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just ahead, california's governor declares a state of emergency in 13 counties after a week of heavy snow. till you're actually physically walking on the street you don't understand it. i mean look at my window. >> and fears are growing that many residents may be stranded. plus demanding answers in greece as the death toll from the train collision continues to rise. we'll bring you the latest on the investigation. ohio's governor visits the east palestine cleanup operation where nearly 2 million gallons of liquid waste have already been removed and now reports of rail workers getting sick. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. snowstorms, tornadoes and floods, it's all in the forecast for the u.s. as severe weather looms across the country. parts of the west coast are

trying to thaw out from a massive snowstorm moving east now. areas in california have seen more than 100 inches of snow in the last week prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency in 13 counties. some residents say the effort is not enough and are calling on the governor to do more. >> we're not a city. we are unincorporated and we need help. people are trapped in their homes. they cannot get medicine. >> we're trying to get the attention of our governor gavin newsom like are you listening to us? >> snow and ice shut down major roads across nevada on wednesday. parts of arizona and new mexico at lower elevations could see as much as ten inches of snow in the coming hours. meantime more than 40 storms have been reported in the u.s. southeast in the last few hours and more than 1 million people in georgia, north carolina, and tennessee are under tornado watch right now. in alabama the national weather

service warns it could rain as much as two inches an hour with the possibility of flash flooding. they're warning drivers to be cautious on the roads. cnn meteorologist derek van dam has more on the storms developing across the u.s. >> this severe weather season has trended in all the wrong directions. so far the u.s. has more than doubled its average number of tornadoes since the beginning of the year receiving over 215 reports of tornadoes since the 1st of january, just incredible because we continue to add to that number as a line of stronger thunderstorms moves across the deep south. what i'm particularly concerned about will take place later tonight across east texas, into portions of arkansas and northwestern louisiana. the storm prediction center is picking up on this as well, a level 4 of 5, a moderate risk of severe weather today where you see the shading of red with, of course, the level 3 of 5 surrounding that, some

tornadoes could be strong, widespread damaging winds and large spread hail. just east of dallas into the texarkana region on top of the severe weather threat there's a flash flood threat with the potential for 3 to upwards of 6 inches of rain falling out of some of these storms that move over the same locations. there it is picking up some of the energy from the gulf of mexico. that low pressure is going to sweep eastward and then look what it does by the weekend. it's going to lay a swath of snow across the great lakes and into northern new england. we could pick up over a half foot of snow from chicago to my homestate of michigan as well as over a foot of snow across northern new england. speaking of snow, look what's happening out west. we have buried homes in yosemite national park. we have received over 7 feet of snow near palisades, near the lake tahoe region with more snow coming up. back to you. >> thanks for that. the fbi has arrested a pennsylvania man for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his luggage on a flight to

florida. authorities say 40-year-old mark muffly was arrested at his home monday night after security agents had flagged his checked luggage earlier in the day. his first court appearance is set for today according to documents. muffly was seen leaving the airport after he was paged by security. a section of the airport was temporarily evacuated as a precaution. rail workers cleaning the site of last month's toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, say they're getting sick. a union letter details their concerns saying many norfolk southern workers are experiencing migraines and nausea. state officials say more than 1.8 million gallons of liquid waste and 700 tons of solid waste have already been removed from the site. governor mike dewine spoke with cnn's wolf blitzer after touring the site wednesday. he was asked if he had heard of

rail workers displaying any symptoms. >> we're not seeing anything now. the obvious concern is in the long run and, you know, i agreed with the chief and we talked about what probably is going to have to happen. there's going to have to be a fund established. the railroad will have to put money into a fund at some point to make sure any long term problems are dealt with, but also even if people don't have problems, just so they can get checked up and so they can feel better about this and they can say look, i've been checked up. nothing is going on with me because the fear, you know, is real. >> residents will get an opportunity today to ask norfolk southern questions directly. the rail company has been ordered by the environmental protection agency to attend a public meeting. meantime a bipartisan group of senators has announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at

