our thanks for being with us. you're watching cnn. we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. coming up this hour as the crisis in ukraine escalates, washington considers sending in weapons. the u.s. measles outbreak and the vaccine controversy. politicians weighing in on both sides. another major storm slams the united states. we'll look a those areas feeling the impact. but we begin this hour with breaking news out of cuba. the country's state-run media has just posted more than 20 images of former leader fidel castro on its website.

the government-run newspaper claims these photos are about two weeks old. there hasn't been an official photo of castro in about six months. we are joined on the line with more on this. patrick, the big question, why now? >> caller: you know, according to this author who released the pictures and he's a university leader part of the cuban university system. and he says that because cuba was anxious to know about fidel castro. that's certainly true because not only has it been more than five months since we've seen any photos of fidel castro but we haven't seen any photos of him, really hadn't had any word of him until recently since that historic announcement that the united states and cuba would restore diplomatic ties. perhaps fidel castro was unable to comment, perhaps he had some sort of illness, and that

continued on for some time. and then we did get a column from fidel castro, sort of giving his tentative approval to this deal that his brother has struck with the u.s. to restore diplomatic relations. so that really wasn't enough. now we'll see if these more than 20 images john, if these images that appear to have been taken in recent weeks. you can look at some of the photos and see newspapers and television programs to give you a sense of when they were taken. and we'll see, john if the new images silence some of the doubters who believe that fidel castro that something had happened and he was unable to comment. certainly, the cuban government casting doubt on some of the people who said that fidel castro must not be alive. and these 20 photos are providing some proof that this 88-year-old former leader of cuba is in fact still with us. >> and not looking too bad, for an 88-year-old man in bad

health, okay patrick, thank you, patrick alman on the line there for us. the united states is considering sending defensive arms to help ukraine battle pro-russian rebels in the east. that could include anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons. this comes as fighting nswer is to squeeze russia apply pressure on russia try to get them to the table with those separatists, so we can see a peaceful de-escalation here. and, again, we're always going to be able to apply more pressure on russia through

economic pressure than the infusion of more weapons into ukraine. >> this would be a major policy shift for the u.s. to help out ukraine's military. and it is by no means a done deal. still, the pressure is mounting. more now from michelle kosinski. >> reporter: shelling. fighting. civilian deaths escalating as russia expands its influence inside ukraine. now from some top u.s. officials, we hear shifting tone interge discussions, support in military leadership for the u.s. and its allies to do more. arm ukrainian forces. with defensive but lethal aid. >> we haven't taken options off the table. >> reporter: the president said this in india last week. >> i will look at all additional options that are available to us short of military confrontation.

>> reporter: the tricky question though would arming ukraine end up a deterrent or stoke the fire into a proxy war with russia as the white house has worried. a group of foreign policy experts, including former administration officials just put out a report calling the situation critical. urging the u.s. and nato to directly arm ukrainian forces, inclusion anti-armor missiles. >> the proposal is not to give ukraine enough to beat the russian army. we can't do that. but we want the ukrainians to be able to raise the cost of aggression to the russian military so that the russians consider the cost too high, and that takes away the option from russia of further aggression further escalation. >> reporter: in the words of president poroshenko before the u.s. congress wanting aid for months. >> please understand me correctly. blankets night-vision goggles are also important, but one cannot win the war with

blankets. [ applause ] >> reporter: michelle kosinski cnn, the white house. and coming up later this hour an exclusive look at the total destruction in donetsk where ukraine's battle has been the most intense. >> reporter: hard to imagine just six months ago we are here flying out of donetsk of this that was then a state-of-the-art international terminal. just look at the destruction and how this symbolizes how far eastern ukraine has fallen. >> and while the destruction continues, the u.s. and russia are playing the blame game. another al jazeera journalist might be free soon. cnn has been told the release of mohammed fahmy is imminent. but that could mean minutes, hours or days. fahmy and a fellow journalist

remain behind bars. they were arrested nearly 13 months ago, convicted of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. this journalist said i felt a mix of emotions and had no expectation of being freed. >> i can't tell you of how relieved i am of being free. i really didn't expect we were settling in for a period of months in prison and for the retrial. so to be out today with a few minutes notice, really is just extraordinary. amidst all of this relief i still feel a sense of concern a real sense of worry, because if it's appropriate for me if it's right for me to be free then it's right for all of them to be free. >> and jordanians are waiting for any clue about a pilot also being held by isis. the militants had tied the faith of him to kenji goto.

