diary sometimes combative state of the union. i'm glad social security to border security promises, pledges and priorities outlined by the president and republicans reacting overnight plus growing outrage over the chinese spy balloon and how the us responded what we're learning about efforts to recover the wreckage. rescues in the rubble. moments of joy, children, even a newborn are pulled alive from the rubble of the turkey tes arving today as the death toll climbs and now a major problem coming to light when it comes to international aid. a battery burst into flames on a united airlines flight in mid air for people are injured.

we take a closer look at the dangers of lithium ion batteries on planes and in your home. king james is crowned lebron james shot in history. at age 38 lebron james sets the all time scoring title. what he said after the game. is he the greatest of all time? plus the new survey revealing the most stressful time of the day. see if you agree and the moment of kindness the police officer is anything i can do to help you. could use a hug. i'll give you a hug, much needed hug. news in new york. this is america this morning. good wednesday morning, everyone i'm andrew denberg and i'm jacqueline lee. we begin with reaction overnight to president biden's state of the union address. at times, it was contentious and even combative president was heckled by republicans who said he was misrepresenting their position on medicare and social security cuts. some republicans shouted, calling biden a liar. but

sources say the white house's cheering biden's performance he spent much of his speech on the economy explaining why he's optimistic. faith of bubi has more from washington faith. good morning. hey good morning to you, andrew. there were moments of bipartisan applause and standing ovations in the chamber . but it was hard to ignore those times when some republicans heckled the president, forcing even house speaker kevin mccarthy to show members of his own party. mr speaker, the president of the united states, president biden kicked off his second state of the union address calling for unity agenda highlighting held bipartisanship has led to several accomplishments in his first two years in office, democrats and republicans came together you came together the past one in the agenda, one of the generation once in generation infrastructure, law, building bridges connecting our nation and our people. the president's speech, prompting multiple rounds of applause from both sides of the political aisle. as he talked about issues like public safety, spotlighting the parents of tyree nickels in

the room just as every cop when they pin on that badge in the morning has a right to be able to go home at night. so does everybody else out there, but the warm welcome by the politically divided congress quickly turning into a rowdy reception. republicans want medicare and social security sunset. i'm not saying it's a majority. let me give you anybody who doubts it. contact my office. a copy of gi copy of the proposal, representative marjorie taylor green among those seen calling the president a liar president biden grinning and engaging with the jeering republicans to see. you know, i'll tell you why i enjoy conversion the president's address, touching on a host of issues, including a call for an assault weapons ban. abortion rights, funding for ukraine policing and immigration reform , as well as his administration's efforts to cool inflation. urging republicans to join him to finish the job could

work together the last congress. there's no reason we can't work together and find consensus on important things in this congress as well. arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders delivering the republican response, the biden administration seems more interested in woke fantasies than the hard reality americans face every day. and andrew, a source tells abc news that white house officials were very happy with the president's performance . he was welcomed back with cheers and high fives, andrew thank you. there was a heated exchange last night between senator mitt romney and congressman jorge santos santos was standing on the isle, and romney told him you don't belong here and said santos should be embarrassed for lying about his life story. in response, santos was heard using an expletive. police reform was one of the topics at the state of the union. and now seven more memphis officers are being investigated for their possible role in the tyree nichols beating case. six officers were already fired. one of those officers allegedly texted

pictures of nickels to at least five people, including a female acquaintance who details overnight about that chinese spy balloon that flew over the u. s tensions between the us and china are rising. president biden last night made an indirect reference to the chinese spy balloon as we made clear last week of china threatens our sovereignty. we will act to protect our country and we did. the president going off script while shouting about china and its leader, xi jinping . democracies have become stronger, not weaker autocracies growing weaker, not stronger. name me a world leader. who changed places where she jinping. name me one. name me. one comes as tensions rise among the two superpowers, abc news has learned. china rejected a call from defense secretary lloyd austin saturday, moments after an f 22 shot the balloon down off the south carolina coast. us official says they believe china has now shut down its spy balloon program. new pictures show the now deflated

aircraft being pulled from the atlantic. the coast guard says it will take several days to recover the debris, including the balloons. technology bay. they're bringing a huge crane they have now. located what they believe is the payload. the most important part of this balloon on the sea floor so that crane will go down there. look for it. there will be divers down there, and they hope to bring it up quickly. the biden administration is facing more criticism for allowing the balloon to travel over several military sites, the pentagon said shooting it down over land would risk lives on the ground. officials instead deployed u two spy planes to follow it. but democratic and republican senators are asking why was the balloon not shot? down over alaska's remote illusion islands where it was first detected. it's ludicrous. to suggest. canada and the united states had no choice. but to let this thing troops across the continent from coast to coast, a senior u. s official says. similar chinese

spy balloons have flown over dozens of countries. the u. s has reportedly sharing intelligence about the balloon with some of those countries. we turn to dramatic images of rescuers in the rubble after the earthquake on the turkey syria border, the death toll now topping 9000 people, tens of thousands more are still feared trapped, but abc is lionel moise reports more help. is on the way. this morning american search and rescue teams arriving in turkey. joined the around the clock search for earthquake survivors in the bitter cold. new videos showing teams racing to save people buried in the rubble of this market. meanwhile this crowd erupting in cheers. as one by one and entire family was pulled from beneath their demolished homes. rescuers digging by hand pulling out these kids who were buried alive , this man digging through the rubble searching for his young daughter. you are buried in debris. the rescuers saying your

