an old story in a new frontier. [ train whistle ] isis milltance on the move seize the city of al bagdadi in iraq and threaten to to the same to a nearby air base. also ahead, new fighting in ukraine ahead of a cease-fire set to go into effect in about 12 hours. and the cold and snow just won't ease up on the northeast united states. welcome to our viewers in chilly boston the northeast united states and around the world. thank you for joining us for cnn's live coverage. i'm natalie allen. we begin with dangerous new gains by isis in iraq and the terror group's deceptive attack on a sistertegic air base

housing -- strategic air base housing hundreds of troops. ality this time al bag hdadi is under isis control. iraqi forces were attacked from three directions. and just kilometers away u.s. and iraqi forces clashed with a group of isis fires who launched an soilt on the largest military base in western anbar province. jim sciutto respect the-- reports those stationed inside are ready to defend themselves if necessary. >> reporter: coalition warplanes flying over the western iraqi town of al baghdadi. this after isis militants seized the town and launched a separate attack on a base housing u.s. military personnel. at 7:20 in the morning, a small group of isis fighters dressed in stolen iraqi uniforms

attacked the air base where more than 300 american military personnel are training iraqi forces. iraqi troops fought back killing eight suspected suicide bombers with the help of american surveillance. did the attackers at any time breach the base security? >> we're still looking at this and it's hard to say whether they breached the perimeter or not. they certainly got to the perimeter level at the very least. they were immediately engaged i think it's important to note by iraqi security forces right away. >> reporter: u.s. forces stationed at the base were the pentagons, under no threat. they were clearly closer to combat. isn't it fair to say this these military personnel, particularly in anbar, are in combat if not in combat troops considering the threat that's around them? >> there's no question that they're close to danger. i mean there's no question about that. but there's not going to be a return to a combat mission on the ground.

these individuals are not in a combat mission on the ground. as i said they have the right to defend themselves. should they ever feel under threat they certainly have the right, the responsibility the obligation to shoot back. >> reporter: but rear admiral john kirby told us the u.s. has emergency plan to evacuate personnel if necessary. isis is also on the offensive in the north. here the terror group parading what it claims are kurdish forces in cages after capturing them in battle. >> sickening images there. cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of the video of caged fires. we do know though kurdish peshmerga forces have been pushing north toward the isis-held city of sinjar in recent days. a cease-fire in ukraine if separatists is to begin in little more than 12 hours, but the fighting has not tapered off.

the ukrainian president claims pro-russian forces have increased attacks. the defense ministry says at least eight soldiers have been killed in the past day. mr. poroshenkos the deal brokered in belarus could be in jeopardy. >> this is not just an attack of -- it is an attack of the minsk results. and without explanation because unfortunately after minsk the offensive operation of russia intensified significantly. we still think that the -- [ inaudible ] >> this cease-fire agreement would basically cement territorial gains for the rebels who now control parts of the don esk donetsk region. our senior correspondent, nick paton walsh, reports on the many

challenges ahead. >> reporter: so many moving pieces ahead of the cease-fire literally hours away. the first being the tactical issues on the ground. will both sides stop shelling each other? where i'm standing sze intermittently heard shelling. both sides. the strategic hub. the raw emotion of fighters on both sides furious at civilian casualties. we saw one particularly tragic horrific incident that shook one family in separatist-held areas last the night. it was here thursday night when this family got their first running water for a week and quickly made the kids' bath. the 2 and a half-year-old, age 14, another 7, their godmother explains. then the first shell hit. direct here on the bath itself. all three were killed.

their parents were both in the front bedroom whose windows didn't even shatter. this civilian area is still being shelled here 34 hours before a cease-fire. >> get down! >> reporter: the family is now a shell. numb in mourning. the tiny coffins ready for tomorrow. >> translator: i went to get a towel in the other room. the lights went out, everything flew into the house. what cease-fire? i curse every day those who killed my children and all those of the country. we lived, grew up, took our children to school. these are not people. >> reporter: the father dennis is alone talking to himself.

