♪ ♪ welcome back. you're watching "cnn newsroom." we want to welcome our viewers across the u.s. i'm cyril vanier. >> and i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories this hour. the u.n. security council is set to hold an emergency meeting in the coming hours, this after ukraine accused russia of firing on and seizing three of its ships near crimea. russian state media report the vessels illegally entered russian state waters. ukraine says russia was the aggressor. british prime minister theresa may faces her next brexit hurdle on monday. she will urge parliament to pass

her brexit deal which the eu has now approved. members of her own party, the opposition parties and the northern issue dup have indicated that they will be voting no. mexico plans to deport 39 migrants after they tried to cross illegally from mexico into the u.s. the migrants were part of the group who rushed past police toward the u.s. border sunday. u.s. officials responded by temporarily closing that very busy port of entry at tijuana. >> now the migrants were part of a large caravan that traveled from central america to reach the united states. thousands are now in the mexican border town of tijuana. those are the pictures you were looking at. they're waiting to file asylum claims. >> earlier i spoke with former u.s. deputy assistant secretary of defense ana maria archila salazar about this and asked if sunday's events surprised her. >> we were talking about this about a month ago when we saw the caravan coming in through the mexican southern border.

and considerering the political environment this is happening, you know, there was u.s. elections in the united states, midterm elections, mexico is about to swear in a new president this saturday, and there is also a lot of -- well, there is literally nobody in the federal government right now here in mexico that is answering the phone because they're most of these high level government officials who have the responsibility of security in mexico are basically going to lose their job or they're going to be moving on in the next couple of days. so it's somewhat of the perfect storm. and of course, why would you have a large group of migrants move up to the southern border of the united states if it's not to do something like this. so it's not surprising. what is surprising is that and concerning is that this could potentially go on through the next week, two weeks where we're going have a new government here in mexico. so this is not over yet. part of the issue that the

mexican government is facing right now and the u.s. government is that of these 9,000 people that potentially could be coming up to the tijuana border and asking for political asylum, or some type of asylum, humanitarian asylum, assuming that donald trump doesn't change or orders to violate u.s. law, part of the problem is most of them will not get political asylum or humanitarian asylum, in part because there is desperation, because of the economic situation. so when you have such large number asking for asylum, you can imagine what the lines are going to look like. and there is now incentive to try to cross in illegally into the united states, as we speak, because it appears that this -- trying to do it kind of legally or kind of knocking at the door at the border, which is the way it is being done right now, they get to tijuana, they kind of knock and they take a number and

they get in line, and they do these initial interviews, i mean, part of the problem is because of the number of people and the desperation there is right now, we're probably going to -- probably unfortunately see more of these images of people just deciding to see if they can cross and see what happens in the united states, if they actually get through the national guard and the soldiers that are at the border and the tear gas and other law enforcement officials. it is a terrible situation. >> and again, the situation calls the closing of the border at tijuana. it's now open, and you can imagine people are returning from the long thanksgiving holiday and some people have this to deal with, a winter storm has forced airlines to cancel over one thousand flights on one of the year's busiest holiday weekend, travel weekends in the u.s. >> over 10 million people are under a blizzard warning across the midwest. kansas is under a state of emergency.

meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us from the international weather center. pedram? >> cyril, the timing could have been a little better, right? when it comes to how things have played out the last 24 hours. we had a big transition into the holiday travel weekend. the instability so significant, even some pretty unusual pattern. here's the blizzard warning perspective. from quincey to chicago, the blizzard warnings in place. meaning blizzard conditions or imminent. we know they are occurring because we're seeing gusts 30, 40, 50 miles per hour. it is expected to continue through 10:00 a.m. through some of these areas. very low visibility. kansas city had to shutdown their airport a period of time and as natalie and cyril just told you, thousands impacted across this region, many delays, o'hare taking the brunt of this.

minneapolis seeing big-time delays. snowfall totals, winners and losers, however you want to look at it, 16 inches across portions of iowa coming in with the highest totals thus far. the system is on the move. system pushes out of here, leaves behind another 8 to 10 inches in chicago by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. the system moves into southern canada and northeastern u.s. here, much of it going to be high elevation snowfall. don't see much in the way of significant snow there for the major cities, if any at all. notice you get to the ski resorts, pretty good snow coming down the next couple of days. so for some, good news. but for a lot of people, big-time delays still expected on monday. >> good luck, fingers crossed, all the travelers who are stuck there. pedram javaheri joining us from the cnn weather center. thank you. appreciate it as always. >> thank you. >> now, if you unplugged over the holiday weekend in the u.s., good for you. but you may have missed an explosive new climate change report from the u.s. government. and it paints a bleak picture. climate change is going to get

worse and it's affectis effects u.s. correspond dire. >> there could be more premature deaths and a shrinking economy. 9 report suggests immediately cutting fossil fuel use and greenhouse emissions which could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars. over the weekend, i spoke with environmentalist big mckibben. predicted the consequence of climate change decades ago and said not much has been done to stop it. >> what was 30 years ago a theoretical and abstract threat is now the fierce daily reality of people's lives. sometimes it's incredibly dramatic, as in those wildfires that you've been covering the last few weeks in california. often it's slower, the droughts, the rising sea levels. but all in all, climate change is now the biggest thing happening on our planet. the most insidious. and the fact we haven't done anything about it, largely