an isis photo showed that goto had been decapitated. but there has been no word about the jordanian, and requests for proof of life have gone unanswered. meanwhile, well-wishers have appeared outside the embassy. japan's representative in jordan thanked the crowd. >> translator: in order to stand against these terror u.s. tragedies and in order to make the world a more peaceful place and also for the children's generation we have to properly do politics now. i want to do this together, with the people of jordan. as a representative of the government of japan, from the bottom of my heart, i would like to give my thanks. the cold weather is sticking around. the storm took hold over the midwest and then moved into the

northeast. and now cold temperatures and strong winds are moving in and it will be that way for the next couple of days. take a look at chicago where more than 48 centimeters, about 13 inches of snow fell. the freezing weather is settling into the northeast right now. the storm is to blame for at least 10 deaths so far in several states. and because of the weather, boston's mayor has postponed a parade to celebrate the new england patriot's super bowl win. they landed in boston with a lot of fan fare. the parade will be held on wednesday. we'll have much more on the storm that has gripped half of the united states. coming up the american midwest recovers as snow and wind rip through the region. public policy and public health what potential presidential candidates are saying about vaccinations and the u.s. measles outbreak. flo: hey, big guy. i heard you lost a close one today. look, jamie,

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. in southern nigeria, three buildings were targeted with explosives. one of the buildings was destroyed. the other two had minimal damage. the attacks happened two days after judicial workers in the state called off an eight-month-long strike. officials do not believe these attacks were caused by boko haram haram. meantime at least one suicide bomber struck outside a stadium

on monday shortly after a campaign rally after goodluck jonathan. no one has claimed responsibility for the blast. the area has faced repeated attacks, which were blamed on boko haram. testing for two new ebola vaccines is under way in liberia. harmless things are in the vaccine which scientists will help. the outbreak has slowed which could hurt the testing, that's because they won't have enough patients to see if the vaccine is making a difference. in the united states, though the measles vaccine has made a difference. so much so the disease was declared eliminated 15 years ago. but now there's a new outbreak

linked to disney land visitors. and as jake tapper reports, it's becoming part of the political don't as well. >> all i can say is we vaccinated ours but i also understand that parents need to have some measure of choice in things as well. >> reporter: today chris christie entered the fray of the abling don't over the childhood measles vaccine. >> i didn't say to give people the option. i said you need to have that balance in considering parental concerns. >> reporter: he made his remarks about whether parents should not vaccinate their children. senator rand paul through his opinion into the ring saying most vaccines should be voluntary. >> while i think it's a good idea to take the vaccine, i think that's a personal decision for individuals to take. >> reporter: both statements seemed in contrast with president obama on nbc who minced no words. >> there is every reason to get

vaccinated. there aren't reasons to not get vaccinated. >> reporter: are you telling parents you should get your kids vaccinated? >> you should get your kids vaccinated. >> reporter: the question of whether parents should vaccinate their children is not up for political don't. it is better left to science, and the science is clear, getting your children vaccinated prevents disease. according to the centers for disease control, among children 2 to 21 the vaccination will prevent an estimated 322 million illnesses and thousands of deaths. >> i believe it triggered evan's autism. >> reporter: but high-profile people have launched a campaign against vaccinations based on the false and discredited theory that vaccines cause autism. the medical and scientific

communities are very clear on this. there are no links, they say. >> there have been rumors. there have been concerns. there have been questions. there's a huge evidence base now that the mmr vaccine is not linked to autism. >> reporter: but the quackery built on the tragedy of a rise of autism diagnose ease has propelled an anti-vaccination movement one that is now linked to the spread of preventible, contagious diseases that can kill. >> choosing not to vaccinate your child also endangers the health of others in your community. >> reporter: a recent outbreak of measles that began at disney land now ask thes for most of the 102 cases spreading across the united states putting the most vulnerable at risk those kids too young or too sick to get immunized are the most in danger. the recommendations by the cdc

