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>> how a teen with terminal cancer inspired so many people to give back. hello, everyone. you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. >> i'm john vause. we'd like to welcome our viewers around the united states and the world. right now in the united states, nearly 75 million people are facing the threat of severe storms. >> violent weather, sometimes spawning tornadoes, is tearing through the deep south right now. as a result, georgia and alabama are both under states of emergency. >> let's get you up to date. the areas seeing the worst of it are in northern mississippi and alabama and southern tennessee. at least 29 people have died in these storms since sunday. >> and much of the deep south will remain under threat for the next two days. the region is also facing the

possibility of flooding because of heavy rain. >> this twister is called a wedge. you see it crossing a river outside tupelo, mississippi. some buildings are not just damaged but are completely wiped away. >> storms began sunday in the midwest. some of the tornado were estimated at nearly a kill meter wide. that's half a mile. >> listen to this -- a sense of urgency from a local weather anchor as a dangerous storm was bearing down. here it is. >> this is a tornado ripping through the city of tupelo as we speak. and this could be deadly. get to the basement now. go! let's go! now! >> that weather anchor got a lot of likes on his facebook page for the coverage of his storm. and also take a look at this before and after picture of a restaurant in tupelo. we've got it there. before and after. it's simply destroyed.

okay. >> unbelievable. all right. for more let's turn to our meteorologist who joins us from the international weather center with the details. amazing when you see that. people under threat immediately there on tv. >> yeah. it really is. and you know what's more amazing, guys, this hour still seeing reports of on the ground in central alabama. the reason that's remarkable, here's seven, maybe ten hours removed from sunset across this portion of the world and still enough energy to spawn a tornado right there. this being a radar-indicated tornado warning in place until 2:30 local time across altoona and elmore counties. to the south, radar indicating this system is capable of producing a tornado. at this hour, it does not. conditions and enough rotation to support tornadoes forming with that storm system. at least two warnings in place now. you take a look. radar imagery, watches beginning to pop up. red indicating tornado watches, meaning conditions are favorable for tornado development. the city of atlanta in line with this as conditions with these

storms begin to push in from alabama on into georgia. notice one thing that we're seeing that is better as far as lessening the threat for tornadoes is storms are becoming linear especially in the south. now becoming less of an energy -- separated, becoming more of a linear feature. all of the energy is given to that line as opposed to different complexes of thunderstorms. we think with that, a great threat going to be straight line winds as opposed to tornadoes. a chance, 15% chance for tornadoes across regions of the northwestern and northern georgia. a close perspective on how many premin line with this. and 75 million people in line. 72 million in the slight risk. about three million right there in the moderate risk. this is the same area that we saw report over the past 24 hours. just updating this, 60 reports of tornadoes so far in the past 24 hours, incredible. of course we'll touch on this in further detail coming up. >> all that has changed. >> i want to point out a slow

start to the season. but the past few days, we almost caught up to average. 34 and then -- >> made up for lost time. thanks. let's bring in greg flynn with the mississippi emergency management agency with more. where you are now, bring us the latest information on the number of those killed or hurt. also, how widespread is the damage where you are? >> reporter: good morning. right now ever woo an estimated 15 tornadoes that touched down in mississippi last night or yesterday during the day. that's estimated by the national weather service. they'll get out and survey to see if that number will increase or not. we have 20 counties that are reporting damage. we've had at least eight deaths here in the state. more than 100 injuries, and we've had damage all over the state really. you heard the clip that you were running from tupelo. that was the first big area to

get hit up in the northeast corner of the state. we also had a very large tornado go through winston county which damaged a hospital, a nursing home, and a daycare center in addition to numerous homes, too many to get a grasp on now. to the central south of the part state we were under the gun not only with one but a series of storms over and over and over again. thunderstorms turning into tornadoes. >> you said too many homes to get a handle on have been damaged and destroyed. nursing homes and hospitals also damaged. for those who have lost homes, where are they being careful, where are they seeking shelter now because this isn't over yet. >> no. right now thankfully most of the rain has moved out of the state. the first round of the system.

