good morning, america. under siege. the new phase of the russian invasion in ukraine. troops taking aim at the country's second largest city. the intense battles and the resistance. this oil depot outside kyiv a blazing target as ukraine's president turns down negotiations with moscow over a key sticking point. staying strong. ukrainians rallying around their leader as they seek safety anywhere they can find it. the barrage at the border. >> right now only women and children are being allowed through that gate. >> families torn apart as husbands, fathers, brothers stay and fight. new sanctions. the kremlin paying the price for the invasion. the financial punishments taking aim at russian banks.

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glad to have gio benitez back at the desk this morning. we start with the escalating battle in ukraine. fighting now breaking out in ukraine's second largest city of kharkiv after russian forces moved in. this following the ongoing bombardment of kyiv and video capturing a fire at an oil depot outside the city near an air base. >> new images of crisis across the country. crews sifting through rubble looking for survivors. this morning, media groups in ukraine are all banding together to broadcast in a single news broadcast. you see them in an underground parking garage, providing uninterrupted coverage. >> in russia, president putin praised his troops for carrying out the invasion to protect their country and its national interests. our team is on the ground in the region covering the crisis. let's get the latest on the ground in the ukrainian capital. abc's ian pannell joins us live from kyiv. good morning to you, ian. >> reporter: good morning, eva. good morning, guys. this is a city, a country almost

on total war footing now. there's been a 39-hour curfew in place overnight throughout the day into monday morning. there's nothing out on the streets. almost no noise apart from the sound of battle. there's real anticipation here in kyiv about what's to come. in kharkiv, the country's second largest city, the russians have launched an all-out offensive. this morning intense battles reported in ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, as russian forces enter the city. the ukrainian troops mounting what appears to be a strong defense. heavy overnight bombardment was followed by what the ukrainian defense ministry says is two armed units pushing into kharkiv today. one appears to have been disabled amid social media videos of street fighting. at least 240 civilian casualties reported including 64 dead. although the true number is likely higher. the russian attacks also

focusing on key infrastructure. we filmed a massive fire burning south of kyiv, lighting up the night's sky after an oil refinery was struck. although russian forces are more powerful, ukrainian troops and civilians are putting up a stiff fight. a senior defense official telling abc that putin's troops have run into more resistance than anticipated. but the kremlin claiming this morning, more than 400 ukrainian service members have surrendered. the country's president, zelenskyy, refusing to leave the capital, rallying his country men saying we will keep fighting. if babies come into this world even under shelling and fire, then the enemy has no chance in this war. he was referring to this, a baby born in a basement of a hospital in a city under siege. the mayor of kyiv and his brother are former heavy weight boxing champions. they're rallying the city and appealing to the world. >> stop this war russia has started. >> reporter: u.s. officials

saying that more than 50% of the russian troops amassed outside ukraine are now inside the country. in kyiv, the military and civilian volunteers lining up to receive weapons ready to dig in and fight to protect the capital. >> we want to make sure that the world knows that russia's main target is to take the city. >> reporter: under curfew and the threat of bombardment at any time, ukraine 24 anchors moving their reporting to a parking garage. all major news networks, now working together. for many trapped in kyiv life has moved under ground. families finding shelter in underground metro stations. this is a nationwide effort. this woman is baking bread for the troops. she spoke to us from inside her darkened home, leaving the lights off for safety. >> if we are attacked from air, we would have no shelter because we live in a private house and it wouldn't stand the shots. >> reporter: the kremlin is

saying they sent a negotiating team to minsk. president zelenskyy saying he won't send a team because belarus is a party to this conflict, suggesting instead they meet in a neutral country. i think many are thinking russia's advance hasn't gone as fast or as easy as expected in early days with reports that more forces and arms are heading this way. eva? >> germany now saying they will send weapons and help ukraine. how does this help ukraine's defense? >> reporter: this is huge. this has been a long-standing policy by germany not to send defensive weapons into active conflict areas. it shows how far germany has shifted. it's not the only one. they're sending 500 stinger missiles, surface to air missiles capable of taking out helicopters, certainly trying to balance the equation with these overwhelming powerful russian forces. america sending weapons, the

