and that's where ed grew up. ed and stella got married in may of 1940 1942 they had their first child a baby girl. they named judy. in november of 1943 for judy was about a year old. ed got drafted he was gone for two and a half years. most of that time he spent in europe. in the signal core trailing along behind the front line troops as they marched towards berlin and the end of the war. and stella stayed home with the newborn. now stella new on some level that ed was safe. she knew that of course from the letters. he wrote home these sweet personal letters that he sent as often as he possibly could. but you got to stop for just one second. and think about this young woman. in chicago in 1943 in 1944 or 1945? living surrounded by war living surrounded by death by the gold stars that she'd see in the windows as she walked the baby along the streets. for the prayers for those boys who had gone missing. the prayers that sunday mass for the boys that had gone missing from that parish that she was a part of and you g

that's where ed grew up. ed and stella got married in may of 1940. 1942, they had their first child, a baby girl they named judy. in november of 1943, when judy was about a year old, ed got drafted. he was gone for 2 1/2 years. most of that time he spent in europe. in the signal corps, trailing behind the front troops as they marched towards berlin in the end of the war. stella stayed home with the newborn. now stella knew on some level that ed was safe. she knew that, of course, from the letters he wrote home, the sweet personal letters he sent as often as he possibly could. but you have to stop for just one second and think about this young woman in chicago in 1943, in 1944, in 1945, living surrounded by war, surrounded by death, by the gold stars she would see in the window as she walked the baby along the streets. for the prayers for those boys who had gone missing, the prayers at sunday mass for the boys that had gone missing from that parish that she was part of. and you got to believe, and i believe wi

— appeal to ed sheeran? ed sheeran got back to us and — appeal to ed sheeran?to us and he said that he appreciates to help ukrainian people, that he is standing with ukrainian people and he wants to check out our music. the music of the band of antytila. but we also had response from organisers of the consort, and they said no. did had response from organisers of the consort, and they said no.— consort, and they said no. did they exlain consort, and they said no. did they explain why? _ consort, and they said no. did they explain why? and _ consort, and they said no. did they explain why? and do _ consort, and they said no. did they explain why? and do you _ consort, and they said no. did they i explain why? and do you understand their explanation? yes. explain why? and do you understand their explanation?— their explanation? yes, they say that this consort _ their explanation? yes, they say that this consort has _ their explanation? yes, they say that this consort has purely - that this consort has purely humanitarian mission and because we are wearing helmets

ed: i decline to answer that one. emily: the palling of the drone was the best. ed, thank you.on ukraine still raging along with inflation, investors and companies around the world -- how long will it last? what is a path forward? talking about this more with mercedes. how are you assessing what the impact of this will be? we see what is happening in the public markets but what about private markets? mercedes: thank you so much for having me. for private markets, we have noticed at later stages, it is being affected -- and now, there core is really dying down. that meant people are much more wary. private companies with comparables maybe raising the 10 acts or 100 x revenues but when you see that same company with a similar business model in the public market trading at three x or six x, you ask yourself, what is the possibility for the company that wants to go public anytime soon? should i pay that multiple? that is happening on the growth side but on the early-stage side, we are seeing a lot of activity that does not seem entirely effective so i think early-stage in talking a

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ed: there is a debate right now over no-fly zones.ad news united will stop flying over russian airspace. that the commercial carrier but we are tracking the movements of several oligarchs and billionaires. one of them, the owner of chelsea, because he might be involved in peace talks somewhere along the way. emily: that does it for this edition of bloomberg technology. we will be joined by rhett taylor from salesforce on the company's earnings. you won't want to miss those conversations. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> a very good morning. we are counting down to asia's major market open. >> welcome to daybreak asia. our top stories this hour, asian stocks are set to slide as the war in ukraine intensifies. it stokes demand for sovereign bonds. russia's invasion enters the new phase with a return to

ed, thank you for joining us. ed ludlow with a great interview there and a great scoop out of ford and the ceo jim farley. this is bloomberg. >> shares of citibank are lower today after the bank announced profitability will fall as the company pursues a strategy shift to raise expenses in the near term. let's bring on sonali basak to tell us about it. it's a milestone beyond profitability and expenses for the ceo. sonali: i remember the same moment at goldman sachs a year ago for dave solomon. it takes a couple years for investors to get on board with the new story. the difficult thing about citigroup is they are still dealing with regulatory issues, a consent order here. the idea that they will spend more money is really supposed to be an indication that jane fraser is saying i will not just cut out of businesses here, i also want to be more competitive and to money in other areas so we can gain share in the businesses that make us good is what -- good at what we do. citigroup is the only one of the major banks a

