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Stalled. thats why the russian military is now stepping up its missile attacks on civilian areas, like this, the kyiv port city of mariupol, where bombs are now falling, quote, every ten minutes, unquote. according to one officer. and this is what president zelenskyy said about the onslaught. >> translator: hardworking on a city of mariupol which has been destroyed and reduced to ashes, but it will survive. >> reduced to ashes, but it will survive. now, meanwhile, president biden spoke about rus...

Officials say putin is trying to reduce the city to the ashes of a dead land. and russia is hijacking humanitarian convoys on their way in. >> trace: ukrainian president zelenskyy claiming russia is blocking humanitarian aid from reaching the city. >> at the present moment there are 100,000 people living in the city in inhumane conditions under complete siege. without food, water, medicine, constant shelling and bombardment. for several weeks were trying to organize stable humanitarian corridors...

Locals did not report any secondary explosions but these things are very difficult to get to, ultimately. i mean that quite literally. both sides are operating income in the air, and around civilian areas. it is very difficult for the ukrainians, for example, who are fighting to protect an urban area not to have military equipment co-located near buildings. that is just a fact of life. if you put in pressure and going to defend it from the city. it goes into a pretty gray area as to whether or n...

Just such hard work at the moment. its how youre going to afford things for next month, next week, and it puts so much strain on you. >> well, barry tuck remember, really kind of you to talk to us, thanks a lot for giving your time this morning. and the best of luck and glad youre getting some assistance and help. >> thank you. to ukraine now. and the siege of mariupol has trapped tens of thousands of people without food, water, or medicine. residents are struggling to live under constant russ...

Immense, youre right, president zelenskyy said overnight its been turned to ashes. the analysis there suggests that russia is sending a message, first of all, to other ukrainian cities and this will happen to you as well. but it is desperate to take this city to show progress, momentum, to show it is achieving its military goals because this is a key military goal because of its location between the russian border and that russian-controlled annexed territory of cricrimea. >> we saw in kherson t...

In ukraine, the siege of mariupol has trapped tens of thousands of people without food, water, or medicine. residents are struggling to survive under constant threat of bombardment. and one man who managed to escape. >> the city of mariupol is almost totally destroyed. and its ashes, or at least 100,000 people trapped, and trying to stay alive. but its fear that it could be far more than that the city is surrounded, and the bombs dropped day and night. escaping from here on foot scenes on unfath...

Seemed to give the ball a life of its own. and that is reflected in shane warnes status as, arguably, australias greatest ever bowler. and arguably its greatest ever cricketer as well. he took 708 wickets, and he tormented england during his career as well. the melbourne cricket ground was the scene of some of shane warnes greatest achievements. he took a hat—trick in an ashes test against england here in 1994. tonight, people are gathering to celebrate, there will be tears, there will be memo...

Retreating. ukraines state flag raised once again over the city. a member of president zelenskyys cabinet just told me ukraine will take -- retake more towns and cities in the next few days. kyiv will remain under curfew until wednesday morning. there is already so much devastation in the capital. this man you can see combing through the ruins of his apartment. the exterior wall blown completely off the building. in mariupol, a once vibrant port city there is now mostly rubble. ukraines presiden...

Tomorrow. ginger zee standing by live in the storm zone timing this out. the other major news this tuesday night, the heated questioning on capitol hill. president bidens historic nominee to the supreme court, judge ketanji brown jackson, responding to republicans accusing her of being soft on child sex offenders. telling them, quote, nothing could be further from the truth. judge jackson questioned about defending detainees at guantanamo bay, about critical race theory and childrens books. ho...

Ukraine is dismissing that. in mariupol, the once vibrant port city, there is now mostly rubble. ukraines president volodymyr zelenskyy says it is reduced to ashes but insists it will survive. the eus foreign policy chief describes whats happening in mariupol as a massive war crime. one man who just escaped told me this about vladimir putin -- >> translator: i couldnt have imagined two months ago that something awful like this, such a crime could take place. how is this even possible? hes a mu...