because of the power of the fossil fuel industry, is really the most infuriating thing that you can imagine. the biggest deception of at least in my lifetime is this idea spread for years by the oil industry that maybe climate change wasn't real, so we didn't need to take it seriously. >> yeah, that was my next question, about who holds the blame. the fossil fuel industry which covered it up, or governments that didn't respond or didn't have the zeal to go around that. so here we are -- go ahead. >> they're the same thing, you know. in too many cases, look at our own government in the united states where the fossil fuel industry holds enormous sway. look at russia or saudi arabia that are, in essence, petro states. look at canada and australia that keep digging coal and digging up tar sands, even though science has told them we

need to stop. in each case, the fossil fuel industry is just too powerful. >> right. so, here we are, and now this report in 2018 proves another congressionally mandated report that predicted things in 2014. and we also learned that it's going to cost us billions of dollars in our economy to keep responding to all of these climate issues. what's life now going to look like in the next decades, bill? >> well, in many ways, it depends on what we do over the next five, six, seven years. already we're committed to raising the temperature of the planet a few degrees fahrenheit. but if we don't take action very dramatically and very quickly over the next few years, much quicker than we do based on pure economics alone, then that number will get up to 6, 7, 8 degrees fahrenheit and we'll be on an entirely different planet. the good news is that the engineers have done their job well and the price of solar

power and wind power has now come down to the point where, in many cases, it's cheaper even if you don't factor in that enormous cost of global warming that you just spoke about. so, we could be making this move quickly. but to do it, we'd have to break the political power of the fossil fuel industry, which is why there are big movements around things like divestment from fossil fuel companies. cities like new york or countries like ireland have sold their stock in the big oil companies. some jurisdictions like cities and states are now suing the oil companies, trying somehow to break their hold on our political system. >> how can we innovate on a scale that is needed when the president of the united states won't even acknowledge climate change? >> look, the president of the united states, at least on these issues, is clownish. i mean -- he said the other day climate is changed -- may have changed, but in my expert

opinion, soon it will change back. you know, he goes to california and advises people to rake their forests. we have to not let him get in the way. that's why it's good news that young people are pushing our congress. now alexandria ocasio-cortez, as you know, called for a select committee to force a green new deal. maybe we are beginning to make a little bit of progress in washington around the -- or around the white house, not with it, fortunate or unfortunately. >> environmentalist bill mckibben there talking with me earlier this week about the report. you can read more about it on our website. >> thank you for watching cnn newsroom. pleasure to have you with us. i'm cyril vanier. >> i'm natalie allen. stay here for another hour with george howell and rosemary church. >> have a great day. ♪

whooh! ♪ just released. i got it. new pixel 3. ♪ chloë! give again! ♪ ♪ janice, mom told me you bought a house. okay. [ buttons clicking ] [ camera shutter clicks ] so, now that you have a house, you can use homequote explorer. quiet. i'm blasting my quads. janice, look. i'm in a meeting. -janice, look. -[ chuckles ] -look, look. -i'm looking. it's easy. you just answer some simple questions online, and you get coverage options to choose from. you're ruining my workout. cycling is my passion. you're ruining my workout.

you want relief fast. only new thermacare ultra pain relieving cream has 4 active ingredients, to fight pain 4 different ways. get relief fast with new thermacare ultra pain relieving cream. they call me maxie but i prefer tripod. i was your above-average four-legged homie and then wham bam--minivan. some people pity me-- now that's lame. i still run, fetch, and swim. and, the ladies love me. i'm the ultimate wingman.

just don't ask me to high five.

chaos at the u.s./mexico border as fleepolice fire teargt dozens of migrants who rush the gates. >> a showdown that has sparked outrage. more on what it means for the escalating tensions between russia and ukraine. >> and the divorce dividing the united kingdom as theresa may gets ready to tell parliament her brexit deal is the only deal. and we want to welcome our viewers joining us here in the united states. and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell from cnn world headquarters in atlanta.

newsroom starts right now. >> and the migrant crisis at the u.s./mexico border has reached a boiling point. on sunday, hundreds of central american migrants rushed mexico's northern border, hoping to reach the united states. at least 39 migrants were arrested and are expected to be deported from mexico. >> on the american side of the fence, u.s. law enforcement fired teargas at the crowds, saying some people were throwing objects at border security. the united states temporarily shutdown its port of entry, but that port of entry was later reopened. >> cnn's nick watt was at the scene following the events. he has the latest now from the u.s./mexico border. >> reporter: this border san ysidro is one of the busiest land borders on earth. it was shut sunday afternoon to pedestrians and a little bit

longer to all vehicular traffic. and the reason? well, there were protests. there was a march, it was supposed to be a peaceful protest on the other side and apparently that got a little out of hand. people say as many as 500 migrants tried to storm the border. they managed to get past mexican police, and the teargas was actually fired. this is what eyewitnesses tell us. teargas was fired from this side of the border at those people. kirstjen nielsen said in a statement sunday evening, she said some of these migrants tried to scale, what she describes as legacy fencing on either side of the port of entry. they were also throwing projectiles at customs and border patrol officers. listen, the president last week said that if we feel we are losing control of the border at any point, if we feel there is a danger of people getting hurt, we will temporarily close down the border. that is exactly what they did. the mexican government now is saying that they plan to deport any of those people they manage to identify who tried to get

