Out front tonight, putin breaks his silence, speaking for the first time publicly since december. Putin taking questions during a meeting with ironically a nato country, claiming the United States has broken its word and is forcing his hand in ukraine. There are mk41 launchers on which tomahawks can be installed. That is, these are not antimissile but strike systems that will cover our territory for thousands of kilometers. Isnt that a threat to us . Let us imagine ukraine is a nato member and stuffed with weapons and there are State Of The Art Missile Systems like in poland and romania, who will stop nit crimea, let alone dumbas, a russian sovereign territory. Let us imagine ukraine is a nato member and venture such as combat operations. Are we supposed to be at war with nato . His demands have not changed, trickling down, crimea was originally annexed by russia. No one has done much about it. Which remains the reason why putin believes he can control more of ukraine. Here is somethin
Historically black colleges just as black History Month begins. Plus, Vladimir Putin accuses United States and nato as using ukraine as a pawn. And with just two days left before the Beijing Olympics kick off, the fbi is urging american athletes to leave their personal phones at home. Announcer live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. Welcome to the show, everyone. It is wednesday, february 2nd. Americas colleges are on alert after several threats of violence right across the country. That includes at least a dozen historically black colleges that received bomb threats on the first day of black History Month. In minnesota one student is dead and another critically injured after shooting at the south education center. Authorities arrested two suspects tuesday evening and heres what happened earlier. Have a look. Officers arrived and discovered two students had been shot on the sidewalk outside of the school. Officers quickly determined that the suspects had fled the scene
He was forced to hit for a Sham Interview for a new job even though a white coach had already been selected merely to satisfy league rules on interviewing minority candidates. His lawyers write this, quote, in certain critical ways the nfl is racially segregated and managed much like a plantation. 32 owners none of whom are black profit substantially from the labor of nfl players, 70 of whom are black. They watch from the boxes while their Majority Workforce put their bodies on the line taking vicious hits and suffering debilitating injuries to their bodies and brains while the nfl and owners reap billions of dollars. Well talk to civil rights attorney. Cnn Sports Anchor andy scholes has more on the allegations in this lawsuit. Shock waves really says it. This is a bold and brave move by flores here. Yeah, it certainly is a big moment in nfl history. Brian flores taking a stand fully knowing this may cost him his career after being fired by the dolphins last month after three seasons,
Going to make a return. Is it certain shes going to compete . Yes. She is slated to compete. A lot of people will be watching. Andy, thank you. The next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. 7 a. M. It went by quickly. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amarer walker. Im victor blackwell. The fight between the Special Prosecutor and donald trump heating up now after the former president posted this threat jerng, they say, message on his social media. Now the special counsel is calling on the judge in the january 6th case to take action. Authorities have identified another victim in the gilgo beach murders. It comes just a week after Rex Heuermann was identified. Could the killing be tied to the same suspect. Chaos in new york city. Thousands of people flood the streets after a social Media Influencer posts online about a give away. Shes back. Gymnast simone biles makes the return for the First Time Since the Tokyo Olympics. Well have the latest on tonights com
an fbi form which senator grassley says includes the claim that a burisma executive has 17 recordings of meadings with the bidens discussing bribes for policy. could it reach president biden? that is also an open question today based on weiss s latest comment. but weiss is also arguing strongly that the doj did not impede his investigation into hunter biden. that is the that is not what the whistle-blower, gary shapley has claimed. he says he never saw an investigation that was so buried, so back burnered intentional as what he witnessed in the treatment of hunter biden. so who is telling the truth here? we re going to sort it out with shapley s attorney, mark lytle in moments. first to david spunt. good afternoon. a lot going on here. david weiss for the third time contradicted irs whistle-blower gary shapley. in his third letter to congress yesterday, he once again said that he was fully in charge of the investigation, he never asked for special counsel status and never