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buckingham palace announcing king charles iii has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. he is in good spirits, but of course we're talking about cancer here. >> stay safe and off the roads. only leave your house if it is absolutely necessary. >> this was the first time in california's history that there was a warning issued for hurricane-force winds. >> i don't believe that the senate bill meets the criteria that is necessary to solve the problem. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo.

>> hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from around the world and the united states. max is on royal duties today. it is tuesday, february 6, 9:00 a.m. in london, but we begin in washington where republican senators are signaling that newly unveiled border deal may already be dead before a key vote tomorrow. and republican leaders in the house are calling it too weak saying in a statement any consideration of this senate bill in its current form is a waste of time, it is dead on rifle in the house. we encourage the u.s. senate to reject it. the $118 billion bipartisan package was negotiated by democrat chris murphy, independent kyrsten sinema and republican james lankford. and it would include the first major change to immigration law in decades. >> the $64,000 question now is whether or not senators can drown out the outside noise, drown out people like donald

trump who want chaos, and do the right thing for america. >> my biggest apprehension is given the fact president biden has not used the current laws that are in effect, i worry what he would do with this new set of proposals and whether it will actually make any difference in this humanitarian crisis we're seeing. i haven't made my way all through this bill. earlier there were some comments made that if this makes incrementally a better situation to texas and for the can un, that is something i think that i should consider. >> melanie zanona has more on the fallout from the negotiations. all >> reporter: it looks like it won't enpass the ven pass the se the deal was negotiated. they huddled for a little over an hour, we're told it was a robust discussion, but

afterwards republicans came out signaling they don't think this deal will have the support it needs to advance through a proceduraleeal vote on monday. even james lankford is expressing doubt. so a huge embarrassment really for the republicans who initially demanded border security policy changes in exchange for ukraine aid. and huge reason for that, it is donald trump. he has changed the politics inside the gop and they don't want to give joe biden and the democrats a win. i do think it is important to tick through what is in the bill because it is the most conservative immigration proposal that has been debated on capitol hill probably in decades. so a center piece is the new authority to shut down the border. that would become available once average daily my gigrant crossi reach 4,000 in a one week span. and mandatory once the average daily migrant crossing reaches 5,000. so republicans had issues with that. biden also has the power to

temporarily suspend that authority if he determines is necessary. and asylum was another point of contention, but they ultimately agreed to raise the threshold and speed up the process, right now it could take a few years down to a few months. and it would restrict presidential patrol authority, limit catch and release. and then on the democratic side something they were pushing for, this would authorize 250,000 new visas over five years for families. >> donald trump is amplifying his criticism of the bipartisan border bill, the former u.s. president has made no secret of the fact that he wants the issue kept alive during his campaign for re-election. trump appeared on right wing media monday saying any republicans who vote for the bill would likely be ending their career. >> i just say close the border. and i went to mexico and negotiated with mexico. they gave us 28,000 troops. they gave us a lot of other things. stay in mexico, we called it

remain in mexico. this bill doesn't have anything about "remain in mexico." this is a democrat trap, it is a trap for republicans that would be so foolish to sign a bill like this. >> donald trump's political rival nikki haley also addressed the potential border deal being discussed in washington. the republican presidential candidate says it has both good and bad components. >> the good side of the bill is it strengthens asylum laws. we need to strengthen who can file for asylum or not. the bad thing is it doesn't include the "remain in mexico" policy. you have to have that. the second part of the bill, it waits until 5,000 people cross the border before they do something. we have to do it with the first person. >> as the race heats up, haley as applied secret service protection. they say it is due to the threat she's facing as trump's only

remaining opponent for the republican nomination. haley has notably had a greater security presence with her for about a week now. u.s. house rules committee has voted to advance an impeachment resolution against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. republican leaders believe it will pass a full house vote today. if so, it would make him just the second u.s. cabinet secretary in history to be impeached. the white house issued a statement strongly opposing the house resolution calling an impeachment of mayorkas unprecedented and unconstitutional. wishes for a speedy recovery are pouring in from around the world for britain's king charles iii after buckingham palace announced he has been diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer. it was detected during treatment last month for an enlarged prost prostate, but a source says it is not prostate cancer. the palace says the 75-year-old monarch will step back from

