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A Ukrainian commander says enemy troops have broken into the steel plant where Mariupol’s last defenders and hundreds of civilians are holed up. We’re getting new details on the fighting and whether it could be a final showdown in the besieged city. Also, CNN’s new poll shows most Americans are casting blame on President Biden as their view of the economy is worse than it has been in a decade. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...

A bombshell development at the United States Supreme Court as a leaked draft decision reveals the court’s conservatives are now poised to strike down Roe v. Wade. Plus, as missile strikes hit western Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby joins to discuss a possible formal declaration of war by Vladimir Putin. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are told Mariupol’s last strong hold for Ukrainian fighters is now under constant fire by the Russians. The attacks are preventing new evacuations from the besieged steel plant after dozens of civilians finally made it out safely and are now recounting the horrors they endured. We discuss the war with the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine as American diplomats are now back on the ground inside Ukraine.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...

Heavy shelling right now in eastern Ukraine as Russian forces make new gains at the close of a critical week in the war. In Mariupol, the city’s last defenders are under relentless attack in the besieged steel plant where hundreds of civilians are also trapped. We are following the urgent push to evacuate amidst strong fears of a new attempt by Russia to storm the complex.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...

Russia attacks the Ukrainian capital for the first time in weeks. President Zelensky says five missiles hit Kyiv during the U.N. Secretary General’s visit to the city. Was the Kremlin sending a message? We get an update on the state of the war from the Pentagon press secretary John Kirby. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is finally heading home after being freed by Russia in a prisoner swap. This hour, we ask the State Department about Reed’s long-sought release and whether it will have any impact on the war in Ukraine. Also, Russia is now escalating its economic war with the West by cutting off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukrainian forces face increasing Russian attacks in the east and south as a third mass grave appears to have been found near Mariupol. The mayor of the besieged city claims Kremlin troops are forcing Ukrainian civilians to bury the dead in exchange for food and water. A key advisor to the mayor of Mariupol joins to comment. Also, Ukraine’s president is slamming Russia, saying it has no right to blackmail the world with the threat of using nuclear weapons...

Ukraine says Russians are raising everything to the ground during their offensive in the east as new video of a village wiped out amid heavy fighting. Putin’s war machine launches new attacks in western and central Ukraine as well, striking five railway stations within an hour. This after the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense held talks with President Zelensky in Kyiv.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...

As Russian invaders leave cities in ruin, a top general reveals for the first time that Vladimir Putin’s war goals are bigger than we knew. The Ukrainian Prime Minister joins to share his reaction to Putin’s chilling ambitions. Also, urgent new pleas for evacuations in Mariupol as Russia tightens its grip on the southeastern city and blockades the factory where Ukrainian civilians and troops are holding out. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn...

Putin claims victory in the besieged city of Mariupol, trapping tens of thousands of civilians holed up inside a huge steel complex. Putin is ordering forces to make sure nobody can escape from the last major stronghold. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby joins to discuss Biden claiming there is no evidence Mariupol has completely fallen as the U.S. says it will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukrainian fighters...