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live from london. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- president biden is set to mark one year since russia's war in ukraine. >> ukraine will never be evicted from russia. >> we saw another launch from north korea. the tests are in response to the joint military drills held by the u.s. and south korea. >> it's something, just a little town, i don't think ever expected to happen. i also notice i have this rash on my arm that was not there before i came here. >> corporate lobbyists have far too much influence in our government. and they see this as a result. ♪ live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is monday, february the 20th. 9:00 a.m. here in london. 4:00 a.m. in washington. president joe biden is set to depart for poland to mark the

first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. >> once there, they'll deliver remarks for continuing u.s. support for the speech in warsaw. the polish prime minister said he expects a very strong condemnation of joint efforts to defeat russia during the visit. >> i cannot imagine the kremlin winning this war and then peace and sovereignty is around us. because the nature -- the very nature of russia is to conquer other countries. we have to change the paradigm. we have to say ukraine must win and russia must be defeated. and i believe that the words of president biden will reassure all of europe that the united states is with us, in this fight for freedom and peace. >> cnn's priscilla alvarez has a preview of the president's trip from the white house. >> reporter: president joe biden

is set to visit poland ahead of the one-year mark of russia invading ukraine. and he will use this opportunity, white house officials say, to reinforce support for ukraine and show unity among allies. now, during his visit, he's expected to meet with the polish president as well as a group of nato allies. he's also expected to deliver remarks and in those remarks again show support of humanitarian assistance that ukraine will continue to get as it fights the ongoing war with russia. a white house official said those remarks not only intended for the american people but for the world including russia. we got a sense of their tone with russia when vps kamala harris during the munich security conference said that russia had committed crimes against humanity. that is a set farther than where the administration had been before, saying they had committed war crimes. now ukrainian president zelenskyy has said it's important for allies to speed up

that they cannot have delay as they fight this war with russia. expect president biden to address all of that during his visit in poland. priscilla alvarez, cnn, the white house. ukraine's president is confident they're inflicting extreme losses on russian forces in the eastern city, in his nightly address on sunday, president volodymyr zelenskyy said that yugian forces are in control of key areas ike kyiv. >> but for eu officials ukraine is in need of weapons and asking the rest of the area to help. and the u.s. adisagrees. and that they use the tools they're being sent. >> for the past year, we've been very slow at getting these weapons in, in the name of it being too provocative, whether it be stingers, javelins, these short-range artilleries. now longer-range artillery, atacms, they can take out

ammunition like in crimea. a year from now may have been very different as we look at the anniversary on february 24th. the longer they drag this out, they play into putin's hands, they wants this to be a long protracted war because he knows potentially we could lose the will of the american people and therefore, the congress. and we're seeing the same dynamic in the european parliament. strong support now, but they're worried if this doesn't end with the resolution sooner rather than later, this will be an issue for us. >> virtual unanimous belief that we should be training ukrainian pilots on the f-16s today so they get the jets as soon as possible. the british are training ukrainian pilots. i believe a decision would be imminent here when we get back to washington. >> meanwhile, the u.s. is also keeping an eye on china. officials believe beijing might provide military support to

russia amid its continuing invasion. >> during a meet with america's top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken said he warned if that should happen. blinken added they're already provides support. here's what he told nbc. >> china can't have it both ways, publicly, they present themselves as a country striving for peace in ukraine. but privately, as i said, we've seen already over these past months, the provision of nonlethal assistance that does go directly to aiding and abetting russia's war effort. and some further information that we are sharing today and that i think will be out there soon, that indicates that they are strongly considering providing lethal assistance to russia. to the best of our knowledge that -- >> well, for more on this, we're joined by cnn's beijing bureau

chief steve jiang. and here in london, we've got nick bonusson and clare sebastian as well. steve, first of all, what is beijing's view on this, in what they have been supporting in terms of weaponry and support to the russians in the united states' perspective, at least? >> yeah, max, the chinese just formally pushed back on blinken's allegations with a foreign official saying china is not finger pointing or turning the taking on washington, it's the u.s. sending weapons to the battlefield so the u.s. is not qualified to speak on this issue. as you mentioned, actually visiting moscow, and meeting with russian officials and likely putin himself on the way of the anniversary. paving the way for xi jinping's