preventing future train derailment disasters. foreign ministers from the g-20 countries are meeting right now in new delhi. they arrived a short time ago greeted by their indian counterpart, indian's prime minister. in his opening speech, he called on nations to rise above their differences. the war in ukraine is expected to dominate the agenda. the dutch foreign minister says the conflict is a litmus test for european and global credibility. he told reporters on the sidelines, "there are universal values at stake." the death toll from the horrific head-on train collision in greece has now climbed to 43. authorities say the tragedy was mainly due to human error leading to an explosion of grief and anger. scuffles broke out in athens where the passengers' illegal- fated journey began with police

firing tear gas at protesters gathered outside the hellenic train headquarters. a search effort and investigation are underway near the city of lorisa where a freight train and passenger train traveling on the same track collided. the transportation minister has resigned and authorities arrested the train station manager. what is the latest on this deadly and tragic train disaster? >> reporter: this morning firefighters are on the ground and they're all working through the first two carriages. we've seen the images of completely destroyed metal because of the fire that erupted that reached temperatures of 1,300 degrees celsius. they are also trying to lift up the third carriage and the fear

is there are more bodies in those three carries and he repercussions already, the transport minister resigning saying even though they put in major effort to upgrade the railway system, clearly it was not sufficient to avert this kind of disaster. the station master was arrested. state media is now reporting that he admits to his mistake, the prime minister saying that it was because of human error. so things are coming together in terms of the investigation, but i have to tell you i was looking through some of the greek newspapers and we've got some of the images to share with you. the headlines today really sort of capture the mood in greece now. one headline read, "the dead are waiting," another, "why the blind trains. it is not a mistake. it's a crime." one i hear from my mother, "call me when you get there." the passenger train mostly filled with young students, university students moving from

athens that were enjoying the carnival. it was ash monday. families were together. we're hearing that dna testing is still being conducted. the dead were almost impossible to identify because of their injuries succumbing to fire. this is now the issue, just the wait that family members and loved ones are having to endure and identifying people. many people are also coming out, putting up photos on social media because they haven't heard anything from their loved ones. authorities are really concerned that the death toll is going to rise further. i guess the next step here is, rosemary, how this happened, why this happened, and what is going to be done going forward. >> all right. eleni giokos joining us live from dubai, many thanks. severe turbulence forced a flight headed from texas to germany to be diverted in dallas airport in virginia. the airline says seven people were injured wednesday when the

flight encountered clear air turbulence which can occur without warning. a passenger who shot this video says it felt like a roller coaster. there were two sudden drops, plates and glassware flying across the cabin and people screaming. the injured passengers were treated on board and taken to hospitals once the plane landed. still to come, china cements its ties with belarus with xi jinping calling aleksandr lukashenko an old friend. and later protesting the election of their new president with some planning to fight the results in court. we'll go live for more. with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb.

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ukrainian commander says it's becoming increasingly difficult. ukrainian officials report heavy fighting on the outskirts of the city and street fighting in the suburbs. about 4,500 civilians remain in the city as vladimir putin's army inches closer. thousands of homes are being destroyed, but ukrainian troops say they're not backing down. >> translator: hello, everyone, march 1st bakhmut. i'd like to say we silenced the enemy a bit, but if you can hear it, there's gunfighting on the outskirts, a few explosions, shells flying, but we are standing in bakhmut. nobody plans to withdraw anywhere at the moment. we are standing. bakhmut is ukraine. glory to ukraine. glory to the ukrainian armed forces. putin is a [ bleep ]. >> ukraine's military says russian forces are now using more experienced hardened fighters from the group of private mercenaries in the

battle for bakhmut. cnn's fred pleitgen. >> reporter: a ukrainian armored vehicle pitted in bakhmut, the city devastated by months of fighting. here mercenaries show off a destroyed u.s.-made n777 howitzer while their foot soldiers pose in a bakhmut suburb. even as they acknowledge they're on the back foot, the ukrainians vow to fight on. we won't give up bakhmut the soldier says. we will hold on until the very last. glory to ukraine. death to the enemies. the mercenaries acknowledge the ukrainians aren't budging. >> translator: the ukrainian arm is throwing extra reserves into bakhmut and trying to hold the town with all their strength. tens of thousands of ukrainian

