volodymyr zelenskyy played this video showing the toll the war is taking on his country. it ended with that message, close the sky over ukraine. through an interpreter, volodymyr zelenskyy compared russia's ongoing attack to our american history, september 11th and pearl harbor attacks. he referenced dr. martin luther king's i have a dream speech when talking about his own dream for ukraine. and then he addressed president biden directly. >> i wish you to be the leader of the world. being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. >> not long after this speech, president biden announced more support for ukraine. the u.s. will not call for that no fly zone, but president biden did highlight $800 million in military aid for ukraine. he also made his strongest condemnation of russian president vladimir putin to date calling him a war criminal. congresswoman, nice to have you back on the program. you were in that auditorium this morning when president volodymyr zelenskyy gave that speech. you tell me what stands out to you even at this moment. >> well, what stan

. ♪ ♪ >> who is volodymyr zelenskyy. you might say more of the stuff of a screen play than a history book. that is not so far off. first time most of the world heard about volodymyr zelenskyy, he was the president of a country under siege, they were told ukraine had no chance against putin's army, 4 weeks leader, zelenskyy and his country men are still hanging on despite a brutal assault, that targeted civilians that including hospitals. and in crosshairs, ukraine president. volodymyr zelenskyy was born in 1978. in an industrial city that was then under rule of the soviet union. >> not a notable or developed city. a regular soviet city of the late 70s early 80s, his childhood of the probably not very remarkable because of the city he grew up in. >> where zelenskyy grew up was mindless and repressive. this was built along. >> there was a lot of soviet union's most important industry was low called in ukraine. in-- located in ukraine, a lot of their important defense industry and coal mines and steel mills, ukraine was cen

bombardeo a un hospital materno infantil en ucrania, el presidente volodymyr zelenskyy responsabiliza a moscÚ de esa atcidad y asegura hay niÑos bajo los escombros. mÁs de dos millones de personas han salido huyendo de ucrania, miles mÁs intentan escapar de esa guerra que podrÍa ser la peor crisis humanitaria de nuestros tiempos, frente a la crisis las ciudades fronteriza han ayudado y dado la bienvenida a los refugiados. >> i habrÍa registrado los datos de millones de envÍos a mÉxico. pero hoy comenzamos en ucrania, donde en algunas ciudades las autoridades denuncian que llevan una semana bajo el fuego constante. >> estad unidos teme que rusia comience a utilizar armas quÍmicas en ucrania, la casa blanca cree que la acusaciÓn del kremlin de que estados unidos estÁ almacenando este tipo de armamento en territorio ucraniano es falsa y absurda y que puede ser usada como excusa para que las fuerzas invasoras comiencen a usar este tip de armamentos lo que ha confirmado rusia es el uso de bombas termo bÁricas, tambiÉn conocido como bombas de vacÍo absorben el oxÍgeno del air

volodymyr zelenskyy is pleading with the u.s. to extend a no fly zone over ukraine, something nato is rejecting. i asked a member of the ukrainian parliament about this earlier in the week. he told me conflict between the u.s. and russia is already inevitable. no fly zone or not. watch. >> this will get out. we think that putin lost his mind and he will definitely try to attack one of nato countries in the future, so regrettably, one way or other, the u.s. will be in district military confrontation with putin at some point because he has completely lost his mind and he's completely irrational. we ask to do it quickly now and to stop him. that's the only language the bully understands. >> tom, what do you make of the parliamentarian's argument there, that there is no way for the u.s. to avoid direct conflict with russia at this point? >> well, i think that's wrong. but before we get to that, i just have to -- i can't let it stand to say that trump was somehow tough on russia here. there has to be a correction involved because the

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at the same time, you can see volodymyr zelenskyy's point of view. he is a leader hold up in kyiv the last few weeks. he's spoken to the world, he's appealed to leaders, but it is not doing very much because he is still seeing his civilians die. look at what is happening in mar pal, this kharkiv, kyiv, mykolaiv. the bombing has continued. so he might be trying to find any route possible that might lead to cessation in this violence. and he has appealed to the kremlin for meaningful talks. what he means to say is talks that actually stop the bombing and killing because that has not done any good. and so as a leader he is seeing his citizens die and he is saying, look, what can we do to just at least have a ceasefire so we can keep the humanitarian corridors open. thousands of people on the move, more than 3.2 million have left the ukraine in the last few weeks. it is -- the responses of kremlin will be interesting because they will probably say we've been having meaningful talks, trying to find a peace settlement but ukraine haven't been able to agree

