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>> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. u.s. officials now believe russia has assembled about 70% of the military force it needs to launch a full-scale invasion of ukraine. the latest satellite images show russian forces gathering strength in belarus. some are positioned less than 50 kilometers from ukraine's northern border. in neighboring poland, senior u.s. military members arrived on saturday, as nato looks to reinforce its eastern flank. this as the head of nato is due to meet with the polish president. french president emmanuel macron heads to moscow on monday in part to try to revive negotiations between kyiv and pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. russia's chief negotiator recently offered this dismal assessment. >> translator: we hope to be more constructive there and will have something to tell you,

because today, we have nothing to brag about. as much as we want to move forward, the progress that we have equals almost zero. >> cnn's melissa bell is standing by, live for us in kyiv. melissa, heading into that meeting with putin, the message from france, the uk, and nato is basically unity, right? >> that's right. and emmanuel macron has been speaking both to jen stoltenberg and the british prime minister ahead of his visit to moscow and to kyiv this week to make sthsure it was a coordinated effort they brought. we just heard there a moment ago from that delegation, representative of the russian delegation that's been taking part in those normandy format talks that emmanuel macron has been pushing to bring some kind of dialogue back into the middle of all of this. as you heard, the assessment is pretty dire. the talks haven't moved pretty

far forward. and they've gone as far as agreeing on the fact that a cease-fire in the east of ukraine needs to hold. that isn't a great amount of progress at all. still, emmanuel macron's belief is that by keeping those four parties, germany, paris, kyiv and moscow around the negotiating table, that there is at least dialogue and that beats the speculation and fear and tensions we've been seeing all around ukraine as they've been building up these last few weeks. so those negotiations will continue in germany this week, this time, not in paris, even as emmanuel macron comes to kyiv and moscow. his visit is important, because we know because of elysee transcripts he's had with vladimir putin this week, and he's had five conversations with the russian leader since december, kim, we know that vladimir putin apparently told him that he was the only western leader that he felt he could have real conversations, with whom he could have any kind of understanding. there is some hope because of that trust between two men,

because emmanuel macron is hoping to forge an independent european defense priority, that perhaps there will be some room for a thawing of the relationship between the rest and moscow. and of course, that is so important. because that military buildup on the outside of ukraine's borders has become so substantial and continues to increase. we've seen these last 24 hours, that buildup just 50 miles from the ukrainian border, across the border in belarus, even as these joint exercises are about to begin. not just men and weapons, but ground assault aircraft at several airfields there, not very far from the poborder. essentially, a combined capability that would give s vladimir putin the ability to invade and capture kyiv, according to american intelligence assessments, within 48 hours. and both ukrainian and american assessments suggest that that decision has yet to be made, kim. >> melissa bell in kyiv, thanks so much.

u.s. forces have begun arriving in europe to bolster nato forces. about 3,000 american troops have been deployed and that includes members of the 82nd airborne from ft. bragg, california. isobel rosales was there as the soldiers prepare to ship out. >> right behind me is a c-17. it can carry up to 100 soldiers at a time. off-camera, about a football field away is the reception area for these soldiers, waiting for that go-ahead to jump on to the plane. it can be a waiting game. some are reading, others are packing, others are playing cards. but once it's time to go, it is all focus and training. >> just got to get ready to go fight, whatever the mission calls for, that's what you're ready to deliver for. >> we are always ready, wherever the nation needs us to deploy, so, you know, we train all the time and we train as we fight. so in times like this, when we're called upon, when the nation needs us, then we're

ready to go. >> we're allies and we're all part of nato, so we all have a common mission. it's the shared understanding. so i hope positive. i mean, we're all here together and that's what makes us -- that's what makes nato very powerful. >> reporter: and these troops don't know how long they will be serving in europe. the pentagon says this is a temporary mission. isobel rosales, cnn, ft. bragg. in washington, the u.s. justice department has released new video from the january 6th attack on the capitol. now, we want to warn you, some of this material is violent and disturbing to watch. the first video shows an unidentified member of the mob yelling to the crowd. watch this. >> put me down! >> all right, bro. >> call the police! >> let me down. >> then 20 minutes after this video was recorded, officers were dragged into the crowd and beaten, according to a cnn review of the video. in another clip, we see rioters under a trump 2020 flag trying

