jose >> molly hunter, thank you. >>> russia's war is forcing ukrainians to seek safety in bomb shelters and bunkers, even train tunnels tonight, our matt bradley gives us a look at life underground and the small signs of hope beneath the cities under attack >> reporter: under constant shelling from above, life in ukraine has moved down below for two weeks, this family in kyiv made this their home. "we give them a hug, a kiss, we say it will come to an end soon," she says "we're staying nearby our house, we're not leaving the city." they sleep on mats their food in jars, their water in bottles. for some, this is the only life they've ever known. these babies were born in a shelter in the southern city of kherson, and there's a lyricism to life underground. ♪ even a bit of drama. actors perform a play about war as a real one rages above. often the bomb shelters are improvised, like here in kharkiv, ukraine's second-largest city. we were there right when the bombs started falling. yesterday, this was a subway station today, the trains have stopped and people have flooded down here seeking

. >> meanwhile, russia's vicious attacks on cities in ukraine continue we turn now to molly hunter who's live in lviv hundreds of civilians sheltering were struck in mariupol. what's the latest there. >> reporter: that's right. a civilian target, not even close to a military target it's just the russians targeting civilians. and not only that, according to satellite imagery we've seen of the theater, it was in the heart of the city. it was serving as a refuge the word kids was written in russian, in white clearly visible from both sides of the building from the air and yet the russians still struck it our understanding at least the 1,200 people were sheltering inside, but according to president zelenskyy there is no death toll and may take several hours this morning to sort that out if we get that information civilians are starting to get out of that city, that besieged city so private vehicles have been ferrying people out of that city, 6,000 people alone yesterday including 2,000 children and about 30,000 in the last couple of days. but our understanding is it's a city of 400,000 peopl

nbc's molly hunter is in lviv, a city in western ukraine. molly, there is a second attempt and now at a cease fire at a humanitarian corridor in southeastern ukraine in mariupol today, after the one that you were reporting on yesterday fell apart in a matter of hours. what's the situation this time around? >> hey all, and that's right. yesterday, we were talking. it was on, it was off. there was still russian aggression, assault, and telling everybody, please go back to our houses. get inside. take shelter. this morning, a cautious optimism. the cease-fire is supposed to last from 10 am local to 9 pm. what we know right now is that we have seen pictures and evidence of the government buses going to the three pick up points and mary-able. ali, we have been talking about this city. it's been under heavy russian environment all week. 450,000 residents living without electricity, no heat, no water. what we know right now is that buses are heading to those pickup locations. there are three pick up locations. you can also take private vehicles. the

anton gathers his things one backpack and the family cat he has done all a father can molly hunter, nbc news, lviv, ukraine. >> decisions and dilemmas most of us can't even begin to fathom >>> we'll take a break. in just 60 seconds a suspect arrested on those deadly attacks on homeless people in new york and washington how police tracked him down >>> and important news on covid vaccine booster shots to share. >>> just in tonight pfizer asking the fda to authorize a fourth covid vaccine shot for older americans as troubling signs overseas raise fears the u.s. may be headed for another spike. here's miguel almaguer >> reporter: seeking emergency use authorization, tonight nbc news confirms pfizer has submitted new data to the fda hoping to green light a second covid booster shot for americans 65 and older, citing waning immunity several months after a third dose the company's ceo says a fourth shot would dramatically improve protection against infection. are americans really going to be willing to get a second booster or a fourth shot >> i think we've seen problems with people getting the

joining now is nbc's molly hunter in lviv. molly, good to have you, mara paul has faced some of the fiercest shelling by russian forces. once we make of this temporary cease-fire. >> hi dara, that's right, minutes ago we got these short statements -- down on the black sea as the russians try to consolidate those black sea cities that they have been pounding so hard. i will just read you what we have gotten from the kremlin telegram channel, it says from 10 am, which is right now, the russian site announces an regime of silence -- from mariupol and -- they've been agreed with ukraine inside. and then 5:10 minutes ago, as we also got a statement from the adviser to ukrainian president zelenskyy's office. dara, i'll just redo that as well. they have also said, in mariupol, and -- humanitarian court orders are being investigated to be informed that the parties temporarily ceased fire, in the area of the quarters. it is still so early, we have not seen any pictures of this, we have not seen any evidence of either a cease-fire or of

