hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and around the world. just ahead, russian president vladimir putin issues a new threat as ukraine's president delivers his own message from the front lines. flus u.s. and south korea match north korea missile in the latest display of tensions on that peninsula. and yet another dark weekend in

america. at least nine mass shootings with all eyes on congress for any action that can help stop the killing. ukraine says russian forces are renewing their offensive as the battling for the donbas griends on. they reported russian troops suffered losses amid a push towards the key city. in the neighboring luhansk region, they expect russians to redouble their efforts. and cnn teams on the ground reported seeing a long line of cars leaving ukrainian' controlled areas in the donbas region this morning. ukraine says president zelenskyy travelled to war-torn areas in the east and met with displaced residents from mariupol,b which

fell under russian control last month. he reportedly visited front line troops in the donbas region. >> translator: i am proud of everyone i met, communicated with and supported. something was brought for the military but i will not detail it and i brought something from them to you. it's imported. we brought confidence and strength. >> mr. zelenskyy's visit came as his russian counterpart was issuing more threats in moscow. in an interview with state media, vladimir putin responded to reports that they plan to supply ukraine with long-range missiles. >> translator: in general, all this fuss around additional weapon deliveries, with in my opinion, has only one goal, to drag out the arm conflict as long as possible. if they are supplied, we will use our own weapons of which we

have enough in order to strike at those facilities we are not targeting yet. >> that warning coming as russian strikes continued hammering eastern ukraine. not far from donbas, where local officials say russian shelling completely destroyed a humanitarian aid center. the nuclear power station operator says a russian missile flew dangerously low and accused russia of threatening the world with a new nuclear catastrophe. russia fired a a total of five u.s. missiles, leaving a train repair factory a ruins. they say one military target was hit. for a lot more, let's bring in claire sebastian live from london. let's begin with the strikes on kyiv. shattering the sense of perhaps

safety residents had been feeling. >> this has been reopening to resident its. foreign embassies had been reopening. the u.s. and u.k. among them. you see what have become in the first month familiar scenes. black plumes of smoke over the city. two key things is that nowhere is safe in ukraine. while it's said the donbas is the military priority, it's clear that they are willing to strike other areas. and the second thing is, despite the dismissal you heard from putin, russia is rattled by the constant resupply by western powers and in particular the promise by the united states to provide long-range weapons systems, rocket systems. this is something clearly concerned russia. this is why you see part of the

targeting in kyiv was a military facility. russia saying it hit a facility housing tanks and other armored vehicles provided by eastern european countries to ukraine. and what's significant is looking at how they conducted the strike, using missiles from the caspaean sea, clearly demonstrating the range of their own weapons. >> and vladimir putin issued a warning saying moscow will hit targets we haven't hit before if they provide ukraine with the longer range missiles. what sort of targets do you believe he's talking about? >> he made those comments friday in an interview that was aired on sunday. and over the weekend, we did see the strikes on sunday morning in kyiv. then that very low flying missile over the nuclear facility. you have to look at what they've done since he made those comments.

and there's perhaps the sense he's being purposefully vague to appear more unpredictable to raise fears in the west and ream state the fear voiced by the french president, that it's worth not humiliating russia to provide an exit ramp to this conflict. that it's important to look at the commentary around this as well. russia looking to bring that to bear and reinforce the sense it is willing to go to great lengths to win this conflict. >> and how is the nature of war fare changing as the battle moves from an urban fight to more open terrain? >> i mean, it seems the urban fight continues along side the open terrain. wore hearing prom ukrainian officials that street fights are ukrainian. it seeps unable to hold on to its gains in the city. we heard from the ukrainian

side, russia took 80% of the city. now it's split half in half. street fights continue and you get the sort of open terrain battles in the donbas region where artillery becomes important. particularly long-range artillery. where we see russian air strikes destroying a lot of russian infrastructure. we siee a cnn team has a long line of cars heading to the west. >> sebastian in london. thank you. earlier i spoke with retired u.s. marine colonel, a former special operations commander with the marine raider regiment. i asked what he makes of the threats over supplying ukraine with long-range missiles. >> it's not as though putin has held back from anything short of nuclear or chemical weapons to this point. he's only held back by fear of

