we welcome the quick reactions from the iaea. i am reassured that we heard from the director-general grossi . they should be given urgent and unhindered access to verify and monitor the conditions, and ensure safeguards are all in place as a situation remains very challenging. russian occupiers must immediately allow unfettered access for emergency services to the plant and whatever is needed. we urge the iaea to continue working closer with ukraine and provide assistance to ukraine as it seeks to maintain nuclear safety and security in the current difficult circumstances. it is important that the nuclear power plant be continued to be operated by its regular staff. the situation remains difficult. we call on russia to end its aggression, withdraw its troops out of the ukraine, to hold use of force near eddie nuclear power plant and any civilian infrastructure in general, and to respect article 56 of the geneva conventions. attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure constitutes a crime and perpetrators must and will be held

we demand clear and decisive action from the iaea. the international community must respond adequately to the actions of the russian federation, which could lead to an unprecedented nuclear catastrophic. all russian forces must be withdrawn from the nuclear power plant. today, i have sent a letter to the security council president, reminding of the decisions of the no-fly zone during previous conflicts in order to prevent further civilian casualties, protect the civilian population from air attacks, including those who are humanitarian personnel, ensuring humanitarian n assistance. we request to consider the issue of protection of nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure in ukraine. urgent discussions on establishing a ban on all flights in the airspace of ukraine should be offered further security -- offered by the security council. we would also like to remind that ukraine, on march 30, 2015, requested the deployment of an international peacekeeping and security operation in the territory of ukraine. the document asks

the idea behind this initiative of mine as director general of the iaea is to agree on the framework and compromise that would commit to not compromise this principles that we all subscribe and agree. we all know that given the very complicated circumstances on the ground, the logistics for such a trip, my presence in this place are not going to be easy and would not be easy. at the same time, i believe, they wouldn't be impossible. if we are to extend assistance, we have to be there. and the first to be there is the head of the iaea i want to make clear one point this initiative of mine has nothing to do with the political aspects of this crisis this is not my mandate i am not a security council of the united nations i am not the secretary-general of the united nations. i am not a self-appointed regulator. it has nothing to do with that i want to be extremely clear about this what we are talking about here is a framework and issues with the iaea whereby ukraine and the forces that are present there in this context of the military operation of the russian federation can commit to com

the iaea reporting no increases in radiation levels. that news triggering risk aversion, coming off lows, and the euro touching a 20 one-month low against the dollar. china setting its lowest gdp targets since the 1990's setting the policies for the year ahead. and, we ask india's former foreign secretary why the world's biggest democracy is avoiding condemning vladimir putin. haslinda: market panic easing. the fix climbing 9%. easing to 4%. -- the vix climbing nine percent, easing to 4%. everything getting bid up, gold, yen, dollar, and the bond market, yields falling. take a look. the commodity plays. we are watching oil. brent crude up one .6%. remaining elevated. one hundred 12 dollars at this time. that is playing out in the inflation story. look at china offshore renminbi, flat at that level. we are counting down to that npc meeting, a meeting that would dictate the policies that china will adopt. the big question is whether russia will sell its yuan -denominated assets to keep the currency afloat. in the equity market, we are see

rafael mariano grossi is the iaea director general. he joins us alongside bloomberg's washington correspondent annmarie hordern. thank you very much for your time today. can you update us on what you know about the security and the stability of the nuclear reactors, the nuclear facilities, the nuclear storage facilities in ukraine? rafael: as you are seeing -- thank you very much for having me, first of all -- ukraine is a country with a vast nuclear program, which includes, as you are describing, a number of nuclear reactors, 15 reactors, more than 50% of the electricity produced and consumed. apart from that, you have the associated facilities. waste storage facilities. a number of them. and of course the iconic -- a commission facility. a vast array of installations throughout the country, and of course, the first time there is an ongoing military conflict -- war, actually -- taking place amidst these facilities. in and of itself it constitutes a delicate situation. in terms of what is going on now, i can tell you that we have been

first of all he wants somehow for the iaea - energy. first of all he wants somehow for the iaea to i energy. first of all he wants - somehow for the iaea to manage the process of rotation between the shifts because first of all there is no staff responsible for some of their processes and functions at chernobyl plant, so they actually haven't access to some control systems, the staff currently there. second of all it is that they are exhausted and their health stage could affect the normal functioning of the nuclear plant, and third, the worst scenario, they are just asking for some humanitarian aid, so some food, blankets, soap, medicines. because there is no medicines. i’m because there is no medicines. i'm “oined because there is no medicines. i'm joined now by rafael grossi, director of the international atomic agency from vienna. thank you for joining us and bbc news. you heard what valerie had to say about the conditions under which a relative is working in chernobyl. does not tally with what you have heard? it’s working in

