this is "good morning america." >> whit is off this morning. we're happy to be joined by daf daef and gio benitez on this busy day. we begin with breaking news in ukraine. the battle over skeeve under way this morning, russian forces launching attacks on ukraine's capital with intense fighting overnight. cities around the world showing their support for ukraine by lighting up landmarks with the colors of the ukrainian flag from the eiffel tower to the roman coliseum to the empire state building. in pretoria, south africa, crowds gathered outside the

russian embassy and in moscow, people laid flowers outside ukraine's embassy, calling on putin to stop the invasion. ian pannell is on the ground in kwooef kyiv with the latest on the crisis. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. another night of bombardments across ukraine. russian forces now advancing in many parts of the country but also being slowed by really strong ukrainian defenses. this morning russian troops moving deeper into the ukrainian capital, the city facing a potential siege despite claims civilians aren't being targeted. you can see a block of the city struck this morning. it's unclear by whom. incredibly, no one was killed. tatiana and her family were inside the building. hole. if she'd been in there she wouldn't have survived overnight, battles raging in the city but ukrainian troops mounting a solid defense.

president zelenskyy this morning outside in central kyiv vowing, we will defend our country because our arms are our truth. our truth is that it's our land. a senior pentagon official telling abc news the first two days have not gone as well as the russians expected but it's believed they are resupplied and poised to execute a coordinated assault on kyiv at any time. zelenskyy warning last night the coming hours would be tough, saying, we can not lose kyiv. the military relaxing restrictions on who can join the arm army. defense forces seen patrolling in civilian clothes wearing yellow arm bands instead of uniforms. 18,000 weapons have been handed out to volunteers to help in the fight. alexi is a prominent lawmaker here, but today he's one more armed citizen. >> i don't want to fight. i am not soldier. i am not professional military man. but i am not ready to capitulate.

that's the difference. >> reporter: videos posted online show an armored vehicle crushing a car on the edge of the capital miraculously, the stunned driver escaping alive. northwest of kyiv, this bridge destroyed to slow russia's advance from the north. russian soldiers now advancing on the roads. new satellite images showing russian military deployment in southern belarus, including ground transport helicopters just 20 miles from the border with ukraine. near the black seacoast, as thousands of troops arrived in a so-called amphibious assault, naval infantry coming ashore. gunshots ringing out on this train platform as hundreds attempt to board, desperate to escape kyiv. in the east, lita and her family are a day's drive from the nearest border. her husband expects to be drafted so she could be forced to leave him behind when the time comes. >> today was the first time my husband and i actually looked at the map and, you know, we were trying to figure out the best

way for me and my child to travel if i have to leave. >> reporter: senior u.s. officials warning that the russians could attempt a mass move into kyiv today saying it will be brutal. the ukrainian defense is holding up but under incredible pressure. the atmosphere in the city is electric. it's saturday afternoon and you could almost hear a pin drop. in fact, the only sound breaking the silence is the sound of war. this city, its residents, are bracing for an even tougher onslaught ahead. tough days definitely lie ahead. linsey? >> we can certainly imagine. ian, thank you so much. let's bring in colonel steve ganyard, former state department official. he joins us from washington. good morning, steve. thanks for joining us. at this moment, russian forces are surrounding kyiv. what do you think comes next? >> i think they're going to continue to try to do that. i think what's most surprising is they have not surrounded kyiv

yet. i will tell you as we looked at the troop dispositions and where the russians are making advances, they're quite modest, even around the places where most of their troops were out here in eastern afghanistan -- or eastern ukraine. but if you look at what's going on in kyiv, it's very strange. they're committing troops piecemeal. it's hard to understand. they're sending them down roads. they're not going off road. they're being picked off by the ukrainian military. much of the russian assault around kyiv has stalled. you thought this was a david and goliath. so far, david is doing pretty well. >> ukrainians are celebrating having held out overnight. how long can they hold putin off in order to make a difference? >> it's still goliath out there and the russians have a lot more resources. they will continue to resupply. the russians have not fought a major war in a long time, so

