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British Prime Minister With Ukrainian President In Kyiv; At Least 50 Killed In Russian Missile Strike On Train Station; Ukraine: Russians "Regrouping" Before Advance Towards Kharkiv; Putin Names New Commander For Ukraine As Russia Shift Focus; Global Outrage After Russian Missile Hits Crowded Train Station; Four-Alarm Fire Burning Near San Francisco; Tiger's Troubles At The Masters; NFL Quarterback Dwayne Haskins Killed Walking Across Highway. Aired 9-10p ET

Aired April 09, 2022 - 21:00:00   ET

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JESSICA DEAN, CNN HOST: Hi, everyone. I'm Jessica Dean in Washington. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world.

In a country unified by war and mourning senseless civilian deaths, a scene that is remarkable for its appearance of normalcy. Take a look. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson taking a stroll and greeting passersby with Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that's Kyiv, the capital that was under siege just a few weeks ago.

Johnson made that surprise visit as a show of solidarity, and it comes after one of Russia's most horrific attacks on civilians to date. And we want to warn you of graphic images that are disturbing.

That video captures the terror of missiles striking a civilian train station where you see thousands were gathered to evacuate. And that means those families so desperate to flee the fighting ended up as helpless victims. The latest government update now 52 people dead and that includes at least five children and almost a 100 other people are injured. Zelenskyy says it is yet another Russian war crime.

In northeastern Ukraine, heavy shelling is reported today in Kharkiv, or what's left of it. You can see there crater scar the rubble filled landscape of the country's second largest city. Ukraine says Russian troops are regrouping ahead of an advanced there.

And tonight we're also learning of a new Russian general taking command in Ukraine. Army General, Alexander Dvornikov was the first commander of Russia's military operations in Syria in 2015. Military Analyst say it's acknowledgment that Russia's military is badly struggling.

And we begin this hour with a CNN exclusive. Our crews had been granted sole access to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the world's worst atomic accident. And the images you're about to see of how Russian troops conducted themselves there before banning it are shocking. CNN's Fred Pleitgen is there.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Simply getting to the Chernobyl exclusion zone is a treacherous journey. Many streets and bridges destroyed, we had to go off road crossing rivers on pontoon bridges. Finally, we reached the confinement dome of the power plant that blew up in 1986, the worst nuclear accident ever.

Russian troops invaded this area on the very first day of their war against Ukraine and took Chernobyl without much of a fight. Now, that the Russians have left Ukraine's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky took us to Chernobyl, and what we found was troubling. The Russians imprisoned the security staff inside the plants owned bomb shelter. The interior minister told us, no natural light, no fresh air, no communications.

So the Russians kept a 169 Ukrainians prisoner here the entire time they held this place. And then when the Russians left, they looted and ransack the place.

Among the prisoners, police officers, National Guard members and soldiers. Ukraine's interior minister tells me the Russians have now taken them to Russia and they don't know how they're doing.

DENYS MONASTYRSKY, INTERIOR MINISTER, UKRAINE (through translator): When I arrived here I was shocked, he says, but only once again realize that there are no good Russians and nothing good comes of Russians. It is always a story associated with victims with blood and with violence. What we see here is a vivid example of outrageous behavior at a nuclear facility.

PLEITGEN: While the plant's technical staff was allowed to keep working, the Ukrainian say Russian troops were lacks with nuclear safety. And as we enter the area Russian troops stayed and worked in suddenly the dosimeters alarm goes off. Increased radiation levels.

They went to the Red Forest and brought the radiation here on their shoes. This national guardsman says, everywhere else is normal, only this floor is radioactive. I asked everywhere is okay, but here is not normal, yes, he says. The radiation is increased here because they lived here and they went everywhere.

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PLEITGEN: One their shoes and clothes I asked, "Yes." And now they took the radiation with them. Let's get out of here I say. The so called Red Forest is one of the most contaminated areas in the world, especially the soil. The Ukrainian government released this drone footage apparently showing that the Russians dug combat positions there. The operator of Ukraine's nuclear plants says those Russian soldiers could have been exposed to significant amounts of radiation.

