the fate of that city currently in the hands of an unknown number of defenders. two hours ago russian forces issued a second deadline to surrender. no word on what ukrainians are going to do there. it includes civilians, by the way. this comes as video shows hundreds of people sheltering in the basement of that burning steel plant you see there. we are told that russian forces are firing at the facility willingly. these are some of the people who are hiding inside, dozens of women, children, the elderly. they have been there now four weeks. these mothers say conditions for their kids are desperate. there's not a lot of food. their children's teeth are starting to spoil. as a parent, just imagine going through that. this morning president biden will hold a call with u.s. al lice and partners to discuss how to hold moscow further accountable. white house press secretary jen psaki indicates the u.s. is preparing to impose some new sanctions, expand current ones against the kremlin. will those make a difference? will those deter putin the way the previous ones have not? we'll see. matt rivers here with me in lviv this morning. listen, this is already been a bloody war. it's been huge. there's been deliberate targeting of civilians. what i'm being told by u.s. officials is that as we see russia ramp up for the east, it's going to get bigger and worse frankly. >> no question. i think jim, yesterday was a turning point in a lot of ways because we have been sitting here talking for days, if not weeks, about this shift to the east. we have been waiting for this offensive to begin. and i think yesterday was the first time that we kind of heard uniformly first from regional officials out in lieu han sk and donetsk but also now from president zelenskyy in his address last night that this offensive has actually begun. and so we're seeing large-scale fighting after russian forces took the city of kri men that. there's fierce fighting in other cities in that area. these are the kinds of names that i think will become household names and cities that maybe our viewers haven't heard before, but as this battle for donbas plays out, these are the things we'll be talking about moving forward. >> listen, we have been used to the david versus goliath in battles for ukrainian forces particularly around kyiv, russian forces are making advances in the east and the south. when you look at the situation in mariupol, that steel plant, which has become a lifeboat, right, both soldiers and civilians, what's happening there? is there any path out for these people? >> as of now, no. no humanitarian corridors have been agreed to. this is the second deadline the russians gave for everyone there to lay down their arms and surrender. that deadline has come and gone. the first one was over the weekend. the next one was this morning. it's come and gone. so the future of all those people, you know, the fighters their lives have always been at stake. but i think what we really found out yesterday and the video we showed off the top, there are civilians there. there are children there. that's something we weren't so sure about before. now we're seeing that. where do those people go? and now that this deadline has been passed, what do the russians do next? and does that include bombing civilians? we have seen them do that before. >> listen, their choices aren't great, right? you can expect russian forces will not treat ukrainian soldiers well. and the story of civilians who left, some have been forced to go to russia not particularly attractive either. matt rivers, thanks so much. just another measure of who is paying the price for this war and consistently civilians. >> yeah. we talked so much about what military equipment is going there, what the strategy is going to be from the russians next, but at the end of the day, this is such a personal story for so many. and this invasion is constantly ripping ukrainians away from their families. in kharkiv a mother's heart just crushed after she is mourning the loss of her 15-year-old teenage son who was killed in russian shelling. she sobs over her child before his body is taken away. and crying, that he was all she had to live for. [ crying ] [ crying ] >> and jim, that video, it's so hard to watch. and i know some people might not want to watch, might want to turn away, but it's also important because it shows what is really happening and people's children are being killed in this. and she's saying, called him my bunny, my sunshine. you can see a mother speaking to her son saying they had just talked earlier that day. >> listen, we have to take a moment to remember this is not an accident of this war. russia has deliberately targeted civilians. there's enormous evidence of that. that is one small window into the russian military strategy here. it's to terrorize people, try to get them to break. it's heart breaking to watch. but it's a fact. earlier this morning, i recorded questions for igor, the mayor of kharkiv, one of the hardest-hit cities here and just after his city sustained more serious shelling here is how he responded to those questions. >> i wonder, are russian forces making a new push to capture the city? and are they gaining ground? >> translator: well, in fact, the russian aggressor has never stopped trying to capture kharkiv. it has tried since the 24th of february, day and night, since the start of the invasion. and they try every night, but the ukrainian armed forces are repelling them. >> the russians, of course, have been accused of