and elizabeth palmer is following this. >> but those who oppose vladimir putin's regime risk not only their well-being and their freedom. they also risk their lives. >> reporter: that was vladimir kara-murza eight months ago. tonight, he lies seriously ill in a moscow hospital. s as he was in 2015. the victim, he said, of an assassination attempt by his political enemies. >> i, of course, have no doubt this was deliberate poisoning, deliberate poisoning, motivated to kill. >> reporter: in 2012, still very much alive, kara-murza helped organize a landmark anti-putin demonstration in moscow in spite of the risks. three years later, he was mourning his friend and ally, boris nemsof, who was gunned down near the kremlin. for anyone in the russian opposition, the news of kara-murza's illness recalls the agonizing death of alexander litvinenko, who drank tea in london laced with polonium. the british government believes russia's security services did it, and president vladimir putin knew. over the weekend, bill o'reilly challenged president donald trump for his support of putin. >> putin is

elizabeth palmer shows us how one man directs movies through his eyes. we'll also hit the beach with an oscar-nominated animated short. first, here are the headlines for sunday morning, the 26th of february, 2017. 28 people were hurt last night, some pickup truck plowed into a crowd watching a mardi gras parade in new orleans. one person is in custody. police suspect he was intoxicated. influential republican congressman darrl issa of california is calling for an invest bakes into russia's activities in the 2016 presidential election. issa also says it would be improper for attorney general jeff sessions to who was prominent member of the trump campaign to lead the investigation. former labor secretary tom perez is the new chairman of the democratic national committee and the first latino to hold the job. his election is seen for a win of the moderate wing of the party. in brazil, carnival celebrations are in full swing, thousands turned owl to celebrate. they will party until ash wednesday this week. lately. snow along with mercury will fall today from

for the second time in two years, he has been overcome by a mysterious illness, and elizabeth palmer is following this. >> but those who oppose vladimir putin's regime risk not only their well-being and their freedom. they also risk their lives. >> reporter: that was vladimir kara murza eight months ago. tonight, he lies seriously ill in moscow hospital. his wife thinks he's been poisoned again. as he was in 2015. the victim, he said, of an assassination attempt by his political enemies. >> h1b visa, no doubt this was deliberate poisoning, deliberate poisoning, motivated to kill. >> reporter: in 2012, still very much alive, kara murza helped organize a landmark anti-putin demonstration in moscow in spite of risks. three years later, he was mourning his friend and ally, boris nemsof, who was gunned down near the kremlin. the news of kara murza's illness recalls the death of alexander litvinenko, who drank tea in london laced with polonium. the british government believes russia's security services did it, and president vladimir putin knew. over the weekend, bill o'reilly challenged do

gayle. >> thank you, elizabeth palmer lists him in charge of several businesses. ing hammered by more rain and snow. northern california is getting soaked again. flooding could be a problem. mudslides are a concern in the san francisco bay area. this highway near gilroy was blocked by a slide 300 feet long. and mudslides also in portland, oregon, several tons of mud, trees and rocks slid on to roads and highways. >> in washington, people are still digging out of a snowstorm that paralyzed an area. more than seven inches of snow has fallen since sunday that makes it seattle heaviest snowfall ever recorded in february. and the part of the pavement on aradthr boston. this was as hundreds of cheering fans greeted the team. the lombardi trophy with people lining the streets. >> so, are you taking the shuttle or are you on the train, norah o'donnell? >> i know. >> i know you really want to go. >> i'm happily for them. >> tom brady's super bowl jersey is still missing, you have no idea where that is? >> another nfl star explains how >> announcer: this national weather re

elizabeth palmer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you see the papers are full of this storyhat the speaker john bercow has said that president trump should not address a full session of parliament because of what he called his racist and sexist views. >> our opposition to racism and sexism, and our support for equality before the law, and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the house of commons. >> reporter: it was a surprisingly strong statement of opinion from a man who is supposed to be impartial. but it went down well with many mps. >> well done. >> reporter: but prime minister theresa may who appeared to hit it off with donald trump in her official visit last month stressed a u.s.-uk partnership. >> we should engage constructively as a friend and ally and the longest guarantee of peace. >> reporter: that may be so, yet many britons object to president trump's policies. and in particular, suspending the seven muslim countries. and calling online to cancel the president's state visit. there have been controversial state visits before. chinese p