live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. happy holidays to you. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." up next this hour, there could be a crack in the senate wall of republicans supporting donald trump. also, benjamin netanyahu gets a strong show of support from his party yet again. but how will he do in his party's upcoming election. and california gets walloped by a snowstorm right in the

middle of the holidays. where the nasty weather is heading now. ♪ thank you for joining us. our top story since donald trump's impeachment last week, he has made much of the fact that no house republicans voted against him. the senate might not be what he is counting on. defections could smell trouble for the white house. there's dissent in the ranks. we get the latest from boris sanchez in west palm beach, florida. >> reporter: as impeachment looms over president trump's holiday vacation, one key gop lawmaker is speaking out. >> we have to take that step back from being hand-in-glove

with the defense. >> reporter: senator lisa murkowski's openly criticizing the way republicans are handling the impeachment process, specifically taking aim at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's close coordination with the white house. >> when i heard that, i was disturbed. >> reporter: the senator is now a wild card for mcconnell, who can't lose more than three republicans to keep control of the impeachment trial and possibly a problem for the president, after admitting she remains undecided on whether she would vote to remove trump. the image of a united party that the president frequently brags about -- >> we had 196 or so republicans voting -- we didn't lose one vote in the house. >> reporter: now, showing some cracks. just hours after a christmas day call for americans to exemplify christ by fostering a culture of deep eer understanding and

respect, he went on the attack of nancy pelosi in tweets, calling the speaker crazy, and saying her district is the worst anywhere in the u.s. when it comes to the homeless and crime. she has lost total control. as russia, china and iran announce joint military exercises in the indian ocean and the world awiait if north korea will make good on a christmas gift, trump is blaming democrats for hindering policy. it makes it difficult to deal with foreign leaders and others when i'm having to constantly defend myself against the do-nothing democrats and their bonus impeachment scam. bad for usa. back to senator murkowski, the president is keenly aware of how precarious this situation is in the senate. it wouldn't be prize for him to lash out against the senator,

suggesting she is being disloyal. president trump knows he needs every vote he can get in the senate, to maintain control over an impeachment trial through mitch mcconnell. the president has been aggressively courting republicans, inviting them for weekly lunches at the white house and writing glowing reviews of their work on twitter. boris sanchez, cnn, west palm beach, florida. ron, thanks for coming on. the president is there saying how can he deal with foreign leaders that is leading to this scam. it's not moving. this impasse between republicans and democrats is going to break anytime soon. is there? >> yeah. well, this is the one point of leverage the democrats have over the process in the senate, is holding up the delivery of the

articles of impeachment, naming of new managers, and really, pressuring all of us and the country to talk about what mitch mcconnell has been saying and the rules he envisions in the senate. with 53 votes, mcconnell can set the rules for republicans to break. it's hard to see it getting up to that many. the one leverage that the democrats have is this period, where attention is being focused on mcconnell's remarks about wanting to prejudge the case. and the question of whether that leaves a few of the republican senators uncomfortable enough about the reception of the trial to pressure him to go in a different direction. >> one, we know is doing that, and that is lisa murkowski. she is questioning mcconnell's cooperation with the white house over the trial. the first republican to really speak out about that. is that significant? >> alone, no. but it is one of several that democrats need to create

momentum for a different approach. in the end, it's he eeit's highy they will remove this president from office. but some of them won't be comfortable with what looks like a sham trial. it's remarkable we're talking about something this consequential with the prospect of so many key witnesses directly involved in events, being offstage. and the president has pressured figures like mick mulvaney and john bolton, not to testify. the idea that we would resolve this without hearing from them, still seems utterly remarkable. >> yes. as the impasse goes on, and it looks like it's going on, does it favor either side? >> democrats want this to be tried in the senate. as i said, their point of

leverage, really, their sole point of leverage, is the ability to focus public attention on the reluctance on the majority to have anything that approaches a trial. don't forget, even in the bill clinton case. there were several witnesses deposed in the senate trial. and that came after an independent counsel investigation in which everyone relevant spoke, including the president himself. here in a different situation where so many key figures have been blocked. and any documentary evidence has been blocked by the administration. the thing that surprises me is there aren't republicans, while desiring to support the president, don't see the institutional implications of allowing the executive branch to stonewall the executive branch. there will be a democratic president one day and they will

