hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm max foster in london. we're following breaking news out of russia's war on ukraine just ahead. >> down here, john. down here. >> reporter: the image from bucha's war, now is not the time for complacency. >> they want to take our cities.

they want to take our hearts and cities. >> everything that putin and his cronies and his soldiers are doing to ukrainian people, this is war crimes and crimes against humans. >> tough measures are not enough anymore. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> tuesday, april 5th. it's 11 a.m. in ukraine where officials are warning the atrocities we've seen in bucha could be the tip of the iceberg as ukrainian forces retake more towns. the mounting evidence of potential russian war crimes will likely come up later today when president volodymyr zelenskyy addresses the u.n. security council. the images you're about to see are disturbing. take a look on the left, still some more video taken friday showing bodies lying in the

streets. on the right, satellite images taken more than two weeks ago when russian forces still occupy bush cha appear to show those same bodies lying in the same spot. more evidence that undercuts russia's play that the images coming out are fake and now the white house is warning this could also happen in other parts of ukraine. >> at this juncture we believe that russia is revising its war aims. it is repositioning its forces to concentrate its offensive operations in parts of eastern and southern ukraine rather than target most of the territory. all indications are that russia will seek to surround and overwhelm ukrainian forces in eastern ukraine. the next stage of this conflict may very well be protracted. we should be under no illusions that russia will adjust its tactics which have included and will likely continue to include wanton and brazen attacks on

civilian targets. >> already we are seeing gruesome images like this one begin to emerge from other towns near kyiv. it appears to show the bodies of the town's mayor, her husband and son. ukrainian deputy prime minister told cnn all three were shot in the head. to the east in the donbas region a local official says the situation in luhansk is more difficult and ukraine's president delivered a message to russian mothers. >> translator: russian mothers, even if you raised looters, how do they become butchers. you couldn't be aware of what's inside your children. you couldn't overlook they are deprived of every human. no soul, no heart. they kill deliberately and with pleasure. >> images have sparked global outrage. the atrocities will not go

unpunished. officials from the u.s. and u.k. are calling for russia to be suspended from the u.n. human rights council. we'll have a report from fred pleitgen. a warning that the story is gruesome. >> reporter: we are led into a russian he had execution chamber. five bodies, hands tied behind their backs and shot. the ukrainians say these men were killed when russian forces used this compound as a military base while occupying bu cha. an adviser to ukraine's interior minister not even trying to conceal his anger. after the liberation of bucha,

five corps were found here. they were shot in the head and chest and tortured before. even the body collectors find it hard to keep their composure. he's usually a painter. now he collects the dead left behind after russian forces retreated from bucha. this is not what we learned in school, he says. do you see my hands? hundreds, hundreds of dead. hundreds, not dozens. the kremlin has denied russia was behind any atrocities in bucha. >> the russian says the notion they killed civilians is all fake news. they seem to have dug in a tank. on an outer wall, the letter v. now a lot of russian military hardware lies destroyed in the

streets of bucha and other towns around kyiv as the ukrainians made a stand and prevented them from entering the capitol city. the images published shortly after they left bucha show many corps -- corpses with their hands tied behind their back. >> translator: these are war kriemps, he says, and they will be recognized by the war as genocide. you are here and you can see what happened. we know that thousands of people were killed and tortured, taerd limbs, raped women and killed children. still the dead keep piling up. many lay in this mass grave behind the main church in bucha. local authorities tell us around 150 people are buried here but no one knows the exact number and here, too, the skeechbs are

tragic. vladimir has been searching for his younger brother dmitry. he is convinced he lies here even though he can't be 100% sure. the neighbor accompanying him has strong words for the russians. >> translator: why do you hate ukraine so much, she says. since the 1930s you've been abusing ukraine. you just wanted to destroy us. you wanted us gone but we will be. everything will be okay. i believe it. but more corpses are already on the way. at the end of the day we meet vladislav and the body collectors. another 9 bodies found. fred pleitgen, cnn, ukraine. >> let's bring in the executive director of amnesty

