good thursday morning i m erika hill. i m jim sciutto. happening right now, house lawmakers on capitol hill receiving a closed door classified briefing on the chinese surveillance balloon. this as cnn has new reporting on when u.s. officials were first warned about the threat. all of it sparking sharp criticism on defense and intelligence officials who were not aware of the depth of that threat. live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, incredible stories of survival out of turkey, including an infant pulled from the rubble after 58 hours, small signs of hope there. rescue workers among so many things facing freezing temperatures, lack of water and power. the death toll hard to imagine. now surpassing 17,000. cnn is on the scene. back here in the u.s. on the road again today. cue the 2024 election music. president biden headed to florida, where he is expected to drive home his pledge to protect social security and medicare. we have a preview of the trip ahead. we want
another evacuation attempt. mayday, mayday, mayday. we have engine failure. reporter: video shows failure coming from an american airlines plane. norah: running for reelection as early as tomorrow, president biden is expected to announce his 2024 bid. reporter: bed bath & beyond has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. if you have coupons, the company will stop accepting them wednesday. norah: cbs news investigates the collapse of u.s. hospitals leaving some of america s most vulnerable communities searching for care and investors with millions in their pockets. where does this end up leaving the people of this community? it is going to cost them their lives. norah: and recent california showers bring super bloom flowers. seeing these flowers that something that makes me smile. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together, we want to begin tonight with a major shake-up in the media landscape as though most
prepayment customers go unused. i ll have the details. in sport, how manchester city face more than 100 charges of breaching of financial rules, which could see them fined, docked points or even relegated from the premier league. good morning. it isa it is a gold and a frosty start to the day in the southern half of the country. some mist and fog patches, some of which will be slow to clear. then we will see some sunshine. in the north, a milder start, cloudier with patchy rain in the west. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, 7th february. more than 4,000 people have died after two major earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria. the rescue effort has continued throughout the night, although freezing temperatures, snow and rain have hampered the search for survivors. dozens of countries, including the uk, have promised to send help. azadeh moshiri reports. it s a race to save lives that includes the smallest ones. syria s voluntary civil defen
neighborhoods in oklahoma and kansas in ruins today after tornadoes reportedly ripped through that region. and another astonishing twist at the double murder trial of alec murdaugh, the jury is going on a field trip just days before they re expected to start deliberations. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. we want to start with catie beck outside the courthouse in waltersboro, south carolina, as she has been throughout. first of all, some graphic testimony today, but also that block buster decision by the judge. they re going to take the jury to the scene of the crime. reporter: yeah, chris, that was a bit of a surprise. this jay way more often than not sides with the prosecution, and today he granted that defense motion to take the entire jury to moselle, to this hunting property, to the crime scene to get a spatial understanding of exactly how these murders happened. at least that s what the defense said they were hoping. separa
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. i m jim acosta in the cnn newsroom. ukraine is entering the brutal fight against russia as the troops rolled across the border into ukrainian cities. many, especially those in russia, thought it would be swift and ukraine would fall quickly. but ukraine had other plans. they have surprised the world with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price as it is estimated at least 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began. many wonder how long kyiv can continue to hold on in the face of so much russian aggression. days after his historic visit to ukraine, president joe biden spoke with abc news about how he sees the war progressing at this point and what he thinks about the idea of a negotiated settlement. nothing about ukraine without ukraine west won t dictate to