the red cross said that this was due to safety issues. there been claims that russia had sabotaged it by showing on humanitarian court or by not letting aid get into the city by taking buses that were full of 8 away from the red cross and basically preventing this massive massive accusation. russia, on the other hand, has blamed the red cross for the failure thing that it was due to their own logistical problems. and russia also, their narrative is that they are taking civilians out of the city to rush and control territory into russia as well. so we have seen that buses of arrived into russia from, with civilians, from our, you know, what, a lot of civilians who have escaped to western. you can tell us that these are forced evacuation that ukrainians. don't want to go to russia. they're at war with russia and they don't want to be taken basically hostage by russian under the guise of being saved from that besieged city where so much suffering is happening at this point, nick. and just one last quick question. if i may, to move things to

terror with the help or for mc alive for red cross. and other volunteers, we are making the terms were with the international red cross to, to build him in order. but it's still not ready. what i mean? what are the main difficulties? because when you see these pictures, obviously medical 8 is probably desperately needed. what are the major hurdles that you encounter to get medical aid into those cities? the major difficulties are this region is besieged and mental or 2 are on and now out of the condition of connection with us. it is the main difficult. any. how do you try to re establish connection? is there anything you can do or do you basically have to wait until it happens? well, making a attempts to rearrange the connection with them, we are trying to get prior to phone numbers, clinical headquarters and everything else. we are trying to in go down with our private cars and everything else, but we cannot to arrange the whole humanitarian corridor to give them fully a fully, fortunately from now. so you, you and your team, you're b

cross has been trying to get into that city as you were saying in the report there, that red cross has been trying to get into mary paul to bring in march nay to day, but also bring out the thousands of civilians that are still trapped in there and we know that those attempts so far have failed. but as you've just reported it on thursday, we know that a couple of walls and of people were able to get out. that's in a sort of a private convoy basically people just taking a chance, taking their own private vehicles and risking it to get out of the dire situation of the married paul that's happening in mary paul right now. and again, yesterday, another $2.00 to $3000.00 and also managed to evacuate. we got confirmation of that from mary paul city council. the red cross once again turned around, they weren't able to get in and to day i'm still, i have no confirmation or numbers of whether or not any of those pay attempts were failed or people were able to get out. but i can tell you that today in levine, in the western part of ukraine, relatively safe compared to the rest of the countries.

she's deputy director general of the ukrainian red cross. we're glad that you are able to take time to talk with us to night. can you give us the latest? what are you hearing from your colleagues in mario poll? what do you mean and what she did the situation and they were getting worse and worse, so from day to day, we haven't heard anything from all the people in. we'll put it for more than one week that there is, there is still our stuff working in medical law. we have there still and 612 years when human in that it was like, you know, didn't know anything about the destiny. then i, we know that they have difficulties because they do not have for their problems with transport. it also ours were partially damaged, our office was partially damaged. so left the situation. yesterday we had the teams of from other ages of ukraine, of the current and with cross headed, a cart envoy, to many people in order to immigrate the people. but it failed to wear it. we only but dance and then stopped by the russian troops. but even against, we helped to h

let me ask you about your work with ukrainian red cross. how is that organisation getting prepared to help deal with the attacks and i guess possible casualties in odessa how to say so we're all the time on standby mold. so even like the 3rd day or sunday. so have like emergency group emergency call center who is all the time on line and everybody's been also our medical crew. so everybody is working for 24 or 7 and everybody is 10 by more and are people giving blood and so on? are you from gathering supplies? i mean, i guess, you know, if you're, if you're getting getting ready there's, there's a lot to prepare. yes. so we have a connection between different come just and we try to get more in and medical stuff for us so well the old time working especially me, working with them to build this way. you know, to get the, the whole stop what we need the rain, you know this of course. yeah. as, as it is across the country. a final question so far and this war is we've been hearing a just hasn't been a heavy target of rush attacks. are people y