deliberately bombing residential areas where crowds of people were gathering, including hospitals. how many civilians were wounded or killed in the city, in these new attacks? and do you have any doubt that civilians are russia's deliberate targets there? >> translator: since the first days of the invasion, i have been saying that the enemy is carrying out genocide against the ukrainian people. and these horrific bombardments that we have seen against kharkiv and other peaceful cities just shows that that's true. since sunday, we have had non-stop bombardment of civilian districts. in the past, before the very recent time, we have had this shelling and bombardment around the outskirts. but recently in the last few days this has been in the center and is targeting peaceful civilians. and the enemy is targeting civilians. many people are wounded and some unfortunately dead. in the past day and a half we have had 15 people kill and more than 50 wounded. those 15 killed was just in one attack. i'll give you an example, just in one shelling in the center of kharkiv alone on sunday, 15 people were wounded and 5 killed. that's june one attack. we have many such attacks every day. >> despite the recent bombardments, kharkiv has been facing, ukrainian forces still managed to push the russians back east of the city. i wonder, how are they managing that? >> translator: after the heroic action of the ukrainian armed forces and thanks to their skill, they have managed to push the aggressor in one direction. that is very good because that is reduced attacks on land on the outskirts of the city. but as i said, unfortunately there are now attacks in the center. and today we have had new shelling and new bombardment in the center of the city. >> president zelenskyy told cnn that ukraine will not agree to any land concessions to russia in the east, but given that russian forces are advancing in the east and the south, is that a realistic stand? >> i must say that i support president zelenskyy and he has shown himself to be a very effective leader during this russian invasion. and i agree with him that ukraine will never agree to any territorial concessions. and we'll continue to fight for every bit of land. its own land. >> over the weekend russian missiles destroyed a hub for the world central kitchen, the charity run by jose andres in the city of kharkiv. i wonder, how dire is the food situation in your city today? are people facing starvation there? >> translator: no, there is no risk of starving because we are getting a lot of humanitarian aid, including from the president's office. and we received aid. i also appealed to the mayors of other cities, including european cities. we are receiving humanitarian aid from them. that's medication, hygiene products, basic necessities and, of course, food. we understand how to organize distribution and basically know there isn't such a threat at the moment. >> you recently called on citizens of kharkiv to leave if they could manage it. in your view, four cifor civilis there, is it a situation of leave or die? >> no, i have not appealed to citizens to leave because what i have said is that it's a choice, it's a personal choice. and if people decide to leave, then they should do so. but if people have decided to stay, that is their choice and i respect that. i'm grateful for that choice because that means that together we can defend the city and we can make sure the aggressor doesn't enter. and secondly, i wanted to say that, no, this isn't a question of leave or die. there is no such question at the moment. we have shelters. we have metro stations where people are sheltering and we're delivering food and basic necessities there. so, no, i wouldn't say it is a question of leave or die at the moment. >> the next question is can people leave? or is russia attacking them as they go? is there even a safe passage possible? >> translator: i cannot guarantee them a safe passage. because that's just the way it is. but if people want to leave, there are certain routes available and they can take those routes. >> kharkiv mayor, thanks so much and please be safe. >> translator: thank you. and this morning, president biden is going to hold a video call with allies to discuss, quote, support for ukraine and efforts to hold russia accountable. joining us now is the special adviser for the white house national security council, matt miller. matt, thank you so much for joining us this morning. and we would like to just start with what is the latest white house assessment of what's actually happening on the ground in donbas? do you believe this second phase of this invasion, of this war, has started? >> well it's clear the russian forces have stepped up their attacks in the east, in the donbas. they increased the amount of artillery attacks in the last 24 hours or so. and it's clear, as we have been warning for several weeks now, that they are repositioning forces and preparing to launch this new offensive. whether that offensive has begun or whether they are conducting shaping activities to prepare the battlefield to move forces, i think remains to be seen. but that attack has been escalated in the last day or so. so what we will do and what the president will continue to do in this call with some of our allies and partners today is to continue the rally the world to stand up to russia's aggression. that means two things as we said for some time, number one, increasing the amount of weapons and ammunition and other security assistance we get into