i'm bianna golodryga. a missile strikes in ukraine and this time targeting the city of kramatorsk, and they were trying to carry out a missile strike when they hit a rescue center. we will take you there in a moment. >>> now, chinese officials are condemning the u.s.'s move to create military bases after strikes on taiwan. >>> and now, after a meeting with the president and kevin mccarthy on the debt ceiling. and this comes after a move to remove democratic congresswoman ilhan omar from her committee. >>> joining me live from cr kramatorsk is fred pleitgen, and we know that as rescuers were coming into the apartment complex, there was an attack? >> yes, that is correct. there was an attack in kramatorsk coming into the apartment building, and the ukrainians say it was hit by a heavy surface-to-surface missile head, and the building was flatten and the ukrainians say three people were kill and one missing, but at that site, there was an active search and rescue operation with cranes being in use, and more t

these folks in the uk, bianna, they looked at 19,000 people.so they could take a look at them. and what they found was changes in the hippocampus that were different with the brain. let's take a look. it's linked to cognition. it shrinks naturally as they age. what they found, folks who said they were in pain, it shrunk even more quickly. in other words, their brains essentially age more quickly. then they gave the folks cognitive tests. here's what they found, when they gave them 11 cognitive tasks. if you have pain in one site, let's say, back pain, you performed worse in one of those tasks. in multiple places like back pain and shoulder pain, you had a worse performance on 7 occupant of 11 tasks. so this is pretty compelling suggestions that there is a link between pain and actual brain changes. bianna, victor. >> elizabeth, there's also a recall of a certain time of baby formula. tell us about it. >> yes, this is -- i know this sort of strikes fear in the heart of parents because of what happened last year. this is just one brand. and it's

♪ >>> hello, everyone, i'm bianna golodryga. "cnn newsroom." >> i'm victor blackwell.e begin with new concerns over the catastrophic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, that added chemicals. but now there's fear onsite, but also where the waste from all the chemicals, where that's headed. governor of indiana is pushing back against shipments of contaminated materials headed to his state. roseville, indiana is one of four designated facilities. >> and the only one in ohio. last week, they prompted the epa to look elsewhere. the mayor of east palestine gave this response a short time ago. >> i definitely think we're on a good path. there's definitely say lot of questions that still remain to be answered. as far as people from the other states, they knew the facilities were in their states. and i understand their concern, but at the same time, it's governed by the federal epa. so, therefore, you know, it should be safe for all of the citizens there. >> east palestine's mayor met with epa administrator michael regan who is on his third visit to the disaster zone. cnn

hello, everyone, i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm victor blackwell. the white house has said it has made clear to china there will be consequences if china provides lethal aid to russia against the war in ukraine. and confident sending drones to moscow for its troops. >> that could make a difference on the russian front line as the russians try to capture nor ukrainian territory in the country's east. the biden administration says if beijing does provide weapons it will pay a real cost. >> we're not just making direct threats, we're just laying out the stakes and consequences how things will infold. and we are doing that clearly and specifically behind closed doors. >> cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now, so, jeremy, some intense discussions as we go going on behind closed doors. any idea how imminent this potential for china could be? >> well, bianna, it's been clear, china has been weighing this for several months or so. but we're seeing over the last week, u.s. officials publicly and privately conveying to china there would be

. >> i'm bianna goalwith cnn. and the latest on what china is saying about that balloon hovering over the u.s. >>> and president biden is going to speak following a new jobs report that smashed expectations. 517,000 jobs added in january and nearly three times the forecast. we will bring you reaction live. >>> and a life-threatening deep freeze headed to the northeast, and millions are bracing for once-in-a-generation sub-zero temperatures. >>> china is confirming that the balloon floating over to the u.s. is theirs, and it is not a spy balloon as the pentagon says, but it is a civilian airship used for research are the words of the foreign ministry, and it is said to be the size of three buses. china says it accidentally drifted off course. and the sources says that china cannot manually control it, but how did it get there in the first place? the continental u.s. is a big target. >> yes, what happens next is the big question. the pentagon says it is not a military or physical threat to the people on the ground,

. >> and i'm bianna golodryga.enign balloons that is the leading theory on what three mystery objects shot out of the skies could be according to the white house. but a senior official from the biden administration admits the u.s. and canada may never be able to recovery the debris from the objects which all flew at an altitude of 40,000 feet or meet. joint chiefs chairman mark milley said remnants of each object fell in very hard-to-reach areas. >> they're in difficult terrain. the second one, off the coast of alaska, that's up in really, really difficult terrain, the arctic circle. with very low temperatures. minus 40s. the second one is in the canadian rockies in yukon, very difficult to get that one. >> the general said the debris from the third shot down in lake huron landed in 100 feet of water. officials say it's likely on the canadian side. today, senators received a classified briefing on the unidentified objects and senators from both parties ask that the president share more. senator marco rubio said sim

