good morning. a tragedy of unimaginable scale. more than 17,000 people have now died as time is running out to save survivors in the earthquake. breaking overnight, pennsylvania senator john fetterman, recovering from a stroke, has been admitted to the hospital. an update on his condition. president biden addressing concerns about his age and why he hasn t yet med made a decision about running for re-election. lawmakers getting a classified briefing on the chinese spy balloon and new cnn reporting about who knew what and when. the p word, the b word, a word have been entered into the congressional word as the republican efforts to expose those at the top of twitter has take an surprising turn. cnn this morning starts right now. i m glad you could join us. keep this number in mind. 17,000. 17,000, not just talking numbers, that s people, right? and that s where we are going to begin. we begin in turkey and syria where 17,000 victims, that death toll is climbing
he has a little guy, they are adjusted for someone who seems like this. and i have spots. and it s the worst day to have spots, because today is a big day, this is a big show. kat, this is our two-year anniversary show! [cheers and applause] yeah, well, this marriage of the three of us is off to a great start with greg forgetting it s our anniversary and running off to germany to make art films like he is lord for quad. yes, look at that, you see it. yep! not my blue buttons! anyways, thanks for nothing, greg. no, but thank you, greg, kat, staff, team, and our amazing fans for making us number 1. [applause] and let s not forget jean who does all of the dancing and singing and annoying things. [applause] but we will not put the camera on him, not even for a second. [laughs] that sounded like greg coming out to the monologue. so if a coward dies a thousand deaths and a soldier dies but once, how many times do they get to attempt to end them? in the case of those going after pre
times of tragedy in times of crisis, they stand up and they show up. mississippi s governor visits a town flattened by a powerful tornado for the neighborhoods that were leveled . the recovery is only just beginning. political turmoil in israel, benjamin netanyahu is under pressure from his own government to halt plans on judicial reform. now we re hearing an announcement on that could be imminent. we alive in televisa and jerusalem. with the latest and the manhattan grand jury is expected to continue its investigation and donald trump later today we will ask our political analyst if an indictment is likely. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us, and we begin this hour in the southeastern us, where millions are under the threat of more severe storms, bringing large hail and damaging winds to areas already struggling to recover from an earlier rash of storms over the weekend, at least 10 confirmed. tornadoes strike mississip
is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
. the storm prediction center upgrading the risk expecting more tornadoes in mississippi and alabama, and that includes areas like rolling fork, mississippi. already reeling after being obliterated by an e f four tornado overnight on friday. the death toll from this weekend storms rising to 26 president biden approving mississippi s disaster declaration, freeing up federal resources, and today, the head of fema and the department of homeland security. toward the damage alongside mississippi s governor, saying just this a short time ago. but we have come to do. we ve come to see it in person to communicate to the people of mississippi. that we are here, not just today, but for the long haul. it is heartbreaking to hear of the loss of life to see the devastation first hand. it is also as the governor expressed inspiring to see the people of mississippi come together. the president has directed us to be here. to assist the people of mississippi. to be here on an enduring basis,