good morning, everyone. welcome to c cnn this morning. i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. president biden ordering the military to shoot down an unidentified object off the coast of alaska. what pentagon officials are saying about it and the key differences between this object and that chinese balloon that was shot down last week. and also a moment of hope amid the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, more than 24,000 people killed, but amid the loss after days trapped under the rubble, a teenager found alive. we ll have the incredible story along with the footage. and plus governor desantis is getting new power over one of the state s most iconic theme park systems. the potential impacts of the latest twist in his feud with disney. and the situation is terrible, i can barely breathe. but you re still staying. i don t have a choice. plus months after hurricane ian slammed into the state, some in the storm s path are still living in tents. their sto
okay. yeah. oh. don t worry i got it! become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq welcome back. in the latest installment of disney versus desantis, florida lawmakers approved a bill yesterday turning control of the land around its orlando area theme parks from disney over to florida s governor. for 55 years disney has operated the reedy creek improvement district essentially its own government with expansive control over its property.
march to have all of the needs filled. thanks to gabe cohen for that report. still to come this morning, florida lawmakers approving a plan to give governor desantis new power over the territory that disney sits on. we ll explain what that means, next. we all have a purpose in life - a “why.” maybe it serfecting that special place that you want to keep in the family. .or passing down the family business. .or giving back tohe places that inspire you. no matter your purpose, at pnc pvate bank,
have. but what the authority does is to tax disney itself, not surrounding property owners, and they use the revenue generated in that matter to pay off these debts. and the governor had got himself in a box because he said that he was going to do away with the authority in whole. had he done that, then taxpayers like myself would have been stuck with the burden of paying off that $1 billion in debt. it would have fallen upon that responsibility would have fallen upon the two surrounding counties. and notably as you mentioned, governor desantis does have potentially presidential aspir aspirations. in the recent moves he s made, it is notable that as you said, he is a republican. republicans are typically much more friendly to private businesses, right? what do you make of what critics
for you. reporter: in the coming days the justice department is also expected to search pence s d.c. office and then the justice department will need to decide whether to appoint a special counsel to look into this further. but clearly pence s team wants to move it along as quickly as possible as he seriously contemplates a presidential run. paula reid, cnn, washington. and still ahead, more than 24,000 people are confirmed dead following a powerful earthquake that defivastated turkey and syria, but there have been signs of hope. we ll take you live to the quake zone. and also florida lawmakers grant governor desantis new power in his feud with disney. changes he could soon be allowed to make. .. with flonase, allergies don t have to be scary. spray flonase sensimist daily fofor non-drowsy, long lasting relief in a scent-f-free, gentle mist. (psst psst) flononase. all good.