people here bracing for impact molly hunter, nbc news, odesa. >>> up next as we continue, almost 70 years after the lynching of emmett till, the new law that's long overdue. >>> finally, history made at the white house today with the signing of a law named for emmett till that at long last makes lynching a federal hate crime. kristen welker on a day that's been decades in the making. >> reporter: a lifetime ago, but moment that haunted the family of emmett till and the nation nearly 70 years. >> you can't forget that you just can't. >> reporter: in 1955, till was only 14 years old, visiting relatives in mississippi when he was accused of whistling at a white woman, then kidnapped, beaten, brutally murdered. his killers never convicted, his mother insisting on an open casket so the world could see what had been done to her child. reverend wheeler parker, the oldest child seen with till is emmett's cousin. parker is the last living relative to witness the abduction. what do you remember about that moment >> i remember hearing the men talk about 2:30 in the morning i said, we getting ready t

. >> yes and i can play i have played. >> reporter: this is also the sound of a country at war molly hunterlviv. >> beautiful notes being heard around the world tonight. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight, watching history unfold. [ applause ] >> ukraine's president captivating congress and referencing our own history during his plea for more help. we talk to a bay area congresswoman who was in the room about what it was like. plus -- >> i think they targeted me and also my daughter to try to gather our passport information, our social security numbers. >> why are chinese spies targeting them? the feds say china labeled them enemies of the state. >>> and just in, a gas rebate. a new plan that could pay you $400 to offset the high price

lester >> molly hunter, thanks. >>> nato this evening standing by it commitment to supply ukraine with weapons and other aid, but reminding that its obligation to the beleaguered non-nato nation only goes so far. this evening i sat down with nato's secretary-general jens stoltenberg. i'd like to get your response to president zelenskyy's remarks. he said nato has yet to demonstrate its ability to save people do you think that was an appropriate, a fair remark >> i think all nato allies listened carefully to president zelenskyy, and we admire his courage and political strength in the way he stands up against invading russian forces nato allies are providing significant support to ukraine and their armed forces with advanced air defense systems, with anti-tank weapons and ammunition, fuel, and many other types of support. >> not the things he has been asking for in terms of the no-fly zone, in terms of tanks, in terms of fighter aircraft >> again, we are providing a lot of the different types of weapons. >> the idea of a peacekeeping force has been rejected by this body for fear of ignit

molly hunter is there. >> reporter: there are no explosions here, not even any air raid sirens and even with this sound, so rare these days, nowhere in ukraine feels completely safe. >> we have this feeling now. particularly i have this feeling now that it was a nightmare, that it didn't really happen >> reporter: that it just feels completely fake. >> completely unreal, yeah >> reporter: 38-year-old oksana, her husband eugene and their girls, 4-year-old marta and 5-year-old kyra, fled from irpin two weeks ago. >> the most dramatic question from my kids is why do russians want to kill us? and i really don't understand why they want to kill us. >> reporter: you don't have an answer >> yeah, i don't have an answer. >> reporter: the mountain village of volovets is about 7,000 people no one really knows how many people have evacuated here some say several thousand oksana and eugene estimate closer to 12,000 for centuries the carpathian mountains have been a refuge for people fleeing war no army in history has been able to take and hold this mountainous terrain. this is what is at stake in t

. >> yes and i can play i have played. >> reporter: this is also the sound of a country at war molly hunterlviv. >> beautiful notes being heard around the world tonight. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪♪ i don't do yoga never tried pilates ♪ ♪ not many people want me at their parties ♪ ♪ tryna find my place some place oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ i drink a little more than recommended ♪ ♪ this world ain't exactly what my heart expected ♪ ♪ tryna find my way someway, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ if you ask the church then i am no believer ♪ ♪ spend sundays asleep i'm just another dreamer ♪ ♪ still tryna find my home sweet home, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ i guess i ain't too good for money either ♪ ♪ i got two left feet no i'm no jackson neither ♪ ♪ just tryna find my way someway, oh i, oh i, oh i ♪ ♪ whoa c'est la vie ♪ ♪ maybe something's wrong with me ♪ ♪ but whoa at least ♪ ♪ i am free oh, oh i am free ♪ ♪ whoa c'est la vie ♪ ♪ maybe something's wrong with me ♪ ♪ but whoa at