have trouble having oversight on that president. >> will the president get support? his approval ratings went up the day he was impeached. >> yeah. look, what's happening in american politics is that you have a powerful tailwind behind the president. saying the economy is excellent or good is up to three-kwaters in cnn polling and others the president's approval rating is not rising as fast as the economy, which are the endemic doubts about his behavior, that has produced a result where half the country is split 50/50, on whether he should be removed from office. for bill clinton, one-third of the country said he should be removed from office. and richard nixon, it only

reached that high until the last poll in 1974. the president is being buoyed by growing optimism about the economy but there's doubts about his behavior, his values, aemllf the issues in the ukraine scandal that have prevented him from capitalizing on those good news by the economy much like a president would. >> can you see that he could give the state of the union and there hasn't been an impeachment trial yet? >> i have probably seeing it go quite that far. i don't see how the democrats extend this through january. at some point, they want the senate to be considering this. the bill clinton trial went on long enough that could overlap the schedule date with the state of the union. we'll have to see how far 51 senators are willing to go in allowing mitch mcconnell to truncate the process as much as possible. >> ron brown stestein, thank yor your insights.

>> thank you for having me. our breaking news. 15 people have died after a passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff from kazakhstan's airport. just seconds into the flight, the plane lost altitude, broke through a fence and hit a two-story building. the flight was heading to kazakhstan's capital. let's bring in our cnn moscow bureau chief, nathan hodge. nathan, what more are you learning? >> natalie, kazak authorities have suspended operations of flights by beck air. this was operating the afircraf. they've suspended flights by that airframe. we've seen more and the quite shocking images of the crash site, not far from almati, where the plane crashed into a

building and crashed through a concrete barrier. rescue workers are on the scene now. they've been taking the injured and ferrying them to hospitals in the vicinity. the casualty toll has mounted slightly. as you noted, 15 dead. but aviation experts pointed out this could have been far worse. there was no fire with this crash. we see a good portion of the fuselage still intact. so, rescue workers have been working there on the scene. we've seen note of -- messages of condolence from senior officials and from kazakhstan's first president. and he is known as the leader of the nation. the kazakhstan. so, certainly, we're watching for more developments and more news as it comes in from the

ground in kazakhstan. natalie? >> thank you so much. nathan hodge, following it for us. we'll check in with you. let's check in with jeffrey thomas, the editor in chief, joining me from perth, in western australia. jeffrey, we appreciate you coming on. want to ask you first up -- as nathan just pointed out. the death toll has risen to 15. 97 were on the flight. what do you make of so many surviving when you read about what happened? >> quite amazing, really, because the plane reached an altitude of 40 feet and slammed back down into the ground and smashed into a building. it's a big tick for the intekty of t integrity of the airframe. and very fortunate there was no fire.

obviously, the fuel tanks remained intact and didn't rupture. the passengers there are very, very lucky there was no fire involved in this tragic crash. >> right. we don't know how they were evacuated. but you can see the rescue teams, right there, and you can clearly see where the front of the airplane ran into that building. the investigation, of course, will take some time. but what stands out to you when you read about this crash and only being in the air such a short time before coming right back down? >> look, there's two things that strike me very quickly here. possibly, there was -- it a freezing cold morning. there was possibly an icing issue on the wings. maybe they were not deiced or the ice was not picked up. that's a possibility and the plane suffered an aerodynamic

stall of the wing. that's where the lift collapses on the top of the wing. and the other possibility, is an engine -- major engine problem. we know the plane reached the speed of 175 miles per hour, when it lifted off. within seconds, that speed decayed back to 140 miles per hour, when all of the data was lost. possibility of a significant engine issue or a stall. but having said that, any twin-engine aircraft is designed to take off with full payload on one engine. it can lose an engine on takeoff and fly satisfactorily. that's the way they're designed. it may have been a multiple engine failure, for all we know, possibility to do with the weather. icing conditions, extremely cold, that may have been

factors. >> right. and fog, as well. you consider saying as far as this airplane or the airline, they have a good record. or were you referring to the airplane itself? >> well, both, in fact. bek air has a good record. been in business since 2011. has been fatality-free. they had a couple of incidents but nothing too series. the plane itself, excellent, a few have been lost. but we have to bear in mind where the airport is operated, in rugged, remote parts of the world, where runways are short and mountainous regions, that sort of thing, with limited navigation aides. therefore, a more hostile environment, if you like. a higher casualty rate is to be expected. >> i said 95 onboard. with the crew, there were 98 onboard. as of now, 15 have lost their lives. geoffrey thomas, we often talk