to enter the capitol while fighting law enforcement officers. this video also shows several attacks where rioters used batons, a hockey stick, crutches, and other items to assault police, eventually dragging one officero the ground. well, donald trump has pledged to pardon january 6th rioters facing legal battles from that day if he's elected as u.s. president, but some defendants facing federal charges tell cnn they no longer believe trump's promises. cnn's kaitlan polantz has more on their cases and the damning video just released by the justice department. >> reporter: those graphic videos come from criminal cases, showing criminal defendants, including one who is in jail for assaulting police. he's still contesting his charge. so that is the political discourse a year ago. now, former president donald trump is talking about pardoning january 6th rioters if he returns to power. justice producer hanna row binowitz and i talked to several defendants this week, representing defendants like

these, some of which are accused of serious crimes, some of which have already pleaded guilty, and they say trump's words right now are theatrics, political theater. for one, trump is no longer president, so he no longer has pardon power. when he was president, people who were arrested for committing crimes on january 6th asked him to pardon them. he had 14 days left in office, he didn't do it. so now many of these cases are already over or will see their conclusion within this year. that means there will be guilty pleas, trials, sentencings, some defendants will have served years in jail by the time we have the next presidential election. one defense attorney told us this week, no help is coming. so that's the criminal matters. but remember, there is still this ongoing investigation on capitol hill. the house select committee is calling witnesses to testify under subpoena, and if they don't, one consequence could be a criminal contempt charge. that could mean a witness could face prosecution in court and a conviction like that could be pardoned. representative elaine gloria, who sits on the house select

committee, spoke about trump's pardon remarks friday on cnn, with a clear concern that he could motivate witnesses not to speak. here's what he said. >> if someone, you know, who is sort of waving out there, you know, if i'm president in the future, i'm going to pardon you, someone who could be, you know, right now, thinking, i need to do the right thing, i need to state the facts and potentially plead guilty to the criminal actions that i have, if they think that there's way in the future to get off from any consequences from their actions, it could certainly color what they do right now. >> reporter: so there are a lot of moving parts here, both politically and legally. katelyn polantz, cnn, washington. competition is in full swing at the winter olympics in beijing. day two kicking off with an historic gold medal win for new zealand in women's snowboarding. meanwhile, the men's cross-country skiing has just wrapped up.

that leaves four gold medals still up for grabs later today. cnn sports' andy scholes joins me here in atlanta. andy, as i said, stream being made today. take us through the highlights and what we're expecting later today. >> kim, new zealand has been competing in the winter games since 1952. they had only captured three medals in their history, but now finally, they're taking home some gold, thanks to zoe zosski sinot winning the women's snowboarding slope style event. and she did it in historic fashion. she trailed julie marino heading into the final run, but put on a massive display, including a massive jump on her final run. zoe now owns two of the four olympic gold medals in women's history. she won gold in big air competition in 2016. and breaking down in tears after realizing her lifelong dream of olympic glory. >> to win new zealand's first

winter olympic gold actually means so much to me and i can't believe that i managed to do it. i'm just super proud to be kiwi and hope i made everyone at home proud. my daughter stopped working, so i haven't really been on my phone, but i can feel the shock waves from new zealand and it feels pretty special. >> julia marino did end up taking home the silver in the event. it was the first medal for the americans at the games after being shut out on day one for the second straight olympics. jamie anderson, who was looking for her third straight olympic title in this event ended up finishing ninth. that was her worst finish in a league competition since 2005. in the past hour, the russian olympic committee going 1-2 in the men's cross-country skiathalon.

