right now. on america. this morning, the pentagon reveals a spy balloon believed to be from china is floating over montana state home to nuclear weapons sites. congress overnight demanding answers, some demanding it be shot down, calling it a provocation just days before the secretary of state visits beijing china is responding this morning once in a generation blast of arctic air windchills in new england could plunge to 60 below zero. schools closed more than a dozen states across the country. tree on alert and now a warning about the deep freeze, triggering small earthquakes. a massive cash weapons and high powered scopes found inside a high rise apartment overlooking hollywood . what we're learning about the suspect charged with making threats, but he allegedly bragged about inflation nation,

the four cities where prices have been rising the fastest and the percentage of millennials still relying on their parents to pay their bills. later, the politicians suggesting kids should have to work to get free school lunches and how 1/7 graders left the street on the ford ended up winning him big money. york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone i'm andrew denber boob in for rhiannon. we begin with several developments overnight as the pentagon tracks what's believed to be a chinese by balloon over montana. the state is home to several nuclear missile sites. fighter jets were sent in case in order was made to shoot down the balloon and flights around billings, montana were grounded earlier this week as a precaution, and this comes at a sensitive time with secretary of state antony blinken scheduled to visit china next week. amid growing tensions

with taiwan, some members of congress or calling this balloon incident a provocation and overnight, the chinese foreign ministry responded. abc s elizabeth scholesy is in washington with the very latest elizabeth. good morning. good morning, an expert. we spoke to believes that spy balloon being tracked over the u. s right now was sent by china to send a message. this morning. new images high above montana showing us suspected chinese spy balloon the size of three busses with what's described as a technology based suspended below it. the balloon was detected the u. s government acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information. the u. s military has tracked the balloon over the northern us for several days, significantly above the altitude of commercial planes. pentagon officials described the balloon as containing limited value for collecting intelligence. but montana is home to several nuclear weapons sites, which the us moved quickly to shield from

any intelligence gathering. there are intercontinental mental ballistic missiles. the minuteman three that have silos right here in the united states. yeah president. biden did not comment on the balloon. senior military leaders recommended against shooting the balloon down due to safety risks for people on the ground, but overnight the administration facing growing criticism, montana congressman ryan zinc tweeting shoot it down, and house speaker kevin mccarthy calling for a meeting of the so called gang of eight, the top congressional leaders. china's brazen disregard for us sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed. the pentagon says surveillance balloons have flown over the u. s a handful of times before, but this time the balloon is lingering much longer. it's also been reported that these balloons have the ability to steer themselves to go into the wind comes just days before secretary of state antony blinken is scheduled to travel

to beijing, the first visit by a u. s secretary of state and more than four years years. rising tensions in the region. secretary of defense loin aston visiting the philippines this week where manila agreed to give us access to additional military bases. the move ended deterring china's increasingly aggressive action toward taiwan in the disputed south china sea. this may be a attempt to send a message to the united states by china. what kind of message one that they're watching us and that they can look at our most sensitive sites. they probably knew that this was reported. we have an open press in the united states, and they want the americans to see that they that they do have the capabilities to put, uh, sensitive military collection devices like these over the continental united states. at least one u. s. senator is already calling for secretary blinken to cancel his trip to china next week. now beijing has not denied that the balloon came from china. in a new statement, the chinese foreign ministry says they're

looking into the reports, adding they have no intention of violating another country's airspace. andrew come, elizabeth . thank you. the other big story this morning, life threatening cold, which could set an all time record in parts of the country. 50 million americans are under wind chill alerts. here's a b cs andrea fuji. this morning, millions of americans from montana two main bracing for a blast of arctic air, so frigid, some places could feel like minus 60 degrees down into the single digits, and the wind is going to be howling. boston declaring a cold emergency schools are closed and warming centers are open windshields. they're expected to plunge to 33 below zero. tomorrow i get my coat on and then my gloves are my bag and i have my hat and i just bundle up as much as possible. new hampshire's governor, warning residents to take this seriously at negative 30 degrees hypothermia can set in and just 10 minutes and we know it's going to be even

colder than that. across the entire state. residents also warned about the potential for frost quakes, which are many earthquakes accompanied with loud booms. frost quakes are more common than more cold. the cold front is and this front is going to be about a 50 degree ahead oft, so youan see tha water frepiyxpanding, resultinn the cracking of the nearby ground in rock. if the crack reaches the surface, you hear that loud boom, but notice this . if you have snow on the ground , you probably won't hear any frost quakes because the snow acts as an insulating mechanism. meanwhile in the south, warmer temperatures finally on the way after that deadly multiday ice storm, hundreds of thousands of power outages still reported late yesterday, slick roads and the terrain and ice you know, trey limbs falling out of trees. officials in austin, texas, now saying they're not sure when power will be fully restored just as quickly as the cold came into the northern tier of the country, it will leave by sunday