ukraine so the ukrainian military can defend itself and number two continue to impose costs on russia to limit its ability to finance this war and to limit its ability to project power over the long term. >> does that mean we should expect new sanctions on russia this week from the united states? >> well, i don't want to preview any announcements when they come. as we said, we have more measures we can take. we always look at the sanctions we impose and look at what additional measures we can take to target specific sectors of the russian economy, especially sectors that are important to president putin. and to tighten the impact of the sanctions that we've already had. if you look at tim pact of those sanctions they had a devastating impact on the russian economy. you saw the russian central bank head out yesterday talking about more devastating consequences to their economy to come. so we're going to continue to look at ways to tighten and heighten the impact of those sanctions. >> well, a big part of this also comes from europe. so what is your sense of where they stand on potential ly cutting off russian oil, given winter is over they may not need it as much? >> we continue to have conversations with our european allies with that very question. it's a much more difficult challenge for them. they don't produce the same amount of oil as the united states does and much more dependent on russian oil. the president several weeks ago announced the u.s. will not import russian oil or russian gas, but at the same time, we are cognizant of the different challenges that our european allies face. so what we have tried to do to help them with this issues is increase the amount of lick rid natural gas we provide from the united states to the european union. so we can lessen their dependence on russian oil and gas in the short term while we help them take measures to break that dependence completely in the long term. >> when it comes to repercussions for russia, president zelenskyy directly asked president biden to use one of the most powerful tools that the u.s. has by adding russia to the u.s. list of state sponsor terrorism. why has the u.s. held off? >> that is a process the state department undergoes. there's a statutory definition that a country has to meet to fall into that category. but, i will say if you look at the consequences that flow from naming a country as a state sponsor of terrorism, they are export controls and sanctions. there are actually the measures we already imposed on russia already. so while that is a tool that is in our tool box, if you look at the actual consequences that would flow from that designation, we have already imposed those consequences on russia and seen the damage to their economy already. >> but don't their actions so far fit the criteria to be labeled this? >> well, as i said, that is a review that the state department undertakes. it's not something that we do here at the white house. it's not a label i'm going to apply here on live television. it is a careful review that they undertake where they look at the definitions in the statute, look at the actions that russia has taken or if any other state has taken for that matter and see if it applies. but as i said, the consequences that flow from that we have already imposed on russia. when it comes to calling out russia's actions on the battlefield, no one has been more clear about the way russia is behaving and what it means we will do in response than president biden. >> right. but if they did get this label of state sponsor of terrorism, you talked about actions that would be a result of that are already in place, sanctions, export controls but the dozen of foreign countries that do still trade with them, they would face economic penalties and make russia this pariah even more so than they already become if they actually got this label that so few countries have gotten before. >> well, i will just say if you look at russia's status in the world right now because of the actions we have taken, because of the way we have rale lied the world against russia, they're already a pariah, look at the overwhelm ming vote in the united nations to condemn their action and countries have withdrawn business investments from russia, look at the sanctions that have been imposed by the u.s., european union, japan and other countries in asia. we made russia an international pariah because of their actions. we imposed consequences on their economy. so are there other tools we can look at? yes. we always will and we will continue to do that. but the actions we have already taken have imposed severe, severe consequences on russia. >> and matt, before we let you go, what's the latest on the status of the discussions about sending a senior official to ukraine? >> well, that's not something we would announce publicly for security reasons. we do want to be back in ukraine and have a presence in ukraine but we have to assess the security situation on the ground. and so we will continue to do that. and when it's safe for us to be back, we'll be there. >> if you sent someone, what is the message that you would hope to send by having a top biden official in ukraine? >> well, i would say with respect to whether we send someone or not, we are always sending the message to ukraine that we stand with them. president biden talks to president zelenskyy on a regular basis. secretary of state, other senior officials talk to their ukrainian counterparts. we have sent the message from day one, really before this