we owe them a debt of gratitude and it s the very least we can do by honoring my brother, going to visit him but also other people that want to be here, families who can t travel for a myriad of reasons. but they ve done so much for us. it is the very least we can do to honor them this weekend. will: sarah, real quick tell me about your brother. he was fantastic, the best of the best. the best of my parents kids. he was incredibly inspirational and he would never quit on any day. and he wouldn t let you quit either. so as hard as it is to carry on and do things, to run a foundation and volunteer in his name, it is all worth it because he would have done it for me and it s an honor to do it. will: listen, i know that
unpredictable at this stage. just got to be realistic about that. the u.s., meanwhile, disagrees with that view. a top u.s. security adviser says efforts to keep ukraine a sovereign nation will intensify with time and mr. putin has much to lose. put listen see this is not tend game he bargained for. thousands of body bags are coming on. his economy is contracting by double-digits. if the shelves are empty and people can t travel, his country is in default, if russia is a pariah state, that s not a win for putin. the u.s. will do everything it can to end the war, short really of a military con confrontation with russia. coming up, our other top story this hour, french voters prepare to decide who will lead their country for the next five years. but whichever of these two candidates they pick, the
morning. good to see you, jim. this morning, the british prime minister boris johnson said in his words that it is realistic possibility that putin wins this war. do you agree? is that the u.s. assessment? no. the assessment from where we stand is that as we continue to intensify these costs, through economic sanctions, on the battlefield and strategically, ultimately putin will see this is not the endgame he bargained for. thousands of body bags are coming home, if his economy is contracting by double digits, if inflation is up to 20%, if the shelves are empty and people can t travel, this country is in default, if russia is a pariah state, that s not a win for putin. let me ask you this, though. all those steps you measure are imposing costs, the economic sanctions, the weapons coming in, making it a more difficult fight for the russians, discussions of war crimes investigations.
last month, we talked about infrastructure week for four years. we know we now have infrastructure decade. this is going on 1 billion, $200 million. now, we used to have the finest infrastructure in the world. we now rank number 13 in the quality of our infrastructure. china s ahead of us. some of the other countries. folks, this matters. it matters to our safety, our security, our health and the whole he loves the infrastructure week jokes. tomorrow, the president will hit the west coast visiting portland, oregon, on to seattle on friday for earth day event. joining us now, as you can see, white house reporter for the associated press, darlene superville. darlene, tell us about the president s travel. he s made a concerted effort to