you re live in the krrn newsroom. vice president kamala harris says the evidence is clear outlining crimes against humanity she says that russia has committed in the invasion of ukraine. the vice president making the declaration before world leaders at the munich security conference today. she recounted some of the atrocities russia has committed in its war against ukraine. li listen. think of the images of bucca. civilians shot in cold blood, their bodies left in the street. the photograph of the man who was riding his bike. think of the 4-year-old girl who the united nations recently reported was sexually assaulted by a russian soldier. a 4-year-old child! harris also reiterated the commitment the united states has made and the west has made to ukraine in its support. again, the united states will continue to strongly support ukraine, and we will do so for as long as it takes. let s bring in cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson in unique and senior
. hello. thanks for joining me. i m paula reid in for fredicka whitfield. crimes against humanity. vice president kamala harris not pulling any punches as she describes russia s war in ukraine. speaking at the munich security conference, the vice president laying out exactly where the u.s. stands. in the case of russia s actions in ukraine, we have examined the evidence. we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. the u.s. pledging enduring support for ukraine as the war nears its one-year mark. president biden is expected to visit poland next week, and the u.s. secretary of state also speaking this morning at the munich security conference. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson is there. nic, we also heard the vice president call out china for its support of russia during this war. what did you make of that moment? reporter: i think it got a lot of resonance in the room. everyone here recognizes that china is the
gathering where his base has seemingly seized control. and the man who tried but failed to overturn the 2020 election results appears to be his party s front-runner at least for now according to recent polls. late this afternoon, cpac released its very own nonscientific straw poll. trump crushed the politician seen as the biggest rival for the nomination, at least at this point, florida governor ron desantis, 62% to 20%. cnn s kristen holmes joins us from the cpac gathering. how s it been going so far? what s the former president saying? reporter: so former president trump still speaking. we re at the 90-minute mark. we expect him to go for a little bit longer now. he is really appealing to this crowd. a mix of old and new. he talked about how he wants to take on the establishment, particularly the republican establishment. he talked about how he got rid of political dynasties, he said the party would never go back to being the party of karl rove, paul ryan, and jeb bush. h
planes. we are laser-focused on confirming their nature and purpose. reporter: three day, three unidentified objects shot down by u.s. fighters. no precedent. efforts are actively under way right now at all sites to find what s left of those objects so we can better understand and communicate with the american people what they are. reporter: no shortage of unanswered questions, driving a robust all-of-government response from president biden. every element of the government will redouble their efforts to understand and mitigate these events. reporter: recovery efforts under way for downed ob jebts and critical. they are focused like a laser on figuring out what happened and coming up with sort of a comprehensive analysis of how we deal with this present and future. reporter: as even white house allies are raising concerns. in an absence of information people will fill that gap. reporter: a new cabinet-level task force underscoring the approach. we re sta
you re living in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. right now less than ten miles from the u.s. capitol former president donald trump is firing up his maga base at the conservative political action conference. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states. president donald j. trump. [ cheers ] i m proud to be an american where at least i know i m free that was the intro for the former president just moments ago. trump receiving a warm welcome at the annual c-pac gathering where his following has turned dominant, and the man who tried to overturn the 2020 election results appears to be the party s front-runner for 2024, according to recent polls. manip minutes ago there was a straw poll, take this with a grain of salt, he trumped the biggest rival, florida governor ron desantis, 62% to 20%. we have more now from the c-pac gathering. i guess this was not a big surprise that trump won the c-pac poll and not much surprise what