we have shelters that have been opened in the areas that have been affected so folks have a safe place, a safe place to stay tonight. unfortunately from the weather services are telling us we're in for another round of possible tornadoes and severe thunderstorm tomorrow before we finally get out of this thing on wednesday. just a weird weather setup, they tell us. that we were under the threat for three days. you know, we were fortunate that we had all that time. we've been warning our folks since last friday that this was going to be a possibility on monday. and i have to give it to the weather forecaster. they hit it dead on when they said this was going to be an outbreak that would take place on monday afternoon. all over the state of mississippi. and it is unfortunate that it came to fruition. >> all of this has happened tonight -- some of it. and it's early morning in mississippi. come first light, what do you

expect to see, and exactly what's going to happen then? >> our focus now is search and rescue, making sure that we have everybody accounted for. making sure that everybody who would need help upon yet help. maybe in an ice -- help will get help. maybe in an isolated area. we're having folks going door to door. then comes the task of damage assessments where we will have a team from fema on the ground tomorrow. and it -- you know, it's probably a foregone conclusion that this will be declared a presidential disaster area for many areas of our state. >> okay. we'll leave it there. we really appreciate you taking time out at such a late hour to give us the latest from mississippi. greg flynn with the mississippi emergency management agency. we appreciate you being with us. and we wish you the best for the coming hour and coming days. thank you, sir. >> thank you very much.

now to eastern ukraine where violence underscores an increasingly tense standoff between russia and the west. >> yeah. and the men of ukraine's -- the mayor of ukraine's second city was in critical condition, shot in the back. >> investigators say they don't know who shot him. he was a key member of former ukrainian president victor yanukovych's party but is seeking to push for more local ethnic russian control while keeping the region part of ukraine. >> this report from the city of danesk. pro-russia activists stepped in with baton to break up a peaceful pro-ukraine demonstration. the european union is set to impose new sanctions today on russia over the crisis in ukraine. >> they'll target 15 russian

officials the e.u. believes are undermaining ukraine's -- undermining ukraine's sovereignty. this comes a day after the u.s. imposed sanctions of its own. jim sciutto can details. >> reporter: with the crisis in ukraine only growing more violent, the obama administration introduced new economic sanctions it says are designed to punish russia for orchestrating it. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: the sanctions fix on individuals tied -- fixate on individual tied to putin including the deputy foreign minister and head of putin's 2004 presidential campaign. and igor sec hen, president of russia's leading oil company, also a close adviser to putin. crucially the sanctions target nearly a dozen businesses tied to putin's banker and believed to help manage the russian president's vast personal wealth. the penalties do not, however, target putin himself. >> the goal here is not to go

after mr. putin personally. the goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current action that's he's engaging in in ukraine could have an adverse impact on the russian economy over the long haul. >> reporter: notably absent from the new measures are some of russia's most powerful businessmen and kumcompanies including the natural gas company that supplies europe with energy. also absent, entire sections of the economy. omissions that led to sharp criticism from capitol hill. >> this is basically a rehash of what's already occurred. we've been pushing for a portion of second -- sectorial sections for some of the largest banking institutions in russia so they would have an impact on the economy. we've ended up with nothing more than a slap on the wrist approach today. >> reporter: with 40,000 to 50,000 russian troops still

poised on the border, many see a stealth invasion already underway with pro-russian militants occupying entire towns. one area russian pop music blaring as masked gunmen stand guard. ♪ royal the militants also continue to hold european observers hostage, releasing just one for medical reasons. >> we have no indication when we will be sent home to our countries and to see our families. >> reporter: sanctions on sectors will be held in reserve, say senior administration officials, in the event that russian forces unvlade eastern ukraine. -- invade eastern uvain. the administration does not want to use all its bullets at once, while cautioning there is no silver bull tote solve the crisis. i spoke to a senior ukrainian official who told me the sanctions are "a very good step," but he hopes not the final step in deterring russian actions inside ukraine. jim sciutto, cnn, washington.

still to come on "cnn newsroom," the owner of the los angeles clippers is under fire for comments which he allegedly made. >> ahead, we will look at the fallout and how the players, fans, sponsors, and nba are reacting. also ahead, if you use aol, does anyone use aol? if you do, it may be time to change your password again. details coming up.

welcome back. aol is launching an investigation with federal authorities after hackers broke in to the company's network. >> yeah. apparently about 2% of its e-mail accounts have been breached. the attackers could have also accessed encrypted passwords. aol believes the encryption was not broken, but it says users should change their passwords as

well as their security questions. another story we're watching, the backlash is growing for the owner of the los angeles clippers. >> yeah. these are the 12 companies who have pulled out their sponsorships from the team after alleged racist comments by owner dan old sterling. the nba -- donald sterling. the nba will hold a news conference. some of the biggest names calling for harsh penalties including his removal. sterling has not yet made any public comments about this. the controversy erupted after audio recordings surfaced over the weekend. gary tuchman shows how sterling's reported racist rant is engulfing him and his team. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the audio to explode. listen once, and you know why -- >> people call you and tell you that i have black people on my insta gram, and it bothers you. >> yeah, it bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people. do you have to?

