i'm rahel solomon, live in new york in today for fredricka whitfield. and we start this hour with breaking news, a deadly plane crash killing nearly everyone on board in south korea, 179 people died as their jeju air jet skidded across the runway in wuhan. it exploded into a ball of fire. after reaching the end of the tarmac, witnesses describing the chaotic moments. >> i hope she. >> i think he was about 9 or 8:50 a.m. i heard a bang. at first i thought it was an oil tanker accident. as we can see, a lot of oil tankers nearby. then i felt different. so i went outside and i saw a big dark smoke. then i could hear a big explosion sound. not the one from the crash itself. then i heard more explosion at least seven times. >> now, before the crash, a passenger sent this text message to a friend. wait a minute, we can't land because a bird or birds caught in our wing. since when? the friend says just now, should i leave? my last words? the passenger responds. miraculously. two people, both crew members, survived the crash. they are now recovering in the hosp

i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we start with dramatic new details about those mysterious drones seen hovering across the eastern seaboard. boston police now say they have arrested two people for flying aircraft dangerously close to logan international airport. and it comes as state and local officials become increasingly frustrated by the lack of transparency about where these drones are coming from and how dangerous they could be. there are reports of sightings in at least six states, including incidents of drones flying near military facilities and one even causing a new york airport to temporarily suspend flights. the sightings are putting intense pressure on federal agencies to provide more information to the public, and the lack of answers among many is drawing bipartisan criticism. cnn's julia benbrook and gloria pazmino are tracking all of these developments. julia, you first at the white house. what more is the biden administration saying about all of this? >> well, following this recent uptick in drone sig

i'm alisyn camerota in for fredricka whitfield.want to bring you live to paris where the long awaited grand reopening of the notre dame cathedral is underway. president-elect trump is among the global leaders and dignitaries attending this very celebratory event. earlier trump met with president. french president emmanuel macron and ukrainian president zelenskyy at the elysee palace. so today's triumphant reopening comes more than five years after the iconic cathedral was ravaged by a devastating fire. many thought it would never be rebuilt. cnn's melissa bell is outside. it's a cold and rainy notre dame bell. french day outside of notre dame, there but set the scene inside and out for us. >> well, what we saw with this incredibly moving ceremony as you say, all of those many dignitaries inside, a reminder of what this cathedral means to the world, as is the fact, alison, that it is 340,000 donors from 150 countries that have contributed to this restoration. in fact, what we just saw a short while ago on the front of the cathedral

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i'm fredricka whitfield. an early christmas present.ederal workers will be getting their paychecks after a late night vote in the u.s. senate, averting a u.s. government shutdown just moments after the deadline passed at midnight, the senate approved a bill to keep the government funded through mid-march. the house had approved the bill just hours earlier, ending a week of last minute wrangling between republicans, democrats and president elect donald trump. president biden is expected to sign the bill at any moment. cnn's betsy klein is at the white house. betsy, good morning to you. so all right, what do people have to say from the white house to capitol hill about this late night save? >> well, fredricka, i think what's a holiday season without a little bit of holiday spending drama on capitol hill? but a shutdown has been averted as the house voted overwhelmingly just a few hours before that midnight deadline to fund the government and the senate following suit just a few hours later, it now goes to president biden's desk, where we

thank you so much for joining me this sunday i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we're following the latest in our breaking story as holiday travelers are up against the worst of winter this weekend the great lakes region feeling the worst of the lake effect snow right now as biting cold sweeps across most of the country. nearly four feet of snow is already covering western new york from the past few days of accumulation. and now more than 2 million people in the region have snow warnings in effect. northeast ohio and northwest pennsylvania just extended their alerts until tuesday morning. officials across pennsylvania spoke earlier today driving home the message for people to stay safe by staying off the roads my message to the public is simple don't travel unless you absolutely have to give us today and tomorrow to to restore order to the to the transportation network that we have made great progress over the last 36 hours. >> and i have every expectation with the work of of state officials, county officials and local officials will meet the needs of folks here

i'm alisyn camerota in for fredricka whitfield today. happening now president-elect donald trump returns to the world stage at this hour he's in paris meeting with french president emmanuel macron and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in the next hour, trump will attend the official reopening of the notre dame cathedral. today's grand opening comes five and a half years after the iconic cathedral was ravaged by a fire that brought the gothic masterpiece. within minutes of collapsing. we have a team of correspondents covering today's events. alayna treene is in washington, nic robertson is in london. but let's begin with cnn's melissa bell in paris, outside of notre dame. melissa. five years ago, many people thought this restoration and this moment would not be possible that's right. >> in fact, it would seem so ambitious on the part of the french president at the time that many had said it would never happen, that he was setting completely unrealistic expectations and yet just over five years now, and the restoration is complete, w

