delays they aren t on account of any of your actions. to those in attendance as i explained to the defendants this can take some time so we ask for your patience, your continued patience, your continued civility in this case. we understand there may be some high emotions in this case but we ask that you continue to be patient with us. everyone involved wants this case to be concluded as quickly as possible. but it s important for you all to understand that the state as well as each one of these defendants have an absolute right to a fair trial. tyre nichols family was in the courtroom as well. his mother said that she wanted the officers to see her face. i feel very numb and i m waiting for this nightmare basically that i m going through right now, i m waiting for somebody to wake me up, right. i m really waiting for somebody to wake me up but i also know that s not going to happen, okay, i know my son is gone. i know i ll never see him again. i want each and every one o
for police reform. stephanie ramos in memphis. that dangerous ice storm, winter alerts across 30 states. 50 million americans. that ice storm causing those multiple accidents already. concerns over the power grid tonight. hundreds of flights canceled. and the record-breaking cold right behind it. wind chills well below zero by tomorrow morning. mireyavil villarreal in dallas. ginger zee timing it out. police appealing for the public s help. the suspect accused of brutal by beating and kidnapping a woman who is now in critical condition. authorities say he may be using social media and their warning tonight. matt gutman reporting. secretary of state antony blinken in israel tonight, urging calm on all sides after some of the worst violence in years. and the mysterious drone attacks in iran. what we re learning tonight. back here at home, the alec murdaugh trial. the new interview played for the jurors. and what he told investigators just after the murders. 6 and the de
ohio it is not eligible for federal disaster assistance in the after math of a toxic train crash in east palestine. good morning, i m bill hemmer. dana has the day off. back by popular demand sandra smith. this is america s newsroom. fema shooting down the governor s request. the agency said the toxic bill in east palestine does not qualify as a traditional natural disaster. bill: the administration is sending funds to help with medical costs. the head of the epa was there for the first time. on the scene yesterday ohio senator j.d. vance. it is like chemicals coming out of the ground. let me show this to people. watch this. you can see the chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. the fact that we have not cleaned up the train crash, the fact these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in east palestine. sandra: health officials insist the water is safe to drink. but people who live there are concerned. i haven t s
being controlled by the cartels and smuggling drugs. the family of bruce willis revealing he has been diagnosed with ftd, a form of dementia. his condition has gotten first. but first this. president biden: make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people i will take it down. bill: president biden finally breaking his silence. we ve been waiting for ten days on those aerial objects shot down by the military. says the last three do not appear to be connected to beijing or any foreign surveillance campaign. meanwhile a hobby club out of northern illinois fears its silver coated party-style balloon may have been shot down by a side winder missile over canada. the missile costs a lot of money. the balloon not so much. sandra: estimated cost $12 of the balloon. bill: the missile upwards of $4 hundred grand. dana has the day off. welcome, i m bill hemmer. sandra, welcome back to you. sandra: i m sandra smith. president bid
whirlwind of action on capitol hill this wednesday morning. you could say it s a congressional hearing palooza on a slate of urgent topics from the origin of covid, the safety of air travel, the u.s. evacuation of afghanistan, and threats from around the world. that last topic is the focus of a hearing set to begin any second with the senate intelligence committee. we ll hear testimony from the nation s top intel chiefs including dni avril haines, cia director bill burns and fbi director chris wray. we can expect them to dive into a number of topics including new threats from china, questions about mishandling classified documents and concerns over domestic extremism. our team is monitoring this closely. meanwhile, in a different senate hearing, acting administrator of the faa is just moments away from testifying after weeks of disturbing headlines from the not so friendly skies, including a united passenger recently caught on camera attacking a flight attendant and threate