At this hour, we are hearing that several people have been hurt. Well bring you to the pentagon for the latest on this story, just ahead. Also breaking news ahead. The former mayor of new york, ed koch has died. He was 88 years old. A look at his legacy this morning. A controversial, combative, confrontational and brash mayor, and the people of new york city loved him. Well tell you about that, straight ahead. Christine. And the first jobs report of 2013 released in an hour and a half. The numbers for you, what it means for the health of the economy and the jobs market. And the defense secretary nominee on the defensive. Chuck hagel grilled on capitol hill. Did he blow his shot to convince lawmakers that hes the right man for the job . Friday, february 1st, and starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Breaking news, we start with. Two people have died, several people wounded in explosion that has taken place outside the u. S. Embassy in ankara, turkey. Chris lawrence joins
Like. Wow. Oh, larry. Never failing to give it his all, whether it be interviewing Suzanne Somers or trying to get katie couric into the sack. And, look, im a big fan of all of them, larry, katie, for that matter Suzanne Somers who wasnt even part of this sordid little tale. Some things just arent meant to be. Your friday night now involves the image of larry king lunging at katie couric, i think ive done my job on the ridiculist. Thats it for us. Thanks for watching. Erin burnett out front starts now. A suicide bomber stages a Deadly Strike on an American Embassy and this time the white house quick to label it a terrorist attack. Plus, a prosecutor gunned down on the way to work. Friend says he believes he was in serious danger. Was it revenge for doing his job . And guns and politics. Did joe biden slip of the tongue just wreck the president s message on guns . Lets go out front. Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. American embassy attacked. A suicide bomber struck at a security
Heres whats going on now. Tensions sky high right now on the last frontier of the cold war. North korea now threatening to get physical with south korea. Promises to go forward with underground nuclear tests. And hacked the New York Times falling victim to a fourmonthlong computer atck. They say the source was china. First a dangerous stand off in the middle east that has to do with one of our most important allies. Syria and iran are fear use over an israeli airstrike inside the syrian border. They are now warning of retaliation. The details are sketchy. Syrians say the israeli strike hit a Research Facility near damascus killing two workers. A senior u. S. Official say the jets struck a convoy suspected of transporting weapons to hezbollah in lebanon. Sara sidener joins us as well as Fran Townsend from new york. We have reports from the United States and reports from syria. Is this the same or separate attacks . Reporter thats the thing that needed to be sorted today. We have heard f
Ankara so were going to be following that for us as well as she heads in for her last day and john kerry begins his first day at the state department. You have to say right up til the end she is dealing with serious issues and ensures that security around the world in our embassies are one of the hallmarks of her tenure at state. This morning weve been talking about the possible suspects, hezbollah, iran, syria, also al qaeda, the suspects in benghazi bombing fled to turkey after that bombing. Lots of suspects in this. Thanks guy, appreciate it. We get to cnn newsroom with Carol Costello begins right now. Hi, soledad. Stories were watching right now in the newsroom the blast felt around the world. Suicide bomber strikes just outside the u. S. Embassy in turkey. We have the latest on this developing story. Mistakenly freed a convicted murderer on the loose, the latest on the frantic search to find him. Popular cough and cold syrups you may have in your cupboard are being recalled becaus
He is not that kind of person. He is not a hes not a ugly person. Hes not a discriminating person. Youre aware of Chris Cullivers comment. They are not reflective of the organization. What was your feeling . You know, i think chris made some dumb insensitive remarks and you have to understand in context, you have a young kid that spoke to the media for an hour. And i think he sort of got too comfortable let something get out that wasnt truly how he felt. Reporter no word yet if culliver will have discipline from either the league or the football team. The official super bowl roman numerals arrived by barge today. They traveled up the Mississippi River and will be docked at a stretch of waterfront designated as super bowl boulevard through sunday. The numbers stand 30 feet high and 100 feet wide. And speaking of super bowl boulevard, its really just one long stretch of musical venues and acts spread out across four stages with food, drink, live tv broadcasts and lots of other offerings