex perez with important information for travelers. and that breaking news from brazil. global soccer superstar pele, the three-time world cup champion and arguably the world s most famous athlete, dead at 82. matt rivers on his lasting legacy. a new and deadly wave of russian missile strikes rocking ukraine. the biggest barrage in weeks. further crippling the country s inf infrastructure. firefighters fighting this fire at a critical substation. britt clennett on the ground in kyiv. outrage and growing calls for congressman-elect george santos to resign. the republican under scrutiny by multiple prosecutors, but santos tonight refusing to step down. this, as a new alleged fabrication emerges about his educational background. aaron kat
it s the subway series menu. 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. it s subway s biggest refresh yet! it s 3:00 p.m. eastern, and thank you for sticking with me. i m sara sidner. this just in, the u.s. will now require all travelers entering the country from china to show a negative covid test. the new requirements come as cases in china surge following the country s move to ease restrictions. cnn s kevin liptack is traveling with president biden as he goes to the virgin islands. tell us about these new restrictions and why they have been put in place. reporter: yes, sara. these are going to go into effect on january 5th. so about a week from tomorrow, and what they do is require all passengers who are traveling from the united states to show proof of a negative covid test before they get on their airline. it can be a negative pcr test. it can be a negative self-antigen test that s administered by a tell health service, but they need to sho
action. also tonight, parts of buffalo, new york remain paralyzed by a once in a lifetime blizzard. the national guard now going door to door as the death it will keeps rising and the city struggles to dig out. as the january 6th committee releases a bach of transcripts, i ll speak with adam schiff. stand by for his take on the latest revelations including a claim that trump s white house chief of staff burned documents at the white house. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. let s get right to the southwest airlines meltdown. it s causing major disruptions across the country. our correspondents are covering the impact at major airports to the fallout from southwest and the airline industry. let s go to nick valencia. he s over at the atlanta airplane, the busiest airport of the nation. nick, how are southwest passengers being affected there? reporter: wolf, some passengers flying southwe