international ukraine. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how would you define the level of war crime that we're seeing there in ukraine based on the evidence? >> of course we have to wait for evidence and collecting the bodies and forensic evidence. in my opinion what we see here is only the tip of the iceberg of future horrific new testimonies because what we will see when mariupol will be

liberated will be the biggest shock. >> what's very important is to gather that evidence, isn't it? the russians denying they were in these places, for example, where the mayor was killed, even though our reporter looked to see evidence that the russians had been there. but it's very important, isn't it, to get that evidence now so it can be used later on and a lot of resources needed for that. what do you see going into that effort? >> exactly. that's a very good question. all of us, we are shocked with these pictures and it will be huge work to be done by prosecutors and researchers. one of the biggest important work now in the hands of experts who will do medical examination, forensic examination of the bodies, sorry, remains of

bodies. ukraine was never prepared for such a huge number of bodies that need to be examined and the quality of this examination is quite important because these examinations will be the base, the base of the future testimonies that ukraine will launch to different international authorities, icc, or international council of justice or maybe something else that will be developed. we'll see soon. so it's quite important, you know, to have high quality of this forensic examination. and what it's trying to address is that if countries, different countries may support ukraine in this, it would be really, really

important to support us in sending experts who might quickly support us in this, you know, writing and checking bodies and remains of bodies. we have two issues, first is that bodies of women who were raped, tortured and killed but on the other hand we have bodies of russian soldiers and we have to do something with them. yeah, they have to be examined, too. they have to be -- they have to go through the medical examination, their bodies, too. this is future testimony. it is important for russian citizens, you know, we have to give them evidence that their soldiers was here and in the

ideal world, of course, we have to return those bodies to the territory of russia. >> i want to ask you, president zelenskyy speaking to the u.n. security council today. he will be claiming that the genocide there, the americans have said there hasn't been genocide there or there hasn't been evidence so far of genocide there, but what do you hope zelenskyy will achieve in front of the security council today? >> first of all, i think that the situation we are now in is quite a big challenge for the institutions, human rights inches stu tuesdays because they were developed to prevent all of us and all countries to see what

we are seeing now. my expectation is intelligent people who are there who are presented on such a high level will find a solution how we can make those institutions work. not to be deeply concerned but real support to support civilians. >> thank you very much. appreciate your time in joining us today. in brussels, the european officials held a moment of silence for bucha. they said the invasion needed to be the costliest mistake the kremlin has ever made and she called for new sanctions against russia.

cnn's nic robertson is live from brussels. they are saying this is now a big test for those big institutions, the u.n., european union and whether or not they act on what we're seeing coming out from towns like bucha. >> they have said they will work with ukrainian investigators, they will provide assistance so evidence can be examined and processed and used in an international criminal court and of course in the european union there is a good degree of experience at trying international war criminals, processing vast amounts of data. one thinks that what the international war crimes t tri tribunal, what they did in 1995,

so there is a skill set and there is an intent and certainly what we heard the european parliament president roberto metzola speaking about yesterday speaks of not just that support but sanctions. they set a very high bar for what they should reach for. >> we need to step up our investigation and the hits must be level with the atrocities we are seeing. >> reporter: they have been talking publicly about targeting russia's energy supplies to the

european union. which of those, gas, coal, oil, oil and coal looking the most likely. they are too dependent on gas. what other loopholes and sanctions can be achieved and also very importantly for russia, particularly in the military technology sector, is to deny russia access to russia top end technologists, micro chips and these sorts of devices. the effort here is to produce a new layer and round of sanctions on russia and that would be for the european union a fifth round of sanctions. >> as we were going around cnn international, we were hearing from ukrainian politicians. this was one small town on the outskirts of kyiv. i can only imagine what's going on in mariupol and places like

that. what sort of discussions are being held about how to prepare for even worse news coming out in terms of human rights? >> the discussion is on how to stop those perpetrating the acts. they seem to be medieval, barbaric and russia has tried to shroud them in the fog of war saying they didn't happen. the satellite technology clearly tells a very different story. it says that these murders in bucha of civilians happened while russia was in control. that's the strongly held view held here. and they used previous tactics where they lied and got away with it.