alexander bolshunov picked up the flag, and denis spitsov winning the silver. the roc now has four total medals, but norway still leads with two golds. and it was norway that won the medal count in 2018 in pyeon pyeongchang. finally, the u.s. women's hockey team will be back on the ice against switzerland later today after shutting out the russian olympic committee 5-0 on saturday. team usa, 2-0 so far and is trying to win back-to-back gold medals at the winter games for the time ever. >> the pressure of winning a gold is understanding what this gold medal meant to so many other people that were outside of this room. and that's when you start, you know, thinking, oh, like this is so much bigger than ourselves. and man, could we have a huge impact on the u.s. >> reporter: when you see that gold being hung on someone's neck, it doesn't matter the sport, it doesn't matter the year, as an american, you just

say, man, i would love to have that opportunity some day, and that's what we're hoping for. >> the women's hockey team gold is one of the most special moments of the olympics four years ago for team usa, kim. and i'll tell you what, if they end up playing canada again in a gold medal game, that will certainly be one to watch. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. i won't reveal my allegiances there. just quickly ly before we go, a, i mentioned four golds up for grabs today. what are you looking for later in the day? >> there's some good speed skating and i was really looking forward to the men's down ski or downhill, but that got pushed. it's a really windy day there in the mountains, so unfortunately that had to get postponed toy. they'll try to get it in tomorrow. i'm looking forward to that tomorrow, for sure. >> thanks so much. appreciate it, andy scholes. well, many people in canada's capital have been enduring this for more than a week. have a look. and now they say they've had

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britain's queen elizabeth has announced a major elevation in the royal family as she marks an historic 70 years on the throne. while celebrating on the eve of her platinum jubilee on saturday, the queen called for the duchess of cornwall to be known as queen camilla when prince charles becomes queen. the couple announced that she will be known as princess consort when they married in 2005, despite camilla having a right to the title of queen, and that was due to the sensitivity surrounding the title which was first destined for charles' first wife, diana. max foster joins me now from buckingham palace in london. max, take us through what was behind this decision by the queen. >> well, prince charles for a long time has, you know, quietly, behind the scenes -- not so quietly behind the scenes, but quietly in public has always pushed for camilla to

become queen when he becomes king. it's become a bit of an issue for him and a nonnegotiable part of his secession, really. there was some concern that if he suddenly announced that she would become queen when he becomes queen there wouldn't be the same level of public acceptance as the current queen announcing it very on. she's very popular, of course, elizabeth, so this is seen as a sign of support for charles' future monarchy, but also a reward, really, for camilla and all of those years of service. this is part of the long-term rehabilitation of camilla in the public eye, as you say, many people do blame her for the breakdown and the divorce of the marriage of charles and camilla. so she is a divisive character, but i think the royal family now feels that the public would be ready to accept her as queen, particularly with that crucial support from the queen -- queen elizabeth, who is so revered, kim. >> max, i want to dig into that a bit more, because i'm sure a lot of people might be critical

of that decision. you're saying basically because the queen endorses it, they're willing to go along with it. would they still not view that with a bit of skepticism? >> yes, i'm sure they would. i mean, this is a generational shift here. young people don't even know who diana is, often. but older people, certainly, she's very much in their minds and there's a lot of distaste towards camilla, because she was part of that big breakup. and ultimately, you know, would things have ended up the way they did had charles not got divorced? it's so loaded, this whole conversation. but over the years, the one sort of unflinching level of support was always for queen elibeth. and i think, you know, they're making it easier to present camilla as queen by showing that queen elizabeth supports it. and she did in her message, actually say that she hopes that the public would support charles

and camilla. so she's hoping with the queen's endorsement, she would also get public support for camilla to be queen. we'll see, actually, today, in the social media reaction to this. i have to say, today, a lot of people saying they won't accept camilla as queen, but i don't think that's going to change anything. charles is absolutely determined that that will be the case. >> interesting. thank you so much, max foster, really appreciate . some covid headlines from around the world. on saturday, new zealand reported 243 new community covid cases. officials say they expect the omicron-driven cases to rise, but urge people not to panic. according to state media, russia has lifted its requirement to quarantine after contact with someone who's tested positive. this comes as russia records a daily record of more than 121,000 new cases. and the governor of north dakota has tested positive for covid.

