hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm john vause live in ukraine. the surge in fighting reported across the front line stretching hundreds of miles. >> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. a u.s. federal judge strikes down a public transit mask mandate. sparking mixed emotion and concern air passengers and employees alike.

for weeks now ukrainian, u.s. and nato officials have war on the russians preparing for a renewed military offensive in the east. it seems the battle for the donbas region is under way. according to ukraine top security official a 300 mile long front came under attack by russian forces monday. and for the most part that defensive line held. for civilians who remain trapped in the conflict zone, hope of a escape is starting to fade. ukrainian prime minister announced no evacuation corridors will be open today. pentagon believes 76 russian tactical groups have been deployed in the south and east. eleven added in the last few days alone. each consists of 800 troops. tens of thousands of russian soldiers committed to the offensive. and despite the out numbered and

out gunned, ukraine president says his country will not give up without a fight. meantime we're receiving new images from mariupol. weeks of heavy fighting have decimated the port city. and russians are near total control. a sprawling steel factory on the sea. a ukrainian commander in the city says hundreds of civilians have been sheltering through as well as ukrainian fighters. and says russian forces know the civilians are there. and firing on that facility regardless. >> translator: right now, in mariupol at the factory, hundreds of civilians are sheltering. among them are children of all ages. women, elderly, and the families of defenders. they are sheltering in the basement and bunkers from the russian world. >> there's also word that a russian unit accused of war crimes in bucha has been given

an honorary title by russian president vladimir putin. signed letter he congratulated the 64 rifle brigade for the quote great heroism and courage. earlier this month mass graves full of hundreds of murdered civilians were discovered in bucha and near kyiv. after the withdrawal of russian forces. the past 24 hours a flurry of missile strikes across ukraine. including here in lviv in the west. which until now had not been targeted by the russian military for the most part. one of the four missiles streaking across the sky monday morning. the russians say military targets were hit. ukrainians say it's not true. but regardless, the end result, seven people dead. eleven wounded. more details -- >> reporter: lviv has largely

been spared the horror of this war. which made the black smoke in monday's skies so unusual here. we chased one such plume until we arrived at the source. flames out of two buildings as firefighters rain water down from above. >> ukrainian officials say at least four missile strikes across lviv on monday morning, three of which hit military infrastructure sites. another hitting just across the railroad tracks. the impact crater from where officials say that russian missile struck. >> military and first responders on the scene quickly there after. the explosion destroying an autorepair shop. and a dozen or so cars lined up outside. the explosion shock waves blew out windows. 500 feet away. she showed us her building's damage. >> i got very scared, she says. i was scared the whole building was going fall down.

i don't know whether i should say here in this building or if i should move to poland. and flee for my life. over all, the four strikes across the city killed seven people. and injured about a dozen including a child. here, scenes from the hospital treating victims of the strike who survived. other victims in body bags. outside the repair shop where they worked. the owner says they were getting ready to open for the day when the missul struck. four employees were killed and several sent to the hospital. what appears to be such an obvious non-military target, it begs the question, was it a mistake by the russian military or targeted on purpose. the owner told us the only vague connection his shop has to the military was volunteering time to make sure cars being sent to soldiers at the front were in good shape. for him, this is just another

example of russian military brutality. he says they destroy our infrastructure, they kill people, they want to kill and destroy the ukrainian nation. several of those who died have families with young children. so instead of leaving work to go home and see them, their bodies were taken to the morgue. more victims in a needless war. matt rivers, cnn, lviv, ukraine. ukraine minister of infrastructure for 2016 to 2019. he is with us now from southern ukraine. thank you so much for taking the time. i'm just curious, the extent of the russian destruction caused during the war is stunning and shocking. but is it surprising? at the same time. is it what you expected to see? >> hello, it's pleasure to be with you. not surprise for me at all. i know history and russia is

doing the same thing through many centuries. and they have always been barbaric and remain. but thanks to the support of the west and resistance of ukraine, we see the real face of russia. they are killers, they are maniacs and robbers. >> the ukrainian government believes 30% of the infrastructure in this country has been damaged or destroyed. during this war. and that's before this offensive begins in the east. so how much devastation do you think will happen, i guess it depends on how long the offensive goes on. in the east. do you have any idea of how extensive the damage could be? >> it's difficult to calculate now. exact figures. there's a lot of cities and villages, totally destroyed.

