out front next, putin s nukes are on the move. as putin warns he can still destroy ukraine s capital. we are live in moscow, and along ukraine s front lines where the attacks are intensifying tonight. plus, the justice department tonight taking steps to prevent trump from releasing classified materials in the mar-a-lago case, as one of his now former lawyers reveals why he is no longer advising the former president. and after the spy balloon, and dangerous close calls. tech can u.s. prevent another dangerous incident with china? a critical meeting about to happen. let s go out front. good evening, i m brianna killer in for erin burnett. out front tonight, putin surrounding ukraine with nuclear weapons. the russian president declaring today he now has nukes on standby in belarus, which is where putin launched his invasion of ukraine from more than one year ago. the first nuclear warheads have been delivered to the territory of belarus, but just the first ones. this is the
russia launchingets biggest air attack on ukraine. russia unleashing unprecedented missiles and drones across the country. schools, factories, warehouses, hospitals hit. one of the largest air assaults of this war. we ll show you the devastation. and president trump removed from the 2024 primary ballot again. this time in maine. how his rivals are responding. plus, wave causing chaos in california. the terrifying moment it slammed into the coastline and why officials say the threat isn t over. welcome to the lead. we start with our world lead and an attack unlike anything we have seen since the star on the war on ukraine. russian strikes blanketing ukraine from east to west, killing at least 3 at this hour and injuring more than 150. cruise missiles, drones and bombers flood ukraine s air defenses in what ukraine said was the worst attack since russia s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago. russia targeted ukranian airbases, but also hit apartment buildings, a metro sta
you re live in the cnn newsroom. we re awaiting a news conference from the town of cleveland, texas, where the fbi has joined the manhunt for a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors. police say this 38-year-old opened fire on a family next door when they asked him to stop firing a rifle in his front yard because their baby was trying to sleep. five people are dead including an 8-year-old child. this latest gruesome attack unfolded about 40 miles northeast of houston. cnn s ryan young is following the latest developments. what do we know about this news conference coming up? all this is baffling. we ve been told the news conference will start at 6:30. the fbi will be joining the sheriff s department. we know that about two hours ago, they joined the search for the man that they were looking for. as you said, this all started with the family going next door to ask a man to stop shooting his gun in the front yard. apparently at some point, through a ring camera, they
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. spy balloon down. a single missile took out a chinese spy balloon that floated across america s skies this past week. that dramatic sound just off the coast of south carolina earlier today. recovery efforts offshore are now under way as u.s. intelligence officials want to gain insight what china was up to. president biden said the order to shoot down the balloon came directly from him. on wednesday, when i was briefed on the balloon, i ordered the pentagon to shoot it down on wednesday as soon as possible. cnn has team coverage of this very tense moment in u.s./china relations. i want to start with warren lieberman who is over at the pentagon. what are you learning about the recovery effort that is gong on? i say sum that officials want to get their hands on it as quickly as possible. absolutelily. but the debris, what was left of the payload, the length of three school buses has fallen in 47 feet of water.
good wednesday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. tornado warnings in effect for parts of the southwest. this after severe storms yesterday. more than a dozen tornados reported tearing across the south. look at these pictures here. homes, buildings disappearing. we ll speak with the mayor of deerpark, texas. new this morning, germany will send those leopard 2 tanks to ukraine and it comes as the u.s. is sending abram tanks to ukraine. bottom line, is it enough? we begin with those destructive tornados slamming parts of texas and louisiana. rosa flores is in pasadena, texas, with more. rosa? reporter: this tornado activity was so powerful. let me show you what we re seeing on the ground. this was a power pole that simply snapped. if you look down, you ll see a mangled piece of metal wrapped around parts of the debris and the rest of the pole is back here. beyond the pole you see it s shear devastation. there s a trailer that s turned on its side. it s upside dow