prayers to coach leach's family while others shared their favorite coach leach memories and moments. he's arguably the most entertaining coach of all times. our thoughts and prayers are certainly with his family. that will do it for this edition of "early start." "cnn this morning" starts right now. i'm, you know, i don't think i committed fraud. i didn't want any of this to happen -- um -- i was certainly not as confident as i thought i was. and good morning, everyone. welcome to tuesday, and "cnn this morning." we have a lot to get to and talk about what's going on with that. a big storm coming. so a lot of news. good to see both of you this morning. >> good morning. >> and first, the crypto king arrested in the bahamas after

u.s. prosecutors filed criminal charges. where the investigation is now headed. >> don mentioned that storm and 40 million of you will be impacted by this huge winter storm bracing for heavy snow and even flooding in parts of the country. live in shreveport in a few minutes. >> and jack smith just was on subpoenaing raffensperger. and sam bankman-fried's stunning fall just gotten worse for him. this morning federal authorities in new york are expected to unseal the indictment that led to his arrest monday in the bahamas. the 30-year-old founder of the failed ftx crypto exchange is set to appear in a bahamian court today. he was supposed to testify before congress today to explain

his sudden implosion. he lost billions in just days. he was supposed to testify and now this. so -- what exactly happened? christine romans? >> reporter: just an amazing fall from grace and people wondering where their money is. instead of facing congress facing a court appearance in the bahamas. a stunning fall once considered crypto's golden boy. sam bankman-fried, the embattled founder and former ceo of the cryptocurrency giant ftx, arrested in the bahamas monday after u.s. prosecutors filed criminal charges against him. u.s. attorney damian williams confirms the arrest was placed on a sealed indictment filed by the southern division of new york. the "new york times" were told includes wire fraud. wire fraud conspiracy. securities fraud.

securities fraud con xpspiracy fraud and money laundering related to violations of securities laws. bankman-fried once considered one of the most powerful figures in crypto before his company suffered a liquidity crisis anp suffered a liquidity crisis and filed for bankruptcy last month leaving at least a million people without access to their funds. he denied defrauding his customers. >> once the dust settled and investigations happened that you won't be arrested for fraud? >> i don't think i will be. i don't think that i -- i don't think i tried to do anything wrong. i don't know of ftx deposits used to pay off alameda creditors. i don't think i committed fraud. i didn't want any of this to happen. i was certainly not nearly as competent as i thought i was. >> reporter: the former ceo teamed up with high-profile celebrities and tv ads promoting

crypto. key question for investigators whether ftx misappropriated customer funds making loans to its hedge fund alameda research. the new ceo kapaints a picture with no copt controls and a shocking lack of recordkeeping. he will testify today and wrote in a prepared statement the collapse of ftx is due to power left in the hands of a very small group of grossly inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals. >> there was no person who was chiefly in charge of positional customers on ftx, and that feels pretty embarrassing in retrospect. >> virtually no regulation, absolutely no risk management and just the beginning of leaf hurdles for bankman-fried. his legal team did not respond to cnn for comment and the question is where the money went

from these customers. a platform marketed as a really easy entry-level way to get into crypto. regular people. main street investors could get into crypto. no one knows where that money is. >> and fascinated that the lawyers, and how this is go to play. >> all kinds of explaining what he did and didn't do, that will definitely play into this. any lawyer will tell you, shut up. sit down. we have to investigate what happened with this company, but he is, even this weekend talking to the bbc. >> lots more to discuss. >> yes. >> thank you, christine, appreciate it. this morning more states banning tiktok over national security concerns. alabama and utah the latest to ban the chinese owned app because of those childrens joining a number of republican-led states who pushed back on the big influence in the united states. last week indiana timed two

lawsuits against tiktok saying it's deceiving users, of course, also the governor of south dakota take the same action. the agency is concerned the app could also collect data on americans to potentially spy on them. >> all of these things are in the hands of a government that doesn't share our values, and that has a mission that's very much as odds with what's in the best interests of the united states, that that should concern us n. a statement a tiktok spokesperson said we are disappointed so many states are jumping on the bandwagon based on unpolitically charged statements about tiktok. the huge storm making its way across the country right now. about 40 million people in more than a dozen states impacted in some way, and this storm seems to have something for everyone. a blizzard warning in wyoming and nebraska, ice and sleet for the dakotas and minnesota and