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will virtually address congress today. >> our friend, volodymyr zelenskyy -- >> reporter: yesterday he spoke to canada's parliament asking lawmakers to picture what it would be like if the fighting was taking place in their cities. >> can you imagine hearing you, your children, hear all these severe explosions, bombing of airport, bombing of ottawa airport? >> reporter: he repeated his call for a no-fly zone, something he's expected to do again today. but the west has refused out of fear for an all-out war as nato pilots would be directly engaged with the russians. kyiv came under deadly shelling on tuesday. the city's mayor pleaded for residents to shelter but said many want to fight. >> everyone understands don't want to leave, want to defend, defend our city. >> reporter: in a surprise move, the prime ministers of poland, the czech republic, and slovenia visited the embattled capital. >> we know that you are fighting not only for your homes, for your freedom, for your security, but also for others. >> reporter: after zelenskyy addresses congres

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he's ready to discuss a peace deal. he says ukraine will not seek nato membership in exchange for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of russian troops, and a guarantee of ukraine security. he also repeated his call for direct talks with russian meantime president vladimir putin. meantime a video shows an attack on a shopping center in kyiv that killed at least eight people on sunday. russian officials claimed the building stored rockets and other weapons for ukrainian forces. elise preston is in new york follllowing the latest developments. >> good morning, anne-marie. nearly a month into its invasion, russian forces are continuing their air assault on major ukrainian cities despite making little progress on the ground. now there's concern russia may turn some attention to u.s. companies in response to crushing sanctions. the white house is warning that russia may wage cyber attacks against businesses and critical infrastructure in the u.s. >> the magnitude of russia's cyber capacity is fairly consequential. >> reporter: addr

>> i understand volodymyr zelenskyy's sentiment. i also understand the sentiment of the people of ukraine, to have nuclear power facilities purposefully bombed and shelled. to have missiles strike apartment buildings intentionally, to have people shot at just for protesting. i completely understand what they're going through, and we want to be as helpful as possible. we don't want to make the situation any source, of course, but we want to get the ukrainian people as much help as we can. we're taking it very seriously. we want the best situation and the best outcome for president volodymyr zelenskyy and the people that he represents in the ukraine. we want to protect democracy in that part of europe. >> two things i want to get from you, congressman. i know you were on that zoom call yesterday with president volodymyr zelenskyy. what was your take-away. >> i was not on the call yesterday. i didn't have a chance to participate on the call. >> got it. >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> no, no. for some reason i was told you were on the call.

this morning, ukranian president volodymyr zelenskyy is addressing u.s. senators right now in a closed press meeting over zoom, shortly after the embattled president called out nato for refusing to institute a no-fly zone over ukraine. it has been ten days of constant bombardment as you've seen all week as russia made its way across the nation, capturing the strategic port city of herson. they posted video this morning, you can see what they say is a missile shooting down a russian helicopter. and ordinary ukranian citizens are fighters, taking up arms, taking on russian artillery, making mol

. ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >>>> no nos rendiremos es el mensaje del presidente volodymyr zelenskyy en medio de la struks y la muerte que dejan los bombardeos rusos, mÁs de 20 mil extranjeros en ucrania. el rechazo mundial crece contra putin, desde la frontera con el Éxodo de quienes escapan de la guerra esta es nuestra noticia principal, ademÁs este martes. >> no mÁs petrÓleo ruso, estado unidos prohÍbe importar petrÓle de rusa, el presidente biden advierte quel golpe tambiÉn dlerÁ en los bolsillos estadounidenses, desde kiev hablamos con un voluntario que ayuda a escapar a quienes quepo ado atrapado en medio de los bombardeos >> en el dÍa internacional de mujer, cientos de ucranianas empuÑan las armas contra los soldados rusos en mÉxico toman las calles contra la violencia y la impunidad >> noticias telemundo con julio vaqueiro desde la frontera de ucrania y polonia. >> buenas tardes, desde polonia donde el flujo de refugiados es cada vez mÁs intenso, huyen de una guerra que deja imÁgenes cada vez Ás dramÁticas como la imagen de este pequeÑo desconsolado que se despide de su pad

watch this. >> remember that volodymyr zelenskyy is a thug. the ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt. >> like 90% of the country is with the ukrainians and opposed to putin. when you see a member of congress say things like this, the one thing i want you to know they're outliars in the largest sense possible on our side. >> so break it down for us. i mean, wartime is usually when you would think that the country rallies together, certainly when we are heavily invested in what the outcome of ukraine is. this is not a war that we're just watching for a distance. we are arming one of the sides. how does this division affect the united states' response to the war in ukraine? >> well, ayman, first and foremost lindsey graham was donald trump's greatest defender throughout the impeachment process. what we're pointing out right there is what we should be arguing for, but in words, fine. but not in deeds. and the way to get past this is to remember that the united states, we do stand for democracy and we stand for alliances. we stand for global