we're seeing things, it's sort of bizarre, they go back to like 1970s tactics that you thought would have worked against nato. russians will adapt and resupply and push in. but what concerns me is that the ukrainians have done so well in this early part of the battle that putin may turn up the temperature. so, the russian military has been very clear, we're not hitting anything but military targets, not hitting any civilians, but putin's getting bogged down, and time is the problem for putin. all of the sanctions begin to work and the international pressure. he'll get impatient with his military, and i hope it doesn't increase the number of civilians. >> steve ganyard, thank you so much. eva? with missiles flying and russian troops fighting their way into the country, hundreds of thousands of desperate ukrainians are fleeing their homes, creating a potential humanitarian crisis. aaron katersky is on the ground

in lviv with the latest on those trying to leave the country. >> reporter: the fighting is tearing families apart as so many here make the difficult choice to leave. this morning, hundreds of thousands of people are rushing to flee ukraine, pouring into train stations, pushing against checkpoints, and waiting hours. abc's matt gutman spoke to family who is made the long journey to poland. >> how long have you been driving? it was 24 hours just in this line here. >> yeah. >> reporter: and an american and his ukrainian wife traveling roughly 30 hours from kyiv to the polish border. >> i say i want to come back but i don'twant to come back. >> reporter: with so many struggling to escape, humanitarian organizations like project dynamo are trying to help. >> they start a war, we start a rescue. some of our people are afraid to travel, didn't know what was happening. some didn't think we'd get a bus.

you know, there's shelling and buses won't drive. >> reporter: many of the displaced are seeking shelter in train stations like this one in poland, bringing only needed documents and the luggage they can carry. these images show the traffic stretching nearly four miles near the romanian border, at the boarder with slovakia, fathers saying good-bye to wives and families. for those left behind, there are growing fears of the russian advance. here in lviv we saw attempts toh the men in this country cannot leave. they've been conscripted into the fight. and without advanced weapons, they're filling sandbags, they have tires, this makeshift checkpoint, also filling bottles with gasoline for molotov cocktails. as neighborhoods empty out, families torn apart make whatever plans they can to try to survive. many mothers have been left alone to care for their children as they wait in the cold for border guards to let them through. very scary for a mom. you seem very composed, very

okay. >> no. >> reporter: not feeling okay. >> it's for the kids. >> reporter: not feeling okay. it's for the kids. the russians are not officially targeting civilians, but civilians have been killed. so, for many, escape is the obvious choice. but for others, it's much more difficult. as woman woman put it, how do you leave where your heart is? >> far too many people asking that question. aaron katersky in lviv, thank you. we turn to the white house, which along with allies is stepping up sanctions against vladimir putin. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll, 67% of americans back the u.s. and its european allies imposing economic sanctions on russia. abc's maryalice parks has more. >> reporter: the white house this morning stepping up support of ukraine, authorizing an additional $350 million to provide immediate military assistance as the security situation deteriorates, bringing the total of u.s. military aid to ukraine to over a billion

dollars this year. this just after the u.s. slapped sanctions directly on russian president vladimir putin, his foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and two other senior russian officials. the white house said sanctioning putin was on the table, making good on that threat along with the united kingdom and european union. >> the president's strong view and strong principle from the beginning of this conflict and even before, i should say, has been to take actions and steps in alignment with our european partners, and this is certainly evidence of that. >> reporter: experts say it's largely symbolic with putin's assets in the u.s. hard to identify, but the move puts putin in the company of some of the most notorious dictators on the planet and his travel to the u.s. will be restricted. russia vetoing a resolution before the u.n. security council condemning the invasion, china abstaining. >> you cannot veto the truth.

