good monday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. hi jim. great to be with you. i m jessica dean and happening right now. massive protests in israel, a crippling general strike and several mayors launching a hunger strike after prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister for opposing his plans to overhaul the judicial system . this as many israelis fear the united states closest ally in the region is moving further away from democratic principles. ahead we will have the very latest from jerusalem remarkable events there in israel plus today and though the round of were severe weather expected to strike the southeast of this country, parts of alabama and georgia, bracing for large, hail , damaging winds this after just devastating tornadoes ripped through the region this weekend . at least 26 people are dead, several others injured. we re going to take you live to see scenes of that damage. we do begin this hour, though. with those protests the ongoing general stri
second degree murder, and calls are growing for police to form a justice and we are asking the chair of the memphis city council in the minority leader in the tennessee state senate about what part of the city and state have. they want a meeting with president biden to discuss just that, accountability. they re calling for national reforms within the justice system. we are talking to congresswoman, maxine waters, y all. and just a few moments, we re going to find out what the congress plans to ask for, and why. plus, in the lead up to black history month, we re celebrating some pioneers in our community who are living black history right now. starting with dana kennedy, she s the first african american to have a major publishing company. it s one of our living firsts. i have something to say. and then today since the release of videos showing the vicious beating a 29 year old tyre nichols by memphis police officers, we ve heard a lot. anger, fear, sadness across america. th
threatening our safety. china, our border, major problems that need to be addressed now. the first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have a problem in the first place and the biden administration can t seem to do it. how would you describe fentanyl problem in america. it s a horrible epidemic unleashed on purpose by the sinaloa and gent jalisco cartel. brian: they smuggle it in over our border. but where do northeast they geto they get it from? garland left out of his test moan which, china. it s hard to find anyone in the administration to find anyone willing to attack the problem at its core. fentanyl is targeting our children, our next generation. 2/3 of overdose deaths in our nation come from fentanyl and in young children deaths are rising faster than any other group. does that s concern you? it should. it should never make its way from the hands of our youth in the first place. and city would be great if they never took a drug that s not prescribed by a doct
threatening our safety. china, our border, major problems that need to be addressed now. the first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have a problem in the first place and the biden administration can t seem to do it. how would you describe fentanyl problem in america. it s a horrible epidemic unleashed on purpose by the sinaloa and gentlem jalisco car. brian: they smuggle it in over our border. but where do northeast they geto they get it from? garland left out of his test moan which, china. it s hard to find anyone in the administration to find anyone willing to attack the problem at its core. fentanyl is targeting our children, our next generation. 2/3 of overdose deaths in our nation come from fentanyl and in young children deaths are rising faster than any other group. does that s concern you? it should. it should never make its way from the hands of our youth in the first place. and city would be great if they never took a drug that s not prescribed by a doct