the iaea has woken _ they can gain access. the iaea has woken up _ they can gain access. the iaea has woken up almost - they can gain access. the iaea has woken up almost in - they can gain access. the iaea has woken up almost in the . has woken up almost in the middle of the night because its headquarters are in vienna and they have been tweeting? the? they have been tweeting? they have monitored _ they have been tweeting? they have monitored the _ they have been tweeting? tue: have monitored the situation and have released statements about the concern but now they tweet to say that the director—general has spoken with ukraine prime minister about this serious situation, as they call it at the nuclear power plant and the appeal for a halt in the use of force and warn of severe danger. bear in mind that there are six reactors, three are in use and it provides one fifth of the ukraine electricity in 2020. it is one of four working nuclear power plants in the country but obviously it would be concerning. it brings our mind practitioner noble, the side of terrible nuclear

>> you have been listening to raffi grossi from the iaea. russia bombarded the nuclear power plant sparking a fire which has been extinguished. he said the russian projectiles hit a building within the plant site. what was hit is not part of it. all of the six safety measures were not affected. there was no nuclear breach. he went on to say the ukrainian staff are running the operations but russians are running the site. he added the situation there is very difficult to sustain and unstable as well as challenging, those are all his words. so he's offering really to travel to ukraine to try and contain the situation, create a framework of compromise, he said, to try and figure this logistics on top of this breaking news. that does it for me on "cnn newsroom." i'm isa soares in the newsroom. i leave you with "new day" with brianna keilar and john berman. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ ♪ yeah, that's all me ♪ ♪ nothing and me go hand

the iaea's statements today relieved a lot of us about the ability of those spent fuel ponds to maintain integrity and to prevent any overheating of even these very old fuel rods. i read the stress report done on this facility back in 2011 and they tested out exactly this kind of incident and they concluded that the fuel would remain safe about 50 days, after which radiation levels would start to rise. so we have avoided a catastrophe for now but the situation in chernobyl is completely untenable, we can't go on like this. we should expect similar crises to erupt in the days ahead. 50 erupt in the days ahead. so we've got — erupt in the days ahead. so we've got that figure of 50 days, something has to change significantly before then. lets move to the other nucleoside, the biggest one that russia has taken with those staff, they are working around the clock to try and keep that going, how worried are you about that situation?— worried are you about that situation? . . , ., situation? that frankly is more worrying. _ situation? that frankly is more worrying. the _ situation? that fran

he iaea, what would you like them to do to hel? , iaea, what would you like them to do to hel ? , ., ., iaea, what would you like them to do tohel? , ., , to help? he is not a specialist in olitics to help? he is not a specialist in politics but _ to help? he is not a specialist in politics but he _ to help? he is not a specialist in politics but he wants _ to help? he is not a specialist in politics but he wants them - to help? he is not a specialist in - politics but he wants them somehow, the iaea, somehow to manage the process of rotation between the shifts, because first of all there is no staff responsible for some of the processes and functions at the chernobyl plant, so, they haven't access to some control systems, the staff which are currently they are. second of all, it is that they are exhausted and they have stayed as you said, and it could affect the normal functioning you said, and it could affect the normalfunctioning of you said, and it could affect the normal functioning of their plant, and third, in the worst scenario, they arejust asking and third, in the wors

for us, the iaea, it is time for action. we need to do something about this. as i also preferred to you, i believe, ukraine sent a request for immediate assistance to us. —— as i also referred to you. bearing in mind what is happening, the risks that we may all incur if this continues without an enhancement and without a recommitment to these principles, i have indicated to both the russian federation and the ukraine, my availability and its position to travel to chernobyl as soon as possible so that these seven crucial pillars are never again compromise. the idea behind this initiative of mine as director general of the iaea is to agree on a framework under compromise —— and a compromise that would commit to not compromising these principles we all subscribe and agree to. we all know that given the very complicated circumstances on the ground, the logistics to such a presence in this place are not going to be easy, but at the same time i believe they would not be impossible. if we are to extend assistance, we had to be there, and the first to be their

but the iaea and ukrainian officials said work to repair the line was ongoing. once again, this comes from cbs news, and their story was ukraine saying russia's prudent ordered a terrorist attack on chernobyl's nuclear plant. what are your top concerns about the russia-ukraine conflict? let's start with donald, who was calling from rome, texas on the democrat line. donald, good morning. caller: yes. host: donald, caller: are you there? caller:i am here. host: go ahead, donald. caller: my concern is this, that putin is not going to stop at ukraine. i think that he will go on into poland, and i really think that we as a nation should go ahead and take him out. we have the capability to do that. i think that we need to go ahead and go ahead and take him out. host: all right, let's go to james, who is calling from corvallis, oregon on the republican line. james, good morning. caller: good morning. good morning, sir. host: go ahead, james. caller: i have a couple of concerns. the first one dealt with what you will -- you were talking about for this segment. a chemica