We went to the edge of the Red Force zone and found a Russian military food ration on the ground. When we hold the dosimeter closed, the radiation skyrockets to around 50 times above natural levels. Ukraine says Russia's conduct in this war is a threat to nuclear safety in Europe. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant hasn't been in operation for years. But of course, this confinement needs to be monitored 24/7, and also their spent nuclear fuel in this compound as well. And it's not only in Chernobyl, Russian troops also fired rockets that

are Europe's largest nuclear power plant near Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, and are now occupying it. Ukraine's Energy Minister tells me the international community must step in.

GERMAN GALUSHCHENKO, ENERGY MINISTER, UKRAINE: I think it's dramatically impact and that is the really the act of nuclear terrorism for what they are doing.

PLEITGEN: Chernobyl is close to the Belarusian border. The Russian army used this road as one of its main routes to attack Ukraine's capital. The interior minister says his country needs more weapons to defend this border.

MONASTYRSKY (through translator): Today, the border between totalitarianism and democracy passes behind our backs, he says. The border between freedom and oppression. We are ready to fight for it.

PLEITGEN: And the Ukrainians fear they may have to fight here again soon as Russian President, Vladimir Putin replenishes his forces continuing to put this nation and nuclear safety and Europe at risk. Fred Pleitgen, CNN, at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in Ukraine.

DEAN: Credible reporting from Fred there. We have a lot to break down, we're going to bring in. Retired Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton who's also a CNN Military Analyst.

And Colonel, I want to begin and back up just a little bit to that attack on the train station, that civilian attack on the train station that we showed you at the earlier in the broadcast. Did that have any strategic significance, or was this just attacking civilians for the sake of it?

CEDRIC LEIGHTON, CNN MILITARY ANALYST: Well, actually, both are true, Jessica. And here's why, this is-- the interesting part of this, is this is the eastern part of Ukraine right here. And where this train station attack occurred is in the town of Kramatorsk right here in the-- this part of the Donetsk District.

What the Russians want to do is they want to capture all of this. Right now, they and their separatist forces have this part that's shaded in yellow right here. But then what they want to do is they want to move forward into this area so that they control even more of these regions within Ukraine. That would then give them a plausible way of calling it a victory.

But what they're also doing is they're making the civilian population feel afraid, they're actually taking them down a terror path, because what they want to do is they want to show them that they're in charge, and that they can't be messed with an essence.

DEAN: Right. And that they will terrorize them and attack them. We're also hearing more cruise missiles being launched by the Russian Navy, and they're hitting targets in the south and east of Ukraine. There's also an explanation of increased Russian air attacks in those regions. So walk us through those regions and explain why that's significant. LEIGHTON: Sure. So this is the southeastern part of Ukraine. So we have not only the area where the train station attack occurred had come a tourist, but you also have Mariupol. And we've been talking a lot about Mariupol. Mariupol, Jessica, is the place of utter devastation right now, but the Russians still do not control it.

And so what the Russians want to do is they want to establish this land bridge, which theoretically they have right here in this part of southeastern Ukraine, but they need to get Mariupol in order to complete that process. The Ukrainians aren't giving up without a fight. Now, in the south, this is the broader picture of the South right here. The other piece that they are looking at is Odesa right here.

DEAN: YES.

LEIGHTON: And we see right here, this is Kherson, which they captured. Mykolaiv, which they had Russian forces in Mykolaiv. They've been moved back. We have Ukrainian forces right here. So there is movement this way for-- in favor of the Ukrainians, but that could change as the Russians tried to move into Odesa either from the sea or from the land like this.

DEAN: Right. No accident at all that Odesa and Mariupol are often in the news that that's where we're seeing so many of these attacks, and so much of that devastation.

LEIGHTON: Exactly.

DEAN: We also know that one European official says that there's about a quarter of Russian forces that they call quote, "Effectively inoperable", 29 battalion tactical groups are said to be out of commission. That seems like a big Russian failure.

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DEAN: What do you think is causing this? Is this bad logistics, bad planning, bad leadership?

LEIGHTON: It's all of the above. And what's also worse about this, is that when you look at what has happened here throughout Ukraine, you see that this area, which is now under Ukrainian control, that was basically all red before, which meant Russian control. That's no longer the case.

