fredricka? >> and then, alex, i can't help but think about the image of that apartment building earlier that, you know, got hit, and you mentioned it wasn't occupied. but then does this mean that people, particularly with the curfew in place, are they staying in basement units mostly? >> reporter: what is notable about this curfew is when we think about curfews normally it's from evening until morning. this one is for 48 hours. kyiv officials want the citizens off of the streets. if there are air raid sirens, they say go down into the shelters. there are thousands of shelters across the city. they're telling people to stay inside their homes, to stay away from windows, because of course blasts can shatter windows and cause all kinds of injuries. that incident you're talking about in that apartment building of course is a very worrying sign of what could come, a rocket slamming into the upper floors of that apartment building. we're told by ukrainian officials that there were somehow no casualtie

fredricka? >> oh, my goodness. alex marquardt, thank you so much. be safe. >>> as we just saw with our arwa damon earlier, people are pouring into neighboring poland and romania by the tens of thousands. but still there are many ukrainians who must commit themselves to staying and fighting, like former president petro poroshenko, who i spoke with earlier today. >> now it's a decisive moment for my nation, and every single person make a decision for themselves. the millions of ukrainians not only staying here but they are fighting against russian aggression with a very high risk to be killed. and i think that this is normal when all ukrainian are protecting our country, all ukrainian are demonstrating putin's miscalculation about blitzkrieg, all ukrainians demonstrating that they are fighting against the aggressor, putin himself, that ukraine will meet russian troops with flowers, the only flowers for russian soldiers is the molotov cocktail, which we're preparing for protection for our cities against russian tanks. so this is the very nature of the

it is still very tense, fredricka.continue to regularly hear those blasts from here in the center of the city. they are outside of the city, some closer than others. it's difficult to tell from this vantage point often where they are coming from, or whether it is ukranian outgoing fire or whether it is russian incoming fire. we continue to hear gunfire as well as those air raid sirens that go off fairly regularly. this is still very much a city on edge. the streets are empty. people are either inside their homes or in bomb shelters when those sirens go off. fred, what is becoming increasingly clear that the ukranian military is really standing its ground in keeping the russian forces at bay from this city. i remember the most dire warnings were that this city could fall in 24 to 48 hours. here we are on the fourth day of this invasion and that has not happened. there was some fighting on the west edge of kyiv in a place called boucha. you can see a column of russian vehicles, including armored personnel carriers, that

. >> reporter: that's right, fredricka. what we're hearing from the ukrainian government after that dire assessment from the white house is a strong message of reassurance and of defiance, essentially, please stay calm but if the worse comes to the worst we are ready and we will fight. that is a similar message we've heard in the past few weeks from ukrainian leaders as the u.s. and other nato countries have made increasingly pessimistic predictions. that is the same message we are now hearing from president zelensky on down as the u.s. has issued its most dire warning yet. now, president zelensky in that clip you played, he was down south in the southern part of the country observing ukrainian military exercises that not at all coincidentally are taking place at exactly the same time as russian military exercises are taking place in belarus. president zelensky says he still needs to analyze all of the information and casting some doubt about the certainty of the prospect of a russian invasion. fred, at the same time, we ar

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with white house releasing details of a call that took place between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. this the white house image of the president in that call. the officials said that biden made clear to putin that while the united states is prepared to engage in diplomacy, it is going to impose severe consequences should russia invade ukraine. russia continues the buildup, and surrounds ukraine on three sides, and today, the u.s. is ordering all nonemergency u.s. personnel out of kyiv. and also all of the nonmilitary soldiers who had been in the country for training the out of the country. and now, what more are you learning about this call? >> well, fred, a u.s. official says that there is no fundamental change in the dynamic brewing between russia and ukraine in that phone call between biden and vladimir putin, and they have acknowledged that it is still possible that russia may decide to take military action in the country. this is coming that there i

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news, the white house releasing details of the call that took place between president biden and russian president putin moments ago. arlette saenz, what are you learning about this call? >> reporter: this call between president biden and president putin ended just over an hour ago. the president conducted that call from camp david where he has sker conferencing abilities to hold calls with foreign leaders. the white house offered a readout of that call saying they told putin they are willing to engage diplomatically but they are also preparing for all scenarios. i want to read you a portion of that readout from the white house which says, "president biden was clear that if russia undertakes a further invasion of ukraine, the united states together with our allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on russia." president biden reiterated that a further russian invasion of ukraine would produce widespread human suffering and dimi

