i m sara sidner in new york. jim acosta has the day off. we begin with news on former president jimmy carter. the 98-year-old will begin receiving hospice care at his home in plains, georgia. that s according to a statement from the carter center. the 98-year-old has decided to spend time with family and forgo any further medical treatment away from home. reporter: the decision of jimmy carter to remain in plains, georgia, after a series of hospital stays, speaks to the center this town has been to his life. he spent nearly all of his 98 years in plains, georgia, with exception for his time in the white house and his time as a young man serving in the american military. plains, georgia, south of atlanta, has been the place this former president has done his life work in the postpresidency. he s talked about democracy. been a leader for housing, building homes himself through habitat for humanity. clearly, plains, georgia, has been his life blood. the coarter center he has c
president jimmy carter is receiving hospice care at his georgia home. we ll bring you the latest reaction. and plus as blinken meets face-to-face with his chinese counterpart, what the secretary of state said about the balloon shootdown over the u.s. and more on a disturbing report that thousands of ukrainian children have been forcibly relocated to russia. we ll talk to a human rights advocate about what is being done to end that.center, this is have not newsroom with kim brunh brunhuber. from georgia and around the world, people are sending thoughts and praying for peace and comfort for former u.s. president jimmy carter. his family says he has decided to begin hospice care at home. priscilla alvarez has more. reporter: former president jimmy carter has begun to receive hospice care. they say after a series of short hospital stays, jimmy carter decided to remain his remaining time at home with hospice care. and it went on to say that he has the full support of his
foregoing medical treatment and deciding instead to receive hospice care at his home. we will take a look at the 98-year-old s health and reaction coming in from around the world. plus top diplomats from the u.s. and china meeting after the shoot down of that suspected spy balloon. live in munich and tokyo to help repair strained relations. and secretary blinken on his way to turkey to assess the damage of the deadly earthquake. we will take to you istanbul for a preview of his upcoming trip. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. on this sunday morning across the united states people from georgia, across the u.s. and around the world are praying for peace and comfort for former u.s. president jimmy carter. a statement from the carter center reads in part, after a series of short hospital stays, former u.s. president jimmy carter has decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of add
kamala harris is set to condemn vladimir putin in a speech to world leaders. what we expect to hear at the munich security conference and latest from kyiv. and funeral services today for alonzo bagley, the unarmed man killed by shreveport police. we re getting a first look at the body cam video. and the toxic train derailment in ohio, federal officials set to investigate next week as some residents say they are experiencing health issues including rashes and trouble breathing. we ll hear directly from them. and plus key testimony in the alex murdaugh trial laying out the prosecution s version of events including the time line they say puts murdaugh at the scene of the crime. the weekend is here. saturday, february 18, thank you so much for waking up with us. always great to be with you bright and early. i wish you were right here next to me to keep me energized. it was a rough night but we won t go into that. a rough start for all of us. sometimes you have to fake
and i m am a ara walker. health officials are on their way to ohio after the train derailment. and the health concerns despite assurances. and five former memphis police officers charged in the beating death of tyree nick olgs nichols facing a judge yesterday. what his mother said about facing these men for the first time. kamala harris takes direct aim at vladimir putin in a speech at the munich securities conference. what it means at this critical juncture in the war. and plus what a u.s. military is officially calling off its recovery operation for the chinese balloon and the other objects it shot down. good morning, and welcome to cnn this morning. i think the sun is starting to come up and it is time to eat your breakfast. they don t see us as they eat breakfast away from the scamcamera. yeah. and a lot of news to get to. the biden administration is deploying medical experts from the cdc and hhs to east palestine, ohio, where hundreds of worried residents are