molly hunter is there tonight. >> reporter: for weeks this strategic port city has been at the ready. famed opera house now one of the mos heavily fortifie buildings in the country. there's shelling most nights residential building were hit on the outskirts of the town. in the corner of the southwest coast the city of a million is mostly russian speaking once a prominent feature of the russian empire, it's known as the jewel of the black sea. >> the russians are destroying part of the russian culture by themselves and what we are most afraid is they are ruining exactly what they are claiming that they are protecting. >> reporter: an estimated half the city has stayed behind to fight and protect their heritage, and many of the city's white sand beaches now mined according to officials and ready for amphibious attack. there are no civilians on this beach. normally it would be packed with people but the russians have blockaded the odesa port we're not seeing any cargo ships coming in. nothing coming in or going out. if there's an attack on this strategic port it's going to come from out

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. >>> let's go to nbc's molly hunter joining us from lviv. let's talk about what's happening on the ground, and what's the status of fighting and the tentative cease fire, we heard reports that it had been broken by the russians. >> reporter: hey, that's right, the cities of mariupol and volnovaha, were thinking this was the day they would get out and flee farther west to more safety. this morning from the kremlin and the adviser of president zelenskyy, we heard that there would be a cease fire until this afternoon, until 4:00 p.m. this afternoon and there would be a humanitarian corridor. there would be government buses an assigned route, people could get into private cars. the mayor of mariupol was imploring citizens if you get in private cars, take friends and neighbors and other people, make sure that no one is left behind. well, alex, 90 minutes later it turned out from the city of mariupol city council they announced that the russian aggression had not stopped. there was no cease fire, it was not safe to leave their houses and they advi

let's get it uto ukraine and spk to molly hunter. molly, the move is important for refugee and the need to focus on its own defense. talk us through it >> reporter: rosanna, we arrived yesterday. we came through hungary and drove up through the southwest of the country to tel aviv there is an increasing frequently of the air raid sirens in lviv as people make their way across from the east of the country the big news we were focusing on overnight was the nuclear power plant. we got breaking lines i can talk you there from the state inspector for nuclear regulation for ukraine. the fire is out at that nuclear power plant. the plant is fully occupied by russian forces the units remain in tact rosanna, there is damage to unit i that does not affect the overall safety there is no change in radiation. i want to add that overnight u.s. energy secretary did tweet. she called russian military actions near the plant reckless and must cease the reactors are protected and reactors are safely shutdown the iaea has confirmed no essential equipment

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molly hunter is standing by. you and i were monitoring this. it now seems that attempts to get civilians out has once against failed. what have you heard about it? >> yeah, for the second day in a row, ali, for the last hours since we last spoke, we have been monitoring those buses. we saw those buses going to the pick up places, the designated pick up places in marriott poll. minutes ago, i've got to say our local producers have been on phones, on social media, trying to get evidence that people actually got on those buses or started moving out. it appears, now according to an adviser for the interior ministry for the ukrainian interior ministry, that it has failed. i am just reading this telegram count right now. it says, second attempt to create a green corridor for a citizens mariupol has failed because of shelling from the russia's side. it says yesterday's situation has repeated today. they say people should go find shelter, go inside. if they can come to one of those designated people. if they had gotten into the car of someone to go on

scaling back the military operations in ukraine despite the contrary from the kremlin we have molly hunter or good afternoon for you. where do we stand right now? >> reporter: brian, good morning. it is not just the pentagon po pouring cold water on moscow's claims we are seeing chernihiv getting pounded overnight. we were on the south coast and we were a few hundred miles from mikolaiv he is not just focusing on the east he is pounding mariupol in the southeast of the country and hoping to occupy that by the intelligence analyst to move west brian. >> coming back from odesa. i don't know if it is the only real port, but main port for ukraine. main shipment point. they have been preparing for an attack that has still not come, thank god, by the way. what are they talking about in odesa? that is a key shipment point the key point for the country of ukraine. >> reporter: the key point absolutely, brian. that is where the ukraine navy is based after 2014. it has been blocked. we saw no cargo ships or military coming in and out russia has blocked that from across the black sea in odesa, it is

