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the world. i'm kim brunhuber isn't "cnn newsroom." a u.s. nation hits dozens yemen. we're live to minimize conflict the region, plus -- >> brought this to the campaign. it's more of a mission. we cannot, we cannot, we cannot ruin this campaign for the good of the country. >> president biden's touting his victory in the south carolina democratic primary and warning supporters, the stakes couldn't be higher, a look at what's ahead for south carolina's chief primary. and another atmospheric river moves in, the mayor of long beach says his city could see more than they do in a typical year this as they issue evacuation orders. >> announcer: live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. the u.s. says it carried out a new strike against iran-backed

houthi rebels in yemen, this time destroying an anti-ship cruise missile that was prepared to launch. now, earlier saturday american add british forces hit 36 targets in yemen in 13 locations. a pair of jets and u.s. destroyers struck what the u.s. says is a facility on international shipping. the british says the strikes are about protecting innocent lives. the u.s. and uk are at the forefront of a coalition trying to stop the attacks. they say, today's strikes with those houthi deeply buried missile systems, air launchers, air defense systems and radars, the defense systems come one after iran-backed groups in iran and syria. the u.s. says those were retaliation for an attack that killed three in jordan in the week. cnn has paula hancocks is in abu

dhabi. let's go to ben wedeman. ben, take us through the reactions so far. >> reporter: yeah, we heard from a member of the senior political bureau of the houthis who said that the houthis in the aftermath of these u.s. and uk strikes will meet in his words, escalation with escalation. he said in the crimes of genocide in gaza are stopped and besieged on its residences lifted, it will continue. and it's worth noting that many across the middle east, actually, support the houthis in this effort to disrupt ships heading to israel. that by and large, they see the houthis as doing what many arab regimes are not doing, which is doing something concrete to influence the course of events in gaza. and we also heard from the

spokesman for the iranian foreign minister who accused the uk and u.s. of fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability, contradicting the american and british claims that they are trying to minimize the possibility of regional war, certainly, in light of the american strikes on syria and iraq over the weekend. and the continued strikes on houthi targets in yemen. it does seem that whereas before we were talk about a low-intensity conflict, the intensity of the war between the indirect war between the united states and iran is increasing. kim. >> all right. ben wedeman in amman, i want to bring in paula hancocks in about due abu dhabi.

we heard ben talk about the accusations that are fuelling a broader regional conflict. is that happening, do you think? >> reporter: well, what you hear from the american side is that this is not an escalation, they're pointing out in particular, when you look at the strikes overnight from friday into saturday in iraq and syria, they're pointing out that this is in retaliation for a deadly drone attack that happened last month, an iranian-backed militia they say carried out this drone attack and killed three u.s. service members, injured dozens more. and they said that this war is something that they had said would happen. in fact, we understand from u.s. officials that very quickly after that attack took place, president biden agreed to a number of options that were put on the table by his military chiefs. and then it was monday, in the situation room, just two days after that attack, that he gave

the green light for this to take place. now, when you hear from the other side, though, there is this belief, we've heard most recently from the iranian foreign ministry saying that they believe this is making the chances of a negotiated cease-fire, or some kind of diplomatic movement even more difficult in the region. but the u.s. has made it very clear that what we saw in those attacks against iraq and syrian -- iranian-backed militias over the weekend is just the start. they made it very clear that they continue -- they will continue to carry out these strikes. we've heard from u.s. officials that more than 160 attacks have been carried out against the u.s. and coalition forces in iraq and syria since october. and they say that this is a way of trying to give deterrence to try and stop certain groups from targeting them quite so much. in fact, there has been one