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i'm fredricka whitfield, and we begin with this breaking news. new york governor kathy hochul now says drone activity in her state forced an airport to be temporarily shut down for days. waves of reported drone sightings stretching across several states in the northeastern u.s. have been causing fear and frustration. witnesses say they've seen drones, some the size of cars. they say hovering around residential neighborhoods. restricted sites and critical infrastructure. but the white house continues to say there is no cause for concern. and at the moment, these drones do not appear to pose a security threat. cnn's gloria pazmino is looking into all of this. gloria, what more are you learning from the governor's comments yeah, fred, even though the white house officials are telling state and local lawmakers they have nothing to worry about, there's a lot of pushback. >> and now, the governor of the state of new york, where many of these sightings have been reported, has issued a statement saying, in part, that there was a disruption to the airspac

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but they have 0 chance of becoming parts of the government, whitfield, although the democratic policy saying they will not enter a coalition with them. and a coalition will definitely be needed for tensely, again, with 3 policies which has proven a very rocky road over these costs. 3 plus years mishita christmas e w 's chief political edison, mckayla, thank you so much for putting all of that into the spectrum for us. and all of this will be happening in the coming hour. will of course, be pro, costing it live right here on the w news on youtube as well. so do stay tuned. if you can hear awesome all the headlines making use around the world today and rushes defense ministry has released footage, allegedly showing the recapture of a supplement in the countries coast region. this is where you cranes, military launched across the board a incursion in august. ukraine says at least fussy, north korean soldiers have been killed in recent weeks in cost while fighting alongside russian troops. the medical workers in gaza say at least 16 people, including women and children, were killed and th

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time, i truly the americans look at by 50 percent of syria's or the energy resources and also the whitfield. so they have the food basket and also the energy basket in their hands. and they have black me in syria for a long time. for a compromise in exchange for giving back the oil and the wheat fields. i think in this case, since this on fields are in the hands of the currents and the americans, the americans, we try to secure this one fits for the currents. because if the codes are going to declare a federal system or to separate from the rest, i'll see that they will also need the oil to function properly. but i think this is going to close the work between the, the curtis tablets, the enclave and turkey. it says so the situation is very, very difficult. people who think that this will end what is called the civil war in syria. it's not going to and it's really only exasperate the conflict and syria. people may think that this relative piece that we are witnessing today is a positive thing which is, but on the longer on it will only increase the pensions disney tension. so really just te

i'm alisyn camerota in today for fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the grand reopening of the notre dame cathedral. this long awaited ceremony is underway right now in paris world leaders and dignitaries are arriving, including president-elect donald trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy both arrived there just moments ago. last hour, the two leaders met with french president emmanuel macron at the elysee palace today's grand opening comes more than five years after the iconic cathedral was ravaged by fire. that blaze brought notre dame within minutes of collapsing. we have a team of correspondents covering today's developments. alayna treene is in washington, d.c. nic robertson is in london for us. but let's begin with cnn's melissa bell. outside of notre dame cathedral so, melissa, it's miraculous. i mean, it truly is notre dame rising from the ashes from five years ago. and it's a ceremony that many people, french people thought would never happen. so what's it like there well, the weather is sadly atrocious, alison. >> i