doug burgham says he's having flu-like symptoms, is isolating and consulting with his physician. the governor is fully vaccinated and received a booster. protests against covid restrictions spread to cities across canada on saturday. these trucks blocked a major intersection in toronto for a few hours in line with what was seen in quebec city, as well. in the capital, ottawa, where noisy demonstrations shut down the parliament area for a week, some protesters showed up on horseback. the protests were started by truck drivers opposed to a federal mandate requiring those crossing the border into canada to be vaccinated, but some protesters now say they want all covid restrictions gone. >> this whole event has gone beyond just vaccines and it is now about the entire ordeal. >> we're asking for our freedom. that's all we want. >> i understand the police force does not want to directly intervene for fear of violence,

but it feelshat we've been left alone a little bit. >> it's been nothing like disruptive, right? like, they are using -- they're claiming their freedom while i can't even like hear anything like -- i can't even hear myself. >> ottawa police are conducting dozens of investigations related to the protests, including for possible hate crimes. india has announced two days of national mourning after the death of legendary singer lafa mungashar at age 92. narendra modi wrote on twitter, i am anguished beyond words. she lives a void in our nation that cannot be filled. cnn's ram rangapal has more. >> reporter: she was known as the nightingale of india.

lata manageeshckarr had a voice like no other. she was reining over the country's film industry for over 70 years. her talent also carried over to hollywood. mangeshkar's voice can be heard in things like "the 100-foot journey." she has sung thousands of songs for hundreds of movies in dozens of indian languages. at one point, she was the most recorded artist in the world, according to the guinness book of records. she told indian station ndtv there was nothing she loved more than to sing. >> translator: my voice is a gift of nature. daily practice and discipline is a must. my only desire is to go on singing. >> reporter: born in 1929, she was the oldest of five children. their father was well known

indian entertainer and classical singer, dinat mangeshkar. she recorded her first song at the age of 13. ♪ after his sudden death, she turned to acting in order to help support her family. her unique singing ing style a unusually high-pitch voice transformed songs in the '70s. hit after hit, she became one of bollywood's most successful playbook singers, with india's most successful stars lip syncing to her songs. she won award after award, including india's highest civilian honor, and indian music's lifetime achievement award.

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welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." ukrainians marched through city of harkov on saturday.

the city lies very close to the russian border and ukraine's president believe it could be at risk. french president emmanuel macron will spearhead the latest diplomatic efforts s when he travels to moscow on monday. cnn's nic robertson has those details. >> reporter: well, the foreign ministry spokeswoman has described it as a very unsightly picture. that is, she says, the west putting all the attention and focus on what's happening in ukraine, putting pressure on russia, and all of that, she said, detracting while the olympics were going on in beijing. so more criticism coming from officials here in russia. meanwhile, president macron getting ready for his meeting on monday with president putin, where the pair of them will talk about ways to de-escalate and bring about a reduction in current tensions. the french president speaking on saturday with both boris

johnson, the british prime minister, and the nato secretary general, en stoltenberg. and interestingly, both of those leaders recommending and advising president macron of france to maintain the unity of nato, to maintain the strength of message when he's talking with president putin, that nato is all aligned. and that's very much the same message that president macron got in his phone call a couple of days ago with president biden and the day before that with the prime minister of canada, justin trudeau. and why did they say this? in part, they're saying it because part of president macron's agenda, not only to bring about some peace talks between the ukrainian authorities and the pro-russian separatists in the east of ukraine, and also to get president putin to de-escalate tensions, reduce the presence of troops around ukraine, but he also wants to sort of carve out a stronger foreign policy and defense voice for the european