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the crisis in ukraine. president biden just a short time ago wrapping up a crucial call with ukraine's president where he told him the u.s. would respond, quote, swiftly and decisively to any further russian aggression. national security adviser jake sullivan warned again today that a russian invasion could come at any time. he made it clear there could be dramatic civilian casualties. >> if there is a military invasion of ukraine by russia it's likely to begin with a significant barrage of missiles and bomb attacks. those are never as precise as the army would -- any army would like them to be and we don't even know how precise the russian army would like them to be so innocent civilians could be killed regardless of their nationality. it would then be followed by an onslaught of a ground for moving across the ukrainian frontier. >> the u.s. state department is telling americans inside ukraine to leave the country and no rescues will come for anyone trapped th

i'm fredricka whitfield. we are following breaking news and tense moments as the police are crack down on the trucker protests in canada. >> guys, guys -- guys, guys, we are ctv, okay, we are moving back, moving back. >> reporter: they say that the demonstrators are rallying and they threw gas canisters at a line of oofficers in ottawa, and at least 47 protesters were arrested todaysh and dozens of vehicles were towed as the police say they were blocking the streets for weeks, and some of those arrested were wearing body armor and some had smoke grenades and body armor in the bags, and so, paula, what are the police doing to protect the city and the citizens? >> yes, at this hour, the protests are continuing for hours, and they have cleared most of wellington street directly in front of parliament, and this is the road directly in front of parliament hill. and the legislators inside of the building to debate the ability to continue this. and right now, parliament is on lockdown, and about two or possibly thre

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with this breaking news. on the crisis on the border with ukraine. president biden today calling in his national security team for a meeting in the situation room. a u.s. official now telling cnn that nearly 75% of russian conventional forces are now deployed within striking distance of ukraine. the u.s. also estimates that russia has around 500 fighter and fighter bomber aircraft within range of ukraine. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arriving at the white house a short time ago as you're about to see. earlier blinken said he is not giving up all hope for diplomacy. >> while we believe president putin has made the decision that the die is cast until that die actually settles and until the tanks are actually moving, the planes are actually flying, the bombs are actually dropping, we'll do everything we can with diplomacy and with deterrence and dissuasion to get president putin to reverse the decision that we believe he's made. and part of that is making very clear what he risks in terms of sanctions.

i'm fredricka whitfield. and russian president vladimir putin to discuss the escalating crisis in ukraine, holding this call just two hours after emmanuel macron talked by phone for more than an hour and a half. satellite photos show russia continuing its troop buildup and is surrounding ukraine on three sides. today the u.s. is ordering all nonemergency personnel out of the embassy in kyiv and the pentagon is removing about 160 u.s. soldiers who had been in ukraine on a training mission as ukraine's president is urging calm. >> we have a lot of information because we are on this borders. it's our borders. it's our territory. i have to speak with our people like, you know, like -- like president and say t

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. we begin with major developments in the escalating crisis in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin says he is putting his country's nuclear and other deterrent forces on high alert as his forces continue to battle to take kyiv and other key locations across ukraine. >> translator: top officials in leading nato countries have allowed themselves to make aggressive comments about our country. therefore, i hereby order the minister of defense and the chief of the general staff to place the russian army deterrence force on combat alert. >> an official in the biden administration tells cnn the move is being seen as an unnecessary one and could escalate the situation. even as fighting rages, ukraine confirmed today that delegations from both ukraine and russia are expected to meet for talks tomorrow on the border between ukraine and belarus. ukrainian president zelenskyy saying today he is not expecting much from the meeting. >>> now to the battlefield. a dramatic new video in to cnn sho

