i'm ali velshi live from warsaw, poland. the president is here. president biden as i said meeting with the polish president, andrzej duda, ironically where they're meeting next door to the building i'm in, is the same place the warsaw pact was sign in 1955, as a bull work against nato. today's meeting comes on the final day of this urgent and vital trip meant to strengthen the coalition against russia, which has already included emergency meetings of nato, the g7, the european council. in a couple of hours, at the poland royal castle biden is going to deliver a major address, speaking to, quote, the stakes of the moment, the urgency of the challenges that lie ahead. what the conflict with ukraine means for the world and why it's important the free world sustain unity and resolve in the face of aggression by russia, end quote. within the next hour or so, he's running a little late, biden will meet with refugees at the pge national stadium here in warsaw. he'll be accompaied by poland's prime minister and the mayor of warsaw. this was a day after mee

kelly o'donnell is here in warsaw, poland. you are watching a special edition of "velshi." it is just after 2:00 p.m. in poland and 9:00 a.m. in the united states. joining me is the president of the german marshall fund and former assistant secretary of state for europe and eurasian affairs where she co-led the interagency to enlarge nato. it is good to see you. thank you for being with us. you've been tracking this closely for the last few days and when i say this, the meeting that is going on or it has just concluded between president duda and president biden and the nato meeting on thursday and all of the meetings in between. this is very old-fashioned diplomacy, flying around, talking to people and having individual conversations. what does it all lead to? >> it leads exactly to what the president said, ali, which is our unity and our allied unity is our center of gravity and so what you've seen play out over the last several days and the three summits in brussels and now the president's visit to poland continues to stress that unity, but i would underscore that the unit

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i'm wolf blitzer here in warsaw poland, and i will be back here with a special edition of the "situation room" 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and the newsroom continues right here with my friend jim acosta. acosta. stay with us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> you are live in the newsroom with jim acosta and you are following breaking news. president biden in poland in a flame thrower of a speech, he warned putin against moving an inch on the nato territory, and russian missiles are streaking lviv just hours from the nato territory. and we have john with us there, and this caught everybody by surprise, and i know that where you are, because things have been relatively quiet in lviv when you are comparing it to the rest of the country, and on the same day that president biden is giving this fiery speech in poland, and what more are you learning about what is happening on your end? >> yeah, it is interesting that president biden in his speech warned russia not the touch one inch of nato ter tritoryterrito didn't, but he got close. a i am about one hour from the

i am velshi in warsaw, poland. just across the border, russia's been attacking ukraine for 15 days now. president biden was recently in poland to rally support for embattled. ukraine in an important speech, biden frame this war is a battle of the generations for democracy worldwide, but created a picture of hope while blasting putin for his brutality. >> we will have a different future, a brighter future, we democracy in principle and open, light decency and dignity, freedom and possibilities, for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. congress you all. >> in what was one of my least favorite clarifications ever, the white house says the u.s. has quote, no strategy overs eugene change in russia or anywhere else, and quote. president biden has been urgently meeting with world leaders of the european union and nato to show support for ukraine, and to try to ensure a global united front against russia's aggression. which could potentially be a major blow to russia's economy, biden has indicated that the united s

warsaw, says this woman in ukrainian. one of the more than 2 million ukrainian refugees who have arrived in poland. warsaw, alone. >> the polish people will welcome ukrainians whatever happens because they are fighting for our freedom and we do understand that but of course there is a certain limit, human limit, what we can -- what we can do. >> reporter: when you say you are at capacity, what do you mean? >> we've offered as a country, free education, free healthcare to all of our guests which of course means that, you know, our schools are going to be filled within weeks. that our hospitals are going to jam. >> reporter: warsaw's mayor says no one will be turned away but he needs help to help yan, his mother, and the people of ukraine. the polish people accepted us well, she says. >> good people? >> yeah, good people. >> reporter: the mayor says that what he would really like to see is some sort of official system between the polish national government and international and european allies to streamline this entire process and he left us with this astonishing statistic. he says that there are now

know the good to live here for a long time. >> reporter: the city of warsaw has taken in some 300,000 refugees. the country of polandgees. we spoke to the mayor of warsaw who says the generosity of the polish people is endless, but the reality is that there is only so much that the city can do sustainably without this type of care starting to drop. kyung lah, cnn, warsaw, poland. >> thank you very much for that. >>> russia targeting ukraine's fuel supply, territory changing hands daily on the front lines. we have much more coverage from here in ukraine straight ahead. obviously, we got termites. well, first thing is, you gotta know what they're bitin' on. hey! i told you to hire a pro. i did get a pro. an orkin pro! i got this. got termites? don't call any pro, call the orkin pro. orkin. the best in pests. >>> this is dlel not to live in lviv in western ukraine where we have heard air raid sirens tonight, and the front lines of the war won't just

