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bianca is off for this week. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> why didn't we hear about this on november 2nd when the first batch of classified documents were discovered? >> those questions loom as he goes into the new week. storm after storm in california over the last few weeks. the ground and rivers are so sat saturated, it's not going to take much for more flooding. >> so let's heed the warnings of the officials and remain vigilant. heart breaking coming off of a celebratory week, the entire bulldog nation is at a loss. ♪ >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. monday, january 16th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. u.s. president joe biden is facing more scrutiny over his handling of classified documents. the republican chairman of the house oversight committee asked

the white house for more information about the scandal, including visitor logs from joe biden's delaware residence where several classified items have been found. james is seeking records and communications related to searches of the president's homes and other locations. on sunday, he said he wanted mr. biden's case to be treated just like the probe involving donald trump and his own handling of classified documents. >> at the end of the day, my biggest concern isn't the classified documents, to be honest with you. my concern is how there's such a discrepancy in how former president trump was treated, getting the security cameras, taking pictures of the douchlts on the floor, going through melania's closet versus joe biden, your personal loggers don't have security clearance, they can go through, just keep looking and keep looking and determine whatever is there. that's not equal treatment. >> democratic lawmaker jamie

raskin responded to comer's remarks. there are key differences between these two cases. >> we were delighted to learn that the president's lawyers the moment they found out about the documents that day turned them over to the national archives. and ultimately to the department of justice. that is a very different posture than what we saw with donald trump where he was fighting for a period of more than eight months to not turn over hundreds of missing documents that the archives was asking about. when my friend mr. comber says we're looking for equal treatment, that's all we're looking for. it's good this is in the hands of special counsels on both sides and the special counsels are both trustworthy lawyers who i think will get to the bottom of it. >> president biden didn't address the scandal during a trip to atlanta on sunday. instead, he rallied supporters of a church where civil right's icon martin luther king jr. once

preached. and he delivered a message about social justice and democracy. >> reporter: president joe biden became the first sitting president to deliver remarks at a sunday service at ebenezer baptist church, the same church where dr. martin luther king preached at and it was an opportunity for president biden to remember king's legacy ahead of mlk day. during his remarks, he reflected on the state of the nation, saying that it is at a critical juncture and that it is at an inflection point. take a listen. >> the battle for the soul of this nation is perennial. it's a constant struggle. it's a constant struggle between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice. against those traffic in racism, extremism and insurrection. a battle fought on battlefields and bridges from courthouses and ballot boxes to pulpits and protest. >> reporter: the president also

talked about economic justice and civil rights all in a state that biden narrowly flipped in 2020 and buoyed by black voters. it's a critical time as the president and his advisers consider his political future and whether he decides to launch a re-election bid. now of course it all came against the backdrop of a week where there were regular disclosures from the white house about documents marked as classified found at president biden's residence here in wilmington as well as at a former private office that he used after the vice presidency. the administration has been con stending with those disclosures as we learn more about the documents that were marked classified found in these private spaces. now the president did not speak to the matter during his remarks on sunday. but those questions loom as he goes into the new week. priscilla alvarez, cnn, wilmington. rain and snow once again hitting central and northern california after residents got a

small break with light rain on sunday morning. more than 8 million are under flood watches until monday evening, including the bay area. winter storm warnings in effect for the sierra nevada mountains where up to three feet of snow could fall through monday. storms slamming the state for weeks, flooding roads, homes and businesses, causes mud slides and leaving at least 19 people dead. rain fall is continuing to decrease, but about 14 million people remain under wind advisories across the southern part of the state. take a look at the dramatic rescue in san diego here. it took 19 minutes in the rain and wind to remove the driver of an suv that plunged over a cliff. here is what a firefighter had to say about the dangerous situation. >> the car landed where it was. it would have been worse. car could have gone over the side and it would have a totally different outcome. >> the rescue team did awesome. they had ropes getting down there and was a spotlight just

