good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. a massive storm churning along the east coast. this storm is getting stronger. rudy giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to two former election workers he defamed after the 2020 election, but these women may never see a dime of the money awarded to them. new this morning, the israeli military just announced a tactical pause in fighting in one gaza neighborhood so people there can get desperately needed food and water, but this won t last long. new information about the death of matthew perry. the powerful drug found in his system when he died. we re starting with the severe weather that s threatening millions of people. this powerful storm system bearing down on florida right now, really up the entire east coast. the possibility of flooding and severe winds has prompted florida s governor to activate the national guard. tens of thousands of
not yet released a manifesto. two days ago was the city s worst day. the expansion. china vowing to fight back and taiwan s president meets with mccarthy. no reason why we can t visit taiwan. the change of thursday night football. it jeopardizes their safety. very clear. brian: all right, here we go fox news alert, buckle up multiple deaths being reported after two u.s. army helicopters blackhawks crashed in kentucky. the apparent collision happened during a training mission northwest of fort c fort campbe. steve: emergency crew said to evan 10:00 last night. the blackhawks crashing in a field. no homes or buildings damaged. the particular military helicopters used to transport soldiers to the battlefield. a performance might affect essentially and also deployed for special props. speed to the governor of kentucky releasing a statement and early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities expected. we will share more information is available. please pray
together. live to the white house as soon as the briefing begins moments from now. two of our blackhawk helicopters were involved in a crash during a planned training flight in kentucky that resulted in the death of all nine service members aboard the aircraft. the nine individuals we lost are children of god. they will be mourned and missed by their families, by their communities. sandra: fox news alert, waiting an update from the pentagon as well this hour after nine u.s. service members were tragically killed in the helicopter collision along the kentucky-tennessee border. sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: john roberts in washington. collision last night around 10:00 local time. sandra: as two blackhawk helicopters, part of a routine training mission, we are told, involving a multi-ship formation with night vision goggles collided around 30 miles from the fort campbell military base where the helicopters took off. john: army officials say there will be a
it s over! it is over, and the kansas city chiefs have won it! fly, eagles, fly. on the road to victory and there you go, good morning! for the first time ever, two black quarterbacks will face off in the super bowl. the numbers behind an unprecedented matchup. in memphis this morning, there are new questions about the group of the so-called scorpion unit involved in the beating death of tyre nichols. including the police chief s history with these specialized units. a manhunt this morning for a kidnapping suspect who may be using dating apps to avoid capture and find new victims. a chilling warning from an american general. the u.s. could be at war with china in the next two years. his reason and what the pentagon is saying. and concertgoers met with facial recognition cameras as they walked out of madison square garden. hear why and whether it s a slippery slope legally. cnn this morning starts right now. obviously, there s a lot to cover, but we ll start
washington. we are tracking major fallout in the fatal police beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols. a sixth memphis police officer was just relieved of duty for alleged involvement in the deadly incident. five previously fired officers charged with murder. those five were members of the scorpion unit that was disbanded over the weekend. this comes as new charges could be in play and as congress faces new calls to act on police reform. cnn s nick valencia joins us now. nick, anybody who watched this video can see that at various points that were more than five officers at the scene wh. what do we know about this sixth officer s role? reporter: they told me the sixth officer has been relieved of duty, put on administrative leave. that officer identified as preston hemphill who s been with them since 2018. we have reached the attorney, the man who said he s representing mr. hemphill. he can confirm that that is his client. he also says that it was the body cam footage of mr. he