the high tech images are counting against russia and counting as mounting evidence that strengthens the resolve of the european union. it's harder for russia to hide behind its disseminations and disassembling of the information when the evidence speaks louder than that. >> nic robertson in brussels. thank you very much. aide workers in the front lines of the ukrainian refugee crisis says they're running out of resources. it works in minutes. nexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can takeke one to four days to fully work. pepcid. strong relief for fans of fast.

u.s. national security adviser warns russia is shifting its focus to the east. russian troops are still hammering southern cities like mikolaiv. not far from there cnn's ben wedeman and his group ended up dangerously close to enemy fire. >> reporter: this is an area where there's been a fair amount

of outgoing as well as incoming artillery. down the road is a town that has been fought over for days by russian and ukrainian forces. in the vast open spaces the russians seem far away. they're not. down here, john, down here. keep on rolling. see it over there? we hug the earth. two more artillery rounds. cameraman john torniogoli keeps rolling.

all righty. so we had two incoming rounds responding to artillery that's been responding to the russian directions. the shells came close to us. the officer tells the translator we need to go now. okay, okay. i hope the car is okay. yeah, let's go. and so we run with full body armor to the cars. one car can't move, peppered with shrapnel.

>> we're losing pet trol. >> no time to lose. >> throw it in the back. >> driver, razor focused on getting us to safety. his car also hit. >> go, go, go, go, go. >> all right. now we're trying to get out of this area as quickly as possible. our other car completely destroyed. crammed into this smaller car we approach safer ground. producer kareem hudda looks at

the car. we could leave, the other soldiers can't. they're collecting, pr preserving and analyzing possible war crimes. the invasion has said 2.5 million people crossed the border since the invasion began. some aide workers say they're exhausted and lacking resources. we're joined from madika near the country's border with ukraine. selma? >> reporter: max, this is the pedestrian border crossing. people come here with only what they can carry with them. you can see the crossing here. families are coming across rolling their bags. i'll show you what greets them.

they'll help them, grab their bag and bring them to a tiny little village community packed with volunteers. you can see them in high viz jackets. they want to offer them a warm smile, cup of tea, a bit of help. they want to give them a bit of dignity and normalcy. they come from all over the world. i want to introduce you to one of these volunteers if we can. this is sam. he's come from london. >> yes, london. >> reporter: sam, why did you come all the way out here? >> this is the second time i came. i decided to move here. you had the mariupol boys club come through. lovely, lovely people. they've had everything stripped from them and removed.

>> reporter: what do you all offer? free hugs. >> free hugs, sandwiches, soup, pasta, sweets, coffee, chai. we have tv. fantastic. and moving back we go to and from the border. we are giving out food and soup for free. >> reporter: that's amazing. tell me about having been here for as long as you've been here. the need. >> it's heartbreaking. they have everything they can carry. it's their possessions. there's a degree of uncertainty. you meet people halfway through university and they have to re-establish everything back in germany not knowing what's happened to their father, son, husband. >> reporter: i've seen you offering an endless stream of cheese toasties, grilled cheese for the americans. when they finally get the warm

meal, how does that feel? >> wholesomeness. there's been snow, there's been sleet, so much wind. quite windy today. going to rain in a bit. you come across, you have something nice and warm. a bit of hope if anything. >> thank you so much, sam. max, there's really volunteers from all over the world here. again, you can only bring with you what you can carry. if there's anything a family needs from a baby stroller, milk, to some clothes, they can get it right here. >> wonderful. selma, thank you very much. joining us from poland. much more ahead including the russian oligarch linked to a steel mill. drew griffin investigates next. >> do you consider this a russian-owned company? >> i don't. we're headquartered, independent

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the global response has been swift. ukraine's foreign minister made a plea for strong action. >> half measures are not enough anymore. i demand from our partners on behalf of the victims of bucha and the people of ukraine to take the most severe sanctions against russia this week. this is not the request of ukraine's foreign minister, this is the plea of the victims of rape, torture, and killings. >> ukraine's president says more than 300 people were killed in bucha but expects that number will rise as the entire city is checked. he warned civilian casualties

may be even higher in liberated cities. the video shows the u.s. seizing a massive 255 foot super yacht. the fbi courted the $19 million yacht off the coast in spain. it belongs to one of putin's allies sanctioned by the u.s. there is one oligarch washington has not gone after. his name is roman ibramovich. his role is raising questions in colorado. >> reporter: it's an impressive site. american steel being forged by 1200 proud u.s. workers in a steel mill that's operated in between pueblo, colorado, for nearly 150 years. steel could not be more iconic.