in this case, the iaea sees no critical impact on safety. the iaea says heat load of spent fuel storage pool and volume of cooling water at chernobyl is sufficient for effective heat removal without need for electrical supply. all right. well, you have that right there, the iaea says as of now they're not concerned with this issue, even though it does violate safety protocols. we'll get more on that for you ahead. >>> also, moments ago, vice president kamala harris departed washington, d.c. en route to warsaw in poland, following the u.s. rejection of an offer from poland to sent mig fighter jets to a u.s. air base in germany. then to be delivered to ukraine. john kirby put out a statement saying, quote, we will continue to consult with poland and other nato allies about this issue, and the difficult logistical challenges it presents. but we do not believe poland's proposal to be a tenable one. joining me now, after a short walk, cnn senior political correspondent abby phillip as well as cnn political national and security analyst david sang

that is the iaea saying that the nuclear power plant is under russian command. that is just plant is under russian command. that isjust coming in. we're plant is under russian command. that is just coming in. we're also hearing from ukrainian nuclear regulators saying they are having problems communicating with ukrainian staff operating the plant so that is just breaking news coming in the last few minutes, that the iaea, the international atomic energy agency, says the sap of each said nuclear power plant is under the command of russian forces —— to feature power plants, nuclear power plant, but they have difficulty contacting ukrainian staff who are supposed to be operating that plant. we will have more soon on the difficult aspects of that conflict. —— zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. president volodymyr zelensky has posted a new message online speaking about the latest attack on the airport at vinnytsya in central ukraine. translation: i've just been told translation: i've 'ust been told about the rocket _ translation: i've just been told about the

it's important to listen to the iaea, their evaluation. when this first occurred there was great concern about what we might be seeing here. they talked about this being potentially ten times worse than chernobyl. it's important to understand this is an extraordinary decision to even consider taking a nuclear plant. they would have known there would have been resistance. they would have known ukraine would not want to give up a facility which contributes a significant percentage of the electricity. we're watching shells landing near the facility. nato's talked about recklessness. if we ever needed proof that they're disregarding life, they're talking about the fallout. if this goes wrong, fallout that will likely drift towards russia as well. an astounding move yesterday which i think just shows you frankly the mindset of this invading russian force, what they feel the red lines are, perhaps there are none. it is obviously good news this morning, john, there is no damage to the reactor as far as we know. that the russian forces, it's good

chief says it is absolutely vital that the iaea get boots on the ground, nuclear and technical experts, who are able to be in ukraine, monitoring the situation and providing the best advice. he says he needs ukraine and russia to immediately reach a deal to allow those experts to come in. shepe experts to come in. shep >> josh ledderman in vienna. >>> the tv news editor who protested the war in >> josh lederman, thank you. >>> the tv news editor who protested the war in ukraine during a live news cast, marina ovsyannikova works for the russian-owned kremlin-controlled channel 1. yesterday she interrupted a live broadcast by walking behind the anchor with a sign that read, no war. police took her into custody after last nighto posted on telm appeared to show her in court this morning with her a photo posted on telegram appeared to show her in court this morning with her lawyer an independent russian media outlet reports her court appearance today was not related to the on-air protest. instead, the court appearance was for this video she posted it immediately before the televised protest

chief says it is absolutely vital that the iaea get boots on the ground nuclear and technical experts who are able to be in ukraine monitoring the situation and providing the best advice. he says he needs ukraine and russia to immediately reach a deal to allow those experts to come in. shep >> josh ledderman in vienna. >>> the tv news editor who protested the war in ukraine during a live newscast maria works for the russian-owned kremlin controlled channel 1. yesterday she interrupted a live broadcast by walking behind the anchor with a sign that read, no war. police took her into custody after last night a photo posted on telegram appeared to show her in court this morning with her lawyer an independent russian media appearance says her court appearance was not related to the on air appearance, the court appearance was related to this video. in this video she apologizes for working with russian state tv and calls russia the aggressor country in the war the court find her 30,000 rubles or $280. russian state media reports they're wagging a more criminal serious proceeding for on air.

