chinese government spy operation in the middle of manhattan. and that s just the start of it. the lead starts right now. chinese dissidents in the u. s harassed and intimidated from online to door knocks. the fbi says chinese government agents were trying to silence their words against the chinese government, even operating a fake cop shop in new york plus outrage in kansas city as if, after a black teenage boys shot after showing up at the wrong house to pick up his brother s. cnn is learning that the gunman was an elderly white man and was released. after less than two hours in custody. why critics fear he may never be charged with a crime and live from new york. it s the house gop their spotlight on crime in new york today in the backyard of the prosecutor indicted donald trump. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper and what appears to be a brazen act of espionage by the chinese government as us tensions with that country boil over, the u. s. justice department announced to
another evacuation attempt. mayday, mayday, mayday. we have engine failure. reporter: video shows failure coming from an american airlines plane. norah: running for reelection as early as tomorrow, president biden is expected to announce his 2024 bid. reporter: bed bath & beyond has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. if you have coupons, the company will stop accepting them wednesday. norah: cbs news investigates the collapse of u.s. hospitals leaving some of america s most vulnerable communities searching for care and investors with millions in their pockets. where does this end up leaving the people of this community? it is going to cost them their lives. norah: and recent california showers bring super bloom flowers. seeing these flowers that something that makes me smile. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together, we want to begin tonight with a major shake-up in the media landscape as though most
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat starts right now. hi, ary. hi, nicole. welcome to the beat. this is a top story tonight. fox news firing controversial host tucker carlson today. a total earthquake that comed amidst the rockiest period in the history of the conservative fox news channel, which of course recently folded in that record breaking $787 million penalty in the case of defaming a voting machine and lying about the 2020 election as well as heat on the company s wider reporting and errors in work place practices. now, carlson is one of fox s most watched and until now highest paid stars so by all accounts, today s firing surprised him, his own team, and most of his colleagues fox did not allow him a final show the decision and firing clearly came fast. this was his sign off on friday. we ll be back on monday in the meantime, have the best weekend with the ones that you love, and we
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
i m jessica dean in washington, d.c. in today for fredicka whitfield. a major move by the memphis police department. less than 24 hours after the release of the video showing the brutal building of tyre nichols, the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit will be disbanded. this move coming after nichols family and protesters around the country demanded the unit be dissolved. cnn s isabelle rosales has more on these developments. what are you learning? reporter: the police chief cerelyn davis, in a statement she put out, talking about how it was disbanded, she touted the quality work of this unit. clearly there s been tensions between the community and this s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. what happened here is the police chief, she met with members that were not involved in the beating of tyre nichols and determined it was in the best interest of the community to disband. this goes to the direct wis activists and the family attorney as well. here is what we know about the s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. unit. this