hello, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, u.s. vice president kamala harris is set to deliver a major speech at the

security can conference next hour. we'll have is a live preview of what's on the agenda. you want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they haven't done that yet. >> a plea from tyre nichols mother as the five police officers charged in the beating of her son awe peer in court. heartbreak and hope in syria. we'll take you toist stand bull for a look at the miraculous rescues that are still happening. the war in ukraine is dominating this year's agenda at the security conference in germany, one of the largest and most influential diplomatic forums. kamala harris is leading a large

american delegation there and is expected to deliver a major speech next hour ukraine's president pleaded with allies to hurry up with deliveries of the advanced weapons they promised including tanks pledged by the u.s. and nato al lice. ukraine's military is expected to launch its own counteroffensive once it has those. volodymyr zelenskyy called for ukraine to be a full member of nato. >> there's no alternative to ukraine and victory. there's no alternative to ukraine and in the eu. there's no alternative ukraine in nato. there's no alternative to our unity. >> cnn's nic robertson is covering the security conference for us in munich and joins us with the latest. let's start with kamala harris.

what are we expecting to hear exactly? >> reporter: we're expecting her to sort of take trd what we have heard from president zelenskyy that ukraine needs the support, but this now comes at a time a year in the war where all the allies and supporters of ukraine have been stepping up, but as a time now to coordinate, so think we'll hear kamala harris speak about what needs to be done going forward to coordinate, bring everyone's efforts together to make that commitment and that's what we have heard from individual leaders here. i think we'll get a sense of that. there will also be the message of thanks. we know that when she was meeting with the german chancellor, she welcomed the fact that germany is providing leopard 2 tanks after the united states announced it would provide the abrams tanks to ukraine.

there's a lot of sequencing in what we have seen going on in terms of getting that support to ukraine. this will be more about consolidating and organizing that support going forward. that will be the mess act. but there will also be warnings in there. the foreign minister is speaking here today. about china's behavior on the global stage and messages today, the secretary of general, speaking about having an economic relationship with china, but not at detriment of security. that's a lesson learned from europe nato's relationship with russia. this dependence on oil and gas at the expense of security. that's not the ogs going forward. so all of that, expect those

tones to be in kamala harris' speech also. >> that message of unity that you were talking about would be welcomed by president zelenskyy, but just as important from what he was saying was getting those promised weapons fast. >> reporter: absolutely. you ran that clean up earlier in the show of him saying that there's absolutely no alternative for ukraine, but victory no alternative but member of the eu, but become a member of nato. we'll hear a rmpbs to that, if you will, from the british prime minister. they are expected to deliver a message and expected to call for nato assurances for ukraine going forward. but from president zelenskyy's perspective, now is the important moment. this was his message to the gathered leadership here yesterday. >> we need to hurry up. we need the speed, the speed of our agreements, the speed of our

delivery to strengthen our decisions to lumt russian potential. there's no alternative to speed. because it is th that speed is g to come from exact ly what we'r hearing from the leaders, which is the speed will come from the coordination of the effort. everyone throwing their individual bits and pieces, the training needs to be coordinated, the spare parts need to be coordinated, it needs to come to ukraine in a coordinated fashion. >> earlier you touched on china. we are waiting to hear from china's top diplomat thinking maybe he would address the spy balloon controversy. take us through what we could hear. >> reporter: it's not quite

clear what he'll say yet. i think what the audience here will be listening for is to try to get a sense if china is hearing ukraine's allies' concerns, nato's concerns, other nation's concerns, that china is giving too much support to russia in this war, that that's not productive for global peace and security. and i think the audience will hope that that might hear in that direction. when it comes to this bilateral issue between the united states and china, which does affect actually other nations, which is china's spy balloons, as the one shot down over the united states was. china says they are not that these had other purposes for monotorting climate and such, whether he will mention that in this format is unclear. but u.s. secretary of state

antony blinken is here. he cancelled his trip to china following the shooting down of the chinese spy balloon. there's a question here will there be a meeting between them in the margins of this conference. even that's unclear. we do know secretary blinken brought along his foremost policy person on choo na. so that perhaps indicates it could happen. >> we'll be be watching. nic robertson in munich, thank you so much. the german chancellor said europe should be prepared to support ukraine for as long as it takes, even if the conflict drags on for years. christiane amanpour asked about it afterward and here's some of that exchange. >> in your speech, you said we have to be ready for the long haul. you must strategize and think amongst yourselves how long this could last. do you have a target date?