is settled, but the presidential contest may inject serious ignorance into this issue. jake tapper washington. outside the united states the world health organization says measles vaccines are helping prevent millions of deaths. take a look at this graph. you can see that in the early 1980s, there were more than 4 million measles cases per year. when fewer than 20% of the world's children were immunized. but as vaccinations increased, the number of pleasele cases in the blue dropped dramatically. there are fewer than 200,000 cases per year with four out of five children now receiving the vaccine. and later this hour we'll go deeper into the numbers to see why the cases of measles are spreading, even where vaccinations are readily available. also the snowstorm is leaving, but the after effects are not over.

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welcome back. the former head of the international monetary fund is now on trial in france. he is accused of pimping. the charges stem from sex parties he allegedly took part in while he was the director of the imf. he is among other defendants who deny any wrongdoing.

prostitution is not illegal in france but encouraging prostitution is against the law. in south korea, prosecutors are calling for a three-year prison sentence for the woman in the so called nut rage incident. monday was the final day in heather cho's trial. she is accused of violating safety rules after she was served nuts in a bag instead of on a plate. her father happens to be the chairman of korean air. a verdict is expected later this month. whitney houston's family says the late singer's only daughter is fighting for her life right now. bobbi kristina brown was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub full of water at her home on saturday. the 21 year old has since been in a medically induced coma. she's had seizures and has opened and closed her eyes a few

times on monday. police say they're considering this event a medical incident and have found nothing to indicate it was drug or alcohol-related. three years ago, her mother's body was found in a bathtub in a beverly hills hotel. her death was ruled an accidental drowning listing heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. freezing weather is setting in to parts of the united states after a snowstorm wreaked havoc, from chicago to boston and beyond we saw the storm leave behind record amounts of snow. the midwest is digging out as the snowfall stops in the northeast. now people there are bracing for the bitter cold which is settling in across the region. meantime life is getting back to normal in ohio after the storm swept through there. martin savage has all the details from cleveland. >> reporter: finally here in the midwest, cleveland, they can say that things are looking a little brighter. sunshine is out.

the snow has stopped, but there's plenty of it on the ground. not a record by any means, 8 to 10 inches. cleveland's well capable of handling that. but what has made it so brutal has been the wind. an exceedingly strong wind that's been blowing for the last 24 hours. it's a problem because it causes the snow to drift. and on top of that, it just makes the bitter cold that much colder. wind chills have been well below zero. and as a result of that, anybody walking on the street can tell you, it has not been a pleasant day. and then eventually trying to clear the snow and ice, you need salt to work it it doesn't work as effectively in these temperatures. the other problem is the winds brought down power lines, knocked out power, traffic signals. schools have been closed. many offices pared do you know their hours and public transportation has struggled to keep up. tomorrow will be better it will just stay very very cold.

if you're on the east coast, this is just some of what you'll face. i'm martin savage back to you. jennifer gray joins us from boston. this has been the snowiest week in boston pretty much since records began, and i guess there's more snow on the way. how much more can that city take? >> reporter: well it's only going to get a little bit snowier as we go through the night. it's starting to taper off. it has not only been the snowiest seven-day stretch but the snowiest february on record. they've received more snow since january 1 than they normally receive in a year. we were here talking to you last week. they received about a meter of snow. and look behind me. the plows have been coming by trying to get the snow out of the way, but it's piling up on the sides of the street and the

streets are also a slushy mess. we had a wintry mix earlier in the afternoon. as cars go by, you can see the slush. and as temperatures plummet to the single digits as we go through the overnight hours, we are expecting a flash freeze meaning it is going to be dangerous travel as we go through the next couple of hours. temperatures are well below freezing with wind chill values even colder than that. and it is going to stay that way for the next couple of days. what you're seeing now, a lot of the blowing snow, snow already on the ground is being picked up because the winds are pretty strong as well. so a dangerous cold is going to settle in. luckily, though the worst of it is over and the snow is moving off to the east john. >> that's jennifer gray in boston. it's around this time now when the snow is starting to ease off in the boston area but that's not the end of the trouble because we have the really cold weather going to be with us for a while. and the cleanup as well. >> the salt they have on the ground the temperatures are so

