officers plead not guilty in the beating death of tyre nichols. and ukrainian president pleading to get the tools they need to end the war with russia. and the epa is talking to cnn after that toxic train disaster in ohio. that is what we are watching this hour. thank you for joining us. i m kristen in for kate bolduan. we start with the police officers who have been charged with the beating death of tyre nichols have plead not guilty to second-degree murder and assault. after they beat him, he died three days later. cnn did speak with tie ryre nic mother when she came into the courthouse. it is important for you to be here today? yes. they need to see my face. and shimon prokupiez has been there all morning. what exactly happened in court today? right. so this is the officers, the five former officers, and it was their initial appearance before the judge here in memphis, and behind me in court here, and they were out on bond, and they walked in. it is essentia
people were told about this, and we were following from the island over the alaska and montana and then it came out, and why isn t congress informed and why aren t we spending money it takes to upgrade the radar and missile systems to update these thing, and hobbyists balloons on one hand, and chinese balloons on the other, and the rules of engagement which the president is going to set out, and keep in classified so we know what to evade. when listening to president s remarks, he is not seeking another cold war with china, but he is anticipating speaking to president xi, and how is that first balloon shootdown going to affect the relations with china? well, no question, it is going to make the relations tougher, and the president has to be realistic with the fact that he may not want conflict or