seen here driving around the ukrainian city of mariupol, despite facing an arrest warrant from the international criminal court. we ll have details, plus a look at where things stand to understand the efforts to charge war crimes against him. here in the u.s., the manhattan d.a. is responding to trump calling for protests in the case he s arrested. and the successionist movement inside of america. why a chunk of one state wants to redraw the map and get absorbed by its neighbor. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with russian president vladimir putin making his first visit to occupied ukraine since the war began. look, this is video of him driving through the city of mariupol, which russia occupied last year. the city suffered heavy damage and fighting and became the symbol of ukraine s resistance to moscow s aggression. the kremlin says putin also stopped in their neighborhood and spoke to residents. they say he was i
new national monument. a source says president joe biden is expected to give that designation to nearly half a million acres around spirit mountain in southern nevada this week. it would mark the largest area president biden has placed under national conservation during his time at the white house. the move would put the land off-limits to development and also expand habitat areas for several species, including bighorn sheep and deer. it would also fulfill a promise he made to tribal leaders in november. joining me now is timothy williams, chairman of the ft. mohave indian tribe. thanks so much for being here with us. just to start off, it s not an area many of us will have visited. so describe for us the land, what it looks like and what makes it so special. well, what makes it special right now, and again, thank you for the opportunity to come on the show on behalf of the ft. mohave indian tribe and all of our members. what s great about it is the
explain that for us. yes, it s for the ft. mohave indian tribe, it is the place of our creation. it s where we begin. a lot of the song cycles that are sung amongst, not only for ft. mohave, but all up and down the river, it s all based upon this mountain. and it is their place of creation. and it s the place where we have that spiritual connection to this earth and to the other side. so definitely, with spirit mountain is sacred to us in many so more ways that are not only tangible, but also intangible. so we just want to pop up a map here of the area that currently is protected. and then the larger area that would be protected when this becomes a monument. tribes have often fought environmental battles to preserve the land. i know energy companies had wanted specifically there to develop large-scale wind and solar projects. so what s once this becomes a monument, what can and can t be
land and protecting our water for the ft. mohave indian tribe. it s certainly very exciting. we appreciate having you on to talk about it, timothy williams. thank you so much. all right. appreciate it. thank you. staying in the western u.s., the state of oregon is known for its liberal and even far-left politics, most around cities like portland and the will meth valley. what used to be a far-fetched idea is now getting traction. it s extremely frustrating. the rules and regulations that they re making that make sense in the city don t make sense out here. reporter: out here in eastern oregon, the expansive rule region, and sandy gillson s home, where we re walking is a