good thursday morning i m erika hill. i m jim sciutto. happening right now, house lawmakers on capitol hill receiving a closed door classified briefing on the chinese surveillance balloon. this as cnn has new reporting on when u.s. officials were first warned about the threat. all of it sparking sharp criticism on defense and intelligence officials who were not aware of the depth of that threat. live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, incredible stories of survival out of turkey, including an infant pulled from the rubble after 58 hours, small signs of hope there. rescue workers among so many things facing freezing temperatures, lack of water and power. the death toll hard to imagine. now surpassing 17,000. cnn is on the scene. back here in the u.s. on the road again today. cue the 2024 election music. president biden headed to florida, where he is expected to drive home his pledge to protect social security and medicare. we have a preview of the trip ahead. we want
what more do we know about his condition? reporter: well, at this point, jose, it appears the senate minority leader is still in the hospital, recovering from this fall. his office has not given us an update outside of what they told us shortly after the news broke of this situation that he was dealing with last night. of course, mcconnell is 81 years old, he had health scares in the past, heart surgery, he fell in 2019 and broke his shoulder. so he has dealt with health issues and gotten past them before. but in this situation, it is a new issue that has cropped up and we re still waiting to get a status check as to how long he could possibly be out, what caused him to fall during this dinner last night here in washington. and how long this could potentially impact him being away from the united states senate. all of that are the questions we re still contining to ask, jose. in other news from capitol hill, a top health official said a significant data breach exposed per
released by nashville police direct messages from the school shooter and an arsenal of guns recovered, but the motive for the mass killing remains elusive. a judge orders former vice president mike pence to testify before a federal grand jury investigating donald trump in january. 6th we will tell you what questions. pence will be asked under oath testifying terrifying video into cnn of the moment of fire ripped through a migrant detention center at the us mexico border, killing 38 people. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin this hour and nashville, tennessee with new developments in the school shooting that left three children and three adults dead. police have released dramatic body cam footage of officers responding to the scene will show you that in just a moment, but first police say the shooter audrey hale, was under a doctor s care for an emotional disorder. and their report that hale had legally purchased seven guns in the pas
our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church just ahead. a grieving nashville community left asking why it s a question. investigators are working to answer as they comb through ominous writings left by a school shooter. terrifying video shows the moment of fire ripped through a migrant detention center on the mexico us border, killing dozens of people and an extraordinary moment as former vice president mike pence, is ordered to testify before a federal grand jury investigating former president donald trump. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us well, nashville, tennessee is planning a citywide candlelight vigil tonight for the three children and three adults killed in monday s school shooting. there s already a growing memorial of flowers, balloons and crosses outside the covenant school. nashville mayor john cooper says the city has set up a fu
if they get there in time. this is not just a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual. memphis braces for fallout over the fatal nonstop beating of a black man by police with video set to be released any day now. what s going on now with george santos? the man just listed as treasurer for santos campaign says he doesn t even work for the congressman. all right. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with a potential game changer in russia s campaign with a big if. president biden announces to send 31 abrams tanks to ukraine after germany said it will deliver 14 leopard 2 tanks from its own supply. the challenge now getting the tanks to the battlefield in time to make a difference. we ve got to make sure we re helping the ukrainians plan and prepare for the fighting we think they re going to be facing in the spring and summer months as the weather gets b