>> you associate with black people -- >> i'm not you and you're not me. you're supposed to be a delicate white or delicate latina girl. >> reporter: by now you likely know the male voice is allegedly donald sterling in a conversation with his girlfriend who is a half century his junior. comments that he appear to not know were recorded. >> if you don't feel it -- don't come to my games. don't bring black people, and don't come. >> do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you? >> you just -- i don't. i support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? do i know that i have -- who makes the game? do i make the game, or do they make the game? is there 30 owners that created the league in? >> reporter: this is how the clippers dealt with it before the game in oakland against the golden state warriors.

they took off their warmup shirts, put them in a pile, and wore their shirts inside out so they would not be associated with the team. sterling was not there but his wife was. she is accusing the girlfriend of being a gold-digger. the two have been seen together during other games. the recorded tape shows the tape discussing magic johnson. >> he happens to be black, and i'm sorry. >> i think it's nice that you admire him. i've known him well, and he should be admired. and i'm saying that it's too bad that you can't admire him privately. and during your entire [ bleep ] life, your whole life, admire him. bring him here, feed him, [ bleep ] him, i don't care. you can do anything. but don't put him on instagram for the world to have to see. >> reporter: magic johnson said the comments hurt but not just for himself. >> i think that all of russ

outraged. we're all upset, who are african-americans, because if you're going to be like this, why are you owning a team in the nba which is, what, over 70% african-american basketball players? i think he should step down. >> reporter: the head coach of the clippers, doc rivers, says his boss reached out to him but declined to speak with sterling. >> i would just lake to reiterate how disappointed i am in our -- in the comments attributed to our owner. and i can't tell you how upset i am, our players are. >> reporter: other nba owner have largely stayed silent. but former basketball great and current charlotte bobcat owner michael jordan did speak out, issuing a statement saying in part, "i am appalled that this type of ignorance still exists within our country and at the highest levels of our sport." what's next is anyone's guess. the league likely can't force sterling out, but already the advertising community is having

its say. five major sponsors pulled out today, costing the team millions of dollars. the clippers' next play yugoslavia game is tuesday night. the -- playoff game is tuesday night. the nba players association have democrated that he be barred from that and all remaining playoff games. gary tuchman, cnn, atlanta. also a racist incident in european football continues to get global reaction. barcelona's danny alvarez was taking a corner kick sunday when a banana was thrown from the stands. >> the brazilian defender had a pretty cool response. he picked up the about unanimous atook a bite, and went on playing -- banana, took a bite, and went on playing. they've identified the person who threw the banana, season ticket holder, being banned from the stadium for life. >> very smart reaction. >> cool. good stuff. for weeks now, families of the flight 370 passengers have been asking malaysian officials for more answers about the plane's disappearance. >> today in beijing, they're

finally getting some of that new information. and we will go live there after this break. and america's top diplomat fires back. what john kerry is saying about reports that he made critical comments about israel and its future.

last week, we saw frustrated family members of the flight 370 passengers storm out of meeting rooms in beijing when their questions didn't get answered. >> today, though, a different story. malaysian officials briefed relatives. they also played an audio recording of communications between the plane and ground control. they also presented maps of the flight's route. >> all right. let's go to ivan watson now for more on this. he joins us on the line from beijing. ivan, what caused the sudden change in approach on the part

of malaysian authorities, now seemingly communicating information to family members. >> reporter: perhaps it's linked to the fact that the malaysian authorities delivered a preliminary report to international aviation officials last week, and the malaysian prime minister in an exclusive interview with cnn last friday, he pledged that that report would be made public this week. the report has not been publicized yet, but before its publication, if that does in fact happen, you have malaysian officials that are really giving a detailed report. you may see some live images of it now to a packed conference room full of relatives of some of the 153 chinese nationals who were aboard that missing flight. they have played audio recordings that they say are of some of the final radio communications between flights

