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just ahead, epic snowfall in california, measured in feet. so much snow, some ski resorts closed. cars buried, roads shut down, some people trapped in their homes as another major system barrels towards the state today. millions of americans will wake up this morning without a pandemic era benefit that helped them buy groceries, even as inflation has caused food prices to soar. plus at least three dozen people are dead after two trains collide head-on in greece. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >> thanks for being with us. well, california under blizzard warning. parts of the gelden state have been buried in up to 7 feet of snow over the past few days as a freezing cold system moves inland over the u.s.

on tuesday, 23 million americans were under winter weather alerts with many of those in california. the surprise snowstorms are also bringing high winds streaming across the southwest, and more snow tracking up across the pacific northwest. but the storm system isn't just spreading snow. it's also spreading panic as resources grow scarce. cities in the san bernardino mountains ar expected in the sierra nevada mountains and across northern california over the next few days. it will take some time for snow to melt in the city of truckee, where snowbanks seem to be taller than vehicles. california's highway patrol is warning residents to stay off the roads if possible. >> i-80 is closed. i repeat, it is closed, and there is no way to get over.

so unless you've got one of these handy pieces of equipment in front of you, don't even try it. >> and cnn's stephanie elam has more on how the snow is affecting residents of san bernardino county. >> reporter: the amount of snow we are seeing here in san bernardino county is just extraordinary. we understand the conditions changed so quickly that many people when this storm hit just had to abandon their cars. they just couldn't see any further. they said other nice good samaritans were showing them they could hop in their car and ride with them. all of this has left these cars here. and now we're seeing people who are coming out here to dig out their cars because we know another batch of snow is on its way tonight. in fact, we caught up with a thweekend, and they n to what a chavez told me. >> just seeverybody getting stuck. and there is cars going up, and they're slipping and sliding and running into cars. pretty much a pileup.

everybody was stuck. and then there is a point where it's like, okay, it's getting dark now. so we don't want to be stuck out here for overnight. so it's time to go. >> reporter: the roads got so bad that grocery stores have had a hard time getting supplies. gas stations as well. people up here without supplies now several days into the storm, and now more snow coming. we understand that three times the amount of snow that they normally get in a year has fallen in less than four days. take a look over here. this gentleman, what kind of car do you have over here? >> actually, it's a mini cooper. >> reporter: he has a mini cooper completely buried behind this mound of snow. >> and cnn meteorologist derek van dam has the latest forecast and where the winter weather is expected to hit next. >> heavy snowfall is paralyzing parts of the state of california. so much so that communities have been cut off because the roadways are virtually impassible. snowfall is piling up to the tops of the first stories of some of the homes. they have search and rescue

helicopters going in to just make sure that everybody in the communities are safe, they can get supplies. some people have been left no other option but to leave their s car on the side of the road. look at the snowfall piling up that is a sliding glass window. that's coming out of the lake arrowhead, california region there has been so much snow in some of the ski resorts in california that they actually had to close the ski resorts? that's incredible, right? isn't the purpose of a ski resort to have a lot of snow? well, too much is perhaps too much of a good thing, right? 38 inches of snow in the past 24 hours at palisades near lake tahoe, and there is still more snow to come. you can see that digging in with another trough. winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings blanketing the state of california. those alerts extend across the great basin. over 10 million americans feeling the impacts of this latest round of winter weather. and of course as a system advances eastward, it will pile up more snow. the potential for another two to

three feet on top of what they've already experienced. but unfortunately, it's going to encounter warm air upstream and cause the potential for severe weather. we have two different severe weather systems. today severe weather across the deep south. but on thursday, that's the big show. we're going to watch out for the potential for tornadoes across east texas into arkansas, louisiana, as well as parts of mississippi. the potential for flash flooding exists across the region as well. back to you. >> thanks for that. well, for the first time since 1983, chicago has ditched an elected mayor. lori lightfoot conceded tuesday after failing to secure a spot in a top two runoff. she couldn't overcome a spike in violent crime and years of fights with police and teachers unions. lightfoot made history by becoming the first black and openly gay person to lead chicago. >> as we all know in life, in the end, you don't always win every battle.