So this really marks the extent of the failure that the Russians have had up to this point. Now, they can turn it around with the appointment of the new general that you just mentioned.

DEAN: Yes.

LEIGHTON: A lot of this could change. And he certainly has the experience to do some things that the Ukrainians haven't seen yet, possibly. But what the Ukrainians need to be concerned about is the Russians moving this way. And this way to the town of Dnipro, that would be the area where that they could control. The Russians could control in order to move things this this way, and to control not only the eastern part of Ukraine, but potentially move it into other areas.

And the other risk of the Ukrainians have is that their armies could be encircled if they're not careful. So this is a very tenuous area for them. This is why we-- right now have some failures in, you know, with the Russians. But the Russians are also learning what's going on here. They're absorbing the lessons of the battlefield. And if they learn those lessons, this could be one heck of a fight between the Ukrainians and the Russians.

DEAN: And to that, and as we're looking at the south and the east here. Do you think Ukraine has what it needs to defend those areas?

LEIGHTON: Well, one of the big problems Jessica is they have some of the things they need, some of the things like the javelins, and the stingers, you know, the-- both the anti-tank and the anti-aircraft missiles. They definitely have that, and they're getting them more and more. But what they also need is the capability to attack targets in Russia itself, that nobody seems to be wanting to give them the weapons that will allow them to do that. And they're certainly not getting aircraft that would let them do that as well.

So, it requires a lot more than what they're getting in order to take the war into Russia itself.

DEAN: And so I guess finally, I'm just curious, are we getting to a point is there a stalemate? Is-- what is it going to take for one side to finally push over, you know, to win against the other? What is it or...

LEIGHTON: Yes. Unfortunately, in modern war, what we're often finding is that you're ending up with stalemates.

DEAN: Yes.

LEIGHTON: And as a result, what one can expect is, you know, if Ukraine pushes back the Russians here, and keeps them from going any further into any of these areas, and they keep Kyiv free, then they will basically have one. That'll be the equivalent of a victory.

DEAN: Yes.

LEIGHTON: It won't look exactly like a victory. And you know, the old days when we looked at World War II, where they were conclusive victories, but that's probably as good as they can expect out of this. Of course, Russia would look at a victory if they took over the whole country.

DEAN: Sure.

LEIGHTON: Or even a portion of it like this eastern portion, and that would be considered a victory by the Russians. Both sides could potentially claim victory in a case like that, but it is a-- going to be one of those situations where we could definitely see a stalemate. That would be the most likely outcome. I believe, you know, the way-- given the way this war has gone so far. DEAN: Excellent. All right. This is great. Thank you so much for walking us all through that. You have incredible analysis. Thanks for making time.

And breaking news right now. Crews are working to put out a four-alarm fire at the port of Benicia. It's about 40 miles north of San Francisco. Officials say the fire is not a threat to the public. They also say winds in the area are blowing away from populated areas.

Still to come. Ukrainian, 90-Day Fiance star Yara Dufren fears for her family's safety back home. She's going to join us live to share her story.

Also ahead. A CNN exclusive revealing Donald Trump Jr. was texting Mark Meadows' ideas to throw the 2020 election claiming to have full operational control to keep his father in power.

Also tonight. Police in Florida investigating why Steelers Quarterback, Dwayne Haskins was trying to cross an interstate on foot when he was struck and killed by a truck. They're in the CNN Newsroom.

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DEAN: A federal judge's ruling next week could affect GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's future. On Monday, the judge is expected to decide if she will allow a group of Georgia voters to move forward with their constitutional challenge to prevent Greene's reelection. That challenge is based on the 14th amendment, and claims Greene cannot run again because she aided the January 6th insurrection.

The federal judge signal Friday she'll likely allow the case to move forward. Greene's lawyers deny she's an insurrectionists and claim disqualifying her would violate her first amendment rights.

Turning now to a CNN exclusive about Donald Trump's inner circle trying to overturn his losing the presidency. Text from his oldest son, just two days after the election offer a play by play of what would ultimately happen, lawsuits and effort to use fake electors and more. Those texts show the younger Trump was sending these thoughts to his father's Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, and one exchange Trump Jr. lays out one idea that would subvert the electoral college process quote, "It's very simple", adding later quote, "We have multiple paths. We control them all."