the red cross fails to evacuate civilians from mary a pole. some 150,000 people remain trapped in the city. another attempt is planned for saturday. hungary's nationalist prime minister is seeking a fourth term in elections on sunday. victor or bun faces a united opposition for the first time -- victor or von -- victor orban is facing a united opposition for the first time. we begin in the northeastern city of kharkiv where ukrainian forces continue to hold off russian troops. the city has been getting began ve weeks ago, and many residents have fled. our reporters met some of those who have remained in the city despite the danger. >> war has reduced the streets to a wasteland. the neighborhood the northern edge of kharkiv whose housing estates have been blasted by shelling. all but a handful of residents have fled. ludmila is 75 years old and only one of five left on her block. she is relieved to find some company. on march 23, her building was hit. >> [speaking foreign language] >> this family has fled the bombing to sleep elsewhere, but the

an attempt by the red cross to deliver aden, evacuate civilians, ended in failure. the organization said the lives of thousands depended on evacuations. there is no plan b here we have been working for weeks or and telling the media by our efforts to get into my appall with aid and to allow the safe passage of civilians out of the city am. time is running out to the people of my appall, or they are desperately in need of assistance, though desperately need of leaving the city if they wish to do so. unable to wait for the sled, the palms and cause the white cloth, assign me no harm. as many as 870000. that'll trapped in this city. but been devastated by war. this former orphanage no one makeshift bomb shelter for those who can't escape retain he to the basement. she said, if we stay here because we don't, what happens to our apartment? we run he with what we heart would kill with bizarre live. the red cross said they will attempt once again to reach the city on saturday in a bit to rescue the innocent. from what is left of maria, pull her lawyer, we spoke to alina st

american red cross. so we have american red cross volunteers and staff right here in this operation, and in the surrounding countries. so we have our home network activated. we all are the same and use the same principles and we're all just trying to help people wherever we can wherever they are. >> so what kind of help are you able to give people? >> so far we believe we've reached over 1 million people inside and outside ukraine. here in ukraine we're looking at the basics. food, water, blankets, bedding, hygiene items and just basic sanitation. we also believe that we've helped around 80,000 people reach safety from different areas of the conflict from the beginning when it started. and then in the surrounding countries, we're providing everything we can with people at the border getting a warm meal, a hot bowl of soup, helping them to integrate and get some support in the countries wherever they find themselves. and they are starting to spread out through many countries throughout the world. so we're

i was the alina so cause of the ukrainian red cross talking to us earlier. their russian troops are said to have withdrawn from the decommission to noble nuclear plant in northern ukraine, with some soldiers, reportedly showing signs of radiation sickness. the un nuclear watchdog now wants to investigate whether russian forces were exposed to high levels of radiation. in the month they occupied the side of the worst nuclear disaster in history weeks off to seize in control of the decommissioned chernobyl nuclear power plant. russian forces a said to have left the area. ukrainian authorities of accused moscow of acting recklessly walling control of the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. seen here in archive footage, russia ah behaved irresponsibly internal them on all accounts. for all ma, not allowing the personnel of the station to perform their functions in humana ah, to digging trenches in the contaminated areas. ukraine, nuclear agencies has digging those trenches and staring up radioactive dust by driving heavy vehicles and the toxic exclusions

that is the latest from the committee for the latest from the committee for the red cross. we will bring you more details on that as and when we get them. now, some news back here. the metropolitan police say they are introducing a pilot scheme in the boroughs of hackney and tower hamlets, that would modify their strip search policy. it follows calls from the mayor of hackney who has asked for an urgent action plan following the case of child 0. that's the name given to a 15—year—old girl who is suing her school and the met after a safeguarding report found a strip—search she was subjected to was unjustified and racism was "likely" to have been a factor. to tell us more, i'm joined by our correspondent, celestina 0lulode. a new policy or a pilot scheme, says the net, explain more about what's happening here. as he said earlier, they are going to review their policy around— they are going to review their policy around they are going to review their oli around . , ., . , ., policy around intimate searches of under 18, policy around intimate searches of under 18. but _

an attempt by the red cross to deliver aden, evacuate civilians ended in failure. the organization said the lives of thousands depended on evacuations. ah, we haven't heard anything from all a people are in real well for more than one week. are there is, there is still our stop working very well. last we have there are steel and 6 in tears. what he meant it wasn't, you know, do not know anything, all the destiny then i, when all that they have difficulties because they do not have a well they have problems with transport, escrow scars when our should be damaged, our office was partially damaged. so their situation been able to wait for the flight, the bombs and cause the white cloth aside. they mean no harm as many as a 170000 muscle trapped in the city. but been devastated by wal this former often age. now a makeshift bomb shelter for those who can't escape. we came here to the basement. she said yes, but when we stay here because we don't what happens to our apartment? we run he with what we heart was still really clung with to bizarre. left the red cross said th

