like their balloon was a candidate. we can t confirm those reports or what the remains of the balloon may end up being. we have not recovered it. it s difficult until you can get your hands on something to be able to tell. because of where it is, over the lake, we have to accept the possibility we may not be able to recover it. jason: shoot first and ask questions later silent new operation after getting humiliated by a chinese spy balloon. this flat footed response is not limited to the sky. there has been so real effort to curtail the chinese based app tiktok as hackers pose a threat to americans. and pot hole pete is nowhere to be found. joining us now monica and fox news contributor tammy bruce. tammy, this is not a good look for the administration. the week could not be worse for the biden administration. that s because they were exposed. the chinese balloon itself, cbs is reporting that we saw it launch from china. we were watching it the entire way until it turne
hello, everyone, and good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, february 26. i m amara walker. good morning. i m boris sanchez. we are so grateful that you are spending your morning us with, starting your week with us. i am pumped to be alongside amara. how are you doing? same here. good to be with you. it s our friday. i am doing great. plenty to get to this morning. here is what we are watching. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. the epa stopping the removal of all contaminated material from that toxic train derailment in ohio as a battle now looms over how and where it should be moved. there is an outcry from neighboring states and the white house is responding, too. the war in ukraine is now in its second year and marked by fierce fighting in the east. our alex marquardt is there with troops from around the world who joined the front lines to fight russia s invasion. see
everything possible to resolve this problem peacefully. new scenario has been unleashed and peace initiatives have been completely subverted by lies and hypocrisy. good morning, i m poppy ha harlow. sarah sniden n n ner is here wi. don will be back with us tomorrow. and here we re watching a speech that president putin just finished, a fiery response after president biden s surprise trip to kyiv. putin s warning to america and the west overall is russia s invasion of ukraine is nearing that one year grim milestone. president biden is preparing to deliver his own dueling speech here in poland in a matter of hours from now. plus families complaining of rashes, headaches and nausea, but are the symptoms actually linked to that toxic train wreck? east palestine, ohio? the head of the epa is returning to east palestine as the feds try to figure all this out. and an arrest in the death of a los angeles catholic bishop, who is the man in custody and what is his connection to
to stir up controversy. it is horribly inappropriate and he should apologize. he reinforces democrats have the right message to continue to highlight the dangers presented by the extreme maga republican party. also tonight the director of the national institute on drug abuse, warning unchecked cannabis use could be damaging young brains. we need to recognize that what may be okay for an adult may not be okay at all for an adolescent. and counting down. the artemis rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it is no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation. and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. this week florida s former republican governor charlie crist won a primary election so he can run for governor again but this time as a democrat. within of his chief talking points? taking the wind out of the sails of incumbent republican governor ron desantis
life. this is not appropriate, let s happening. sandra: that was former president donald trump just hours after the nypd busted an illegal immigrant for that horrific accusation. you are looking live outside the queens county courthouse where, any moment now, we are told that the suspect, and ecuadoran migrant, is expected to appear in court. we are watching that for you. hello and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york. gillian, great heavy today. gillian: thank you, sandra. i m gillian turner in washington. john is off today. this is to be 27. the nypd says this man cross into the u.s. illegally three years ago three eagle pass, texas. since then he has been no stranger to law enforcement. he s got an arrest in texas, several run-ins with the nypd before this, and governor greg abbott spoke out about it last hour. take a listen. the illegal border situation was something contained to texas and arizona. now this is an american issue. every state is now a borde