>> i think we want to be prepared for a long war. it is wise to give putin the message that we are ready to stay all the time together with ukraine can, and that we will constantly support the country. so it is not really a very good idea that in this conference or at this podium the two of us discuss the question when exactly in which months this war will end. the really important decision we should take altogether is saying that we are willing to do it as long as necessary and that lwe will do our best. >> as western allies debate more help for ukraine, we learn ed this moments ago. ukraine's air force command says russia has launched four cruise missiles from the black sea two missiles were reportedly intercepted by the air defense. two explosions were reported

about 350 ckilometers southwest of kyiv. meanwhile, the u.s.s estimates that russia's mercenaries suffered more than 30,000 casualties. that estimate includes 9,000 dead, half of whom have been kill ed over the past two month. the u.s.-based military think tank believes the sea of bakhmut is unlikely to be in russia aes hands by the anniversary of the invasion. moscow's aim is to capture the city ahead of the anniversary on friday. the fighting in bakhmut is exhibit a of why zelenskyy is trying to drive home need for weapons, but we're hearing from ukrainian soldiers about why they need more fire power. fred pleitgen has the story. >> reporter: in the soggy t trenches of eastern ukraine, the fighting isn't letting up. ukraine saying russian forces continue to viciously assauassault bakhmut in the donbas region. this unit says they are holding the line but need more fire

power. give us more military equipment, more weapons, and we will deal with the russian occupier and destroy them, the soldier says. ukraine and the u.s. believe a major offensive by the kremlin might already be underway, and as russia beeves up its troops, ukraine not only needs more and better weapons, it needs them fast. president zelenskyy told the security conference via video link. >> we need to hurry up. we need the speed. there's no alternative to speed because it is the speed that the lives depend on. >> reporter: as much as the ukrainians need weapons quickly, vladimir putin quickly needs a win mercenaries for the wagner private military company and their boss were hoping to push ukraine's troops out of bakhmut in time for the one year anniversary of the war, with us they admit that's unlikely to happen. a wagner affiliated social media channel posted this graphic video of the authenticity ke

with not independently verify of fighters asking for more ammo every day we lose hundreds of our comrades in arms, he says. it could have been half as many losses if they supplied us on time with weapons and ammunitions and the things we needed. vladimir putin meeting with one of his closest allies trying to show he's dealing with the military supply issues. we will discuss, as usual, the entire range of our relationships, he said. including security issues and military cooperation. luke shen cothen claiming it will start producing war planes. he said a real workhorse. we're ready to produce with minor assistance from the russian federation. russia is apparently gearing up for a pr protracted and bloody war, which ukraine's president

warns might expand beyond c ukraine. it's obvious ukraine is not going to be his last stop. if we break, he will consume other country, including all the other states that at some point in time were part of the soviet block. another thing that volodymyr zelenskyy said at that meeting in munich is he said that the ukrainians really need this war to end during the course of this year. he said that weapons delivery, modern weapons would be key to make that happen, but from the russian side, there certainly is no sign that vladimir putin tends to back down. one of the things we're looking at is next week, they are set to hold a key speech here in moscow and then we'll certainly see whether or not russia might escalate even further. fred pleitgen, moscow, cnn. a developing story out of north korea. south korea's joint chiefs of staff says pyongyang fired one missile into the waters in the korean peninsula on saturday. they say it's presumed to have