from texas to tennessee, thunderstorms, hail and possible tornadoes. joining us from shreveport, louisiana, good morning to you. one of the areas, right, under threat of tornadoes? >> reporter: oh, most definitely, poppy. good morning to you. this winter storm is a huge impact storm from coast to coast, top to bottom. every american will feel the impacts of this particular storm from a blinding blizzard literally just to my north and a severe weather threat with ongoing tornado watches to my west in dallas-ft. worth, for instance. this storm is marching eastward and it is approaching this area, we are literally in ground zero for strong tornadoes. that is wording from the national weather service they used in their discussions within this area. now, they have had plenty of lead time. it was actually the earliest that an enhanced risk of storms was highlighted in the month of december, six days out. you know what? all the ingredients are coming

together. mother nature doesn't care that it's the middle of december and it's almost winter. we've got the above average temperatures. we have got the moisture surge from the gulf of mexico. we've got the wind. well, now all we need is the literal, like, cold front just trigger off those thunderstorms. it's like mother nature is baking a cake, and those are the ingredients that are going to allow for that cake, or the thunderstorms to literally fire off today. this is ground zero. speaking to the warning meteorologist from the national weather service, this area has a high density of mobile homes. people need to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice today. >> wow. >> just saying, unusually warm there. not good for this mix of what is to come. thanks very much. >> reporter: and we can feel it. also this morning the new special counsel investigating donald trump jack smith issued a subpoena to the georgia

secretary of state. raffensperger. he's already received scrutiny for the phone call after the election. i asked him about that in georgia for that senate runoff. >> well i always like to tell people i'm an engineer and i like to stick to facts and details, and i let the lawyers decide on things like that. >> the special counsel issued a flurry of subpoenas since he took over this position, including to election officials in battleground states where then former president trump and his allies tried to overturn the election in 2020. jessica schneider is live in washington. raf raffensperger could be quite the witness with touch urging him to find those votes that would have essentially invalidated president biden's win in georgia? >> yes. he could be one of the valid witnesses the special counsel subpoenaed so far. there's weren't a string of subpoenas from the special counsel only in this spot a few

weeks. raffensperger could be a particularly compelling witness, one of the most high profile officials under this direct pressure which the world leader heard that audio recording from the former president trump, and under that pressure to tamper with the election results in georgia. of course, trump did ask raffensperger to find just a few more votes, but raffensperger persisted in resisting the president's plea. here's that now infamous audio. >> all i want to do is this, i just want to find -- 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. >> so obviously investigators will have a lot more questions about exactly what transpired in and around that phone call. interestingly, raffensperger you know is a republican, already summer an the threats faced after standing up to and pushing back against trump and really

could be a crucial witness for the special counsel. >> also a witness in that grand jury in georgia investigating this. a witness for quite a few times. jack smith, special counsel, doesn't seem to be wasting time since appointed. dealing with recovering from a biking accident, but a big question i think people have, what kind of timeline does he seem to be operating on? when could he maybe bring charges if that's what he ultimately decides to pursue? >> he said from the very beginning issuing a statement saying no pause in this investigation. as we're seeing, seeing him go full steam ahead. seen a lot of subpoena activity. we saw raffensperger just yesterday. last week it was several election officials from battleground states like michigan, wisconsin, arizona. they all received subpoenas looking for communications they had after the election and also around january 6th with trump

and his team. beyond subpoenas special counsel within the last few weeks brought in a number of trump associates before the grand jury. two former white house lawyers, speechwriter stephen miller. we're seeing things move very quickly. the question, how quickly will he move for charges, if any? that could be a little down the road, kaitlan. >> jessica schneider, thank you. and a milestone at the white house, president biden expected to sign the bipartisan respect for marriage act on the south lawn. a bill that protects rights of americans in same sex and interracial marriages. concerns, of course, following the supreme court's decision to overturn roe versus wade back in june. live at the white house we have more. mj lee, very big day for many americans. good morning to you. >> reporter: that's right, don. good morning. preparations are currently under way here at the white house for what is expected to be a significant and celebratory bill signing out on the south lawn. the signing of that bill, of