ed ludlow is here with more. ed: so much for investors to take. the real focus is the federal reserve and jay powell giving a testimony on capitol hill, saying he backs a quarter percentage point hike this month , and set out hints about policy going forward. the outlook for rates is front and center. that drove the equity rally, broad gains across the s&p 500. technology as well, the nasdaq up 1.7% even as yields continue to rise. the benchmark u.s. 10 year yield up 15 basis points, 1.87%. dramatic drop over the last four days, yields bouncing back. oil continues to be a story directly linked to the ukraine crisis and russian supply. i keep looking down the screen. $110. wti west texas intermediate, astonishing. i want to bring this back to ukraine and russia. that blue line. cybersecurity stocks. out performance, continuing to see gains on wednesday. this is clearly linked to what is happening in ukraine. investors betting that we will see gains in the sector going forward based on the tactics being used. a lot of corporate stories going on in n

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our ed ludlow is here with more.d: the real focus on wednesday is the federal reserve and chair powell given us testimony on capitol hill, basically saying that he backs a quarter percentage point hike this month. it sent out hints about policy going forward. the outlook for rate front and center. that really drove the equities rally you are seeing on your screen. broad gains, but technology participating as well. the nasdaq 100 up by 1.7%, even as yields continue to rise. the benchmark u.s. 10 year yield up 15 basis points, 1.87%. you saw a dramatic drop over the last four days with the flight to safety, but yields are bouncing back. oil continues to be a story directly linked to the ukraine crisis and russian supply. my goodness. i keep looking down the screen. $110 a barrel, wti crude. astonishing. i do want to bring this back to ukraine and russia. one subset that has taken off is the blue line, which is cybersecurity stocks, outperforming since february 23, continuing to see gains on wednesday. this is clearly l

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ed: ultimately, the asset owners.d large, if you look at russian assets, there's a collective decision here in terms of asset owners saying we do not want exposure to this risk, regardless of how it unfolds in the short term. there is a broad movement out of russian debt and equities in the investment world. there's a broad movement of companies out of russia as well, so we see physical assets in russia getting written down. altogether we are taking the slice of russia in the system out of the equation. lisa: at what point do we shift into something that looks like a growth scare? i wonder at what point the recession talks that we have been hearing percolating up through yield curve discussions start to become that much louder ? ed: we are kind of their right now. the consensus view on u.s. growth is starting to weaken. if you look at the fed expectations, the fed has a print of about 4% for 2022 growth. i think that might get marked down a bit next week. but i'm march, we are preparing for household balance sheets, t

going is that ed? i think universally, it seems — that ed? to be, itjust doesn't help the people who are suffering the most _ the people who are suffering the most and — the people who are suffering the most and it's a little goal and we look most and it's a little goal and we took at _ most and it's a little goal and we took at the — most and it's a little goal and we look at the profit of these energy firms_ look at the profit of these energy firms and — look at the profit of these energy firms and everything and this idea that hot— firms and everything and this idea that not helping everyone with universal credit, at helping households of the poorest society who will_ households of the poorest society who will slip through the cracks and many— who will slip through the cracks and many tories who feel the same and i personally— many tories who feel the same and i personally think it's short—sighted because _ personally think it's short—sighted because it— personally think it's short—sighted because if people start to suffer more, _ because

. >> and ed joins us now from the white house. ed, tell us about the big administration decision coming about covid and immigration. >> reporter: that's right, norah. we learned today the biden administration is planning to end a trump-era policy that's allowed immigration authorities to block migrants from entering the country in order to stop the spread of covid-19. more than 1.7 million immigrants have been turned back by what's called title 42, most of them during the biden administration. the policy is now set to end in may, and it could lead to a record surge of migrants trying to cross the southern border. norah. >> that is big. ed o'keefe, thank you. >>> well, tonight, supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson has picked up the support of at least one republican senator, ensuring that her historic confirmation vote will not be strictly along party lines. maine's senator susan collins is the first republican to say she will vote to confirm judge jackson, saying the judge has the experience, qualifications, and integrity t

