that wa warm welcome to tho joining us in the united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn news room this is the united states property, we obviously don t want to see anybody getting their hands on it. this type of behavior from the russian pilots is uncommon and unfortunate and unsafe. we didn t have snow all winter long and now the biggest storm of the year. this snow is very heavy, wet and dense. it is sticking to all the trees and power lines. in the wake of this banking crisis even as it seems to be receding from the brink, there is recognition that perhaps the fed will have to change course. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, march 15th, in washington white house officials say the u.s. is taking steps to ensure that an air force drone hit by russia in the black sea doesn t end up in the wrong hands. the pentagon says russian fighter jets intercepted the surveillance drone on tu
tell you there will never be another issue? no, sir, i cannot. norah: tonight 100 million americans face heavy snow, high winds, and tornado threats. talking to memphis, solidly in the heart of that risk zone. nikki haley speaks for the first time since announcing her run for the white house. we are ready. ready to move past the stale ideas and faded names of the past. norah: and parade of champions. the kansas city chiefs celebrate their super bowl win. kansas city, how we feeling tonight, baby? chiefs kingdom, let me hear you! [cheers and applause] norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night ahead. the news we are just getting in about an american icon, actress, and international sex symbol, raquel welch has died at the age of 82. the start of the 1960s and 70s appeared in nearly 100 films and tv shows, including 1 million years bc. also tonight, the holocaust era musical instruments that were saved after world war ii, now in
it s a family s worst nightmare. it s happening far too often in this country, far too often. while we gather more information there s one thing we do know to be true, we have to do something to stop gun violence from ripping apart our communities. president joe biden marks another deadly mass shooting by once again calling on congress to pass gun reform legislation. we ll bring you the latest on the victims and the investigation in just a moment. plus evacuations, toxic chemicals, and now thousands of dead fish. a train derailment in north eastern ohio has a community still on edge nearly two weeks after the crash and massive fire. and the white house says it s not aliens, so just what are the three objects that were shot down by the u.s. military over the past several days? well, a possible explanation from the intelligence community just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, february 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your
. good to be with you, i m katy tur, former vice president mike pence is putting up a fight. a moment ago in minnesota, he told reporters he is pushing back on special counsel jack smith s subpoena requiring him to testify about january 6th. pence is citing the speech and debate clause, something normally reserved for sitting lawmakers. my fight is on the separation of powers. my fight against the doj s subpoenas very simply is on defending the prerogatives that i had as president of the senate to preside over the joint session of congress on january 6th. for me, this is a moment where you have to decide where you stand and i stand on the constitution of the united states. yesterday if you were with us, you would have heard former federal prosecutor paul butler tell us that argument, that speech and debate clause would be a good academic paper for a law student but not as good of an argument in court. after all, pence was not a legislator, technically. he was vice presi
provide information present information into a courtroom without that being disclosed, but the bar for that is typically very high but again an espionage cases. that is certainly a concern that the government has. if they can plead, get a plea from this person. they don t have to worry about additional information. additional seat. critz making them out into the public light. so the fact the last thing i ll say is that was also a concern here because when you have a suspect who was facing serious jail time that is often a consideration in whether they cooperate or whether they try to, you know, go out in a hail of gunfire, right? we know this person was a gun enthusiast, so i think for everyone here, the operators, the fbi operators and the suspect the best possible outcome we re seeing on our screen. all right. josh campbell . kim dozier, david priest. thank you and evan perez and colonel cedric leighton. please stay with us. this is cnn breaking news. it is the top of the h