right now on "america this morning," ukraine's president addresses the u.s. congress today as his capital city comes under fierce attack. apartment buildings up in flames. people forced underground, and now word that president biden will announce a massive amount of new military aid today. the weapon that could soon be delivered. plus, new reporting on vladimir putin's behavior in the kremlin and just how many russian soldiers have been killed so far in the war. breaking news from texas, a deadly bus crash involving two college sports teams. the details just coming in. a major decision today on interest rates that could affect everything from your credit cards to loans to your bank account, but will it help control sky high inflation? plus, the brazen way thieves

stole $8,000 in gas from this station in a matter of hours. >> they say it's about time. the senate passes a bill to stop changing the clocks each year and make daylight saving time permanent. so what happens now? and chick-fil-a is a popular fast food chain, but is it a public nuisance? why one city says yes. good wednesday morning, everyone. today is a landmark day in ukraine's fight for freedom. the ukrainian president is addressing the u.s. congress. >> and president biden is expected to announce new military aid, and it comes as russian forces plan what's being described as an indiscriminate bombing campaign in the capital kyiv. local officials say at least 97 children have been killed in the war so far, although abc news is not able to confirm that number. >> more than 3.2 million refugees have now fled ukraine. officials fear that number could double in the next week.

>> in a daring move three european prime ministers traveled to kyiv to show their support, and today there is some encouraging news. this morning, possible progress in negotiations to stop the war in ukraine. ukrainian president zelenskyy says russia's latest demands are, quote, more realistic, but he did not elaborate and said patience is needed. [ speaking foreign language ] zelenskyy posting the update early wednesday from kyiv just hours after a u.s. official told abc news russian forces intend to hit the capital city with indiscriminate bombing saying, there are more worries about zelenskyy's safety. suspected russian missiles hit two apartment buildings in kyiv tuesday. at least two people died in this building. >> you can see the extent of the damage, yet another strike into the heart of kyiv. it's not clear whether this was a missile or a rocket, but once again residential areas, civilian infrastructure is being targeted. incredibly the number of

casualties still seems to be small, but in response it appears that the mayor of the city is now imposing a citywide curfew. >> reporter: the humanitarian crisis in the city of mariupol is growing worse. 20,000 civilians were able to escape yesterday, but officials say 350,000 people are still trapped in the city with no water or electricity for more than a week now. russian troops also seizing a hospital where an official says troops are holding about 500 people hostage. but morale among russian soldiers is described as very low. a source telling abc news as many as 10,000 russian troops may have been killed so far. the source also saying the u.s. and other allies are looking at ways to send armed drones to ukraine to help stop the russians from advancing. in the meantime, a producer and cameraman on assignment for fox news have died in ukraine. fox says both were working with correspondent benjamin hall when incoming fire hit their vehicle. hall was wounded. and in moscow the producer at

russian state tv who interrupted a live broadcast to protest the war has now been released and ordered to pay a fine. it's unclear if she'll face further charges. at the kremlin a source says vladimir putin is even more isolated dramatically limiting the number of people allowed to meet him. secretary of state antony blinken had this message for putin last night. >> there's going to be a ukraine, an independent ukraine a lot longer than there's going to be a vladimir putin. >> despite president zelenskyy's optimism about peace talks, the u.s. has said russia is not negotiating in good faith. we have new details on what the u.s. government will offer president zelenskyy when he addresses congress this morning. abc's faith abubey is here now with the very latest. faith, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, mona. the biden administration will offer more military aid to ukraine today, but it's likely something that won't satisfy president zelenskyy. just hours before ukraine's president zelenskyy addresses congress today by video link, a source reveals to abc news the amount of weapons already provided to ukraine since the

start of the war. a small sample of the list includes 600 stinger anti-aircraft systems, 40 million rounds of ammunition, 1 million grenade, mortar and artillery rounds, plus 5 helicopters and 3 patrol boats. this is separate from the $800 million in new military aid that president biden is expected to announce today, but ukraine's president zelenskyy is expected to request something else from congress, aerial support. [ speaking foreign language ] speaking to the canadian parliament yesterday, zelenskyy again pleading for nato to impose a no-fly zone over ukraine, which the white house has rejected. >> we certainly are familiar with what the asks have been. we have provided our own assessment of what does make sense and doesn't make sense. >> reporter: and now the biden administration facing more pressure to support poland's plan to send fighter jets to ukraine. top republicans have signed a letter to the defense and state departments saying, we encourage the departments to re-evaluate the flawed conclusion that the

transfer of these fighter jets to ukraine would be escalatory. meanwhile, a group of european leaders showed their support for ukraine by taking a risky ride, traveling by train to kyiv tuesday to meet with zelenskyy. >> you are not alone. our countries stand with you. europe stands with your country. >> reporter: members of poland's government are now calling for a new nato peace mission inside ukraine. and, mona, in addition to the new military aid, president biden is announcing today the u.s. will provide an extra $186 million in humanitarian aid to ukraine. mona. >> faith, thank you. and we'll have live coverage of president zelenskyy's address to congress at 9:00 a.m. eastern. breaking news from western texas. police say several people were killed when a small bus carrying a college golf team collided with a truck head-on igniting a fire. the athletes were from the men's and women's golf teams at the

