driving up the skyway, there he is. that is where he still sits. it sounds crazy. that's what they do. >> you can watch all the episodes streaming on fox nation now. also on fox nation you can stream the very latest with ukraine where our reporters are doing excellent. russian forces now closing in on the ukrainian capital city of kyiv where residents stayed behind to fight. taken the life of u.s. journalist brent renaud and injured an american photographer a russian attack on a military base where american troops have previously trained ukrainian forces. welcome to fox news live i'm mike emanuel. we have coverage at the white house, pentagon and the border in poland. first let's start out with trey

yingst. >> mike, good afternoon. we are here in the capital of kyiv where there are people still trying to run for safety, but we bring you tragic news today. a journalist, age 50, was killed just outside the capital city of kyiv. his name is brent renaud. he was reporting when it happened. he was shot at checkpoint alongside another journalist. this just gives you the sense of danger that journalists face as they are trying to bring the story to these people, these evacuating civilians. evacuation efforts continued as sources move deeper into the city trying to capture more areas that are currently controlled by ukrainian forces. i want you to listen to sound of the other journalist that survived this attack to describe what happened to the pair.

>> we crossed the check point. so, the driver turned around and he kept shooting at two of us. my friend is brent renaud. shot and left behind. >> that was happening just outside the northwestern part of kyiv. we went to the eastern part where there is another frontline. russian forces just a few miles away from the troops. they fear resistance. here's a look at the soldiers that we talk to their. >> they have strengthened their forces. each time they are ready, we hit them. >> ukrainian soldiers wait for enemy troops to arrive. a sign above them reads russia, welcome to hell. the conflict outside of the capital of kyiv. russian forces attempted to bring a tank convoy down this road towards the capital city. they were hit hard by ukrainian forces that were able to create a new frontline.

a big column of enemy tanks, one soldier said. they were shooting at residential buildings. >> the ukrainian capital of kyiv is bracing for more bloodied days ahead. they continue to try to surround the city and they do plan to move in according to u.s. defense officials. >> has the pace of shelling really picked up over the last few days? do you feel the fighting getting closer to where you are. >> absolutely. we have heard more explosions. they are consistent explosions. trying to shoot down many russian jets that are now striking targets outside of the city. as the fighting gets closer and closer, the tension inside the capital also gets higher. checkpoints at every block.

ukrainian soldiers clenching their weapons preparing for the possibility that any day the russian forces may bring in tanks. they are what they call hedgehogs. these metal blocks across the roads. they've moved cement barriers and sandbags. they are preparing for what could be weeks of battle here in the capital of kyiv. >> you been on the ground there for weeks. we lost an american journalist today, and other wounded. >> it is tragic. there is no other way to put it. people are out here trying to bring the story to viewers around the world. unfortunately, today, we lost one of our own, our colleagues in this industry. it is hard to put in words. people are willing to risk their lives and put it all on the line. brent is a hero for doing so. may he rest in peace. >> so well articulated. stay safe. many thanks.

national security advisor jake sullivan is meeting with the high diplomat on monday to discuss russia's escalating war in ukraine. jackie is at the white house with the latest. >> hi, mike. >> china was aware of vladimir putin was planning something before the invasion. the possibility that perhaps the chinese did not know the full extent of exactly what was happening because of how much vladimir putin lies. they are closely watching for how china was watching for any kind of economic lifetime they try to provide to the russians to try to invade the sanctions. they are also playing close attention to the chinese. to endorse russian disinformation campaigns. this is a little bit of a new thread we are watching here at the white house. beijing tried to appear neutral

on the world stage, but increasingly domestic media coverages siding with russia. developing chemical weapons in ukraine which of course is not true the uss. also an indicator that russia may be planning a chemical weapons attack themselves. questions about what the u.s. and nato would do in the invent of an attack of that nature. ukrainians have already suffered attacks by internationally prohibiting weapons like cluster bombs and this country would not expect help and that way from nato in the u.s. >> whether nato will defend us, well, we do not expect that. what we are asking is very simple. we will do the rest. arm ukraine, we will do the rest. we will fight for our people. after the overnight rocket

fire headed ukrainian training facility 12 miles from the polish border, also increasing concern of a miscalculation triggering article five. the u.s. is bowing to said more military assistance to ukraine even as officials warned those shipments could become russian targets spee1 thank you very much. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin is tracking the attack on a military base not far from the polish border. jennifer, good afternoon. was that targeted because that is where nato weapons were flowing into ukraine? >> that is what the russians have said, like. shortly after they announced that authorized another $200 million in security assistant to ukraine, overland into ukraine from a variety of border crossings from nato article five countries. deputy foreign minister warned