370 and ground control. in the past, malaysian officials had published the transcripts of these exchanges, but this is the first time that we know of that the audio recordings themselves have been published a month and a half after the plane disappeared. they have also published data from the satellite provider inmarsat of what they say are the final six so-called handshakes between the plane and inmarsat's satellite that was in orbit over the indian ocean, and according to the data that inmarsat shared, it is clear that the plane was very far off course, far south of where it should have been in relation to that satellite if it had been following its planned route to beijing. one final point that has come out, rosemary, is malaysian airlines and aviation officials

have told the families here about the final communications with the plane. they say that shortly after 2:00 a.m. malaysia time on march 8th that malaysian air sent a message to the cockpit asking the crew to get in communications with ground control in vietnam. then more than five hours later after 7:00 a.m. local time, the airline tried to make a direct phone call to the cockpit. there were no responses to either the text message after 2:00 a.m. or the phone call after 7:00 a.m., and also no explanation for why the airline did not try to communicate with the plane for more than five hours. rosemary? >> all right. ivan watson joining us on the line from beijing as we brought you the live picture of the briefing currently underway. a very welcome briefing now for the family members getting some

answers to some of their questions. just getting more access to malaysian authorities now and some information to help them as they try to absorb what has been going on. and of course with the aerial search for flight 370 over, service members from seven nations involved in the operation gathered for a farewell ceremony north of perth. they have spent weeks scouring the indian ocean for the plane. most of them will leave australia today and tomorrow. the next phase of the search will involve ships scouring an expanded area of the indian ocean floor. long time spent for no result, huh? >> sure is. okay, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is getting some heat for a comment he apparently made about israel. >> the "daily beast" website reports that during a meeting of global leaders, kerry said israel risk becomesing "an a apartheid state without a middle east peace deal." >> here's what the u.s. state department had to say hours been

recently suspended u.s. talks were set to expire. >> the secretary does not believe and did not state publicly or privately that israel is an apartheid state. there's an important difference there. israel is obviously a vibrant democracy with equal rights for all of its citizens. i would also note that secretary kerry, like just minister livny and previous prime ministers, believes that a two-state solution is the only way to have two nations and two people living side by side in peace and security. >> very carefully worded comment there. kerry later issued his own statement about what happened in that meeting. he said, i'm quoting directly, "i have been around left wing enough to also know the power of words to create a misimpression. even when unintentional, and if i could rewind the tape, i would have chosen a different word." >> he'd like a do-over.

kerry points out that some israeli leaders have actually used the word apartheid to describe the dangers of a unity state between israel and palestinians. but at least one american jewish group calls the use of the word deeply troubling. house republican leader eric cant cantor, who's jewish, wants kerry to apologize to israel. in the senate, tea party republican ted cruz went even further, calling on kerry to resign. when we continue, we are tracking that deadly storm in the american south. >> we'll also hear from witnesses who were in the worst hit areas as the storm carved a path of destruction. we're also live in south korea where the president is apologizing to the nation for the sunken ferry disaster. but why now? will the families accept the apology?

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welcome back, i'm john vause, and you're watching "cnn newsroom." >> i'm rosemary church. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world as we check the headlines this hour. nearly 75 million people in the u.s. are facing the threat of severe storms. violent weather spawning tornadoes is tearing through the deep south. at least 29 people have been killed since the outbreak of storms on sunday. the e.u. has just imposed sanctions on 15 russian officials it believes are

undermining ukraine's sovereignty. this comes just a day after the u.s. announced sanctions on seven officials and 17 companies. russia has dismissed those sanctions as meaningless. south korea's news agency reports that the north has begun live fire drills near their western sea border. it's the latest in a number of provocative moves. last week, south korea reported that north korea had completed the preliminary steps needed to conduct another nuclear test. we had a late start, but the u.s. spring storm season is in full force. >> anderson cooper shows the devastation in the wake of that strong weather system pushing across the central and southern states. oh, wow! >> reporter: a quiet season shattered sunday as powerful storms from texas to iowa spawned more than 30 tornadoes in several states. >> my ears are popping. pull over. >> we're in it now, we're in the

tornado. >> reporter: arkansas fared the worst. at least 14 killed there. officials expect the toll to rise as rescue workers continue digging through debris. [ siren ] >> reporter: a powerful twister about a half mile wide cut an 80-mile-belong path in suburban little rock and slammed into the towns of valonia and mayflower. winds reached 105 miles per hour. >> a huge black cloud to the southeast. you know, just coming our way. and it was -- already you could see stuff boiling in it. >> then it just popped back up real quick. i ran inside. about a minute it was over. i come outside, and what you see is what we have. >> reporter: personal possessions were scattered for miles. most of them lost, but some of them found. >> my -- >> you're so welcome. i'm glad i could find a picture. my photographer found that. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: along interstate