cold that they might be infective to what they've already placed on the ground there. any sort of slush, any sort of liquid on the ground going to freeze over the next couple hours, and it doesn't look like we'll be above freezing over the foreseeable future. that's the concern with so many people getting on the roads. the radar shows you, for the first time since sunday afternoon, the moisture starts to push off. temperatures about 14 to 13 degrees. that's the am bent temperatures meaning there is no of wind involved. let's show you what's happening in boston and what typically happens on an average year. about 44 inches or 110 centimeters comes down across the city of boston. of course we're some 33 34 days into the year. the past ten days we've exceeded what you would continuetypically see in an entire year. chicago also in the books. sunday into monday fifth

biggest snow total in history. and you see how boston and laguardia have handled this. zoo there you go. cancellations over the past several days. over 7,700 of them across the country. chicago, o'hare dealing with about 1500 cancellations, while 1100 come out of new york's area airports. a research firm says about $6,000 for each airline to cab cancel the flight. but it's nearly $58,000 when you factor in wages, lost earnings from work. colder air in place on thursday. wind chill warnings in place here 35 below zero a potential in place. so if you're sending your kids to school something to keep in

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just on 1:30 on the east coast in the united states. we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. the headlines this hour. the u.s. is now considering providing defensive winds to the ukrainians fighting pro-russian rebels. they announced a drive for 100,000 new recruits.

the release of al jazeera journalist mohammed fahmy may be imminent. he was convicted of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. one of the men was released on sunday. a storm which has pummeled half of the u.s. has moved on but leaving behind colder temperatures. authorities say the brutal storm has led to at least 10 deaths in a number of states. and state-run media in cuba has just posted 21 photographs of former leader fidel castro on its website. according to the newspaper, the photos are out because cubans are impatient to know all about him. these were taken on january 23, they say. he retired in 2008 because of

ill health. ukraine's battle with pro-russia acceptseparateists is taking a heavy toll and that's evident at the airport in donetsk. months of heavy shelling have left it in ruins. side by side pictures show how devastating the fighting has been. we traveled there for an exclusive look at all of the damage and we warn you, you may find some parts of the report disturbing. >> reporter: nowhere has the fighting been fiercer in the worst war to hit europe in the balkans than here. the once proud international airport. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: ukraine's army is still shelling here. despite being pushed out of this

former stronghold two weeks ago by these russian-backed separatists themselves heavily armed, this is their form of airport shuttle. we're moving now in an armored car towards the new terminal of the airport. territory which the separatists have taken but is still regularly under fire from the ukrainian military. we pull into the airport long term underground parking. occasionally shells are still landing here. the fight for here killed hundreds as ukrainians used service tunnels to hold parts of the complex. the men claim these bodies were left in the ukrainian retreat. the last call for passengers on thiswalkway passed months ago. these pictures from years ago showing how it used to sparkle. hard to imagine how just six

months ago we were here flying out of donetsk, of this, that was a state-of-the-art terminal. look at the destruction and how this sim olizes how far eastern ukraine has fallen. mortars often fall here so we move fast. they used to call this the new terminal. opened two years ago for football fans coming to see the european championship. but that newfound european optimism has evaporated. the war here is entering a new phase. in which victory has become more important than its spoils. these men blame barack obama for this devastation. russia blames nato for foe memt

meanting this war. blame, hatred and charred remains everywhere. but the bright hopes for modern prosperity the gate is closed. cnn, donetsk. there's still no word on the fate of a jordanian pilot being held by isis. japan says they're still willing to work out a prisoner swap. >> reporter: outside the japanese embassy, a vigil in the memory of kenji goto, another hostage killed by isis. a rally against terror. the jordanian government still pressing to get its pilot freed from isis. >> the proof of life that we have asked for did not come yet. >> reporter: ominous silence from isis which never publicly