peeling vegetables for the wake. grandchildren were killed she says. innocent mr. poroshenko your cease-fire -- any quiet the cease-fire may bring will ring hollow numb, and mere hours too late here. now many are really talking about the potential for this cease-fire to be derailed because of what's happening around the town. hundreds if not thousands of ukrainian troops inside that city the separatists say they have encircled them. the separatists say they are in fact firing leaflets and shells over the head of the ukrainian troops to inform them how they could effectively surrender. they believe that is their territory. of course kiev totally disagrees with that. the kremlin, though does think potentially it was sold by the minsk agreements. a messy situation, but it is

where much of the firepower is being used. many are concerned if things go wrong or we see another loss of life large stale, we, see the cease-fire derailed. then we look at what happened on the ukrainian side of the lines in government-health areas. a town where one chile and one other individual of killed today. the ukrainian president said that potentially jeopardized the minsk agreement. things very volatile here and we haven't even seen the guns fall silent yet. nick paton walsh, cnn, donetsk, eastern ukraine. we will keep you posted on if that cease-fire does indeed happen. hopefully it will in ukraine. boko haram fighters have carried out their first deadly attack in another country, the country of chad. the u.n. refugee group says fighters arrived by boat and started setting houses on fire. several civilians and one local

chief were killed. the village was home to thousands of nigerian refugees fleeing boko haram. australia's prime minister is pleading for the lives two of drug smugglers on death row in another country. fine out what he's up against. that's ahead. we'll explain. >> also ahead good thing it's not baseball season. coming up later, which weather-weary u.s. cities are getting more snow.

tnchlgs was another riveting day of testimony in the trial of a man accused of murdering american sniper chris kyle and his friend. an ex sheriff's deputy testified that eddie ray routh told him he shot the man because they -- the men because they wouldn't talk to him. the officer says routh made the comments about four months after the shooting while he was an inmate. the former deputy says routh also told him he felt badly about killing chris kyle and chad littlefield, but he was sure they had forgiven him. routh admitted to the killings but has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. the fbi has opened a preliminary investigation into whether the murders of three muslim students in the state of north carolina are a hate crime. police say the victims were gunned down by a neighbor after what may have been a dispute over a parking space.

u.s. president barack obama issued a statement on the killings friday. here's part of what he had to say, quoting now, "michelle and i offer our condolences to the victims' loved ones. as we saw with the overwhelming presence at the funeral of these young americans, we are all one american family." mr. obama promised that the fbi will determine if a hate crime was committed and went on to say that no one in the u.s. should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship. the indian government says it is extremely disturbed by an incident that's left one of its citizens partially paralyzed in the state of alabama. a police officer is now charged with assault. we show what happened. we warn you some of the video may be difficult to watch. >> reporter: the nonemergency call came in to the madison police department early friday morning. the caller was on his way to work when he saw a man wandering

around his neighborhood. >> he's a skinny giem he's got a toboggan on. he's really skinny. i've lived here for four years. i've never seen him before. >> reporter: the caller said the man looked to be in his 30s and had done the same the day before. he was nervous leaving his wife home and asked for someone to talk to the man. we now know that man to be 57-year-old surisby patel, in the neighborhood to visit his son and new grandson. dispatch sent field training officer eric parker and trainee andrew slaughter to check it out. >> walking in the yard. staying above the address and looking around the garages. >> reporter: dash cam from the vehicle shows the two officers approach patel just after 8:00 a.m. parker asks patel where he's going. >> south walking. south walking. do you have any i.d. on you? no i.d.? what's your name? >> he's saying no english. >> reporter: parker then asks patel if he lives in the neighborhood. as he does patel begins to walk away. >> do not go away for me again. if you to i will put you on the

ground. do not jerk away one more time. do you understand what i'm saying to you? do not jerk away from me again. >> reporter: as this is going on a third officer pulls up. his dash cam shows that patel is taken to the ground. >> relax. >> stop trying to jerk away from me! >> reporter: after they pat him down officers try to make him stand as his body collapses beneath him. >> you're all right. you're all right. >> you can walk. >> stand up. >> reporter: patel remains hospitalized and partially paralyzed since that day. >> the madison police chief says he's recommended the officer be fired. patel's family has filed a civil suit against the police department. another day, another blizzard warning for the northeastern u.s. how much more can these people take? derek van dam shows us who's in

