let us know what you think of the show. cnn.com/sanjay. also follow me on twitter at dr.sanjaygupta. your top stories are up next in the cnn newsroom. hello, everybody, thank you so much for joining us, i m don lemon in the cnn newsroom. fr france s military is carrying out operations in africa. more than 100 people have been killed by french air strikes in northern mal i. france came to the aid of government in its fight. mean time in somalia, two french soldiers were killed in an attempt to free a french intelligence agent who may also have died in the raid. syrian activists say government air forces are back in action, and pounding the outskirts of damascus. a week of bad weather grounded most planes. the rebels are claiming victory in the fight for an air base in the north. fighters say they seized weapons and ammunition after the battle. activists say 108 people were killed today in the civil war. internet trail blazer aaron schwartz has passed away. a relative
now that we don t have a seawall down there or any type of protection down at the water, when i rebuild, what s going to stop the next storm? the real money should be spent on protecting the community from the ocean coming back up. there s nothing to stop the next storm from doing basically the same thing to the community, just flooding us, possibly killing us. . from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is early start weekend. well look under every rock, well look around every corner and we will search mountain tops for him. he s out there somewhere. and l.a. police vow they will hunt him down. new developments this morning in the bizarre case of this rogue ex-cop. there is really no place to put the snow. cleaning up and digging out. the snow s finally stopped falling in the northeast, but get ready, there s another winter storm brewing right now. and tonight is the big night. it s all about the dudes, so where do the women fit into the all male affair? it
wednesday, face book mark zuckerberg and fund raiser for chris christie. thursday, mark your calendar. valentine s day. same-sex couples in illinois may be shopping for wedding rings soon. they could vote as early as thursday. on friday, an asteroid the size of half a football field will fly pretty doggone close to earth. i mean 17,000 miles. consider this your heads-up. nasa scientists say the object this size really hasn t come this close to earth ever. but don t let that worry you. relax. there s not a chance it will hit us. do you think they would really tell you if it would? that s it for me. cnn newsroom comes right now. have a great weekend. you are in the cnn newsroom. i m brianna keilar for don lemon. the city of los angeles is offering a $1 million award to locate rogue cop christopher dorner. his burning truck was found in the area on thursday. dorner described as a trained assassin and is accused of three killings over the past week, including a policeman. a l
we begin with breaking news. pope benedict xvi resigning. age and fatigue are the reasons behind his resignation. here is what the statement reads in part both strength of mind and body are necessary. strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that i have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. this tweet came from the pope s account 23 hours ago. we must trust in the mitty power of god s mercy. we are all sinners, but his grace transforms us and makes us new. this would be historical. the last time a pope resigned happened 600 years ago. that would be pope gregory iv in 1415. the very first pope to resign was pope clement in the year 101, 1,100 years ago roughly that the first pope resigned. many questions about whether popes in modern times think resignation is acceptable or not. pope benedict said, in fact, made it very clear that being able to resign was acceptable and made this part of the state
trust us. it s just better to be in front. the sonata turbo. from hyundai. . if you didn t catch the grammys last night, carrie underwood s electric dress was awesome. here is what was terrific. british folk rock band mumford & sons winning album of the year. and then song of the year going to we are young by fun, who are also named best new artist, who are adorably saying we are young, the lyrics, look at us in hd, we are not young. thanks for watching everybody. newsroom international starts now. welcome to newsroom international i m suzanne malveaux, here s what is going on right now from the vatican. it s the resignation heard around the world. pope benedict xvi stepping down at the end of the month. he says because of his advanced age. he s no longer able to handle the demands of being pope. the last pope to resign was way back in 1415, i will have much more of what happens next. and what is ahead for the catholic church. and former navy s.e.a.l. who reportedly fired