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coronavirus. welcome to the show, everyone. russia is increasingly targeting key infrastructure as it ramps up the assault of the east of the country. you are looking to extensive damage to a railway hub that was a vital supply line for ukrainian troops. that is near the donesk region, russian forces are making incremental advances in the area. and meantime, another mass grave was discovered in the kyiv suburb of bucha. russia's focus now on the eastern donbas region, ukrainian president, zelenskyy said moscow's goal is to kill

eve everyone. >> translator: only if ukraine stands will they live. the city, which is one of the most developed in the region is simply a russian concentration camp in the middle of ruins. >> well the situation is growing ever more dire for mariupol's last defenders holed up in a steel plant. a ukrainian commander inside told us of relentless russian attacks and scores of people injured. scott mcclain has the story for you. >> reporter: these are russian troops making a break for cover in the streets near the steel plant in mariupol. one of them is shot along the way. the fellow soldier attempts to pull him to safety amid heavy fire. one ukrainian deputy commander said that russia is not only bombarding the plant from the sky, but now also attacking from

the ground. >> the loss -- >> translator: as of today there's been attempts on the territory. this is infantry, this is enemy military equipment. those attempts have been beaten off as of this hour. >> reporter: the deputy commander of the regisman said bombing has cut off the survivors left inside. it also hit a field hospital, the city mayor put the number of injured at more than 600. >> reporter: how many do you think will survive the next day or two? >> translator: i'm not going to say how long we could be here. i'm going to say we are doing everything that we can to stabilize them. >> reporter: with the soldiers in if plant are hundreds of civilians. mostly elderly women and children, as young as four

months old. ukrainian officials are running low on food and water. thursday, the u.n. secretary general arrived in kyiv, determined to broker a deal for civilians. after securing an agreement from putin in moscow. friday morning zelenskyy's office announced an operation to evacuate civilians for a plan friday, and no other details. they said a convoy was in route but had yet to arrive. he is also hoping for a deal to allow soldiers to get out, though perhaps, it's a long shot. would you raerp die fighting than surrender yourself to the russians? >> translator: we are not considering the terms of surrender. we are waiting only for guarantees of exit from the territory of the plant. that is, if there's no choice but captivity, we will not surrender. >> reporter: an adviser to the mayor of mariupol said getting

soldiers evacuated safely would take an international evacuation or a divine one. >> i really want something, something like miracle. driving to us, still take with the soldiers and back. >> reporter: you don't think that it makes sense for the soldiers at the steel plant to just surrender themselves to the russians? >> that might be. >> reporter: it might be the best thing to do? >> yes. >> ukraine. well, some civilians who did manage to make it out of mariupol have a nightclub owner to thank. he used his van to organize convoys to help evacuate 200 people and bring them to safety. he housed them in a makeshift bomb shelter in his club as they were waiting to be evacuated. the rescue missions were full of

danger and not everyone survived. here is a look at one of the missions followed by the owner. the video is graphic. >> i can't -- with that --

but then after the first air raid, which i was supposed to record in our standing as i came out to record, that hit on the hospital and basically i ended up recording a bomb that fell where we were. >> reporter: incredibly brave acts there. >> ukraine is accusing russia of stealing wheat from the areas it has occupied. they claim it's happening in what they call an industrial scale. including 60 tons reportedly taken from a single cooperative

in southern ukraine. they took video of 50 vehicles taking wheat from another location this week. cnn could not independently verify the claims. but an expert said it took back memories of the familne in the 1930s. >> i don't think in the immediate future it will change. ukraine has a lot of grain and food products. but, if this continues at this scale, then, we should seriously think about starvation on the ground and it's close what we had in the 1930s. when millions people perished because the soviets took their food and they had nothing to eat. yeah, and i mean, we are seeing it now and i suspect, and i'm pretty sure that you can correct me. when did they need to start planting? when does that season start?

