in the meantime nato is that going to put in the no-fly zone. at us is that going to suppor a no-fly zone. both saying that they cannot do it because it would put nato it pilots in direct conflict with russian pilots and aircraft and that could lead to a much wider war. also are using russia of using cluster bombs. those kind of bombs explode midair and with these dozens of many munitions over a wide area. their use is widely banned. and air force veteran general, the c-17 commander and cofounde of restored liberty. bring it in, general. it's great to have you here. that me first get your thoughts as somebody who is obviously obeyed the rules of war. we have always abide by them an you have in your time in the ai force. how do you feel when you hear about cluster bombs and the lik being used in the war zone? >> jonathan, it's great to be with you and trace tonight. i will tell you over 30 years, most of it in war and conflict, unfortunately. cluster bombs are off the list and against the geneva convention with respect to civilians for a very good

meantime at yesterday's nato summit in brussels the president announced a plan to reduce europe's dependence on russian gas and threatened a

in the meantime, nato estimates up to 15,000 russian soldiers have been killed in the war so far. now russian media reports a longtime aid to putin has fled russia after quitting his job. anatoly chubais has been part of the russian government for decades becoming the finance minister in the 1990s under then president yeltsin. he reportedly resigned in protest over the war. >>> and we're following breaking news. ukraine's navy claims it's blown up a russian warship near mariupol. verified video online shows a ship and a large fire. there was no immediate word on casualties. >>> another breaking headline right now, north korea has fired a long-range missile in what's viewed as a major escalation. it's the first time the north has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile since 2017. the missile landed in the sea of japan. >>> turning to washington, a vote on judge ketanji brown jackson's nomination to the supreme court is expected before the senate's easter break. it follows two days of hearings which continued into last night, and there was a poignant moment just before thing

in the meantime, nato has to do what's necessary. not nato but -- but the individual members of nato have to do what's necessary to help the ukrainians stay in the fight. that's -- that's the key. while sanctions are escalated and putin's put under pressure at home. >> yeah. you know, if it comes to it, do you have confidence the ukrainians who -- who hold the advantage of being inside the capital, not the attackers -- um, do you think they can hold kyiv? what preparations would they have made to defend and repel an entry? >> well, they have had several days now to fortify kyiv. they didn't start early and there was a lot of concern at first. but they the early efforts to sort of jump in and seize it by surprise. there is no surprise now. so, there are multiple lines of defense no doubt in kyiv. and um, their weapons distributed and people will fight. they'll block the major approach despite artillery fire, rocketfire, whatever comes in. if the -- if the russian forces get closer, though, there will ban awful lot of heavy fire put on

and in the meantime, nato is pretty united.lling into ukraine and so with the ukrainians can hold out for long enough, i think that they have got a decent chance of reversing the russian gains. >> francis fukuyama i know this is not something you do every night. tv interviews are not a frequent occurrence for you. but we really greatly appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you very much for having me. >> thank you. and coming up ... we will get a live report from a ukrainian reporter who is in kyiv. as the curfew there is approaching its scheduled and. , we'll be right back. , we'll be right back. it's all you. (driver 2) no, i insist. (driver 1) it's your turn. (driver 2) nope, i think it's your turn. (driver 1) i appreciate you so much, thank you so much... go. (driver 2) i appreciate your appreciation. it fills me. (burke) safe drivers save money with farmers. (bystander) just for driving safely? (burke) it's a farmers policy perk. get farmers and you could get a safe driver disc

meantime nato experts say the russians may have lost as many as 15,000 troops killed in action.taggering number in 28 days. america lost 7,057 troops in hostile fire in afghanistan combined, and that was in 20 years. the u.s. secretary of state yesterday once again talked about russian war crimes. there's evidence that's true, like the recent satellite pictures showing you'll remember the theater in mariupol. here it is before and here it is after the russians attacked. this is a civilian theater. now, accusing the kremlin of these war crimes will likely narrow the path out of this war for putin. lastly in his resignation letter the former prosecutor looking into former president trump said trump participated in numerous numerous felonies. mark pomerantz quit his job at the a minute's district attorney's office as the d.a. called off the investigation. the letter said the team that has been investigating mr. trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes. he did. we're watching what is happening in washington with judge jackson and, of course, in brussels at nato. we'r