mission, katalb hezbollah which said they're suspending attacks against u.s. assets at this point. of course, it's anyone's guess whether this is the deterrent that they're feeling. we've certainly heard many experts suggest that the u.s. saying they would go after these groups has made some of them think twice. we simply don't know for sure when it comes to that. but what we're seeing is this continuation of the u.s. targeting these iranian-backed groups, whether it is the houthis launching themselves into the red sea. whether it is those in iraq and syria launching attacks against u.s. intelligence forces, but, of course, we have seen the level of strikes, the level of attacks, intensify, since those three u.s. service members were killed at the end of last month, so, i think there's certainly a sense that the danger has increased. that the escalation did happen at that point. kim. >> thanks so much, paula

hancocks in abu abdi, appreciate it. russia says it requested an urgent meeting, the russian sfrrmry criticized it saying is a quote blatant act against sovereign states. i spoke earlier to the director of the carnegie middle east center and they says the strikes won't deter the militias. >> the danger in the situation is that as more and more strikes are conducted on both sides, whether it's houthi attacks in the red sea or as we've seen, the various lone state groups across the region, and now the u.s. response to these strikes, the danger of accidental escalation becomes much greater. we're understanding -- as we now

understand that the strike against the u.s. troops last week was an accident. it was not meant to take out u.s. lives. but these accidents are going to occur more and more, unfortunately. >> but all of these attacks, they're tied to israel's war against hamas. iran, as we heard, has said that the u.s. strikes make diplomacy harder. of course, they would say that. but are they right here? >> i don't think so. i mean, yes, absolutely, i mean, the u.s., i think, needs to double -- or international communities and western countries have to double down on their international efforts with the strikes that diplomatic track has to begin with a cease-fire, a total cease-fire in gaza. the previous report was talking about a frame work. from the palestinian perspective. they're very concerned, because there's nothing to stop israel

from continuing to wreak havoc on gaza, once it gets what it wants out of the deal, so, we need to have a framework, not just for a total cease-fire in gaza, but also for what would happen across the region. the lebanon border is one area where serious diplomatic effort is under way to calm things down. we need similar efforts in different parts of the region as well. >> all right, much more to come here on cnn, including the latest for the race for the white house, as president biden clinches his first official primary win in south carolina. plus, i'll speak to a reporter from the palmetto state as its voters gear up for the republican primary later this month. also ahead -- >> we expecting a storm that could bring between 5 to 7 inches of rain here in long beach starting on sunday, with heavy rain on sunday, lasting through tuesday. that's more than we usually get

in a year. so it's a lot of rain. >> the report from the cnn weather center on the potentially life-threatening flooding bearing down on almost all of california. we'll have all of that and more, here on cnn newsroom. please stay with us.

♪ president biden has clinched a landslide victory in south carolina, the first official democratic primary leading to the election in november. cnn is projecting he's crushed his two opponents minnesota lawmaker dean philadelphia lisp and author marie yan williamson with all of the votes and pick up the state's 55 delegates. the voters have set him on the path to winning the presidency again. here he is. >> to campaign, this is more of a mission. we cannot, we cannot, we cannot run this campaign for the good of the country. it goes beyond the country. i think the people know and it's dawning on people. the american people get it, they understand what's going on,

we'll be able to say, god willing, that this generation helped save democracy. >> as cnn's ava mckend report, south carolina black voters once again played a crucial role in biden's win on saturday. >> reporter: though, the results of this primary contest not surprising, this state is hugely consequential for president biden. that brought his campaign to life in 2020. when you speak to black voters across the state, the reviews are mixed. some are really excited about biden. they still give him a lot of credibility for being barack obama's vice president. and feeling as though routinely voting for democrats they have very little to show for that. then you have pragmatic voters, people who are so concerned about former president donald trump returning to the white

house, they think voting for biden is a safe bet. listen, democrats here, they say that their excited about the black turnout, that they were able to get to rural parts of the state like never before, via bus tours and other mechanisms. and they say the enthusiasm here from black voters will be mirrored across the country. cnn, eva mckend, columbia, south carolina. >> joining me from greenville, south carolina is savannah moss, she's a reporter. thank you for being with us. the democrats have moved the nation for the moment. has it helped boost the mood and enthusiasm among democrats? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me, i'm so excited to be here. yes, first in the nation, the south carolina democratic party has been traveling across state to get the excitement.

