or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to 60% a year. and it s only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. good evening everyone, thanks for tuning in. i am alison camerota and welcome to cnn tonight. we have a lot to talk about. we are one night away from what will be the unofficial kickoff of joe biden s likely reelection run also known as his state of the union address. what case really make to the nation to elect him to a second term? a lot of political types thinks it is not just what he says, it is how he appears. president biden would be 82 if he wins reelection. he is already the oldest american president ever. is that why so many people are still on the fence? plus, lebron james was on his way to break the nba s all-time scoring record. remember when he was a real dries to just start up and
cnn this morning starts right now. this is the aftermath of what we reported yesterday, our breaking news. good morning. there are countless people still trapped under those piles of rubble and screaming out for help across turkey and syria. the staggering death toll topping 5,000 after the catastrophic earthquake. we ll take you live to the disaster zone and the massive rescue operation under way. and live on capitol hill this morning where tonight president biden is going to deliver his first state of the union address since republicans took control of the house. it s a major moment and he will use it to make his sales pitch for the re-election campaign he s expected to launch soon. we ll have a full preview of what to expect in tonight s state of the union. cnn has new and exclusive reporting a chinese spy balloon flew across florida when donald trump was president, but did his administration know? and we ll take you live to ohio for a closer look at the tense an
translator: we are alive but nobody comes. we heard them. they are calling out asking for help. how can we rescue them? a oh, my gosh. the anguish. search and rescue teams race to save lives across turkey and syria. the death toll topping 5,000. countless people still trapped in the rubble and fighting to stay alive. also this morning we are live on capitol hill where president biden is going to make his case for a re-election, an announcement that s expected tonight. a recent poll shows most americans don t think he has achieved much. can president biden cut through the noise? we re going to speak to the white house communications director to get her view in a few moments. also, the faa will be in the hot seat on capitol hill after a series of travel meldowns after near collisions. we begin with the search and rescue operation in turkey and syria. more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead after yesterday s catastrophic earthquake. there are thousands upon thousands o
good morning. time it running out to find survivors in the rubble of the deadly quake, the one that s taken nearly 5,000 lives so far in turkey and syria. cnn is there. madam speaker, the president of the united states. [ applause ] we re live on capitol hill where tonight president biden will deliver his state of the union address. what he ll focus on and who will be in attendance. the spy balloon from china, new cnn reporting reveals why the trump administration apparently didn t notice spy balloons over the united states during their term. new this morning, ukraine hints at the ability to strike russian territory. another significant escalation in the nearly year-old war. also here on capitol hill today, a hearing into the nationwide travel issues, including the near miss between a fedex plane and southwest flight that came within 100 feet of disaster. cnn this morning starts right now. we are going to begin in turkey and syria where countless people are st
moment. that is it for us this afternoon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the state of our union is the lead is starting right now. president big tonit s address before a died congress and country to tout his accomplishments. and perhaps lay out his case for another term. but how might his message land with the american people who according to polls disapprove of the job he s doing. rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble alive. a small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake in turkey and syria. the death toll now soaring to more than 7,200 people. then, if you ve flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly. cancel takeoff clearance. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. an i-team meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses, now lawmakers want answers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper on capitol hill