he said that at the end of a speech in warsaw, poland, a few days ago. he spoke about an off the cuff remark which stunned some world leaders as well as some u.s. officials. cnn's m.j. lee reports from the white house. >> i'm not walking anything back. >> reporter: tonight president biden standing by his off the cuff remarks about vladimir putin that sent waves across the globe. >> the fact is i was expressing moral outrage at the way i feel putin is asking and his brutality of half the children in ukraine. i had just come from being with those families. >> reporter: biden fielding numerous questions from the reporters at the white house about this unscripted comment in warsaw, poland, that came on the heels of an emergency gathering of world leaders. >> for god's sake this man cannot remain in power. >> reporter: the president emphasizing was the one thing he was not referring to was u.s. support for regime change in russia. >> i want to make it clear, i wasn't then nor now articulating regime change. >> reporter: biden down played that they would compl

if you're just joining us, i'm in warsaw, poland. saturday, march 26th, day 31 of russia's war against ukraine. the fourth and final day of president biden's urgent diplomatic trip to europe. usually this time you'd be seeing my good friend tiffany cross. i'm here in poland following president biden's trip, but rest assured tiffany is going to be back next weekend. right now the president is meeting with ukrainian refugees, as we said, at the pge national stadium, where refugees have been lining up waiting to be issued with polish identification cards and numbers that enable them to work and receive free health care and education. in this country in hopes of regain something sense of normalcy in their lives. i'm also in poland today because it's the last step of president biden's european trip after his visit with the refugees. he's going to deliver what the white house is calling a major address regarding this war. it's his final act before heading home to washington tonight. we're keeping a close eye on the president's movements. w

. >> president biden will give a major speech in poland at a short while it's coming up next hour. he joins us from warsaw hi peter. >> gillian, president biden is saying his team would not let him cross the border into ukraine. instead he's bouncing around poland, serving the places that people in this country have set up to take care of the desperate innocent civilians who have fled that country. >> what is this? you see this you're dealing every day with the vladimir putin. look at what he's done to these people, what does that make you think? >> he is a butcher. >> owe a butcher is a new nickname for putin from biden. ends russian state run media's out saying that comment is going to make it harder for the u.s. and russia to normalize relations again. the president is also now reiterating that while the u.s. won't send troops to fight in ukraine, they are going to keep troops ready in countries like poland just in case putin decides not to stop in ukraine. he is stressing the u.s. commitment to nato's article five. that is the one that means if one nato country is attacked, they all respond. >> we tak

earlier today there was an unexpected moment where the president of poland from here in warsaw was going to meet the president. as you outlined, he was closer to the ukrainian border. there was a plane issue with the president of poland. that was resolved and president duda was able to land closer to where president biden is. they're rescheduling their personal time together. that unexpected emergency was resolved and the schedule was changed to accommodate that. so back on track. it's the nature of being in a place where things have been in an emergency mode now for the month of this conflict. poland being one of the countries that has absorbed so many ukrainians and is in itself feeling vulnerable to russia. so there are political, diplomatic and humanitarian actions going on here and for the president a chance to connect with americans who he asked to step up and do this extra duty as well. craig? >> kelly o'donnell there in warsaw. dasha also in poland again, you're in a city very close to the border with ukraine, a few dozen miles, exactly where president biden is visiting, where he

i am in warsaw, poland with president biden. president giving a major speech on the crisis in ukraine and meetings with refugees. you are taking a live look at the presidential palace where president biden is set to arrive any minute now. this palace just a short distance from where i am reporting on. let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines, beginning with the latest from ukraine. russia appears to have shifted focus in its attack from a countrywide ground offensive to targeting a separatist region in the southeast. ukrainians gathering for one of many funerals for civilians. the u.n. says more than a thousand have been killed. peter, you may hear sirens behind me potentially as officials gather for the meeting between the president and president of poland, peter. >> a busy last day of that foreign trip. thanks, we'll get back to you in a moment. >>> at home, growing pressure on supreme court justice clarence thomas after reports his wife ginni thomas texted then white house chief of staff mark meadows, urging h