but we believe that more damage will come. we see the russia doesn't stop and the there's no kind of fast resolution of the war in europe. and definitely it will take quite a while to calculate all losses. we cannot calculate or evaluate the price of killed people and murdered people. >> yeah. the the human loss is of course immense. and a tragedy. this country will have to go on. they have to rebuild at some point. and the question is who pays for that? how do you guarantee the money from the west will be spent where it's needed and will not be taken away by corruption? >> i do believe and i will do my best that it will be new ukraine after war. after our victory. and in my opinion it's very important to establish right away international funds to

rebuild ukraine. from the ground zero unfortunately. together with western alies and united states and european union and ukrainian authorities. we will be able to make it real different. nation is different right now. and i want to politicians will be different as well. i see no place for corruption after so much bloodshed and so much destruction brought by russia to ukraine. and ukrainians are i believe that will be great resistance if some crooks will take the power and to make the life business as usual. >> i see you in your fatigues in a vehicle. somewhere in the southern part of ukraine. are you actively engaged in defending ukraine? from the military offensive by the russians?

>> we are all engaged. it's our independence. there is no one left doing nothing. i do believe that together we'll win. and next days in the eastern ukraine the bad things are happening now in southern ukraine. we spent all night in mykolaiv as well. but we are sure this is the last battle of putin. and if military assistance from the west will come on time, there's no chance for russian federation to win in ukraine. and for big issue how we deal with russia after. there's no putin question. it's a question of russian empire. and putin is only temporary guy who leads the same policy of kremlin.

>> thank you so much for being with us. we wish you the best of luck. stay safe. >> thank you, sir. in the united states, major shift in covid-19 policy. a court ended mask mandate for public transportation. our airlines and the white house are responding to the judges order on mask mandates. who's happy and who's not. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicatotors of brain performan. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, member the three ps. what are the three ps? ththree ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54, what's my price?

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the u.s. mask mandate for public transportation is now longer in effect. a judge over turned the directive saying the centers for disease control over stepped its authority by enacting it. the white house calls the ruling disappointing and says it is

being reviewed. several major airlines immediately made masks optional. some warned there could be confusion since the ruling took them by surprise. we have details. >> this was one of the last major mask mandates to remain in place. the federal transportation mask mandate was slated to end in two weeks on may 3. now, by order of a u.s. district judge in florida, she says that goes beyond the cdc authority. and now the white house has confirmed that the transportation mac mandate is no longer in effect. pending a federal review. this was required on planes, trains and bus, boats and terminals starting february 2021. not long after president biden took office. it was extended to march 18. then april 18. then extension to may 3. now we know this is going away. we have heard from airlines like alaska airlines, delta, and united. they will follow through with

this order essentially making it so that passengers and employees can wear masks only if they want to. we will see as this pans out if there's push back from the biden administration or any appeal. now to a warning from china vice premier. vowing to sends anyone in shanghai with covid-19 and close contacts to government designated quarantine sites. and says it will happen quote without exception. remarks as dozens of cities across china are already in full or partial lock down under the country's strict zero covid strategy. cnn is following this story for us from beijing. he joins us now live. good to see you. we have already seen heartbreaking stories as a result of the severe covid lock downs and now this harsh government warning about quarantine. what's the latest on all of

this? >> it just seems to be a never ending nightmare for shanghai 25 million residents. most of whom are still being sealed in their homes and many of them are lacking adequate access to food and other supplies as well as medical care for non-covid causes. the latest order from the vice premier is starting to cause a new round of anxiety and frustration and anger. without exception line means growing number of seen yore citizens some of them in their 90s are being forcibly removed from their homes and being sent to government isolation wards. many of those facilities are actually in crowded and primitive conditions with the little medical care provided on site. the way they're treating this most vulnerable group of people which there's zero covid policy is supposed to protect is really causing a lot of new backlash as well. another controversy comes in the form of a viral video that seems

to show workers dumping a large amount of perfectly looking vegetables that were supposed to be sent to shanghai residents in desperate need of groceries, local officials insist they were gone bad inside and had to be disposed of. all of this of course some of the snapshots from the growing misery and chaos in shanghai. as you mention, lock downs are affecting millions of people. in the past few weeks we have seen authorities sometimes locked out an entire city for a single case. the reason they're doing this of course is quite obvious. the central leadership has made clear zero covid is here to stay. because they say this is still the most effective way to protect people and according to them to avoid massive death and destruction. that the covid virus has caused in the west. but, the result of that is across the country local authorities are lesson drawn is

not how impossible to contain the virus. but rather when it comes to lock down to do it early and big. >> all right. thank you. we have breaking news from afghanistan. where witnesses report multiple explosions at schools in western kabul. police say this happened in a predominantly neighborhood in western kabul. there's no clear information yet on casualties. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you details as they come in. still to come, ukraine's president says thousands of have been forced into russian territory as they fled the fierce fighting in mariupol. we will hear from two civilians who made that journey. that's next. acteria. good t thing adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria that detergentnts can't. clean is good, sanitized is better. ♪