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we again this hour in lviv ukraine where molly hunter is on the ground. bring us up to speed where what's happening where you are as people continue to pour into cities from the east. >> reporter: hey jonathan, we are in lviv and the west of the city, this is the destination for people fleeing their home in the east and it is jumping off point for anyone getting out of the country. i want to bring you up to speed op that failed cease-fire attempt. we are talking about mariupol. really the red cross says about 200,000 people remained. it is southeast of ukraine and residents there and families there woke up this morning thinking after yesterday's failed attempt today would be the day they would get safely out of the city. the city has been under constant bombardment. people are living without electricity and water and heat. it is unlivable. this morning a statement announcing the cease-fire, a humanitarian corridor, excuse me, it is very cold. residents were told to go to three different locations in the city where buses will pick them up. the mayor of the

nbc news' molly hunter is in lviv in the western part of the country. about the developments on the ground, is there a sense of optimism of the talks that people feel maybe we could see a cease-fire at some point? >> reporter: maybe at some point, dominic the technical words for those reading the tea leaves plmeant that both sides wanted to with the fourth round volodymyr zelenskyy said the previous round went well the previous rounds focused on the humanitarian situation the talks today will focus more on the latest cease-fire attempts in different areas and securing russian troop wit withdraws. according to the russia side, there was suggestion they may be nearing a draft. dominic, this comes as the capital is getting intensified attacks overnight. they hit an apartment building with civilians not a military artarget the mayor of kyiv said there will be a two-day curfew starting at 8:00 p.m. and lasting until 7:00 a.m. on march 17th today is the difficult and dangerous moment i ask all citizens of kyiv to prepare to be home or prepare to shelter. there

joining me now is mostly hunter in lviv. m mollye ukraine minister said they have killed more civilians. this military has taken a deadly new turn >> reporter: that's right. it is a horrifying headline. no matter how many times russian foreign minister lavrov claims they are not targeting civilians, we know they are. we have seen the photographs from mariupol. that city where we have been talking about that situation where the maternity ward was bombed we have spoken to people on the ground i want to runt thro through the headlines in kyiv and the convoy we have tracked the convoy for the last two weeks it remained 50 miles outside of the capital. now we understand it has dispersed and moved into the capital according to u.s. defense official a senior u.s. official yesterday said it may be ten miles outside of the capital the other russian claim is they captured one of the southeastern cities on the black sea belt where russian forces are trying to consolidate we have been talking about the city which has been sieged the humanitaria

molly hunter is live from lviv with the latest. t a sad news from the city. more sad news. the drama theater bombed by the russians last week that clearly had children written in the sand outside. clearly visible from above we believe there were over 1,000 people sheltering inside the city came out saying about 300 people died inside talking to people who fled mariupol, dom, the drama theater was the back-up plan if the basement failed and that failed, they went to the theater. this was the meeting place for the cars to get out of mariupol. there are two humanitarian corridors leaving mariupol today. that coastal town outside of mariupol, where the ukrainians shelled the landing ship yesterday. if that gets too dangerous, people evacuated from mariupol are in real trouble. the other thing we have learned from the ukraine side, we have not confirmed, is there are 48 buses waiting to go in and pick up civilians they are being blocked there is a fuel truck, dom the only way to get out of mariupol to get to a safe place is in private ca

he will protect the city i remember how to shoot and kill he says. >> that was molly hunter out of lvivhite house approved $200 million in arms and equipment for ukraine. the latest package which includes anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft missiles the weapons come from the existing u.s. military stockpiles in europe it will be transported over land into western ukraine >>> talks will continue with ukraine and russia today with both sides offering cautious optimism this is after the negotiations in turkey last week yielded no progress for a cease-fire or humanitarian corridors the ukrainian adviser has confirmed the talks will take place via video link >>> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said the talks will be to arrange a meeting with himself and vladimir putin >> representatives are holding daily talks via video con conference our delegation has the task of arraigning the meeting the meeting, i'm sure, people are waiting for. it is a difficult story and path, but we need the path >>> the u.s. and g7 allies removed the preferred trade status for russia. the g7 said the remova

joining now is nbc's molly hunter in lviv. , mara paul has faced some of the fiercest shelling by russian forces. once we make of this temporary cease-fire. >> hi dara, that's right, minutes ago we got these short statements -- down on the black sea as the