double checking that the car wasn't going anywhere. >> residents can turn their attention to the major cleanup right ahead. natasha chen has more on the epic flooding that hit california amid an historic drought. >> reporter: we're at johnson's beach at the russian river here in california where residents tell me this is supposed to be a driveway right here, but it's so flooded and you can see that sign where it says no life guard on duty. local residents tell me there's supposed to be a walk way after that for another 20 feet as well as an entire parking lot before you even reach the beach. so, many of them have come to the water's edge taking photos as one woman told me, she has lived here 30 years and just extremely intrigued to see the water come up this far. of course, there is more rain expected into monday morning. and because there has been storm after storm in california over the last few weeks, the ground and rivers are so saturated it's

not going to take much for more flooding and more threats of mud slides. mud slides like the one we saw in belmont, california, on saturday. belmont police showed these photos on social media of part of a hillside coming down into a neighborhood. so those are the types of dangers that city and county officials are really warning people about. in fact, there's not just more rain coming but high winds as well. santa barbara, high wind advisories. thousands of people -- as thousands of customers in california still without power. and millions under a flood watch. president biden on saturday evening did approve california's request for a disaster declaration. natasha chen, cnn, california. university of georgia is mourning the loss of a football player and staff member. offensive lineman and chandler lacroy died in a car crash on sunday near the university's

campus. >> reporter: this loss has been a gut punch. students and fans coming out here outside of the stadium leaving flowers, some writing 77 on the sign. that was devin's number. and take a look at this. the grandfather of 7-year-old bulldog's fan camden sharing pictures on twitter. they show willock fist pumping the young boy and letting him wear his massive 2021 championship ring. he was star struck. here is what we know happened. according to a statement from the athen's clark police department, around 2:45 sunday morning, in the morning, their car left the road striking power poles and several trees. the car striking and coming to rest at this apartment building. willock and lacoy died from their injuries. two others were hurt. according to the football roster, willock was from new jersey, offensive lineman, red

shirt sophomore and played every game this year. we're all heartbroken and devastated with the loss of devin willock and chandler lecryo. devin was a great teammate and a joy to coach. chandler was a valuable member of our football staff and brought an incredible attitude and energy every single day. and take a look at this video showing the team celebrating their national championship victory just hours before on saturday. so many fans coming to this victory parade right here in athens. i spoke with a bulldog's fan at that parade route and says he saw willock in person plus a witness who saw the aftermath of the crash. >> it's just heart breaking coming off of a celebratory week and the parade yesterday. getting to see this player and then come to find out, you know, he lost his life early this morning. the entire bulldog nation is at a loss.

and i can't imagine what his family is going through. >> reporter: that closeness that he's talking about is the immediate uga fan base, but clearly that expands far beyond to the larger college football community. and you can see from these tweets, players, other teams, the s.e.c. commissioner speaking out sending condolences, prayers and encouragement on this difficult day. isabel rosales, cnn, in athens, georgia. authorities in nepal say they recovered the flight's data recorder, one of the so-called black boxes from the crash on sunday. the box will be handed over to a civil aviation authorities. early on monday, search and rescue operations resumed for four people who are still missing and one official warned the chances of finding them alive are extremely low. of the 72 people on board, 68 are confirmed dead. including six children and 15 foreign nationals. one man who saw the plane going down described what happened.

>> translator: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and reached our terrace to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realized it was an airline crash and we rushed to the site. though i stayed back from where i could see the debris, my friend went down to look for survivors and took out at least 35 people. >> well, we are joined from new delhi with the very latest on this. the weather appeared to be okay at the time of landing. so what's the line of inquiry here? >> reporter: well, it all depends on the black box, doesn't it? that's going to be the vital clues really in that black box, the voice recordings of the last minutes ahead of the plane crash that will lead to understanding what really went down with that plane, what really happened in that cockpit that led to the plane crash. now, we have been speaking to officials, max, and they say that 16 bodies have been pulled