>> well, the iaea based in vienna is a branch of the u.n. they try to give you the best case scenario, that everything goes according to plan, that the situation calms down because they don't want people to panic. so, they're thinking best case scenario. remember this is wartime. people are dying. there are fires breaking out. there are mortars and hand grenades going off in the vicinity of chernobyl. so, the ukrainians, i think are taking a more realistic and practical point of view, saying that things could go wrong. and if things go wrong, then all bets are off. if you have an explosive taking place, nuclear waste will escape. >> yeah. professor, i appreciate your time. thank you so much. i spoke, by the way, the building we're in now, they also have an automated system that has now said people should seek shelter downstairs. this is one of those things that people in lviv face, given the fact there has not been a direct attack here, it's difficult to see what kind of gauge. is this just an aircraft that happened to be coming by or some r

but then what do we want to hear from the iaea? we definitely want to hear that there is no dangerous equipment, explosives near any of the sites or anywhere near the fuel processing of fuel rods holding areas. that would be number one . number two, that we have the reporting of all the personnel that have been in and out of that area and any adjustments or modifications that the russians might have done to the site, it could have been something as benign as digging trenches or actually setting bivouacs for the troops that are actually camped out in the area. they need to know where they disturbed the radioactivity that's been there in that site since nineteen eighty six and still very dangerous if it accumulates indeed and buried a lot of focus obviously on chernobyl. what about that burisma and other nuclear reactors? what is the concern in your estimation? so burisma is actually much more troubling in my mind as a as an operational nuclear power plant. there were six there. two are still functioning or operating at reduced power

in 2009, russia approved with the rest of the general conference of the iaea a decision according to which any armed attack and threat against nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes constitutes a violation of the principle to honour international law and the statute of the body. russia in this circumstance also needs to adhere to the resolutions of the agency and the resolutions of the agency and the general conference. russia should immediately cease its illegal activities which are dangerous in order to restore controlled of the ukrainian authorities and all nuclear materials and facilities within the internationally recognised borders of ukraine. russia should also offer regular and unfettered access to the facilities for the team running the facilities so that they can do theirjobs safely. we call for the full respect of the convention on nuclear safety. france supports the efforts of the general director of the iaea for ongoing monitoring of the nuclear facilities in ukraine, who is in close contact with ukrainian authorities. we would ask the director—general of the

director grossi and remember, the iaea is part of the u.n. so they need to go in and establish nuclear safety. he says he's ready to deploy. and of course, chris , i'm really concerned that we have workers at chernobyl and other facilities now that have been there basically under russian guard working 12 days straight. this is not nuclear safety and it's something that they've really got to start to pay attention to. but i'm wondering if you could bring these iaea people in there. i mean, what really what good can they do if russia decides to attack another nuclear facility in some capacity? i mean, they're not soldiers are not going to fight back . so when you talk about protecting these places, i'm unclear on exactly how that's going to work. right. and we've seen now that russia doesn't mind attack ing or fighting around a nuclear plant. the idea of nuclear safety is to make sure that these teams can keep the plant running correctly but they can't defend it. and as you pointed out, there are other nuclear power plants up in the west of ukr

fortunately we heard from the iaea and director grossi he has been in contact with plant staff on the ground there. the reactor was not damaged. the reactor building, it sounds, was not damaged. we're going to be able to see more in the coming days when more video and pictures come from the site. yes, the reactor is a shiny little vessel deep within the big concrete dome that protects it that was never in danger of being under fire >> now, mark, i still would not want to shoot guns or light fireworks near a shed full of gasoline cans. i think you understand my analogy there which is you have russian forces, we know this, firing at or into the facility with high power weaponry perhaps small artillery bomb type what exactly would be the risk of that activity around this type of facility >> so, first of all, one with of the many tests that plants have to undergo, including the ukrainian plants, which worked carefully with international regulators and european safety officers is to be able to survive flying missiles. for example from cyclones or tornadoes or severe storms and yes, from ex

these protocols are constantly updated in cooperation with the iaea and its safe guards regime. but, of course, paula, none of these have been designed with a view of a full-scale military operation. that is unprecedented in history. >> you know, you have ties to ukraine. you steadied there. i don't have a lot of time, but can you speak to the dedication of the ukrainians that are likelily safeguarding these plants right now? >> i mean, these people are true heroes, right, because it's not only the safety and security of their facility or even of their country. we know that a nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere. we've lived through chernobyl, and we've lived through fukushima daiichi accidents. we know the impact that takes, and the impact could go well beyond the borders. so these people are really doing an incredible job under very difficult conditions for the sake not only their countrymen but for the region and who knows maybe the world. >> yeah. scary days ahead, and we certainly hope those negotiations lead to more safe guards for all those nuclear p

