you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. and we begin this hour with the war in ukraine and its global implications. the director of the cia confirms what cnn has been reporting that the u.s. is confident that china is thinking about providing lethal aid to russian troops in ukraine. the agency does not believe a final decision has been made. and today, the white house is urging caution. you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds. whether tell provides military assistance. but if it goes down that road it will come at real cost to china. and i think china s leaders are weighing that as they make their decisions. but let s begin with the latest in the fighting in ukraine. alex marquardt is there for us. reporter: jim, some of heaviest fighting, with some of the worst casualty rates on both sides is now taking place around the eastern city of bakhmut. russian forces before the mercenary groups of convicts and co
across several states. a confirmed ef-2 tornado already, winds up to 135 miles per hour. what to expect tonight in atlanta up through washington, philadelphia, new york to boston. rob marciano timing it all out. the remarkable images coming in from parts of california tonight families lined up for food. the community writing in the snow, help us. the state of emergency and how long it could take to get to them. the white house doctor tonight revealing a small skin lesion removed from president biden s chest was skin cancer. mary bruce standing by at the white house. the heated confrontation during a town hall in east palestine, ohio. residents face-to-face with the company that owns that train. president biden with the german chancellor at the white house tonight, united on ukraine. while overseas tonight, the laughter in the room after what vladimir putin s top diplomat claimed, and you ll hear it. back in the u.s. tonight, the family outside salt lake city deman
through the south into the northeast at this hour. a tornado watch now in effect across several states. a confirmed ef-2 tornado already, winds up to 130 miles per hour. what to expect tonight in atlanta up through washington, philadelphia, new york to boston. rob marciano timing it all out. the remarkable images coming in from parts of california tonight families lined up for food. the community writing in the snow, help us. the state of emergency and how long it could take to get to them. the white house doctor tonight revealing a small skin lesion removed from president biden s chest was skin cancer. mary bruce standing by at the white house. the heated confrontation at a town hall in east palestine, ohio. president biden with the german chancellor at the white house tonight. united on ukraine. while overseas tonight, the laughter in fact room after what vladimir putin s top diplomat claimed. and you ll hear it. back in the u.s. tonight, the family outside salt lak
Chancellor olaf scholz at the white house, thanking him for his support of ukraine. it comes as russian foreign minister lavrov, in india for a g20 meeting, was openly laughed at for making these claims. the war, which we are trying to stop and which was launched against us using the ukraine [ laughter ] reporter: the room filled with dlomats and dignitaries. but on the battlefield in eastern ukraine, the situation couldn t be more serious. hi. we meet the commander of ukraine s largest tank brigade at his battlefield headquarters. so, i m being shown a live stream of the battle situation right now here on this computer. they ve got this map up with battle lines drawn through the east where we are now. red planes for enemy aircraft, yellow ones for unidentified, and green for their own. [ speaking non-english ] the commander tells me, we hope to have new tanks before russia moves in, because if they start their new offensive, it may be too late. there s been a renewed focus on
That. it will there, let s see, in 12 months. by that time, the battle situation might be entirely different. we re trying to hold down the risk of escalation, but we re doing that not only at the costs of tens of thousands of ukrainian casualties but at the risk of long-term escalation that is far more dangerous. well, the ukrainians have performed so valently over the last year, certainly, the entire world wants to see that continue. general wesley clark, as always, appreciate the insight. thank you so much. thank you, jim. knew on cnn don t, detailing about where the epa plans to ship contaminated water and soil from east palestine, ohio. i ll speak to one congressman who said his district was impact and calling on norfolk southern. and fox could be in trouble showing the claims, and i ll talk to one who calls this a major blow.