course, says so much about how much the country has shifted on the issue of same-sex marriage, but also president biden's own personal evolution on the issue over the course of decades. >> pride is back at the white house. [ cheers ] >> reporter: a his thinkmaking day at historymaking day at the white house a bill for federal protection of same-sex and interracial marriages. >> the most pro-administration in history. >> reporter: and wasn't always his position. he voted to block same-sex marriages and said for years marriage should take place between a man and a woman. >> already have a law. defensive marriage act. marriage is between a man and a woman, and states must respect that. >> reporter: but then in may of 2012, then vice president biden,

rocking the country with this now famous interview on nbc's "meet the press." >> and you're comfortable with same-sex marriage now? >> look, i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual, men marrying women, are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil liberties. >> reporter: those comments biden said was unplanned marked support for same-sex marriage and clarified his years-long opinion on the issue prompting president biden to stake out the same position several days later. >> for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get

married. >> vice president biden got a little out over his skis but out of spirit. >> reporter: partisan support in both chambers. >> the motion is adopted. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: such a bill seemed improbable for many in washington, not that long ago. >> happy pride! >> reporter: but the public push to pass federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages intensified this year, after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. >> justice thomas said as much today. explicitly called to reconsiders right of marriage equality, the right of come couples to make cs on contraception. >> reporter: the passage of that bill, a crucial milestone in american history. >> with passage of the respect for marriage act we can put to rest the worries of millions of loving couples who are concerned

that some day an act vitt supreme court may take their rights and freedoms away. >> reporter: now, i am told by white house officials that that famous "meet the press" biden moment will be a significant theme today at today's bill signing and the guests invited include prominent members of the lgbtq community, and activists, and, don, goes without saying, for so many what will happen this afternoon at the white house has felt like a long time in coming. don? >> right on. thank you very much, mj lee, and straight ahead, we need to talk to the secretary of transportation buttigieg on this. i'll be at the white house today. it's important. >> you will. >> i'm going to go to witness it personally. i think it's really important and my fiance as well. >> both gay marriage and

interracial marriage, which i think is getting left out of this conversation. it's not been the headline as much. >> remarkable. something pushed on capitol hill and people, even those who covered it closely were surprised how it went from being symbolic to something felt the need to get passed. >> i love that decision. that was 1967 and here we are 50 odd years later and -- finally. >> finally. all right. well, also, sad to tell you, but we have discovered another failure in uvalde, texas. why didn't the sheriff's office have an active shooter polls in place before 19 children and 2 teachers were murdered in their classroom. plus, iran executed another prot protester, several more condemned to death, and prominent iranians are asking for help.

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one month since the murder of four university of idaho students, a month, and still no suspect. autopsy revealed they were fatally stabbed in the home that they shared off campus. while police have no suspects they have not recovered the murder weapon and they are, they say, sitting through what they call a steady stream of tips. also this morning, parents in uvalde, texas, are reeling from the latest revelation. this -- that the sheriff's office didn't have an active shooter policy in place before that deadly shooting at robb elementary in may that took the lives of 19 children and 2 teachers. now members of the community and parents are calling for removal of the acting sheriff. cnn shimon is on the ground with the story. >> reporter: heard that the sheriff did not go through active shooter training. interestingly enough that is not something that is required by law. we also learned that the

sheriff's department had no active shooter policy. this is something that came up in a new report that was commissioned by the county looking into the sheriff and his policies, and also we just went to uvalde to try and get answers for the families from some of the officials involved in the investigation. >> the commission. >> the sheriff? >> yeah. >> one by one they're going to fall. >> reporter: just over six months since the robb elementary shooting, families of the victims gathering in force at the uvalde courthouse. >> i don't trust anybody at this point. we haven't got any information from any of them. our information coming from you guys. >> reporter: demanding to know what failures allowed the 19 children and 2 teachers who died to go without help for more than an hour while trapped alone with a gunman. >> -- corrections. >> reporter: at a county commissioners' meeting a highly

