how did this happen? that s an excellent question, katy. the balloon was able to get past our west coast anti-balloon defense system, the seattle space needle, but once it was here, we were able to keep an eye on it with our sophisticated tracking technology of going like this. our thanks to saturday night live there. there are rising dramatic tensions, however, between the united states and china after a white house decision to shoot down that massive spy balloon. we ll walk through what happened and take a look at the growing fallout. plus a powerful earthquake leaves hundreds of people dead in turkey and syria. this morning rescue crews are searching through the rubble for any survivors. and heading into 2024, democrats have approved a new primary calendar, reshaping the way the party picks its precedential nominees, but there are still some potential challenges ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 6th. i m jonathan lemire
Plus, ask how to get an 800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. Comcast business, powering possibilities. Hello. Welcome to all of you watching in the u. S. And all around the world. Im Maxwell Foster with coverage. 10 00 a. M. In london, noon in israel where israelis have reported theyve struck 150 underground targets in gaza overnight. After what israel called two targeted raids over the previous two days, the idf now says its expanding Ground Operations into gaza. One hospital said it received 22 bodies during the intense Overnight Bombardment along with hundreds of people injured. The israeli strike came exactly three weeks after hamas massacred over 1,400 people in southern israel, and more than 200 hostages are being held by hamas in gaza. As you can see in this new video, those strikes have continued into the daylight hours. Nearly all Communication Networks in gaza are reported to be out of service and have been for many hours. Cnns rafael romo joins us from tel avi
Morning starts now. Good morning, good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im vc egg tore blackwell. Im amara walker. Thanks for being with us. Were going to begin this morning with dangerous Weather Conditions caused by now posttropical cyclone lee. The storm is packing hurricaneforce winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surges as it swipes the new england coast. Now, while lee is not expected to make landfall in the u. S. , the outer bands of the powerful storm are already hitting the east coast, packing winds of 60 miles an hour and bringing storm surges that could cause flooding along the new england coast. Tropical Storm Warnings through nantucket and maine, and authorities are telling people to prepare to stay where you are as the storm pushes north through the day. Lees also expected to cause dangerous rip currents along the Atlantic Coast with a lot of states warning people to stay out of the ocean this weekend because of the dangerous surge conditions. Of course, were cove
first of all, arab american frustration with president biden is a major political problem. some say if he refuses to call for a cease-fire in gaza, they re willing to campaign against him and that could hand the office back over to donald trump. can he keep his 2020 coalition together or is this a moment of political reckoning. plus congressman dean phillips pins his presidential hopes on new hampshire and immediately runs into trouble in south carolina. one democratic leader even accused him of disrespecting voters. that democrat, congressman jim clyburn will join us. and when your college kids are coming home from break, eating food in a couple of weeks, take a check on their mantality health. students on cam pause are more likely to suffer depression. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. we begin with israel s war with hamas and the outrage in response to its bombing campaign in gaza. this morning the israeli military admits that it struck an ambulance just ou
weekend. 2 million a day. those are great numbers 16781% of the country has been fully vaccinated, a weekend have have now cnn reporting releasing right now. the biden administration launching a $250 million media blintze targeting the vaccine. what s the goal? the concern? that s coming up. health experts warn complacency could trigger another deadly surge. they don t want to see any more scenes like thissing large crowds hitting miami beach, masksless in the streets, other places as well. for more details, let s bring in cnn s medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. good morning. good morning. this is a large campaign. a quarter of a billion dollars. let s take a look at where that money is going to go. it s go doing go largely to tv, radio, billboard print, and digital ads. there will be a podcast by a well-known figure. we don t know who that is. while it will talk about social distancing and staying away from crowds, it will focus on vaccination and they re going to p