up with the use of a crane from the gorge and those bodies have been recovered. they've been air lift and taken to hospital where post mortems have been conducted and will be gradually handed other to the family members who first have to identify those bodies. as far as the 15 foreign nationals are concerned, their bodies are being air lifted to katmandu and those bodies will be handed over to family members. but it's really those last few minutes that will tell us the story and investigators are hoping at this point that the black box is going to be the key and the clue to what really happened in there. but it's that one vigil really that we have been talking about every since the plane crashed that tells you the story of moments before the crash when that plane actually rolled to a side and left the frame of the person who was shooting from the balcony of his or her house. >> reporter: a video appears to

show a passenger plane tilting to the side moments before it comes crashing into the ground in central nepal. at least 68 people died when the yeti airlines operated flight crashed on sunday, making it nepal's deadliest plane crash in decades. dozens of bodies were recovered by rescue workers searching among the wreckage until darkness settled in nepal. sunday morning, it embarked on 30 minute flight from katmandu to pokhara. but the flight was last in contact with the pokhara airport 18 minutes after takeoff before it came crashing down in the nearby gorge. the country has a record of crashes due to its mountainous topography and sudden weather changes. >> translator: the investigation

is going on now. i have called in emergency cabinet meeting. >> reporter: the passengers on board were mostly nepali but included 15 foreign nationals, nepal's civil aviation authority said. yeti airlines cancelled all regular flights on monday in mourning for the passengers who lost their lives. the government also declared monday a public holiday as the nation continues to grapple with the tragedy. max, these families want answers. all they know as of now is that they lost their near and dear ones. they're hoping that the probe, which the government is promising to complete in the next 45 days, will have answers to their questions, max. >> vedika, thank you for joining us from dellhi. new york's busy jfk international airport is now being investigated by u.s. authorities. it happened on friday evening. this animation shows just how close it was to being a tragedy. the faa says the crew of a

departing delta flight with 151 people on board aborted its takeoff stopping within 1,000 feet of an american airlines jet that was taxiing on the same runway. here is some of the audio from the control tower. >> delta 1946 cancel takeoff plans ch. delta 1943 cancel takeoff plans. >> all right. delta 1943. >> amazingly no one hurt in that incident. so the rescue efforts worked. up next, clinging to hope in ukraine. rescue workers are now sifting through rubble in search of survivors after a deadly missile strike. the latest in a live report for you. fears over rising covid cases in china are casting a cloud over the lunar new year travel season. the latest from hong kong. and the mayor of new york visits the u.s./mexico border

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♪ this hour an urgent search and rescue operation is pressing on in ukraine after a russian missile slammed into an apartment building over the weekend. at least 36 people were killed. dozens of others are still missing. many are holding out hope for more scenes like this, the rescue of a woman from the rubble following saturday's strike. but dnipro's mayor is acknowledging the harsh reality. >> translator: i think the chances of saving people now are minimal. my version is that the missile hit the building because there's a thermal station across the river, meaning they tried to hit the thermal station but the missile flew by and hit residential buildings. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says the battle for two towns has continued nonstop, days after russia says they're taking control of a town.

mr. zelenskyy says moscow made the battle for the area fundamental for itself. ukrainian troops are making the battle fundamental for destruction of russia's combat potential. clare sebastian is following developments and joins me here in london. this is a town that isn't strategically important but symbolically very important because whoever wins it would appear to have the upper hand. >> reporter: yes. it's very important for russia, max, which don't forget has not been able to claim territory since july. so this would be extremely important. the claim that they had taken over a town came just a day after they instilled the head of entire armed forces as the head of the operations in ukraine. it was a town of 9.5 thousand people it is having an outsized impact on the battlefield. ukraine saying battles continue. >> in terms of what we're seeing with this rescue operation, the images are horrific, aren't