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in economic news greece and its creditors held talks in a bid to keep the eurozone country afloat. the tux on reforms could increase -- the talks on reforms could increase the chance of compromise when greece meets eurozone finance ministers monday. the left wing government wants to renegotiate the terms of

greece's international bailout. european nations like germany have insisted greece honor its commitments. u.s. markets closed at record highs friday. the s&p 500 closing at 2,096 points beating its december record. the dow also finished strong at 18,000. analysts say the boost came from hopes that greece and its creditors will strike a deal over its debt. strong economic data from other parts of europe helped as well. an unemployed mom in the u.s. state of north carolina is one of three winners of the $564 million lottery jackpot. she says her church will be the first to receive some of her multimillion dollar winnings. casey cunningham of our affiliate wect reports. 11-13-25 -- >> reporter: numbers that will change 26-year-old marie holmes' life forever. >> i don't know if i want to cry

-- i'm just -- i'm just grateful for this moment. >> reporter: the area buzzing -- >> however won, i wish the best for them. >> reporter: they sole the ticket making multimillion dollar dreams come true. >> i feel happy for whoever won. i wish it would have been me. >> reporter: some are seeing dollars signs they missed out on. >> i'm kicking myself in the butt because i was going get me some and never did do it. >> reporter: for marie holm the last-minute decision to buy the ticket is a big game-changer. >> i'm thankful that i can bless my kids with something that i didn't have. >> reporter: three daughters and one son, holmes used to work at walmart and mcdonald's but isn't employed right now. she's planning on giving the money -- >> thank god for this blessing. >> reporter: -- to the man up above. >> first i'm going pay my tithes because i wouldn't have it if it weren't for god. >> reporter: as for spending it on the fun stuff, she doesn't know quite yet. >> it will hit me soon.

>> reporter: when she does know is these numbers -- >> 39-54 -- >> reporter: are ones she'll never forget. >> we're rich! we're rich! [ cheers ] >> reporter: she does seem a little bit in shock. holmes had to loaf her job to take care of -- leave her job to take care of her four children one of whom has cerebral palsy. the report from wect. another blizzard set to strike the new england coast. meteorologist derek van dam is headed there right after your job here today. you're heading right into it. it's going to be another doozy. >> it is. you would think the people in boston are hanging their white flags outside of their houses. we give up, flower. >> enough already. >> enough already. >> i don't want to be the bearer of bad news but there is another blizzard headed their way. by the way, this has never happened in a season. a winter season where we've had two official blizzards.

remember three weeks ago we had a blizzard impact the greater boston region. all of our computer models coming into agreement now where the heaviest of snow and strongest of winds are going to take shape. that would be the coastal regions of maine, stretching into massachusetts and new hampshire as well as connecticut and rhode island. this one for new york city mainly a windmaker. definitely a dusting of snowfall expected across that region. 34 million people across the united states under some winter weather advisory or warning. we have blizzard warnings which is this deep dark shading of red you see along the new england coastline. that is roughly for five million people. inland winter storm warnings. none theless, this storm will produce a lot of snow and extremely strong winds. it's just this they don't know where to put the snow anymore in boston.

this is what it looks like when you're car is buried under three, four even five feet of snow. dude where's my car? to answer where to put the snow, the city of boston has hired out two very expensive snow-melting machines actually liquefying warming the snow and melting it. our producer came one a good point. they've got to be careful ton melt it in and around public roadways because as it liquefies, temperatures are so below freezing it's just going to freeze back on the the roadways again if they were to do that. bay the way to rent the two machines in boston $600,000 for two machines. that's $400,000. it melts about 350 ton of snowfall -- per hour that's equivalent to 30 truckloads full. we've catapulted ourselves to the snowiest february be ever. we are edging closer and closer to the snowiest season on

record. depending on which model you look at we have the possible of a foot or more for the new england coastline. new york sea, around two to -- new york city around two to four inches. winds the other big concern. doesn't look like an impressive storm. a weak clipper dropping south out of canada. as this low reaches the relatively warm waters of the atlantic, it's going deepen and strengthen and also allow for very strong winds to produce on the back side of this drawing in the cold arctic air, dropping windchill values well below freezing. wind gusts have the potential to reach category one hurricane strength. we've got a 7:30 in the morning high tide in boston that's going to coincide with the strongest part of the storm moving through. we'll watch for coastal storm surge. >> i know you have a big parka. >> i do. >> hats off to you.