40, tractor-trailers were swept off the roads. panicked drivers helped free others from the wreckage. the devastation in valonia was especially tough. the town was hit by a tornado the same week three years ago, and many of the destroyed homes had only recent lebeen rebuilt. >> downtown areas -- recently been rebuilt. >> downtown areas look completely leveled. there's a few buildings partially standing, but the amount of damage is tremendous. >> something else -- >> reporter: in kansas, a tornado tore through the town of baxter springs, injuring at least 25 people and destroying more than 100 homes. the 21st caused eight miles of -- the twister caused eight miles of damage and surprised many residents. >> the next thing i know is my little brother pushing everybody in the bed and getting on top of the mattress. we hear windows breaking, wood going through walls. >> reporter: the threat isn't over. strong storms and possible tornadoes are expected in the southeast for the next few days. anderson cooper, cnn. as you heard there, it's not over yet. let's turn to our meteorologist who joins us again from the

international weather center to give us more information on the situation. >> the storm still vicious this hour. you know, rolling through outside of montgomery, we have a tornado warning crass portions of emerald mountain in this region. the community radar indicating a tornado is on the ground again just northeast of montgomery. the polygons in red indicating tornado watches. atlanta has expanded to the region. storms are rotating which means a tornado is possible at any point once the storms push in this direction. current imagery shows rain showers push information to the state of georgia. light rain reported in atlanta. light rain beginning to taper off out of birmingham where it's been an active night. large tornado pushed out about four or five hours ago west of the city. notice, down to the south, mobile toward pensacola, strong thunderstorms. no rotation at this point to report with those storms to the south. of course, we know with this heavy rainfall in the forecast, flash flood watches and warning expand over the southeast. remarkable rainfall totals. over the next 24 to 48 hours,

6.5-plus inches of rainfall in atlanta. that would cause significant flash flooding. that's all the rain they expect in april and may combined coming down the next two days. guys? >> okay. one thing which we're hearing a lot, we heard a short time ago from good friend flynn in mississippi, that the predictions were incredibly accurate. and it seems that this is what's different this time is that the -- you guys essentially, the national weather service, were right on the money with this. >> over the past three years, going back to 2011, john, the national weather service was given 122 new bars, what we call dual pole bars. basically they are able to give us a two-dimensional look at the system. one on the horizontal scale, one on the vertical scale. they can see the length and size of the objects with the storm systems. i want to show an example of what we're talking about. on the radar signature, for example, the town of mayflower and arkansas with the severe tornado, you see what we call a debris ball. essentially debris being lofted into the atmosphere. the radar has the capability to

detect between mosquitoes. anything as small as mosquitoes to a flock of birds and the shape and size and igregular nature of debris in -- irregular nature of debris in the atmosphere is different than round raindrops coming down. that is able to be picked up on radar imagery. so we know where the tornado is, and that is something we didn't have access to -- before 1938, the word tornado was illegal or banned to use by the weather bureau because it sparked too much fear in people in the united states. a long ways folks have come with technology. >> that's remarkable. >> absolutely. okay. good to know. thanks, pedro. in south korea, the death toll in the ferry disaster is now 205. >> earlier, the south korean president apologized for what she called an inefficient government response to the sinking. >> the comments come one day after authorities raided a coast guard office. investigators are looking into officials handled the first emergency call from a passenger. and fresh outrageous from

families after a have surfaced showing the captain scrambling to safety, falling to the arms of rescuers. and cnn international correspondent nic robertson now from south korea. we'll get to those images in a moment. the nation's president and government feeling intense pressure at this time due to the slow emergency response. how are families responding to the presidential apology, and what more do they want to see happen in the aftermath of this disaster? >> reporter: one father spoke to us and said that all they want to do is get the bodies of their children back. he said they recognize that no one else will be left alive, this is no longer for the families a rescue mission. but they want the bodies of their loved ones brought back and recovered as soon as possible. that's the most important thing for them. there has been huge frustration among the families that the government hasn't done enough. the condolences offered by the president today, deepest condolences. she said for the people who were