retaliation from going full throttle to either of those eventualities. it would be a mistake to constantly back pedal for fear of him escalating. there are targets that have been critical points of the war for russia. i would argue the russian federation is gaining confidence right now. there's a period where probably putin himself was worried about his own position. all of that having been said, the ukrainians themselves, within the ministry of defense, intelligence, are always concerned about another attack on kyiv. and there are indications that is not off the table. we've seen the russians gaining some ground in the east. although the you yanians are putting opstrong defense. the ukrainians feel, with some

justification, now is the time putin would gefor the high threshold, which is another attack on kyiv. whether they could take kyiv is another matter. nevertheless, you could make things uncomfortable for the city. and there's indications he's thinking about troops amassing close to the russian border with belarus. troops have been seen on this sidef of the border. you've seen the missileal strikes in kyiv yesterday. a strike at kyiv would certainly be something that putin has on the table and that is what the y ukrainians are most concern issed about. >> we spoke last hour with a ukrainian member of parliament that repeated a call we've heard from many lawmakers. take a listen. >> i want to see the no-fly zone. whatever you call it.

but you see right now with the recent attacks on cebkyiv ev, w need protect from the air, otherwise putin may be fighting on the east and south. and we ecacannot allow that. we need more assistance in protecting our peaceful citys. >> should a no-fly zone be off the table entirely or is it time reconsider? >> i hink it's time to reconsider. you've heard my comments about esclation. we can't constantly be concerned about putin escalating. it's unlikely -- he's very fond of donbas and pounding his chest but in the end, he's a rationarational actbb in it sense he wants to hold on to power.

a no-fly zone would be a good move by nato, the united states. you confine to the areas of ukraine held by the russians. there's no doubt in my mind they could do that with great ben foot ukraine without risk of escalation. that having been said, i think it's unlikely. and to the mp 3s and what we just heard, it's a not a question of more weapons. it's weapons that give ukrainians an edge. the mlrs would certainly be a valuable contribution. but there's a lag time. weeks if not months of training the ukrainians in germany and then when it is is used, it's going to be ea very centralized control. i would argue long-range strike drones, recognizance drones, long-range ballistics drones.

i mean 60 or 70 or more kilometers. something like the mq 1 or 9 would be a game changer and that is what the ukrainians need most. they adept at using drones. they would need very little training. and other nations including turkey have the tb 2, which has proved to be a game changer. not more weapons or money. a lot of the weapons systems that have been supplied like the remember n triple 7 howitzer are obsolete. when you're talking about a threat where the russians can land around within four minutes of detecting incoming rounds themselves. you see the side that holds such capability that has stand off against the other side has the edge.

and that is what long-range drones right now would give the ukrainians. in summary, i don't think a no fly zone is on the table. i could argue for it. i think it's good pragmatic and ethical reasons to do that. and i think united states and nato should consider providing long-range strike and recognizance drones. >> we know, obviously, ukrainians need the longer range systems. but whether the united states and west are willing to give it to them is another conversation. thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >>. on sunday, ukraine's president, paid tribute to the lithuanian film maker who was killed while making a documentary about life in mariupol under russia's invasion. at a pretaped address,

mr. zelenskyy underscored the importance of art that shine as lithe on the truth. >> reporter: art itself, culture, in all its forms shape people, educate them or vice versa. close hem in the dark in lies. that is why it is important to bear the truth. it is important to support art that is for life, not for those that want to destroy that life. >> well, south korea and the u.s. are sending a strong message to pyongyang about recent missileal launches. the south korean joint chiefs of staff says eight surfs-to-surface missiles were launched early sunday morning. in response to the launch of eight short-ballistic missiles on sunday. and ivan, what dowe make of this tit for tat? >> well, right now we donot know of any direct diplomatic

negotiations or communications between the biden administration and the north korean capital. and in place we see the tit for tat missile launches. before dawn monday morning, the u.s. and south korea announce and then release footage of their own response salvo of missiles fired into the east sea to the east of the korean peninsula. this is not the first time that the u.s. and south korea have responded to north korean missileal launches with their own launches. but it does seem to be a form of responding to show, not just impotence and verbal condemnations but to say we have a military too and we can use it

and presumably keep up the north korean air defenses in the predawn hours trying to figure out what is going on. the u.s. and japan also announced on sunday, hours after the north korean missile launches that they conducted a bilateral ballistic missile defense exercise. all to show solidarity between the u.s. and its allies in east asia. but they're probably going to have to continue doing this because look at the pattern of at looegs 17 north korean missile launches this year alone. indicating north korea is activive and doesn't care about resolutions that ban these types off missile launches. it's going to work on this technology. you must take a broader look at the launches in the past year.