molly hunter is in lviv for us. what's the latest you can tell us about this, molly?porter: so when we spoke last hour, that cease-fire, that humanitarian quarter, was under way, we had heard from mariupol, and we have gotten a message on it telegram from the city council, urgent, evacuation of civilians has been postponed and we just got this, it says due to the fact that the russian side does not adhere to the cease-fire and continues shelling in the area. it says we ask all residents to disperse and to follow to the places of shelter. more information about the evacuation will be posted soon. it asked that, it adds that negotiations are currently under way with the russian federation. as of an hour aago, we understood that evacuations would begin and a five or six hour window, designated areas, three locations from the area, which has been surrounded, and been hammered by fire power in the last several days. there are three locations that buss would leave from and private cars would also be allowed to leave. as of an hour ago, the city council and the mayor was beg

there is more to be done to help this as stalks with russia and ukraine continue today let's go to molly hunter in lviv as russia continues to assault and kill people across the nation mostly from air strikes molly. >> reporter: from mostly air strikes and targeted at civilians. the headline and heartbreaking news is a drama theater in the heart of mariupol. on each side of the drama theater, brian, they written children in white writing in th russian language that was bombed overnight. our understanding is the 1,200 people were seeking refugee. you do not have a death toll this continues the onslaught on mariupol mariupol, the city on the black sea is 30,000 people who managed to escape. these are low numbers. according to president zelenskyy, 6,000 people were able to get out in private vehicles 2,000 of the people were children, brian. >> just heart wrenching video and photos we are seeing from teams like yours and others. some of whom have been injured or killed. we keep hearing, molly, that russia is ramping up the air bombardment of kyiv. they are pounding the bigger cities now >> reporte

thank you, molly hunter. let's go to ellison barber joining us from krakow, poland. there's word some cities in poland reaching a breaking point. what are you hearing there? >> reporter: yeah. this is one of them, krakow is a beautiful city and struggling to keep up with the influx of refugees needing a place to stay and basic resources to survive why the mayor in a press conference yesterday warned the city is reaching what he called the level efficiency. not just talking about physical space and something we talked about when we talk about covid and reporting on the strain to the health care system. it is not just about physical space to stay. people need resources, access staying longer term to medical care. to education. to jobs. what we are hearing from the mayor, leaders in this city is they don't have enough resources to deal with the mass i have amount of people coming. the mayor in warsaw said the same thing. talking to nongovernmental organizations working to help refugees in this city they tell us that what they're seeing is a lack of organized approach fr

molly hunter joins us from lviv. molly? >> reporter: that's right.autious optimism for the evacuation corridors the red cross are the neutral body brokering the cease-fire between the russians and ukrainians 5,000 people got out of a northeast city called sumy it's been under constant russian bombardment and there's a route into kyiv. five surrounding suburbs into kyiv we heard from the red cross 3,000 people have gotten out of irpine our understanding is that from the icrc people civilians will get on those same buses and trucks and try to make their way out of mariupol. frank? >> molly, a lot to talk about. a key southern port, the city of mariupol under constant siege. what can you tell us >> reporter: yeah. we've been talking about it all week civilians have not been able to get out. at least 200,000 civilians are in dire need of safe passage, living without electricity, without water, without any heat. like i mentioned, our understanding is there is humanitarian aid going in. yesterday there were reports that humanitarian cargo corridor was fire

>> nbc's molly hunter in lviv, thank you very much for that report we appreciate it. stay safe molly. thank you. how can the united states deliver weapons to ukraine now that ukraine has become a war zone? are now guest -- new york times reporter, eric schmidt has the answer. massive c-17 military transport planes are landing on the safe side of the ukraine border at an undisclosed location. probably in poland. and eric schmidt reported what they deliver today. some 14 wide bodied aircraft transported a bristling array of javelin anti tank missiles, rocker launchers, guns and ammunition to an airfield near ukraine's border on friday. the top u.s. military adviser to president biden, general mark milley, inspected the weapons transfer operation in an unannounced trip, meeting with troops, and personnel from 22 countries who were working around the clock to unload the ornaments for transport by land to the ukrainian forces. senior pentagon officials told the times quote, all of us have been tremendously impressed by how effectively the ukrainian armed forces have been us

