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biden tells ukraine no f-16s for now as putin s deadly invasion hits the one-year mark. tonight, new concerns russia may be on the verge of getting some new and lethal assistance. plus, alex murdaugh back on the stand and grilled by prosecutors, making the case nothing he says can be believed. and wnba star brittney griner back on the court after spending ten months in a russian prison. how is she doing? the president of the phoenix mercury is my guest. let s go outfront. good evening, everyone, i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, no f-16s. president biden saying the united states is ruling out ukrainian president zelenskyy s request for fighter jets for now. president zelenskyy continues to say what he really needs are f-16s. will you send f-16s? look, we re sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now. he needs tanks, he needs artillery, he needs air defense, including another himars. but there are things he needs now ....
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. ....
spring arrived weeks ago. i was just out west. it was like 30 degrees colder. it was the weird est thing. the weather is just all out of whack. it s crazy on the west coast we re seeing these blid saturday, but here on the east coast,s there was an 80-degree day in d.c. in february. that is not a good sign for the future. it really isn t. get your skiing in now before it all goes away. here s what we are watching on cnn this morning. you don t think he needs f-16s now? he doesn t. president biden rules out sending f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. and this morning russia continues to hammer targets there. we re going to take you live. and number two, gripping testimony in alex murdaugh s murder trial. are you a family annihilator? a family anigh lite r later? did i shoot my wife and son, no. we re going to take you to the courtroom as murdaugh takes the stand. why he says he lied to police but had had nothing to do with the their deaths. a hotter than ex ....
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, february 25th. i m amara walker. good morning, amara, i m boris sanchez. we re grateful you are starting your weekend with us. you are live in the cnn newsroom and despite the vicious lies you may be reading on social media, amara and i didn t plan to coordinate our outfits, it happened naturally because great minds think alike. i think we re ready to welcome spring when it has ppen ukraine enters the second year of war with russia with a message to the world. [ speaking non-english ] [ cheers ] ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy acknowledging the grim milestones speaking before troops in kyiv. he declared 2023 as a year of ukraine s victory over russia and expressed confidence in his country s ability to fend off attacks. in the meantime, ukraine s international allies showed their solidarity with tributes and announcements of new weapons and funding heading to the region. the first shipment of heavy battle tanks ....
saturday. i m frederica whitfield. russia s expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] ukraine s president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraine s resistance and defiant in his speech. translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i don t think i want it this year. western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine including a $2 billion package from the u.s. and a new round of sanctions on russia. but ukraine has suffered some 8 million people have fled the country and of those who stayed roughly 18 million are in dire need of as assistance. that s 40% of the population. christiane amanpour looks at the war and the national impact on identity. reporter: perhaps there is no more powerful sense of belonging than this, she deciding to marry in their orthodox church, the very day russia invaded and tried ....