so far it's not reached the peek of 2019 missileal launches from north korea. that was a year when then u.s. president, donald trump was meeting face to face with the north korean dictator. we'll have to watch the space to see how the security environment evolves from here. >> as always, good to see you. thank you for the update. communities around the u.s. are in mourning after a weekend that saw nearly ten more mass shootings. the stark details on the escalating gun violence epidemic ahead. plus a horrific attack on a catholic church in nigerau. a live report next. the hurt, the doubt, the pain. no matter what, wewe go on. biofreeze.

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joined by cnn's stephanie from lagos. what do you know at this stage? >> reporter: details are still emerging. death toll has been put between 28 to 50. that number almost certainly going to rise higher because we're hearing this church had, on a packed day, around 500 people would be in this church. and reports from eye witnesses say a group of armed men stormed the church just as mass was about to end. they reportedly threw in dynamite to cause an explosion and confuse and opened fire as worshippers caught mass to an end. and i spoke to a woman who lost both her parents a in the devastating attack. she said her father, john, 67

and her mother, 64, never missed mass. and her brother was forced to go around the morgues to try to confirm what happened to them. and they found out, unfortunately, that they had passed away. she paid tribute to them, saying they never were apart and even in death, she was not surprised that they died together. nigerians are reeling from what is the latest in the sear eza of attacks. kidnapping, insecurity rampant in the country. and a very tense time in the country to lead up to election primaries. many fear the instances of violence will only rise. the president has condemned the killings but his words ring hollow. it's just the latest in a series of violence. don't forget he was supposed to bring an end to insecurity in the country. but many say they do not feel

safe doing every day things. >> you talk about the insecurity in the country. but where the attack happened is known for being quite peaceful. i guess that must just add to the grief that people are going through. >> absolutely. this is a very stable, relatively calm city in the southwest of nigeria. a lot of insecurity has a happened in the northeast and northwest of the country. now it's creeping further into the country and many are asking is our city next? are we safe going about our every day business. kidnapping. people are kidnapped on trains, commuting to their everyday activities. it's just a very unstable

atmosphere of fear and instability in the country. many fear, in the lead up to the elections next year, is but we're in the middle of a a political campaign, that the incidents of violence will only get worse. >> you'll rupp date us on the death toll we know is in the dozens. thank you so much. well, america's epidemic of gone violence worsened. parts of philadelphia under curfew after multiple shooters opened fire. the mayor says he's calling for tougher gun laws. one of several mass shootings in recent days. pam brown has more. >> reporter: as one community buries 19 children, after the horrific massacre in uvalde,

texas, more killings. the numbers are staggering. at least eight mass shootings since friday. and more than 240 mass shootings this year. sunday morning in chattanooga, tennessee. >> i'm tired of standing in front of you talking about guns and bodies. >> at least 17 others injured near a downtown night club. say the say some hit by bullets and others by fleeing cars. >> there are families whose lives have been shattered forever because we have people deciding to resolve their issues with firearms. >> two dead and two more injured in mesa, arizona. >> saturday night three killed and 11 others injured after a shooting in philadelphia. they say several active shooters fired into a crowd. >> we're devastated by this

incident. and we mourn the lives lost and the dozens and dozens of lives effected by this tragedy. >> reporter: a drive-by shooting a at graduation party in south carolina left one dead and several injured, including a child. they earn covered roughly 50 shell casings from the scene so far. and a foreign minister shooting left one people dead. a 14-year-old girl. >> a group of people that started running in every direction. i was hiding behind bars. >> and a former judge targeted in his home and fatally shot. they say the suspect had a hit list of high government officials. the this as the nation waits for twoougs do something about this uniquely american epidemic.