molly hunter is in western ukraine for us. y, we've been seeing this new video this morning from the ukrainian government that shows people being evacuated on busses from the kharkiv region in the east, and evacuating residents from battered areas all over the country. what more can you tell us about these efforts? >> reporter: yeah, craig. residents in five different cities and all five different suburbs around kyiv and they woke up thinking that there might be an opportunity for them to get out of their city safely. well, we just got a message from the ukraine interior ministry adviser who says humanitarian corridor agreements mostly did not work on wednesday. so we've been talking a lot about the northeast town of sumy, craig. according to the red cross, 5,000 people got out yesterday. we do not have a total for today and we've been focused heavy on mariupol. the situation there is dire. we saw busses and eight strucks loaded down with humanitarian heading there yesterday and the plan was for civilians to get on those vehicl

the situation changes for people here, they feel closer to the borders and exit route brian. >> molly huntertay safe. thank you. >>> to the developing story. the crash of the boeing jetliner in china investigators looking to find the black boxes which are crucial to investigators phil lebeau is here with the la latest phil, it is hard to understand because of the magnitude of the descent. if there was a catastrophic engine loss, wouldn't it have a glide ratio? >> reporter: you would think the plane would do that. there is no indication there was a catastrophic loss of power for the engines or incident in mid air. one of the many questions that investigators are trying to figure out you mentioned they are looking for the two black boxes. you have the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder you would expect the investigators depending otn t the terrain, you expect they come across the recorders relatively soon. the next day or two. they emit a beacon which helps investigators track them down. this is not like they are looking at the bottom of the ocean for these. you think they would g

molly hunter, we appreciate you being there. stay safe. to everybody molly, we appreciate it. >>> from lviv, ukraine, to capitol hill here in america the story that is sure to generate outrage some members of congress apparently are looking to make a profit off war some elected officials, the people's servants ys using the developments to snap up stocks. ylan mui has more. >> reporter: brian, as you know, congress spent the last few weeks debating economic sanctions and military assistance and billions of dollars in emergency spending to deal with the crisis in ukraine. for some lawmakers, it was also a trading opportunity. our analysis and disclosures found more than a dozen members reported trades, their own or by their spouse or child, in sectors directly affected by the war in ukraine that includes raytheon and chevron and oxy and crowdstrike. we estimate $7.7 million since february 1st the bulk in energy and security and cyber and defense. the defense secretary tweeted this the day before russia inv invaded. quote war and rumors of war

joining us now, live from lviv, ukraine, nbc news correspondent correspondent molly hunter. hanks for joining us, we just ran through, dismal headlines there on the front. it seems russia continues to increase their battering of the ukrainian cities. in particular, what's the latest you're hearing about what's happening in kyiv? >> reporter: jonathan, good morning, that's exactly right. continuing their battering of ukrainian cities, specifically the capital, and specifically from the air. when you look at the intelligence assessments from western european leaders, from uk defense officials this morning, they say that the infantry, the tanks, the boots on the ground are stalled and that is why they're starting to indiscriminately fire at the capital. richard engel was one of those buildings yesterday. it was purely civilian. no additional targets around that. it's true in kharkiv and other cities east of the country. civilian targets have been getting pounded for the last several weeks. in kyiv, the other thing you mentioned, suburbs around, 12 suburbs without heat, water, el

joining us now from western ukraine, lviv, precisely is nbc news correspondent molly hunter. lly, terrific to see you again this morning let's start with the terrible situation in mariupol. what's the latest you've heard about the fighting there >> reporter: jonathan, good morning, that's right. not only is fighting picking up that has made is partially easier given there are fewer civilians the battles are getting into residential civilian areas where people have left, but now they're getting struck from the sea as you mentioned. so russians are picking up this environment, they want to take mariupol so they can move on, move west across that black sea belt and march towards odesa this comes a day after ukraine rejected the cease-fire offer from russia yesterday, jonathan. they said absolutely not this morning, they're discussing another humanitarian corridor to get people out of the city according to president zelenskyy, 100,000 people are still trapped inside that is a lot lower than the estimate we got the last couple days yesterday, about 7,000 people got out. but the hum

