which is having a negative impact on communities of color. - i never in a million years thought that my son, let alone any six-year-old, would be gunned down in the streets of san francisco and not get any justice. - chesa s failure has resulted in increase in crime against asian americans. - the da s office is in complete turmoil at this point. - for chesa boudin to intervene in so many cases is both bad management and dangerous for the city of san francisco. - we are for criminal justice reform. chesa s not it. recall chesa boudin now. good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with the breaking news, the damage being assessed after a series of tornados tore through at least six states in the south and midwest, and right now 12 million americans are under threat from that same storm system as it moves east. at least 36 tornados are believed to have touched down across arkansas, illinois, kentuck
president biden met with his military advisers, voicing the pressing need for the u.s. to constantly adapt its response to the ongoing russian invasion here. russia attempted some very public sabre rattling today, showing off the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile. in a televised address, putin called it, quote, food for thought, to those who might threaten his nation. the pentagon down played the test, noting the u.s. was warned in advance and monitored that launch closely. what does remain a very real threat though is a new russian offensive, ai big one, in the bonn das in the eastern part of this country. i ll have new reporting on how russian forces appear to be faring days into this new phase of the war. we do know they had a strangle hold on mariupol, where ukrainian troops and hundreds of civilians remain surrounded, taking refuge at a steel plant, as they make desperate public pleas for help. and jim, i know an evacuation it s unbelievable to
with ukraine with the rush to evacuate civil dwraps inside mariupol days or even hours before the city could fall to russians. i am kim brunhuber at cnn world headquarters in atlanta. biden administration fighting pack against decision to end mask mandates on public transportation. day 57 of russia s invasion of ukraine and we begin with a bleak assessment from the luhansk military governor who says no town is safe, russian troops are destroying everything in their path. the government says 80% of the luhansk region is under russian control as they push on with this new offensive to push all the donbas in the east. u.s. defense officials tell cnn russia has added 17 battalion tactical groups so far until the past week but so far, russian forces have not nad any territorial gains since the donbas offensive began. trying again in the coming hours in the besieged port sea of mariupol. deputy prime minister reports a humanitarian corridor did not work on wednesday. russian fo
these are all crimes. reporter: this is cnn breaking news. thursday, april 21st. 9 a.m. here in london. 11 a.m. in ukraine. we begin with breaking developments in the war. russia s defense minister telling president vladimir putin that russian forces need three to four days to take over the steel plant in the besieged city of mariupol, whereas, as many as 1,000 are hold up. they have not stopped shelling mariupol. tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped inside the city. we will continue to follow the story. meanwhile, we re seeing the devastation and human toll across ukraine. a new report finds russian forces committed apparent war crimes in bucha. the report says researchers have found evidence of executions, disappearances and torture. the russian offensive continues to push forward in the donbas region. the enhanced military say russian forces have taken a central village. they report russian forces are advancing from donbas to creme tors being. they have added
is ordering his troops not to storm the plant but to surround it instead. hundreds of ukrainian soldiers and civilians are inside and putin is demanding a blockade so tight that, quote, a fly can t get through. for people in this decimated city, starvation and thirst may prove as deadly as guns and bullets. despite this long line of buses yesterday and even longer lines of hopeful people, evacuees only four buses with about 80 people on board were able to leave mariupol yesterday. the mayor says russia won t ensure a stable cease-fire. and an estimated 100,000 civilians remain trapped. the russian offensive in the east is gaining ground. its forces have made incremental advances in donbas and captured a city in the luhansk region. one ukrainian military official says russia controls 80% of the luhansk region now. a short time ago, president biden announced a new $800 million weapons package tailor made to better equip ukrainians for the more open landscape of this new fight.