but you never regret taking on the powerful and bringing in the light. [ applause ] to my friends across the country and my fellow mayors, never fear being brave and bold. >> one of the two candidates advancing to the april runoff is long-time public schools chief paul vallas on the right. he built his campaign on a pro police tough on crime message. he will face brandon johnson, a cook county commissioner popular with progressives. no candidate will save more than 50% of the vote. the u.s. supreme court heard oral arguments tuesday on president biden's student loan debt relief plan. democrats in washington back the president's plan. it could potentially forgive federal debt up to $20,000 for individuals. some of the more conservative

justices on the court appeared skeptical. but an obama appointee signaled mr. biden has the right of way from congress. take a listen. >> what i think they argue that is missing is cost to other persons in terms of fairness, for example. people who have paid their loans, people who plan their lives around not seeking loans and people who are not eligible for loans. >> you know, this is an emergency provision. there is an emergency. it's an earthquake. congress used its voice. congress used its voice in enacting this piece of legislation. >> if the plan goes through, more than 40 million federal student loan borrowers would be eligible for some type of debt cancellation or forgiveness. the congressional budget office reported in september the plan would cost u.s. taxpayers around $400 billion over roughly 30 years. there is a pause on payment

requirements until the supreme court reaches a decision. two trains have collided in northern greece, killing at least 36 people. dozens of others are injured and have been sent to hospitals. hundreds of people were traveling from athens to thesoloniki. crews are still searching for survivors and authorities have begun identifying the dead. we want to bring in eleni giokos who joins us live from dubai. eleni, what is the latest on this tragic train accident? >> 11 hours since this accident. 36 people have lost their lives. this is the latest report we've just heard from authorities. 66 hospitalized, six of which are currently in intensive care. authorities are pleading the public in larisa, the accident

occurring just outside of the city for blood donations to deal with the injured. we are also hearing that many parents have gathered outside the hospital. many loved ones waiting for the identification process. and the half minister a short while ago saying this is a terrifying process for parents. here we will then them as much as we can. some difficulties in the identification process. the first three carriages were heavily impacted. the first two caught a light. and you will siamangled metal where you got cranes where you can see on the screens right now working through to try and see if there are more people trapped underneath. here is the fear, that this is a route that is traveled mostly by students, professionals. it was three-day break in greece. many people returning back. a cargo train on the same line from what we're hearing from the national broadcast collided with the passenger train. and there are many questions as

to how this happened. was it human error or a technical error? digging deeper into the story, where also seeing many questions arising as to how this could possibly happen. but we're also seeing some international response. i want to read you something from ursula von der leyen, the eu commission president my thoughts are with the people of greece, a terrible train accident that claimed so many lives near larisa. the whole of europe mourns with you. she ends by "we are with you, we are standing by you." there are 155 firefighters on-site right now, rosemary, trying to work through the rubble. time of course is of the essence. psychologists are on-site at the hospital. there is a concern that the death toll is going to rise. the total number of 346 passengers not fully accounted for. but we know 200 people have been taken to safety thus far. >> it is a horrifying situation for those people.

i know you'll continue to update us on the situation elleni giokos, thank you for that. a deadly task in ukraine, diffusing the mines and traps left behind by russian forces. coming up, cnn follows a ukrainian team risking their lives to make their country safe again. and effortlessly responds to both of you. our smart sleepers get 28 m minutes more restful sleep per night. prproven quality sleep. only from sleep number.