visit to moscow later this year. so that's why it's clear the u.s. is increasingly frustrated over beijing's role despite the quote-unquote pledge of neutrality. with the new high, for example, that's why blinken said from day one there have been concerns about beijing helping moscow adopt the western sanctions. then, of course, it seems clear despite some wishful thinking, xi jinping very much sticking to the commitment of the partnership with putin, both strongman leaders, very much convince that the u.s. and its allies are out to contain and suppress both countries not to mention the latest revelation from blinken comes on the heels of the whole spy balloon saga. so the fallout from that, of course, making it more difficult for beijing to show any willingness to work on this issue. that's why, beijing telling the

ukrainian counterpart by wang saying they respect the integrity, but state media here still refusing to call the russian campaign an invasion. not to mention xi jinping still to talk with zelenskyy. and that is beijing's assertion that the only peacemaker in the room rings very hollow to many people, max. >> and nic, you have just recently returned from the continent. and the leaders of the eastern flank are obviously more concerned about russian aggression. perhaps the most concerned the president of the european commission who obviously understands any kinds of divisions that exist within europe and also any countries involved with any spillage of this conflict like moldova. one year on, how do you characterize the unity and the red flags ahead?

>> i think there's greater unity, and the reason i say that, that's combined necessity. everyone says they will support ukraine. obviously there are differences and we've seen-those play out. the tanks and fighter jets and the heavier the armaments, the more to come together. and the speed of ukraine, to get ukrainians trained and get them there and the equipment there in an organized way because so much is coming and so sophisticated. when i spoke with the german defense minister over the weekend, he said, you know, right on the margins of that security conference in munich had been meeting with other defense officials, particularly from poland, but also with military industrialists to say how can we speed up getting the weapons and particularly more ammunition to the ukrainians which is what president zelenskyy asked for. so, it is happening. and i think as well, speaking to other military experts there who are getting briefed on some of

the sort eof the forward-lookin plans, there's a real belief that ukrainian troops actually are embracing the training they're getting. they're accelerating better than people expected. and some of the expansive and best case scenarios of what ukraine can achieve on the ground are very bold and in a relatively short term. but it all points to that unity, because that year has pushed everyone together. and bound them together on agreements how to achieve this goal. >> it's a big moment, isn't it, the anniversary, in poland for the anniversary. what do you think of the optics around that and how moscow can look on it? >> we're going to be seeing some counterprogramming, giving a speech on tuesday, i think we look for him to present evidence as russia has continued to do over the past few months, this is now war, not with ukraine,

but with the west and nato in particular the u.s. they say in part to make their own battlefield look less humiliating. but this is about an existential struggle for russia. you had with macron the past few days. wang yi, the top visit this week will be critical, and last week, all to show their strength that they still have alliance. that they're still able to continue in this fight. >> and, nic, you mentioned just a moment ago ammunition which has been one of the main conversations along with fighter jets that we've had recently. logistically speaking, how quickly can nato allies ramp-up production? and is there any concern that the war in ukraine has exposed efficiencies in their individual defenses? >> it has. and in germany in particular, case in point, specifically,

because of its role in world war ii, had never built up its defense industry or own defense capability in the way nato partners have and still behind some of the still economic contribution of other nato partners. some of this is technical as well. and that was another thing the german defense minister was saying. that some of these versions of the leopard 2 tank. and he sprouted out into the leopard 2 version 4 and 6, and we need to get these into brigades and units that can work together. for example, the leopard 2 tank of the type that -- i think that the poles are giving to the ukrainians, version 4, he said germany hasn't actually made ammunition for that particular tank for a couple of decades so you need to go out and restart it. so, it's not easy. and you have to find the money within budgets. and in germany's case, when you're trying not only to supply

to ukraine, but to build up your own national capacity. bus the recognition for all of these nations is that if this does -- if the war does escalate, they cannot leave themselves short. they can't leave themselves short of equipment. and in particular, ammunition. >> when you're in munich, what was the conversation around the fighter jets? because it just doesn't seem realistic to see them in any sort of action. in the near future. >> well, it certainly realistic i think at the moment to see that their fighter pilots are getting training on some of these aircraft. the british have indicated they will. i think what's interesting about this conversation is that it wasn't a dominant factor at munich security conference. ukraine's foreign minister said that he was sure that ukraine would get f-16 and other type of fighter jet. there's a fighter jet that the swedes make that's also a popular platform that can be used for in ukraine's hands. i spoke to some former

