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Trump on Kim summit: Sometimes you have to walk
01:28 - Source: CNN
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    1. Police reform

    Air Force One is in the air and on its way home this morning, after President Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong Un ended early. The President said his talks with the North Korean leader broke down without a deal after Kim insisted the US lift all sanctions on his country. Trump didn’t want to do that. So, a planned working lunch and signing ceremony with the two men was canceled. “Sometimes you have to walk,” the President said in a news conference in Hanoi right before he left town. Click to get the latest updates and analysis on the summit, and check out pictures from Trump and Kim’s meeting.

    President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
    Trump: I don't believe Kim knew of Warmbier's mistreatment
    01:54 - Source: CNN

    MONDAY

    It’s Day 3 on Capitol Hill for Michael Cohen. The ex-Trump fixer and lawyer will testify behind closed doors today to the House Intelligence Committee. Everyone is still absorbing his explosive testimony from yesterday, when he essentially called the President of the United States a racist conman and criminal. To review, Cohen said:

    • President Trump knew longtime confidant Roger Stone talked to WikiLeaks about hacked Hillary Clinton emails before they were released.

    • Trump inflated his net worth to get on Forbes’ list of richest people, yet deflated it for tax purposes.

    • Trump lied about the Trump Tower Moscow negotiations during the campaign because he didn’t expect to win the presidency.

    • Trump directed him to pay off Stormy Daniels.

    • Trump directed him to threaten schools so they’d never release his grades or SAT scores.

    • He didn’t know of any direct evidence that Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia.

    So, what happens now, after Cohen presented this mob-like view of Donald Trump’s world? It’s clear that nothing Cohen said yesterday will make Trump’s base or Republicans desert him. And Democrats aren’t set, just yet, to prep articles of impeachment based on the words of this extremely flawed witness. But Cohen’s testimony does provide a road map, of sorts, that Dems can use as they investigate the President. Click for minute-by-minute coverage of the hearing, Cohen’s day in pictures and six takeaways.

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Last year Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for tax evasion, making false statements to a financial institution, unlawful excessive campaign contributions and lying to Congress as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Theatrics aside, here are the moments that matter
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    3. Election 2020

    Pakistan says it shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir, in a significant escalation of the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers. India confirmed the loss of one plane and said it shot down a Pakistani jet. Pakistan claimed to have captured an Indian pilot and published a video of him; India demanded his safe return. The confrontation happened a day after India said it launched airstrikes in Pakistan territory in the first such incursion by Indian air force planes since the India-Pakistan war of 1971. India and Pakistan both control parts of Kashmir, but each claims the region in full.

    The latest skirmishes are the most serious crisis over the disputed border area in years. This represents the first big political test for Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has only been in office for six months. President Trump, during his news conference in Vietnam, hinted that “reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India” is coming, alluding to possible US attempts to de-escalate the crisis. Click here for the latest updates on the conflict.

    A grab from video posted by Pakistani social media accounts showing a man reported to be an Indian pilot who was captured after his plane went down in the Pakistan. This comes as both India and Pakistan confirm at least one Indian pilot went down with an aircraft during an aerial encounter between the two countries over the disputed territory of Kashmir. CNN is not able to independently verify this image.
    Pakistan claims it shot down 2 Indian jets
    01:29 - Source: CNN

    THURSDAY

    After days of heavy rain, Northern California’s Russian River has turned the town of Guerneville into an island. The river crested last night at over 45 feet (about 13 feet above its flood stage), with the rising floodwaters submerging almost all roads leading into town and essentially cutting off the community of 4,500 residents. About 2,000 homes and buildings in Guerneville have flooded, and 59 people have been rescued. Residents paddled through the streets in canoes and kayaks. The river is expected to start dropping today and tomorrow.

    Tim Russell of Guerneville attempts to pull a motorist from Armstrong Woods Road after it became inundated in Guerneville, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, but Russell became stuck himself. The town of Guerneville and some two dozen other communities are at risk of flooding from the Russian River north of San Francisco, which hit flood stage Tuesday evening and was expected to peak Wednesday morning at more than 46 feet - the highest point in nearly a quarter-century. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
    Flooding: A slow-motion disaster
    01:27 - Source: CNN

    5. Nigeria

    Add this tidbit to the debate over school funding and equity (or lack of it) in public schools: US school districts with mostly white students get $23 billion a year more in funding than districts in which most students are not white. This stunning – but not entirely surprising – information comes from a report by the nonprofit EdBuild, which promotes equity in public schools. EdBuild found the average “white” district got $13,908 for every student in 2016, while “nonwhite” districts got only $11,682 per student. EdBuild blamed this money gap on the way Americans pay for education, with tax dollars controlled locally. EdBuild’s CEO said local governments should rethink how school districts are drawn and noted the funding gap is a vestige of America’s segregated past.

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    Civil rights icon and protector reunite
    00:37 - Source: CNN

    THIS JUST IN …

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    Sully, the late President Bush’s service dog, has a new job. The yellow Labrador is now helping patients at Walter Reed medical center.

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    Watch Sully the dog say goodbye one last time
    02:26 - Source: CNN

    Snow bound

    Talk about a lucky find: A snowplow driver in California found a woman alive inside a car buried in snow. 

    01 woman found in snow covered car

    Sort of a sequel

    “Four Weddings and a Funeral” fans, get ready. The gang’s getting back together after 25 years for another wedding.

    ‘Starry’ planet

    Check out these photos. No, they’re not some recently unearthed van Gogh paintings. They’re new pics of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

    Pika-who?

    Video game lovers are hyped over Nintendo’s new Pokemon video games, which include three never-before-seen Pokemon.

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    New Pokémon debut in upcoming Nintendo Direct video games
    01:24 - Source: CNN

    TODAY’S NUMBER

    1,000-plus
    The number of guns found in a home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.

    The price tag for the US-Mexico border wall prototypes in the San Diego area that are now being torn down

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    Crews tear down border wall prototypes
    01:02 - Source: CNN

    TODAY’S WEATHER

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    Rain returns to the South and California floods continue
    01:30 - Source: CNN

    AND FINALLY

    No hiding
    Are those disguises in spy movies even close to being authentic? The CIA’s ex-chief of disguises breaks it all down. (Click to view.)

    This Shih Tzu celebrates his first birthday just like the rest of us: surrounded by loved ones and blowing out the candle on his cake. (Click to view.)