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the long battle for bakhmut appears to be reaching a crescendo as russian forces intensify their assault and ukraine's military holds on, despite being outnumbered. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says in his nightly message that the biggest challenge across the long front lines is in bakhmut. one of the president's advisers told cnn ukraine's military will weigh all options, including strategically pulling back if needed. ukraine says the city is not

surrounded, though one commander says russia's constant shelling and bombardment are breaking the city into molecules. several thousand civilians are still believed to be caught in the fighting and mostly cut off from humanitarian aid. ukrainian soldiers say the situation in bakhmut is hellish and much worse than officially reported, but they're vowing to defend the city until the end, no matter what. in areas ukraine has liberated from the russians, there is dangerous work to be done. cnn's alex marquardt takes us towards the front line where so many unexploded mines litter the ground, it could take decades to clear them all. >> reporter: the hulking armored mine clearer lurches into an open field. over 40 tons, it spews exhaust. its tracks struggling across the muddy ground. following close behind, the mine

clearance team called sappers. they advance deliberately on the hunt for deadly explosives. this is delicate work. this was a russian position, russian trenches. and now these guys are working through here carefully, methodically, looking for mines, for booby traps and even ukrainian ordnance, those fired at the russians who were here. last september, a ukrainian counter-offensive pushed the russians out of these trenches. now colonel maksym melnik's team has been charged with clearing any explosives. "they have left many traps behind, and many of our brothers, our sappers have died," melnik says. "russia doesn't obey national conventions. they put mines on top of mine, leave booby traps and leave band mines." russian and ukrainian mines are scattered throughout the eastern front, making ukraine one of the biggest mine fields in the world.

rockets and other explosives can often fail to detonate when they land too. all of it posing immense danger to civilians. the sappers of ukraine's dsns emergency service, like edward harris semenko, who is the father of a 10-year-old daughter are keenly aware of the danger. "it's dangerous for everybody," he says. "i wouldn't say we take more risks than others. everybody is taking risks now." harris-semenko was demining before the war started. seeing what russia has done to his country infuriates him. "they are just animals," he says. "there is no other way to describe them." he finds and carries an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade to the side. working day after day all across this country, deminers know how

much they still have left to do. after the war, the soldiers get to go home. but your work will continue for years. "we will keep working for decades," colonel melnik says. "this will go on for decades." alex marquardt, cnn, in eastern ukraine. >> and joining us live from london is cnn's selma abdul aziz. good morning to you, selma. russia's president putin met with members of his federal security service tuesday and acknowledged losses on the battlefield. what all did he say about this and other issues? >> yes, a very public speech from president putin to the fsb, of course, that the intelligence arm of russia's government, in this speech herbs instructs his intelligence services to step up their work in what he says is a growing sabotage attacks, covert attacks by western intelligence agencies. president putin giving very

clear instructions to his men. he said they need to stop what he calls sabotage groups that are entering ukraine. he orders them to prevent, again, president putin calls illegal flow of arms into russia. he orders them to halt what he calls the activation of cells, terrorist cells. again, president putin's own words by western intelligence agencies inside russia. really tough message there from a man who was himself the head of the fsb in the late 1990s. but he does also acknowledge the sacrifices made by his men. take a listen. >> translator: unfortunately, there are losses in our ranks. the leadership of the fsb must do everything to provide additional support to the families of our fallen comrades." >> now this message from president putin comes as we see more and more signs of this shadow war. in any conflict, rosemary, of course there is what we see happening openly on the battlefield.

and then there are covert actions, things that are taking place in the shadows between rival intelligence agencies and the markings of that are being seen. just yesterday, russian officials accused ukraine of carrying out a covert drone attack. we have video to show you of that. multiple drone attacks secretly across russian territory, one hitting a gazprom facility. ukraine has not confirmed it is behind this attack. it has not commented. but it's not the only time russia has accused ukraine of these covert drone attacks. in december there were similar accusations of covert drone attacks from ukraine by russian officials who say those drones were able to strike inside an air base inside russian territory, leading to damage, leading to loss of life. there is a few other indications of what president putin might perceive as intelligence failures from the bridge collapse to the assassination of the daughter of a very top putin ally. but also important to note here, rosemary, this was not an internal message.

this was have are public speech reported by state media that we're reporting here. so there is also a message here from president putin to his rivals, which is i will be stepping up in this shadow war. be prepared. >> all right, salma abdelaziz, thanks for that live report. the u.n. says china has been supporting russia's war in ukraine from the beginning, even if it hasn't provided any lethal aid yet. 13 chinese companies have already been blacklisted for helping moscow, including one the u.s. says was supplying parts to the iranian drone program. u.s. lawmakers say they will not hesitate to hold beijing accountable. and secretary of state antony blinken warns there will be consequences for any move to help russia. >> we will not hesitate, for example, to target chinese companies or individuals that violate our sanctions. or otherwise engage in supporting the russian war effort. china can't have it both ways when it comes to the russian aggression in ukraine.