bring in the mayor of warsaw, poland. mayor, thank you for joining us show this morning. you say the refugee crisis in warsaw is getting worse and worse by the day. how so? >> well, we've welcomed 300,000 refugees and that's a huge number. that is like 15% of my population in warsaw. of course we are dealing with it, solidarity of the people has been immense and work done by the volunteers and services of my city is exemplary and we are helping as much as we can. we are at capacity and if there is escalation in ukraine, we have to deal with second wave of refugees issue the situation will become very, very difficult. that is why we need a relocation system where we all in europe and elsewhere, we share the burden. ukrainians are fighting for freedom and we need to step up and do our bid. >> todd: how many more refugees will you take in? >> as many as we have to, we declared we are going to help everyone. if you come to warsaw, you will see there are no refugees on the streets, they are at people's homes because people in poland and warsaw are extraordinary and accept ukrai

he's in warsaw, poland right now. 's meeting with volunteering who are helping to feed the some 2 million refugees from ukraine who have crossed the border into poland. the president there meeting with volunteers with the world central kitchen, chef jose andres who you have seen profiled so many times on cnn, who travels the world, to hard impact areas, helping to feed, he's there in poland trying to do the same thing and the president meeting with volunteers and also meeting with ukrainian refugees trying to instill some hope for better days. >>> and just hours from now, president biden will deliver what's being called a major address as he wraps up his stop in poland. here's what the president said just a some time ago talking about the response to russia's invasion of ukraine. >> i'm confident that vladimir putin was counting on being able to divide nato, to be able to separate eastern flank from the west, be able to separate nations based on past histories. but he hasn't been able to do it. we've all stayed togethe

united states will stand with, not just to eastern europe where the president was standing in warsaw, poland. but to the entire warldorld abo the stakes of the moomt. but it wasn ad libbed line about putin not needing to be in power. the white house walking it back. but if you listen to the entirety of the speech, there is no question about it, this was a sharp speech with a very clear design, one that the president did not mince words on. take a listen. >> yesterday i met with the troops serving to bolster the frontline defenses. the reason we want to make clear, their movement on ukraine, don't even think about moving on one single inch of nato territory. a dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase the people's love for liberty. brutality will never grind down the world to be free. ukraine will never be a victory for russia for they refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. we'll have a different future. a brighter future rooted in democracy and principal, hope and light. of decency and dignity, for god sake this man cannot remain in power. >> and you heard those

good evening again from warsaw, poland. earlier today in this -- this is last up at the end of a very busy week. but meeting with world, leaders of nato, european union. normally these kinds of summits are pretty -- arguably a little bit boring for most people this is the first time in a long time that what happens here matters. what these leaders do matters. what influence joe biden brings to bear, matters. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy fighting charlie for his country. refusing to flee even as the kremlin reportedly sends mercenary groups to assassinate him. this is his moment, this is his chance to get what ukraine needs most. and the backdrop for all of these important meetings is of course the russian invasion of ukraine. look at these pictures. the video we keep running. the stories we keep selling. of total destruction. of refugees. of destitution, of mariupol being destroyed. of thousands of civilians being murdered. of crimes against humanity. everyone has to do some real hard thinking this week. bec

kimberly help get al jazeera warsaw, poland. the united nations is holding a donor conference to raise money for people in afghanistan. since the taliban took over more than 9000000 people have been displaced and half the population does not have enough to eat. the un says it needs nearly $5000000000.00 to prevent the crisis from getting worse. victoria gate and be reports. every day is a struggle for layla. my husband left afghanistan for around 5 months ago to look for a job. and she hasn't heard from him since she's living in a makeshift camping can the whole city with her 2 sons and her brother in law's family. the rochelle run over from ocean ramadan is coming and we have nothing to eat during this month. it is hard to fast eaten only bread. my kids are sick and i don't have enough money to buy them medicine. i collect garbage on bottles from the street from morning until evening and i barely make the equivalent of $0.35, which is not enough to buy flour oil or rice for dinner. the number of people in afghanistan who can't

