>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," russia issues an ultimatum as ukraine's president warns of inhuman conditions in mariupol. we're live in lviv with the latest. plus north korea flexes its military capabilities with another missile test after a holiday parade remarkable for what it lacked. and ahead pope francis' easter

sunday blessing. ukrainian officials for the besieged city of mariupol are refusing russia's demands to surrender. russian troops are now in control across much of the city, and they earlier issued an ultimatum for all remaining ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons and leave by 1:00 p.m. local time. that's about an hour from now. on saturday zelenskyy warned the city was in the grips of a humanitarian crisis. here he is. >> translator: the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible, just inhuman. this is what the russian federation did, deliberately did, and deliberately continues to destroy cities. russia is deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there in mariupol. >> russian strikes have continued to hammer other areas in southern and eastern ukraine. officials in the north eastern

city of kharkiv say at least two people were killed and 18 injured after a cruise missile attack. to the south officials in the luhansk region say russian strikes damaged nearly a dozen facilities including an oil refinery. and we've just learned no official humanitarian corridors will be open today after ukraine says it was unable to agree with russia on roots. the russian military says it shot down ardelivery of weapons to. we have cnn correspondents across the region covering the conflict from every angle. our matt rivers is in lviv along with raphael romo. scott mcclain in estonia with the latest on the refugee situation.

and ben wedemen in donetsk, ukraine. let's begin with our coverage with matt rivers. i want to start with that besieged city mariupol. we're about an hour or so from the ultimatum imposed by russians who warned ukrainian soldiers to surrender, but a defiant response from officials in that city. >> yeah, for weeks now, kim, it has seemed like mariupol has been on the verge of falling completely to russian forces, and yet as we speak to you right now that does not seem to be the case even confirm by the fact the russians have laid down this ultimatum that will end about an hour from now where they've said all remaining defenders of that city should lay down their arms without exception by 1:00 p.m. now, the russians didn't say what would happen if they did not, but clearly the russians are getting frustrated with the fact there continues to be armed resistance in that city. as you mention we're hearing from ukrainian officials saying there remains armed defenders in

that city putting up resistance. what we've heard from the russian side the main pocket of resistance is sarnd the steel plant. but the ukrainians pushed back on that narrative just a few minutes ago saying not only do their differenters remain there, but also there was fighting 5 kilometers away from that steel plant as of last night trying to push the message from the ukrainian side there remains more resistance than they're letting onto. it's very difficult to get in touch with people who are inside that city in large part because it remains difficulties to get in communications. there remains a lack of supplies. so very, very tense situation we're going to be watching play out over the next few hours, kim. >> continue monitoring that. and then, matt, in kyiv for yet another day now more attacks on the capital.

what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah, this is the third day we've seen a missile strike in or around the capital. so overnight we heard from a mayor of a suburb of kyiv called br bro brovery that the mayor saying power and water supply had been damaged as a result of that. no word on any casualties but this comes just one day where at least one person was killed in a missile strike in the south eastern district of kyiv. before that, there was another missile strike. so after a little while of not seeing the capital and surrounding region targeted by russian strikes there's the offensive in that city. mariupol remains a key focus for us, it is clear the russians continue these isolated attacks in other parts of the country. >> really appreciate the updates.

matt rivers in lviv, ukraine. thanks so much. the u.s. says its first shipment of heavy weapons to ukraine has arrived ahead of a renewed russian offensive expected at any moment. the u.s. has for the first time agreed to provide kyiv with types of high powered capabilities some officials a few short weeks ago viewed as too great of a risk. 300 more switchblade drones, 200 armored personnel carriers, 30 sets of body armor and helmets and additional nuclear and protective gear. overall the u.s. has authorized some $2.6 billion of security aid for ukraine since russia invaded in february. the u.s. has committed more than $3.2 billion in security assistance to ukraine since the beginning of the biden administration. all right, for more on all this i want to bring in a founder and

ceo of article 7, a database for democratic governments and civil society and a former policy advisor to the british conservative party. and he joins us now live from brussels, belgium. thanks so much for joining us here. you just heard the catalog of weapons and ammunitions the u.s. is now providing to ukraine. what impact do you think it'll have? >> this is an important start, but it's only a start. it needs to be ramped up significantly before we can really have a proper effect on the battlefield. 18 howwitzers is great but 180 howitzers is what they need.