been a long-range ballistic missile. this is the second is missile launch this year and comes after north korea warned it would talk, quote, unprecedented strong responses if the u.s. and south korea proceed with plans to conduct military exercises. joining us via phone from seoul is paula hancocks. paula, the timing of this isn't a surprise. what more are we learning and should we expect more missiles perhaps? >> reporter: we can definitely expect more missiles from north korea it was unprecedented number that we saw in 2022. this is the second so far this year, but it does appear to be a significant one, at least according to the joint chiefs of staff. they presume it's a long range ballistic missile that concerns washington far more. it comes the day after north korea's foreign ministry issued a statement saying there would be unprecedented strong

responses if thaw go between the u.s. and south korea went ahead there are a couple of exercises for the regular ones, which plans the next that will be held here on the korean peninsula. there's also ones that will happen next week at the pentagon. this will be a nuclear table top drill. this was yesterday by the south korea defense ministry for potentially that could be reason for this as well. these launches don't happen instantly. they need some kind of planning, but there's also the chance that north korea just needed to test this missile and that's why they are going ahead with it. timing wise, it comes a couple tas after south korea has reinstated the north korean regime as an enemy. that was dropped from its defense paper for six years. that has been reinstated by a

conservative government that is more hard lined with the missile launches and the strong rhetoric. so the question now is what exactly the details. how long it was in the air, which will tell us how significant this launch was. >> appreciate the reporting, paula hancocks from seoul. five former memphis police officers appeared in a court frud. they are charged in the the death of tyre nichols last month. how they are likely to defend themselves, straight ahead. plus the prosecution rests. the alex mur dau trial moves forward. stay with us. dry skin i is sensitive skin, too. and it's natural.

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>> they didn't even have the courage to look at me in my face. >> reporter: an emotional day in memphis where the five former police officers charged with murdering tyre nichols appeared in court together in front of the nichols family for the first time. >> not guilty. >> reporter: all five pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. judge jones addressing the courtroom emphasizing this case could take time. >> we understand that there maybe some high emotions in this case. you need to be patient with us. >> reporter: attorneys began to reveal how their defense will take shape. >> he was doing his job. he never struggled and there's been no information that we have seen as of right now that there's any sort of information

that we can rely on. >> when asked if his client had any regrets -- >> i think the regrets, had he not been, he wouldn't have been called to do his job. sdwlr another defense attorney warned not to rush to judgment. >> let's not forget my client is a black man in a courtroom in america this is a country where black people are incarcerated at five times the rate of white people. much has been said about the ways the system has failed mr. nichols. i will work tirelessly to make sure the system does not fail my client. >> reporter: relief this legal process has begun, but the pain of her loss is clear. >> i know my son is gone. i know i'll never see him again. but we have to start this process of justice right now. >> reporter: the district attorney saying his office is reviewing up to 100 prior cases

involving the disbanded scorpion unit. 75 of those cases related to the five officers charged in nichols' death. the clearer sign yet that more justice could come to the city of memphis. >> we'll be making decisions about charges regarding all those people. >> reporter: the five police officers make ing their additiol appearance in a memphis courtroom all charged with murder and kidnapping and assault. this was their first time appearing together in court. and really their attorneys clearly making it obvious that they are going to fight. they are going to launch a vigorous defense saying that prosecutors here are rushing this case. there's been a rush to judgment, and they are urging people to keep an open mind. as we wait to hear more. we are still waiting it more officers who are under investigation on whether or not they are going to face any criminal charges, disciplinary charges, and also we're still

wait ing for more video and audo to be released by the city. and all of this happening as many of the investigations here still very much underway. cnn, memphis, tennessee. authorities in mississippi have arrested a man who they believe killed six people including his ex-wife. they were taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder on friday. police say they first showed a driver in a store parking lot in a small town in northern mississippi. then he allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife in her home. authorities found the bodies of two men culled on a road behind the suspect's home skpo two more victims killed next door. police don't have a motive at this time. a suspect in the shootings of two jewish men in los angeles is being held without bond facing hate crime charges. officials say 20-year-old jaymy tran was taken into custody with connection with the shootings earlier this week.