offered to release the pilot in return for sa gee da al ra 145u we. >> isis seems to be in touch with somebody in the jordanian government. >> reporter: the u.s. following all of this closely as an american aid worker remains an isis hostage. it's something the white house has been reluctant to talk about, for president obama telling nbc news. >> our obligation is to do anything we can, to try to make sure that any american citizen is rescued from this situation. >> reporter: isis apparently undeterred releasing new propaganda pictures on what it says is an assault on iraqi posts west of baghdad. >> they're losing ground in ooirk. they're maintaining ground in syria. they're getting their recruits coming in from overseas.

>> reporter: outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel telling cnn that isis is still expert at exploiting media. >> we have never seen a terrorist group like isil. >> reporter: for the family of the jordanian pilot, a terrible week for news. >> we can't work. we can't eat. >> reporter: u.s. officials continue to say the top priority is not syria but ooirk, hoping to push isis back enough so iraqi forces can try to retake territory. but there is a good deal of doubt about how soon they may be able to do that. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. japan's prime minister is

vowing to do more to fight terrorism after isis killed kenji goto. meantime an old tweet by goto has gone viral. he tweeted his thoughts on tolerance in september of 2010. but since his killing, it's been retweeted about 28,000 times. it's the end if i get mad or scream. hate is not for humans. judgment lies with god. that's what i learned from my arabic brothers and sisters. we'll take a short break. when we come back the washington budget battle is heating up pitting the u.s. president against the republican-controlled congress. we'll tell you why mr. obama's plan is considered dead on arrival. ♪ [epic music] ♪ introducing aleve pm... the pm pain reliever. that dares to work all the way until...

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health officials say more than 100 people have now contracted measles in the united states. this map shows how far the virus has spread. it is traced back to an outbreak at disneyland in mid december. most of the yellow states have one or two cases so far. measles was declared eliminated from the u.s. in 2000, but the disease continues to be brought into the country by international travelers. >> reporter: arriving on capitol hill today, the budget will most

likely likely be met by a thud. rather than balancing the budget, the focus is on fighting income inequality. >> i know there are republicans who disagree with my approach. and i've said this before. if they have other ideas for how we can keep america safe grow our economy, while helping middle -- okay. we jumped the gun a little quickly. a little earlier i managed to speak with elizabeth cohen about the impact of the measles outbreak in the united states and why people aren't getting their kids vaccinated. okay. we still don't have that right now, but we have this note now. on the outbreak of measles, last year there were 644 cases of measles in the u.s. that's about 1/6 of the outbreak so far. right now the outbreak is about twice the outbreak rate that it was last year. we'll take a short break

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you only know in a fire to get out, to escape and now ok you are outside and you are safe but what do you do now and that's where the red cross came in... . we ran out of the house just wearing our pajamas. at that point just to even have a toothbrush that i could call my own was so important... . ...you know it just makes you feel like a person again. every 8 minutes the american red cross responds to a home fire or other emergency. you can help. please donate now. senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen joins us now. the bottom line here is that humans are the only host for this virus. so while measles can find an unvaccinated population it can continue to spread and reproduce. this shows the importance of vaccination. >> some people think measles, my mother had it my grandfather it

it no big deal. that's true. most people will survive it but some will not. globally speaking measles is the leading cause of death among young children. the leading cause of death. so every day in this world, 400 people are dying of measles. and i think we forget that sometimes. >> and of course in developed countries it's a lot more different, in the developing world, too, where it's a lot deadlier. but we've got an idea of where this outbreak began, in disneyland in california. but they're not too sure how it started but they have a theory. >> they have a theory that a traveler came from outside the united states had measles, and didn't know it and got other people sick. that is often how outbreaks happen in the united states. they don't happen within the u.s. but someone comes over. here's the thing. if we had an entirely vaccinated population it wouldn't be that big of a deal. but the problem is we have pockets of population that is not vaccination, because people