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm bianna golodryga.under winter alerts as a powerful storm blows across the u.s. the brutal conditions there pummeling flagstaff, arizona, just one of dozens of states coast to coast that will see snow, ice and freezing temperatures in the coming days with the upper midwest expected to bear the brunt of the storm. >> near whiteout conditions, it's just a mess

. >> i'm bianna golodryga. president biden stunning the world with a top-secret surprise visit to ukraine. he was warmly welcomed by president zelenskyy and the first lady. the two leaders walked side by side as air-raid sirens blared. >> the visit is remarkable and here's why, this is the first time in modern times by a u.s. president to active war zone where the military has no presence, no control, the white house gave russia a head's-up before the president arrived. with the one-year anniversary, the period said he wants to underscore america's unwavering support of ukraine. >> russia's aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin's war of conquest is failing. one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand with you and the world stands with you. >> president biden is now on his way to poland, he'll give a speech there tomorrow. cnn chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is in warsaw, joins us now. president biden, took a message of solidarity to ukraine and also

>> well, victor and bianna, we heard from the chief operating officer and his opening message was, wepologized to lawmakers acknowledging the system failures after that december storm. the problems that the airline had getting their aircrafts de-iced and back up and running, as well as the issues rescheduling and reconnecting their crews to their aircraft. take a listen to how the executive explained it. >> let me be clear, we messed up. and i would like to explain to you how we messed up. in hindsight we did not have enough winter operations resiliency. to that end we moved swiftly to make them more resilient. we will invest what's needed to execute that plan in a timely and efficient manner. >> so there you hear southwest is vowing to do better in the future. the coo says they have a software update to their crew scheduling system that's going to be going live tomorrow. and they're also planning to upgrade their entire winter resiliency operation. a top to bottom fix that's going to cost many millions of dollars and the airline says they're hoping to have a plan in place for that by

i'm bianna golodryga filling in for fareed zakaria who is on this week. on the program, this week mark the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. in that year hundreds of thousands dead, tens of billions of dollars in damage and there's no end in sight. we'll look at how russia views this with the anchors of exiled russian broadcaster tv rain. then we'll examine the present and future on the bloody battlefield and is a stalemate in, and how will it end? i'll ask the experts. while all eyes are cast upward looking for more chinese balloons, which of beijing's other actions are we missing on the ground and in the cyber realm? we'll explore. ♪ ♪ >>> in the 360 days since russia's invasion, crane has become the front line in the global battle for democracy. it's a fight being fought on the airwaves as well as on the battlefield. putin's minions are working overtime to control the message overseas and at home. under a law passed last year journalists in russia can be jailed for up to 15 years for reporting what the kremlin considers fake news about

bianna and jim? >> thanks so much, lauren. mj at the white house.he white house doesn't call this a negotiation, they call it brinksmanship in effect here. what is their strategy? >> reporter: it definitely might be too generous to call this meeting this afternoon a negotiation because the white house has been so consistent and emphatic in saying when it comes to raising the debt ceiling there is not going to be a negotiation. that they will not be making any concessions. whereas mccarthy and lauren just laid out is very much seeing tore negotiate, he has been fielding requests from members and there are members of his caucus who are pressing him to get these deep spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. so needless to say the two sides are pretty far apart as they go into this meeting and the expectations are pretty low. there was one interesting moment from last night when president biden was at a fundraiser in manhattan when he talked about kevin mccarthy and i just wanted to note that he said that in order to become speaker kevin

i'm bianna golodryga. >> aim victor blackwell. the chinese spy balloon recovered in the atlantic, these are new pictures handed over by the bureau. officials say understanding its components could be important pieces of evidence for future criminal charges that could be brought. >> moments ago the state department told reporters they are looking into taking further action against china for the balloon. >> we are always going to protect our interests. we did so in the case of this balloon. we also said today in the release that you mentioned that we're exploring taking action against prc entities linked to the pla and that supported the balloon's incursion into u.s. airspace. we'll look at continuing these broader efforts to expose and to address the prc's larger surveillance activities that pose a threat to our national security and to our allies and partners as well. >> today white house officials briefed both chambers of congress on what they've learned so far about the spycraft. among the revelations, it was part of a multicont

i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm victor blackwell. in just a few hours, we'll see president biden in primetime. this will be his first state of the union address before a divided congress. the speech will offer the president his largest television audience of the year, and unlike last year when nancy pelosi sat behind the president, the house speaker seat will be occupied by republican kevin mccarthy. his party holds a slim majority in the house, and the president said he will extend his hand. >> he'll go across the aisle for veterans and the opioid epidemic. he expects to lay out his successes setting up what insiders say is a test run for his re-election bid. manu raju and phil mattingly are at the white house. give us a preview of what we can expect tonight. >> i think the president will try to connect. when you talk to his advisers, connect what they view of critical accomplishments to what they know they still need to accomplish the year or two ahead. it's critical because they recognize that there is some -- to some degree a dis

. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. more than 65 million americans are under winter alerts as a powerful storm blows across the u.s. the brutal conditions there pummeling flagstaff, arizona, just one of dozens of states coast to coast that will see snow, ice and freezing temperatures in the coming days with the upper midwest expected to bear the brunt of the storm. >> near whiteout conditions, it's just a mess across the roadways and the country. big portions of the country at least. this is in utah where stranded cars line the interstate, crews working to clear the snow this morning, and in the air severe weather has forced airlines to cancel nearly 1500 flights so far today. let's bring in cnn's adrienne broaddus live outside minneapolis. the last time we saw you, the wind was at your back. it looks like it's hitting the side of your face and snow still coming down. what are you seeing and feeling? >> reporter: you know what, i feel great, thank you for asking. it's snowing. the snow is starting to pick up and i'm dre

i'm bianna golodryga. welcome to cnn newsroom. >> good to be with you. president biden is heading to poland after making a surprise and historic visit to ukraine. he arrived in kyiv this morning, greeting ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and first lady olena zelenskyy. ukraine is a war zone where the u.s. military has no presence, but biden said he had to go to show the ukrainian people america's unwavering support. you can hear them there, those are the air raid sirens as the two presidents walked the capitol streets. >> they laid a wreath outside st. michael's monastery to honor fallen ukrainian soldiers. the one-year anniversary of russia's invasion is just days away. wearing tie with the colors of ukraine's flag, president biden pledged more aid and promised the u.s. will never abandon its allies. >> one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americas stand with you, and the world stands with you. it's worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that's how long we'll be with you, mr. president, for as long as it

. >> i'll bianna golodryga. the supreme court just finished hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging president biden's student loan forgiveness plan. the decision could affect 40 million borrowers. the program, which would provide up to $20,000 of debt forgiveness has been on hold after a lower court blocked it back in november. >> conservatives challenging the program argue it will have widespread economic repercussions. the congressional budget office estimated it will cost $400 billion over time, but justice ketanji brown jackson argued one of the largest servicers of student loans, mohela in missouri, is not a government entity. >> in fact, isn't that really as you say the most important thing if economic injury is the point? >> yes. >> i understood that the injury that was being asserted here was an economic injury, but if we look at mohela and we see that its financial interests are totally disentangled from the state, it stands alone, it is incorporated separately, the state is not liable for anyth

i'm bianna golodryga. welcome to cnn "newsroom." i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you. president biden is taking his state of the union pitch on the road. right now he's speaking in the battleground state of wisconsin focusing on his administration's effort to boost manufacturing in america. this is part of a two-day swing. >> biden is also going to tampa, florida, to reinforce last night's message which is seen as a preview of his expected 2024 re-election campaign. cnn's phil mattingly joins us now. so what more do we expect to hear from the president today? i know he's feeling good from that speech last night. >> i don't think white house officials could be happier in the wake of the speech last night, not because they feel like they delivered on the extensive remarks they spent months probing and in the off-the-cuff moments he had with republicans back and forth where they felt the president demonstrated a level of vigor they wanted him to show but also crystallized a really critical moment, one that now former white house chief of staff called one of the greatest m

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i'm bianna golodryga. welcome to cnn newsroom. >> good to be with you.fter making a surprise and historic visit to ukraine. he arrived in kyiv this morning, greeting ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and first lady olena zelenskyy. ukraine is a war zone where the u.s. military has no presence, but biden said he had to g

i'm bianna golodryga.ight now president biden is on capitol hill speaking moments ago at the annual national prayer breakfast and calling on republicans and democrats to unite in the wake of tyre nichols' death as he makes a push for national police reform. it comes ahead of his and vice president harris' meeting with the members of the black caucus. it comes after the vice president spoke about tyre nichols saying it is a moment that demands congress to take action. >>> the republican led house is expected to vote on a resolution to remove ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee. speaker kevin mccarthy said he has the votes to oust her. >>> and going on the offensive. attorneys for hunter biden now calling for criminal probes into trump allies and others involved in disseminating his personal content from his laptop. first, let's go live to ukraine where cnn was on the front lines. city officials say the russians not only targeted civilian with the first round of strikes on the city, they then launc

hello, everyone, i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm victor blackwell. there will be consequences if china provides lethal aid to russia against the war in ukraine. and confident sending drones to moscow for its troops. >> that could make a difference on the russian front line as the russians try to capture nor

." >> and i'm bianna golodryga. moments ago, the white house responding to the national security mystery unfolding miles up in the skies. now in just three days as we noted, the u.s. shot down three unidentified flying objects, actions american military has never taken before until this past friday. the white house just explained the u.s. made the move as a precautionary step. >> because we assess that they weren't manned and weren't being controlled, therefore, left to atmospheric conditions, the real risk to safety flight was a problem. even though we had no indications that any of these three objects were surveilling, we couldn't rule that out. and so they're -- you know, you want to err on the side of safety here in terms of protecting our national security interests. >> in the last hour, we are learning now details about the latest object that was shot down sunday afternoon. it was the smallest and lowest flying to date. an onlooker reported this video of a fighter jet scrambling over the skies near lake huron.

