muska will now picklist untaken control of the eastern donbass region. russ foreign minister says the west has declared war on russia by deep trying to destroy its economy. >> today, total war was declared on us. this term is used by many european politicians when they talk about what they want to do with the russian federation. russian shuttling has struck the international a part and keep. these pictures show moments it was bombed. humanitarian aid stations have also been had to. u.s. president joe biden has visited american troops in eastern poland. the closest he has been to the conflict. he praised poland for taken and refugees from neighboring ukraine. he is scheduled to is that they refugee center on saturday. they had hit several targets inside saudi arabia. authorities confirmed other areas for hit. the u.s. is calling for stronger sanctions against north korea after a test fire. washington will introduce a resolution to the security council. that is after north korea's leader said he is preparing for competition. the latest news as it breaks. w

>> steve rosenberg, bbc news, muska. laura: -- in moscow.: former nissan executive greg kelly has been given a suspended six-month sentence over allegations he helped former chairman carlos an avoid disclosure of $80 million after his retirement. he denied any wrongdoing. in libya, arrival government has been sworn in today as a showdown with the existing administration seems to be about two and densify. he vowed not to seek power, raising the risk of fighting among the armed factions within libya. 200,000 people on the east coast of australia have been told to evacuate their homes. the storms and flash flooding's intensify. torrential downpours led to record-breaking floods, killing at least 13 people. as we been reporting, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the fighting in ukrain by crossing the border into poland. but there are also some heading the other way. ex-pat ukrainians returning to their country to join relatives or take up arms against the russian forces. our eure correspondent mark lowen reports. mark: the farewell of

muska says the hospital was being used by fighters. >> we have no gas. we are freezing. we have no food. trees have been cut, bodies are being buried in the yards. it is so scary. we cannot live like this. >> we are being bound from all directions. pray for mothers with children, please. it is very hard. >> russian and ukrainian foreign ministers meeting in turkey have failed to agree how to stop the fighting. these were the most high-level discussions between the two sides since russia's invasion. >> this meeting was both -- this conversation was both easy and difficult. easy because minister lavrov basically followed his traditional narratives about ukraine. difficult because i did my best to at least find a diplomatic solution to the humanitarian tragedy unfolding on the battleground. >> russia says it has allowed a ukrainian repair team to restore lost power to chernobyl. russian troops have now seized the defunct plant. that's where the world's worst nuclear disaster happened in 1986. the developments have alarmed the nuclear united nations watchdog. in other news,

ros: with the thoughts on what we heard from sergei lavrov and vladimir putin here is jenny hill in muskanued to justify this war, although they don't call it a war, no one here is allowed to call it a war. several justifications. the first is they say ukraine needs to be, in their words,, de-nazified. and the second is nato and its expansion represents a threat to russia. the third thing they say is that ukraine wants to get their hands on nuclear weapons, something russia will not tolerate. again, we heard mr. lavrov repeating the accusations ainst the west, expansion of nato as something that russia cannot agree to. ros: as vladimir putin's war leaves russia increasingly isolated,et's look at what life is like there now. she is in moscow, as is our correspondent. >> they are still broadcasting on social media, but their radio programs and websites have been blocked. censorship over their coverage of the war in ukraine. tatiana has worked at echo for 18 years. now russia's oldest liberal radio station says it is being forced to close. >> we just can say, welcome to the north korea, or m

bye, of course muska. we have to buy responsibly in early what we need. no one should hold anything at home, no toilet paper, no sunflower oil, otherwise prices will skyrocket. hooton's insidious strategy is that there is a shortage of products and he needs photos of empty shelves. i advise you not to unnecessarily weaponized his propaganda. despite the fact that i'm a vegetarian, i will not preach that everyone should switch to vegetarianism. but let's put it this way, eating less meat would be a contribution against mister putin. it comes off to the even moved most favored nation status for russian goods, pushing them on a par with those made by iran or north korea. they have already been a series of protests against solving prices in europe. increased 100, the farmers took to the streets of athens on friday to protest against drastically winding fuel and fertilize the prices connected with the sanctions against russia. they say the production costs are now so high that they're having to significantly cut back their businesses. the greek government has

latest video. ukrainian president also called once again for meaningful peace and security. talks with muska just over 80 must have just this is the time to meet . this is the time to speak time to restore territorial integrity and fairness for ukraine. otherwise, the losses of russia will be such that you won't have any resources to get up. after that, we'll have to see, to day in russia, they celebrate the annexation of crimea. i would like to highlight one detail, they reported that overall there were 200000 people participating, 100000 outside and approximately 95000 in the stadium. this is the exact number of the russian manpower involved in the invasion of ukraine. $14000.00 dead bodies and hundreds of thousands of wounded. this is the exact number of russian forces during this war. this is the price in just over 3 weeks. first we 3 bolting countries, have ordered the expulsions of russian embassy staff, estonia, latvian, lithuanian, say they have taken coordinated action of solidarity with ukraine. title of 10 russian diplomats to be expelled. russia has vowed to respond to keesing, t