because that's going to be a concern too, whether those areas that have been occupied by russia, what that future would entail, and what impact crucially that would have on food and on wheat exports right around the world? >> i would say this, you know, the area that is controlled by the russians, i don't think there's anything going on in terms of food production. on the other hand, the area which is controlled by the ukrainian government to the extent possible, they try to plant as much as they can. various estimates at 70-80% of the land is going to be farmed and so, it will have starvation. but, the bigger challenge is, okay, you plant the food and collect the harvest, what do you do next? you need to transport it from ukraine to other markets. and traditionally ukraine was

relying on sea ports. those ports are not operational now. they are taken by the russian navy. >> i'm joined now by maria, she heads president zelensky's mission for crimea, and reminder of course that russia annexed, occupied and annexed crimea more than eight years ago. very warm welcome to the program. let me start by asking you really about crimea, given it's your area of expertise, and you are so familiar with it. like we said, annexed by russia in 2014, we hear very little in fact, what, about what's happening. give us a sense of what you have been hearing on the ground? >> well, hello. yes, indeed. actually, crimea was occupied by if russian federation eight years ago and it's important to consider when we try to assess the situation there. because after eight years, it's,

especially after the all out aggression of the russian federation against ukraine started it became hard to get information from the inside, from inside the peninsula. however, we get this information from open sources but also from our insiders, so to say. and i would point out two immaj trends. first, the militarization, means that russia turned crimea in to a military base to launch the offensive against mainland ukraine, which is really dramatic. i think. but on the other hand, something that you mentioned already is the oppression, that the local population, the residents are performing. it relates to ukrainians and the indigenous population of crimea.

they do it in various ways. it's not the mass protests. not mass protests unfortunately. it was all the time a huge pressure on people who could oprress, all of them had to flee, more than 15,000 of ukrainian residents that fled crimea. never the less, they do their small protests by making some posters, small posters and placing them in the cars or in public spaces. even you know, by discussing the war of russia against ukraine in some public places by recording video, and social media. even school teachers that try to explain to children that what happen is actually going on in mainland ukraine. they face problems with the police. not even with the school administration but with the police. so, it's really hard because, you know, just to explain the

atmosphere in crimea. it's very much militarized in terms of informational and public space. so, children in schools are really brain washed heavily. and it's important also to stress that russia tries to expound this practice now in the new occupied territories. so, they even try to take school teachers from the region to transfer them to crimea, to you know, to teach them, so to say, to instruct them about how we have to teach children in the new location. and just, to brain wash everyone in order to install this, you know, imperial thinking so to say in their minds. and then something will -- >> have you had reporting on the push to have a so-called referendum and we have been reporting on the fact that

ukrainians are turning their backs against the occupiers and providing very little in helping them with their so-called independence referendum. but, you said something that struck me, you said, and i wonder if you can clarify, you said russia is using crimea as a base to ship out for their supplies to the front line, what more can you tell us? how big are the operations from what you are hearing? >> actually, russia uses mostly, they use the crimea bridge that was illegally built after the beginning of the occupation and think use this bridge in order to transfer to crimea military personnel, military vehicles. etcetera. but also they use it to transfer, for instance, back to the russian territory, for instance, that's why, crimea is

now a military base, a lot of ships and airplanes and military personnel are there, and wounded soldiers or dead or killed soldiers of the russian army are transferred to kreecrimea and pd in the civilian hospitals by the way. the huge hospital structure is occupied by this. and in someplaces people don't have access to hospitals, for instance, because the russian soldiers are there, and no one else, i mean, only special people can get access to this places. what we heard recently, which is also very concerning, there are plans to transfer doctors, nurses and doctors from crimea to donbas, because there's a

lack of medical person there. so there's hospitals that are suggested to send voluntarily, but we understand that it's voluntarily, it's very, it's just wrong. it's false. it will not be voluntarily because nobody will want to go to the front line of course. so, and that's our next concern is that people, medical personnel might be sent to the front line, of course, lots of doctors and nurses working in the hospitals in crimea are ukrainian citizens. so they are for -- >> maria, i think we have lost your connection. we thank you for taking the time to speak with us. well next, living through one of the most draconian lockdowns in the pandemic. we will get a look at what life

