suffering from a type of dementia. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister rishi sunak is holding talks with northern ireland s political leaders in belfast today with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland s brexit arrangement could be reached as early as next week. the current trading arrangement know as the northern ireland protocol was negotiated during brexit talks. it was put in place to deal with the fact that northern ireland is in the uk and the republic of ireland is in the eu. some goods passing from england, scotland and wales into northern ireland are getting checked when they cross the irish sea, as the current deal prevents checkpoints on the island of ireland. unionist parties argue that this places an effective border across the irish sea which undermines northern ireland s place within the uk. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the country s po
it s over! it is over, and the kansas city chiefs have won it! fly, eagles, fly. on the road to victory and there you go, good morning! for the first time ever, two black quarterbacks will face off in the super bowl. the numbers behind an unprecedented matchup. in memphis this morning, there are new questions about the group of the so-called scorpion unit involved in the beating death of tyre nichols. including the police chief s history with these specialized units. a manhunt this morning for a kidnapping suspect who may be using dating apps to avoid capture and find new victims. a chilling warning from an american general. the u.s. could be at war with china in the next two years. his reason and what the pentagon is saying. and concertgoers met with facial recognition cameras as they walked out of madison square garden. hear why and whether it s a slippery slope legally. cnn this morning starts right now. obviously, there s a lot to cover, but we ll start
to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome to the situation room. happening now, a sixth memphis police officer has now been relieved of duty after the deadly beating of tyre nichols and the release of chilling videos of his arrest. our experts are breaking down the evidence and the growing calls right now for federal police reform. also tonight, cnn is on the front lines in ukraine amid fierce fighting in the east and the south after nearly a year of war, we re told some battles are worse than ever before. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on an urgent mission in israel and the west bank amid a new outbreak of violence, meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and urging a deescalation of tensions. i ll discuss these high-stakes international conflicts with key white house official john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight t
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 letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with ari melber starts right now hi, ari. hi, nicolle thanks so much today we have a special report on what new york prosecutors might be eyeing on trump there s now report on that later tonight on the beat. the big legal development making waves right now is from a different legal jurisdiction from new york. it s how georgia prosecutors have been building a case against trump down there over what might be a lot more significant to a lot of people than financials in new york, which is effort to overturn the election when the foreperson spoke out, it was fascinating, an unusual development. it drew criticism from people who really care about the justice system, regardless of what she was saying critical of mr. trump, there were concerns about. that you may recall that wellin welling, right now it s not the same, but her colleagues if you will five more grand