into the u.s. but the border did reopen after a few hours after the cdp said they managed to get things under control. they have beefed up their staffing here at the border in anticipation of these protests, suspecting that something might go wrong. it did. they closed the border, and they dealt with it. >> joining me now to talk more about this is codirector of u.c. davis immigration law clinic, holly cooper. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, rosemary. >> well, we know that hundreds of migrants in tijuana rushed past police toward the u.s. border sunday. mexico says 39 of those people will now face deportation. what's your reaction to that move? >> my reactionisthat the individuals, as we understand it, most of whom were engaged in peaceful protests, do have a right to apply for political asylum in the united states. and that our borders have been essentially shut off as has the processing centers in central

america been shut off for refugee access. we would argue as advocates that that violates international law to not permit them to at least have the opportunity to apply for asylum in the united states. >> mexican authorities claim that those 39 people that they are now going to deport were the troublemakers. they had apparently passed around rumors that those who actually rushed the border would actually get through. that is certainly what the officials in mexico are saying. does that make any difference? >> i don't believe it would make any difference because each individual should have their own rights to be heard and to -- there is nothing that bars your application for political asylum such as rushing a border. many individuals cross the border out of desperation for their lives, for their safety, for the safety of their children. and until we are able to individually assess each of those cases, they should be given an opportunity to be heard. >> so, what do you think will likely happen now to these 39

migrants and why were they specifically singled out, do you think, for deportation? do you buy the story from mexican authorities that it's because they were the troublemakers? >> well, the mexican government has had a long history of cooperation with the united states government when it -- when the united states government is seeking to enforce its immigration laws. in fact, the immigrants usually call it the vertical border coming through mexico. mexico has traditionally deported thousands and thousands of individuals seeking refuge in the united states each year. so it would not be atypical for mexico to, again, engage in behavior at the behest of the united states government, seeking to enforce u.s. immigration laws. so it very likely could be that they will try to dee port them, as they often have and historically have. >> right. when the protest got out of hand and hundreds of those people stormed the border, u.s. officials responded by closing the u.s. port of entry for about four hours or so.

it's now been reopened. that happened just as president trump had said it would happen, if it was seen that any danger might occur for people -- possibility of them getting hurt. how does that action compare to procedures in the past? where do you think this is all going? >> well, you know, i take issue with the word "storm." i think when individuals are coming to this country, they're coming to this country seeking refuge and if they have to run across the border to do that, then maybe that's what they're doing. again, we don't know because we haven't discussed with the individuals. and to accuse them of storming the border, it makes it sound like they're an aggressor when in fact they are likely coming here for protection as we saw, women running off with children in their hands, little girls crying that had been teargassed. i think we need to reassess our vocabulary talking about immigrants and refugees coming to this country seeking safety. >> all right. and as you mentioned, you said that the deportation of these 39 migrants was in violation of the

law. so what should happen now? what will likely happen now? will somebody be there to actually take them through that process, to fight this? >> yeah, there are lawyers in mexico as well as they could petition the united states government for political asylum, as there are u.s. lawyers on the border who are seeking to protect the human rights of the individuals, you know, who are recently arrived at the border in the so-called caravan. >> all right. holly cooper, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate t. >> thank you, rosemary. >> now to a naval showdown between russia and ukraine, that threatens to escalate into a bigger conflict between these two nations. the u.n. security council is set to meet in an emergency session in the coming hours. this after ukraine accused russia of firing on and seizing three ukrainian ships. russia says the vessels entered russian waters illegally. >> ukraine says the ships were planning to enter the strategic

waterway, the kerch strait you see here before they were fired on. russia closed the strait earlier, but state media says it is reopened for civilian ships. [ speaking foreign language ] >> and this dra mamatic video cs from ukraine affairs. it shows a russian ship ramming a ukrainian tugboat on sunday. ukraine's president is furious and says he wants parliament to declare marshal law. >> a lot to talk about here. let's bring in cnn's ivan watson following the story from hong kong this day. ivan, you covered the fighting in eastern ukraine. with this showdown, it is a

sharp escalation and tensions. again, help our viewers to understand exactly where this is happening and those dramatic pictures that we saw. help us to understand exactly what was happening there. >> reporter: sure. and the latest news we've gotten from russian state media is that russia is reopening the kerch strait to commercial shipping traffic. so that's important, a new development that could help reduce tensions. but yeah, this is taking place at a natural choke point. the kerch strait which is the only way to get between the black sea, george, and the sea of azha shared between ukraine and russia. what you saw were three ukrainian ships trying to get to ukrainian port and intercepted by russian ships. moscow claims ukrainians were acting in a dangerous manner. both sides agree there was fire

coming from russian ships on the ukrainian vessels and several ukrainian sailors injured. all three ships seized by the russians and the russians say they treated the ukrainian wounded sailors in this video distributed bayou crane's interior minister. it appears to be from the deck of a russian ship. you can hear the expletive laden commands of the russian commander ordering his ship to ram into this ukrainian navy tugboat. and other video shot from the same location has been distributed by russian state media. so somehow it seems like the ukrainians got hold of this video showing the aggressive tactics that at least one russian ship was using against one of these ukrainian vessels. george. >> ivan, again, you're pointing out this very important news now that russia no longer cutting off this critical route to commercial traffic, correct? but again, as far as raising

