hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ukra ukrainians raise their voices in unison. we have reports from washington, moscow, and eastern ukraine. plus, a third weekend of demonstrations in canada, as truckers protest vaccine mandates by blocking vital trade routes into and out of their own

cou country, we'll have a report from ottawa. and we're live at the cnn weather center for the record heat expected for super bowl sunday in los angeles. >> fears of a russian invasion of ukraine are so high right now that countries around the world are advising their citizens to get out while they can. the u.s. is one of several nations drawing down its embassy staff in kyiv. the ukrainian government calls those moves an overreaction, but the uk has also withdrawn staff at its embassy and is telling british citizens to leave. and britain is pulling out its observers with the organization for security and cooperation in europe, who are in ukraine, the u.s. is doing the same. in much of ukraine, there's no sense of imminent danger. large crowds again marched through the capital on saturday to show their defiance of the

russian threat, but both washington and moscow agree, saturday's call between their two leaders didn't emake any progress in ending the dangerous standoff. sam kylie is live from ukraine, kylie atwood is at the state department. let's start with sam kylie who joins us from ukraine and near the russian border. so sam, let's start with the latest there. what's been the reaction to this flurry of dpliplomacy, that doesn't seem to have borne any fruit. >> reporter: it hasn't borne any fruit at all, and as a consequence of that. as you say in the introthere, there has been a very substantial number of companies asking their citizens to leave ukraine. a number of countries are closing their embassies in kyiv or moving them not far west to kln, the duch international air carrier has canceled flights and

into ukraine and all of this coming at a time when president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine, who on a visit yesterday to military exercises in the south of the country, where the russians are conducting live firing exercises themselves in the sea and elsewhere in the black sea, is saying that the danger is that this kind of panic actually serves the interests of what he calls the enemy. this is how he put it. >> we are on these borders. it's our borders, it's our territory. i have to speak with our people, like the president, and tell people's trues. and the truth is we have different information. and now the best friend for enemies, that is panic in our country. and all of this information that

helps only for panic doesn't help us. >> reporter: here on a sleepy noon here in cakyiv, you wouldn know that we're on the border. multiple rocket-launching systems, surface-to-surface missiles that is capable of devastating levels of destruction. and very little sign here that local people are even particularly angst, kim. it's a very strange situation. >> that's really surprising, sam. earlier, i mentioned those demonstrations of solidarity in kyiv. is there any sense that they could grow. >> i think the demonstrations are important. we've seen similar demonstrations here in kyiv. 75% of the population speak russian as the mother tongue. 1.5 million people here at the

center of industrial energy for a lot of ukraine. and in both the ukrainian capital, there's a strong effort being made to express unity and contempt for the kremlin's about making their open decisions about joining nato. i don't think we're likely to see mass protests if the reports are accurate and an invasion is imminent in their words, inlg that the switch will be by ukrainians to some kind of resistance. given the might of the russian machine and the relatively low levels of technological capables of ukrainians, nobody is making any serious bets that the ukrainians would do anything other than have to run an insurgency campaign against a russian invasion, kim.

as the crisis along ukraine's border with russia has escalated, the white house has held briefings with congress members. sarah jacob sits on both the house foreign affair and armed services committee and earlier, she spoke with cnn about u.s. diplomatic efforts and the possibility of sanctions on russia. here she is. >> that i think president biden is taking exactly the right approach. making sure that vladimir putin understands the severe consequences if he decides to invade, while also offering a diplomatic off-ramp and trying to de-escalate the situation so it doesn't come to that. i think it's important to note that almost all of the sanctions being discussed, most legal scholars believe that the administration has the authorities they need, sans action from congress. this would really be about a show of unity and a show from congress that this is the approach that the entire united states is united behind. >> i am confident we'll be able to get to an agreement.

one of the sticking points is whether or not we should have preemptive sanctions, which i think is exactly the wrong approach. and i think might be a little bit moot by the time we come back and vote on this. >> that was house democrat sarah jacob from california. cnn military analyst and retired u.s. air force colonel, cedric layton says that putin could order any number of potential attacks on ukraine and it may not look like a typical ground invasion. here he is. >> based on everything that's out there -- now, that invasion may look a little bit different than what we think it will look like. for example, you know, we are focused on the tanks and the missiles around ukraine. it could involve other things, as well. including cyber attacks, unconventional attacks. special operations forces being brought into various parts of the country, but one thing where i do agree definitely with the administration, the u.s.