soldiers are fiercely repelling attacks. bloodshed increases every day. >> reporter: the mercenaries are the spearhead of russia's invasion force in bakhmut. they claim to make progress but often lack the ammunition to advance. >> translator: i will say that a system needs to be worked out. i hope that this system will start functioning soon and we will be getting ammunition regularly. >> reporter: the u.s. and ukraine say the attrition rate among the assault groups often made up of prisoners recruited from russian jails is as high as 80%, but their media channel is trying to convey how vogner is actually helping the conflicts in. this film a former inmate thanks the mercenary group. >> translator: vogner gave me freedom and hope, hope that we have a chance. there are many guys who are ready to give their lives for their mother land and hope that our society is still not fully rotten. >> reporter: ukraine says fighters like these are often

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airport for a long time. >> reporter: more than four months of sleeping on the floor with 50 men in a small airport room, one russian man waits to hear his fate. he's applying for asylum in south korea having fled a mandatory call-up in russia last october to fight in the war in ukraine. >> translator: when i heard about the mobilization, i felt terrible because i'd been at rallies protesting against the war. i knew based on the information they have on my anyone who opposes the war would be first to be sent to the front lines. that was my biggest fear. >> reporter: president vladimir putin's mass call-up sparked a mass exodus from the country. leaving his wife and 7-year-old son, he boarded a flight to south korea saying he believed he would be accepted, as it is a democratic country. >> translator: i miss my boy really badly.

i can't talk about it. it's too emotional. i really miss my family. >> reporter: he would wash his laundry at an airport bathroom saying there was no hot water for showers for the past months despite immigration saying there should be. he was given a hot bun and juice for lunch, chicken and rice for dinner while he feels powerless to control his future. he says the alternative would be far worse. what would your message be to the people who are deciding if you can stay? >> translator: i'm not a draft dodger. i'm against the war and i don't want to go to war and kill people, but i'm not a draft dodger. >> reporter: an important point to make he feels as south korea has mandatory military service of its own of at least 18 months for almost all able- bodied men, most by the age 28. do you consider yourself a victim of this war? >> translator: of course. a year ago i had no intention of leaving. i never thought i'd leave russia. >> reporter: what he didn't realize before boarding a plane to seoul is how few refugees

this country accepts. in 2019 of almost 15,500 applicants, just 79 were granted refugee status, half of 1%, with 230 receiving a permit to stay on humanitarian grounds. he was moved this week to an immigration facility with some freedom of movement to await his fate. the justice ministry has now decided this week to appeal that court decision to even allow him to apply for asylum. so his lawyer said it could take another five months to fight that appeal. if he's successful, it then could be up to two years for him to apply for refugee status. he said he's disappointed and upset with the justice ministry as he decision and he is also now considering whether to get in touch with the u.s. and canadian embassies to see if they can help because it appears that korea does not want to. >> many thanks to paula hancocks for that report,

appreciate it. china and belarus are expressing deep concerns over the prolonged conflict in ukraine as president aleksandr lukashenko visits beijing. the two countries are strengthening their ties with president xi jinping describing his friendship with lukashenko as unbreakable. lukashenko is a close ally of russian president vladimir putin and both leaders call for "the soonest possible peace deal" in relation to the war in ukraine. president xi also pointed to china's 12-point peace plan to end the war which has been met with skepticism from the west. u.s. made firepower could soon be headed to taiwan. the white house has approved a possible sale of more than $600 million worth of new weapons for the island. they would include hundreds of missiles for f-16 fighter jets, which is likely to inflame the already high tensions between