they took place outside two synagogues over a 24-hour period. both victims survived the attacks. evidence shows the victims were chosen because they were jewish. one local resident says the crimes have left the community feeling scared. >> feeling scared for my kids. it's ship bottom coming up, and i'm not going to let my kids go this weekend. definitely scared to have them look jewish. >> prosecutors in south carolina have rested their case in the murder trial of alex murdaugh, accused of hilling his wife and son. on friday the court heard crucial testimony about the timeline of murdaugh's involvement in the night of the murders. randi kaye has details. >>s this is going to be the full timeline. >> reporter: the special agent analyzed cell phone data from phones belonging to the vuk

items and alex murdaugh. he presented a timeline to the jury from the night of the murders. >> then at 8:44 to 8:55, what does it reflect? >> you can hear alex in the background. >> reporter: he received about a key piece of video extracted from a cell phone that puts alex at the scene just before paul and husband mother were killed. >> what time do paul and maggie's phones go silent? >> 8:49. >> reporter: he told the jury that minutes after the murders are believed to have occurred, alex murdaugh's phone showed more steps taken than at any other oint that evening. >> 283 steps. >> he was a busy guy. >> reporter: cell phone data also shows someone moved maggie

mur daug's phone minutes after she died. >> what happened? >> maggie's phone implements orientation change from portrait to sideways. >> reporter: according to earlier testimony, alex murdaugh left the house around that same time, 9:06 p.m., to go vut his mother. gps data from husband car shows on his drive he slowed down right around the spot where his wife's phone was found in the woods the following day. >> after passing that location as the defendant's vehicle started to accelerate? >> it does. >> reporter: he also told the jury data shows murdaugh arrived at 9:22 p.m. and left at 9:43 p.m. >> roughly 20-minute period. >> roughly 20 minutes, correct. >> reporter: that's key because murdaugh told investigators in an interview played in court

this week he was at husband mother's house for about an hour. but this gps data shows he was there for just about 21 minutes. his mother's caretaker also testified earlier that he stopped by for about 15 to 20 minutes. cell phone data shows murdaugh arrived back home at the murder scene just before calling 911 at 10:06 p.m. >> this is showing the suburb arriving at the kennels at 10:05. >> he arrived. how long did it take for the call to be made? >> less than 20 seconds. >> he told investigators he tried to turn his son over a couple times and check the pulse on both paul and magingly all before calling 911. >> if the person getting out of the car had seen the bodies already wrong, you believe that's an unreasonably short period of time to inspect and call 911? >> i'm here to testify on this

data that hypothetical. >> reporter: as far as the ka data that shows alex murdaugh's car slow down around the spot the phone was found, the prosecution seemed to be pointing that out it suggest to the jury that he took that phone from the murder scene and slowed down so he could toss it out the car window. they also pointed out on the way back home that night from his mother's house, he was driving very, very fast. at one point reaching 81 miles per hour, faster than he had driven all day. and these are dark, winding roads. there's a lot of deer, so the prosecution suggesting that was odd and perhaps maybe he was in some sort of rush. randi kaye, cnn, south carolina. the death toll from turkey's earthquake is growing and one of the latest victims is a star athlete from ghana. we'll is have the latest in a live report. plus performing surgery in the middle of a parking lot. mow medics are helping earthquake survivors survive the tough conditions they face.

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complete connectivity. one solution, for wherever business takes you. comcast business. powering possibilities. welcome back to all of you watching us around the world. this is cnn newsroom. word is now coming in that a soccer star from ghana is among the 45 confirmed dead from that powerful earthquake in fur key and syria. he was found a few hours ago under the rubble of a collapsed building in turkey. his team says his body will be returned to ghana. all this comes as rescue and recovery efforts continue around the region. the ongoing emergency crews

found three more survives after being trapped for almost 300 hours under the rubble. now developers of these collapsed buildings are facing more pressure from the government. authorities have arrested 83 people so far. cnn is tracking recovery efforts live from istanbul. we're still seeing some miracles emerging from the rubble, the soccer community was saddened to hear about the death of one of the still growing number of victims of this horrible tragedy. >> reporter: yeah, it is a remi reminder of the reality that thousands of people here in turkey are facing the news. now found beneath the rubble. he did not survive the earthquake. they had that previous data earlier in the week with some confusion after he went missing