military -- u.s. military officials, very, very, very senior formally. and they said they were in no doubt that ukraine could train up pilots within a couple of months. that this issue wasn't too far removed. but i think the focus -- you know, the ukrainians have recognized that. they also need in the company of so much discussion and so many leaders, they also need to be a little bit more focused on what they can achieve in that environment. they've been very skilled at doing it, driving the narrative forward. you just said yes to tanks, but we want the aircraft. but in this environment, i think there was a message of speed it up, speed it up. that was the key thing. and also give us -- allow us into the eu. allow us into nato. we've heard calls from the poles for that, from the british prime minister rishi sunak. nato assurance is going forward for ukraine. so there were other things they wanted besides the fighter

planes so they're very strategic. but in terms of can they get, will they get fighter jets? their pilots are being trained. i think that tells us what we need to know. >> nic, thank you. and steven and clare as well. japan's defense ministry says officials are still analyzing the data, but both missiles fell into the sea of japan to the east of the korean peninsula. >> pyongyang says the tests are in response to the joint military drills held in the west and south korea. >> for more, let's go to paula hancocks who joints us live in seoul, south korea. it was in response, wasn't it in terms of what's going on with the drills? >> reporter: yeah, max and bianca, what we've been seeing over the past couple of days is a bit of a tit for tat from both sides but what was significant over the weekend in recent days, is what we saw on saturday which

was a long-range missile launch which on sunday, pyongyang admitted it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. now, it's the third they've done this launch in less than a year. they are the longest range. they're the ones that they claim can hit mainland united states. and do concern washington more than any others. so, really, that's what started this latest psych that we're seeing and on sunday there was a joint air force drill between the u.s. and south korea, including a b-1 bomber flying over the korean peninsula. we often will see some response from pyongyang when the b-1 bombers from the u.s. territories do come to the korean peninsula. and it's exactly what we saw this morning. so this monday morning, a launch again, two launches from north korea, which they admitted to very quickly saying it was a super large multiple rocket launcher exercise. also saying it's a means of tactical nuclear attack. and there would be more kind of launches and reactions should

these u.s./south korea military drills continue. now, they will continue, in fact, this week, we know at the pentagon there is going to be a nuclear desktop -- tabletop, excuse me, drill from the u.s. and south korea. this is likely to warrant some kind of response from north korea. and then next month, here on the korean peninsula there will be a significant joint military drill for about 11 days. the springtime exercises between the u.s. and south korea which historically have come up with some kind of response from north korea as well. so, really, in the coming days and weeks and months, we're not expecting any kind of change, or any kind of pullback from the tension that we're seeing, max and bianca. >> okay, paula in seoul. thank you. in the u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling for accountability from the norfolk southern rail company, demanding stronger rail safety measure, after a train carrying hazardous material derailed in ohio two weeks ago. >> the state's health department

is opening a clinic in east palestine tuesday that will provide medical care to those affected by the derailment. >> meanwhile, a resident who lives near the crash site shared a video with cnn. wrap this, you can see clouds in the water and bubbles on a surface in a creek near east palestine. >> and pennsylvania senator doug mast triano filmed his visit to the site and another creek. >> looks fine, but watch watches when i destroy the waterbed. the chemicals and it has a smell to it. they're heavier than the water molecules. in the screen beds. so it's going to take a lot of work to clear out the toxins and poison. there's no push here. it's dead. you see those colors there. >> sure. thank you.

>> norfolk southern has promised to give $1,000 payments to affected residents. earlier the company's ceo defended the decision to detonate tanks carrying toxic chemicals. >> i think we did what we needed to do in order to prevent an uncontrolled explosion in the evening. private well testing, we need to continue to monitor and test the wells and wait for those test results to come back. >> meantime, the ohio senator share rod brown says that the air and water in east palestine are safe but understands residents' concerns. he vows to hold the rail company accountable. >> they have a right to be skeptical. the epa administrator when i was there, both the state and the federal epa, administrators said that, but when you return to your home, we think the water is safe. but when you return to your home you should be tested again for your water and soil and air, not to mention those that have their own wells.

