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
saturday. i m frederica whitfield. russia s expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] ukraine s president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraine s resistance and defiant in his speech. translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i don t think i want it this year. western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine including a $2 billion package from the u.s. and a new round of sanctions on russia. but ukraine has suffered some 8 million people have fled the country and of those who stayed roughly 18 million are in dire need of as assistance. that s 40% of the population. christiane amanpour looks at the war and the national impact on identity. reporter: perhaps there is no more powerful sense of belonging than this, she deciding to marry in their orthodox church, the very day russia invaded and tried to cla
it s 4:00 in new york. s.w.a.t. teams, secret phone calls, testimony from some of the most prominent political figures in america and a windowless conference room in which 23 people investigated a plot to end democracy. an exclusive and extraordinary piece of writing and reporting from the atlanta journal constitution pulls the curtain back on the special grand jury in fulton county, georgia, one of the two criminal investigations into the twice impeached disgraced ex president. it could result in anything truly historic and unprecedented. the indictment of a former president of the united states. from that piece of reporting, quote, in an exclusive interview with the atlanta journal institution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal but anonymous part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in u.s. history. they described a process that was, by turn, fascinating, tedious, and emotionally wrenching. one juror said she woul
outfront next, russian bride offers $3500 to anyone who will put their life on the line as a new report shows putin to be launching an all out air assault. russian forces are gathering this evening. outfront investigation. tracking down chinese factory that make spy balloons belonging to chinese entities that tout their military capabilities. one executive even pointing to it flying over the united states on a map. wait till you see it. congresswoman angie craig speaks out. a stranger followed her into the elevator, punched her, tried to get in her apartment, she fought back. she s my guest. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. $3500 for your life. that s what city aligned with russia is now offering men who sign up to fight putin s war. this is it. this is the decree. it is a decree signed by the leaders of a city aligned with russia right over the border in kazakhstan. it establishes a lump sum payment to mobilize citizens as well as person who voluntarily express t
my gosh, this is my husband s worst nightmare, how did you do it? my husband absolutely just i mean, he stepped in and did what needed to be done. we are just we re grateful we were able to figure it out and have support from the best out there. so did you mama. you get a lot of credit, too. this is the last time we re going to call you for many months. enjoy this precious time. we will see you soon, friend. thanks, guys. told you, best morning moment. thank you for being with us this monday, we will see you tomorrow. cnn newsroom is now. good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. hello, erica. good morning, jim. nice to see you this morning. good to have all of you with us as well. happening now, officials are investigating after a southwest flight was forced to make an emergency landing, this as smoke filled the cabin. look at these images here. [ speaking non-english ] an engine failure just moments after takeoff. cover your nose, i don t know if that