good morning, everyone. welcome to c cnn this morning. i m amara walker. and i m boris sanchez. president biden ordering the military to shoot down an unidentified object off the coast of alaska. what pentagon officials are saying about it and the key differences between this object and that chinese balloon that was shot down last week. and also a moment of hope amid the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, more than 24,000 people killed, but amid the loss after days trapped under the rubble, a teenager found alive. we ll have the incredible story along with the footage. and plus governor desantis is getting new power over one of the state s most iconic theme park systems. the potential impacts of the latest twist in his feud with disney. and the situation is terrible, i can barely breathe. but you re still staying. i don t have a choice. plus months after hurricane ian slammed into the state, some in the storm s path are still living in tents. their sto
missing in mexico after crossing the border more than two weeks ago. what we know about the case. plus, former vice president mike pence not mincing words. his harshest statements yet about president trump s role on january 6th and the republicans now trying to downplay the capitol attack. i ve been doing this a long time and have to say donie o sullivan is probably best in the business. incredible. very kind of him to say that. should be honored, really. but anderson didn t say that sthe online could be almost anyone s voice and real concerns its raising, coming up on cnn this morning. we begin with a break in the storm center battering california moved out of the northern and central parts of the state for now but leaving in its wake flooded towns washed out roads and thousands out of their homes. in monterey county the river is surging after relentless rain and the levee couldn t keep up. it probably early saturday morning sending floodwaters into the small
is going to join us with more on the states and zero laws that are now putting everybody in the state in danger i know you might not, there s a chance the republican me live. we ll begin with the new record for the biden administration. this year, i guess it s time to celebrate if you re pro-open borders we have now reported over 2 million illegal crossings at our southern border, breaking last year s record high of 1.7 million. in other words, after vowing to address the root causes of mass illegal immigration, the crisis has become even worse than you can believe. apparently, was only trip to the southern border which was an early were things were happening, quick trip to el paso last year was not enough, more illegal immigrants are not pouring across this border than at the time of this video. take a look at the video. remember the video? that shows thousands in the makeshift camps under a bridge in del rio, maybe martha s vineyard could set up some stations, they believe
got, less than a thousand power outages, but also just be prepared in case something turns or something happens this afternoon. ainsley: down in florida, desperate search and rescue efforts are underway this morning. at least ten are confirmed dead. but officials warn that number will likely be higher. the damage i saw was on fort myers beach. but they have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and is likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor will give a press conference, at 8:45 a.m., with an update on ian. we ll bring you that life. you will see some before-and-after shadows showing the intent of the damage fort myers. a crew is being sent down to prevent all the looting. can you believe that people would actually steal from other people when they are out of state? brian: more than 2 million people across florida still have no power. we have team coverage this morning. fox weather correspondent robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage.
airlines meltdown that s leaving passengers stranded in terms analysis. we re going to talk to the president of the company s pilot association about what went and what is still going wrong. meanwhile, other airlines are struggling to get back to track after a monstrous winter storm pummelled the northern part of the country leaving more than 60 people dead. we re going to take you live to western new york. and this morning, another legal roadblock for migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. after the supreme court decided that title 42 will remain in place for now. we re going to be live in el paso. and as we speak, we re closely following news that s coming out of the vatican that s saying the 95-year-old former pontiff, pope benedict, has fallen very sick. pope francis now calling for prayers for from around the world. and later this hour, fresh fallout over that congressman-elect, george santos, facing new criticism after admitting to fabricating parts of his resume a