i'm fredricka whitfield. two u.s. navy pilots are lucky to be alive right now. they were shot down over the red sea in the middle east by an american warship. in an apparent case of friendly fire. u.s. central command says both of the pilots flying an f a 18 jet like this one safely ejected from their fighter jet after being mistakenly fired upon by the guided missile cruiser uss gettysburg. an investigation is underway. joining me right now is cnn correspondent julia benbrook at the white house. julia, what more do we know? >> there are still a lot of questions and a full investigation is underway. but u.s. central command is calling this an apparent friendly fire incident. two u.s. navy pilots were ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the red sea. on saturday and initial assessments show that one crew member did sustain minor injuries. now, according to centcom, the aircraft, an f a 18, was operating from the uss harry s truman when it was mistakenly fired upon by the uss gettysburg. the uss gettysburg, a ticonderoga class guided missile c

i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. cleanup efforts are underway in the aftermath of a rare tornado in california. let's go home. >> let's go home holy. oh my god. okay. oh my god, oh, my god, no. >> we got a harrowing drive through it. the twister ripped through scotts valley saturday, which is about an hour south of san francisco. people they're describing that they saw flipped cars and trees snapped in half. >> to be honest with you, i thought this could be the end of my life. it was that strong. >> i heard someone scream, there's a tornado. so i ran out to the window to see. and there were things flying around, people screaming, cars making a bunch of noises. >> officials say at least five people were injured. cnn's camila bernal is in california at elisa raffa is in the cnn weather center. camilla, let's begin with you. what are you hearing about the extent of the damage from this very rare tornado? there hey, fred, so you mentioned the cleanup efforts. >> that's really what's going on right now because of some of

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i'm fredricka whitfield and we start with new details about those mysterious drones hovering around the eastern seaboard. boston police say they have arrested two people for flying aircraft dangerously close to logan international airport. and it comes as state and local officials become increasingly frustrated by the lack of transparency about where these drones are coming from or how dangerous they might be. there are reports of sightings in at least six states now. reported incidents include drones flying near military facilities and one even causing a new york airport to temporarily suspend flights. federal agencies are now facing intense pressure to provide answers. today, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas offered this reassurance. >> there's no question that people are seeing drones, and i want to assure the american public that we in the federal government have deployed additional resources, personnel and technology to assist the new jersey state police in addressing the drone sightings. >> cnn's gloria pazmino is tracking the latest from new york. gloria, what do yo

i'm fredricka whitfield. cnn newsroom continues with jessica dean. right now you're in the cnn newsroom. i'm jessica dean in new york. >> and we begin with breaking news as we learn new details into how president-elect donald trump came to choose maga firebrand kash patel as his pick to lead the fbi. >> we're going to go straight to cnn's alayna treene, who is live in west palm beach. >> elena, i know you've got some new reporting. what are you learning reporter that's right. >> jessica. i've been talking to those close to donald trump. people on his team working with the transition process and asking them, how did he come to land on kash patel? i'm told that in recent days, he was really wavering between two people for the role of fbi director. that includes kash patel, but also missouri attorney general andrew bailey, someone we know that donald trump has considered for a number of roles. i'm told that essentially, donald trump had thought that patel was always going to have a big role in his second term, but there were some that were close to him,

i'm fredricka whitfield. and right now fears and frustrations are rising across the northeastern u.s. after weeks of mysterious drone sightings. this morning, new jersey officials are demanding answers and blaming the federal government for not being more forthcoming as witnesses see drones some the size of cars reportedly hovering around residential neighborhoods, restricted sites and critical infrastructure. but the white house says there is no cause for concern, claiming they know of no threat or of any dangerous activity despite those assurances, there are new reports of drones spotted flying in parts of pennsylvania now and new york and connecticut. officials say they are deploying a drone detection system to investigate reported sightings. there. cnn's gloria pazmino and julia benbrook are tracking all the latest developments. gloria, let's go to you first. moments ago, we heard from new york governor kathy hochul. what is she saying? >> yeah, fred, we just heard from the governor in the last few minute