to you at these times from perth, australia. thank you for your insights. >> it's a pleasure. other news we're following -- russian opposition leader alexei navalny was detained in his own home in moscow, only resurface. navalny is accused of dodging the draft that says he has medical exception from military service. and the matter was being fought out in court. that's one we'll continue to investigate here. next up on "cnn newsroom," post-christmas traveling is turning into a nightmare in southern california. more ahead on the wild mix of rain, snow and wind that has shut down a major roadway. also, a landslide victory

for the politician who just keeps going. benjamin netanyahu. within his likud party, can he extend his record streak? we'll explore that after this. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. clearly, velveeta melts creamier

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emergency crews in southern california are trying to clear a major highway that's been shut down due to a fast-moving winter storm. i think that the video right there kind of tells the story. they're removing stuck vehicles on interstate 5, while some motorists are giving each other a hand, as they often do, to push cars stranded in snow and ice. a high wind advisory is in effect for the region. it's not clear when the roads will open. authorities are advising motorists to use alternate routes. our meteorologist derek van dam is on top of this story. in all times, when people are trying to get home from the holiday, this. happens. >> and i can't reiterate how dangerous it is to be on the

side of the highway, in the situations where the cars can't move because the roads are too slick. it doesn't take much of low visibility for whiteout conditions to not see the cars and cause the pileups that we see on the news, which, of course, if people get out of their vehicle, that can be scary because they can be struck by oncoming cars that don't see them in time. here's a look at some of the bad road conditions taking place in southern california. and here's a look at the storm system. you talked about highway 5 being shut down. there it is. that's a major artery for the west coast. it traverses all the way from the border of the u.s./mexican border, all the way to canada, running north and south. this is the storm system on current radar. and lots of snow across the san bernadino mountains. over two feet of snow. we have winter storm warnings anded a v ed a vadvisories in p the four corners, utah,

colorado, arizona and new mexico. we work through the holiday season, and people traveling home or getting out on vacation, we have quite a winter storm that is setting up a across the nation's midsection. really in particular, across the plains, where we have winter storm watches in effect. here's a look at the snowfall totals, from the current storm system. over two feet for a few locations. other locations seeing at least a foot of snowfall. and the evolution of this storm is going to take an interesting trek. like i said, it's located across the southwestern portions of the u.s. at the moment. here it is evolving over the next 36 hours. maybe the chance of severe weather taking place across the oklahoma and texas panhandle. then, it will tap into moisture, not only from the pacific ocean but from the gulf of mexico. that means it will bring in rainfall and copious amounts of it for the eastern two-thirds of the country. the backside brings the snow, where the cold weather will be. if you're north and west of minneapolis, in the northern plains, we have the potential of seeing upwards of one to two

feet of snow that will grind our transport to a halt across that area. we're looking for the potential of another major storm taking place across the nation's midsection. natalie, back to you. >> if i recall, derek, you told us about a storm before thanksgiving, pre-christmas and after christmas. it hasn't been the great travel week. >> the bearer of bad news. that's my job, right? >> all right, derek, thanks. >> yeah. all right. israel's con sentiservatives ar ready to give up on benjamin netanyahu. the embattled prime minister has won a challenge to the likud party with 72.5% of the vote of party members. mr. netanyahu, you may recall, faces criminal indictments for fraud, bribery and breach of trust. he will now lead his party in general elections set for march. this is israel's third vote in 12 months. on thursday, he tweeted this --

huge victory, i thank the likud members for their support, the trust and the love. with god's help and with your help, i will lead the likud to a great victory. in the coming election and will continue leading israel, the state -- israel, excuse me, to unprecedented achievements. mr. netanyahu's path to victory in the likud party and possibly in the march election has followed an increasingly oren l jerusalem. >> reporter: this is becoming a familiar image among friends. a black and white picture of benjamin netanyahu pointing at the camera. the caption says, not only are they after me, they're after us. it's copied from president donald trump, who used a similar image with a similar message, days earlier. t the bromance has been a focus of

netanyahu's messages. on christmas eve -- >> merry christmas to all our christian friends. >> reporter: netanyahu, promising another gift from the trump administration. >> translator: we're going to bring recognition of israeli sovereignty in all of the settlements. those in the blocks and those that are not. >> reporter: netanyahu and trump shares more than style. as trump faces impeachment, netanyahu faces criminal document, bribery and breach of trust in three investigations. netanyahu has insisted he's innocent, calling the charges an attempted coup and witch hunt. language we've heard from trump, as well. in messages like this, netanyahu has painted himself as the victim, while leaning again on his relationship with trump to boost his standing. but trump borrowed this one. >> i want to especially thank a great man and a great leader.