good luck. >> thanks. the u.s. supreme court justices are typically known for being no nonsense. at a recent discussion about constitutional issues two long-time pals and political opposites showed their playful sides. justice correspondent pamela brown has that from washington. >> why don't you call us the odd couple? >> reporter: justice anton inscalia and ruth bader ginsburg, two political minds with the closest friendship on the bench. >> what's not to like? except her views of the law, of course. [ laughter ] >> reporter: sharing a laugh about ginsburg's sleeping habits. at the state of the union -- >> the audience for the most part is awake because they're bobbing up and down all the time. and we sit there, and -- stone faced, sober judges. we're not -- at least i wasn't -- 100% sober because before we went to the state of the union

-- [ laughter ] we had dinner together. and justice kennedy brought -- >> that's the first intelligent thing you've done. >> i got a call when i came home from one of my granddaughters. she said "bubby you were sloping at the state of the union." >> reporter: the sharp as a tax 81-year-old even admitted she's had occasional help staying awake from now-retired justice david davidsider. >> he -- david souter. >> he had an acute sense and would giver me a pinch. >> reporter: ginsburg nicknamed "notorious rbg" and scalia known as "nino," have long vacation the together with their families. scalia admiring his pint-sized partner's taste for adventure. >> and ruth, honest to goodness went up behind a motorboats in a

sail -- >> yeah. i mean she's so light, you will think she will never come down. [ laughter ] >> reporter: their political differences an elephant in the room they aren't afraid to confront or ride as they in india. >> that was a rather bumpy ride. [ laughter ] >> some of her feminist friends gave me a hard time or her a hard time because she rode behind me on the elevator. big deal. i'm not kidding. >> it was -- the driver explained it was a matter of distribution of weight. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> who knew those two vacationed together? how adorable. a key ukrainian city is on edge now as a cease-fire gets closer. coming up hear why residents worry they'll become pawns in

the bigger battle. also ahead here the u.n. chief says yemen is crumbling after a rebel coup and may be headed for civil war.

welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. in top stories -- coalition warplanes buzzed over the western iraqi town of al baghdadi friday after isis militants used full control. isis launched a separate assault on a nearby iraqi base housing u.s. personnel. isis killed as -- the u.s. killed as many as 25 militants. boko haram have carried out

the first deadly attack in the african country of chad. a u.n. refugee group says fighters arrived in the fishing village by boat early friday where they killed several civilians including the village chief. we're just over 12 hours away from a cease-fire between ukraine and pro-russian forces. right now shelling is going on if two-- going on in two cities. cnn teams on the ground say there's incoming and outgoing artillery fire. there's been shelling throughout the region since the peace deal was reached. the port city of mariupol is of special importance to ukraine given its location and residents are nervous ahead of the cease-fire. senior international correspondent fred pleitgen reports. >> reporter: pariupol is a city on the edge. we saw checkpoints and patrols checking vehicles the people

saying they believe the city might be infiltrated by pro-russian separatists. one of the things that's been going on is that there is a considerable force of the pro-russian cities situated just outside of the city several kilometers away. what's happening here what's not happening in many other places along the front line is, that here it appears to be the pro-ukrainian forces that have the initiative. one of the things that happens is that a force called the asov battalion, a volunteer force affiliated with ukraine's interior ministry managed to make some gains about 10 to 15 kilometers out of the city and gained back several villages. however, there was considerable fighting along the way. friday there was a tank battle that took be place where tanks traded shots for quite a while. we've heard from the batallion that there were apparently no casualties in that. it shows how difficult the situation is here. and the big question that many people in the town are asking is whether or not the pro-russian

separatists might start a push to try and take the city before the cease-fire gets put in place. it's a place that's of absolute strategic importance because if the separatists manage to get mariupol they would have a land corridor from russian territory to crimea annexed by russia last year. cnn, ukraine. gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a mosque in pakistan during friday prayers killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens more. the pakistani taliban claims responsibility and vows to carry out more attacks as we learn more. >> reporter: bloodshed in pakistan. an attack at a shiite mosque. police say up to five attackers stormed the mosque firing into the crowd during friday prayers.