tensions, that had the effect of cutting off several important ports of trade for ukraine. >> reporter: it's very important to look at the geography here. in 2014, russia seized crimea from the ukraine in a move that was condemned not only bayou crane, but by the e.u., nato, the u.s. now, that leaves the sea up here, again, shared bayou crane and russia, this important industrial port mariopo which has a huge steel and iron works i visited, employs 17,000 people. the only way for them to get their cargo out is through the kerch strait. likewise the only way for russia to reach their annexed crimea is via a new bridge that russia constructed. 19 kilometers long across the kerch strait and opened earlier this year. i think we have images that show you kind of where that bridge runs along here.

but it also appears that the russians had begun inspecting ships traveling through here, even though it's an international waterway for both ukraine and russia. and that has been criticized, not only by the ukraine, but also by western governments and the european union as well. and in this case, the russians closed part of the waterway in response to this tension by putting a tanker under one of the new bridges that they've placed here. now the russians claim that the waterway is open to commercial traffic at the very least. while these tensions were taking place, the russians were making a show of force, not only with naval power, with coast guard power, but by flying fighter jets very close over the surface of the sea along the newly constructed bridge and running attack helicopters through here as well. so, there was a clear show of naval and air power here, and it

is raising the question of will russia increasingly tighten ukrainian access to its own ports in the sea. >> one reaction in ukraine from the president petra porshinko is marshal law, ivan. we'll have to continue monitoring this situation, the tensions between these two nations. ivan, thank you for your reporting. we'll keep in touch with you. >> and we'll take a very short break here. still to come, brexit moves on to the next critical step. the european union voted brussels was easy. now comes the hard part for theresa may in parliament. >> plus a crushing dee fight for taiwan's ruling party in an election seen as a test of public su for tpport for taiwan independence from chain. details ahead. -- from china. details ahead. i can lock in mo. and keep us protected.

we've got to have each other's backs... and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves. so did you gkind of. car? thanks to navy federal it only took 5 minutes. so vets can join? oh yeah. how do you kind of buy a new car? it's used. it's for mikey. you know he's gonna have girls in that car. yeah. he's gonna have two of them. great benefits for veterans from navy federal credit union... our members are the mission.

it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart beds are on sale now during ultimate sleep number week. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. it can even warm your feet to help you fall asleep faster. so you wake up ready to spin into the holiday season. don't miss ultimate sleep number week. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends cyber monday. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. well you remember what happened last year. you can't bring a backup thanksgiving to my sister's house. it's not like we're going to walk in with it. we'll bring it in as we need it. ...phase it in. phase it in? yeah, phase it in.

welcome back, everyone. well, in just a few hours, british prime minister theresa may will face the next major hurdle for her brexit plan. selling it to parliament. >> and that will be an uphill battle. the leaders of all the e.u. countries signed off on the agreement on sunday. it outlines the relationship between britain and the e.u. from brexit day, which is march

29th until the end of 2020. >> translator: paradoxically, the brexit has underlined the value of this union, even though it is not perfect. we shall, therefore, understand we need to reshuffle europe to better meet the aspirations of all people. clearly the brexit is telling us that europe was not reassuring enough and not protected enough of the peoples of each of our countries. >> well, the deal faces an uphill battle in britain's parliament. the opposition party, northern irish d.u.p. and members of the prime minister's own party are saying they will vote no. our aaron mclaughlin is in brussels and joins us now with the very latest on this. so, aaron, theresa may has said herself this is one of the most significant votes before the british parliament. how likely is it that she can

actually get it passed given so many are saying they'll vote no? >> reporter: well, quite simply, rosemary, the arithmetic at westminster is not in her favor. it's looking increasingly unlikely that she will be able to get this passed parliament. perhaps that's why we're seeing theresa may now engaged in a big p.r. push to go over the heads of her cabinet, over the heads of lawmakers to try and solell this directly to the british people telling them this deal will pave the way for a brighter future for them. in terms of her messaging to lawmakers, she is essentially giving them a binary choice. this deal or chaos, and that was reinforced yesterday by the e.u., 27 leaders at that historic summit. take a listen to what some of the leaders had to say. >> this is the best deal possible given the circumstances.

throughout this extraordinary complex difficult negotiations, we worked constructively with the u.k., never against the u.k. >> this is the best deal possible for britain. this is the best deal possible for europe. this is the only deal possible. the only deal possible. >> i think you heard today what is being said by the commission and other european leaders that this is -- this deal is the result of significant, tough negotiations over a period of time. it is -- the phrase was the best possible deal and the original deal possible. -- only deal possible. i want to deliver this deal for the british people. this is a good deal for the british people and i hope parliament will see the importance of that. >> reporter: so the e.u. 27 seemingly giving theresa may a boost in getting that message across to lawmakers.

