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The people still died. >> that was the mayor of kyiv. earlier this morning i spoke with the mayor of chernihiv, this is the other area where russia specifically said it would scale back operations, but listen to what the mayor told me. >> translator: they are saying about reducing intensity, they actually have increased the intensity of strikes. yes, today, we had colossal mortar attack on the center of chernihiv, 25 people have been wounded, and are now in hospital. they're all civilians. whenever russia says something, this needs to be checked carefully. >> so we also have some new footage a...

Syrian are already in ukraine after being hired by a private russian contractor. and on the ground, russian forces continue their relentless assault. ukrainian officials say that in the past 24 hours, russian troops have heavily bombed areas around the capital of kyiv, and in the northern city of chernihiv. destroying certainly houses. we want to remind you that those two places where moscow said earlier this week that it will be scaling back operations. no sign of that. ukrainians say their forces however are pressing forward, against the russians, and making some real progress. ukrainian tro...

Situation here could change in the near future. after all, russian tanks are located only 20, 30 miles away from where i'm standing now. don? >> the russian army doing one thing, saying another, and destroying lives in the process. thank you, ivan watson. i appreciate that. >> the humanitarian tragedy here that is continuing to grow is something that is just heartwrenching. british officials reported today some russian forces have now returned to belarus. barbara starr is at the pentagon. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: ana, all the talk of the russians withdrawing, scaling back operat...

Weeks. a hospital in chicago reports a fourfold rise. it doesn't appear the omicron variant is more dangerous for children, but it is highly transmissible. and holiday gathers could further fuel the surge in cases, including among children. >> i would say we have not seen the worst of it yet. >> reporter: with cases climbing, staffing shortages are still crippling industries. airlines canceling thousands of flights this holiday season. maryland's federal courts scaling back operations. team usa hockey forced to forfeit the tournament. the cdc latest guidance puts people back to work more quick...

But hospitals have seen it, before. just last summer during the delta surge. >> we have very high rates of hospitalization. very high rates of very severe illness. children going onto heart-lung bypass machines. a lot of teenagers, especially. most of these children had underlying conditions. um, but it also affected healthy children. >> reporter: in new york city, pediatric hospitalizations have gone up fivefold in three weeks. a hospital in chicago reports a fourfold rise. it doesn't appear the omicron variant is more dangerous for children, but it is highly transmissible and holiday gatheri...