of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision to shoo
good to see you there. good evening, rachel, it s great to see you. you know, good friends of mine were good friends of duty human, so thank you for your powerful tribute to her and the fuss she made. and rachel, i can t let you go just yet. i also want to thank you for the reporting on georgia. i mean, they did to voters, now republicans are trying to suppress prosecutors, of not subvert them. but i think this is a qualitatively new thing, you ve seen individual prosecutors that they tried to control the republicans are giving themselves the power to get rid of prosecutors, to fundamentally change the whole legal system, in a way that s never been done before. they say it has nothing to do with the trump case at all, but it s trying to live you ll know what s going on there. oh no, it s a really big deal, and it stinks to high heaven, and thanks to you, a lot more people know about, it emigrate talking about it in the show later, so thank you very much rachel. th
last world where the great john capehart s influence tonight, good evening guys good to see there. good evening rachel great to see you, and good friends of mine were friends of judy humans thank inferior powerful tribute to her and the fuss she made. and rachel, i can t let you go just yet. i also want to thank you for the reporting on georgia. i mean, they did to voters, now republicans are trying to suppress prosecutors, of not subvert them. but i think this is a qualitatively new thing, you ve seen individual prosecutors that they tried to control the republicans are giving themselves the power to get rid of prosecutors, to fundamentally change the whole legal system, in a way that s never been done before. they say it has nothing to do with the trump case at all, but it s trying to live you ll know what s going on there. oh no, it s a really big deal, and it stinks to high heaven, and thanks to you, a lot more people know about, it emigrate talking about it in
so let s get started. how safe is safe in east palestine, ohio? we are on the ground and hearing from a familiar face, three weeks since that fiery train derailment with new research now casting doubt on what health officials have been claiming. plus, it is the one year anniversary of russia s brutal invasion of ukraine. as republicans climber to curb u.s. aid to ukraine, china winds now sending drones and ammunition to help russia. is theren end to the war insight? and later, charges of discrimination in texas, no shocker there. governor greg abbott, vowing to sign a bill that would ban chinese citizens from buying any property, even a house. i want to know, why this is not a bigger story? all of that and more is coming up. we start today s show in ohio, where there are new health concerns this morning three weeks after a train carrying hazardous cancer causing chemicals derailed. residents in east palestine have been, understandably, worried about what is in their wat
happening now. a war of words between presidents biden and putin in duelling speeches about the year-long afflict in ukraine. the u.s. president in poland delivering a rallying cry for the west, declaring ukraine will never be a victory for russia and calling out putin by name. over and over again. the russian leader in moscow defending his brutal invasion and taking his nuclear threat to a new level. by suspending a key articles control treaty with washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a hiss, to face-off between presidents biden and putin as they address the world just hours apart. the two leaders sharpen the continues between them. our correspondents are bringing you global coverage as only cnn can in poland, in russia, the war zone and ukraine. first, cnn s chief white house correspondent reports from warsaw on president biden s message. ukraine will never be a victor