awesome. damian lillard like he does, coming through in the clutch to beat the pacers tyrese halburton. it was extra special for lillard. went to college in utah at weber state, wore his school jersey for the competition. so he was really pleased he was able to come through and win that three-point competition. the all-star game, team lebron versus team giannis. see it all on tnt at 6:00 evening. i m taken by mcclung. the reaction from people was priceless. he looks like somebody i used to kappy off of math class in high school. he doesn t look like a slam dunk champion. incredible. thank you so much. that s what makes it awesome. what are they supposed to look like? the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. and good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. good morning. i m boris sanchez. former president jimmy carter is receiving hospice care at his home in georgia. what we know about his condition and what his family is sayi
what we know about his condition and what his family is saying is behind the decision. plus, a candid conversation. secretary of state antony blinken meeting with his chinese counterpart face to face for the first time since the u.s. shot down that suspected chinese spy balloon. what each side is now saying about the sitdown. treating the injured. parking lots have been turned into makeshift hospitals in turkey following that powerful earthquake. our dr. gupta has an inside look. and surveillance video capturing a woman fleeing from her alleged kidnapper. she locks herself inside a gas station. one of the people who helped her get away joins us live with her dramatic and daring escape. hello, everyone. sunday, february 19th. thank you so much for waking up with us. always good to be with you. i feel like spring is around the corner. it s been a warm winter, at least for us here in georgia. what about you? it has. it s barely gotten frosty here in d.c. a couple o
carter receiving hospice care in his georgia home after a series of health battles. the former peanut farmer turned u.s. president is 98 years old. carter s four years in office from 1977 to 1981 are only part of his incredible story. for decades he s been a champion for world peace eventually winning the nobel peace prize in 2002. isabella rosales is in his hometown. is there any indication of how the former president is doing today? reporter: paula, the family is requesting privacy so we re not really getting an indication as to the extent of his health condition. we have a statement from the carter center which he founded. here is a statement. quote, after a vears of short hospital stays former u.s. president jimmy carter decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. he has the full support of his family and his medical team. that s as far as we know right now about his health condition. l
takes. it comes as the u.s. is accusing russia of committing crimes against humanity. the declaration marks the strongest accusation yet from the u.s., as it seeks to punish moscow for its invasion of ukraine. we declared from day one that they were committing war crimes. we have announced that they re committing crimes against humanity, and we re looking at the facts on the ground. i had an opportunity to visit a forensic lab that we re supporting in helping them to gather the evidence that they will need and we will need to hold the russians accountable. we have correspondents covering this for us at the white house and on the ground in ukraine. let s begin with coverage from priscilla alvarez at the white house. what are the expectations for the president s trip to poland? white house officials have made clear, paula, this is a crucial moment not only because of that one-year anniversary which is just around the corner but also as u.s. and western officials warn of a
that criticism quickly spread to the mainstream media. what president could get away with shooting down unidentified flying objects all around north america and then not talk about it for days. president biden still silent after addressing the unidentified objects after taking down. so many questions and so few answers from the biden administration today after the united states shot down three more unidentified objects over the last few days. no excuse for the lack of action and no excuse for the people being kept in the dark when our military is shooting down objects we cannot even put a name to. this is becoming weird. dangerous even. more to communicate the american people about this issue. low-profile style, and times of trouble, people want to hear from their commander-in-chief. i am howard kurtz and this is media buzz. peppered with questions from reporters about the shootdown speared suddenly they struck a softer tone. there was not that much they are