administration's assessment is that one of the big things that could happen is a lightning strike, a lightning tack on kyiv, the ukrainian capital. and i think that's very much a possibility right now. the big thing here is, we're showing, it's basically a show of force. we're showing the flag. we're also buttressing the neighbors of our military partners. in this case, poland, romania are the two big ones that are getting u.s. deployments to their countries. and of course, the countries that are neighboring that area, the nato countries like the baltic states, even slovakia, the czech republic, germany. all of those countries benefit from these deployments. it's in essence a speed bump should putin by some really strange mechanism decide to go into a nato country, i don't think he will do that. but it still would be a speed pump for his forces, and that

would then trigger a far greater conflagration, which, of course, i don't think any of the parties in this would want. but nonetheless, it is a signal to putin that we are not only watching him, but that we are prepared to act if he goes too far. >> that was retired colonel cedric layton. u.s. state department is withdrawing most of its embassy staff in kyiv and urging americans and ukraine to get out as soon as possible. cnn's kylie atwood has that. >> the state department said that it is withdrawing most of the u.s. diplomats in ukraine, because the department has to prepare for the worst possible case scenario, which would be russian aggression towards ukraine, and specifically aimed at kyiv, the capital city where the u.s. embassy is located. now, a small number of u.s. diplomats will stay at the embassy. a small number will also go to a city on the western side of ukraine, of course, bringing them further away from the borders where there could be

potential aggression from russia, into ukraine. and of course, the white house saying after a call between president biden and president putin today, that it is still a distinct possibility that russia invades ukraine. even though the state department, president biden, all biden administration officials have been continuing to say that they want to seek a diplomatic path out here. now, the biden administration is also telling americans who are in ukraine that it is past time to leave. they have been telling them to leave the country for some months now, and a senior state department official explaining very explicitly that if a war zone were to become the situation, that the ukrainians face, they don't want americans to be there, as well. because russia could carry out areal bombings and missile attacks to begin its aggression towards ukraine. and that means that it would kill many civilians. that could include americans, if they choose to remain in the country. and that's why the state department is telling them to

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febreze. >> you're looking at scenes from early saturday morning in windsor, canada, as police began to clear a blockade at the ambassador bridge on the u.s./canadian border. what began as a handful of truckers protests vaccine mandates has become a broader movement of canadians unhappy with vaccine restrictions. the blockades are taking a toll on the already beleaguered supply chain of goods coming into the u.s. justin trudeau and other officials are discussing additional measures to break up the protests. here in the u.s., senator rand paul says he's all for the protests. and he hopes they clog up major

u.s. cities zprupt and disrupts super bowl. >> i'm all for it. civil disobedience. civil disobedience is a time-honored tradition in our country from slavey to civil rights to you name it. peaceful protests, clog things up, make people think about the mandates. >> opponents say it would harm the economy even more. congresswoman debbie dingell represents michigan, which has already been greatly impacted by the protests, and here's what she told cnn. >> i don't believe that suppeop have the right to block a major economic trade route between two countries, that is impacting workers in very realtime. i think we really need to look at who is encouraging these protests. it's not the truckers. it's the teamsters, the independent truckers, the canadian truckers have all said they're not supporting this. >> meanwhile, law enforcement

officials across the u.s. are already on high alert. they've been warned that a convoy of truckers could pop up at any moment. in the canadian capital, donie o'sullivan is hearing firsthand from demonstrators who say they won't stop protesting until covid mandates are lifted. have a listen. >> i want all of these mandates gone and i'm not leaving until all the mandates are gone. >> what is this stuff that you can't do right now, as a non-vaccinated person? >> i live in quebec, so it's a bit more intense than other places in canada. i can't going skiing to walmart, to canadian tire, i can't go to restaurants, i can't go to the gym >> truckers here in canada have brought part of the country's capital to a standstill right outside of the national parliament. >> i was hired on at a job not too long ago for a transport company out of ontario and i was