. >>> moments ago, the plane carrying vice president kamala harris arrived in warsaw, poland. xpect to see her come down those stairs. it comes as an offer was shut down. poland proposed moving its mig-29s which ukrainians know how to fly and deliver them to ukraine to uphold the no-fly zone which the ukrainian government said its people desperately need. but as mj lee reports for us, the proposal caught the biden administration off guard. at the s >> reporter: vice president kamala harris en route to warsaw, poland to discuss the escalating attacks across ukraine. her trip complicated by a surprise announcement from the polish government, a proposal to deploy soviet-era fighter jets to an air force base in germany so those in turn could be handed over to ukraine by the american military. the u.s. dismissing that idea as untenable. >> fighter jets manned by americans departing a nato base to fly into air space contested with russia raises serious concerns for the united states and nato. >> reporter: officials determined to avoid what the kremlin might perceive as a direct u.s.-

and you'll see that again today when the president meets with refugees here in warsaw. poland has been one of the top destinations for people fleeing the violence in ukraine. 2.2 million ukrainians have come to this country. the president, andrzej duda, said yesterday that they were being welcomed as guests, but he did talk about the mental anguish of these refugees, what they had been through, sort of the experience and their plight in fleeing the violence there. and one thing that the american administrator of usaid said, in the coming months, the number of refugees fleeing ukraine would top the number of syrians who had fled that country during the entirety of that war. so really putting the scale of the crisis on display. now, the president will sit for bilateral talks with president duda today. one thing that the war in ukraine has really underscored is how much closer poland is becoming to the united states. previously the u.s. had kind of iced out the duda administration. president biden had lumped in poland with hungary and belarus when he was talking about the rise of

that declaration closed out his fiery speech in warsaw, poland, but less than an hour later the white remarks saying the president was not discussing putin's power in russia or regime change. i want to bring in senator bob casey a democrat from pennsylvania and member of the senate intelligence committee. senator, let me ask you a little bit about what the president said during that speech when he said that putin cannot remain in power. a lot of people interpreted that right away to mean he's calling for regime change. i know from covering this at the white house for eight years that can be an esca-- the fact the w house is clarifying doesn't take away the significance, i don't think, of what the president said. he really took a shot at putin there. >>, jim, i guess i didn't read it in that fashion. i think the expression at the end of his speech was really just a further rigoreiteration his solidarity with ukraine, and the great work the president has done to rally the world against a murderous dictator. the speech overall was a very strong speech. it expressed solidarity with the pe

." >> and i'm wolf blitzer in warsaw, poland. st moments ago president joe biden landed here in warsaw. tomorrow he'll meet with ukrainian refugees living here. and deliver what the white house calls a major address about russia's war in ukraine. earlier today, president biden met with the polish president dudda near the poland/ukraine border received an update about the humanitarian crisis and met with u.s. soldiers from the 82nd airborne division. >> and we're getting update news cnn on russia's military operation around the city of keever have moved from offensive positions to defensive ones. that is according to a senior u.s. official. the official also said that russia is moving troops into ukraine from georgia as re-en forcements. and the uk said they have made some major gains and retaken towns an positions east of kyiv. we also have a clear picture of how deadly the war in ukraine has become. the city council of mariupol said at least 300 people are delivered to have been killed on a russian owe attack of a theater. this i

tonight cbs evening news anchor norah o'donnell is at a refugee center in warsaw, poland. norah, good evening to you. what are the refugees telling you about what is next for them? >> good evening to you jericka. many of the refugees don't know. when you ask them that question, what is next for you, they answer with a question. how long will the war last. the numbers are staggering. 1.8 million refugees here in poland. 400,000 of them here in warsaw. that means the population of this city has increased by more than 20 percent. they come to a place like here, a reception area, it is dark now because they're sleeping. for many people it is the first sleep that they have had in days. a bunch just arrived a couple of minutes ago ree came up here. people have been traveling from days from car chef, a mother carrying her baby, these people are so tired and they only have two small roger bags and some backpacks, it is tough for so many of the people, we melt a family of five here for several day, they have two dogs wth them and they hope to go to the u.s. or canada but say they a

today president biden is meeting with refugees in warsaw, poland.nd new video of the president arriving at the presidential palace. he has already met with the polish president as well as ukrainian ministers. later today he is set to deliver what the white house is calling a significant address about what is at stake for the u.s. and its nato allies. yesterday the president was in poland, ground zero for this refugee crisis. the country has already taken in some 2 million ukrainians fleeing the war. >>> new this morning france is helping launch a new evacuation effort in one of ukraine's hardest hit cities. president macron says his country is working with turkey and greece to safely evacuate any ukrainian who wants to leave the bomb ravaged city of mariupol. ukrainian officials have accused russian troops of shelling escape routes and capturing people trying to get out. that rush of refugees is not expected to let up anytime soon. we spoke with one couple who made it out safely and found their way to the bay area with their daughter. they shared th

