united states and all around the world. i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. house republicans and narrowly pass a bill to raise the country s debt limit, the fight with democrats and the white house is far from over. explicit and dramatic testimony, as the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault takes the stand. plus prosecutors and now say the classified intel stolen by the 21-year-old in national guardsmen exceeds what s been reported. and the human side of the conflict incident, we will hear from a man whose mother died in his father s arms. after a mortar attack. good to have you with, us well republicans in the u.s. house are claiming a major victory passing a bill to raise the nation s debt limit potentially avoiding economic catastrophe. but their celebration will be short lived. the measure is dead on arrival in the senate, where democrats object to huge cuts in federal spending. the bill passed by only two. both but republicans say it will st
the same system that has sparked off system storms this week. the area that is of concern in the mid-atlantic. cash app founder bob lee was stabbed multiple times in downtown san francisco and was rushed to a hospital where he died. he was back in the bay area for a visit when he was attacked. so far, no arrests have been made. norah: a new report finds justice clarence thomas accepted luxury trips from a g.o.p. megadonor. but was it illegal? the outrage tonight from democrats. eye on america, meet the heart surgeons looking to change the face of the field. i had to look around the room, look at that, we are all women here. norah: and a tradition unlike any other. 88 players tee off at the masters. [applause] good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we want to begin tonight with ae of tennessee that is getting national attention following the latest school shooting. republicans tonight are voting to expel democra
united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. to see that i couldn t stop it, it was the worst thing. they were like my kids. we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. just happened to hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 17th. in washington, d.c., u.s. president biden is finally speaking publicly about those unidentified objects shot out of the sky by the military. he says nothing suggests these objects are related to china s spy balloon program or that they were surveillance objects from any other country. it is important to note the u.s. has not been able to recover any of the debris because of the remote locations and severe weather. phil mattingly r
morning nashville tennessee is the epicenter of an explosive intersection gun violence, racial tension, and seemingly insurmountable political division two black former tennessee lawmakers are now expelled from the state house for taking part in a gun reform protest last week deemed disorderly by the republican super majority. shouts of shame ringing out from protesters crowding in the halls of the capital during those closely watched votes. both men speaking out on the house floor emotional and defiant. we are still here and we will never quit we called for you all to ban assault weapons, and you respond with an assault on democracy a third colleague facing expulsion who is white surviving by a single vote i ll be joined in moments by that third member, state representative gloria johnson who weighed in yesterday about why she thinks she was spared and her black colleagues were not. why do you feel like there was a difference in the outcome between you and your colle
no problem coming out and lying the world. we just saw that with this chinese spy balloon. it s the nature of a communist dictatorship to lie to their own people, to lie to the world. that s republican senator dan sullivan of alaska responding to a new report from the energy department on the origins of covid. we ll take you through the latest developments in just a moment. plus, ukraine says it needs more fighter jets as the war entered its second year, but the pentagon and president biden do not appear ready yet to make that commitment. and meanwhile, the first lady seems to give away the president s plans for 2024. we ll show you what she said. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 27th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll start with the new report on the positives of co-vichltd according two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, the federal energy department says it has, quote, low confidence th