[ applause ] [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, please receive this benediction. gracious and everlasting god, as we depart, inspired by the a powerful and long overdue honor at the white house at this hour. good day. i m peter alexander in for my friend andrea mitchell. we have been watching president biden awarding the medal of honor to paris davis for gallantry during the vietnam war. he was one of the first black officers to lead a special forces team in combat. dragged his fellow soldiers to safety, despite suffering multiple wounds and grenade fragments during a 1965 raid. an honor that is decades overdue coming to fruition in the east room there at the white house. we have been following breaking news from south carolina. convicted attorney alex murdaugh will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a powerful preamble, the judge clifton newman, sentencing the lawyer this morning after a jury spent fewer than three hours deliberating last night before findi
meeting of his national security team today. why the video feed of that quickly was stopped just after it began. alec murdaugh continues to maintain his innocence after a judge sends him to prison for life. what his defense team just told our craig melvin about an appeal. that brand new interview later this hour. and a renewed push to make daylight savings time permanent with support coming for both democrats and republicans. could we be springing ahead for good. around the globe with the latest developments, first let s start with the critical meeting between president biden and german chancellor olaf scholz. allie raffa is at the white house where we re expecting to see the two leaders any moment. what more can you tell us? reporter: you mentioned that this would be the third visit by chancellor scholz since he took office in 2021, but the first since the war in ukraine began over a year ago. it s also going to be the first time these two have met since we know they both
information about the potential contender whose home is about to be searched for classified material according to people familiar with the matter. frozen power lines, fallen trees, the misery in texas where ice storms have led to power outages for more than 400,000 people. how long before they get it back? but we begin with the demands for police reform, proclaimed loudly from the pulpit at the mississippi boulevard christian church, and yet, seeming to fall on deaf ears in the halls of congress. later this afternoon, the congressional black caucus is set to meet with president biden demanding new laws to address police brutality hoping that the horrific death of tyre nichols might unlock the political will to do something this time. but senator tim scott is now saying that discussions about bringing back the george floyd justice in policing act that failed 16 months ago are a nonstarter. and so once again, the cycle of outrage, grief, and frustration. as the reverend turne
been. i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is dialing up his rhetoric against the west, suspending participation in the last nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., even using the word war as he sends a clear message about what russia has long called a special military operation. translator: i would like to repeat, they started the war and we used the force in order to stop it. complicating questions about the future of this conflict, china s top diplomat is now in moscow this morning. live reports from russia, poland, and ukraine in moments. meanwhile, back here at home, a compounding crisis in ohio, the head of the epa is back in east palestine today as a clinic is set to open to address the community s health concerns following the derailment of the train with toxic chemicals on board. can they treat the mistrust building in the community
good to be with you and happy friday. i m lindsey reiser. right now, more miraculous rescues as the window to save more lives closes in turkey and syria. crews are desperately searching for remaining survivors, listening intently for any faint noises or cries for help. they re also getting some much needed help from man s best friend. very well trained, knows what to look for, and if it responds to the trainer, then the handler rather, they know there is a possible proof of life. the number of lives lost is nearing 23,000 and this morning the lack of food and the lack of heat only intensifying fears of another disaster. we re live in turkey ahead. plus, new bloodshed overnight in ukraine, russia unleashing dozens of missiles, kharkiv and z zaporizhzhia. is in the major offensive ukrainian officials warned of earlier this month? and ahead this hour, president biden is set to welcome the nation s governors to the white house. his message going into the meeting and how h