>> they might have more familiarity with that, need less training, they have more ability to fix it and so on, but this u.s. equipment, how quickly can it be sort of actually used, you know, from unpacking to being used on the battlefield, let's say? >> i mean, quite a bit of this stuff can be used to a certain extent quite quickly. there's been a lot of training of ukrainian forces going on for years now by western militaries. they're able to use really sophisticated equipment. and we see they have the kind of command and control that enables them to adapt very quickly and use western weapons to maximum effect. obviously for things like fighter jets, going to take longer to get them up to effective performance benefits. >> i want to ask you about the jets a little later, but right now since we're focusing on where the russian forces are repositioning which is largely

to the south and especially the east, how's the geography of the region influence the different types of weapons that are needed? >> i mean, this is flatland. it's famously an area where traditionally armor would have been very effective. obviously that would have been changed by modern technology. you can have things like the switchblade drones and things sent up that can attack the russians from the air. these things make it much harder to use 1940s style technics with heavy armor, but it's still important to have tanks, but ukraine doesn't have enough. wrl there are more tanks are in former soviet bloc countries. if it sends tanks it needs to have other american tanks guarding its frontier with belarus and russia.

>> you've been critical about the u.s. decision to block the polish mig jet fighters being sent to ukraine, but according to the pentagon spokesperson, john kirby he said, quote, we believe the provision of additional fighter aircraft provides little capabilities at high risk. you don't buy the biden administration's argument this might be seen as a serious escalation? >> i think first this shouldn't have been done in public. some things should be quiet, no need to talk about them, and the russians would have found there are more mig 29s they were up against and that would have been the best. unfortunaty, word got out and once it got out a decision needed to be made. it will only make a relatively small difference but on the battlefield every small difference counts. but they were wrong about the potential for escalation. this has been a continual -- continuous mistake that western

countries have made since the start of this conflict and even since the russian buildup last year. they think putin is playing a careful game where he might respond to escalation where actually he has a clear plan, he wants to dominate ukraine and he will execute that plan and only be stopped from executing that plan if we offer stiff resistance. it's not an increase he'll increase escalations but he's trying to deter the shipment of aircraft by threatening escalation that we really have to ask how much further can he escalate given the kinds of things he's already doing in mariupol, the kinds of things he's doing in bucha and other places. russia is already systematically murdering innocent civilians. they're just laying waste to cities and it's very difficult to see what further escalation he could do that he would also be allowed to do by his own military. >> well, listen, we'll have to

leave it there, but thanks so much for your expertise on this in brussels. thanks so much. >> thank you very much, kim. well, as russia continues to step up the intensity of its campaign in eastern ukraine, it's getting tougher for civilians to escape. so far more than 4.8 million people have fled ukraine, and more than 7 million are internally displaced. one arriving saturday saying she was afraid for her life. listen to this. >> translator: well, the situation is bad. there's a war in the country. we are afraid that the war will reach our regions, so i'm leaving with my child to another country. unfortunately, russian troopserize very ruthless towards ukrainians. they rape women, kill children, and it makes us very scared so we have to leave ukraine, our country to another country,

unfortunately. >> i'm joined now by cnn's scott mcclain he's in estonia where officials this week said they've taken in more than 30,000 refugees since the fighting began and a huge influx there for a relatively small country. what kind of strain is it creating? >> reporter: it sounds like a small number considering poland has taken in 2.5 million or more. estonia has taken in 30,000. 30,000 people is well over 2% of the population, and it's undoubtedly causing a strain certainly on gump finances at the very least. people were initially being housed in hotels. many still are being housed in hotels at the government's expense, so that's getting quite expenseb. some of them moved onto a cruise ship that normally shuttles between sweden and latvia.