they have made promises. my job, and i talked to republican congressman bill johnson, i was there with him. we are working together with him to make sure that norfolk southern lives up to everything it needs to do it's way more than $1,000 check per person. >> the people in small plains, georgia, many others around the world are praying for former president jimmy carter as he receives hospice care at home. on sunday, the church where carter taught sunday school for decades, praying for his family. in georgia. >> reporter: we know with an official president biden has been in close contact with the carter family. he's been informed of carter's declining health and his decision to undergo hospice care. now, we're hearing directly from president biden via tweet, he put out a statement saying to our friends joe and rose lynne and the family, we send our

prayer and love. may you continue your journey with grace and dignity and god grant you peace. so, i am standing right now, very close to main street here in plains, in georgia, the hometown of jimmy carter where everywhere you look, there's a peace of history. carter history here. to my left, you can see beyond the trees behind me his high school where he learned about american history. and probably never thinking that one day he would become mr. 39. the 39th president of the united states. and actually, as we look down this way, beyond the train tracks leshgs than a mile away, a couple blocks is the home that he built in 1961. the home that they still lives in today with his wife. and over to your left right here, this building that's now a museum, that is the presidential campaign headquarters for his 1976 presidential bid. this is the spot where thousands of people would drop by to get a sense of how a peanut farmer

wanted to become president of the united states. i also want you to take a look at this video. this hospice news is coming 4 1/2 months after he celebrated his 98th birthday. this video that you're looking at was the weekend before that. where they are at the plains annual peanut festival waving at the crowds there. this may have been one of his last public appearances here in plains. now, the news of this hospice news of carter preparing for his end of life, his family preparing is understandably rocking plains. >> this is emotional. the fact that he won't be coming in the store anymore. he won't be here. he won't be at meetings but you know, every little thing i do here, he'll be with me. if i said something to his family, i would say, yes, i know you're mourning. and yes, i know you're hurting, but i hope you celebrate his life, too. because what a life. what a well-done life. >> reporter: and carter has

always been known as a man of deep, deep faith. in fact, he taught at the baptist church sunday school every single weekend, until his health issues really forced him to take a step back away from that. and sunday service, his congregation, his fellow people in faith, were sending out prayers to him. and risching his family comfort. isabel rosales, cnn, plains, georgia. 14 million americans in 17 states are under winter weather alerts today. the alerts are from the west coast to the northeastern region of michigan. >> snowfall of 1 to 2 feet are possible over the cascades mountains. on tuesday, flagstaff, arizona could get up to a foot of snow. and gusts up to 70 miles per hour. and some places in upper plains may see 1 to 2 feet of snow.

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♪ in brazil, heavy rain and landslides have swept through sao paulo state killing at least 36 people. officials have declared a state of calamity in several coastal cities have hundreds have been now been displaced. >> this is happening during carnival, a popular festival that tracks millions. officials worry many of those partygoers could be trapped in flooded areas. at this hour, the secretary of state is scheduled to meet after the earthquake ravaged the country. >> earlier, antony blinken announced additional $100

million for turkey. and 46,000 people have now been confirmed dead two weeks after the earthquake struck. cnn's nada bashir joins from us southern turkey with more. nada, brings up to date on what the countries are now focusing on. >> reporter: well, bianca, max, as the search and rescue effort now begins to come to a close, two out of those 11 affected provinces still seeing ongoing rescue efforts taking place at this stage. the focus is sadly shifting now to provide humanitarian support to those impacted. we are talking about thousands and thousands of people across southeast turkey left homeless. many of them have lost loved ones and left with absolutely nothing. there's a real sense of urgency here in turkey, when it comes to providing that humanitarian support. we've seen a ground swell support in turkey across the country. donations coming in, aid groups

working on the ground. there's also, of course, been a huge amount of international support for turkey. as you laid out there, secretary of state antony blinken now in this hour, expected to meet with the turkish president recip tayyip erdogan they will continue to discuss that response. as well as a whole host of other issues on the agenda. blinken met with his counterpart, the turkish foreign minister over the weekend and once again today, in fact, over the weekend, blinken toured some of the affected areas including the professvince of hatay, one the areas hardest hit and usaid teams supporting that effort. and he is message has been very clear. the united states will stand behind turkey for as long as it takes, not only through the search and rescue operation but also now with the humanitarian response effort. and, of course, the rebuilding effort which could take months, if not years, as you said, the united states has pledged

further funding and will continue to stand behind turkey, according to secretary blinken, but this is going to take a long while, bianca and max. and, of course, the pressure that is mounting on turkey is one that's going to emphasize that need for further international support. >> nada bashir, live in adana, turkey, thank you for your reporting. new orleans police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and four others injured along a mardi gras parade late sunday night. three adults and a young girl are hospitalized and in stable condition. >> police say they found two weapons. investigators say it's not clear what led to the shooting and they're working to determine if anyone else is involved. police are investigating the murder of a catholic bishop in los angeles. david o'connell was found shot to death in a home in the hacienda heights area sunday afternoon. >> local arts commission said