university of the southwest. the death toll remains unclear but we do know two people in the truck have died. turning to the pandemic, pfizer is now asking the fda to authorize a second booster shot. it would be offered to people age 65 and over. pfizer says data from israel shows rates of infection and severe illness were up to four times lower among people who got a second booster. meanwhile, the new omicron subvariant, ba.2, now accounts for more than 20% of new covid cases in the u.s. it's more contagious but does not appear to be any more severe than the original omicron variant. >> we do have to be aware of the possibility that we could start seeing an upswing again in the number of new cases of covid, and if that happens, you know, it could happen by the end of this month or early into april. >> reporter: meanwhile, new data shows the johnson & johnson shot seems to prevent infections and deaths just as well as the pfizer and moderna shots. vice president kamala harris' husband doug emhoff says

he has mild symptoms after testing positive for covid. harris has tested negative. we turn now to your money and a major decision expected today from the federal reserve. it's expected to raise interest rates to address sky high inflation, a decision and a problem affecting every american. the government group overseeing the interest that americans pay on loans for credit cards, cars and homes is expected to increase that key interest rate today. the federal reserve's change is an attempt to slow down the economy, but some experts are not sure it will work. >> the expected result of inflation is to sort of put the brakes on, but in reality we're probably just lifting our foot off the accelerator a little bit and slowing some of this inflation. >> reporter: unlike the past periods of high inflation rates, today's increasing prices are not paired with high unemployment, meaning people have money to spend. at the same time supply chain issues are making it harder to produce and sell products. >> i think we're really heading into some uncharted territory here. i mean, we see a lot of things

that are unusual all kind of happening at the same time. >> reporter: now a new government report reveals increasing prices across a broad spectrum of goods. the inflation rate for wholesale prices in february hit 10%, largely driven by higher gas prices. meanwhile, the travel industry is now feeling the effects of those higher fuel costs. delta is increasing fares by as much as $20 each way, and southwest and united are reducing flights citing a range of issues from fuel prices to staffing challenges, and if you're driving instead of flying, uber's new fuel surcharge takes effect today. lyft has also announced a fuel surcharge. as for interest rates, the fed is expected to raise them by a quarter point today. police across the country are reporting more gas thefts. police near houston say thieves pulled up in trucks, some containing large storage tanks, and stole about $8,000 in gas after somehow unlocking the tanks. and just days earlier a different gas station in houston

had 1,000 gallons of diesel stolen from an underground tank by thieves in a van equipped with a pump and a trap door. time now for a look at your wednesday weather. so we start with this eerie scene at this ski resort in spain. the result of dust blown in by a powerful storm in the sahara desert. it caused spain to briefly have the world's worst air quality. here in the u.s., severe storms will be hitting the south today from the carolinas down to florida, and up to a foot of snow could fall in parts of the rockies. checking today's high temperatures, above normal again from the plains and midwest to new england and 50s for the pacific northwest today. 84 in miami. coming up, the historic decision in one state about standardized tests in school. but first the devastating landslide that was caught on camera. plus, a 60-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of

a little girl is finally solved.

back now with a devastating landslide caught on camera. authorities in peru say up to 20 people are missing and dozens of homes were destroyed in this remote town in the andes. crews worked through the night searching for victims. the region has seen heavy rainfall in recent days. back in this country, a mystery spanning six decades has now been solved. it involves the disappearance of a girl from new mexico. abc's andrea fujii reports how technology is finally providing some answers. >> reporter: this morning a name for a little girl who was nameless for 62 years. >> 100% certain that little miss nobody was sharon lee ga eye go. >> reporter: authorities in arizona announcing the

discovery. 4-year-old sharon lee ga yea go was allegedly abducted outside her new mexico home back in 1960. investigators unable to find her kidnapper. sharon's nephew says he never got to meet his aunt. >> it's something that our family grew up with this story in alamogordo, we were known as that family that had the little girl kidnapped. >> reporter: ten days after her disappearance, a body was found partially buried in the arizona desert. but with a lack of technology, the remains could not be identified, and so the girl was called little miss nobody. >> of course this is 1960. medical science has advanced quite a bit since then. but originally she was thought to be a 7-year-old girl. >> reporter: with few leads, the case went cold. but earlier this year, with the help from the national center for missing and exploited children and a fund-raiser, dna testing was conducted, and it didn't take long for sharon's identity to finally be revealed.

>> it's amazing the work that you did to be able for our family to be at peace. >> reporter: though sharon's mother passed away before she could hear the news, her surviving family says they're grateful authorities never gave up. >> thank you for keeping my aunt safe and never forgetting her. it's still sinking in. >> reporter: sharon's abductor has never been caught. the sheriff's department is still asking for any information that could help lead them to the killer. andrew, mona. >> andrea, thank you. coming up, some news that seasonal allergy sufferers will want to hear. >> yes, both of us. also ahead, the battle over changing the clocks twice a year leads to a rare bipartisanship in washington. the decision made and what the decision made and what happens next. migraine attacks? qulipta™ can help prevent migraine attacks. it can't prevent triggers, like your next period or stress. you can't prevent what's going on outside, that's why qulipta™ helps what's going on inside. qulipta™ is a pill. gets right to work to prevent migraine attacks

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