runway. while all civilians have been evacuated from that steel plant in mariupol, many more remain in the war-torn city. the head of the donetsk region said yesterday there are still people in the besieged seaside port and quote all of them are in fact hostages of russia. he also called mariupol the most painful point of the region of the last of the women and children who were stranded alongside ukrainian fighters inside that factory, well, they were evacuated over the week, and thankfully taken to safety. it s unclear how many civilians remain in the city which has witnessed some of worst devastation. joining us live from lviv ukraine is nbc s jay gray. thanks for joining us. good morning. let s start with odesa, the city that has been spared a lot of russian attacks for much of the war has come under intense bombardment recently. what s the reason? what s the thinking here behind russia s renewed assault there?
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wear. so that s what taliban says. some women we ve spoken to say they re just staying at home and they doop want to go out in the streets and participate in public life and now that the ruling has been issue and others have take tonight streets to protest. so afghanistan in many ways has been forgotten by the world community, it appears. it was in the headlines of course last august, during the chaotic u.s. military withdrawal and so much else happening, whether it is the pandemic, and obviously, inflation, and now the war in ukraine and it seems like much of the world has turned the wage on afghanistan but give us an update in the 30,000 foot look if you will as to where things are in afgs in the wake of the u.s. departure in day-to-day life, particularly for women and girls, and are they even allowed to go to school? there has been a steady restriction on the lives of women in public in afghanistan. and a steady constriction on
rights heats up as protesters show up at the home of justice samuel alito. the author of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 10th. i m jonathan lemire. french president emanuel macron is throwing cold water on ukraine s hopes of joining the european union. in an address to the european parliament yesterday, the newly-re-elected macron pushed back against the possibility that ukraine could join the group in the near future. instead, saying the membership process would likely take decades. despite calling for a quote stronger and more sovereign europe, macron argued that expediting ukraine s membership would lower the standards of the bloc. to join the eu, a country s candidacy needs to be approved by all 27 member states.
recommended tying the two bills together but republicans say they won t aloe the covid bill to pass without a vote on the trump era border policy known as title 24i. nbc news has learned that democrats want to increase the president s you crane and aid request by another $7 billion. and providing more food and military assistance. house speaker nancy pelosi says she plans to move on that legislation today. that leaves in limbo the $10 billion pandemic relief bill which democrats have said is a top priority, as cases rise again throughout the country. president biden also signed into law a new measure that will expedite weapons delivery to ukraine. this lend lease program revives a world war ii era provision which will streamline military aid and other security assistance to ukraine bebe reducing the red tape. the law calls for guarantees that ukraine will replace or reimburse the equipment at a later date. the president is also