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united states and all around the world, i m paula newton. coming up this hour, u.s. president joe biden heads to the southern border to see for himself what the right and left are calling a crisis. hear from one activist about what she hopes he takes from this visit. now the dust is settling after a chaotic vote for house speaker, we will look at what comes next fororor the new lead and we are live in hong kong as china reopens to the world, even as it confronts a massive surge in covid cases. we speak to a doctor here in the united states about how this could impact the spread of the virus. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so in the coming hours president joe biden is expected to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time since taking office, and it comes as he faces mounting criticism for failing to stem a surge in migration. now, in the fiscal year 2022 the u.s. encountered more than 2 million migrants at the b ....
good morning to you. i m jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. we re following several major stories this morning. overnight ukraine rocked by a barrage of russian missiles. the defense minister saying it s the most massive missile attack since the invasion began in februariment we know power is out in several regions including parts of the capital kyiv. we ll be live on the ground ahead. plus, the u.s. reinstating covid tests for travelers coming from china as beijing drops its own restrictions despite an overwhelming surge in cases. a fresh apology from southwest airlines today, plus new steps the airline is taking to reimburse passengers whose holiday travel was ruined. still more than 2,300 southwest flights canceled today. we re told the scheduling nightmare could end as soon as tomorrow. let s begin this morning on the ground in ukraine. cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman is in kyiv. ben, you saw firsthand some of this damage. t ....
and kitchen table issues. let s take a look at the facts. when i took office, this economy is in ruins. the economy is up, price inflation is down. real incomes are up, gas prices are down and need to come down for exports are also up, which means the simple thing we re making a lot of money in america because of that. you think that s crazy? biden has friends in the media, are taking things to the next level by claiming republicans made up the term inflation to help them. when the only people i ever heard here use the word inflation are journalists and economists. right. so that is not part of the normal lexicon of the way people talk. so it s interesting that republicans are doing something they don t normally do. right, which is not use the common hung right. not use just common english to sort of use do on their campaigns like they do with prime. but what they ve done is they ve taught people the word inflation right. most people who have never used that word ev ....
subpoena standoff. january 6th committee versus donald trump. the final hearing before the midterms put trump on the spot, and all nine members voted to get his testimony. the next step, actually getting him to take the stand. adam kinzinger today, warning that it contempt referral is not out of the question. as we are wrapping up the investigation, we re also pursuing new leads and facts. we want to speak to the president. look, he has made it clear that he has nothing to hide. that s what he says. he should come in on the day that we ask him to come in. if he pushes off beyond that, we will figure what to do next. the clock is ticking. the january six committee has just over two months to get trump to reply. republicans win back the house in the upcoming midterms, and the committee will not be allowed to continue in the new year. beyond that, kinzinger says the quote, the torch has been passed for the doj. attorney general merrick garland, growing facing card in ....
are you a first time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines were not accidents but deliberate acts . gas flows in the nordstream 1 pipeline were stopped in august. the president of ukraine has pledged to protect citizens in areas of his country which could be annexed by moscow after the kremlin held unofficial referendums. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the international monetary fund which works to promote stability in the global economy has cri ....