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we re live with what all this means for a critical moment in the war. health officials are on their way to ohio following that toxic train derailment. the health concerns residents say they are now liveing with despite assurances from local officials. plus funeral services set to be held today for alonso baggily, the man killed by police. we re getting our fist look at the body cam video shows the moments leading up to his shooting. plus taking up arms, how some asian americans are taking steps to protect themselves following an increase in awe tacks on the asian community. that s coming up on cnn this morning. welcome to the weekend. saturday, february 18thth, we re so grateful that you are starting it with us. good to be with you. coffee has kicked in, so let s go. vice president kamala harris condemning russia s acts in ukraine as crimes against hu humanity. she delivered the rebuke against russia had in a speech before the security conference. here s a clip.
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. across the globe, major landmarks are lighting up in the colors of ukraine as the war there enters its second year. it s a stunning milestone for a battle many thought would end with a quick defeat by russia s powerful military. as vladimir putin s tanks rolled across the border last february. there was little hope that kyiv would be able to stand up to moscow for very long, but ukraine has shocked the world and perhaps russia most of all with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price for the country and its people. the u.n. estimates have come up and they say more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began, a number that is likely much higher. some 8 million ukrainians have fled the country, many not knowing if they ll ever return. yet despite the cruel challenges his country has faced, president volodymyr zelenskyy is optimistic about the future. we st
revealing interview, and confesses to being, quote, a terrible liar. and the latest on jimmy carter. i ll speak to one of his top white house advisers who helped engineer his rise from governor to president. let s go outfront. good evening. i m pamela brown in for erin burnett tonight. welcome to a special edition of outfront. and tonight, ready for anything, ukraine s military preparing for provocative acts by rucha to mark the one-year anniversary of its invasion. the warning as president biden made an unprecedented surprise visit to kyiv to meet with president zelenskyy, sending a painful reminder to putin of how his invasion plans have failed. the visit also stinging russian troops already dealing with major morale issues. a telegram account managed by russian military bloggers noting biden has done something putin has not, saying, quote, almost a year after the beginning of the special military operation, we are waiting in the russian city of kyiv for the preside
Half staff and that the case throughout the entire United States right now. Flags are half staff at capitol hill, the white house in the state capital insulin to a political pioneer, she was a powerhouse in the u. S. Senate for more than 30 years. Today her peers are honoring her and her long life of service. The senate held a moment of silence for feinstein, her desk draped in black with white roses as colleagues from both sides of the aisle pay tribute to the california democrat. We looked at that desk and we know what we have lost, but we also give thanks, thanks to somebody so brave, so graceful in her presence. Dianne feinstein was a trailblazer, in the state of california and the entire nation is better for her diligent service. She has been the longest serving woman senator from california. It is in part thanks to her groundbreaking career that a latino set of immigrants could one day not just work for her, but work alongside her. She was a historic figure, a trailblazer for wom