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members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalit...

hello, welcome to "cnn newsroom." we begin with this monster winter storm. its core is hovering over the great lakes, and its trailing arctic air is causing power outages and dangerous travel conditions two days before christmas. life-threatening windchills have permeated all the way to the gulf coast, over 70 million americans are experiencing below freezing temperatures, that includes the entire state of texas. this video's from kentucky where the governor has just confirmed three people have died as a result of this storm. and this from our affiliate whbq in memphis, tennessee, th...

newsroom" -- >> it was chaos. there was wounded people. there was people trying to flee out all the doors. >> you could just tell, they were going to get this guy. >> feel safe. you are no longer in danger. >> gun violence needs to stop. >> the fact that classified material keeps turning up has definitely complicated things for the white house. >> biden's attorneys are really doing the right thing. they're being very careful. >> the fifth time there's been classified information. was it merely a mistake over multiple times? >> reporter: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with m...

>> she can play doubles for another five, ten years, but also they need to bring that same energy for every mactch. i guess they expected last night would be the last one, they have to bring the we love serena signs every night moving forward. >> how could she walk away from something that brings her this much joy. it's the top of a brand new hour on cnn newsroom. i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. any moment now in pennsylvania, president biden will give a speech on gun safety. he's promoting his safer america plan, which includes increased funding for police and pu...

berman. the investigation into one of america's deadliest school shootings is taking new turns this morning. police in uvalde, texas, say a teacher closed a propped open door shortly before a gunman used it to get inside, but it did not lock. now investigators are trying to figure out why. this new detail reversing earlier claims the shooter breached the building because the door was left ajar. there are also new questions about law enforcement's response to the massacre. cnn affiliate ksat has obtained audio of the school district's message alerting parents of an active shooter in...