the leader of india, prime minister modi, my friend. >> reporter: it was with another leader, india's modi, that we first saw the message. >> the great american president, mr. donald trump. >> reporter: his supporters created and spread a meme, a picture of the hindu leader with the words, in reality, they're not of me. they're after you. i'm just in the way. with his india-first style of politics, modi has celebrated trump's america-first brand. >> i believe in american future and a strong resolve to make america great men. . >> reporter: modi has shown his love for netanyahu. 2017 becoming the first sitting indian prime minister to visit jerusalem. while modi isn't facing any

personal corruption scandals, his government has been facing massive protests, after the passage of a controversial immigration law that critics say discriminates against muslims. that's three nationalist leaders, related by brash tactics and strategies. for modi and trump, this campaigning worked. it's less clear with netanyahu, who faces a third-straight election in 12 months, having failed to form a government twice. oren lieberman, cnn, jerusalem. still ahead this hour -- >> going to throw eggs or me or i'm going to be shunned from the h hispanic community. >> donald trump's uphill battle to win over latino voters. plus, six in switzerland get caught in an avalanche where there wasn't supposed to be one. here, it all starts with a simple...

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. let's look at our top stories. a commercial airliner has crashed near kazakhstan's amalty airport, killing 15 people and injuring 15 others. the bek air flight last altitude shortly after takeoff and collided with a two-story building. it was carrying 93 passengers and 5 crew members. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a source says legal scholar alan dershowitz is in talks to join president trump's impeachment defense. dershowitz and mr. trump were

seen talking recently at the mar-a-lago resort. dershowitz has been a defender of mr. trump and has offered his legal advice in dealing with the upcoming impeachment trial in the u.s. senate. benjamin netanyahu has scored a resounding victory in his bid to continue leading israel's likud party. the prime minister won 72% of party members' votes. despite several looming indictments, mr. netanyahu faces a general election in march. as president trump looks to the 2020 election, he faces an uphill battle with hispanics. one recent cnn poll shows only 29% of those u.s. voters approve of the job he's doing. but one group of hispanics in texas insist trump is the candidate most in line with their values and they're campaigning hard for his re-elections. here's nick valencia with that

story. >> are you a member yet? >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: ray has his work du cut out for him. living in el paso, his goal is to get latinos re-elect the president. but the odds are against him. >> have you heard of us? >> reporter: as the 65-year-old sees it, there's countless latinos that support the president but are afraid to admit it. he hopes to convince them that their values are more in line with the gop and with trump. >> i look at president trump as the one who most closely represents my values. >> reporter: people hear that and say, values? what values does the president have? when you say that, what do you mean? >> supporting things i support. being against abortion. being for limited government involvement. being in border security. >> reporter: support in texas has remained at 030%. the unwavering support comes on

the rhetoric that critics see as offensive and at worst, ray sci. >> mexico is not sending their best. >> reporter: how do you support someone that has said racest things in 2019? >> i don't think he's saying anything racist. >> reporter: he says anyone who blames trump because of his rhetoric and border policies is trying to make political hay of the shooting. >> i don't think you can hold a president, president trump in particular, responsible for the actions of a madman. >> reporter: he agrees with the president on most things, but not everything. he supports the idea of a wall, he questions the practicality of building one across the entire mexico border. >> i see him with his faults. warts and all. i don't want to spend $200 billion on a wall if you can do

it for $50 million and solve the problem. i'm ray baca. good to see you. >> reporter: tonight,aca's pitch for trump comes at a gathering of conservatives. but it can be a hard sell. >> i'll think about it. >> thank you, bye-bye. can't win them all. >> reporter: but there's already some unlikely voters he doesn't have to win over. president trump is the first president you voted for? >> yes. >> reporter: originally from mexico, 29-year-old blanca became a citizen five years ago. she plans to vote for trump again in 2020. >> when i'm asked why? you know? i feel like someone is going to throw eggs at me or i'm going to be shunned from the hispanic community. >> reporter: shunned by some, perhaps. but that's what ray baca and trump are counting on. >> we need to get our hispanic brethren to quit voting democrats simply because that's what they've always voted.