sacrificed in the ferry disaster. and she also said that her consolation, her words of consolation really couldn't go far enough. that she couldn't find the full words to express what she was feeling. this is what she said. >> translator: i'm at a loss for words for an apology that could be enough to console the pain and suffering even for a little while over insufficiency and efforts to prevent the accident and in the initial response to the accident. i am sorry, and my heart is heavy. it's so many -- that so many precious lives are lost because of the k of the accident." >> reporter: she went on to say that she knows for some of the families, they will never, ever be free of pain. she went on to say that she was sorry, that the investigation into what happened is the most important thing now to figure out precisely what happened and how this accident occurred. and then she more broadly to

look at the institutional failings that have allowed this to happen the way that the administration, the shipping business, the -- the passenger ferry line business has been administered here. and any other failings associated with it. so she is offering to do a lot. but of course for many of the family here, they really feel that the government should have done more in those first three days. that's been a long-standing frustration, rosemary. >> totally understand, too. of course all the attention now is on the captain and his crew and how quickly they scrambled to safety. we saw the images, leaving students and other passengers to drown in the sinking ferry. talk to us about how the nation's responding to those images and -- and update us on the progress of that investigation. >> reporter: the nation's shocked. they knew and were aware that the captain had come off the ferry. and so many children had died. and if that wasn't bad enough,

now the images that the coast guard released of them helping the captain off the sinking ship in his underwear. the only one to come off or be videoed at least coming off the ship dressed in such a way. that has shocked people. the coast guard themselves who rescued him, they came out and talked to journalists. the korean journalists here were expressing their outrage and disbelief and asking the coast guard that rescued the captain didn't you realize that he was the captain. and the coast guard saying, no. that it wasn't until they saw him later on television. apparently he didn't offer up that information to the coast guard. there is outrageous here. we're hearing from families, as well, talking to us about the recovery effort going on now. it's now switched to the fifth floor of the ferry where the family members say that some of the teachers were staying, teachers who died. and some of the children's

bodies are being found on the fifth floor, and they believe that -- the teachers were trying to help the children, and they say at least there were some decent adults aboard the ferry. this coming from the families. >> all right. nic robertson reporting from jindo in south korea. many thanks to you. of course, john, that image is playing out right across korea. and we know, too, from various reports that he got on that boat to safety with the coast guard, never looked back. never mentioned the number of children on board. and where they might be on that trip. >> you mentioned the outrage across the country. look at the front page of the "korean times." this is their website. you see there is the image of the captain leaving the ship, just went word is w an exclamation point -- coward. and so what happened when they released the video of this rescue, it was meant to sort of reassure the nation that this rescue went ahead, that they did their pest. now these images have come out showing this captain not even looking back. not reporting for a moment as he fell into the arms of rescuers

escaping the ship. and there is just now incredible outrage which is one of the reasons why the president decided that now would be a good time to apologize. >> of course, the pressure will continue on the government as this investigation progresses, as well. well, a former fbi agent who used to investigate fraud is now a congressman, accused of the very same thing. >> when it came to his restaurant, michael grimm never met a tax he didn't lie to evade. >> the legal troubles now facing a tough-talking conservative. plus, a firsthand look at a very ten and violent standoff in ukraine. >> reporter: the situation is rapidly -- on that side you have the pro-russian camp with batons, possibly even some weapons in their hands.

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the e.u. has just imposed sanctions on 15 russian officials it believes are undermining ukraine's sovereignty. the u.s. announced sanctions on seven officials and 17 company. >> for now the conflict continues in the city of donetsk. pro-russia activists attacked a demonstration without provocation. we have more. >> reporter: armed and menacing, the pro-russian camp guaranteed that they are the absolute authority. violently beating those who want to see a united ukraine. ♪ >> reporter: this was the scene just an hour earlier. there's an entire row of buses filled with police here. they say that they want to protect the population at this small pro-ukrainian demonstration. there had been various reports on social media that the

pro-russian camp might try to stop them from demonstrating, mate try to block them. naturally, there are security concerns and tensions have been rising. those that we've been talking to say that they need to come out, especially at this critical junction, and make sure their voices are heard. the crowds have just started moving to their next destination. this have been various not confirmed reports that the pro-russian camp, a few hundred, might be moving this direction, as well. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the situation is rapidly escalating out of control. on that side, you have the pro-russian camp with batons, possibly even some weapons in their hands. the police are trying to maintain a certain level of control over the situation. but they don't seem to be able

