courage to look at me in my face. an emotional day in memphis where the five warmer police officers charged with the murder of tyre nichols appeared in court together with the nichols family for the first time. all five pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. the judge addressing the court room emphasizing the case could take some time. we understand there may be some high emotions in this case which we ask that you continue to be patient with us. reporter: attorneys for the officers began to reveal how their defense would take shape. he was doing his job at that time and there has been no information that we have seen that indicates that there is any sort of information that we can rely on to say that it is murder. reporter: when asked if his client had any regrets i think the regret is that he was a police officer that night. reporter: another warning, not
and some republican senators are calling out tucker carlson, calling his new attempt to down play the january 6th riot bs. we re following the heated reaction to carlson s airing of insurrection video he was given by house speaker kevin mccarthy. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment. i m brianna keilar. and you re in the situation room. tonight, mexican officials say one person has been detained in connection with the deaths of two of four kidnapped americans. the investigation intensifying as they are back this the u.s., trying to recover from their harrowing ordeal. rosa flores is near the border and following all of the new details. reporter: two of four missing americans are back in the united states and receiving medical treatment in texas after being kidnapped in mexico, after what a u.s. official tells cnn was a case of mistaken identity. two members of the party were found dead and one of the survivors i
slipped across border agents. the northern border on the rise. a tough situation for border patrol, they need to step up. lori lightfoot dancing into the final month of her reelection campaign. in the windy city, crime and chicago has spiked. looking for a push from behind touchdown! philadelphia eagles dumped the san francisco 49ers. lining up green and white drawing outrage from new y new yorkers. brian: it is set here at the super bowl, the philadelphia eagles will be taking on kansas city chiefs. after a controversial and exciting game yesterday with the kansas city chiefs won with last-minute field goal. the philadelphia eagles ran all over the san francisco 49ers. there was your matchup, san francisco and casey. it was 2022 the very end and the bengals lost 23-20. steve: the bengals trailed halftime and tied the game up. with 2 minutes left. this would be it. looking to move the ball welcome a big return and then a late hit and suddenly patrick mah
i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. we re following reports of heavy explosions this ukraine as the world marks one year and a day since russia s invasion. why president zelenskyy says ukraine is going to win the war this year even as president biden says he will not be sending fighter jets to eastern europe. gripping testimony in the alex murdaugh trial as alex takes the stand himself. why he says he lied to police, including about where he was at the time two of his family members were murdered. plus a powerful winter storm sla slamming the west coast with rare blizzard conditions impacting california the impacts we re seeing and your weekend forecast, in just moments. it was hard to tell her and help her to understand we won t be getting this medication any time soon. how supply issues and demand are contributing to drug shortages and what the fda is planning to do about it. coming up on cnn this morning. . the weekend is here. saturday, february 25th. f
welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. great to be with you. i m boris sanchez. several new developments following the military s shootdown of that suspected chinese spy balloon off a south carolina coast. the fbi now analyzing that wreckage as china sends a warning to the white house. our team coverage from this story is looking at multiple angles this morning. also, we have new details out of ohio on it that train derailment that sparked a massive fire. officials are saying the cars contained hazardous materials and the cleanup is underway. plus, banned by association. how facial recognition software is being used to keep some fans out of madison square garden. why some say this is a slippery slope. plus, the proposal that could soon cut major cities off from the colorado river. that s just ahead on cnn this morning. most of you are waking up to a much warmer weekend morning. it is sunday, everyone, february 5th. thank you so much for waking up with