they? is that the working assumption the ukrainians, this was not a direct attack on an apartment building, it wasn't a case of a war crime as some would argue? >> that's what we're hearing from the mayor of the town there. so far that's only his version of events. it would seem plausible given the type of weapon used. this is a missile that's usually reserved for attacking aircraft carriers. it's seen as very inprecise the way it targets its targets essentially, but we're not hearing that from anyone else. as you say, the rescue operations continue. the death toll is climbing all the time. we're up to now 36. and more than 30 still unaccounted for, according to ukrainian authorities. children among both the dead and injured and those unaccounted for. and meanwhile, max, more reports of shelling this morning in the southern front according to ukrainian officials in a town just across the river from the zaporizhzhia power nuclear plant and the town of zaporizhzhia, not too far from there, that all

comes as the national atomic energy agency is expanding its mission to ukraine. it's got a presence in zaporizhzhia power plant and adding officials at ukraine's power plants, very keen to avoid any kind of nuclear accident there. >> what's the urgency with the nuclear power plant, they're worried again it's getting too close? >> well, so, the shelling continues in that area. very contested area, zaporizhzhia power plant is in russian-controlled territory. they had control of that since the beginning of the war, but the ieae wants to set up a safety protection zone around it and so far haven't been able to do that. the head is in kyiv this week to hold talks on really pushing progress but as such there hasn't been any. >> thank you. travel in china ramping up ahead of the lunar new year holiday next week. more than 42 million people

traveled across china on saturday, would you believe. they estimate more than 2 billion journeys will be made before the travel period is over. twice as many as last year's celebration. covid cases have been surging. china and many feel the mass migration will make the outbreak even worse. it's logical, isn't it, when you look at the movement of people. >> yeah, max. it's extraordinary the number of people that will move across this period. 2 billion people, as you mentioned. and remembering that so many of these people have been separated for the last three years because of these zero covid policies that have been firmly in place across china. we saw those harsh lockdowns, those quarantine measures, the mass testing on a scale we hadn't seen anywhere else in the world. well, that all came toon abrupt halt in december after the chinese government basically did a back flip. that followed weeks of protests

and obviously the strain to the chinese economy. but what was startling to the international community, max, was this claim that only 37 people had died as a result of covid. they were maintaining that claim that that was the death toll over the past month up until the weekend. and then there was a meeting between the chinese health minister and the world health organization and there was a drastic revision where chinese national health commission came out and said actually the number is more like 60,000 covid deaths over the last month. they said they were now adding in the covid deaths with underlying illnesses and they also said, quote, the delay was due to a comprehensive e examination of hospital reporting. international analysts, medical experts are not buying that 60,000. they think the number is much, much higher. and you know, add chinese new

year to it. further complicates the situation. this is going to be the largest migration of humans in the world. and because people have been separated for so long, you will see people traveling across the country. they will be moving from the cities to provinces, to rural areas to the villages where there's a large population and poor public health infrastructure. the concern is there's going to be a spike in cases and obviously a spike in deaths, max. >> anna kor ren in hong kong, thank you. the battle is brewing in washington over the debt ceiling and time is running out for lawmakers to make sure the government can pay its obligations on time. we'll have the details in just a few moments. neutrogena® hydro boost lightweight. clinically proven. 48-hour r hydration. for that healthy skin glow. neututrogena®. for people with skin.

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♪ welcome back to "cnn newsroom" i'm max foster if you're just joining us. our top stories this hour, u.s. president joe biden is under more scrutiny over his handling of classified documents. the chairman of the house oversight committee is now asking the white house for visitor logs from mr. biden's delaware residence where several classified items have been found. he's also seeking records and communications related to searches of the president's homes and other locations. and california is bracing for more potential flooding. storms have been slamming the state for weeks now, flooding roads, homes and businesses, causing mud slides and leaving at least 19 people dead. right now more than 8 million people are under flood watches until monday evening, including in the bay area. new york city mayor eric adams is calling for washington to deliver more coordinated

response to the migrant crisis. he visited the border in el paso, texas, on sunday and urged the federal emergency management agency to step up. he said the government's overall lack of coordination has compelled him to take his efforts to a national level. >> i'm extremely disappointed of what we have done to the cities of this country and the impression that we're not seeing the level of urgency of getting this issue resolved. i believe that we must appoint a female leader that is going to come in and look at this and coordinate our response. it is wrong for el paso to have a response, for new york to have a response. we cannot have these disjointed responses. >> new york city received more than 3,000 migrants over a week ago with more than 800 arriving in just one day.

