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southwest airlines canceling the majority of its flights for today. we have team reporting. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, elwyn lopez in atlanta and meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. the nationwide virus threat. covid-19 on the rise. with the holidays under way, the new warning tonight that all those gatherings and travel could send cases soaring, while flu activity remains high. the new strike inside russia. for the second time this month an air base 300 miles from the border hit. putin's forces claiming they shot down a ukrainian drone. ukraine signaling hope for nego...

southwest airlines canceling the majority of its flights for today. we have team reporting. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, elwyn lopez in atlanta. the nationwide virus threat. covid-19 on the rise. with the holidays under way, the new warning tonight that all those gatherings and travel could send cases soaring, while flu activity remains high. t strike inside russia. for the second time this month, an air base 300 miles from the border hit. putin's forces claiming they shot down a ukrainian drone. ukraine signaling hope for negotiations. are peace talks possible? britt clennett fro...

sources who have read it. there is debate on how serious to take this intelligence. is it a further sign of russian desperation and cause for their concern? or are these discussions being taken out of context? on cnn earlier tonight, top white house security official john kirby reacted to the latest u.s. intelligence report. >> there are lots of levels of concern, a heightened concern, about what is going on in ukraine right now that gives us cause to continue to closely monitor as best we can, russia 's nuclear capabilities. >> now the intelligence report says that vladimir putin wa...

>> yes. >> ended in gunfire. >> he's already dead. >> who's already did? >> my husband. >> charlie told officers outside, he was gonna kill my mom, i had to do it. >> yes. >> a brave son protecting his mom. a harrowing story, but was it true? >> he seated behind a desk? >> yes. >> defenseless really. >> this seems to be an execution. >> was this campus hero actually a cold hard killer? >> defendants is an email to his returning to others, called showtime? >> or was a true something completely different. >> one of the things that was always in question was, was charlie covering up for...

>> plus, wnba star brittney griner is set to take the stand in russia, while the family of another american also held by the kremlin, also on drug charges, calls for more attention to his case. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead and merrick garland saying moments ago that the justice department will not hesitate to hold donald trump accountable for the events around january 6th even if trump is the republican nominee for president. if that's where the evidence leads them. listen to what else attorney general garland just told nbc's lester...