welcome to this special 8:00 hour of the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington and we begin this hour with an emotional anniversary of a pivotal moment in american history. on a busy weekend when the race for the white house was taking shape. president joe biden was in selma, alabama, today for the anniversary of bloody sunday, and a speech before some of the country s most prominent civil rights leaders. while outside washington, a very different scene in a very different speech, as former president donald trump spoke to the conservative political action conference, vowing retribution in his words. and earlier today in california, the politician who could be trump s biggest rival for the gop nomination in 2024, florida governor ron desantis, speaking at the ronald reagan library. but we begin in selma, alabama, with arlette saenz. arlette, what can you tell us? jim, president biden used the anniversary of bloody sunday as an historic moment in civil rights history,
. . welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. ahead here on cnn newsroom, norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio. what we know about that second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidate speaking from maryland to california, nailing the talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? we ll ask our senior political analyst, plus the battle for bakhmut and it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city folds to the russians. . . . live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us, with the u.s. national transportation safety board is sending investigators to ohio a little more than 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed. it was the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a month after the toxic crash in east palestin
welcome to viewers joining us in the united states and around the world watching cnn newsroom i m rosemary church norfolk southern getting slammed again after another train derailed in ohio, what we know about the second train and what it was carrying. an active gop likely presidential candidates speaking from maryland to california nailing talking points but refusing to target trump. is that a winning strategy? the battle for bakhmut and what it could mean for the war in ukraine if the city falls to the russians. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. start in the u.s. midwest with where the u.s.s transportation investigation board is sending to ohio 24 hours after another norfolk southern freight train derailed, the second derailment by that company in that state in a little over a had month after the toxic crash in east palestine, cnn polo sandoval has the latest the owner and operator in saturday s derailment s
facility could increase the militarization of police. we get now to atlanta. nick valencia with more this morning. good morning. police say they detained 35 people. what else do you no he this morning? that s right. police are calling this a coordinated attack and occurred during what protesters were promoting. a week of protests and festivities with the goal of stopping this facility. police and fire training facility. it would be the biggest of its kind if it s completed. and on sunday, police say 35 people were taken into custody after throwing fireworks, lornlg racks and bricks and molotov cocktails at police. no officers were injured. they did say some protesters suffered sminor injuries. listen to the police chief at a press conference late last night characterize it saying this wasn t about the protests of a propose wi proposed police and fire training facility. this is about anarchy. actions such as this will not be tolerated. when you attack law enforcement offic
we ll tell you why. also, chris rock claps back nearly a year after millions around the world watched the infamous slap by will smith at the oscars. rock reacts. i m not a victim, baby! and, later, echos from the past. musical instruments saved and restored, play sounds of survival. my grandfather didn t want to see instruments being destroyed, broken, or lost. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. the race for the white house is on. former president donald trump took a victory lap after winning more than 60% of a straw poll vote at the conservative political action conference in maryland. some of his potentially biggest challengers were no-shows at the event as the republican primary field is starting to take shape. for the democrats, president biden has yet to face any real competition from within his own party. but today on in anface the nat joe manchin left the door