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all eyes will be on this fresh attempt by the red cross to get to them today. by the red cross to get to them toda . ., ., ., ~ ,, , by the red cross to get to them toda . ., ., . ~' ,, , . today. for now, thank you very much indeed. from this morning, parents and carers of five to ii—year—olds in england, can book a low—dose covid vaccine for their children. it comes as new data suggest, 4.9 million people were estimated to have coronavirus last week, according to the office for national statistics — the highest number since its survey began in april 2020. in england, it's estimated one in 13 people have the virus. in wales it's one in 14, scotland was slightly higher with one in 12, and in northern ireland it was one in 15. i'mjoined by adam finn, professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. thank you so much forjoining us. are you recommending that parents of young children should get the jab? good morning. this offer of the vaccine is now available to parents of primary age schoolchildren. it is for pe

interesting point he was making about the red cross. it is internationally recognised by russia as well as ukraine as a body that has the right to provide this kind of humanitarian support and even it can't feel it can operate safely there. pope francis has called for a shared response to the world's growing migration emergency. speaking to officials in malta after arriving for a two—day visit, the pope also appeared to criticise the russian president, vladimir putin, saying a "powerful leader" was stirring up conflicts for nationalist benefit. here in the uk, david warburton, the mp for somerton and frome, has had the tory whip withdrawn pending an investigation into allegations about his conduct. the claims about mr warburton, who sits on the backbenches, are being examined by parliament's independent complaints and grievance scheme. mr warburton has been mp for somerton and frome since 2015. a spokesperson for the whips office said the party whip had been removed while the investigation was ongoing. the duke and his former wife sar

on friday city authorities said russians blocked access for the red cross. most of the buildings are destroyed or damaged and bodies filled the streets. ukrainian refugees gathered in budapest to call the world's attention to the children wounded and killed in the war. >> part is quiet. >> reporter: the u.s. has assessed that russian forces have created war crimes. cbs news. >>> ukraine's top negotiator says that moscow has verbally agreed to proposals if volodymyr zelenskyy and vladimir putin decide to meet . >>> stay with us. we tell you why the price of your commute maybe going down. >>> but economists are saying about a potential housing bubble burst. >>> change is on the way as we head into next week. we will have the forecasts when we come back. when you need help it's great to be in sync with customer service. a team of reps who can anticipate the next step genesys technology is changing the way customer service teams anticipate what customers need. because happy customers are music to our ears. genesys, we're behind every customer smile. >>> some eco

the red cross says it was unable to get into mariupol on friday. president zelenskyy says the situation there is a humanitarian catastrophe. some residents have been lucky enough to get out but in much smaller numbers than the red cross planned. our ivan watson was there when the buses arrived. >> reporter: the buses have finally arrived from the russian occupied city. it's supposed to be a 2 1/2 hour drive, and we were told they left around noon local time. it was around noon local time, and they've come in just before 11:00 p.m. and these buses have red crosses on them, and there are dozens and dozens coming behind them, and they're pulling into this parking lot. it's all rather dark because the city is blacked out to protect it from the threat of air strikes and so on, and people here are piled in and exhausted. this has been close to a 12-hour journey for people who were already trying to flee the besieged city of mariupol. so people have already had to endure bombing and weeks without -- weeks without electricity and connection to the outside

the red cross renew their evacuation attempts afterfailing on friday. we can facilitate the safe passage for civilians once both parties come to agreement, and unfortunately, until now, this has not materialised. today marks a0 years since the start of the falklands war — when argentina invaded and occupied disputed islands they call the malvinas. hollywood actor will smith resigns from the oscars academy after slapping the comedian chris rock. more than 3000 citizens from mariupol have managed to flee to safety, after suffering weeks of bombardment with no food, fresh water or power. however, a larger evacuation and aid convoy planned by the international committee of the red cross failed on friday. this morning — the red cross says more teams have set off to rescue more of the tens of thousands of residents still trapped in the besieged city of mariupol. dan johnson reports. these are among the fortunate few to have made it to safety from the ruins of mariupol. around 3,000 of the city's residents arrived in zaporizhzhia last night on 30 buses, 30