emily: ed, thanks for that. the u.s.ays they will be sanctioning vladimir putin's allies, limiting the trouble of 19 families and sanction eight more wealthy individual families. >> we are adding dozens of names to the list, including one of russia's wealthiest billionaires. and i banning travel to america am for more than 50 russian oligarchs, their families, and their closest associates. emily: the west is working on raising pressure on putin and those closest to him. annmarie hordern entrances from the white house. anne-marie, how much more pressure will this put on vladimir putin? annmarie: we don't know yet but the strategy is to put pressure on the megarich of russia to try to see if they could potentially move the dial on putin's calculus and get him to withdraw his invasion of the ukraine. but given the fact he already spoke to emmanuel macron today and left that call thinking it will be possible. we did hear the president say that he is going after one of the richest persons. other individuals on that list, his

you made an appeal to ed sheeran, didn't you? what happened next?reciate to help ukrainian people, that he is standing by the ukrainian people and he wants to check out our music, the music of the band of antytila. but we also had response from organisers of the concert and they said no for us. did they explain why? and do you understand their explanation? do you accept it? yeah, they say that this concert has purely humanitarian mission and because we are wearing helmets and handling weapons in our arms, we are not in concept of this show. so we accept it, of course. we are a little bit upset because of this, but the main thing is that ed sheeran will play this concert and disaster emergency team will provide the money and will help ukrainian refugees. it is the main, so, but... but i very hope that the main message from ukraine will be sent to all of the people who will watch this show, that ukraine are strong, that we are brave and we are fighting against the russians. and we will win. we will get the victory. there is no another way for us, beca

that is what you were talking about, ed _ bankruptcy.about, ed vaizey, wasn't it? a much more robust response to the russian present. i a much more robust response to the russian present.— russian present. i think we should use every means _ russian present. i think we should use every means necessary - russian present. i think we should use every means necessary short i russian present. i think we should i use every means necessary short of direct— use every means necessary short of direct conflict with the russians to cause _ direct conflict with the russians to cause them as much pain as possible. it is cause them as much pain as possible. it is partly— cause them as much pain as possible. it is partly for— cause them as much pain as possible. it is partly for morale. when you see a _ it is partly for morale. when you see a $500 million oligarch's your being _ see a $500 million oligarch's your being impounded i think we all feel much _ being impounded i think we all feel much the _ being impounded i think we all feel much the better

ed ludlow in san francisco. we will move from space back to what is going on here on earth and what is going on with the markets. the first quarter is nearly over but what opportunities await in q2. jerome schneider would join us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i am not sure how i am feeling today. is it already the end of the first quarter? or -- it has been a long three months. it has been a painful one for treasuries. we have seen the largest move upwards in yields. the two year treasury yield started the year around 73 basis points. we are now north of 2.2%. what can we look forward to in q2? let's ask jerome schneider. how much more needs to be priced into the short end? is there now an opportunity? jerome: that is the main question. we have seen yields skyrocket higher given the uncertainty with regard to the progress the fed will make to normalize policy. what we have seen is the market extrapolate out a good deal of the hiking cycle of the normalization of monetary policy. markets pricing in eight or nine

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ed, walk us through the date. ed: risk on the sentiment of market on tuesday. the nasdaq 100 very technology heavy index up by almost 2%. that is despite real pop in yields to the u.s. 10 year yields. the benchmark treasury up towards 2.4%. that usually puts downward pressure on tech stocks, not at the moment. tesla a big driver for the equity moments. biggest gain on the nasdaq, up almost 8%. they've got elon musk dancing in berlin. and as part of that broader risk on sentiment, bitcoin above $42,000 per token, its highest level in three weeks. come with me into my bloomberg terminal. look at this chart. it looks like investors could be dip buying technology stocks. the white line is the u.s. 10 year yield. you can see that surge in yield has not deterred technology investors. the nasdaq 100 bounced back 12% from the march 14 low. that is despite this hawkish turn we have seen from the fed. we know the outlook in more certainty for higher rates. not a problem for technology investors, who seem to be coming back in. i'm also looking at cybersecurity. okta down