it's hard to tell what that voting has been like, and if it's been increased, but they know they are saying that turnout has been good. that was about 478% of voter turnout. >> yeah, there were reports that voter turnout was actually down. one thing they're looking specifically at, though, is the black voter turnout, an important demographic. and there are more efforts by democrats to reach them, as we heard in that report, a democratic that has been bleeding some support of donald trump, but still a close race. this race is a litmus test as sort of outreach from that community. from what you're seeing, how successful have they been, do you think? >> so, from that report, i'm hearing the same thing, a little bit of a mixed bag with voters in south carolina. so are very excited. and others as you mentions are hesitant to vote democratic, and

especially with economic troubles and they're just not seeing the promises that they think were made prior. >> interesting. broadly, there seems to be, you know, a lack of enthusiasm among democrats. and it might not be helped by the latest head-to-head polls showing donald trump with narrow lead over biden. and interestingly, nikki haley has a big 13-point lead in a head-to-head with biden. so, how big of a worry is that among democrats right now? or are they seeing this as a snapshot, a moment in time, than a worrying trend that might not change? >> i do think it's a little bit of a snapshot, i think that's a great way to put it. nikki haley, it is her home state, but a lot of republican politicians have been endorsing donald trump. so, it's not clear how big of a threat that haley is currently presenting to the democratic party. >> all right. well, we mentioned haley, let's

turn to the republicans here, their primary there, in your state, near to the end of the month. donald trump, you know, as you say, has a big lead. and there's been a lot of pressure on nikki haley to drop out. she insists she won't. how is that being seen there particularly in her home state, these efforts to sort of bully her out of the race? >> a lot of voters are -- there's a lot of trump support in the palmetto state. a lot of voters that i've been talking to have been wanting her to drop out. but like you said, she's been very clear that she wants to maintain the race at least in the republican presidential primary at the end of this month, the 24th. >> you touched on the economy as being a key issue. the election may in fact hinge on it, now, the last time the unemployment rate was this low for this long, richard nixon was in the white house.

biden is trying to trumpet this wherever he goes. would that work, do you think? or the general pessimism by the economy explained by basically the partisan divide, half the country seeing it as doing badly long biden's is president? >> you know, it's really interesting, yesterday, when i was around talking to voters, a lot of them are saying, oh, i don't think biden is getting the credit for what he has earned for how well the economy is doing. but if you talk to republicans, they say i have to work two or three jobs in order to survive. so it's definitely a mixed bag but interesting when you talk to different voters. >> yeah. what's one thing that you'll be looking for in the republican primary coming up that you think maybe the mainstream media hasn't been focused on, that as a local reporter, that you're sort of keen to see how it plays out? >> what's been really interesting is that there's been this push for undecided voters,

for independent voters to vote for nikki haley in the republican primary, as opposed to voting for joe biden yesterday. they're hoping that voters that didn't vote yesterday are going to show up for haley and give her that type of push that she needs in her home state, so that there's not another trump nomination. >> interesting. we will be watching, appreciate getting your talk on this, savannah moss, thank you for speaking with us. >> thank you for having me. all right. for the first time in northern ireland, the nationalist is the minister. she was sworn in on saturday. her party is once considered the political arm of the irish political party during the period called the troubles. now she'll share the power with a deputy minister over all of ireland. the u.s. and uk say they've carried out new air strikes in

yemen. the latest from pentagon, next, on "cnn newsroom." plus, israeli protesters step up their rallies for the release of hostages from gaza, just as the top u.s. diplomat makes a new push to bring them home. that's coming up. stay with us.

