united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. to see that i couldn t stop it, it was the worst thing. they were like my kids. we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. just happened to hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 17th. in washington, d.c., u.s. president biden is finally speaking publicly about those unidentified objects shot out of the sky by the military. he says nothing suggests these objects are related to china s spy balloon program or that they were surveillance objects from any other country. it is important to note the u.s. has not been able to recover any of the debris because of the remote locations and severe weather. phil mattingly r
of the american people. but make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. president joe biden addresses the chinese surveillance balloon and other objects shot down by the military in recent days. more of his comments and his message to beijing in just a moment. plus former president trump claims total exoneration following the partial release of a grand jury report on election interference in georgia. we ll explain why that s not even close to being true. and also ahead the latest update from the epa on the major ohio train derailment which is now a focus of many conspiracy theorists. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, folks. we made it. friday, february 17th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning in washington where president joe biden spoke extensively for the first time yesterday about his administration s decision to shoo
hill, wrong track, disaster, hard times on both sides of the aisles. ashley: that is how americans feel but alexandria hoff with a brand-new tweet from the president who is getting a lot of reaction this morning, hi, alex. the message from the white house is don t worry about those hard times in uncertainty about the bank account because a person is feeling positive. i don t make my word as biden i ve never been more optimistic about america s future than today. the president takes the online because those were not biden s 71% of plain old americans believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction. according to nbc news poll. 60% said their income is falling behind the cost of living. omar president and ceo bill simon. we have to get this inflation under control. another year of high single digit, low double-digit inflation and we are going to be in a world of hurt because inflation hurts 100% of the population. a recession might hurt 2%, 3% that have lost their job
could be additional charges for others involved. we need time to allow the investigation to go forward and further consideration of charges. nothing we did last thursday precludes us from bringing other charges later. i believe this is part of the institutional police culture, just as much as those officers are responsible for the death of tyre nichols, so is the implicit bias police culture that exist in america. brooke: nichols mother echos that same sentiment and says she will not rest until justice is served. i will not stop until every person that had anything to do with my son s death is prosecuted to the fullest of the law. i hate the fact it was five black men that did this to another black man. my son probably was their age. brooke: tyre nichols accepted an invitation to the president s state of the union address next week. todd: officers call for a thorough investigation of the memphis pd. we know the laptop is legitimate and has damaging evidence
united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn newsroom make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. to see that i couldn t stop it, it was the worst thing. they were like my kids. we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. just happened to hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 17th. in washington, d.c., u.s. president biden is finally