sending controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. what that could mean for the war. also today, extreme weather. millions are at risk of record-breaking temperatures and severe storms as well. and then in washington, new fallout from the discovery of a bag of cocaine at the west wing of the white house. what congress is now demanding. and a medical breakthrough, the fda gives full approval for a new alzheimer s drug, but it comes with a serious warning about potentially deadly side effects. we begin this hour, everybody, with another sign, the economy may in fact be cooling. the government reported that employers added just 209,000 jobs last month. below the 240,000 the economists had expected. and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.6%. when you break it down by race, black unemployment rose by .4%. and hispanic unemployment rose by .3%. the president reacting to the news in a statement saying in part this, we are seeing stable and steady growth. that s bidenomics,
everyone. it s a busy one. such a busy week. this is something the top headline that people in d.c. were talking about on friday. there was speculation about gary coc coc he could cohen. let s get start ond may 1st. breaking overnight, regulators seizing control of first republic bank and striking a deal to sell most assets to jpmorgan chase. this is the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. also this morning, zero leads as fbi agents in texas say they do not know where a mass shooting suspect is and right now have no leads. they re now offering an $80,000 reward for a man that killed five people and a 9-year-old boy. american citizens are getting help escaping out of sudan. also, the clock is ticking in hollywood f a new contract deal is not reached by midnight, the writer s gild of america will walk off the job. and steph curry scored 50 points, most ever in a game seven. warriors advancing to take on the lakers. cnn this morning starts right now. this
you get that title after training, education and a sworn oce oath to defend the law. if you saw the video you know that is lawful exercise of criminal, it is the taking of a life. what should our reaction be? in california video from home invasion of paul pelosi also is out. nothing dispels conspiracy theories like video, for those who wondered what happened in the house, pretty simple, attempted murder. in south carolina, alex murdoch comes from a long line of prosecutors, now he is charged can killing his wife and son, if you are watching the trial it is two in one, prosecution tells what you police did. and defense attorneys tell you what the police didn t do. the jury tries to find the truth. joining us now criminal defense attorney john fillmore and paul moreau. memphis, is what happened in memphis murder 1, 2 or something else? a great question, i ask myself the same thing, murder 2 murder charges i should say are appropriate, how planned was this. i m struck by a c
a good saturday morning to you. it is saturday, february 4th, you re live in the cnn newsroom, thanks for joining us so much for sharing part of your saturday morning with us. we begin with an eye toward the sky. we re getting new reports about the location of that chinese spy balloon that has been drifting across the country. according to reports, it has been spotted over north carolina an officials say it could move off the east coast and out over the ocean in a matter of hours. and as you would imagine, the balloon is raising national security concerns, and it is adding to the tension between washington and beijing. it was people on the ground in montana who spotted the balloon as it passed overhead. that thing is not the moon. the moon is right there. this thing is so weird. it is definitely moving. the context and the timing of this are really important. the secretary of state antony blinken called it an irresponsible act by china. keep in mind, this comes just day
in the forecast. here in new york city, minus seven degrees. that is not a typo. the wind chill could reach minus 100 degrees on top of mt. washington in new hampshire because of the hurricane-force winds. the arctic blast in the northeast comes after a deadly ice storm reeked havoc across the south leaving eight people dead. we ll check in on the latest forecast in a moment. first, we have our cnn affiliate reporter live on the ground in burlington, vermont. it s close to zero degrees where you are. how are officials in the area bracing for this? how bad are we expecting it to get? good morning. we re no stranger to the cold. this wind chill is really the kicker. as you said, we re teetering on zero to 1 degrees. 200 schools have been closed already. multiple ski resorts is cloeg wh closing because they love the cold. some are staying open with some lifts in and some not. but now this is severe with the wind chill. temperatures here in vermont have dropped 30 degrees since