>> meantime, belarusian president alexandr lukashenko is in beijing to meet with chinese leaders, including president xi jinping. it comes after lukashenko held talks with russian president vladimir putin over the weekend. the u.s. state department says china's engagement with belarus is just another sign of beijing's growing relationship with russia. and cnn's kristie lu stout joins me now from hong kong with more. good to see you, chrk kristie. what all is expected to be discussed during his trip? >> rosemary, it is a very clear message china is literally rolling out the red carpet for a critical putin ally. keep in mind that last year belarus allowed russia to use its territory as a launch pad for its invasion of ukraine. now we have a state visit under way in china with the leader of

belarus expected to meet with the chinese leader xi jinping later this afternoon to discuss a whole range of issue, including trade, investment, economic issues. humanitarian cooperation, according to belarus state media, as well as acute international challenges. this meeting will continue until tomorrow. and we've also learned that the leader of belarus has already met with the chinese premier. and according to statements le ke chong. china's premier saying during the visit, quote, relationships are built on the basis of cooperation and mutual benefit. i'm sure the chinese-belarusian relations are developing on the basis of long-term friendship. this visit comes as the relationship sours between china and china and the united states,

as washington accuses china of considering to send lethal aid to russia. china has reapedly pushed back on that allegation while accusing washington of pouring weapons into ukraine. china claims to be a neutral party into the war in ukraine as it continues this no limits relationship, this alliance with russia. on friday, china released that 12-point position paper on peace for ukraine, calling for an end of hostilities, calling for talks. but a number of western leaders criticized that plan. and with this state visit under way, that criticism will come to the foreonce again. back to you. >> all right. kristie lu stout joining us live from hong kong. many thanks. still to come, more talk of covid origin theories from u.s. officials. hear the theory the fbi says holds the most weight, just ahead. plus, growing concerns over food insecurity as a pandemic era meal assistance program ends here in the united states.

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beijing. here's what the fbi director said to fox news. >> the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most like lay potential lab incident in wuhan. so here you're talking about a potential leak from a chinese government-controlled lab that killed millions of americans. and that's precisely what that capability was designed for. >> one of the last aid programs from the covid pandemic in the united states is ending on wednesday in the coming hours, in fact. the supplemental nutrition assistance program, or s.n.a.p. benefits provided millions of americans with extra help to buy food during the pandemic. many states had already let this benefit expire, and now the remaining 32 states will end the program as well. the additional food stamps will be discontinued, even as

inflation in the u.s. continues to soar. andrew shane is the managing director of public policy at grace and child poverty california, and he joins me now from san francisco. appreciate you being with us. >> thank you so much. >> so the covid supplemental nutrition assistance program known as s.n.a.p. ends today, leaving tens of millions of americans in 32 states without those benefits, meaning less money for food each month at a time when inflation is at record levels. so how much money will the s.n.a.p. households lose? and what impact will this likely have, particularly on children? >> thanks for the question, and thanks for your attention to this. unfortunately, it's a very serious day. here we are when the emergency allotments for the s.n.a.p. program, often known as food stamps, are ending. they're ending prematurely

because of actions taken by congress. and so we're talking about real dollars coming out of people's pocketbooks and their grocery budgets. we know that on average, in california alone, the more than 5 million people who rely on the s.n.a.p. program to eat are losing $82 per person a month. and statewide, that actually is $500 million a month. a half a billion dollars a month that's coming out of our food economy in the aggregate. and once folks go over this cliff, the s.n.a.p. benefit is going to average about $2 per person a meal, or $6 per person a day. and as you point out, with the rampant high cost of food and other pressures on rent, on utilities, we're looking at very serious consequences for food insecurity, but really devastating choices between

