turkey dropped its year long objection. adding finland and sweden to nato is consequential. i still think that president putin thinks not going to do that. the question now facing nato leaders, should they welcome ukraine next even as russia wages war on that country. also ahead, historic flooding, vermont s capital surrounded by water. take a look at this. there is still danger this flooding could get even worse in the coming hours. and later details of the grand juries being seated today in georgia that could decide whether donald trump will be indicted over 2020 election interference in that state. so a lot to talk about. let s begin with the historic nato summit unfolding across the atlantic. next hour we are expecting a bilateral meeting with president biden and turkish president
kristen, do we even know the scope of the damage yet? i see residents are trying to assess, it appears. reporter: yeah, we actually have some rescue operations going on. i ll step out of the way so you can see, some swift water rescue boats that are going in so they are checking out any calls they re getting from residents, things actually as far as the water goes have been looking a little bit better. we re starting to see it recede, but there are still a lot of people who are trapped state wide. we have seen dozens of rescues. this is still a very serious situation. take a look. overnight, an emergency unfolding in vermont s capital city, the river cresting at 21 feet, inundating the streets with water. the catastrophic floods are the worst in decades. the national weather service says the river has reached major flood stage, a serious threat to life and property.
court reversed and repudiated those rulings. we ll see how she reacts now that she s presiding over this criminal case. and already a delay as expected. ken dilanian, thank you so much. this morning, in iowa, lawmakers are back in that state capital for a special legislative session to debate a six-week abortion ban. this bill is expected to pass today. it would go into effect after being signed by the governor. joining us from des moines is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster. shaq, we can see that there is a lot of people behind you at the capitol. what are you hearing from these folks who turned out to protest? reporter: good morning, ana. yes, you can see and probably hear the passion in which people on both sides of this issue have as the legislature begins debating this six-week ban on abortion. if you re opposed to that legislation, you hear folks saying this is harmful for women, that it will amount to a near total ban on abortion here in the state. supporters of th