Ukraine says 9 humanitarian corridors are open today, as Lviv, a city with hundreds of thousands of displaced people, is hit by Russian missiles. Meanwhile, a tense call is expected between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this morning when as they speak about Russia. You’ll also hear about the more than 100 people in Cuba being sentenced for protests that happened last year, as well as the firing of 800 ferry workers in the UK - some of whom are refusing to leave their ships. Also, several pilot whales have died in New Zealand after getting stranded.

We begin this morning in Lviv, where missiles have hit the western Ukrainian city that's home to thousands of displaced Ukrainian and near the border with Poland. Later today, President Joe Biden will have what's expected to be a tense call with Chinese leader Xi Jingping on Russia. People in central Texas have been told to leave as crews battle wildfires. Meanwhile, public health officials are keeping a close watch on the UK's rising Covid cases, caused by a subvariant that already accounts for a quarter of all US cases. Plus, move over M, James Bond now works for Jeff Bezos.

This evening, we’re discussing President Joe Biden’s meeting tomorrow with China’s president, two deadly car crashes, and the possibility of another Covid-19 surge in the U-S.

Tonight, we’re discussing the people rescued from a theater bombed in Ukraine, an effort to document Russia’s war crimes, and the crowning of the 2022 Miss World.

Russia's not happy with President Joe Biden calling its president a "war criminal" yesterday. This, as the White House confirms Biden will meet with China's President tomorrow, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to come up. Ukraine says several evacuation corridors have been agreed upon for today, as Russian shelling continues. The Covid-19 immunity of a certain age group may determine how bad a BA.2 subvariant wave could be in the US. The Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized and New York City celebrates St. Patrick's Day.

Reports are coming in this morning that people are emerging alive from the theater that was bombed in Mariupol. Meanwhile, NATO defense ministers, including the US Defense Secretary, met today on providing military support for Ukraine. In the US, a video has been unsealed showing the death of a man in police custody. You'll also hear about Homeland Security looking at how information is shared between the US and UK, after January's hostage taking in a Texas synagogue. And Kanye West is banned from Instagram for day.

We begin this morning with the UK saying Russia's invasion has stalled, as Ukrainians in one city are tear-gassed for protesting the occupying Russian forces. Meanwhile, Russia is retaliating against international sanctions by seizing foreign-owned planes. In the US, the NTSB is investigating a deadly crash in Texas. You'll also hear from a Disney employee on why workers are staging daily walkouts over what opponents call Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill. And two Britons are freed from prison in Iran.

This evening, we’re discussing a Ukrainian theater that was bombed earlier today, actor Jussie Smollett’s release from jail, and Netflix cracking down on sharing passwords.

Tonight, we’re discussing President Joe Biden’s announcement of aid for Ukraine, a Ukrainian theater bombed by Russian forces, and a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

We start with President Joe Biden announcing a further $800 million dollars in security help for Ukraine, but the country's leader wants something else. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky compares Russian invasion to 9/11 and asks the US for a no-fly zone in an impassioned speech to Congress. Meanwhile, the Fed is raising interest rates and Atlanta is marking the one-year anniversary of the shootings that killed 8 people–most of them Asian women–in the city. Plus, we’ll tell you how the Senate voted on the federal travel mask mandate.