president biden. plus kim jung-un s north korea launching what is thought to be another intercontinental ballistic missile. and homes become islands as devastating floods put some neighborhoods in the northeast under water. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon. up first this morning, president biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy preparing to have a face-to-face on the sidelines of the nato summit in lithuania, this is in the wake of russian airstrikes on kyiv for a second consecutive night. and zelenskyy s frustration over nato s decision to provide guidance but not provide a specific time line on when the alliance will be ready to grant ukraine membership. melissa bell with the latest. what are some ofof the expectations heading into this meeting? reporter: if yesterday was about the frustrations of president zelenskyy on one side and limits of what nato allies can do on the other, today is more about the deliverables, what t
but one argument that we heard even on the heel of the summit here yesterday was when you immediately admit ukraine into nato, remember that an attack against one nato member basically is an attack against all. and throughout this entire process, since russia invaded ukraine, the president and the united states has had to walk a really kind of balancing act here of providing assistance but also committing to not sending troops on the ground. when you admit a member into ukraine, one of the primary kind of concerns of the president is to not bring the united states into a direct conflict and escalation with russia. that is on the minds with folks when we talk about the ongoing debate around nato membership. article v i think you mention there. and ukraine would say at least give us the invitation now. great to have you today.
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worth of rain fell in ft. lauderdale in just 24 hours. it is heartbreaking. you can see how shooken up i am. reporter: until rising global temperatures are under control, experts expect more catastrophic events like this one rocking northeast now. christopher wray testifies before the house oversight committee this morning amid republican accusations that the fbi slowed down the investigation into hunter biden among other issues.he seems eag step partisan concerns. i nt to talk about the shear breadth and impact of the work that the 38,000 employees are doing each and ery day because the work the men and women of the fbi do to protect the american people goes way beyond the one or two investigations that seem to capture all the headlines. north korea test firing yet another intercontinental ballistic missile long range missile just days after pyongyang threatened to shoot
president biden. plus kim jung-un s north korea launching what is thought to be another intercontinental ballistic missile. and homes become islands as devastating floods put some neighborhoods in the northeast under water. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon. up first this morning, president biden and ukrainian president zelenskyy preparing to have a face-to-face on the sidelines of the nato summit in lithuania, this is in the wake of russian airstrikes on kyiv for a second consecutive night. and zelenskyy s frustration over nato s decision to provide guidance but not provide a specific time line on when the alliance will be ready to grant ukraine membership. melissa bell with the latest. what are some ofof the expectations heading into this meeting?