to. a few of the wounded were treated on site. the pro-russians victorious as they marched back to the main administration building they controlled. with the riot police staying well away. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: "we're just waiting until people's patience wears out, watching the spectacle being carried out by a minority," he says, fed up with the chaos that shows no sign of letting up. a u.s. plan congressman, michael grimm, is no stranger to the spotlight. >> you may remember he came to national attention for threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony. now mr. grimm says he is the victim of a political witch-h t witch-hunt. >> he's pleaded not guilty to charge including mail fraud and hiring undocumented workers. chief u.s. congressional correspondent, dana bash, has our report. down in front! >> reporter: a far-reaching 20-count federal indictment against a two-term new york

congressman and former fbi agent, and harsh words from the u.s. attorney. >> michael grimm made the choice to go from upholding the law to breaking it. and in so doing, he turned his back on every oath he had ever taken. >> reporter: the heart of the allegations -- tax fraud and more. paying employees off the books at a restaurant he owned and operated, underreporting sales and wage to the tune of $1 million, and then laying to investigators. >> when it came to his restaurant, michael grimm never met a tax he didn't lie to evade. >> reporter: grimm, taken into custody monday morning, was released on a $400,000 bond after pleading not guilty. he held a press conference of his own. a defiant one. >> i know i'm a moral man. a man of integrity. we're going to fight tooth and nail. we're going to fight tooth and nail until i am fully exonerated. >> reporter: the fact that grimm was being investigated by the feds is not a surprise. it's been front page fodder for several years. but mostly for allegations of

campaign violations. what he is charged with -- tax evasion and lying to investigators -- is more serious. he called it a vendetta. >> political witch-hunt was designed to do a couple of things. first and foremost, assassinate my character and remove from office. today at least i get to face my accusers. >> reporter: grimm made national headlines earlier this year, threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony for asking a question about being investigated. >> you're not man enough. i'll break you in half like a boy. >> reporter: the video went viral. grimm was already in a tough re-election campaign to keep his seat. privately some republicans were hoping highway would now bow out -- hoping he would not bow out. not happening. >> i will not abandon my post or the wonderful people who entrusted me to represent them. i have their backs, and i know that they have mine. i will get right back to work as

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a major fundraising milestone has been raged and mostly because of one teenager. >> he's been on a mission to help other like him ever since doctors told him he had an incurable form of cancer. we have the incredible story. >> reporter: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. what do you do when life gives you cancer? >> reporter: steven sutton was diagnosed with cancer in december, 2010. he was just 15 years old. he created a bucket list on facebook of 46 things he wanted to do before he ran out of time. >> several things include skydivi skydiving, to drum in front of a huge crowd, play live at wembley. >> reporter: as he checked off each item, something else happened -- >> since on the bucket list, i've had people come up to me

and offer to raise funds for me. for me personally, to go on hail or take off -- i have refused and decided to give the money to charity instead. >> reporter: steven set an initial goal of 10,000 pound. he's now raised more than three million. it's continuing to grow with celebrities chipping in with their support every day. >> since starting the bucket list, my life has changed completely. i've done so many weird and wonderful things and so much more. the opportunity that's come my sway immense. i've enjoyed the fundraising and helping. that's a main thing i want to concentrate on. >> reporter: the money goes to teenage cancer trust. the charity that's helped him through each surgery, each round of radiation and chemotherapy. >> we aren't a large charity, we raise about 12 million pounds a year. in less than a week, steven has raised a quarter of our budget. >> reporter: but no amount of money can reverse the cancer in

steven's body. he has exhausted his medical options and is now living as comfortably as he can under h s hospice care. on the 22nd of april, steven posted this message -- "it's a time thumbs up for me. i've done things up till now. unfortunately, i think this is just one hurdle too far." >> amazing young man. >> reporter: steven held on. for how long, he doesn't know. but he has promised to continue posting for as long as he can. >> if my story teaches others ton take life for granted, then so be it. in the meantime, i'll be trying to enjoy every second as much as possible. cancer sucks, but life is great. >> reporter: cnn, london. >> true inspiration there. what a young man. >> awesome. thanks for watching "cnn newsroom." "early start" is coming up for viewers in the u.s. >> for everyone everywhere else, stay with us, "world business

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