since when he has spoken to president, volodymyr zelenskyy six times and putin, three times. so, they want to maintain its mediator role or potential mediator role, but it doesn't want to put any russian noses out of joint. it has pretty much carte blanche to carry out raids and assets in southern syria, where the airspace is controlled by russia, and it wants to maintain that ability, when it feels there were assets important to syria, which threaten it. at the same time, they are mindful that there is a very large population in russia and doesn't want to do anything that could cause them problems. that said, israel has been sending humanitarian aid, it is the only country, it believes, to have sent a field hospital to ukraine, and on monday, the team was sent to fly out and operate that hospital in western ukraine at the polish border. but perhaps the most poignant quote, per from president, volodymyr zelenskyy was when he was addressing lawmakers, he said you can mediate between two countries, but not between good and evil. cnn, tel aviv. >>> that is going to do it for me,

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy spoke to germany's parliament. he said the german government is hiding behind their wall, making it difficult to see what ukraine is going through. nbc's alice barr continues our coverage from washington, d.c. >> reporter: amid the growing list of horrors in ukraine, a new attack demonstrating the depths of the devastation. russian forces bombing a theater where ukraine's government says hundreds of people were sheltering. satellite images show the words "children" written in russian outside the building. president biden today calling russian president putin -- >> a murderous dictator, a thug waging war against the people of ukraine. >> reporter: that after calling putin a war criminal. >> he is a war criminal. >> reporter: a label the state department avoided. >> personally i agree. intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. >> reporter: the kremlin calling the language inexcusable. >> what is inexcusable is what russia is perpetrating against ukraine. >> reporter: lloyd austin meeting with allies in slovak

volodymyr zelenskyy says 100,000 people are trapped without food, water or medication. he also says russian troops have seized humanitarian convoy. >> these are missiles, fired by russia from sea and land. these images are released by russi's defense ministry. as were these, and which russia claims to hit an anti-aircraft system. but, shells are not only falling on military targets. in kyiv, this home was hit by a russian strike. firefighters worked to put out the blaze that followed. it was a strike on the roof, i walked out of the house to smoke a cigarette and when i walked back inside, it happened. in mariupol, the city under siege it relentlessly, satellite and ages show the extent of devastation. life is hell for people stuck in the city. >> russia has used 1000 missiles against peaceful ukrainian cities. countless numbers of aerial bombs. russian troops have destroyed our cities. some have been burned to ashes. in many cities and villages, people camped very dead relatives with dignity. these buses are headed close to mariupol. they are intended to collect people

on today's show, the man of the moment, volodymyr zelenskyy. i will ask the ukrainian president how his country is defending itself from the russian invasion and what he needs from western powers to keep up the fight. we will discuss the end game of this tragic conflict. is compromise possible with putin, a man president biden has termed a war criminal? i will ask about the personal toll that this is taking on him, his family and his country. let's get started on this special edition of "gps." ♪ >> it has been nearly a month since russia invaded ukraine and the institute for the study of war put out an assessment yesterday that said ukrainian forces have defeated russia's initial campaign in the war. the think tank declared that the fighting is now a stalemate. nonetheless, the russian assault on military bases and some key cities has been brutal. in the eastern city of mariupol, many hundreds of people are believed to be buried under rubble of a bombed-out theater, despite the fact that children was written in huge letters outside the venue

we know that yesterday the first call was with volodymyr zelenskyy. this actually game after zelenskyy put out a statement in hebrew calling all jewish people to support the ukrainians. zelenskyy himself is of course jewish. and according to a senior ukrainian official who spoke with me who was briefed on the call, they said that zelenskyy wanted to emphasize the missile strikes that landed as we heard from alex marquardt in that area of the babin yar memorialed a well as an area call umam which is holy to many orthodox jews. we also know they discussed security concerns. according to media courts, zelenskyy asked israel to provide ukraine with more equipment. instead it's sending things like medicine and blankets and other humanitarian things. the only comment from the israeli side regarding the call of zelenskyy is they agreed to continue to maintain continuous communication. shortly after the call with zelenskyy, naftali bennett spoke with vladimir putin. now the kremlin said this was at the request of the israelis. the kremlin put out their first

