mcconnell joins us for an exclusive interview in a few minutes. first up tonight white house correspondent jacqui heinrich. good evening, bret with all the clarifications today the white house all but admitted president biden made some unforced errors in yesterday s press conference. reading a prepared statement less than 24 hours after his minor incursion comment raised eyebrows and made headlines, president biden clarified. if any, any assembled russian movements move across the ukrainian border that is an invasion. but they will be met with severe and coordinated economic response. but clean-up was the theme of the day. from the v.p. i m being clear with you right now. yes, okay. so if you are interested i will continue to be clear, which is that we we have had direct conversations through various levels of diplomacy with putin. to the press secretary. trend on fox news to clarify. i was already planning on going on fox news. looking forward to it, in
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tonight the news from new york city as the rate of cases picks up. what does it mean for you? alabama jail break, tonight an accused murderer on the run. why officials believe a female corrections officer may have helped him. the biggest wildfire in america. the worst drought conditions in two decades forces hundreds to evacuate. we re following the fast-moving developments. remembering naomi judd. love can build a bridge. . the news that stunned the country music world ahead of the star s induction into the hall of fame. and honoring that special woman in our lives ahead of mother s day. we kick off our news series on the modern mom. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. we begin tonight with the race to escape mariupol, the city reduced to rubble. and tonight after spending more than two months underground at least 100 civilians were ab
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for weeks now ukrainian, u.s. and nato officials have war on the russians preparing for a renewed military offensive in the east. it seems the battle for the donbas region is under way. according to ukraine top security official a 300 mile long front came under attack by russian forces monday. and for the most part that defensive line held. for civilians who remain trapped in the conflict zone, hope of a escape is starting to fade. ukrainian prime minister announced no evacuation corridors will be open today. pentagon believes 76 russian tactical groups have been deployed in the south and east. eleven added in the last few days alone. each consists of 800 troops. tens of thousands of russian soldiers committed to the offensive. and despite the out numbered and out gunned, ukraine president says his country will not give up without a fight. meantime we re receiving new images from mariupol. weeks of heavy fighting have decimated the port city. and russians are near total contr