public facing duties while he undergoes treatment. and people of london are offering their support to the king. >> i think it is interesting with all the news about him that it is not to do with the prostate. they say it is a different cancer. but hopefully they have caught it early. >> sad news for all the world. not only the citizens of the united kingdom. we pray for them. and we are heartened to hear the bad news and we pray for recovery. >> it is shocking. anyone like that, they feel almost like immortal and something like that happens and it is a reminder that we're just human beings. >> british prime minister rishi sunak says he's thankful that king charles' cancer was caught early and he says he will remain if close contact with the king and try to continue as normal. and here is u.s. president joe

biden. >> message for king charles? >> yes, g , glad they caught it. concerned about him and i'll be talking with him god willing. >> and now here is my co-anchor max foster. >> reporter: buckingham palace announcing king charles iii has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. just over a week after undergoing a corrective procedure for a benign enlarged prostate. the palace outlining that during that procedure, a separate issue of concern was caught resulting in the diagnosis. the type of cancer hasn't been specified, but a source tells cnn that it is not prostate cancer. the statement released by the palace revealed that the british monarch has already commenced a schedule of regular treatments and announced that he will postpone public facing duties as

advised by his doctors. monday's statement also saying that charles decided to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and help spread awareness for those affected by cancer. the king will also continue state business and official paperwork as usual as head of state with cnn hearing that he will continue his weekly audience with the british prime minister. cnn also understands that there are no current plans to appoint counselors of state which refers to designated members of the royal family who are delegated the monarch's duties temporarily if he becomes too unwell. the public would be told if that were to change. the diagnosis, less than a year in to charles' reign, also a moment of unity for the royal family. crimi cnn is learning that queen

camilla will continue her full program of public duties. kensington palace also announcing earlier in the day that the prince of wales would return to public duties this week after taking time off to support his wife kate after recovering from her recent abdominal surgery. meanwhile prince harry set to fly back to the uk in the coming days to visit his father. the family despite their fractures over the last few years coming back together amid this crisis. max foster, cnn, london. >> cnn's anna stewart is here with me to discuss. so nice to see you. obviously in very sad circumstances. so how are the people of london and the country at large responding to this? >> we played the sound bite from people in the public from yesterday. and clearly there is a lot of shock about the diagnosis. and it is a really interesting

situation where we have more information than we would there with the late queen. we have a cancer diagnosis. but not as much information perhaps as the public might want. the fascination at this stage, what type of cancer, how serious it is, what stage it is at, what the treatment process will be. and we have limited information. so the palace statement at the end said that they were telling us about the diagnosis so that it would put an end to any speculation. and of course in many ways it has fueled even more speculation. i don't expect that we'll get a running commentary. palace said there won't be cameras positioned outside the hospital where he will be an outpatient going to and from. so at this stage all we know is that he is taking the treatment seriously, it is happening quickly but he hopes for a good outcome. >> is there any constitutional implication here? >> this is an interesting one. clearly with the uk this is one of those moments where we have a constitutustitutional monarchy. and there are certain roles,

giving a sense to act for legislation. at this point it doesn't mean much at all because the king will continue with constitutional duties essentially working from home. he won't be do be public facing engagements. but there is an allowance if the king would take a turn for the worse, if he wanted people to take on some of those duty, he could appoint two or more of the counselors of state, that includes his wife, four member in the line of succession over the age of 21 and he's actually added princess anne and prince edward to the mix as well. so a number of people could help, but we're not there yet. and the uk does run quite strangely. >> do we have anymore information about his son prince harry and this visit that he will make to the uk? >> this is almost the second big bombshell of the news story. perhaps good new it is that prince harry has spoken to his father and that he is planning to travel to the uk in the coming days.