invasion began, that we stand by ukraine. that we will rally the world to support them. that we will get them the weapons and the ammunition and the other security assistance they need to defend their country. that hasn't changed. that will not change. that would be a message we would deliver in person. it's the message we deliver in one on one phone calls and message we delivered really at every level of our government from the united states to ukraine. >> special adviser for the national security council, matt miller, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. meanwhile, two british nationals are fighting on the front lines for ukraine have been captured by russian troops. and breaking news from another part of the world, we are getting word of multiple explosions targeting schools in kabul. plus, back here in the u.s., plane passengers are throwing out their masks moment after a florida judge struck down president biden's public transportation mask mandate. dr. sanjay gupta joins us next to discuss what you need to know if you've got a flight ahead of you. why woolite? 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>> well, this is a tough call because this was a legal decision. we can put up the list of airlines, by the way, and amtrak that is now at this point not requiring masks. tsa is not going to enforce masks in these places, but this was a legal decision, not a public health decision. and it was abrupt. as you point out, all of a sudden masks came off. families or travelers fully anticipating they could still be able to travel in a masked environment suddenly could not. children under the age of 5, who have not been able to be vaccinated, again, feeling more comfortable in a masked environment, suddenly were not in a masked environment. so, what we have known is airplanes are probably one of the safest places because of the high air exchange rates. we haven't seen significant outbreaks on airlines. we have been following this for more than two years now. the question has been with this most recent variant ba.2, we know it's more transmissible, is it so transmissible it will still spread in an airplane environment? that's what the cdc wanted to sort of figure out. they wanted until at least may 3rd to figure out whether or not they're starting to see upticks in cases in those sorts of environments. the biggest issue is if you look at the numbers overall, still got over 30,000 people who are diagnosed everyday, a lot more than that probably because of at-home testing, more than 14,000 people in the hospitals and close to 500 people still dying. you know, this is almost more of a philosophical than a scientific question what are we willing to tolerate at this point? if we're willing to tolerate these numbers which would translate to close to 150,000 people dying a year of covid, that's a lot. that's way more than flu, which people keep saying is sort of the metric maybe. that's around 60,000 people on a bad year die of flu. so, i don't know. we'll see. we'll see how this legal ruling stands, if it's going to be challenged or not. >> yeah. so far the white house hasn't said that they are going to challenge it. the justice department hasn't. that's why they said this is still not in effect. we know the judge had argued that the cdc exceeded its authority by putting this in place. >> right. >> but i guess a big question and one we had for the white house yesterday which is right now, if you have a plane and you're sitting in an airport listening to this interview, what do you think people should do to stay safe when they are traveling, when they are going through airports or taking a long train ride? >> well, you know, i think the plane environment itself because of the air exchange is a safer environment. i think it's the terminals sometimes. people clustering together in large indoor spaces like that regardless of vaccination status, regardless of testing. that becomes a little bit more dicey, especially if you work with vulnerable people. i work in a hospital. if you have people who are under the age to be vaccinated in your household. you can still wear a mask. the recommendation from the cdc is still clear, you should still wear a mask. and you and i talked about this, but if you're going to wear a mask, wear the best filtration mask you can, kn95 or n95 mask. in my case i'll still do that. i'm going to do all i can to prevent from transmitting the virus. again, we'll see if the numbers continue to come down, if there's a challenge to this legal argument. we'll see if this changes over the next couple of weeks. but for now, tsa is not going to enforce masks. if you're worried, you can still wear one. >> you can still wear one, just the people sitting next to you may not be wearing one. sanjay, thanks so much and good to see you. >> you too. thank you. up next, why the united states believes that russia has learned from its failures in northern ukraine as its forces begin their assault on eastern ukraine this morning. plus, we have new images of the russia's prized sunken cruiser moskva leaning on its side in the black sea with a black plume of smoke floating above it. this question new questions being raised about what happened to its crew. allergies don't have to be scary.y. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! pspsst! flonase all goo. at booking.com, finding perfect isn't rocket science. kitchen? 