union, within nato. and obviously, concerns among some, that that will break the picture of unity of nato that's being presented the president putin. but this president macron's office saying, not expecting huge breakthroughs on monday, but the kremlin described president macron as a good interlocutor. nic robertson, cnn, moscow. day two of the winter olympics underway in beijing, but political tensions, controversies, and the covid-19 pandemic are still casting a shadow over this year's games. let's bring in cnn's ivan watson now live in hong kong. so ivan, olympic organizers, of course, say they want to keep politics out of the games, but we did hear the ioc reconfirming again that they were wanting to

meet with chinese tennis star pong hsueh. what more do we know about this. >> reporter: this is a very sensitive matter. months ago, when she publicly accused a senior formal official in the chinese government of sexually assaulting her, that set off a fire storm, and ultimately, the women 's tennis association announced it would suspend its tournaments in china. peng shuai, she later kind of recanted and said that the accusations weren't actually made by her. there have been meetings between her, virtually, and thomas bach, the president of the ioc, and there had been an indication that he would meet with her when he came to beijing for the olympic olympics and an ioc spokesperson said that that meeting will, in fact, take place, but we may not learn very much about what happens during this meeting.

lis listen. >> you'll appreciate that we're not going to release details through the media of that meeting, but the meeting will take place. and as the president very eloquently said, we would talk with her and it would be up to her to decide what would and wouldn't be said. >> the ioc salespokespeople say they want to respect what peng shuai would be comfortable releasing to the public. but he argued that there seemed to be an argue to cover that up. back to you. >> and ivan, staying in beijing, president xi was again having high-level meetings and a banquet, even. take us through who he met and what might have come out of it? >> this was a banquet in the great hall of the people in

beijing, where there were a number of heads of state and other top dignitaries like the head of the world health organization, that were greeted by chinese leader xi jinping, and his wife, celebrating the facthat beijing is the only capital in the world to have hosted both a summer and now a winter olympics. some of the presidents there, the president of egypt, tajikistan, turkmenistan, uzbekistan, the prime minister of pakistan and the united nations' secretary general, who had his own face-to-face meeting with xi jinping, where they discussed china cooperating on challenges facing the globe, climate change, the pandemic, of course. inequality. in a statement published by antonio guterres, he did raise the issue of human rights, which is why there is a diplomatic boycott led by the u.s. and including countries like canad

australia, the uk, of these winter olympics. guterres in his staptement wrot, the secretary general also expressed his expectation from the contacts that the office for the high commissioner of human rights and the chinese authors will allow for a credible visit of the high commissioner to china, including xinjiang. and xinjiang has been the third rail of these winter olympics and for china in general, denying allegations made by the u.s. and other governments that cultural genocide has been committed in that region with the alleged roundup and incarceration of more than a million ethnic uighurs and members of other muslim seniorities. china denying all of that. and in a conspicuous demonstration during the opening ceremony, one of the chinese olympic athletes to light the cauldron was an ethnic uighur,

arguably the first time ever that a uighur has lit the cauldron at an opening ceremony for the olympics. back to you. >> all right. ivan watson in hong kong, thanks so much. two people are dead following a shooting at a wisconsin apartment complex. it happened in a community just outside of milwaukee saturday morni morning. when police responded, they say the suspect fired on them. authorities say thvictims did know the shooter and a preliminary investigation indicates the incident began as a domestic dispute. the suspect died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. the chief described the horrific scene. >> our officers made entry, a tack team made sentry into the parm and cleared the scene. at this point, we have three people who are deceased, one who is injured, including the

suspect. >> and in virginia, a suspect is now in custody after a deadly shooting near the campus of virginia tech friday night. jamal flint was arrested without incident friday night. police say he shot kill people, killing one at this hookah bar in blacksburg. no word on a possible motive. an investigation is underway. after a tumultuous 18 months in africa, leaders are struggling to tackle a spate of coups and power grabs. we take a look at the african summit, coming up. stay with us. you can't prevent what's going on outside, that's why qulipta™ helps what's going on inside. qulipta™ is a pill. gets right to work to prevent migraine attacks and keeps them away over time. qulipta™ blocks cgrp a protein believed to be a cause of migraine attacks. qulipta is a preventive treatment for episodic migraine. most common side effects are nausea, constipation, and tiredness. learn how abbvie can help you save on qulipta.

