thanks my friend much appreciated and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour it s really good to have the capital of the great state of mississippi is jackson. the airportpi of jackson, mississippi, is called jackson medger wily evers international airport. it s named for medger evers, the civil rights leader. he was a decorated u.s. army veteran in world war ii. after he came home from the war, after the united states supreme court ruled on brown vs. board of education in 1954 racial segregation was of course supposed to end in american public schools. as you know, it did not. six months, after brown v. board they named him the first ever field secretary of mississippi so he could lead their efforts in that state to organize against segregation, to organize for civil rights. in 1963 medger evers was murdered. he was shot in the back in his own driveway. he was only 37 years old. but now37 the jackson, mississippi, international airport is named for him. and just a
Comcast supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Hou we are back and join this morning by now standing, a white house columnist for the hilt newspaper, years here this morning to talk about how a controversial issue, are playing out in state legislatures. Now, good morning. Good to see you. So, you recently wrote a column in the hill newspaper talking about how the culture wars in the United States are playing out at the state level. Tell us a little bit about why we are seeing this . I think it depends on the specific issue. So, obviously, abortion has been a culture or forever. Clearly, a thing moved to the states by the Supreme Court decision, about 11 months ago, striking down roe v. Wade. Then you have other additional issues, like the socalled crt allows, whichever they come to the forward is a matter of debate much more recently. Then in addition to that, frankly, you have some politicians, presiden
historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
military equipment and weapons. he also said the u.s. will be steadfast in its support for ukraine. i thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever about u.s. support for ukraine in your war against the brutal attack from russia. for all the disagreement we have in congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for ukraine. this is so much larger than just ukraine. the two leaders also walked out on the streets of kyiv paying respects to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict. vice president harris said russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. russia s ambassador to the u.s. responded by accusing the u.s. of trying to demonize russia. it comes as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warned china it would be crossing a red line if it were to provide lethal aid to russia for use in ukraine. four u.s. officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news the u.s. believes china may already be providing non-
conversation about how to approach classics from the past in today s modern world. our thanks to jacob soboroff for that report. we ve got a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let s get right to it. at this hour, president biden is on his way to poland, as we learn new details about his high risk surprise stop in kyiv. back at home, the maga wing is already slamming the president s trip. could it actually lead to an end to what some republicans call a blank check for the war. at michigan state university students strugtology struggling to return to some sense of normalcy. and we are live in jimmy carter s hometown as the former president receives hospice care. our team is here and around the globe with the latest developments. they re all here for us. speechless and joyful is what i m hearing about the mood in kyiv right now after president biden s surprise stop there. josh letterman, you re in warsaw where the president is headed now to meet