. >> in the meantime, neighboring poland, a nato member, is boosting its defense with the help of u.s. patriot missile defense systems. >>> growing concern this morning about chernobyl, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. russian forces have cut electricity to the plant. the head of the international atomic energy agency says there's no immediate risk of a radiation leak, but he warns the situation is, quote, fragile. the u.n. says about 5% of ukraine's population has now fled the country. that's 2.1 million people. the mayor of one polish city across the border warns they won't be able to cope with another million people. the u.n. says the next wave of refugees will be more desperate carrying fewer personal belongings. meanwhile, a california software company says one of its employees was killed trying to flee ukraine and was seen in a graphic photo on the front page of "the new york times" along with her two children killed in a mortar attack. and a medical team from the chicago area is headed to ukraine. the nine doctors and nurses are armed with $500,000 worth of medic

in the meantime, neighboring nato countries like slovakia are boosting their defenses as the invasionucky, as defense minister says the first multinational nato units with the patriot air defense systems are coming into the country. the group includes 2100 soldiers from nato members, including the united states. going to be stationed at various places to protect slovakia's territory. meanwhile, for u.s. service members have died in norway following an aircraft crashed during a nato exercise. alexandra limon has the latest on that. >> official crash investigation is still ongoing, but norwegian authorities say the u.s. aircraft went down in bad weather. 4 u.s. marines died friday according to authorities when a u.s. osprey aircraft like these crashed in northern norway. how come for is a retired marine corps intelligence officer who worked with osprey aircraft, that it is wrong train its up north. >> has seen with the search and rescue. there's been some difficulty with the weather conditions up there. the crash happened during a nato cold response training. exercise. war is extremely

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in the meantime, leaders and nato have confirmed there will not be a no fly zone over ukraine. president zelensky had begged to 4 weeks for nato to issue a no fly zone given russia's air superiority, however, doing so would require nato aircraft to shoot down any russian planes that enter the airspace above ukraine. president biden says such a move would escalate the conflict into a new world war. now, despite that war in ukraine, oil prices have plunged in the last week for the first time this month, the price of crude oil futures dropped below $100 a barrel. but that doesn't mean the price at the pump is going to go down quickly. gas prices in california actually went up another $0.2 overnight to a record high of $5. and $0.77 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas. nationally, gas prices dropped by one cent overnight to $4.30 a gallon. now the rise in gas prices is affecting many americans, including rideshare drivers. kelsey kernstine explains why starting today your uber ride. it's going to get more expensive. >>with skyrocketing gas prices, uber driver and dad of 3 muhammad

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meantime, the u.s. and nato are increasing their military mobilization in eastern europe. defense secretary lloyd austin announced today that the u.s. will provide a striker mechanic infantry company. it's being led by bulgaria with 1,000 troops under united supreme commander europe president biden is warning president xi they would face congressing. the two leaders held a nearly two-hour video call yesterday to discuss the russia/ukraine conflict. joins me now is ali aruzi. what can you tell us about the state of the city you are in? >> well, reverend, this is a city that many of the displaced people are coming into, and it is being traditionally a safe zone, but yesterday morning, at about 6:00 a.m., the air raid sirens went off, about 15 minutes after that. there were three or four loud explosions, and the skyline of lviv had a black plume of smoke floating over it. we learned the russians had hit an airport maintenance facility on the outskirts of lviv, only four miles in the industry center. that's the closest this war has come to lviv. the russians have opened up fro