i asked the minister responsible for refugees recently if there's limits to estonia's generosity when it comes to ukrainian refugees, and she said there simply cannot be. given the brutality in ukraine people need to go somewhere. obviously there is, though, a finite number of resources for estonians to actually help people coming from ukraine. early on in the war, kim, people were largely coming from here poland, romania, hungary on buses bound for estonia. and the reason this is an attractive place for people to come they have a large russian speaking population here.

we spoke to the spokesperson for the police and border guard and say half of people show up and say they were forcibly pushed into russia and others say it was their only option, they had no real possibility of going further into ukraine. i spoke to a pair of neighbors after 40 days in mariupol finally managed to escape the city and ended up in russia and with the help of strangers in russia managed to get to saint petersburg and here to estonia where thoefb been helped by volunteers. the minister hopes they stick around. many of the ukrainians i've met say they want to go home at the first opportunity. the minister responsible for refugees in estonia actually hope many stick around because this is a small country, a small country with an aging population and they could use an influx of

new people especially young ones. >> scott mcclain in estonia, thanks so much. and to find out how you can help people in ukraine who may be in need of shelter, food and water please go to cnn.com slash impact. and to let you guys know our cnn audience has donated around $7.5 million. south korea's president is telling his ministers to keep a close eye on north korea's next moves after a military test pyeongyang says will boost its capabilities. solar forces to the north fired two projectiles saturday. leader kim jong-un observed a weapons test saying this is oo new type of guided weapon that

will improve. as much as north korea flexes its military muscle with missile tests it chose not to do that during its biggest holiday on friday. it did hold a massive parade to mark the birthday of its founder, but as will rippley reports the usual display of troops and military hardware was missing. >> reporter: the grand finale of north korea's biggest holiday celebration, the country launched a new tactical guided weapon, observed by its leader kim jong-un, a show of force to mark the 110th birthday of the country's founder and kim's grandfather. the show in the sky followed an extravagant parade on the ground. on friday kim's top aides including his sister watched columns of colorful performers pass by. but there were no tanks, missiles or other military hardware that has been showcased in the past. this latesh launch not

unentirely expected by experts. though some experts now question the launch in march was a new missile. concern pyeongyang is preparing for a possible underground nuclear test for the first time since 2017. in a speech kim praised military advances but mainly talked about food shortages. last month the united nations warned more than 40% of north koreans are food insecure. the new launch, an old tactic by the rogue nation trying to deflect from the problems that have persisted in the country even before kim came to power. and in another made for tv moment kim bestowed the gift of a luxury apartment earlier this week to a long time news reader who was given a vip tour of the flat. kim has a development plan to

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the pope is currently wrapping up easter sunday mass in front of a crowd it's estimated around 50,000 people in st. peters square. by the way, this is the first time the pope has been able to do this in the square with a large crowd since the covid pandemic began. in that crowd are a number of ukrainian dignitaries including the mayor of one ukrainian town who was briefly arrested by russian forces who had entered his town and then later released. in about a half hour or so when the mass is over we expect the pope to deliver his traditional address to the city and world where he'll explicitly engage the crisis in ukraine and reiterate his frequent denouncing of the war. and we should know without saying anything the pope has already made in a statement in recent days about the war.

on friday, good friday during the way of the cross ceremony at the roman colosseum at one point the pope asked a ukrainian and russian woman to carry the cross together. and that brought a great deal of criticism from ukrainians who felt it implied a kind of moral equivalence between a victim and aggressor in this. we'll see how he addresses that later today, kim. >> all right, we'll be following along. thanks so much. john allen, appreciate it. ukraine's catholics aren't letting the war stop them from elslbrating easter. they gathered at a cathedral in the ukrainian capital saturday for a vigil marking easter. >> translator: it feels very different now, of course. there's our view of reality and