cnn has the details. >> reporter: mayor eric adams estimated the city will have to spend anywhere from 1.5 to $2 billion to cover the cost of housing and providing services for migrants which have been arriving for several months since last year. the mayor traveled to the southern border yesterday. he visited with el paso mayor. they visited the border in addition to a shelter as well as a processing center for the customs and border patrol. the mayor said this is a humanitarian crisis for the city of new york. thousands of people have been arriving. many of them bussed to new york by the state of texas. i want to just put up the numbers. more than 39,000 asylum seekers have arrived in new york and have been processed by the city. 26,000 of them remain in the

city's care. and for several months now the city has worked to open 74 emergency shelters as well as 4 emergency relief centers in an effort to connect asylum seekers with resources. but, of course, all of this costs money. and that is where the mayor's request comes in. for months now he has been asking the federal government to help pay for the cost of supporting these migrants. and the mayor's visit to the border comes a week after president biden visited the border himself. it is interesting that the mayor chose to go to the border only after biden made the stop himself. now, this issue of migrants is not just happening here in new york city. it's also affecting other major cities around the country, places like philadelphia, washington, d.c. and chicago. chicago mayor lori lightfoot also taking to social media

earlier today to express support for mayor eric adams, his trip to the border, and saying that she agreed with his request for federal funding. in new york, gloria pazmino, cnn. the debt ceiling is shaping up to be one of the first major battles between democrats and republicans since the republicans took control of the house of representatives earlier this month. a live look at capitol hill right now on friday. the treasury said the u.s. will reach the debt ceiling limit on thursday. and treasury secretary janet yellen urged lawmakers to act in a timely manner to increase or suspend the debt limit or the u.s. could default as soon as june. the debt ceiling is the legal limit set by congress on how much money the u.s. can borrow to make up the difference between how much it spends and how much it takes in. a u.s. default on paying its debt would shake the financial markets and delay payments to federal workers and payments for social security and veteran's benefits. rising prices are hitting

households across the united states. inflation caused americans to spend on average $370 more in december than a year ago. for rent, groceries, utilities and other goods and services. that's according to moody's analytics. but it says inflation does appear to be easing. and paychecks are starting to catch up as well. and another bright spot is that the typical family save money on gasoline compared to the year before. the worst days of the covid pandemic may be over, but some business owners who took out government loans to stay afloat have a new worry and that is paying them back. cnn's gabe cohen has the details. >> reporter: at teddy and the bully bar near downtown d.c., business post pandemic has never been the same. >> i'm still climbing the hill. >> reporter: covid closed two of allen's four restaurants. government loans saved the other two. but with city centers struggling to bring back traffic, his revenue is still down more than 45% from pre-pandemic and allen

says they're struggling to stay open. and now it's time to pay back those loans. >> it's very difficult. we just got over paying back the landlord. you're just a hamster spinning on a wheel. >> reporter: at the start of covid, with business stalled, nearly 4 million small business owners took out what are called economic injury disaster loans, or idle loans from the federal government. on average, about $100,000. in many cases, just to stay afloat. 30 years with a fixed interest rate of 3.75%. and unlike some other pandemic programs, idle loans were expected to be paid back down the road. now the first monthly payments are coming due. most businesses will owe money by the end of january. >> it's daunting. >> reporter: allen says he owes more than $3,700 per month, roughly $780,000 in all. a lot of which he says he spent on rent and payroll. >> we can't afford anything, but