CNN Senior Legal Analyst, Elie Honig joins me now. He's a former federal prosecutor. Elie, always great to see you. Give me first just your takeaway from these text messages.

ELIE HONIG, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: Well, Jessica, these text messages show me that this was the plan from the very start by Donald Trump's inner circle. We're talking about his son and his chief of staff at the time. And the timing of these texts is so crucial. This is November 5th, this is two days after the election, they had no way at this point to know who had actually won or lost.

In fact, if anything, these texts suggest that Donald Trump and the people around him at least believed he had lost because why would they be considering all these back channel borderline legal or illegal approaches to go back to the state legislatures, to go to Congress, to try to send in fake electors if they truly believe they had won?

So, to me these texts are very revealing as to what they really knew, what they really believed, and what they really intended.

DEAN: And does it give some insight into their frame of mind too? We've heard again, and again from former President Trump's inner circle that they say they didn't have any idea what January 6th was going to turn into. They didn't know that this would happen, that sort of thing. Does this kind of negate that in the sense that they were talking about this to your point now in November?

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HONIG: It does. Because these texts on November 5th layout almost exactly what was to happen over the following weeks. They tried to get these cases taken to the courts, they lost 63 of those cases, they tried to prevail upon local state legislators, and ultimately, they tried to disrupt the counting of the ballots, the electoral ballots on January 6th.Now, these texts don't talk about violence or storming the Capitol. But these texts do set the roadmap for exactly what led up to that day.

DEAN: Yes. And what about legal exposure here? Is Donald Trump Jr. in any trouble legally? What about Mark Meadows? Kind of what are they looking at here if anything?

HONIG: Well, so I break-- I would break that into two parts. First of all, January 6th, I think this underscores the need for the January 6th committee to at least try to talk to Donald Trump Jr. I mean, they've not subpoenaed him, which I think is fairly conspicuous given especially what we now know about his role. I query why they have not subpoenaed him.

And then Mark Meadows, look, his case is still pending over at the Justice Department. He's been held in contempt, because he turned over these texts and some others, and then he stopped. And so now Congress has held him in contempt.

The question is, is DOJ going to back up Congress by charging Mark Meadows? Jessica, they've now had that case for four months at DOJ. And they've not made up their mind to Mark Meadows. And I think these texts are so important. They show you why it's so crucial that Mark Meadows be held to account.

DEAN: Yes. And this-- just in terms of the January 6th the committee and its investigation, we know they're up against a tight timeframe, because they want to get this done by the midterms, which is obviously at the end of the year.

What kind of impact might this have on their investigation? Is there anything you think new here? I know you just mentioned that Donald Trump Jr. has not been subpoenaed to appear before them. But is there anything else here that you think that they're going to start looking at and digging into?

HONIG: Well, I think they're very much on the clock. You're right about that. I think they need to get these hearings going soon. I mean, the American public is paying attention and they can't let this linger. What this does is this solidifies that Donald Trump Jr. was absolutely involved. We've always long suspected he was involved. We know he's sympathetic to the cause. This text, though, is proof that he was directly involved in trying to direct traffic through Mark Meadows.

So, I think that's going to be a central feature of the January 6th committee's ultimate presentation to Congress to the American public.

DEAN: Right. Puts him right in the middle of it. All right. Ellie Honig, thanks for making time for us on a Saturday night. We appreciate it.

HONIG: Thanks, Jessica. All right.

DEAN: Yes. It's hard for all of us to watch images of the devastation in Ukraine. Imagine for those Ukrainians abroad who have loved ones back in their country in harm's way. I'm going to speak to one of them.

Reality TV Star and Ukrainian, Yara Dufren, that's next.

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DEAN: Each day we bring you the tragic aftermath of Russian strikes on Ukrainian. Tonight, we also want to show you the before. Take a look at Mariupol, a once thriving port city of 400,000 full parks, squares, fountains. Today may be the most devastated city in Ukraine for more than 90 percent of its buildings, more than 90 percent of its buildings are damaged or destroyed, and the death toll there unknown. The mayor calling his city the new Auschwitz.

