good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, march 4th. yes, it is already march, and i m amara walker. and i m paula reid in fur boris sanchez. it s so good to be here this morning. it s so good to have you. you look refreshed and like you had some good sleep. thanks for joining us this mor morning. professional hair and makeup. here s what we re watching this morning. it just came up. 20 seconds later, it was gone. i mean, total chaos. wind, glass breaking out everywhere. severe storm sweeps through the south. at least ten people are dead this morning, a million people without power. we re going to take a look at the damage and where that system is this morning. the white house with $4 million more for eastern ukraine. a look at bakhmut. he admitted that. he s not a murderer. alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted of murdering his wife and son. reaction from his attorneys and what s next fo
Out another military and security aid package for ukraine totaling about $400 million. the package will include ammunition for himars rocket launchers and different artillery systems. it will also include armor vehicle launched bridges for the first time. but it s not just the financial support they re sending to ukraine. it s also moral support. cnn white house correspondent phil mattingly has details. well, amara and paula, as the war in ukraine continues to grind on, it s very clear there s no end in sight. you can look at what s happening in bakhmut as a good example of that reality. so, too, is the elevated importance of the relationships between the transatlantic alliance of 30-plus countries that have been behind ukraine throughout the last year. more important than the relationship between u.s. and germany. there have been tensions and
But a woman said she was the target of the alleged plot. it s not lost on me. as i sit here today, a mentally disturbed man awaits court for attempting to use firearms to murder me. reporter: he was employed at the university of michigan for ten years. he claims he was fired for refusing to take experimental medication. the university didn t comment on that, but they did require covid shots for all employees around that time. we haven t seen a plea just yet, but when i approached his public defender after the hearing on friday, he had no additional comment. paula, amara. omar jiminez, thank you. make sure you tune in next hour when we sit down with an expert in the next hour on polarization
Physical presence. reporter: and we know that members of the national guard are already up in the mountains. they re trying to clear the roads. that is the biggest priority, getting everyone in and out of the mountain. we heard from authorities it s going to take some time, about a week to completely clear everything out. they re apologizing for not being quicker, but they re asking for patience and saying they are making progress. amara, paula. a little bit of good news. let s turn now to the fierce fighting in ukraine. the city of bakhmut is all be surrounded. russian troops also launched artillery fire north of the city, but ukraine says its forces are holding their ground around bakhmut. attorney general merrick garland made an unannounced visit to ukraine. he joined president zlelg zlen ski for the justice united
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, march 4th. yes, it is already march, and i m amara walker. and i m paula reid in fur boris sanchez. it s so good to be here this morning. it s so good to have you. you look refreshed and like you had some good sleep. thanks for joining us this mor morning. professional hair and makeup. here s what we re watching this morning. it just came up. 20 seconds later, it was gone. i mean, total chaos. wind, glass breaking out everywhere. severe storm sweeps through the south. at least ten people are dead this morning, a million people without power. we re going to take a look at the damage and where that system is this morning. the white house with $4 million more for eastern