that russia would target these convoys, these shipments of weapons. hours later at 6:00 a.m. local time, they struck the international peacekeeping and security center 12 miles from the polish border. a city that, a facility that had been used by u.s. national guards and special operation forces, including fees florida national guard trainers that remained at that pace right up until 48 hours until the russian invasion on february 24. they stayed there to train ukrainian forces on those javelin missiles and other tactics to fend off the russian military. this was a favorite stop for russian delegations and nato leaders going back to 2015. they would visit the base and after the u.s. military pulled out in mid-february, the russians fired about 30 cruise missiles in total. only eight of them reached their target, they ended up killing

thousands of ukrainian soldiers early this morning. president volodymyr zelensky visited a hospital in kyiv to speak to injured troops from other battles, not from this area where the russian crews missile struck near poland this morning. they have been fighting hard around the capital kyiv to keep russian forces out of the capital for the past 18 days and president volodymyr zelensky visited them at their bedside in the hospital. >> ukraine is not the only hot bod in the world. what can you tell us about the iranian missile strike in iraq? >> the ballistic missile was fired in the kurdish section of iraq. those missiles came from inside of iran. the revolutionary guard said they fired up to 12 ballistic missiles. u.s. state department and national security council officials say the missiles were not targeting the u.s. consulate

there. >> we do not believe that the consulate was actually the target of this missile attack. this was an attack on iraq sovereignty. >> the iranian ballistic missiles did land right next to the u.s. consulate. they are u.s. officials and u.s. military working out of that consulate. no one was injured it this comes as a delicate time as the u.s. presses iran for new nuclear deal and based on the remarks, the u.s. does not want to have to respond militarily to iran for fear of jeopardizing those talks. >> great contacts there, jennifer. at the pentagon. many thanks fled to their neighbor poland, underground at a train station where many refugees have passed through in their search for safety. alex, what are you seeing there? >> hi, mike. the attack creating even more

fear and anxiety. many of these ukrainian refugees, this is a train station here. these are families who are waiting here with nowhere else to go right now. the country has opened up its borders. willing to let anyone in. they can come here for safety. more refugees have come to poland than any other country. volunteers here have set up stands for anything that people may need. forcing many other people that fled their country. they are members of their family leaving everything behind spirit people who are waiting. they also receive more information about how to start their new life, where to apply for a job and where to put their kids in school or day care. just beyond these walls there

was once the old train station. now it is a room filled with people, a shared bedroom. people huddled together one next to the other. a lot of the people that we are seeing arriving here today wanted to wait hoping that they would not have to flee. >> never till the very last day. it was horrible when everything was on fire. then it calm down, but we were still scared and we decided that we must leave. >> they decided that they must leave. heartbreaking for so many of the people that did not want to do so. also the issue of what this means for people in ukraine and what people in russia, russian counterparts are seeing. the conversation i've had with many of these refugees, what you say to someone in russia that

may not believe you. one woman's grandmother lives in russia and she is ukrainian. she would not believe her granddaughter. she did not believe the images. she thought it was all propaganda. listen. >> i welcome them to come to ukraine and if they say -- there is an operator. you can come, i will even find money for gas for you. >> i will even find gas money for you. people are asking people to come. come to ukraine, see what is going on. that girl brought her dog enter cat on this journey with her. she has no idea where she will go. she says she worked really hard to get to where she was in life. all ripped out from underneath her. mike spee1 the stress has to be huge for these parents and young children. are they just trying to make the

best of it? it looks like they are quite peaceful and quite calm, but they have to be really stressed inside i would imagine. >> there is so much anxiety. i think people are trying to keep a brave face, mike. these people here are the lucky ones. they fled ukraine, they've made it to safety. there is the uncertainty of where do we go from here. how do we make money? where do our kids go. they will likely have ptsd that they will bring with them. right now it's a moment that a lot of people can take that deep breath. they have finally arrived here poland to safety. they don't know what comes next so there is that tension, but at least they don't have to worry about their child being harmed today. people have left behind loved ones. more people killed, another day of this invasion wondering who will still be there when they go back.