among them one suicide bomber who blew himself up. police say another was stopped by worshippers and held boy the throat before he could detonate his explosives. >> translator: the pakistani taliban released a video taking responsibility saying this of a revenge attack. >> translator: the doctor was hanged to death, so i am sending these young men ready to give up their lives as suicide bombers and dare you to try and stop them. >> reporter: the militant affiliated with the pakistani taliban was hanged in december for his role in an attack on pakistani army headquarters in 2009. the group's commander is believed to be responsible for organizing the attack as well as the school massacre in december that killed 134 children. the latest sectarian attack comes a day after the government released new findings in the massacre including the arrest of 12 militants authorities say are

linked to. as the country tries to stake more measures to stop the islamic militant groups. a u.s. citizen from oregon has pleaded gilly to terrorism -- giltsy to terrorism charges stemming from a 2009 attack in pakistan. 50-year-old biaz qatar kahn admitted to providing advice and financial help to people who carried out the deadly bombing at pakistan's intelligence agency headquarters. at least 30 people were killed, hundreds more wounded. cal's defense team and the u.s. team agreed on a prison sentence just over seven years for his role. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon warns yemen is on the brink of civil war. houthi rebels are tightening their group on the country since seizing power in september, and as instability grows, more western countries have closed their embassies due to security fears.

>> yemen is collapsing before our eyes. there are more widespread and lethal attacks by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. with increasing hostilities between the houthis, we must to everything possible to help yemen step back from the brink and get the political process back on track. >> the statement to the security council thursday came just as al qaeda-linked fires seized a large army base in southern yemen which reportedly housed more than 1,000 troops. the united states is one of those countries suspending operations at its yemen embassy. and there is fear that turmoil could undermine counterterrorism efforts against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula which calls yemen home. we learn more about this aspect of the story from brian todd. >> reporter: at the fortified

u.s. embassy in yemen, a scramble to get out. documents and weapons were destroyed, and all americans inside even the marines, evacuated from the country. analysts say before the pull-out this embassy was often buzzing with intelligence operations. now -- >> we cannot put officers on the ground. you can't go out to meetings. you can't drive around. you can't even go in country. so we are again, i'll say it effectively, baseline there. this was a huge setback losing this embassy. >> reporter: former cia officer bob baer who once took part in the operations in yemens says now that the embassy has effectively closed, many intelligence operatives have left and with them crucial listening capability and human intelligence. the cia won't comment. it's drawing major concern because al qaeda's most dangerous branch one. america's most formidable enemies, operates out of yemen. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they claimed responsible for the

charlie hebdo attack in paris. they were behind the 2009 christmas day underwear bomb plot and the attempt to place bombs in printer cartridges. boeing those attacks targeted the united states. both almost succeeded. the master bomb-maker behind the plots, still at large still believed to be operational. and with the u.s. embassy evacuation analysts say that al qaeda branch is emboldened. >> they're already taking advantage of the vacuum. we saw an attack recently on one of the largest military bases in south yemen, aqap. entered the base stole the weapons, and actually left and vacated. the base is now controlled by tribes not the yemeni military. >> reporter: and aqap just overran a prison in southern yemen and freed six of their militants. u.s. officials tell cnn their counterterrorism capabilities inside yemen have been impacted by the chaos. but they insist they still have assets in place to combat the al

qaeda. >> we still have a military counterterrorism capable inside yemen. we have some number of special operations forces that are still operating in yemen. >> reporter: and u.s. officials say they're also still training yemeni forces. there have been drone strikes in recent days. analysts say there is still a major zoid few if any american intelligence operatives on the the ground work with their yemeni counterparts. the hands-on operation with the yemenis was always seen as crucial in operations with al qaeda. brian today, cnn, washington. a new report claims president obama has received a secret letter from iran's supreme leader. according to the "wall street journal," the ayatollah wrote in response to a letter mr. obama wrote in october asking for iran's cooperation in fighting isis. an iranian diplomat says the response is respectful but noncommittal. the white house will not comment.