. >> i'm rahel solomon live today in new york in for fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour with that breaking news. south korea in a state of mourning after the worst plane crash there in nearly three decades, a jeju air flight arriving from thailand was unable to stop during its landing at muan international airport, crashing into a ball of fire. 179 people on board died, but astonishingly, two crew members survived. the investigation is just getting underway. search teams recovering the plane's flight and voice recorders. u.s. investigators with the national transportation safety board are traveling to assist local authorities. president biden, meantime issuing a statement earlier today saying that he is deeply saddened and offering continued u.s. support. let's get straight to cnn's mark stuart, who is tracking these developments from bei good morning. >> it is early monday morning here in asia just after 6 a.m. right now in south korea. and the week really begins with a country dealing with a tremendous amount of sadness, as well as a long list of

i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. right now a vigil is getting underway in the german city of magdeburg, near the site of a deadly attack on a crowded christmas market. it is happening at saint john's church. and german chancellor olaf scholz is among those in attendance. five people were killed and dozens more were badly hurt after a car plowed through the crowded market friday night. officials say the suspect in the incident is a 50 year old man from saudi arabia, who is a permanent resident of germany. authorities say he has a history of making anti-islam statements and is a self-identified saudi dissident. cnn's fred pleitgen is at the scene of the of the prayer vigil that's taking place. what's happening yeah, you're absolutely right, fredricka. >> we are at the scene of the prayer vigil. and what's going on right now as i'm speaking to you, is that all the churches all over magdeburg are ringing their bells, obviously in remembrance of those who were killed and injured in that incident that took place here last

i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we're following the latest on our breaking story as holiday travelers are up against the worst of winter this weekend thundersnow not what you usually did you hear that? >> was that another one? >> that was another one. thundersnow again i've never heard of thundersnow. >> but you heard it. incredible storm chaser footage captured the sound of a thundersnow in copenhagen, new york, yesterday. the national weather service warns that whiteout conditions in the area are expected to make travel treacherous and that's not stopping the buffalo bills. no way. who called on loyal fans, as they usually do to help dig out the stadium ahead of tonight's game against the san francisco 49ers. what do you think has the advantage there? all right, plus, in pennsylvania, officials are urging residents to stay safe by staying home as more snow is piling onto yesterday's accumulation, which broke records in some areas. cnn is covering this blast from all angles with team coverage in new york, atlanta a

i'm rahel solomon and today for fredricka whitfield. we continue to follow that breaking news on that deadly plane crash in kazakhstan. today, russian president vladimir putin is apologizing for what he calls a tragic incident following the crash of that azerbaijani airliner that killed 38 people on christmas day. but the kremlin leader is also stopping short of admitting responsibility for the disaster. this comes as a u.s. official tells cnn that russian air defenses may have mistaken the commercial jet that crashed on wednesday, with the ukrainian drone. today, putin admitted that russia's air defense systems were active when that flight attempted to land in chechnya on wednesday. let's get to cnn's nadia bashir, who is covering this for us. nadia, what's the latest here? what are you learning? >> that's right. well, this continues to be a key line of inquiry whether or not the plane was targeted by russian anti-aircraft systems operating in the area. now, we've been hearing, of course, from azerbaijani officials who confirmed yester

i'm fredricka whitfield. it's beginning to look a lot like traffic as a record breaking number of holiday travelers are expected at airports and on the roads this weekend. triple a expects more than 119 million people to venture out from home this season, marking a new flurry of travelers for the record books. today is the official start of winter, and mother nature could bring delays to some of those areas. but first, let's bring in cnn national correspondent gloria pazmino live at laguardia right now in new york. so how's it looking? are there many delays or, you know, snafus happening thus far well, fred, i've only heard from one passenger so far who told me that her flight was a little bit delayed, but she actually told me that she was happy about it because it just meant that she could kind of cruise throughout the airport and not be rushed and not be anxious and not be stressed. >> so that's one way of dealing with any potential delays. things here have been pretty calm throughout the morning while we'v

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i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. talks with putin taking back the panama canal, changing the name of the tallest mountain in alaska, president elect donald trump is ticking off his wish list for 2025 and his upcoming administration. he gave the specifics today at a conservative convention in phoenix. also on his agenda, building a u.s. version of the iron dome and an official policy saying, quote, there are only two genders. >> with the stroke of my pen on day one, we are going to stop the transgender lunacy and i will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation. get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools under the trump administration. it will be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female. but elon's done an amazing job. isn't it nice to have smart people that we can rely on? no, he's not going to be president. that i can tell you. and i'm safe. you know why he can't be? he wasn't born in