troops before traveling to warsaw where he will continue discussions with poland's president. >>> joining us now white house reporter for bloomberg news, josh in warsaw, in brussels yesterday had, a question to the president, in that news conference, and briefly blocked the camera because he is just so tall. thanks for joining us. the president is expected to speak in the next few minutes and we will dip in to take him when that happens and come back to you and give us though while we wait your main take-aways from the emergency nato summit yesterday and preview what we will hear about european dependence on russian energy. >> good morning, from warsaw, john and thank you for the invitation to block your camera here for a few moments. you know, the big announcement was essentially a show of unity, biden wanted to show a united front not just with nato but eu and the g-7 really everyone on the same page. now, you know, they did have some announcements in particular around ratcheting up sanction, the u.s. talked about maybe for the first time getting anti-ship missiles, to the ukrainians, a

you have the president making this incredibly powerful speech in warsaw, poland, about 200 miles away from lviv as the city is being bombed. as strikes are falling on that city on a fuel depot, for instance, five people injured there. it seemed as if it was a message from vladimir putin with the american president just 100 -- a couple hundred miles away. then you have these nine words from president biden, saying putin cannot remain in power. the white house then walking that back. as we have heard from people on television all throughout this morning, most republicans, democrats across the board, believe putin should not remain in power. isn't this something vladimir putin already knew the united states thought? and so what was the harm in president biden saying this? >> hi, yasmin. thanks for having me. i mean, yes, people all believe here that the white house does not want to see vladimir putin remaining in power, but those are pretty powerful words coming from the leader of the free world. and the walkback, you know, i kind of agree with tom malinowski. once he said it, it's sort

i'm andrea mitchell live in warsaw, poland.eral big developments on a very windy morning in poland. president biden is meeting with ukraine's top officials, defense minister and foreign policy minister with defense secretary austin and secretary of state antony blink. this could be a major shift of policy in moscow. a top general saying their goals are only to retake the eastern part of ukraine and donbas, largely controlled since 2014 by russia, instead of taking the whole country and toppling the government. so more on that in just a moment. and here in warsaw, the president is set to meet with poland's president duda before meeting for the first time with refugees, something he's really wanted to do and aid workers, many coming from the u.s. and later he'll give what the white house is calling a major speech in an address with poland as poland struggles to accommodate more than 2 million people who have come as refugees from ukraine. a senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is with me here in poland and corresponde

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effects of this war will also be evident today when the president visits with refugees here in warsaw. poland has accommodated millions of people fleeing the violence in ukraine. it's something that the president who the president will meet today -- he made clear yesterday that poland was welcoming of these ukrainians. he said that they were their guests. but the polish government is very concerned about strains on public resources. yesterday, samantha power, who is the american administrator of usaid said that in the coming month, the number of refugees fleeing ukraine will actually exceed the number of refugees who fled syria over the entirety of that war there. so, really the scale of the issue on display. now, when president meets with duda today, it will really underscore how much poland has come back into the good graces of washington as this war has proceeded. and remember, president biden actually lumped poland in with hungary and belarus when he was describing a rise of totalitarian regimes when he was a candidate. and now, poland is proving very essential in the united states's stra

yesterday during his visit in warsaw, poland, joe biden met with world renowned chef jose andres at the food distribution site, and praised his heroic operation to feed ukrainian refugees. >> i also want to thank my friend the great american chef jose andres and his team, they're feeding those who are yearning to be free. but helping is not something that poland or any other nation should carry alone. all the world's democracies have a responsibility to help. >> joining me now live from lviv, ukraine, is chef jose andres, founder of the world central kitchen, and jose, thank you for being with us today. you know i'm a big fan. you provided over a million meals that we gave out with your people over the course of covid in harlem. so you know joe biden didn't have to tell me how great you are at what you do. and your organization, the world central kitchen, has been prepared about an average of 250,000 feels every day for refugees spread over seven countries. which is really incredible to say the least. can you tell us what this effort looks like behind the scenes? >> well, i want to say,

yesterday, during a visit in warsaw poland, president joe biden met with world renowned chef, jose on base. at the world central kitchen food distribution site and praised his heroic operation to feed ukrainian refugees. >> i want to thank my friend the american chef jose andreas and his team, for feeding those and helping these refugees is not something that poland or any nations should carry alone. all the world democracies have a responsibility. >> joining me now live from lviv ukraine, is chef jose andrÉs, the founder of the world central kitchen and owner of think food group. josÉ, thank you for being with us today. you know that i am a big fan. you are partnered and have provided over 1 million meals that we have given up with your people over the course of covid in harlem. so you know, president biden have to tell me how great you are what you do. and your organization, the world central kitchen has been preparing an average of 250,000 meals every day for refugees. spread over seven countries, which is really incredible to say the least. so can you tell us what these efforts lo