in morocco, efforts to save a boy trapped in a well came to a tragic end. state media say he didn't survive. as al goodman reports, morocco's king later reached out to

rayon's family. >> reporter: it was a tragic accident that killed the life of the child said morocco's king in a statement. the king called the parents of the boy, 5-year-old rayon, to offer his coolences and the king's call came after rescuers reached the boy on saturday evening. he had been in the well since tuesday afternoon, local timed, until saturday evening, local time, more than four days. on friday, rescuers said he was alive and on thursday, his father told local tv that rescuers had gotten food and water to his son and they were hoping that he would be pulled out alive. the rescue operation was not easy, the well was narrow, about a foot and a half wide, 55 centimeters in diameter, day decided to dig down a parallel hole about 100 feet or 30 meters down, and try to get over ho

horizontally. they encountered numerous obstacles, including landslides and boulders. but on saturday evening, there was an air of optimism in the afternoon that they were getting very, very close. this were high hopes for an operation that would have turned out differently than this one did. al goodman, cnn, madrid. we've been following a powerful cyclone this hour. we'll heead over to the cnn weather center for the latest after the break. stay with us. behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger.

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get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! that's storm of a powerful storm battling the island of madagascar. tropical storm batsagar made landfall on sunday with winds equivalent to a category 3 hurricane. it's since weakened, but torrential rain could lead to widespread life-threatening flooding. residents are reporting strong winds, power blackouts, destroyed homes. >> i have two children, but i sent them to my mother's with my wife. i prefer to stay here because i look after my home and it's better because my children are safe over there. i sent them away because of rising water.

it can cause accidents. >> many residents are now in evacuation centers and many are displaced due to flooding from another powerful cyclone just a few weeks ago. let's bring in meteorologist karen mcginniss. so karen, where is that heading and what's going to be the effects? >> it made landfall about 8:00 p.m. local time on saturday. right around the south central coast of madagascar. it has taken its time to move across the island, but it looks like we're in the final stages of it. it is a weaker system, but nonetheless, of the 28 million people who live on this island nation, we are looking at the potential for flooding, downed trees, power lines. also, there will be mud slides and landslides. this is looking a little more ragged than it had been 24 hours ago, when it was supporting winds of about 125 kilometers per hour. now 110, it's moving towards the

west-southwest fairly rapidly. so that's good. the faster it moves, the faster it will move away from land. and out into the mozambique channel, and it will drift towards the skpouth and southwe and it will continue to weaken. it will encounter some cooler water. that's good. it will become probably post-tropical and lose its tropical characteristics over the next day or so. but the pig concern is all of the rainfall associated with this, generally speaking between 100 and 400 millimeters, but isolated areas of well over 500 millimeters possible. the big freeze over the eastern third of the united states, where temperatures in some cases are a good 15 to 20 degrees below where they should be for this time of year. but things will warm up rapidly as we go into the workweek. kim, back to you. >> all right. thanks so much, karen maginnis, appreciate it. heads of state from ethiopia gathered to tackle some of the

most recent controversies surrounding the continent. in the past 18 months, the continent has seen several coups or attempted coups right across the continent all the way to sudan in the east. the 55-member block has failed to mount a coordinate d respons, and that doesn't include the conflict in ethiopia, which is facing a civil war. >> reporter: obviously, there are several attempts to approach africa. this shows, without a doubt, an increased interest in the continent, but this interest, frankly, has not led to a developmentalist and substantial consideration in favor of africa. here, more than ever, the african leadership is forcefully challenged to mobilize internal resources that reveal the