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american parents are hoping to vaccinate their young children against covid, and they could soon get their wish. according to the latest meeting schedule put out by the u.s. food and drug administration, a covid vaccine for kids under 5 come as soon as june. the agencies vaccine advisory committee will review data from moderna and pfizer and discuss whether their emergency use authorizations for young children should be approved. from there, the cdc would have to sign off on that authorization before shots could start going in to young arms. and according to a recent study, pfizer's covid pill is effective once you are infected and doesn't keep you from catching the disease. according to pfizer, recent data shows its drug paxlovid did not

significantly reduce the risk of covid from someone in their household, the safety data was consistent with earlier studies. it shows the pills to be nearly 90% effective at preventing hospitalization. or death in high risk covid patients when taken for five days, shortly the on set of symptoms. covid cases in shanghai china, appear to be on the way down. the global hub reported just over 10,000 new infections a fall of 5,000 from the day before. shanghai has been one of the countries hardest hit cities in the latest outbreak on friday. and china credited its zero covid policy with protecting lives as well as minimizing the economic impact. the chinese government defends that harsh covid policy as a quote, with magic weapon to prevent the spread of the virus. shanghai covid numbers are

gradually falling but daily cases they do remain fairly high and millions are still under a strict lockdown, including cnn's david culver who has more from shanghai. >> reporter: lockdown in china is like nowhere else on earth. here you see a man getting swabbed for a covid test through the fence. using a megaphone, health care workers call for others to get tested. the country's zero covid strategy? turning millions in to virtual prisoners across the nation. outside of beijing, these residents forced to hand over their apartment keys so community workers can lock them in from the outside. for those who refuse, crews drill holes to kchain the doors shut. in the northeastern province, no need for a lock, workers installing steel bars to keem people from leaving the building. right now, across china, 27

cities are under full or partial lockdown, cnn's calculation estimating that directly impacts up to 180 million people. more than half the u.s. population. for over two years now, china's covid containment has been more extreme. fracturing every day life, a city not under lockdown, babies kept off the subway. the reason? they didn't have negative covid test results. it's now mandatory to get access to most of public life in the city to accommodate the new rule. they have opened up 24/7 testing sites. a delayed test result had him watching it in live stream, not allowed in the venue. laughing it off. the information for cases

comes from the top. they have been overseeing major outbreaks. in shanghai, that means working with the most senior officials. the orders are carried out by the municipal government, which runs the quarantine centers and coordinated at local levels with thousands of communities. those local workers are our literal gate keepers, determining who goes in and out of compounds. facilitating food deliveries and managing our health information. in addition to very regular pcr tests each day we are also required to do rapid antigen tests. we then up load the results to this government app and then we take a screen shot of it and a picture of the test and share it publically with our community group chat so that all of our neighbors can see we are negative. the group chats help as a way to source food and a space to call out neighbors. sometimes becoming a witch hunt to kick out positive cases and

have them sent to quarantine centers. >> it has become common for local authorities basically say, we have a war-time situation. and therefore we have to apply emergency measures and therefore, you have to simply follow orders. >> reporter: it reminds residents from the cultural revolution in the 60s and 70s. criticism of beijing's zero covid strategy is not tolerated from anyone. including the son of a chinese billionaire who was also sent to a crowded quarantine facility in shanghai. he was banned from chinese social media after criticizing the policy. his profile with 40 million followers erased but not everyone is silenced. back in shanghai, many residents confined to their homes adding to the growing course of dissent, as covid cases surge cries china, millions now

sentenced to lockdown. their release date, unknown. and some shocking video coming in to cnn following a building collapse in the city in southern china. five people have been rescued and it's unknown how many more were trapped. in the rubble, the structure had six stories, including a resident, a cinema, and hotel in addition to private living quarters are. no word yet on the cause. when we come back, rail cars on fire. bridges destroyed. russia's march in eastern ukraine. we will have the latest and we are learning more about a u.s. citizen killed in ukraine while fighting against russian invaders. we will tell you about the 22-year-old and why he left home to join that battle.

