Tonight, we’re discussing the first day of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, a meeting between CEOs and Biden administration officials about Russia, and the possibility of the Covid-19 booster becoming an annual shot. Plus, we'll tell you which states will get some financial assistance for flood-impacted homes.

The historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson started and she’s expected to be asked some tough questions about her experience. There’s a lot of uncertainty about how the war in Ukraine would end – we’ll tell you what Russia wants and what Ukraine’s willing to negotiate. The federal government abandoned one way to help alleviate gas prices, but some states took matters into their own hands. The Biden administration formally determines Myanmar's military committed genocide. And most medical debt is being wiped from credit reports.

We begin this episode at the scene of a shopping center in Kyiv, where 8 people died from a Russian attack, while a Ukrainian officers says bombs are falling every 10 minutes in Mariupol. Rescue workers are at the site where a plane carrying 132 people crashed in China. In the US, the Secretary of State this morning is expectedly to call Myanmar’s targeting of its Muslim-minority Rohingya, a genocide. Meanwhile wildfires that continue to burn in Texas have claimed at least one life. Plus, Disney regrets a racist high school cheer.

We start this morning with Ukrainian officials refusing to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, while a chemical plant in Sumy was shelled and is leaking ammonia. Meanwhile, speaking exclusively with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Ukraine’s President says failed negotiations with Russia would lead to World War 3. A spate of deadly shootings in the US this weekend has killed several people and injured dozens of others - we bring you the details. A plane carrying 133 people has crashed in China, with reports of fire visible at the scene. And Biden’s pick for the Supreme Court faces questioning from Senators today.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history last month as the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court. As her confirmation hearings get underway this week, we examine what senators will be asking and how some Republicans are struggling to craft solid messaging in opposing her nomination. 

Guest: Joan Biskupic, CNN Legal Analyst

The United Nations says more than 800 civilians have been killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A drawbridge operator in Florida is facing manslaughter charges after a woman fell off the bridge. A Kentucky judge ruled that Kim Davis violated the constitutional rights of same sex couples. Maryland lawmakers pass a bill to ban cat declawing. And a construction worker finds a woolly mammoth tooth.

The Ukrainian mayor abducted by Russian forces has a message for the world. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky calls for peace negotiations “without delay." Four U.S. service members were killed during a NATO exercise. Inmates on death row in South Carolina can now opt for a firing squad execution. And an Oregon man finds out he won the lottery three months later.

This evening, we’re discussing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s call with China’s president, and what a gunman didn’t see coming at one restaurant down south.

Tonight, we’re discussing the number of civilians killed and injured in Ukraine, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s message to Russians, and Burger King’s struggle to close its doors in Russia.

US President Joe Biden held a call with his Chinese counterpart this morning – we'll tell you what's come out of it so far. Russian troop casualties are raising questions about how they'll impact the war in Ukraine, as Russian airstrikes targeted many cities throughout the country today. Moderna is asking the FDA for authorization of its second Covid-19 booster dose. The West's megadrought in the US will persist and may get worse in coming months. Plus, some vacation ideas.