rocked two countries. more than 2,200 are dead in turkey and syria. thousands more injured. we ve got the latest details. a new republican criticism this morning of how the biden administration handled the suspected chinese spy balloon drifting for days over the u.s. before the military shot it down over the weekend. all this as president biden red december to address the nation tomorrow. a huge night for a star-packed grammy awards. that s bad bunny. we ll tell you who made history. we begin with that breaking news, a deadly catastrophe unfolding right now in tour key and syria. two powerful and devastating earthquakes striking jurs hours apart. 7.92 earth kwair quake near the city of gaziantep in turkey. that number only expected to rise as the tremors toppled buildings across the region. take a look at this moment. look at this. this whole building just comes down in the city just outside the epicenter collapsing in a matter of seconds. bystanders fleeing the scene
cnn newsroom in just a few hours from now the national guardsmen arrested in connection with leaked us classified documents will appear in court ahead how he was discovered, and security flaws that allowed the leak to happen. as us president biden s last day in ireland. we re live in dublin with look at what he accomplished during the visit and a one in 1000 year. rainfall event hits south florida more on the way you ll see the damage it s causing live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim bruun hoover. we begin with a major development in the leak of classified pentagon documents posted online. the fbi has arrested 21 year old massachusetts air national guardsman jack teixeira will appear in a boston courtroom in the coming hours. the air force says his job was to help make sure the military s vast global communications network was working properly. a government source tells cnn to share a had been under surveillance for several days before his arrest and multiple
this week that their recommendation to president biden was not to shoot this down because of risk to people and property below. so this balloon made its way across a good chunk to have united states, from montana on tuesday and wednesday to where it is now over essentially north carolina where it s reaching the coast and open water beyond that where you no longer have the risk to people and property below. therefore, the question then becomes, does the military change its recommendation and recommend to president joe biden if you go ahead and follow the we ll take care of it, that will be the time and the place to shoot this down. it is worth noting, i ve been watching flight tracking websites pretty much all morning. there we ve seen some note worthy flight activity. a couple refuelling tankers right off the coast of myrtle beach essentially flying in a holding pattern. why is that note worthy? because fighters that could be used to shoot this down might need to refuel as th
u.s. officials tell cnn the possibility of shooting down the chinese spy balloon has not been ruled out. this as the secretary of state warns beijing that the balloon s brazen flight over the united states is a clear violation and an irresponsible act. also tonight, president biden is out touting a blockbuster jobs report, proving it claims critics of his policies are wrong. we ll break down the political impact for the president just ahead of the state of union address and the expected launch of his re-election campaign. and a life-threatening arctic blast is bearing down right now on the northeast. stand by for an up-to-the-minute forecast on the bitter cold and dangerous winds, putting tens of millions of americans at risk. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the rising tensions right now between the united states and china as that massive spy balloon is still out there
first there is this. going to throw it as far as his arm can take it. well short. the kansas city chiefs have won super bowl lvii! bill: stunning finish to this game. the league wins again. super bowl lvii, kansas city chiefs defeat the philadelphia eagles in what turned out to be an absolute stunner of a game here in glendale, arizona. good morning. split show today for the next two days, in fact. i m bill hemmer. hello partner back in new york. dana: i have know it s early there. we re glad you are here and went to the game. i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. that must have been amazing to see at the end because it was so close. i almost went to bed but then it was tied. i can t go to bed. i have to stay up. i m glad i did. bill: can t afford to miss it, right? i know your favorite commercial. we ll show it later in the broadcast. dana, two moments i want to take our audience to last night. a lot of people talking about two things. interference call towa