>> alex hogan live from a train station. thank you very much. talks between russia and ukraine failing to result in a cease fire agreement. joining me now his former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and senior director. more than three decades of foreign service experience working for the state department ambassador, welcome. >> thank you. >> what is your reaction to the latest developments including the attack at the military base where u.s. troops have trained ukrainian forces a short distance from the border. >> a determination to intimidate us out of sending supplies to ukraine. trying to double down. sending other supplies. >> the humanitarian crisis that we are seeing. cut off from water, food and even medicine. >> it is very simple. putin's conventional military

efforts failed. he is resorting to tactics he has used in northern syria with success. wage war and create civilian casualties to put pressure on the government to submit to his will. this is what he did and is doing . he will do it in odessa. that's why we need to provide more advanced weapons to ukraine. >> there has been questions about whether these are war crimes. your assessment, sir. >> it's very simple. to use cluster bombs is a war crime. vacuum bombs is a war crime. to attack civilians in great numbers is a war crime. so, three strikes and you are out. he is committing war crimes as he conducts this war. >> how does this in?

is there something the united states can give putin where he can save face? >> we have been offering since he invaded crimea in 2014. he has not wanted one. he does not want one now. he wants to ensure his control of ukraine. he said that in a speech before he marched into ukraine. that includes our three allies. we need to stop. people are fighting valiantly and well. anti-ship rockets. like war in advance anti- aircraft, not just the stingers. we should be sending those now. >> we are nearly out of time, sir. final thoughts in terms of somebody that is served in ukraine, your thoughts on what were seeing in ukraine.

>> it is an enormous human catastrophe. you have tens of thousands of deaths by now. and, again, not just the humanitarian matter. it's a matter of u.s. national interest. >> the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, thank you for your time, sir. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> a look at some of our headlines. official's in florida have arrested and alleged drug dealer after four people overdosed on a spring break trip. in new york city police are searching for the man that stabbed two employees inside the museum of modern art. police are still searching for the suspect. a 6-year-old man whose membership had recently been revoked. both of the victims are in stable condition and are expected to survive. finally to chicago for a beloved st. patrick's day tradition.

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fox news alert. following the latest developments on the russian war in ukraine 35 people are dead in a russian airstrike on a base near the polish border that has been used by u.s. forces in the past to help train ukrainian fighters. one american journalist has been killed in a photographer injured by russian gunfire. all of this as russian forces are drawing closer to kyiv as we speak. they are preparing for an all-out assault as airstrikes pound the region. breaking down the u.s. response. gail president american women's alliance welcome to both of you. >> let's start with president biden's handling of this crisis in ukraine. how do you assess it?

>> i think he's done extremely well. he authorized the classification of a lot of american intelligence. he made very clear what he was intending to deal. it turned out to be almost precisely rights. that helped to galvanize the western world around an incredibly tough ray of sanctions in response to this outrageous, barbaric invasion that the russians have made the i think so far, they've handled it really well. one of the things he's done is refused to buy russian oil. that is raising gas prices here in america. that is going to be part of the sacrifice that we have to make. >> criticism about the biden administration backing away helping poland said big fighter jets to ukraine. >> i could not disagree with your other guests more.

anyone watching the news knows abided administration has handled the situation terribly. you go back to the principal of when america is strong the world is a safer place. we need to be energy independent this administration has time and again done nothing but limited our energy independence. think about 2019. we were energy independent. we produce more energy than we consume for the first time in many years. they rollback the policies including limiting a canadian pipeline and yet green lighting a pipeline for russia come up for benefit. out were not able to help out our allies in europe because we can't cover our own energy needs. it is terrible. >> inflation, the consumer price index shows all items up nearly 8%. food also up 7.9%.

energy out more than 25%. other item 6.4%. matt, what is the political impact of inflation? >> it is enormously serious and americans are deeply concerned about inflation and so are the democrats. it is likely that voters will be come out this will be top-of-the-line for them if inflation continues as it probably will through the end of this year. first of all, happening all over the world. it's happening because the pandemic had a gigantic economic impact on the global economy and the american economy. particularly with energy. energy as a boom and bust. when we have a roaring economy we pump a lot of gas and we don't, they stopped pumping gas and that's what happened in 2020 during the pandemic. it takes time to restore that capacity. there are 9000 leases that energy companies could be using

any united states to pump gas. we had this cost and as the biden continues, american productivity will go up. >> mitch mcconnell says the white house cannot blame it all on putin. let's play it. >> they are trying to rebrand the entire increase on their watch. listen to this, as an effective putin's recent invasion of ukraine. so they want to blame for two months of gas price increases on the last two weeks of turmoil. >> your thoughts. >> everyone knows that gas prices have been going up prior to the invasion of ukraine. over 4000 permits that have not been approved for drilling by this administration. when you think about the squandering of resources done by the biden administration of taxpayer-funded renewable energy

, you can see that the priorities of this administration are dead wrong and americans are the ones feeling the pain for this punishment that the biden administration is giving to russia. the american public is feeling the pain. >> thank you so much. have a wonderful day. we will bring you a live report from the very latest from on the ground in ukraine next. ♪♪ for immune support. boost® high protein. - [narrator] every three minutes, a child is born with a cleft condition. without surgery, some will die.

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journalist and filmmaker has been killed and another journalist her while covering the war in ukraine. brent renaud was in a suburb of kyiv. our senior correspondent mike tobin is live in lviv. hello, mike. >> the westernmost strike we have seen since the invasion. the injured were taken to a hospital in the city of lviv. more severe injuries taken to a hospital elsewhere. the bases between the city of lviv in the polish border. a center for international peacekeeping and security. it has long been used as a training base for instructors. that airstrike was carried out from the black and the planes took off at the airport and the occupiers fired more than 30 missiles. the ukrainian air defenses

worked. we shot down some of the missiles in the air. in fact they shot down most of the missiles. eight missiles got through. members of the florida national guard had been at that base as recent as february. they pulled out before the start of the invasion. the strikes were about 60 miles away from one of the locations. mike, back to you. >> mike tobin live in lviv. thank you very much. the city's defenders are preparing for an all-out assault as airstrikes pound the region. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky visiting soldiers at a hospital in kyiv. alexis is in new york and she has a very latest details. >> overnight that russian airstrike killed at least 35 people at a military base near the polish border. one hundred others also injured as the missiles had their. getting closer and closer to

kyiv. continuous shelling and gunfire overnight. listen. that happened in a survey -- in a suburb of irpin. that area is destroyed. cars riddled with bullet holes. buildings also crumbled from large explosions in the bodies of soldiers and innocent civilians still lay in the streets. some families are working to get their relatives out which is very difficult. listen. >> my parents -- unfortunately, i am trying to get them out for like six days already. as i said, my mom, she does not move and that is why it is a more complicated task. >> this afternoon, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky

visited some of the injured soldiers. it shows the president walking through the room lined with hospital beds there thanking the troops for their service. some of them very badly injured in the line of fire by the russian troops. an american journalist was killed while reporting in irpin. his colleague reported what happened from a hospital bed. >> went to film other refugees leaving. we got into a car, somebody offered to take us to the other bridge. we crossed the checkpoint and they started shooting at us. so the driver turned around and they kept shooting. my friend brent renaud has been shot and left behind. >> shot and left behind it now pronounced dead at russian forces appear to be tried to block and paralyze the capital with lots of shelling in the suburbs. all strategic to try to take the capital city. >> alexis, thank you very much.

let's take a closer look at the battles raging on the ground in ukraine. joining me now is the director of the international security program and the direct air of the transnational brett seth jones. also the author of three dangerous men. russia, china, iran and the rise of regular warfare. seth, welcome. the focus on the airbase, we had talked today about the international center, yavoriv. >> when you look at the russian forest disposition right now we see them coming in from the russian border and out from crimea. we don't see them walking this big open area. we have seen weapons pouring across our border from places like : and vladimir putin said he would start striking

potential targets, weapon systems moving across and being stored for now. >> you think that this is an attempt to intimidate from sending more weapon systems into bases like that one. >> an attempt to intimidate as well as to start to interdict those weapon systems coming in. stingers, javelins, and three hundreds, ammunition likely to come through. i don't think the end result is intimidation. i think we'll see a lot of more of those systems coming in. >> let's take a look at some of the other hotspots here. take a look at some of the energy. the fighting around kyiv, the ukrainian capital also a great deal of emphasis on the south tried to control the black sea. your thoughts as we look at this map. >> two things. russians do not control most of the actual territory. people should not assume that the red means they control. they are actually just on the

roadways. we are seeing them targeted by javelins, for example, that are hitting russian tanks. the second issue is the forced population ratio is really small here. for russian soldiers for about 1000 ukrainian inhabitants. those are astronomically low numbers. we should generally see around the end of world war ii 101 u.s. soldiers for every thousand germans. this means that the russians will have a very hard time holding the territory. therefore's presence is so small. >> you have a very impressive bio. you are not a psychiatrist, but i'm wondering if putin gets control of the black sea, does he say i want and then try to hold back? is that his endgame? >> that would seem to be the rational way of looking at this. he still may want to continue to

destroy ukrainian cities. he has lost more soldiers in two weeks then the u.s. lost in afghanistan in 20 years. it is in part because of the weapon systems that have come in and partly because of the ukrainian resistance. he may want to seek some revenge and take it. >> are you concerned about the attack happening near the polish border? killing 35 and wounding 134 and the last few hours. >> my worry is all it takes is a miscalculation. look at this area here on the border. one miscalculation. that missile or one of those missiles goes into poland and hits the u.s. soldiers and then we have a very different situation. this war is moving closer and closer to where u.s. forces are other nato nurses are along

nato's border with ukraine. that would send this war in a very different direction. >> an attack on one is an attack on all when it comes to nato. >> thank you for your time. as russia hit ukraine back here at home fears grow over american citizens obtained in russia. we will bring you the very latest on that after the break. ♪♪ for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ as a struggling actor, with 30 grams of protein. i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ out here, you're more than just a landowner. you're a gardener. a landscaper.

