♪ hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," the white house gives its most dire warning yet about the threat of the russian attack on ukraine. we'll have a live report from the russian border. then other controversy involving russia. new details on the star figure skater who failed a drug test. we're live from the olympics. plus --

a new state of emergency is in effect in canada as protests by truckers cut off major routes into the u.s. a look at whether canada is seeing a rise in ring-wing politics similar to america's populism. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom." with kim brunhuber. the u.s. and other countries have a dire warning for their citizens, still inside ukraine, leave the country immediately. this comes as the u.s. military directs 3,000 additional forces to poland to assist american evacuations from ukraine. u.s. national security adviser jake sullivan says the latest intelligence suggests a russian invasion is more likely than ever. >> we are not saying that a decision has been taken. a final decision has been taken by president putin. what we are saying is that we have a sufficient level of concern based on what we are

seeing on the ground and what our intelligence analysts have picked up that we are sending this clear message. yes, it is an urgent message because we are in a urgent situation. russia needs all the forces it needs to conduct a major military action. >> russia has deployed about 30,000 troops in belarus along ukraine's northern border. the u.s. fears they could launch a capital assault on the capital of kyiv relative close to belarus. u.s. president joe biden spoke with nato and european leaders he and president putin are expected to speak later today. secretary of state antony blinken said he'll be peeking with sergey lavrov ahead of that call with more support for kyiv and harsh anxieties on russia. >> if president putin decides to take military action, we will swiftly impose severe economic sanctions in coordination with allies and partners around the

bolster to the ukraine ability to defend itself. on the even flank of nato. >> cnn correspondents are covering the story from across the region. nic robertson in moscow. sam kiley in ukraine, and fred pleitgen in bucharest, romania. we begin our coverage with sam kiley in eastern ukraine. sam, the tension already very high, seems to be intensifying. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, the mayor of the capital kyiv, which you said in the introduction there, kim, according to u.s. analysts could be the target effectively in an attempt to decapitate the government, if not literally, then politically. the mayor there has reassured his population with reissuing instructions that there are plans for evacuation. for the use of soviet era bunkers. for emergency use of electricity

generating capability and even communications if they get cut. here, close to the russian border, just 30 miles away from russia, if there is an invasion on a broad front. and there are a significant number of russian troops, amassing on this northeastern edge of the ukrainian border with russia to the east, where you talked about the 30,000 troops being concentrated in belarus, then there are also keep concerns that there could be an attempt to slice off this very important industrial and intellectual center for ukraine. now, the authorities here have not yet mobilized the national guard, or called out reserves. there are military exercises planned for military training areas nearby, on the ukrainian side, kind of in parallel with those that have been planned on the russian side, as they kind of mirror image of a show of force. there's some 200,000 people in

the ukrainian armed forces, a very significantly bigger force that existed in 2014 which russian had of backed separatists and russian special forces sliced up the crimea in the donbas eastern region of the country. but there doesn't on the ground, i have to say, kim, feels like this is a city of 1.5 million people that feels like it's going to get invade at any moment. partly, i suspect because there isn't a great deal that can be done, until those decisions have been taken, until those vehicles start rolling in this direction. by which time, of course it could be too late. there's a lot of focus also on the separation line between the russian area -- area of russian influence eastern of the country where separatists are. speculation is whether or not a russian invasion would come in from the east but a lot of military analyst would look more closely with invasions coming from belarus, to locations where

i am, up to the south, crimea, which is substantial, am phibios forces closing off areas of black sea, kim. >> as the world awaits, sam kiley in ukraine, appreciate it so much. appreciate it. >> as we mentioned the president spread is expected to speak with the french president emmanuel macron and u.s. president joe biden. nic robertson is next. >> reporter: well, the kremlin has said they repeatedly reject the accusation that they intend to invade ukraine. he said this is provocation and provocation will be used by ukrainian forces to attack the pro-separatists in the donbas region east of ukraine. the foreign ministry spokeswoman taking a harsher note saying this is provocation, disinformation, threats even, to

cover problems in the united states. if all of this sounds a little bit familiar, it is. because this is the sort of language we've been hearing from russian officials over the past month, every time the issue of their intention or not to invade ukraine comes up. and it does seem to indicate what we've seen all along, that president putin has not yet responded to the united states' and nato's letters telling him that they reject his demands that ukraine be rejected from nato. that nato roll back to its 1997 levels. there is no movement at the top. the officials are saying the same lines, still spaced with diplomacy, president macron expected to have a call with president putin early in the afternoon. moscow time and early evening, president biden having a phone call with president putin. nic robertson, cnn, moscow. >> and for all of this, we're