you cannot veto our principles. you cannot veto the ukrainian people. >> reporter: international diplomacy so far unable to stop the war on the ground. the nato alliance activating its rapid response force to defend the alliance for the first time. president biden insisting american troops will not be sent into ukraine but the u.s. and allies stand ready if putin brings the fight to nato territory. the white house is also requesting more than $6 billion from congress to help with the crisis, funding for cyber defense and humanitarian aid. president biden is in wilmington this weekend for a memorial service for a family member, but he'll continue to meet with his national security team. the largest microchip maker in the u.s. tells abc news it has been hit with a cyber incident. it has not been attributed to anyone just yet. the federal government is

warning all american companies to shore up their systems as the russia-ukraine conflict continues. abc's chief justice correspondent keir thomas has an exclusive look inside the exercises to prepare for a potential cyberattack. >> reporter: as the ukrainian crisis unfolds, president biden made clear the potential of cyberattacks from russia is very much on his mind. but could the russian government truly impact the lives of everyday americans? the cold, hard truth is yes. >> welcome to gene port. this is one of two labs. >> reporter: in response to the growing cyber threat, they've developed the dreamport facility. with partners in academia to foster innovation in hacking defense and offense. >> all the devices that power this model city are real, actual devices you would find in the real world. >> reporter: it built this miniature city to practice real world attacks. >> this young hacker is going to take out power to an entire city. >> reporter: dreamport hackers turned off the flights,

causeded flooding, disrupted traffic lights and brought the city's port to a halt. > the idea is to model the behavior of disruptive cyberattacks. >> reporter: the kremlin has an army of hackers at its disposal. >> russia has been one of the most aggressive countries in employing disruptive attacks. >> reporter: but the u.s. has far-reaching capabilities of its own. >> we would respond very forcefully. so, whether in the cyber world or the virtual world. so, this is something that president putin is going to have to think through. >> reporter: u.s. officials are taking no chances. in recent weeks, homeland security officials have urged organizations and businesses of all sizes to update and fortify the security of their computer networks, to control access to their networks, and to have a worst-case scenario plan in place to include backup systems if hacked. guys? >> pierre thomas in washington. overnight after russia announced it is limiting the social media platform. deirdre bolton has that part of our coverage. >> overnight, facebook releasing

this statement saying it is prohibiting russian state media from running ads or monetizing content on the platform anywhere in the world. it will also continue to apply labels to content, so those changes rolling out over the weekend, the move made after russian authorities demanded that facebook stop independently fact-checking and labeling content post build four of the country's state-owned media organizations. meta, facebook's parent company, refused, so russia says it's now enacting a partial restriction on the platform. no one knows what that means. meta launching a new feature in ukraine that allows users to lock their profiles, significantly limiting what information is publicly visible. that is an extra layer of security. since russia launched its attack on thursday on ukraine, russians are posting expressions of shame and anger on social media, and of course human rights activists in russia voicing concern that the kremlin would crack down on freedoms in the wake of the invasion. it shows how these situations

with fluidity and the social media overlay so important for people's safety. >> thank you so much. we turn to the historic nomination, president biden following through on his promise and choosing judge ketanji brown jackson to become the first black woman on the supreme court. the white house releasing video of president biden calling jackson to offer her that job. rachel scott joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: gio, good morning. this is a milestone 233 years in the making. for the first time in our nation's history, a black woman is nominated to the supreme court. judge ketanji brown jackson, a former clerk for justice stephen breyer, hoping to replace him on the bench. judge ketanji brown jackson walking into history, becoming the first black woman nominated to the supreme court. the announcement two years to the day that president biden promised to appoint a black

woman to the bench. >> for too long, our government, our courts haven't looked like america. i believe it's time that we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation. >> reporter: with the nation's first black vice president looking on, judge jackson said she was humbled by the extraordinary honor. >> and i do know that one can only come this far by faith. among my many blessings, indeed, the very first, is the fact that i was born in this great country. >> reporter: the 51-year-old has almost a decade of experience on the federal bench, confirmed to the u.s. court of appeals in d.c. the daughter of schoolteachers grew up in miami, florida. jackson said it was her father who started her on the path of public service. >> i watched him study, and he became my first professional role model. >> reporter: she detailed how the legal system has hit close to home.

