it is sunday, february 18 i m amara walker. have they tried to hip hop though? i was just going to maybe he ll start shaking backside right i m victor blackwell. thanks for joining us. here s what we re watching for you this morning. on mental fight till we get get them condition. they need president biden doubles down on his commitment to get aid to ukraine and lays blame for the delay directly, the fetus congress, what he said to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy during a phone call yesterday, donald trump hit the campaign trail for the first time since being ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. and the new york civil fraud trial. and he did not hold back. of course, his response and how he he s raising money as the fines add up, the supreme court is expected to rule any day now and donald trump s request to delay the start of the election subversion trial brought by special counsel jack smith the factors the court that could play into the
issued. it struck at about 4:00 p.m. local time. a series of strong aftershocks have already been recorded. and tsunami waves of 1.2 meters have hit a number of areas along the western coast. japan s prime minister is urging residents in tsunami areas to evacuate as soon as possible. the u.s. geological survey and japan meteorological office as well have been making similar warnings. hanako montgomery is joining us live from tokyo. tell us what information you ve got right now, that knyou have w hanako. reporter: this was a large and powerful, 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit around 4:10 p.m. local time, a time when many people are celebrating new year s day with their familiesnd loved ones. and it was a shallow earthquake with depths of around 10 kilometers or about 6 miles. this is significant to note because with shallow earthquakes, we know that they could potentially be more powerful and more destructive and essentially trigger tsunamis that could really devastate cer
. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you re watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, today an expected appeal by donald trump s legal team and what that means for the 2024 campaign. homes reduced to rubble in japan. how the country is dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. plus, israel s supreme court rejects a key part of the prime minister s judicial overhaul. how it could affect the government and its war against hamas. that s just ahead. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. donald trump could be just hours away from formally challenging decisions to ban him from primary ballots in two states colorado and maine. a source says an appeal from his legal team is expected today. anti-trump challengers succeeded at using the 14th amendment s insurrectionist ban to remove trump from ballots though those decision
struggling with symptoms. let s start here in the uk, where the new chancellorjeremy hunt has ditched almost all of prime minister liz truss tax cuts announced in the government s mini budget three weeks ago. the financial markets reacted positively to the news, with the pound rising against the us dollar and uk gilts falling. in total £32 billion of the £45 billion in tax cuts have been shelved, these include. the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax is now on hold indefinitely, with the rate remaining at 20%. the cap on energy prices charged to households is now only guaranteed until april next year. for a typical household, it means an annual bill will not rise above £2,500 for the next six months. but plans to cancel the 1.25% increase in national insurance contributions will still go ahead, along with a reduction in stamp duty, and the cap on bankers bonuses will still be scrapped. joining me now is chris southworth, who s the secretary general of the uk i
we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst att