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united states and around the world. >> and just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people, i will take it down. to see that i couldn't stop it, it was the worst thing. they were like my kids. >> we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. >> just happened to hit some good shots finally and made a couple putts. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is friday, february 17th. in washington, d.c., u.s. president biden is finally
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speaking publicly about those unidentified objects shot out of the sky by the military. he says nothing suggests these objects are related to china's spy balloon program or that they were surveillance objects from any other country. >> it is important to note the u.s. has not been able to recover any of the debris because of the remote locations and severe weather. phil mattingly reports from the white house. >> reporter: for nearly a week president biden has said nothing about what was an unprecedented three days, three u.s. fighters shooting down three separate unidentified objects. it raised a lot of concerns and a lot of alarm. and lawmakers on both sides of the iaisle had called on the president to explain what was happening and what the administration was doing about these objects. that changed on thursday. president biden speaking for the first time on the issue detailing how those three unidentified objects were very different from the chinese spy
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balloon that had been shot down prior, are likely something that had been happening over time and just picked up by radar that had been expanded. and also that there were a significant number of steps that u.s. officials are now taking to try to address these objects going forward including this as the president said -- >> make no mistake, if any object presents a threat to the safety and skirt of the american people, i will take it down. i'll be sharing with congress these classified policy parameters when they are completed and they will remain classified so we don't give our roadmap to our enemies to try to evade our defenses. >> reporter: there are the classified parameters in terms of when fighters will be called to shoot down objects. and there are also steps to better understand how to fwraple with the issues going forward. this is clearly something that officials are in the midst of trying to get their heads around.
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they are also trying to have a better understanding of what the relationship is with china going forward. this is the most geopolitical relationship, no question about that, the critical bilateral relationship for president biden. he says he is going to pe with president xi jinping soon. advisers say they don't have a date yet. there has certainly been a lot of back and forth, but biden has tempted to walk a pretty careful line making clear that the u.s. will act if it feels like its sovereignty is impededed but trying not to send a tense relationship already into a worse spot. and making it clear that most important is maintaining lines of communication. phil mattingly, cnn, the white house. president biden is getting a clean bill of health from his physician. he had a routine exam and the doctor says he is still a healthy vigorous 80-year-old male. >> and a nbc news poll show only
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26% think that he has the mental and physical abilities to be president. john fetterman is being treated for clinical depression. he checked himself into a washington area hospital on thursday. he has experienced depression off and on for years but it has recently become worse. jessica dean has this story. >> reporter: senator john fetterman the newest democratic senator from pennsylvania has checked himself into walter reed medical center for treatment for clinical depression. you will remember that fetterman suffered a stroke in may when he was running for the nomination for that senate seat that kept him in the hospital for over nine days. and he had a long recovery while he was also on the campaign trail. he then checked himself into the hospital recently just in the last several days when he started feeling lightheaded, but good news there is that they saw
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no new signs of a new stroke. but again, we had seen him here on capitol hill, he had been here voting and attending meetings and hearings, but getting this notification earlier today, we also heard from his wife who commended him for getting help and asking for privacy while they focus on their kids and making sure that her husband gets the treatment he needs. it is worth noting this is not mental health that is typically discussed by sitting senators so he is breaking precedent by talking about this out in the open and he is receiving a lot of praise from senators on both sides of the aisle, both republicans and democrats, for doing so. a lot of well wishes that he just get the treatment that he needs to get better, feel stronger and come back here to capitol hill as soon as he is ready. jessica dean, cnn, capitol hill. family of bruce willis says he is suffering from fron totem pore ral dementia or ftd.
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the mayo clinic says ftd is an umbrella term for brain disorders in the areas associated with personality, behavior and language. currently there is no cure and no treatments that slow the progression. >> he said that he would take a break from acting and the family hopes media attention from this announcement will lead to more awareness and research into ftd. five former memphis police officers are set to be arraigned in the coming hours for their involvement in the death of tyre nichols last month. they are each facing seven charges. >> nichols a 29-year-old black man was repeatedly punched and kicked during a traffic stop on january 7. he died three days later. a shreveport officer is facing homicide charges in the death of an unarmed bagley two
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weeks ago at a domestic disturbance call. >> and footage shows the officer fatally shooting bagley after a brief chase. state police investigator shows bagley's hands were up in a split send after the shot was fired. tyler's next court date is april 3. and police say two handguns found on the michigan state shooter were purchased legally but were not registered. anthony mcrae killed three people before killing himself. >> and he had notes with other targets including a warehouse he used to work. the state attorney general pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor allowing him to buy more guns. and in chicago two of the five wounded students are from china, their families have been offered assistance in traveling
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we're just a couple hours away from the start of the munich security conference where russia's one year old war in ukraine will donl natminate age. >> the u.s. is sending a large delegation led by vice president kamala harris. it was one year ago that the same body warned vladimir putin that invading ukraine would be a grave mistake. >> but he did it anyway and now his forces are locked in a bitter conflict that they might not be able to win. we begin our coverage with nic robertson in munich. explain what the process is there and who the deciders are that are arriving apart from kamala harris. >> reporter: yeah, the process here is big formal engagements and speeches, kamala harris will be giving one of those speeches. there are a lot of side panels and smaller conversations and discussions. so while you have a lot of focus on ukraine and the war there,
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you can expect smaller panels to talk more broadly about global security, about the influence of ai technology in the war in ukraine and broader implications there. you can expect to hear discussions on the margins about how to hold to account those responsible for war crimes in ukraine. kamala harris' message will be one of trans-atlantic unity, one of having stood up in support of ukraine. she's expected to meet with the french president macron, the german chancellor will be here as well, the british prime minister expected to be here. and she's also expected to meet with the prime ministers of sweden and finland, both of whom are still waiting to get full nato membership. so this will be a discussion that really envelopes that unity around supporting ukraine, but
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we're also expecting president zelenskyy to be giving a speech at the opening session here by video link as he has done many, many times in the past and undoubtedly we can expect to hear him call for more support, more stronger support particularly ammunition, particularly tanks, expect that to be a part of the broader discussion here as well. but he is undoubtedly going to reissue his calls for the ongoing support, reclaiming all of ukraine's sovereign territory from russia and very likely his appeal for fighter jets as well. >> okay, nic robertson, thank you. and russia has begun a new offensive in eastern ukraine but russia forces are suffering many casualties. and in southern kerr kherson
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killed several. and clare sebastian is covering this for us this morning. clare, we've heard from ukraine officials, stoltjens stoltenber that russia's renewed offensive has begun. what shape is it taking and what strategy do they seem to be focused on? >> look, it is hard to sort of pinpoint a new offensive right now, we're seeing certainly an uptick of violence in the east. ukrainian forces have been warning that russia is bringing in more troops. we've seen deadly violence of civilians in bakhmut, five were killed there thursday. and we heard more in kherson. russia has repeatedly been attacking pretty much constantly before and so you can see that the violence is going on there, but we are getting questions
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from within and outside the warzone about how russia will be able to mount some kind of offensive, whether it has enough supplies and really the capability to do this. there was a video showing wagner artillery men demanding more ammunition from the russian ministry of defense and that russia is essentially running out of munitions in the east. a senior u.s. official saying if this is the start of a new offensive, it is, and i quote, very pathetic. so there are questions around this, but it seems like the will is there on the russian side to ramp this up. >> let's talk about that race to replenish manpower or ammunition resources in general. who is better placed, what does russia have in place in order to be generating the ammunition,en conscripting people into the army versus ukraine which has the backing of many countries but they are removed from this war? >> ukraine is relying on its
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allies. and obviously a year into the war, that is being tested not only by moral and political issues, but also logistical. jens stoltenberg is openingly saying that ukraine is burning through so much ammunition, allies are struggling to produce it fast enough. and russia has its own domestic industry for things like that. they have faced issues on the higher end technology because of the sanctions. we know that they have been sourcing from elsewhere as well. iran and north korea. but obviously they are also burning through ammunition at a very high rate and i think that we're seeing signs that that is now impacting on the battlefield. >> clare, thank you so much. sf . the u.s. is starting to take the long view into its supply to ukraine and time to look beyond what ukraine needs right now such as the tanks, and to look into what ukraine will need in
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the long run to teeter any possible future aggression.teet possible future aggression. u.s. defense factories are preparing to ramp up that you were production. oren lieberman reports. >> reporter: in the steel furnaces of scranton, pennsylvania, the weapons of war are in high demand. one ton metal rods heated and forged into about 11,000 high explosive artillery shells a month. cnn got a rare look inside the plant, one of only a few in the country that make this crucial round. here specially made steel is heated to 2,000 degrees, slowly shaped step by scorching step into its final product. to this point it has only taken a few hours to heat the steel and turn it into what looks like
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an articllery shells. but still days of testing and inspecting to make sure that this can be turned into an artillery shell that can be fired on the battlefield. >> reporter: the process doesn't end here. the empty shells are shipped to another plant for explosives. and the enemy here is father time. ukraine can burn through the plant's monthly production in half a week locked in a grinding war of attrition with russian mercenaries. >> current rate on the ammunition is many times higher than our current rate of production. >> reporter: one year in, the war has turned into a vicious math problem, how to make enough ammo for ukraine, the united states and allies. the pentagon is already planning on new plants in texas and canada, part of a race to increase the capacity of the
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defense industrial base. doug bush is the army's head of acquisitions. >> right now we're meeting demand. of course i'd want to be faster. even does. but there is a time factor a year to 18 months is often what you are looking at. >> reporter: bush says this is the greatest rampup in military production possibly going back to the korean war. >> we realized we had to put our foot all the way to the floor. >> reporter: the goal in two years is to produce five times more artillery rounds each month, twice as many javelin anti-tank missiles, 30% more rounds for the himars launchers. precision weapon ukraine is used to target russian command posts and 60 stinger anti-aircraft missiles each month. the u.s. is not at war with russian, but that matters litte for those whose products are part of the fight.
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>> the base is still largely geared towards a peace time environment and not towards a wartime environment that we're now in. >> reporter: to get a sense of just how much the army is investing in this within the last couple of weeks the army has announced $1.5 billion in procurement of new 1.55 artillery rounds, trying to produce it faster and more of it. oren lieberman, cnn, at the pentagon. still ahead, possible criminal charges hang over former president trump in a case involving alleged election interference in georgia and we're getting our first look into what the grand jury is thinking. plus new video of the minutes before that train derailment in eastern ohio. what it shows and the anger and uncertainty that residents are feeling. unlike some others, airborne gives you vititamin c and so mucuch more. it's an 8 in 1 immune support formula. airborne. do more.
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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." if you are just joining us, let me bring you up-to-date. president biden says he doesn't believe the three unidentified objects recently shot down over north america are related to china's spy balloon program, but he vowed to shoot down any object that poses a threat to the country. meantime president biden's doctor says that he is physically healthy and fit for duty. the white house won't say if the 80-year-old took a cognitive test as part of his yearly physical. and senator john fetterman is receiving inpatient treatment for clinical depression. he suffered a stroke last year. fetterman says he has experienced depression on and off for years but it recently became worse.
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and newt gingrich will not appear before the grand jury investigating alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. he has been resisting a request to testify and an appeals court now says that the issue is moot because the grand jury has finished its work. >> and a court in atlanta has released part of the report and sara murray believes that some of the witnesses have been less than honest. >> reporter: some witnesses may have lied to a special grand jury in jury the panel says, recommending the district attorney consider indictments. >> this is basically the grand jury saying go get 'em. >> reporter: the special grand jury which spent months digging into efforts by former president trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in the peach state concluding perjury may have been commit by one or more witnesses testifying before it. the grand jury recommends that the strict attorney seek
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appropriate indictments for such crimes. and this after they heard from 75 witnesses including governor kemp, rudy giuliani, and south carolina senator lindsey graham who is standing by his testimony. >> are you confident in your testimony? >> yes. >> reporter: the grand jury also heard from technical experts, poll workers and investigators concluding we find by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the georgia election that could result in overturning that election. adding that they heard from witnesses still claiming that such fraud took place. because georgia special grand juries don't issue indictments, their final report is a vehicle to recommend whether anyone should face criminal charges. the judge ordered sections of the report released thursday, but held back the conclusions on criminal charges. >> we see four future defendants to be treated fairly is not appropriate at this time to have
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this report released. >> reporter: saying last month she would soon make decisions on whether to seek indictments. and the georgia probe got under way soon after trump phoned secretary of state in january of 2021 pressing him to find the votes for trump to win georgia. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes which is one more than we have, because we won the state. >> reporter: since the call the investigation expanded to include the fake elector scheme, false election fraud claims, and efforts by unauthorized individuals to access voting machines in one georgia county. trump's team is arguing that because he wasn't named in any of these sections of the report released, he must have done nothing wrong. obviously we don't know that yet. the judge made the call not to allow any names to be named in this early release of the sections of the report and ultimately it will be up to fulton county strict attorney fani willis to skdecide to seek
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indictments either for former president trump or any of his allies. sara murray, cnn, washington. georgia secretary of state who was on the receiving end of that phone call with trump is reacting to the partial release of the report. republican brad raffensperger refused to go along with the claims about election fraud and now he says the grand jury report proved him right. >> we were vindicated. we've been shown that we have been factually correct. we'll always follow the contusion. if we're compelled to testify, we'll show up. it is something that that is an obligation of everyone. >> the secretary also says the grand jury unanimous vote that there was no evidence of widespread fraud should put to rest any questions. we're getting a better sense of what happened in the moments leading up to the train
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derailment in east palestine, ohio that spilled toxic chemicals. >> take a look yourself. an apparent overheated wheel bearing began sparking more than 40 minutes before the disaster as the train passed through another town. investigators are looking into what exactly caused that bearing to overheat. >> the white house is deploying teams from the cdc and health department to address concerns about residents' health. both of ohio senators visited east palestine on thursday to assess the disaster. republican vance shared this video. >> i don't know if you can see this, but watch this. you see that chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. >> head of the epa toured the disaster area on thursday and he spoke with jason carroll about the government's response.
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>> we will be here for as long as it takes to see this process through. i want to assure the people of -- >> when you say as long as it takes, i think long term, is someone going to be here a year from now, two years from now to come back and test the water, test the soil? >> i'm very clear when i say as long as it takes. we will go through this process with the citizens of east palestine for as long as it takes. the federal government will be here for as long as it takes. chair of the u.s. national safety board addressed the train derailment writing that the agency is working to understand what caused the train derailment so it never happens again. in the meantime, the ntsb is urging people to stop speculating and spreading misinformation about the crash. residents are increasingly angry over the disaster and response from officials of the rail company.
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brian todd reports. >> reporter: anxiety and frustration continue to mount in east palestine, ohio. >> people are getting sick. we should not have been let back into town until all of this was done. >> reporter: officials are pumping oxygen into local water ways hoping that will break down chemicals. about two weeks since the accident, and despiten as sure rans from the governor that the town's water is safe it to drink -- >> to you feel confident in that? >> honestly, i don't. >> reporter: some residents report dizzindizziness, headach rashes. and also a lack of transparency. jamie says only reason she knows her house isn't safe to live this is because she demanded that the soil and water be tested and norfolk southern
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railroad sent a toxicologist. >> only because i run my mouth that i got this testing done. >> reporter: the epa administrator was there assuring residents that they would get all the resources they need. >> and we're hold norfolk southern accountable. >> reporter: but the railroad is being accused by some of ducking accountability after railroad officials bailed on attending a town hall meeting wednesday night citing the growing physical threats to our employees. a meeting where residents vented more of their anger. >> they screwed up our town, they will fix it. if they don't, i'll be the first one calling all you back to do it all over again. >> reporter: investigationors s
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they haven't found vinyl chloride in the waterways. >> it causes cancer. if the soil is used in gardens, children playing in it, it could be very dangerous and the chemical will leach into ground water. >> reporter: compounding all the anxiety and uncertainty the community is dealing with are worries about practical living arrangements. east palestine resident told cnn some residents feel they are forced to go back to the town because they don't have the money to move elsewhere. brian todd, cnn, washington. nearly eight months after the u.s. supreme court overturned federal abortion rights, the u.s. military is granting new protections to service members. those who need to travel out of state for abortions will be given up to three weeks leave. >> that is because they can't control where they are stationed. and states that have some of the toughest abortion restrictions are also home to major military bases.
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the new policy goes into effect and the kentucky supreme court is allowing the almost complete ban on abortion to remain in place. they say the lower court was wrong when they stopped two measures from taking effect. >> there are no exceptions for rape or incest. and planned parenthood and american civil liberties union say the fight is not over. ahead, tremendous damage and so many deaths. and yet hope still from the earthquake wreckage. and a voluntary recall for hundreds of thousands of tesla cars. the issue that could pose a danger on the roads. .let me cou. ♪ love can get a little messy... goodod thing there's resolve. love the love. resolve the mess.
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nato secretary-general flew over the disaster zone to witness the destruction caused by the earthquake. >> and he offered condolences and met with the president and top ministers. jens stoltenberg says is this the deadly natural disaster since found tation of nato. they will be supporting the displaced. nato is setting up temporary housing and will bring in tens of thousands of tents. the u.n. has launched a three month campaign to raise $1 billion for relief efforts in turkey and similar appeal for nearly $400 million for syria. on thursday syrian president bashar al assad made his first televised speech since the disaster. >> translator: the size of the catastrophe and the task that falls upon us are much greater than our existing capabilities. but what our society managed do with the help of the citizens
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and state institutions was also much greater than the cape and. >> the heartbreak in turkey and syria is unrelenting with almost 44,000 people confirmed dead. 11 days after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, there are still signs of life. a 12-year-old boy was rescued 260 hours after the quake. we're told he was found in a hole in a sitting position and appears to be okay. >> nada bashir is in istanbul. these rescue teams are doing incredible work, aren't they. >> reporter: they really are. and it is unbelievable that we're still hearing of these remarkable rescues this many days on. and in fact the last few days we've been hearing the warnings from the youed nations from the rescue teams on the ground that the window for finding survivors beneath the rubble was closing very quickly and it certainly is. but despite that, we are still seeing survivors being pulled out. one man, a 33-year-old, being
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pulled out 261 hours after being buried beneath the rublble. and we've seen emotional videos showing this man calling his friend whose number he had memorized to ask if his family and relatives were also alive and of course this is the hope for so many people in southeast turkey waiting for news of their loved ones still buried beneath the rubble. but the focus now is on providing support and relief because the situation on the troun ground there is so difficult. it is freezing cold temperatures. these people have lost absolutely everything. not only are they waiting for news of their loved ones, but the loss of their homes and livelihoods. they are hugely and entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance. and we've seen now the united nations appealing for further funding. $1 billion over the next three months for turkey, some $400
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million for northea northwest s. turkish government has been raising money for funding to support the humanitarian effort. but of course this is going to take months if not years for southeast turkey to recover. and there has been some pressure on the government really to speed up the recovery process. the government so far has committed to rebuilding the affected areas within a year. and currently the buildings damaged in the earthquake are undergoing an assessment. more than 50,000 buildings have been deemed unsafe and may require demolition. and there is currently an investigation ongoing into allegations of negligence.is gr the government but the focus is on recovery. >> and also a problem of housing
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all the people who have lost everything. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. and in fact we're already beginning to see evacuations taking place from southeast turkey here in istanbul we have seen a number of families being evacuated, some are being housed in university dormitories, others are being housed at homes hosted by volunteers. we were able to visit one family, she was connected, a syrian woman, with another syrian family living here in istanbul. and they have described it as a lifeline, they simply had nowhere else to go. but these are temporary measures. they need homes, they need somewhere permanent to stay. and the uncertainty is exacerbating the trauma that these families have already been through. and we're also talking about syrian families who not only have been displaced because of the earthquake, but multiple times now because of the brutal war at the hands of assad.
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>> nada, thank you so much. and if you are looking for information on how to help earthquake survivors, go to cnn.com/impact and you will find a list of organizations working on rescue and relief efforts. still ahead, the phoenix suns give a warm welcome to their newest player, kevin durant. his reasons for joining the team, after the break. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck, that's when you know, it's half-washed. downy has 7 benenefits that condition and smooth fibers so clolothes look newer, longer. feel thehe difference with downy. keeps flaring, put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable, i got rapid symptom relief with nvoq. and left bathroom gency behind. check. when uc got in my way, i got lasting, steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when my gastro saw damage, rinvoq helped visibly repair the colon lining.
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but don't know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles due to problems with the self-driving feature. while they issued the voluntary recall, elon musk tweeted that the word recall was wrong and the problem could be fixed with a software update. >> and the issue is in all models of the tesla. they say it could be unsafe in intersections not responding in time to changes and speed limits and not accounting for drivers adjusting the speed. >> kind of scary. >> yeah, it is. but hopefully they will fix it. a leak in russian spacecraft
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will delay their return to earth. the first a cargo ship docked was already supposed to act as a replacement vehicle. in december it was found to be liking coolant. >> and a leak was detected on the spacecraft meant to replace the first one, russian engineers anticipate a new rescue vehicle will be ready to launch in march. until then the crew will continue with normal activities on the space station. and the suns gave a warm welcome to kevin durant. >> and he was officially introduced at a press conference thursday with the team's other than and general manager. durant has been out with a knee injury the past month but says that he is excited about the suns' energy and culture along with the enthusiasm from the fans. >> durant grew emotional reflecting on his team with his former team the brooklyn nets. >> a lot of ups and downs, but i love the grind. everybody in brooklyn love the grind too, so i built a family
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over there. they will always be a part of my journey. so we didn't accomplish what we wanted to accomplish as far as winning champions, but i enjoyed the fwrigrind and we tried the hardest regardless of what was going on in the media, what was going on with the teammates. i love those guys, that was a special four years of my career. they helped me through a lot. in the world of golf, tiger woods is back where his career started 31 years ago, the pga tour. the legend will have round two. right now woods is five shots from the lead. >> and with 82 pga wins, he is just one away from the most victories ever. he's struggled since suffering a leg accident in a car accident two years ago, but not ready to
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put away his clubs just yet. >> they will come a point in time when i can't do this anymore. but right now, i feel like i still can. given the right golf course. the way this course is playing right now, you watch rory and jt and myself, we're all hitting the little cheater ones. i'd have a hard time playing against them when it was wet and they could bomb the 320, but this golf course is set up where you can kind of scoot it, kind of get it around. and i was able to that all day today. to another legend, measure skier mikaela shiffrin won gold this the giant schampion on friday. and this germany they marked the crazy days of the cologne
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carnival. and the tradition is back after they had halted due to covid. and then the war in ukraine. and so it is just beginning again. so they are all enjoying that. germans are thankful for the return. >> guys, it is like a liberation. you want to celebrate carnival every day now. ash wednesday should not be the end of it if you ask me. >> it is great. everyone is enjoying it. all generations celebrating together. we have all been waiting for this for a long time. >> the cologne carnival will party on over the weekend and the closing ceremony will be on ash wednesday to mark the start of lent. >> wonder what their kids are thinking. thank you for joining us. i'm max foster. in and i'm bianca nobilo. "early start" is up next here on cnn.
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