what we're doing is we're paying interest only right now. >> reporter: so you haven't made a dent on the actual loan. >> have not made a dent on the principle. >> reporter: a new survey from a leading small business association found only 36% of its members have reached their pre-pandemic sales levels amid staffing shortages, supply chain issues and inflation. now add a possible looming recession just as these loans come due. >> it is one more cost that they're going to have to deal with. some small business owners unfortunately are going to struggle and kind of meeting those obligations. >> let's open up your diaphragm and see if it helps. >> reporter: lisa kline says covid is keeping clients away from her physical therapy practice, making it tough to pay off her idle loan, nearly $1,000 each month with 80,000 to go. >> the cost of everything has gone up. we can't pay the staff what we like to pay the staff. the whole business is still suffering. this is just kind of adding insult to injury. >> reporter: the small business administration says struggling

businesses can declare hardship and make small partial payments for six months. but interest keeps accruing, forcing owners like lisa kline to weigh short-term protection against a big bill down the line. >> we have no choice because if we don't keep paying it it's going to accrue more interest. ♪ this year's world economic forum begins in davos, switzerland. protesters are marching in the streets to make their voices heard by the world's elite. >> one protest group is calling -- is called patriotic millionaires uk. economic inequality is one of the biggest issues facing the world today. >> we're in favor of world taxes. really want to reduce this level of wealth inequality in the

world that's so corrosive to inequality. my message to those guys meeting would be think to yourselves, talk to yourself, are you sure you're not the problem rather than. >> tax the rich. he says government can do more useful things than wealthy individuals. join richard quest as he talks to world leaders and ceos throughout the week. still ahead, an american wrongfully detained in iran writes to president joe biden as he begins a week long hunger strike. a live report on his situation next. infused withth natural essential oils into a mist. air wick essential mist. connect to nature.

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mark seven years since he was left out of a prisoner swap between washington and teheran. cnn's sal ma abdell ma abdelazi following this for us. there's been high-profile releases but we need to remember those remaining there. >> absolutely. that's what he says in this open letter to president biden. he says he's going to start a hunger strike today. that it will be a seven-day strike to mark seven years since he was overlooked in an iranian/u.s. prisoner swap. it was a prisoner swap in 2016 that brought home a "washington post" reporter, a pastor as well as a former u.s. marine and of course left behind namazi. he was arrested in 2015. he was charged in 2015 and later sentenced to ten years for what iran says is collaboration with a hostile government. now the united states and rights groups and united nations for their part they say this is a wrongful detention and that he is actually the victim of an

arbitrary violation of international law. and in this letter, namazi goes on to criticize three different u.s. administrations, president obama, president trump and president biden for failing to secure his release. i want to read you part of this very emotional open letter to president biden. all i want, sir, is one minute of your day's time for the next seven days devoted to thinking about the tribulations of the u.s. hostages in iran. just a single minute of your time for each year of my life that i lost in iran prison. that's that very notorious prison in teheran after the u.s. government could have saved me but did not. now it's important to note as well that there is reportedly two other americans also being held in iran. this is really important now, max, because we had this on going protest movement, these demonstrations that have rocked iran now for nearly four months. the fear is that namazi and other americans, other westerners held by iran could be used as a political pawn. remember, rights groups say that

iran is using judges, trial system, its courts apz a tool of repression. so this is absolutely a matter of priority for the u.s. administration and biden officials say they're doing everything they can to secure his release and the release of other americans. >> we'll keep watching it. sal ma, thank you so much. a female former member of the afghan government has been shot dead at her home. her and her body guard were killed during the attack on sunday. she represented the city of kabul when the taliban took over in 2021 and banned women from most jobs. she was only 32 years old. state media in peru report the government declared a state of emergency because of the on going protests in the country. the declaration applies to the capital city of lima and three other regions an went into

effect on sunday and is supposed to last for 30 days. at least 42 people have died since the protests began there. this protester blames the police for the violence. >> police are corrupt because the government pays their salary. and they hit and kill people. that should not happen. >> meanwhile, per voouf yan president has apologized for the deaths but says she won't resign. she called for general elections. the state of emergency suspends some constitutional rights including freedom of transit, freedom of assembly and personal liberty and security. protests broke out last december following the impeachment and removal from office of the then president castillo. italian authorities say they have arrested a mafia boss who has been on the run for decades. he was taken into custody on monday while being treated in a private clinic. he is believed to be one of the bosses of sicily's mafia but