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nuclear war and that russia has kept the world safe from that happening. have a listen. >> we have been champion s s -- and the site that we reported so many horrendous atrocities, details are scarce, and since russian troops with drew from the area, more than 900 bodies have been discovered. and the southeast in mariupol, the bombardment of the steal plant is not letting up and neither is the resistance. a ukrainian commander inside the planted tells cnn, russian attempts have been deflected.

hundreds of civilians and ukrainian troops have been holed up in the plant for weeks now. according to a senior u.s. defense official. russia's advances in eastern ukraine are slow, incremental and uneven. even so, there's been shelling, and it may only be a taste of what is to come. >> russia continues to put pressure on the eastern front in what russia is calling the second phase, having redefined the entire campaign effort here in ukraine from essentially trying to topple the government, they are suggesting the effort is to seize the donbas, the east of the country and potentially a large swath of the southern coast line. as part of the campaign. they have been driving southeast and due south, there's been reports they have been attacking

a railway. it's the ultimate prize and part of that the ukrainians knew well is the russians trying get across the river. they have done so in the battle area, but not due north. they are putting pressure on the town of the bridge linking them across the river. and it's been blown, we don't know whether it's been blown by the ukrainians or the russians. the ukrainians have been blowing bridges to slow the russian invasion all over the country and it has proved highly effective. but ultimately sources here, notably the mayor, shows the main russian effort is likely to begin next week. perhaps approaching may the 9th with the signature day of victory day of the former soviet union, and on top of that of course, there's been significant troop movements in the russian side and we have seen substantial troop movements on the ukrainian side.

cnn. >> well the g-20 summit is still six months away. but there's a diplomatic showdown brewing over the tensions. vladimir putin has accepted an invitation to attend and president joe biden has called for the ejection of russia from the g-20. u.s. officials are once again warning americans not to travel to ukraine while expressing condolenses for the death of a u.s. citizen there. the family tell us that he died fighting along side ukrainian forces. >> reporter: for this young man, it was not his war, he has served his country in the marines, but felt the need to leave tennessee and join the

fight. >> even before he left to go to ukraine, you know, he was proud, he wanted to do the right thing and you know, fight along side the underdogs and help them with things that he thought was important. >> his mother rebecca said her son was the one to stand up when everyone else stood back. >> everyone that he has come in contact with in his life said that they were proud to serve next to him. to be a part of his life. and just everybody remember who he was. you know, he was a hero, and you know, he was doing the right thing, no matter how people feel about it. >> his mother said that he started to work for a private military contractor shortly before the war. he agreed to go fight in the ukraine. he arrived in a country still defending on multiple fronts. mid march. russian forces inching toward kyiv, and carrying out more

strikes on western ukraine. his mother said she was told he fought with men from different countries before he was killed in action. his body has not been recovered because of the danger. his new brothers in arms mourning his loss. >> it makes me feel sad and i'm grateful for his sacrifice. it's unbelievable that you are able to, that he was able to go here and put in an ultimate sacrifice more my home country of ukraine. >> he leaves behind a wiver and 7 month old baby. he was the type to fight for what was right, regardless of the outcome. >> he is not the only one. ukraine's military created an international legion of foreign fighters. an official said that more than 20,000 volunteers and veterans from 52 countries wanted to join w how many served is unclear. the u.s. has sent billions of dollars in weapons to ukraine to help them fight russia and the white house said american citizens should stay out of this

fight. >> we know people want to help. but we do encourage americans to find other ways to do so rather than traveling to, rather than traveling to ukraine to fight there. it is a war zone. it's an active war zone. and we know americans face significant risks but certainly we know a family is mourning a wife is mourning. and our hearts are with them >> his mother said the call was too great, and the call too important, one for which he gave his life. >> he knew they needed help. and it was just something that he felt that he could help in. because he had the experience and the training and the knowledge to go and help them. >> cnn, at the pentagon. skpm that does it here for me. i will be back with the top of the hour with more of the breaking news coverage. in the meantime, i will send it