that the bishop had been a priest for 45 years and described him as a peacemaker. three of the five students injured in the mass shootings remain in critical condition this morning one week that claimed the lives of three others. >> msu is reopening with 300 scheduled classes leading to other spaces on the campus. areas where the shooting took place will be closed for the semester. >> athletic events continue, the wolverines showing a moment of silence for the visiting spartans. this man is in custody after holding a woman against her will for nearly a year. we'll have the story after a short stbreak. >> plus, sunday was the movie industry's biggest night. we'll have t the highlights fro the baftas. stay with us. in-wash scent boosters.

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♪ welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo. i'm max foster. if you're just joining us, let me bring you up it date on the top stories, president biden will head to warsaw, poland in the coming hours to mark the one-year anniversary on russia's war on ukraine. and north korea has launched a second ballistic missile in response to military drills between the u.s. and south korea, as well as the u.s. and japan. a dramatic escape took place at a new jersey gas station earlier this month. a new mexico woman's terrifying year-long abduction deal ended with the help of the station's owner. cnn's polo sandoval has the story. >> reporter: it was a dramatic

end to what police describe as a nearly year-long kidnapping. the woman seen running into his service station in early february is escaping her captor. a man later identified as james perriello, jr. the year-long deal started in 23478 mm where the company first met. and they eventually made their way to california where she says the relationship took a violent turn. that's where police say perriello physically assaulted the woman. taken away her phone and debit cards. eventually the pair made their way cross-country in what new jersey state police describe as a year-long nightmare. after the barefooted woman dead bolts the door. >> all you can hear is screaming, i've been kidnapped. >> reporter: the owner the service station remains the frantic look of the woman

desperately screaming to get away. she's looking at the back wall of the office, thinking he's going to come in the back wall. i reassured her, you're fine, you're safe. the door is locked. nobody is coming in. and the police is on their way. she just kept repeating, you know, he's kept me against my will. eventually, the state troopers did get there. >> reporter: new jersey state police are looking into the possibility that perriello may have held other women against gir will in the vast. he's been charged with kidnapping and sexual assault in connection with what police say was a heroic escape. new jersey police reaching out to others and other jurisdictions hoping to get contact with those who may have known perriello, while cnn has reached out to his attorney, we have not heard. polo sandoval, new york. police british looking for a missing mother of two and they announced sunday they have discovered a body. police are searching the river

where 45-year-old went missing three weeks ago. while the body hasn't been identified, the family was notified by officials. police say they're working on a formal identification. she disappeared in late january after dropping her children off at school. her dog was found wandering alone and her phone was on a bench still connected to a work meeting. hollywood actor richard belzer has died. he's known for playing john munch on several crime shows including homicide. his manager confirmed that belzer passed away peacefully in his home in france. the longtime friend said he dealt with a lot of health issues, richard belzer was 78 years i would. and benjamin netanyahu is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to revamp israel's judicial system despite weeks of angered protests.

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♪ in israel, the government of benjamin netanyahu is pushing ahead with a controversial bill aimed at overhauling the country's judicial system. it would limit the supreme court's powers to rule against the legislature, and give lawmakers much greater latitude in appointing judges. >> supporters say the high court is overreaching into politics, and must be stopped but critics say the plan will weaken the course and endanger civil liberties. >> opponent of the bill have been protesting across israel for weeks, our hadas gold joins us in israel where the protests have begun. hadas, tell us what you the protesters are saying about the main concerns over this. >> reporter: yeah, guys, you can see that people are starting to gather. these protests are expected to start in the next few hours.