. >> 25 years ago this week, then senator joe biden gave a speech in warsaw, poland.e said, in part, now it is time for the people of western europe to invest in the security of their continent for the next century. the presidents address today in warsaw hid remarkably similar themes. >> i -- this week, with a clear and determined message for nato, for the g7, for the european union, for all freedom loving nations, we must commit now to being in this fight for the long haul. we must remain unified today and tomorrow, and the day after, and for the years and decades to come. >> joining me now, bill taylor, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and emmy harding, senior fellow and deputy director of the international security -- international studies. welcome to you both. ambassador taylor, let's start with you. what was your reaction to the presidents speech today? you have a particular, unique view in this kind of moment. >> thank you, michael. i was very impressed. i thought president biden gave a powerful speech. he clearly meant it, he felt it, there was a lot of emotio

vice president harris in warsaw, poland today. she's working with allies on humanitarian assistance for ukrainians. russian president vladimir putin met with his counterpart in moscow. let's bring in alice barr in washington, d.c. >> reporter: more disturbing news today from the rubble of a bombed-out maternity and children's hospital where ukrainian officials now say at least three people, including a child, died in a russian airstrike. the heartbreaking scene becoming ground zero for accusations of russian war crimes. >> absolutely there should and investigation. and we should all be watching. and i have no question the eyes of the world are on this war. >> reporter: vice president kamala harris in poland meeting with polish president and ukrainian refefugees. alsoso smootothing overr a disagreement about helping poland deliver fighter jets to ukraine. u.s. believe that and zelenskyy's request for a no-fly zone risk escalating the conflict to something even worse. >> it will be worse for whom? for our families, you know, now is

good evening again from warsaw, poland. earlier today in this -- this is last up at

the mayor of warsaw, poland is appealing for international help as his city becomes overwhelmed by refugeeshere in this country, president biden announced the u.s. will dramatically downgrade its trade relationship with russia banning imports of vodka, seafood and diamonds. and calling on congress to strip russia of its most favored nation status. correspondent trey yingst in kyiv tonight starts us off with the latest where air sirens were just blowing a short time ago. good evening, trey. >> bret, good evening. facing pr and logistical difficulties demoralized russian army is regrouping and starting to attack western ukraine. [gunfire] >> ukrainian soldiers on patrol in the snowy woods around the capital kyiv. [gunfire] >> encountering russian resistance holding their position. the ukrainians, armed with rocket propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles showing remarkable success against a better equipped russian force. >> we'll be clearing the village of russian troops who occupied it with armored vehicles. according to our intelligence, there is a russian battalion there. >> the ukrainian

. >> now, president biden in warsaw poland, where he delivers remarks on continue war in ukra.

i'm wolf blitzer reporting today from warsaw, poland, where moments from now president joe biden is set to deliver what the white house is calling a major address on the war in ukraine. looking at live pictures coming in, the presidential motorcade heading over the location right now, the speech coming as we're watching also major developments on the ground in western ukraine. cnn cameras live in lviv as the city was just hit by russian missile strike, one of them triggering clearly a massive explosion at a fuel storage facility. at least five people were reportedly injured in this attack. the strikes less than 60 miles or so from ukraine's border with poland where we are and the president of the united states is getting ready to make this s major speech as well. we have teams in ukraine and poland. john berman has been anchoring our coverage in lviv. tell our viewers who may be just tuning in what has just happened where you are. >> where i am right now, we heard air raid sirens oh about a couple hours ago followed by three blasts, and then the smoke started rising into the sky. it was

you visited a security registration today in warsaw, poland today. what can you tell us about that process is going? we just heard from cal that obviously the numbers increase. but can you see on that side of the border? >> that's, right amen. the polish government has gone to great length to allow, to grant all ukrainian refugees their permission to stay in the country for at least 18 months without the need to go through an asylum seeking process or any kind of other permit which would've been the case of course because ukraine is not in the european union. we but if they want to do anything from going to work or finding a job, or sending children to school, or have access to medical care, then they need to register for a social security number. and to do that, there is a series of hotspots around the country, especially here in warsaw, and, today the demand is so great because there are more than 2 million refugees from ukraine here in poland, while the demand is so great, they had to turn or transform the main stadium in the city into a massive r

let's go to nbc's josh letterman in warsaw, poland. of course, that's where the president just wrapped up what the white house is calling that major address on the war in ukraine. give me some of your biggest takeaways from the president's speech. one that came to my mind, josh, is that the president said this man cannot remain in power, when referencing vladimir putin. earlier in the day he had spoken of him and called him -- he certainly called him a war criminal now a few times, but it's the kind of thing -- that's a very bold statement to see that the duly elected head of another country cannot stay in power. that was powerful. >> reporter: and he called president putin a butcher in comments to reporters shortly before giving that speech today, alex. there was a clear concerted effort by president biden in these remarks to try to separate the russian people from the russian leader and to say this is the fault of one man, of vladimir putin, to try to make clear that the massive effort that the u.s. and its allies are undertaking rig

