good morning. a tragedy of unimaginable scale. more than 17,000 people have now died as time is running out to save survivors in the earthquake. breaking overnight, pennsylvania senator john fetterman, recovering from a stroke, has been admitted to the hospital. an update on his condition. president biden addressing concerns about his age and why he hasn t yet med made a decision about running for re-election. lawmakers getting a classified briefing on the chinese spy balloon and new cnn reporting about who knew what and when. the p word, the b word, a word have been entered into the congressional word as the republican efforts to expose those at the top of twitter has take an surprising turn. cnn this morning starts right now. i m glad you could join us. keep this number in mind. 17,000. 17,000, not just talking numbers, that s people, right? and that s where we are going to begin. we begin in turkey and syria where 17,000 victims, that death toll is climbing
make a decision on his nfl future after going on a darkness retreat which will consist of him sitting alone in total darkness for four days. it should be interesting when they pull rodgers out. if he sees his shadows, that means six more seasons. well, there will be more than a super bowl on the line when the philadelphia eagles and kansas city chiefs square off in arizona this weekend. also a battle for family bragging rights. jason kelce, a star offensive lineman for the eagles, and travis kelce, a star tight end for the chiefs, set to become the very first brothers ever to face off in a super bowl. the standout siblings played together in high school and college and now they will line up on opposite sides of the field on the nfl s big stage. the brothers kicked off the week with a special surprise from their mother donna who crashed