in european, another town north of the capital, a red cross team filled the devastation as they arrived to treat the survivors elsewhere. ukrainian forces say they are re taking all the towns and villages in the kiev region that had been under russian control. the president for lot of mersa lensky is warning. russia may be readying its forces to attack elsewhere. missiles half strokes, ukraine's port city of odessa. the strategic port lies along ukraine's southern coastline and has been largely spared from russian attacks. unlike the devastated port city of maria paul for the east ukrainian officials say missiles hit, one of would essence critical infrastructure facilities this morning. footage shows large clouds of dark smoke filling the sky. on friday, ukraine's military said that it's anti air defenses, had blocked and attempted to russian missile strike. a from war. i'm a joint now from odessa by lawrence sheets. he's a for my npr moscow bureau chief and head of consulting group you ration international analytics. he has also come to the soviet union and russia with 3 decades. and h

a formal process that we and also the red cross are good for convoys in federal from the u. n. i provided critical support. people in some of the cities encircled by war went on with it and effected by ongoing. i checked several more planned. so these are initial steps that it gives us a basis denied expand, taking our f, it's up to scale, expanding much more than one convoy day. as the secretary general and the under secretary already said, i want to also join them extra. so my concern over the growing number of reports we received the human trafficking, sexual violence exploitation, and abuse in ukraine and in the region. and as such, heretic incidence as we're seeing the overwhelmingly impact to spaced women and children more than others where both stream protection agenda based thought and services through agencies to provide specialized survivors. and through the, the, the, the wealth of civil society organizations and ukraine. these services are designed, carried out directly in collaboration with through ukrainian civil society, including very particularly women lead org

with the red cross has been trying for weeks to help get people out and supplies in. for those who cannot escape marion pull don't take a quick look at some other ukraine related stories. i have a head of the international atomic energy agency says he will lead a mission through the contaminated to a novel nuclear science in northern new crime. there was an answer comes after russian forces began to withdraw from the area of to seizing the site. in late february crate has claimed russian soldiers showed signs of radiation sickness similar to the modern you know what our play u. s. president joe biden says he wants to release up 219000000 barrels of oil from his country strategic reserves control rising energy prices related to the war in crime. the international energy agency to, to hold an emergency meeting to discuss further action. jelic, prosecutors say they charged a former job and military reserve of the spine from moscow and say he was in contact with the russian intelligent services from 2014 to 2020. and that he provided information about the that civil defen

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and red cross evacuate civilians from mariupol. germany is to send anti-aircraft tanks to ukraine is more than 40 countries will meet to discuss arming kyiv. ♪ >> i am lauren taylor. this is "al jazeera," live from london. we have joined detectives king up bodies for evidence of war crimes in ukraine. kim jong-un vows to ramp up north korea's nuclear arsenal. the military parade showing off its largest intercontinental ballistic missiles. beijing expands covid testing to 20 million people as it races to avoid a lockdown like the one in shanghai. ♪ lauren: russia has agreed in principle to allow the u.n. and red cross to help evacuate civilians from a steel plant in mariupol. the agreement was reached during talks with moscow between dute rres and putin. the u.s. and allies have agreed to send more heavy weaponry to ukraine. 40 countries agreed to meet monthly to discuss arming kyiv. after months of threats, russia threatened to turn off gas to poland and bulgaria. reporter: the world's most senior diplomat is on moscow on a mis

the red cross trying again to get people out of besieged ukrainian city of burial poll after abandoned efforts on friday, a country wide curfew at a state of emergency in sri lanka, of the protests over its deepening economic crisis. and what, cuz of us retail giant amazon vote to for the companies 1st trade union at a new york warehouse. ah gibbons, warring sides of agree to a 2 month truce that can be extended. the you and envoy for yemen says that the saudi led coalition and who the rebels will stall, all offensive actions inside the country and across its borders. saudi arabia, its allies, have been fighting to support the government against the who thes said so the 2015 . i'll just here as katia lopez hold, i am reports a 2 month ceasefire in yemen between who the rebels and the saudi led coalition is the most significant breakthrough in years. some flies from santa airport are allowed under the deal, and fuel imports can reach hulsey, health areas halt to the fighting, coupled with the ansi of full sheeps and the using of restrictions on the movement of people and goods in out an