the dutch prime minister mark ruta being very blunt, telling lawmakers in the u.k. that if you think you can vote this down and come back to the e.u. to try and negotiate a better deal, you are wrong, he said. but many lawmakers in the u.k. say that this is not a good deal for the united kingdom and they nevertheless will be voting it down. once that happens, what happens next is pretty much an open question at this point, rosemary. >> i mean, that is the problem, isn't it, going forward? because if the choice is either vote for this deal or chaos confrons yco confronts you, where does that leave britain? >> reporter: well, in an entirely unclear and uncertain place. if this does not get passed parliament, there are several sort of options or potential outcomes out there that they could call for a general election, they could call for a leadership change within the conservative party. they could even maybe push for

another referendum. we just don't know. e.u. 27 leaders will undoubtedly be monitoring that situation very carefully and then assessing from there their next steps, what they are clear is given the red lines that the u.k. has put forward, the withdrawal text in particular, the 585-page legally binding protocols that essentially dictate three areas, the northern ireland backstop issue, the citizens rights and the financial settlement. that is a piece of diplomatic art in the words of some diplomats i've been talking to here in brussels. they will not be reopening. that for negotiation, perhaps symptomatic of that is the gibraltar, the fact they wouldn't open that withdrawal agreement for a member state. the message is they're not going to open it for a member state they're certainly not going to reopen for negotiation with anyone in the u.k. >> we shall be watching to see what british lawmakers do.

erin mclaughlin bringing us up to date from brussels. many thanks to you. >> let's talk more about the brexit battle with matthew doyle. matthew is former political director for prime minister tony blair live in our london bureau this hour. matthew, a pleasure to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> history has been made. we watched it unfold, the e.u. 27 signed off on this divorce deal, that's done. the next sell is getting parliament on board and we're already hearing members of her own party, the opposition parties and the northern irish d.u.p. have indicated they will be voting no. >> right. as we sit here this morning, there's no way that she has the numbers to get this deal through the u.k. parliament by various meter estimates, there's around 90 members of her own conservative party set to vote against this deal. and, therefore, given the tight arithmetic she starts with

following the general election results of last year, then at the moment there's no way you can see how this deal will get through. i'm sure she'll pull back some of those conservative m.p.s who are threatening to rebel. but particularly without getting those votes of the northern ireland m.p.s, without it looking like any labor members of parliament will get through, i predict this deal won't get through. >> it will be interesting to see what theresa may does to try to gain support here. it's not just a matter of getting parliament on board. it's also about getting business leaders on board, to understand this deal and to get a sense of certainty, the british prime minister selling it as a good deal. the e.u. describes it as the only deal, and some believe it could be a worse deal than no deal at all. >> exactly. and this is the challenge that the prime minister theresa may has got. she's going to embark on this

two-week p.r. blitz between now and when we expect the votes to come up in parliament in the week beginning the 10th of december. and what she will be trying to do is mobilize every section of the community that she can, whether it's going to members of the public directly, whether it's going to parts of business to then try and put pressure on some of her recalcitrant members of parliament to swing behind this deal. but there is, there is a problem at the heart of this, which is the challenge that theresa may has had negotiating this from the start. and that is defining what the vote in 2016 at the british public actually meant. there wasn't even consensus within the leave campaign as to what leaving meant, and that's why this deal seems to be satisfying pretty much nobody at this stage. >> all right. the prime minister will be making the case for this deal well up to the vote in parliament next month. but what happens if m.p.s reject the deal? >> well, that's a very good question. we are in uncharted territory at

that point. my expectation would be that she will bring the deal back again, and she will try and say, look, we've got to face this challenge, that ultimately the british public voted to leave the european union in 2016 and it's our responsibility as parliament to follow that through. even if it's a deal that you don't like, we have a responsibility to do this. but at the moment that strategy just is not going to work and that's why you are increasingly seeing talk of there being another general election to break the deadlock in parliament, or what i think is more likely that given that the politicians are dead locked on this, there is a decision to go back to the british people and say, okay, well, the only way this can be resolved is by having another referendum. >> okay. you're getting to another question that seems to be a pretty obvious question with regards to people who still hope for an intervention. is there a possibility or a thought that the path to short circuit brexit would mean a change in leadership?

>> no, that's one thing where i think the conservative party have slightly misplayed this. nobody seriously believes if you have a different conservative leader there would have been a radically different deal that would have come back from brussels this weekend. now, it's true that there are certain conservative m.p.s who are so annoyed with theresa may's plan that they want to try and get rid of her at this stage. but more broadly, within the conservative members of parliament, the reality is there is a view that ultimately this is the deal brussels was always going to give us. >> matthew doyle, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> and we'll take another break here. still to come, sunday's border chaos forced the u.s. to temporarily close its border. it happened just like donald trump said it would. how the u.s. president plans to deal with the crisis going forward. that's next. >> plus voters hand taiwan's ruling party a major defeat.

