now, jake, clearly mykolaiv fearing the worst. i m not really clear at this stage what forces russia has, but there s an impact here at odesa where military officials say shells have started landing on the coast. there are fevers that pressure on mykolaiv is essentially designed to raise tensions and potentially soften the ground ahead. but i have to say, for the people of mykolaiv, none of that detracts at all from the incessant bombardment and the damage it s doing to the daily fabric of their lives, jake. nick paton walsh, please stay safe. the invasion of ukraine appears to be stalling at least in some regard. cnn s phil black reports why the russian playbook is not working as planned in ukraine. reporter: russian munitions are still having a devastating
ukraine s president says the bombings are proof that russia is committing genocide. translator: the hospitals are ruined. the schools are ruined. the churches are ruined. ordinary buildings and all the dead people, dead children. well, it s been two weeks now since russia unleashed and this is important its unprovoked assault on ukraine. and we have seen the devastating toll facing civilians, as attacks ramp up and evacuations remain limited. and the death toll climbs. the heartbreak and devastation on the ground, unimaginable. cnn s phil black reports. translator: our plans are not to occupy ukraine. we do not plan to impose ourselves on anyone. reporter: with those false words, the unthinkable began. violence, destruction, and suffering rained down on ukraine
turkey s foreign minister will also be there. lavrov says ukraine s focus is on achieving a cease-fire, freeing ukrainian territories and resolving humanitarian issues but admits he does not have high expectations for the talks. it has been two weeks now since russia unleashed its unprovoked assault on this country and we have seen the devastating toll facing civilians as attacks ramp up, evacuations remain limited, and the death toll climbs. the heartbreak and devastation on the ground, unimaginable. cnn s phil black reports. translator: our plans are not to occupy ukraine. we do not plan to impose ourselves on anyone. reporter: with those false words, the unthinkable began. violence, destruction, and suffering rained down on ukraine and its people. in this new time of horrors, people sheltered underground or risked being bombed in their
delta variant spreads. mothers and centers for disease control director michelle walensky pleads to get all their children vaccinated. i have three kids and all of mine are vaccinated and the really most important thing that you need to do somebody comfortable as a parent as your choice in making that decision and if you make an informed decision where you listen to the science around the vaccine, i think you ll come down the way i did and vaccinate your children. right now the u.s. children 12 and up can get vaccinated, the uk a possible cautionary tale for parents in the u.s. hesitant to get their kids vaccinated as cases of the disease soar and the government hasn t approved the vaccine for anyone under 18 years old. cnn s phil black reports. reporter: 16-year-old thomas is one of the very few school-aged children in the uk to receive a covid-19 advantages own and it s only because he
predicts entire cities could be submerged in the coming decades. and that includes london as cnn s phil black reports. reporter: london has long respected the power of the sea. straddling the city s famous river, you ll find this, the thames barrier. finished in the early 80s, it s a mighty, mechanized fortification. this sped-up video of a recent test shows how it works. fully extended, the gates stand five stories high. it s designed to hold back the north sea on its angriest days to protect lives and the vast riches of one of the world s wealthiest cities. if there was flooding, it would be absolutely catastrophic, particularly if it happened at night. if something was to go wrong, the city would absolutely grind to a halt. you know, flooding of subway stations, flooding of the tubes. reporter: we meet oceanographer ivan hague on a day the thames is swollen by a