the u.s. and china. cnn's kristie lu stout joins me now live from hong kong. what more are you learning about this potential sale of u.s. weapons to taiwan? of course, there are ramifications. >> reporter: as expected, china firmly opposes this deal. on wednesday the biden administration approved a potential $619 million weapons sale to taiwan. this would include hundreds of missiles for f-16 fighter jets. principle contractors include the american companies lockheed martin and raytheon, two companies already sanctioned by china for their previous arms sales to taiwan. just the last hour we've been honoring the ministry of foreign affairs presser and heard from a spokesman who criticized the deal while adding, "stop arm sales to taiwan and military contacts with the united states and stop creating tensions across the taiwan straits. china will continue taking firm

and forceful measures to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests." taiwan's defense ministry welcomed the purchase and earlier in the day issued its own statement saying, "the provision of defensive weapons to our country is the basis for preserving regional peace." some key context here, this is not the largest u.s. arms sale to taiwan. in fact, it was september last year when there was a round of arm sames that totaled over 1.1 billion u.s. dollars. the last arms sale to taiwan took place december last year, but this latest round will certainly deepen the diplomatic rift between the united states and china. china has repeatedly demanded for the united states to stop such weapon sales to taiwan. back to you. florida's governor makes his agenda known ahead of his expected presidential bid, what a republican race between ron desantis and donald trump could look like. we'll take a look at that.

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the phase of president joe biden's plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of americans is being debated by the supreme court and president biden is expressing concern on its future after conservative justices signaled they might decide to strike it down. >> are you still confident that you will be able to win in the supreme court? >> confident we're on the right side of the law, but i'm not confident about the outcome of the decision yet. >> florida governor ron

desantis is laying the groundwork for an expected presidential campaign. in a speech this week, the republican laid out what he sees as his accomplishments. >> so many republicans get in and they're like potted plants. they're scared to do anything. they're scared of the left. they're scared of the media, all this stuff, and we said that is not going to work with us. we're going on offense. we're going to make sure that we're identifying issues, that we're leading on all these things. i'm not going to wait until i actually have to make a decision. if i see something that needs addressed, we'll take it and run with it. what we say is we fight the woke across the board in corporations. we fight the woke in the schools. we fight the woke in the bureaucracy. we never surrender to the woke mob because the state of florida is where woke goes to die. >> he has been on tour promoting his book and what's being viewed as a soft launch

for a white house bid. joining me now is annika bios, a politics reporter for the miami herald. good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. >> florida governor ron desantis on his national book tour is showing every indication that he is poised to announce a run for the 2024 presidential race which would, of course, pit him against donald trump in what's appearing more and more to look like a two-man race for the republican nomination. party donors think desantis is the man to topple trump, but is he ready for that bitter fight that lies ahead, all those personal attacks and the name calling? >> right. so that remains to be seen. at the moment he certainly is someone hinting that he's preparing for that fight. for the longest time, we have seen desantis try and play coy with the presidential run, but

this year alone we've started seeing him traveling to cities like new york city or chicago and promoting a pro law enforcement platform. now he has a book and now he's touring doing a national tour trying to introduce himself to voters on a national scale and what we're seeing in that book is that he's trying to introduce himself not only as the person who ron desantis is, but also as the candidate that could potentially face trump and that is someone who dives in head first into the culture wars, someone who has been anti- fauci with the covid pandemic and all the cdc protocols. so he's definitely trying to cast his lane in the potential race against donald trump. >> but how is he going to go when donald trump starts calling him all sorts of names and attacking him personally? >> well, i mean, as of now

we've seen donald trump calling desantis names on truth social. we've seen him attack and calling him all these disparaging nicknames and desantis doesn't really quite engage. >> desantis is working overtime to raise his profile, currently on that national tour to promote his book that actually sets out his vision for the country's revival and he's on a media blitz crushing anything he considers too woke, whether it's education, immigration, the media, abortion rights, but while his political agenda works for the state of florida, will it work for the rest of the country, do you think? >> well, i think some could argue, especially as a reporter here in florida, everything that ron desantis has been doing or at least prioritizing in recent months has been at a national scale. it's not necessarily when you think about the culture wars, they're not necessarily issues that are emerging from local school districts here.

they're something that are appealing to the national conservative voter, to conservative activists who are talking about larger issues that are not just pertaining to florida. so i do think that desantis has been preparing for a national conversation. whether he can do the retail politics of the diner in iowa a or going around the country and being personable, that remains to be seen because desantis does have a very combative brand. he likes to attack reporters. he likes to attack any critics really and while that might play well in a smaller scale, it has yet to be proven to be effective or it has yet to be seen whether it will be effective if he does decide to run for president. >> so you've covered him a great deal. what is ron desantis' achille's heel? what will trump be focusing on when he attacks the one man he sees as a real threat to his path back to the presidency?