commissioned independent review of the sheriff's office revealed they had no active shooter policy at the time of the massacre. >> there was no active shooter policy. there were only definitions. it didn't define what active shooters were, and there were portions that dealt with critical incidences and how officers would respond to that but there was no active shooter polls. >> reporter: the report did no examine the actions of the officers and their failures that day. only the policies that were in place. last week a cnn investigation into the department's leader, the uvalde sheriff ruben revealed highest ranking law official in the county failed to organize a response even after informed of 911 calls from inside the room asking for help. he says he didn't hear that call even though body camera footage showed he was within earshot of multiple radios and told by another officer on-scene.

>> what we can do -- >> reporter: the sheriff gave incorrect information what time he arrived at the school and what he communicated to other law enforcement leaders. he did not appear at this meeting and has not responded to cnn's request for comment. speaking in november, he said he thought his response was adequate. >> can we just -- >> reporter: making a rare appearance, the uvalde district attorney. >> your response? >> reporter: blocking records or videos from being released while her investigation into the failure is ongoing. >> what are you waiting for, ma'am? >> reporter: reasoning is wearing thin on the victims' families and the uvalde mayor who sued the d.a. last month asking the judge to release the information to the city. she said her investigation could take years answers continues to refuse to answer cnn's questions.

also appearing publicly for the first time since a cnn investigation into his actions, mariano pargas. acting uvalde police chief on day of the shooting. a cnn investigation revealed he had direct knowledge of the phone call and confirmed with the ditch patcher and still failed to organize help. >> all i can say is that the last thing put out there is not what happened. that's all i can say. >> i'm from cnn. >> i'll get back to you. >> i understand that. trying to talk to you on the phone. >> i have commission meeting to go -- >> you're saying some of the stuff out there is not accurate. i'm asking you what that is. >> reporter: pargas resigned from the police department before the city could fire him but is still a uvalde county commissioner. a post re-elected to in november. after the meeting, angry parents waited outside. >> you are an elected official. we would like to ask you questions. do you think what you did that

day was adequate, sir? >> excuse me. excuse me. excuse me. pardon me. excuse me, sir. >> what about the families? is there anything you have to say? >> shut up! i hope you also -- his grandkids! i hope so! >> force you out. >> one way or another you're being forced out. >> talking about my son, poor favor. >> reporter: anger from the families continuing to fight to demand answersths ago addressin so many of 9 fathe failures on day and to this day still so much we don't know. back to you. >> yeah. and the grandmother saying shocked no active shooter policy in place. thank you for that report. also this morning, the russian president has suddenly canceled a trademark december news conference. he does this every year as his war in ukraine faces more

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♪ live pictures out of new york and washington this morning. welcome back, everyone, to "cnn this morning." coming up, iran carried out a

second execution linked to protests sweeping the country. how the state department is responding. plus, vladimir putin canceled his annual year-end news conference for the first time since 2013. what is behind that move? and richmond's last confederate statue finally removed. we're going to take you to that moment straight ahead. poppy. also the state department condemning iran for executing another protesters. think about that pap government executing multiple protesters for protesting. that is what is happening in iran right now. a court convicted the man fatally stabbing two members of iran's para military force last month. his public hanging monday came less than a week after another protester was executed. joining us now from london, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: poppy, seems that iran is employs a brutal new tool toll repress dissent.

that is public executions. the second protester was hanged in the early hours of monday morning. his body seen hanging from a construction crane in the city to send a clear message to residents about speaking out against the government. authorities say he is alleged to have killed two members of the security forces, wounded several others, but the devil's in the details here, poppy, because they claim this occurred on november 17th. that means he went from being a man accused to a man hanged in less than a month. death penalty proceedings and an execution in under a month. that's why rights groups say he's the victim and these executions are carried out by sham trials in courts with very little due process with one question, intimidate, silence and repress. >> on that point, amnesty international reported at least 17 other people right now in iran at risk of execution connected to their protests.

