I missed that music. Welcome to Cheddars news wrap everybody.
It is monday it is March 14th 2022.
I'm Manitoba in new york city and I missed that anchor.
I'm ken buffet, Thank you so much for joining. Heading up Hannah and I
such a so nice to be reunited with you my friend. We have a great show ahead coming up.
We're speaking with a man using drone technology
to help the Ukrainian military amid the Russian invasion.
Also, the war could soon get even more intense with the U. S.
Saying china is possibly gearing up to get involved
and a bit later.
Even if you're not driving,
you could soon be feeling the cost of the soaring gas
prices that and much more all ahead on the news wrap.
Let's start with a wraparound today's news cycle first
as if scaling mount Everest wasn't impressive enough.
A group of climbers also set a Guinness world record after reaching the top.
The highest tea party ever. Talk about high tea even more impressive.
The Girl scout cookies didn't turn to crumbs after
the supplies had quite an adventure of their own
traveling via plane yak and backpack across frozen winter
falls last year while as fun as that seems,
it looks really cold as they're drinking that tea.
It's the act for me. I get I get to work the same way.
So despite a war raging at home,
Ukrainian athletes brought home a national record number of medals
from the Paralympics in Beijing
Ukraine winning a total of 29 medals including 11 goals.
Those numbers came in second place overall behind China
the national team called it attendance a miracle saying quote,
Our presence at the Paralympics is a sign that Ukraine is and will remain
a country
and well that did not last long after being a retired NFL player for about 40 days.
Tom Brady announced he is
retiring and now heading back to the field for the 23rd season.
As for when he will actually retire. No clue.
We don't know with rady just saying that time will come but it's
not now the 44 year old just signing off with unfinished business LFG.
Alright keep an eye on that. And former President Barack Obama has covid
but don't panic.
Obama tweeting his had a scratchy throat but his feeling
fine otherwise he and the former first lady are both vaccinated
and Michelle has tested negative.
Obama is now taking the opportunity to remind people to get vaccinated.
Even as case numbers are dropping get well soon brock. Yes, absolutely.
And states are cashing in on higher wages and higher prices.
Data from the National Conference of State Legislatures showing half of
states are set to surpass what they had predicted for revenue.
It's a total 180 from two years ago when the onset of Covid
19 robbed states while it's due to business closures and widespread layoffs.
But don't forget a major factor behind higher spending.
Of course we're talking inflation and almost three million Ukrainians
are fleeing their home country to escape the Russia.
An invasion,
the U. N. Refugee agency. Most refugees are seeking a safe haven in Poland
with the majority being women and Children.
Ukrainians are also heading to Hungary Romania and
Slovakia but the rate of arrival is slowing.
President Vladimir Zelensky once again called for NATO to make Ukraine a no fly zone
which the west has said could escalate the war
dramatically. All right.
Turning now to politics for the latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
is Megan practice in Washington. To give us an update.
We are hearing Megan about the continuing crisis
in besieged cities in eastern Ukraine. So what's the latest in those cities?
Well look, it depends on where you look right.
But generally speaking Russia has increased its air game and its
ground game and it has gained ground if you will.
In the city of Mariupol we obviously have all been watching the
fallout literally from that shelling of a maternity and Children's hospital.
We now know that one of the women that was carried out on a stretcher
died. As did her, her unborn child.
Obviously tragedy occurring though some good
news from variable some families have
been able to get out of the city to safer locations.
So that is good news in an incredibly difficult situation.
The city of Kiev,
the capital city of Kiev has been very much under siege under attack for the last
I'd say 48 hours in particular because there is a concerted effort
by Russians to surround that city and sort of take more control.
This is the Crown Jewel of Ukraine, right?
If Russia takes Kiev,
a lot of the rest of the country will fall because Kiev
is the capital city and it's the largest city and as a
result it is where there is a massive presence of troops and
those who have taken up arms to fight for their country.
So the situation in Ukraine does continue to be very dire.
Uh, the United Nations is warning that this is a war that will have no winners.
There will only be losers and who loses the most.
The secretary general,
Antonio Guterres speaking earlier on monday and and making the case that
everyone needs to put down their arms
and try to solve this in a humanitarian and diplomatic fashion.
Though, diplomacy ken does seem to be less on the table than ever before.
And the U. S.
And china had a meeting earlier today where they discussed Ukraine,
President Biden's national security advisor, Jake.
Sullivan met with one of china's top foreign affairs officials.
So what issues did the US raised in that meeting?
Pretty much everything in the kitchen sink. Right? It was seven hours long in Rome.