>> well, i think there could be a variety of issues, but in terms of what trump has identified as a weakness has been the loyalty test and i think that that is very important to trump and that is going to be a very immediate tension point for him, but in terms of policy, i mean we have started seeing desantis trying to portray himself as a more serious trump version and we are going to start seeing whether the laws that he pushes with the legislature, you know, there has been a lot of legal challenges. whether they stand up to those legal challenges and maybe that could potentially be a weakness for the governor, whether his agenda stands up to that. >> then on the other side of it, do you feel that ron desantis can continue not engaging with trump? is that going to be his strategy or will he go into attack mode? >> well, one of the things that

has been interesting has been how he refuses really to attack trump. he will, you know, when asked about the attacks that trump has imposed on him like i mentioned before, he will take the high road and say, "i'm not in the business of attacking republicans. i'm in the business of attacking president joe biden and his policies." he's trying to avoid, again, criticism or even getting donald trump any credit for his rise in politics. so i think that tension is going to keep happening and it's something we will continue to see if these two end up going head to head in a presidential campaign and whether trump escalates that, i think the fight with desantis, i think desantis at some point will have to answer. >> thank you so much for talking with us, appreciate it. >> thank you so much. the u.s. is congratulating

nigerian officials on the results of last week's election. bola tinubu was declared the winner wednesday with almost 37% of the vote, but many nigerians are still angry claiming this election was stolen. >> reporter: bola tinubu officially named the next president of nigeria, the godfather's of lagos whose slogan was it's my turn and now it is. a controversial win after three main opposition parties dissolved the election and demanded a fresh one, but just after 4 a.m., the announcement -- >> bola ahmed tinubu of the apc has by the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is elected. thank you. >> reporter: with nearly 8.8 million votes, the ruling party got about 36.6% of the total,

but a win is a win. >> this is a serious mandate. i hereby accept it. >> reporter: tinubu says the electoral commission ran a credible election and any lapses were few and "immaterial to affect the outcome," but a group of several nigerian civil society groups disagree. >> up until this moment, he owes the nigerians an apology. >> reporter: it's back to the daily inconveniences of life in nigeria like this one with the election over, cues outside atms commonplace after a massive cash shortage. this is why some people voted in the country. they wanted a nigeria that works. it was the first nigerian election without an incumbent

or former nigerian running. >> it did not communicate. inec failed its open rules and its own promises. we had a transparent process because there was a lot of focus on technology. >> reporter: tinubu supporters are ecstatic. >> even before then i already dreamed that he's going to become president and my dream come true. >> reporter: if his win stands, tinubu will take over in may. congratulations notes from the united states and the uk are huge stamps of international approval, legitimacy for the president-elect and for the election that the independent national electoral commission held. there two bodies that insist it was a credible process, the people that won the election, inec and the ruling party, but there are a growing list of those criticizing inec for mismanaging this process,

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risked his life to smuggle out evidence of atrocities at the hands of the syrian regime. here's his story. >> reporter: under the rubble of every building are stories of lives, of families, of dreams all ended too soon. here lived an unsung hero, a man who risked his life for justice, for his syria. cnn met mustafa in 2018 at turkey's border with syria while filming a report about his team's work. for his safety, we couldn't show his face. he was on one of many clandestine missions over the past decade to smuggle out evidence of atrocities committed by the regime president. mustafa's trained lawyer was the deputy chief at the commission for international justice and accountability. >> mustafa was a man quite

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