In Chernihiv a suburb of Kyiv some of its churches dated back to the 11th century. One woman who was born there told CNN she loved her city for its pedestrian, streets, cafes, a clean city beach, theatres and Philharmonics. The mayor now says the city is uninhabitable with no running water, sewer, and the infrastructure destroyed.

And look at Bordianka before February 24th, the date Russia began to invade. A carnival on a plaza and children playing, today, Bordianka has experienced more carnage of civilians in the massacre in Buka (ph)-- Bucha, excuse me. That's according to Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Last month, he said a few small towns just don't exist anymore. And this is a tragedy. They are just gone, and people are also gone.

That may be the fate for the village of motion. Once called picturesque, a mother tells us her family built their dream home there, reminiscing how they pick mushrooms from the forest. But you see how Vladimir Putin's war has now turned that village into a wasteland.

Ukrainians with relatives still in the country are left worrying about the fates of their loved ones. And Ukrainian TV star, Yara Dufren from TLC's 90-Day Fiance says it's hard to sleep not knowing what will happen to her family and friends who are still in Ukraine. And she's joining me now from here in the U.S.

Yara, thanks so much for being with us tonight. We're really, really happy to talk to you. But we're so sorry about the circumstances that you and your family, and your loved ones find yourself in. I just curious first, have you been able to talk to your family and friends, and how are they tonight?

YARA DUFREN, TLC'S 90-DAY FIANCE: Thank you so much for inviting me first. Yes, I was able to talk with my family and friends. I talk to them all the time. So thank God, they're all alive, and they're all good right now. My friends are escaping, some of my family have been escaping. My friend, when she was escaping her building was bombed after a few hours she escaped, which really, I feel like, God saved her. But everybody's safe right now that they pass through horrible time.

DEAN: I'm sure they have. And, you know, I'm thinking about it, if somebody I love, if something is going wrong, just simple things in life are going wrong. Sometimes it keeps you up at night, right? It's hard to go to sleep. I can't imagine for you how difficult it is to relax or go to sleep, or get a good night sleep when your friends and family are in harm's way like this.

DUFREN: It's-- for me, honestly, for me Ukraine, it's not only my family and friends. For me, Ukraine, it's my home. Every single building for me is important right there, because that's my home. And for me that building like my own-- every single building, like my own home.

DEAN: Yes.

DUFREN: So, when I see that some nasty people go to my country and try to destruct that makes me-- what has given to me is angry feeling.

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I just start to hating those people.

DEAN: Yes. Yes. I understand. So when you're watching the news coverage or you're seeing it online is it-- it's anger, obviously that you're having. What else are you feeling when you're seeing this unfold in your homeland?

DUFREN: Just anger. I don't know, I'm feeling anger, I'm feeling-- I just can't, my brain are (INAUDIBLE) I understand. How there can be some soldiers who can destroy my country, who can destroy my city, killing my people, raping some girls? I just couldn't understand that, to be honest, it's just like cannot convert (ph) on my brain either. I don't know.

DEAN: No, it's horrific. It's truly, truly horrific. We have seen an outpouring of support from around the world toward Ukraine and Ukrainians. Does that help give-- does that give you any-- does that help your heart at all to see people trying to-- you know, welcoming them into their nation or sending donations, things like that?

DUFREN: It's honestly makes me really feel happy that there is so many people who wants to help Ukraine, everybody supporting Ukraine. Ukraine flag are everywhere. But I will love to, to be honest. Like if you're from Ukraine people-- you're from Ukraine, not just the people, political support Ukraine too, and somebody already tried to do something for this war, stopping because people shouldn't die for somebody, for their land, for a money, for power, they shouldn't die just because they're over there.

DEAN: Yes. Yes. And what about the people, your family and friends who are still in Ukraine? Do you think they will ultimately stay there? Are they trying to get-- trying to escape to a safer country at this point?

DUFREN: So my family who is there in the West, now which is in Hungarian border, they are safe over there. And probably nothing will happen over there. It's super hard for them to leave their home and go somewhere where you don't know. For example, my sister she has three kids. She's right on the border. So she's kind of, like she didn't know what to do. But leave for her house with three kids is really hard.