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holding their ground. also along the southern coast the city of mykolaiv has been without running water for four days after a pipeline was damaged by shelling. people are drinking springwater as ukraine's military leader in the region says he expects to get alternate sources of water soon. russia is claiming it shot down a transport plane carrying military aid from the west. despite that claim the u.s. says its first shipment of heavy weapon has arrived ahead of an expec expected russian assault. as we mentioned the situation in mariupol is about as dire as it gets. ukrainian troops are surrounded and russiant artillery continue to pound their positions. >> from a military analytic per

perspective it appears there will be no -- as we call in the army, no cavalry coming to save those ukrainian service members. we don't have any long-range artillery. we can't attack the offshore vessel vessels, the offshore vessels throwing down fire on the remaining ukrainian forces. i think in the next couple of hours the president of ukraine is going to have to make a very, very difficult decision and relay that decision to those soldiers still on the ground. it is not a good thing. i'm not necessarily going to go so far as to suggest this is the beginning of the end, but this is a significant loss not only in terms of territory and access to the sea and the black sea but really to the morale of the ukrainian people. so, yes, i'm concerned. >> yeah, this is -- the iron and

steel factory where russians had suggested earlier in the week the -- if they don't give up are chemical weapons on the table here as far as the russians are concer concerned? >> you've asked one of the most important questions facing the leadership especially the west, will the russians in the manner they've conducted this war turn deliberately to use chemical weapons especially as we move into what will be a tratracted campaign in the donbas region? >> that is a difficult urban environment, densely populated, and there is a huge temptation on the part of an army. and with the type of tactics that have been demonstrated by the russians in the last six weeks, no doubt there's a big

question whether the russians will resort to some manner of chemical weapons. and if that happens everything's off the table. >> the next phase of the war is expected to shift to the east, to the donbas region. ben wedemen shows us what life is like in one city in eastern ukraine where hundreds of residents have taken refuge from the russian shelling. >> reporter: the shelling comes early and often. with russian forces massing nearby this is a portent of things to come. firefighters brave the threat of shelling, but few others brave the streets of donetsk. life for those who haven't fled has moved underground. to tiny shelters where safety trumps comfort. around 300 people call this

temporary home. on the grounds of a sprawling chemical plant. he and his wife tried to keep 7-month old distracted. their recent arrivals having fled their home ten days ago. maxine shows me cellphone pictures of the cellar they hid out in before coming here. disabled tatianna stays in bed most of the time. she'd prefer to be at home, but what home? there's no electricity, no cellphone signal, no water, no gas she tells me. everything is shaking from the bombing. the windows are shattered. tomara tutors her grandson, timor. a retired english teacher she's been here for more than a month. >> a lot of people can't leave this place because of problems with health and they don't have

enough money to live in other places, and they have to stay here. >> reporter: the 73-year-old struggles to move about the shelter. he's not leaving town. i was born here and i'll stay here, he says. nearby tanks at aloil refinery burn after a russian strike, not the first time it came under bombardment. the shelling here comes early and often. ben wedemen, cnn, outside donetsk, eastern ukraine. we're tracking a weekend of gun violence here in the u.s. at least 14 people were injured saturday after gunfire at a mall in south carolina. one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting. it happened in the state capital, columbia. the police chief said earlier three people were detained. >> we believe that the individuals that were armed knew each other. there was some type of conflict

that occurred that resulted in gunfire. this was not a situation where we had some random person show up at a mall to discharge a firearm and injure people. >> health officials say at least nine of those injured in the shooting were treated and released from the hospital. police in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, say two people have died in a saturday shooting. two young men were among 11 people who were shot in the city's east allegheny neighborhood. police are still looking for the shooter and have not reported a motive. several people were injured running away or trying to escape by jumping out of windows. still to come here on cnn, health officials are sounding the alarm over two newome crone subvariants spreading across parts of new york state. plus multiple fires are burning in the western united states, so we'll go to the cnn weather center for the latest developments. stay with us. (mom) it's foror after your uncle joe's funeral. i hear there's a collection to help aunt adele.

