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♪ you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. and we begin this hour with the war in ukraine and its global implications. the director of the cia confirms what cnn has been reporting that the u.s. is confident that china is thinking about providing lethal aid to russian troops in ukraine. the agency does not believe a final decision has been made. and today, the white house is urging caution. >> you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds. whether tell provides military assistance. but if it goes down that road it will come at ...

across several states. a confirmed ef-2 tornado already, winds up to 135 miles per hour. what to expect tonight in atlanta up through washington, philadelphia, new york to boston. rob marciano timing it all out. the remarkable images coming in from parts of california tonight -- families lined up for food. the community writing in the snow, help us. the state of emergency and how long it could take to get to them. the white house doctor tonight revealing a small skin lesion removed from president biden's chest was skin cancer. mary bruce standing by at the white house. the heat...

through the south into the northeast at this hour. a tornado watch now in effect across several states. a confirmed ef-2 tornado already, winds up to 130 miles per hour. what to expect tonight in atlanta up through washington, philadelphia, new york to boston. rob marciano timing it all out. the remarkable images coming in from parts of california tonight -- families lined up for food. the community writing in the snow, help us. the state of emergency and how long it could take to get to them. the white house doctor tonight revealing a small skin lesion removed from president bid...

Chancellor olaf scholz at the white house, thanking him for his support of ukraine. it comes as russian foreign minister lavrov, in india for a g20 meeting, was openly laughed at for making these claims. >> the war, which we are trying to stop and which was launched against us using the ukraine -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: the room filled with dlomats and dignitaries. but on the battlefield in eastern ukraine, the situation couldn't be more serious. hi. we meet the commander of ukraine's largest tank brigade at his battlefield headquarters. so, i'm being shown a live stream of the battle situa...

That. it will there, let's see, in 12 months. by that time, the battle situation might be entirely different. we're trying to hold down the risk of escalation, but we're doing that not only at the costs of tens of thousands of ukrainian casualties but at the risk of long-term escalation that is far more dangerous. >> well, the ukrainians have performed so valently over the last year, certainly, the entire world wants to see that continue. general wesley clark, as always, appreciate the insight. thank you so much. >> thank you, jim. knew on cnn don't, detailing about where the epa plans to sh...