joined by peter zalmyia, a group promoting democracy and the rule of law in former soviet states. he's speaks to us from kyiv. thank you so much for being with us. for warnings from the u.s. becoming more urgent, telling their citizens to get out. as you've said before, for putin, all options are on the table. but what's your sense? do you get the impression that an invasion could indeed be imminent? >> well, obviously, vladimir putin wants to continue making a credible threat. so everything that is happened could be interpreted as either signs of imminent invasion. or vladimir putin's bluff. but part of his bluff is to once again make it seem like an invasion can happen at any moment. this is done while negotiations are happening. just took place in berlin, as part of the normandy talks to try to negotiate the minsk

agreements. and the fruit what he sees are the cracks, you know in the recall against vladimir putin. president macron's, you know, kind of personal initial touf to negotiate with putin can be treated as a science like that. you know, there's a precedence for french mediation in 2008 with the war between russia and georgia, where the french side helped the russian side cement some of its gains at the expense of gg dpg. so vladimir putin definitely wants to achieve the main goal, and that is to keep ukraine on a short leash, to keep it from drifting across to nato and the european union. he would rather choose less painful measures such as a full-blown invasion. and still hoping that this kind of show of force will bring him what he needs. >> but there are, cracks, as you

say, but no concessions yet. many experts have noted that putin's approach to diplomacy has changed over the year. he's acting as if he's in a hurry. do you agree with that and why? >> you can also look at it as a game of chicken, game of economy 101 where two are on the highway and the driver sort of expecting the other driver to swerve. so it's a game on there obviously. while the white house is engaged in the informational warfare, trying to warn about the russia imminent invasion. russia saying they're war monering or a pretext that it is the west that started the war all along. once again, vladimir putin has an arsenal at his disposal that

can lead to political and economic crisis. >> on that front, let me ask you, if there were an invasion, i mean, putin seems to have a hope that russian forces might actually get some support from some ukrainians. the polls suggested at least nationally that resistance is very robust. what sense do you have? have attitudes in ukraine harden since 2014? or have those attitudes changed on geography? >> well, that is vladimir putin's calculation, that ukrainians will come out in droves and support vladimir putin. that's a big miscalculation, compared to 2014, when that was the case in crimea that russia occupied. that was kind of the case in eastern ukraine, ukraine is much more antagonistic towards russia and will not be -- you know, any kind of way to just waltz into ukraine and expect some kind of

support, ukrainians are digging in for the long haul. they've been in it for eight years. they're kind of hardened. it's going to be much, much harder for vladimir putin to expect any expect of warm welcome from ukrainians. >> so they're hardened to this. but do they have the sense that they've been abandoned? i mean, you've put -- you know, many feel that the west is one to flush them down the toilet. despite all the military supplies sent, despite all the effort western leaders have expended on diplomacy, does that feeling still presift? >> it does persist, up to now, with the western leaders, joe biden has drawn the red line and that is sending troops on the ground. it's not go fog happen. ukrainians are aware of it. they know they will be getting military supplies. but again, they're in for the long haul. they know there's no one else that will protect their sovereignty from russia but them. >> all right. we'll have to leave it on that

note. peter zalmayev, thank you so much for your insights. really appreciate it. coming up on "cnn newsroom," how extreme right-wing politics are playing a part in the canadian trucker protests. i'll speak with an expert just ahead. and in spite of arrests and trucker fines those protests don't seem to be slowing. we'll have the latest when we come back. stay with us. it's a once-monthy add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breaeathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occured. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your asthma specialist about a nunormal with nucala.

