after she tried to soften he remarks. the last thing i ever want to see in america is a civil war, but it s going that direction, and is we have to do something about it. howard: fox s laura ingraham eviscerated the idea, including greene s notion that people who moved from green states to red states wouldn t be allowed to vote for five years. first, a law prohibiting american citizens who have not committed a crime from voting would probably not withstand legal scrutiny, and second how would this, like, national divorce be good for conservativism? howard: now let s look at this grenade from the left. ripping nikki haley with msnbc host mythty hassad. she uses her brown skin as a weapon, and she uses her brown skin to launder white supremacists talking points. howard: we re talking about a woman of color, south carolina governor banned the confederate flag from statehouse grounds, and ali is making the racist charge shah thiess that she s a piece for mouthpiece for
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states announce more sanctions on russia, as the war enters the second year. a slow-moving storm floods highways and prompts a rare blizzard warning in southern california. details plus the wintery forecast for tens of millions of people. alex murdaugh back on the stand, prosecutors target the lies the disgraced lawyer admits telling while maintaining he did not kill his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the second year of russia s war on ukraine is beginning with reports of more attacks, we re told russian forces have shelled the southern district overnight into saturday and just a short time ago came word of heavy explosions in the occupied city of mariupol. confirming the destruction of an ammunition depot. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his call to arms. here h
day s news. the weird weather on the west coast and the spring-like cbs on the east coast. let s get started with what we re watching on cnn this morning. you don t think he needs f-16s? no. number one, president biden ruling out sending f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. and this morning, russia continuing to hammer targets in ukraine. we ll take you there live. gripping testimony in alex murdaugh s murder trial. are you a family annihilator? a family annihilator? you mean, like did i shoot my wife and my son? yes. no. cnn is inside the courtroom as murdaugh takes the stand for hours. the reason he says he lied to police, but maintains he had nothing to do with his wife and son s murder. number three, we alluded to it, a whiteout winter in california, rare blizzard warnings across parts of the state for the first time in decades. your weekend forecast, just moments away. so this morning, ukraine enters its second year of war with russia with a defiant messag
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, february 25th. i m amara walker. good morning, amara, i m boris sanchez. we re grateful you are starting your weekend with us. you are live in the cnn newsroom and despite the vicious lies you may be reading on social media, amara and i didn t plan to coordinate our outfits, it happened naturally because great minds think alike. i think we re ready to welcome spring when it has ppen ukraine enters the second year of war with russia with a message to the world. [ speaking non-english ] [ cheers ] ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy acknowledging the grim milestones speaking before troops in kyiv. he declared 2023 as a year of ukraine s victory over russia and expressed confidence in his country s ability to fend off attacks. in the meantime, ukraine s international allies showed their solidarity with tributes and announcements of new weapons and funding heading to the region. the first shipment of heavy battle tanks arriv
today ukraine battles its way into a second year of war defying russian expectations and denying moscow the swift victory it expected. this was the view one year ago yesterday as russian tanks rolled into ukraine launching its unprovoked war. to mark the anniversary, western allies bathed their landmarks in the colors of ukraine s flag and more importantly pledging more financial support. the u.s. has announced a $2 billion package. 8 million ukrainians have fled their country. of those who remain, 18 million are in dire need of assistance. that s nearly 40% of the population. let s begin this hour in ukraine s capitol. melissa bell is in kyiv. reporter: jim, a day after those ceremonies held here in the center of kyiv to mark the one-year anniversary of the russian invasion and to celebrate the fact that kyiv had been able toll stand no sign of the nationwide strikes that so many ukrainian officials had been warning about and ukrainian civilians had been preparing for. for