2/3 of the companies are owned by russians. the british claim ibramovich is and has been involved in destroying ukraine. they're providing steel to the russian military which may have been used in the production of tanks. the company denies it but when russia invaded ukraine, u.s. steel workers here in pueblo woke up to a distasteful possibility that somehow they are supporting vladimir putin in this. >> hearing all of this stuff, it's heartbreaking and, you

know, it's unreal. i have my own kids and it makes it tough to sit there and see all this stuff going on. >> reporter: steel workers daniel durand, rick and chuck are afraid of what might happen if eye bram mow vich is sanctioned by the u.s. >> the uncertainty is scary. >> uncertainty for your jobs? >> for the jobs here. >> i disdain what's going on over there but my company is not ibramovich's company in my eyes. >> go through this door here. >> david ferryman is senior vice president. >> reporter: do you consider this a russian-owned company? >> i don't. we're headquartered, independent operation in chicago, we have our own ceo, we have our own board of directors. we're based in london. yes, the parent company has a large footprint in russia.

evrez is russian. berryman insists the revenues generated in the steel mills are reinvested in the company in north america. >> so your position is that these are completely separate entities? >> i'm not saying they're completely separate. they're invested in these facilities. >> technically that may make sense to you but when you realize what's happening, there's a lot of people wondering how a russian oligarch can invest in a u.s. steel mill and be making some money here while also playing footsie with vladimir putin. >> i can't speak for that.

what i can tell you is we're about as american a company as it gets here in pueblo. we've been here longer than colorado has been a state. >> oligarch expert kasey michelle said there is no doubt his money helps putin. he's providing a substantial source of money to the government of the russian federation. >> there is no such thing as an apolitical oligarch. they extracted wealth in russia and they're know extracting wealth all on behalf of a dictator ship in the kremlin. >> exactly says ukrainians for colorado president. >> it doesn't matter what's the stakes he owns in that company. any stakes. half percent, even 1/10 of a percent, that has to be sold. >> i am the grandson of war

refugees. the russians came into my grandparents farm in 1945 and told them you have one hour to leave. it hurts a little bit. there's enough of a disconnect for me that i can go to work and know we're not funding that war effort, we're completely separate. >> reporter: despite u.k., eu and canadian sanctions against him so far, the united states has not touched roman ibramovich. >> the united states is still ignoring the fact civilians are being killed. look at mariupol. how much more evidence united states has to have to make a decision? >> as for why the biden administration has not yet sanked ibramovich, sources are telling phil mattingly they are looking at sachgss and trying to spare the plan so it won't

affect the steel makers job. >> if you want to help ukraine, go to o you are website. cnn.com/impact. you'll find several ways you can help there. still to come, it's history in the making. judge ketanji brown jackson comes one step closer. the college jayhawks are wearing the college basketball crown. tharp path to victory still ahead. >> yes! yes! let's go. we did it! we did it! we did it! let's go!

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>> reporter: a major boost monday night for biden's nominee to the supreme court ketanji brown jackson. with two additional republicans coming out saying they will support her nomination. senator lisa murkowski and senator mitt romney of utah. they announced they will vote to advance this nomination. both given the fact that they support judge jackson's qualifications and in murkowski's case, the fact that she no longer wants to see the supreme court fights become so part at this sarn and bitter. they joined senator susan collins from the state of maine who announced she would ultimately vote for jimmie johnson's nomination. the senate will move forward with several other procedural

steps on the senate floor. on friday i'm see that. sacramento police have arrested a person they believe is involved in a mags shooting. the 26-year-old man was taken into custody on charges of assault and illegal firearms possession. authorities have released the identities of six people killed, three men and three women ranging in age from 21 to 57 years old. >> it is important that we do this right and get justice for the families. we now know at least three buildings were hit and three cars were hit by gunfire and we've recovered well over 100 casings from the scene.

