neighborhoods in oklahoma and kansas in ruins today after tornadoes reportedly ripped through that region. and another astonishing twist at the double murder trial of alec murdaugh, the jury is going on a field trip just days before they re expected to start deliberations. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments for us. we want to start with catie beck outside the courthouse in waltersboro, south carolina, as she has been throughout. first of all, some graphic testimony today, but also that block buster decision by the judge. they re going to take the jury to the scene of the crime. reporter: yeah, chris, that was a bit of a surprise. this jay way more often than not sides with the prosecution, and today he granted that defense motion to take the entire jury to moselle, to this hunting property, to the crime scene to get a spatial understanding of exactly how these murders happened. at least that s what the defense said they were hoping. separa
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. across the globe, major landmarks are lighting up in the colors of ukraine as the war there enters its second year. it s a stunning milestone for a battle many thought would end with a quick defeat by russia s powerful military. as vladimir putin s tanks rolled across the border last february. there was little hope that kyiv would be able to stand up to moscow for very long, but ukraine has shocked the world and perhaps russia most of all with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price for the country and its people. the u.n. estimates have come up and they say more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began, a number that is likely much higher. some 8 million ukrainians have fled the country, many not knowing if they ll ever return. yet despite the cruel challenges his country has faced, president volodymyr zelenskyy is optimistic about the future. we st
Positiveness than negativity. Because the negativity can just suck you in. Ive been there. Im don lemon. This is cnn. Searchers are focusing on areas of debris sightings but weather could interfere for the hunt for the missing Malaysian Airliner. Ukrainian forces leave crimea as the nation chooses a new president. And the deadly ebola virus. One nation has closed its border at the outbreak and fears seem to be spreading. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the
world. Im natalie allen. Youre watching cnn newsroom. The search has resumed but planes and ships are facing deteriorating weather. More than 1800 kilometers west of perth, australia. Australian Officials Say one of their vessels has a Black Box Detecter and underwater vehicle. On saturday two chinese ships collected white, orange and red objects from the search zone but none has been linked to the missing boeing 777. Chinese airplanes have drooped buoys to mark three sites. The latest on the search. Atika schu
and in some critical circles, play both sides. i think it s very interesting like you said, the chinese accused the u.s. of disinformation. china is sort of a master at disinformation, whether it s in the global south or the global north, and they have clearly painted the united states and nato as the instigators of this war in ukraine, which is clearly not the case at all. so that to me is laughable that they would claim such a thing. i mean, i think in the end what we have to do is watch very carefully the extent to which china is willing to link up. i mean, it seems like a loser proposition to me that they would link up with russia which is now in a quagmire in this world war. it s interesting that zelenskyy would be willing to meet with x i. he would tell him china cannot provide military support to russia. china is accusing the u.s. of undermining peace and stability in taiwan, a u.s. patrol plane