DEAN: Of course, yeah. No, it's very hard and you have to uproot your children and your whole life, and what do you take, and what can-- you can't take much at all. It's absolutely heartbreaking. What about you, will you hope--

DUFREN: And billions of them can't speak any language too, it's really hard.

DEAN: Sure.

DUFREN: They don't know English or something. Yeah.

DEAN: Sure. Of course. Do you hope to get back to Ukraine at some point?

DUFREN: I hope-- I really hope to get back to Ukraine. I'm not making an illusion in my mind. I understand this can be a long time because we never know like in Donbas, it had gone for eight years already. So it can be a really long time. But when this will be over, when everything will be safe. I will fly there. I will try to help for rebuild my place, my home country.

DEAN: Yes. And so in between now and then, what do you do? How do you get through the next weeks, months, however long this goes on?

DUFREN: I just trying to-- I'm just try-- I stopped already crying. I start to more sleeping at night, and I'm trying to concentrate on helping people because I understand my tears will not help nobody, just concentrating on who I can help, and it makes me happy that at least I can do something.

DEAN: Yes. All right. Well, Yara, a dear friend. Thank you so much. We're sending lots of love to your family and friends, and to you as well. Thanks so much for being with us.

DUFREN: Thank you so much.

DEAN: Yes. The invasion of Ukraine has sparked anger and fear in the smaller countries along Russia's borders, like in the Republic of Georgia, which Vladimir Putin got away with invading in 2008. CNN's Matt Rivers reports from a demonstration today in Georgia's capital.

MATT RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, here in Tbilisi, Georgia, a twofold event. On the one hand, a day of National Remembrance, people coming out here to remember the events that happened here in 1989. Outside of the parliament building here, that was when Soviet troops opened fire on protesters that we're here trying to advocate for Georgian independence from other then Soviet Union.

But this day, obviously taking on added importance this year, because of what we're seeing now Russian troops doing in Ukraine. This is something that people here in Georgia are paying very close attention to. And a lot of the people here, and when I say twofold event it's because this is a protest in part against the current national government.

Critics are saying, the national government is not taking a strong enough stance choosing to be on the side of Ukraine, basically accusing the national government here of-- kind of playing both sides of defense. On the one hand, not criticizing Putin and Russia openly enough for what they're doing in Ukraine, and on the other hand, not advocating for Ukraine and for its government forcefully enough. But some Georgians have taken the ultimate step when it comes to advocating for Ukraine.

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Rivers: I want to show you a memorial that set up here outside the parliament building. There have actually been Georgian volunteers that have gone to Ukraine to fight, and so you can pan off me, and you can show these are some of the photographs of a few of the Georgian volunteers that have actually died in the fighting in Ukraine, they chose to volunteer and go to Ukraine, and lay down their own lives in order to fight for Ukraine. And what people here will tell you is that there's a lot of sympathy here in Georgia, given Georgia's own history, fighting with Russia.

There's a lot of sympathy here for what is going on in Ukraine. Many Georgians like the soldiers here who died who want to do whatever they can to help Ukraine fight for its own existence. Matt Rivers, CNN, Tbilisi, Georgia.

DEAN: Matt, thank you. And take a look at this, 500 drones lighting up the sky over South Korea's port city of Busan, performing an eye catching light show in support of the Ukrainian people. And you can see each drone flying in blue or yellow, forming the Ukrainian flag, a dove, and spelling out no war.

For information on how you can help provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine log on to cnn.com/impact. Our CNN audience, all of you out there has already donated nearly 7-1/2 million dollars, but more help is desperately needed.

Tiger Woods, putting up the worst score he's ever had the Masters. We're going to have more on Tiger's troubles. That's next.

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DEAN: The NFL world is reeling tonight at the sudden death of Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback, Dwayne Haskins. He was just 24 years old. His team tweeting, "May he rest in peace." The Florida Highway Patrol says Haskins was trying to walk across Interstate-595 in Broward County when a dump truck struck him around 6:30 in the morning. It is unclear why he was walking. Steelers Coach, Mike Tomlin said Haskins was a great teammate and a tremendous friend, and some condolences to his wife.