in the aftermath of the earthquake. some reports that he had been found and was receiving treatment in a hospital, but now we are learning that he sadly died in the earthquake and will be repatchuated to ghana. this comes as we're still seeing survivors being pull ed out of the rubble. while there's still hope for many of those waiting for news of their loved ones, there's the reality that many will not have survived this earthquake. the situation on the ground is extremely difficult the response effort is ongoing despite the fact that search and rescue effort is beginning to wind down. now less than 200 operations ongoing according to the authorities, but there are still thousands and thousands of personnel working across the southeast in this country supporting that search and rescue effort and providing that humanitarian assistance. we're talking about aid groups providing health care, temporary shelter tents being set is up. but there's a lot more that needs to be done. the united nations is currently

appealing for $1 billion to support the humanitarian response effort. this comes after previous appeal was announced of $400 million in support of those affected in northwest syria. and there's been a huge outpouring of support across the country. we have met with families being hosted by volunteers. they have converted into temporary shelters for those made homeless by the earthquake. we have seen ought distribution centers being set up, thousands and thousands of volunteers working around the clock to sort through donations to get the center to the impacted disaster soeb, but this is a process that's going to take months. there is a significant challenge ahead for the turkish government. not only in response when it comes to the humanitarian effort, but also the infrastructural challenges that lie ahead. you mentioned the investigation that is ongoing. we have already seen arrests,

but that investigation is still going ahead. there are more than 100 suspects the government has identified as potentially being involved in construction negligence. >> thank you so much. now many of those survivors have been unable to receive treatment in fully functional hops. that's because some of those buildings were either damaged or destroyed in the earthquake. so instead, medics have set up make shuft facilities to help the vick victims. this report does contain disturbing images. >> reporter: you are watch ing n operation a 35-year-old. he has two fractures in his femur. these doctors are working intently to stabilize the bone. just watching this you probably can't tell where this operation is actually taking place. just to give you an idea, we're in a tent in the middle of a

parking lot outside the hospital in a quake zone, and they are doing orthopedic surgery here. this is dr. greg, an orthopedic surgeon from indiana who flew over as soon as he heard about the earthquake. right now, he's worried about pleading. over here in another part of the tent, they found his brother to be a match and have him hooked up and quickly donating. a true blood brother. in the middle of a natural disaster, you do whatever it takes to save a life. what would have happened if he didn't have this operation? >> i worked in places before where people like this don't have the operation and they lay at home and languish. some of them would get blood clots, pneumonia and maybe die from that. >> reporter: before the earthquake, he would have likely gotten his operation here at

this hospital in southern t turkey. it's still standing on of the outside, but completely wrecked inside. no longer functional. >> this hospital is destroyed, so there's no other place to seek care. it's about these patients also. supply chain is a real challenge. >> reporter: this is the team. elliot is an er doctor from north carolina. >> we have had had aftershocks. 5.0 and it sways the tents back and forth and knocks thicks over, but nothing major. >> so all the work can still be done. >> absolute lu. >> reporter: over just 36 hours, they put up all these tents, set up generators, communication dishes, even brought their own water purifiers. >> you keep the water in these bladders. these look full.

>> this is a process constantly happening. >> reporter: all of this so they are able to give the best care to their patients. like this 1-year-old, his mother glued to his side telling us her story through a translator. >> what was happening to him? >> translator: he couldn't breathe anymore. >> reporter: shea she thought he had the flu, but things got worse this morning. maybe from the fumes. people were burning plastic to stay warm. the diagnosis, bronchitis and asthma so severe he was put on absentee thetic gases to keep him awe live. care plus prayers is giving these patients hope and an entire community devastated with loss a lifeline.

i have covered stories like this all over the world. they are so tragedy you can and sad, yet you do see people who rise up and do what needs to be done to save lives. putting tents in the middle of a parking lot in the middle of a quake zone, it's remarkable. and the baby who you just saw there in the piece, good news, he continues to do well. you see people holding him there and keeping his airways open. he was transferred to another hospital, where he's expected to make a recovery. >> for more information on how to help the earthquake victims, go to cnn.com/impact you can find a list of organizations that are working on rescue and relief efforts. still ahead, the latest battleground in the culture wars. republicans are pushing legislation to limit drag shows. critics say the bills are rooted in bigotry and would limit free speech. please stay with us.

