europe. we ll look at how the virus is spreading in the u.s. and the push for vaccines. millions of americans hitting the road this holiday weekend but fright delays and rising gas prices are putting the brakes on many of those, hoping for a great escape. we begin in ukraine where russia is said to have bombed an island it just abandoned two days ago. ukraine released this video saying it shows russian air strikes on sfanake island frida night. they used phosphorus bombs which cnn can t independently verify. russia is trying to destroy the equipment they let behind after leaving the strategic island in the black sea. this as a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the u.s. made high mars multiple rocket launches to take out russian targets. at least four of those are in ukraine with four more on the way. president zelenskyy is accusing russia of terrorism following friday s residential strikes near odesa. at least 21 people were killed with 40 others wounded.
sweeps across north korea. and we ve a special report from the secret schools of afghanistan, where girls are defying the taliban to get an education. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and eight in the evening in buffalo, new york where president biden has been meeting the families of ten people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at the weekend. mr biden called white supremacy a poison which is running through the us. the bbc s nada tawfik was there and sent this report. america has a long and troubled history with racism and guns. the city of buffalo is the latest deadly chapter. joe biden, the latest president to console a community in mourning. in an all too familiar ritual, mr biden and the first lady paid their respects to the victims who were massacred here as they were shopping for groceries. after meeting with family members of the victims, he gave a forceful speech, calling the attack domestic terrorism and urging americans to reject white supremacy.
just why are america s politicians and defence chiefs taking unexplained aerial phenomena so seriously? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved, in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions, normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which they say show surrender. but the ukrainians say this deal is abou
and defence chiefs are taking unexplained aerial phenomena seriously. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent, laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which, they say, show surrender but the ukrainians say this deal is about survival. tonight, as more fight
us federal agents discover the longest and most sophisticated tunnel of its kind used to smuggle drugs across the mexican border. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the evacuation of ukrainian troops from the azovstal steelworks in mariupol has continued, with a convoy of at least seven buses carrying soldiers escorted by pro russian forces. more than than 260 soldiers left, after a negotiated surrender. they ve been taken to areas held by russian backed rebels. meanwhile, western military sources say, vladimir putin is now directly involved, in the day to day running of the war, taking decisions, normally made by senior military figures. our correspondent laura bicker, reports. it has been a brutal and bloody 83 days, but their battle is over for now. the wounded from azovstal are carried out of the vast steel plant filmed by the very force they ve been fighting. russia will be keen to air these images which they say show surrender. but the ukrain