, with above normal temperatures expected next week. andrew faith andrea. thank you. republicans have voted to remove congresswoman ilhan omar from house foreign affairs committee . they cite her past comments criticizing israel widely viewed as anti semitic, which she apologized for. democrats say it's retaliation after the previously stripped republicans marjorie taylor green and paul gosar of their committee assignments over incendiary remarks. omar claims it's also about race and religion. there is this idea that you are a suspect if you are an immigrant or if you are from certain parts of the world or a certain skin tone or a muslim, i had a member of the republican caucus threatened my life. and you all and the republican caucus rewarded him with one of the most prestigious committee assignments in this congress. don't tell me because i didn't get a single time has expired. threatened. thank you. house

speaker kevin mccarthy denies that omar's removal was a tip for tat, he says omar can still serve on committees just not foreign affairs. new details overnight about the man charged with keeping a massive stockpile of guns and ammunition in his high rise apartment in hollywood near sunset boulevard, police said. some of the rifles were pointed outside of the window. the man accused of arming himself for what police feared could have been a possible mass shooting plot in the heart of hollywood was defiant in court guilty 25 year old braxton, kyle johnson, appearing before a judge after los angeles police say they uncovered an arsenal in his 18th floor apartment, including high powered scopes. officers recovered two assault rifles. one sniper rifle, one shotgun and three pistols. and over 1000 rounds of ammunition. police responded to this high rise building after neighbors said a man was threatening residents and security officers returned with a warrant to search the army veterans apartment. the l a times reports, one resident of the building told officers. johnson

had bragged that his apartment provided a prime perch for sniping when they first went into the apartment in plain view. they observed three rifles and a shotgun laid out on the floor. police say at least some of the weapons were neither registered nor legal in the state of california. the l a times also reporting, the district attorney said johnson asked the woman if she had anyone who needed killing. investigators say there's no evidence the suspect intended to carry out a mass shooting. but they say his arsenal with high powered scopes put in range targets hundreds of yards away, including the street below and a dog park trying to believe we're safe, but we have to be a little more about it. johnson is being held on $500,000 bail. next the double murder child for south carolina attorney alex murdoch and his wardrobe change coming to light. prosecutors played video of murder all about two hours before the murders to prove that he changed his clothes before police arrived. prosecutors say he killed his wife and son to distract from his financial crimes and

executive and murderers law firm testified yesterday describing how murder allegedly stole millions of dollars. she says that she confronted him on the day of the murders. a judge will now decide if the jury hears that testimony. time now for a look at your friday forecast. good morning. winter is making a return to the northeast for the next two days. only it's going to feel like the north pole around here. there'll be some snow squalls this morning with some low visibility. slippery roads. be very careful north and west of the i 95 corridor with those snow squalls that could give you some tricky travel conditions. meantime saturday morning, those real field temperatures in the double digits below zero, including boston and even new york city. sunday will be much milder, though accuweather meteorologist kevin costner. percentage of millennials still relying on mom and dad to pay

their bills and also had the brazen heist at the mall, leading to a joy ride like we've never seen before. mountain lion attacks, a five year old boy in californ

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to the ground and apparently as was described was biting into this young child. authorities in rural san mateo county say five year old jack, his mother and grandfather were out for a walk earlier this week when a mountain lion attack jack, taking him to the ground and biting him. jack's mother jumped into action charging at the mountain lion. the mom, uh, lunged at the mountain lion and just before making physical contact with it. the lion let her son go, according to his family, jack has been released from the hospital after suffering puncture wounds, saying he's pretty bruised up but recovering. he has a lot of lacerations. bruising all over his body, but especially on his face, and he has one fracture near his eyes, so his eye is really swollen. um but he's all stitched up. he's a brave, courageous little boy, and he's

going to come out of it. with that spirit intact. neighbors have seen mountain lions before , but experts say attacks on humans are rare. authorities are still searching for the animal that attacked jack. we're doing our best to try to capture the lion remove a bit so that it can't threaten anyone else. and jack's dad released a statement calling his wife the bravest woman he knows inflation is gripping the entire country. but people in some cities are feeling the squeeze a little bit more than others. miami tops the list with the highest annual inflation increased nearly 10% followed by phoenix, seattle and atlanta, largely due to housing and energy costs. inflation is one reason why 40% of millennials now say their parents pay at least one of their monthly bills. must be nice. alright, coming up. forget working from home and new evidence. that commute is good for you. but first the man who inspired the podcast serial serving decades in prison for murder, speaks out for the first time since his conviction was overturned and non science overturned and non science message to the victim's fami

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now asking an appeals court to order a new hearing on sides case because, lee says back in september, he wasn't given enough notice to travel from california to maryland for the court hearing that resulted in sides release definitely understand that his family has suffered. so much and they continue to suffer. i just it's just that we suffer too. and we just hope that the court today it just takes notice of that that we're family that suffers also, please family is also hoping the court will explore other possible suspects and crucial evidence revealed by the year long investigation, which led to prosecutors dropping the charges against side. his case became the subject of the popular podcast serial prepaid call from interviewed on a prison phone side always maintained his innocence had absolutely nothing to do with his murder prompted a documentary exploring possible missteps in the case failure to investigate more thoroughly major mistake. what has happened to adnan is tragic and horrible,

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these terrifying moments captured on camera rounds of blank shots fired inside a san francisco synagogue. >> action is terrifying to have a stranger come in and start shooting in your place of worship. in your place that you should feel safe. >> now the f.b.i. is searching for that gunman. they say he may be connected to a similar incident elsewhere in the city. >> another round of tech layoffs impacting bay area workers. three san francisco companies letting hundreds of employees go. >> we are looking at the issues that get under most californian's skin. what a new survey is revealing about the problems in the state and what can be done to address them. >> good morning, everyone. it's friday, february 3. >> it is rainy outside. at least it is here in the city, francis. francis: the worst of the rain or heaviest will be falling now until around 7:00 this morning. take you outside to show you live shot of the san mateo bridge. the traffic is moving but the rain is coming down. we are in a storm level 1.