let go due to not willing to get the vaccines for my job and that's not right for companies to be able to decide that and take away our right to earn money and support our livelihood. >> reporter: this is all happening despite these protesters representing a small minority of canadians. more than 80% of eligible canadians are fully vaccinated and the canadian trucking alliance, the primary advocacy group for canadian truckers, which have condemned these protests, have said about 85% of canadian truckers who regularly cross the u.s. border are vaccinated. >> and for you, why is it important for you to be here today? >> because, you -- >> don't talk to them. this is fake news. >> reporter: despite the fact that these people may be part of a minority in canada, they are receiving a lot of support from conservatives and other right-wing figures in the united

st states. >> we are now aware of a significant element from the united states that have been involved in the funding, the organizing, and the demonstrating. >> the canadian truckers are heroes. they are patriots and they are marching for your freedom and for my freedom. >> reporter: this is very much a 21st century protest, playing out as much on the internet as it is on the street. viral memes and sometimes false and highly offensive historical comparisons that circulate online are being repeated verbatim here. like this. >> and because you're not vaccinated, is there business -- is there stuff you can't do in canada now? >> yeah, basically, if you want to compare canada to anything, it's like hitler's germany. and we're like the jews. one of the goals is to simply get a group of people, you can get everybody anger with. and in this case, it's the unvaccinated. >> there's a lot of people here streaming live online. >> i'm going to follow you and make sure that you tell the truth. >> that's all right.

>> reporter: documenting every moment on social media. >> you take those cans off of that truck! is that your property? >> reporter: in an effort to clear the protesters, police have begun confiscating gas canisters, resulting in encounters like this that clock up thousands of views online. >> my name is jim kur and i give a shit about canadians. how do you feel? hi, my name is jim kur and i care about human beings, especially ones that are trying to keep themselves warm in their trucks while fighting for the freedoms of canadians. how do you feel? >> the main problem i have is all the censorship that's going on. that's the problem i have. there's censorship everywhere. people's accounts get taken down. if you don't say the right thing. even this convoy, a lot of groups started, people are live streaming, and i heard yesterday in the restaurant, my feed was cut, my feed was cut. >> reporter: facebook shut down some groups on its platform supporting the truckers after the online outlet grid news found out that they were being

administered by a hacked account belonging to a woman in missouri. so whoever was really running the accounts wanted to hide their identity. and gofundme shut down a fund-raiser for the truckers after police told them it had become an occupation. they have still been able to run millions of dollars through an alternative service, a self-described christian fund-raising platform. organizers say the money will help keep the truckers on the street. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we want those great canadian colors to know that we are with them all the way. >> reporter: trump supindicatin that he is supportive of truckers descending on d.c. >> the question is how long before protests like this come here? >> will we need our own trucker

rally to end all of this insanity once and for all? >> reporter: what is the main goal, the main objective of the truckers here? >> freedom. >> reporter: donie o'sullivan, cnn, ottawa. >> and those protests are inspiring similar action in france. the so-called freedom convoy descended on paris on saturday and blocked traffic around the city. you're looking at live pictures coming to us as many of those make their way towards brussels, taking their frustration to the heart of the european union. jim bittermann has more on how the protests played out in the french capital. >> france's so-called freedom convoy managed to make it into the center of paris saturday afternoon, despite the mobilization of 7,000 police and some pretty impressive armored vehicles and towing equipment.

along the famous champs-elysees, it was made even worse by several hundred demonstrators trying to block the streets. they were the police were able to gradually get control of the situation. the demonstration was modeled after those taking place in canada, but protesters are not only against the vaccination mandate, but also against the high price of fuel and increased cost of living. from paris, some of the demonstrators will try to go on north to brussels, the home of the yooirn european union, but authorities say that they're going to control the convoy at the border. jim bittermann, cnn, just outside of paris. >> well, now some other covid developments around the world. hong kong reported over 1,500 new covid cases on saturday. the highest daily case load recorded to date. a top health official says he's not ruling out the possibility of placing hong kong into a citywide lockdown as cases

surge. iceland's prime minister tested positive for covid-19 after contracting the virus from a family member. she'll have to isolate for five days, according to iceland's rules. and in frankfort, germany, reuters reports that hundreds gathered on saturday to protest against covid regulations and potential mandatory vaccinations. there's new scrutiny of federal u.s. covid guidance as more states move forward with lifting mask mandates. new infections are declining across the country as the omicron wave subsides. that drop has led towards a number of states relaxing measures towards a new normal, and even retailers are making the change. walmart is lifting its mask mandate, effective immediately for fully vaccinated employees. the chain also said it's ending the required daily health screenings for employees by the end of the month, except for those working in states where it's still required. now, the evolving guidance at the local level has drawn attention to the federal health standards at the cdc, which has yet to change its