ed ludlow is here with the latest. ed: the prospect for a resolution or scaling back the conflict and ukraine is a big driver of sentiment. technology the best performing sector in the equity markets and it was interesting to see commodity futures in new york. the idea being if we moved toward the peaceful resolution and ukraine, the supply of oil, soft commodities like wheat and industrial metals could improve. the 10-year treasury yield down by six basis points. we got some inversion with the yield on the two-year u.s. treasury higher than the 10 year yield, and other words, the yield on short duration bonds higher than long-term duration bonds. for many, that's a signal of recession. bitcoin dropped below $48,000 per token. we are in earnings season, micron the semi conductor company, reporting after hours. a really bullish outlook. this is a maker of memory chips, but they are saying the main driver of demand is continued investment in data centers. that stock higher by 4.4 percent. some of the movers i've been wat

our ed ludlow has more. ed: definitely lack of consistency, at least in terms of this direction of travel in equity markets. the s&p index down 1.5% on wednesday. if there were outsize declines, it was certainly in semiconductors. you see that in the philadelphia semiconductor index. we see yields on the treasuries easing. the 10-year below 2.3%. west texas intermediate crude, double uti, up to $114 a barrel. there's concern about ongoing disruption to supply. you wonder how much of biden's trip will focus on energy markets while he is talking with world leaders. we're also in the debt of energy season and adobe reporting -- the depths of energy season. we have seen the biggest drop since mid-december. they gave in outlook for the current period which shows competition creeping into design software, and you see them down 9.3% on wednesday. you and i will talk about this later in the show -- chinese companies listed in the u.s. tencent recorded single-digit growth for the first time since 2004, basically sayi

emily: alright, ed ludlow.ow to the bloomberg exclusive, apple and meta provided customer data to presumed law enforcement officials who were really hackers in disguise. our bloomberg security reporter joins us live with that scoop. how did the hackers pull this off? will fish hey, emily. thanks for having me. so here's what the hackers did. ,they kind of exploited a loophole in the system. when you send a request for a search warrant or subpoena to a company for data, it has to be signed by a judge, what if you -- judge. but if you sign what is called an emergency data request, it doesn't have to be signed by a judge. so what these hackers did is , they broke into the email boxes of legitimate law enforcement agencies, and they sent emails, posing as a legitimate law enforcement officer, to these companies with a forged emergency data request. and the companies complied with those requests and actually turned over user data. what we don't know is the scale of this problem. we have been hearing from sources tha

ed, always appreciate your wisdom particularly on a day like today.e are blessed we have another wall street legend coming on right now. cross mark cio bob doll. bob, only times the market really edges up these days is when we see helpful headlines on maybe secession of war in ukraine. i want to get your thoughts what happens when that moment, it is going to come, hopefully sooner rather than later. what happens when russia stops its aggression? >> i guess the market goes straight up, charles, wouldn't that be nice? you know the linkages. if the war stops, oil prices come down and that will be a huge relief to this creeping, i'm concerned about economic growth thought is permeating markets and talk of recession, et cetera, et cetera. so yes that would be a happy day. now once the dust settles on that good news, and it would be good news, we still have as you just talked with ed the inflation problem and the rise in interest rates in front of us among an economy that is okay but not as good as last year. charles: so to that point i read where you see i

ed o'keefe, thank you. tonight, supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson has picked up the support of at least one republican senator, ensuring that her historic confirmation vote will not be strictly along party lines. maine's senator susan collins is the first republican to say she will vote to confirm judge jackson, saying the judge has the experience, qualifications, and integrity to serve on the nation's highest court. tonight, the white house is firing back after former president donald trump called on vladimir putin to release information on president biden's son, hunter. and it comes as we're learning new details about the federal investigation into hunter biden and his business dealings with a chinese energy company. here's cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: multiple sources tell cbs news that the federal investigation into hunter biden's business practices is broader than previously known. the probe is exploring whether the younger biden and his associates violated tax, money laundering, and

bloomberg's ed ludlow is in san francisco.need to talk about this, talk about what is happening in shanghai. let's focus first of all on what is happening with the stock split. musk talks about this being an accessibility issue, i.e. split the stock, allow more people to buy it. in theory, this should have no impact. my question is why now. why do this right now? do they feel the stock needs a boost, or is it something else? ed: the timing is interesting. they communicated that they wanted to do a stock split via a tweet. they said they would give more details in advance of the annual shareholders meeting. we don't have a date for the annual shareholders meeting. in past years it has been in october, june, september. wall street analysts seem to think it will be in october. you're right that it is about lowering the barriers to entry. elon musk and others have talked about how the retail investor, which are often people that own tesla cars, tesla products, understand the company so much better than wall street does. he does no

