ambassador to the u.n. there is concern about a second power plant as well. the broader implications regionally and globally about where something like this could end up going. one official i talked to earlier today said while this was never on the brink of a nuclear meltdown it is to put it mildly never a good idea to have a firefight at a nuclear power plant as this person put it things can escalate very quickly, don. >> from the u.s. president back to the ukrainian president, michael, zelenskyy gave a speech broadcast in several cities in europe where thousands came out to show support for ukraine. what can this kind of direct appeal do especially in these former soviet bloc countries? >> it is an important thing. he spoke by zoom, several cities simultaneously asking for europe to stand with ukraine and asked for a moment of silence for those who have fallen already. a lot of those nations especially former soviet bloc