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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." the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine has been building for months, but the u.s. and its allies fear it could happen very soon, as diplomatic efforts stall. the uk foreign office says british observers with the organization for security and cooperation in europe are being withdrawn from ukraine for their own safety. >> the u.s. is drawing down its embassy staff. heavily arm ed russian forces surrounded ukraine on four sides. poland allowed them to cross the border into poland without prior approval. russian president vladimir putin spoke with president biden on saturday, and separately, with french president emmanuel

macron. the top diplomats from russia and u.s. also had a call. cnn's nic robertson explains what came out of the flurry of high-stakes diplomacy. >> from any of these three big phone calls today, president biden, president putin, president putin, president macron, secretary of state blinken, really hard to see any diplomatic advancement. the readout from the phone call, the kremlin's readout from the phone call with president biden that it was coming from a position of hysteria. the russians pushing back as well to what secretary of state antony blinken said on that particular issue, saying that this is really sort of a propaganda position, that this is, you know, allowing the ukrainians the opportunity to try to start a war in ukraine, start it with the pro-russian, russian-backed separatists in the east of the country. so in all of these diplomatic

phone calls, talking past each other, it seems to be the case, and the kremlin, in all of these calls, as well, making the point that they haven't had their core issues addressed. those core issues being denying ukraine to be able to have membership of nato, and nato to go back to its 1997 license and membership positions. so the kremlin just staying in their current position, i think, one takeaway, certainly from the phone call with president macron and the phone call that secretary of state antony blinken had, as well. both trying to get russia to commit to a track dploof diplom but by saying, to get to that track, de-escalate the forces around ukraine, show that you're committed to moving forward with diplomacy. that's the way to go. really right to just test and see if russia does actually have an intention to try to talk this through. or are they really just building up their forces as a threat, and then as the u.s. assesses, they

say putin hasn't made a decision, but as the u.s. assesses, increasing looking like the possibility of a russian invasion, very hard to make a determined read. president putin just not conceding any ground or developing a new position at all. nic robertson, cnn, moscow. >> as diplomacy shifts into high gear, one ukrainian lawmaker says her nation is being kept out of high-level talks. earlier, i spoke with parliament member olessya valenko. here she is. >> right now, we are all witnessing an escalation of russian aggression towards ukraine. russian aggression, which has started back in 2014, it will be eight years on february 22nd. we ukrainians have learned to live with this fact in our lives and to constantly be prepared

for the worst, although hoping for the best. >> in terms of trying to find a solution, much of the focus has been on the high-level diplomacy between russia and the u.s. and other western countries like france, where you are right now. do you feel like ukraine is being cut out of the discussion? is your nation having enough say here? >>. i feel like ukraine meeds to be more involved in the negotiations that are happening about and around ukraine. it cannot be just a discussion between putin and biden or between mac ron and putin. it needs to be all the time with ukraine at the table and involved in the process. what the world cannot afford is for this escalation to turn into world war ii, which will then lead to world war iii. and this is what is going to happen if countries continue to

think in terms of spears of influence, if the race for domination over international affairs continues, be it between france, the u.s., the uk or whatever other nation. what is at stalk here is the independence of a sovereign state. and what is at stake here is people's lives, and the lives of people who chose to live in a democratic country, and who choose to defend their homes, their territory, their families, and the lives of their children. >> you say you obviously don't want another world war, just now, but i saw you tweeted this. for every american diplomat and citizen out of ukraine, the u.s. should send in a soldier now. i'm wondering how that would help. wouldn't that escalate the conflict and increase the chances of a catastrophic military confrontation between the u.s. and russia? >> you know, abeppeasement for

sure didn't work. and eight years of russian soldiers being station ed and fr eight years of a ukrainian territory being annexed by russia is the result of that appeasement towards putin and right to talk to him and look into him eyes and find some kind of solution there. wherever the aggressor or bully is being appeased, they just go on the offensive even more. and the world has been witnessing that for the last eight years. the only way out is to actually stand up and stand strong together, with all allied parties behind ukraine and also within ukraine, ready to fight back putin and sending him a strong signal that this fight is going to happen and there's no way out of it for him >> he also said ukraine's western allies have now woken up to the consequences of a possible russian aggression.