>> reporter: nick valencia, cnn, el paso, texas. for hundreds of thousands of syrians, the idea of a home and a warm bed no longer exists. they live their life on the move, hoping to outrun air strikes and barrel bombs. over the last week, the fighting in idlib, the last opposition-held territory, has intensified. and aid groups say they cannot keep up with the growing humanitarian needs. arwa damon reports. >> reporter: abu's children don't need an explanation anymore. they have done this so many times, that the notion of a home, a warm bed to feel safe and snug, that ceased to exist long ago. we go, we come back, abu says. we don't know where to go or where we will end up. it's an existence on the move, trying, praying that the bombs won't catch up to them.

or when they do, they will somehow survive. but this time it feels different. the bombing's more intense, final, deliberate. entire areas in and around idlib province a emptying out again. upwards of is 30,000 people are on the move. the children couldn't sleep through the night. they were crying every hour, abu says, holding his daughter. she's so young, this is all she knows. it's a cycle they all know well, one that starts with renewed, intense bombings. then, the panicked packing up. the overwhelming sense of feeling lost, not knowing where to go but having to flee. finding some sort of makeshift shelter. i'm taking my family and we're heading to a hint ibrahim says. whether or not we can have a tent is still unknown. the province syria's last rebel

stronghold, has never met the needs of the people. the organization says they don't have the resources. the first night we came, we slept on the grouped. we didn't even have blankets, this woman says, begging for a tent, a stove, anything. many end up just establishing themselves along the road, wasn't thonce they think they have reached safety. but once the rebels close in, that may not be enough. arwa damon, cnn, kabul. a ski slope in switzerland is declared safe from an avalanche. then, the unexpected happened. two skiers were buried. we'll have more about it coming up here. ♪ ♪ well i'm standing here, looking at you, what do i see? ♪ there's a booking for every resolution .

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mountainside of snow suddenly gave way. as you can see, numerous skiers were on the slope at the time. some were able to outrun the avalanche. but six people got caught. avalanches in the alps were not uncommon but this was unusual. it was on a well -used ski slop where the risk was not considered high. for more about it, here's scott mclane from london. >> these skiers from the swiss alps are probably lucky to be alive after getting caught in an avalanche that nobody saw coming. video taken in a nearby gondola captured the avalanche as it started to slide. if you look closely, those little black dots are people. some are safe off to the side. two of them managed to outrun the slide on their skis. and according to local authorities six people were swallowed up. amazingly, four were able to dig themselves out, while a search

party involving dogs, three helicopters and 25 other skiers dug out 2 other people with minor injuries and flew them to a hospital. the avalanche was triggered thursday morning on a mountain 75 miles south of zurich. the search for survivors lasted into the evening. thankfully, now, officials believe that everyone has been accounted for. what makes this unusual is that it didn't happen in the back country, where avalanche risk is typically much higher. this happened at a ski resort, inbounds on a run they believed was safe. that part of the mountain will be closed while officials try to sort out what went wrong. scott mclean, cnn, london. >> very fortunate skiers there. we're starting to see the extent of the damage in the philippines after a typhoon immediate landfall on tuesday. 28 people were killed and 12 others are missing. our meteorologist tom seder has more about it. >> reporter: fierce winds and

pounding rain, a deadly typhoon battered the philippines over the christmas holiday. the typhoon made landfall on tuesday. with sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour and gusts of 195 -- [ screaming ] >> reporter: the storm had the strength of a category 1 hurricane, and then grew in strength to a category 2 and left a trail of destruction, heavy rain and storm surges that caused massive flooding. trees were toppled, power lines downed, homes were destroyed and 58,000 people had to be evacuated. it was a nightmare for throws of people traveling over christmas in the predominantly catholic country. flights were canceled and the international airport sustained damage. with the widespread power out e outages area residents are

examining the damage. some stores and restaurants are completely devastated. at the vatican, pope francis said a prayer for country. >> translator: i join in the pain that affected the dear people of the philippines because of the typhoon. i pray for the numerous victims, for the injured and for their families. >> reporter: this typhoon followed a similar path as typhoon haian, in 2013. haian killed at least 6,000 people. tom seder, cnn. next on "cnn newsroom," it was quite a year for the u.s. women's soccer people with a world cup victory and this parade through new york city. we'll see where it lands on our countdown of 2019's biggest sports stories of the year. just ahead here.