meantime here nato is obviously, we touched on this reinforcing its support for ukraine. now edward also touched on talking about building up ukraine's defenses even more, even against chemical and nuclear weapons which you know nato is not entirely ruling out on part of russia as things get more desperate for vladmir putin. we'll get into a little bit more detail later. the latest from lviv, ukraine, where you find our mike tobin now. how are things looking there? reporter: well, it looks, neil, ukrainian forces are gaining substantial ground particularly to the north, northwest sigh of the capital city of kyiv. yesterday we told you they reclaimed, retaken the sy of makriv and cluster of neighborhoods and towns near that city. sources like mayor vitali klitschko, that they're making substantial gains in the town of irpin, northeast of macari and this would draw the line of ukraine brand forces to the north side of the city. here is the mayor. >> official sources with information right now, they are, small city, mackriv, already in the control of ukrainian soldiers. pete

nato ally. >> ukraine's president, meantime, is set to address the u.s. congress on wednesday. a virtual address. he will ask for more help from the west. also, the u.s. is issuing a warning to china about its involvement in the war in ukraine. so for more on this, we welcome san jose state university political science professor leonard lira. hello, professor, nice of you to join us. thank you. so we know that president biden is has been under pressure, for example, descent fighter jets. but what might the ukraine president reason reasonably expect to come of this? i think you can expect more humanitarian aid as well as additional military aid. >> there's a lot more in the arsenal that the united states with our allies can provide in particular. we can aerial drones, the eu caps, as they're called, that can provide air to air and air ground support. they've been very successful with turkey has been the only country that has sold them. we'll provide that for them. united states and other western allies could also. >> i'm curious year, big picture assessment of how things are goi

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announce new sanctions on russia on thursday when he travels to brussels for meetings with nato and european allies. meantime, officials say ukraine's military has retaken a strategically important suburb of kyiv, preventing russian troops from surrounding the capital city. a curfew is in effect in kyiv until wednesday. new satellite images show the magnitude of the destruction in the ukrainian port city of mariupol. more than 200 people are currently trapped in that city. president biden is warning that russian president putin is considering using chemical or biological weapons in ukraine, but the pentagon says so far there is no evidence that such an attack is imminent. >> thank you for the update. >>> the white house press secretary jen psaki has tested positive for coveted will not travel with the president to europe. president biden himself tested negative today. hillary clinton announcing she has tested positive for covid and has mild cold symptoms. >>> live look at capitol hill for the senate judicial penny is working into the evening questioning supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson on the 2nd

nato ally. >> ukraine's president, meantime, is set to address the u.s. congress on

. >>> in the meantime, intelligence collected by nato surveillance planes, russia is using belarus as for many air operations in ukraine. cnn reporters covering the war from all angles. >> reporter: i'm natasha bertrand in the netherlands. cnn was granted rare access to an air flight to monitor russian air activity over ukrainian air force. we were told they have seen russian-made aircraft taking off from belarus and entering ukrainian airspace, indicating the russian planes are entering via belarus. listen to what one airman told me on board yesterday. >> we do see activity coming from belarus into the ukraine. we cannot tkdistinguish whethert is russian or belarusian aircraft. there are certain periods of the day not on a regular basis where we have a lot of activity getting in, like a larger package with 10 to perhaps 20 aircraft from the belarusian airspace into ukraine. >> reporter: this drives home the extent to which belarus is a key part of the military operations there. and potentially even providing its own forces to fly into that ukrainian airspace. importantly, we are told

but in the meantime, the european union, nato allies, agreed to send additional equipment to ukraine so they might be able to protect themselves against a possible russia come weapons attack. brianna. >> natasha, thanks so much, the latest from brussels there. joining me is david sanger, white house and national security correspondent for the "new york times". he is with us from warsaw, poland, where president biden is headed shortly. david, thanks for being with us. give us a sense of what this visit -- what the president needs to achieve here. >> well, a visit to poland is a little bit different than what he was doing yesterday in brussels. brussels is all about holding the nato allies, the european, non-nato members all together from sanctions to common strategy, as you heard from natasha, on what to do if there is use of chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons. this is all about showing the president's willingness to go support the eastern europeans who are taking in this huge influx of refugees. we haven't been given very much specify fistity about where the president is go