so is china the real winner in the island's local elections? we'll explain that. a report live from beijing as newsroom pushes on. with hunger. this season you can help. now through december 29th for every o, that's good!™ pizza, soup or side you purchase we'll donate a meal to feeding america®. because o, that's good!™ amazon cyber monday week with deals in every department. low prices, and free shipping on millions of items. amazon cyber monday week ends december 1st. ♪ ♪ with large debris and stuck-on dust, so shark invented duoclean, replacing the front wall

with a rotating soft brush. while deep cleaning carpets, two brush rolls pick up large particles with ease, make quick work of stuck-on dust, giving hard floors a polished look, and fearlessly devour piles. shark duoclean technology, designed to do more on carpets and floors, available in corded and cord-free vacuums, and only available from shark. on carpets and floors, available in corded a moment of joy. a source of inspiration. an act of kindness. an old friend. a new beginning. some welcome relief... or a cause for celebration. ♪ what's inside? ♪ [laughter] possibilities. what we deliver by delivering. that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success.

the kind of skills, that work for you. you have a lot of deadlines in your business, right? we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta be kidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup for complete reliability.

so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. having the confidence of something that's never gonna go down would be priceless. right now, get fast reliable internet for a low price. sign up online and get a $300 pre-paid card. comcast business. beyond fast. welcome back to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you this hour. the u.n. security council set to hold an emergency meeting in the coming hours. this after ukraine accused russia of firing on and seizing three of its ships near crimea. russian state media report the vessels illegally entered russian waters. ukraine says russia was the aggressor.

>> british prime minister theresa may faces her next brexit hurdle on monday. she will urge parliament to pass her brexit deal which the e.u. has now approved. members of her own party, the opposition parties and the northern irish d.u.p. have indicated they will be voting no. >> along the u.s./mexico border, dramatic images. mexico plans to deport 39 migrants after they tried to cross illegally from mexico into the united states. the migrants were part of a group that rushed past police for the u.s. border on sunday. officials in the u.s. responded by temporarily closing that port of entry, but it is now reopened. >> well, u.s. president donald trump returned to the white house sunday without mentioning the issue at the border, but he had been threatening to close the border for days as the migrant caravan from central america made its way to the united states. >> this comes as mr. trump gears up for a busy week. sarah westwood has more.

>> reporter: president trump returning sunday evening from his property here in florida where he spent the thanksgiving holiday with a full schedule ahead of him on monday. he'll head to mississippi where he'll hold two political rallies on behalf of senator cindy hyde-smith. she's the embattled republican running in the senate runoff in mississippi, and some of her controversial comments in recent weeks have drawn national attention to that race. later in the week, he'll be heading to argentina for the g20 summit where he is expected to meet on the side lines with russian president vladimir putin. it will be the first time he'll be seeing the russian president since what many have described as their disastrous encounter in helsinki, and this comes just days after renewed tensions between ukraine and russia in the black sea. and as all of this is taking place, hundreds of migrants are at the southern bofrdrder betwe u.s. and mexico, the

administration shutting down one of the largest legal points of entry between tijuana and san diego as the president increasingly threatens to send more resources to the border. this week, for example, he authorized the thousands of troops he's already dispatched to the border to use lethal force if necessary while protecting border patrol agents. the president had spent weeks railing against the caravan of central american migrants heading to the border and all of that will be taking place, of course, as the president pushes members of congress to fund his border wall before funding runs out for the government in just a week. sarah westwood, cnn, west palm beach, florida. >> all right, sarah, thank you. taiwan's ruling party has suffered a major set back in local elections. and it's prompted the president to resign as the head of the democratic progressive party. she will still, though, serve out the remainder of her term as president. >> on saturday, voters expressed their dissatisfaction with the

government amid tensions with beijing and a sluggish economy. analysts say that most voters support the status quo, reaping economic benefits from main land china without being governed by it. and cnn senior producer steven young joins me now from beijing with more on all of this. so, steven, what impact will the results of this vote likely have on the ruling party and on taiwan in the short and long term? >> reporter: well, rosemary, the ruling party is definitely doing a lot of soul searching ahead of the next general election in 2020. but the odds had always been against president tai and her party because china, the government here in beijing, has been trying to undermine her presidency since day one due to her refusal to acknowledge the so-called one-china principle under which taiwan is considered part of china, even though the two sides have been governed separately since 1949. now, because main land china remains one of the most

important destinations for taiwty nsekhe -- taiwanes products, the beijing government has been able to squeeze the island economically and as a result choking the party politically. this in addition to the ramping up exercises around the island and beijing government trying to squeeze taiwan on the international stage, rosemary, all these moves really have caused a lot of discontent and unease on the island. the results are not surprising, but the bigger question going forward is what is president tai going to do. is she going to -- would that mean the return to power by the island's main opposition which favors closer ties with china? that, of course, would have major implications not only cross trade relations but the relationship between china and the u.s. which of course considers taiwan a very important ally in asia. rosemary in >> of course we don't know the

answer to that question yet. but what we do know is taiwan voters also rejected same-sex marriage. what's been the reaction to that vote? >> reporter: it was a very bitter blow to not only the local lgbt community, but also to their allies and supporters around the region because that defeat came just over a year after the island's constitutional court ruled that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to get married. that decision was actually greeted with excitement and jubilation around the region, which was very socially conservative. but now a year on, because the legislature failed to make that change, giving the opponents of marriage equality an opportunity to organize a very well-founded campaign to derail this process, and now it's very much in doubt that marriage equality will happen in taiwan any time soon. really disappointing a lot of lgbt communities around the region. rosemary. >> many thanks to steven jiang bringing us that update from beijing.

