welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states announce more sanctions on russia, as the war enters the second year. a slow-moving storm floods highways and prompts a rare blizzard warning in southern california. details plus the wintery forecast for tens of millions of people. alex murdaugh back on the stand, prosecutors target the lies the disgraced lawyer admits telling while maintaining he did not kill his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the second year of russia s war on ukraine is beginning with reports of more attacks, we re told russian forces have shelled the southern district overnight into saturday and just a short time ago came word of heavy explosions in the occupied city of mariupol. confirming the destruction of an ammunition depot. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his call to arms. here h
watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re live in kyiv as russia s war in reign cain enters its second year. the u.s. is pledging even more support one important exception. with the mud slides and flooding, that s wasn t of biggest concerns as we re look ing a the a lot of rainfall and snow. the snow will melt and the wind and we worry about the mud slides. millions of people on the u.s. west coast now under a flash flood warning amud one of the strongest snowstorms to hit the region in years. we ll look at where the wintery weather goes next. and alex murdaugh is back on the stand to defend against charges he killed his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom. russia s war in ukraine is beginning its second year with a barrage russian shelling overnight. no casualties are reported, but authorities say numerous buildings and infrastructure were hit. and we re hearing reports of large explosions in the
that this is far reach ing this is going to impact much of the west coast as we go through the weekend. high wind warnings in place for the southwest. we could see winds 50 to 60 miles per hour. sometimes even higher so we could see power outages throughout the overnight hours into saturday as well. here is the forecast of. 20 to 30, maybe 40, 50, 60 many the in the pounce taints. here s the forecast radar. we could see rain falling at an inch or two an hour across southern california. that s significant not to mention the very heavy snow in combination with the winds. we re going to see blinding conditions, especially through the mountain passes. by the time we get into sunday morning, you can see southern california is clear. still seeing rain and snow for northern california and that s where the bulk of the rain and the snow will be for sunday. but you can also see pushing into portions of eastern arizona
through this year. you heard from western allies during the past few days as they marked the one year anniversary of this conflict. the promise that we have heard over and over again, which is to support ukraine with whatever it takes for as long as it takes to win this war. president zelenskyy promising in return that victory will come this year. is appreciate that. parts of california used to sunshine and mild temperatures are instead watching snowfall and flood waters rise. the mountains could see up to five feet of snow in the coming days with winds in access of 60 miles per hour. people in the san diego area are being told to avoid any unnecessary travel. it s pretty treacherous
several days. in southern california, extremely rare blizzard warnings including the first ever blizzard warning for the san bernardino county mountains coming on top of flooding, mud slides, power outages and high winds. that was crazy. they were full branches falling down on the roof. reporter: residents stunned by snowfall and sightings of snow on top of sand at local beaches. we just want to be ready for worst case scenarios. reporter: the gusts in southern california are expected to reach up to 75 miles per hour. and for californians looking for a bright spot in the middle of back to back storms, a bald eagle shelter ing its eggs from the snowstorms in big bear is streaming to thousands of viewers waiting for two eggs to hatch. and some residents from washington, d.c. to jacksonville, florida, are watching winter around the c