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along critical infrastructure. >> reporter: truckers protesting on the canadian side of the border now facing legal action. >> we think that that will help remove the illegal blockades at border crossings that have attended not only the canadian economy, but thousands of jobs that depend on that very active cross border trade. >> reporter: three canadian u.s. border crossings in michigan, montana have been cut off. the u.s. auto industry particularly hard hit by the protests. michigan's governor sounding the alarm. >> every minute this goes on is lost wages. it's damage to our businesses. this is an illegal blockade. and while people have the right to protest. they don't have a right to illegally block the largest land border crossing in north america. >> reporter: u.s. automakers are cancelling shifts and running on

reduced capacity. by one estimate, workers in michigan could lose up to $51 million in wages this week some truckers are frustrated. >> keep the lane open. >> reporter: they won't support vaccine mandates but strongly oppose any activities that threaten public safety and compromise the economics in the united states. yet a slow roll convoy of trucks is expected to run through buffalo this weekend to support protests. stoking fears that continued slowdowns to worsen the impact of rising inflation in the u.s. and even though any protesters blocking the canadian side of the border are now facing legal action, you can see behind me, the crowd is still here. the mood is festive. they're staying firm for now, but, of course, a lot can change overnight.

lucy kafanov, cnn, windsor, canada, ontario. >> for more on this, let's bring in a professor of politics at the university of london and author of "white shift, population, immigration and future of white minorities." thank you for joining us here. you grew up in canada. you studied the right wing in canada and changing attitudes in that country. fro are you surprised what happened there in canada? >> obviously, no, it happens a lot less in other countries. but at the same time, beneath the surface, there you look at public opinion, there's been a polarization along party lines. for example, approval of justin trudeau among party voters has typically been in single digits, you know, for years. and that's sort of an indication. and also very little switching

between liberals and conservatives. so a hardening really of political boundaries is a prelude, i think, and backdrop to some of the trud yo sentiments expressed in the protests which i think they are kind of evektive more. >> that's interesting the thing with the u.s. the thing that's striking is exactly that, the links between this movement and pro-trump right-wing forces in this country. it's something that you've been interested in. you've written before this in the so-called freedom convoy. now, we're seeing parallels, whether it's confederate flag, trump flags. trump doesn't have that figure, but you see the forces behind trump's rise, let's say, awakened and energized in canada? >> well, i think yes and no. i think there is resentment of a certain kind of progressive urban elite. and that which is directed

against trudeau and the liberal party and so on. so that is in common. so i think the issue, the anti-vaccine mandate issue is not the same issue, as some of the issues driving either right wing populism in europe or the trump phenomenon that is similar to both of those. in those cases we don't see that despite the existence of the confederate or nazi flag, this is the authoritarian-inspired protests. what we know, libertarianism has a relatively shallow base in canada. that's not likely to sustain significant populist parties. >> let me jump in there. that's quite right, those involved are a fringe element but they are getting huge financial and logistical groups

from outside of canada, but very much so abroad. how significant of a factor is that? >> oh, yeah, these movements are very transnational with the social media and internet. with the tight libertarian support for this movement nationally and we see it in britain, too. my only point, no, when i said fringe, it was more about the sort of racist element in the protests. i think that's the fringe part. the main thursday is the libertarian anti-vax element. this is sort very much international. >> yeah, and groups around the world are watching and learning there can be copycat efforts in different countries. even though you have things a bit different in terms of the right wing populism in europe and so on. how do you think this will resonate in countries like the

u.s.? >> it will definitely have a residence in the u.s., absolutely. and again, mainly, however, with that libertarian, and there's a certain degree to which there's a sort of anti-establishment, an anti-elite waiver to this as well. i do think it will resonate but on the anti-vaccine issue with limited success. i don't see that. and also as the pandemic fades this initial is not going to be a long term winner. i think temporarily there is international solidarity in the group, people who are worried about this issue, but i don't see it as having the potential, say, as the immigration issue which ignited the populist way. >> it's not about the anti-vaccine movement. it still must be empowering for the more extreme elements to see they could have such a huge effect and get so much support.

so could this could be a spark, let's say of tea party movement in canada, and maybe elsewhere? >> yeah, i mean, i think there is -- it certainly has energized that sort of minority segment of public opinion. and certainly, the truckers do seem to have this sense that they are in the spotlight and feel a sense of power. whether, you know it depends what you mean by tea party movement. canada has got a populist party, the tea party, whose polling has seemed to increase somewhat during the pandemic. but i suppose, just the issues around the pandemic and freedom i don't think is enough to reach the kind of support with the tea party and populist-type party. you have to have something else that is more enduring especially as the pandemic might fade away. you need something that is more party.

those who tend to vote are those with security issues more than liberty issues actually. there are some libertarians but not a large segment of any electorate. again, i think it's skeptical that's really going to lead to a large movement. >> well, we'll see. it's interesting to see where it's all headed. i appreciate your insights. eric kaufman, thank you so much. the u.s. and france make another attempt at diplomacy. we'll have the latest ahead. plus, a doping scandal is playing out on the ice at the olympics. officials say when they hope to have the issue resolveved. more on that a after the break. stay with us.

