Biden administration. Sources telling nbc news that the president will ask politicians to pick a side. And tell the American People whose cider they are on. And to portray himself as fighting for Working Americans and democratic values. While his opponents want tax breaks for the wealthiest and want to abandon ukraine to russian aud democrat Vladimir Putin abroad. Curtain number two, the republican nominee, were talking about the fourtimes indicted expresident , he goes on trial for Campaign Finance violations for Paying Hush Money to a porn star in just over two weeks. Whats he doing . He is getting ready to play host to hungarian leaders at the private club where hes alleged to have illegally stashed some of the most Important National security secrets our country possesses for years. Hes a leader defined by his affinity for Vladimir Putin and his dismantling of democracy, piece by piece in his own country, which means in Donald Trumps eyes, he is, quote, a very great leader a very s
short on. matching its rhetoric, with the kind of support ukrainians to win this war, not just for ukraine, but for the u.s. and u.s. national security. we re gonna watch then very closely, president biden arrives in the region on monday. he will be delivering an important speech on tuesday. we ll see if any of that changes. colonel, may we not be talking about this and a year, or at least be talking about it as history, retired lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, is the former director of european foreign affairs at the national security council. he s the author of the important book, here right matters. an american story. should, ahead more on the war in ukraine as we approach the one year anniversary another hour of velshi, live from kyiv, begins right now. begins right now good morning to you, it is saturday, february the 18th, welcome to our new home. a 10 am and 11 am eastern, our show is celebrating three years on the air this weekend. we thank you for watching u
day s news. the weird weather on the west coast and the spring-like cbs on the east coast. let s get started with what we re watching on cnn this morning. you don t think he needs f-16s? no. number one, president biden ruling out sending f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. and this morning, russia continuing to hammer targets in ukraine. we ll take you there live. gripping testimony in alex murdaugh s murder trial. are you a family annihilator? a family annihilator? you mean, like did i shoot my wife and my son? yes. no. cnn is inside the courtroom as murdaugh takes the stand for hours. the reason he says he lied to police, but maintains he had nothing to do with his wife and son s murder. number three, we alluded to it, a whiteout winter in california, rare blizzard warnings across parts of the state for the first time in decades. your weekend forecast, just moments away. so this morning, ukraine enters its second year of war with russia with a defiant messag
on the u.s. capitol. instead, for 187 minutes, between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home, the 45th president of the united states first argued with secret service agents who refused to take him to the capitol. then after returning to the white house, sat in a small, private dining room off the oval office, transfixed by the violence he saw playing out on fox news. which showed the capitol under siege. trump learned just 11 minutes after returning that the protest had turned violent, but he did not make any calls to intervene. failing to reach out to the secretary of defense, the attorney general, or the department of homeland security. instead, he demanded a list of senators phone numbers, calling and encouraging them to delay or object to the certification of the electoral college count. while the president s official call log from the white house that afternoon is empty, trump placed at least two other calls that day. not to the military or the police but
apparent end. we re live in new york with more on her final match and her plan plans for the future. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. serena williams one of the greatest tennis players of all time, may have played her last match. her dream of winning a 24th grand slam title before, quote, evolving away from tennis came the a sudden end at the u.s. open when she lost in the third round to australian ajla tomljanovic. when asked after the match about what her future holds, williams had this response. here she is. for me, tennis has been such a huge part of my life. i can t imagine not being involved in tennis. i don t know what that involvement is yet. but i feel like it s provided me with so many opportunities. and through that, it s provided other people with so many amazing opportunities. and, you know, i think it means so much to me in my life. and i ve had so many amazing moments that i don t i don t see a future without it. what s m