cheers erupt in a los angeles courtroom after rapper a$ap rocky is acquitted of felony gun assault charges. his message to the jury. >>> good morning. i'm michael george. we start with the investigation into that scary delta plane crash. crews have recovered the plane's black boxes, two key pieces of evidence. other evidence investigators will be looking at -- new video like this showing the delta jet hitting the runway hard. the question now -- was there a problem with the landing gear? the right wing sheared off before the plane burst into flames and flipped over. of the 21 people injured, all but two have been released from the hospital. cbs' nikki battiste has the latest from toronto. >> reporter: airport officials in toronto say u.s. investigators have joined the canadian team at the scene of monday's delta airlines crash at pearson international airport. >> we expect that the investigators will be reviewing the aircraft on its current configuration on the runway for the next 48 hours. >> reporter: video obtained by tmz shows the moment the jet caught fire and flipped over leaving a t

[cheers and applause] >> rapper a$ap rocky embracing his attorneys after a jury acquitted him of felony assault charges. what his lawyer had to say outside court about the verdict. >>> dramatic new video from toronto showing the moment a delta plane flipped over as it tried to land. that incident leaving two runways closed, as officials continue their investigation into what went wrong. >>> president trump and elon musk defending doge in a new interview overnight, as a federal judge denies a bid to curb the advisory group's powers. >>> the arrest of an alleged cult leader raising new questions this morning about a fringe group linked to half a dozen deaths. exactly who are the zizians? >>> and it's back to business for snl after an epic 50th anniversary celebration. the hosts ahead as "early today" starts now. >>> good morning. i'm jessica layton, and we begin this morning with a los angeles jury finding rapper a$ap rocky not guilty of felony assault. in a case where he was accused of shooting at his former friend during an argument in 2021, the hip-hop performer hugging attorneys and l

>>> new overnight, a$ap rocky found not guilty in his gun assault trial. the rapper's reaction to the verdict and his message to fans outside court. >>> also breaking this morning, the seven chileans facing charges relating to burglaries at star athletes' homes. >>> tightening the beltway. president trump and elon musk proming to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in spending in a new interview. but, can they deliver? we are live with the key take aways, plus the plea from federal firefighters after a hiring freeze. >>> wild new video from the toronto runway showing the moment that delta plane crash landed erupting in flames before it flipped over. the frantic evacuation to save everyone on board. >>> and going gold for gaming. meet the next generation of olympians racing toward a new future for esports. it's wednesday, february 19th. and "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm jessica layton. and we begin this morning with a los angeles jury finding rapper a$ap rocky not guilty of felony assault. he was accused of shooting at his former f

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. >>> now to a$ap rocky's assault trial.rt deliberating after the holiday weekend following a heated day of closing arguments. abc's morgan norwood is closely following the case. good morning, morgan. >> hey, good morning to you, janai. that's right. drama in the courtroom as closing arguments in asaab rocky's trial turned explosive. the judge forced to step in and had to calm things down between prosecutors and the defense. now, at the center of this entire case, surveillance video and this question, did rocky fire a real gun, or was it just a prop? now his fate rests in the hands of a jury. >> a$ap, is the jury going to do the right thing? >> reporter: after spending valentine's day inside a los angeles courtroom, a$ap rocky and long-time partner and music superstar rihanna now await a verdict in his assault case where his fate now in the hands of a jury. >> no matter how successful he is, he needs to be treated like you would treat any other person. >> reporter: rocky, whose legal name is rakim mayers, is charged with two

he may find some attorney who is willing to take a shot because a$ap rocky has a lot of money and canat this witness likely was cross examined to some degree at trial, so his credibility may have been challenged. and also the notion that the defendant was already acquitted using a higher burden of proof, it doesn't foreclose a civil lawsuit, but it makes it harder. but o.j. simpson was acquitted and later found villy libel. so it is possible. >> time will tell. danny, thanks so much. >>> getting along with a former spouse can be a challenge, let alone if children are involved. we're going to talk about how to make co-parenting work for ev >>> we are talking about co-parenting today. communicating with an ex-partner can be challenging, especially if you have a contentious relationship. >> successful co-parenting is possible, and our next guest says the key is to prioritize the children. joining us now is christina mcgee, a divorced parenting expert. perfect person to talk to. thanks for being here. if someone is recently divorced or they've been co-parenting, what is the biggest thing

. >> new tonight recording artist a$ap rocky found not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a c firearm today in a los angeles courtroom. rocky and his partner, superstar rihanna, seen outside of court celebrating that verdict, giving rocky's lawyer, joe tacopina, a new honorific. >> rocky is one of my closest friends, but he's also just a great, great person. rihanna. they say. >> joe said. >> they they are. they are seriously the greatest people. and i said, i love them and i really do love them. and i got emotional in my summation because i care about them. this is one of the happiest days of my life. >> cnn's elizabeth wagmeister has more. >> find the defendant, rakim mayers, not guilty. >> the a. not guilty. verdict sent rapper asap rocky leaping into the arms of superstar rihanna. it's the end of a case that began in 2021 with a confrontation in the middle of hollywood. shots fired, prosecutors say, near the famed pantages theater. one of the men involved. the grammy nominated rapper asap rocky. his family is world famous. his partner is singer and billionaire businesswom