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36 targets at 13 locations. the u.s. says those targets were facilities involved in attacks on international shipping. brrm foreign sector david cameron said, the houthis reckless threatened and destabilized the region. the strikes come one day after iran-back groups strikes in iraq and syria. cnn pentagon correspondent oren liebermann has more on the air strikes and houthi attacks that led to them. >> reporter: for the 30 time in recent weeks, the u.s. and uk carried out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen. this time, the coalition air strikes targeted 36 targets across 13 different locations in yemen, as the u.s. and uk backed by coalition australia, bahrain, denmark, canada, the netherlands and new zealand try to disrupt

the iran-backed rebel group to target shipping lanes in the red sea and gulf of aden. it was u.s. fighter jets taking off the deck of "uss eisenhower" and u.s. tomahawk cruise missiles that took part in the strikes. the u.s. went after underground facilities, drone missions and control and radars and helicopters of the houthis. in that target list, you see the effort of the u.s. trying to disrupt the abilities of the houthis to continue to attack commercial vessels, as well as u.s. warships in a statement from the joint coalition, they also specifically mention a january 27th attack when the houthis successfully hit the marshall islands flagged oil tanker, the marlon yolanda. this is pointing out the ship issued a distress call because it was burning. and that's the grave nature of

what the u.s. sees here, what the u.s., uk and others see it as so important to respond to the houthi. and let them know if the attacks continue on international shipping, so, too, will the u.s. and uk strikes on houthi targets, again, that attempt to throw off or disrupt their abilities to continue the attacks. despite the latest strikes, the houthi promise the attacks will continue. oren liebermann, cnn, in the pentagon. ♪ the u.s. house of representatives will vote next week on a clean stand alone bill providing $17.6 billion in aid for israel. house speaker mike johnson made the announcement on saturday. now, this news comes as the senate prepares to unveil its own bipartisan legislation which pairs border security with aid for israel, ukraine and taiwan. senate negotiators are expected to release the measure's text no later than sunday with procedural votes starting next week. so, as u.s. lawmakers debate

future aid for israel, the country's prime minister is coming under more pressure at home. protesters marched towards one of benjamin netanyahu's private residences on saturday, calling for his removal. demonstrators in tel aviv blocked a major highway and wrote the word "help" on the pavement. in a message, they want the netanyahu government out and the hostages currently held back home. and digging in for any possible deal which includes ending the u.s. military operations. secretary of state antony blinken is headed to the region later today, his fifth trip since the october 7 hamas attacks. for more, elliott gotkine joins us from london. secretary of state blinken traveling to the region again. do you think this to be any more success than the previous one? >> it's presumed he wouldn't be

understaking this trip if he thought it was a waste of time. he's visiting saudi arabia, qatar, israel and the west bank. and he has a familiar-looking entry and issues to deal with. so, perhaps when he's in the rest of the arab world outside of israel and the west bank he will, of course, be discussing the situation involving the hostages, particularly with the egyptians and qataris who remain mediators there. and in saudi arabia, he may also have discussions about the u.s. administration's longer term mission for the region. i.e., a palestinian state alongside israel in exchange for saudi recognition and other issues relating to aid and reconstruction, and all of those things as well. so, quite, you know, a tall order that blinken is facing. and one of the other things that he'll be dealing with particularly in israel and in west bank will be the issue of the israel/hamas war which now 120 days into it. he'll be discussing things like

getting more military aid into the gaza strip and getting a humanitarian pause and in the trip putting pressure on all sides to try to facilitate some kind of deal that would see more than 100 hostages kidnapped during the hamas-led massacre of october 7th get them out of the gaza strip and back home in ice real. kim. >> a tall order as you say. then, elliott, on those protests that we're seeing in israel, take us through what's driving them. >> so, there are a couple of things. there are actually two mosts, really. one was very much focused on keeping up the pressure on the israel government to do whatever it takes to bring the hostages home. the other was more focused on president benjamin netanyahu calling for him to step down so there can be fleresh elections. the two came with one another, not because of proximity on streets but the objectives to