eating, taking your medicine, putting a roof over your head if you are fortunate, and extraordinary pressures on children and families who we know often face the highest levels of food insecurity already, now going into an unprecedented hunger cliff. >> that is a dire situation. so how many americans are we actually talking about when it comes to losing these s.n.a.p. benefits that gave extra government funds for groceries? and how do these people now feed themselves and their kids? >> so we know that the emergency allotments were still in place in the majority of states. and about 32 states. and there are several large states, including california, texas, new york, ohio, many large states. so this means on the aggregate, it's about 75% of the 41 million americans who are accessing the

s.n.a.p. program. so roughly 30 million americans are going over this hunger cliff right now. certainly many of them will be turning to emergency food resources, and the incredible work by food banks, food pantries, and that charitable food system. but to give you some perspective, the scale of the s.n.a.p. program is simply incomparable to the charitable sector. for every one meal that charity is able to provide, s.n.a.p. delivers nine. and so there is going to be incredible stress and hardship as folks are looking to try and make ends meet. and one of the best things that people can do is to contact their eligibility worker, might be their state, might be they're county where they're located, and try and maximize their s.n.a.p. benefit. one thing folks haven't had to worry about during the allotments is making sure all of their expenses are accounted for. their shelter costs, their dependent care cost, their

medical costs. and so making sure that all of those costs, those receipts are on file can actually help maximize their underlying snap benefit and mitigate this hunger cliff. >> and of course an effort is under way right now to make sure all americans affected by this change know about it. but inevitably, some of course will be taken by surprise next month when they suddenly realize s.n.a.p. benefits have expired. so what happens to those people, given food banks can't even keep up with demand right now? so what other benefits are available? >> one of our most serious situations we're concerned about is the fact that if and when folks don't know that this change is happening and they are accustomed to making ends meet by having the emergency allotments, it's very likely that folks will be headed to the grocery store, anticipating that money being in their account. and not being able to afford the groceries to feed themselves and their families. so that's the exact situation

they're trying to prevent. but this is, again, a situation that we've never been through, the magnitude of the loss of economic benefits that the s.n.a.p. program provides is really something we've never seen. and so it's going to be very challenging for households in the field. >> yeah, absolutely. andrew cheyne, thank you so much for talking with us and taking us through this step by step. appreciate it. >> thank you so much. i would just end by saying there are actions that congress can take as well, and we call upon them to pass the closing the meal gap act that would boost that adequacy and mitigate this cliff. thank you for having me. >> let's see if they do that. thank you so much. just ahead, after a controversial election, africa's largest democracy has a new president. we will have a live report from lagos. infused with 2x more natural essential oioil. it's our most amazing, true-to-nature fragrance experience ever. new vibrant. from air wick.

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nigeria has declared the winner of its controversial presidential election. bola ahmed tinubu will lead africa's largest growing economy despite outcries from independent observers who say the vote was rigged. tinubu supporters celebrated his victory at party headquarters in abuja. and cnn's stephanie pasari joins us now live from lagos. good to see you again, stephanie. what is the reaction to bola ahmed tinubu's win, and what happens next? >> well, nigerians are waking up to this new dawn, a new president-elect. the results were announced at 4:00 a.m. while they were

sleeping. and so reaction is trickling in. president bihari, outgoing president has said this is the best man for the job. and other leaders are sending their congratulations. but the opposition are saying that they are not accepting this results. in the last hour, a spokesman for the pbt party say they will be staging a joint press conference later today and reacting to this results. probably not much different to what they said previously, but they will have to go to court that is the only recourse available to them now is a legal battle. and nigerian elections don't really get overturned, presidential ones any way, don't get overturned in court. so this result is likely here to stay, rosemary. many nigerians probably did not feel that these results will change much in their lives. nigerians have to do so much for themselves any way. they generate their own