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the olympic fate of a 15-year-old russian athlete is still up in the air at the beijing winter games. a hearing will take place in the coming hours to determine whether figure skater kamala valiyeva will be allowed to continue to compete. she was crucial in the russian olympic committee's gold medal win in monday's team event.

that medal ceremony has been put on hold until the controversy is resolved. officials say a decision should be made by monday afternoon. cnn's coy wire joins us from jiangsu, china, but first let's bring in steven jiang live in beijing. we're still kind of on a holding pattern on that doping scandal story. but bring us up to speed on what's happened so far? >> we now know that valiyeva's name has been on the roster for tuesday's figure skating event, which is adding suspense and urgency to that virtual hearing held by the court of arbitration for sport, because their decision will obviously determine whether or not she can indeed compete in that event. the international olympic committee is not saying much about this case, kriciting an ongoing process. but a complicate factor is that positive sample was calculated on december 25th, well before

the winter olympics. that's why this actually falls outside of the jurisdiction of the ioc. that's why the russian doping agency says she's been passing her doping tests both before and after that date, including testing negative since she arrived here in beijing and the russian federation both saying they have no doubts over her honesty, pointing to the circumstances surrounding the positive test results, saying how unusually long it took the lab in sweden to analyze her sa sample. obviously, some reports saying that was due to a wave of covid sweeping sweden at the time. but that was going to be a point raised during this virtual hearing. that's why a lot of people around the world, including many here in a very snowy beijing

eagerly awaiting the decision made by that body on monday. and that, obviously, is exactly why everybody is very much waiting for that virtual hearing taking place in about a few hours from now. >> we'll be following that for sure. steven jiang, thank you so much. appreciate it. now to the action at the beijing games. here's the latest medal count. they have nine golds. germany has eight. united states, netherlands, and sweden have five. our coy wire is in the chinese moun mountains, where heavy snow has really impacted the games. i can see it blowing behind you as we speak. you know all about it, kim. we were out here to watch the qualifiers for women's free ski slope style, but it was one of the events that had to be postponed. take a look at the scenes. the snow was coming down sideways out there.

it would have been really difficult for the women to go flying and flipping through the air and find the ground safely and land safely. the big name to watch is going to be eileen gu in this event. the american-born chinese superstar, taking these games by storm, already having won gold in the big air competition and. let's go to men's giant slalom. despite an hour-plus delay, marcum odermatt took home gold. many where are struggling to see at times with the mist and fog that was taking hold at times. o oddermatt taking home the gold. and the former canada star kala humphreys holding a slight lead halfway through the competition. first time competing as an

american citizen. shf she was one of the women forging the way, allowing for women to have another medal opportunity. gender gap is closing. men have 51 events at these winter games, while the women now have 46, in large part thanks to kaill iie. she was chosen as flag bearer, but had to miss the opening ceremony. elana is one of the few athletes who was allowed to bring her child to these games. 2-year-old son nico, born deaf in both ears, diagnosed with down syndrome. she says raising nico and much better than any medal she could ever win. >> being nico's mom is the biggest achievement of my life. he is such a ray of sunshine, he's ball of joy, and i can't imagine life without him. and i can't believe i competed this long without him, because he just brings so much more passion to my sport, believe it or not, because i know that every day i go out there, i want

to show thim that it's possible to go after your dreams and goals. so now so more than ever, i'm doing this for a greater pur purpose. >> elana myers taylor there talking just ahead of these games. she has an infectious personality, radiates light wherever she goes, and we'll see if she could pull off what many might not be possible, going after to medal at these games after missing a bunch of practice, almost a week long in isolation. if anyone can do it, it's elana. >> it's really amazing story. i hope the snow lets up there. appreciate it, coy wire. thanks so much. >> thanks, kim. well, team usa ski jumper is using technology to boost her olympic training. specifically, a wii fit. have a look. the interactive video game system allows logan sankey practice bending and straightening her knees in the comfort of her room.