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i'm fredricka whitfield. the cnn newsroom continues with jessica dean. right now. >> you are in the cnn newsroom. >> i'm jessica dean in new york. and new tonight, u.s. officials investigating weeks of unexpla public safety, but they also admit the unusual nature of what's happening and the lack of information is sparking outrage as more lawmakers and police report troubling sightings. president elect donald trump saying the public has a right to know or it's time to start shooting them out of the sky. cnn's gloria pazmino is joining us now in new york. gloria, people in this area keep talking about this. they have a lot of questions. elected officials have a lot of questions as well. are we getting any more clarity on this situation? >> well, jessica, you couldn't have said it any better. something is happening without a doubt, and there's a lot of frustration about the lack of answers coming from federal officials. we now are getting a reported sightings across six different states. maine is the latest state to join the list. we have gotten reports out

i'm fredricka whitfield. all right. we begin this hour with america's game about to kick off. just moments ago, president elect donald trump there, arriving at the stadium in landover, maryland, for the 125th army-navy football game, which is set to get underway at any moment now, this is the fifth time trump has attended the clash between the nation's service academies. it's also the first time in over a decade this high profile rivalry game is being played right there in the shadow of our nation's capital. cnn's steve contorno joining us now from west palm beach, near trump's florida home, steve. trump also has several friends joining him there in the booth. >> yeah. and the footage that we have seen so far from that booth, senator john thune, the incoming majority leader, is there. speaker mike johnson also expected to be in attendance. his vice president elect, jd vance, there as well. we also are expecting florida governor ron desantis, an interesting person, to join donald trump, because there's been a lot of intrigue as to whether desantis could potentially be a replace

whitfield.esenting a lot of other men and even women who have been wrongly accused of a crime. people think that, you know, as we do know, that not everyone who is in prison belongs in prison. i feel like this is someone who hung on to his humanity by being a jailhouse lawyer, advocating for others on the inside and being one of the founders of this theater program that really has had lasting effects on the communities as they exit, those gates, and never come back. >> and isn't it a lot of showing, we're talking about human beings and some of them made mistakes, some didn't, but they're in jail, and as you say, some shouldn't be. some should. i grew up in brownsville, some folks should have gone to jail that didn't go. and some folks went that shouldn't. your commitment, though, when you tell these stories, i remember you played bayette rusten and i knew rusten as a kid. talk about what this meant to you to be able to tell their story, these are human beings that deserve to be looked at differe

my name is charles whitfield, and i'm the chair of the san francisco sierra club's executive committeealf of the sierra club to state our support for joanna goldman's nomination to the board of appeals. joanna is a fellow sierra club member, and she joined the sf group executive committee at the beginning of this year. from her very first meeting as a committee member, joanna impressed me and all our colleagues on the committee with her attention to detail and her collaborative approach to decision making, including an instinct to talk through disagreements and make sure all parties feel heard and understood. whether or not we reach consensus. since then, joanna has sustained these practices with apparently boundless energy and shown a welcome focus on aligning our organization's processes with our goals. the sierra club believes that these skills and attributes, which have made joanna an invaluable member of our leadership team, would also make her an excellent commissioner on the board of appeals. and we urge you once again to support her nomination. thank you. thank you. good mornin

you can check it out opening this weekend in the chicago area's whitfield mall at green hills.n. first in the gifts under the tree, then the suit cases on the dining table. fill your money bag, that nifty money bag right there. whoever gets the most coins at the very end wins $5,000. [ applause ] >> lori: okay. we have 20 seconds on the clock. contestants, are you ready? >> ready! >> lori: go, go, go! >> rebecca: this is go doing be total chaos. we're here for it. all right. you guys got this. is anybody planning on playing this game at home, i don't know if we've trademarked it yet. >> lori: find me the cash. >> rebecca: is there a strategy, cekuan? >> lori: 3, 2, 1! go to the next one! >> rebecca: on to the next one. >> lori: in the suit cases. >> rebecca: oh, wow. >> lori: does anybody have an early lead here? >> rebecca: those are some good coins. hiding in the jammis, yeah. >> lori: jayne is getting in there. >> rebecca: i do think i want to play this. >> lori: 3, 2, 1. okay, guys. >> rebecca: just putting it out there. we're visiting my husband's family. we're playing thi