>> reporter: that's absolutely the fear, that we could see another one of these executions in a matter of days. these first two occurred just a few days apart. you have to remember, there are thousands of other detained protesters in iran. so the concern is that iran could continue to use these it executions as a way, again, to intimidate protesters. the question is, is it going to work? i would say absolutely not. already these two executions, already these two men are becoming symbols of heroism and perhaps more importantly symbols just how brutal iran's government is. poppy? >> thank you for following all of this. also this morning, ukrainian president zelenskyy is calling for hundreds of millions in aid to ukraine as world leaders are gathering right now in paris to talk about ukraine's most immediate needs as a harsh winter is setting in. but this comes as we won't be hearing from president putin in what has come to be an annual ritual. his end of the year press

conference, become kind of a hallmark of his time in power. usually a wide-ranging marathon kind of press conference that typically is stretched on for hours. though there are questions, but maybe he doesn't want to answer questions on his setbacks faced. cnn's reporters are joining us live from london. max, this is what putin does end of almost every year, and i guess the question is, have they said why he's not going to be holding this press conference? or if they are going to reschedule it potentially? >> no. also a public phone-in that happens once a year that's been canceled as well. it's the one chance that outside media, non-russian media, really get a chance to ask him questions. so it has been noted. the kremlin isn't saying much about it. british intelligence, strangely, has got involved in this and they are suggesting they are concerned that the kremlin could be hijacked by unsanctioned

discussions about the special military operation. also saying it's likely to increase concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in russia. so any sense of putin being questioned that concerns not just what we think but what russians think. >> it's quite remarkable when you consider this annual press conference that he does, as you say, kaitlan, often goes on for four or so hours, it's still an act of political theater. because who gets to ask questions remains controlled. the fact this isn't occurring shows further restriction of press and media freedoms, and even more censorship and probably in response there hasn't been a good response to the dplaft rraft in russia and special operation driving on and costing so many lives on russian soil, too. >> good morning, guys. i have to ask you, facing something similar here in the united states, talking about a rail strike. the uk is looking at a massive rail strike and bad weather is

stopping, slowing down airport traffic. that could have a huge impact on people there? >> massive. and the strikes are quite comprehensive. there are going to be strikes across ten industries this week. so there's rail, buses, national health service. nurses striking for the first time ever, as well as 10,000 ambulance workers too. the army's being trained to familiarize themselves with these vehicles in the event they need to step in. a time when covid is increasing more pressure on the health system and expecting those medical strikes to happen around the christmas period. around the 21st to the 28th. >> interesting also, booking up all the taxis for health service to replace ambulances again causing even more chaos, because people are trying to get taxis because they can't get trains. it's grinding to a halt. >> and they're speculating around 1 million working days will be lost in december, around 500,000 working days in britain were lost in october, because of

these strikes. it's having a huge economic impact as well as a moment when the country is facing inflation and economic crisis. >> all right. talking about that in the days to come. thank you very much. bianca and max, appreciate it. afghans who helped americans during the war as risk of being deported unless congress acts soon. also a clear picture what it's been like since brittney griner is back in the united states. back on american soil first time in months. new reporting from abby phillip. that's next.

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running out for thousands of afghan allies of the united states, you'll remember, they escaped to the u.s. when american troops pulled out of afghanistan and the taliban quickly took over putting all of their lives in danger. they could face, though, deportation from america unless congress acts. our very own clarissa ward was on the ground.

you'll never forget that reporting to witness chaotic scenes of afghans trying to leave their country. this was a year ago. watch. >> i think those images that you're seeing, and they're seared into all of our minds. speak to this desperation. how desperate, how petrified does an individual have to be to risk everything and just try to physically crush yourself on to the outside of an airplane? >> many of the people who made it out and found a temporary home here in america assisted the american military in the war but now those afghan refugees, again, aal lie allies to this could be deported if this act is not passed. john avlon is here with more. so glad. i, like many americans, not aware enough of how critical this legislation is, and soon. >> that's right. look, this is the afghan