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president % zelensky who remains in ukraine is also expected to address tomorrow's emergency nato summit. meantime, check this out. a protest against fox news today in the form of a mobile electronic billboard. the rolling signs accused the network of supporting russia and spreading covid misinformation. the mobile billboards passed by fox studios in los angeles as network leaders were holding a summit there. the protest was organized by media matters for america, a progressive group that monitors and corrects what it says is misinformation. covid coverage now as there has been a big development on the covid vaccine from moderna says that shots work as well for children under 6 as it does for adults. the company says to 25 microgram doses for kids ages 6 months to 5 years old include similar immune responses when compared to the adult regimen. the 2 doses were given. 28 days apart. moderna says most side effects in the study were mild and more frequent after the second shot. the company is expected to request emergency authorization for the vaccine for that younger age group in the next few weeks.

joe biden now set to take the world stage next week with all eyeing on nato's next move. meantime soar. your gas, your groceries, cost more than they have in years. we're asking the expert is there any relief in sight and here at home a reality check for the spring breakers. >> we are, we took some and no response right now. >> someone what's happening to him? >> people are passing out. lawrence: shocking overdose of west point cadet we have to florida to talk america fentanyl epidemic first russia is stepping up attacks on ukraine's coast. breaking out in the streets -- [sound of gunfire] as ukrainian forces suffer a horrific loss, russians strike on their military base kills dozens of marines. and putin now claims russia is using hypersonic missiles in ukraine. as a threat of nuclear war looms. will the world step in to save ukraine? lieutenant colonel dan hampton one of the air force most decorated fighter pilots he joins me now. sir, thanks so much for being here and thank you for your service to the country. ty really want you to weigh in on the battle of kyiv. the people are

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that was meantime the "wall street journal" nato estimates steep russian losses in ukraine has -- russiand 15,000 soldiers have been killed in ukraine. up to 40,000 russian troops in total have been killed, wounded, taken prisoner or are missing. okay, this comes as this discussion about sanctions and how well they are doing. the u.s. sanctions, the nato sanctions, eu sanctions and whether they were present to deter russia from acting in ukraine. here's the president and what has been said before that. >> i did not say that in fact sanctions would deter him. sanctions never deter. >> the president believes that sanctions are intended to deter. >> the purpose of the sanctions in the first instance is to try to deter russia from going to war. >> we want them to have a deterrent effect, clearly. he hasn't invaded yet. >> the ally's relationship is such that we have agreed that the deterrence effect of these sanctions is still a meaningful one. >> sanctions are not an end to themselves. they serve a higher purpose. and that purpose is to deter and prevent. >> bret: okay. so they were deterri

now the head of nato warns the worst is yet to come. meantime, president biden continues to coordinate the u.s. response with european allies. cbs reporter natalie brand is live with the very latest. >> reporter: ryan, new this hour, cbs news has confirmed according to a senate aide, the entire senate has been invited for a zoom meeting with ukraine's president zelenskyy, scheduled for tomorrow morning. this comes, as you mentioned, the nato secretary-general is warning that rsin the days ahead. the sounds of sirens and gunfire in ukraine's capital of kyiv, with a large russian military convoy now about 15 miles away. the russians are also closing in on several other major cities. >> the days to come are likely to be worse. with more death, more suffering, and more destruction. >> reporter: a concern echoed by secretary of state antony blinken in brussels, meeting with nato and european allies. >> we have to sustain this until it stops. until the war is over, russian forces leave, the ukrainian people regain independence. >> reporter: the u.n. s