czech republic and poland. is it too little too late? eva? >> we'll have to watch and see. ian pannell there in ukraine. let's bring in colonel steve ganyard. the former defense and state department official who joins us now from washington. good morning to you, steve. i want to start with what we were seeing overnight. it appears that russia is really focusing not really on kyiv, but the fight overnight seemed to be more in kharkiv. why do you think that is? >> part of it is that kharkiv is close to the russian border. it's much easier for the russians to resupply going into kharkiv. it's still a big city, about 1.3 million. i think there's an interesting phenomenon going on here. we've been talking all week about the role of social media. social media is keeping mr. putin honest. it is cutting down on the amount of disinformation that comes out of moscow and also almost a 24/7 look at the battlefield. that means mr. putin could not do what he would normally do, where we've seen in chechnya and bosnia, and that is shell civilian areas.

that has slowed down the military into the cities because they have no real support. makes them very vulnerable to ukrainian defenses. social media is slowing down the russians and every hour, every day that the ukrainians can slow things down is to their benefit. we know these new sanctions on the s.w.i.f.t. banking system, if the u.s. sanctions the bank, that will have an immediate effect. it won't be like sanctions that take weeks and months to have effect. there could be immediate effects on the russian economy on monday. the effect of all this is that we now have the russians negotiating where they'll hold peace talks. that is a big deal. if we see the russians agree to something other than belarus, it's a good sign that there's a possibility, or at least a ray of hope we can get some peace negotiations under way in the next few days. >> as the people of ukraine wait for these negotiations to come to fruition or not, they're seeing the shootings and bombings and all that happening. we know putin really wants to

take kyiv, the capital. realistically how long can the capital hold out? >> everyone has been fairly surprised how well the ukrainians have done. the russian tactics are quite bizarre. they're sending individual columns of troops without any dismounted infantry, so they're being picked off. we see these columns that have been blown up by the ukrainians. the russians have had their hands tied by not being able to shell the cities in the way they normally would. it's an amazing thing to see what's happening in the ukraine defenses and how well they've been able to defend thus far. >> steve ganyard, thank you so much for being with us. gio, over to you. >> eva, thank you. now to the latest moves from the white house. more u.s. weapons are on the way to ukraine, including surface to air missiles. the president raising the pressure on moscow with more economic sanctions. abc's maryalice parks is live in wilmington, delaware. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. this was a big announcement. the u.s. and european partners going further than they have before, trying to isolate the russian government from the rest of the world and hit those russian elites where it hurts. a senior administrator saying we'll go after their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money, their ability to send their kids to fancy colleges in the west. this morning the u.s. and european partners looking to make the kremlin pay a stiff price for its invasion. announcing another round of severe financial punishments designed to further severe ties between russian banks and the rest of the world. >> we're talking about the most maximum type of sanctions we can apply against a major economy that's integrated with not just the european economy, but the global economy. they're significant. >> reporter: the group of western countries looking to bar some russian banks from the s.w.i.f.t. system that facilitates foreign transactions.

they're also taking aim at the russia central bank in a major move that could lock up over $600 billion the russian government has in savings abroad. a senior u.s. official telling reporters that russia's war chest of foreign reserves is, quote, only powerful if putin can use it. the white house arguing the ruble will fall even further. and from the public to the very private, jets, mansions in europe owned by russian elites now targets too. the white house promising a new task force to identify, hunt down, and freeze the assets of russian companies and oligarchs who have been sanctioned. this weekend, u.s. governors in new hampshire, ohio, pulling russian vodka from shelves. none of these penalties seem have changed putin's calculus, and it remains to be seen whether these new measures will make a difference either. but, whit, this morning experts

