by the producers. we are already heavy into next hour and nobody has gotten in the ear yet. soon they will. coy wire, thanks so much. appreciate you. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we ll wrap when we re rad to wrap, already? good morning, buenos dias, welcome to cnn this morning, sunday, february 26. i m boris sanchez. good morning to you. i m amara walker. thank you so much for waking up with us this morning. a lot of news to get to. here is what we are watching this morning. one thing that has been made clear to me is that everyone wants this contamination gone from the community. the epa stops the removal of all contaminated material from the toxic train derailment in ohio as the battle over how and where it should be moved. the outcry from neighboring states and how the white house is responding. the war in ukraine in its second year marked by fierce fighting in the eastern front. heavy shelling across that area in the last 24 hour
world. i m laila harrak. ukraine marks one year of war in solemn remembrance. how could the conflict end? we talk to a war historian. plus the death toll in turkey and syria just keeps rising. and as the people grieve, they also face the massive task of rebuilding. and voting gets under way in nigeria. it s the biggest democratic exercise in africa as nigerians get ready to pick a new president. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. as russia s war in ukraine enters its second year, the arrival of heavy battle tanks from nato allies could open a new and possibly decisive chapter in the conflict. dozens of these advanced weapons are due in ukraine in the coming weeks as tank crews complete their training. but nato fighter jets are not on the immediate horizon for ukraine. u.s. president joe biden delivered a hard no on friday, saying the pentagon doesn t believe f-16 fighters are a good fit right now. mr. biden also gave a thumbs do
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. the disgraced south carolina attorney convicted of murdering his wife and son will now spend the rest of his life in prison. the latest on the sentencing of alex murdaugh. plus, u.s. president joe biden welcomes german chancellor olaf scholz to the white house, publicly solidifying their partnership to support ukraine against russia s war. and severe weather worries across the united states, leaving several people dead and more than a million without power. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh learned friday that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. less than a day after he was found guilty of killing his wife and son, he was given two consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole. the lead prosecutor said the jury saw through murdaugh s testimon
she opens up about life, lose and a complicated relationship with her father. before he died, i was able to tell him that i loved him. and wait until you see what led to this exchange. are you married? yes. why? are you interested? but first, a crisis at the border. a spy balloon in the sky. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas has more to deal with than ever and we talk about more of it including republicans that want to remove him from office. how seriously do you take these calls for your impeachment? we have two things in common. do i get a hint? i find cooking really hard. i find it really stressful. do you feel your life is in danger? and the love of my mother brought me here. what was the worst investment? there is a long list of bad ones. u.s. officials saying the military just shot down yet another high altitude object. mysterious threats in the sky. a stream of balloons and other objects at least one coming from china flying over
thanks for being with us. i m fredricka. cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta right now. newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re following multiple developing stories this hour. zip ties and duct tape. a new cnn exclusive reporting into the hammer attack on paul pelosi. we re learning what else the suspect took as he shouted, where s nancy. in south korea, at least two citizens are among 154 people killed in a massive crowd surge in seoul. we re live on the ground again in the capital city, as investigators now try to piece together exactly what led to this horrific tragedy. but first, we begin with breaking news out of india, where at least 60 people, including some children, are dead after a pedestrian bridge collapsed. more than a dozen other people were injured when the bridge fell into the river below. you can see it, just incredible footage. the video from the scene shows people desperately bringing to the fallen structure. it s not clear what caused the co