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of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision t ....
a woman has shot dead at least six people at a private christian primary school. a number of children are among the dead. the gunwoman herself has been killed. the police gave this update a short time ago. we know at this point that this shooter is a female and she appears to be in her teens, although her identification has not been confirmed at this juncture. we know that she was armed with at least two assault type rifles and a handgun. freddie o connell is a mayoral candidate in nashville hejoins me now. absolutely tragic morning in nashville what more can you tell us? tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i know a tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i knowa member of tremendous sadness and anger on the ground, i know a member of my team has family in that school in the family constituent in that school and have multiple friends with children at that school and all there is his heartbreak among the chaos. we ve been waiting for hours to confirm people ....
i ve seen more devastation than i ve seen in my lifetime. i m on the ground in the middle of it, it looked like a war zone. i never felt so good about the cooperation of the federal, state and local government. ashley: alexandria hoff live from washington with the latest, good morning. alexandria: good morning. the people of mississippi are not the type to wait on help, people came from across the state to lend trucks, equipment and medical expertise. where assistance will be is temporary housing and loans for unsured properties. alejandro mayorkas took a tour of the small delta community where residents say every marker of existence is gone. flower shop, beauty shop, barber, law offices just down the street are all gone. there was an auto parts store, local restaurant that has been there for i don t know how many years, since i was a child. service stations, tire shop, just gone. alexandria: 26 lost their lives in mississippi and alabama, one death was repo ....
european union leaders have agreed a compromise plan to block more than two thirds of russian oil imports. european council chief charles michel said the deal cut off a huge source of financing for the russian war machine. he added that it put maximum pressure on russia to end the war . european commission president ursula von der leyen praised the deal. i m very glad that the leaders were able to agree in principle on the sanctions package. this is very important, thanks to this council should now be able to finalise a ban on almost 90% of all russian oil imports by the end of the year. joining me now is janet mui, investment director, brewin dolphin. yesterday the oil price was up around $120 a barrel. what will this do to relieve the pressure on the oil price? this will incrementally support the oil prices, of course we also have the story that china is reopening shanghai so that will also put pressures on oil price. i think so far the supply from russia will be d ....
But then takes them to task over defence spending. And. A race in montana turns ugly. The republican candidate is charged with assaulting a reporterjust hours before the vote. Hello, i am Christian Fraser, in london. Katty kay is in new york. Were learning a bit more about Salman Abedis movements before the Manchester Attack. Last week we know he travelled through dusseldorf airport, he was in transit, but where was he coming from and who supplied him with the bomb . Are others still plotting . Authorities are trying to answer those questions. There is a lot of sensitive material that still needs analysing and guarding. The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police, ian hopkins, said that leaks in t ....