. >> reporter: addressing a large crowd in warsaw, poland, president biden spoke some of his strongest worst yet against russian president, vladimir putin. >> for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. shortly after the president ended his address, a white house official released this statement clarifying the president's words. the presidents point was that routine cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors for the region. he was not discussing putin's power in russia or regime change. since the war on ukraine began, over a month ago, mr. biden has called putin a war criminal. as forces bombard countless civilian sites. >> a dictator. he is building an empire and what he will never erase the people's love for liberty. >> reporter: meeting with ukrainian refugees in warsaw earlier in the day, president bided was asked what their plight makes them think of vladimir putin. >> he is a butcher. more than 2 million recipes have crossed refugees have crossed into poland. >> all the world democracies have a responsibility. president biden said the war has already been a strat

. >> now, president biden in warsaw poland, where he delivers remarks on continue war in ukra. pres. biden: john paul brought the message to warsaw in his first trip back home, june 1979. it was a message about the power of faith, the power of resilience, power of the people. it was a message that helped 30 years ago. it was a message that will overcome the cruelty and brutality of this unjust war. when pope john brought that message in 1979, the soviet union ruled with an iron fist, behind an iron curtain. a year later, the solidarity movement of calm in poland. although he could not be here tonight, we are all grateful for him around the world. [applause] it reminds me of that phrase left faith sees best in the dark . these were dark moments. 10 years later, the soviet union collapsed in poland in central and eastern europe would soon be free. nothing about that battle for freedom with simple or easy. it was a long, painful slog, fought over not days and months, but years and decades. we emerged anew in the great battle for freedom, a battle between democracy and autocracy, be

i want to go straight to warsaw, poland, and my colleague wolf blitzer is there for this highly anticipated. wolf is in poland wrapping up his trip to europe. >> this is not going to be just a major speech from the president of the united states, wrapping up what is going on from the u.s. perspective involving the war in ukraine, but it's going to be a lengthy speech, 35 or 45 minutes we're told by white house officials. we have a team of correspondents covering this truly historic moment in poland. kaitlan collins is our chief white house correspondent. finally after the president of the united states has met with the polish leadership, some of ukrainian leadership, not president volodymyr zelenskiy but his defense minister, minister of foreign affairs here in poland. we'll hear the latest from the president on where this war stands from the u.s. perspective. >> we're told it lwill be a culmination of this entire trip. started out meeting with world leaders and talking about what they are going to respond to, and it ended with him going to a nearby soccer stadium where they're processing t

he will then travel to warsaw, poland. >> the president is traveling to poland to make sure we stay united send a powerful message that we are prepared and committed to this for as long as it takes. dan: the white house says president biden will announce another round of sanctions, targeting russia's parliament on thursday. ama: supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson took questions for nearly 13 hours before the senate judiciary committee today. she pushed back on accusations by republican senator ted cruz that she has given life sentences to people and child born cases. -- light sentences to people in child porn cases. she also told senator dianne feinstein that roe v. wade is settled law. wildfire is running on a remote file north of antioch, affecting air quality. that fire in the sacrament river delta is still burning tonight. people have been reporting smoky conditions. firefighters say they are going to let it burn itself out because it is difficult to get to. flames may burn for several days, there is a lot of dry brush and fuels to ignite. we did see some record warmth t

just repeat over and over day after day for those trying to survive. >> jay gray en route to warsaw, poland thank you so much for your live reporting, jay, and that interesting perspective. >>> it was a marathon second day of confirmation hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson. we're witnessing history on capitol hill as he vies to become the first black woman on the nation's supreme court >> reporter: during her 13-hour testimony judge ketanji brown jackson face at times contentious questions about hot button issues that are expected to come before the court >> in your understanding what does critical race theory mean what is it >> it doesn't come up in my work as a judge >> it views every conflict as a racial conflict. do you think that's an accurate way of viewing society in the way we're living >> senator, i don't think so but i've never studied critical race theory, and i've never used it it doesn't come up in the work that i do as a judge >> judge jackson also adjust criticisms that her sentences in child pornography cases have been too lenient >> we're hearing the charges that your

