headed to florida. you can see it from outer space. we re going to tell you when and where it is expected to come ashore. and taylor swift fans rejoicing this morning. we ll have the new tracks she dropped while you were sleeping. cnn this morning starts right now. a very big newsday. it is friday. we re going to start with russia getting major show of support from china as the war rages in ukraine. beijing just announcing this morning that chinese president xi will head to moscow next week for the first time since the invasion they began. he will meet face-to-face with president putin. russia is desperately trying to turn the tide. china is thinking about sending weapons to help. but beijing has been casting itself as a peacemaker and chinese officials insist that is what this meeting is all about. translator: china will uphold an objective and fair position on ukraine crisis and play a constructive role in promoting talks for peace. cnn s will rippley live for
three inch hailstones. weatherford, ft. worth, that s where the weather was yesterday. today it is further to the south and not as severe. there may be a land falling water spout. there may be still something with some wind down there. but today has calmed down significantly compared to yesterday. there will be some showers in big cities that want to celebrate st. patrick s day today. maybe take ab umbrella or a poncho or whatever you do to stay dry. yeah. pack your green coat. i did wear green overcoat today. weathermen can t wear green because we disappear. neither of us wore green today. but i do i ll show you. i can get my green coat. i had a green suit on wednesday. that is good enough. thanks, chad. you know, it is a four letter word that is quite the tongue twister for some republicans. we re unpacking the word woke and what it could mean heading into the 2024 race. also, republican members of