i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." the u.s. military strikes more than 85 targets in iraq and syria retaliating against iran-backed militants. that's why the u.s. decided to strike now. plus -- >> it speaks to black americans in the united states and i don't think that either are doing so. >> south carolina is holding the first official presidential primary today. look at why some black voters say they might sit this one out. >>> closing arguments in the historic case of a mother of a school shooters. why prosecutors argue she is partly to blame for the tragedy. >> announcer: live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> u.s. president joe biden says the strikes in iraq and syria are just the beginning. they struck 85 targets early saturday time. like the one that struck a u.s. base in jordan killing three u.s. soldiers and injuring many more. the white house says the strikes lasted 30 minutes. in a statement president biden says, quote, our response began today and will continue at times and places

i'm kim brunhuber isn't "cnn newsroom." a u.s. nation hits dozens yemen.e'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

i'm kim brunhuber isn't "cnn newsroom." a u.s. nation hits dozens yemen.e'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 s

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. cnn speaks with the ukrainian president at the munich security conference about american the stalled aid as russia's invasion intensifies, plus a fine of $355 million doing the perfect job >> donald trump's business taking a massive hit. the former president ordered to pay nearly 355 million plus interest look at the impact this will have on the trump empire and demands for answers about the reported death of jailed russian opposition leader alexey navalny, wasn't biden we're who he holds responsible for much land sea >> cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy took the stage at the annual munich security conference moments ago, and he spoke with cnn's christiane amanpour about stalled us aid and urged his allies to make security a reality again, comes as his troops are running critically short of ammunition and they pulled back from the strategic city of defka in the donetsk region amanpour, us on ski about republican lawmakers in the us congress who

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom donald trump's march the 2024 republican presidential nomination continues following a big win in south carolina's gop primary with an estimated 99% of results in trump has nearly 60% of the vote on nikki haley has 39.5%. sources say trump is ready to focus on the general election campaign the pain and it showed in his victory speech areas. >> we have a country that is a failing nation, but we're not going to have a failing nation very long. we are not going to allow, we are not going to allow this to happen. we love our country, we love it dearly. we're going to fight for our country. we're going to fight for our rights. we're not going to let this go on because it is not sustained. nobel by any country. >> while haley lost her home state, she did pull in a larger margin than the 30% of recent polls had suggested. and she insists she's staying in the race through super tuesday next month here she is i'm grateful that today is not the end of our store we're headed

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. >> president >> biden slams congress for going on vacation as us aid to ukraine in remains in limbo it tells me, bring in leader there battlefield struggles, or because of inaction in washington, bus us threatened to veto a new gaza cease-fire resolution at the un security council level live report on the reaction coming in and the tech giants joined forces to battle the potential misuse of artificial intelligence, or how they plan to keep elections safe. and secure >> live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber >> president biden is blaming republicans in the us congress for the fall of a strategic ukrainian town in the donetsk region. we're told that's the message he delivered to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy when the two leaders spoke by phone on saturday biden also says he's not confident ukraine can hold other towns as long as republicans blocked some $60 billion in new military aid for ukraine here is and people fought so bravely an

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom, us president joe biden marked the second anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine and the death of kremlin critic alexey navalny by announcing a huge round of fresh sanctions and trade restrictions here as >> we can't walk away now. and this was putin is bedding that's why i'm announcing more than 500 new sanctions in response respond to putin's brutal war of conquest in response to alexey navalny's death we, the united states are going to continue ensure that putin pays the price for his aggression abroad and repression at home >> the measures represent the largest single day set of sanctions since the simmering russia, ukraine conflict between the two escalated two years ago, the us says its goal is to limit moscow's revenue and make it harder for russia to use its supply chain to build weapons shanks and targets include organizations involved in moscow's military industrial complex. and third country entities that have helped russia evade previou

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom that's right posed by russia has dominated the annual gathering of leaders at the munich security conference in germany the conference is in its final day now, on saturday, ukraine's president urged allies to send more weapons as the war with russia's invaders nears the two-year mark but in washington, additional military aid for kyiv is bogged down in partisan politics and now the house is taking the two-week break, further delaying the $60 billion package on saturday, volodymyr zelenskyy said, quote, dictators do not go on vacation joining me now and cnn's sebastian shukla live from munich. so the biden ministration is trying to link the ukrainian withdrawal in defka and the stalled funding. so take us through those comments and put them into context for us. >> yeah, it can the meeting here in munich was >> about munitions for ukraine and president zelenskyy arrived under that pile and shadow of the news of alexei navalny's death, to the news as well that he als

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i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, the united states strikes back following a deadly attack on a u.s. base and makes clear this is just the beginning. a look at why the u.s. targeted sites outside of iran and just how much control the islamic republic has. >>> and talks are still in progress. what we know about hamas' demands as they review the latest proposal. >>> president biden is making it clear the retaliation for the deaths of three americans in jordan in a drone attack this week is just the beginning. he made the comments as the u.s. military bombarded sites in syria and iraq. now this is video from what appears to be one of those strikes early saturday morning local time. the mayor of this town says the strikes hit houses used for weapon storage. the pentagon says bombers hit 85 individual targets in the two countries. the u.s. says the locations were used by iran's revolutionary guard and but iran-backed militias. the pentagon says each was used by groups. the video you just saw somes fr

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom >> now, there's a spirit that i have never seen. we ran to great races >> donald trump delivered a huge blow to former south carolina governor nikki haley in her own back he ard we'll look at what the exit polling tells us about haley's home state loss. and a us led coalition launches a fourth round of strikes against iran-backed houthi rebels some yemen level latest on these attacks from the pentagon, plus panda diplomacy is alive and well, a pair of giant pandas may soon be heading to an american zoo courtesy of china i'll speak to a representative of zoo on what it means for them. the pandas and maybe the rest of us live from atlanta this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber >> we begin this hour focused on the us republican presidential race as super tuesday looms in just nine days, michigan will hold its gop primary on tuesday, but the big event is on march 5. that's when republicans in 15 states plus the territory of american samoa will hold nominating contests around a third of the delegates needed to secure the presidential no

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