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>> well, there are questions that we cannot answer right now in this active phase of all the military action that is happening in the east of the country and the southeast especially with the city mariupol that has been bombarded and attacked by russian air forces and russian military. so there are still some ukrainians fighting back and standing strong. and if the east is going to give in so to speak and the russian army is going to have success there, of course they're going to roll. roll further to the west. and they have announced propaganda that ukraine is just the beginning and we're going to roll further. how far they're going to go? we don't know. we expect everything and anything especially in regards to the capital. of course we're waiting for them to come back. we're expecting that. we're expecting anything that can come on our side. >> do you have enough help to fight back? yes, the u.s. keeps and nato keeps adding more weapons to the list of things it is sending to the ukrainian military, but there are americans, including some members of the president's own party, who are calling for more direct involvement here, particularly as we see civilians slaughtered. do you need more direct help? do you worry you'll lose without it? >> we crucially need help now. we can only defend our country during the war with the weapons. there is no other way. otherwise this senseless killing of the civilian and civilian population and destruction of our infrastructure is going to continue. we need help in support of our allies. and we need it now, as soon as possible. >> do you need direct military involvement from the u.s. and the west? air strikes? soldiers? >> i don't think we need any military. we just need weapons to defend ourselves. and we were talking -- we were talking about closing the sky, so for our al lice and partners cannot close the sky, we will constantly get bombarded with rockets, rockets and air strikes everywhere in the country as was happening yesterday that some of the russian rockets landed in the west of the country in the city of lviv. and civilians being killed again. so if you don't close the sky, just give us the weapons. we're going to close the sky on our own. and we have enough of our will to defend our country. we just need the equipment to do it. >> we went to the site of one of those missile strikes in lviv. your brother, of course the mayor of kyiv, he warned it's still not safe to return to kyiv. president zelenskyy has warned that if donbas falls, russia will come back and try kyiv, try for the capital again. do you share those worries? >> absolutely. if you invade the country, obviously you're aiming at the capital of the country. and that's actually what russian forces been doing in the past 55 days. they didn't have success of surrounding the capital, but were very close in the satellite city as bucha were horrifying events happened. and slaughtering of the civilians. and this is war crime. this war crime must be stopped. so, free world cannot watch it anymore passively, take an active part and just supply us with all the help, humanitarian help, sanctions or economic isolation of russia as well as weapons. that's needed now. otherwise this aggression is going to spread out further. >> yeah. sad fact is we seem to be seeing evidence of war crimes virtually everyday. vladimir klitschko, thank you. and we wish you safety. >> thank you. keep supporting us. well, hell on earth. a ukrainian fighter sending an open letter to pope francis, calling on him to help the people still trying to survive in the city of mariupol. and we hear from two mariupol residents who did make it out, how they had to travel through russia. that was their only option to safety. ♪ before nexium 24hr, anna could only imagine a comfortable night's sleep without frequent heartburn waking her up. now, that dream... . ...is her reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts, for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? 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>> 41 or 40? >> reporter: with the help of ordinary russians, they made it to st. petersburg and then estonia. their story is part of a larger trend, most of the two, sometimes 300 ukrainian refugees arriving in estonia every day are entering the country through russia. >> translator: most of them are coming from mariupol after having passed the humanitarian corridor. there are also those who say they have been deported to russia, but have managed to come here, and we accept them all. >> reporter: on this day, they're catching a train to the estonian capital after staying at a hostel run by volunteers. >> translator: some were taken by russians by force from mariupol too to russia and later others go voluntarily. >> reporter: from tallinn, they're not sure where they'll go, but they're optimistic. >> translator: we will have some difficulties along the way. if you compare what we went through, everything will be just fine. the future must be better. we don't have another option. >> reporter: now, what was really jarring for these two is the kindness and generosity that they found from people in russia. the same country responsible for bombing their homes and completely uprooting their lives. evgeni says he was so struck by it, he went to church to pray for the people who had helped him and he is not a religious guy. ludmilla said this experience is proof there are good people in every country, and that, of course, includes russia. jim? >> well, that is heartening to hear, given all that we're witnessing on the ground here in ukraine. scott mclean there in tallinn, thanks so much. well, vladimir putin has now honored, rewarded the unit accused of atrocities against civilians in bucha. remarkable. plus, what happened to the crew on board the russian warship that has now sunk to the bottom of the black sea? new details and new images of russia's prized cruiser. this is cnn special live coverage. wet dishes? spots? cloudy glasses? when deterergent alone isn't enough... ...add finish jet dry 3 in 1 1. to dry, prevent spots, and protect t glasses against cloudiness. the dishes aren't done without finish j jet dry 3 in 1. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. - hey honey. - hey dad. that smell is eight million odor-causing bacteria. good thing adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria that detergents can't. clean is good, sanitized is better. ♪ it's my 4:05, the-show-must-go-on, migraine medicine. it's ubrelvy. for anytime, anywhere, migraine strikes. without worrying if it's too late or where i am. one dose can quickly stop my migraine in its tracks within 2 hours. unlike older medicines ubrelvy is a pill that directly blocks cgrp protein, believed to be a cause of migraine. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. most common side effects were nausea and tiredness. ask about ubrelvy and learn how abbvie can help you save. if your moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms are stopping you in your tracks... choose stelara® from the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. feel unstoppable. ask your doctor how lasting remission can start with stelara®. janssen can help you explore cost support options. pre-rinsing your dishes? you could be using the wrong detergent. and wasting up to 20 gallons of water. skip the rinse with finish quantum. its activelift technology provides an unbeatable clean on 24 hour dried-on stains. skip the rinse with finish to save our water. to punish russia, including labeling them a state sponsor of terrorism, giving them a designation that only a handful of nations have so far. cnn reporters are covering the war from all angles. >> i'm kylie at wood at the state department. the biden administration is look at every tool available to them to hold russia accountable for the war in ukraine, including the possibility of labeling russia a state sponsor of terrorism. that is according to a senior administration official. now, there are only four countries on this list right now. iran, north korea, cuba, and syria. so adding russia to this list would be largely symbolic. but it would also come with further economic costs for russia, in addition to the sanctions that have already been applied. >> i'm ed lavandera in kyiv, ukraine. while the rest of the world sees the russian soldiers who inflicked deadly carnage on civilians in the city of bucha as war criminals, russian president vladimir putin is awarding them honorary titles and describing the soldiers as having shown great courage and heroism in that battle. these are the same soldiers suspected of committing war crimes in a city where hundreds of civilians were found buried in mass graves. putin says those accusations are fake. >> i'm claire sebastian in london. two british nationals who are fighting with ukrainian forces in the heavily contested city of mariupol have been detained by russian troops. that's according to a uk government source with knowledge of the situation. russian tv has aired images of both men, both former british servicemen. the media says aslan was captured last week, but not clear when pina was detained. both lived in ukraine for several years before the russian invasion. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is tuesday, april 19th, i'm kaitlan collins in new york with jim sciutto in lviv, ukraine. john berman and brianna keilar are off. we begin this morning with breaking news. the battle for ukraine's donbas region erupting with heavy fighting. president zelenskyy says russian forces have initiated that long anticipated large scale ground offensive in eastern ukraine. it is a battle that officials fear could be the bloodiest to date and we already have seen bombing and shelling under way this morning in mariupol, as, of course, we have seen that for several days now, only intensifying as officials fear what could be the second phase and how long it could go on for. as this comes as the pentagon is estimating that russia already sent 11 more battalion tactical groups into ukraine. we're already seeing the efforts by these russian forces to breakthrough ukraine's front three lines, and three regions and this video shows a long column of these russian military vehicles that are headed toward the city of izyum, where russian troops have already been amassing. >> right now, ukraine says that russian forces are bombing and shelling a factory compound in mariupol. look at the pictures there. there are thousands of civilians, ukrainian officials say, taking shelter there. the besieged port city of mariupol in the southeast ukraine facing this for weeks now, the last remaining ukrainian forces defending the city along with those civilians hoping to save their lives there, but they're coming under increased fire. we're told that russian forces are firing at the facility willingly. here are some of the people inside, dozens of women, children, the elderly, they have been there for weeks. mothers say conditions for their children, particularly desperate, not much

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