survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from
the san francisco police department has arrested a suspect in the murder of tech executive bob lee. the cash app founder was stabbed in the city last the justice department says it will ask the supreme court to pause an appeals court decision that keeps access to a commonly used abortion pill, but imposes some restrictions that will make the medicine harder to get. norah: eye on america, janet shamlian takes us to disaster city, where rescue teams prepare for the next catastrophe. as that next big thing happens, how do we mirror that, bring it here, and then be able to train people ready to respond to it? actor jamie fox is recovering this morning after a medical scare. norah: and broadway s longest-running show prepares to take its final bow. the phantom of the opera is there norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we want to begin tonight with a stunning break in the investigation into the highe
hello i m abby phillip in washington. thank you for joining us. today we begin with the deadly storms ripping across parts of the midwest. the destructive system spawned at least 11 reports of tornadoes. now, take a look at this. this is video of missouri, where at least four people are now confirmed dead and several others may be hurt. missouri s governor, mike parson, has activated the national guard to assist with the storm recovery and is expected to go on a tour of that area soon, and this is the scene in neighboring illinois. you can see straight into that building after storms ripped off the roof and the danger is not over. yet more than 60 million people remain under the threat of severe storms. meteorologist jennifer gray is tracking that from the cnn weather center for us, but let s begin with cnn s adrian broadus, who is on the ground and kelowna, illinois. adrian i know that you have been speaking to some of these individuals who have lived through the storm and a
meeting moments ago, symbolically at the reagan library is beijing warns the chinese government will quote resolutely fight back plus one day after donald trump s arrest and arraignment in new york. two major developments in the federal case investigating him one a cnn exclusive the grand jury testimony. revealing the trump was warned he could not legally sees voting machines, plus the decision from his vice president, mike pence that could set up his own historic testimony before the special counsel. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper, and we start with the world s superpowers on edge and potentially provocative show of solidarity between democracies. moments ago, taiwan s president, sighing when wrapped up a news conference with us house speaker kevin mccarthy on the republicans home turf in california in the chinese government is not happy about it. the top official in beijing warning that size visit could lead to a quote serious unquote confrontation with the united sta
what the voters want? at the same time, it s a legal challenge, not a political one, that may pose the biggest danger to the only other declared candidate, donald trump. what s the special counsel s latest request from a judge say about the possibility that trump faces criminal charges? and we re watching the white house where the president could face questions from reporters just a few minutes from now. under pressure to talk publicly about the shootdowns in the sky. new nbc reporting about the internal debate over whether he should answer those questions. so a lot going on on this wednesday, but we start with republicans facing critical questions about the future of their party as newly announced presidential candidate nikki haley hits the campaign trail for the first time, officially giving the gop something they haven t had in nearly seven years. an alternative to donald trump. we re ready, ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past, and we are m