the bloodiest in the war and the situation may be reaching a tipping point. russian forces reportedly have advanced now into the center of the city, seizing a metal plant where ukrainian troops have been holding out for weeks. we just got word a few minutes ago from ukraine s defense ministry for the first time russia is using long-range bombers to attack mariupol. despite that, the u.s. defense official says russia has still not been able to take control of that city. mariupol s payor says as many as 20,000 civilians have been killed in the siege from with nearly 200,000 more trammed in basements and in shelters. this all comes after the flagship of russia s black sea fleet sank late yesterday, dealing a serious military and moral defeat to vladimir putin and the russian forces. the russian defense ministry said the moskva sank aftering
killed, but their bodies are in the streets because they can t be collected. it s simply too dangerous. it sounds very much like the situation in mariupol where an absolute humanitarian catastrophe somehow continues to get boris. russian and ukrainian forces had agreed to a limited cease-fire in order to let people escape, but russian forces blocked more than 40 buses that were supposed to carry people to safety. ukraine s deputy prime minister says russian troops also seetzed two humanitarian convoys packed with 14 tons of food and medicine. roughly 100,000 people are still believed to be trammed inside that city. i want to bring in nbc s molly hunter in lviv, retired colonel brendon kearney, angela consistent from georgetown university and author of the book putin s world. colonel, let me start with the big picture. it s hard at least for me to tell right now if ukraine the
the higher ground area. we could probably reach them if the water has not gone there. it will be challenges in this weather. so there are rescues taking place right now? no, no calls have come into our set-up. so no. we re not sending anybody out if we can t have to. those people on the east bank are trammed on that side of the river. so those guys will try to make every attempt if something comes up. we ll let you get back to work. the president of plaques min parish. min parish over the years, mercedes-benz has patented thousands of safety innovations. crash-tested so many cars we ve stopped counting.
community across the country, shep. shepard: garrett tenney in el paso. to dayton where mike tobin is. mike? shepard, the visit here to dayton wasn t terribly long. air force one landed at wright patterson air force base. the president and first lady trammed to miami valley hospital where they met with first responders and some of the people recovering at the hospital there. the president also met with some people that are not big fans of his. you heard from senator sharrod brown and he met with nan whalely that wanted to give the president an ear full. i will reiterate the importance of action around these issues of guns and people with dayton are waiting for action from washington d.c. the mayor and i asked the president to call on senator mcconnell to bring the senate back in session this week to tell the senate that he wants the background checks bill. also greeting the president
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