anna sophia's mother was also supposed to take part. she was said to be taken hostage by russian forces in mariupol. >> never forget what has happened in ukraine. this is terrifying and awful. >> that is a sentiment echoed by everyone competing in the games. >> here is a roundup of some of the other stories making headlines around the world. police have begun incinerating more than 16 tons seized by antinarcotics units. this includes cocaine, cocoa-based and marijuana. peru is one of the largest cocaine producing countries. they are on a six hour spacewalk. thousands of worshipers have attended blessings and prayed to the western wall in jerusalem. security was tight following recent secretary violence in the city. shanghai reported its first three deaths in what has become the worst outcome since the pandemic began. prompting authorities to lock down the city and 26 million people for three straight weeks. it is part of the zero covid-19 policy dictated by beijing which is increasingly being met with anger and frustration. >> there are

anna sophia's mother was trapped in mariupol when the russians invaded. >> i want people to never forgett happened in ukraine. this is terrifying and this war must be stopped. reporter: in victor this, which means undefeated in latin, is a chance to show the world ukrainians are fighting back and staying alive. the games are on until this friday. laura: in local news, an easter tradition returned to the white house today after a two year break due to the pandemic. the president and first lady hosted thousands of families for the white house easter egg role. children and their parents braved freezing temperatures and drizzly weather to celebrate the event, which dates back to 1878. i am laura trevelyan. thank you for narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you

sophia, the family's golden girl, her mother, and the children's grandparents, anna, a teacher, oleg,stened to it on speakerphone. he said he heard the soldiers shoot the car to pieces. he told i-tv that he heard the 5-week-old crying. he was clearly injured. he said he cried for two minutes, then he went silent. 10-year-old anastasia died north of kyiv. her cousin told "the times" of london that russian soldiers shot their weapons at random. they struck and then killed nastia. 18-year-old mikita and his 9-year-old sister died with their mother in irpin, the "new york times" capturing a moment that a russian struck a known evacuation route. [ bleep ] >> her dad says he learned of their death after seeing a photo of their bodies on twitter because he recognized the luggage lying next to them. he spoke to cnn's erin burnett. >> translator: they were normal, cheerful children. my son was older. he was 18. and he was in second year of university. he studied -- wanted to become an i.t. professional, studied programming. and my daughter, my daughter was 9 years old. and what she liked, danc