getting a brand-new press secretary. her appointment is a historic, to say the least. we had on these topics and more throughout the show today. we begin with another daring rescue mission. in one of the most brutalized cities in ukraine. take a look at this video shared by the national guard. they say it shows persistent bombing at a steel plant in mariupol, this week. msnbc news has not been able to verify when the video was shot. the head of the presidential office says that amid a steady flow of missile strikes, the un and international red cross, launched another operation on friday, to evacuate civilians from the steel plant. they say that 500 people have been able to escape in recent days. according to president zelenskyy, about 200 civilians are still trapped in the tunnels beneath the factory with little food or water. a fierce group of ukrainian fighters are still resisting russian demands to surrender with one commander reporting,