today for the first time since the horrific attack is outfront as we are learning more tonight about the shooter s mysterious past. plus, we are live in moscow, where the head of wagner group is publicly breaking with putin. over a 13 year old girl and her father. it is a story you ll see first outfront tonight and one republican senator single handedly holding up 158 military jobs. even his own party thinks he s gone too far. is he putting america s national security at risk? let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight you re looking at live pictures out of nashville. a grieving community. they re gathering to honor the three children and three adults who lost their lives in a mass shooting at covenant school. then not everything. seems like a crow that you re listening to their contents. sheryl crow is performing the first lady of the united states. joe biden is also there, along with families and friends of those lost in the senseless attack, an
watching for in tonight s big speech. right now in turkey, and syria, more than 5,000 people are dead, entire communities have been destroyed after two powerful earthquakes rocked the entire region. we ll take you live to turkey where international rescue cruise and aid are now arriving. also this hour, an inside look at the u.s. coast guard s efforts to address the rise in migrants arriving to the u.s. by sea, and the dangers those desperate people face in search of a better life. and we begin this morning with the horrific destruction in turkey and syria after two powerful earthquakes devastated the region. this morning, the death toll stands at over 5,000 people. it is expected to climb even higher. right now tens of thousands of emergency crews are working around the clock to rescue and recover those trapped under the rubble. in some areas, rescuers are facing snow and freezing temperatures as they search for survivors. turkish president erdogan declaring a week of
of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision to shoo
sieve. you didn t see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical execution day after day after day. ron desantis taking a not so subtle jab at former president donald trump. the florida governor s book tour is bringing more attention to the 2024 gop presidential race even though he s not yet officially a candidate. also ahead, the latest on the kidnapping of four americans in mexico and why officials think the group was ambushed right after crossing the border. plus, we ll have expert analysis on the major fight happening right now in ukraine as both sides battle over the city of bakhmut. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, march 7th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin here as election deniers are claiming victory this morning after three more republican led states announced that they re pulling out of a national bipartisan program that helps protect against voter fraud. election official
in the south, the white house promising help for the communities ravaged by powerful tornadoes this weekend. we re live in one of the hardest hit areas. plus new details surrounding the grand jury investigating the hush money payment made during the 2016 campaign. who just testified and what he could say. we re live in paris thousands of protesters are blocking trains and streets once again over the plan to raise the pension age. we begin this very busy hour with the latest on the deadly shooting at the school in nashville. this morning the heartbroken community is in mourning after three students, all 9 years old, were gunned down along with three adults by a 28-year-old former student. today we re learning new details about the victims of the tragedy. among them the head master, a substitute teacher and the custodian. the children were 9 years old. police say a sense of resentment may have played a role in the attack adding the suspect had a map of the school and cond