>> for god sake, how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough? enough? >> well, that was cnn's pam brown reporting. cnn has confirmed at least nine mass shootings over the weekend, claiming the lives of 12 and wounding 60 others. many say any control measures is a swlipry slopem and their firearms being able to be taken away. one gun executive sets those are not open ended. >> no writing about walancing taa taents. there's nothing antigun about being okay with background

checks or red flag laws. that's just pro responsibility. we don't live any other area of our life where we let one freedom, in the second amendment, but we don't view any as absolute. that's what i'm worried about with guns in america right now. >> we want to bring breaking news to you right mow. british prime minister, boris johnson will have a no-contest vote today. there in london. chairman of the 1922 consetb tvr tvr to. sigh this a short time ago. >> i'm really there answer

questions on the prop sieger. and it's simply to say that the pressure of 15% nof parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the prime minister has been passed. thereforeb wab vote hof confidence will take place. that vote will take place this evening and we will announce the result shortly thereafter. there will be arrangements for proxy votes in winner and in the near future. >> did you communicate the news? >> i'm not going to go into detail with that. iable followed the rules in place. i notified him yesterday and he

shared my va. which is in line with the rule said we have in place. and that would be etoday. the threshold of 15% has been passed. it's complicated. term should not be until the ends. i think it's not a bad description of what was taking place. therefore, we reached the point where i could commune quate with the prime minister yesterday and as i said, he agreed with me that we should conduct as quickly as we can.

it's always open for the frooim come and speak. i'm not going to answer that question but technically possible. i'm not surprised by the speed. our rules say it should be done as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances. when we held a vote on teresa may's pesition in december 2018, we spoke the evening before and held a vote the next day. i suppose it's in line with recent precedent and i think it'sger for everybody to get these things out of the way as quick and efficiently as possible. i'm not going to speculate about leadership elections.

we're holding a vote of confidence and it will take place today and you will have a response. well, i confidence vote will provoid a clear answer. the question before my colleagues today do you have confidence or do not? technically it's possible for rules to be changed. but now it's that there is a peef ysds of rated. >> my constituents are going to join the jooubally as wlee have. frurnsless you have other questions off detail -- thank you. >> that was graham brady who

chairs the story commitment. as you heard mpt and between 6 and 8:00 p.m. local time in london. this follows mounting criticism of the behavior throughout the pandemic and the various parties held in westminster. repeateding that breaking news. british prime minister, boris johnson will face a no-contest vote later today. stay with cnn. ♪ ♪ ihoppy hour starting at $6 at 3pm only from ihop. download the app and join ththe rewards program today.

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we're now breaking news on boris johnson, who will be facing a no confidence vote later this evening from 6:00 till 8:00 p.m. london time. this was announced by sir graham brady. he says there are 54 letters of no confidence in the 57-year-old prime minister, who has faced mounting criticism for his behavior during the pandemic. of him, his staff is, who held parties in westminster. and there are growing calls for him to step down. we just heard from downing street that says the prime minister welcomes this opportunity to make his case, saying this was a chance to end months off speculation and allow the government to draw a line and move on. that's according to a spokesperson for number ten. repeating british prime minister, boris johnson, will

face a vote of no confidence between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. this evening in london. moving on to other news. the investigation into the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol is set to enter a new face this week. the house select committee plans to begin hearings in primetime. it's expected to unvill new evidence about the insurrection and what led up to it. >> january 6th committee is gearing up for the first of silver high stakes government hearings. they've conducted over 1,000 interviews and collected a massive amount of documents. that means this is the first him to panel has a chance to present its case directly to the american people friendship the committee is promising to put on a compelling show featuring unseen materialal, witness

testimony and a summary of findings they say points to a korbdinated effort to prevent the transfer of power. former president's role will undoubtedly be a common thread, including what he was doing and not doing. as the it violence is unfolding. and trump has commune kaeted that he expects them to it defend him. his plans are being developed behind the scenes to push back on the kmety. this despite the plea they should continue to beat the drum of present day economic and cultural issues that have resonated with their voters. it's becoming clear it will be tailored to an audience of one and that's donald trump. cnn, washington.