. >>> in ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy striking a tone on peace talks at today's congressional address, this as president biden is set to travel to europe next week. >>> plus russia stands on the brink of default as moscow faces a repayment deadline without access to the u.s. dollar, potentially triggering its first sovereign debt default since the currency crisis back in 2019. >>> and more than one-week suspensions for nickel they'll give the nickel traders the green light once again to resume that action it's wednesday, march 156th. you're watching "worldwide exchange." ♪ >>> good morning i'm dominic chu in for brian sullivan futures looking for some more gains right now at this point. the dow has climbed higher by roughly 280 points the s&p by 45, and the nasdaq by a whopping 218 this is coming after a nearly 600-point gain for the dow just yesterday, as you see there picking up steam throughout the course of the day. the wind streak is now two days, the s&p, the nasdaq, the russell 2000 cap indices all coming off their first winning session in four days. the move's higher in equi

yesterday ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy asked congress for more aid, including fighter jets, and again today he repeated that plea for a no-fly zone, a request the u.s. and its allies have rebuffed for fear of direct confront station with russia's military. we begin in kyiv with charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the latest word from the international red cross that the effort to evacuate as many as 200,000 residents from the southern city of mariupol has failed again for the second day in a row. both sides blaming each other for breaking a temporary cease-fire with renewed fighting. residents in the besieged city of mariupol have withstood some of the heaviest shelling from the russian military since this invasion began. "doctors without borders" describes the humanitarian crisis as catastrophic and it's civilians are in desperate need. the city's hospital is overwhelmed. a man rushes in, clutches his 18-month-old son, wounded in shelling. doctors try frantically to revive the little boy, but they are unable to save him. his mother breaks down in tears. elsewhere, the brutal ons

>>> right now at 5:00, as the war in ukraine intensifies, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is pleading with congress later this morning. a live report from washington, d.c. ahead of the critical meeting. and get ready to pay a little extra more for, the new surcharge and how much you could pay for your next trip. plus, stanford students pushing back this morning. the reason some want the university to repeal its mandate before the next quarter. this is "today in the bay." >>> and a good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. if you're on the go this morning, we're not only on television, you can catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. i want to get you started with the morning. vianey is going to have a look at the commute in just a bit but we have to start with the forecast. >> it looks great today. it's going to be sunny and pleasant. tomorrow it will be a little warmer and the warming trend continues into the weekend when we see showers moving in and then the temperatures drop for the first day

ukraine is an independent sovereign nation and i have full trust on president volodymyr zelenskyy and the government on making the right judgments on what kind of peace talks they should engage in, what kind of agreements they can agree to. >> and this comes as the russian military claims that it has launched more of those strikes that, you know, are using hyper sonic missiles. it is the second day in a row we have gotten those reports. in the south of the country in ukraine, the russian offensive there on mariupol continues. on saturday an art school sheltering 400 residents including women and children as well as the elderly, that was hit by russian shelling. this according to the city council there. that following the russian bombing of a theater in the same city that happened earlier this week. and officials say that hundreds could still be trapped under the rubble of that building that was struck by the russians. president volodymyr zelenskyy says the siege of mariupol will be remembered for centuries for what he is saying were war crimes committed by russian troops. we have a lo

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy calls for a global process. for the russian invasion. but as western leaders meet, a warning from run of russia's top diplomats, that his countries would taint the right to use nuclear weapons. >> [inaudible] >> the chancellor says that the government will help found the struggling rallies-ing household bills. as experts suggest, they're facing their biggest drop of living standards of record. and the duke of duchess of cambridge continue to talk to our jamaica. they proved -- it ever stains our history. in the sport, russia banned from the international football league. -- 2028. after it looked like the tournament was about to bmo to the uk islands. and we'll have a fuel run-through of the mornings front and back pages. hello and thanks for being with us. leaders from nato states meeting in brussels today, for an emergency summit. the gathering which is mostly by the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, is expected to sign off on for new battle groups in eastern europe. it comes as joe biden is expected to announce fresh sanctions

(hablan en inglÉs). >> (informaciÓn en pantalla) el presidente de ucrania volodymyr zelenskyy rechazÓ inmediatamente la postura. >> pero al igual que siete de cada diez estadounidenses en la decisiÓn. 17 dÓlares el galÓn. regresando a naciones como europa depende mucho mÁs del gas europeo, los aliados de la otan. sin embargo, que le va a pedir. estados unidos 12 mil millones de dÓlares. los dos son dictadores. sin embargo, este analista dice. destaca que aÚn seÑalada por descuarto tiz aro a un periodista. las dos banderas. >> con nicolÁs maduro. por lo tanto una necesidad. tras las reuniones en caracas anunciÓ que reanudarÁ el diÁlogo, en washington noticias telemundo. >> precisamente en esta reuniÓn en caracas tambiÉn se discutiÓ la liberaciÓn de presos estadounidenses y esta noche se confirma q venezuela ha dejado libre a un directivo que llevaba mÁs de 4 aÑos encaelado en el paÍs. adelante, daniel. evidente gesto del presidente nicolÁs maduro la noche de este martes con la salida de las cÁrceles del servicio bolivariano de inteligencia de al menos dos ciudadanos

