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let's get the latest from griff jenkins in kyiv. griff? >> neil, good afternoon. it's unclear whether or not these evacuations are continuing amid new reports of more russian shelling in that besieged city of mariupol. there's no official word from the u.n. or red cross about how many pay have gotten out. they were conducting the humanitarian corridor. president zelensky yesterday announcing that the first 100 civilians had gotten out of that steele plant after being trapped for weeks with some 2,000 soldiers and 1,000 civilians believed to be stuck there. this as ukraine's defense ministry shows ukraine taking the fight to russia attacking russian boats in the black sea. the u.s. diplomatic admonish continues to move back with hopes of reopening the kiev embassy by the end of the month.
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blood between trump and ron desantis? and first, to richard lui with other big stories. >> we have breaking news from the state department this hour. it ordered families of all american personnel at the u.s. embassy in ukraine to leave the country. fears are increasing of a possible invasion by russia. the state department also told nonessential embassy staffers they can leave ukraine. the kiev embassy will remain open and it's not a full evacuation. moments ago, breaking news that president biden is weighing deploying thousands of troops to eastern europe and the baltics. we'll keep an eye on that for you. and then a wildfire along big
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europe. these are not troops of course that are planning to go to war with russia. they're to reassure poland and the baltic states, our nato allies, that we are with them, the united states and the west and nato does take its article 5 to mutual defense seriously. it doesn't mean these troops will be fighting in ukraine. it doesn't mean that nato and the united states aren't going to be helping ukraine fight for itself and that could lead to a very, very bloody and violent situation in the days and weeks to come if russia decides to enter the country. >> let's go to ukraine now. matt bradley, you're on the ground there. we just reported the state department has ordered family of kiev embassy employees to lead, nonemployees to lead, depart. what's the mood on the ground as this crisis seems to be
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