are commenting this is a leveling up from the west. whit? >> many waiting to see what happens when the markets open tomorrow. maryalice for us, thank you. now to russia where the effects of economic sanctions are already being felt and some small anti-war protests have broken out with demonstrators detained by police. abc's james longman joining us now from moscow. james, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the kremlin is doing its best to hide the reality of this war from its own people. that is only going to get harder as it continues. vladimir putin was on tv this morning thanking russian troops for their fighting in the donbas. continuing to give the false impression that russia has only moved into the east of ukraine. life is already changing for regular russians because of sanctions. since the ruble sank, $7 billion has already been withdrawn from the banks. things like electronics are rocketing in price, car parts are becoming unavailable, travel difficult. i have found using my credit card hard. my apple pay has stopped working. businesses are asking more for

cash as they're worried about their accounts. a former russian bank official says he thinks there will be a catastrophe on the russian currency market monday, tomorrow when trading opens. people here share so much with their southern members. kyiv.edia makes no mention of - the narrative remains it's a limited operation in eastern ukraine. this as the crackdown on dissent in russian continues. it's estimated more than 3,000 people have been arrested in anti-war protests. the big question will more people risk coming out into the streets in big numbers. we've seen more barricades around the kremlin. clearly the government worries there might be more. eva? >> james longman in russia. now to the growing refugee crisis. tens of thousands of people trying to escape the violence. some waiting in ten-mile long lines at the border. abc's matt gutman joins us from the ukrainian city of lviv with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: eva, good morning. we're at the train station in lviv, and i want to give you a sense of what we're seeing. look up and down this line.

there are thousands of people on this platform, and i'm going to show you this direction as well. all of them waiting for a train to poland and hopefully to safety. many people have been waiting, they told me, for 24 hours. 150,000 people have already left ukraine and there are hundreds of thousands displaced internally. as soon as we entered the border crossing we saw them, a stream of older women, guards helping them across. mothers struggling with those strollers. and at the border that crush against the gate. guards on top ordering them back. vehicles coming into ukraine forced to cut through those crowds. the u.n. now estimating at least 150,000 refugees have fled ukraine and more are coming. getting out, we walked through that crowd. you can see the crush of people against the fence. they're trying to squeeze

through the narrowest of gaps. basically one person at a time. mostly women and children. tensions have been mounting. everywhere around you here there are hundreds and hundreds of people waiting for their opportunity to go in. there were many different nationalities. all of them speaking the language of desperation. this woman begging me for help, showing me her american passport. >> my family is in the united states. my mom is very sick. i can't visit my mom. >> how many people do you think are in this circle? >> reporter: volunteers trying to help organize the crowds. >> we're trying to organize groups of 50 people. then we'll get group by group inside the gate. they can cross the border. >> reporter: this girl sitting atop her father's shoulders. holding that teddy bear high. next to them we found this couple, alex whispering his love

to his wife, holding her face in his hands. then hugging his children with no idea when he would see them again. >> you can't go? >> i don't want to go. >> you don't want to go? you want to stay here? >> of course. >> to fight? >> yes. >> reporter: his wife svetlana telling me it's in his character to stay. >> he loves ukraine? >> yes. >> he loves his country? >> very much. >> reporter: tears in his eyes, alex turned and walked off to war. we walked further towards that impenetrable traffic. multiple lanes turned into a parking lot. thousands forced to abandon their cars, grabbing as much as they could drag or roll, and walked as much as 14 miles across the border. those traffic jams defying imagination. we were unable to shake that image of that lone little girl in yellow, maybe like everyone else here, trying to fight back the tears. with fighting intensifying in kyiv and in the east of the country u.n. officials tell us this is only going to intensify.

that said, we've seen volunteers handing out food, offering to drive people anywhere they wanted to go. having seen that border crossing with poland and the train station, it's obvious there is no easy way out. gio? >> such a tough situation, matt. thank you for that. meanwhile overnight spacex founder elon musk says he has activated his high speed starlink internet service in ukraine and that more portable satellite dishes are on the way to the country. the move comes after the vice prime minister of ukraine tweeted a plea directly to musk asking for help to connect hard hit areas of his nation that lost internet access because of the russian invasion. the service could help ukrainians evade russian cyberattacks. to another story back here at home, and the heightened security at our nation's capital ahead of president biden's first state of the union address on tuesday, local and federal authorities preparing for protesters and trucker convoys making their way to the city. ike ejiochi in washington with more. ike, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, whit. on tuesday president biden is expected to make his first state of the union address in d.c. it's around the time three separate trucker convoys are expected to arrive in the district. many of those protesters are taking that trek from california to washington, d.c., in order to protest several issues ranging from covid-19 vaccine mandates to domestic oil production. the protesters have been telegraphing their intentions and moves for several days now. some expected to be in the d.c. metro area for biden's address. others looking to stay for sometime afterwards. most are threatening to stop the flow of traffic in the d.c. metro area while the president delivers his speech to a joint session of congress. the advanced warning has given local and federal authorities time to plan. d.c.'s metropolitan police ramping up resources ahead of ramping up resources ahead of the potential trucker protests with increased patrols through march 5th as well as readying two rapid response teams that

have the ability to deploy at a moment's notice. also the pentagon approving a request from the local d.c. government to deploy some 700 national guard troops ahead of the convoy's arrival. local officials have been warning residents about the traffic disruptions. even issuing a push alert about those traffic issues. they're asking residents to be patient and mindful, reminding them, if you see something, say something. whit? >> ike, thank you. tune into abc news on tuesday for live coverage of president biden's state of the union address and the republican response. let's turn to the weather. switch gears a rob marciano is over there. lots of snow. >> nearing the end of february. still have snow on the map. we got snow on the lens as well. we go to ontario, not quite frozen over. we get lake-effect snow today with a reinforcing shot of colder air. here's the map where it's coming through. north of syracuse might see

pulses of snow that might get into more populated areas down to the south and east. you want to warm up, you want to head to the mid-atlantic, 75 in atlanta on thursday. right now there's a pulse of rain and maybe freezing rain through parts of tennessee valley. atlanta, charlotte, knoxville, you're in it now. should dry out later on today. that's a check nationally. time for a look at your local forecast. lisa: good morning to you. lots of sunshine out there. milder temperatures through tuesday. rain will arrive on wednesday into thursday. it is a weak system but m 's. 70's on the south end of the bay . mild through tue whit back from florida with his kids.

feel good? >> feels good. pants don't fit as well. same story for you. >> i stayed home and got fat. that's the difference. >> i didn't know where that was going. >> it's the cold weather. got to put on the winter coat. >> recommended way too many restaurants. >> exactly. rob, thank you so much. in other news, opening day could be in danger for major league baseball. the start of the season at risk. a key deadline a day away as owners and players battle over a new contract. abc's elwyn lopez live from atlanta with the latest. elwyn, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. baseball fans keeping a close eye on this one. the concern another shortened season. this time not because of covid-19, but ongoing labor dispute between mlb owners and its players. spring training was put on hold. the back and forth is threatening opening day and playing a 162-game season if a deal is not reached by tomorrow. the league says regular season games could be canceled. there has been some movement,

but the league and players are still far apart on several issues, one being competitive balance tax, pay for minor leaguers and minimum starting salaries for those in the big leagues. on that last one they're more than $100,000 apart. guys, both sides met face-to-face in south florida. still no agreement. players are deciding whether to stick around and meet again today or head home. opening day is set for march 31st. whit? >> elwyn lopez, thank you. >> so many people wanting to see if they can watch baseball. >> exactly. >> they'll have to wait. >> yep. coming up, presidential portrait, what we know about the ukrainian leader who went from playing a president on television to leading a country now at war. why is guy fieri in the neighbors' kitchen? it's sliiiiiiiiii-der sunday! with king's hawaiian sliders it's easy to deliver lights out flavor! sliiiiiiiiii-der sunday! slider sunday?