father is here. don't be scared nor please look at me here. talk to your father nor looking up and seeing her dad. she was finally freed after nearly 24 hours. these young twins also pulled out alive after spending more than 40 hours under a collapsed building countless other families, immense grief, this father who lost his 15 year old daughter refused to let go of her hand and perhaps the most dramatic rescue so far, this newborn found alive crying. the child's mother gave birth while buried underneath a collapsed apartment building. sadly she did not make it more than 70 countries and 14 international organizations have now offered aid to turkey. but the concern is growing that syria, ravaged by years of civil war is getting far less help doing part two economic sanctions and political conflict and estimated 23 million people have been

affected by monday's earthquake. many people here in the us are asking how they can help for information on how to donate visit. unicef usa .org slash abc news andrew jacqueline. fighting in eastern ukraine has intensified ahead of what's expected to be a new russian offensive. ukraine says earlier this week, russia suffered its deadliest day of the war so far losing more than 1000 troops in 24 hours. nbc news is not able to verify that number now for a look at your wednesday weather. this morning. heavy rain is moving out of texas and through arkansas later today, severe storms will develop over a wider area of louisiana, arkansas and mississippi. the worst of those storms will be from eastern texas to new orleans and memphis . some areas could see between three and five inches of rain over the next 48 hours and checking today's high temperatures. parts of the midwest could be 15 degrees warmer than usual today. the

northeast is also mild and 80 degrees in miami. 74 in l. a. coming up the man who tried climbing up the side of a high rise building in arizona ahead. did a group of students get kicked out of the smithsonian for wearing anti abortion hats, museum responds and later a man trapped after crashing into an

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after a group of catholic school students were told to take off their anti abortion hats or be expelled from the building. the museum says a security officer mistakenly told the students that their hats were not allowed . a spokesperson says the museum welcomes all visitors, regardless of their beliefs. development in the case of gabby petito, the woman killed by her boyfriend on a road trip, her parents are suing police claiming officers failed to protect their daughter, and now they've released a photo as part of their case. here's a b cs andrea fuji. this morning. the family of gabby petito, the woman killed by her fiance and a cross country road trip in 2021 , has released a new photo of the 22 year old showing smeared blood and cuts on her face. they say the photo was taken. not long before this exchange with police in moab, utah, get hit in the face. attorneys for the family say the selfie was found on gabby's phone after she was found dead in wyoming. they say it was taken just minutes before a stranger called 911 to report seeing gabby be being hit by her

fiance, brian laundry. the slap your face or what? me like this. with my. press charges. instead they separated the two for the night. in november, her family filed a $50 million wrongful death suit against moab police. they say this new photo proves officers did not do enough to protect gabby gabby took a photograph of her injury, which shows blood across her nose and left eye. gabby pointed out the injury to officer pratt, but he ignored her and did nothing more to investigate or document the injury. police standing by the officers, gabby's parent prints now fighting for change. they spoke last month after the utah senate passed a bill that would require officers to conduct an 11 question assessment when responding to domestic violence calls believe was used in these cases. she would be here because

i think she would have answered those questions differently. laundry died from a self inflicted gunshot wound after writing in a notebook he killed petito that utah domestic violence bill now heads to the house for final approval. andrew? jacqueline andrea. thank you coming up the battery fire that caused a major scare on a united airlines flight. what we've learned and lebron james makes history. highlights from makes history. highlights from los angeles. my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... the tightness, stinging... the pain. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®, most people saw 90% clearer skin at 16 weeks. the majority of people saw 90% clearer skin even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®. ask your doctor about tremfya® today.

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seats over starts to scream, and then i saw a flash of fire passengers describing the plane filling with smoke after someone's battery pack caught fire in first class, quick thinking crew members placed the burning battery into a fireproof bag and took it into the bathroom is out. in the last four flight attendants were injured later sent to the hospital. this happens% underneath in the luggage compartment. everybody is a goner. lithium batteries are in everything from laptops. cell phones to scooters and vape pens . incidents of them catching fire on flights are on the rise. 57 incidentsjust last year, the t s a prohibits lithium% batteries from being inside checked luggage, but they're allowed in. carry on. or in your pockets, airports, used dogs and x ray machines to detect them. but in december, a lufthansa flight from los angeles to germany had to make an emergency landing after a laptop in the cabin overheated the fire, thankfully, putting itself out before the plane landed the concern, not just on planes.

this dramatic rescue unfolded in new york last year when police say a lithium ion battery from an e bike sparked a fire in a high rise building residents clinging to the building. dozens were injured. getting closer. the smoke is going a lot worse. but it was scary left of the e bike shown in this picture. this fire safety video shows how quickly fire from an e scooter can spread through a living room. leaders in the lithium battery industry have called the fires rare, and they insist that technology is a safe way to provide reliable, clean energy. here's some safety tips for you don't overcharge lithium batteries and don't leave them unattended while charging the report is calling out what experts say is misleading advertising by the makers of baby formula scientists, including those from the world health organization, say predatory tactics and political lobbying have undermined breastfeeding while boosting formula companies pockets sales have doubled in 20 years. the formula makers have not commented on the report. coming up. ella celebrates lebron james making history plus how much michael jackson's music catalog

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care to the economy, non-policy, and police reform. the state of the union encompassing a broad range of issues. pres. biden: the last few years our democracy has been threatened, attacked, put at risk and put to the test. reggie: the call to action and how lawmakers are reacting. kumasi: help is on the way for coastal communities impacted by the floods. the federal assistance helping those in need. reggie: good morning, it is wednesday, february 8. look who is back. just for like one day. reggie: we missed you. drew: my mom was watching up earlier than i was, not me, i was sleeping. it is like it is my time and she was like they are so funny.