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. we begin with major new developments in the escalating crisis in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin says he is putting his country's nuclear and other deterrent forces on high alert as russian forces continue to move across ukraine. >> translator: top officials in leading nato countries have allowed themselves to make aggressive comments about our country. therefore, i hereby order the minister of defense and the chief, the general staff to place the russian army deterrence force on combat alert. >> a senior white house official telling cnn it's being seen as another escalatory and unnecessary step, even as fighting rages. ukraine confirmed today the delegations from both ukraine and russia will meet for talks tomorrow on the border between ukraine and belarus. ukrainian president zelenskyy saying he doesn't expect much from the meeting and ukraine's ambassador to the u.s. telling cnn what won't happen at those talks. >> but again, we are ready for peace talks but we are not re

this is something, fredricka, we have seen throughout the entire course of the day. that, um, more of this heavy equipment has been moving towards the frontline. towards ukrainian territory and again, it is not clear whether or not this means that the russians need more of this because it's becoming more difficult for them but it is certainly a fact that we are definitely seeing a lot more of the stuff going towards ukrainian territory. um, also, again as i said, a lot of big, multiple rocket launchers coming past. rockets being fired. this is definitely sort of a very common occurrence right now. one of the other interesting things also, is that a lot of these troops are actually parked in small villages around here and it also shows, fredricka, the russians -- if they are having trouble with their military campaign -- they certainly do still seem to have the capacity to escalate all of this. we are seeing a lot of these kind of vehicles parked around here at the ready to go anytime. and as you can see, the russians, moving more forces now towards the kharkiv region

i'm amara walker in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a clear picture of what took place on january 6th in our nation's capital and the growing rift in the republican party between those condemning and acknowledging what happened and those who refuse to acknowledge it at all. in just the last 24 hours, former vice president mike pence rebuked trump's claims that pence actually had the power to overturn the 2020 election results. >> president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people. >> that same day the justice department released new videos from january 6th. they're violent, vulgar, and target the very man you just heard denounce what the capitol mob was trying to do. we want to warn you that what you are about to hear is disturbing and profane. >> i'm telling you what, i'm here if the pence, hearing the pence just caved. >> no. >> is that true? >> i'm hearing reports that pence caved. i'm telling you, if pence caved we'll drive the motherfuckers through the str

i'm fredricka whitfield. breaking news, a dramatic es ka accumulation in those trucker protests in canada. >> guys, guys, guys, we're ctv. okay. we're moving back. we're moving back. >> tensions boiling over for a second straight day as police crack down on the protests that have been causing disruptions for weeks now. police say the demonstrators who are opposed to covid health restrictions threw gas canisters at officers today. at least 100 have been arrests do far. police say several of those arrested were wearing body armour, and some had smoke grenades and fireworks in their bags. cnn's paula newton is in ottawa. just hearing these details seems awfully reminiscent of what we saw in the u.s. at the capitol. so, what is happening right now? >> reporter: fred, i have to point out that has been the great fear here. some said it was about covid measures. others have said this is about overthrowing the government. let's get to what's going on on the ground now. police say their patience is over, that they wil

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with this breaking news. ukraine's president zelensky a short time ago calling for a diplomatic solution to the threat of a russian invasion as tensions in the region rise. but he also added he doesn't know what russian president vladimir putin is going to do next. zelensky is attending a key global security conference in munich today and spoke with cnc cnn's christiane amanpour. >> i'm not sure how many people expected you to leave your country and come here today. what was so important for you to be here? and what do you know about vladimir putin's intentions that perhaps the united states or others don't know? because they think he's made the decision to enter your country. >> translator: i have very important meetings today with the leaders of different countries and more to go. i would like you to hear, to see, to ask questions and get the answers, to understand the level of resilience of our country. we're not panicking. we're very consistent that we are not responding

>> i think that is probably the most significant thing, fredricka. in a way, we're looking at this kind of split screen, the military side and the diplomatic side. at least from here in moscow. and as you said, those major military exercises that have been going on for quite awhile were supposed to be over. people would be sent back to their bases. and maybe even equipment sent back. but that isn't happening. and the explanation for it is that they are going to continue readiness checks. that's how their mission is described. and why are they doing that? because of what is going on in the donbas region. and the instability. now, remember donbas region, russian-speaking area in the east of ukraine toward the russian border. and as we have been reporting for a couple of days now, civilians, mainly women and children, are being taken by bus across the border into russia and now living essentially in camps because they say that they are afraid of attacks by the ukrainians. ukrainians say we are not attacking and we have no intention to do that. and i sho

