at least 10 people have now died because of it. four of those deaths in kentucky where the issue have issued including flooding and damaging winds. nearly 1,000,000 1/2 ohms business or power, kentucky, tennessee and michigan now reported the highest number of outages. the northern part of the storm, and the northeast with heavy snow. which is expected to last throughout saturday, parts of new england might see as much as 16 inches of snow. winter storm warnings are now up from michigan to maine, winter storm warnings are up again and parts of the west as a new system moves in, some places in northern california can see more than two places of snow officials say they have had more snow this winter than they have had in two decades, that has been critical in helping replenish some of the states reservoirs, even so the water flow is still well below average, only a year ago, the entire state was in a drought. now thanks to these winter storms it has been cut in half
the u.s. is arming ukraine with more american ammo and rocket launchers. the lead starts right now. stocking up ahead of a likely russian spring offensive. the u.s. deploys another $400 million in military aid to ukraine. can president biden secure even more as russians encircle the strategic town of bakhmut? plus, from prominent attorney to convict, the swift prison sentence today for alex murdaugh after a jury took only a few hours to find him guilty of killing his wife and son. and drag shows shut down. tennessee becomes the first in the nation to put new restrictions on the performances. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper today. we start with our health lead. moments ago, the white house announced a lesion removed from president biden s chest last month was a common type of skin cancer. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. tell us more about this diagnosis. reporter: that lesion was removed during the president s annual phy
phillips took a seat at a replica desk against the backdrop of a faux oval office. trump first and then desantis, let s do that in 28. reporter: from jacksonville, florida, she won a desantis hat. she is torn but believes that trump is the stronger choice for 2024. i believe this had. but that is enough i love donald trump. reporter: at the early stage of the campaign it is hardly a two-man contest as an ohio businessman who jumped in the race last month made clear on the cpac state. when we rally behind the quite a make america great again. we did not just hunger for a single man. we hungered for the unapologetic pursuit of excellence, that is what it means to be an american. reporter: even as the republican field grows, the conversations at cpac and the
philips took a seat at a replica desk in the oval office. trumpers and desantis in 2028. reporter: colleen is from jacksonville, florida, she wore a desantis hit and sported a trump sticker. she said she is torn. i love this hat because it is, like, let us alone, you know, i love it. but as of right now i m reporter: this gathering is always a chance for republicans and conservatives to size up their potential field of candidates. particularly when they re trying to win back the white house. but, pamela, this year s event is so much different. largely because it is focused on nostalgia and celebration of former president donald trump. of course, he arrives here tomorrow, trying to make the case that, yes, he s the past to the party but also the future of the party. the question, how far will he go after some of his potential rivals to start drawing distinctions between them, particularly the florida