let's cross over to cnn white house reporter in warsaw, poland. the american president is due to arrive later today. we know he'll meet with u.s. troops and with the polish president. we have been reporting from the beginning of this story this invasion of the country by russia, that poland has taken in the most number of ukrainian refugees. and i imagine they'll be asking the united states as well for ways to help that country shoulder some of the enormous burden on their economy and their services. >> you have seen polish leaders ask the united states for assistance. the u.s. provided millions of dollars to poland to help accommodate the refugee flow. certainly, polish leaders are looking for more. this visit to poland is really an opportunity for president biden to see the issues that he discussed at nato. at closer range. to come to the eastern flank. into warsaw, into poland to experience what it's like here close to the war in ukraine, where refugees are coming and people are unsettled by what's happening on their borders. and you'll see the

speaking from the grounds of the royal castle in warsaw, poland. u. s. president joe biden forcefully declared, russian president vladimir putin must go for god. shame this man could not remain, paul. it sounded like a major shifting us policy. previously, us officials, including the secretary of state antony blinkin, have denied the united states is seeking regime change in russia. from this location on nato's eastern flank, biden also addressed the russian leader directly calling his invasion as strategic failure and warning him not to expand the conflict. drone in a fake about were not one single inch of nato territory. riverside, your obligation of article far to defend each and every age made our territory before forced more collective power. earlier in the day as biden met with poland, president, he reiterated as a member of nato, the u. s. and his partners will defend poland if its attacked. poland shares a more than 500 kilometer border with ukraine. already more than 4000000 people have fled ukraine, with more than half seeking refuge in pola

here in warsaw, poland, they're lining up for a new lease on life. just outside the main gates to warsaw's national stadium, all of these refugees are in line to register for their new polish i.d. numbers, the equivalent of social security numbers. they are called pesels. vladyslav ikachenko, a college student from odesa, had to wait about six hours. why was it so important to get that pesel number? >> i need pesel for many things. i need work, for money, for bank account, for staying here in poland until the war ends. >> reporter: and for the most vulnerable, this rare moment of normalcy. ukrainian refugee children, playing in warsaw today, later coming together to sing. >> i decided that children can't fight with rifles, but they can fight with their voice. >> reporter: the children all wearing "rock for ukraine" shirts. belting out musician brian allan's new ballad, "stand up," in a foreign language. ♪ ♪ stand up stand up for the children ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for galyna kozoriz's 6-year-old son, dmytro, a chance to forget the war and family left behind

. >> reporter: president biden heads closer to the invasion zone tomorrow with a visit to warsaw, poland, just over 100 miles from the ukrainian border. there he will meet with refugees and with poland's president and, norah, he suggested that he might be going somewhere else that he can't talk about right now for security reasons. >> o'donnell: intriguing. nancy cordes in brussels, thank you. a moth odeath anddestction,aiily holdi i ground, even launching a successful counteroffensive in recent days. but it comes at a heavy cost. cbs' debora patta met some of the war's youngest victims at a children's hospital in kyiv. we want to warn you that some of the im images are disturbing. out at sea after ukrainians say they destroyed a russian warship. its arrival was showcased on russian tv as it ferried supplies and armored vehicles to russian ground forces who are running low on food and fuel. and just a few days earlier a ukrainian soldier fired an antitank missile into a russian patrol boat. but this fierce defense could not stop the decimation of nearby mariupol. most have fled, but the

we visit eva's hometown of warsaw, poland. but fast we enter conflict tone. iraq. in april 2021. the entry regulations were tourists were eased. so ava set off for baghdad. for ah, today we're starting our tour of baghdad with this place more time knobby street, which is the book bizarre, the book market of baghdad, one of the longest running book bazaars, in the entire world. and probably also one of the most iconic places in this city, alma to not be street is not just the market. there's a lot more to it than just the business of buying and selling books. artists, writers and journalists flock here every friday to meet discuss, and of course read this place has been a hub for baghdad. intellectuals says the abas, lead times almost millennium ago, and it's literary fame, extends beyond the borders of iraq. according to a local saying, kyra writes, bay root prince baghdad, reads from books about women travelling and living alone. 2 marks of 60 ology in hungary, 2 novels and poetry. i picked out alice's adventures in wonderland from the thirties and a book of english, $3.00 for b