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6 AM: Biden blames congress for withdrawal, CA under flood alerts, MN responders killed & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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President Joe Biden is blaming Ukraine’s withdrawal from Avdiivka on Congress. Most of California’s population are under flood alerts. Two police officers and a firefighter have been killed after responding to a domestic dispute in Minnesota. An Israeli cabinet minister says his country will its expand military operations in Rafah, if hostages are not returned by early next month. And, the NBA All-star game along with a new 3-point contest took place this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From CNN, I'm Fez Jamil with the five things you need to know for Monday, February 19th.

0:08.0

Ukraine is still reeling from losing the eastern town of Avdivka to Russian forces this weekend,

0:15.0

and President Joe Biden is putting the blame on the US Congress for Ukraine having to withdraw.

0:21.0

The idea that now, running out of ammunition, you walk away, I find it absurd.

0:27.8

I find it unethical.

0:29.5

So I'm going to fight until we get them the ammunition they need.

0:33.8

Aid to Ukraine has repeatedly stalled in Congress,

0:36.8

with the latest attempt being $60 billion in a larger bill that passed the Senate,

0:42.1

but that House Speaker Mike Johnson says he

0:44.5

doesn't plan to bring to the floor. U.S. officials have recently expressed concern

0:49.3

about Russian gains in the war, suggesting it's a reflection of the slowdown in aid.

0:54.0

After withdrawing from Avdifka, Ukraine's army is still under pressure at several other points

1:00.0

along the roughly 600 mile front line.

1:02.0

Nearly everybody in California the roughly 600 mile front line.

1:04.0

Nearly everybody in California remains under flood advisory as another atmospheric river

1:09.1

has formed along the West Coast.

1:11.8

People they are facing more potential flooding this week after heavy

1:14.8

rain already impacted communities from California to Oregon. CNN meteorologist Karen

1:20.5

McGinnis has more. A lot of these areas that have already seen significant rainfall totals like San Francisco,

1:27.0

about 11 inches of rain so far this year.

1:31.0

There could be an additional two, three, four inches of rainfall

1:34.5

expected there, but it isn't just the rainfall, it's also the wind and the

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