. >> ed lavandera is live in the southern port city of odesa. ed, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: well, here just a few moments ago air raid sirens just went off for about eight minutes. the sound was mixed with church bells ringing here at night. so a very surreal sound and scene as the city remains under curfew, the streets totally empty and quiet. obviously many people here watching with a great deal of concern what is happening in the northern part of ukraine and trying to make sense of exactly what russian forces are up to and what their plan will be. as we've been reporting it appears russian forces moving back toward belarus in large part trying to regroup, and that raises the question where they will move to next, do they have plans to move in through eastern ukraine and continue to move down the coastline of the sea of azov and the black sea, perhaps down toward odesa to create that land bridge connecting with crimea. that is the concern and that is the expectation many people we've talk to believe might happen next. the timing of all of that is still very mu

ed it is problematic.rities in shanghai are doing mass testing because of reserves and shoved covid to -- because of a resurgence of covid. where the tesla plan is is the focus of the testing. tesla shut down through april 3. don't know how long it will go through in total. shanghai accounts for almost half of production. the difference is the cars coming out of shanghai are more profitable. they have higher margins because the supply chain is localized appeared in february, tesla delivered 56,000 vehicles from that plant, which is indicative of them outperforming the vehicles in that capacity. it could be disruptive for a company that has a lot of momentum in terms of scaling production. berlin is online and we expect the new plant in austin to come online soon. this is one we are watching closely. emily: thanks for the update. huawei help with the company's annual report and seeing that profits surge 76% despite the revenue decline to andy purdy -- despite the revenue decline. the chief security officer

. -- ed hammond. what is your preferred exit here?rea: this is a tremendous portfolio, there are so many different ways this could go. we need to look at alternatives and maximize value. right now where we are trading versus even the valley of our prime assets, there is such a dislocation, it is incumbent on us to look at other things. matt: property values have skyrocketed. what do you think your portfolio is worth? andrea: we have not been public about it. a large part of the portfolio is the potential. we were all sears and kmart but it became a retail portfolio with incredible value, opportunities. we have 30 assets that will be multifamily developments. millions of feet for tech offices and life sciences. you are looking at it for an evaluation of what this could be. ed: you announced the decision to go through this process. you can go through a normal deal, everything is up for sale. what kind of parties are you talking to, what kind of interest are you seeing? andrea: because the portfolio is so diverse, we are seeing people lo

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cnn's ed lavandera is west of mariupol in odesa. ed, how are these evacuations going? >> reporter: well, it is a volatile situation here tonight at this late hour, as we have heard from officials throughout the course of the day that there's a team of buses trying to make its way into the city to evacuate at least 1,500 to 2,500 people. at least that is the hope, that they will be able to pull off here in the coming hours. but it doesn't appear as though that thas happened yet. a short while ago we heard information that that bus convoy was held at gunpoint by russian forces. there are pleas for the russian forces to open up these humanitarian corridors so people can escape that besieged city. remember, this is going to take a great deal of time. there are still more than 100,000 people inside the city of mariupol. the deputy mayor of that city told cnn today that people there are living like mice in shelters underground and in bomb shelters. a horrific situation and a desperate situation for tens of thousands of people, jake. >> ed, you've been reporting on the city o

what i was really trying to express in that op-ed was public health is more than just covid. there's a whole bunch of other issues associated with public health and you can't destroy those others by trying to eradicate a virus that you cannot eradicate. that's the difference between the administrations. the biden administration tried to eradicate the virus at any cost and those costs were enormous. and by the way, they didn't eradicate the virus. host: the tally of specific covid cases and fatalities, what do you attribute those numbers to? >> we were pursuing a very aggressive policy toward developing therapeutics. when they came into office they dropped that and put all their marbles behind vaccines and vaccinations. so it was really a very singular approach to the virus. we thought the other measures would matter. i will just give you an example. pfizer issued, we got in emergency use authorization for a pill in december and we still don't have product. the whole purpose of operation warp speed was to manufacture in parallel with the development of the drug or vaccine so t

what i was really trying to express in that op-ed was public health is more than just covid. there's a whole bunch of other issues associated with public health and you can't destroy those others by trying to eradicate a virus that you cannot eradicate. that's the difference between the administrations. the biden administration tried to eradicate the virus at any cost and those costs were enormous. and by the way, they didn't eradicate the virus. host: the tally of specific covid cases and fatalities, what do you attribute those numbers to? >> we were pursuing a very aggressive policy toward developing therapeutics. when they came into office they dropped that and put all their marbles behind vaccines and vaccinations. so it was really a very singular approach to the virus. we thought the other measures would matter. i will just give you an example. pfizer issued, we got in emergency use authorization for a pill in december and we still don't have product. the whole purpose of operation warp speed was to manufacture in parallel with the development of the drug or vaccine so t