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well, you're looking at shanghai, china, where the covid-19 outbreak shows no signs of slowing. more than 26,000 new cases were reported across the country on saturday, and almost all of them were in shanghai. the city's been in a strict lock down for weeks as authorities try to curb the spread of the virus, also following signs of economic progress. cnn has learned some key industries in shanghai will be allowed to resume production again including companies that produce biomedicine, cars and integrated circuits. more than 600 companies are impacted. here in the u.s. new covid-19 cases are ticking up again but still a fraction of what they were at the height of the omicron surge. health officials are keeping a close eye right now on new york state. cnn's paolo sandoval tells us why. >> covid cases on the rise in communities across the united states. health authorities, though, are concerned about a recent uptick

here in new york state in the central regions where the average case count has nearly doubled in the last two weeks. two off shoots of omicron's ba.2 virus are likely to blame causing more than 90% of infections in central new york and also the finger lakes region. unclear though if these variants will eventually overtake and certainly not the first time these subvariants have already been reported. as far as the global tracking efforts they've already identified them in u.k., india, germany and also canada. we should mention, though, the daily reported cases they're still really just a fraction of what we experienced in the united states during the omicron surge recently. there was certainly a reason for health officials here in new york state to remind of the steps they can do to stay safe, while the subvariants are new,

the tools we have to actually fight them are not. they include things like getting fully vaccinated, getting boosted and getting tested if you've been possibly exposed to the virus and of course wearing masks in public indoor spaces if possible. in fact, recently broadway announced though they plan to relax their vaccine requirements and don't expect to require proof of vaccination at the end of airplane wrb they did announce they'll be expanding the mask mandate for broadway performances at least until the end of may. paolo sandoval, cnn, new york. and here in the u.s. more than half a million people under critical fire danger stretching from western nebraska to new mexico, and parts of that state are under evacuation orders as firefighters fight five blazes. wild fires have kill at least two people, charred thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of struckkers. windy and dry weather conditions could allow these fires to spread even more. joining me now is meteorologist

derek van dam. sounds like things will get worse before they get better. >> unfortunately, we another day where ingredients are coming together for critical fire danger there threat. we've got strong winds, like you mentioned very dry conditions, ongoing drought across the western u.s. and very low relative humidity. we're talking about 10% relative humidity, and that is extremely low especially for these areas. i mean, we're talking about more of a desert landscape out here, but nonetheless when you start having that dry vegetation and the winds helping add that fuel to the flames, you've got a recipe for disaster. so as you mentioned mexico into the plains, thefront rage of colorado, parts of nebraska, that's the area we highlighted today and we focus in on the five large ongoing wildfires burning across the state of new mexico, particularly the mcbride fire. that's where we've had over 200 structures burned, and unfortunately the two

fatalities. what is some good news about this? we're only at 0% containment and so difficult for the firefighters to handle this particular fire, but what i haven't seen is the explosive growth in that number of acreage that's been burned with this fire over the past 48 hours or so. so it's stayed relatively small comparatively considering the ingredients at play here. we're talking wind gusts in excess of 45 miles per hour at times. we get a brief respite on monday. but on tuesday look at all the shades of orange, yellow and red. into the plains and once again new mexico you're going to have oo watch out for high fire danger into the middle of the week as well. red flag warnings are hoisted from nebraska all the way to new mexico and eastern sections of colorado, cold front adding some problems there as well helping spin up the winds. and then we're going to focus our attention across the southeast. it is easter here but unfortunately we have to keep an eye to the sky for places like shreveport, jackson, mobile and

into central alabama. this is the low pressure system responsible for that. kim, one thing quickly. you see that white stuff across the northeast, that's snow. i thought it was easter. looks like mid-january across up state new york. >> appreciate it. happy easter, derek van dam. and we'll be right back. this is art inspired by real stories of bipolar depression. i just couldn't findnd my way out of it. ththe lows of bipolar depressin can take you to a dark plalace. latuda could make a real difference in your symptoms. latuda wasas proven to significantly reduce bipolar depression symptoms and in clinical studies, had no substantial impact on weight. this is where i want to be. call your doctor about sudden behavior changes or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report fever, confusion, stiff or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may be life threatening or permanent. these aren't all the serious side effects. now i'm back where i belong. ask your doctor if latuda is right for you.

