that massive spy balloon. we ll walk through what happened and take a look at the growing fallout. we re also following the devastating aftermath of a powerful earthquake that left hundreds of people dead in turkey and syria. this morning, rescue crews are searching through rubble for any survivors. and back in washington, there is a major gop donor looking to, quote, turn the page on the past several years in an apparent rebuke of former president trump. we ll explain that development. plus four more years! four more years! four more years! president biden got a surge of support at the democratic national committee s annual winter meeting in philadelphia on friday. as democrats approve a new primary calendar, reshaping the way the party picks its presidential nominees. we ll speak to the chairman of the dnc just ahead. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, february 6th. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at po
police fired tear gas at these protesters, who threw projectiles at them and set bins on fire. people also are not stopping this situation. we ll monitor it, bring it to you, in a live report. so none of that is keeping them out of the streets. the police are trying their best to corral them. pretty peaceful in this picture that we see right now. some of the video that we ve seen come in has been kind of back and forth between how rowdy the situation gets. this is a battle over what can france afford to pay for anymore, and people who say they deserve to have what they ve worked for all their lives. i m harris faulkner. you are in the faulkner focus. a bipartisan congressional delegation just touched down in taiwan today, one day after house speaker kevin mccarthy defied china s threats and met with taiwan s president in california. china still claims sovereignty over taiwan, something the united states does not recognize. in response to that meeting, china threatened they
suspected of being used for spying which was brought down by an american fighter jet yesterday. the former president of pakistan, general pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79 following a long illness. hello, welcome to bbc news. iran s supreme leader is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. the pardon by ayatollah khamenei comes on the eve of the anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979 a date on which he regularly offers an amnesty to some prisoners. but the iranian state media says it excludes those facing charges of spying for foreign agencies, murder and bodily harm, as well as the destruction or arson of state property. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, has been giving us more details. the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are waiting for sentences. the letter from the judiciary said that a considerable n
following a long illness in support, a history maker, he becomes the spurs all time top square as his side beats manchester city in the english premier league. welcome to bbc news. iran s supreme leader is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. including some of those arrested the pardon by ayatollah khamenei comes on the eve of the anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979 a date on which he regularly offers an amnesty to some prisoners. but the iranian state media says it excludes those facing charges of spying for foreign agencies, murder and bodily harm, as well as the destruction or arson of state property. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, has been giving us more details. the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are waiting for sentences. the letter from the judiciary said that a considerable number of people who were a
developments this morning following the military s shootdown of the suspected chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast. the fbi analyzing the pieces of the balloon as china sends a warning to the white house. our team is covering this story from multiple angels. plus, new details on that train derailment that sparked a massive fire in eastern ohio. officials now saying train cars contained hazardous materials. the latest on that cleanup effort. and the fbi offering a $25,000 reward for information about the attacks on two power substations. why officials say these stations are increasingly being targeted by extremist groups. and could artificial intelligence soon put us all out of work? you may want to polish your resumé. it s all ahead on cnn this morning. we are starting another week and we are grateful to have you. it is sunday, february 5th. thanks so much for waking up with us. amara, i don t think as much attention has been paid to a balloon since tha