appreciate that. >> the u.s. says a journalist captured years ago in syria is alive. what we are learning about this case coming up. >> the united states isn't fighting the war in yemen, but aid groups say it is as much to blame for the humanitarian disaster as many of the combat ants. hear why when we come back. being detected was not an option. if i was recognized the whole operation was blown. the element of surprise was imperative. wow. he won't even recognize you. seriously. i don't even recognize myself. and thanks to my cashrewards credit card from navy federal with never-expiring rewards it's gonna be a killer honeymoon. woo! maui!! boom navy federal credit union. our members, are the mission. and i'm still going for my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke

due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm up for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. so what's next? seeing these guys. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer than usual for any bleeding to stop. seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. eliquis, the number one cardiologist-prescribed blood thinner. ask your doctor if eliquis is what's next for you.

welcome back, everyone. ugandan police say at least 35 people have died in a boat accident on lake victoria. police boats have managed to rescue a few dozen survivors, but the death toll is expected to rise. >> authorities say the boat was in poor mechanical shape and was overloaded with passengers on a lake cruise when it capsized. it happened during bad weather. uganda's president has offered condolences to the victims'

families. the boat appears to be private, unregistered and unlicensed. >> the syria state news agency say more than 100 people were injured in i a toxic gas attack in aleppo. >> police say terrorist groups shelled residential areas and the syrian army and russian war planes responded by attacking rebel targets. >> the syrian observatory for human rights says the gas attack is the first since the demilitarized zone was established in september in idlib province. rebels deny being behind the attack and say their forces do not possess chemical weapons. >> syria remains a dangerous place for journalists, but the u.s. is hopeful one reporter who went missing there is still alive. >> austin was captured back in 2012. cnn's barbara starr has the latest on efforts to bring him home. >> reporter: six years after

austin tice, freelance journalist and former marine was kidnapped in syria. the trouble administration publicly says tice is alive. >> i want to make it very clear that the united states government believes austin tice is alive. we are deeply concerned about his well-being after six years of captivity. >> reporter: it is an extraordinary high-profile move by the white house to openly talk about a hostage who hasn't been seen since this video with his captors emerge five weeks after his disappearance in 2012. >> oh, jesus. oh, jesus. >> reporter: tice had gone to syria to photograph and report what was happening to ordinary syrians as the conflict heated up. journalists were in increasing danger. >> you're just talking street fighting, you know, monthlotov cocktails, street fighting. i was able to get good shots that way and tell a story

otherwise that wouldn't have gotten told. >> reporter: he was coming home for a final year of law school. in august 2012 he was south of damascus, planning to drive to lebanon when he vanished before reaching the border. >> we believe that he's being held captive in syria. i don't want to get into anything further on that front either, i'm sorry. >> reporter: but it is raising a crucial question. is there real progress in bringing him home? >> an american official doesn't come out and say that a hostage is alive unless they have really good intelligence. they know he's alive, otherwise they wouldn't go public. >> reporter: cnn has previously reported tice is believed to be in the custody of the syrian regime, even though it has denied it. his parents, deborah and mark, say after several trips they will try to travel yet again to syria. >> each time we go, we apply for a visa to enter syria, to get as close to austin as we possibly

can, and to try to reach out to those holding him captive. we continue our relentless effort to find the key that will open the door for austin's freedom. >> reporter: the administration says it's spoken to austin tice's parents several times to brief them about the latest on his situation. and, of course, syria became such a dangerous place for journalists, especially freelance journalists working on their own like austin tice, trying to bring that story out to the world. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> the world certainly a dangerous place for journalists. >> it is. >> speaking of journalists, now to the murder of jamal khashoggi. a group of u.s. senators want all lawmakers to be fully briefed on the saudi crown prince's potential role in what happened. the u.s. senator lindsey graham and others are asking for a report from the state department and the cia. >> graham insists congress won't look away if crown prince mohammed bin salman is making

the world a more dangerous place. lawmakers are pushing back against president trump's insistence that a journalist's murder should not interfere with the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia. well, five of the world's biggest aid organizations agree if the u.s. doesn't stop supporting the saudi war in yemen, it will be directly complicit in causing what could be the largest famine in decades. >> in a scathing letter, the aid groups say 14 million yemenese are at risk of starving to death. three years of war have caused restrictions, blockades, damaged infrastructure, not to mention the violent attacks. all of it preventable. our sam kiley reports. >> reporter: an electronic pulse tracks the battle with death. her insides were torn out in an airstrike, carried out by the saudi-led coalition that supported and armed by the u.s.

and the u.k.. the bombing killed three of her sisters and wounded two more in hedata. >> translator: we are calling on all the honorable people of the world, all people from all religions, anyone who has a heart to stop this blood shed. we cannot take it. they are being murdered in cold blood. >> reporter: a bipartisan bill that demands an immediate end to fighting and to the u.s. support for saudi arabia's campaign is being considered by the senate foreign relations committee. and is getting support from five of the u.s.'s biggest charities that are working in yemen. they have published a joint letter calling for an end to support to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in the war. >> the u.s. has been, over the course of the conflict over 3 1/2 years, involved in supporting the saudi-led u.a.e.-backed coalition in yemen. and it has perpetuated the war.