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here. the los angeles rams will take on the cincinnati bengals, just hours from now in super bowl lvi. it's a matchup few people predicted when the season kicked off five months ago, as tens of thousands of fans gathered at sofi stadium for the big game, security is a top priority. cnn's camilla bernal looks at the multiple agencies tasked with protecting the biggest game in sports. >> this is a dream come true for so many fans here in l.a. and also for the many businesses around the area, especially the ones that have had a very hard time during the pandemic. but it is not going to be easy for law enforcement, because we're talking about almost 100,000 people that are expected here for the super bowl. and the federal government has been working with local law enforcement agencies for about a year now, to make sure that things run smoothly. we're expecting hundreds and possibly thousands of men and women in law enforcement both on the ground and in the air. one of the things that they're going to specifically be looking

at is traffic patterns, especially because we know there is that possibility of these trucker protests here in los angeles. the government also saying that this is, of course, a target for terrorism, but they say that at the moment, there are no credible threats. they feel like they have everything under control for this super bowl weekend. now, on a much, much lighter note, this could be a record-breaking weekend when it comes to the weather. so many may not be prepared for those high temperatures. the highest temperature ever recorded during a super bowl game, 84 degrees. and that was almost 50 years ago, a game also played here in los angeles, we're expecting high temperatures, as well, for super bowl day. so no matter who wins or who loses, we do expect l.a. to break that record in terms of the heat. camilla bernal, cnn, los angeles. >> yeah, so as camilla mentioned, the heat could be a big factor in the game. los angeles currently under a

heat advisory and game-day temperatures will be in the mid-80s. meteorologist tyler malden joins us now. so how scorching will it be, exactly? >> it's going the feel spring if not summerlike later on this afternoon and this evening in southern california. that's why we continue with the heat advisory. it will feel close to 90 later on today. 15 to 20 degrees above the average for us. we have hit 90 degrees already. saturday, we hit 90 degrees in multiple areas and set multiple daily records. some records haven't been broken since the '70s. that's when they were set. and speaking of '70s. in 1973, that's when we had the warmest super bowl on record. 84 degrees. we will be close to tying, if not breaking that this afternoon, in southern california. you can see by noon, local time, about 84 degrees. by kickoff, we'll be in the low 80s. it is going to be a scorcher out there. sunny skies while you're tailgating, though, and no rainfall, so you don't have to

worry about that as you tailgate. that's good news for you. but then we expand the view. and even though it feels like summertime in southern california and out west, it's not so much the case across the eastern third of the country. yeah, remember, it's february. we're in winter, and it's feeling like it up here. in the midwest, we have windchill advisories in effect. some cold air is droppinging down from canada and it's feeling like it's minus 30. maybe even minus 40 in some areas of the northern plains and the midwest. we're also factoring in snow showers off the great lakes, and we will also see some heavy rainfall down in florida and snowfall from the virginias all the way up into new england. taking a look at the highs today. the eight-degree temperature in minneapolis, that is an afternoon high. so it is cold. 22 degrees if cleveland. seasonable across the southeast and the southern plains, but then again, it is well above average across the west coast down in southern california. here's a look at the snowfall from the virginias all the way up into new england. this is what we expect to see

later on today and going on into tomorrow. we do have about 21 million people under a winter weather advisory at this time, kim. >> tyler, before we go, your pick for game? >> oh, bengals. >> nice, all right. we'll see. i'll get you back, see what happens. tyler, thank you very much. really appreciate it. but 100 million people will watch the super bowl, but for some, it's not about the game, it's about the commercials. this year, advisers are shelling out 7 million for a 30-second spot during the super bowl. that's $233,333 per second. that's a record-high price. unbelievable. well fans around the world wait for the super bowl to kick off, there's perhaps a cuter bowl game capturing the attention of many viewers. puppy bowl 18. this year, more than 100 adoptable puppy players will square off on two separate

teams, team ruff coached by martha stewart will compete against team fluff coached by snoop dogg. and organizers say the event is meant to celebrate adoptable pups as well as the shelters that support them in their quest for a permanent home. the event is available to viewers on discovery plus and animal planet, starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern time here in the u.s. what a great cause. i'm kim brunhuber. thanks for watching. for viewers in north america, "new day" is next. for the rest of the world, it's "africa avant-garde."

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your "new day." i'm phil mattingly in bore for bore us shan chez. >> president biden making it clear to vladimir putin that there will be costs if russia invades ukraine. how ukrainian president zelensky is responding this morning. >> and canadian police move in to shut down the trucker protest along the border. there are concerns of similar protests here in the u.s. with one gop lawmaker saying he, quote, hopes truckers clog up cities. >> and securing sofi stadium. there are extensiv