meantime at yesterday's nato summit in brussels the president announced a plan to reduce europe's dependence on russian gas and threatened a response from the alliance if moscow uses chemical weapons. >> dana: new video from the city of mariupol. it shows women and children in a daze as they emerge from the wreckage of the theater that was bombed last week. russia targeted a shelter despite signs showing children were inside. ukraine says the attack killed 300 people. >> trace: russia has now surrounded mariupol and bombing it to a pulp. it is also blocking humanitarian aid from reaching the 100,000 people trapped there. officials say some of them are dying of starvation. we begin with team fox coverage. griff jenkins in washington we're also in poland and begin with mike tobin on the ground in the western ukraine city of lviv. mike. >> we'll start you with an update to the theater in mariupol used as a bomb shelter and took a direct hit from a russian bomb. that's the theater where the russian word for kids was written on the front and back of the theater. any pilot would know that children

meantime the u. s and nato allies try to figure out the next steps. judge nancy brown jackson sits down before senators again today to make her case for a seat. on the country's highest court. it's very important that judges rule without fear or favor. the judge tries to deflect concerns from republicans, saying she rules from a position of neutrality. and building a foundation to get more people off the street and into permanent housing in san francisco. habitat for humanity announces a major funding boost an ambitious plans to build more homes in the bay area. and good morning. today is tuesday, march 22nd or looking live at san francisco, and it's a beautiful day. it's going to be one of those days where there might be some eighties here in march may set some records for temperatures will talk about the weather coming up in just a bit. rising inflation is having all kinds of an effect on the economy, even down to how much people are tipping at restaurants. the wall street journal reports that new data from square suggests people aren't tipping as m

it comes as nato said its estimate shows in the first month of the war russia has lost anywhere between 7,000 and 15,000 troops. europe meantime is setting up measures to help eu countries provide for the millions of ukrainian refugees. >>> and as the battle rages on the president is europe with nato allies. he left this morning. nato and g7 leaders expected to discuss how to put more pressure on russia to end its war in ukraine. though a crane isn't a member of nato the president is expected to attend meetings virtually. here at home lawmakers driving home the importance of this trip. >> biden comes in to the situation and commands respect. says to nato we respect article 5. we are there for you which the previous president was dismissive of and that's the mutual defense prosecute vision of the nato alliance. >> the president is also set to visit poland to thank its leaders for taking in millions of ukrainian's. >>> happening now day three of confirmation hearing for judge brown jackson to be the next member of the supreme court. this is the second and final day in the hot seat for the judge. she is fielding more questions on

nato member states. and ukrainian civilians have constructed barricades to slow the advance of russian troops. senior pentagon officials say russian troops are running out of supplies such as fuel and food and meantime, the u. n. says more than 660,000 refugees are flooding across the border into nato countries. heather just such a humanitarian crisis as well for all of the innocent civilians crisis that is only growing each day. all right, janet. thank you. well, a growing number of foreigners are volunteering to defend ukraine against the russian army. ukraine has lifted visa requirements of people want to join the forces trying to stop the russian onslaught. according to the washington post, most or from neighboring countries, including belarus and georgia. volunteers are also lining up in great britain. however the british defense secretary offered a word of caution. unless you are properly trained unless you are a experienced member of an armed forces. i think you are. there are better ways for you you to contribute to the security of ukraine. they look like they need help. with young, strong fit men. we can help. so why not? reuters reports that latvia voted yesterday to allow its citizens to

meantime, the u.s. is sending more troops to europe to show support for nato. nearly 4,000 soldiers based in georgia had just one week to prepare before yesterday's deployment. >>> laura podesta is at the united nations following the very latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. and after three days of discussion, the united nations general assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding russia stop the attack. the u.n.'s attention now turns to helping the people of ukraine. the united nations says one million refugees have fled ukraine in the past week. some of them ended up here in berlin where volunteers are offering shelter and supplies. >> i had to get out from this hell. now i'm here. i hope i'm in a safe place. >> reporter: back in ukraine, authorities say more than 2,000 civilians have been killed. >> russian strikes are hitting schools, hospitals. >> reporter: the prosecutor of the international criminal court announced an investigation into russia's possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. >> we're kee

