developments this morning following the military s shootdown of the suspected chinese spy balloon off the south carolina coast. the fbi analyzing the pieces of the balloon as china sends a warning to the white house. our team is covering this story from multiple angels. plus, new details on that train derailment that sparked a massive fire in eastern ohio. officials now saying train cars contained hazardous materials. the latest on that cleanup effort. and the fbi offering a $25,000 reward for information about the attacks on two power substations. why officials say these stations are increasingly being targeted by extremist groups. and could artificial intelligence soon put us all out of work? you may want to polish your resumé. it s all ahead on cnn this morning. we are starting another week and we are grateful to have you. it is sunday, february 5th. thanks so much for waking up with us. amara, i don t think as much attention has been paid to a balloon since tha
is seeking to compel a lawyer for the former president to testify before the grand jury. according to a source familiar with the matter. prosecutors alleged in a sealed filing that they have evidence that some of trump s conversations with the attorney were in furtherance of a crime. the special counsel is reportedly asking a judge to invoke the crime fraud exception. and force an attorney to testify under oath about conversations between him and his client which in this case, would be evan corcoran and one donald trump. the new york times which was first to report the news at the special counsel is zeroing in on this quote, whether trump or his associates obstructed justice in failing to comply with demands to return a trove of government material he took with him from the white house upon leaving office, including hundreds of documents with classified markings. one potentially very important piece of evidence determining whether the ex-president or his attorneys obstructe
is being described, look at the pictures, as total devastation. this is a city that is impassable. even for bicycles, 90% of the island, 90 percent of fort myers beach is destroyed and up and down the western coast people are still reeling for likely the largest natural disaster in the history of the state. the biggest fear that stha you ll see your personal effects gone or all over the place. and that is what happened. also at this hour, the reopening process por some begins. tampa and walt disney world will reopen this hour. we re also watching this, which is a very historic moment at the supreme court this morning as justice ketanji brown jackson is ceremonial sworn in by chief justice john roberts. we are covering all angle this is morning. we begin with nick valencia on the next front in myrtle beach, south carolina. the wind is blowing and what do you see right now and what do you expect in the coming hour? reporter: good morning. it is soggy and cold and the wi
i can t share enough with you, nicolle, working across this country and these issues especially with their moms, they know it s instinctual. we re not getting the answers we need. they need to stay strong as a community. they need to ask questions, they need to demand answers, and they need to rely on that instinct. if they don t feel safe, get out. if they don t feel safe coming home yet, don t go home. heed the issues about drinking bottled water, and this is really important for people on their own private wells because they re going to have to do their own testing. so the most porn thing that they can do and i see them do it all the time often when they band together, when they stay as a community, they use that common sense, they listen to those instincts, they can protect themselves even though there s an absence of data at this
will actually lift up that wreckage and get it onto a recovery ship. now, how long is this going to take? the official was not sure the exact amount of time, but because of where it was shot down they do believe this will take a fairly short amount of time. they said, quote, i don t anticipate months and weeks. look, here in myrtle beach they gave a warning saying if remnants of this balloon begin washing up on the shore here, don t touch it. do not take it. don t go home and put it on ebay. they need that to take it back to quantico so the fbi and other intelligence agencies can examine what s left of this balloon. dianne gallagher, yeah, we ll make sure that that message gets out there. thank you. let s get more insight now from cnn military analyst and retired lieutenant-general mark hurtling. good morning to you. first off, do you think the biden administration acted quickly enough waiting until the spy balloon was over water?