>> local residents gathered on sunday night. a man claiming to be one of the victim's relatives called on the community to act before anyone else gets hurt. parts of arkansas, louisiana and mississippi are on the lookout for tornadoes. four people have been rescued after their cars were swept away by flash flooding on monday outside dallas, texas. meteorologist gene norman is live. >> hey, max. a noisy night outside of west texas and now it will be a messy morning for folks outside of louisiana, mississippi. look at you will -- all of the damage. what you are seeing are storms

that are producing strong winds. whenever i see this curve in the radar, that lets me know these storms are packing a punch and there are numerous severe thunderstorm warnings right now in sections of northern louisiana and the lightning is turning night to day. look at all of these strikes here. over 400 strikes within the past 15 minutes. we talked about the rain. we talked about the rescues. that will continue as the storms march across the south. we'll put the forecast into motion so you can see when they're going to a riff in different cities. in atlanta, probably around 2:00 this afternoon and then they will push further to the east along the coast anywhere from raleigh back down towards jacksonville later on this evening. new york and d.c., you'll get the heavy rain. not going to see the severe weather. not done yet. another line of storms will a riff as we head into wednesday. so it's really going to be a

rough situation. on a scale from 1 to 5, the storm prediction center rates the risk. we have a level 3 risk in the orange shaded area that you see across a good part of southern alabama and southern georgia. that's for today. there is a potential for tornadoes. we could see strong tornadoes of ef 2. then on wednesday the threat continues. in fact, atlanta, birmingham, this could be an area to watch for wednesday. even if you don't get hit by tornadoes or hail or high winds, it's going to be hard to escape the rain. we could see 2 to 4 inches in most of southern sections of alabama, back towards georgia and in fact flash flood watches are in effect and the florida panhandle. this makes the third week in a row that we've been tracking

spring storms, a pattern that a lot of folks in the south would just as soon like to see it go. >> thank you very much for joining us. time for a short break now. when we come back. college basketball has a new champion. the record-breaking comeback and the exciting finish. just ahead.

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vols fans celebrating into the early morning. the men's basketball team defeated the north carolina tar heels to claim their fourth college championship. cnn's andy scholes is in new orleans. >> reporter: the final four coming to an end with yet another amazing emotional game full of runs and for the fourth time in their history the kansas jayhawks are national champions but it certainly wasn't easy. north carolina catching fire in the first half. brady manning making three

threes. the tar heels went on a 16-0 run. kansas came storming back in the second half thanks to a 31-10 run. then they were down one with under 90 seconds left and the jayhawks big man david mccormick coming up huge with back-to-back buckets to give kansas a three-point lead. tar heels had one last chance. their three no good. kansas celebrates an amazing comeback winning 72-69. it was the largest comb back in championship game history. >> it's great for us. we played a terrific team. they played their butts off the first half. we had no answer and somehow the switch flipped the second half and our guys were unbelievable. >> how happy are you with that kind of come back? >> it would be unbelievable to win at all but to win in that way, that will be one not too many people will forget any time

soon. >> this is the first championship since 2008. the second for the head coach. he's coached a lot of talented teams over the years but what sets this group of players apart is how much they love and wanted to win for each other. in new orleans, andy scholes, cnn. thanks for joining me here on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster in london. our coverage continues on "early start." you're watching cnn.

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this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. brianna keilar is in lviv, ukraine. what's the latest? >> vold odymyr zelenskyy saying this may be just the beginning. the number of victims may be much higher in other cities around kyiv now liberated from russian control. and a warning now that much of this video is graphic and disturbing. in bucha alone, zelenskyy said more than 300 people were killed and counting. russia will try to cover up the violence committed in bucha and elsewhere. on cue russia claiming