a new op-ed out of bloomberg says inflation stings most of those earning under $300,000.the extra car? charlie before i come to you i need to get more detail" from this piece, inflation stings most if you earn less than 300,000. take the bus, don't buy in bulk, try lintels instead of meat, nobody said this would be fun. what gives? >> poor teresa she's never gonna lay this down. that was probably the most hilarious idiotic piece i've ever read. to play devils advocate she does make a good point inflation is so bad if you're making less than $300,000 a year you will feel it and it'll be very painful. there are no good options here. the relief writing part of all this. she can write an idiotic piece in bloomberg whatever but you have people in charge in powerful positions we talked about the squad and joe biden in the white house, i don't think there's any more in touch with regular american people. they are creating this environment and their exact policies have led directly to the inflation and high gas prices that we are seeing right now. we are all good beating lentils

national editor of "financial times" ed luce. >> so, mr. ambassador, let's talk about the speech, the historic nature of the speech. and, yes, yes, the ad libbed lines which actually as far as psy ops goes the important. is it not nice for once vladimir putin defining the debate and keeping us guessing, but instead it is vladimir putin wondering whether he has to sleep with one eye open. >> first, joe, i thought it was a fantastic speech. it was a very important speech. it laid out the difference between democracy and dictatorship, between good and evil. he was clear as day where he stood and where the western world needed to stand. i hope it will be followed up with more action. that's what kyiv wants. that's what president zelenskyy wants. but i think it was a very historic speech and the right speech. the last part, i would say a couple of things. first of all, it is not the first time president biden has said this. i traveled with him in moscow when he was the vice president, and in march of 2011 he said president putin, prime minister

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and that together with president ed, one statement has been widely interpreted as unquiet, effectively closing down the darden els and boss for his traits to russian warships . according to this international treaty, the montero convention that you just mentioned. now, it is not clear how much of an impact this will have on the conflict on the war. how much of a blow this is to the kremlin, but it's certainly sends a strong message, a message to the ukranian government as well. because they had asked the turkish government on the very 1st day, the russian invasion started to block trends. it of, for russian warships and turkey had not immediately responded to this request. now the turkish foreign minister also said that until now there has been no request for passage, so it really remains to be seen. what happens next? what happens if there was such a request and would turkey would do so with us turkey stand on this issue. i don't want to serve the turkey, will neither abandon ukraine nor russia. what's, what's your feeling? well, 1st, your, 1st of all, you have to know that turkey geo

ed o'keefe, thank you. to the battle inside ukraine and what military intelligence chiefs believes is russia's any goal. thegirl says putin is considering splitting the nation in two. holly williams got a firsthand look at the dangerous situation on the battlefield. >> reporter: ukraine's military claims it liberated the town of ma kari from russian forces last week about 30 miles west of the capitol kyiv. >> it looks as though this area is still getting shelled by the russians. >> reporter: as we approached the outskirts this morning, with a convoy of ukrainian troops, they told us to get out and take cover because the russians were watching from the sky. so the ukrainians are saying that there is a drone overhead and they want us to spread out to be less of a target. >> back to the cars. >> reporter: we turned back traveling at high speed. the ukrainians now saying four russian drones were overhead. but then they ordered us out again. >> get out of the cars. >> reporter: and into is it forest to take cove

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>> ed lavandera, appreciate it.uch. >>> as millions of refugees flee from ukraine, tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing from russia as the country faces global backlash. a near total blackout on information. valerie hopkins joins me now. i know a number of your colleagues have been focusing on this, and you've talked to -- you live in russia. or supyou just moved there. >> used to. >> i was formerly a moscow-based correspondent. "the new york times," along with other media organizations, decided to pull out after a new law against -- that basically punishes calling this invasion a war or an invasion or anything besides a special military operation, with 15 years in jail. that's why tens of thousands of other russians have fled. it seems like the biggest, actually, you know, there's no war on russian territory, and this looks like the biggest movement, the biggest exodus of russian people since 100 years ago, when a number of anti-communists actually fled the country after the revolution, including my ancestors