in european, another town north of the capital, a red cross team filled the devastation as they arrived to treat the survivors. elsewhere. ukrainian forces say they are re taking all of the towns and villages in the kiev region that had been under russian control. but president, for lot of mer to lensky is warning. russia maybe readying its forces to attack elsewhere. earlier we spoke to our correspondent nick connelly in the region north east of kieffer, where ukrainian forces they've taken territory from retreating. russian troops. here is his assessment of the situation in butcher. what issue with breach in dpi, though, there is that journalists are not able to get in there yet. we expect to get in a few days time. so we're not able to, i didn't to verify those pictures independently to see with our own eyes, but definitely the situation is desperate and will be last week. so we be hearing from people who were there in those towns unable to get out, spoke to failed attempts to organize smart core doors and can proceed to now people to get out in safety and start in case the people ar

for the moment the red cross says conditions made it impossible to proceed. and pope francis says a trip to ukraine is on the table. he didn't offer details but he did leave open the possibility after being questioned by reporters while traveling to malta today. >>> our correspondents are covering the situation across ukraine. phil black in lviv with the newest information on that russian troop presence. phil. >> reporter: erica, president zelenskyy says russian forces are leaving the north of the country. in some cases he says they are withdrawing voluntarily from other areas, they had been expelled by ukrainian counterattacks. you see it near the capital. satellite images show there are positions that russia held very early on in the invasion in which they fought to hold as they sought to surround the capital which are now abandoned. notably the antonov airfield. further north, the ukrainian flag flies again over the chernobyl nuclear power plant after russian forces suddenly departed that site and the surround area. but none of this is any cause for celebr

. >>> joining us now, the head of the kyiv office of the international committee of the red cross. gerardo, thank you so much for joining us. thanks for all your important work. how does an attack like the one we saw on this rail station in eastern ukraine, on civilians trying to flee a war zone, make the work of the red cross even more essential? >> well, as you've seen the images on tv, that what is going on there, the images you saw is going on all across ukraine. and it makes not only the work of the red cross more difficult, but actually the situation for the civilian population really horrible. and this is the focus of our operations, try to find ways to make sure at least that civilians are protected, somehow protected. but i tell you it's really a difficult task. >> the international committee of the red cross was founded as a neutral, impartial, independent body. is it hard to remain impartial, though, and neutral when you see these atrocities like these? >> well, as you rightly say, we are a neutral organization, and we are not neutral to violence nor human suffering. thi

zaporizhzhia, where the red cross convoy is leaving from? yes. zaporizhzhia, where the red cross convoy is leaving from?— zaporizhzhia, where the red cross convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception — convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception centre _ convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception centre in _ convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception centre in the _ convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception centre in the town - convoy is leaving from? yes, this is a reception centre in the town of i a reception centre in the town of zaporizhzhia. it�*s important to say in recent weeks and days, people have been making their way out from the russian —controlled areas like mariupol on their own and in bomb damaged cars, sometimes in large numbers, but today is the first real mass evacuation of mariupol itself. this morning, a very small red cross convoy left here bound for mariupol with the intended aim of getting into the city and facilitating the evacuation on government provided buses of hundreds of peop

and then further east in the country, our red cross convoy traveling to the besieged port city of mary opal to evacuate. civilians has had to turn around with the group saying it had become impossible to keep going. around a 160000 people have been trapped there with very little food, water or power. mcbride reports now from the city of love eve friday at 1st light just beyond ukraine's northern border with russia. fire fighters tackling your blaze or to fuel depot in the russian city of belgrade. the governor there has accused ukraine of sending helicopters to attack the oil storage tanks under the cover of darkness. security camera and other footage on social media seems to confirm some kind of attack by helicopters and the firing of missiles if the russian claims are true. this will be the 1st attack by ukrainian forces on russian soil since the war began. ukraine's foreign minister said he could neither confirm nor deny responsibility, but the kremlin says the suspect it as strike doesn't help the prospect of ongoing peace talks. ukraine's top security official later denied his cou