The third round of the 2022 Masters is officially over, and world number one, Scottie Scheffler sits alone in first place. Three strokes ahead of his nearest competitor, but the golfer everyone's had their eye on is Tiger Woods. CNN's Dianne Gallagher is in Augusta with the latest. Dianne.

DIANNE GALLAGHER, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You know, Jessica the story of Tiger Woods come back, 14 months after that car crash relearning how to walk, and then coming out here to the Masters making the cut, that continues to just make people happy and excited here in Augusta.

His play today during the third round of the Masters, not so much. Tiger Woods posted a six over 78 score. It was his worst score in his 93 round career here at the Masters according to the PGA Tour. Now, Tiger struggled throughout the day specifically in potting which is unusual for Woods. He talked about it afterward, even was a little relaxed after being asked about it saying that he just simply couldn't get it going.

He was noticeably limping. He was slow throughout the day walking, and you could tell that he was in pain in part due to the cold temperatures here in Augusta. But he did finish, and he does plan to be back on Sunday. When asked about that perseverance, Woods talked about the idea of never giving up.

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TIGER WOODS, FIVE-TIME MASTERS CHAMPION: Never give up. Always chase after your dreams, and I've-- I fight each and every day. Each and every day is a challenge. It had presents-- each and every day presents its own different challenges for all of us. And I wake up, and let's start to fight all over again.

GALLAGHER: Now, Tiger has talked about intense healing after these rounds, ice baths just freezing himself to death to get ready. He does plan to play on Sunday, he says that he might not be able to get that six green jacket, but he still thinks he could be in contention. It would be hard to catch up with world number one right now, Scottie Scheffler. Jessica, just running away with it here in Augusta. Tiger meanwhile, tied for 41st.

DEAN: All right, Dianne, thank you. Ahead. The invisible wounds from Russia's war in Ukraine. Millions of people have fled their homes and many of them of all ages bear the mental scars.

LIUDMYLA BATS, UKRAINIAN REFUGEE: Even here, every time when I hear there's some sounds, and when the airplane is flying, I'm afraid

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DEAN: A bipartisan group of more than 60 lawmakers is urging President Biden to do more for Ukrainian refugees. More than 4 million people have fled that country so far, many of them suffering with mental and emotional trauma and are in need of help. CNN's Dana Bash, reports.

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DANA BASH, CNN ANCHOR: Eight-year-old, Jana (ph) is used to going to gymnastics class six days a week in Odesa, Ukraine. Now she practices here, a refugee center in Warsaw, Poland. Do you know why your mom decided it was time for you to go?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Well, because there were explosions there and stuff like that.

BASH: Did you hear explosions? Did you see any of the war?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

BASH: She left Ukraine with her brother and mother, Liudmyla (ph).

BATS: The journey was very hard, because we decided to go there through Moldova, through Romania, through Hungary, and through Slovenia.

BASH: Yes.

BATS: And then Poland.

BASH: Jana sits at a table full of donated supplies and goes to school remotely on her phone right in the middle of this Warsaw refugee center. And she's okay?

BATS: She says yes.

BASH: Liudmyla Bats is not so sure about her own trauma. BATS: Even here, every time when I hear there's some sounds, and when

the airplane is flying, I'm afraid

BASH: Colin's (ph) generosity towards Ukraine's flood of refugees, shelter, food, baby supplies is well documented. Less known is a focus on what you cannot see, the mental health of the mostly women and children who crossed the border.

If we directed a lot of the psychiatrists, psychologists to the Ukrainians.

MAYOR RAFAL TRZASKOWSKI, WARSAW, POLAND: Yes, I have.

BASH: Warsaw, Mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski says tending to Ukrainians emotional wounds is critical. Foundations dropped leaflets encouraging Ukrainian refugees to seek counseling.

TRZASKOWSKI: Those kids are incredibly resilient, but you never know, you know, what's beneath the surface.

BASH: But it wasn't that long ago that people just kind of said suck it up. You just deal with it. But that's not where we are in society anymore.