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♪ in the national football league it is -- has been an emotional couple weeks really for the buffalo bills, of course. on saturday, the bills got a shot in the arm before their playoff match against the division rival miami dolphins. damar hamlin made a surprise visit to the bill's facility. hamlin later tweeted that he would be watching the game from home. it was a rough day for bill's quarterback josh allen. he had three turnovers during the game, including this fumble that miami recovered for a touchdown. allen and the bills would recover, beating the dolphins, 34-31. after the game, bills players

spoke about seeing hamlin a day earlier. >> i got to say hello to him and his family and actually a big hug and big line of guys ready to love up on him. so it was a blessing come true to see him back in the facility. >> for him to be in the building, man, it brought smiles and happy tears to everybody in the building. you know, just to see him walking around healthy, recovering well, you know, we sat next to him all around the facility and just kind of asked him, you know, couple questions on how he was feeling and all that kind of stuff. all we needed was to see his face, see him walking around. once we knew he was healthy, we had a weight lifted off our shoulders. but then actually seeing him in person, it was amazing. >> now there were two other playoff games on sunday. the cincinnati bengals held on to defeat the baltimore ravens, 24-17. the game featured this fumble that was returned 98 yards the

other way for a touchdown. cincinnati advances to the next round where they'll play against the buffalo bills. they last played two weeks ago but the game was cancelled after hamlin suffered that cardiac arrest. the new york giants eliminated the minnesota vikings 31 to 24. it was the giant's first playoff victory since winning the super bowl back in 2012. they play against the philadelphia eagles in the next round. the australian open is under way with one of the biggest names in the draw out of the tournament before even hitting a ball. wimbledon runner up and aussie favorite nick kyrgios has withdrawn with a knee injury. the 27-year-old fan favorite was coming off the best season of his career, having lost to novak djokovic in the final at wimbledon and winning the australian open doubles title. the aussie came into this year's tournament as one of the favorites to win the title. meanwhile, defending champion rafael nadal is safely through to the second round.

the spaniard facing the young brit, jack draper. looked like he was on the ropes for a moment after dropping the second set 6-2 but quickly found his form again to run away with a win in four sets. nadal's arch nemesis novak djokovic will begin his campaign on tuesday. he was deported last year for not being vaccinated against covid-19. the serbian isn't holding any grudges despite the circumstances of last year. >> if i do hold grudges and probably if i'm not able to move on i wouldn't be here, you know. and also, i have to say that the amount of positive experiences i had in australia overwhelm the negative experience maybe of last year. so, you know, my impression of australia, my, you know, vision of australia has always been very positive. that has reflected on my performance and my results are a testament to how i feel here.

stay with cnn for plenty more updates on today's action. the stars of tv and cinema came out for the critic's choice awards on sunday. the los angeles awards show a featured standout fashion moments on the red carpet ranging from bold pops of color to more classic palettes. the nominees, big winners on the film side, cast and crew of "everything everywhere all at once." cate blanchett won for "tar." amongst the many emotional wins of the night was brendan frazier took home the award for best actor for his dramatic role in "the whale." here is part of his acceptance speech. >> if you, a guy like charlie who i played in this movie, any way struggle with obesity or you just feel like you're in a dark sea, i want you to know that if

you too can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen. >> thanks for joining us here on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster in london. "early start" with christine romans next on cnn. ♪ nothing kills more viruses on more surfaces than lysysol disinfectant spray. ♪

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