One justice that was guaranteed oh, here is First Lady Michelle Obama walking in right now. Shes guaranteed to get applause from everybody. A bipartisan warm welcome for the first lady of the United States. There she is. Shes greeting dr. Jill biden, the Vice President s wife. Dana bash, our chief congressional correspondent, is there. Tell us what its like in the room right now. As you said, there is definitely a warm welcome. Im sitting right over where the republican side is. And not only are the republicans clapping for michelle obama. I can see several of the republican lawmakerses with their cell phones out taking photographs. And theyre smiling and clapping. Shes definitely somebody who has bipartisan adoration. Thats a fair thing to say. Mr. Speaker, the president s cabinet. The cabinet is coming in right now. They Just Announced them. There is the newly minted secretary of state, former democratic senator of massachusetts, john kerry, now secretary of state, followed by the se
These are reallife troops, people. This was a video shot on a real air base in south korea and posted on the official air force youtube channel, a korean officer says they produced the video to lift the spirits of the men stationed at air force bases. You may find this interesting, they shot the whole thing in three days. Im Brianna Keilar at the cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Hope you have a great night and a great week. Path of destruction. A powerful tornado strikes mississippi. They are still assessing the damage right now. Bracing for more, people still digging out from the northeast blizzard. Now they face another potential Weather Threat today. Stranded at sea. Thousands of Cruise Ship Passengers right now waiting for help after a fire leaves them adrift in the gulf of mexico. Were arguing whether thats a good thing or a bad thing. Nothing but fun. The band grabs two trophies including song of the year at the grammys. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im Zoraida Sambolin
Overnight human charred remains have been found. Are they the remains of Christopher Dorner . We have expert insight into the unfolding drama. And president obama lays out his vision for the nation in the state of the Union Address. His big schal length . Getting congress to act on gun violence. The families of newtown deserve a vote. The families of aurora deserve a vote. Also this morning, the two gop responses. Well dig into those as well. Also new this morning, Pope Benedict xvi speaks out for the First Time Since his shocking resignation. What he told followers as they celebrate ash wednesday. Plus, 4,000 people on that stranded cruise ship slowly being pulled to shore at this very minute and it is frankly gross out there. We have the latest. Wednesday, february 13th. A special edition of starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching starting point. Comi coming to you from the nations capit capital. We have complete coverage from the president s state of the
It is 1 00 p. M. On the east coast, 10 00 a. M. Out west. For those of you just tuning in, thanks for being with us here today. Im deborah feyerick. Here are the top stories were following for you in the cnn newsroom. Byebye blizzard, that huge blizzard that came and conquered parts of the northeast is headed out to sea right now. It left a very white powdery calling card. People across the region are digging out today. Connecticut, not boston, as predicted, was hit hardest with some cities getting more than 3 feet of snow. 65,000 customers across the region, they are without power. Were live in the storm zone and have a report straight ahead. In chicago, First Lady Michelle Obama is attending the funeral of a 15yearold honor student and band majorette who was killed about a mile from the obamas family home. Hadiya pendleton was shot and killed while she and friends were trying to escape rain by seeking shelter in a childrens park. The shooting happened just days after the teenager who
And more than half of those are in massachusetts alone. We now know the storm has claimed at least one persons life. Police say someone died in a stormrelated crash in poughkeepsie, new york, please be careful if youre out traveling. Also the storm has caused more than 1,700 flights to be canceled today. And that number is certainly expected to increase. There will be no flights out of bostons logan until at least sunday. Its a similar story at new yorks airports, no flights in or out. And remember as always to check with your airline to verify the status of your flight before you head out. Our team of reporters is all over this storm. Poppy harlow in providence, rhode island, Susan Candiotti has been trudging through the snow in boston, and then mary snow in staten island, an area hit by superstorm sandy. First up, poppy harlow. Lets get the conditions where you are. Good morning. Reporter good morning, marty. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on this snowy saturday. Th