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meantime, the u.s. is sending electronic jamming aircraft to europe to bolster nato defenses and tonight president biden insisting his controversial weekend remarks about vladimir putin will not escalate the conflict. we're covering it all starting with richard engle in the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv >> reporter: the russian military claims it's shifting the focus of its invasion to eastern ukraine. that could be just a way of trying save face after images like these. more today of what ukraine says are russian vehicles it destroyed outside of the capital, kyiv. the mayor of the nearby suburb of irpin claimed ukrainian forces liberated that area, too. in the east, russia has destroyed a lot. but conquered little the city of mariupol bombed relentlessly and surrounded is still resisting. on the outskirts of kharkiv, this man and his unit of fellow volunteers are holding up mariupol as an example. he wears an american flag on his flack jacket he said it represents freedom. his gun was donated by ukrainian americans. we're hearing a lot of fire right now. it sounds very intense. what's been happenin

secretary lloyd austin in bulgaria has encountered some protesters, but talking in the meantime about the battle on nato's hands. >> in terms of their, the russians' progress in the south, i would say that they continue to make incremental gains. i would also say that they've used some brutal, savage techniques in terms of the way that they're been -- they've been targeting civilian population centers. and, again, we would hope that they would choose a different path. neil: all right. the bottom line is though that's getting, you know, a lot of people scared, anyone in that neighborhood scared as this battle raises tensions that it could go well beyond ukraine. we just don't know. griff jenkins following all of that now with the very latest. griff. >> reporter: good morning. you mentioned 3.3 million refugees. it's a country that only has 41 million, that's roughly 8 of the country's fleeing because putin intends to increase attacks. we're seeing three significant developments, neil. i want to start with the news you started your show with, and that is the cutting off of access. here in mariupol which is

. >>> some the meantime, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy slammed the u.s. and nato over their decision to establish a no fly zone over the country. >> translator: we believe that nato countries have created a narrative that closing the skies against nato. this is a self-hypnosis of those weak, insecure inside, despite the fact they possess weapons many times stronger than we have. >> joining us to talk about this is retired brigadier mark kimmitt for secretary and military affairs. general, just explain why a no-fly zone as zelenskyy would like? >> i think the nato countries are quite clear, they believe the confrontation between u.s. planes, nato planes and russian planes would cause this conflict to go out of control, to go well beyond ukraine. and possibly start a war in europe. but candidly, a no fly zone really won't make much of a difference anyway. >> i wonder what you think, does this put off the inevitable of nato involvement or no? you think there's a way out of that? >> i don't think nato will get involved in any case unless there's a grounded incursion i

meantime at yesterday's nato summit in brussels the president announced a plan to reduce europe's dependence

in the meantime, president biden is now getting ready to head to europe to meet with nato allies. here is a live look at joint base andrews where the president is expected to depart any time. he will join an emergency summit in brussels to discuss russia's invasion and how to bolster security. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington, d.c. breaking down what we can expect from the president's trip. brie? >> reporter: good morning, laura. well, president biden is expected to discuss more aid to ukraine, that includes humanitarian aid, as well as military aid. the u.s. and russia -- or excuse me, the u.s. and its allies are also discussing ways to take action to reduce european dependence on russian oil. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. >> reporter: president biden traveling to europe today as the war in ukraine nears one month. the president warns with vladimir putin's back against the wall, out of desperation, the russian president could turn to using chemical weapons. >> we should be careful of what's about to come. he knows there will b

nuclear conflict, unless or until, putin decides to try and attack a nato country, and then our article v obligations are triggered. >> meantimeask you about the humanitarian. as you know, millions have fled, only a few hundred have come to the united states. the biden administration is considering expediting the resettlement of ukrainian refugees with u.s. ties, including those with families already living here, but should the u.s. be doing more, and do they need to do it quickly? you have countries like poland begging for help. >> look, i think we should be doing everything we can to get humanitarian assistance to the ukrainians who are fleeing, to accept more refugees here in the united states, to lift the refugee cap. and i think it's important that that should be not only for ukrainians, but for everyone who's fleeing conflict and war. the images we saw today from ukraine could just as easily have been shown from damascus. and so we need to understand that we need to welcome refugees from conflicts across the globe and make sure that we're getting them the humanitarian assistance that they need and welcoming them here, in