>> sean, we just received actually a report from the iaea and ukraine regulator told them that they're in fact is not elevated radiation levels as of yet at that nuclear power plant that is on fire tonight that trey yingst was just reporting on, so i thought it would bring you that update but we have also received a chilling readout from the phone call initiated by president putin, who called the french president, emmanuel macron, today, and told him the "special military operation" in ukraine is going according to plan. the kremlin later gave no indication that he intends to back down, the call lasted 90 minutes. french officials said they now expect the worst, and the worst is yet to come. putin indicated, according to the french readout, that he would not stop until he controls all of ukraine. the biden administration again today said there is no talk of nato setting up a no-fly zone despite the horrific images of civilians being killed. the reason russia has nuclear weapons, the department of defense recently established a deconfliction line, learned, with the russian ministry of d

the iaea has been pleading for a ceasefire at these facilities so you can bring in inspectors so that you can restore the on-site radio logical monitor. what we do know from external sources, external radiation sensors, there has not been a significant leak of radiation yet from these sites, so so far, we've dodged that nuclear bullet. >> so what we're witnessing overall is the indiscriminate russian bombing campaign. reports are suggesting that putin may be considering the use of biological weapons. pentagon spokesman john kirby saying yesterday that when asked if the u.s. has seen any changes on the nuclear front after putin put his nuclear forces on high alert, let's listen to his reaction. >> we are confident in the strategic deterrent posture that we have in place in order to defend the homeland, our allies and our partners. i can't -- i would not speak to anything specific on the russian side. i would just tell you that we've seen nothing that gives us cause or reason to change our deterrent posture at this time. >> okay. clearly, carefully parsing words there, but what is the d

>> reporter: it is the iaea we are turning to for the best information. the director is saying that a situation that is very difficult to sustain and very fragile is happening at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. he said this is uncharted waters. ukrainian officials are echoing what the iaea have said to the integrity of the reactors, it has not been compromised at this point. it is stunning that i would have to utter this phrase in 2022. a russian projectile hit one of the outer training buildings or part of the administrative complex of that plant. now, russian forces say they came under provocation. look, we can take that with some pinch of salt given they were moving toward that plant in the first place. we are still seeing a concern about the pal of forces around the nuclear plant. the pretoplt feeling is russia has control of it now. there is ukrainian staff within that plant. that would be the hope, that they would be able to be sure any damage can be fixed. we were dealing with this shocking moment last night, john, where the ukrainian foreign minis

bring us up to date with the iaea. the iaea has tweeted the director—general has spoken with ukraine's prime minister, the international energy agency, and the ukrainian operator said you have to watch out for this serious situation and have appealed for halt of use of force. the president indicating in a video message he has just released on facebook that this might be deliberate. he is saying it is. he says russian tanks have fired on the nuclear units, they are equipped with thermal images so they know where they are shooting, and then release this huge warning for europe. he says ukraine has 15 nuclear units. if there is an explosion, that is the end of europe, the evacuation of europe. the only immediate european action can stop russian troops. you can see how this incident on the battleground of war in ukraine really can be so incendiary. and also how difficult it is to get accurate information. an hour or so ago, we were here and there was one piece of information we were reading out that said the site is secu

russian forces are now occupying the power plant, but the iaea says that they are running operations. the director general wants to have a meeting with both russian and ukrainian leaders as soon as possible. >> the initiative is to remind us that the iaea is to agree on a framework and a compromise that would commit to not compromise the principles that we all subscribe and agree to. >> also, the nato secretary-general met with the u.s. secretary of state. he emphasized that nato and the united states seek no conflict, and he says that if conflict comes to us, we are ready for us. we will defend every inch of native territory. >> thank you. as the situation overseas escalates, the ukrainian who has been spending time in the bay area said he is ray to return home and fight for his country. he wants to use his skills to fight for the ukraine. gloria rodriguez is here with more on the story. >> good morning. we are hearing about many ukrainians ring the country, but one man here in the bay area is looking to go back read is not the only one. we are sitting down with him. he is ukrainian.

iaea to shop at peace talks, but he did so, out of concern for what's happening at chernobyl. we understand, for the russian ministry of defense, to open a corridor to allow ukrainian engineers getting to chernobyl, to restore power to the site, while the iaea says there's no danger right now, they are worried in the future. let's touch briefly on the city of kharkiv, because we are seeing there, what we saw play out in marion poll. a bbc news crew, getting to the center of the city today, so, we have a video where we're seeing not only russian soldiers laying in the streets dead, but also, a number of civilians. that city, now under bombardment, no power, no heat, and it's a humanitarian catastrophe. both the red cross, and doctors without borders, and they are unable to get to mostly any of these cities, and their conditions are deteriorating. >> cal, thank you for your coverage, thank you to you and your team, please stay safe or you are. cal perry, live, in lviv, tonight. since the start of the invasion, the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, has literally begged th