as you'd expect. even with the tension, they are a family like any other. >> anna stewart, thank you very much. torrential rain and life-threatening flash floods are tearing through southern california. an atmospheric river is hovering over the region and seems to be in no rush to leave. los angeles is expected to receive almost half a year's worth of rain by today. heavy winds have knocked out power to hundreds of thousand of households. many flights delayed or canceled and at least two people have been killed by falling trees. authorities are urging everyone to stay home but some who couldn't or wouldn't are now being rescued. >> we have had to rescue individuals in certain neighborhoods because they did not follow the evacuation orders. so we ask that when notified that you need to evacuate, please do that so you do not end up needing to be rescued. >> much more rain is expected in

southern california today where tens of millions of people remain under flood watches. nick watt shows us what the region has already endured. >> reporter: hollywood hills rain lashed, not sun kissed. mudslides, rock slides, homes evacuated, homes lost. >> this is the foundation of 10334 caribou lane. and this is where the house sits now. >> reporter: sunday was the wettest day in los angeles in nearly 20 years. more than 4 inches fell downtown, that is more than a month's worth of rain. that is a water rescue under way. the l.a. river rose 7 feet in just nine hours, some creeks are up over 12. all this down to a so-called atmospheric river up above, a

conveyor belt of moisture fueled by el nino and the unusually warm pacific. atmospheric rivers can carry 20 times more water than the mississippi. el nino now classed as very strong, only the fourth time it has reached that level in 50 years. combined with oceans already warmed from climate change, it is super charging these type of storms. he wilel nino also changes the stream making storms more likely to take aim directly at california. this one has been moving slowly south, creating rivers of rain, mud and debris. >> it sounded like a plane crashing or maybe a freight train or something like that. >> reporter: the storm sliding through beverly hills, l.a. and beyond. 40 million people now officially at high risk level, 4 of 4, for excessive rainfall. remember, this state was

recently in a mega drought, and then record rainfall last winter, and now this on sunday hurricane-force winds cut power to over half a million customers mostly further north hitting 77 miles per hour at san francisco airport, peaking at 102 from pablo point. and residents told to exercise caution if you must execommute. schools closed in malibu, but open across much of l.a. the mayor says they aren't used to this kind of weather, but with climate change, they will likely have to get used to it. if you pan out, you can see what we're dealing with, this lane up in the hills used to be a lane, now a river. there were 1,000 firefighters called up ahead of time to be on duty. the mayor declared a local emergency, called up even more

rescue personnel. this storm is just so slow, it is dumping so much water on los angeles. nick watt, cnn, l.a. heavier rainfall is now moving in to san diego and karen maginnis is tracking it live. what do people need to know to keep themselves safe? >> we still haven't finished with this yet. we knew this would be a 24 to 48 hour event. and it will continue beyond that. i want to show you one of the effects of what happened with this atmospheric river. this in monterey county in the area right around lime kill state park. there you can see in both directions so much mud because these hills and mountains become super saturated and they bring down the mud, they fill up the rivers. this man thanks to the los angeles fire department, their air operations, he was rescued. he jumped in the wash, his dog

had gotten in the wash and he was trying to rescue his dog and they lifted him out and they took him to the hospital and he is fine. they took the dog to a special facility and he is nonetheless for the wear. looking sheepish, but fairly lucky. this out of beverly hills, california, just about even all over the world knows about beverly hills. and they are not immune to this torrential rainfall. in bellaire, they saw almost a foot of precipitation associated with this atmospheric river. well, atmospheric river, the core of this system, is still located off of the central coast of california. this will pull into the great basin and this is going to be a real snow maker. california needs the snow pack. when you get in the dry months when it is the fire season, this will be very necessary. we could see 1, 2, 3 feet of

snowfall generally speaking above about 6,000 or 7,000 feet. another area of low pressure on the back side of that will reinforce some of the windy conditions and still bring a few showers into southern california even as we go into wednesday and for thursday. you are probably wondering about the super bowl. folks going to las vegas early, it will be rainy, windy, it will be cool. it will start to clear out as we go into super bowl sunday. and then for los angeles, well, they have seen just under 11 inches of rainfall for an entire year. they typically see just over 14 inches. so so much rain with between atmospheric rivers, and they have completed just about everything that would typically see in a year. at least well on their way. that is a look at your weather. back to you, bee beeianca. america's top diplomat set for more talks on his latest

trip to the middle east. and plus the death toll continues to climb in chilly afof a chile after historic wildfires. and lionel messi explains why he had to stay on the bench during the match in hong kong.