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artillery, aviation support and a dozen groups into the area. ukrainian officials call it the second phase of the war. vowing to fight on. towns in the east are under re relentless shelling. buildings are burning. this scene being repeated across the donbas region right now. situation is growing more dire in the southern port city of mariupol. a ukrainian marine commander described it as hell on earth. people face a difficult choice. stay in the city or find safe passage to russia. two ukrainians were forced to make the decision. >> it's been two weeks since these who cases were first packed. two weeks since they escaped the hell of mariupol to russia and finally to safety in estonia. >> before now, it was just stress. we were able to really relax. i feel that we are safe here.

>> they lived across the hall from each other in an apartment building on the northern edge of mariupol. >> for 14 days from the begin of the war somehow all the shelling was bpast us. >> their luck ran out. their building was eventually hit. the damage though was limited enough for them to stay. even without power, water, heat or cell signal. >> when you hear there's explosions, you have an idea the direction they're coming from. and you know what you have to do. lay on the ground. run or sit down. silence is horrifying. >> on day 38, the building was hit again. it was time to leave. >> it was impossible to go further into ukraine. we lived in a different part of the city. two encirclements around us. as i understand if we went in

that direction, well, the only way to leave was through the russian federation. and the only thing we were concerned with at the time was leaving the ring of fire. we didn't have a choice. >> they made it to a school in mariupol. russian backed soldiers were evacuating people east to the village. then a week later, so called filtration. they were searched, fingerprinted and had questioned by soldiers before crossing the border in russia. likely to the shelter shown here. >> it was the first time we took a shower in over 50 days. right? >> 41 or 40. >> with the help of ordinary russians they made it to st. petersburg and onto estonia. their story is part of a larger trend. most of the two sometimes 300 ukrainian refugees arriving in estonia every day are entering through russia. >> most of them are coming from

mariupol. after having passed the humanitarian corridor. those who have been deported to russia. and we accept them all. >> on this day they are catching a train to the capitol. after staying at a hostel run by volunteers. >> some were taken by russians by force from mariupol. to russia. and later fled from camps on the territory of russia. but, others go voluntarily. >> they're not sure where they'll go. they are optimistic. >> we will have some difficulties along the way. compare what we went through, everything will be just fine. the future must be better. we don't have another option. >> live now in london. those are the civilians who got

out. we know there are still civilians there. among them are moms and dads, elderly, kids. actually hold up in the steel and iron facility. where the last of the ukrainian fighters are. we have been on the determine the footage is of the facility. the question is when was it recorded. that kind of stuff. it does appear to be real and that the facility is civilians there. it's being targeted wi russians. >> yeah. the steel plant in mariupol is sprawling complex. about four square miles of territory. it seems to be the last pocket of resistance. russian military saying it sort of blockaded the ukrainian military in there. as you said we're hearing and seeing images that show about 1,000 civilians according to the head of the mariupol patrol. that are sheltering in the basement of the facility. pictures showing women and

children sort of in a bunker style capacity. the commander of the units defending the city they say russian forces are willingly firing on that facility. knowing there are civilians inside. this is sort of the last stand of the city of mariupol that has been under intense bombardment. since the early days of the conflict. russia is in control of most of the city but ukraine still continues to put up resistance and this is a key strategic location for russia. it tries to sort of piece together the land corridor between crimea and the donbas. shelling continues this morning in the donbas region. we're hearing from the prime minister there are no humanitarian corridors open that russia hasn't agreed to any today. including from mariupol into the neighboring city. severe humanitarian situation still on the ground there.

>> claire, thank you. we appreciate it. live in london. that does it for me from lviv in ukraine. let's hand it back to rose mary in atlanta. >> thank you so much. do stay safe. just ahead, disaster in south africa. catastrophic floods destroyed thousands of homes and washed away roads. search and rescue operations are under way.

