remember seeing before. different types of aircraft were used by strategic, long range, mig 31. there were 81 missile launches. wow. we wake up and we re shocked to hear about it. folks there in ukraine are right in the middle of it. and there are people that have died. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. russian missiles raining down across ukraine. knocking out power, killing civilians and striking cities like kyiv which are far away from the actual fighting. we re going to go there live. also this morning, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell hospitalized after tripping and following at a washington, d.c., hotel. and no relief for california after deadly blizzards trapped people for more than a week and the snow as you can see here, the state is bracing for heavy snow and flooding. we have the latest. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin this morning, this hour with russia unleashing a massive barrage of missiles across ukraine. the strikes
they shouldn t get away with it. and any day now a texas judge could make one of the biggest rulings on abortion access since roe v. wade was overturned could a popular and fda approved abortion pill be pulled off the shelves nationwide plus, what we now know about a top college basketball star being linked to a fatal shooting and the dancing grannies hit the streets during mardi gras. why it was so much more than just a celebration announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening we begin tonight with a rare storm that hasn t been seen in california in decades. as we come on the air, millions are under life-threatening flash flood alerts after an historic system pummeled the state. just listen to this, a blizzard warning was issued for the first time ever in san bernardino county, where they saw more than 5 feet of snow other parts of the state saw hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. rescue workers raced against the clock to save stran
alone welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i am rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, a tanking swiss bank gets a lifeline, but nervous markets are taking a beating as fears of a broader financial crisis whom. is it safe to fly right now? after a series of near runway misses and no clear answers on why this keeps happening, u.s. aviation authorities host a rare safety summit. plus, georgia investigators have another reporting of donald trump pressuring a state official to overturn the 2020 election. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. global markets are jittery another bank teachers on the brink of failure, but credit suisse will be getting a helping hand from a swiss national bank as it plans to borrow up to 54 billion dollars in the hope of reassuring investors. now this comes after two credit rating firms downgraded americas first after concerns that deposit
one jet flew underneath the drone, and kipped the pro-feller on the back of the mq-9. because of the damage, we were in a position to have to essentially have to crash it into the black sea. reporter: but russia denies the two aircraft collided. the russian ambassador to the u.s. trying to calm tensions after the biden administration summoned him to the state department. we prefer not to create a situation where we can face unintended collisions or unintended incidents between the russian federation and the united states. reporter: with u.s. and russian aircraft operating over the black sea, the invasion of ukraine drags on, and so do the chances of a dangerous miscalculation. we know that the interception was intentional. it was also very unsafe and unprofessional. the actual contact of the russian fighter with our uav, the physical contact of those two, not sure yet. reporter: russian aircraft have had other dangerous confrontations with the u.s. in the black se
you by meso book.com. former president donald trump speaking tonight in iowa. his 1st trip to the crucial campaign state. he is announcing his 3rd white house run. rival candidate nikki haley and likely contenders ron desantis and mike pence also making trips to iowa. the base wants to move on from trump. here with me now karen, bob, mona, tia. i m glad you re all here tonight. let s begin with what trump is saying about governor ron desantis. i know you re saying what is he saying? he is what he is had to say. ron desantis red sanctimonious. ron desantis strongly opposed ethanol do you know that? we don t even know if he is running. if he is not running i will say he was fine on ethanol. don t worry. he also fought against social security. he wanted to decimate it and vote against it 3 times. voting against social security that s a bad one. he is under his skin. he hasn t announced his run yet but he is focusing on him. he has no one else to focus on really because t