u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is now in egypt. the latest stop on his high stakes trip to the middle east. he's now sitting down for talks with the egyptian president, this is one day after he met with the saudi crown prince for more than two hours in riyadh. the two men discussed regional coordination to end the fight in gaza and plans for the enclave after the war. paula hancocks is following the developments an is joining me live from abu dhabi. very remind us what blinken might be trying to achieve. >> reporter: two of the key things that the secretary of state will want from this m

meeting is to try to push the humanitarian aid going into gaza trying to secure more access, as much of it does go through egypt, and also wanting to work ahead on the hostage situation. so it was interesting in that meeting the head of egyptian services was in attendance as well. and this has been key in the previous cessation of hostilities we saw back in november which did secure the release of some of the israeli hostages that hamas took on october 7. so this will be one of the key things that he will be talking to the kree begegyptian preside. and then he will be heading to qatar, a country key in trying to secure the release of more hostages. so that is one of the key things that he will be talking about. but he is also in the region once again, and that was

underlined yesterday by the fact he was in saudi arabia in trying to talk about what happens after the conflict has ended, what happens in gaza, who will be in control, a number of issues to talk about potentially the normalization of relations with some of these arab nations in return for some concrete steps towards a palestinian state. it is something secretary blinken had mentioned the last time he was in the region, really hammering home to the israeli side that without concrete steps toward that two state solution, then there would be no normalization, there would be no security for israel in the region. so that would have been something that we know he did talk to the saudi crown prince about yesterday. also governance gaza, reform of the palestinian authority, who is going to help reconstruct and secure the gaza strip once this

conflict is over. so there really are multifaceted talks, the immediate need for humanitarian aid and for hostages to be released and what happens after the conflict ends. >> paula hancocks, thank you. coming up, first anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands in turkey and syria. and even a year later, many survivors are are still struggling to pick up the pieces. then why government calls to review new zealand's founding do you want have angered indigenous demonstrators.

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo. if you are just joining us, let me bring you up-to-date with some of the top stories. king charles iii is postponing public duties as he undergoes treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer. palace says he will continue with state business and official paperwork. the nevada republican primary is happening today just two days before the state

caucuses. nikki haley will be on the primary ballot but donald trump will not. but trump is running in the caucus on this yourself and is widely expected to win the state's 26 delegates. and the philadelphia eagles will play the nfl's first game in brazil. the eagles will kick off their regular season on september 6 in sao paulo. the opponent hasn't been announced. tuesday marks one year since a series of devastating earthquakes leveled entire cities and villages in both turkey and syria killing more than 55,000 people. hundreds marked the grim anniversary monday, a choir of singers bringing people to tears. many who lost homes and loved ones in this tragedy are still drug struggling to pick up the pieces as scott mclean reports. >> reporter: on february 6, last year, people around the world said prayers for turkey. 5 1/2 days later, they witnessed

this miracle. a man and his 6-year-old daughter somehow pulled out of the rubble without a scratch. my house was here, he shows us. even we didn't know how we survived. it was cold, we had no food or water, but god gave us strength. but he is not as lucky as he seems. his wife and 4-year-old son were killed. on one hand he says, you feel happiness. on the other, you feel sadness. i didn't know if they made it out, but deep down i knew that they probably hadn't. one year on signs of destruction are impossible to miss. some streets still look like the earthquake happened yesterday. most others, the destruction has been replaced by blocks of

lifelessness. rubble mostly cleared away are but mass reconstruction still seems a long way off. only a small fraction of the 650,000 homes the government promised to build have been finished. there are almost 700,000 people still living in hundreds of these sprawling container cities. they are basic. people have power and water, but not much else. it is all meant to be temporary, but you won't find many people here with any immediate plans to leave. we're waiting for the government to give us an apartment, he says. until then, we don't have another place to go. beyond the destruction the quake killed more than 50,000 people in turkey alone, but some are still missing. brother, sister-in-law and niece were never found. it has been a year and there is no trace of them, she says. i'd even settle for one cell.