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well, beijing is easing covid measures. siting a decrease in cases. and starting june 13th, elementary, middle and high schools will return to in-person learning. let's bring in our christi lou stout. does this mean that life is returning to normal? >> reporter: anna, beijing and shanghai are further easing the curbs. life will return to as normal as possible. and starting today, workers can finally return, go back to offices.

in services have resumed. but there's a catch. for the residents of beijing, they need proof of positive pcr test before they can gain access to public venues, offices and buildings. we're calling the situation in shanghai, especially after the city of 25 billion is going through the gradual process of reopening after the two punishing and parlizing months of lockdown. most of the residents have been able to move out and about. we know starting today, older high school students in shanghai are able to resume in-person classes. but hundreds of thousand rfz people are being subjected to the covid tests. as authorities in china hunt down every trace of the virus. case and point what happened friday in shanghai.

three cases of covid-19 were detected. as a result, three separate neighborhoods were sealed off. >> as always, thank you. we'll take a short break. a lot about people. you could tell on the census records that at very, very young ages, they were cooks,s, they were farm hands, they w were servants. there's auauralia, 4-years old. i have learned a lot about the rest of the family, it was really finding gold. one of my grandfathers, didn't even know his birthdate. i figured out the exact year he was born. the census records fill in gaps, it helped me push the door open.

welcome back. recapping the breaking news coming out of london. and british prime minister, boris johnson will face a vote of no confidence later today. that will be happening 6:00 p.m. local time. that is 1:00 p.m. eastern. the 57-year-old is facing this vote. because as we heard from sir graham brady, a short time ago, he has received 54 letters of no confidence in the prime minister, which is the threshold to hold this vote. now, the prime minister, the 57-year-old has faced mounting criticism for his behavior, behavior of his staff during the pandemic. when the u.k. faced very strict lockdown due the pandemic. the partying going on at number

10, some of which was attended by the prime minister. an inquiry was held and the prime minister has apologized but refused to resign. this will, no doubt, be the biggest challenge to his leadership. we did hear from downing street a short time ago that said the prime minister welcomed this opportunity to make his case, saying that this was a way that he could clear the matter once and for all. but as i say, downing street saying the prime minister welcomes this opportunity to either clear his name and move on from this issue. to repeat. prime minister, boris johnson will face a no confidence vote at 6:00 p.m. in london. and ukraine's cinderella run for the world cup lost 1-0 to

wales with the winner getting a ticket to qatar. >> reporter: on a rainy evening, ukraine's world cup dream was washed away, wenning two playoff games in fivedies proving too much for a team denied competitive international action since last november. you kraen's footballers couldn't find a way past her. the 35-year-old veteran produced a string of stunning saves. winning after the free kick was deflected into his own goal by ukraine captain. >> and our victory of our country is in the future.

our forces well win putin's army. and it's the most important part. >> disappointed but we lost today. we played well and probably deserved to play in the world cup but i wish wealth best now. >> we're very proud of them. they're done very well. everything that has happened at the moment. >> that -- it's not about football. what's going on in the world as well. there's only one win. >> ukraine's players slumped to the ground at the final whistle. the cross between a sporting miracle and instead wales is

celebrating a place at the fifa world cup tournament for the first time since 1958. so long ago the color terl vision was in its infnsy and ukraine was still part of the former soviet union. a surprise appearance on the final day of queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee gets the crowd roaring. she appeared herself with her family enfront of adoring fans swb celebrating her seven-year reign. thy hit the streets for a huge parade in the london. >> they took part to celebrate the k. anna stewart is at one event in london. >> what's your street policy is

a long-standing tradition . royal weddings and jubilees. thousands took place. this one on a very aptly named street. >> you come all this way to be at the street party closest to buckingham palace. >> a party catering for all ages. from military veterans to much younger residents. how do you describe mr. punch to an international audiences? this mischievous puppet speaks mostly gibberish but luckily has a translator. >> he likes jubilees because he gets lots of work. >> this street laz notable shops, including philip tracy and they're all part of the

celebration. it's part of my neighborhood. w i think it's come across well. >> bubble street parties are about uniting communities. and sandwiches, meringues and bubbles. anna stewart, cnn, from elition bgt street in london. >> well, thanks so much for your company. we'll have a much more on the vote of no confidence, prime minister boris johnson which is happening later today. my colleague, mast foster, will be joining.

this is cnn breaking news. welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm max foster in lobbed. we're following breaking news this hour. it is about the british prime minister boris johnson. he's going to face a vote of confidence in the uk parliament later today. it's just been announced. comes amid a backlash of parties held at downing street during covid lockdowns and a huge amount of tensions in his own party about the way he's handling the cost of living crisis. downing street say