right, i wonder, what sort of standing is the iaea held by russia. could rafael grossi make a difference? he russia. could rafael grossi make a difference?- russia. could rafael grossi make a difference? he is trying to net make a difference? he is trying to get russia — make a difference? he is trying to get russia and _ make a difference? he is trying to get russia and ukraine - make a difference? he is trying to get russia and ukraine to i to get russia and ukraine to agree on a set of fundamental safety principles, which all the member states of the iaea including russia and ukraine have already endorsed in principle, but are being violated in the situation where the russians are controlling every action by the operators at these sites. so with russia would comply to an agreement, it is hard to say but it is certainly worth a try —— so whether russia would comply. given that russia has moved on to of these sites, is it fair to of these sites, is it fair to say they would be planning to say they would be planning to move on all of them? it a

the chief of the iaea there, reiterating _ successful. the chief of the iaea there, reiterating that _ successful. the chief of the iaea there, reiterating that russia i successful. the chief of the iaea| there, reiterating that russia has said that russia will agree to talks about the nuclear sides with iaea and ukraine and they had said that they will not have their much a novel where the talks had originally been called for by the iaea. this is really significant because it is the first time we�*ve seen a war in a country with such an advanced and established nuclear power programme like we have in ukraine and the largest power plant in europe has already been hit and the iaea said it was by a russian military projectile, so those talks are absolutely crucial and we just heard from the iaea saying that russia is amenable to holding those talks and while we are talking about talks and other areas of diplomacy, the other news we have had in the past few minutes is that more talks will be held on the border between ukraine and russia an

the iaea director general says the fire has been put out, no radioactive material was released. russian forces are occupying the power plant but the iaea says that ukrainian staff are running operations. the director general wants to have a meeting with russian and ukrainian leaders as soon as possible. >> the idea behind this initiative of mine as director general of the iaea is to agree on the framework and compromise that will permit to not compromise these principles that we all subscribe. jobina: also, nato's secretary-general met with antony blinken. blinken emphasized that nato and the united states seek no "conflict and also says " if conflict comes to us we are ready for it adding that they will defend every inch of nato territory. kumasi: some ukrainians in the u.s. vowing to return to the country to fight back. tim john spoke with a young jock -- a young doctor. tim: while many are fleeing others are looking to head the opposite direction. he is a ukrainian doing a medical residency in the u.s. staying in san francisco for the past week. >> i was speechless and i woke

it's a dire warning from the head of the iaea, the international atomic energy agency. he says the world must act now to prevent a nuclear accident in ukraine. just days after russia seized control of the largest power plant in all of europe following an attack and a fight there, it prompted a mass exodus of civilians from that city. sam kiley is outfront. two civilians killed in that attack. people who had gone to work at their shift that they had gone to for years were killed in this attack. tell me what you know. >> reporter: yeah, erin, those were actually ukrainian troops defending the nuclear power station after several days of an extraordinary standoff in which ordinary civilians packed the road and stood against and faced off against invading russian troops until eventually the russian troops cleared the civil yaps with a hand grenade y injuring or killing one. then there was this armed assault, the first in the history of mankind on a nuclear power station. and not just any, the one with six reactors in it. two ukrainian soldiers were buried on sunday in the lo

>> right, so at this hour, the plant, we are told by the iaea, it is secure. at least at essential equipment, as they put it. the russians have withdrawn from now. i want to caution, though, as has been the case in the week that we have been here reporting, it seems like we've got to get good news. we could get bad news, i wanna caution that it's early. the russians could come back. there could be a counterattack. there is nothing to indicate that won't happen. now, in addition to that, the white house is saying the department of energy has put an incident response team into effect in place. we're also hearing now from the united kingdom, boris johnson saying he has spoken to president zelenskyy, and that he is gonna call for un security council. taking just one step back here, it is important to remember that the u.s. said there could be a false flag attack. that could be part of what's going on here. we don't know how this is being presented to the russian people. the other thing that's happening here is that the russians are clearly trying to secure some of

the iaea has been told essential equipment is still functioning. the russian bombardment of cities across ukraine is intensifying. air strikes have taken place north of keogh. president putin has claimed his military campaign is on track. ukraine's president has appealed for further military aid. washington is turning up the pressure, imposing sanctions on oligarchs and associates of the russian leader. uk also taken further action, the former russian deputy and associates. now, it's time for panorama. siren wails war on the streets of europe. that's a lot of gunfire. 0k, ok, let's go, let's go. get in the car! this is a battle for our survival, our existence. people living in fear. it feels really like...really, really dark hours. the ukrainians are fighting back. they have demonstrated a remarkable courage in the face of naked aggression.