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poland. bringing the war close to nato's borders. here at home, concerns grover americans being detained in russia. christina is live with the latest. hi, christina. >> much harder to get their loved ones back home amid escalating geopolitical tension. wnba star saying she was detained on february 17 by russian authorities. the russian satiate cannabis oil in her luggage in a airport near moscow. former u.s. marine trevor reed have been jailed in russia for what their families and u.s. lawmakers call politically motivated trumped up charges. the life and help of two russian police officers. deny the accusations. the police made a false and conflicting statement. his family said the russians let him call them last week for the

first time in more than 230 days. his mom says he sounds sick and he is coughing up blood daily. >> he sounded terrible. his voice is really sore. they are still denying him tb testing. he had symptoms that he wanted to be tested or receive medical treatment. they were denying everything. he sounds discarded, a little bit helpless. >> democratic congressman says the state department is working on bringing -- the u.s. embassy has requested access but it has not been granted for weeks now. his wife posted this photo to instagram saying "we love you, they. people say to stay busy. there is not a task in this world that could keep any of us from worrying about you. there are no words to express this pain i am hurting, we are

hurting. if the russians find her guilty, she could spend up to 10 years in a russian prison. public information on her current location and their legal efforts to get her back home is limited at this time due to privacy concerns. mike. >> certainly very stressful times for those american families. thank you so much. >> americans fleeing their home country and the relentless russian attacks. where they are finding assistance coming up. ♪♪

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spee1 millions are fleeing war-torn ukraine as the nation invasion pushes closer to the capital city. damaging the lives of everyone still left within its walls. providing exhaustive refugees with food, fuel for keat, medical supplies and housing support. they are also helping evacuate people out of the country on buses similar to what you are seeing on the screen. if you would like to join the fox corporation go to red cross.org/fox forward. so far our combined efforts have brought in more than $5 million to help those desperately in need. the unicef organization is expanding its support to help

ukrainian families fleeing the devastation, devastating russian invasion. joining me now is joe english. joe, welcome. >> thank you for having me, mike >> what is your take away of what you have witnessed there? >> i have been here one week. the families fleeing the violence. the absolute devastation inside the country. i have met many families, mothers, grandmothers set up told me about the impact not only the direct violence they have had, but they are also forced to flee in the night and saying goodbye to their fathers and brothers. the minute they reach the border they reached safety, for all intents and purposes. that's not where the challenge

and. they need to find a place to stay, warm clothing. a meal. it is staggering. more support is very much needed. >> what role is unicef playing on the ground in ukraine? >> in ukraine, we are distributing supplies out wherever we can. along with the executive director of who. calling for an end to taxable healthcare. the most vulnerable, babies, pregnant women, the elderly and children. one of the places where they should be safest. just since the conflict started in the past two weeks, more than 4000 women have given birth in ukraine. we expect another 80,000 to be giving birth in the next three months. we are delivering midwife kids to these hospitals. where people are delivering babies in very basic conditions in shelters and bunkers.

so that at least they have the supplies that they need. obviously we need to be reaching every single one of these women, every single child in need. for that we need an end to the fighting. we need a cease fire. we need a cease fire. we need to be able to get our people on the ground to where the children and the women are. >> fully focused on ukraine now. the children fleeing ukraine will be long-term. is that correct? >> it really is. our primary concern is child protective issues. trafficking, abduction, exploitation and abuse. the number of people here at the border helping, providing goods

and services is heartening. but the reality is there are all interior motives. we have to make sure we have identified vulnerable children and families. unicef works to set up these centers. they not only provide a safe space for kids to come in play, use crayons, drawl, the normal things that you see kids deal. taking a load off their feet. it also allows us to make sure we have counselors in child protection to identify the most vulnerable and make sure that they are receiving the services and protection that they need. >> usa.org is the website you need. god bless you all. thank you for your time. >> thank you so much, mike. that is all for this hour. i am mike emmanuelle. i will be able back in an hour. thanks for watching.

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breaking today, russian airstrikes had a military training center near poland's border. president biden issues a stark warning. >> we will not fight a war against russia and ukraine. direct confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii. >> russian forces advanced in their offense of west. fueling ukrainian leaders call for more support while u.s. officials warn of possible dangerous new false flag attacks >> we have