imagine what it is like to envy someone who has found their relatives dead. my niece was six years old. do you know how difficult it is to go to an orphanage and look for her every day. in the seaside city, a 25-year-old son never found after the building collapsed that morning. you believe in your heart that your son is still alive? i'll be waiting for him all my life, she says. hoping. deep down i want a mere being kell to happen. sometimes at night i dream he shows up at my door. and one of the more than 3 million syrian refugees living in turkey, his house collapsed in the earthquake, and now this empty lot. he had to move to a new city to find this tiny apartment, but there his kids can attend school. a law requires refugees to

remain in the province they were officially registered in. countless other kids in the same boat. are you worried about your children's futures? my god, i worry a lot, he says. last school year was wasted. this year was wasted. and i don't know what will happen with them. i don't know. so bianca, this is the historic really ancient city center and you can see many of the buildings here are just hanging on by a thread. they are in decesperate need of repair or replacement. and this was an area where we are not that before had cafes, bar, restaurants, and also teamiteam i ing with tourists. and also many new are buildings also collapsed and that is why more than 250 builders have been

convicted for violations of building codes. and also plenty of outrage toward the local government for failing to enforce those building codes which have been on the books for well over 20 years. so the reality here is that the shaking last year may have only lasted for seconds, but the impact of this is going to last well beyond today, probably be felt for generations. >> indeed. that vista tells such a sad story. scott mclean, thank you very much. in germany, thousands protested against right wing extremism in frank turt on moon monday. this is after weeks of demonstrations against the far right party. protests were prompted by a report that two senior party members had attended a meeting to discuss plans for the mass deportation of migrants and citizens of foreign origin.

this new zealand, hundreds of protestors marched the place where the country's founding document was signed back in 1840 and that is the town of white hanging. celebrations coincided with a rally against a government policy that could dial back indigenous rights and as well as calls to review the treaty. commo glon str demonstrators say it should remain the way it is. >> i think it is to celebrate unity, to be one. and remember that it was both that signed the treaty. >> the conservative government also wants to undo problems that promote the language. the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention have launched a new anti-smoking campaign. new ads highlight the particular dangers of menthols, a type of cigarette heavily marketed to

marginalized communities. cdc says young people and minorities and lgbtq are more likely to smoke menthols than other groups. the u.s. government is considering a ban, but there has been no progress for months. voters in paris have approved a proposal that will triple the parking fees for big cars and suvs as the city aims to reduce air pollution and tackle the climate crisis. the proposal asks zitss to decide whether there be should a particular parking rate for heavy and polluting vehicle. more than 54% supported it. under the proposal big cars including electric vehicles will now be charged $19 per hour to park in central paris. new rates are expected to go into effect on september 1 if approved by local authorities. death toll from dozens of wildfires burning in chile has

risen to at least 123 people with hundreds more missing. two coastal cities popular with tourists are among the hardest hit with many homes reduced to rubble. the finance minister estimates the damage in one region alone will be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. this is in the midst of a summer heatwave and scientists say climate change is only making these events worse. chile's president says it is the deadliest disaster the country has faced in more than a decade. >> translator: the fire was a serious emergency, most catastrophic our country since the earthquake of february 27, 2010. this just in, country singer toby keith has died after a battle with stomach cancer. he was 62. a statement on his website says he passed peacefully monday surrounded by his family who asked for privacy. known for his hits red solo cup

and i want to talk about me, keith was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 and performed at the peoples choice country awards last year where he received the country icon award. ♪ i should have been a coy boy, i should have learned to rope, wearing my shoe and riding my pony on a cattle drive ♪

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the israel defense forces is again calling on civilians to leave neighborhoods west of gaza city and in kahn yunis to the south. and now there is fear of what could happen next on the ground in rafah in the far south if israeli troops reach the area and expand operations. defense minister said head of hamas is also on the run as troops advance on rafah. >> translator: we will continue

this action and we will reach the places where we have not yet fought. in the center and south of the gaza strip. and especially in the last remaining center of gravity in the hands of hamas, rafah. >> elliott gotkine is joining me now in london. tell us what you know about the new evacuation orders and what it might tell us about the state of the operation in gaza. >> so there is a couple of evacuation orders. one is neighborhoods west of gaza city and the other is for a number of neighborhoods in kahn yunis in the southern part of the gaza strip. we've seen this play out a number of times in this war since october 7 in the sense that israel issues these evacuation orders. the message doesn't always get through because of communications issues. could be sfwhertbetter net blacr whatnot. and there is the sense since nowhere is safe anywhere, why displace ourselves once more and go on the move somewhere else. and right now you have the added issue of the weather. it is cold and wet and some of

