pineapple express, a story of survival. an 81-year-old man trapped for nearly a week in a snowdrift with just croissants and candy has now been rescued. i will speak with his grandson. 30 rounds of russian shelling targets energy facilities and at least seven regions across ukraine, cutting power and killing at least six people. we will have a live report. plus, the skies are getting even more unfriendly why punches flew on this southwest flight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we rosemary church. thanks for being with us. we begin in california, where the governor just declared a state of emergency in 21 more counties. that s 34 in total, as a new round of storms move in. authorities urge residents to get ready and be prepared for heavy rain and possible flooding over the coming hours. there are currently more than 17 million people under flood alerts across much of central and northern california, as well as parts of nevada. along with the heavy rain, the h
forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. we re breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the united states. from a bird strike that caused engine failure and smoke in the cabin to the wings of two commercial jets clipping on the many close cal? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin on the front lines of eastern ukraine right now, where the battle for bakhmut is growing more urgent by the hour. russian fighters making gains as they move to surround the city. cnn s alex marquardt is joining us live
alex murdaugh the disgraced former south carolina attorney will be sentenced after a jury found him guilty of killing his wife maggie and 22-year-old son paul. the jury deliberating less than three hours thursday afternoon, this follows more than a month of testimony. the convicted murdaugh on two counts of murder, two counts of possessing a weapon while committing a crime. one of those jurors speaking out on abc this morning. about 45 minutes later we after all our deliberating, we figured it out. that s really fast. the evidence was clear. the state says it is not seeking the death penalty, instead prosecutors are pushing for life in prison without the possibility of parole. the judge denied a defense motion to declare a mistrial saying there was overwhelming evidence to convict murdaugh. the main prosecutor also spoke after the verdict was read. justice was done today. it doesn t matter who your family is, it doesn t matter how much money you have or people thi
ALBAWABA - The Russian Wagner Group took control of the entire eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, the group's commander said Wednesday. Yevg
they are pushing in also from the east. we saw a video released earlier today by wagner that showed them in eastern bakhmut, removing the ukrainian flag from a ukrainian monument, replacing it with a wagner flag, not the russian flag, and raising their guns. so they are pushing into and around the city. we have spent a lot of time around that city in recent days, wolf, including on the main supply route going into bakhmut. it has been attacked repeatedly. a bridge was blown out. there has been lots of ukrainian military traffic. evacuation groups are having a hard time getting people out. it is getting very, very hard for ukrainian military forces to go in and out of that city, wolf. also tonight, i understand, alex, that there is outrage, understandable outrage in ukraine right now, after the alleged execution of a ukrainian p.o.w. what are you learning and hearing about this? reporter: well, profound fury