maria muska, thank you very much indeed for taking the time to talk to us. we really appreciate it. thank you. ah, i'm going to have our top story here now 0. the ukrainian city variable has again come under heavy bombardment a day after maternity hospital was destroyed by an air strike. hundreds of thousands of people. there are cut off for food, water and power. russia has accused ukraine of staging hospital attack. ukrainian forces have destroyed several tanks and armored vehicles in an attack north of keep on thursday. and a mass is half of the capitals population has now left. as russian forces try to edge closer to the city. and high level talks between russia and ukraine of ended without progress towards a cease fire. the countries, foreign ministers also failed to secure an agreement to hold the fighting. so aid could reach civilians. russia's president vladimir putin has called sanctions against his country, illegal, and says it will work around them. loses to show you with marcia, with regards to countries making hostile steps towards us, they are calling on their citizens

the mayor says that residential areas are being hit even though muska says it is only going after militarymeanwhile, a large convoy of russian troops is closing in on the capital of kyiv. senator joe manchin month the biden administration to encourage more domestic energy production. he says it is ridiculous that the u.s. buys oil from russia. in the u.k., chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak is being pressure to drop they plan to increase in payroll taxes. one group says it will cost of and should be scrapped. other business lobbies have warned it will make the cost of living crisis even worse. hong kong will impose a lockdown to ensure a mandatory coronavirus testing drive this month is effective. reports say officials will test the whole city three times over nine days. in the last few weeks, the number of cases has ballooned from a few hundred a day to more than 3400 on monday. an international boycott of russian vodka is spreading from the u.s. to australia. the steps may be largely symbolic. russia from vodka accounts for about 1% of total exports. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomb

reggie: there is a new testing facility on the ground floor of muska only center.pens to provide affordable access to testing. ours will be extended during mega events in the city. rapid antigen tests are $40. rapid pcr tests are $150. kumasi: former 49er richard sherman will spend two years under supervision. he was taken into custody after police say he crashed his suv and tried to break down the front door of his in-laws. sherman spoke in court yesterday. >>>>>>>>>>>> conversations i was allowed to have because of this. i'm grateful for the opportunities and conversations that has allowed. kumasi: ikumasi: ikuma agent after one year contract with the tampa bay buccaneers last season. mlb and the players union. kumasi: another update on the markets next. bay area in september. when you can buy tickets for upcoming oracle park stop. kumasi: don't forget to stay with us for a full extra hour of abc 7 at 7:00. we are live weekday mornings at 7:00. >> and we have a table now. we are going to start in el cerrito. we are seeing a slight slowdown on the map. this is goi

when i was that you and ambassador to russia in 2014, we coordinated with the united states and muska -- moscow. the point of the sanctions is to influence the decision-making. more important like, the behavior of russian leaders. i must confess that the sanctions which were imposed up until now did not achieve that goal, as we see what is happening in ukraine. having said this, however, we also see new dynamics. as we said, sanctions have never been so comprehensively and profoundly applied to the russian economy and to russian leadership, and to russian business leads. that is why, alongside military might of ukrainians, with the strong support of nato, that may deter putin and he will reconsider his own views. what will be the p still, is still going to be a long process , weeks to probably months, several months, if not an entire year. the world represents a set of very difficult questions and ukrainians have to respond. what is going to happen to these regions, what is going happen to crimea? what about ukrainian aspirations? at the end of the day, that is what the revolution was

the government said it would discuss how to use the muska plant and make its decision by the end of themonth, president putin endorsed a proposal by the country's ruling party to nationalize assets of firms that leave russia. wall street shares rose on the back of another strong u.s. jobs data, adding to optimism about a strong economic recovery. semiconductor chips and other tech shares let the games. a new report shows the number of new unemployment claims dropped to 187,000 last week, the lowest in 52 and a half years. shares in moscow jumped as trading partially resumed on russia's main stock market after a month's suspenon. the board has been closed since february 24 when russia invaded ukraine. thursday's trading involved only about 30 of the country's largest firms. the moscow exchange will on in shares of smaller companies as well as corporate bonds and euro bonds according to the country's central bank. that is it for business news. >> thank indeed. i'll be back in two minutes. stay tuned. ■ 03/24/22 03/24/22 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this

$2 trillion tax cut passed in the previous administration that benefited the top 1% -- the american muskan -- the american rescue plan helped working people and left no one behind. [cheers and applause] pres. biden: folks. and it worked. it worked. it worked. jobs, lots of jobs. in fact cower our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year. more jobs -- in one year than ever before in the history of the united states of america. the economy grew at a rate of 5.7% last year, the strongest growth rate in 40 years. and the first step in bringing fundamental change to our economy that hasn't worked for working people in this nation for too long. for the past 40 years, we were told that tax break for those at the top would benefit -- would trickle down and everyone would benefit. that trickle down theory led-- to a widening gap between the top and everyone else nearly a century. look, vice president harris and i ran for office and i realize we have fundamental disagreements on this, but ran for office with a new economic vision for america. invest in america. educate americans. gr