>> you may have read that i have one uncle who got caught up in the drug trade and received a life sentence. that is true. but law enforcement also runs in my family. in addition to my brother, i had two uncles who served decades as police officers, one of whom became the police chief in my hometown of miami, florida. >> reporter: the mother of two paying tribute to those who came before her, including constance baker motley, the first black female federal judge. >> today i proudly stand on judge motley's shoulders, sharing not only her birthday but also her steadfast and courageous commitment to equal justice under law. >> reporter: jackson is a former federal public defender, a job no justice has ever had. black women are dramatically underrespected on the federal bench, and for the first time in 233 years, one will be nominated to the highest court.

>> the united states of america is the greatest beacon of hope and democracy the world has ever known. >> reporter: this now sets off a fierce confirmation battle. judge jackson did earn the support of three republicans when she was confirmed to the d.c. circuit, including senator lindsey graham, a republican who is now coming out and attacking her record. the white house is hoping for bipartisan support, but lindsey, they are certainly not counting on it. >> what did she say? she has come this far by faith. truly historic indeed. rachel, thank you. now time for a check on weather. rob, i see all the snow behind you, but spring is a few days away technically. >> i love you say that. march 1st, as meteorologists we think of that as the first day of spring. that's when things start to warm up. the sun gets higher in the sky. you didn't feel that in the northeast yesterday. snow, sleet, freezing rain, 8, 9 inches. massachusetts, just about the same. 8 inches in boston itself.

portland, maine, seeing that as well. icy conditions in eastern massachusetts, north of philadelphia, but a quarter inch in some spots, three-quarters of ice an inch in arkansas. behind this system, spring. no. we have subfreezing temperatures at tgood morning to you last wed of february where we're starting out with cold conditions once again, but with high clouds this afternoon will increase the cloud cover with milder temperature readings not only today but for the next several days, we will cool off middle of next week possibility of showers are there but it's a slim chance. hi today near average with the low 60s in oakland and san mateo look for 62 in concord the accuweather seven day forecast. we i was just noticing you trimmed your beard this morning. >> gio walked in on me in the bathroom.

>> what is happening here? >> we all groom together here in one way, shape, or form. you look very nice. >> thanks for noticing. members of the sports world are condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. alex ovechkin, a washington capitals player, who supported putin in the past, saying, please, no more war. and russian tennis player andre rblev scrawling "no war, please," on a camera after his d match inubai. according to reports, the premier league will be allowing attendees to show the ukrainian flag in protest at this weekend's matches. standing in solidarity, how americans across the country are coming out to support citizens of ukraine, from taking the streets in protest to raising humanitarian aid. the cdc relaxing indoor mask guidelines for up to 70% of the population. what it could mean for your kids' school.

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welcome back to "gma." the social media video showing the moment a welcome back to "gma." building was hit by a missile in kyiv in a night of explosions prp russian forces pushing toward ukraine's capital with fighting reported on the edge of the city. you can just imagine the terror that they're feeling right now. abc's phillipof is at the border at poland where thousands are eeosc tvi. orr: we're at one busiest border crossings between poland and ukraine. we're seeing bus loads of ukrainians come in. we're told by the polish government a 100,000 ukrainians

have already come through the border. the face of this humanitarian crisis, this woman here in the gray jacket she's just come from ukraine she said it's taken two days to get here, she's with her three kids. they're getting some food right now from folks trying to help out. here's the deal, she had to leave her husband at the border because he's between 18 and 60. she had to take their three kids to come into this country where she says she knows no one. there are 123 reception centers set up by the polish government all across the country, there's one nearby here where in just about two hours the polish government is going to give us a briefing about the humanitarian crisis but there's a sign one of those reception centers is right there, for women like her, she knows nobody here, this

reception center is going to tell her what she can do and how she can transition into life in poland even though she doesn't know anybody. this is the face of the humanitarian crisis that has only just begun. but poland and other border countries say they're ready and they're doing everything they can. guys? >> those little faces in this crisis, just so heart-wrenching. our thanks to phil for that. now to the support here at home for citizens in ukraine trying to protect their freedom, protests held in every major city. abc's kenneth moton is here with more. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: linsey, good morning. as phil just showed us we've seen those incredible images of yukrainians in need. they're donating their time and money as the humanitarian crisis