get the hostage as home as well. but some peel that netanyahu is an obstacle doing that, because he wants to put off a deal there are remaining in power longer. that would leave not just an inquiry into what happened on october 7th on netanyahu's watch, but also, it would lead to election that's all opinion polls suggest that president benjamin netanyahu would lose. and they point to elite regarding of the conversations between families of the hostages and prime minister netanyahu in which he was very critical of the qataris. they will point to statements of netanyahu saying he won't release, in his words thousands of terrorists to get a deal done. sand also the minister saying in his words if there is a reckless deal with hamas, he would bring down the government. of course, the backdrop here is this kind of framework agreement that israel and hamas appeared to have agreed to which would see a phased release of hostages

in exchange for a larger number of palestinian prisoners in exchange for a six-week pause to begin with in the fighting. and that would lead to a longer pause in the fighting as well. hamas is insisting that they withdraw from the gaza strip. israel doesn't want to release thousand of prisoners and as a result, the two sides still seem far apart. kim. >> elliott gotkine in london, thank you so much. russian officials say at least 28 people were killed after a strike on a building in the front lines in eastern ukraine. moscow blames ukraine was targeting a bakery when it hit a two-story building occupied by russian forces. cnn can't verify the claims and kyiv hasn't commented on the incident. and captured in july of 2022, was one of moscow's last conquests in the kharkiv region.

and we're hearing reports that journalists were detained after a crackdown on protest at vladimir putin's headquarters. one source said pulled from a crowd, seven journalists were taken to one police station. and released another 27 people, one of them an actual protester were driven to another station. a source says one state media employee has been released. the protest was a growing movement of women demanding that their husbands and sons be brought home from the war. all right. still ahead, millions in california brace for heavy rains and severe flooding. how communities are preparing to weather the storm, we'll look at that, and how this atmospheric river event could be more dangerous than the ones we've seen before. lisa. a dangerous and life-threatening event is unfolding in california. we now have the high risk of excessive flooding. that's very rare, we'll explain why, with the timing and totals, that's coming up, next.

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millionsch people in california can expect heavy rain, severe storms and life-threatening flooding as another atmospheric river is moving in as we speak. now, officials say millions of sandbags are available and rescue equipment has been prepared. a number of places in southern california have issued evacuate orders because of threat of landslides and debris flows. we the latest on efforts to get ready. >> reporter: officials here in los angeles say there's a few easy ways to prepare. avoid unnecessary travel. have an emergency kit ready. and come to your local fire station, because that's where you're going to be able to find sandbags. take a look behind me. there's been a steady flow of people coming to fill up their sandbags. and a lot of them saying in previous storms their garages, for example, flooded, so this time around, they want to be prepared. now, that is the before the storm. during the storm, officials are

saying that personal safety is and should be your number one priority. not going to flooded areas. because what they say is that those currents have been very deceiving. officials also saying they are prepared as well. take a listen to what the l.a. fire chief had to say. >> we've got our swift water rescue apparatus boats. we also have our teams that will be fully staffed, ready to respond to any water-related emergency. now, these teams are highly trained in swift water technical rescues. they stand ready to respond on a moment's notice. we've also bolstered our air apparatus, our helicopters, our air resources, adding skilled pilots and rescue teams to our helicopter fleet. >> reporter: and officials are also saying there are crews ready to address power outages if that happens or if there is that need. there have also been outreach teams that are targeting the homeless population and telling

them to find shelter, especially those that are currently in areas that are near the river or that normally flood. and overall, officials just telling people to take this seriously because it could be dangerous. camila bernal, cnn, los angeles. >> and it's not not only the heavy rain and risk of life-threatening flash and urban flash flooding, the national weather service now says wind gusts of 95 miles per hour can be expected in some places. cnn meteorologist alisa rafah has the latest. >> dangerous and life-threatening, those are the words that the national weather service is using to describe the weather event that will unfold sunday and monday in california. we now have a level 4 out of 4, high risk of excessive flooding for parts of southern california. that's incredibly rare, not just for california, but for the u.s., when you get that high risk. now, that's issued fewer than 4% of the days we have that