volodymyr zelenskyy is in a bunker. vladimr putin is at a political pro-war rally right now. you can't have diplomacy when it is one country -- only one country is willing to actually negotiate. >> china has good relations with russia, has good relations with ukraine. and china keeps close communications with the united states and with europe. >> brennan: uh-huh. >> they enable china to reach to all parties' concerns in a crisis. china's unique role can help the peaceful -- >> brennan: tell me -- i keep hearing you say that. i want to understand how china is helping. if you're not con devaldemng, yng offadim putni theenlobaecod prices spiking -- if china wants stability, why not cut off vladimir putin? >> we have already made it very clear that, you know, the intrity of all countries, including ukraine, should be respected and protected. but as i said, condemnation only cannot work. what we need is good diplomacy based on reason and courage. >> brennan: i want to -- >> and looking at the approach to the security issue in europe -- >> brennan: i want to talk to you about one q

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has signaled he's ready to accept neutrality to help restore peace and some russian demands are on the table, that ukraine will remain free of nuclear weapons. >> the peace agreement should include them leaving our territory, all of it. >> reporter: one ukrainian military official believes russia is trying to split the country in two like a north and south korea. kyiv schools are reopening virtually today. officials hope it will take students' minds off the war and be a channel for psychological support. teachers have been told not to overburden students with assignments. anne-marie? >> elise preston in new york. thank you very much. >>> the deputy white house press secretary has tested positive for the coronavirus. karine jean-pierre took a test upon returning from europe yesterday. she last saw the president during a socially distanced meeting on saturday. under cdc guidance, mr. biden would not be considered a close contact. this comes as the fda is expected to authorize a second booster shot for people 50 and older as soon as this week. app

. >> reporter: speaking from his office thursday, president volodymyr zelenskyy also denied russia's claims that ukraine is preparing to fight back using chemical weapons. on capitol hill, u.s. intelligence officials warned russia may launch false accusations to lay the groundwork for a cover-up. >> this is a classic move by the russians. >> reporter: president biden says cutting off russian oil into the u.s. is only part of the fight against putin's war. >> he's now facing a more united, energized, nato in the west than he ever imagined. >> reporter: the white house has announced it will announce more sanctions today. president biden is expected to deliver remarks in which he calls for an end to normal trade relations with russia, clearing the way for increased tariffs on russian imports. that's a move that still would need congressional approval. marcus, kris? >> brie jackson in washington this morning, thank you. >>> our coverage of the war in ukraine continues. our nbc news team has been reporting along the ukrainian border for the last two weeks, and this morning the "today" sho

plus, in less than two hours, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will address congress. the help he's asking for as the turmoil in ukraine continues. and it's been two years since the bay area went into lockdown for covid. how one bay area city is moving forward to help restaurants stay afloat. this is "today in the bay." >>> and a good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. we're not only broadcasting here on television. you can also watch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. kari has a look at the forecast coming up in just a moment. first, we want to get to vianey in for mike. >> if you're commuting along the southbound lanes into the city, this is definitely something that you want to pay attention to. three of four lanes are blocked. unfortunately, this is a deadly crash. chp is reporting this as a pedestrian versus a vehicle, and it is not a hit and run. the vehicle is on scene cooperating. right now this is just north of san pedro road. if i zoom this in closer, you can see. i'm going to sh

and volodymyr zelenskyy speaking to cnn from his hidden bunker in kyiv. plus an american couple's premature twins each weighing 4 pounds. the desperate struggle to get those babies out of the country. let's go "out front." i'm erin burnett. two major cities coming under attack as russia condense si phis its campaign targeting more and more civivilian areas. in kharkiv, this is the graphic aftermath after a building was hit. bodies can be seen on the ground. everything scorched. this is the moment a russian missile struck kharkiv's historic square. you can see what the russians have done to it. in the capitol of kyiv five people were killed when they hit a massive tv area. the holocaust memorial was damage the. that memorial memorializes one of the worst mass killing. president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy tweeting, what is the point of saying never again in 80 years if they're being bombed again? five killed there. atrocities taking place across ukraine and they are looming large around the world including in washington where president biden will deliv