we understand from the iaea, it is functioning normally and they have seen no levels of radiation increasing. that is a relief given a russian artillery shell slammed into the power plant last night. it hit a training center, rather than a nuclear reactor, but it was close to doing so and goodness knows what might have done if it had happened. we are 36 years from the chernobyl nuclear disaster, which caused devastation in ukraine and across europe and president zelenskyy here is warning that the russians wouldn't hesitate to cause such a disaster. listen to president zelenskyy. >> to all people who know the word chernobyl, who know how much grief the explosion at the nuclear power plant brought, it was a global catest catastrophe. >> the fighting continues across ukraine. mariupol, city in the south, has been surrounded by russian troops and it appears they will try to move there to take that as the second city they control. you will remember yesterday they got control of the another southern city kherson, we are waiting russian troop movement into the port city odessa. russian warships wer

jonathan: that was the iaea director general. allow me to get to up to speed -- get you up to speed. we understand this morning that the fire has been contained. there is no change in the radiation levels. we learned that it has not affected the essential equipment. they were the main takeaways from the iaea this morning. tom: my main takeaway was that the russians were shooting at the firefighters and there are a bunch of reactions to come. it was a real lesson of what is to come in the coming days. jonathan: futures down 0.9% on the s.a.p.. over in germany, the decks down. the moves we are seeing in the european banks are something. tom: we will dive into this data on this jobs day. joining us now with a terrific brief, allen raskin, chief strategist at deutsche bank. piercing notes right now. allen, i loved your note on geopolitical proximity. what are the proximities that christine lagarde faces in the coming days? allen: when you look at it in the context of currencies, currency is a useful way of viewing the world, there ar

ukraine has informed the iaea of power lost at chernobyl's nuclear power plant. the development violates a key safety pillar on ensuring uninterrupted power supply. however, they go on to say in this case, the iaea sees no critical impact on safety. they go on to say that the heat load and volume of cooling water at the plant is sufficient for effective heat removal without the need for electrical supply. that update coming moments ago. tom: within the swirl this morning, there is the official statement. i'm not sure what to make of it, but it is certainly calming versus what was in the twittersphere. let us go to an important conversation forget she has been fabulous on the microeconomics of oil, and we are going to pause with amrita sen, chief oil analyst at energy aspects. with a tour de force coming out of the financial crisis, the professor got so upset at a misunderstanding of general equilibrium theory that he wrote a book about it. tell us about the new oil economics given this jump condition in price. is there an oil equilibrium out there this morning? a

in this case, the iaea sees no critical impact on safety. they're down playing this saying there's essentially enough water to cool these spent nuclear rods that you don't need the pumps and electrical intervention. >> some good news i guess. thank you. earlier, i spoke to a family that fled kharkiv. the father has now signed up to fight. he is waiting to be called up, head back east any day now. they told me how hard it is for families who have to separate and watch the men of fighting age stay behind. we'll have more with them later on. back to you. it is so extraordinary just to see the impact of this war on every single person in ukraine. even in a place like lviv now where the war has not come. there have not been strikes here at this point. everybody is involved. eve everybody is trying to participate in one way or another. >> the commitment to participating, but look at this family you met and not knowing when they will one, see one another again, but if they will be able to go back to the home they left. >> these are just little girl

the iaea says 210 technical staff and guards have not been allowed to rotate off-shift or rest since russian forces seized chernobyl two weeks ago. the international atomic energy agency also says it was no longer receiving remote data transmissions from safety monitoring systems at chernobyl as well as the russian-occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. on thursday, iaea chief rafael grossi held talks in turkey with foreign ministers of ukraine and russia urging them to reach a deal on the safety and security of ukraine's nuclear sites. >> the gravity of my tone has to do with the gravity of the situation. very dire situation. we need to move fast. amy: meanwhile, ukrainian say russian warplanes bombed the physics instite in the easrn city of kharkiv, which houses an expemental nuclear reactor. after the headlines, we will go to ukraine for the latest. the white house says president biden will ask congress to revoke most favored nation trade status for russia. russian leaders hit back, ordering an export ban on mo than 200 products until the end of the year. a top kremlin official said

ukraine tells the iaea that radiation levels at these plants appear to be normal. but western nerves have been rattled. >>> thousands of ukrainians reach relative safety after getting out of cities closer to the front lines. next you'll see some refugees who came under rocket fire while who came under rocket fire while trying to escape. 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero overdraft fees when he overdraws his account by fifty bucks or less. and 2c, well, she's not going to let a lost card get her stressed. am i right? that's right. that's because these neighbors all have chase. alerts that help check. tools that help protect. one bank that puts you in control. chase. make more of what's yours. out here, you're more than just a landowner. you're a gardener. a landscaper. a hunter. because you didn't settle for ordinary. same goes for your equipment. versatile, powerful, durable kubota equipment. more goes into it. so you get more out of it. >>> i'm hala gorani live in lviv, ukraine. the russian invasion on