they're taking place today because today is the first time that the bill of judicial reforms will get its first vote in the early part of the knesset. today is the first major vote. this group behind me, they actually they say, 4,000 flags ready to give out to protesters. they are expecting tens of thousands of protesters to come today. this is the second week these protests have taken place in jerusalem, in front of the israeli parliament. but, of course, it's week seven of these mass protests. sometimes, that's 100,000 if not more people that have taken place across israel. these are opponents to the judicial reforms. they say this will weaken the independent judiciary. they say it's a way for benjamin netanyahu to get out of this ongoing corruption trial. this is something he denied. and some here say they fear for the rights of minority, they fear for israeli democracy. there are counterprotesters, people who support reforms saying the supreme court has

become too political. but now we're also hearing from voices outside of the society, the american ambassador the last couple days in a podcast, calling on the israeli government to pump the brakes and slow down the pace of legislation and allow for some negotiation. but benjamin netanyahu seems to be pushing along, making comments yesterday at a conference saying that the israeli democracy will still be strong. there will be safe guards to civil liberties. meanwhile, the israeli president, he's been trying to meet with the opposition leaders, the government leaders, trying to bring people around the table for a consensus. he was saying in the last release, he believes a consensus could be coming in the next few days. he seems optimistic. but protesters, they're going to be here, they say, fighting every day until the reforms are off the table. guys. >> hadas gold, thank you. the bafta film awards took place sunday night in royal hall. all quiet on the western front

swept it. from london. >> reporter: the best of britain's silver screen is on the red carpet. >> the reason i'm in this movie just walked in. >> i am quivering with anticipation, joy and elation to be here. >> to come here with 14 nominations is just mind-boggling. >> reporter: the bafta's london royal festival hall is a night of film royalty rubbing elbows with british royalty. the late queen elizabeth remembers in heartfelt tribute by dane helen mirren. >> your majesty, you were our nation's leading star, on behalf of bafta, thank you. >> reporter: the night also paid prohibit to those displaced by the earthquake in turkey and syria and the war in ukraine. >> here with refugees, especially with the movie like "all quiet" it's always important to get back to reality

what really this has something -- this has to do with us. so, this, i think, is a good time to show our support. ♪ >> reporter: and on the night the world war 1 epic film "all quiet on the western front" cleaned up with seven baftas including best picture. >> today, there's a different war in the ukraine. in five days, it will be one year, the anniversary. and there are no heroes in it, in any war. >> reporter: cnn's film's "thriller" about the life of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny won best documentary. his family attending the awards ceremony with a message of hope. >> it's very important to remember to fight for your freedom and for your democracy around the world. >> the award goes to "the banshees of inisherin." >> reporter: set during the

irish civil war, banshees picked up four baftas including outstanding british film, despite a mostly irish cast. >> i know every irish cast and crew were going best of what in the world -- [ laughter ] but thanks to rosie, our standing donkey who is british -- [ laughter ] >> he was my destiny. >> reporter: closing out the night, austin butler winning for leading actor, for his transformation in elvis presley in the buy optic of "the king." and as expected cate blanchett won the award for leading actress for her striking performance in the psychological drama "tar." whether it will be a repeat performance for these winners at next month's oscars, the film world will wait and see, christina macfarlane, cnn, london. instagram facebook users will have a chance to get their profiles verified for a fee.

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sprained wrist. per usual no defense played in the game. lebron showing off, going to the backboard for himself for the slam. ja morant fancy as well going into the 360 slam. at halftime, the nba honoring lebron for breaking the all-time scoring record with karl malone, and lebron sitting out the second half after injuring his finger on the rim. he said after the game it wasn't a big deal. in the final period, they played to a target score of 182. team giannis was up 17 heading into the period thanks to jayson tatum and donovan mitchell's red hot shooting. tatum scoring an all-star record of 55 points in the game. team giannis would win by time. tatum named the legged mvp.

>> records are made to be broken. i'll hold it as long as i can and try to break it. >> reporter: tatum is the first player to put up 50 in a regular and all-star game. he said he was coming here to utah to either win the three-point contest or the game's mvp. well, mission accomplished. due to several crackups, sunday saw the longest daytona 500 in history. race was scheduled for 200 laps. >> but because of all of the crashes, it went for 212. ricky stenhouse jr. took the checkered flag. nascar opened the 75th season. new mexico preparing to have an official aroma. a new bill proposing the scent is moving through the state legislature calls it green childs roasting in the fold -- >> if chiles -- i don't chiles.

>> if the bill does pass, the official aroma would go on june 16th. i warned -- >> official aroma. i have no idea. it would be like an oak tree, we've got oak trees around us. >> thank you for joining us. >> what would you think? >> thank you for joining us here on cnn. >> just trying to be interesting. >> we'll be back. >> we'll be back in a moment with m more "cnn newsroom."

♪ this is cnn breaking news. welcome to cnn. we just had news that president biden has arrived in kyiv.