>> this morning, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy had a video with graphic images. [applause] speaker pelosi: good morning. good morning, mr. president. good morning, madam ambassador, who is with us this morning. madam ambassador. [applause] ambassador macarova. mr. president, it is my honor to present to you the congress of the united states, which has great respect and admiration and appreciation for your courageous leadership. members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy. slava ukraini. glory to you. my colleagues, slava ukraini. president zelenskyy: glory to here. thank you very much. madam speaker, members of congress, ladies and gentlemen, americans, friends, i'm proud to greet you from ukraine, from our capitol city of kyiv, the city that's under missile strikes from russian troops every day, but it doesn't give up. and we have not even thought about it for a second. just like many other cities and communities in our beautiful country, which found themselves in the worst

thank you. [ applause ] >> that was ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy addressing the u.s. congress. >>> the request to impose a no-fly zone over ukraine was rejected by both nato and joe biden, who says it would tauch off, in his words, world war iii. the president did announce the u.s. will provide another $800 million in military aid to ukraine. it includes anti-aircraft systems, and thousands more of the deadly javelin shoulder-fired missiles. david martin has a hook at how this anti-tank works. >> reporter: before the war started, this was unimaginable. outgunned and outmanned ukrainians, stopping a russian armored column in its tracks. u.s. officials estimate the ukrainians have destroyed several hundred armored vehicles, which are the heart of russian military power. >> the russian army is equipped with literally several thousand fairly modern main battle tanks, and it's central to their way of war, which is focused on mass and on momentum. >> reporter: retired colonel richard hooker says one of the weapons that has slowed the russian momentum is the american made ja

you knew of volodymyr zelenskyy when he first became president. most americans haven't heard the name. he's a young man, 44 years old right now, as recently as a month ago there were western leaders sane this guy is not up to the challenge of going against the master manipulator, vladimir putin. wet has volodymyr zelenskyy done that is impressed you in the past several weeks? >> well, i've been very impressed by how he has used his communication skills, as an actor and comedian, and his executive skills, as the head of a large media empire, and now the president of a large country in the heart of europe. he has combine those two talents to communicate with his people in a time of great stress in peril. unite the ukrainian people behind him, and inspire the world. the man has met the moment, he is a true ukrainian hero right now. >> ambassador, thank you for your time tonight, we really appreciate it. former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, she's the author of a new memoir, lessons from the edge. we really appreciate you being with us this

lawmakers, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy calling for greater military assistance including the transfer of fighter jets from eastern european countries and the establishment of a no-fly zone. the u.s. and nato still resisting such a move, warning it could prompt a full-scale war in europe. >> a no-fly zone might be just a bridge too far that they're not willing to take right now. the u.s. -- it's something that could escalate to the nuclear war. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin declaring that any country or organization implementing a no-fly zone would be considered participants in the conflict. as ukraine pushes for more sanctions, putin stating the sanctions already imposed on his country are equivalent to a declaration of war against russia. on the ground in ukraine, a show of solidarity from the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken side by side with the ukrainian foreign minister on the polish border. >> as to the pressure on russia, not only is it unprecedented, not only is it producing very, very concrete results in russia, but that pressure, too, will

eastern ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will speak to cox. he's expected to renew his calls for a no-fly zone over ukraine as well as more fighter jets for the ukrainian military. you can watch that speech right here on cbs. for more news download the cbs newsal app on your cell phone or connecte tv. >>> it's wednesday, march 16th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." capital curfew. people in kyiv are being ordered indoors as russia increases its bombing campaign there. what ukraine's president plans to say during his address to the u.s. congress today. >>> heading overseas. president biden plans to visit with nato leaders in a major show of support for ukraine. >>> and another covid booster.en officials to green light a fourth shot, and who would be >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the war in ukraine. as russia ramps up bombing of the country's capital, russian

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy thanked president biden for an additional $500 million in aid which will go services. and there are new numbers from the united nations this morning. they say four million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion began. that number is more than the worst case predictions that were made at the start of the war, and anne-marie, roughly half of those refugees are children. >> bradley blackburn, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> here at home, powerful storms packing dangerous winds and possible tornadoes are pounding parts of the south this morning including places that were hard hit by severe weather just last week. seven people were hurt in arkansas yesterday after a tornado tore through the region destroying homes and businesses. a school in springdale near the missouri and oklahoma borders was heavily damaged. no one was inside at the time, though. in louisiana, a tree crashed through the roof of a home narrowly missing a baby sleeping in a bed. >> i said, wait a minute. let me go through the wash room. i went through the wash room