TRZASKOWSKI: No, I mean, when you-- especially when you see what's happening in Ukraine, how vicious this war was, and all of those atrocities committed by Russian soldiers. I mean, those kids watch TV, you know they see it.

BASH: In this group session, the mental health professional for Ukrainian women is a fellow refugee in "The women's circle", as they call it, buried emotions sprang to the surface. While mothers tend to their own mental health, their children are in a makeshift daycare on the other side of the room.

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BASH: Little Jana is thrilled by the toys and new people to play with, young enough not to know too much. Her big sister Antonina (ph) knows far more, experienced more than any eight-year-old ever should. Antonina, why are you here in Poland? Do you know?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Because of the war. Because I don't know, Putin has something in his head.

BASH: Turns out not all grownups make good decisions, huh?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): When it comes to Putin, yes.

BASH: To better take care of her girls, their mother takes care of herself in this therapy session.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): We like minded people, it's easier to talk, they understand you.

BASH: Why did you want to have these sessions? MILENA KONOVALOVA, UKRAINIAN REFUGEE (through translator): When we

talk to other women, we hear that we have the same problems, and we see our situation from a distance. The most prominent trauma is that women don't see tomorrow. They're not sure. They're frightened and scared. They don't feel protection anywhere. And it's important to convey to them that there is tomorrow.

BASH: As for today, seeing their children playing, smiling, laughing, it helps get them to tomorrow. Dana Bash, CNN, Warsaw, Poland.

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DEAN: A Ukrainian rock star is using music to lift spirits in his war torn country. This is Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, he's drawn crowds for impromptu concerts around Ukraine. He's also documenting the devastation that he's seeing during his travels. This is what he posted this week from Bucha.

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SVIATOSLAV VAKARCHUK, LEAD VOCALIST, OKEAN ELZY ROCK BAND: Hi, I'm Sviatoslav Vakarchuk. I'm a musician from Ukraine. And I'm in Bucha, Near Kyiv, you suddenly (ph) heard of it. And on the back of me, behind me, you can see destroyed buildings, they were destroyed by the Russian tanks, and Russian missiles, airstrikes, and soldiers. And here is what left of Russian, military, Russian soldiers, Russian tanks. And this will happen to anybody who will be dare enough to come and invade our country.

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DEAN: In addition to the massive damage in Bucha, Ukraine says hundreds of bodies were found there after Russian troops left. Vakarchuk spoke with CNN earlier from Chernihiv and showed the destruction there.

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VAKARCHUK: You can see it, it's not Coliseum. It's a new stadium. And our band, Okean Elzy which is a band I'm singing in, perfumed here many times. It was pact with thousands of people. And you can see what's happening there now. Right in the middle is the big hole probably three or four meters depth, also hauled from air bomb.

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DEAN: Vakarchuk has met with Ukrainian soldiers while traveling the country. And he says despite the destruction, their morale is high.

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VAKARCHUK: In the worst situation that you can imagine you lost your relatives, someone who you loved. You lost your home, everything. And you still have this optimism and readiness to go further, and optimist for the future. That's why I think Ukrainians are undefeatable.

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DEAN: Space tourism just took another giant leap, the first ever all private astronaut crew. Arriving earlier today at the International Space Station. Rachel Crane is near Cape Canaveral, Florida watching this history making mission. Rachel.

RACHEL CRANE, CNN INNOVATION AND SPACE CORRESPONDENT: Jessica, the crew of Ax-1 successfully docked at the International Space Station around 8:30 a.m. Eastern time this morning. And this was a first of its kind mission because all astronauts onboard spacecraft endeavor were private astronauts. Now, they were greeted during a welcome ceremony by Expedition 67, which included a few NASA astronauts, a European astronaut, as well as three Russian cosmonauts.

And pilot of Ax-1, Larry Connor, he had some words about the historic nature of this mission, take a listen,

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LARRY CONNOR, PILOT, SPACEX MISSION: Now, we're here to experience this. But we understand there's a responsibility, and responsibility is for this first civilian crew to get it right. And that's what we're fully committed to with the support of everybody here at the ISS and on the ground. So it's going to be a busy week of research for us. And I'm sure it's going to fly by.

CRANE: And Jessica, they're going to be very busy while they're on stage.