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kyiv. new video capturing this fire at an oil depot outside the city near an air base where intense fighting has been reported. the u.s. and other allies imposing new sanctions on russia and vladimir putin while anti-war protests emerge in cities around the world. also right now, neighboring countries saying north korea has resumed its weapons test by launching a ballistic missile into the sea on sunday. this is the eighth launch of its kind this year. experts pointing out the new testing activity is happening while the u.s. is busy concentrating on the conflict in ukraine. we're days away from march. the madness has already begun on the basketball courts. florida state's three-pointer at the buzzer for a win over virginia is just one of the amazing moments from saturday's games that saw seven of the top ten teams lose on the first day. that's the first time that's ever happened in college basketball history. >> we get to find out who cinderella will be this year. >> that's right. >> can't wait to watch it all. we start this half hour with a closer look at ukraine's president front and center in a

life and death battle for his country. a comedian turned politician galvanizing citizens to stand up to a nuclear power. abc's phil lipof is in poland with his story. >> reporter: this week ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy charged with leading his country through its biggest crisis in decades. the leader vowing to remain and fight against russian aggressors in kyiv. [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: after turning down an offer from the white house to evacuate saying, quote, the fight is here. i need ammunition, not a ride. now with his country under attack by russia, zelenskyy is refusing to back down, galvanizing others to take up the fight to defend their country. >> there's something inspiring about having a leader whose commitment to his nation has left him in this place where his death, you know, feels like a high probability event and yet he's decided to stay in there with his people.

>> reporter: americans first learned about zelenskyy after transcripts released from the 2019 call between the ukrainian president and former president donald trump about a potential quid pro quo operations eventually leading to president trump's impeachment. the world learning about the 44-year-old's journey to the international stage. beginning his career in comedy zelenskyy created, produced, and starred in the 2015 ukrainian satirical series "servant of the people," playing the role of an outspoken school teacher turned president. in 2018 zelenskyy pivoted to politics, announcing a real life candidacy to president of ukraine. he was inaugurated one year later, winning more than 73% of the vote on a platform to end the war with russia. >> i'm not sure that people would have said that the world would have cared as much about ukraine as it does now, and i

think it's his speeches, it's his viral videos that have not just proven inspiring to his own people, but to people around the world. >> reporter: from actor to president, zelenskyy is enjoying more and more support by the day, the longer this conflict goes on. from his fighting force across the border to his people coming here to poland. i spoke to one woman who is here and battled leukemia, here with her two children, 9 and 7, and she says she has so much respect for president zelenskyy, she wants to go back across the border and help fight. guys? >> zelenskyy's story remarkable. the ending still hasn't been written. we'll check in with rob and the weather again. it is winter time, but technically spring is coming. doesn't feel like that. >> in florida temperatures were above average.i ow yr milyu miss friend. you would be shredding the gnar here. often we show video that's more well-produced, but this shot

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welcome back to "gma." we look at the growing number of black women running for office as president biden chooses a black woman to replace justice stephen breyer on the supreme court. abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: a busy week ahead for judge ketanji brown jackson. heading to capitol hill to meet with senators before her confirmation hearing just days after making history as the first blacthd to e supreme cour >> reporter: over the last year black women have broken barriers from the white house to the hie. in this midterm election, a growing number of candidates are chasing history too. >> we can be more than organizers and staffers and

volunteers. we can be campaign operatives and we too can be candidates. >> reporter: our nation has never had a black female governor. several candidates are hoping to change that, including south carolina democratic state senator mia mcleod. >> what challenges have you encountered? >> people may have formed opinions about what a governor of south carolina looks like. no black woman has ever announced to run for governor in this state. i believe i can change that. >> reporter: california congresswoman karen bass leaving capitol hill to run for mayor of los angeles. >> it was not an easy decision after serving six terms in congress to decide not to run again. that's an example of the extent of the crisis in los angeles that i would do that. >> reporter: if elected, she would become the first female mayor of l.a. >> i think black women are stepping up and running and eneading.ys wee ways i think the difference is that now we're being acknledgt sherrmer

