welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states announce more sanctions on russia, as the war enters the second year. a slow-moving storm floods highways and prompts a rare blizzard warning in southern california. details plus the wintery forecast for tens of millions of people. alex murdaugh back on the stand, prosecutors target the lies the disgraced lawyer admits telling while maintaining he did not kill his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. the second year of russia s war on ukraine is beginning with reports of more attacks, we re told russian forces have shelled the southern district overnight into saturday and just a short time ago came word of heavy explosions in the occupied city of mariupol. confirming the destruction of an ammunition depot. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy confirmed his call to arms. here h
watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re live in kyiv as russia s war in reign cain enters its second year. the u.s. is pledging even more support one important exception. with the mud slides and flooding, that s wasn t of biggest concerns as we re look ing a the a lot of rainfall and snow. the snow will melt and the wind and we worry about the mud slides. millions of people on the u.s. west coast now under a flash flood warning amud one of the strongest snowstorms to hit the region in years. we ll look at where the wintery weather goes next. and alex murdaugh is back on the stand to defend against charges he killed his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom. russia s war in ukraine is beginning its second year with a barrage russian shelling overnight. no casualties are reported, but authorities say numerous buildings and infrastructure were hit. and we re hearing reports of large explosions in the
people who are in distress here relative to these topics, it is huge. we do our best to take care of those folks in-house as well. and through our local partners it s so important. we are a year into this, as we said. do you worry about a lack of empathy from the outside world, that attention might be turned away? michael holmes, the generosity in sport we have seen so far from the international community here has been, frankly, humbling. i know there are competing catastrophes we are looking at. i want to acknowledge what the people of turkey and syria are going through right now as a result of their. but i will say that there has been a continuity of support relative to the ukraine crisis that he s moving and impressive. so, i hope that continues and the situation continues to unfold. matthew stearns, international medical corps. bank so much for the work that you and your colleagues are doing there in ukraine. it s valuable. thank you so much, michael. i m happ
overcome and inspiring a new generation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country s most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn t shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution s strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting he lied about his whereabouts the night his wife and 22-year-old son were shot to death. chalking up the lies to opioid addiction and paranoia under cross-examination, murdaugh, a former lawyer, also admitted to stealing from clients. the prosecution has maintained the murders were part of murdaugh s attempt to escape accountability for financial misdeeds we begin tonight with catie beck reporting from walterboro, south carolina. reporter: after ne
it. 25 states on alert, from the west to the midwest to the northeast. tonight, from minnesota to michigan to massachusetts, dealing with this first storm. and in california, the pileup. some areas with the first blizzard warning ever as the second storm is set to hit. rob marciano timing all of this out. the young up and coming tv reporter shot and killed. a 9-year-old girl shot and killed, as well. authorities say among five people shot in a shooting spree in orlando. tonight here, the body camera video showing the arrest of the suspect. the toxic train derailment, and tonight, the major news from federal investigators. the ntsb on what caused that train to derail. what they know already, what three sensors picked up before the toxic derailment. and when was the crew alerted to the possible danger? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg at the scene today, taking tough questions about why he didn t come sooner. how he answered. the war in ukraine, and tonight, on