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welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i'm anna coren live from hong kong. ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- rescuers are rushing to save two children believed to be trapped in the rubble left by a missile strike in ukraine. sporadic fighting threatens the latest cease-fire in sudan as those unable to flee face food and water shortages. and never before seen photos show the intensity and the drama inside the situation room during the raid that killed osama bin laden. we begin with a race against time after russian missile strikes in ukraine. rescuer...

♪ and welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, ahead on "cnn newsroom," the latest on the search for children believed to be buried under the rubble in ukraine after an apartment building was hit by russian missiles. evacuating more people from sudan. fears the mississippi river will flood while millions of people are preparing for stormy weather across the southeast. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin with a race to save lives after a massive russian missi...

good evening from kyiv. i'm ali velshi. -- a global superpower says it is calling for peace. early friday morning, beijing time, the chinese government released a 12 point plan which is calling, quote, china's -- which it's colin, quote, china 's position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. while lacking in specifics, the document goes out of its way to urge russia not to use nuclear weapons in this war. quote, nuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear wars must not be fought. the threat or use of nuclear weapons should be a post, and quote. the document also takes ...

is standing by in new york to pick up coverage until i'm all set and safe to rejoin. while a raid sirens will always mean that there is an imminent threat in the area, they are precautionary measures that we have to abide by. particularly during the week, when everybody here has been on high alert. there was a concern that russia would mark the first anniversary of the war with an attack that would likely target kyiv. but these guys here have been eerily quiet and the anniversary came and went without any major new offensive or acts of aggression by russia. fighting, however, continu...

blamed for the botched response to the school massacre has been placed on administrative leave. and stunning underwater photos of an american swimmer being rescued by her coach after fainting during the world championships and sinking to the bottom of the pool. the swimmer is okay. this is not the first time this happened to her. we'll explain what's going on there. along with joe, willie is back and me. we have former chairman of the republican national committee michael steel and white house bureau chief at "politico" and host of "way too early." good to have you all onboard. >> i ...