think the vaccines are toxic or cause autism. >> which they don't. >> which they don't. >> they do not. >> they do not cause. so when you get those pockets of unvaccinated people it can spread very quickly. >> it's interesting, someone traveled outside the u.s. and brought this in. they're looking at the strain of this and believe it may have come from the philippines, where there is a deadly outbreak right now. >> there was a church group who didn't believe in vaccination. they went to do missionary work in the philippines. so you have unvaccinated people going to the philippines, and they brought it back. the difference with this outbreak is that it started in disneyland. it didn't start in ohio. it started in disney land where you have a lot of people grouped together. >> and it's infectious. >> it's extremely infectious. >> it's hard to give somebody ebola. measles, that's not the case. if i had measles and you weren't vaccinated there's an excellent chance you'd get it just from

us speaking to each other. >> and health officials are telling everyone go out and get vaccinated. would that be an immediate solution? or does it take some time for the vaccination to take effect? >> it doesn't take all that long. it's just that you have pockets of people who really don't believe in vaccination. and the cdc can say it until they are blue in the face. and you can say it's their decision. it is their decision for themselves but it's also their decision for other people. so i spent time with a family whose baby was in a doctor's office with other people someone who had measles. >> i grew up with vaccinations. we all grew up with vaccinations. and it seems to be the logical thing to do. >> it does. and people get very worked up. they think it causes autism, even though study after study shows that that's not true. i did an interview with a parent who really doesn't believe in

them. he says he's not going to put toxins in his child's body. i said he could die if he doesn't get the vaccination. >> always good to speak but. >> thanks. and we should note that 90% of people who are exposed to measles will get sick from the disease unless they have some kind of immunity. and the disease can stay in the air for hours. so it's possible to catch it from someone walking into the room. the actress lindsay lohan and her mother dena are suing fox news for defamation and emotional distress. the lohans say an on-air commentate other stated as fact that lindsey and dena used cocaine together and would soon join the celebrity obituary list. fox says its lawyers are

reviewing the suit which asks for unspecified damages. lindsay lohan has had many issues and has served court-ordered rehab. groundhog day when winter-weary americans look for signs of an early spring in the shadow of a row dent. but one wisconsin man went beyond and hoped the groundhog would tell him what to expect. ouch. expect that a bite on the ear. take another look in case you missed it. oh! maybe an early spring maybe not. >> it's pretty cool. >> the groundhog has spoken and he's not a happy groundhog. >> somewhere mike tyson is laughing loudly. saying i wasn't the only one. it took about two decades. >> the groundhog saw his shadow another six weeks of winter. was that the upshot of all this? >> they have about a 39%

accuracy. >> you're criticizing the ground hog? >> oh, my goodness. i knew john was going to go there. i should have left the groundhog alone. we'll talk about what's happening across spain. we've touched so much on the snowstorm across the united states. but spain has seen some of the highest snow totals in history. you see these scenes out there of the trains operating in the heavy snow. officials now saying that the roadways exiting out of spain and into france the higher elevation around the pyrenees two lives have already been lost around spanish roads because of avalanches and chains are required anywhere in that vicinity. look at the scenes making driving out of the question and walking difficult as well with the wet weather in place. jet stream in place. a southerly track, you're certainly going to see active weather across the south of france and spain.

but the system will continue to cruise off along the mediterranean. when you get up towards the southeastern portion of europe it is actually rather mild down here. the rainfall totals have exceeded some 150 millimeters. 6 inches if you're tuned in across the united states. bulgaria temperatures have been about 7 to 10 celsius above normal so 19 to 25 plus on the fahrenheit scale above average. certainly a state of emergency here in effect as the area is not only hit by floods but hurricane-force winds. the country's coast there, rushing water has flooded dozens of homes and cut off villages as well. we know of two fatalities in this region in recent days because of the flooding concerns. albania, we know thousands of hectares flooded. there you go 180 millimeters,

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katy us. coming up this hour -- [ gunfire ] >> intense fighting in ukraine. now respects the united states take a more direct role in the crisis. buried. another record-breaking thunderstorms hammers cities from chicago to boston. flash freezing make things worse. also an urgent warning from the cdc