joining us now live from ukraine, nbc news correspondent molly hunter. molly, thank you for joining us again. let's talk about the humanitarian corridor as agreed to this morning. we saw that one of them was used with some success yesterday. what's the latest? are people getting to safety? >> reporter: yeah, jonathan, that's right. some success, "some" being the operative word. 5,000 people got out from sumy again. and mariupol, and including five suburbs into kyiv, including irpin. we've been talking so much about irpin, it's a suburb outside of kyiv. 3,000 people got out of irpin yesterday, unofficially, not by any humanitarian corridor. but the routes including mariupol, a city that we've been talking about so much, jonathan, attempts to get citizens through mariupol failed because of russian shelling according to the ircrc. >> tell us about that, molly, the russians have been targeting civilians as they're trying to flee. we heard from the ukrainian government yesterday how rapidly the situation is deteriorating. it's a full-blown crisis at this point

we have molly hunter in the western part of ukraine in lviv. urtney, we woke up with an announcement from the russian ministry of defense. they are offering a cease-fire and four humanitarian corridors from kyiv and kharkiv and mariupol they are allowing corridors from belarus to russia. we have not hard anything from the parties for a couple of hours. we heard from the ukrainian side the prime minister held a briefing in kyiv she said this is unacceptable. our people will not go to belarus or russia. now with the humanitarian corridors heading to the west to lviv where i am. we are chasing the icrc for any confirmation they have been brokers between the parties. both cease-fires over the weekend in mariupol were shut down with shelling continues. >> ukraine is not interested in sending citizens to belarus or russia will russia honor anything about the humanitarian corridors in other areas? >> reporter: ukraine not interested in what amounts to a state kidnapping to send people into enemy territory they have sent back proposals which layout rout

street journal" reporting the white house is also preparing a new batch of sanctions nbc news's molly huntern joining us from lviv and what is turning into a brutal slogging and some fear long-term vicious ground war >> reporter: long term being the key word, i think there, brian we also learned president zelenskyy is going to address nato leaders tomorrow, as i understand, virtually, as he pushes for more support from the west we're expecting that from the u at least we haven't focused on mariupol, of course. according to president zel zelenskyy, 100,000 do remain inside that's less than what we thought over the weekend that's good news people are getting out 7,000 yesterday. more people today, we understand, in private cars. the cars don't go all the way in you have to get out of private cars and that's where buses will take you to the relative safety of zaporizhzhia where they can board trains you hear about the counteroffensive you hear a lot of noise from analysts they say we're not giving a lot of credit to where ukrainians are holding russians off it means the ukrainians in some citie

and our fish will grow fat. >> nbc news as molly hunter in odessa, where everyone is bracing for what might come next. this weekend, people in the u.s. and across europe, people rallied in support of ukraine. but ukraine's president has made it clear that he is increasingly frustrated with his western allies and accusing them of cowardice for not handing over fighter jets and tanks. in a new video matt a tonight he said, quote, ukrainians should not die because some cannot find the courage to hand over the necessary weapons to ukraine. joining me down -- and we see news correspondent ali arouzi. good to see you, my friend. you and i spent the time -- when russia hit multiple spy -- which was just a few -- what can you tell us about what you saw from your vantage point and what it has been like on the ground in this city since after those missile attacks? >> hello, my friend. that's right. we were in lviv, obviously, over the weekend. and that was the closest strike to the city center. that a fuel depot that you just mentioned is just about two miles from where i am standing. it was a

. >>> joining us live from lviv ukraine, nbc news correspondent molly hunter. molly, good to see you as always. give us the latest on the situation in mariupol, and in particular that theater. do we have any updates on the casualties inside, and whether there's still hope of finding people alive? >> reporter: jonathan, good morning. i'm so glad you mentioned that a. p. article and the a. p. photographers, those have been our only eyes and ears really as people, normal civilians, their phones have not been charged for weeks and they haven't been able to get 3 g and because of the photographers in mariupol, that's how we know what is going on. we see this theater and the word children in russian, in white, clearly visible from the sky, marked on the outside of the theater. it was the heart of a vibrant section of the city. and used as refer fuge for -- refuge for civilians. 1200 people were sheltering there at the time, and there is no death toll yet and we have been asking local officials and the death toll in mariupol willing take days if not weeks if we ever ge

