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
msg executives aren t backing down from that policy. matching somebody on facial recognition. reporter: he was recognized on facial recognition cameras, then confronted. benjamin? reporter: this is how lawyer benjamin noren from a new york city law firm was greeted by madison square garden staff while trying to attend an event in the fall. the ticket is revoked. reporter: he works for a law firm representing ticket brokers in a lawsuit against madison square garden entertainment. all the roughly 60 lawyers at his firm are also banned until the litigation is resolved. we received a letter from msg stating that because of this litigation all attorneys in our firm, even those attorneys who have nothing to do with the litigation, would be barred for the duration of the litigation. reporter: the firm s cofounding partner has been a season ticket holder for 47
MSG Entertainment resorted to facial recognition technology to kick out legal foes, but some have undermined the ban using a law passed to protect theater critics in 1941.