. >> reporter: well, victor and bianna, this is what's happening so far.motive he had for his wife and son, and prevent them from being exposed. they took the jury through the dozens of cases they say alex murdaugh worked on, and they say he stole millions of dollars from his clients going back as far as 2013. many of these were car accident victims who really needed this money. she talked about how she confronted alex maurdaugh on th day of the murders. here's what she told the jury about that, and also how the defense pushed back. >> he was standing outside of his office, leaning on a file cabinet, and he looked at me with a pretty dirty look, one i'd not even before and said, what do you need now? clearly disgusted with me, which kind of raised my hackle, so i said, let's go in my office and talk about it. i said, i have reason to believe that you received the fairest money directly to you and you need to prove to me that you did not. he assured me again that the money was in there. >> but your mind didn't go to, gosh, i bet he killed his wife and son b

>> bianna, it's certainly too area to tell. in the areas of bakhmut, it's strategically important. group, it shows wagner in place in what are significant parts of that satellite village, of that area. the russians say they've largely taken control of this zone. the ukrainians dispute that. our teams on the ground are seeing that the entrances and exits of these towns are under russia fire, which means for all intents and purposes, they do not have full control anymore of that zone. i remember being here several months ago and speaking about the same towns and villages that were under constant bombardment then. so whether this attritional warfare brings any closer the aims of the kremlin to take over those areas in the east, it certainly doesn't seem like it. this is very, very intense fighting, and neither side can potentially hold out forever with this kind of warfare. >> david mckenzie, thank you. >>> retired u.s. army major mike lyons joins us now. let's pick up with the claim from this wagner group claiming control of back mud. it's not just the ability to take over the villag

bianna? >> one thing it will do is definitely prolong this investigation, as well.arry lipman. harry, great to see you. were you surprised by these subpoenas by jack smith for ivanka trump and jared kushner? >> i wouldn't say that because pence and meadows, which he's done in the last week. they're really aggressive. often when this is -- especially ivanka trump. a daughter of a target would be treated with kid gloves. i don't know if jack smith has kid gloves in his closet. and he is just insisting, you come in and talk to the grand jury. she did give some testimony to the january 6th committee, but it was tentative, a lot of i don't recalls. and as evan was just mentioning, she's got a lot of oinformation. and she was, in fact, as you remember, the person everyone was coming to, please make him stop on january 6th itself, not to mention the weeks before. so, she's got some good evidence to provide. he's saying, you've got to provide it. no special treatment. and this probably is the sort of thing that makes steam come out of the ears of the former president, who h

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i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you. president biden has finally addressed the national security mystery tens of thousands of feet in the skies. the three unidentified flying objects american fighter jets shot down last weekend. a move never seen before from the u.s. military. he spoke after days of bipartisan calls that he should share more with the american people about the concerns. >> the president says his experts do not think the aerial objects are chinese spy balloons like the one brought down off the coast of south carolina. he added the best guess since no debris has yet been recovered is that the mystery objects are tied to private research. >> i want to be clear, we don't have any evidence that there has been a sudden increase in the number of objects in the sky. we're now just seeing more of them partially because the steps we've taken to increase our radar. i've directed my team to comcome back to me with sharper rules for how we will deal with these unidentified objects moving forward, distinguishing betwee

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bianna sang and danced to a dozen over hits, including umbrella, diamonds and work, said the hardest the show, fitting her 18 year catalog into a 13 minutes set. she also cradled what millions thought was a baby bump during the show and after the performance, yes, rihanna's rep confirmed. the singer is pregnant with her second child. now many americans are calling in sick today, as they do every year, the day after the super bowl, when human resources firm conducted an online poll of more than 1200 adults in this country and found 18.8 million americans. likely call out sick for what is known as super sick monday. survey finds roughly one out of five people or more than 26. a half million will miss some amount of work. tennessee is considering replacing columbus day with super bowl monday. so you don't have to call in. you don't have to call it. okay time is 7 36 super bowl sunday is as much about the commercials as itou the game or the halftime show, and this year, fox charged up to $7 million for 32nd commercial. we don't eat our own supply. wife o . what are these? they're called