polls were due to close earlier in the day but people who are in queues at polling stations nationwide are still able to cast their ballot. here s the chair of the nigerian election commission. we are determined that no nigerian should and would be disenfranchised. we will continue to protect the process and will continue to proceed, courageously, to ensure that we conclude this in a very free, fair and credible manner. let s speak to our reporter in lagos, nkechi ogbonna. can you give us the latest? to have been severe delays and even violent disruption in some areas. it’s been severe delays and even violent disruption in some areas. disruption in some areas. it s about 9m local disruption in some areas. it s about 9pm localtime- disruption in some areas. it s about 9pm local time. and disruption in some areas. it s about 9pm local time. and voting - 9pm local time. and voting closed nearly seven hours ago at different poles in the country. but voting is still happeni
a winter storm brings snow and rain to southern california, the likes of which hasn t been seen there in decades. vote counting is under way in nigeria s tightest presidential election since military rule ended there more than two decades ago. but the voting has been marred by delays, technical problems and violent disruption. the race is between two major established parties, and a third candidate, peter obi, who has galvanised the support of young people. nigeria is africa s most populous country and a record number of people nearly 90 million have been eligible to vote. polls were due to close earlier in the day but people who were still in queues at polling stations nationwide were able to cast their ballot. here s the chair of the nigerian election commission. we are determined that no nigerian should and would be disenfranchised. we will continue to protect the process and will continue to proceed, courageously, to ensure that we conclude these in a very free, fai
it s been one year of death and destruction in russia s war on ukraine. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy insists his country can win this war. here s what he said to troops earlier today. [ speaking non-english ] translator: it depends entirely on you whether we all survive or whether ukraine survives. every day, every hour depends on you, the ukrainian soldier. you are our most important person who is standing and thanks to whom millions of ukrainians are standing and thanks to whom ukraine will survive. thanks to you, glory to ukraine will ring out forever. let s bring in our chief international correspondent clarissa ward on the ground in kyiv. clarissa, always great to see you. so, tell us what it s like one year in on the ground there. reporter: it s really a mixed picture, alisyn. the very fact i m talking to you from here in kyiv is something that a year ago we might not have expected because all the intelligence services were saying the city would likely
day s news. the weird weather on the west coast and the spring-like cbs on the east coast. let s get started with what we re watching on cnn this morning. you don t think he needs f-16s? no. number one, president biden ruling out sending f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. and this morning, russia continuing to hammer targets in ukraine. we ll take you there live. gripping testimony in alex murdaugh s murder trial. are you a family annihilator? a family annihilator? you mean, like did i shoot my wife and my son? yes. no. cnn is inside the courtroom as murdaugh takes the stand for hours. the reason he says he lied to police, but maintains he had nothing to do with his wife and son s murder. number three, we alluded to it, a whiteout winter in california, rare blizzard warnings across parts of the state for the first time in decades. your weekend forecast, just moments away. so this morning, ukraine enters its second year of war with russia with a defiant messag
so let s get started. how safe is safe in east palestine, ohio? we are on the ground and hearing from a familiar face, three weeks since that fiery train derailment with new research now casting doubt on what health officials have been claiming. plus, it is the one year anniversary of russia s brutal invasion of ukraine. as republicans climber to curb u.s. aid to ukraine, china winds now sending drones and ammunition to help russia. is theren end to the war insight? and later, charges of discrimination in texas, no shocker there. governor greg abbott, vowing to sign a bill that would ban chinese citizens from buying any property, even a house. i want to know, why this is not a bigger story? all of that and more is coming up. we start today s show in ohio, where there are new health concerns this morning three weeks after a train carrying hazardous cancer causing chemicals derailed. residents in east palestine have been, understandably, worried about what is in their wat