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sports. we had controversy, we had people overcoming incredible odds. we had women dominating the world cup, and yes we had the washington nationals. andy scholes has a look back at the biggest sports moments of the year. >> from dominant performances to controversy to come backs this past year had it all when it comes to sports. here's a look at our top 9 moments in 2019, and we start with a single tweet that rocked the nba. >> the nba is standing up for free speech and behind houston rockets general manager. >> chinese businesses are cutting tiewise the rockets and the league. >> chinese sports channel now says it will not broadcast any of the nba games being held in china this week. morry tweeting support for hong kong's pro-democracy protesters, this caused a fire storm in china where the nba is the most

popular sports league. chinese officials condemning the tweet and response from commissioner adam silver and the controversy greatly affecting the nba's bottom line. >> number 8, what your doing when you were 15 years old? coco gauff was capturing the hearts of sports fans everywhere. >> she just tweeted me. >> coco the youngest player ever to beat -- number seven, troefbl on the track. >> the horse that crossed the finish line first did not win. >> the winner of the kentucky derby was disqualified. maximum security winning the race but upon review was seen veering out of his lane.

>> he came over a little and i stayed straight, you know. >> country house was declared the winner at odds of 65-1. country house had the second longest odds of any kentucky derby winner. >> did that really just happen? >> number 6, on january 3, 2019, the st. louis blues had the worst record in the nhl but that's when they turned it around. >> wires the shot and rebound and score. >> the blue season culminating with them beating the boston bruins to win their first ever championship and blues super fan leyla anderson was an inspiration for the team all season and she got to celebrate with the team on the ice after they hoisted the stanley cup. number 5, 2019 was a year of more controversy for the nfl.

>> it's tough to swallow. >> the saints were robbed of a chance to play in super bowl liii when the reves failed to call pass interference. >> they didn't throw a flag. >> the nfl responded by making pass interference reviewable for the next season. the new england patriots meanwhile beat the rams in the super bowl. number 4, finally something everyone in washington, d.c. can agree on and that's cheering on the nationals. the team taking their fans on a miraculous run in the post-season. and for the first time ever the road team winning every game in the road series to win their first ever title. number 3, it was an emotional year for simone biles as she opened up about being one of the

victims of dr. larry nassar and the failure of usa gymnastics to intervene. >> we've done everything they asked us for even when we didn't want to and you literally have one job and you couldn't protect us. >> despite the controversy the 22-year-old dominated the championships to become the most decorated gymnast ever. number two, the u.s. womens national team capturing the hearts and minds of people everywhere on and off the field. >> the u.s. womens soccer team rewriting the record books. >> this couldn't have been a bigger story. >> as the team took on opponents in the world cup they were battling the u.s. soccer federation in their fight to be compensated the same as their male counter parts. beating the netherlands 2-0 in the final with vance channing, equal pay. the womens equal pay lawsuit now looks like it's headed for a trial in 2020 as the team prepares to take the field in

the tokyo summer games. and finally the number one sports story on our list from 2019 tiger woods was back on top of the sports world winning the masters. >> breaking news, tiger woods is dawning the green jacket once again. >> tiger woods has made a fairy tale come back worthy of the silver screen. >> it is an extraordinary come back. >> the greatest come back ever. >> tiger woods is back. >> it was tiger's first win in a major since the open. many didn't know tiger would win major number 15, but the 43-year-old won the masters making his first ever final round come back in a major. tiger shared the incredible moment with his 10-year-old son charlie. >> what will 2020 bring in sports? can't wait. thanks for joining us this hour. another hour of "cnn newsroom" right after this.

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live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, hello everyone. next here on cnn newsroom, in between golf swings president trump is lashing out against his impeachment. but one republican senator is criticizing how her party is handling the process. we'll tell you about that. also ahead here breaking news, a plane crashed shortly after take off in