as the fight goes on in ukraine, the result is already decided. there is no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he s already lost that war. and putin getting sharp new criticism from inside his own military ranks. i ll talk to former defense secretary william cohen whether all of this gets us any closer to a possible end game. and a third secretary of state says she s been interviewed by jack smith s investigators about donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that official, michigan s jocelyn benson joining her counterparts in arizona and georgia as key figures in the federal probe. so what s next? but we begin with the brutal weather scorching the earth right now, records shattering across the globe with temperatures hotter than we have ever seen, and forecasts say there s no end in sight. as the washington post put it, it s as if every alarm bell on earth is ringing for a planet on the brink. in the u.s., more than 82 million people are cu
bianca is off for today, but just ahead on cnn newsroom i ve heard another tornado warning, it s like never ending today. this is an early wake -up cal for people living on the southern plains. everyone wants this constam nation gone from the community. the town is rallying around each other and i think we re all on the same page for the first time in two weeks. the chinese were very, very slow in alerting the world to it. i m not entirely surprised. the chinese have mishandled covid at every step of the way. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, february the 27th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 3:00 a.m. in the central u.s. where a powerful storm system is battering parts of oklahoma, kansas and texas with tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. at least nine tornadoes have been through so much, seven in oklahoma, two in kansas. there are reports of widespread damage. downed power line and debris blocking
the brink. in the u.s., more than 82 million people are currently under heat alerts. phoenix is really sweltering. homeless encampments are being cleared out, the city offering cooling shelters as it braces for what s expected to be the single longest streak of days over 110 degrees in recorded history. so hot a 13-year-old in phoenix told the new york times she doesn t even go outside anymore. as she put it, she s just trying to survive. officials say arizona s grand canyon is a canary in the coal mine for the dangerous climate, right now seeing reduced visibility, extreme drought and wildfires. then there are the severe unprecedented recent storms as vermont begins recovering from devastating floods, a rare tornado system formed in mere minutes over chicago yesterday. look at this. it prompted city wide sirens
plains. under 160 million are under high wind alerts a storm expert tells cnn it s still early for a tornado system. it s a nighttime tornado, those are always quite difficult and, you know, extra dangerous. one thing today, you know, it s february. it s traditionally the southern plains and tornado alley, if you will, doesn t really start to come alive with the tornadoes and severe weather outbreaks until maybe march, especially april and may. that s the peak tornado severe season here in the southern plains. this is quite an early wake-up call for people living on the southern plains. the great plains, i guess, are ready to start producing tornadoes already. cnn s local affiliate ksco is on the in oklahoma. our report from oklahoma city. reporter: we found a little more damage, now, these power lines are kind of leaning over
near main street with cadaver dogs looking for a miracle. just over in dawson springs, about 2 hours ago, volunteers lined up in a neighborhood walking through the rubble of people s homes looking for bodies unfortunately. those that lost their lives in this tornado system that came through over the weekend. those that made it out and are safe are trying to figure out how to move forward through this town ever 2600 people. i spoke to one woman about her ordeal. we just got in the basement. it went overhead. it lifted our house and shifted the whole first floor about 10 feet off the foundation. we are very lucky. indeed.