michael steele. we are following the breaking news on the u.s. air strikes hitting targets in iraq and syria, including new reaction from the iraqi government. also, donald trump s election interference trial is officially delayed, what it means for his legal timeline. it is election day in south carolina. congressman james clyburn joins us as democrats their head to the polls. it is a very busy day of news, welcome to the weekend. we begin this weekend with the breaking news, justin, state media in iraq now reporting that the foreign ministry has summoned the highest ranking u.s. diplomat in baghdad to opper a former protest over last night s airstrikes in iraq and syria. the u.s. military says it hit more than 85 targets facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militias they sponsor in the region. this is the first wave of what officials say could be a weeks- long campaign in response to the deaths of three american soldiers in jordan last weekend. joining us n
grief and despair for one texas community after five people were shot and killed, including a 9-year-old boy. the accused killer is still on the run. hundreds of officers are searching now for this man, who had just been we learned deported four times after entering the u.s. illegally. what more we re learning about the manhunt. and a federal judge denies donald trump s motion in a civil battery and defamation trial. e. jean carroll, who is suing the former president, is back on the stand for cross-examination. we are live outside the courthouse. plus a cnn exclusive never before seen images of a 100-foot-long blimp captured in northwest china. experts describing it as a submarine of the skies. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. a source tells cnn that the target of a massive manhunt this hour was deported at least four times from the united states. francisco oropesa, wanted for allegedly gunni
all of that is coming up. but first you re here today. your ceo didn t want to show up. i want to sincerely apologize impacted by this. caused a loft of anguish. people want to know if we re going to invest in this system so it won t happen again. we need to invest in technology and also in our operational system because the winter operations were too much for us. it was a failure epically from top to bottom. it s obvious that ya ll messed up and your customers, they expect you to fix it. neil: all right. the fix is not in, at least not yet. a south airlines number 2 executive getting grilled on capitol hill over that holiday travel chaos that grounded nearly 17,000 flights. today lawmakers are demanding answers. unfortunately, they didn t get many answers. we ve got you covered with fox s lydia hu on why a southwest apology didn t cut it. robert ray on winter weather that could be testing it all over again. not only for southwest but an entire country. let s
good morning, everyone. we start with really serious news this morning. there is devastation happening. the staggering death toll keeps rising in turkey and syria after a catastrophic earthquake. 1300 people are now reported dead and a powerful after shock. it just hit just moments ago. we ll go live to istanbul for the latest on this frantic search. and new fallout from the downing of a chinese spy balloon. president biden is preparing to deliver his second state of the union address. a train loaded with hazardous materials derailing in ohio. thousands of people ordered to evacuate. now a battle is under way to keep that toxic wreckage from exploding. we re going to begin with this. devastating earthquake in turkey and syria. it struck before dawn and collapsed buildings while people were asleep in their beds. just moments ago, just got word of a powerful 7.5 magnitude after shock. there you can see people digging through the rubble. more than 1300 people now reported
were so gallantly streaming and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave . will: good morning. welcome to fox & friends. we go straight to a fox news alert. the u.s. shoots down the chinese balloon after a hovered across the u.s. for days after it moved over the atlantic ocean. pete: navy divers and fbi are searching the area for degree. rachel: alexandria hoff is here this morning. the heavy payload of spy gear fell into 47 feet of water with a debris of seven miles long. fox news was the only network to capture it live. exclusive video shows the moment a f-22 raptor fired off a sidewinder heat-seeking missile destroying the chinese balloon. the takedown happened 2:39 p.m. six miles off the coast of south carolina. prior to that the surveillance balloon ventured across the country maneuvering over