joining us now, live from lviv ukraine, nbc news correspondent molly hunter. molly, thank you for joining us right now. talk about the significance of the power plant last night and if captured by the russians, debate whether the russians deliberately targeted it, looking for an explosion, what is the current situation there and what does it mean now that it is under russian control? >> hey, jonathan, that's right, it was a super dramatic 12 hours, and we just got breaking lines from the state inspector, for nuclear regulation of ukraine, i will run you through those quickly, as you mentioned, the fire is out, that is the good news, there is no more fire. firefighters were battling that fire all night. got in as you mentioned and were able to put it out. now the plant is occupied by russian forces. and the good news about the nuclear reactor and about the units in there, is they remain intact. there has been some damage to unit one jonathan and that does not affect the safety and really good news, no changes to the radiation status, as that is one of the big qu

we begin with the latest from ukraine and nbc's molly hunter in lviv this morning where there were a new round of explosions overnight. molly, good morning. >> reporter: peter, kristin, good morning. that's right. around 1:00 a.m. overnight, a lot of us heard a series of loud explosions. an hour ago, a series of air raid sirens, no word what the sounds were, what was targeted. the russians are claiming they're using hypersonic missiles elsewhere in ukraine. this morning, russia fully embraced a new kind of war. uk defense officials say putin's army failed original objectives, now pursuing attrition. indiscriminate bombing of civilian centers, president zelenskyy creating the kremlin of creating a humanitarian catastrophe, starving out cities like mariupol. we have nothing to eat. my child is hungry. test tefen living in a basement the last three weeks? >> yes. >> reporter: 22-year-old larry part of the first group to make it out alive. >> last two weeks, russia shooting the big bomb. 500 kilogram. >> reporter: and it is not just bombs, world food program says food shortages will kill,

molly hunter in lviv, ukraine. >>> with me is retired army major john spencer. he's the author of the upcoming book "connected soldiers life leadership and social connections in modern war," comes out july 1st. >>> when you and i talked a few weeks ago, you were describing the ways in which people in ukrainian cities can engage in sort of urban protection. but it seemed fantastical. it seemed like something people can do to be useful but it wasn't going to hold back the russian army. kind of amazing, it's actually holding back the russian army. >> exactly, ali. thanks for having me back. i put out some information over my twitter for people, it's amazing you see it happening, you see buses parked in the streets, many layers of barriers. that's the nature of close urban combat where conventional, the defender has all the advantage, it can hold back, i'm serious, the best army in the world and russia is not the best. >> how much of that is the technique and how much of that is that these russian soldiers are arguably less motivated, perhaps less informed about wha

joining us to start off our coverage, molly hunter as well as richard engel, who is in the capital of kyiv. richard, let me start with you. how worried are ukrainians now about the situation in chernobyl? >> the ukrainian government is raising the alarm about chernobyl, and this is the second time they've done this. obviously, chernobyl was the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster and when the russians took over chernobyl, they immediately expressed concerned. they said then that the russian bombing could stir up the earth in the area which is still radioactive and potentially even damage the concrete sarcophagus, which covers the site. russian forces did take it over. there were no evaluated radiation levels reported. and now ukrainians are once again sounding the alarm, because they -- the russians cut off the area, the so-called exclusion zone from the main power grid. and according to the ukrainian foreign ministry, that means that the monitoring devices, some of the safety, specifically, you mentioned the cooling devices won't work. but then, quite quickly, i think we saw that respo

it is noon local, we'll keep you posted. >> molly hunter in lviv, ukraine. thank you, molly. tay safe. joining me now is ian bremer, co-founder of the ur asia group. also with me is jane harman, extinguished fellow and a congresswoman from california who served on the house armed service an intelligence committee. she's the author of "insanity defense, while our failure to con front national security makes us less safe." for those of you that watches my show, these are two people who i most closely depend on to understand the global order, the new world order and, jane, i have to start with you. we have since the destruction of world war i and world war ii and the cold war, come up with international structures like the league of nations and the united nations and the g countries, all of which were to maintain peace and world order through trade and through military alliances and now where i am standing right now, i am 500 feet from the end of the nato alliance. it ends right behind me. and yet somehow we are not seeing these global organizations be able to keep the world saf