electricity. they generate their own water supply, they pay for their own security. so that social contract between government and citizen that many enjoy around the world doesn't really exist here. and that's reflected in the voter turnout, rosemary. 27%, just under 4 million people turned out to vote. there were some complaints of voter suppression, but even so, analysts are saying that the may have contributed to this low turnout. rosemary? >> stephanie busari joining us live from lagos, many things. christiane amanpour has an exclusive interview covering a range of topics, including the alleged sexual abuse of anti-government protesters in the custody of iran's revolutionary guard corps. >> when you say the islamic republic of iran respects human rights, one female protester

says that she was detained inside a revolutionary guard facility for more than a month and raped by three different men. she went to a cleric, a mullah afterwards because she was having suicide thoughts. she was so upset. cnn spoke with that cleric. is that acceptable? is it acceptable for a woman, whatever she has done to be arrested and raped? and there are many, many, many reports of sexual abuse in this situation against women and men. >> translator: firstly, in the peaceful demonstrations in the fall, no one was arrested. >> so you're just denying that? >> translator: however, in those protests that have become violent, some individuals, some of whom had entered iran from the outside and were using firearms and killing the police were arrested. you do know that the supreme leader actually issued an amnesty, and all those who were

imprisoned were released with the exception of those who had killed someone or were being sued. regarding the iranian women that you mentioned, i cannot confirm it. there have been so many such baseless claims made on social media and in media. >> okay. these are not baseless, and they weren't on the internet. it's cnn spoke to a cleric, a religious person inside your country and got this story. >> translator: we have seen some of cnn's reports that are targeted and false. >> that's not true. we report the fax and we report the truth, and that's why you're sitting here with me, mr. foreign minister. >> and you can tune in for christiane amanpour's exclusive interview with the iranian foreign minister on wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in geneva, 6:00 p.m. in london, only here on cnn. still to come, heritage sites spanning centuries are wiped out and cultural centers now stand in ruins after the

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quake, saying they will be built within a year. the earthquake not only destroyed countless lives, it also wiped out ancient sites and reduced historic cities to rubble. and rebuilding is now a daunting, if not impossible task. cnn's jomana karadsheh reports. >> few are the souls that rome the streets of what's left of antakya. ancient antioch empires once stood, now a decimated ghost town. the scale of the destruction here is just immense. damaged and destroyed buildings everywhere you look. and you've got mountains of debris that stretch for miles and miles. gone are the streets of the vibrant old city once lined with restaurants, stalls and antique shocks. "one morning i woke up, my home, my friends, my city, everything is gone" he says.

mother nature has wiped out history. heritage sites spanning centuries and cultures now lie in ruins, like this mosque, one of anatolia's first. and this 14th century church, once the seat of the greek orthodox patriarch reduced to rubble. it's not the first time earthquakes have damaged the church, but never has the future of its people been so uncertain. it is from antioch where christianity spread sbto the world. he is now mourning 40 of his 100,000 member. we will try to return to this land. the history and the books will remain, he told us. but right now our history is gone. the city is gone. i have two sons. there is no future left in this city now for our children. antakya was one of the few turkish cities where muslims, christians and jews still lived side by side. that may be no more. its synagogue barely damaged and the 500-year-old torah scrolls

rescued, but a beloved jewish torah leader and his wife didn't make it. they were among the last jews of antakya. >> he really worked hard to keep up the jewish values and he was the leader of the tiny community of 15 people. the other uncles, they all moved to israel. this uncle, he really loved antakya. he was very connected. >> reporter: in their istanbul apartment, this grieving family sip a cup of antioch coffee, a taste of home they left years ago. >> hopefully the spirit will be rebuilt and it will recover by time. but there was a certain flair to it. the community, the feeling of diversification, and everyone living peacefully together.

and i believe it's reflected like turkey. to be honest, i'm worried that it will fade away. >> reporter: as the sunsets on antakya, no one knows how and when antioch and its people will ever rise again. jomana karadsheh, cnn, turkey. >> and thank you for spending part of your day with me. i'm rosemary church. "cnn newsroom" continues next with max foster. nothing kills more viruses on more surfaces than l lysol disinfectant spray. ♪

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