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well, it's maybe no surprise that a man who spent nearly a year in the futuristic realm of outer space is using new technology to raise money for ukrainian relief. former u.s. astronaut scott kelly raised half a million dollars by selling nonfungible tokens. now nfts as they're nicknamed are one of a kind assets, an original digital file. in this case 3,300 images of kelly in space created by the content studio sold out at auction in one day. proceeds are going to global empowerment mission, which helps the victims of war in ukraine. well, earlier the former astronaut told cnn why raising money for ukraine was deeply

personal for him and also told us why he wanted to raise money using nfts. >> i have ukrainian family members. i have a brother-in-law who came to the united states as a teenager. his kids, my niece and nephew are ukrainian americans, have ukrainian friends. i felt if i could do anything to help i was going to try. i've been interested in the crypto world and the block chain and the interesting things it can do, so, you know, i felt like this was an opportunity to raise some money with an auction of over 3,333 unique as you mentioned nfts and the auction was on friday as well. actually the sale was a couple days before. we sold all the nfts within a few hours and the auction was complete yesterday, and we

raised right around $500,000. music flowed in the streets of one ukrainian town as members of a local music academy played to boost peoples morale. have a look. musicians played well-known pieces like that one you hear there, the james bond theme, along with ukrainian members. the orchestra's conductor said the goal was to bring some positivity to people in a difficult time. and a ukrainian rock star has a similar idea. the famous musician nicknamed the ukrainian bruce springstein is trying to reassure his audience one day things will be all right. cnn's raphael romo has that story. >> reporter: that was the orchestra that performed the concert for peace in a public square in the middle of the day in spite of the darnnger of an r strike. and playing his instrument in

front of bombed out buildings. and who can forget the little girl with the sweetest voice who made those around her forget they were in a bomb shelter. one by one singers and musicians in ukraine have defied the russians by using their talent to unite a nation and soothe a terrified population. the most famous one is better known as slava who some call the ukrainian bruce springstein. at the beginning of the invasion he could have chosen to flee the country. instead he decided not only to stay but to visit terrified civilians like these people seeking shelter in kharkiv's subway station. you went to a subway station by yourself where there were many people, and unannounced and you started singing. why did you do something like

that? the whole idea, he says, is to help people forget even if it is a fleeting moment about the horror of war. >> imagine someone like me comes and says, hi, guys, everything is fine, let's sing together, let's have some fun. >> reporter: let's forget for a moment we're at war. >> yeah, this is it. >> reporter: and so he's visited hospitals like this one in mykolaiv to cheer up victims of a rocket attack, survivor of an air strike at a train stationon the front lines. >> ukrainians are one of the most -- the freest nations in the world. we have this gene of freedom in our dna. that's why probably many americans instinctively,

intuitively support him. >> reporter: in the streets people greet him for pictures. he obliges and gives the opportunity to give everybody the same message, everything will be all right, which happens to be the title of one of his songs, his most popular nowadays. i hope that everything is going to be all right for everybody, the song says, our time is going to come. raphael romo, cnn, lviv, ukraine. >> john lenin's iconic song "imagine" has been re-imagined by his son. he was 8 years old in 1971 when his father wrote the song. it became anthem for peace that transcended generations. it's one of the most performed and honored songs in history. he said he never wanted to perform "imagine" publicly unless it was, quote, the end of

the world. but the war in ukraine made him reconsider. ♪ you may say i'm a dreamer but i'm not the only one ♪ ♪ i hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one ♪ >> beautiful. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brun. our breaking news coverage of the war in ukraine continues on "new day." you're watching cnn. the lows of bipolar depression

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good morning. it is easter sunday, april 17th. i'm alex marquardt. >> hello, everyone. i'm amara walker. thank you so much for joining us. and we begin with ukrainian officials defying a russian demand to leave the battered city of mariupol. >> that's right. russia is ordering ukrainian fighters still defending that southern city to lay down their weapons and