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is. that is a massive tornado passing over kansas late friday. the fall-out is considered an emergency situation. the wichita fire chief said at least 12 people have suffered minor injuries. the city officials said 50-100 structures have been damaged. the national weather service says there were more than a dozen tornados reported, most of them in kansas and nebraska. kansas is also reporting hail. all this is part of a severe storm system. excuse me. passing through the region this weekend. joining me now cnn

meteorologist. >> yes, what is ironic, 31 years ago, almost to the day, the same town that was wrecked by tornadoes experienced tornadoes tonight. all of this is part of this weather system moving across the cental u.s. most of the tornadoes reported occurred in southeastern nebraska and east central sections of kansas. right now, the threat is greatly reduced. not eliminated, but what we are looking at primarily are the severe storms. hail, high winds and a potential for tornadoes. you may experience high winds tonight and could see power out acknow -- outages, this is andover, a 20, 25 minute drive to wichita. you will not often see video of a tornado that looks like this.

very classic, wedge-shaped tornado. this was shot by a woman that lives in andover, a city of 13,000 people. at the ymca, they had tornado damage, it was considered extensive. they were people in the ymca, they took cover and got out with their lives. there was several other instances where people were reported in them and they took cover. that is key. there were tornado warnings issued in the area. the storms move to the east, and this cell developed behind where most of that rainfall was. so typically you see a messier look to the tornado. here it is, right here. this is where we saw the outbreak of power outages and injuries are reported, so the

severe threat is for the most part over tonight, but the damage is not done. they will survey it tomorrow. it will tell us how powerful the tornado was. back to you. >> thanks very much, karen. meantime, people living in the western u.s. are experiencing a long-term megadrought, take a look at the new images of lake meade that straddles nevada and arizona, this reservoir supplies water for millions people. and now so low that one of the original water intake valves is exposed for the first time. we have more. >> it's hard to see how much the climate crisis is impacting our lives out in the west. you can see it with the megadrought dragging on and on. there's now something tangible you can see.

it was decommissioned earlier this year because of the fact that the valve is above the water line. seeing it was going to happen, the nevada water authority put another intake valve that is now situated near the bottom in place. they started to work on it in 2015 and completed it in 2020 because they saw that this was going to happen. and this is how people in southern nevada, 2.2 million people get their water in that region. so, this is obviously very important. and when you look at the rings of lake meade, you can see how it has dwindled, all of it because there's not been enough precipitation. and there's the issue with the snowpack, which is a frozen reservoir up in the mountains and it has been too small over the last few winters, so that is playing out in california, where we are starting to see mandatory water restrictions being put in place. specifically in parts of

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supported. the latest victim was amazon. one of the bell weathers a favor to the pandemic. revealed losses that were much greater than expected and costs rising even faster. as a result amazon was down 15%. an extraordinary amount for a stock like amazon. put it all together and investors are going into weekend worried about inflation. concerned over higher interest rates which are coming on both sides of the atlantic. and bewildered about the markets inability to see a way forward. with the current environment there can be no assurance of gains any time soon. i'm nick watt, we'll go back live to ukraine in a moment. as cnn breaking news coverage continues. stay with us.

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hello, a very warm welcome to the view irsers in the united states and around the world. live in ukraine. the atrocities if bucha becoming more disturbing by the hours. zelenskyy says there's evidence of yet another mass grave. >> and i'm michael holmes in atlanta. i'll have the days other top stories including life under lock down. china defends what it calls a magic weapon. against the spread of coronavirus. welcome to the show, everyone. it's 10:00 a.m. here i