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retaliation. senator tom cotton calling on the white house to take a stronger stand against china in support of taiwan. >> president biden and the white house is going out of their way to minimize this visit, to say its merely a private visit, not to defend the rights of senators and congressmen. not only are we going to continue this practice, but well stand up to any provocation that china undertakes in the western pacific because of these meetings. >> senior national correspondent w...

dpogood evening, everyone. im alisyn camerota. welcome to "cnn tonight." there sure are a lot of suspicious objects flying around our skies lately. exactly one week ago it was that chinese spy balloon. this afternoon its what the the pentagon call a high altitude object shot down by an f-22 fighter jet about 10 miles off the northern coast of alaska. but what is that object? who does it belong to, and what was it doing up there? plus, of course, its super bowl weekend. bob costas will ...

starts right now. im pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnns veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. >> reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defende...

imries rosemary church. just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," two presidents, two special counsels, and classified documents that neither should have had. well discuss the politics and possible punishment. just hours after celebrating back-to-back national championships tragedy strikes the georgia bull dogs football team. what we are learning about a deadly car accident in athens, georgia. plus epic flooding in california, deadly winter storms have forced evacuations, shifted landscap...

also this hour, we will bring you the latest from the justice department issuing a flurry of subpoenas to trump insiders in connection to the january 6 probe. a former top u.s. attorney levels new accusations against bill barr for allegedly targeting prominent democrats for political prosecutions. we will have a report from new hampshire where the midterms last primary today is taking place featuring a republican battle between a trump candidate and a more mainstream republican to chal...

election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. and its 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk — after being forced to flee their homes by ugandas then military ruler. weve been hearing some of their stories. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi — has met the taiwanese president during a visit thats been strongly co...

5live� s senior football reporter ian dennis, who told me the news could come as some surprise. Pochettino secured european football for chelsea for next season,is football for chelsea for next season, is on the surface, it may seem a little bit odd i wonder if they might be some chelsea fans see the back of them. A given how well they finished the season and starting to slip into place, i think there may be some wondering what is next and what do the owners necessarily want from chelsea. From...

Thats a United Nations staff member describing the conditions inside gaza as israel prepares for a potential fullscale Ground Invasion in the wake of the Terror Attack by hamas. Well have a live report from israel straight ahead. Plus well bring you an update on the Biden Administrations efforts to prevent further escalation in the region with top officials on the ground this morning in both israel and jordan. And also ahead, more republican led chaos on capitol hill. The partys nominee for Hous...

Speaker Kevin Mccarthy trying to appear unfazed by the latest failure in the house to avoid a Government Shutdown. Well go through the rebellion from the farright thats raising concerns about whether a deal can get done. Plus defense secretary lloyd austin confronts republican senator Tommy Tuberville over his blockade of Military Promotions a day after the senator claimed that his stunt is not causing any harm to National Security. And also ahead well have a recap of the Ukrainian President s r...

But the Biden Administration is receiving a lot of criticism for the deal that brought them home. Well go through all of that in just a moment. Also ahead wellbri you a preview of President Bidens busy day at the United Nations General Assembly here in new york where hes expected to push for continued support for ukraine. Plus the latest on capitol hill to avoid a shutdown as House Republicans are struggling to get all their members onboard with even a shortterm funding deal. Good morning and we...