k kyiv to show support for ukraine without a large military presence. without that military presence, of course, it is different from other presidential visits to afghanistan or iraq for instance, and the air raid sirens as biden is walking side by side with volodymyr zelenskyy and it is the first trip to the country since the russian invasion. he made the decision friday to make this visit to ukraine, and the president had invited him prior, and he was informed hours ahead of the arrival there which tended to deconflict to make sure that russia would not fire on kyiv while he was there. in a news conference this morning, there was a new round of sanctions including another $500 million assistance and more weapons, and biden s trip gets them closer to victory. freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. for as long as it takes. kaitlan collins is in warsaw in kyi
meeting with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy as the two men walked streets air raid sirens could be heard and really a sign of how risky this trip was. and so in a pledge, president biden vowed to continue to support the country no matter the cost or the time. one year later kyiv stands, and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand with you, and the world stands with you. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. we go straight to kaitlan collins where the president is soon going to arrive in warsaw, poland. i once accompanied the president on a secret trip to see the troops and the precautions to go to the u.s. military base were astounding, but biden just went to an active war zone with virtually no u.s. troops on the ground, so how in the world did the president and the white house pull this off? kristin, i am so glad that you brought it up, and if you
i m pamela brown in washington. and you re in the cnn newsroom. historic, timely, brave, those words from ukraine s president zelenskyy about president biden s surprise trip to kyiv just hours ago. biden walking the embattled capital streets, promising america s unwavering support as air raid sirens blared. and as russia s brutal assault nears the one-year mark. a consequential trip at a consequential moment on this president s day. biden laying a wreath inside ukraine, which is an active war zone, where the u.s. military has no control. the white house giving russia a heads up only a few hours before president biden arrived and delivered this message. russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. one year later kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand with you, and the world stands with you. and we have teams standing by in kyiv and in moscow, but we begin in warsaw, poland, president bide listen give a
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All right, thats going to do it for this edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. Good morning look at that, willie. That is a beautiful view. Beautiful day. Its a Beautiful Day. Last couple , not so beautiful. Its thursday, august the 14th. Great to have you here with us. Along with you, we have got washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay and nick consori and then with bloomberg news, al hunt. Yesterday, willie, really bad storms out there. Did you see some of the pictures . Even out here on long island. Cars on the highways up to their roofs. Looked like a river. It was. Yeah, parts of the midatlantic and northeast cleaning up and drying out after heavy rains sparked flooding across several states. The hardest appeared to be long island. Islip 13. 27 inches in under 24 hours and more than a foot in less than a day. More than the region receives in an entire summer. The rainfall shattered previous records and a lot of cars abandoned and a lot of people h