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developing news from afghanistan where witnesses report multiple explosions as schools in western kabul. police say this happened in a predominantly -- neighborhood in western kabul. there's no information yet on casualties. but we will of course continue to follow this and bring you details as they come in. south africa declared a national state of disaster after floods, mud slides and extreme weather devastated parts of the country. days of torrential rain have left thousands homeless. 440 people dead. and dozens missing. ten thousand troops are helping with rescue missions and providing medical support.

we have the story. >> reporter: a rescue team on a mission to find a woman missing since torrential rains swept through parts of south africa. they zero in on the river. where locals say they found the remains of other victims. >> we're here looking for our neighbor who was swept away by the river. we're sure she was swept by the river because we have found her son but haven't found her. >> it's just one of several search operations urnds under way in and around durbin. probing the banks of rivers and dogs comb through piles of debris to find people still unaccounted for. one official who returned from the area says she hasn't seen this kind of flooding in decades. >> we have lost everything. and they have seen their houses swept away. seen their livelihoods swept away. and the situation is really quite dire. >> officials say 10,000 troops

have been activated to provide support for rescue missions. as well as to help clean up and bring aid to the more than 40,000 people left homeless from the floods. disaster management workers and volunteers are packing water and other supplies to deliver to communities without clean water and power. some places already getting help. now that flood waters have reseeded in some areas. authorities in the province say many roads and bridges are damaged or washed away. the devastation is so widespread, the president declared a national state of disaster. >> this is a humanitarian disaster. that calls for a massive and urgent relief effort. the lives, health and wellf peol at risk. >> with dry weather expected, officials hope to get a better look at the scale of destruction and begin the long process of recovery.

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the white house says it will not enforce the mask mandate on public transportation pending further review. a u.s. judge voided the mandate on monday taking airlines by surprise. major carriers quickly made masks optional adding to the confusion, not all agencies are lifting the mandate. for example new york city and new jersey transit are keeping their mask requirements in place. travelers have mixed opinions on the change. >> hesitant. i feel like it's a little too

soon. >> i took my mask off right away. thank god. >> i feel that it's pretty much up to the individual. if they don't feel safe, wear mask. if you feel comfortable traveling without a mask, you should have the freedom to do so. >> cnn legal analyst stresses the ruling is not about public health. it's about legal procedure. >> it's important to understand the judge didn't say, this is good policy. this is bad policy. this was not a health ruling or a science ruling nor should it be. it's a legal ruling. really this is a procedural decision more than anything else. the judge said first of all, cdc you made a rule that goes beyond the authority that congress gave you. and second, the way the biden administration went about this according to the judge violated the procedural rules. agency like the cdc cannot just rule by decree. they have to follow certain rules at putting up notice and comment and letting people comment for 30 days and giving

specific reasons for their decision. and the judge found the biden administration didn't do that. and that matters. the trump administration had several major policy ls struck down because they didn't follow the procedural rules and according to this judge the biden administration didn't do so here and that's the basis for the ruling. >> after a series of mass shootings across the united states this past easter weekend, many are asking why this keeps happening? here's our report from josh camp bell. >> another weekend of gun violence across the united states. in pittsburg, police are searching for suspects after two people were killed and eight suffering gunshot wounds after a shooting at a party where as many as 200 were gathered. nine people shot and five injured as gunfire erupted inside a columbia, south carolina shopping mall on saturday. two people have been arrested in connection with with the shooting as police continue to search for a third suspect. two hours south of the town, on easter sunday, nine people

injured in a mass shooting at a lounge. some by standers jumping into nearby ditching to avoid being hit. mass shootings rose sharply in 2020 and remained elevated last year. a increase from 272 in 2014. the first year data was collected. to 693 in 2021. 2022 is on track to see just as many incidents. while the number of mass shootings is comparable to the same period last year, a cnn analysis of the data shows the total average of people injured per incident is also up. gun violence and crime in america are likely to take center stage in this years 2022 midterm election. the biden administration is pushing for a series of reform. and nominating a new atf director to take on the gun violence epidemic. >> we have to recognize many americans still face fear and isolation. not because of a virus. but because of an epidemic of

firearms violence. it's not a new problem, and it has many causes. >> we have a perfect storm. covid, people locked up behind the homes for a long time. a lot of frustration. and the proliferation of firearms. >> some call for action, achieving results have proven elusive. >> there are pragmatic things that can be done. and starts with political action not prayers. we need action. not thoughts and prayers. >> there are reforms on the table. calling for things like banning ghost guns and assault weapons. even issues that don't seem to be largely controversial such as universal background checks which according to a recent poll, enjoys 90% support from americans of all political parties. even those issues appear to be going nowhere in congress. we find ourself ins familiar place. week after week recounting the constant bloodshed continuing in the united states of america.

