united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. to see that i couldn t stop it, it was the worst thing. they were like my kids. we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. just happened to hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 17th. in washington, d.c., u.s. president biden is finally speaking publicly about those unidentified objects shot out of the sky by the military. he says nothing suggests these objects are related to china s spy balloon program or that they were surveillance objects from any other country. it is important to note the u.s. has not been able to recover any of the debris because of the remote locations and severe weather. phil mattingly r
presidential election results by former president trump and his allies. donald trump did not testify, but the grand jury believes some witnesses who did lied under oath. jonathan karl standing by. the major storm as we come on the air. tornado warnings in the south. 18 states on alert from mississippi to maine. severe storms, heavy snow, and rain. the system moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano tracking it all. late word tonight, a police officer arrested for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man in louisiana. what the officer s body camera video shows after he responded to a domestic disturbance. new reporting tonight about the tragic shooting on the campus of michigan state university. authorities revealing the chilling two-page note written by the alleged gunman and listing other targets. frustrated residents demanding answers about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa on the ground today, trying to calm fears. some pe
the grand jury on donald trump s possible interference in the 2020 election. key parts of its report released today. what it says about possible perjury charges. the tornado threat in the south and the winter storms slamming the midwest. al roker is here. pennsylvania senator john fetterman checking himself into the hospital. why he is seeking treatment. tesla recalling more than 300,000 cars. the potential danger with the self-driving system. a devastating diagnosis for bruce willis. what his family revealed today. and remembering an all-star catcher and hall of fame broadcaster. the legendary tim mccarver. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and thank you for joining us. today for the first time, president biden addressed in detail what is known about those three high-flying objects shot from the skies of north america last weekend, offering more about what they weren t than what they were. the president saying the objects are
allies. donald trump did not testify, but the grand jury believes some witnesses who did lied under oath. jonathan karl standing by. the major storm as we come on the air. tornado warnings in the south. 18 states on alert from mississippi to maine. severe storms, heavy snow, and rain. the system moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano tracking it all. late word tonight, a police officer arrested for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man in louisiana. what the officer s body camera video shows after he responded to a domestic disturbance. new reporting tonight about the tragic shooting on the campus of michigan state university. authorities revealing the chilling two-page note written by the alleged gunman and listing other targets. frustrated residents demanding answers about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa on the ground today, trying to calm fears. some people complaining of headaches and nausea. many concerned about w
the president says he is ordering new rules to track and monitor such devices. we he have fox team coverage. jennifer griffin at the pentagon on more on what the defense department knows and does not know about what is in the skies. first up, white house correspondent jacqui heinrich with the president s message. good evening, jacqui. hey, good evening, mike. president biden revealed the three objects shot down since friday were most likely tied to private companies or research institutions. but he defended his choice to blast them out of the sky following chinese spy balloon. i gave the order to take down these three objects due to hazard to civilian commercial air traffic and because we could not rule out the surveillance risk of sensitive facilities. critics watching the president s remarks say he missed a golden opportunity to drive home the threat about china s spy program. in the last several weeks. i have been informed this is a program that our country has kno