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
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it is surreal and shocking. we don t know other than we will plea very loudly not guilty before the judge and go from there. brooke trump is expected to arrive at 11:00 a.m. today, streets are expected to close around 1 p.m., an hour before the arraignment is set to begin. trump could finish up by 2:30 p.m. the former president hired an additional attorney, todd blanche who defended trump campaign chairman paul manafort. blanche defended manafort from a case by cy vance. the former president says alvin bragg should indict himself. security has been stepped up to prepare for today s indictment. todd: the question becomes what is the trump legal strategy going forward? one of trump s impeachment attorneys had an interesting analysis, take a listen to that. three motions they should file after arraignment, one is motion to dismiss on statute much limitation grounds and motion to dismiss and disqualify district attorney bragg. based on his campaign statement targeting preside
portions of mississippi and alabama or live in the weather center. awarding to the west, vladimir putin says he will station nuclear weapons in belarus. and risking it all for the american dream, a rising number of pregnant women and minors make the dangerous trek through panama for a chance at asylum in the us from cnn center. cnn newsroom with laila harre. we begin with a massive cleanup underway in the southeastern us after powerful storms that spawned deadly tornadoes barreled through mississippi and nearby states friday night, at least 26 people were killed and dozens injured. the secretary of homeland security is set to tour the area later today and in the past couple of hours, president biden approved the mississippi governor s request for a major disaster declaration to get federal disaster. eight. flowing as quickly as possible. the mayor of heart hit rolling fork saying his city is gone. here s congressman bennie thompson, describing the destruction in his home stat