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♪ and 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." the u.s. and other countries are urging their citizens in ukraine to leave immediately because a russian invasion could happen at anytime. the warning comes as the u.s. military directs 3,000 additional forces to poland to assist american evacuations in ukraine. the white house has confirmed president joe biden will speak with the russian leader later today. secretary of state antony blinken will speak with his russian counterpart ahead of that call. just moments ago, the embassy in kwooev posted today, ordered nonemergency u.s. employees at the embassy to depart due to continued reports of a russian

military buildup on the border with ukraine, indicating potential military action. and u.s. lawmakers are getting regular briefings on ukraine. adam schiff, the chairman-of-the-house intelligence committee. he spoke with cnn earlier with what he expects to happen. here he is. >> yes. i've already had two briefings today from it, from the head of our intelligence community, as well as top state department officials. and i think the threat is very real. and i think it's fairly imminent. and the advisory we've given our folks to leave yuge i think is a very smart one. tragically, if putin hasn't made the decision, then one may be fairly imminent. and, personally, i find it hard to conceive that he would go to the trouble of this massive buildup, for the second time, merely as a show of strength. so there could be a very substantial invasion of ukraine. it could include trying to take

down the capital of kyiv. trying to change the government. and as the intelligence community has declassified, it also may involve a false flag operation. where they stage something and blame ukraine for the outbreak of hostilities. >> nato secretary-general against stoltenberg says in his words a real danger of a russian invasion. he spoke exclusively with cnn at a military base in romania where u.s. troops have been there to support allies. the secretary told our fred pleitgen moscow is definitely ramping up its capability to move into ukraine. >> russia is increasing both the number of troops, but also their readiness and their capability to act and to connect aggressive actions in very short notice. so, the number of troops is

going up, and warning time is going down. >> reporter: do you think there is a chance that russia will invade? >> there is a real danger. and we are prepared for many different scenarios. everything from full-fledged invasion, to smaller scale and military action, aggression against ukraine. to subversion and cyber attacks. but the thing is to be prepared. but as we prepare for the worst, we work strongly for a political peaceful solution. and it's good for russia to de-escalate. >> reporter: how important is the commit from united states to send reinforcements here to the nato eastern flank? >> i strongly welcome the deployment of more u.s. forces partly because united states by far is the biggest ally and they constitute thousands of troops. but also, of course, the it sends a very strong message of the ardent commitment of the united states to nato and the european security.

♪ it's the eighth day of competition at the by jbeijing olympics. and there are several key events, the mixed team snowboard events made its appearance. there was a slash of giant, u.s. takes on men's ice hockey. more on that. first, all eyes on the russian figure skater and the doping scandal overshadowing competition on the ice that the united states could prosecute any individuals allegedly involved in the case of 15-year-old kamila valiyeva. officials have announced a resolution by tuesday. cnn's coy wire joins us just outside of beijing. first, let's go to kristie lu

stout in beijing. what is the latest on the story? >> reporter: we were following a press conference out of beijing by the internation olympic committee, and an ioc spokesman just mentioned, kim, yes, there is some form of resolution, with regards to the case of the russian figure skater by february 15th that is tuesday of this coming week as to whether or not there would be a suspension. this comes after that revelation on friday when the international testing agency said that valiyeva had failed a test in december. she tested positive for a heart medication used for enhancement. and that didn't come to light until in beijing this week. a number of open questions this week. one about valiyeva and her team. team roc who won that gold medal on monday for the team figure skating event. will that gold medal be taken away? another question about the skater herself. and whether she will have that opportunity to compete on

tuesday. she, of course, is a figure skating sensation. she has been this breakout star at the beijing olympic games. and she managed to do that incredible accomplishment that we saw on monday. becoming the first woman to land those quadruple jumps during the olympic competition. and she's only 15 years old. and yet, the world is also witnessing in realtime her olympic dream turning into this olympic nightmare. and that has prompted athletes and organizations around the world to jump in and chime in not at her, but russia and its enablers. this from the global athlete movement, they write this, quote, valiyeva's positive test shows the severe ramifications of the international community's failure to hold russia accountable. a 15-year-old athlete testing positive for a potentially harmful prohibited substance.