those people who have been -- who live in areas that received their evacuation orders may take the view that it is better to remain where they are where they have some measure of shelter rather than go where they don't. >> and there is a suggestion from israel's defense minister, is it more than a suggestion, perhaps you can tell us, that the head of hamas is on the run. >> well, i don't have anymore intelligence than israeli defense minister, but that is what they are saying as they have been completing their operations. they say they have almost completed their operations in kahn yunis and then targeting the last remaining stronghold in rafah whose population has ballooned about six-fold since october 7 and satellite images show like a tent city with about a million people living there. so there are concerns if and when israel does reach rafah in terms of ground operations, that we could see additional noncombatant casualties. we know the death toll is over

25,000. the health ministry goes out those figure didn't distinguish between civilians and combatants, but say that the majority are women and children and the casualties could go higher. they are saying he is on the run. we've been led to believe that he is hiding underground somewhere in the sprawling tunnel network of hamas under kahn yunis. the suggestion now seems to be that maybe he is in rafah. but certainly according to the defense minister, sinwar now on the run moving from hideout to hideout and doesn't have anymore contact with his fighters. israel also saying that it has killed or injured about half of all hamas fighters. hamas has denied both of those claims by the israelis. we do know that the fighting if anything is intensifying in kahn yunis and they have their sights set on rafah as it seeks to try to make it job done in the gaza strip. >> thank you, elliott. countdown is on to super bowl lviii. the chiefs and 49ers have

arrived in las vegas and travis kelce, we know who he is, right? says haters are no problem. >> firing me up. make me want to play right now, baby! woo! love the boos more than i love the cheer, baby. keep 'em coming.

if you didn't already know, we're just five days away from super bowl lviii with las vegas hosting the big game between the chiefs and 49ers. coy wire is there and he spoke with some of the team's biggest stars. >> all right, welcome to opening

night. first ever super bowl in las vegas. super bowl lviii between the chiefs and the san francisco 49ers. the chiefs have the opportunity to become the first team to win back to back super bowls since the patriots did it 20 years ago. the 49ers, they are looking to have their sixth super bowl title which would tie them for the most of any franchise in nfl history. we caught up with the players to ask them their thoughts around the excitement about the first big game in vegas. >> this there is nobody with ar show than las vegas. it is like the mecca of the world for entertainment. to be a part of the first one ever is pretty historical. so i'm enjoying this ride, man that is for damn sure. >> i'll play the first super bowl in las vegas, make some history, be a part of it. for me like a little kid, you want to play in the biggest and sweetest environment, i think this is up there. so we played here last year for new year's and now we get to play for the super bowl. so pretty sweet.

>> i'm playing football in february. i have nothing to complain about. i'm in las vegas playing football with my teammates for another week. i have nothing to complain about. >> we're in the spot in the world where you'd want to be playing this football game. just brace your nerves and be who you are. >> if you don't want to watch the game, maybe you will watch for the halftime show. usher is performing. lionel messi is in tokyo saying he regrets not being able to play in hong kong over the weekend. messi mania swept over the city in the buildup to the game between inter miami and hong kong standouts. but the mood turned angry when the crowd learned that he wouldn't play. many demanded a refund. but messi says he was injured. >> translator: unfortunately football things could happen in any game. we could have an injury and it happened to me and it is a shame

because i always wanted to participate. >> after staying on the bench in hong kong, messi says he wants to play wednesday in tokyo, but he's not sure yet if he will be able to. stories in the spotlight this hour, london somerset house is wishing a happy hello kitty. there is an exhibit called "cute" which explores bright cheerful colorful objects and ideas in pop culture, but also shows how cuteness can be used in insidious ways like in propaganda or even to sell drugs. however, that is not what hello kitty is doing. she really is all about the cuteness. and finally, in munich a swiss pianist was lifted into the air with his grand piano and performed in an unusual vertical position. ♪ he played a a piece titled

oig "winter solstice" hanging from a crane as part of a vertical art project. ♪ many spectators have gathered in the cold to watch him perform. he plans to perform every morning before sunrise for 182 days from solstice to solstice. and as somebody who recently started learning the piano, i am sufficiently impressed. that does it here on "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo. "early start" is next. i'll see you later on.

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