These two gentlemen came together and talked about every possible thing the U. S.
And china would have to talk about.
So it wasn't just a meeting about Russia and
Ukraine and this war that's going on in europe.
It was also a conversation about areas where there's room for cooperation, right?
Climate change. There's areas that with these two countries do agree.
The US reiterated the one china policy and our commitment to it.
That is something that china really really prefers to see,
especially when it comes to its own
territorial challenges with the island of Taiwan.
Additionally, they talked about you guessed it Russia and Ukraine.
You can't ignore the elephant in the room if you will.
Russia and China have gotten much closer over the last eight years in
particular and we saw the president's
joined together during the Beijing olympics earlier
this year.
That means that of course there's concern about Russia's role
in our rather about china's role in all of this.
And as we're learning more about the call, we also get reports
from US senior administration officials that
Russia has asked china not only for weaponry and personnel,
but china has delivered that weaponry and personnel to Russia.
Russia saying that this is disinformation.
China saying that this is disinformation and Russia says they have
all the weapons they need can but it obviously underscores a larger
issue here which is that Russia and china are aligned on information
and the information they're giving their citizens in a very very closely
monitored manner. And the United States is outside of that circle can
alright. Megan prats live for us in Washington now for a look
what's going on in Western Ukraine and hand out toss things over to you.
Yeah, thank you.
Can we continue to follow the Russian invasion as
Russia expands its assault on Ukraine earlier today,
an apartment building in the city's oval on district
was hit killing one person and injuring six.
Russian airstrikes also hit a large military base near the western city of LVIV,
Killing at least 35 people leaving more than 130 in the hospital.
Joining me now is CNN reporter Salma Abdel Abdel Aziz live from LVIV Ukraine.
Selma Welcome back to the show.
What can you share with us about the attacks over the weekend?
How has it changed what people in Love Eve are doing on the ground where you are?
It's really rattled family civilians here in La
Vive because this was considered the safe haven.
This is where people who were suffering violence, fled to to find safety.
But all of that of course shattered.
Over the last several days,
we've heard air raid sirens every day there was an air raid siren just a few hours ago.
That means families are spending their nights in
their basements in bomb shelters trying to keep
Their Children safe and it comes as the
Russian war edges ever closer to NATO's border.
As you mentioned on Sunday,
the average military base struck by 30 cruise missiles hit coming from Russian
warplanes a major blow to Ukraine's logistical
efforts because it was that military base
that was considered a safe forward operating point for Ukraine's offensive.
That illusion now shattered of course by bombardment from the skies.
And meanwhile, of course, fears grow for the capital for Kiev.
Russian artillery,
Russian tanks or just about 15 miles from the
city limits of Kiev and already hitting civilian areas.
Residential building was struck early this morning, killing at least one person.
Rescue workers were trying to evacuate people
while the building was on fire for hours
uh today and then further to the east of the country.
Of course,
where the most dire situation is areas like Mario people continue to be besieged,
cut off from water, food,
basic supplies and all of the suffering happening while
talks 1/4 round of negotiations have yet to to yield
any results. Those fourth round of talks started today.
They were virtual there on pause now and set to resume
tomorrow.
But european leaders and of course the Ukrainian president saying, look,
every day counts, we need a cease fire right now to stop the bloodshed.
We know the UK is launching homes for Ukraine where anyone considering
opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees can register their interest online.
Is the situation getting worse for those trying to flee?
Have you seen it getting better? Does it remain the same?
It has gotten worse if you're looking at the east of the country.
And I'll tell you why now there's something called
humanitarian corridors that have been opening up on occasion.
These humanitarian corridors are meant to be open spaces,
they're organized by Ukrainian troops in coordination with the
Red Cross and Russia to allow civilians to flee,
to allow civilians to leave.
And yes, in some cases
these humanitarian corridors have worked. But in some cases the Ukrainians,
the Ukrainian government says
they have not,
they say that at times these humanitarian corridors have been targeted by
the Russian military civilians have died trying to leave their homes safely.
So yes, if you've made it here to the west of the country,
right up on the border with Poland refugees, consider this still to be a safe haven.
But for those still besieged in areas like Mario pole,
that situation continues to be dire and it is,
we have heard some good news of some families being able to flee Marielle poll today,
but it remains a difficult situation with these families cut off from food, water,
basic supplies.
Again,
that's why President Zelensky is calling for that ceasefire
correspondent, Salma Abdelaziz live from LVIv Ukraine, Please be safe.
Selma, thank you for your incredible reporting. Once again,