kim, again, valiyeva is one of the youngest olympians ever to test positive for a banned substance. back to you. >> thanks so much for that. we'll keep following that story. now to the action at the beijing games. six medals up for grabs on day eight. united states picked up their fifth gold medal in the mixed team, and norway in biathlon, tying germany for the lead with seven gold. coy wire joins us in the mountain where the action is. happening. coy, you were able to sit down with shaun white, tell you about his emotional finale there. what did he tell you? >> reporter: yeah, 15 years after his debut, snowboarding legend shaun white put a bow here on the end, three gold medals to his name. we talked about his emotional ride just a bit ago. it's been far more emotional than most, because i knew this

was the last. i remember sliding into the bottom and just this rush of relief. and seeing all my competitors kind of lined up, you know, with some really kind words to me. and i just like broke down. i couldn't handle it. >> my set up. >> reporter: this is great. we're on a snow globe here at the end of an incredible career. a career of 20 years. if you could explain the evolution of your career, in emergency room its of hairstyle. oh, wow. >> i know, i have to say, i remember being a kid, it was like ricky martin started growing up -- somebody started to spike their hair or bleach the tips or frost them. >> uh-huh. >> and i remember being like, i can't do that. i'm not into it. that's when i decided to like grow my hair out. it became this signature thing, long red hair. it's actually a very funny

story, i was in las vegas and i bumped into carrot top, the comedian. it was so funny. he said something to me, i'm like, i was thinking about cutting my hair. he was like, the ghost of christmas future. look, there's still time for you. i'm stuck like this. you got to change it. i didn't tell smanyone, my friends. i cut my hair. i was kind of in this place, with your hair, you have to keep. i cut it, so after that it was fun to mess with it. so much less work, you know. >> over five olympics, kim, shaun white went to the long haired kid living a dream come true to the 35-year-old man we see today who has helped shape

dreams of the next generation. what's next? we'll still see his name on the slopes in the form of white space, that's his apparel and equipment line. he's looking forward to sponsoring the next generation of stars who can soar through that halfpipe carrying his name. >> listen, we don't want his legacy to be reduced to his hair. that was a great conversation, him versus carrot top. amazing stuff. thanks so much, coy wire. coming up on "cnn newsroom," the u.s. food and drug administration delays the vaccination for kids under 5, explaining more data is needed. plus, the search son for who will be london's top cop. a shocking report that led to the nomination of london's first female policice commissioner. stay with us. can help support a healthy heart. lipton. stop chuggin'. start sippin'.

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so the u.s. will now have to wait a few months longer to get their youngest children

vaccinated against the coronavirus. food and drug administration is postponing an advisory panel meeting about authorizing the covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. it had been scheduled for necessitous. pfizer needs more time to gather data on whether three doses of its vaccine might be better than two doses. it's hoping to have results by early april. child vaccination groups for ages have been slowing down in the u.s. vaccinating those over 5 could help raise overall numbers. 18 million children age 6 months through 4 years. now the delay is likely to have parents concerned about how much longer it will take to get kids protected from covid. vaccine expert dr. peter hotez explains why it's important to wait for the date. here he is. >> a lot of parents were really hoping they were going to protect their kids under the age of 5. i think there's a few things going on. first of all, we've known for a while this was going to be a

three-dose vaccine. and the two doses just weren't cutting in terms of immune response needed to protect. partly because we went way down from the dose from 30 micrograms in adults, 10 micrograms for 5 to 11. and 3 micrograms in up to 5. and we knew it was going to be a three dose for a while. but i think there's additional data that gave optimism. >> here's a look at some covid-19 headlines making news around the world. south korea reported a record high number of covid cases saturday. officials recorded nearly 50,000 cases. it's the third day in a row. more than 50,000 cases have been reported. hong kong also reported a record number of covid-19 cases saturday for a second day in a row. 1500 new infections were recorded. health authorities are saying they aren't ruling out a citywide lockout.

