how did this happen? that s an excellent question, katy. the balloon was able to get past our west coast anti-balloon defense system, the seattle space needle, but once it was here, we were able to keep an eye on it with our sophisticated tracking technology of going like this. our thanks to saturday night live there. there are rising dramatic tensions, however, between the united states and china after a white house decision to shoot down that massive spy balloon. we ll walk through what happened and take a look at the growing fallout. plus a powerful earthquake leaves hundreds of people dead in turkey and syria. this morning rescue crews are searching through the rubble for any survivors. and heading into 2024, democrats have approved a new primary calendar, reshaping the way the party picks its precedential nominees, but there are still some potential challenges ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 6th. i m jonathan lemire
information about the potential contender whose home is about to be searched for classified material according to people familiar with the matter. frozen power lines, fallen trees, the misery in texas where ice storms have led to power outages for more than 400,000 people. how long before they get it back? but we begin with the demands for police reform, proclaimed loudly from the pulpit at the mississippi boulevard christian church, and yet, seeming to fall on deaf ears in the halls of congress. later this afternoon, the congressional black caucus is set to meet with president biden demanding new laws to address police brutality hoping that the horrific death of tyre nichols might unlock the political will to do something this time. but senator tim scott is now saying that discussions about bringing back the george floyd justice in policing act that failed 16 months ago are a nonstarter. and so once again, the cycle of outrage, grief, and frustration. as the reverend turne
presidential history. once again. it s looking like a long history at this point, lawrence. the breaking news tonight, as you just heard, is that mike pence has made history once again. this time as the first former vice president in history to receive a subpoena from a prosecutor investigating possible crimes committed by the president who the vice president served. special counsel jack smith has subpoenaed mike pence to give under oath grand jury testimony. the washington post reports tonight, the pence subpoena is related to the january 6th, according to the person familiar with the matter, and comes after months of negotiations between the justice department, mike pence testifies to that grand jury as he most definitely will be forced to do, no matter how many legal objections he raises along the way. it will be the very first time that mike pence has told his story leading up to and on january 6th under oath. first, mike pence, or a member of his staff, was the secre
the top american spy, covertly travels to ukraine to share what the united states knows about russia s spring battle plan. the cia briefing comes as allies meet today to discuss new military aid and ukraine pleads for tanks. plus, the new special counsel is just getting started. but president biden lays down a marker. i think you re going to find there s nothing there. i have no regret, i m following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it s exactly what we re doing. there s no there there. today is the halfway mark of the biden term and the classified documents probe a cloud over his re-election ramp-up and nikki haley says why not me. she comes oh so close to announcing her 2024 presidential run and takes aim at a potential rival, swatting away the notion she plotted to boot mike pence from the 2020 ballot. were you trying to get mike pence off that ticket? no, and, you know, pompeo even says he s not sure if it s true. it s really sad when you re havin
like a freight train. we re seeing record-breaking and terrifying storm surges throughout florida and ft. myers, the water is so high pickup trucks are almost completely submerged. water levels have risen more than 6 feet in the last switch ho seven hours. let s get to tom sater in the cnn weather center. an updated forecast should come any minute now. what should we expect? it was just handed to me. forgive me for reading off. we still have a category 4 hurricane and five miles east of punta gorda. it will stay at hurricane strength through orlando. this will rake the entire peninsula. we had grove city a gust of 128. when we talk about the southern kind here, a better picture on radar will give an indication what we re looking at. here is the new track. keeps it as a 4 of course now moving inland but notice it s a category one. it will lose strength now that it s interacting with a land mass. that s typical. however, the winds have expanded now as these storms do. in fa