deepens. overnight, major landmarks in the u.s. and tarmd world illuminate in ukraine's blue and yellow. thousands including ukrainian americans marching. ories of family members trapped. >> they started shooting and they decided since they don't have a place to hide they'll stay in the bathroom. >> reporter: an entrepreneur and former reality star bethenny frank el using her nonprofit to send aid to families. >> we have 100,000 survival kits that we shipped. we have a warehouse with $60 million of aid in miami. >> reporter: her initiative be

strong pahas seen an influx of donations. sending hygiene kits, blankets and generators to neighboring countries bordering ukraine. they want to get people out of the reon if needed. >> helping people with their travel logistics, to help them get somewhere that's safe it's the next layers of this, helping people rebuild. >> reporter: other humanitarian organizations including the red cross and the u.n. calling for protection of critical infrastructure as they now rush to help the people of ukraine. >> those aid organizations are having a tough time figuring out the full damage from russia's attacks. gio. >> okay, kenneth so many people looking for ways to help the people of ukraine. kenneth, thank you. let's switch gears now and let's bring in rob marciano for

more weather. >> snow in the west today, we need it, we'll take it, any time we get more snow we build up the snow pack which means more water in the summer. loveland getting about 7, 8 inches of new snow yesterday. a bit of a slow roll the past few weeks. it was chilly yesterday. it's chilly this morning in southern california. 38 degrees yesterday in san diego. a bit of a santa ana breeze blowing today and then we start to warm things up. in the northwest. more active storm front with showers coming into the volleys and up to 2 feet in this area. ge this morning brightening up ande warming up throughout the day as well. as everyone else. the clouds are going to increase numbers from the upper 50s to low 60s out there and we'll look for a brighterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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abc's elwyn lopez is here with details on the new cdc mask guidelines. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that big shift marking a new phase of the pandemic allowing for most of the country to ditch those masks, and that goes for schools too. this morning, new guidance from the cdc. >> we want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when levels are low and have the ability to reach for them again should things get worse in the future. >> reporter: the new metrics are centered around covid-19 hospitalizations and hospital capacity. >> this new framework moves beyond looking at cases and test

positivity to evaluate factors that reflect the severity of disease. >> reporter: this allows the agency to classify an area's risk level as high, medium, or low, and the communities in medium and low can now shed their masks. over the next ten days, five states along with washington, d.c., expected to ditch those indoor mask mandates. in chicago, the city is doing away with some restrictions starting monday. >> we're seeing ourselves on a downward slope of this omicron surge. >> reporter: with children under 5 still unable to get a vaccine, some parents worry over the lack of mandates at schools like this one in the philadelphia area. >> i think it's good for the kids, but at the same time i'm just concerned about their immunity. >> reporter: in new jersey, one of the nation's first pediatric long-haul covid units. >> when we started to receive phone calls from parents saying, you know, my kid is not bouncing back to school. >> reporter: 9-year-old c.j. is battling multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a complication of covid.

>> we were scared we would lose him. >> reporter: he is three weeks away from being a covid long hauler after testing positive for antibodies in december. his parents believe he caught the virus weeks earlier and says he was asymptomatic. >> like, i was scared, to, like, i was scared to at least walk or run or something because i wouldn't, like, want to hurt myself more than i already was. >> reporter: despite that new guidance from the cdc, you have to mask up across all forms of public transportation for at least three more weeks. eva? >> elwyn lopez in atlanta. now to scott peterson attempting to get a new trial. he was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son. at the center of his push, questions about whether a juror lied to get on the jury that put him behind bars. zohreen shah is in los angeles with more. good morning, is a recent. >> reporter: hi. good morning, eva. this is a case that got worldwide attention.