meanwhile, france is loosening some of its rules february 28th. masks will no longer be required for vaccine pass for entry. but masks still mandatory on public transportation and in spaces where the vaccine pass isn't required. the search is now on for a new police commissioner london. it comes after the city's first female police commissioner resigned on the heels of a scathing report. cnn's salma abdelaziz has the story from london. london's talk cop son the way out. barely a week after a damning independent review found a toxic culture of racism, sexism, homophobia and bullying at the met police and revealed highly offensive language used by platforms of officers at the city's position. the mayor sadiq khan has lost confidence. >> it's clear only way to deliver the scale of the change

require said to have new at the top. >> reporter: the first woman to lead london's force and in her 40-year policing career in disgrace. >> the murder of sarah evard and many other awful cases recently have, i know, damaged confidence in this fantastic police service. >> reporter: the brutal kidnap and rain by sarah evard by a serving officer in march last year, left many londoners scared and unprotected. and police handling of a street vigingl of evard. for years police accused them are running a racist police force. the police chief has previously denied institutional discrimination on the force. >> trust is the cornerstone of police legitimacy. and you cannot expect to serve

the needs of the public if they aren't trusted. they're not going to work in partnership with you. >> reporter: that trust was eroded during dick's five-year tenure as chief. in december, a pair of officers were jailed for taking photos of two murdered sisters which they shared on whatsapp. in 2020 black lives matter protesters demanded that the commissioner step down. and the met police is under fire for its reluctance to investigation multiple allegations of partying inside 10 downing street during lockdowns. >> i can confirm that the met is now investigating. >> reporter: as of late january, a police inquiry is now under way to determine if covid rules were broken under the prime minister's roof. but the commissioner's resignation is not enough. activists say radical reform of the met police is long overdue. salma abdelaziz, cnn, london. well, the super bowl is almost here, and with it record

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all right. we want to take you now live to kyiv. you're looking at the u.s. embassy in the ukrainian capital. a short time ago the embassy posted this. today, the state department ordered nonemergency employees at the embassy to depart due to a russian military buildup on the ukraine, indicating potential for significant military action. u.s. and other countries are urging their citizens in ukraine to leave immediately, fearing a russian invasion could happen at anytime. the white house confirmed u.s. president joe biden will speak with the russian leader later today. stay with cnn for updates. all right. the super bowl sunday could go down as the hottest super bowl on record. now, we're talking about the actual temperature, not the game, nearly 20 million people in southern california are under heat advisories this weekend. experts say the temperatures will be 15 to 20 degrees fahrenheit above normal in some areas. we could see new record hot weather set in the next couple of days.

meteorologist tyler mauldin joins me with the latest about the weather. tyler, i used to live about five minutes away from where the stadium is. i never remember any temperatures like this. not in february. what's it going to be like? >> yeah, it's pretty rare. the warmest super bowl on record was played in 1973. that temperature was 84. and we're going to be flirting with that, come sunday, on super bowl sunday. there's a heat advisory neck for southern california that includes los angeles, river cy, all the way down to san diego. temperatures will be in the 80s, nearing 90 degrees. so come later this afternoon, we'll be in the low to mid-80s. but then notice on super bowl sunday right around that 84 to 85 degrees mark. if we hit 84 it will be tied for the warmest on record. but if we hit 85 it becomes the warmest super bowl on record. breaking it down hour by hour, you can see around noon, we'll be 84 degrees. and then once we get to later on

in the afternoon and evening at kickoff, temperatures will be in the low 80s. now, the not just southern california dealing with this record heat. it goes all the way up to central and northern california. even some parts of arizona, nevada and oregon dealing with record heat. more than 30 records are in jeopardy. record highs are in jeopardy, across this region in the next couple of days. we will see some relief as a front sweeps through, but that's not until early to midnext week. expanding the view. notice there's quite the contrast here up to the north, across the northern plains, midwest and great lakes. here we have frigid air dropping down from canada. and we're talking about temperatures that have dropped more than 40 degrees in the last 24 hours in parts of the midwest. meanwhile, it's really warm across the northeast and mid-atlantic. eventually, this cooler air will be spilling into the northeast and mid-atlantic once we get into tomorrow. and you'll definitely feel it for the beginning of next week.

notice the high in minneapolis, 4 degrees today, only 9 degrees tomorrow. kim. >> big contrast. tyler mauldin thanks so much appreciate it. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom," i'm kim brunhuber. "new day" is next. for the rest of the world, it's "connecting africa."

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