>>> THIS MORNING THE RUSSIAN
INVASION ESCALATING A
DEVASTATING HUMANITARIAN
CATASTROPHE THAT'S BEEN SHOCKING
IN ITS SPEED.
MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE
FLEEING THEIR HOMES IN A WEEK
WITH UNICEF ESTIMATING MORE THAN
HALF ARE CHILDREN.
THERE IS ONE POSITIVE
DEVELOPMENT.
UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN
NEGOTIATORS AGREE TO FORM
HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO ESZ CAPE THE WORST OF
THE FIGHTING.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE
JOURNEY IS EASY, MANY LEAVING
WITH JUST THE CLOTHES ON THEIR
BACK.
THAT'S WHERE OUR NEXT GUEST
COMES IN.
HIS HUMANITARIAN GROUP, WORLD
CENTRAL KITCHEN, IS WORKING HARD
TO ENSURE THESE REFUGEES ARE FED
ALONG THE WAY.
THE GROUP HAS ALREADY SERVED
MORE THAN 41,000 MEALS.
NATE IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR THE
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN AND JOINS
ME FROM LVIV, UKRAINE.
THANKS FOR TAKING TIME AWAY FROM
YOUR IMPORTANT DUTIES.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN FOR WHAT
YOU ALL ARE DOING.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON
THE GROUND THERE.
>> I'M HERE AT THE TRAIN STATION
IN LVIV AND THIS IS WHERE
REFUGEES FROM ACROSS THE EASTERN
SIDE OF UKRAINE ARE COMING IN TO
FLEE THE ATTACKS.
IT'S ALSO WHERE THE UKRAINIANS
ARE TRYING TO GET ON TRAINS TO
LEAVE UKRAINE, SO THEY'RE
CROSSING INTO POLAND WHERE WORLD
CENTRAL KITCHEN TEAMS ARE ALSO
BAYLESED.
IT IS -- THE NUMBERS HERE ARE
ASTRONOMICAL
ASTRONOMICAL.
EVERY DAY THEY'RE GOING UP.
WE'RE SEEING MANY WOMEN AND
CHILDREN HERE COMING IN, SOME OF
THEM DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO DO NEXT, SO WORLD
CENTRAL KITCHEN IS HERE TO
PROVIDE A HOT MEAL, MANY TIMES
THIS IS THE FIRST HOT MEAL
FAMILIES HAVE HAD IN A COUPLE OF
DAYS.
IN TOTAL, WE'VE SERVED NOW CLOSE
TO 150,000 MEALS AT THIS POINT
HERE IN UKRAINE, IN POLAND, AND
ALSO ALONG THE BORDER IN MOLDOVA
AND ROMANIA.
>> YOU'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR
MANY DISASTERS BEFORE.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING KWIK
LITE THIS?
>> THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO PUT
INTO WORDS WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE, THE TRAGEDY, FAMILIES
HAVING TO JUST ABANDON THEIR
LIVES, NOT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN NEXT, A HUGE SENSE OF
UNCERTAINTY.
YOU KNOW, IN A NATURAL DISASTER
LIKE A HURRICANE OR EARTHQUAKE
OR VOLCANO ERUPTION, THE WORST
HAS PASSED AND NOW IT'S RECOVERY
AND SUPPORT.
HERE WE DON'T KNOW.
EVERY DAY IN LVIV, THIS MORNING
THERE WERE AIR RAID SIRENS GOING
OFF, FAMILIES GOING TO SHELTERS.
THANKFULLY, IT HAS REMAINED
PEACEFUL HERE SO FAR.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS MAY END
UP BEING THE HUMANITARIAN FOCUS
AS MILLIONS POTENTIALLY OF
UKRAINIANS FLEE THE EAST TO THE
WEST AS ATTACKS CONTINUE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON
HERE.
WE'RE SETTING UP KITCHENS,
SETTING UP SUPPLIES.
WE'RE GETTING FOOD TO THIS
HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR COMING IN
FROM POLAND TO STOCKPILE FOOD
KNOWING EVEN IF IT'S NOT NEEDED
RIGHT THIS SECOND, THE SITUATION
COULD CHANGE QUICKLY.
BUT WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE
EVERY DAY FAMILIES COMING.
>> I WONDER ABOUT YOUR ABILITY
TO GET SUPPLIES, GET MEALS
PREMED AND DELIVERED.
WE'VE HEARD RUSSIANS TAKING
CHEAT, FLOUR.
ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU NEED
RIGHT NOW?
AND WHAT DON'T YOU HAVE?
>> SO FAR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
SOURCE WHAT WE NEED.
WE'RE BRINGING IN FOOD THAT
CANNOT BE SOURCED HERE IN
UKRAINE FROM POLAND.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
UKRAINIANS, THE POLISH, THE
U.S., THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE ACCESS.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM AS WELL THAT
IS STARTING TO PLAN FOR THEIR
OWN RESPONSE.
SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING IS OKAY,
WE'RE ABLE TO GET WHAT WE NEED.
ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH
UKRAINIAN PARTNERS ON THE
GROUND.
SO IT'S NOT JUST WORLD CENTRAL
KITCHEN, WE'RE BRINGING TOGETHER
THIS FORCE TO PROVIDE MEALS TO
THOSE THAT NEED THEM.
SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE KITCHENS
HERE, PARTNER RESTAURANTS,
CHEFS.
THEY'RE WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK.
IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO
WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE
AMAZING UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AND
ACROSS THE BORDER IN POLAND AND
ROMANIA AND HUNGARY AS WELL.
>> SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE OF
SERVICE IN A SITUATION LIKE,
THIS ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN IN IT BEFORE, YOU DON'T
PROCESS IT FULLY WHEN YOU'RE IN
IT.
BUT IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY AND
CHALLENGING THING TO DO WHAT YOU
DO.
HOW IS YOUR TEAM HOLDING UP?
>> OUR TEAM IS DOING INCREDIBLE
CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I THINK WHAT KEEPS US GOING
EVERY DAY IS TALKING TO THOSE
FAMILIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH
SO MUCH AND, YOU KNOW, OUR
ABILITY TO PROVIDE THEM THAT HOT
MEAL THAT NOURISHES NOT JUST THE
BODY BUT ALSO THE SOUL.
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF
KEEPS US GOING DAY BY DAY.
ALSO HEARING FROM OUR AMAZING
PARTNERS IN CITIES LIKE KHARKIV
AND KHERSON, CHEFS THAT ARE
COOKING EVERY DAY WHILE UNDER
BOMBARDMENT, BOMBS ARE FALLING
FROM THE SKY, AND THEY'RE STILL
COOKING, DELIVERING MEALS TO
FAMILIES IN SHELTERS, IN
BUNKERS, TO HOSPITALS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY --
THE SMALLEST THING THAT WE CAN
DO IS BE THERE AND STAND SIDE BY
SIDE WITH THEM.
OUR TEAM IS INSPIRED BY THESE
INCREDIBLE HEROES ACROSS UKRAINE
THAT ARE FEEDING THEIR PEOPLE
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
>> AND WE ARE INSPIRE BUILD YOU
AS WELL.
NATE MOOK, THANKS TO YOU AND
YOUR TEAM.
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AS YOU
CONTINUE THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP OR LEARN