volodymyr zelenskyy said he's grateful for the powerful signal to the whole world. the eu announced plans to move away from russian energy by the end of the decade. the moves are meant to punish russia for its assault on ukraine, but mr. biden warns americans will also feel the impact. >> this is a step that we're taking to inflict further pain on putin. there will be cost as well here in the united states. i said i would level with the american people from the beginning. when i first spoke to think said defending freedom is going to cost. it's going to cost us as well in the united states. ment republicans and democrats understand that. republicans and democrats alike have been clear we must do this. >> it appears every day americans are on board as well. a new reuters poll found 80% of those surveyed support stopping oil and gas purchases from russia during the war in ukraine even though that means prices of course will climb. and speaking of prices, we've laughter already seen a big jump with the price of gas in the u.s. at an all time high. the price of a gallon

but ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says, no. and he is blasting the decision this week by nato. joining us now is michael bossert. a senior fellow with the atlantic council. he's a former spokesperson for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. michael, thank you so much for joining from us lviv. what do you think about the disagreement over the no-fly zone. it really doesn't seem like the west has any intention of doing this? >> no, and i just watched president zelenskyy on ukrainian television and i've never seen him so angry. and in ukraine it's called -- basically close skies. that's what they're looking for. in talking to experts from ukraine, they're telling me for hea heaven's sake, at least western ukraine protected. as we you see behind me, the city of lviv, is the center of ukrainian patriotism historically. this is where a lot of dissidents were sent to the gho gulage from here. as difficult as it is to say this in twisted mind of a person like putin, they're probably looking at lviv and saying, wow,

ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says it is reduced to ashes but insists it will survive. the eu's foreign policy chief describes what's happening in mariupol as a massive war crime. one man who just escaped told me this about vladimir putin -- >> translator: i couldn't have imagined two months ago that something awful like this, such a crime could take place. how is this even possible? he's a murderer. how can a person feel when this is the only thing left? i have absolutely nothing now. >> russia's assault on the city has been relentless. this drone video shows an industrial compound in mariupol bombed beyond recognition. now, in kherson, several hundred protesters gathered in freedom square only to be dispersed quite violently by russian troops. [ explosion sound ] ukraine's military says the russians used stun grenades and gunfire on the demonstrators. at least one person was wounded. u.s. defense officials tell cnn that russian military units across ukraine are in disarray, often competing with each other for resources, rather than coordinating their efforts. in fact,

give me a break. >> reporter: president biden revealed talking to volodymyr zelenskyy every day. we don't expect him back here until tomorrow night. neil: i understand the position they locked themselves into increasing domestic production but what harm would it do when talking to the leader of venezuela, cobbling together a deal with iran, not exactly friendly, you would think in terms of the lesser of evils if that is how you are looking at it, domestic production would be a bad alternative. >> reporter: the harm the way they see it would be to the environment. the street credit promising that they were going to get the country off of fossil fuels and that is why they paused to new permitting and cancel the keystone xl pipeline because they were trying to limit the impact this president was going to have on climate change. it is more important to have production then it is to protect emissions or lower emissions than that would go back on something they were trying to do last year. the harm would be to their environmental street credit. neil: the irony is we look for getting oi

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy just finished addressing u.s. congress. a special edition of the "today" show is coming up next, including live coverage from ukraine and washington, d.c. test. test. >>> good morning. urgent plea. with his nation under siege, ukraine's president set to address the u.s. congress this morning. a speech being called one of the most important by a foreign leader since world war ii. the message he plans to deliver as russia steps up its attacks overnight, kudosed of seizing a hospital and taking hundreds hostage. we'll have live reports from washington and ukraine straight ahead. >>> going up. the fed expected to begin raising interest rates today. why they say the move must

the president volodymyr zelenskyy saying then this gigantic explosion that happened today, you mentioned some of the numbers, that now the toll of people who are injured is at -- stands at 20. and one of the things that we have to point out is that there are emergency crews, according to the ukrainian side, still on the ground, still trying to dig people out. latest we have is that there's eight crews trying to work that. obviously all of this as there is also a war going on there, fighting going on in the kharkiv area as well. still obviously unclear what exactly hit that building. you could see, however, that it was a very large explosion, which could point to rocket artillery pieces hitting that building. and from our vantage point here just across the border which is obviously a very unique one. we can see some of the weapons maneuvered into place that we know are used on the battlefield or at least the types of weapons that are used on the battlefield. rocket artillery certainly has been one of the ones where we have seen it get moved closer to the battlefield. just yesterday we saw

