February 19: President voices certainty that Russia will advance on Ukraine. And NASCAR season gets rolling.

Updated: Feb 19, 2022 / 05:43 AM CST

Kaz Grala (50) runs during the first of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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Good morning! It’s Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Biden ‘convinced’ Russia will invade Ukraine

President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Washington. While Biden said the door is still open for diplomacy, he told reporters that he’s “convinced” Russia will invade Ukraine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

2. Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years for killing Daunte Wright

In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter stands with defense attorney Earl Gray, as the verdict is read Dec.,23, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Prosecutors say Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright, should face a sentence above the state’s guidelines. But defense attorneys argued that she should get a lower sentence — or even probation. (Court TV via AP, Pool, File)

3. Teen in New Jersey mall fight speaks out, police investigate

Police in New Jersey are being criticized after a video of them treating a Black teen and a Latino teen differently while breaking up a mall fight was posted online. Following a gesture to protect his friend, 14-year-old Z’Kye Husain, who’s Black, says he was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by police after the fight. The other teen was not handcuffed and was instead just put on the couch by the other cop involved.

4. Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest

A man speaks with another inside a truck as people gather during a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest that continues to occupy downtown Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

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NASCAR READY TO ROLL AT DAYTONA WITH NEW CAR, TEAMS AND LOOK

RACE WILL BE THE FIRST FULL-HOUSE RACE EVENT AT THE TRACK SINCE 2020.

Kaz Grala (50) runs during the first of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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