flooding risk issued. it's responsible for 80% of flood damage in the u.s. and nearly 40 of flood-related deaths. you can't take the words lightly. dangerous, life-threatening are the words to describe it. there's the flood watch from sacramento down down to san diego. widespread, 3 to 6 inches of rain. you can see there's that moisture plume that just sits over southern california for the next few days. that's part of the problem, it's going to stitit and stall. ocean temperatures are one to three degrees above average and that pump that sponge even more. dangerous flooding is really on the table. we're talks rivers and urban on the streets as well. mud and debris flows. downed trees and power lines especially the areas where you're saturated from all the rain you got the last couple of

days. and then adding insult to injury, the storm is not just about water, it's also about wind. we have high wind warnings where we could see gusts 60 to 65 to 75 possible. wider gusts in that lighter tan shade there, 45-mile-per-hour gusts. but something to really watch out for, especially as that ground is so saturated. you can see some of those colors pop with wind gusts over 40 to 50 miles per hour. here's that storm kind of hitting land by sunday morning. the heaviest rain goes north first. and then goes into southern california as we go into the afternoon and evening hours. l.a. getting the brunt as the grammys are going on. we'll find that heavy rain continuing to pile in monday and tuesday, as that fire hose continues to sit there. again, all the yellow, widespread, 3 to 6 inches of rain, some of the red, higher amounts. don't forget where it's colder in the mountains, we're looking at several feet of snow.

>> all right, as elisa mentioned that rare level 4 out of 4 risk of excessive rain and flash flooding has now been expanded to include los angeles just in time for the big grammy awards ceremony tonight which is arguably music's biggest night set for 5:00 p.m. local time in los angeles. the national weather service predicts heavy rains and wind gusts of 35 miles per hour around that time. more than 50 people have died and more than 1,000 homes damaged by wildfires in chile. we'll have a look. you can see beachgoers stare in wonder at the skies blackened by the heavy smoke. the situation is particularly bad near valparaiso. likely to rise, more than 400 residents are reported missing in one coastal city. more than 90 fires are burning in chile, affecting more than 100,000 acres. all right. still ahead, excitement built to a fever pitch when lionel messi

showed up in hong kong for a friendly. we'll go live to the city to see why the cheers turned to boos before the match was over. stay with us.

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all right. turning now to our sports stories here in the u.s., the golden state warriors, steph curry had a historic performance satuayring a whopping 60 points against the atlanta hawks. another superstar wanted fans wanting a lot more after he showed in hong kong. lionel messi didn't play after the team took on local standouts. in front the 40,000 fans and many of them say they want a real fund. carolyn manno is standing by in new york but first to kristie lu stout outside of the hong corning stadium. i remember when inter milan came to atlanta, messi didn't suit up. it was a disappointment for folks. but for folks in hong kong, it must have been a once in a lifetime opportunity they may have missed here? >> reporter: yeah, what was initially messi mania here in hong kong is turning into messi

disappointment. tonight, some 40,000 fans clamoring to see the argentine football legend but he was a no-show on the pitch. initial there were cheers on the stands, turned to boos where is messi, and refund, refund, refund. fans came here tonight because they wanted to see messi play with this team inter miami in a preseason game with interhong kong. and can david beckham also in the house as well. but when messi failed to get up from the bench, the mood inside the hong kong stadium, maximum capacity, 40,000 people sellout, the mood soured. and joining me now asi super fan here in hong kong, the led of the hong kong argentina support federation club here. how are you feeling tonight? >> very disappointed as everybody else here is. however, i am -- i am not super disappointed he didn't play,

because i know he's suffering from -- he's getting older and needs more rest. >> reporter: how did you feel when people started to say "refund, refund, refund"? >> i didn't like that at all. i expected. i wish it didn't continue for so long. i think they got the message, right. david heard it. i couldn't hear what beckham was saying so long because it was so loud. >> reporter: but people paid a lot for these tickets? >> yes, so did i, they weren't cheap. like most tickets in hong kong. i totally believe the disappointment. >> reporter: how much did you pay for your ticket. >> mine was $2,280 i think. >> reporter: yes, you named your son after lionel messi, you didn't get to see him tonight. >> very far away, he's on the bench. like i said, i am extremely disappointed but i'm not about to -- i won't boo him. i don't like that's to do. or anybody.