the u.s. has been an arms broker while trying to be a peace broker, which is a difficult thing to do both. >> reporter: at least 10,000 people have been killed in this war. many of them hit in air strikes like the saudi attack on a bus that killed dozens of children with an american bomb. the u.n. has called for a cease-fire, but there are no signs that the two biggest arms suppliers to saudi arabia, the u.s. and the u.k., are going to join denmark, finland and germany in stopping the flow of weapons. and while the war rages on, aid agencies say that 14 million people are threatened with famine. and the u.n. says 400,000 children are on the brink of starvation. sam kiley, cnn, abu dhabi. >> these images from yemen are so painful to see. but these are images that you shouldn't turn away from. this is happening. >> and it's not reported on a

lot of networks, too, we have to say. it is a story that we have to keep telling viewers out across the globe what's going on in that part of the world. >> right. >> let's take a short break here. but still to come, making a move to right a century-old wrong. not sure it is the right action. find out why. >> plus a spacecraft on mars is about to increase by one. that is, if everything goes right. it all comes down to the question, does it pull off the landing? we'll explain. stay with us. a migraine hope to be there... for the good. and not so good. for the mundane. the awe-inspiring. the heart racing. the heart breaking. that's what life is all about... showing up. unless migraine steals your chance to say "i am here." that's why, we created aimovig..

a preventive treatment for migraine in adults. one dose, once a month. aimovig is proven to reduce the number of monthly migraine days. for some, that number can be cut in half or more. the most common side effects are pain, redness, or swelling at the injection site and constipation. these are your days what will each one bring? doesn't matter, as long as you can say... "i am here." talk to your doctor about preventing migraine with aimovig. and be there more. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart beds are on sale now during ultimate sleep number week. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. it can even warm your feet to help you fall asleep faster. so you wake up ready to spin into the holiday season. don't miss ultimate sleep number week. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends cyber monday.

sleep number. proven, quality sleep. ♪ ♪ -whoops -sorry! ♪

♪

chapter in its colonial past by returning 26 works of art to benine, works that were stolen from the west african nation. more than 100 years ago. >> many people say it is about time, but the move is raising questions about the responsibilities of former colonial nations who benefited from the forced cultural exports of the past. lynda kinkade has our report. >> reporter: some of africa's most precious cultural treasures are on display in a museum a couldn't permanent aw

continent away from where they were created. african art looted during france's colonial past. now a new report says it's time for them to go home. french president emmanuel macron commissioned the report which recommends that works taken between 1885 and 1960 should be returned to their country of origin. it is a controversial proposal that could put pressure on other western museums to follow suit. experts say 90% of african art is believed to be located in europe. some visitors say it's about time. >> translator: it would perhaps mean people who live in those countries could get to know the cultural history of their countries. there is not much that can provide a link to their cultural and artistic history because everything is in europe. >> reporter: others have expressed hope that the art can stay where it is. >> translator: can't we display other works in a reciprocal works in other countries? aren't there works that can be displayed elsewhere?

>> reporter: western museums have often resisted repatriating art arguing they can take better care of it. many countries are now challenging this. chile's easter island declared this month that it wants a prized sculpture back from the british museum which has had a long-standing dispute with greece over who should own the famous models. earlier the british museum agreed to send some of the iconic benin to where they will be on display at a museum. lynda kinkade, cnn. >> all right. in just a few hours' time, the u.s. spacecraft insight is set to touchdown on mars. as it guides itself to landing, scientists call that the 7 minutes of terror because most missions have failed to land on the red planet. >> inside it is set to send back images of the planet's surface almost right away. it launched back in may on a

mission to study the deep interior of mars. thanks so much for your company this hour. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell. more news right after the break. stay with us. all right, that's my girl! that's it! get him, wooh yes! mom! my game is over. (whistle blows) parents aren't perfect. but then they make us kraft mac & cheese shapes and everything is good again. but then they make us kraft mac & cheese shapes ♪ bum-bum-bum-bum-bum t-mobile believes it's better to give than to receive. james may disagree (scream) join t-mobile and get the samsung galaxy s9 free. ♪ bum-bum-bum-bum-bum

that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success. like the ones we teach here, every day. and customer service are critical to business success. we've frozen out...out... and forgotten... by a white house and washington mired in special-interests politics. but we can take our country back with a democratic agenda for the people. that means lowering healthcare costs, increasing pay through rebuilding america, and cleaning up corruption. and it means having the strength to stand up for our values. it's time to make washington work for the people again. ♪ the whole world's coming together now ♪ ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it

♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it ♪ can you feel it shhh... [whispering] ♪ can you feel it so did you gkind of. car? thanks to navy federal it only took 5 minutes. so vets can join? oh yeah. how do you kind of buy a new car? it's used. it's for mikey. you know he's gonna have girls in that car. yeah. he's gonna have two of them. great benefits for veterans from navy federal credit union... our members are the mission.

dramatic images, teargas fired at migrants. this was the scene as hundreds of people rushed the u.s./mexico border. >> plus, theresa may will soon face a skeptical parliament with one big message that her brexit deal is the only one fit for the u.k. >> and the attack that's led to outrage in ukraine. you saw it right there. kiev accusing russia of seizing its ships and launching a naval assault. we are live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, and we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church. thanks for being with us. this is cnn newsroom.