training camp under way with less than three weeks until the start of the regular season. and the phoenix america revoicing their support for britney griner. arrested in russia in mid-february. accused of smuggling narcotics. moscow court has extended her detention until may 19. but hasn't set a trial date. her coach and teammates are confident the u.s. is doing everything possible to secure her release. >> i definitely wake up sometimes in the middle of the night and worried about her. there's no one like her in the world. definitely miss her. it's not even about basketball anymore. we want her to be well as a human being. >> football super-star and his partner are mourning the loss of their newborn son. announced his death on monday. alon with the birth of his twin

sister. we have the story. >> reporter: just the most awful news coming out of england on monday night. the manchester united star ronaldo announced his baby boy has died. the forward scored the 50th hat trick of his club career overed the weekend posted statement. they said quote, it is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away. it is the greatest pain that any parent can feel. only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with hope and happiness. we woild like to thank the doctors ands nurses for expert care and support. we're devastated and ask for privacy at this difficult time. our baby boy, you are our angel. we will also love you. he is one of the greatest football players of all time. one of the most marketable athletes on the planet.

there was an out pouring of emotion and support immediately after the statement posted. the love of family is well known. he poses with his son and currently plays for the manchester united academy. his twins and another daughter. they must be hurting so painfully right now. he would have been expected to star for united on tuesday in a crucial premier league game. against one of their biggest rivals. liverpool. the club itself experienced terrible tragedy. they marked another anniversary of the stadium disaster. ronaldo sad announcement will surely over shadow anything that happens at the field. remember futbol is just a game. back to you. thanks for that. we are tracking a storm system in the u.s. northeast. that could bring heavy snow, rain, strong winds and coastal flooding no some areas. our meteorologist is following

this rare late season nor'easter from the cnn weather center here in atlanta. what are you seeing? >> it's a mess. look outside in burling ton, vermont. a incredible sight. somewhat of a rare event in month of april. it is a wet, slushy snow set up across portions of interior new england. vermont we go we have the heavy snow coming down even at this hour. and conditions across the landscape again showing you what's playing out here as pushing up the northeast coast, with it quite a bit of heavy snowfall. notice the major metro cities of boston, new york and philadelphia. in line for rainfall. too warm on the immediate coast, inland and entirely different story. the higher elevations, 2,000 or more feet up. you get as much as 13 inches of know fall in that forecast into the early morning hours. on the immediate coast, it is coming down in the form of heavy rain. some of the coastal cities do have flood watches in place.

for as much as one and a half to two and a half inches of rain. and you noted quite a bit of gus 'tis winds. power outages could be expected. wind gusts nantucket 51 miles per hour. boston closing in on a 40 miles per hour wind gust. again could see a few areas where trees and branchs come down. of course power outages could be expected. notice on the immediate coast, that's where the winds are strongest. in the areas that's where the rain is coming down inland. you expect to see some of the heavy snowfall. snowfall amounts already in the past 24 hours as high as ten inches scattered about this region of maryland, pennsylvania and new york state. we have quite a bit of winter weather the last couple weeks. northern tier of the u.s., north dakota and wisconsin, minnesota. snow depths amounts of how much snow is on ground. 12 to 18 inches. and some people frankly are getting tired of it. the scenes out of wisconsin where snow continues to come down and the temperature trend

has been as you expected, very cold and some cold weather alerts as well across the areas. further to the south, st. louis 27 degrees in the morning. in and around the region into the 30s. the good news is a significant shift here over the next couple days. we go from essentially winter like to spring and summer like in a matter of a couple days. temperatures climb in st. louis to the 80s. >> you brought us good news at the end. >> i try. pope francis led an easter monday prayer vigil attended by thousands of italian teenagers in vatican city. reportedly the first gathering of young pilgrims in the square since the start of the pandemic. pope francis said he was worried about their future. and about russia's war in ukraine which he called cruel and senseless. on easter sunday. thanks so much for spending part of your day with me.

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