we have new developments in that shooting of a black 16 year old boy in kansas city, missouri. kansas city star is now reporting that ralph charles is out of the hospital and recovering at home. the team was shot on thursday after police say he went to the wrong house to pick up. his younger brother s witness said that you are was quote very alert but was bleeding from the left side of his head and his right arm while waiting for the ambulance. authorities say the homeowner who cnn has just learned is a white man in his eighties actually shot the team twice. police released the shooter after only two hours in custody without charging it. that move, sparking outrage across the city , with protesters marching over the weekend demanding justice. cnn s camilla bernal has been tracking all of these developments. camila bring us up to speed. what s the latest? hey boris. so we know that ralph is responsive that he is making good progress. the kansas city star talking to his father,
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
thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with the search for answers after the u.s. shot down what is described as an unidentified high altitude object. u.s. fighter jets taking it down after the coast of alaska friday. pentagon officials say they acted swiftly after the object about the size of a small car crossed into frozen territorial waters. it s the second time in less than a week that u.s. fighter jets have shot an object out of the sky following that chinese spy balloon taken down off the coast of south carolina last saturday. katie bow little lis is with us. what are we learning about this second object? reporter: this object is still quite a bit of a mystery. what we know is that on thursday the military observed this unknown object in us air space just off the coast of alaska. they sent up military aircraft to get a look at this thing. pilots weren t able to tell a whole lot. they could see it was flying at about 40,000 fe
one! well, those aussies, they know how to do their fireworks. they do. too right, as they say. beautiful. yeah, sydney harbour there with the glow. kind of looks like my neighbor s house. i m sure. here s another plus, down there in australia, they are just kicking off summer, so ga-day. welcome to 2023. do you have any big plans tonight? no. it s 12:01, quick cheers and good night, everybody. us, too. cnn this morning continues now. and good morning. it is saturday, december 31st, here in the u.s. we ve still got a bit of time left in this year, happy new year s eve. thanks for waking up with us. i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. glad to be with you, martin. i m amara walker. thank you so much for joining us. we began this morning with breaking news and sad news to end the year. pope emeritus benedict has died. his health had deteriorated over the last several days prompting pope francis to ask for prayers. for the
Are go for the birth possible thing i can thousands of pieces of debris i wish i couldve done something differently. What i can undo that, you can just make it better, are those that fall hello. Space shuttle columbia, the final flight, two part finale, Sunday At Nine On Cnn you relied with the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. Good morning. We begin with the latest demand from former President Donald Trump to House Republicans, quote, killed oh fisa, fbi director Christopher Wray is expected to deliver a sobering response to trumps decree. This is no time to mess around with the law known as fisa, the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act. Amid the turmoil in the middle east to add, following an isis attack in russia that could inspire acts of terrorism here on us soil, the law allows us to collect the communications of nonamericans overseas. Its up for reauthorization as its due to expire next week. But the continuing chaos up on capitol hill in the house may doom it. 19 con