in the meantime, president biden will travel to europe for a nato summit and european counsel meetingursday to discuss the crisis in ukraine followed by a visit to poland to meet with its president on friday. joining me now, foreign policy analysts and visiting professor at the university of miami and editor and foreign policy columnist from bloomberg opinion. thank you for being here. the comparisons between mariupol and what happened in aleppo is everyone is making them but you've been making them for a long time, we should pay attention to what happens in aleppo. tell me about that. you were there contemporaneously. what you're seeing in mariupol, is this the same campaign? >> the same campaign. people were warning syrians, refugees were telling us that the campaign that he wage in syria with gassing people, starvation, beseeking people, bombardment, the double attack which is he would send his airplanes to bump people and first responder would arrive and agree secondly, he will second time bomb people to create terror campaign. rape was used as a weapon of war where people were th

he stressed that putin has failed to divide european allies and called nato's joint defense obligations a sacred commitment. meantime, putin's war is raging on now entering its second month. the u.n. estimates russia's bloody campaign has killed nearly 1,000 civilians while destroying schools, homes and hospitals. and now there are new questions too whether our country and other nato allies could become more directly involved. peter doocy live with us tonight, he is traveling with the president. hi, peter. >> reporter: eric, for the first time tonight, president biden appears to be calling for a regime change in russia during this pep talk here in poland, he said putin should be removed. >> we will have a different future, a brighter future rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light, of decency and dignity, of freedom and possibilities. for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. >> reporter: that is new, and as bombs fall not far from the polish border, president biden is telling the world to steel themselves for a long fight ahead, a fight he says was picked by putin. >> putin has the gall to say he's

meantime the u. s and nato allies try to figure out the next steps.s down before senators again today to make her case for a seat. on the country's highest court. it's very important that judges rule without fear or favor. the judge tries to deflect concerns from republicans, saying she rules from a position of neutrality. and building a foundation to get more people

it comes hours after ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy slammed nato allies for refusing the no fly zone. meantimeits tenth night of terror. earlier today the city of mariupol suspended evacuations accusing russian forces of breaching that temporary serious fire, shelling in the city and surrounding areas after agreeing to a five-hour window, letting civilians flee, leaving residents without water, heat or electricity. ukrainian government officials are claiming that russian intelligence agents helped them foil an alleged plot to assassinate president zelenskyy. a group of elite to kill zelenskyy when they were killed near kyiv last weekend. joining me now, john cipher, retired 28 veteran of the national clandestine surgery, ran the cia's worldwide program from 2000 to 2002. so john, how do you interpret these claims and who are these forces and how likely is it they would even be involved in this kind of plot? >> the chechnyaen thing is quite interesting. in 1994, the russians invaded chechnya and it turned out bloody them terribly, and they destroyed everything in chechnya, and now it's essentia

in the meantime, of course, ukraine is still a country at war. that's absolutely right. and the nato summit is actually very disappointing to a lot of our politicians with in ukraine. we spaces, deputy prime minister innovation. she was very clash says, look, we can't rely on nature, we need to do this ourselves night. a history will actually judge what nato does or doesn't do. an history may will be quite harsh. now this is a attitude, there is now a kind of going through not just a ukraine's politicians, but he's actually seeping into ukrainian society as well. people are wondering if they just need to do this on their own. yes, it's great that again, humanitarian aid. they say from the u. s. yes, it's a wonderful thing that certainly people in the intellectual community of vocally standing out for them. but where are the arms? where is the fighter jets that they need to close the sky themselves? out of defeat, the russian forces. and again, whilst all of that diplomacy is going on, the talk seem to have story as well. now the talks are very interesting. we had more comments from t