a father-to-be convicted of killing his wife and unborn son. and now there's a chance the entire case gets thrown out, and it all centers around one juror and whether she kept a secret from the court. this morning nearly 20 years after convicted killer scott peterson was accused of killing his wife, laci, and their unborn son, a california court deciding whether the case should be thrown out over one juror's answers about her past. >> peterson's attorney argued in court that rachelle nice, no longer sporting her signature-dyed red hair, failed to disclose she was beaten by a boyfriend while pregnant and in another pregnancy filed a restraining order against her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, who she claimed was stalking her. when peterson's attorney asked her about how truthfully she answered the jury questionnaire, she said i didn't consider myself a victim.

california's supreme court already overturned peterson's death sentence two years ago, but his lawyers said multiple reasons they think his conviction should be overturned citing nice's alleged conflict of interest in the case that riveted the nation. laci peterson was 8 months pregnant with a boy they decided to name connor when prosecutors say peterson dumped her body into the san francisco bay on christmas eve 20 years ago. experts say even if the conviction is thrown out, it may not mean much in the long term. >> it's important for everybody to remember that, if a glorious win for scott peterson here simply means he gets a new jury and a new trial, doesn't mean he goes free, doesn't mean he's going to be released. even if they prevail in this hearing, they'll retry him and i have every confidence he'll be convicted again. >> reporter: and one thing bound to come up this week, a book she co-wrote with other jurors about the trial they oversaw. linsey?

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back now on "gma" where it's been an incredible week for amy and her crew showing us the amazing sites of the galpagos islands. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i've got my friend here, oh, hi, yes, he wants to talk. he's a juvenile. his feet aren't red yet. we have had an incredible week here in the galapagos meeting some incredible animals and wonderful people who are making sure these islands stay protected and pristine. it's been an adventure unlike any other. our team traveled to the equator where some of the most unique wildlife in the world flour ishes all under the protection of the galapagos national park. we made new friends on land and

underneath the water's surface. including rare pink iguanas, devil rays, sharks and some of the pinkest flamingoes on the planet. largely untouched by human civilization. but that balance will be challenged as climate change reaches these remote shores. smallest in the world are one of the species' most vulnerable. also at risk, sea lions curious critters that almost seem to perform for us. warming temperatures potentially supercharged during el nino seasons can keep nutrient-rich water from reaching the surface. during our journey we detoured to check in on the wolf volcano which erupted in january. river of lava still flowing months later.

it's been quite an adventure filled with surprises and discovery and a new appreciation for our planet's natural wond wonders. 96% of the islands is a national park and just recently the government added 23,000 square miles of protection to make sure these animals are protected. guys, back to you. >> so much amazing about the galapagos, including the fact that bird stayed there the whole time she was talking. thank you to amy for that. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." keep on shopping, ignore us. i've lost like 28 pounds. you look great! i love that my clothes fit better, but i just love ice cream a little bit more than that. the new ww personal points program is particular to you. so what kind of foods do you like? avocado. ice cream.

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back now with our "gma" "play of the day" take a look at this drone footage capturing the moment a giant hammerhead shark swam beneath two paddleborders who were probably holding their breath when they spotted the giant creature. thrilled to capture such an incredible moment. i'm sure he was thrilled because he was nowhere near the water with those shark and i wonder if they were aware in the moment, you know, because are you looking down in the water. >> i mean, they look really chill so maybe not. >> would you do? >> this is why i only swim in places where i can see my feet at the bottom. >> i don't blame you "gma" is

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good morning, america. it's our second hour. breaking news. russian forces closing in on ukraine's capital city, ukrainian president zelenskyy arming citizens and urging them to defend their country. saying, we cannot lose kyiv. our team is on the ground in the war zone. the white house taking action. stepping up sanctions against vladimir putin. america sending additional aid overnight as russia vetoes a u.n. security council resolution condemning the invasion. >> you cannot veto the truth. what happens next? plus, how this all impacts the global economy and your wallet. and as we witness more of russia's invasion of ukraine how to talk to your kids, top tips to start a meaningful dialogue.