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. >>> the felony assault trial of a$ap rocky is now in the hands of the jury. the rapper is accused of firing two shots at a former friend in 2021. his lawyers argue he only fired blanks from a prop gun, and it was rocky's accuser who was the aggressor in the altercation. if convicted, he faces up to 24 years in prison. deliberations start tomorrow after the long holiday weekend. >>> "early today" is back in a minute with a thrilling end to the daytona 500, and why lebron james sat out the all-star game for the first time last night in two decades. ♪♪ okay, y'all. i heard mielle's kalahari melon and aloe vera line is changing the game. up to five days of moisture and no wash days in between? let's see about that. day two, headed to work, but i feel like i'm about to drop a hit single. all the cuties are at the run club. good thing these curls are curling. can you believe this is day five? i think i could go even longer. up to five days of lasting moisture. endless possibilities. imagine what you could do in five days. want a next level clean? swish with the who

rihanna was in court with her two kids today showing support for her man a$ap rocky.rounded by five umbrellas arrived at 5:41:00 a.m. another woman carried two year old's b rza. it rihanna left the courthouse with the travelers i went back in without them. she and rocky left the courthouse together at the lunch break. >> if the jury's looking at the gallery to make a decision, that's not an impartial jury. there's tons of evidence, there's tons of witnesses, that's what the jury should be going off of and typically they do. >> we've got more breaking legal news. it could wendy williams finally be free of her court ordered guardianship? the 60-year-old will reportedly be medically reevaluated on tuesday. >> how am i doing? i'm still in prison, so to speak. i can't go out. you have to have keys to open the doors. appear in. >> 's morning, i spoke with knight lanco inker byron pitts who just interviewed wendy on an "abc news" documentary that dropped today on hulu. >> clearly there's things in her life that got her to where she is now. and if she fully passed that as man

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ap relli was alleging that rocky shot him. you saw photos during the trial that his knuckles were grazed and a little bit bloody, but rocky's. defense said no, it was actually a prop gun and that he carries regularly with him for security, and he was acting out in self-defense. so obviously the jury siding with rocky and his defense and fully acquitting him. >> it's the first time i've heard someone use a prop gun for security, but all those interesting details. all right, let's move on to another case that has certainly caught the public's attention. we're seeing an update in the case of that blake lively versus actor and director justin baldoni. what are the new allegations that are being brought in that case? >> so sarah, overnight and when i say overnight, quite literally just before the clock struck midnight, which was a deadline that the judge overseeing this case had set for blake lively to file her amended complaint. so she filed a amended complaint that is 141 pages long. she added 48 pages to her initial complaint th

and a lot was at stake for rihanna's husband, a$ap rocky, because, had he been found guilty, he couldebrity trial, it made headlines as much for the characters involved, as much as the criminal charges at stake. and rihanna — a musical megastar — well, she'd been coming to court on multiple days to support her husband. on one of those days, she brought their two young children into court — a one— and two—year—old — who came into the courtroom and sat remarkably quietly while this trial was going on. so it was very high—profile, it had been making a lot of headlines for people watching this celebrity trial play out. and we got that not—guilty verdict today — in dramatic fashion, in fact — as soon as it was read out, rihanna's husband, a$ap rocky, the rapper, well, hejumped up from the desk he was at — he essentially fell into the public gallery, embracing people in celebration at his not—guilty verdict. between these two rappers, but it's ended up in freedom for a$ap rocky and rihanna and theirfamily — something that could have been life—changing for them. more now on our top story. pr

verdict today — in dramatic fashion, in fact — as soon as it was read out, rihanna's husband, a$ap rockyrapper, well, hejumped up from the desk he was at — he essentially fell into the public gallery, embracing people in celebration at his not—guilty verdict. so a pretty dramatic day in court, a huge falling—out between these two rappers, but it's ended up in freedom for a$ap rocky and rihanna and theirfamily — something that could have been life—changing for them. let's get some of the day's other news now. us president donald trump says he's instructed trafficking minors and money laundering, all of which they deny. from a delta airlines jet that flipped upside down the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder remain in hospital. a home? trump's special envoy to a fer-amt trump's special envoy to ukraine a fer-amt trump's special er capital jkraine a fer-amt trump's special er capital jk train. he ukrainian capital by train. he was greeted he is ambassador to ukraine. he is expected to meet president a zelensky later and this is a day after ukraine was excluded from those pivota