casualties in week of any war of modern times and i got exactly what i had. he needs more than that, which is why i think the fighting goes on. martha: he won t like that. be that may be where he is. thanks, niall ferguson. that s the story for wednesday, march 16. the story goes on. we ll see you back here tomorrow at 3:00. today the american people are helping not just ukraine, but europe and the world. there s nothing less than genocide going on in ukraine. the american people are standing behind ukraine.
leaders in bulgaria. also a key stop in terms of the eastern flank of the alliance. we ll have more detail as the trip progresses and keep you informed. on an exercise night, operation noble defender is a recurring norad air defense. this year s noble defender planned for march 16 will occur during a series of arctic activities that demonstrate our strength. we will have assets from canada and the united states with support from denmark to allow our air defense operations to allow air defense operations from greenland. during this exercise, norad righters will intercept strategic command bombers from alaska to greenland. we ll keep you apprised of that.
down at this statue and to take a moment to remember those victims. and we heard from the son of one victim. he s still grieving, he says, for the loss of his mother and the impact it had on the entire community. take a listen. my mom was more than her ethnicity. she was more than her job, and she was more than the way she was killed. some have said this pain will go away and i will smile again, but, unfortunately, to be honest, that day has yet to come. life after this tragedy has been about grieving, healing and reflection, but this past year has not been easy. our family not only grieves on march 16 but every day because of the continued trauma that we see on our television and the increasing violence against aapi communities and hate. reporter: the shooter robert aaron long already sentenced and
reporter: this was the mariupol drama theater before vladimir putin invaded ukraine. a cultural and architectural symbol of the city. and when the russian military laid its deadly siege of mariupol, the theater became a . and we go to the theater was a people, there was like we re okay, we have food. they give us tea. and said you should find where you could like a bed. this woman and her family recently escaped from mariupol. my name is maria. on the morning of march 16, she and her mother, sister and cat joined hundreds of others