immense potential of the continent. this is the only way an african direction for africa. >> in the coming days, schools will be reopening for students in delhi, india, after being shut for nearly two years. but during that time, many classes moved online, creating a learning disparity for millions of children who simply didn't have access. cnn's angela vasuod looks at india's digital divide. >> reporter: millions of children haven't gone back to school, some for over 600 days. they've been adapting to remote learning from their homes, and there are millions of others who have been forced to cut short their education due to inaccessibility to digital devices and financial setbacks caused by the pandemic. 10-year-old ansera is one of them. 14-year-old abanthaka hasn't

been inside a classroom for over 600 days. many like her are still adjusting to remote learning. she's fortunate to have unhindered access to a laptop and a steady internet connection for online classes. just 50 kilometers away in the small 7 x 9 foot room, 10-year-old ansara lives with her parents and younger brother. she does not have access to a laptop or internet. her mother sorts waste for a living. she earns less than $70 a month and cannot afford a smartphone. >> the pandemic has been brutal. my daughter was studying. she was trying to learn. i was hoping to enroll my son into school. >> reporter: with the help of an n d ngo, ansera first walked into a public school in 2015 and her learning had just started when the pandemic forced schools to shut down. i asked her what she liked

learning in school, the 10-year-old said she's forgotten most of it. the only exposure to learning that she gets is when a member of the n dgo sits with her in ts public space by the road. she's one of many who desperately waits for these informal sessions. according to unicef, only one in four children in india has access to devices and internet connectivity. a march 2021 report by the agency says school closures have affected a staggering 247 million children in elementary and secondary schools. in its economic survey published last month, the indian government says the dropout rate caused by the pandemic is yet to be assertained. experts say the learning loss for this generation could be irreparable. >> the dropout rate in india was

70% pre-pandemic and we estimate it's going to grow even higher, because along with lack to digital devices and access to an education, the income loss that their parents are suffering is also impacting children. >> reporter: ansera hopes to be a teacher some day, but with the digital divide deepening and already stark social economic crisis, her right to an education has been interrupted. the chances of catching up on the last years look bleak. according to unicef, 80% of children between the ages of 14 and 18 years reported lower levels of learning than when physically at school. imagine the learning loss for those who can't afford even a smartphone to stay connected with school. vedika sud, cnn, new delhi. and returning to the winter olympics. at 25, mariah bell is making her debut as the oldest women's figure skater to compete for team usa in nearly 100 years. cnn's coy wire has more on this

olympian who has set out to prove that age is just a number. >> in skating, 25 is old. in life, obviously, it's not old at all. but in skating terms, it's old. there aren't many women who are 25 competing internationally. there are, but the majority are 18 and younger, probably. i think there's probably kind of this stigma in skating, and probably a lot of things, that you can only do it up to a certain age or, you know, it's kind of your time to move on or whatever. if you're dedicated to something and if you have a dream, there's no time limit, there's no expiration date on that, and if you want to put in the work, it doesn't matter what age you are. you can do it. >> what kept you fighting? >> the idea of really wanting to be on the olympic team and feeling like i had a shot at it was really what was kept me going. but trial, i just love skating. it's skblabsolutely a part of m

i feel really lucky that i get to travel the world doing something i love and doing it at this ancient age of 25 is really exciting. >> reporter: what are your expectations for beijing? >> you know, the women's field is really strong. but, like, we skate the best that we can, truly, anything can happen. so, you know, ice is slippery. we have three russian ladies that will be there that will be really, really good, you know, but it's the olympic games, it's what you want. but anything can happen. and i know for sure that we're going to go and do the absolute pest that we can. >> best of luck to her. i'm kim brunhuber. thanks for your company. i'll be back in just a moment with more "cnn newsroom." please do stay with us.

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hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," with u.s. troops now in europe, are we close to seeing war break out on the russian/ukrainian border. we'll have a live report from kyiv. plus -- [ horns honking ] >> some truck drivers in canada want vacci