earlier today, president volodymyr zelenskyy, on a bipartisan call with u.s. congress members, pleaded again for the consideration of a no-fly zone. stressing the, quote, barbaric murders of his country's civilians at the hands of russia and vladimir putin. that is all coming just hours of ukraine's deputy prime minister announced russia had violated its temporary cease-fire agreement, briefly put in place for civilians in two cities could evacuate safely. regional police announcing today that six people had died, including a child. in a russian air strike of a village southwest of the capital city. with me now is ukraine parliament member kira rudik. kira, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. how are you doing? >> oh, hello, i'm doing great, thank you so much for having me tonight. >> what is a day like for you right now, kira, in the capital city? >> well, today, i spent two hours training with my resistance team. we are training every day, and we are firing guns. we are exercising. we are making sure that we are ready to what is coming. then

now, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said peace is the obvious goal. but in an interview with independent russian journalists sunday he put conditions on participating in those talks. >> translator: we won't sit down at the table at all if all we talk about is some demilitarization or some de-nazi de-nazification. for me these are absolutely incomprehensible things. >> well, journalist attica schubert is in valencia, spain with russian reaction to this interview. but let's start with senior international correspondent arwa damon in istanbul with more on what turkish officials are saying we should expect from this next round of talks. arwa. >> reporter: hi, hala. remember, this is also the second round of talks that is set to be taking place in turkey. and turkey has been playing a fairly significant role when it comes to attempting to mediate between both sides given that the country does have both a military and economic relationship with ukraine and russia. that being said, even though turkish officials have been cautiously optimistic about the poten

he continues to talk we will bring you the latest from volodymyr zelenskyy releasing what they see is the official release of russian servicemen killed so far now the eu foreign ministers are arriving in brussels along with non-eu members as nato is set to hold an extraordinary meeting. >> this alliance came together with speed, with unity and determination. immediately launching the rapid response task force. putting in place the graduated plans to bolster nato's security every ally in one way or another, is coming to ukraine's assistance every ally, in one way or another, is helping to strengthen nato itself as the secretary-general said, ours is a defensive alliance we seek no conflict. if conflict comes to us, we're ready for it and we will defend every inch of nato territory >> let's get to steve sedgwick who joins from us brussels in front of nato headquarters steve, what have you been hearing this morning >> reporter: it is quite extraordinary over the last hour where we have seen a procession of foreign ministers 30 foreign ministers from nato and eu representatives and sweden

the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, did speak with u.s. lawmaker on this saturday, asking once again for a no-fly zone in the skies over ukraine. and more military support. and as the fighting presses on across his nation, mr. zelenskyy urging his people to not give up. >> translator: ukraine which we know, love, will not give up to any enemy. when you don't have a firearm, they respond with gunshots and you don't run, this is why occupation is temporary. our people, ukrainians, don't back down. >> joining me now is alexandra djubjuk, unikrainian citizen, seeking shelter with her grandmother. i appreciate you taking the time. that city has been the scene of a lot of fighting. the russians took the city. the people continue to resist. give us a sense of what the situation is right now for you and your family. >> hello. for right now, they're not bombing outside because we're occupied, and they have their people inside our city. that's why they're trying to hide behind our backs. because they know ukrainian a.m.y won't do anything to harm us

the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking with u.s. lawmakers on saturday asking for a no-fly zone in the skies over ukraine once more. and more military support too. probably the biggest question about this war in ukraine afof everyone we speak to is, why? why now? why did president vladimir putin invade? why is he so determined to prevent nato expansion? tim marshall explains how old maps may hold the answer. >> to better understand the tensions between nato and russia over ukraine, it's worth a glance at history and a good look at a map. in the cold war, europe was split more or less more or less in two. the nato countries in the west, warsaw pact, under moscow's dominance in the east, but post-cold war wanted to join nato and it's moved up to russia's borders. to understand why russia feels nervous, a topographical map is useful. there's a mountain range running across europe, the carpathian mountains. from the baltic sea here to where the car pcarpathians star this is flat ground. through that flat ground have come napoleon and th

before the war, volodymyr zelenskyy wasn't a hugely popular real life president. he was seen, he often talked down the possibility of a russian invasion, openly disagreeing with the assessments and predictions of the biden administration that approved to be accurate. since it has started, he has transformed into this symbol of ukrainian defiance. this professional entertainer had a says he knows he is target number one for russia's military, is now being compared the some of europe's greatest war time leaders, including winston churchill. >> thank you. >>> coming up, florida's republican governor scolding high school students for wearing masks. stay with us. t? move to sofi and feel what it's like to get your money right. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ move your student loan debt to sofi—you could save with low rates and no fees. go to sofi.com to view your rate today. ♪ ♪ inner voice (design studio owner): i'm over here waiting... ... looking intensely for a print that i never actually printed... ... so i don't have to deal with that terrifying pile of invoices. intuit qu