his agreed in principle to let the un and red cross help evacuate civilians from ru paul. and germany is to send 50 anti aircraft tax to ukraine and a major policy shift. as 140 countries agree to meet monthly to discuss arming, keith. the me, retaining their life from london was coming up. while david steps up, security off the new explosions targeting radio mos in the russian backed breakaway trans mystery, a region you can go to run up north korea's nuclear arsenal, to military parade, showing off its largest intercontinental ballistic missiles. and beijing extends its cobit testing to 20000000 people as it races to avoid crippling locked down shanghai. ah and russia, it is agreed in principle to allow the un and red cross to help with the safe evacuation of civilians. from the as of style still plant in the besieged city of mary will go into the united nations secretary general, his old face to face talks with that in the future. and in moscow, the russian president described the situation in maryville as difficult and tragic . believe that needs to found civilians rem

. >> brennan: it also said ukraine has not permitted the red cross to visit prisoners of war. will ukraine commit to doing so and to investigate war crimes by its own nationals if you find that some have been committed? >> well, i have good reason to complain on the way the red cross rolled out its operations in ukraine since the beginning of the war, and on the visit of the president of the red cross to moscow and the way it was handled. but i don't do it because we have a good working relationship with red cross, and we sort out all issues at the working level in the spirit of cooperation. >> brennan: all right, mr. foreign minister, thank you for joining us today. we go now to lieutenant general ben hodges, the former commanding general of the u.s. army in europe, and he joins us from frankfurt, germany. good morning to you. >> good morning, margaret. >> brennan: you heard the foreign minister what wa happening in the southeast port city of mariupol. many believe vladimir putin will intensify this assault leading up to may 9th. what do you expect to see? >> i agree with all

a red cross convoy of buses is still waiting to help. but many, like yelena's husband, are already dead. she still can't believe it. translation: bodies were everywhere, literally everywhere. _ we tried to cover them, but no one collected them. there were dead kids, adults, everyone. what's your message to president putin? translation: stop war. stop war. the russians are tightening their grip on mariupol, at least what is left of it. for those fleeing the fighting, their city, their lives and loved ones are already gone. jonathan beale, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. our correspondent anna foster in lviv and has more on the failed humanitarian evacuations. in terms of the human carrying corridor, which again has failed to happen, the ukrainians say they are making every effort. the russian defence ministry has blamed the red cross for that not going ahead today, saying they were too late in their efforts to get there. in terms of elsewhere in the country it seems that the pull—back of troops around kyiv is happening. this is something much t

and again, on friday, a red cross convoy was reportedly blocked from entering mario pull, still 1000 st. manage to escape on their own. hollow shells of buildings now were a vital port city. once stood, mario paused, still under bombardment, with tens of thousands trapped with those who made it out to areas of ukraine not controlled by russian forces. describe a harrowing journey on roads controlled by russian soldiers. these women were able to come to the city. as i parisha who i be or what were you kill negates where people were buried in children's playground. he said with a person was buried in the yard when we quickly got into the bas sunday school. tamara, already 10 people in the bus was even though it was intended for 9 people, was the driver when they put in more seats because people had to get out of enough that it wasn't until the 2nd day that we realized that we weren't going to a humanitarian corridor than others that a city like no more, i could have simply been shot. we were threatened that they said we can kick you out and take your car for the needs of the army and j

on friday, the red cross complained about not being able to evacuate people by bass. and now your port authorities also said the russians were blocking access to the city. but more than 3000 people did manage to leave according to the president's office. and at smith is in rest of on don, i have been missing people who have previously nyesha escape by their own means, going east to russia. most people who've left marry off all of had to make their own way out. pavel says he's used to the walking. he's a shepherd, was in love that at the church of water. we've got 35 kilometers to go. he says. he and his wife, yadda, a heading to their village, away from the fighting. they hope around a 140000 people have escaped mario pole in the 5 weeks since the start of what russia calls its special military operation. but not every one made it to safety. those that do find themselves in reception centers in russia or schools like this in don yet that that would usually for him. yeah. well why did we come, you know you because it became too hard. we were exhausted. i took julia. sh