but we understand from the iaea, there has been a loss of communication with the power plant and the staff there. that is, of course, of great concern. the iaea has not seen a spike in radioactive levels, a spike in radiation, they do not -- there are some questions about the power that is going to the power plant. the ukrainians said that the power is coming from emergency generators. i did speak with an expert earlier today, jeffrey white at the middlebury institute who said that there is no real cause for concern right now in terms of a nuclear meltdown. of course that would be the biggest fear. but it is significant that there is no communication with the staff there and the fact that the staff does not appear to be turning over. these guys work on shifts and it appears that the staff is not working like that right now. and that is of serious concern. and then there is the bigger question of as russia takes more and more control of these nuclear facilities, what does that mean in terms of the power, the electricity here in ukraine and how russia plans to control that and use that

and they've removed it from the iaea grid. it's all more concerning, when you talk to people here in the west of the country, in cities like where i am, now bursting with refugees, talk about nuclear issues, top of chemical weapons, the pictures coming out of these black sea towns is only forcing more and more people, stephanie, to try to abandon their lives and try to flee to safety. and all of that while the conditions are only getting worse. >> what is this doing psychologically to ukrainians? until now, everyone we've heard from, as devastated as the country has been, they said we will defeat russia, we will defeat putin, we are not scared, but when you look at what happened in mario poll, just today alone. is this creating a psychological break there? >> absolutely. when you look at the indiscriminate shelling of the civilian areas, there is a purpose to it from the russian army. it is to break civilians in this country. if you take out the heat, for example, or you take the power in the cities, it is unlivable. people ca

how concerned should the world be that the iaea says they lost dm communications. their monitoring systems have been taken offline. >> it's definitely concerning. iaea sid they think even though the plant had lost power and there's not a risk from the lack of electricity for the cooling of the radioactive material, that is still a storage there. that's good. i do think that russia doesn't have an interest in creating another kind of release because the winds could go any way. they could go toward kyiv or moscow. i don't think the russians intentionally will create a release but i think it's the accidental, the indiscriminate firing, the lack of fire control that causes the great concern. >> as if there aren't enough apo apocalyptic things, now we have information that north korea is testing a missile. is it possible they will do something aggressive while the world is di tstracted with what happening in ukraine? >> i think this is pretty aggressive. it's in violation of united nations security council resolutions. china and russia keep pblocking statements condemni

so, far everything is holding, but the iaea director is very concerned, he's ordering immediate cease fire around the facilities. so it's georgia and joe, we are hearing a lot more calls for a no-fly zone. we heard it from president zelenskyy there through sky news, a group of american diplomats and generals, rhoden open letter saying it is time for a limited no-fly zone. they don't think that that will escalate into a nuclear conflict. what is your view on this? how easy is it to set up a no fly zone without risking a nuclear war? >> i would defer to the current no-fly zone, and you don't just drop a shield over the city, you have to enforce it you have combat going in and shooting down russian combat jets, before even get to that there is the portion of the enemy air defenses stems. he would be bombing russian anti aircraft sites, he would be bombing them in russia, possibly belarus. you would be killing hundreds of russians. now maybe you think that won't trigger an all out war, between nato and russia, but i do, my sympathies are with ukrainians. i wish we could do this, but the r

the iaea says none of the safety mechanisms at the nuclear power plant or harmed. everything is still working . not of the reactors were hit and there does not seem to be an elevated level of radiation at the facility. something else we are watching as the ominous convoy, 40 miles long dissented down from the belarus border. and then it seemed to get stuck a little bit north of the capitol city. the pentagon now says it has been plagued with problems everything from getting stuck in the mud, to mechanical problems, to the ukrainian resistance here is john kirby. >> we do believe that the actions by the ukrainians have in fact stalled that convoy and certainly slowed it down, stopped it in some places. but we also think that it is also a piece of garage at russian challenges they've had in terms of their own physical ground movement. facts and everyone in this country is involved in the effort. people are learning first aid so they can help out in combat. not just cpr like people learn with first aid they are learning how to up like tourniquet's, how to stop bleedin

the iaea isn't seeing critical activity at the plant yet. we're going to break down russia's movement. clint watts, how much of these facilities around the country, we know one is in russian hands, are these russian targets? >> yeah. what's interesting, chuck, it's twofold. this is they are noble up here to the north. that's the one we're all worried about because the historical legacy of it. power going off there, it seems like there's very little risk of an actual nuclear meltdown, but we don't know, right? >> they lost data. they had data they were getting and don't have it. >> that's critical to understand what's going on. that's the second part of this, which is fear, there's one down here, this one here, part of that is siege warfare, militarily. you can control the power, turn things off and on. but separately it's what would they do with it? we know the russians use nuclear things to stoke fear or bring people to the negotiating tame or for disinformation. the ukrainians are doing something here, a case to justify why the russian pop