australia's prime minister is pleading with indonesia to spare the lives of two men on death row. the australian citizens have spent the past ten years behind bars for attempting to smuggle heroin out of indonesia. indonesia's president rejected clemency pleas to keep them alive. >> millions of australians are feeling very very upset about what may soon happen to two ahn australians in indonesia. and my play at the this late stage is for indonesia to be as responsive to us as it expects other countries to be to them when they plead for the life of their citizens on death row overseas. >> indonesia's president has vowed ton succumb to outside

pressure. f.y. foreigners were among six people executed for drug offenses last month in indonesia. we have this just in from the south china morning post. the newspaper reporting the captain of the ferry involved in a deadly collision in hong kong has been found guilty of manslaughter while the captain of the other ship involved in the crash was acquitted of most charges. the captain of the ferry "sea smooth" was convicted of 39 counts of manslaughter. the other captain convicted of endangering the safety of others at sea. during the trial, both captains blamed each other for causing the 2012 crash considered hong kong's worst maritime disaster in decades. the governor of a u.s. state is quitting leaving office over his fiancee's ethics scandal. the salacious accusations and his history-making rehim for

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it is a race against time to save nearly 70 pile whales stranded -- pilot whales stranded on a new zealand beach. over 100 have already died despite efforts by conservativists and volunteers to refloat the stranded pod during high tide friday evening. beached whales are common during the summer but one worker says it is the largest stranding

they've had in 15 years. a judge will decide whether a controversial investigation into argentina's president will continue. prosecutor alberto nisman accused the president of covering up iran's involvement in the 1994 bombing of a jewish community center. she's denied the allegations. in january, nisman was found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head one day before he was to testify about his allegations against the president. now the prosecutor who inherited the case wants the investigation to move forward:the governor of the u.s. state of oregon has resigned embroiled in an ethics scandal. the state attorney general is investigating the governor and his fiancee. as we explain, this isn't the first time she's been in the legal cross hairs.

>> reporter: the end of an era in oregon politics. the governor re-elected to a fifth term last november and first tomb office in the early 1980s bowed to mounting pressure to resign. >> oregonians will see i have never put anything before my love for and commitment to oregon and faithfully fulfilling the spobls of the public offices. i had the honor to hold. i have always tried to do the right thing. and now the right thing is to step aside. >> reporter: the stunning fall comes amid a growing scandal involving the role of his fiancee, the state's first lady sylvia hayes, and her influence over state business. investigators are looking into concerns that she advised state employees on energy policy while getting paid by a group advocating for a specific position. the state attorney general has given hayes seven days to disclose her private emails regarding state business. this is not the first time

controversy has swirled around hayes. in 1997 show married an ethiopian immigrant for $5,000 to help him get a green card. she also bought land with an ex-boyfriend that year allegedly to grow marijuana, but denied financial involvement. today's news caps a week of will he or won't he speculation. on wednesday it seemed kitzhaber was ready to step down. he requested a designated replacement, secretary of state kate brown, to fly back from washington, d.c. to oregon. then it appeared he had a change of heart. brown detailed the exchange in a statement thursday saying "i asked him what he wanted to talk about. the governor told me he was not resigning. after which he began a discussion about transition. this is clearly a bizarre and unprecedented situation." what is also unprecedented is the history brown will make as the nation's first openly bisexual governor. the human rights campaign put out a statement saying while

she'll make history as the nation's first sitting lgbt governor the more important truth is that she is supremely capable of leading the state to better days ahead. brown will assume office this coming wednesday. in the meantime, oregon's attorney general said the governor's resignation will not deter them from their ongoing criminal investigation. suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. it is the stuff that celluloid dreams are made of. next we take you to a secret location where some of hollywood's most iconic props are kept.