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i'm amara walker in for fredricka whitfield. u.s. troops from ft. poland, part of the roughly 3,000 troops president biden is sending to support nato allies in eastern europe in response to russia amassing troops on the border with ukraine. all in all, the u.s. has put 8,500 troops on high alert for deployment to eastern europe. cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson is in moscow, and isabel rosales is at ft. bragg, north carolina. isabella, we'll start with you. what else do we kn about the deployments happening this weekend? >> reporter: amara, good morning to you. i got off the phone with a contact at ft. bragg and she made it clear that deployments are still happening. but in terms of the timing, how many troops are moving out of the base, that time line, they are keeping that close to the chest. as you can unction for operational safety measures there. president biden's official order came down on wednesday, and they moved very quickly, less than 24

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i'm amara walker in for fredricka whitfield. the news continues with jim acosta. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> you are live in the cnn breaking news, and i'm jim acosta. this is breaking news of heavy police presence in deerfield, milwaukee, and you can see the police officer running with a child in his arms and in other video, there are officers with guns in their hands there. reports of a shooting in the area, but the police have not released in i other information, and again, police in milwaukee in an incident, and we will keep you up to date with something happening there. >>> and now, mike pence with something he never did in aus, saying that donald trump repeatedly telling a lie that the vice president could overturn the election. >> i heard this week that president trump said that i had the right to overturn the election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people. and the american people alone. and frankly, no more un-american idea than to suggest

yesterday he spoke with my colleague, fredricka whitfield, from the streets of the ukrainian capital. here's what he said. >> i want to ask all the cnn viewers, all the people over the world, with one very simple request, please don't trust putin, don't believe putin. two, don't be afraid of putin. he is lying. we would be more than happy to have as many international correspondents as possible. they should be on the front line, they should be in kyiv, they should see with their own eyes the russian planes, russian missiles and the victims among the ukrainian population and the ukrainian soldiers. and you, the journalists, cnn, which play a very important role, we are for peace. >> poroshenko also says this is a decisive moment for ukraine and he warns that every single person needs to make a decision for themselves, because there's a very high risk of being killed while fighting russian aggression. >> and because of that, thousands of ukrainians have been running from their homes. according to the united nations, more than 150,000 people have fled across international borders, headin

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the crisis in ukraine.ident where he told him the u.s. would respond, quote, swiftly and decisively to, quote, any further russian aggression. national security adviser jake sullivan warned again today that a russian invasion could come at any time. he made it clear there would be dramatic civilia

i'm fredricka whitfield. kr"cnn newsroom" continues with jim acosta, right now. >>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington and we begin with more high-stakes diplomacy with president biden holding an urgent phone call with ukrainian president zelensky this morning as the u.s. warns russia could invade ukraine, in the white house's words, any day now. nearly one-hour conversation follows the phone call from yesterday warning of severe costs if he chooses to attack. top u.s. officials believe this may not stop russia from making a dangerous move. >> we have good sources of intelligence and they're telling us that things are sort of building now to some sort of crescendo opportunity for mr. putin. >> meantime the us continues to bolster ukraine's defenses. the top official saying 1 80 tos of u.s. ammunition arrived today but as russian forces surround ukraine on three sides, multiple countries are urging its citizens to get out while they still can. u.s. officials warning americans, a r

i'm amara walker in for fredricka whitfield.ear picture of what took place on january 6th in our nation's capital and the growing rift in the republican party between those condemning and acknowledg

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with this breaking news.

i'm amara walker in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with breaking news. the search is over for the man who police say rammed his truck through a gate at mike bloomberg's ranch in colorado, kidnapping an employee at gunpoint as he hunted for the billionaire's daughters. cnn's camilla bernal joining me now with more. let's start with this brand-new video released to cnn showing a s.w.a.t. team arriving at the motel where the suspect was hiding out and they were able to rescue the woman who was kidnapped. can you walk us through this really incredible rescue? >> yeah, and look, thankfully she was okay. and that's what's most important here, but this really is a disturbing story. and i do want to start from the beginning because authorities say all of this started on wednesday at around 10:15 in the morning. and the information we have coming from an arrest affidavit and also from a criminal complaint that was filed in federal court and, according to those documents, joseph beacher got to the ranch and got out of his truck. started inspecting the front gate.

i'm fredricka whitfield in atlanta. intense battles right now across ukraine.ys more than 250 missiles have been launched from russian positions at ukraine as of this morning. cnn cameras were rolling moments ago as russian tanks moved toward the front lines. serious fighting happening in kharkiv in eastern ukraine and sporadic clashes can be seen in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. a security camera catching tha