nato. france, germany and great britain. there seems to be a consensus, let's just see what they have to offer. we'll find out what they do. in the meantime we are going to continue to keep strong sanctions, going to keep a close eye on what's going on, thank you. >> good afternoon mr. president. the benefit of the united states to on asia, that asia depends upon a predictable u.s. policy in the region. how assured are you the momentum you have seen has the ability to move the needle on shared objective in the asia-pacific's are the fundamentals that we all need to live by, peace, prosperity and economic development basically how well is president biden doing in this regard? [laughter] >> i think put it in a broad level there is consensus in the united states in the direction of policy asia-pacific. they are developing a stable, predictable relationship with china and at the same time engaging other countries in the region. not just on strategic and insecurity issues but also economic cooperation and other investment or environmental sustainability. i think the consensus is that the level of specific policies. each administration launches

meantime president biden announcing that the united states and its nato allies or revoking russia's mosttus, and to further increase economic pressure, the us has also banning the import of more russian products like vodka. and seafood president biden announcing these new actions to target the russian economy. griff jenkins reports from washington on how a bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the president to take further action. the united states and our allies and partners continue to work in lockstep. to ramp up the economic pressures on putin. the u. s and its allies continue to crack down on russian president vladimir putin today. president biden announcing the us along with the g seven and european union, will call for revoking russia's most favored nation trade status that allows the u. s and others to impose tariffs on russian imports and further isolate russia's economy. many issues divided some washing. but standing for democracy in ukraine, pushing russia's aggression should not be one of those issues. each country will follow its own process to make that happen here in

his read on what is at stake for this important gathering of nato and western nation leaders in a moment. in the meantime, let's get the read from mark meredith at the pentagon. we're going to go to him shortly. meantime, i to want to go to jeff paul in lviv ukraine. jeff? >> yeah, neil. it's been about a month since this invasion started. russia has yet the capture key areas like the capitol city here of kyiv. here in western ukraine where we're at, it's a bit of a safe haven for people trying to escape the nonstop bombardment and shelling of different cities up and down the ukrainian coast like mariupol. you have the city there where 100,000 people we're told by government officials are without some key essentials like food and water. food supplies are low. the ukrainian government says when humanitarian convoys and rescue workers arriving, they're being shelled at. russian forces seized a group of 15 aid workers and drivers from a humanitarian convoy. senior u.s. defense officials said seven ships are in the sea of azov. they described mariupol as nothing left. >> the people in mariupol, they don't ha

zelenskyy himself, in the meantime, is offering what could be a significant concession, saying pretty plainly that natouture seek membership of nato. but as this fighting continues across the country, the refugee crisis also grows. the u.n. now saying that something like 3 million refugees have fled ukraine looking for safety in the country's western neighbors. 3 million people. the vast majority of them, of course, women and children, todd and carley. >> todd: the number expected to grow. jonathan hunt, thank you. let us bring in, thank you so much for being here. jonathan hunt reporting breaking news that foreign minister lavrov of russia says there's been concrete progress. of course everything else we hear from russia needs to be taken with a grain of salt. is that your understanding? has there been concrete progress in peace negotiations? speak out there definitely has been progress in the military operations with ukrainian army, and i believe russian diplomacy is trying to catch up, and theye realizing that the russian army, which they are claiming to be so strong and defensible -- an defeatable,

nato, france, germany, the united states and great britain. there seems to be a consensus. let's see what they have to offer. we will find out. but in the meantime we will continue to keep strong sanctions and continue to provide the ukrainian military with the capacity to defend themselves, and we will continue to keep a close eye on what's going on. >> good afternoon, mr. president. you advocated the benefit for the united states to develop a bipartisan consensus on asia that asia depends upon the predictable policy towards the region. towards the fundamentals that we need to live by peace, prosperity and economic development and basically how well president biden is doing in this regard. >> on the direction of the policy and the asia-pacific and the engagement with china that they are developing or trying to develop a stable predictable relationship and at the same time engaging other regions not just on strategic issues but economic cooperation and other investments and environmental sustainability needs. i think the consensus is there at the level of specific policies each administration, not just new initiatives. i am quite convinced havin