times are changing in the world's most populist nation. in china the young and wealthy urban population is putting down the wine glasses and reaching for a cold pint of beer. cnn's david mckenzie talks with two entrepreneurs in beijing who have been able to make the most of china's changing tastes. >> reporter: unlike most of us christian lee and alex acker like to drink at work. >> beers -- >> reporter: checking brows for clarity -- brews for clarity cash nation and taste. you have to taste them quite often? >> it's part of the job. no we started off very much as a hobby. it came from a deep passion and love we have for beer. >> reporter: friends in china for a decade, they brewed nights and weekends. they soon ditched their day jobs in the high-tech sector for the

mash pub and brew kettle. >> i mean it was a risk, but i don't think either of us has looked back. >> no. >> the way we feel we're living the dream here. i also think there's an opportunity to brew beers here in china that people haven't really had before. using completely unique ingredients. >> reporter: ingredients that are locally sourced like rice and water medical ton brew beer with chinese characteristics. chinese beer consumption is still around half that was the citizens of britain and germany, but it's rising fast. in fact the world's best-selling beer is from here in china. it's called snow lagger testimony sells even more than bud light. this is an increasingly thirsty country. as chinese get richer they're turning to premium products like craft beer. brewers like christian and alex are also tapping into huge cultural changes.

>> the way i was brought up we were not encouraged to drink beers or have any kind of drinks. of it bad. now you can do anything that you want. >> reporter: so the profits keep flowing in for the hand-crafted brew. even more chinese say cheers to beers. david mr. speaker kenzie, cnn, beijing. a newly unveiled rare white diamond is being called the definition of perfection and at 100 carats -- ah look at that one -- who can argue? the classic emerald cut goes on the auction block. yes, it can be yours. this spring at sotheby's in new york. it's expected to fetch between $19 million and $25 million. as if it needed any further selling points the head of sotheby's jewelry department describes it as whiter than bhooit white and compares it to a pool of icy water. stunning. hidden away this a secret

london location lie treasures usually only seen on the big screen. the most famous props from some of the biggest film of the last few decades are stored in the secret vault of cnn's corporate cousin warner brothers. max foster was the first reporter inside with the camera crew. here's his exclusive. a very ordinary reception to a very ordinary warehouse, somewhere on the outskirts of london -- we're not allowed to reveal the location. that's because it's the perfect disguise for priceless archive. just look at the size of it. more than 10,000 props, 3,000 costumes. iconic objects from some of the world's favorite films. all meticulously sorted and stored here in the warner brothers' archive. in this section, rail upon rail.

"the dark knight rises." christian bale as bruce wayne. the "harry potter" franchise is one of the most successful in movie history. one the cameras stop rolling, many of the props and costumes were moved here. you'll recognize the hog warts uniform there. you can get a sense of how daniel radcliffe aged as he played harry potter over the years. this from the first movie. and this from the last. more "harry potter" items. this is used in the quidditch scenes. >> no magic to be used between the classes and corridors -- >> the "dark knight" series. this is the gun i recognize. feels like a real gun. >> and "batman" begins. grapple gun. >> you wouldn't be interested in that. >> check out the tumbler, all 2.5 tons of it.

fully functioning from the windscreen wiper to the 5.7-liter engine. some of the props restored so they could be repurposed later on. above all warner bros says it's about preserving shared history. >> it's huge. people love and connect with those assets those television shows and future films. >> reporter: the advances in special effects mean that much of what we see in movies today is done with computers. even the most high-tech film still needs some real props. george clooney's space suit from "gravity" and sandra bullock's. and the capsule that falls into the water right at the end of the movie. but in order to film the scenes inside that they built this -- so this is the space where sandra bullock was desperately trying to get back down to earth. the detail really is incredible. to the final leg of the secret

tour a chance to try for myself what it feels like to be an action hero. like tom cruise in "the edge of tomorrow." it it's incredibly heavy. to think they spent hour in this is amazing. there we are. i'm ready. my task is complete. max foster, cnn -- i can't tell you where i am. >> looking good max, wherever you are. thank you for watching. i'm natalie allen. george howell is right back with more news for you after a quick break.

isis captures an iraqi town drawing american troops closer to the conflict. u.s. warplanes circling overhead. a live report is straight ahead. >> a cease-fire in ukraine is due to start in a matter of hours but continued fighting threatens to derail the deal. and athey've got the snow ready to go, but nothing can stop the blizzard that's coming for boston. good morning, good afternoon and good evening to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. this is cnn. and we start the show this hour in iraq where isis has pushed into anbar province and taken over a town there also putting a strategic air base with u.s. troops on alert.