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they are locking to prohibit drag shows in the presence of children. exposed to sexual themes that are inappropriate while rightsed a vo caughts say it could violate free speech lus. cnn analysis finds the bills in at least 11 states are working their way through legislatures, though none have been sign ed into law. in north dakota republican lawmakers are pushing to pass a bill against what they call perform hanss in the presence of minors. >> think there is broadly an attack on our system in the state and around the country. i think that we need to take a stance in north dakota.

we're going to protect children. we're going to protect their right to innocence. so that was the framework of this bill. >> critics of anti-drag bulls say the legislation is rooted in big bigotry. one event in memphis, tennessee, was ininterrupted by the proud boys. organizers of the event say the community will rise above the outrage. >> i feel like we're stronger than that as a community. we will protect each other. >> a senior policy researcher and adviser at the movement advancement project and independent think tank, which tracks lgbtq policies across the united states. thank you so much for being here with us. we have these almost 40 bills targeting drag performances across some 15 states. and some of these bulls, the

penalties will be really serious, exposing a minor to one of these performances would be a felony. basically, you could go to jail over this. it seems like a specific issue to be galvanizing conservatives. what's behind this? >> yeah, thanks for the opportunity to be here. you're right that it does seem very specific, but it's important to understand that these bills are part of a much broader coordinated attach on lgbtq people and particularly transgender people across the country and across virtually every aspect of our lives. while these bills on their face seem like they would focus on criminalizing an art form ux their goal is really to push transgender people out of public life entirely. >> they seem to confuse drag and together even though they are not the same thing.

the republican argument is it's not anti-drag, it's pro-child. so a tennessee state senator jack johnson told cnn in a statement, i am caring the legislation to protect children from being exposed to sexually explicit drag shows that are inappropriate for minor audiences. it's similar to laws that prohibit children from going to a strip club. is there not any merit to that argument these are complex, confusing issues and kids are just too young? >> yeah, so we hear that a lot. we know what the politicians are saying. these bills are about. but when you look at the bills, you see what they are trying to do is push transgender people out of the life entirely. parents know best what type of entertainment is appropriate for their kids and at what age. that's a decision for parents to make, not the politicians. >> what effect is it having on the community? >> yeah, this the really an

unprecedented time. it's hard to understate how under fire we are across every aspect of our lives. that creates a lot of fear and concern. hundreds and hundreds of bills just this year alone were only six weeks into the year and we have already broken last year's record for the number of anti-lgbtq bills introduced in state legislatures. some states haven't even started their legislative session yet. there's a lot of fear and a lot of concern. we also know that even when these bills don't become law, they can still cause harm. last year there was a survey of transgender and binary youth, and 86% said these recent debates in state legislatures about anti-lgbtq bills have negatively impacted their mental health. >> we only have about a minute left. i wanted to ask you in terms of triefing to fight these, there

are speeches when it comes to anti-drag laws, but for the wide battle, the political fight will be had here. do you think it will activate liberals the way it seems to animate conservatives, especially when polls suggest there's less support for frerns and latinos. >> yeah, i think the fact that this is a broader and coordinate ed attack really speaks to how harden points of lgbtq are pushing this agenda. and it's not in line with what the majority of americans feel and support in respect to issues. so i think what we have seen over time is that support for lgbtq people and issues growing and growing. those are the values that americans share and it's really the politicians pushing these bills who are out of step and out of line. >> thank you so much for being

here with us. really appreciate it. >> thank you for your time. we'll be right back.

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