contact my office, i ll give you a copy of the proposal. i ll give you president biden heckled during the state of the union and he seemed to enjoy it. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. president biden delivering his second state of the union address, the first before a newly divided congress. the president of the united states. the president called for unity telling republicans he wants to work together instead of fighting for the sake of fighting. still he was heckled more than once by some unruly house republicans. some republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i m not sayings it is the majority. let me give you anybody who doubts it, contact my office and i ll give you a copy, i ll give you a copy of the proposal. i m glad to see i tell you, i enjoy conversion. you know, it means if congress doesn t keep the programs the way they are, they will go away. i m not saying it is a majority of you, i m not even saying it
good evening everyone, thanks for tuning in, i m alisyn camerota. 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 will he make to the nation to elect him to a second term? a lot of political types think it s not just what he says, it s how he appears. president biden would be 82 if he wins reelection. he s already the oldest american president ever. is that why so many people are still on the fence? plus, lebron james is on his way to breaking the nba s all-time scoring record. remember when he was advised to just shut up and dribble? he did not take that advice. now he s 36 points shy of lakers legend gerard s record. we will talk about it. is it stressful at all? the chase? no, because it was never goal, it was never journey. the stress so far for me is competing every single day. also, nerve-racking moment
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
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
here imminent explosion sending families fleeing in ohio. a train carrying dangerous chemicals derailing, forcing evacuations. several of the cars carrying vinyl chloride. and tonight, the careful operation under way at this hour at the site. trying to avert a potential explosion. tonight, news on that chinese spy balloon shot down by the u.s. by an f-22. the teams moving quickly to recover key pieces. the debris field more than 15 football fields wide. and what we re already learning tonight about the balloon, how it maneuvered. and the trained u.s. navy teams now using unmanned, underwater vehicles to detect whether there could be any explosives. martha raddatz right here with me tonight on what she s learned. here in washington, president biden on the eve of his state of the union address, after that very promising jobs report, and after some key victories, including that bipartisan infrastructure law. the white house knows many americans still are not feeling this. wh