we begin in ukraine where we re getting a word about a new barrage of russian missile tryings in the south. ukraine says at least 10 millions admit mykolaiv sunday morning as the city still reels from similar strikes on friday. two industrial facilities were hit but no reports of casualties so far. ukraine says russia also fired five cruise missiles in the south but three were shot down. in the east, ukraine said fending off russian ground attacks in the donetsk region despite intense shelling, as in this town near the front line. meanwhile, russia s defense minister was in donbas on saturday ordering troops to increase operations to prevent ukrainian strikes in the region. ukraine s artillery has been stepping up attacks behind the front lines in recent weeks. president zelenskyy says his country is making progress and will keep up the momentum. here he is. translator: we have already managed to liberate part of the territory that was occupied after february 24th. we will
assault. troops are surrounding the city. at least 30 people are reported killed today. saudi arabia has drafted a formal condemnation saying the government there is violating human rights and the u.s. ambassador to syria directly blames the syrian military for killing hundreds. here now is ivan watson. reporter: residents of the besieged city of homs a woke once again at dawn on saturday morning to another day of sustained bombardment. that is routine. a deadly routine they have lived for for the better part of a week, a routine that has killed hundreds of people and wounded hundreds more. at the hands according to the u.s. ambassador to syria of the syrian military. take a listen to what ambassador robert ford had to say to wolf blitzer friday night. we know who is shelling homs and it is not the armed opposition groups. it s the government. and that s why i wanted that picture put on our facebook account so people could see there is the artillery and that s what s firi
abandoning ship related charges. in these new pictures you actually see people in life jackets standing inside of the ship. the ship hit a sandbar or perhaps some rock and then it listed and eventually tipped right over into the water. at least three people are confirmed dead. many remain missing at this hour. here is how one survivor described the ordeal. the boat tipped like he was turning, but it didn t re-turn to level on the other side of the ship which was the high side at this point. the life boats got stuck and there were people hanging well in the life boats safely but hanging in mid air for a long time. children crying and screaming and people actually jumping. we heard that passengers jumped not passengers, but crew members jumped at the end into the water. reporter barbie nado is following the story from the port where the survivors have been taken and where the search is being coordinated. barbie, what more can you tell us about the captain allegedly aban
something because the world went in a way that didn t seem wrong. the protesters who climbed a 70-foot-high sculpture in zuccotti park this morning made his way down safely and when he did, police immediately arrested him. just about an hour ago, the state of nevada announced it was moving back the date of next year s presidential caucus. it was scheduled for january 14th but nevada will now hold the caucus february 4th. new hampshire republican leaders had encouraged nevada republicans to make the change. and rick perry went hunting in iowa this morning. this pheasant hunt was also about politics. he took part in an annual hunt hosted by steve king. king is an influential figure in iowa. and his endorsement is highly sought after especially since iowa holds the country s first caucus. now back to our top story. the end of the war in iraq. and what a costly war it has been on several fronts. the price tag for the nine-year conflict, more than $700 billion. and all tho