chief justice, hoping to become the third black woman ever elected to the senate. >> people are really tired of this partisan wrangling. as i'm talking with people, what they want to focus on is making sure that somebody's going to fight for them in washington. >> reporter: experts say campaign finance served as a barrier for female candidates. there are a record number of black women currently in congress, but none are republicans. sacramento air force veteran tamika hamilton is hoping to be a fresh face for the party. >> black people know there's a home here and they're going to find that home with me. the republican party has to be bigger than the democrats are so bad. we need to bring balance back, new fresh ideas. >> reporter: a wave of black women hoping to close the gap, one race at a time. >> black women aren't a political monolith. we should be charging our party system to support black women

moats.ates, republicans and >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news, washington. joining us now is averi harper. good morning to you. it's great to have you. let's start with president biden's supreme court nominee, judge ketanji brown jackson. it's an important week ahead for her. democrats trying to move quickly in the confirmation process. what are you learning about the next steps? >> we know that democrats want to move quickly on this. they have plans to confirm judge jackson before the easter recess, which is april 8th. we know the next steps for judge jackson are to meet with senators across both parties ahead of those confirmation hearings. we know that the last time that judge jackson was confirmed was in june of 2021. she got three republican votes. that is not guaranteed this time around. democrats are going to need to keep their party in unison in order to take advantage of the fact that they have that 50/50

split in the senate for the vice president in order for her to be the tie breaking vote. we'll be watching that. >> i want to turn to president biden's state of the union address coming up on tuesday. americans facing a variety of economic concerns, rising inflation and worries of higher energy costs because of the russian invasion into ukraine. how is the president expected to reassure the public? >> if you talk to the folks at the white house there are hopes that the president uses this speech in order to convince the american people that the economy is moving in the right direction. if you look at our latest abc/"washington post" poll, 75% of americans say the economy is in not a great or poor place. that is going to be a concern for this white house going forward on top of a new crisis that is the russian invasion in ukraine. that is something we'll be continuing to watch closely on tuesday. there are also reports that the president could be taking that

message out on the road after the state of the union. >> not to mention the pandemic and the way to a new normal. averi harper, thank you. tune into "this week" later. george stephanopoulos goes one on one with white house press secretary jen psaki on the latest of russia's invasion into ukraine. plus, key republican senator tom cotton discusses the confirmation battle ahead for president biden's history-making supreme court nominee. coming up on "gma," the s.a.g. awards hours away, the tv shows and movies up for the biggest awards tonight. stay with us. ♪ [upbeat music playing] ♪ welcome to home sweet weathertech home. a place where dirt stays outside. and floors are protected. where standing is comfortable. and water never leaves a mark. it's spotless under the sink.

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abc news app. we want to say good-bye and thank you to our technical director renee amro. we'll miss you so much. have a great weekend, everybody. welcome back. annoucer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: an amber alert out for a two-year-old. be on the lookout for jacob jardine he was in a car stolen just before 4:00 this morning by an unknown suspect. officials say the mother was

unloading groceries when this car was stolen. it was a 2008 you enclave with unknown paper plates from georgia. it has a blue baby on board sticker on the back. if you see this car or jacob, call 911 immediately. having now, street closures in effect because of the berkeley half marathon. the race started half an hour ago. finish line festivities and ceremony will be at civic center park until 1:00 this afternoon. there are street closures throughout the city. be on the lookout for no parking signs. it's get a check of the weather. -- let's get a check of the weather. lisa: of each hazard for the risk of sneaker waves. 50 in oakland. s the air quality less than nice date with more sun and warmth if

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>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. war in ukraine. capital kyiv under siege from russian forces. >> air raid sirens are ringing out across the country. >> citizens soldiers and ukraine's president defiant. the u.s. and european allies hit putin with sanctions. deploy forces to the region. >> putin chose this war. now he and his country will bear the consequences. >> the uk is announcing the most severe package of economic sanctions russia has ever seen. >> fears of a wider war. humanitarian crisis. thousands of refugees on the move. plus, historic pick. >> i believe it's time we have a court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation. >> president biden nominates