>> reporter: you'll still be a messi fan. how about inter miami, how is inter miami going to do in asia? >> i will support whoever messi plays for. but you might see people burning jerseys on social media. you never know. i heard people say i'm going to sell my messi jersey and by a rinaldo jersey. i won't do any of that. but it will hurt the inter miami brand. but they're one of the most, i guess, covet the most money in mls. i think if they play that carefully and buy some players they can rebuild the brand, but definitely hurts. >> reporter: thank you indeed for that. the hong kong government are also hoping that this event would be a major draw that would hurn hong kong into a hub for major events across the region. when you talk to the fans, it's never about the economy, it's about the beautiful game, about the chance to see the beloved lionel messi on the pitch.

that was a dream denied tonight. back to you. >> revenge buying rinaldo jerseys, ouch, kristie lu stout in hong kong, thank you so much. i want to go to sports correspondent carolyn manno joining me from new york. from steph curry's 60 points, let me get this straight, the golden state warriors didn't have what it took to win? >> yeah, fans delighted to see the superstar play, but the warriors didn't have enough against the hawks. curry gave it all, 62 of his 60 points in the fourth quarter to keep golden state sa fafloat, k. that included the final points in regulation, to open things up in over ytime, the warriors fou games under .500 and now 12th place in the western conference. >> it's frustrating, obviously,

not coming away with the win, you know, couple plays here, couple plays there, it's a different outcome and we're celebrating an individual performance like that. but just adds to the frustration of our season. >> reporter: lebron james and lakers in one of the most inconsistent teams in the nba this season but still had enough to shut down the hottest team in the league. l.a. snapping a sunshine-game win streak. lebron finishing with 24 points in the 113-105 win. after the game, james said the team can really build on this victory. >> we have one more game on this world trip, back-to-back wins, one in boston, we finished in charlotte. and we have to be professional, understanding at the end of the day, that is an nba team and they will beat us. >> reporter: giving doc rivers

the first games at the helm. against the mavericks saturday night, milwaukee has the eastern conference's best record among teams of coffees eligible for all-star duty. doc will be on the sideline in indy in two weeks. he plans on giving the all-star bonus and ring to adrian griffin who was let go by the bucks despite the 40-1 record in his rookie season as head coach. the nhl holding a game on saturday and hometown crowd giving them the win that they wanted. and scoring twice and assist, beating the team 6-4 on the three-on-three tournament. matthews is named mvp, he's the first toronto player to win in more than 30 years. and we're one week away from the super bowl, kim, and what will likely be nonstop coverage of taylor swift dating travis kelce.

the 49ers running back, christian mccaffrey's mom lisa wants nothing to do with it. >> i refuse to listen to taylor swift songs 11 days. i love her, the love the relationship. yep, we're boycotting any songs, it's hard, i have a running play list. and max and i are big swifties, nope, she's dead to us this week. >> let the games again. the 49ers fans putting a ban on anything swift-related. although we'll probably see her at the grammys. >> carolineyn manno, we appreci that. formula 1 world champion louis hamilton said his time with mercedes has been incredible after announcing he'll join ferrari next year. he insists he's focused on the upcoming season right now, hamilton said driving for

ferrari is something he's wanted to for a long time. saying-i feel incredibly fortunate after achieving things with mercedes of what i could only have dreamed of as a kid, now i have a chance to fulfill another childhood dream driving in ferrari red. there you go. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber, for viewers in america, "cnn this morning" is next. for the rest of the world it's "connecting africa."

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