adjustment act, sometimes aaa, calmed, by advocates. people feel a moral obligation to help our allies who served alongside america's troops during america's largest war. over 70,000 made it back to the united states after the call of kabul, we saw there and disastrous withdrawal but under something called humanitarian parole which only lasts two years. additional actions need to be taking to have safe harbor here in the united states and the clock is ticking. this is bipartisan support, but some folks oppose it, because of the overall immigration debates, and it expires end of 2023. there's urgency. >> temporary authorization. a lot of it expires next year, but these people don't have a home to go become to. they don't have anywhere to go. i was struck what chris coons had to say about this. white house endorses this. some republicans said there are security concerns. he talked about a bias here because so many people so welcoming for ukrainian refugees saying a mostly white majority

christian nation, but that has not been the same and said degree of support for ukrainian refugees is appropriate. deservedly high. for afghans, even those who served alongside u.s. forces, struggled to garner the same level of support. >> i think that's so revealing. look, america has a -- go back to 1970s republican governor took the lead in welcoming these refugees but he makes an important point. we've been open-hearted and we're a nation of immigrants. welcoming refugees, particularly when these folks risked their own lives to serve alongside american troops. this should be a no-brainer. it was taken oust the defense bill by some republicans. concern about the overall immigration policy and the concern once republicans take control of the house of representatives there may not be the political will to do this, because of how much a third rail for some folks immigration is.

>> and a bunch of checks against crime, did i miss something? >> no, no, no. saw me jumping in, and -- >> i'm sorry. just saying, goes through another round of vetting. >> exactly. >> if they committed any crime in the united states, look into any links to drug trafficking or terrorism. >> address these concerns. >> yeah. >> my thing is that, gop, this is a bad message to send about immigration. you know, the gop will take over the house as you said, there's concern. some don't want to do it, but i think democrat, the white house and gop should be concerned. this is bad optics and would be bad for america if these people who helped us are not somehow given access to citizenship in this country. >> yeah. >> it's more than optics. right? this is about a moral obligation. people who searched alongside our troops. can't go home to a country controlled by the taliban.

this is just the right thing to do, and this is an opportunity to do it. and it does seem like a no-brainer, particularly with all the provisions poppy listed. if folks are concerned about these issues. look, there's a larger conversation we should have about immigration. immigration compromises on the docket now in the lame duck. putting forth a compromise. do more, but at the very least, do this, because there is a moral obligation. >> thank you. always a pleasure. all right. well richmond, virginia, is turning the corner on monument avenue. how the city which once boasted about having the most confederate statues in the country. >> wow. >> is about to have none. also, big news just came in. s.e.c. now filed charges moments ago against sam bankman-fried. the failed crypto king just arrested last night in the bahamas. we'll tell you the charges.

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>> announcer: closed captioning brought to you by -- you know, end of an era in richmond, virginia. the city removing its last-standing confederate monument removing the statue

from a road's intersection, killed in one of the last battles of the civil war. richmond's monument avenue a long grassy mall with multiple statues is almost empty now. the last one, robert e. lee, removed just last year. the only statue now standing has nothing to do with the civil war. a monument dedicated to tennis legend and richmond native arthur ashe. the city's mayor says that richmond used to be home to more confederate statues than anywhere in the country. now that chapter is closed. >> we've done something that a lot of communities have struggled with, and i think a ton of people are ready to turn the page, and now that we can turn the page and focus on lifting more people up, becoming more inclusive and creating a place that everyone belongs. >> so the removal of the monument follow as legal battle

brought by hill's indirect descendants saying the monument shouldn't be anywhere since it was built on top of his burial site. in october, ordered to move remains to a local cemetery and the monument now headed to the city's black museum. confederate symbols taken down across the country sis george flloyd's death in 2020 sparked police brutality and racism. hundreds still stand around the country whether or not the states they stand in were former members of the confederacy. many put up years after the civil war in the early 1900s during the jim crow era. according to the southern poverty law center as of february around 700 confederate memorial ares are still standing in the lower 48. he went from crypto king to pariah in a matter of days and now has been arrested. the s.e.c. also charged sam bankman-fried with defrauding investors. we have legal analysis on what

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