to be here. you can t dream of the circumstances and you can t change them. we re hours away from the opening ceremony at the beijing olympics. will global issues over shadow the games? we re live in beijing with the very latest. plus, snow, sleet, freezing rain. an enormous storm is barrelling across the united states. we ll have all of the details from cnn s weather center. we take you inside the late night military raid that ended with the death of the leader of isis but that was not the plan. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, february 4th. we are just a mere three hours away from the beijing olympics opening ceremony marking the official start to the olympic